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Skagit Valley Herald Thursday November 7, 2013

This Weekend

Reviews

On Stage

Anacortes establishments host 10th annual Bluegrass!

Music: Eminem, Sky Ferreira Games: “Batman: Arkham Origins”

“Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” at Whidbey Playhouse

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NEW ON DVD THIS WEEK “Grown Ups 2”: This is the latest regurgitation of old jokes, sight gags and bathroom humor from Adam Sandler that looks like it was put together from suggestion-box ideas supplied by thirdgraders high on Yoo-hoo. What little structure there is to this sequel to the 2010 offering only serves to loosely tie together bad material about a group of buddies who spend the day together and top off the evening with a party.

Comedy works best when there’s a constant stream of good material that has some degree of consistency. This movie starts at a juvenile level and regresses from there.

“White House Down”: A Washington, D.C., police officer (Channing Tatum) must save the White House.

The film isn’t funny when it tries to be and is funny when it doesn’t intend to be. It can’t decide whether it wants to be an action movie or comedy. The worst examples of failed humor come from Jamie Foxx as the president. He’s the focus of an attack on the White house but is more concerned about his sneakers.

Tatum does a passable job as the surprise hero but doesn’t have the muscle to complete the entertainment mission.

“Twilight Forever: The Complete Saga”: It seems like only yesterday people were picking Team Jacob or Team Edward, but it’s been five years since the first “Twilight” movie hit theaters. To mark the anniversary, a special set that features all five films, more than two hours of new content and over 10 hours of special features is being released.

“Weeds: The Complete Collection”: This is a first-rate cable series that is the female equal to “Breaking Bad.” MaryLouise Parker plays a suburban mom who turns to selling drugs to take care of her family. It starts out OK, but eventually she gets pulled into a very dark world. Great acting and writing make this a must-own set.

“Saved By The Bell: The Complete Collection”: The ’90s sitcom looks at life in the classroom.

“Lovelace”: Amanda Seyfried stars in this tale of the porn star.

“2 Guns”: Mark Wahlberg, Denzel Washington star in the film based on the graphic novel of the same name.

“Doctor Who: The Complete Series 1-7 Limited Edition”: Includes complete adventures of the Ninth Doctor (Christopher Eccleston) and Tenth Doctor (David Tennant).

“Parkland”: Recounts the chaotic

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

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

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NOV. 12 Blackfish - Magnolia Man of Steel - Warner Prince Avalanche - Magnolia Turbo - Fox/DreamWorks NOV. 19 Paranoia - Fox Planes - Disney The To Do List - Sony 2 Guns - Universal We’re the Millers - New Line The World’s End - Universal NOV. 26 Getaway - Warner The Grandmaster - Anchor Bay Jobs - Universal RED 2 - Summit DEC. 3 All the Boys Love Mandy Lane - Anchor Bay Drinking Buddies - Magnolia The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones - Sony The Smurfs 2 - Sony The Wolverine - Fox

The Rockfish Grill, H2O and the Brown Lantern Ale House celebrate the 10th annual Brewgrass! festival on Friday and Saturday in Anacortes

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events that occurred in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963.

“Family Ties: The Complete Series”: Family comedy starring Michael J. Fox. “Ice Road Truckers: Season 7”: Follows exploits of drivers on perilous routes.

“Steve Martin: The Best of the Bestest Better Best”: A look at the comedy of Steve Martin.

“Clear History”: Larry David stars as a marketing executive at a start-up electric car company.

“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey”: An extended edition of Peter Jackson’s fantasy adventure is being released.

“Mad Men: Season 6”: Continuing drama of the ego-driven “Golden Age” of advertising in the late 1960s New York.

“Under the Dome”: CBS series about a small town trapped under a dome.

“Naked City: The Complete Series”: Paul Burke, Horace McMahon and James Franciscus star in the 138 episodes.

“My Name is Nobody: 40th Anniversary Edition”: Spaghetti Western from Sergio Leone. n Rick Bentley, The Fresno Bee

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Music, Video Game Reviews...........6-7 Get Involved........................................ 8 At the Lincoln...................................... 9 On Stage, Tuning Up....................10-11 Travel............................................12-13 Hot Tickets........................................ 14 Movie Review: “How I Live Now”.... 16 Movie Listings, Mini-Reviews.......... 17 Out & About.................................18-19

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COMMUNITY Friday, Nov. 8

VETERANS DAY EVENTS IN THE AREA

WWU VETERANS DAY CEREMONY: The public is invited to a Veterans Day ceremony from noon to 1 p.m. in the Viking Union multipurpose room at Western Washington University in Bellingham.

