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Skagit Valley Herald Thursday March 27, 2014

Reviews

Tuning Up

At the Movies

Music: Johnny Cash, The Hold Steady Video Games: “inFamous: Second Son”

Ben and Mia Starner play the Conway Muse on Sunday night

“Noah” a mad vision of a movie: Big, beatific and – more or less – Biblical

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NEW ON DVD THIS WEEK “Delivery Man”: A meat delivery man (Vince Vaughn) learns that his sperm donations have resulted in 533 children.

Vaughn has carved out a successful career playing characters who aren’t the most productive members of society.

And those characters are usually played for big laughs. He portrays the same kind of role in “Delivery Man,” a guy whose biggest talent is being a frequent sperm donor. But this time the laughs are more subdued and — dare it be said — sweet. Vaughn’s found a way to take a character who, by all accounts, should be annoying and make him endearing.

The film is a pleasant surprise. The story line, about being the father to hundreds, had all the earmarks of being an over-the-top comedy. Instead, this is one of the sweetest family movies released this year on DVD. “Key & Peele: Seasons One and Two”: The DVD set features former “MADtv” actors Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele who reunited to star in the new half-hour cable sketch comedy show. Through improv, original characters and celebrity impressions, the pair look at the oddities of life in a very funny way. They are so talented, it’s hard to believe two comics can provide so many laughs.

“Here’s Lucy: The Complete Series”: Most know Lucille Ball from her years on “I Love Lucy.” But after Ball and Desi Arnaz divorced, she went on to star in her own series that ran from 19681974. It’s not as good as her original series but the 144 episodes show off the comic skills of Ball. She’s joined by her real-life children, Lucie Arnaz and Desi Arnaz Jr., as well as Gale Gordon, her co-star from the earlier “Lucy Show.”

“Mystery Science Theater 3000: XXIX”: Includes “Untamed Youth,” “Hercules and the Captive Women,” “The Thing That Couldn’t Die.” “Angels in Stardust”: Teen finds solace from a mystical cowboy and a former enemy.

“The Truth About Emanuel”: A young woman becomes obsessed with her mysterious new neighbor.

“The Past”: Man’s efforts to improve this relationship soon unveil a secret from their past.

“The Conspiracy”: Two filmmakers end up in peril after they select a crazed conspiracy theorist as the subject of their new movie.

“Frontline: Secret State of North Korea”: A look at life under North

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:

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APRIL 1 Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues - Paramount At Middleton - Starz / Anchor Bay The Bag Man - Universal 47 Ronin - Universal 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 Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones - Paramount APRIL 15 Better Living Through Chemistry - Universal Black Nativity - Fox The Invisible Woman - Sony The Nut Job - Universal Philomena - Anchor Bay Ride Along - Universal The Secret Life of Walter Mitty - Fox n McClatchy-Tribune News Service

Korea’s Kim Jong-un.

“Home”: A 33-year-old man suffering from mental illness wants to move into an apartment of his own.

“William & Mary: The Complete Collection”: Martin Clunes and Julie Graham play two improbable love birds.

“Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery”: Scooby and the gang protect the WWE championship belt.

“Nature: Honey Badgers: Masters of Mayhem”: A look at the honey badger.

“Alien Boy: The Life and Death of James Chasse”: A look at the death of a schizophrenic after a police beating.

“Little House On The Prairie—Season One Deluxe Remastered Edition”: Special edition is being released to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the pilot movie premiere.

“Yu-Gi-Oh! The Official Fourth Season”: Includes 40 episodes of the animated series.

“Junk”: Two ex-friends must come together when one of their works is accepted at a film festival.

“Russia’s Open Book”: The search for the new Tolstoy, Dostoevsky or Gogol in Russia.

“Veep: The Complete Second Season”: Cable comedy starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus. n Rick Bentley, The Fresno Bee

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

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Thursday, March 27, 2014 - E3

COMMUNITY Most festival events don’t officially begin until Tuesday, April 1, but several fields of daffodils are already blooming, with crocuses and hyacinths offering patches of early color. Beat the crowds for a prefestival look this weekend, then come back again when the tulips are in full bloom.

GALA OPENING CELEBRATION Today: “Kaleidoscope of Nature,” the 2014 Tulip Festival Gala Opening Celebration, will take place from 5:30 to 9 p.m. at the Skagit Valley Casino Resort, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. Celebrate the start of the Tulip Festival with live music by Marcia Kester, a sit-down dinner, dessert auction, raffles and more. $60. Advance purchase required.

360-428-5959.

22ND ANNUAL GIRLS & BOYS TULIP BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT March 28-30: Boys’ and girls’ teams from grades 5-8 will play between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. daily at various gyms throughout Skagit County. Daily admission charge for spectators. 360-336-9414 or skagit county.net.

DISPLAY GARDENS April 1-3: Check out display gardens filled with blooming tulips and more: Tulip Town, 15002 Bradshaw Road, Mount Vernon: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. $5, free for ages 10 and younger. No pets. 360-424-8152.

Roozengarde, 15867 Beaver Marsh Road, Mount Vernon: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. $5, $4 military with ID, free for ages 10 and younger. No pets. 360-424-8531.

Azusa Farm and Gardens, 14904 Highway 20, Mount Vernon: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. Display gardens, plants, flowers, art and more. 360424-1580.

Christianson’s Nursery, 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. Gardens, greenhouses, art and more. 360-466-3821.

Skagit Valley Gardens, 18923 Peter Johnson Road, Mount Vernon: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. Gardens, gifts, cafe and more. 360-424-6760.

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Highway 536, Mount Vernon: Dawn to dusk daily. Gardens showcasing plants that do well in the Pacific Northwest. Docents are on hand to answer gardening questions on the weekends.

MASTER GARDENER ‘STEP-ON’ GUIDES Have a WSU Skagit County Master Gardener act as your tour guide to the Skagit Valley. For reservations, email tonitulip@comcast.net.

CHILDREN’S MUSEUM March 27-April 3: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday; noon to 5 p.m. Sunday; 8:30 to 10 a.m. toddler Tuesday, 550 Cascade Mall Drive, Burlington. Activities for ages 10 and younger. $5.25. Free for ages younger than 1. 360-757-8888.

HISTORICAL MUSEUM March 27-30, April 1-3: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday, Skagit County Historical Museum, 501 S. Fourth St., La Conner. Featuring “100 Years of Fashion” through April 28. $5 adults, $4 seniors and ages 6-12; $10 families. Free for members and ages 5 and younger.

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

MUSEUM OF NORTHWEST ART March 27-April 3: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday and Monday, MoNA, 121 S. First St., La Conner.

The museum’s collections include contemporary art from across the Northwest, including Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Alaska and British Columbia. Free admission.

360-466-4446 or monamuseum.org.

LA CONNER SCULPTURE TOUR March 27-April 3: Area artists display their work at various sites around La Conner. Maps available at La Conner Chamber of Commerce and participating merchants.

Free. 360-466-3125.

ANACORTES QUILT WALK April 1-3: See a wide variety of quilts and wearable art garments on display in downtown Anacortes businesses during regular shop hours.

See TULIPS, Page E9

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E4 - Thursday, March 27, 2014

ON STAGE Lydia Pense & Cold Blood

Margaret Wilder

LYDIA PENSE & COLD BLOOD BRING BAY AREA SOUL TO THE LINCOLN to Mount Vernon’s Lincoln Theatre on Saturday night.

Cold Blood got their start in Don’t be fooled by what you San Francisco in the late 1960s hear on the radio. The music of after playing an audition at the the late 1960s is alive and well — legendary Fillmore West theatre.

They came highly recommended by legendary LYDIA PENSE & COLD BLOOD, singer Janis Joplin, whom MARGARET WILDER BAND many compare Pense to.

Nearly 40 years later, When: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 29 Where: Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., the band is still together Mount Vernon. and going strong, even Tickets: $15-$35. Proceeds benefit the Rick preparing to release a new Epting Foundation For The Arts. 360-336-8955. album, Pense said. They will perform both new and and coming to Mount Vernon. old music at the Lincoln, she said.

Lydia Pense & Cold Blood “I love traveling,” Pense said. will bring their classic “East Bay “I always look forward to it, Grease” sound, made popular by especially going up to the Northother bands like Tower of Power, west.”

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The show is organized by the Rick Epting Foundation, a local nonprofit that helps fund local music and arts-based programs in Skagit County.

John Holmes, president of the Rick Epting Foundation’s Board of Directors, said he has been working to get Cold Blood to come to the area since he first saw them at a winter blues festival in 2011. They were the standout act, he said, even amongst other musicians such as Jimmie Vaughan.

“I was totally blown away by some of the musicianship,” Holmes said. “Just the energy that they project on stage.”

With horn and rhythm sections, and Pense’s bluesy vocals,

concertgoers will be transported back to a funkier time.

“It’s very danceable and it’s ‘up’ music,” Holmes said. “It just makes you want to dance and sing or get up and move.”

Over the past seven to eight years, the foundation has donated more than $15,000 to local programs, Holmes said. That includes supplementing school music and arts programs and donating to the Lincoln Theatre.

Proceeds from Saturday’s concert will help them continue this work.

“We’re trying to make sure that future generations have exposure to art and music and support the artists and musicians in the area as much as we can,”

Holmes said. “By going, you’re going to be supporting the arts.

And the other reason you should go is because the band is an incredible band.”

Local R&B singer Margaret Wilder and her band will open the show in her Lincoln Theatre debut.

