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Reviews

Tuning Up

At the Movies

Music: John Fogerty, Steve Tyrell Video Games: Microsoft takes a chance

Expertease to play at the Skagit Valley Casino Resort

‘Now You See Me’ makes for mediocre movie magic

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NEW ON DVD THIS WEEK “Doctor Who: Season”: This second half of the seventh season features one of the biggest puzzles that Doctor Who (Matt Smith) has ever faced. His new traveling companion, Clara (Jenna Louise-Coleman), has popped up twice before in his other time and space travels. And she died both times.

While he tries to unravel the mystery, the pair face a series of adventures from chasing ghosts to fighting an upgraded army of Cydermen.

Smith continues to bring energy and vigor to the role. Louise-Coleman provides enough spunk to make their journeys even more entertaining.

“Covert Affairs: Season Three”: This is one of the weaker seasons for the cable spy drama because CIA operative Annie Walker (Piper Perabo) gets reassigned to a new and more covert division. The missions have as much danger, but the stories are a little more ragged as the writers try to maintain Walker’s connection to the rest of her original team.

That connection is vital, particularly when it comes to Auggie Anderson (Christopher Gorham), her protector, friend and maybe more. They make the best sleuthing team since the days of “Moonlighting.”

“Beetlejuice: The Complete Series”: It’s rare when an animated version of a feature film is as good as the original. It’s even more shocking when the animated effort is better.

These 94 episodes that aired on TV from 1989-1992 feature some extremely funny exploits of Lydia Deetz, a Goth girl who loves the macabre, and her best friend Beetlejuice. The series takes the high energy of the motion picture and cranks it to a new height. That’s one reason it won the 1990 Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Animated Program.

“Longmire: The Complete First Season”: With all of the cop shows on network and cable TV, it takes some extra effort to stand out. This series, based on the “Walt Longmire” mystery novels by Craig Johnson, gets that added bump of action Adrenaline from being a police drama with a very Old West feel and for its first-rate performances.

Robert Taylor brings the right degree of gruffness and likability to his role as Sheriff Walt Longmire. No matter the challenge in rural Absaroka County, the Wyoming sheriff will find the solution.

He’s far from perfect, particularly when it comes to the pain he carries since the death of his wife a year ago. Flawed heroes always work well.

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: JUNE 4 The Last Ride - Fox Mosquita y Mari - Wolfe Warm Bodies - Lionsgate/Summit

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JUNE 11 Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters Paramount Masquerade - Inception/CJ Oz the Great and Powerful - Disney Snitch - Lionsgate/Summit JUNE 18 Jack the Giant Slayer - Warner The Last Exorcism Part II - Sony Stoker - Fox 21 & Over - Fox JUNE 25 The Call - Sony The Incredible Burt Wonderstone Warner JULY 2 Tai Chi Hero -- Well Go USA n McClatchy-Tribune News Service

The series also features strong supporting work by Katee Sackhoff and Lou Diamond Phillips.

“Dark Skies”: A couple witnesses a series of disturbing events involving their family, their safe and peaceful home quickly unravels.

“Suits: Season Two”: Cable legal drama starring Gabriel Macht.

“Generation Um...”: Keanu Reeves stars in this story of three people during one day in New York.

“The Numbers Station”: After a failed mission, CIA agent Emerson Kent (John Cusack) is given one last chance to prove his worth.

“Dead Mine”: The legend of Yamashita’s Gold lures a treasure hunter and his deep into the Indonesian jungle.

“Doctor Who: The Snowmen”: The holiday special features a new companion for Doctor Who. “George Gently, Series 5”: The BBC mystery series features an upstanding detective in 1960s England.

“Shoot First, Die Later”: Italian crime/ police movie by director Fernando Di Leo. “Priest Of Evil”: Thriller where nothing is as it seems. Peter Franzén stars.

“Lore”: A German girl struggles to survive the punishing conditions of postWorld War II Germany.

A nautical good time at the Anacortes Waterfront Festival.

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Travel............................................6-7 Music, Game Reviews..................8-9 On Stage........................................ 10 Tuning Up..................................... 11 Get Involved.................................. 12 At the Lincoln Theatre.................. 13 At the Movies................................. 16 Movie Listings............................... 17 Movie Mini-Reviews..................... 17 Out & About.............................18-19

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COMMUNITY

A peek back at good old days in Sedro-Woolley

By KATHY BOYD Communities Editor

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edro-Woolley likes to show residents and visitors a good time. This year’s Blast from the Past festival practically guarantees fun for anyone who ventures downtown from Friday through Sunday, May 31-June 2.

A sidewalk sale, kids contests, quilt show, food and craft vendors, car show and live music will enliven the three-day festival.

The Woolley Fiber Quilters say their quilt show will be the biggest ever, requiring two locations to display all the entries.

Quilts with circle designs will be featured in the theme category of Blast of Bubbles and the Youth category is for anyone under age 19.

Some 200 quilts can be seen from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at both 817 and 829 Metcalf St. — that’s the Oliver Hammer and old JC Penney buildings. The award winners will be announced at 3:30 p.m. Saturday.

The Sedro-Woolley Chamber of Commerce presents the annual look to the past, this time with a focus on the year 1963 for the business dress-up contest.

“Usually everyone has done more of a ’50s era, so we felt it was time to move it forward a bit,” said Executive Director Pola Kelley.

Elvis, Cleopatra, the Beatles, pillbox hats and tunes like “Sugar Shack” and “Surf City” were all the rage in 1963. That’s when gasoline cost a mere 29 cents a gallon (and some cars only got 10 miles to the gallon!) and a loaf of bread rang up at 22 cents.

The Dress Up Contest for downtown businesses on Friday will surely reveal some unusual twists to the theme, as merchants and employees dress as they might have that year to

man the sidewalk sale. Judges will choose winners in three categories: Best-looking Business, Best-looking Gal and Bestlooking Gent.

The focus will shift to youngsters on Saturday, with oldfashioned kids contests — pie eating, jumping rope and hulahooping — starting at 12:30 p.m. in Hammer Heritage Square.

For the intellectual types, it’s Murder Mystery Day at the Sedro-Woolley Public Library, 802 Ball Ave. Check with library (360-855-1166) for details.

“And if you’re from this area, you know that the adult division of the jump rope contest is usually a smackdown between some very dedicated competitors!” said Judy Johnson, a Woolley Fibers member and community blogger. “Perhaps there will be a darkhorse contestant this year — come and see.”

A community photo is planned for 1 p.m. Saturday under the clock tower at the Square. “We hope for a big turnout,” Kelley said.

Music from the MacDaddy Band will emanate live Saturday afternoon from the Square and Sunday afternoon from the intersection of Metcalf and Woodworth streets. Pony rides will be available at the end of Metcalf.

The Eagles Club will serve “their famous breakfast” from 9 to 11 a.m. Sunday, Johnson said.

That’s the same day the vintage car show will line up along Woodworth Street from the post office to the Sedro-Woolley Museum, convenient for a visit to the museum open house from noon to 2:30 p.m. on Murdock Street.

If you find yourself hungry, check out the food and craft vendors, starting at the Square down Metcalf Street. A schedule of events is available at Sedro-Woolley.com, click on Events, or call 360-855-1841.

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Images of 1963: Top: Elvis Presley Center: Pillbox hats Bottom: Cleopatra fashions

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E4 - Thursday, May 30, 2013

COMEDY

Carvey goes way back … to keep it fresh

Out-takes with Dana Carvey

Matt Sayles / AP

be edgier in different settings. I’m working on a bit that claims every group of people has good and bad. There must here’s a place Dana Carvey have been a few adorable Nazis. Maybe attempts to visit every time he not many. steps on stage.

“But if you go to the clubs now It has nothing to do with “Saturday and see what they’re doing … whew.

Night Live” and is in a different emoThey’re doing rape jokes and all of it is tional galaxy than “Wayne’s World.” blown out and wild. I’m not sure what’s “What I’m doing is always trying off-base anymore if rape jokes are to get to that moment in the back of working. Wow.” the bus with my high school buddies,” So, rape jokes are out.

Carvey, 56, said recently in a phone But don’t be surprised to see Carvey interview. work the edges in other directions.

“We’d redundantly repeat different “Jesus, Hitler and Lincoln—those are phrases over and over again until we’d the three tent poles of absurdist comgiggle ourselves into oblivion. It was edy,” Carvey said. never a set-up punch. The inexplicabil“I was in Pennsylvania and started ity is always the goal. People can take in asking ‘How much did Jesus drink? I what they want. There might not be a saw him in the Last Supper with a glass joke there, but it still can make people of wine. Was he a two-glass red wine laugh.” guy, was he three? Was he a highly funcYes, his shows include characters tioning alcoholic?’ that Carvey is happily obligated to “Did Matthew say to Luke ‘I don’t reprise, such as his classic Church Lady know man, I saw him heal the leper, but from SNL, or Garth from “Wayne’s he was lit. And we know rehab won’t World,” but he’s always trying to push work, because he can turn water into the boundaries—to see what works and wine.’ And at dinner he said ‘One of what doesn’t, and to keep himself and you will betray me.’ That’s classic alcohis act motivated and relevant. holic behavior. That might be a little All the time, he knows what will kill edgy for people.” an audience in a 200-seat club could kill Those are the kinds of calls Carvey a comedian in a 1,200-seat hall. can make on stage. In the give-and-take “The stuff I do now is more univerbetween performer and audience, the sal,” Carvey said. “I lean heavily on traffic cop is the person on stage, and Obama, and juxtapose him with some Carvey not only acts as the cop, but other recent presidents. Some of it can also is the guy at the midpoint of the

By BRIAN VANDERBEEK The Modesto Bee

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crosswalk when the light flashes “Don’t Walk.”

“Some comedians keep their act static for multiple decades, which allows them to do a lot of dates,” said Carvey, who for the last 20 years has limited his standup work to about 30 shows a year.

“If you’ve ever been to Vegas, you do get a sense some guys are phoning it in.

Being present in the moment takes a lot of energy. Not pushing is horrible. You have to invest yourself in the moment, and it’s jazz-like.

“If the audience likes something I do, like a reference to Obama, maybe I’ll do 10 more minutes of Obama.

That takes emotion and brain power.

But I bomb most of the time. I usually play to quiet crowds. Comedy doesn’t always happen you have to have an act so that on even your worst night, it’s not humiliating.”

Yes, self-deprecation is a part of the arsenal of every comedian not named Andrew Dice Clay.

It’s also about taking chances and knowing that not every time you go on stage that seat with your buddies in the back of the bus is not a place you’ll reach.

But you can try.

“What my goal is, is to do the greatest night of comedy ever,” Carvey said.