The event will include several guest speakers followed by a reception.

Parking enforcement will be suspended in all WWU parking lots from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. This does not include reserved or disability parking spaces. A live video stream will be available at ustream.tv/ channel/wwu-live-events1.

360-650-7545.

Monday, Nov. 11

Saturday, Nov. 9 VETERANS RECOGNITION CEREMONY: The City of Mount Vernon will hold a Veterans Recognition Ceremony at 9 a.m. in the Mount Baker Middle School Cascade Commons/cafeteria building, 2310 E. Section St., Mount Vernon. Following a complimentary breakfast for veterans and their families at 8:30 a.m., a military defense hardware display will open at 9 a.m. A special program at 10 a.m. will include a welcome from Mayor Jill Boudreau, invocation and benediction by the Rev. Kevin Forquer, a performance by the Mount Vernon High School Band, color guard from Burlington American Legion Post 91 and recognition of all veterans in attendance. Guest speakers include Rep. Suzan DelBene; Robert Lougee, Disabled American Veterans National Service Office supervisor; and Michael Kiser, Senior Benefits liaison, Wounded Warrior Project. For information, call Richard Sundance, 360-420-4046, or Kirk Duffy, 360-424-1154.

Road, Mount Vernon.

The guest speaker will be Whidbey Naval Air Station’s Lt. Jose Garcia, chief Administrative Officer for the Electronic Attack Wing, U.S. Pacific Fleet. The event will also honor those who have fallen in the line of duty.

Included in the service will be a salute to the official Veterans Remembered Flag and its inventor, the late Jim Parks, U.S. Navy veteran from World War II. 360-424-3070.

VETERANS BREAKFAST: Veterans can enjoy a free breakfast from 7 to 11 a.m. at the American Legion Hall, 721 E. Fairhaven Ave., Burlington. $5 guests, $2.50 children.

VETERANS DAY PARADE: The 18th annual Burlington Veterans Day Parade will take place at 11 a.m., proceeding down Fairhaven Avenue from Walnut Street to Regent Street. The event will include representatives from local veterans groups, marching bands, a U.S. Navy flyover and more. 360-540-2920.

VETERANS DAY PARADE: The Oak Harbor Veterans Day Parade will begin at 2 p.m. on Pioneer Way in downtown Oak Harbor. Sponsored

by Whitehead-Muzzall VFW Post 7392. 360-6753755.

MUSICAL SALUTE TO VETERANS: The

Ron Davenport Memorial Chapter 165 Vietnam Veterans of America will present the ninth annual Musical Salute to Veterans, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War, at 7 p.m. at Mount Baker Theatre, 104 N. Commercial St., Bellingham. The show will feature a performance by the Mt. Baker Toppers, with special guests Joe Young and the Starlighters, Double Deuce, Geoff Morgan, Bobby Lee and the New Originals and more. $15$24, free for uniformed members of the U.S. Armed Forces, Reserves and National Guard. For information, contact Jim Pace at 360-201-3877 or email jpace35@msn.com.

For tickets, call 360-7346080 or visit mountbaker theatre.com.

Saturday-Monday Nov. 9-11 FREE PARK ADMISSION: In recognition of Veterans Day, the Wash-

ington State Parks and Recreation Commission will offer free admission to all state parks. The Discover Pass will not be required to enter state parks, but it is required to access lands managed by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Department of Natural Resources. parks. wa.gov.

FREE ENTRANCE TO NATIONAL FOREST: The U.S. Forest Service will recognize Veteran’s Day Weekend by waiving fees for visitors to the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. Fees will be waived at more than 74 day-use sites on the forest. fs.usda. gov/mbs.

Sunday, Nov. 10 HONORING VETS: The third annual service to honor military veterans, both active and retired, will be held at 10 a.m. at Avon United Methodist Church, 13743 Avon Allen

“HONORING OUR VETERANS”: The Navy League will present a Veterans Day ceremony at 11 a.m. at the Oak Harbor High School Performing Arts Center, 950 NW Second Ave., Oak Harbor.

Free. 360-675-3755.