Tickets range in price from $15 to $35. Holmes said many of the $35 seats, in the front section, are sold out, but many of the $20 seats, which are a little farther back from the stage, are still available. n Reporter Kera Wanielista: 360-416-2141, kwanielista@ skagitpublishing.com, Twitter: @ Kera_SVH, facebook.com/ KeraReports

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Thursday, March 27, 2014 - E5

MUSIC

‘Lost’ Dylan lyrics make for ‘New Basement Tapes’ project

By RANDY LEWIS Los Angeles Times

A trove of two dozen unfinished Bob Dylan songs written circa 1967 during his “Basement Tapes” period are being completed by an all-star band assembled by producer T Bone Burnett and including Elvis Costello, Marcus Mumford and My Morning Jacket’s Jim James for release as an album and Showtime special later this year.

“These are not B-level Dylan lyrics,” Burnett, 66, said Monday during a break in filming and recording sessions in Hollywood for the project titled “Lost On the River: The New Basement Tapes.” “They’re lyrics he just never got around to finishing.”

Rounding out the band working on the new material are Carolina Chocolate Drops singer Rhiannon Giddens and Dawes lead guitarist and songwriter Taylor Goldsmith.

Burnett and Costello spoke of trying to honor the spirit of the original recordings that came to be known as “The Basement Tapes” because they were recorded by Dylan and the Band while they had holed up in a large house in upstate New York known as Big Pink.

The recordings they made were never intended to be released, but became the first widely circulated bootleg recordings by a major rock artist, and ultimately were released in official form by Dylan’s label, Columbia Records, in 1975.

Among the songs written during that time, many in collaboration with members of the Band, were some of the most highly regarded of both artists’ careers, including “I Shall Be Released,” “Quinn The Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn),” “Tears of Rage” “You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere” and “Crash on the Levee (Down in the Flood).”

They reportedly wrote and recorded at least 30 new songs, but Dylan had written many

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Bob Dylan performs at 2012 “Les Vieilles Charrues” Festival in Carhaix, western France. more sets of lyrics that he never set to music.

“The New Basement Tapes” project aims to honor the freewheeling spirit of the original sessions, even though, Costello pointed out from the control room of Capitol Records Studio A, “This is the exact opposite of ‘The Basement Tapes’: We’re in the best recording studio in the world, and we’re not in a basement.’”

Another difference is that this project also is being documented by filmmaker Sam Jones, for Showtime’s Sho: Close Up documentary “Lost Songs: The

Basement Tapes Continued.”

Jones noted that no photographs apparently were taken during the original Big Pink sessions, although some film footage is said to exist.

One intriguing facet of the current project is the collaboration among the participants. Each has come up with his or her own music for many of the lyrics, resulting in multiple versions of the same songs and allowing a perspective on the ways different artists respond to Dylan’s lyrics.

Each artist acts as producer during the recording of his or her song, and all provide whatever

instrumental support the others require.

During the first week of recording, Burnett said they’d laid down nearly 48 tracks and expect to have more than 50 to draw from by the time recording sessions wrap up this week.

Among the songs are the title track, “Florida Key,” “Card Shark” and “Hi-De-Ho.” “It runs the gamut from everybody having a blast in the studio to being really serious about doing things right,” Giddens said.

It hasn’t been decided how many of the tracks ultimately will be released. Dylan’s sole involve-

ment in the project, beyond providing the lyrics, appears to be giving it his blessing.

A spokesman for Dylan said he’s offered no explanation of why he decided to offer the unfinished songs to Burnett to complete. It’s hard not to speculate that the decision is at least partially driven by his experience helping to bring lyrics left unfinished by Hank Williams at his death in 1953 to life by having a variety of rock, pop and country artists to set them to music and record them for the 2011 album “The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams.”

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REVIEWS: MUSIC The Hold Steady

“Teeth Dreams” The Hold Steady is a garage band at heart, but it’s a twocar garage in a nice neighborhood, and there might be a Mercedes inside.

Singer Craig Finn and his mates have always come across like upper-middleclass products who are usually the oldest, smartest guys at the party — and thus the ones who tell the most interesting stories. “‘Teeth Dreams,” the Brooklyn band’s sixth album, is filled with Finn’s characteristically compelling characters, mostly female, as he sings about bad company, simple minds, night moves, life in the fast lane, dancing the night away and Pink Floyd. Rock doesn’t come much more classic.

To help keep the ’70s alive, the Hold Steady doubles down on the guitars, and recent addition Steve Selvidge teams with band co-founder Tad Kubler to frame the songs with dense, shimmering sound. It’s often pretty, and it always packs plenty of punch. Horns? Strings? There’s no need when you’re a garage band.

ly, “Peace Sign” uses clever, biting humor to tell a lover to kiss off.

The album’s ballads slow things down — not just in tempo, but in quality, too. However, whenever the beat kicks in, so does Messina’s entertaining style. “Me” proves that Messina’s fans are right to think she still has plenty to offer.

Other notable releases n Asia - “Gravitas” n The Bad Plus - “The Rite of Spring” n The Belle Brigade - “Just Because” n Miles Davis - “Miles at the Fillmore” n Will Downing - “Euphoria” n Future Islands - “Singles”

n Michael McCall, Associated Press

Johnny Cash “Out Among the Stars”

Be forewarned: You should check your expectations for this album right from the start. Judged purely on its own merits, “Out Among the Stars” is a decidedly average Johnny Cash effort, perhaps even a touch worse than that.

Like much of his work in the 1980s, it is hobbled by poor production, mediocre material and a general lack of purpose.

Nonetheless, all those criticisms aside, this remains an important record. It speaks to the variety of the body of work, which encompassed rockabilly, gospel, country, blues, folk, pop — you name it.

Two diverse instrumentals highlight Tench’s range: the languidly moody, stringaccented “Ecor Rouge” and the Professor Longhair-inspired “Wobbles,” and he goes out swinging with a supremely spirited take on Dylan’s “Duquesne Whistle.” n Nick Cristiano, Philadelphia Inquirer

Elton John

“Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (40th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition)”

It’s time to dig yet again into the Elton John archives. Ten years have passed since the release of the “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition.” n Jerrick Adams, popmatters.com Happily, the four-CD, one-DVD set to n Steven Wine, Associated Press commemorate the album’s 40th anniversary is more than mere record label recycling.

Benmont Tench Included are a CD of “GBYBR” songs Jo Dee Messina “You Should covered by contemporary artists, two discs “Me” Be So Lucky” of a 1973 concert with John and his band in top form, a handsome 100-page hardcover Jo Dee MesA charter member book and a DVD of a long out-of-print sina opens her new of Tom Petty and 1973 documentary by British filmmaker album, “Me,” with the Heartbreakers, Bryan Forbes. a song title that keyboardist BenThe artists performing the covers are declares she’s “Not mont Tench is also an in-demand session younger than the original album, a testaDead Yet.” The veteran country singer player, someone widely respected as a proved just that when fans rallied behind musician’s musician. So it’s no surprise that ment to its durability. Best is English singer Ed Sheeran, who transforms “Candle In the her Kickstarter campaign, helping her raise the 60-year-old’s solo debut features a lot Wind” into strummy folk, and Irish musimore than $100,000 for the recording of of friends — Petty, Don Was, Ringo Starr, this 12-song collection.

Ryan Adams, the duo of Gillian Welch and cian Imelda May, who applies rockabilly zeal to “Your Sister Can’t Twist (But She Messina’s declaration that she’s still David Rawlings, and, behind the board, Can Rock ‘n Roll).” Alas, Fall Out Boy alive and well comes across clearly on this storied producer Glyn Johns. reduces “Saturday Night’s Alright (For playfully vibrant album. “Me” repeatedly Like the sideman extraordinaire himspeaks of second stages in life — and, by self, these accompanists (and others) don’t Fighting)” into a pep rally, and an R&B/rap remake of “Bennie and the Jets” by Gramproxy, in careers, too. Messina, 43, continu- draw attention to themselves but instead my winner Miguel and Wale never takes off. ally addresses the value of experience in help create a work that is unmistakably John’s original album has been remasher songs, as well as in co-writing seven Benmont Tench — warm, organic, mostly tered yet again and sounds better than songs and in co-producing the album with laid-back and never flashy. Tench’s conever. The loud-to-soft contrasts are Julian King. versational singing style suits the aching The songs “Love On A Maybe” and intimacy of such vividly drawn originals as remarkable for a pop record, rewarding owners of quality headphones or loud“Breakin’ It Down” confront a partner “Today I Took Your Picture Down” and about commitment, making it clear she “Why Don’t You Quit Leavin’ Me Alone,” speakers. Dee Murray’s underrated bass work, Nigel Olsson’s angelic high harmoneeds more from him, and “A Woman’s although he can also flash some attitude, nies and Davey Johnstone’s seven guitar Rant” wittily rips at the fast pace of modas he does on the title song, the album’s parts on “Saturday Night” can be appreciern-day life for a working mother. Similar- hardest-rocking track.

n Howler - “World of Joy” n London Grammar - “If You Wait” n Tony Molina - “Dissed and Dismissed” n Shakira - “Shakira” n Tokyo Police Club - “Forcefield” n Various Artists - “Bob Dylan in the ’80s: Volume One” n popmatters.com

ated as never before.