“I’m not saying I’m going to do it.

“Part of the reason I can’t do a lot of dates is that my nature is to go all out, which is almost pathetic.”

On how he develops his celebrity impressions: “Say I do a perfect impression of you and then you get really famous. At first, you’re just a character, The Modesto Bee but once you’re famous it becomes my impression.

During his interview with There are guys who have a The Bee’s Brian Vandermuch better ear than me Beek, comedian Dana for impressions, so I try I to Carvey touched on a lot of subjects — far too many to make them more interesting include in the story and far as a character than being spot-on with the voice. too good to relegate to the “I had Jimmy Stewart digital dust bin.

Here’s a collection of out- pretty good for a while, and he’s the only old actor you takes from the interview. still can do. You can’t do Bogart, you can’t do Clark Carvey on easing his Gable, you can’t do Cary schedule 20 years ago Grant. Everybody’s gone when his first child was except for Jimmy Stewart, born: and it’s all because of “It’s “A lot of people go into a Wonderful Life.” career-lite mode like that.

“I had a 19-year-old come It happened organically for up after a show and say me. It was the heyday of ‘Hey dude, you’re doing the corporate standup and I could make more than most It’s a Wonderful Life guy.’

My son last week asked me people in TV or movies who Johnny Carson was.” and was able to make my own schedule. I’d work the On what it meant to spring and take every summer and every holiday off to become a cast member on Saturday Night Live in be with my kids. That’s the 1986: beauty of mixing standup “It’s an anointment. Now, with being a dad — you everybody’s on YouTube, don’t have to do a lot of dates. It wasn’t any master everybody’s on television.

When I came through, if plan, but it did work out you were on TV you were an well. exotic alien. Back then, if “You get a lot of depth you took a lemon and gave and wisdom from raising it its own channel, and put it kids. You evolve as a person, which in turn fuels your on Channel 84 for 24 hours a day, then that lemon was standup or your writing.” seen in public, people would gawk and say ‘Hey, that’s On what Wayne and the lemon from TV.’ Garth would be doing at “I was aware at that time 50: how being on TV distorted “They have Propecia to everything, especially my keep hair on their skull, relationships. Fame is a they have Cialis and their tricky mistress because glucosamine and Garth is it brands your brother. finally taking his Adderall He’s now Dana Carvey’s consistently.” brother. Your wife is Dana They basically spend a lot of time at the pharmacy, Carvey’s wife. It’s a weird thing. When I came through, and I think you could do the two gatekeepers were a sequel with Wayne and Lorne Michaels and Johnny Garth at the pharmacy. I Carson. Now, you can work think they’re heavily medicated at this point, but with inside-out with YouTube and your own fans. legal drugs.”

“Conan O’Brien was talking about this and said On whether a Wayne’s that in the future being in World 3 is possible: show business will be like “I doubt it. Mike (Myers) working at the post office. It has a kid and he owns won’t be an exotic thing, it Lower Manhattan. He has a jet and a boat and I think will be so many people making $18 an hour, but having he’s really happy being a dad. That’s my impression.” their own network.”

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THIS WEEKEND in the area WATERFRONT CAR SHOWS The Majestic Glass Corvette Club will present two car shows in conjunction with the Anacortes Waterfront Festival, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday (All-Corvette) and Sunday (Custom Classic), June 1-2, at Ninth Street and Q Avenue, Anacortes. Rain or shine. Registration will begin at 8 a.m. each day ($15 entry fee per vehicle). Trophies, door prizes, raffles and more. Free admission for spectators.

360-299-9303 or majesticglass.org.

BEER, BRATS & MORE Find out what local businesses and other organizations have to offer at “The Art of Beer, Brats, Biz and More” from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 1, at Terry’ Corner on Camano Island. Check out displays, giveaways, music and more from a variety of local organizations and vendors. The event will also include a beer and wine garden, grilled bratwurst and other food available for purchase. Free admission. 360629-7136.

“FROM HERE TO THERE” The group invitational show featuring work by three dozen artists will open with a reception from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, June 1, and continue through June 30, at Smith & Vallee Gallery, 5742 Gilkey Ave., Edison. Focused on the subject of movement, transition and traveling, and just in time for summer road trips and adventures, this exhibition captures the journey instead of the destination. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. 360766-6230 or smithandvallee.com.

SAN JUAN ISLAND ART TOUR The 22nd anniversary San Juan Island Artists’ Studio Tour will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, June 1-2, at locations around San Juan Island. The self-guided tour features 14 artists’ studios and works by many guest artists. Look for a mix of prints, paintings, ceramics, jewelry, photography, sculpture, glass, fiber and more as professional artists open their doors and welcome the public to see where and how art is created.

Enjoy music, gardens and prize drawings. Free. sanjuanislandartists.com.

Anacortes Waterfront Festival The annual festival will kick off with a dinner party at 6 p.m. Friday, May 31, at the Transit Shed Event Center, 100 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. Enjoy dinner, hors d’oeuvres and music

by The Walrus. $65 at the door. 360-293-3134. n The festival will continue from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Sunday, June 1-2, on the waterfront around Cap Sante Boat Haven, 1019 Q Ave. Activities

include a marine swap meet on Saturday, the second annual Anacortes Milk Carton Derby on Sunday, a boat show and boat rides, quickand-dirty boat building, car shows, working waterfront walking tours, radio-controlled sailboat regatta, music and other entertainment, arts and crafts, food, children’s activities and more.

Free admission. anacortes.org.

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TRAVEL

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NAHEIM, Calif. — Mickey Mouse is center stage again in Fantasyland.

The world’s most famous mouse has reclaimed Disneyland’s Fantasyland Theatre for himself after a six-year occupation by the Disney princesses.

In recent years, the theme park venue was used as a meeting place for Disney royalty instead of an actual theater. It’s now home to a new song-and-dance extravaganza called “Mickey and the Magical Map.” “It was time,” said director Tracy Halas, who performed two decades ago as a dancer in various productions on the outdoor stage.

“With the expansion of Disney’s California Adventure over the past few years, we were really focused on more atmospheric and interactive shows. We sort of work in cycles, and it was the right time again for this kind of

June 6th • 7 pm Lincoln Theatre Mt Vernon

Mickey returns to Fantasyland in high-tech show

By DERRIK J. LANG t AP Entertainment Writer

King Louie from “The Jungle Book,” dances with cast members during the live show “Mickey and the Magical Map.”

ute show.

Michael Jung, Disney’s vice president of theatrical development, said the biggest challenge in creating “Mickey and the Magical Map” wasn’t building the enormous three-tiered LED screen but balancing the demands of a new production that would appeal to all Disneyland visitors, includreelpaddlingfilmfestival.com ing new generations who are well-versed in computA Paddling Film Festival Photos by Paul Auyeung / Disneyland Resort via AP er-generated wizardry.

Tickets “We always want to This photo released by Disneyland Resort shows Mickey Mouse from the live $12 appeal to a classic audience, show “Mickey and the Magical Map,” a 22-minute song-and-dance extravaganza people who’ve grown up at the at Fantasyland Theatre in Disneyland Park in Anaheim, Calif. with the films and properdoor ties and want to relive them teleported across a huge new 240-square-foot LED or share them with their brought to you by Paddle4Ever show.”

The production stars magical map after attempt- screen that Mickey and a families,” said Jung. “At & Washington Water Trails a mischievous Mickey — ing to paint a blank spot cast of about two dozen the same time, we want the Celebrating the Passion less corporate icon, more on the sketch, which is singers and dancers interkids of today to be engaged, of Paddlesports “Fantasia” rookie — who’s digitally displayed on a act with during the 22-min- present and feel like it’s

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relevant. I think the creative team really worked hard to find the best of both worlds.”

“Magical Map” features several Disney characters in six production numbers.

There’s an opening routine set to the original new tune “Journey to Imagination,” composed especially for the show, as well as a mash-up where Pocahontas, Mulan and Rapunzel and Flynn Rider from “Tangled” all join together to belt out ballads from their respective films.

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TRAVEL Local travel EXPERIENCE CHINA: DEADLINE EXTENDED: Skagit Valley College is accepting applications for an Aug. 22-Sept. 8 trip to China.

The primary focus of the tour is to journey to the remote villages of Yunnan province to work with a partner organization devoted to helping village communities empower minority children through culture, art and music. Travelers will also learn about China’s history and culture through visits to its modern capital, Beijing, and its ancient capital, Xi’an. College credit is available. For information, including cost, application instructions and photos from past trips, visit www.skagit. edu/chinatrip, or contact Ted Maloney at 360-416-7774.

Paul Auyeung / Disneyland Resort via AP

This photo released by Disneyland Resort shows Mickey Mouse from the live show “Mickey and the Magical Map.” Mickey and King Louie from “The Jungle Book” are both portrayed in “Magical Map” by actors in costumes with animatronic heads, which allow their giant cartoony eyes to blink and mouths to move in sync with the show’s soundtrack. The updated articulated “talking” characters have previously been used in Disney theme park and cruise line productions.

“Magical Map” is scheduled to run during the summer five times a day. In preparation for the show, the Fantasyland Theatre

received an overhaul, including the addition of new audio and lighting systems, stage supports to accommodate the weight of the 71,000-pound LED screen and benches that can seat an audience of up to 1,800.

The venue first opened in 1985 as Videopolis, a 5,000-square-foot disco with monitors broadcasting music videos and live shots of clubgoers. It was transformed into a full-time theater in 1989, playing host to shows starring characters like Mickey, Dick Tracy,

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Pocahontas and Snow White until 2006, when the ever-popular princesses moved in for photo ops.

Mickey didn’t completely evict the noblewomen, though.

They were moved last March to Fantasy Faire, their newly erected permanent residence on the other side of Sleeping Beauty castle that features a gift shop, food cart and meet-and-greet space where guests can pose with a revolving roster of princesses. It also has its own theater that seats 300.

Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C Minor Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 1 Britten Simple Symphony Danzi Woodwind Quintet Op. 67 No. 3

Sat. June 1 - 7:30 p.m. St Paul’s Episcopal 415 S. 18th, Mount Vernon 724.7300 www.bayshoremusicproject.com

YOGA ADVENTURE SERIES: Join Dawn Jex for day trips and yoga. Each adventure includes fun activities at an area attraction combined with a yoga class.

For information or to register, call Dawn at 360-631-0587 or visit yoga-gypsies.com.

Next up: n June 15: Theo Chocolate Factory Tour and Troll Yoga: Meet at 10:15 a.m. at the Theo Chocolate Factory, 3400 Phinney Ave., Seattle.