VETERANS DAY FLAG DISPLAY: The Mount Vernon Lions Club will present a display of U.S. flags to honor all past and present military personnel — Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard — at Lions Park, 501 Freeway Drive, Mount Vernon. Donations will be accepted to support the display. 360-424-1888.

VETERANS DAY CELEBRATION: The annual Veterans Day celebration will take place from 10:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Port of Anacortes Transit Shed Event Center, 100 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. The event will include a salute to the men and women of World War II, and will feature local speakers, music by the Anacortes High School Band, NAS Whidbey color guard, a flyover by the Black Jack Squadron and more. Free.

360-299-1818 or portof anacortes.com.

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MUSIC

Fans hope John Coltrane home can become N.Y. museum

By FRANK ELTMAN Associated Press

DIX HILLS, N.Y. — In a quiet, tree-lined suburb of New York City sits an unassuming brick ranch house that many musicians consider hallowed ground.

This is where saxophonist John Coltrane composed the epic 1964 jazz masterpiece “A Love Supreme,” shortly after moving into the Dix Hills, Long Island, home. Although he only lived there three years — Coltrane died of cancer in 1967 at age 40 — musicians including Carlos Santana and Coltrane’s jazz saxophonist son Ravi are among those backing a volunteer effort to turn the dilapidated, four-bedroom house into a museum and learning center.

“The Coltrane Home is a beacon to anyone interested in jazz history, cultural history, African-American history, New York history and American history,” Santana said in a statement promoting a Manhattan fundraiser where he helped raise $30,000.

Santana has been a Coltrane fan for decades; he released a 1973 album with fellow guitarist John McLaughlin called “Love Devotion Surrender” as a Coltrane tribute.

The move to restore the home began about a decade ago when local jazz enthusiast Steve Fulgoni learned

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The Dix Hills, N.Y., home of jazz legend John Coltrane. Volunteers are getting support from musicians like Carlos Santana and Coltrane’s son Ravi in an effort to turn the home where Coltrane wrote his legendary “A Love Supreme” into a museum and community center.

John Coltrane a developer had purchased the 3.5-acre property with plans to demolish the home and build three smaller houses. He organized a lobbying effort to save the home, and eventually Huntington town officials purchased the property from the developer for $975,000 and designated it as a town park.

But town officials told Fulgoni and his supporters — which by then included members of the Coltrane family — that any effort to create a museum would have to be privately funded.

Years of neglect left the home infested with mold and in dire condition, Fulgoni said. However, much of the interior was essentially unchanged from when the Coltranes lived there in the 1960s.

Ron Stein, chief operating officer of Friends of the John Coltrane Home, said

increased awareness for the project.

“What we need to do is that before last month’s seize the momentum from event, the organization had this recent event and get raised about $120,000, which enough people to realize the includes $35,000 in grants importance of this investfrom the 1772 Foundation ment, the urgency of making and the National Trust this investment,” Stein said. for Historic Preservation.

“People here and abroad There also has been about need to understand the $200,000 of “in kind” dona- real importance of the Coltions from architects, electri- tranes’ legacy.” cal contractors, general conIn 2011, the National tractors, mold remediation Trust for Historic Preservaand other services. tion named the house one of Stein and others say their America’s 11 Most Endangoal is to raise about $1.5 gered Historic Places. million. The 50th anniversa“Although John Coltrane ry of Coltrane’s completion did not set out to write ‘A of “A Love Supreme” in Love Supreme’ as a mes2014 has organizers dream- sage about civil rights, this ing of opening the house to seminal work transcended visitors next year, but Stein racial barriers and became conceded that may not be a a symbol of unity at a time realistic goal. when the nation remained He said the support from greatly divided over the Santana, Ravi Coltrane issue of race,” said Stephaand professor and author nie Meeks, president of the Cornel West at last month’s National Trust for Historic fundraiser helped spark Preservation. n On the Web: thecoltrane home.org

The house features a large meditation room that Coltrane’s wife, jazz pianist Alice Coltrane, used for several years until she moved to California in 1973. The basement had a recording studio — long since removed — where the couple performed. Alice Coltrane died in 2006, shortly after meeting with the Long Island group and signing off on restoration efforts, according to Fulgoni.

Last month’s event in Greenwich Village sparked some serendipity.