Like the dynamic range, the range of material remains impressive. A musical sponge from childhood, John was at his prolific peak when the two-disc LP, 17-song set was written and recorded in a span of just two weeks. Bernie Taupin’s cinematic lyrics become Technicolor tunes, and “GBYBR” is an unsurpassed distillation of rock’s golden era spanning both sides of the Atlantic. John draws on the Beatles and the Stones, the Beach Boys and the Band, Bob Marley, “Soul Train,” Jerry Lee Lewis and Liberace, and makes it all his own. It helps that he’s in the best voice of his career. n Steven Wine, Associated Press

Skrillex “Recess”

Skrillex is this generation’s rave king, a sultan of sub-bass EDM whose singular look (shaved sides, long locks, thick glasses) and double sound (dub-step’s room-shaking wub, techno’s deep drops) made him a hero to fans, remix clients and fellow producer/DJs alike.

He recently released “Recess,” his first solo album, first as an Android and iPhone app called Alien Ride. Now it’s out as a CD. “Recess” plays with the electro-music form, both reveling in and toying with his personal musical signatures. The hard-line “All Is Fair in Love and Brostep” both plays up and deflates the boot-stomping machismo of dub-step. “Coast Is Clear,” with guest Chicago sensation Chance the Rapper, injects a delectable, dance-hop feel into the proceedings, while bringing in buoyant brass and lush vocal harmonies for something fleshly and real. Speaking of fleshly and real, we really get both when Skrillex calls upon Philly’s Diplo, whose grungy “Dirty Vibe” is aptly titled.

Even when catchy, some of “Recess” can sometimes sound samey. Still, as far as samey goes, it’s a good samey. n A.D. Amorosi, Philadelphia Inquirer

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Thursday, March 27, 2014 - E7

REVIEWS: VIDEO GAMES ‘infamous: Second Son’ Publisher: Sony Platform: PlayStation 4 Cost: $59.99 Rating: 3.5 stars out of 4 On the Web: us.playstation.com/ps4/ games/infamous-second-son-ps4.html

almost every block, you’ll want to explore every inch of the lively, three-dimensional Seattle — including landmarks like the Space Needle and the monorail — recreated by Bellevue-based Sucker Punch Productions.

Most of the missions in “Second Son” involve destroying DUP facilities, although you can also get under the government’s skin by disrupting its surveillance cameras or defacing its billboards.

There are also high-speed chases, Earthbound and airborne. And when you meet your fellow conduits (the DUP calls them “bio-terrorists”) head-to-head, you’re treated to cleverly designed boss battles that require a balanced menu of superpowers to conquer.

“Second Son” continues the series’ “karma” system, which forces you to decide whether you want to be a hero or a villain. Rescuing civilians earns you good karma; slaughtering them earns you evil karma. You can redeem or corrupt other conduits. And you can try to take enemies alive or just blow off their heads. Some superpowers are available only to good or evil characters, and your ending will vary depending on whether you’re naughty or nice. It’s a bit simplistic, but provides ample reason to replay the game and check out the paths not taken.

I took the virtuous route and was rewarded with a solid superhero origin story that touches on some timely issues of government surveillance and control.

Deslin himself borders on annoying, a near-parody of a certain brand of West Coast hipster who really needs to have that stupid wool cap slapped off his head.

Fortunately, he is voiced by Troy Baker, who delivers a performance that’s radically different from his award-winning work in 2013’s “The Last of Us” and “BioShock Infinite.” In particular, Deslin’s relationship with his law-abiding brother Reggie (voiced by Travis Willingham) is acutely realistic, a mix of mutual affection and trash talk that will sound familiar to anyone with siblings.

Ah, Seattle, home of a thousand coffee shops, almost as many tech startups and the loudest fans in the NFL. Also, gangs of armed drug dealers, an oppressive paramilitary presence and a handful of superpowered rabble-rousers.

Deslin Rowe, star of “infamous: Second Son,” is one of those malcontents. He’s on the run from the Department of Unified Protection, a government agency that’s understandably twitchy around mutants, given the apocalyptic meltdown unleashed in 2011’s “inFamous 2.” Deslin has his own score to settle with the DUP, so Seattleites had better hold onto their lattes.

Deslin isn’t your ordinary comic-book hero/villain. For starters, he’s a graffiti artist who wears a wool cap and a denim jacket rather than a mask and tights. More important, like Rogue in Marvel’s X-Men comics, he can absorb the powers of other so-called “conduits.”

Those powers are fueled by ambient elements of Seattle’s neighborhoods. If Deslin inhales smoke, he can shoot it back out as fireballs. If he drains a neon sign, he can slow down time and shoot precise laser beams. Scattered all over town are glowing shards he can use to upgrade skills or unlock new ones, which get more weird and flamboyant as the game proceeds.

Happily, Deslin acquires his two most useful skills right from the start: superspeed and flight. Even when you’re not battling DUP troops, it’s thrilling to race up the side of a skyscraper, leap off the roof and fly to the next building. Since shards and side missions can be found on n Lou Kesten, Associated Press

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E8 - Thursday, March 27, 2014

GET INVOLVED ART CALL FOR ARTISTS: That’s Knot All Artists’ Cooperative is looking for new members who want to display their wares at the co-op’s waterfront location in the heart of La Conner.

Pick up an application at the Pier 7 Mini-Mall, 128 S. First St., La Conner, call 360-399-1660 or email thatsknotall artists@hotmail.com.

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AUDITIONS SHAKESPEARE AUDITIONS: Shakespeare Northwest will hold auditions for its upcoming season from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, March 29, at Postal and More, 1500-B East College Way, Mount Vernon. Callbacks will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday, March 30, at the Rexville Grange, 19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon.

Prepare two contrasting one-minute monologues (one comic, one dramatic); one must be Shakespeare or heightened language.

Neither should use material from either of this season’s shows: “Macbeth” and “Much Ado About Nothing.” Actors should wear clothing they can comfortably move in. Performances will run Thursdays through Sundays, July 10-Aug. 16, at the Rexville-Blackrock Amphitheater. To request a 10-minute audition slot, call 206-317-3023 or email audition@shakesnw.org with your preferred date and time. shakesnw.org.

Choose from a unique selection of fabrics and wearables for quilting, fashion and home décor at Stashfest, 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 laconnerquilts.org.

English accent (but it is not required). Rehearsals will run through part of April and May, with performances the first three weekends in June. Scripts are available for preview at the playhouse. 360-679-2237, office@whidbeyplayhouse. com or whidbeyplayhouse. com.

Marsha Pederson at 360757-4906.

RECREATION

CALL FOR MISS RODEO CONTESTANTS: Potential Miss Lynden Rodeo contestants and their parents are invited to attend a mandatory informational meeting at 7 p.m. today in Peoples Place at the North“ENCHANTED APRIL”: MUSIC west Washington Fair and 6 to 9 p.m. Monday and SKAGIT VALLEY MUSIC Event Center, 1775 Front Tuesday, April 7-8, Whidbey St., Lynden. Contestants Playhouse, 730 SE Midway CLUB: The club welcomes performers, listeners and must be 18 to 23 years old Blvd., Oak Harbor. Parts are available for three men guests at 1:45 p.m. today at and a resident of Skagit or Whatcom counties. A and five women. Audition- Vasa Hall, 1805 Cleveland second mandatory meeting ers for the part of Costanza St., Mount Vernon. Come and sing, play an instrument is scheduled for at 7 p.m. should use their best Italor just enjoy the music.

Tuesday, April 8. The Miss ian accent. All others are Free. For information, call Lynden Rodeo Pageant will asked to use their best

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. 360-3544111.

SALMON HABITAT RESTORATION: Join Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group to help restore native riparian plants in the Skagit and Samish watersheds. These plants provide shade and cover for salmon and leaf litter for aquatic insects, which in turn provide food for salmon.

These riparian zones also improve water quality by controlling erosion and filtering pollutants. All planting events take place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays.

For information or to sign up, call 360-336-0172, ext.

304, or email education@ skagitfisheries.org. Next up: March 29: Potting plants at the SFEG nursery.

SALMON DERBY: Tickets are on sale for the eighth annual Anacortes Salmon Derby on March 29-30.

Prizes: $25,000, thousands in merchandise. $60 entry fee includes free launching at Cap Sante Marina, three nights’ moorage, fishing film festival admission, nohost social and a Sunday BBQ lunch. Tickets: only 1,000; available at Holiday Sports in Burlington and Ace Hardware in Anacortes. anacortessalmon derby.com.

SPRING BREAK CAMP: The following organizations will offer day camps: n 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 360-757-8888 or visit skagitchildrens museum.net. n Burlington Parks and Recreation will offer activities for kids during spring break. Preregistration is required: 360-755-9649 or recreation@burlingtonwa. gov.

PB&J: Pizza, Bowling and Jumpin’: Ages 7 to 13, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 2. Includes two games of bowling, pizza for lunch and two hours at Absolute Air Play in Arlington. $45, includes lunch and fees.

Muppets, Motion and Milkshakes: Ages 6 to 12, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, April 3. See the new film, “Muppets Most Wanted,” spend time at the gymnastics center, eat popcorn and make milkshakes. $35, inclueds admission fees.

TULIP RUN/WALK: Choose the 5-mile run or 2-mile run/walk starting at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, April 5, at Skagit Regional Airport, 15400 Airport Drive, Burlington. Register in advance or day of race starting at 7:30 a.m. Advance registration: $13, or $24 with shirt. Free for ages 14 and younger and 70 and older.