Tour the factory, taste a little chocolate and then head up to the Troll under the Fremont bridge for some “Troll Yoga.” Afterward, explore Fremont for lunch, shopping or sightseeing. $20. n July 13: Vancouver Granville Island Tour and Yoga: Travel via Amtrak to

For more info.

Anacortes.org

Vancouver, Canada, ride the foot ferry to the markets and bistros of Granville Island, then enjoy practicing yoga in the peace and quiet of Ron Basford Park. Sample the confections of the island markets, then make your way back to the train station and home, or make a weekend of it and stay awhile in beautiful Vancouver. Purchase train tickets through Amtrak ($44). False Creek Ferry round trip tickets ($10) must be purchased at the terminal. Ron Basford Park yoga and Granville Island guided tour, $40. n Aug. 11: Anacortes Kayak Yoga Trip: Join Dawn at 9 a.m. in Anacortes for a six-hour kayak tour of the San Juan Islands that will include an hour of beach yoga. Bring your own lunch, water safe shoes and a sharp eye to spot whales along the way. $117.94, includes kayak rental, all gear and yoga.

than 200 retail vendors selling everything you can imagine. Wear weather-appropriate clothing and comfortable walking shoes. Proof of citizenship required (passport, DMV enhanced driver’s license or NEXUS card). $55$57. Register by June 7. n “San Juan Island: Something for Everyone”: 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday, July 19, departing from and returning to Hillcrest Park, 1717 S. 13th St., Mount Vernon. Journey to San Juan Island to visit the 12th annual SJI Lavender Festival at Pelindaba Lavender Farm, followed by a nohost lunch at Roche Harbor and a behind the scenes tour of the Westcott Bay Cidery and San Juan Island Distillery, where you’ll taste their ciders and spirits. Wear weather-appropriate clothing and comfortable walking shoes, and bring money for food and purchases. Ages 21 and older only. $75-$77.

Register by July 12.

SHORT TRIPS: Mount n Abbotsford Airshow: 9 Vernon Parks and Recreation a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 9, offers several travel opportu- departing from and returnnities for participants ages ing to Hillcrest Park, 1717 12 and older, adult superviS. 13th St., Mount Vernon. sion required for ages 18 and Check out the 51st annual younger. For information or to Abbotsford, B.C., Internationregister, call 360-336-6215. al Airshow, featuring specNext up: tacular aerobatics, deathn “Riches of Richmond, defying flight formations, B.C.”: 1:30 to 10 p.m. Friday, stunning parachute drops June 14, departing from and and pyrotechnic displays. returning to Hillcrest Park, Wear weather-appropriate 1717 S. 13th St., Mount Ver- clothing and comfortable non. Check out the Internawalking shoes, and don’t tional Buddhist Temple, Steforget your camera. Proof of veston’s restored waterfront citizenship required (passand the most popular night port, DMV enhanced driver’s market in North America, with license or NEXUS card). $6880 food booths and more $70. Register by Aug. 2.

Sat. June 1st 10 am - 6 pm Sun. June 2nd 10 am - 5 pm Live Music, Free Kids Activities, Free Boat Rides, Car Shows, Food Vendors Exciting new contraptions to try and see

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REVIEWS MUSIC CDS Compiled from news services

Various Artists

Melchior’s seemingly effortless soft singing in “Winterstuerme (Wintry storms)” highlights how often the role “Wagner at the is shouted these days by tenors lacking Met: Legendary his technique, and Lawrence’s “Du bist Performances der Lenz (You are the spring)” builds from The Metrotension and pace along with Sieglinde’s politan Opera” ardor. Varnay combines iciness and affection in her opening “Siegmund! Sieh’ auf Yes, there really mich! (Siegmund! Look at me!)” from the was a golden age, and this was it.

Todesverkuendigung (Annunciation of To mark the 200th anniversary of Richdeath). While Huehn’s “Leb’ wohl (Fareard Wagner’s birth on May 22, a 25-disc well)” is low on emotion, Flagstad and set taken from the archives of Saturday Melchior sparkle in the closing duet from afternoon Metropolitan Opera broadcasts “Siegfried.” documents performances of nine of the A 1938 “Tristan und Isolde” with Melcomposer’s 10 mature works — “Parsifal” chior, Flagstad and Bodanzsky reveals an was excluded. The recordings date from incendiary love duet that lifts the opera 1936-54 and while some of these had to an even higher level, and Flagstad folappeared previously on CD, these are the lows with an ecstatic, mournful Liebestod first authorized releases. The sound from (lovedeath), although here the thin sound the original lacquers and tapes has been of the recording detracts. improved and cleaned markedly, but don’t Finally, there is a “Die Meistersinger expect the clarity, depth and width of von Nuernberg” from 1953. Reiner carethe digital era, especially from the 1930s fully blended Hans Hopf’s lyrical Walther, broadcasts. And the conductors of the day Paul Schoeffler’s thick-voiced Sachs and made cuts that would be unacceptable to Victoria de los Angeles’ sweet and innothe 21st century Met audience. cent Eva. But, oh, the singing.

While Sony had released 20 individual Hans Hotter’s booming Dutchman sets of Met broadcasts in recent years, from “Die Fliegende Hollaender” is including a 1968 “Walkuere” and 1972 paired with Astrid Varnay’s excitable “Meistersinger,” the historic recordings Senta under Fritz Reiner’s baton from have far more impact when packaged 1950. George Szell’s “Tannhaeuser” from together here. A similar Verdi set is 1954 shows interesting tempi choices in planned for the fall. the overture, which includes a sudden speedup in the Venusberg theme. n Ronald Blum, Associated Press Ramon Vinay’s clarion tenor is featured as Tannhaeuser, this time matched Steve Tyrell with Varnay’s sultry Venus, Margaret “It’s Magic: Harshaw’s hefty Elisabeth and a young The Songs of Roberta Peters as the Shepherd.

Sammy Cahn” For a 1943 “Lohengrin,” a freshersounding Varnay’s Elsa is together with Late blooming Lauritz Melchior in the title role under crooner Steve Erich Leinsdorf’s baton that emphasized Tyrell burnishes flow over energy. Melchior’s “In fernem his reputation as land (In a far-off land)” is a model of one of the finest diction, breath control, pacing, color and interpreters of the Great American Songinflection. book with this tribute marking the centenMelchior is a central part of the nial of the birth of Sammy Cahn, the lyriRing Cycle, as Siegmund in a 1940 “Die cist who gave voice to Frank Sinatra and Walkuere” with Marjorie Lawrence’s the Rat Pack in the early 1960s.

Sieglinde, Flagstad’s Bruennhilde and Tyrell’s rough-hewn baritone — with Julius Huehn’s Wotan (under Leinsdorf), the slight twang of his native Texas — a 1937 “Siegfried” with Flagstad and Fre- gives him the swagger to put his own idrich Schorr’s Wanderer (under Bodanstamp on such Cahn-Jimmy Van Heusen zsky) and a 1936 “Goetterdaemmerung” tunes as “Come Fly With Me” and “The with Lawrence (again under Bodanzsky). Tender Trap.” His voice also has a world-

weary vulnerability that serves him well on the romantic torch songs Cahn penned with Jule Styne such as “I Guess I’ll Hang My Tears Out to Dry” and “I Fall In Love Too Easily.”

Tyrell draws on his background as a record producer to present himself in optimal settings by using top-flight arrangers and soloists. Don Sebesky adds bold brassy blasts to his arrangements of such tunes as “Ain’t That A Kick In The Head,” while Alan Broadbent uses strings to lushly accent ballads like “All the Way.” Saxophonist David Mann contributes a sultry solo on “It’s Magic,” while Lew Soloff’s growling trumpet complements Tyrell’s gruff vocals on “It’s Crazy,” one of the last songs Cahn wrote. n Charles J. Gans, Associated Press

Marshall Chapman

“Blaze of Glory”

Tall comes up short. n Steven Wine, Associated Press

John Fogerty “Wrote a Song for Everyone”

For certain Boomers, listening to the songs on John Fogerty’s “Wrote a Song For Everyone” will be like reacquainting with old friends, their wisdom and vitality still exhilarating after all these years. For post-Boomers, the album can serve as an introduction to the kind of meaty, foursquare guitar rock that has largely disappeared from the pop charts.

“Wrote a Song” is a Fogerty tribute album that comes with the artist’s seal of approval. In fact, he sings on every cut, making it a duets album, too.

Fogerty, who turns 68 on Tuesday, recruited an array of younger artists to help resurrect some of his biggest hits, and the results rock. Highlights include a thunderous performance of “Fortunate Son” featuring the Foo Fighters and Fogerty sound-alike Dave Grohl; the 1997 obscurity “Hot Rod Heart,” with Brad Paisley revving up his guitar; and a rollicking “Proud Mary,” reclaimed from marching band songbooks everywhere by Jennifer Hudson, Allen Toussaint and the Rebirth Brass Band.

Fogerty himself remains a mighty singer, and shows he hasn’t lost his knack as a songwriter either. Two new tunes fit right in, which is impressive given such distinguished company.

An opening duet cooks to a Bo Diddley beat.

Next comes a searing Rolling Stones-style rocker, and then Marshall Chapman does a slow burn on Hoagy Carmichael’s “Nearness of You.” After that, Marshall Chapman loses steam on new album “Blaze of Glory.”

The 6-foot singer nicknamed the Goddess of Tall has been rocking out for a loyal following since the mid-1970s, but the new album suffers from too many plodding tempos and not enough strong material. Sequencing and jarring mood swings are a problem, too: Chapman sings mostly about affairs of the heart before offering up a lame novelty number (“Call n Steven Wine, Associated Press the Lamas”), and then closes with backto-back tunes that contemplate death, which leads to buzz kill.

The best songs here are very good, however, and at age 64 Chapman’s still in fine voice. Her soft South Carolina accent drops to a near whisper on the Carmichael tune, and she nails the other cover, too, with a jazzy approach on the Delmore Brothers’ “Blues Stay Away from Me.” “Love in the Wind” is an exuberant duet with Todd Snider, and “I Don’t Want Nobody” benefits from her Mick Jagger swagger. But elsewhere the Goddess of

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REVIEWS GOOD GAME Brian Crecente, McClatchy-Tribune News Service

From Xbox One to Xbox None: The risks of an internet-required gaming console Microsoft’s next console brings with it one very important requirement: An internet connection.

If you can’t get online, or don’t want to, the Xbox One becomes useless.

Microsoft is making a bet that its next console can survive, perhaps even thrive, off of the purchases of those typically plugged-in early adopters and that internet proliferation, which currently hasn’t spread to about a quarter of the developed world, will steadily encompass all of those who might have an interest in gaming.

It’s not a bad bet, but it does send a bad message to those unwilling or unable to get online: tough luck.