Greta Olsen, a former tenant who had rented a room, took a large stainedglass window that had adorned the meditation room when she moved in 2002. An attorney for the developer said the contents of the house were going to be thrown away, she said, so she was permitted to take the window.

Then she heard a news

report about the Santana fundraiser and contacted Fulgoni’s group to return the 4-foot-round window.

Olsen said she never found a proper place for the window in her home but held onto it nevertheless.

“I was so grateful I was able to return it,” she told The Associated Press. “I guess there was a reason why I had this thing. It’s a little part of the history.”

At last month’s fundraiser, West sounded more like a preacher than a Princeton professor as he spoke of his admiration for Coltrane.

“I want to thank all of those who had the courage and the vision to bring us together to make sure the world always understands that John Coltrane embodied love, John Coltrane is courage exemplified; John Coltrane is genius enacted.

“He enriched my life in a way that I do not have words to describe.”

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THIS WEEKENDin the area SKAGIT COUNTY ANNIVERSARY Celebrate the 130th anniversary of Skagit County with a special exhibit continuing through Nov. 10 at the Skagit County Historical Museum, 501 S. Fourth St., La Conner. The exhibit features artifacts, photographs and stories that honor Skagit County’s history.

Museum hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. $5 adults, $4 seniors and ages 6 to 12, $10 families, free for members and ages 5 and younger. 360-4663365 or skagitcounty.net/museum.

B-EHS BAND CRAFT FAIR The 23rd annual Burlington-Edison High School Band Booster Craft Fair will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, at the high school, 301 N. Burlington Blvd., Burlington.

The event will feature more than 150 arts and crafts vendors, music, food and raffles.

Proceeds support the B-EHS Band Program. mbtigger@aol.com or 360-202-9729.

KIDS GIANT GARAGE SALE Young vendors will offer a wide range of gently used items for sale from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 9, at the Burlington Parks and Recreation Center, 900 E. Fairhaven Ave., Burlington. Choose from sporting equipment, furniture, children’s clothing, toys, games and lots more. Limited booth spaces are available for $15. Free admission for shoppers. 360-755-9649.

ISH RIVER POET’S CIRCLE The Fall/Winter Ish River Poet’s Circle will begin from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10, at the Skagit County Historical Museum, 501 S. Fourth St., La Conner. The first lineup features poets Nancy Pagh, who teaches at Western Washington University in Bellingham, Kip Bisagna of Mount Vernon and Bob Skeele of La Conner. Donations to the Robert Sund Poets Trust and Skagit River Poetry Foundation are welcome. skagitpoetry@ gmail.com or skagitriverpoetry.org.

BETTY AND THE BOY

Brewgrass!

The Rockfish Grill, H2O and the Brown Lantern Ale House celebrate the 10th annual Brewgrass! festival on Friday-Saturday, Nov. 8-9, in Anacortes.

FRIDAY, NOV. 8 Faast and Blair: 8:30 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave. No cover. 360-588-1720.

David’s Drinking Band: 9 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave. No cover. 360-755-3956.

Br’er Rabbit: 9:30 p.m., Brown Lantern Ale House, 412 Commercial Ave. No cover. 360293-2544.

SATURDAY, NOV. 9 Betty and the Boy: 8:30 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave. No cover. 360-588-1720.

The Oly Mountain Boys: 9 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave. No cover. 360-755-3956.

The Ames: 9:30 p.m., Brown Lantern Ale House, 412 Commercial Ave. No cover. 360293-2544. anacortesrockfish.com

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REVIEWS MUSIC CDS Compiled from news services

Eminem

“The Marshall Mathers LP 2” Don’t be fooled: Eminem’s latest, “The Marshall Mathers LP 2,” is not a sequel to his gloriously unhinged 2000 rap masterpiece, “The Marshall Mathers LP,” as the title initially implies. Instead, it’s a summation of a mission statement, a revisitation of what the 41-year-old rapper has done best in 15 years at the center of the maelstrom that is pop culture.

Unlike “Recovery,” his Grammy-winning 2010 comeback album where he laid bare his battles with drugs and depression and reclaimed his lyrical and commercial dominance, “MMLP2” is a return to a more confident and familiar Marshall Mathers.

Everything he’s done best is here, from noirish murder fantasies with devilish twists to big-chorus pop songs with moments of great humor, anger, fear, self-reflection and verbal virtuosity impossible to untangle in just a few listens.