Shirt only, $11. Day of race: $22, $33 with shirt. Shirt only, $13. 360-540-1611 or tuliprun.com.

SPRING PLANT WALKS: The Washington Native Plant Society hosts plant walks from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesdays at area parks. For information, call Ann at 360-293-3044 or Susan at 360-659-8792. Next up: April 1: Washington Park, Anacortes. Meet in the parking lot by the restroom. Enjoy an easy walk through this

botanical treasure.

THEATER SPRING BREAK DRAMA CAMP: Theater Arts Guild will offer a Spring Break Drama Camp for ages 6 to 17 from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Monday through Friday, March 31-April 4, at Mount 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.

“THE BETTER ACTOR”: Ages 18 and older, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays, April 5-26, in the Star Studio at the Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. This course will offer basic acting instruction as well as more detailed training for the experienced actor, including a brief history of drama, how to use your talents to your advantage, how to audition, what happens during rehearsals and performances and more. There will be a class performance on the last day. $30, $15 playhouse members. For information, contact Stan Thomas at 360-675-0574 or the Whidbey Playhouse, 360-679-2237.

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.

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Maps available at participating businesses and the Anacortes Visitors Center. Free. 360-333-9311 or fidalgoislandquilters.com.

DOWNTOWN BURLINGTON ART WALK April 1-3: Check out original artworks on display along Fairhaven Avenue in downtown Burlington. Tour brochures are available at the Visitor Information Center, 520 E. Fairhaven. Continues through April 30. Free.

360-755-9717 or 360-7570994.

LA CONNER IN BLOOM: TULIP QUILT CHALLENGE April 1-3: Check out tulip-themed quilts and fiber artworks on display at the La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum, 703 S. Second St., La Conner.

Created and donated by area quilters, all quilts are for sale, with proceeds to benefit restoration and repairs to the Gaches Mansion’s picket fence.

Museum hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Admission: $7, $5 students and military with ID, free for members and ages 11 and younger.

360-466-4288 or laconner quilts.com.

ART BASH March 28-April 3: Art League North’s annual Fine Art Multi-Media Exhibition is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily in the upstairs gallery at The Farmhouse Restaurant, 13724 La Conner-Whitney Road, Mount Vernon.

Meet the artists during an opening reception from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, March 28. Free admission.

360-466-0382 or artleaguenorth.com.

show will feature awardwinning art in a variety of media. Meet 2014 Tulip Festival poster artist Luke J&L ART SHOW Tornatzky during the March 28-April 3: Check out the fifth annual opening reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, March art show at Tulip Valley Winery & Orchard, 16163 29. Free admission. The show continues from 10 Highway 536, Mount a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. 360Vernon. Local artists will show work in a variety of 424-1580 or skagitart.org. media. Show hours are 10 SPRING ART SHOW a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. Free admission and parking.

March 27-30, April 3: 360-708-3170 or facebook. Clayton James, Maggie com/JLArtShow.

Wilder and Marty Rogers are the featured artists ART IN A in the annual Spring Art Show at the River Gallery, PICKLE BARN 19313 Landing Road (off March 29-April 3: of Dodge Valley Road), Azusa Farm & Gardens, 14904 Highway 20, Mount Mount Vernon. Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday Vernon. The 25th annual through Sunday. The show Skagit Art Association

also includes works by more than two dozen other local artists. 360-466-4524 or rivergallerywa.com.

TULIP SALE April 1-3: The Mount

Vernon Lions Club will sell fresh-cut tulips from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, through April 23, at Lions Park, 501 Freeway Drive, Mount Vernon. Tulips will also be available for

delivery. Proceeds benefit community residents who require financial assistance for eye and hearing exams, eyeglasses and hearing aids. 360-424-1888.

The BATTLEFIELD BAND TOMMY CASTRO and The PAINKILLERS

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ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area March 28- April 6

TUNING UP Playing at area venues March 28-April 3

Friday.28 THEATER

“Les Miserables” (musical drama): 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

Saturday.29 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.

“Les Miserables” (musical drama): 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

Sunday.30 MUSIC

Duo Piano Extravaganza: Whatcom Symphony Orchestra, with Dan and Victoria Sabo, 3 p.m., Mount Baker Theatre, 104 N. Commercial St., Bellingham. $12$35. 360-734-6080 or whatcomsymphony. com.

Chauncey Trask (from left), Taylor Clark, Kyan Zielinski Carly Hebert

THEATER

Christie Zielinski photo

“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.

Monday.31

SATURDAY.29

John Pendleton photo

SATURDAY-SUNDAY.29-30, 5-6

MONDAY.31

“PETER PAN” Lyric Light Opera, McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $22-$45.

416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org. Check individual listings for times.

JUST IN TIME JAZZ DUO 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., Chandler’s Square Retirement Community, 1300 O Ave., Anacortes. Free. 360-293-1300.

MUSIC

Just In Time Jazz Duo: 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., Chandler’s Square Retirement Community, 1300 O Ave., Anacortes.

Free. 360-293-1300.

Thursday.3 THEATER

“Les Miserables” (musical drama): 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

Friday.4

Saturday.5

Sunday.6

IMPROV

THEATER

MUSIC

“An Evening of Improv”: Mike Jenkins and Brian Geer, 8 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. $5. Proceeds will benefit the Anacortes 100 Food Bank.

360-755-3956 or anacortesH2O.com.

THEATER

“Les Miserables” (musical drama): 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

“1776” (musical): 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Drive, Oak Harbor. $18. 360-679-2237 or whidbey playhouse.com.

“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.

“Les Miserables” (musical drama): 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

“1776” (musical): 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Drive, Oak Harbor. $18. 360-679-2237 or whidbey playhouse.com.

Broadway Classics: Shelter Bay Chorus, 3 p.m., Depot Arts Center, 611 R Ave., Anacortes. $10 at the door.

360-466-1783.

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.

“Les Miserables” (musical drama): 2 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

“1776” (musical): 2:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Drive, Oak Harbor. $18. 360-679-2237 or whidbey playhouse.com.

BR’ER RABBIT 9 p.m. to midnight, Longhorn Saloon & Grill, 5754 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360-766-6330.

SUNDAY.30 BEN & MIA STARNER 6 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $7. 360-445-3000.

FRIDAY.28 Charlies: 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon.

360-422-6411.

Pacific High, Crow Magnet Crosby Taylor: 8 to 11 p.m., (country, reggae): 8 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Ave., Anacortes. 360-588-1720.

Conway. $5. 360-445-3000.

Jim Cull: 7 to 10 p.m., Mount Vernon Elks, 2120 Market St., Mount Vernon. 360-848-8882.

Scary Monster & The Super Creeps: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $6.

360-778-1067.

SATURDAY.29 Michelle Taylor Band (R&B, soul, classic 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.

Lydia Pense & Cold Blood, The Margaret Wilder Band: 7:30 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $15-$35. Proceeds benefit the Rick Epting Foundation For The Arts. 360-336-8955.

Charlies: 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 360-422-6411.

Jean Mann, Dan Krikorian (folk): 8 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $7. 360-445-3000.

“Paquin Night” (tribute to the late Joe Paquin): 8:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. 360-766-6266.

SUNDAY.30 Gary B’s Church of Blues: Jam Night, 6 to 10 p.m., Conway Pub & Eatery, 18611 Main St., Conway. 360-445-4733.

Br’er Rabbit: 9 p.m. to midnight, Longhorn Saloon & Grill, 5754 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360-766-6330.

WEDNESDAY.2 Ben & Mia Starner: 6 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $7. 360-4453000.

Orville Johnson: 5:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. 360-766-6266.

Desperate Measures (classic rock): 6 to 10 p.m., Castle Tavern, 708 Metcalf St., Sedro-Woolley. 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.

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

Clambake, The Offshoots: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $5.

360-778-1067.

THURSDAY.3 Battlefield Band, with Puirt na Gael: 7 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $29. 360-445-3000.

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ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area March 28- April 6

TUNING UP Playing at area venues March 28-April 3

Friday.28 THEATER

“Les Miserables” (musical drama): 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

Saturday.29 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.

“Les Miserables” (musical drama): 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

Sunday.30 MUSIC

Duo Piano Extravaganza: Whatcom Symphony Orchestra, with Dan and Victoria Sabo, 3 p.m., Mount Baker Theatre, 104 N. Commercial St., Bellingham. $12$35. 360-734-6080 or whatcomsymphony. com.

Chauncey Trask (from left), Taylor Clark, Kyan Zielinski Carly Hebert

THEATER

Christie Zielinski photo

“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.

Monday.31

SATURDAY.29

John Pendleton photo

SATURDAY-SUNDAY.29-30, 5-6

MONDAY.31

“PETER PAN” Lyric Light Opera, McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $22-$45.

416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org. Check individual listings for times.

JUST IN TIME JAZZ DUO 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., Chandler’s Square Retirement Community, 1300 O Ave., Anacortes. Free. 360-293-1300.

MUSIC

Just In Time Jazz Duo: 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., Chandler’s Square Retirement Community, 1300 O Ave., Anacortes.

Free. 360-293-1300.

Thursday.3 THEATER

“Les Miserables” (musical drama): 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

Friday.4

Saturday.5

Sunday.6

IMPROV

THEATER

MUSIC

“An Evening of Improv”: Mike Jenkins and Brian Geer, 8 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. $5. Proceeds will benefit the Anacortes 100 Food Bank.