Unveiled last week during a day-long event on Microsoft’s campus, the Xbox One seems to be a lot of things: A device where you can watch movies or live TV, listen to music, browse the internet, video chat with your friends, play games. A gaming console that watches you with the help of a high-tech camera, as you watch it.

While Microsoft executives were cagey and confused on the details at last week’s unveiling, one thing began to come into focus during the event: Untethered from the online world, the Xbox One eventually becomes an Xbox none.

Video games, according to several sources familiar with the matter, will require some form of occasional online connection to verify a person still owns the disc. Without that reoccurring online handshake, the game simply won’t play. And of course things like cloud processing for games, video chat, Xbox Live, web browsing, movie renting, music streaming — all require an internet connection.

This will be the first console designed from the bottom up for a plugged-in society. The problem is that not all of society is plugged-in.

And even the best of internet connections go down on occasion.

I live in New York, a state soaked in reliable internet, but I lose my connection to the rest of the world several times a month. Having access to internet, even paying for internet, doesn’t mean you can always be online.

And every internet outage will now bring with it the threat of an entertainment outage.

Requiring internet also means that a trip to an offline location, like a cabin, won’t include any Xbox One video games.

While a small part of the parent in me might like the idea of not having to debate whether gaming will be allowed on a vacation, the notion that I don’t get to make that decision if there’s no internet irks me.

An internet requirement also means that every game purchase I make brings with it a shelf-life. At some point, it’s fair to assume, Microsoft may decide it wants to stop supporting that game or its new console. If a connection, even an occasional one, is required to play the game, what happens then to my library of titles?

There are plenty of reasons why having an internet connection makes sense for a console, but anything that requires a connection can be traced back to nefarious reasons.

Microsoft, I assume, wants to make sure I’m not playing copied or stolen games. Microsoft, I fear, wants to better track my television watching habits, my music listening habits, my game playing habits, what used games I own.

And let’s not forget the console’s camera peripheral. The Xbox One’s Kinect, like the console itself, will be required to always be connected.

Privacy, I worry, won’t be a feature of the Xbox One. I broached some of these concerns with several Microsoft executives at last week’s event.

Cloistered on the Microsoft campus, well within the shadow of their new console unveiling, all of the executives I spoke with seemed ambivalent to the notion that not everyone will be able to use an internetrequired console. Even in light of the Wii U, which doesn’t require internet, and the PlayStation 4, which may not.

The message seemed to be: If you don’t like the Xbox One then stick with the Xbox 360.

Don Mattrick, president of Interactive Entertainment Business at Microsoft, told me that the decision to require internet for the Xbox One was driven by a desire to create a console unleashed from the technical limitations of today’s not-entirely-connected society.

Microsoft had a decision to make, he said; either create a console planted in the present or look to the future and create a device built on the concept that one day the internet will be as available as electricity or telephone service.

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ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area May 30-June 6

TUNING UP Playing at area venues May 30-June 6

Thursday.30

THURSDAY.30

FRIDAY.31

Trish, Hans and John: 7:30 p.m., Br’er Rabbit: 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Varsity Inn, 112 N. Cherry St., BurlMain, Conway. $10. 360-445-3000. ington. No cover. 360-755-0165.

MUSIC

Final Concert: Sedro-Woolley High School Choir: with director Poul Brask: 7 p.m., Sedro-Woolley High School auditorium, 1235 Third St., Sedro-Woolley. 360-855-4028.

Spazmatics: 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No Cover. 877-275-2448.

Bob Milne (ragtime/boogie-woogie piano): 7 p.m., Whatcom Museum Old City Hall, Rotunda Room, 121 Prospect St., Bellingham. $22. 360-778-8930 or ragtime. brownpapertickets.com.

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

Friday.31 THEATER

Jammin’ Jeff: 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Copper & Coal, Ranieros: 8:30 p.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 HighEdison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Ediway 9, Mount Vernon. 360-422-6411. son. 360-766-6266.

Saturday.1 THEATER

Joyride: 10 p.m., Draft Pics, 516 S. First St., Mount Vernon. No cover.

360-336-3626.

MUSIC

Randy Norris and Jeff Nicely: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. $7 cover. 360-4453000.

“The Woman in Black”: ghost thriller: 8 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $18.

360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

Mount Vernon High School Jazz Bands: 7 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $6. Proceeds benefit the MVHS Jazz Program. 360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org.

Scooch Cugno and the 88s: 8:30 to 11:30 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360588-1720.

Bump Kitchen: 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-755-3956.

THEATER

“The Woman in Black”: ghost thriller: 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $18.

360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

Midnight Son: 6:30 p.m., Mount Vernon Elks, 2120 Market St., Mount Vernon. 360-848-8882.

Learning Team, Holiday Friends, Manatee Commune: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $5-$7. 360-778-1067.

Biagio (acoustic guitar): 6:30 to 8 p.m., Jansen Art Center Piano Lounge, 321 Front St., Lynden. No cover. 360-354-3600.

Knut Bell & The Blue Collars: 5 to 9 p.m., Conway Pub & Eatery, 18611 Main St., Conway. 360-445-4733.

“Cinderella”: Northwest Ballet Theater: 7 p.m., Mount Baker Theatre, 104 N. Commercial St., Bellingham. $15$24. 360-734-6080 or mountbakertheatre.com.

Thursday.6

The Don Richards Band: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, Renaissance Room, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $7 cover. 360-445-3000.

File Gumbo, with Orville Johnson: 5:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. 360766-6266.

BALLET

“Cinderella”: Northwest Ballet Theater: 2 p.m., Mount Baker Theatre, 104 N. Commercial St., Bellingham. $15$24. 360-734-6080 or www.mountbakertheatre.com.

Grenades, Sloths, Caparza: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $5. 360-778-1067.

SUNDAY.2

Spring Concert: Bayshore Symphony: 7:30 p.m., St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 415 S. 18th St., Mount Vernon. $10 suggested donation, free for ages 12 and younger.

360-724-7300 or bayshoremusicproject.com.

BALLET

Skip Hamilton: 6 to 9 p.m., Frida’s Gourmet Mexican Restaurant, 416 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. No cover. 360-299-2120.

Ben Starner: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway.

No Cover. 360-445-3000.

SATURDAY.1

“The Woman in Black”: ghost thriller: 8 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $18.

360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

Sunday.2

Bill Jordan: 8 to 10 p.m., First Street Cabaret & Speakeasy, 612 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $5 cover. 360-3363012.

Gary B’s Church of the Blues (blues, classic rock): 6-10 p.m., Castle Tavern, 708 Metcalf.

St., Sedro-Woolley. 360-855-2263.

FRIDAY.31, SATURDAY.1, THURSDAY.6 “CHICKS IN SPACE: A SCI-FI CABARET” Featuring The Provocateurs: 9 p.m., The Spark Museum of Electrical Invention, 1312 Bay St., Bellingham. $10 advance, $12 at the door. 360-738-3886.

Soccermom, Creech, VR Trainers: 9 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $3.

360-778-1067.

THURSDAY.30, SUNDAY.2, THURSDAY.6 “A ROTTEN DEMISE” Interactive comedy murder mystery: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, 6:30 p.m., Sunday, First Street Cabaret & Speakeasy, 612 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $45, includes dinner. Wine and beer available for purchase. 360-336-3012 or riverbelledinnertheatre.com.

WEDNESDAY.5 Savage Jazz: 6 to 9 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-588-1720.

SATURDAY.1 EXPERTEASE 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No Cover.

877-275-2448.

THURSDAY.6 Nathaniel Talbot: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $10 cover. 360445-3000.

Andy Koch (blues, soul): 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Jansen Art Center Piano Lounge, 321 Front St., Lynden. No cover. 360-354-3600.

THURSDAY.30 ANDY KOCH (OF BADD DOG BLUES SOCIETY) 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Jansen Art Center Piano Lounge, 321 Front St., Lynden.

No cover. 360-354-3600.

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ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area May 30-June 6

TUNING UP Playing at area venues May 30-June 6

Thursday.30

THURSDAY.30

FRIDAY.31

Trish, Hans and John: 7:30 p.m., Br’er Rabbit: 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Varsity Inn, 112 N. Cherry St., BurlMain, Conway. $10. 360-445-3000. ington. No cover. 360-755-0165.

MUSIC

Final Concert: Sedro-Woolley High School Choir: with director Poul Brask: 7 p.m., Sedro-Woolley High School auditorium, 1235 Third St., Sedro-Woolley. 360-855-4028.

Spazmatics: 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No Cover. 877-275-2448.

Bob Milne (ragtime/boogie-woogie piano): 7 p.m., Whatcom Museum Old City Hall, Rotunda Room, 121 Prospect St., Bellingham. $22. 360-778-8930 or ragtime. brownpapertickets.com.

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

Friday.31 THEATER

Jammin’ Jeff: 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Copper & Coal, Ranieros: 8:30 p.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 HighEdison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Ediway 9, Mount Vernon. 360-422-6411. son. 360-766-6266.

Saturday.1 THEATER

Joyride: 10 p.m., Draft Pics, 516 S. First St., Mount Vernon. No cover.

360-336-3626.

MUSIC

Randy Norris and Jeff Nicely: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. $7 cover. 360-4453000.

“The Woman in Black”: ghost thriller: 8 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $18.

360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

Mount Vernon High School Jazz Bands: 7 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $6. Proceeds benefit the MVHS Jazz Program. 360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org.

Scooch Cugno and the 88s: 8:30 to 11:30 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360588-1720.

Bump Kitchen: 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-755-3956.

THEATER

“The Woman in Black”: ghost thriller: 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $18.

360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

Midnight Son: 6:30 p.m., Mount Vernon Elks, 2120 Market St., Mount Vernon. 360-848-8882.

Learning Team, Holiday Friends, Manatee Commune: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $5-$7. 360-778-1067.

Biagio (acoustic guitar): 6:30 to 8 p.m., Jansen Art Center Piano Lounge, 321 Front St., Lynden. No cover. 360-354-3600.

Knut Bell & The Blue Collars: 5 to 9 p.m., Conway Pub & Eatery, 18611 Main St., Conway. 360-445-4733.

“Cinderella”: Northwest Ballet Theater: 7 p.m., Mount Baker Theatre, 104 N. Commercial St., Bellingham. $15$24. 360-734-6080 or mountbakertheatre.com.

Thursday.6

The Don Richards Band: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, Renaissance Room, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $7 cover. 360-445-3000.

File Gumbo, with Orville Johnson: 5:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. 360766-6266.

BALLET

“Cinderella”: Northwest Ballet Theater: 2 p.m., Mount Baker Theatre, 104 N. Commercial St., Bellingham. $15$24. 360-734-6080 or www.mountbakertheatre.com.