There are violent scenes, scatological jokes and the kind of moments that will continue to rile gay and women’s rights groups. But at midlife, his most memorable songs are those in which he reveals what he’s learned over the years, whether in metaphor or open letter.

It’s satisfying on every level — as a story, as poetry, as a performance — and it’s also filled with hidden meaning and insight into how Eminem views his own fame. Few in rap reach this complex level of artistry, and listening to it unfold when compared with the often monochromatic world of popular rap in 2013 makes it even more vital.

Eminem has always been at his best on his storytelling songs, and opens “MMLP2” with one of his most meaningful. On “Bad Guy,” he revisits “Stan,” his song about fan obsession from the original “MMLP.” This time around, Eminem’s protagonist is Stan’s brother, Matthew, who’s playing out a revenge plot in which he turns all the rapper’s vitriol back on him.

“I’m the nightmare you fell asleep in and woke up still in/ I’m your karma closing in with each stroke of a pen/ Perfect time to have some remorse to show for your sin/ No, it’s hopeless, I’m the denial that you’re hopelessly in.”

Toward the end of “MMLP2,” Mathers stuns in another way, penning an apology to his mother, Debbie, the target of so much anger over his recording career. “Ma, I forgive you/ so does Nathan yo,” he raps on “Headlights,” featuring fun.’s Nate Ruess.

“All you did, all you said, you did your best to raise us both.”

There are lots of strong moments between these two revealing bookends.

Sure, the album could have benefited from tighter editing and a slightly shorter tracklist, but a little bit of overindulgence is forgivable.

He’s at his best on the cuts that chop up chunky classic rock songs in unexpected and clever ways. First single “Berzerk” merged Billy Squier’s “The Stroke” with The Beastie Boys, a clue to what was to come. On “Rhyme or Reason” he delightfully employs The Zombies’ “Time of the Season” as a launching point as he channels Yoda and reminds us where he stands in the rap world: “So as long as I’m on the clock punchin’ this timecard, hip-hop ain’t dying on my watch.”

He pulls off an Evel Knievel-level stunt by rapping and singing over Joe Walsh’s “Life’s Been Good,” turning it into a pro-Detroit anthem among other things.

And that leads us right into arguably the most-anticipated song on the album, “Love Game,” featuring the indomitable Kendrick Lamar.

The two lay down verses so dense over a sample of Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders’ “Game of Love” that they’re dizzying and will take dozens of listens to tease out the meaning.

— in her inimitable cadence.

But it’s never simple with M.I.A. because in her words she’s “Got a reputation/People see me as trouble.” She plays vocal acrobat on “Bring The Noize,” tabbing herself the “female Slick Rick” and unleashing spitfire bars like “Do you like my perfumes?/I made it at home with some gasoline and shrooms.” Her playful side rhymes “giddy up” with “light the city up” and boards Boeings eating bananas. On “atTENTion” she flips the syllable “tent” 50 different ways.

Production by Switch, Hit-Boy, Danja and The Partysquad is just as enigmatic.

Take “Double Bubble Trouble” where a trap intro gives way to a Rastafari sway before hitting up the dancehall and riding out on a beat Omar Souleyman might floss over. On other tracks, The Weeknd samples, intermittent “ohmmms” and slinking woofers flit through stutter-step rhythms and furrowed bass. Picture fire alarms going off in Trinidadian clubs.

Songs like “Lights” and “Come Walk With Me” are nice encapsulations of the record’s split personality: part pop gold, part way out there. Even when M.I.A.’s feeling frisky it’s nowhere near a quiet storm.

She’s either wondering “How come all this drama’s still trending?” or making “love like origami,” as guards set up outside. n Jake O’Connell, Associated Press

potential soul-sellers that “No money can buy good name.” n Dan DeLuca, The Philadelphia Inquirer

Kronos Quartet “Bryce Dessner: Aheym”

The National’s guitarist, Bryce Dessner, graduated from Yale with a master’s degree in music and has immersed himself in the world of contemporary classical music by rubbing elbows with Steve Reich, Jonny Greenwood, Nico Muhly and now the unshakable Kronos Quartet. “Bryce Dessner: Aheym” is an album of four chamber music compositions by Dessner. And by any yardstick, be it one provided by fans of the National or connoisseurs of the art of the string quartet, it’s not bad. A major part of its charm is just how much sound comes out of four wooden instruments. n John Garratt, popmatters.com