360-755-3956 or anacortesH2O.com.

THEATER

“Les Miserables” (musical drama): 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

“1776” (musical): 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Drive, Oak Harbor. $18. 360-679-2237 or whidbey playhouse.com.

“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.

“Les Miserables” (musical drama): 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

“1776” (musical): 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Drive, Oak Harbor. $18. 360-679-2237 or whidbey playhouse.com.

Broadway Classics: Shelter Bay Chorus, 3 p.m., Depot Arts Center, 611 R Ave., Anacortes. $10 at the door.

360-466-1783.

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.

“Les Miserables” (musical drama): 2 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

“1776” (musical): 2:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Drive, Oak Harbor. $18. 360-679-2237 or whidbey playhouse.com.

BR’ER RABBIT 9 p.m. to midnight, Longhorn Saloon & Grill, 5754 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360-766-6330.

SUNDAY.30 BEN & MIA STARNER 6 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $7. 360-445-3000.

FRIDAY.28 Charlies: 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon.

360-422-6411.

Pacific High, Crow Magnet Crosby Taylor: 8 to 11 p.m., (country, reggae): 8 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Ave., Anacortes. 360-588-1720.

Conway. $5. 360-445-3000.

Jim Cull: 7 to 10 p.m., Mount Vernon Elks, 2120 Market St., Mount Vernon. 360-848-8882.

Scary Monster & The Super Creeps: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $6.

360-778-1067.

SATURDAY.29 Michelle Taylor Band (R&B, soul, classic 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.

Lydia Pense & Cold Blood, The Margaret Wilder Band: 7:30 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $15-$35. Proceeds benefit the Rick Epting Foundation For The Arts. 360-336-8955.

Charlies: 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 360-422-6411.

Jean Mann, Dan Krikorian (folk): 8 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $7. 360-445-3000.

“Paquin Night” (tribute to the late Joe Paquin): 8:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. 360-766-6266.

SUNDAY.30 Gary B’s Church of Blues: Jam Night, 6 to 10 p.m., Conway Pub & Eatery, 18611 Main St., Conway. 360-445-4733.

Br’er Rabbit: 9 p.m. to midnight, Longhorn Saloon & Grill, 5754 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360-766-6330.

WEDNESDAY.2 Ben & Mia Starner: 6 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $7. 360-4453000.

Orville Johnson: 5:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. 360-766-6266.

Desperate Measures (classic rock): 6 to 10 p.m., Castle Tavern, 708 Metcalf St., Sedro-Woolley. 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.

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

Clambake, The Offshoots: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $5.

360-778-1067.

THURSDAY.3 Battlefield Band, with Puirt na Gael: 7 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $29. 360-445-3000.

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B

UDAPEST, Hungary — The toppling of statues and monuments during times of political upheaval has been a well-documented act in Eastern and Central European history.

Among the cathartic gestures following the fall of communism in 1989, many of Budapest’s granite and stone giants were swiftly uprooted and later carted off to a field 30 minutes away from central Budapest that has become a sculpture park for the scorned monuments.

Save for a cubist rendition of Marx and Engels flanking the entrance, Memento Park is an open-air depot of rusty socialist-realist statues, arranged inside a walled complex lined mostly with pebbles.

The iconic Republic of Councils Monument, a giant statue of a worker charging forward and the most inadvertently comic of the installments, is even the butt of irreverent jokes: Some say it looks like a running beachgoer, others say a cloakroom attendant.

Beyond that, however, the grounds are meant to serve as grim but honest reminders of 40 years under communist regimes.

In Budapest, once seen as the western gate of the Eastern bloc, an unknowing tourist’s interest in communist history is sometimes regarded with suspicion, even by those too young to have firsthand memories of the country’s bygone era.

The grimy but functional M3 metro system, built mostly in the 1970s during the height of Hungarian “goulash communism” (a less oppressive era than earlier regimes), stretches from the Kobanya-Kispest station near the airport to the north end of Pest.

With a transfer at Deak Ferenc Square to the M2

Tracing communist history in Budapest’s landscape

Budapest, Hungary Budapest tourism: budapestinfo.hu/tour ist-information-points. html. Hungary: goto hungary.com Memento Park: Sculpture park of statues from the Soviet era: mementopark.hu Hosue of Terror: ter rorhaza.hu/en/muse um/first—page.html

By SISI TANG / Associated Press

AP file

LEFT: A crowd gathers for the opening of the Terror House, a museum dedicated to the horrors of communism and the building where people were interrogated and tortured, on Feb. 24, 2002, in Budapest, Hungary.

RIGHT: Hungarian military guards of honor stand behind a statue of the late U.S. President Ronald Reagan during a centennial commemoration on June 29, 2011, in Budapest. The 400-pound, 7-foot-2 bronze statue honors Reagan at the Freedom Square in central Budapest, to mark his efforts to free the people of Hungary from the yoke of communism. metro, one can reach Szell Kalman Square (formerly Moscow Square), a busy transport hub in Buda that still bears the socialist-realist aura of the Soviet era.

Driving from the airport via the southeast of the city reveals a smattering of unrestored, sometimes crumbling residential monoliths, dat-

ing to a period when the government was developing large-scale, low-cost housing.

In these flats, insulation was poor and kitchens were deliberately small to keep politically subversive dinner conversations at bay.

But in the more central cultural hub of District VII, or the Jewish Quarter,

some of the city’s many unrestored buildings have been transformed into “ruin pubs,” an attraction for curious tourists and hip urbanites.

Instant Bar is one of these warm haunts salvaged from a defunct residential building. The courtyard now boasts an array of beer

taps and a palimpsest of psychedelic lighting, the entire space decked up in an “enchanted forest” vibe, signified by a group of rabbit figures suspended from the ceiling.

The city’s various walking tours, including communismthemed tours originating from Vorosmarty Square,

will drop travelers off at some of these dives.

Other tours are available looking at the city’s Jewish history, which dates back centuries. The Jewish Quarter is home to several 19th century synagogues, and during World War II, the Nazis created a walled ghetto here from which thousands of Hungarian Jews were sent to concentration camps.

Soviet soldiers drove out the Nazis from Budapest in 1945, and a monument dedicated to them sits in Freedom Square — an unlit, 16-foot obelisk. There is nothing here to mark the turn of events 11 years later, however, when Soviet troops invaded Hungary again — this time to crush opposition to communism.

An irony not lost on Hungarians is that the U.S. embassy also sits in the same square, along with a larger than life-sized bronze statue of Ronald Reagan in mid-stride facing the Soviet World War II monument from behind.

The city’s current street names mostly date to the 19th century and the period in the 1920s and ’30s between World War I and II. Many of those streets were called something else under the Soviet regime and then restored to their original names when communism ended.

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TRAVEL Budapest’s Liberty Statue at Gellert Hill is one of the last communist-era structures to have avoided being trucked off to Memento Park, but the monument has changed over time. It was erected in 1947 to commemorate the end of the Nazi occupation.

Its height — a 46-foot statue of a figure holding a palm leaf aloft, atop a 85-foot pedestal on a hill — makes it a prominent feature of the Buda skyline, higher than structures around it and easily viewable from a boat cruise on the Danube. But its inscription has been altered: Once a tribute to Soviet troops, it’s now a memorial for those who died for Hungary’s freedom.

Arguably the most poignant place on the city’s postcommunist landscape is the House of Terror on 60 Andrassy Ave., which chronicles Hungary’s occupation first by the Nazis and then by the Soviets.

The reconstructed Beaux Arts building was the headquarters of both the proNazi Arrow Cross party and later the secret police of the communist regime.

Its three-floor, art deco interior hosts a permanent exhibition complete with evocative soundtracks and lighting and a wealth of images. (Most of the signage is in Hungarian, but audio guides are available

ABOVE: Statues in Memento Park, a field about 30 minutes away from central Budapest. Many communist-era monuments were brought here after the fall of communism in Eastern Europe in 1989.

in other languages.)

The tour ends when visitors descend to the basement into reconstructed prison cells where captives were once left to the secret police. The museum tour is not a harrowing remake of political terror, but a candid way of dealing with the country’s past.

Local travel “SIGHTS, SOUNDS & TASTES OF MONGOLIA: A Peace Corps Adventure”: 7 to 8:30 p.m. today, March 27, Upper Skagit Library, 45770B Main St., Concrete. Library director Brooke Pederson will share stories about life in Mongolia. She will cook traditional food, show traditional clothing, talk about cultural taboos and more. Free. 360-853-7939 or upper skagit.lib.wa.us.

ISLANDS OF NEW ENGLAND: Enjoy a free presentation about

this Sept. 26-Oct. 3 trip at 1 p.m.

Wednesday, April 2, at the Oak Harbor Senior Center, 51 SE Jerome St., Oak Harbor. For information, contact Pat Gardner at 360-279-4582 or email pgardner@oakharbor.org.

TRAVEL PACKING WORKSHOP: 11 a.m. Saturday, April 12, AAA Travel Store, 1600 E. College Way, Suite A, Mount Vernon. Kathleen Collum will share tips on how to make the most of your packing space and the latest accessories and gear to help you comply with new flying regulations. RSVP: 360-

LEFT: The Republic of Councils Monument, a statue of a worker charging forward, located in Memento Park Photos by Sisi Tang / AP

848-2090.

CHINA TOUR: Skagit Valley College is accepting applications for its Experience China Tour on Aug. 23-Sept. 9. The tour is open to students, faculty, staff and community members ages 16 or older.