Grenades, Sloths, Caparza: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $5. 360-778-1067.

SUNDAY.2

Spring Concert: Bayshore Symphony: 7:30 p.m., St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 415 S. 18th St., Mount Vernon. $10 suggested donation, free for ages 12 and younger.

360-724-7300 or bayshoremusicproject.com.

BALLET

Skip Hamilton: 6 to 9 p.m., Frida’s Gourmet Mexican Restaurant, 416 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. No cover. 360-299-2120.

Ben Starner: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway.

No Cover. 360-445-3000.

SATURDAY.1

“The Woman in Black”: ghost thriller: 8 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $18.

360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

Sunday.2

Bill Jordan: 8 to 10 p.m., First Street Cabaret & Speakeasy, 612 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $5 cover. 360-3363012.

Gary B’s Church of the Blues (blues, classic rock): 6-10 p.m., Castle Tavern, 708 Metcalf.

St., Sedro-Woolley. 360-855-2263.

FRIDAY.31, SATURDAY.1, THURSDAY.6 “CHICKS IN SPACE: A SCI-FI CABARET” Featuring The Provocateurs: 9 p.m., The Spark Museum of Electrical Invention, 1312 Bay St., Bellingham. $10 advance, $12 at the door. 360-738-3886.

Soccermom, Creech, VR Trainers: 9 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $3.

360-778-1067.

THURSDAY.30, SUNDAY.2, THURSDAY.6 “A ROTTEN DEMISE” Interactive comedy murder mystery: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, 6:30 p.m., Sunday, First Street Cabaret & Speakeasy, 612 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $45, includes dinner. Wine and beer available for purchase. 360-336-3012 or riverbelledinnertheatre.com.

WEDNESDAY.5 Savage Jazz: 6 to 9 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-588-1720.

SATURDAY.1 EXPERTEASE 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No Cover.

877-275-2448.

THURSDAY.6 Nathaniel Talbot: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $10 cover. 360445-3000.

Andy Koch (blues, soul): 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Jansen Art Center Piano Lounge, 321 Front St., Lynden. No cover. 360-354-3600.

THURSDAY.30 ANDY KOCH (OF BADD DOG BLUES SOCIETY) 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Jansen Art Center Piano Lounge, 321 Front St., Lynden.

No cover. 360-354-3600.

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GET INVOLVED ART

CALL FOR ARTISTS AND CRAFTERS: The Mount Vernon Downtown Association is looking for artists and crafters of all ages for the annual Sidewalk Sale in downtown Mount Vernon on July 26-27. For more information, call Nancy at 360-420-9876, email Pam at tatteredpage@comcast.net, or download an application at mountvernondowntown. org.

Terry MacDonald. $30. Limited spaces: call Candace at 425-422-6988.

FAMILY ART DAYS AT MoNA: The Museum of Northwest Art offers Family Art Days each month at MoNA, 121 S. First St., La Conner. Sessions are open to ages 5 and older at all skill levels and include guided walk-throughs of MoNA exhibitions. Limited to 15 participants per session.

To register: 360-466-4446, ext. 108, or FAD@museuPAINTING IN THE PARKS: mofnwart.org. Information: Artists are invited to join museumofnwart.org. WorkPlein Air Washington Artists shops are free with museum to paint in the parks from 10 admission. Admission: $8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and adults, $5 seniors, $3 students, Sunday, June 1-2. There is no free for members and ages 11 charge, just check in with a and younger. facilitator when you arrive. pleinairwashington.com.

ART CLASSES: Dakota n Saturday, June 1, at Art offers a variety of art Deception Pass State Park, classes and workshops at Whidbey Island. Admission 17873 Highway 536, Mount to the park is free on SatVernon. 360-416-6556, ext. 5, urday in honor of National or dakotaartcenter.com.

Trails Day. Discover Pass is not required. 360-675-3767.

CLAY CLASSES: Ceramic n Sunday, June 2, at Bay artist Sue Roberts offers a View State Park, on Padilla variety of classes and workBay, west of Mount Vernon. shops at Tower Arts Studio, Discover Pass required. 360- 5424 S. Shore Drive, Guemes 757-0227.

Island. For information, call 360-293-8878 or visit tower CALL FOR ARTISTS: The artsstudio.com.

Anacortes Arts Commission seeks fishing-themed INTRO TO ILLUSTRATION artworks in all mediums for ART CLASSES: Burlington the “Hooked” art show, set Parks and Recreation will for July 5-6, at the Depot offer a series of art classes Arts & Community Center, for kids ages 7 to 12. Instruc611 R Ave., Anacortes. Space tor Max Elam will introduce is limited. No applications, young artists to a variety of no fees, no commission. For styles and art mediums. Each information, contact Karla four-session class costs $45.

Locke at 360-588-6968 or Supplies are included. To regemail kklocke1@mac.com. ister, call 360-755-9649. n Basic Cartooning: 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesdays, June 4-25.

ART CLASSES $40.

ART LESSONS IN THE VINEYARD: Enjoy a glass of wine and a painting class AUDITIONS from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, “ROALD DAHL’S WILLY June 8, at Challenger Ridge WONKA”: Auditions will be Vineyard & Cellars, 43095 held from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday Challenger Road, Concrete. and Tuesday, June 3-4, at the Choose from two different Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First techniques: watercolor with St., Mount Vernon. Roles are Don Smith or acrylic with available for children, teens

and adults. Accepted cast members will be required to pay a production fee of $150 to help cover a portion of the cost of producing the musical. Discounts are available for multiple family members, and fees may be deferred for production assistance (sewing costumes, building sets, etc.). The show will run Nov. 22-Dec. 7. To schedule an audition appointment, email kristimuna@yahoo.com.

CABARET AUDITIONS: Burlesque and vaudeville group Jezebel Cabaret will hold open auditions for singers, dancers, jugglers, comedians and other variety acts from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays, June 5 and 12, at The Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main St., Conway. Performers can bring music on a CD or MP3 device or musical instruments for accompaniment. They can offer finished acts or pitch act ideas. Jezebel Cabaret is also looking for behind-the-scenes people, including set designers, costumers, choreographers, hair and makeup artists, photographers, videographers, and graphic and web designers.

For questions or to confirm an audition, email thejezebel rebels@gmail.com.

PARADES

BERRY DAIRY DAYS PARADE: The Burlington Chamber of Commerce is accepting entries for the 76th annual Berry Dairy Days Grand Parade, set for 11 a.m. Saturday, June 15, down Fairhaven Avenue, Skagit Street and Greenleaf, in Burlington. Entry deadline is June 1; late entries will be added to the end of the parade. Entry fees: $10 nonprofit organizations, $25 standard entries, $100 politicians. Prizes will be awarded to the top three entries. 360-757-0994 or burl ington-chamber.com.

RECREATION

FREE PARK ADMISSION: In recognition of National Trails Day, the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission will offer free admission to all state parks on Saturday, June 1. During this weekend, the Discover Pass will not be required to enter state parks. The pass is still required to access lands managed by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Department of Natural Resources. parks. wa.gov.

The U.S. Forest Service also will recognize National Trails Day by waiving fees for visitors to the Mt. BakerSnoqualmie National Forest MUSIC on Saturday, June 1. Fees will SKAGIT VALLEY MUSIC be waived at more than 74 CLUB: The club welcomes day-use sites on the forest. performers, listeners and fs.usda.gov/mbs. guests to join the fun at 1:30 TRAIL TALES: Friends of p.m. today at Vasa Hall, 1805 Skagit Beaches will lead a Cleveland St., Mount Verseries of informative walks non. Come and sing, play an along the Tommy Thompson instrument or just enjoy the Trail in Anacortes. For informusic. Free. For information, mation, visit skagitbeaches. call Marsha Pederson at 360org.

757-4906.

Next up: n Seafarers’ Park History ON STAGE & Restoration: 10 to 11:30 OPEN MIC: 9 p.m. to mid- a.m. Saturday, June 1, beginnight Wednesdays at the First ning at the Cap Sante Marina Street Cabaret & Speakeasy, office, 1019 Q Ave. Learn 612 S. First St., Mount Verhow the legacy of shoreline non. Ages 21 and older. No contamination was cleaned cover. 360-336-3012 or river up and the site restored by belledinnertheatre.com. the Washington Department

of Ecology, working with the Port of Anacortes. The flat, paved trail is handicapped accessible. n Custom Plywood Mill History and Cleanup: 2 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, June 1, leaving from the 34th Street crossing of the Tommy Thompson Trail. Learn about the environmental damage left behind by a century of wood-processing mills at this site. This summer, the Department of Ecology will begin the nearshore phase of the site cleanup, removing wood waste and toxic chemicals and restoring the site as part of the Anacortes Baywide Cleanup. The flat, paved trail is handicapped accessible. n Early Anacortes Maritime Scene: 10 to 11 a.m.

Sunday, June 2, leaving from the Cap Sante Marina office.

Learn about Anacortes’ rich marine history and the changes that have taken place along the waterfront. Handicapped accessible.

Swinomish Channel and San Juan Island. $45. Waive the registration fee and qualify for prizes by raising funds to benefit North Islands Young Life. northislands.younglife. org.

HUMAN RACE 5K/10K: The Whatcom County Human Race 5K/10K Run and 5K Walk will take place Saturday, June 1, at the Squalicum Boathouse at Zuanich Point Park, Bellingham. Registration begins at 8:45 a.m. and the race starts at 10 a.m.

Registration through May 19: 5K, $25; 10K, $35; Family, $50.

Prices go up $10 after 5 p.m.

Sunday, May 19. Participants gather pledges to benefit the Whatcom Volunteer Center and a variety of organizations, including schools, churches and other nonprofits. 360-7343055 or humanracewvc.org.

TRAILS DAY CLEANUP: Celebrate the American Hiking Society’s National Trails Day by helping clean DOG ISLAND RUN: The up Blanchard Forest from 9 16th annual Dog Island 10K a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June Run and 2-mile Walk will 1. Bring work gloves, work start at 10:45 a.m. Saturday, shoes, long pants, a longJune 1, at School House Park sleeved shirt, personal eye on Guemes Island. Walk on protection, hand tools, water the 9:15 or 9:45 a.m. ferry and sunscreen. Lunch and and ride a free shuttle to the snacks will be provided. For race location. Awards will be more information or direcgiven for the top three men tions, contact Christ Thomsen and women in each of seven at 360-854-2860 or christ. age groups, as well as random thomsen@dnr.wa.gov. prize drawings. Registration: $15, free for ages 14 and younger. T-shirts available for THEATER AUDITION WORKSHOP: purchase with registration or day of race. Proceeds benefit Theater Arts Guild will present an audition workshop the Guemes Island Library.