Sky Ferreira “Night Time, My Time”

There has been plenty of talk about William Sky Ferreira for quite some time now, Onyeabor despite the 21-year“Who Is William old only having released two EPs over the Onyeabor?” last three years. That may have to do with the buzz she built following the release of In the late 1970s n Chris Talbott, Associated Press “Everything is Embarrassing,” one of 2012’s to mid-’80s, Wiltop tracks. Or maybe it is because earlier liam Onyeabor, a M.I.A Nigerian electro-funk synthesist, interwove this year she and her boyfriend were arrested for heroin possession.

“Matangi” the sounds of Fela Anikulapo Kuti and Her debut album should give people someParliament-Funkadelic in highly charged, Named after a hypnotic African dance-floor successes that thing else to focus on. “Night Time, My Time” opens with “Boys,” arguably the best track ghetto Hindu godhave long been out of print. on the record. The lyrics are a bit clumpy dess, M.I.A.’s fourth Luaka Bop, the label formed by David proper album pops Byrne, reignites the psychedelic-funk series and cliché — “Cross my heart and hope to die,” she sings — but the song is saved from with a relentless that has previously unearthed releases by being bubble gum by the chugging guitar and pounce and is filled with all the paradoxical Shuggie Otis and Tim Maia with this ninepounding drums. “24 Hours” is a perfect pop imagery that the intro’s title “Karmagedtrack kinetic marvel, which shimmers and don” conjures. shakes with improvisational glee, while put- rock song, complete with lyrics filled with angst yet juxtaposed with twinkling synth.

On the call-to-arms title track she breaks ting its message across with moral fervor.

And “Nobody Asked Me” continues with the it down as a tsunami of percussion mounts: “One day you will be lying dead,” Onyeabor exposed, tell-all lyrics — “Nobody asked me and crew chant repeatedly to get a seize“It’s so simple/Get to the floor.” Then sets if I was OK,” Ferreira wails. it off simply by rhyming different places — the-day point across in “Something You Will “Gambia/Namibia/Bali/Mali/Chile/Malawi” Never Forget”; elsewhere, he sternly advises n Sian Watson, Associated Press

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REVIEWS VIDEO GAMES Chris Campbell, Scripps Howard News Service

Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 Genre: Action Publisher: Warner Bros. Games ESRB Rating: T, for Teen Grade: 3 stars (out of 5) Nothing destroys a franchise’s run of success like predictability. In the last few years, we’ve seen firstperson military shooters pump out the same kind of content, just with bigger explosions and faux-Hollywood drama. We’ve seen countless sports franchises make tiny tweaks in hopes of luring buyers back. But when something like the Batman franchise succumbs to repetition, that’s when I really fear for the current state of gaming.

After two massively successful Batman games bearing the “Arkham” name, the very title “Origins” indicates a look at how we came to know Batman’s relationship with Arkham Prison and its inhabitants of dastardly criminals. Commercials sold us on the idea of seeing Bruce Wayne slowly garner the skills necessary to battle these supervillains and mete out justice by fist or boot. Instead of gripping us with a hero struggling with a dual identity of vigilante and boyish billionaire, we get a retread of old tropes and familiar trappings.

Sure, Batman comes off a little less refined. The Batcave is still under construction, and you learn how Batman came to be archenemies of the Penguin, Joker, Riddler and others. But if traveling around the city via grappling hook, beating up random thugs, investigating/thwarting crimes, solving Riddler puzzles and earning upgrades to make you a nearly unstoppable force all sounds too much like the first two games — well, you’re right.

I like open-world games, and “Arkham Origins” shows off the most expansive city environment yet. Unfortunately, nothing new of note populates the city. The upgrades to your armor, tech and combat skills feel almost identical to those in previous entries. The fights follow the same formula as well, relying on the free-flowing system where you string together punches,

Video game releases The following games are among those scheduled for release this week, according to Gamestop.com: n Call of Duty: Ghosts (Nintendo Wii U, PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One; rated M) n Castlevania Lords of Shadow Collection (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360; rated M) n Moshi Monsters Katsuma Unleashed (Nintendo 3DS; rated E) n Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures (Nintendo 3DS; rated E10+) n The Guided Fate Paradox (PlayStation 3; rated T) n Power Rangers Megaforce (Nintendo 3DS; rated E10+) n Ben 10 Omniverse 2 (Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo Wii U, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360; rated E10+) n Frozen (Nintendo DS; rated E)

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kicks, elbows, knees, counterattacks and whatever else to level goons. Punching a criminal in the face as Batman never feels boring, by any means —because again, it’s Batman, and he is awesome — but you never feel like a “Dark Knight in Training” as the game’s title would infer.