College credit is available. The cost is $3,200 including international airfare. Applications and a $300 deposit are due by April 1. For information, contact Ted Maloney at 360-416-7774 or ted.maloney@ skagit.edu.

WWU FACULTY-LED TRAVEL

PROGRAMS: Western Washington University will offer several educational travel programs this summer in Italy and Africa. Global Discovery trips are not for university credit or restricted to Western students.

Trips include: Tuscany, Italy: Aug. 31-Sept. 14.

Mount Kilimanjaro Climb and Serengeti Safari Extension: July 5-19.

Serengeti Safari and Kilimanjaro Culture Tour Extension: July 14-26.

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

PASSPORT APPLICATIONS: The Anacortes Public Library accepts passport applications from noon to 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and 1 to 4 p.m. Saturdays at 1220 10th St., Anacortes. Passport forms and information on fees and how to apply are available at travel. state.gov, or pick up an application and passport guide at the library.

The Oak Harbor Senior Center accepts passport applications, by appointment, from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at 51 SE Jerome St., Oak Harbor. 360279-4580.

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HOT TICKETS 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.

BETTY WHO: April 5, The Barboza, Seattle. 206-709-9442 or thebarboza.com.

BEATS ANTIQUE: April 5, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

MIA VERMILLION AND JASON EDWARDS: April 5, Tim Noah Thumbnail Theater, Snohomish.

360-568-9412 or www.brown papertickets.com.

CHUCK RAGAN & THE CAMARADERIE, THE WHITE BUFFALO: April 7, The Showbox, Seattle. 800745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

BASTILLE: April 8, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

VNV NATION: April 8, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

IL DIVO: April 9, Benaroya Hall, Seattle. 866-833-4747 or live nation.com.

PETTY FEST: April 9, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND: April 10, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or show boxonline.com.

INFECTED MUSHROOM: April 11, The Showbox, Seattle. 800745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

KRIS ORLOWSKI: April 12, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

THE WAILIN’ JENNYS: April 12-13, Lincoln Theatre, Mount Vernon. 360-336-8955 or lincoln theatre.org.

STEEL PANTHER: May 3, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

IRA GLASS: May 3, Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham. 360-7346080 or mountbakertheatre.com.

THE GLITCH MOB: May 4, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

STEPHEN “RAGGA” MARLEY: May 6, The Showbox, Seattle. 206224-5481 or aeglive.com.

WHO’S BAD: “The Ultimate Michael Jackson Tribute Band”: May 8, The Showbox, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or showboxonline. com.

STEVE MARTIN & THE STEEP CANYON RANGERS: Featuring Edie Brickell: May 10, Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham. 360-734-6080 or mountbakertheatre.com.

DANNY BROWN: May 10, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 VOLBEAT: Apil 14, Paramount DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS: April 23, or showboxonline.com.

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SCHOOLBOY Q: April 14, The WHITE LIES: April 23, The Show- boxonline.com.

PRISCILLA AHN: May 13, Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 box, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or Columbia City Theater, Seattle. or showboxonline.com. showboxonline.com.

800-838-3006 or columbiacity PINK MARTINI: April 15, Mount THE 1975: April 24, The Showtheater.com.

Baker Theatre, Bellingham. 360box, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or MICKEY AVALON: May 15, The 734-6080 or mountbakertheatre. showboxonline.com.

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FRANZ FERDINAND: April 24, or livenation.com.

THE AFGHAN WHIGS: April 15, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745KARLA BONOFF & JIMMY The Showbox, Seattle. 800-7453000 or showboxonline.com.

WEBB: May 15, Mount Baker The3000 or showboxonline.com.

ARLO GUTHRIE: April 25, Mount atre, Bellingham. 360-734-6080 or DIANA KRALL: April 16, ParaBaker Theatre, Bellingham. 360mountbakertheatre.com. mount Theatre, Seattle. 877-784734-6080 or mountbakertheatre.

LIL JON - DJ SET: May 16, 4849 or livenation.com. com.

Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745CHROMEO: April 16, The ShowTHE WANTED, MIDNIGHT RED: 3000 or showboxonline.com. box, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or April 26, Showbox SoDo, Seattle.

FLIGHT TO MARS: featuring showboxonline.com.

800-745-3000 or showboxonline.

Mike McCready of Pearl Jam: May BLACK LABEL SOCIETY: April com.

16, The Showbox, Seattle. 80016, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800ONE MORE TIME: A Tribute to 745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

Daft Punk: April 26, The Showbox, NICKEL CREEK: May 17, Moore SWITCHFOOT: April 18, The Seattle. 800-745-3000 or show Theatre, Seattle. 877-784-4849 or Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 boxonline.com. livenation.com. or showboxonline.com.

HIGGINS WATERPROOF BLACK KISHI BASHI: May 20, The RICK SPRINGFIELD: April 18-19, MAGIC BAND: April 26, Columbia Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Bow. City Theater, Seattle. 800-838or showboxonline.com.

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LINDSEY STIRLING: May 21, SNOOP DOGG & WIZ KHALIFA: SUDDEN VALLEY JAZZ SERIES: Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745April 19, WaMu Theater, Seattle.

April 26/Nov. 15, Sudden Valley 3000 or showboxonline.com.

800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.

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LAVIGNE: May 22, WaMu Theater, MASSIVE MONKEYS: April 19, MASTODON: April 28, Showbox Seattle. 800-745-3000 or ticket The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or master.com.

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TECH N9NE: May 23-24, ShowDARK STAR ORCHESTRA: April PENNYWISE: April 29, The box SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 20, The Showbox, Seattle. 800Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

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SASQUATCH! MUSIC FESTIVAL: SLEEPER AGENT: April 22, The IRA GLASS: May 3, Mount Baker May 23-25 and July 4-6, Gorge Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 Theatre, Bellingham. 360-734Amphitheatre, George. sasquatch or showboxonline.com.

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ELLIE GOULDING: April 23, ParaTHE GLITCH MOB: May 3, The THE NYLONS: May 24, Skagit mount Theatre, Seattle. 877-784Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 Valley Casino Resort, Bow. 8774849 or livenation.com. or showboxonline.com.

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RICK SPRINGFIELD April 18-19, Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Bow. 877275-2448 or theskagit.com

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

BLACK FLAG: May 27, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.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.

800-745-3000 or ticketmaster. com.

DIGITOUR: June 20, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

STEVE EARLE & THE DUKES: June 20-21, Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Bow. 877-275-2448 or theskagit.com.

SARAH McLACHLAN: June 20-21, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

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

FITZ & THE TANTRUMS: June 27, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

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

CHER: June 28, KeyArena, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or live nation.com.

JOHN LEGEND: June 28, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

STEVE WINWOOD: June 29, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

KISS, DEF LEPPARD: June 29, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn.

800-745-3000 or LiveNation.com.

KRAFTWERK 3-D: July 1, Paramount Theatre, Seattle. 877-7844849 or tickets.com.

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7:30 p.m. Friday, March 28 5:30 p.m. Sunday, March 30 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 31 Gloria is a “woman of a certain age” but still feels young. Though lonely, she makes the best of her situation and fills her nights seeking love at social dance clubs for single adults.

Her fragile happiness changes the day she meets Rodolfo. Their intense passion, to which Gloria gives her all, leaves her

vacillating between hope and despair — until she uncovers a new strength and realizes that, in her golden years, she can shine brighter than ever.

Directed by Sebastián Lelio. Starring Paulina Garcia, Alejandro Goic, Diego Fontecilla, Fabiola Zamora, Liliana Garc, Luz Jiménez and Sergio Hern.

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

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E16 - Thursday, March 27, 2014

MOVIES

Russell Crowe stars in “Noah.”

Paramount Pictures via AP

‘Noah’ gives Old Testament state-of-the-art Hollywood treatment prophesies. “Water cleanses.”

The wicked world “which men HHH have broken” will be flooded, the Cast: Russell Crowe, JenniBig, beatific and (more or pure will rise and float above it. fer Connolly, Anthony Hopkins, less) Biblical, Darren AronofThe rest? Drowned.

Ray Winstone, Emma Watson sky’s “Noah” is a mad vision of a More visions, and Noah starts Running time: 2:18 movie, an action/ adventure take building an ark, first, by planting MPAA rating: PG-13 for vioon The Flood that cleansed the the forest that will be hewn into lence, disturbing images and brief suggestive content Earth. that ark. Stone creatures straight Aronofsky (“Black Swan”) out of “Lord of the Rings,” “The envisions this epic through the Watchers” (angels) help him. lens of Hollywood, interpreting of Cain, who spilled blood, left the But out there, in the world the Bible as myth and telling one Garden of Eden, populated the begat by Cain, his descendant Tubof its most fantastical tales as a world and made a mess of things. al-cain (Ray Winstone) is offering grand and dark cinematic fantasy Ten generations later, Noah up an alternative theology.

— a “Lord of the Rains.”

(Crowe) and his small family “A man isn’t ruled by the heavAnd with Russell Crowe as his (Jennifer Connolly, Logan Lerens. A man is ruled by his will.”

“Master and Commander” and man, Douglas Booth) wander the Tubal-cain’s violence, meat eatshipbuilder, Aronofsky has conwastelands, waiting for … a sign. ing (Noah’s people are vegetarcocted an accessible, modern and Noah’s dreams tell him The ians) and weapons are attractive mythic version of this oral history End is nigh. By fire, his grandfato Noah’s son Ham (Lerman, aka that may make purists blanch ther, Methuselah (Anthony Hop- Percy Jackson), who has no female even as it entertains the rest of us. kins), wants to know? companionship in their tiny circle.