For information, call 360-293- from 10 to 11:30 a.m. and noon to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, 8128.

June 1, at Mount Baker Middle School, 2310 E. Section HIGH TIDE RIDE: The 25K/50K/75K bicycle ride will St., Mount Vernon. Participants will receive vocal, acting get under way at 9 a.m. Satand dance training designed urday, June 1, at the Marine to assist with any audition, Technology Building, 1606 R Ave., Anacortes. Registra- including specific tips for the Guild’s “Willy Wonka” tion begins at 8 a.m. Enjoy a scenic ride around Fidalgo auditions set for June 3-4 at the Lincoln Theatre. $20. To Island, with breathtaking register, email kristimuna@ views of the Skagit Valley farmlands, Mount Baker, the yahoo.com.

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

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opportunity to learn, play, perform and compete at local venues and festivals.

Come enjoy the music of Sammy Nestico, Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Marvin Fisher, Count Basie and much more. $6; all proceeds benefit the Mount Vernon High School jazz program.

7:30 p.m. Thursday-Friday, May 30-June 1 5:30 p.m. Sunday, June 2

In 1988, Chilean military dictator Augusto Pinochet, due to international pressure, is forced to call a plebiscite on his presidency. The country will vote yes or no to Pinochet extending his rule for another eight years. Opposition leaders for the NO persuade a brash young advertising executive, Rene Saavedra (Gael Garcia Bernal), to spearhead their campaign. Against all odds, with scant resources and under scrutiny by the despot’s minions, Saavedra and his team devise an audacious plan to win the election and set Chile free.

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.

Mount Vernon High School jazz bands

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7 p.m. Thursday, June 6

A scene from the film ‘No.’ 7 p.m. Saturday, June 1

The jazz bands, directed by Jacob Scheer, are part of the nationally known Fine Arts department at Mount Vernon

High School. The program is committed to maintaining the vibrant, unique American art form.

Musicians of all levels are given the

Get in on the action — and a unique opportunity to view some of the best in watersports films at ‘Blazing Paddles,” a paddling film festival.

The festival inspires people to explore rivers, lakes and oceans, push physical and emotional extremes, embrace the lifestyle and appreciate the heritage of the wild places we paddle.

The films will cover action, documentary and environmental categories featuring sea kayaking, whitewater kayaking, surf skiing, canoeing, rafting, stand up paddle boarding and other paddlingrelated footage. $12; call 406-249-8086 for more information.

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HOT TICKETS ALKALINE TRIO: June 7, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

THREE DOG NIGHT: June 7, Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham. 360-734-6080 or mountbakertheatre.com.

JOSEPHINE HOWELL: June 8, Sudden Valley Dance Barn, Bellingham. 360-671-1709 or suddenvalleylibrary.org.

ANTHONY JESELNIK (comedy): June 8, Neptune Theatre, Seattle. 877-784-4849 or LiveNation.com.

ONE MORE TIME: A TRIBUTE TO DAFT PUNK: June 8, Showbox at the Market, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

KUBE 93 SUMMER JAM: featuring T.I., Trey Songz, 2 Chainz, Wale and J. Cole, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis: June 8, Gorge Amphitheatre, George. 800-745-3000 or LiveNation.com.

THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS: June 12, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showbox online.com.

GIN BLOSSOMS: June 14-15, Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Bow. 877-275-2448 or theskagit.com.

GARRISON KEILLOR: “Prairie Home Companion” live broadcast: June 15, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

VANS WARPED TOUR: June 15, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 800-745-3000 or LiveNation.com.

FALL OUT BOY: June 19, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

DAMIAN “JR. GONG” MARLEY, STEPHEN MARLEY: featuring the Ghetto Youths Crew: June 19, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 888-9297849 or marymoorconcerts.com.

BAD COMPANY, LYNYRD SKYNYRD: June 20, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 800745-3000 or LiveNation.com.

CSS: June 20, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

THE DANDY WARHOLS: June 21, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

CAMERA OBSCURA: June 22, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

CODY SIMPSON: June 23, Paramount Theatre, Seattle. 877-784-4849 or LiveNation. com.

HINDER: June 25, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD: June 26, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

TWISTA: June 28, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

TIESTO, KASKADE & MANY MORE: Paradiso Festival: June 28-29, Gorge Amphitheatre, George. 800-745-3000 or LiveNation.com.

CHINO Y NACHO: June 29, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

BARENAKED LADIES, BEN FOLDS FIVE, GUSTER: June 29, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 800-745-3000 or LiveNation.com.

TILTED THUNDER RAIL BIRDS: Banked Track Roller Derby: June 29, Comcast Arena at Everett. 866-332-8499 or comcastarena everett.com.

FACE TO FACE: June 30, Showbox at the

Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

VICTORIA JUSTICE: July 3, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 888-929-7849 or marymoor concerts.com.

ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL: Rob Zombie, Five Finger Death Punch, Mastodon, Amon Amarth, Machine Head, Children of Bodom, Behemoth and more: July 3, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 800-7453000 or LiveNation.com.

SAY ANYTHING: July 5, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline. com.

MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD, RODRICO Y GABRIELA: with Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers: July 5, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster. com.

ROBERT PLANT PRESENTS SENSATIONAL SPACE SHIFTERS: with Railroad Earth and Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers: July 6, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

SANCTUARY: July 6, El Corazon, Seattle. elcorazonseattle.com.

PAT BENATAR & NEIL GIRALDO: and Berlin with Teri Nunn: July 7, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK, 98 DEGREES, BOYZ II MEN: July 9, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma.

800-745-3000 or LiveNation.com.

RANCID: July 11-12, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

MICKEY AVALON: July 12, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showbox online.com.

ECLECTIC APPROACH: July 13, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showbox online.com.

CHRIS BOTTI: July 13, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

JIMMY EAT WORLD: July 15, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showbox online.com.

PORTUGAL, THE MAN: July 17, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

DAVID BYRNE & ST. VINCENT: July 18, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

THE POSTAL SERVICE: July 18, KeyArena, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or LiveNation.com.

WINTHROP RHYTHM & BLUES FESTIVAL: with Johnny Winter, Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk, Too Slim & The Taildraggers and more, July 19-21, Winthrop. 800-422-3048 or winthropbluesfestival.org.

PAUL McCARTNEY: July 19, Safeco Field, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

PETER MURPHY (of Bauhaus): July 19, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

BLACK FLAG: July 19, El Corazon, Seattle. elcorazonseattle.com.

AMERICAN IDOL LIVE 2013: with Amber Holcomb, Angie Miller, Burnell Taylor, Candice Glover, Curtis Finch Jr., Devin Velez, Janelle Arthur, Kree Harrison, Lazaro Arbos, Paul Jolley and Aubrey Cleland: July 19, ShoWare Center,

Kent. 866-973-961 or ShoWareCenter.com.

JOHN MAYER: July 20, Gorge Amphitheatre, George. 800-745-3000 or LiveNation.com.

AMY GRANT, BRANDON HEATH: July 20, Overlake Christian Church, Redmond. 855-4438499 or LMGconcerts.com.

BRUNO MARS: July 21, KeyArena, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or LiveNation.com.

NATALIE MAINES: July 22, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

COURTNEY LOVE: July 23, Moore Theatre, Seattle. 877-784-4849 or LiveNation.com.

PHISH: July 26-27, Gorge Amphitheatre, George. 800-745-3000 or LiveNation.com.

CHATEAU STE. MICHELLE FESTIVAL OF JAZZ: with Rick Braun, Kirk Whalum, Norman Brown, Peter White, David Benoit, David Pack, Marion Meadows, Vincent Ingala and Paul Taylor: July 27, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster. com.

ONE DIRECTION: July 28, KeyArena, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or LiveNation.com.

GIPSY KINGS: July 28, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

THE CULT: July 30, Showbox SoDo, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

GIGANTOUR 2013: with Megadeth, Black Label Society, Device, HELLYEAH, Newsted, Death Division: July 30, Comcast Arena at Everett. 866-332-8499 or comcastarenaeverett. com.

PEPPER: Aug. 1, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

MOUNT BAKER RHYTHM & BLUES FESTIVAL: Featuring California Transit Authority, Anthony Gomes, Trampled Under Foot and many more. Aug. 2-4, Deming Log Show Grounds, Deming. bakerblues.com.

LYLE LOVETT & HIS LARGE BAND: Aug. 2, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

TILTED THUNDER RAIL BIRDS: Banked Track Roller Derby: Aug. 3, Comcast Arena at Everett. 866-332-8499 or comcastarena everett.com.

PINK MARTINI: with China Forbes: Aug. 4, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 888-929-7849 or marymoorconcerts.com.

GLADYS KNIGHT & THE O’JAYS: Aug. 8, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

FITZ & THE TANTRUMS: Aug. 9, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showbox online.com.

HARRY CONNICK JR.: Aug. 9-10, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800-7453000 or ticketmaster.com.

FIVE IRON FRENZY: Aug. 10, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

107.7 THE END’S SUMMER CAMP: Aug. 10, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 888-929-7849 or marymoorconcerts.com.

DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES: AUG. 13, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 888-929-7849 or marymoorconcerts.com.

TRAIN, THE SCRIPT, GAVIN DEGRAW: Aug. 14, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 800745-3000 or LiveNation.com.

REBELUTION, with MATISYAHU: Aug. 14, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 888-929-7849 or marymoorconcerts.com.

HUNTER HAYES: Aug. 15, Northwest Washington Fair, Lynden. nwwafair.com.

STEELY DAN: Aug. 15, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 888-929-7849 or marymoorconcerts. com.

BIG & RICH, COWBOY TROY: Aug. 16, Comcast Arena at Everett. 866-332-8499 or com castarenaeverett.com.

MELVINS: Aug. 16-17, Neumos, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

SUMMER SLAUGHTER: featuring The Dillinger Escape Plan: Aug. 19, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

COCO MONTOYA: Aug. 23, Lincoln Theatre, Mount Vernon. 360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre. org.

WILLIE NELSON & FAMILY: Aug. 23, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 888-929-7849 or marymoorconcerts.com.

CHRIS ISAAK: Aug. 24, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

BLACK SABBATH: Aug. 24, Gorge Amphitheatre, George. 800-745-3000 or LiveNation. com.

1964 THE TRIBUTE (Beatles tribute show): Aug. 25, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

PINBACK: Aug. 26, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

DAVE MATTHEWS BAND: Aug. 30-Sept. 1, Gorge Amphitheatre, George. 800-745-3000 or LiveNation.com.

ONEREPUBLIC, SARA BAREILLES, CHURCHILL: Sept. 2, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

THE EAGLES: Sept. 4, KeyArena, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or LiveNation.com.