You swoop in and around Gotham tackling adversaries like Bane, Copperhead and Deathstroke. Fighting any of them devolves quickly into a pattern-recognition exercise, as you just wait for timely counterattacks or button-mashing to pummel foes to a pulp. Once you complete the campaign, an interesting online multiplayer mode awaits. Three teams have it out across a number of maps, with two teams of thugs battling each other while a third team, comprised of Batman and Robin, attempts to disrupt the proceedings.

The idea is fantastic, but the execution comes off haphazardly, since the Dynamic Duo have limited abilities and die too easily, making them less attractive an option to play. There are worse multiplayer modes out there, however, and maybe some patches from Warner Bros. Games will make the matches more engaging.

“Arkham Origins” has little that is new or exciting. Batman is the hero we will always need, but this is not the game we deserve. n Follow Chris Campbell on Twitter @campbler or email him at game_on_ games@mac.com.

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GET INVOLVED ART CALL FOR CRAFT ARTISTS: The Skagit County Historical Museum seeks local artists for its Hilltop Holiday juried craft sale, set for 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 30-Dec. 1, at the museum, 501 S. Fourth St., La Conner.

All items must be handcrafted. Entry deadline is Nov. 1. Download an application at skagitcounty.net/ museum. For information, contact Jo Wolfe at 360-4663365 or email at jwolfe@ co.skagit.wa.us.

for 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at La Conner Middle School, 305 N. Sixth St., La Conner. For a booth application, stop by the La Conner Library or contact Joy Neal at 360-466-3352 or email jneal@lclib.lib.wa.us.

Participants will leave with one or two scarves and the knowledge to continue making nuno felt at home. Bring your own hand-dyed silk, scarves or remnants. Other materials will be provided. $190. 360-293-8878 or tower artsstudio.com.

DANCE

Coffee, 1130 S. Burlington Blvd., Burlington. All genres welcome — rock, blues, funk, folk, ukulele, poetry or performance. 360-707-2683 or northcovecoffee.com.

THURSDAY DANCE: Enjoy dancing to the music of the Skippers from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Thursdays at Hillcrest Lodge, 1717 S. 13th St., Mount Vernon. For informaCONWAY PUB OPEN tion, contact Doris at 360MIC: Jam Night, 9 p.m. to 588-8239.

12:30 a.m. Thursdays, ART CLASSES Conway Pub & Eatery, AUDITIONS ACRYLICS FOR BEGINBEGINNER SQUARE 18611 Main St., Conway.

NERS: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

“LES MISERABLES”: 1 DANCE LESSONS: 7 p.m.

360-445-4733.

Saturday and 10 a.m. to 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday and 5 to Tuesdays, beginning Nov. p.m. Sunday, Jan. 18-19, Ana- 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 9-10, 12, at the Mount Vernon OPEN MIC: 9 p.m. to midcortes Center for Happiness, Anacortes Community The- Senior Center, 1401 Clevenight, Wednesdays, at the 1st 619 Commercial Ave., Ana- atre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. land St. Couples and singles Street Cabaret & Speakeasy, cortes. $165, plus optional Parts are available for 10 to welcome. First two weeks 612 S. First St., Mount Ver$20 fee to borrow Jennifer 15 men and 10 to 15 women are free, then $4 per lesson. non.

Ages 21 and older. No Bowman’s materials. 360of all ages. Music from the Sponsored by the Mt. Baker cover. 360-336-3012 or river 464-2229 or anacortescenter show is available for perusal Singles and Skagit Squares.

CALL FOR SCULPTORS: belledinnertheatre.com. forhappiness.org. in the ACT office. The PGNorthwest sculptors are For information, call 36013-rated musical drama will 424-4608 or 360-424-9675, or invited to submit entries by RECREATION BASIC CARTOONING: run March 28-April 27, 2014. email rosie@valleyint.com.