A prologue tells of the spawn “Fire consumes all,” Noah Shem (Booth) has the foundling

By ROGER MOORE McClatchy-Tribune News Service

‘NOAH’

they raised, Ila (Emma Watson).

Ham is tempted to change sides to find himself a woman.

Still, animals gather and are sedated, the ark nears completion, and then the skies darken and empty.

It took guts to change Noah from the pious original naval architect into a two-fisted man of action, and then to cast Crowe in the part. But it works. Noah’s fanatical devotion to his faith and his task make him capable of anything.

Hopkins and Watson and Connolly provide the tale’s moving moments — scenes of heart and humility and hope. The acting is of the first rank, as you’d expect from a cast with three Oscar winners and some of the brightest rising stars in film in it.

But the gutsiest move on

Aronofsky’s part is in the film’s interpretation of this tale through modern eyes. Here is a myth that allows Creation and Evolution to live in the same film, a touch of “Cosmos” with just a hint of “In the beginning,” as oral tradition.

Effects assist the telling at every turn, but so does arresting geography.

Maybe it’s a little too sci-fi (check out the costumes, the metallurgy, the pre-historic boots). It isn’t “The Ten Commandments” and Crowe is no Charlton Heston.

But “Noah” makes Biblical myth grand in scope and intimate in appeal. The purists can always go argue over “God Isn’t Dead.” The rest of creation can appreciate this rousing good yarn, told with blood and guts and brawn and beauty, with just a hint of madness to the whole enterprise.

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MOVIES MINI-REVIEWS Compiled from news services.

Ratings are one to four stars.

“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 “Bad Words” — I loved the misanthrope played by Jason Bateman in his directorial debut, and you might, too, if your sense of humor is just sick enough. A loophole has allowed this big bowl of hate to compete against fourthgraders in a spelling bee, where he spews insults with a deadpan style that leaves his victims speechless. A pitchblack dark comedy. Comedy, R, 89 minutes. HHH1⁄2 “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 “Enemy” — A history professor meets his more intense doppelganger in a weird, psychological, sexual thriller. Jake Gyllenhaal plays both roles, infusing each man with so many subtle but distinctive differences, we’re never confused about which of the Two Jakes we’re seeing onscreen. It’s quietly magnificent work. Thriller, R, 90 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 “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 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

AT AREA THEATERS ANACORTES CINEMAS March 28-April 3 Noah (PG-13): Friday-Wednesday: 12:50, 3:40, 6:25, 9:10; Thursday: 12:50, 3:40, 6:25 Divergent (PG-13): 1:00, 3:50, 6:40, 9:30 Muppets Most Wanted (PG): Friday-Wednesday: 1:10, 4:00, 6:30, 8:55; Thu: 1:10, 4:00, 8:55 Captain America: The Winter Soldier (PG-13): Thursday: 8 p.m.

360-293-6620 BLUE FOX DRIVE-IN Oak Harbor March 28-30 Divergent (PG-13) and RoboCop (PG-13): First movie starts at approximately 7:30 p.m.

360-675-5667 CONCRETE THEATRE March 28-30 Divergent (PG-13): Friday: 7:30 p.m.; Saturday: 5 and 7:30 p.m.; Sunday: 4 and 6:30 p.m.

360-941-0403 CASCADE MALL THEATRES Burlington For listings: 888-AMC-4FUN (888-262-4386).

OAK HARBOR CINEMAS March 28-April 3 Noah (PG-13): Friday: 1:00, 3:50, 6:40, 9:25; Saturday-Sunday: 10:10, 1:00, 3:50, 6:40, 9:25; MondayWednesday: 1:00, 3:50, 6:40, 9:25; Thursday: 1:00, 3:50, 6:40 Divergent (PG-13): Friday: 12:50, 3:40, 6:30, 9:20; Saturday-Sunday & Sunday: 10:00, 12:50, 3:40, 6:30, 9:20; Monday-Thursday: 12:50, 3:40, 6:30, 9:20 Muppets Most Wanted (PG): Friday: 1:10, 4:00, 6:50, 9:15; Saturday-Sunday: 10:20, 1:10, 4:00, 6:50, 9:15; Monday-Wednesday: 1:10, 4:00, 6:50, 9:15; Thursday: 1:10, 4:00, 9:15 Captain America: The Winter Soldier (PG-13): Thursday: 8 p.m.

360-279-2226 STANWOOD CINEMAS March 28-April 3 Noah (PG-13): 1:30, 3:45, 6:50, 9:05 Sabotage (R): 1:10, 3:30, 6:45, 9:10 Divergent (PG-13): 12:50, 3:40, 6:30, 9:20 Muppets Most Wanted (PG): 1:00, 3:35, 6:40, 9:00 300: Rise of an Empire (R): Fri-Wednesday: 3:25, 8:45; Thursday: 3:25 Mr. Peabody & Sherman (PG): Friday-Wednesday: 1:20, 6:35; Thursday: 1:20 Captain America: The Winter Soldier (PG-13): Thursday: 8 p.m.

360-629-0514 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 feelings and a grown son who’s still trying to get his father to explain himself. Stark, beautiful and memorable. Drama, R, 115 minutes. HHHH

“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 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 “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 PAINTINGS & SCULPTURES: Check out palette knife paintings and small metal statues by Roger Small during March at Skagit Running Company, 702 S. First St., Mount Vernon. Store hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Friday and Saturday. artby rogersmall.com.

QUILTS & TEXTILES

SCULPTURE ON DISPLAY: Peregrine O’Gormley’s original wood sculpture “How Much Longer?” is on display through March 31 at KP Studios, 705 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. The city of Anacortes is raising funds to purchase the bronze version of the sculpture, which is on temporary loan to the city and on display in front of How It Works, located on Fourth Street between Commercial and O avenues.

“ATMOSPHERES”: A show of new paintings by Tyree Callahan, Todd Horton and Sharon Kingston continues through March 30 at Smith & Vallee Gallery, 5742 Gilkey Ave., Edison.

The exhibition concentrates on the artists’ expressions of the interplay between atmospheric light and the Northwest landscape. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. 360-766-6230 or smithandvallee.com.

NW ARTISTS: A show of work by 25 of the 100 artists featured in the new book, “100 Artists Of The Northwest,” continues through April 13 at Matzke Fine Art Gallery and Sculpture Park, 2345 Blanche Way, Camano Island. The book, co-authored by Karla Matzke, features contemporary Washington and Oregon artists working in sculpture, glass, painting, clay, wood and other mediums. Gal-

Collector’s Dream” continues through April 1 at Scott Milo Gallery, 420 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. The show features a collection of photographs from the estate of Dick Garvey (1952-2011), with special pricing for all work hanging in the show.

Gallery hours are 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday or by appointment. 360-293-6938 or scottmilo.com.

NEW PAINTINGS: A show of new acrylic paintings on canvas and paper by Anne Martin McCool continues through March at the McCool Gallery, 711 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

The show also will feature work by other gallery artists including sculptures, glass and ceramics, baskets and fiber art, jewelry, paintings and more. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. mccoolart. com.

Two exhibits continue through June 29 at the La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum, 703 S. Second St., La Conner.

“Made by Hand: Marianne Burr”: Meet the artist at a reception from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 29. Burr handpaints her designs on silk and then creates a complex design with hand stitching and applique, creating a rich surface that catches the light and seems to glow from within.

“Suzanis and Crazy Quilts: Recent Acquisitions from the Miriam Wosk Family Trust”: This exhibit highlights a collection of crazy quilts and

embroidered suzanis that were collected by California artist Miriam Wosk over her lifetime (19472010), and served as inspiration pieces for her elaborate collage and painted works. The museum will also have images of select works from Miriam Wosk as examples of how textiles influenced her art.

Regular museum hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday (during April, the museum will be open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily). $7, $5 students and military with ID, free for members and ages 11 and younger. 360-466-4288 or laconnerquilts.com.

lery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 fineart.com. p.m. Saturdays and Sundays; PHOTO EXHIBIT: Dick weekdays by appointment.

Garvey — Photography: “A 360-387-2759 or matzke-

PHOTOS ON DISPLAY: Think Studios, 1010 Fifth St., Suite 320, Anacortes, is showing images from photographer Barb Thrall by appointment during March.

The collection, “Places,” presents contemplations while stopping along the path between here and there. 360-770-4528.

ern 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 Rogers are the featured artists in the River Gallery’s annual Spring Art Show, which continues through April 27 at 19313 Landing Road (off of Dodge Valley Road), between Mount Vernon and La Conner. The exhibition will showcase oil paintings

by Clayton James, now celebrating his 96th year, along with oils by Maggie Wilder and watercolor works by Marty Rogers. The show also includes works by more than two dozen other local artists. The gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Wednesday through Sunday.

360-466-4524 or river gallerywa.com.