GODSPEED YOU! BLACK EMPEROR: Sept.

5, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS: Sept. 6, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

CRAIG MORGAN: Sept. 6, Washington State Fair in Puyallup. 888-559-3247 or thefair.com.

KISW PAIN IN THE GRASS: with Alice in Chains, Avenged Sevenfold, Jane’s Addiction and more: Sept. 6-7, Gorge Amphitheatre, George. 800-745-3000 or LiveNation.com.

TRACE ADKINS: Sept. 7, Washington State Fair in Puyallup. 888-559-3247 or thefair.com.

ADAM ANT: Sept. 7, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

LITTLE BIG TOWN: Sept. 9, Washington State Fair in Puyallup. 888-559-3247 or thefair. com.

CEELO GREEN: Sept. 12, Washington State Fair in Puyallup. 888-559-3247 or thefair.com.

CARRIE UNDERWOOD: Sept. 13, Washington State Fair in Puyallup. 888-559-3247 or thefair.com.

ZAC BROWN: Sept. 14, Gorge Amphitheatre, George. 800-745-3000 or LiveNation.com.

TILTED THUNDER RAIL BIRDS: Banked Track Roller Derby: Sept. 14, Comcast Arena at Everett. 866-332-8499 or comcastarena everett.com.

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E16 - Thursday, May 30, 2013

MOVIES Jesse Eisenberg stars in “Now You See Me.” Barry Wetcher / AP

‘Now You See Me’ makes for blasé movie magic The impossible, physicsdefying caper? Remember, Atlas HH has told us in the narration, “The Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Isla Fisher, Morgan FreeThe razzle dazzles but the closer you look, the less you see.” man, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco smoke never quite hides the Mark Ruffalo is the comi Running time: 1:42 mirrors in “Now You See Me,” a cally hyper-ventilating FBI agent MPAA rating: PG-13 for language, some action and sexual consuper-slick new magicians’ heist always a step behind The Four tent picture that demonstrates, once Horsemen. And Morgan Freeagain, how tough it is to make man is the mysterious magic “magic” work as a movie subject. corners of the magic trade are proceed to star in magic “events” expert who may be helping the A medium that is, by definirecruited by a mysterious hoodie- where they catch the imagination feds, explaining to them (and tion, a trick has a very hard wearing figure for a series of of the world, and their super-rich the audience) how tricks work. time making the illusions real, epic stunts. Billing themselves as promoter (Michael Caine).

Or maybe he’s playing another realistic and anything anyone “The Four Horsemen,” misdirec“Tonight,” they announce, game. would be impressed by. Ask tion man Atlas (Jesse Eisenberg) “we’re going to rob a bank.”

A lot is riding on momentum “Burt Wonderstone.” Ask “The and his former assistant Henley Which they do, a continent away, in this Louis Leterrier (“Clash of Illusionist.”

(Isla Fisher), “mentalist” Merraining currency down on an the Titans” / “The Transporter”) A quartet of street hustlers ritt (Woody Harrelson) and audience that appreciates a bank thriller. But it never gets up a and rising stars of the various card-sharp Jack (Dave Franco) finally getting its just desserts. good head of steam. Freeman

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‘NOW YOU SEE ME’

and Ruffalo make strong impressions. But there’s little character development, and the point of view shifts, willy nilly, between the magicians — who start to feel they’re willing puppets in some larger scheme — and the cops, while Ruffalo works himself into a fine comic fury.

It’s a plot-heavy thriller, too much explaining and need to explain. And without pacing, the mind wanders into “Wait, how could any entity other than Hollywood stage a New York bridge crash like that?” and the like.

For all its showmanship, “Now You See Me” has a lot less up its sleeve than it lets on.

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Thursday, May 30, 2013 - E17

MOVIES MINI-REVIEWS Compiled from news services.

Ratings are one to four stars.

“Iron Man 3” — Robert Downey Jr. is plain great in this film. Filled with breathtakingly brilliant special effects, bolstered by excellent supporting performances from a half-dozen other top-tier actors, crackling with sharp humor and working as a story that stands alone while often acknowledging the larger Marvel(ous) universe, “Iron Man 3” is one of the best entries in this modern golden age of superhero movies. Working from a smart if sometimes meandering script, director Shane Black takes us on a 3-D thrill ride in which a LOT of stuff is blown up, and the skies are filled with superheroes, supervillains and humans falling to their seemingly certain deaths. Superhero action, PG-13, 130 minutes. HHH1⁄2 “Oblivion” — An extremely well-crafted, at times engrossing but ultimately standardissue futuristic epic with some big ideas and spiritual touches separated by some very loud and explosive chase scenes, high-powered gun battles and even some good old-fashioned hand-to-hand combat involving Tom Cruise.

It’s the sci-fi movie equivalent of a pretty darn good cover band. You’re not getting the real deal, but you’re getting a medley of hits performed by some talented artists who clearly have great affection for the original material.

Sci-fi action, PG-13, 126 minutes. HHH “Pain & Gain” — The mostly true story of three idiot bodybuilders who went on a steroids-fueled, tragicomic crime spree in South Florida in the 1990s, directed by Michael Bay with hard-R, turn-your-head-away violence. Even though the film does mine laughs from real-life tragedy, it refuses to glamorize these meatheads. Kudos to Bay and his screenwriters for making sure we’re laughing at them, not with them. Action comedy, R, 130 minutes. HHH “Star Trek Into Darkness” — Director J.J. Abrams is a true talent, and he’s also a popculture savant who has great respect for the legacy of this franchise as well as a keen understanding of the mega-importance of box-office figures. There’s no better choice to make the best, the purest AND the most accessible big-budget “Star Trek” movie possible. Yet with all the futuristic splendor and fine performances, “Into Darkness” only occasionally soars, mostly settling for being a solid but unspectacular effort that sets the stage for the next chapter(s). With Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Benedict Cumberbatch. Sci-fi adventure, PG-13, 132 minutes. HHH “The Great Gatsby” — Big and bold and brassy, Baz Luhrmann’s “Gatsby” fills every second of its 142-minute running time with images designed to take your breath away, but it is first and foremost F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “Gatsby.” Leonardo DiCaprio stars as Gatsby, in perhaps the most overtly vulnerable version of the character, and Carey Mulligan gives a delicate, intricately crafted performance as Daisy Buchanan. Luhrmann’s dazzling sense of visual style is perfectly suited to the first half of the movie, but when the story becomes more about confrontations, you can almost sense Luhrmann fidgeting as he tries to figure out how to keep the plates spinning. Drama, PG-13, 142 minutes. HHH1⁄2 “The Hangover Part III” — Perhaps responding to criticism of the sequel or perhaps just wanting to challenge himself, director Todd Phillips has delivered a film so differ-

AT AREA THEATERS ANACORTES CINEMAS May 31-June 6 Swan Lake Mariinsky Live 2D (NR): 6:30 Epic (PG): Friday-Saturday: 1:35, 4:05, 6:30, 8:40; Sunday-Thursday: 1:35, 4:05, 6:30 The Hangover Part III (R): Friday-Saturday: 1:25, 3:45, 6:50, 9:05; Sunday-Wednesday: 1:25, 3:45, 6:50; Thursday: 1:25, 3:45 Star Trek Into Darkness (PG-13): FridaySaturday: 1:15, 3:55, 6:40, 9:25; SundayThursday: 1:15, 3:55, 6:40 360-293-6620 BLUE FOX DRIVE-IN Oak Harbor May 31-June 2 Epic (PG), After Earth (PG-13), Star Trek Into Darkness (PG-13) 9:15 360-675-5667 CONCRETE THEATRE May 31-June 2 Epic in 3D (PG): Friday: 7:30 p.m.; Saturday: 5 and 7:30 p.m.; Sunday: 4 p.m.

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STANWOOD CINEMAS May 31-June 6 Swan Lake Mariinsky Live 2D (NR): 6:30 After Earth (PG-13): Friday-Thursday: 1:00, 4:05, 7:00, 9:10 Epic (PG): Friday-Thursday: 1:20, 3:45, 6:40, 8:50 Fast & Furious 6 (PG-13): Friday-Thursday: 1:10, 3:55, 6:50, 9:30 The Hangover Part III (R): Friday-Wednesday: 1:30, 4:15, 7:10, 9:20; Thursday: 1:30, 4:15 Star Trek Into Darkness (PG-13): FridayThursday: 12:50, 3:35, 6:30, 9:15 360-629-0514 ent from the first two “Hangovers,” one could even ask if this is supposed to be a comedy.

It plays more like a straightforward, real-world thriller with a few laughs than a hard-R slapstick farce. You don’t see too many genrehopping threequels, so, credit to Phillips and his team of co-writers for trying to do something different with the now familiar characters of Phil (Bradley Cooper), Stu (Ed Helms), Alan (Zach Galifianakis) and the ever-bland Doug (Justin Bartha). But the big fix might have changed things just a little too much. Comedy, R, 100 minutes. HH

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E18 - Thursday, May 30, 2013

OUT & ABOUT ART

IN THE ART BAR: Artworks by Angelica Guillen and Cecilia Concepcion Alvarez are on display through May in the Lincoln Theatre Art Bar, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. 360-3368955 or www.lincolntheatre. org.

“STEVE HILL: PASTELS”: A show of new pastels by Lopez Island artist Steve Hill will continue through June 4 at Scott Milo Gallery, 420 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. Also showing are color photographs by Randy Dana, a collaborative theme of oils by Dederick Ward and photographs by poet Jane Alynn, oils by Anne Belov and acrylics by Cynthia Richardson. Gallery hours are 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday. 360-293-6938 or scottmilo.com.

“FROM HERE TO THERE”: The group invitational show featuring work by three dozen artists will open with a reception from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, June 1, and continue through June 30, at Smith & Vallee Gallery, 5742 Gilkey Ave., Edison. Focused on the subject of movement, transition and traveling, and just in time for summer road trips and adventures, this exhibition captures the journey instead of the destination. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Wednesday through Sunday.

360-766-6230 or smith andvallee.com.

‘THE HARMONY OF SILENCE’

The art exhibit continues through June 16 at Anchor Art Space, 216 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. Artists Alma Chaney, Aaron Haba, Trish Maharam and Timea Tihanyi mine the expressive potential of quiet restraint with works in a variety of media including textile, porcelain, oil and wax. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday. anchorartspace.org. photographs, Bob Metke glass, Carole Cunningham and Debbie Aldrich jewelry and work by other gallery artists. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. 360-2933577 or annemartinmccool. com.

SAN JUAN ISLAND ART TOUR: The 22nd anniversary San Juan Island Artists’ Studio Tour will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, June 1-2, at locations around San Juan Island. The self-guided tour features 14 artists’ studios and works by many guest artists. Look for a mix of prints, paintings, ceramics, GALLERY ARTISTS: Anne jewelry, photography, sculpMartin McCool Gallery will ture, glass, fiber and more feature a variety of artworks as professional artists open their doors and welcome the by gallery artists through public to see where and how May 31 at 711 Commercial art is created. Enjoy music, Ave., Anacortes. The show includes paintings and prints gardens and prize drawings.

Free. sanjuanislandartists.

by Anne Martin McCool, Tracy Powell sculpture, Jane com.

Hyde baskets, George Way “THE RAVENS OF MAE: and Art Learmonth handWhimsical Ravens Share turned wood, Bryce Mann

the Wisdom of Mae West”: The show of new artwork by Windwalker Taibi continues through June 6, at Raven Rocks Gallery, 765 Wonn Road, Greenbank. The newest additions to Taibi’s “Ravens in Love” series feature witty quotes from Mae West. The show also includes a selection of artworks by other gallery artists. For information, including gallery hours and directions, call 360-222-0102 or visit raven rocksgallery.com.

SUMMER ARTWALK: The Anacortes Chamber of Commerce Summer Artwalk will take place from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 7-8, at several locations in downtown Anacortes. More than 20 merchants will display work by local artists, including paintings, sculptures, jewelry, photography and more.

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ANNIVERSARY ART SHOW: Rob Schouten Gallery celebrates its fifth

anniversary with a show of new work by sculptor Dan Freeman and painter Angèle Woolery, continuing through June 3, at 765 Wonn Road, Greenbank. Freeman combines wood, metal and stone to create sculptures for both indoor and outdoor display, including a number of kinetic sculptures. Woolery will exhibit her vivid oil landscapes and pastel flowers. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekends, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays, Tuesday by appointment.

360-222-3070 or robscho utengallery.com.

day, the second annual Anacortes Milk Carton Derby on Sunday, a boat show and boat rides, quick-and-dirty boat building, car shows, working waterfront walking tours, radio-controlled sailboat regatta, music and other entertainment, arts and crafts, food, children’s activities and more. Free admission. anacortes.org.

ages 15 and younger. Free entry for the driver of classic cars 30 years or older. 360678-1912 or meerkerk gardens.org.

WATERFRONT CAR SHOWS: The Majestic Glass Corvette Club will present two car shows in conjunction with the Anacortes Waterfront Festival, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday (AllBLAST FROM THE PAST: Corvette) and Sunday (CusJoin the festivities from 9 tom Classic), June 1-2, at a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Ninth Street and Q Avenue, Saturday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Anacortes. Rain or shine.

Sunday, May 31-June 2, in Registration will begin at 8 downtown Sedro-Woolley. a.m. each day ($15 entry fee Check out craft and food per vehicle). Trophies, door vendors, sidewalk sales, a prizes, raffles and more. Free ART AUCTION FOR THE admission for spectators.

ARTISTS: The fourth annual quilt show, kids’ contests, murder mystery day at the 360-299-9303 or majestic Live Art Auction for the library on Saturday, live glass.org.

Artists will take place from music Saturday and Sunday, CAR SHOW: The 11th 4 to 9 p.m. Saturday, June pancake breakfast, car show annual Twin City Idlers Car 1, at Matzke Fine Art Galand museum open house on Show will take place from 9 lery and Sculpture Park, a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, June 2345 Blanche Way, Camano Sunday, and lots more fun.

For information, contact the 30, in downtown Stanwood.

Island. The event will kick Sedro-Woolley Chamber of Check out hundreds of clasoff with a party and food, followed by the live auction Commerce at 360-855-1841 sic, antique and custom cars, or sedro-woolley.com. trucks and motorcycles on at 5 p.m. Up for bid are 75 display. Vehicle registration: pieces of fine art by 60 art$15 until June 15, $20 day ists. Preview the works for MUSIC of show. Free admission for free from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

THE SEDRO-WOOLLEY spectators. twincityidlers.org.

May 25-26 and June 1. Art HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR, led A preshow controlled can be purchased during the by director Poul Brask, will cruise will take place from preview or leave an absentee perform a final concert at 7 bid. $20 registration fee night p.m. Thursday, May 30, in the 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday, June of the auction, includes food, high school auditorium, 1235 29, beginning at the Thrifty Foods parking lot located at desserts and wine. 360-387Third St., Sedro-Woolley..

272nd Street NW and 90th 2759 or matzkefineart.com. 360-855-4028.

Avenue NW. Trophies will be awarded for the best lights/ SUNDAY JAZZ: A-Town FESTIVALS neon.

Big Band will perform from ANACORTES WATER2 to 3 p.m. Sunday, June FRONT FESTIVAL: The 9, at Heart of Anacortes, LECTURES annual festival will kick off 1014 Fourth St., Anacortes. with a dinner party at 6 p.m.

AND TALKS Weather permitting. Free.

Friday, May 31, at the TranSOCIAL SECURITY & jazzatthelibrary.com. sit Shed Event Center, 100 MEDICARE: “The Fight to Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

Preserve and Strengthen Enjoy dinner, hors d’oeuvres CAR SHOWS Social Security and Mediand music by The Walrus.

ANTIQUE AUTO DISPLAY: care” will be the topic at the $65 at the door. 360-293Join Whidbey Island’s Model Fidalgo Democrats’ next 3134.

A Club and check out classic meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, n The festival will concars in a beautiful outdoor June 4, at the Anacortes tinue from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. setting from 11 a.m. to 3 Public Library, 1220 10th Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 1, at St., Anacortes. What is a p.m. Sunday, June 1-2, on Meerkerk Gardens, 3531 chained CPI and how would the waterfront around Cap Meerkerk Lane, Greenbank. it affect your Social Security Sante Boat Haven, 1019 Q Live music, open barbecue; check? Can we scrap the Ave. Activities include a grill your own and bring a cap? Would negotiating drug marine swap meet on Satur- side dish to share. $5, free for prices help Medicare?

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OUT & ABOUT Rep. Kristine Lytton will offer a brief legislative update at the beginning of the program. The featured speaker will be attorney Robby Stern, president of Puget Sound Advocates for Retirement Action, executive board member of the Washington State Labor Council, board member of Washington Community Action Network and chair of the Social Security Works Washington Coalition. A moderated period of questions and comments will follow. The meeting is open to the public, and refreshments will be available. Bring a non-perishable donation for the food bank. For information, contact Corinne Salcedo 360-293-7114.

“ANACORTES HISTORY & MYSTERIES”: 7 p.m.

Wednesday, June 5, at the Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes.

Bret Lunsford, education curator at the Anacortes Museum, will discuss some Anacortes mysteries — compiled from research queries and nagging inconsistencies of local trivia — that have led to surprising historical discoveries. Free. 360-2931910, ext. 21, or library. cityofanacortes.org.

“ESCAPING IRAN: How the Canadian Embassy & a Fake Movie Rescued Six Americans”: 7 p.m.

Wednesday, June 26, at the Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes.

Retired Foreign Service officer Mark Lijek and his wife Cora Amburn-Lijek, a visa assistant at the time, recount their escape during the harrowing 1979 Iran hostage crisis. Learn about the true story behind the movie “Argo.” Free. 360-293-1910, ext. 21, or library.cityof anacortes.org.

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‘BLAZING PADDLES: A PADDLING FILM FESTIVAL’

7 to 10 p.m. Thursday, June 6, at the Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. Check out some of the best watersports films featuring kayaking, canoeing, rafting, stand-up paddle-boarding and more. $12, includes door prize drawings. Beer, wine and snacks available for purchase. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Washington Water Trails, dedicated to the recreational use and environmental stewardship of Washington’s waterways. 360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org.

Skagit County”: Check out the newest exhibit on display through Aug. 4, at the Skagit County Historical Museum, 501 S. Fourth St., La Conner. Featuring photographs, stories and artifacts, the show celebrates the history of places of worship and their contributions to Skagit County. The museum is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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

SEVENTH GENERATION SUPPER: 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, May 28, in the Anacortes Senior Center, 1701 22nd St. Program: Bob Ferguson will share how Fairfield, Iowa, developed a Go-Green program to reduce citywide energy use through the

cooperation of groups who don’t usually work together.

Suggested donation: $5 adult, $3 children to age 10. Bring your own place settings.

360-293-4048 or transition fidalgo.org.

its construction and pieces that were removed to make it faster. The Center is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Free admission. 360-293-1915.

and dancing will take place from 10:30 a.m. to noon Sunday, June 2, at the Anacortes Center for Happiness, 619 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

No experience necessary. All ages are welcome. By donation. RSVP: 360-464-2229 “BMW ORACLE: BUILDBEER, BRATS & MORE: or anacortescenterfor ING A WORLD CHAMPION Find out what local business- happiness.org.

IN ANACORTES”: Celebrate es and other organizations the 2010 America’s Cuphave to offer at “The Art of SALISH SEA NATIVE winning yacht USA 17 and Beer, Brats, Biz and More” AMERICAN CULTURE the Anacortes craftsmen from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Satur- CELEBRATION: Join with who built it at a new exhibit day, June 1, at Terry’ Corner the Samish and Swinomish opening with an open house on Camano Island. Check tribes to discover the cultural from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Satur- out displays, giveaways, history along the Salish Sea day, June 1, at the Anacortes music and more from a vari- from noon to 4 p.m. SaturMaritime Heritage Center, ety of local organizations day, June 8, at Deception 703 R Ave., Anacortes. Learn and vendors. The event will Pass State Park, Bowman about the amazing specifica- also include a beer and wine Bay picnic area, Whidbey tions of this space-age sailing garden, grilled bratwurst Island. Enjoy canoe rides, craft and the cloak-and-dag- and other food available for Native American storytellers ger nature of the construcpurchase. Free admission. and music, demonstrations tion. The exhibit includes 360-629-7136. of weaving, woodcarving and a large wind-tunnel model more. Free admission. Tradiof the USA 17, samples of KIRTAN: The monthly tional food will be available carbon composites used in celebration with chanting for purchase. June 8 is a

State Parks free day in honor of National Get Outdoors Day. The Discover Pass is not required. 360-675-3767.

FILM SCREENING: Anacortes Firefighters IAFF Local 1537 will present “Burn: One Year on the Front Lines of the Battle to Save Detroit” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 8, at the Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. The documentary film follows one company of the Detroit Fire Department for a year and tells their story as they battle to save a city many have written off for dead. $15 advance, $20 at the door. A portion of the proceeds will go to the Leary Firefighters Foundation to purchase much-needed gear for Detroit firefighters. 360336-8955 or lincolntheatre. org.

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