EXHIBITIONS AT MoNA: Three new exhibits 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 “OUTSIDE IN”: An exhi- Skagit Valley artist’s heavy, bition of artworks by Chris- creative work life. Martopher Gildow, Thomas tin says, “I am inspired to Christopher Haag and engrave relief-style because Fred Holcomb continues there are millions of years through April 20 at Anchor tucked behind the surface Art Space, 216 Commerof every beautiful, unique cial Ave., Anacortes. The stone, and the sandblasting exhibition addresses the reveals these layers. I enjoy intermediate place between engraving Braille because it then and now/outside and encourages total interaction inside and the travelers with my work … I believe who find themselves there. that everybody should be Curated by Greg Tate, the able to enjoy the arts in show includes landscape their own individual way.” scenes from a moving car, “Shapes of Abstraction mixed media composed of from the Permanent Colold ticket stubs and maps, lection”: The exhibit offers and collaged works on mod- 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.

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.

PASTELS & MORE: “A Spring Floral Festival,” featuring pastels by Bellingham artist Laurie Potter, will open with a reception during the First Friday Artwalk from 6 to 9 p.m.

Friday, April 4, and continue through April 29 at Scott Milo Gallery, 420 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. Also showing: color photographs

by Randy Dana, pastels by Patty Forte Linna and Barbara Durbin Wean, and oils

by Anne Belov, as well as a new selection of glass work, custom wood tables, sculptures, jewelry and a selection of quilts by the Fidalgo Island Quilters Guild.

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OUT & ABOUT Gallery hours are 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday. 360-2936938 or scottmilo.com.

SKAGIT VALLEY ART ESCAPE: Enjoy gallery art walks, music performances, artist demonstrations and more Thursday through Saturday, April 3-5. The first weekend of each month, from April to October, residents and visitors are invited to experience free art activities in Anacortes, Edison, La Conner and Mount Vernon. n The Downtown Mount Vernon Art Walk will take place from 5 to 8 p.m.

Thursday, April 3, at more than a dozen downtown locations. “Coming Closer,” a group show featuring artworks by Kris Ekstrand Molesworth, Natalie Niblack and Kristin Loffer Theiss, will be on display at The Front Gallery, 420 Myrtle St. Banners featuring contemporary photographs

by Tairyn Torres will hang in the alleys behind four downtown buildings. Torres was the winner of the 2012 “Engaging Imagination in Downtown Mount Vernon” photo competition. n The Anacortes Art Walk from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, April 4, will showcase original artworks at several galleries and other venues along Commercial Avenue and other locations in downtown Anacortes. n Art walks in Edison and La Conner will feature an eclectic mix of art and more from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, April 5.

For information, visit skagitvalleyartescape.com.

“BEST OF THE FEST”: The Anacortes Arts Festival will present the “Best of the Fest” art show, opening with a reception from 6 to 9 p.m.

Friday, April 4, and continuing through April 12 at the Depot Arts Center, 611 R

Ave., Anacortes. This invitational show features work by 25 of the best artists from the annual Anacortes Arts Festival, set for Aug. 1-3. Show hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free admission.

360-293-6211 or anacortes artsfestival.com.

FABRIC ART: Quilts by fabric artist Louise Harris will be featured in a show opening with a reception during the First Friday Gallery Walk from 6 to 9 p.m.

Friday, April 4, and continuing through April 30 at McCool Gallery, 711 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

The show also features paintings by Anne Martin McCool, as well as work by other gallery artists. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Tuesday through Sunday.

360-293-3577 or mccoolart. com.

“NATURE UNBALANCED”: The collaborative art exhibition will open with a reception from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Friday, April 4, and continue through April 30 at Orcas Center, 917 Mt. Baker Road, Eastsound.

The exhibit will feature poetry by Anne McDuffie, glass sculptures by Lin McJunkin and paintings

by Ann Vanderevelde. For information, including gallery hours and directions, call 360-376-2281 or visit orcascenter.org.

“DRAW, STITCH AND BURN: EVE DEISHER AND LANNY BERGNER”: The exhibition will be on display April 4-May 18 at Gallery Cygnus, 109 Commercial, La Conner. Meet the artists at a reception during the Skagit Art Escape La Conner Gallery Art Walk from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, April 5. Deisher combines paper, fabric and thread as woven material becomes ethereal structure, woven thread and wire become line and all of

it is her drawing. Bergner employs pyrography techniques on sheets of metal mesh, causing the visible surfaces to shift, patterns appearing and disappearing as one’s gaze moves across the forms. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday. 360-7084787 or gallerycygnus.com.

FAIRS SPRING FAIR: The 25th annual Spring Fair will take place Thursday through Sunday, April 10-13, at the Washington State Fairgrounds, 110 Ninth Ave. SW, Puyallup. Advance tickets: $7.50 adults, $5.50 ages 6-18.

At the gate: $10 adults, $8 ages 6-18, free for ages 5 and younger. Monster truck show and demolition derby require additional admission fee. 253-841-5045 or thefair.com.

FESTIVALS WINE FESTIVAL: The annual Anacortes Spring Wine Festival will take place from noon to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, April 12, at the Port of Anacortes Event Center, 100 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. Enjoy wine and food tasting and more.

Ages 21 and older. $40, includes wine and food tasting, keepsake glass and live entertainment. Designated driver ticket: $20, includes food and entertainment.

360-293-7911 or anacortes. org.

LECTURES AND TALKS “THE SALISH BOUNTY: TRADITIONAL NATIVE AMERICAN FOODS OF PUGET SOUND”: 2 p.m. Saturday, March 29, Stanwood Public Library, 9701 271st St. NW, Stanwood. Rick Castellano of the Island County Historical Society will discuss the original “Eat Local” lifestyle. For

thousands of years before the first foreign settlers appeared in our area, local Indian tribes enjoyed a diverse diet of wild vegetables, herbs, roots, berries and animal protein. This program explores some of those foods, including how they were gathered, hunted, preserved, stored and used in daily life. Free. 360-6293132.

Fourth St., Anacortes. The special exhibit showcases items from the museum’s extensive collection of wedding wear, including wedding 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 MUSIC members and ages 5 and BLUEGRASS JAM: The younger. 360-466-3365 or Skagit Bluegrass & Country skagitcounty.net/museum.

Music Association’s Monthly Jam will take place from TULIP FEST GALA: 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, April “Kaleidoscope of Nature,” 6, at Evergreen Elementhe 2014 Tulip Festival Gala tary School, 1007 McGaOpening Celebration, will rigle Road, Sedro-Woolley. take place from 5:30 to 9 Come and play along, dance p.m. today, March 27, at or just enjoy listening. Free. the Skagit Valley Casino 360-856-1058.

Resort, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. Celebrate the start of MORE FUN the 31st annual Tulip Festival with music by Marcia MUSEUM EXHIBIT: “We’re Still Here: The Sur- Kester, a sit-down dinner, dessert auction, raffles and vival of Washington Indians” continues through May more. $60. Advance purchase required. Early bird 18 in the Anacortes Museum’s Carnegie Gallery, 1305 specials: Reserve a table for 10 for $550 or get five perEighth St., Anacortes. The main exhibit, created by the cent off individual tickets Washington State Heritage through March 14. 360-4285959.

Center, follows Washington’s original inhabitants NEW MOON CELEBRAthrough a war over land, TION: The event will take a clash over culture and a place at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, revival of Native tradition March 29, at the Anacortes today. Anacortes Museum Center for Happiness, 619 staff worked with repreCommercial Ave., Anasentatives of the Samish cortes. Join the Rev. Elke and Swinomish tribes to develop exhibit panels and Macartney to let go of past artifact displays interpreting thoughts and feelings and set your intentions for the the experiences of Fidalgo coming month. Bring your and Guemes islands’ first own hand drums and rattles people. Museum hours are or borrow hers. $5-$10 sug10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday gested donation. 360-464through Saturday and 1 to 2229 or anacortescenter 4 p.m. Sunday. Free admisforhappiness.org. sion. 360-293-1915 or mus eum.cityofanacortes.org.

ROCK & GEM SHOW: The Mt. Baker Rock & FASHION EXHIBIT: Gem Club will hold its 53rd Check out “100 Years of Rock & Gem Show from 10 Fashion” through April a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 28 at the Skagit County Historical Museum, 501 S. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday,

March 29-30, at Bloedel Donovan Community Center, 2214 Electric Ave., Bellingham. The family-friendly show will feature 30 exhibit cases of rocks and minerals, gold panning, fluorescent rock demonstrations, rocks, gems, jewelry, dealers, door prizes, a WWU scholarship raffle, silent auction, food service, special activities for kids and more. Free admission. 360-510-6483 or mtbakerrockclub.org.

STERNWHEELER REOPENS: The sternwheeler W.T. Preston and the Anacortes Maritime Heritage Center, 713 R Ave., Anacortes, will reopen the first weekend in April. The W.T. Preston is designated as a National Historic Landmark, and the Heritage Center currently features “BMW Oracle: Building a World Champion in Anacortes.”

The exhibit includes a large model of the craft and a rudder, and offers a look into the creation of the prize-winning vessel. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Sundays. Admission to the Preston is $1-$3. Heritage Center admission is free.

360-293-1916 or museum. cityofanacotes.org.

2014 SPRING FESTA: The Vela Luka Croatian Dance Ensemble will host its annual Spring Festa at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, April 5, at the Croatian Cultural Center, 801 Fifth St., Anacortes. Dine on baked salmon, Dalmatian-style pasta, salad, Croatian pastries and libations. Enjoy a performance by the Vela Luka Croatian Dance Ensemble, music by Ruze Dalmatinke and Bonaca, dancing and more. $50, $10 ages 12 and younger. Reservations required by April 1: Call 360-299-2525 or mail info@ velaluka.org.

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