Dec. 2 for La Conner’s ninth 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesdays, Nov. For information, contact annual Outdoor Sculpture HABITAT RESTORATION: 19-Dec. 10, Burlington Parks Marilyn at 360-293-3478, Exhibition, set to begin EAST COAST SWING: The Skagit Fisheries EnhanceMarch 8, 2014. Artists from and Recreation Center, 900 360-333-1134 or email ment Group will host with Kim Hargrove from mpinquoch@yahoo.com.

Washington, Oregon, Idaho, E. Fairhaven Ave., Burlseveral Saturday work parHappy Valley Dance will acttheatre.com. ington. Ages 7 to 12. Learn Alaska and British Colummeet at 7 p.m. Tuesdays, Nov. ties to help restore native basic cartooning skills and bia should submit digital riparian plants in the Skagit 12-26 and Dec. 10, at the “GRAMERCY GHOST”: leave the course with a portimages or slides of their and Samish watersheds.

Anacortes Center for Hap2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, work for jury review. Several folio spotlighting favorite piness, 619 Commercial Ave., The plants will help restore and 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. cartoon characters. $40. sculptures will be selected salmon homes by providing Anacortes. $38, $70 couple.

18, Anacortes Community for display, and the city will Register by Nov. 13: 360shade and cover for salmon 360-464-2229 or anacortes Theatre, 918 M Ave., Ana755-9649. actively promote their sale and leaf litter for aquatic centerforhappiness.org. cortes. Parts are available during the two-year public insects, which in turn proNUNO-FELT WORKSHOP: for four to six women and display period. vide food for salmon.

ON STAGE seven to nine men ages 20 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday For a prospectus, entry Riparian zones also ANACORTES OPEN MIC: improve water quality by and older. Audition inforform and more information, and Sunday, Nov. 16-17, 9:30 p.m. Thursdays, Brown controlling erosion and filmation is available at the contact Lori at 360-466-3125, Tower Arts Studio, 5424 S. Lantern Ale House, 412 ACT office. The PG-rated Shore Drive, a short walk email planning@townofla tering pollutants. For details, comedy will run Jan. 24-Feb. Commercial Ave., Anafrom the ferry dock on conner.org or visit townof directions and to sign up, 15. For information, contact cortes. 360-293-2544.

Guemes Island. Learn how laconner.org. call 360-336-0172, ext. 304, to laminate wool with sheer director Melissa Bridges at or email education@skagitNORTH COVE OPEN MIC: fisheries.org. Next up: 360-293-7134, 360-770-7467 fabrics and then felt the CALL FOR CRAFTERS: Daniel Burnson hosts an The La Conner Kiwanis are materials together to create or email melissabridges@ Nov. 9: Planting at Seattle open mic from 7 to 10 p.m. lightweight, soft scarves with hotmail.com. acttheatre. seeking vendors for their City Light’s Granstrom organic-looking textures. annual Holiday Bazaar, set com.

Saturdays at North Cove Property on the Sauk River,

W inners LO U N G E

Watch the games on the BIg screen!

Football thursday 11/7

Redskins vs. Vikings

Washington at Minnesota: 5:25 pm sunday 11/10 Owned by Upper Skagit Indian Tribe

I-5 Exit 236 • theskagit.com • 877-275-2448 SVH

Must be 21 or older with valid photo ID.

Seahawks vs. Falcons Seattle at Atlanta: 10 am

monday 11/11

Dolphins vs. Buccaneers Miami at Tampa: 5:40 pm

GamE timE SpEcialS

Food and drink specials available in the lounge and at the bar top from Kick-off ‘til end of the Game!

Rockport.

Nov. 16: Planting at Ann Wolford Park, SedroWoolley.

Dress for the weather.

Bring mud boots or gloves or borrow a pair there.

Arrive no later than 10 a.m. for safety orientation.

Snacks and porta-potty provided.

WORKSHOPS S-W PHOTO WORKSHOPS: Nationally known scenic photographer Andy Porter will offer photography workshops for Point & Shoot and Digital SLR cameras at the Sedro-Woolley Chamber of Commerce, 714-B Metcalf St., SedroWoolley.

Point and Shoot Camera: 6 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14.

Digital SLR Camera: 6 to 8:30 p.m. today or Wednesday, Nov. 13. $25 per class, payable by cash or check. RSVP: 360809-0661 or email andyporterphotography@gmail.com.

WRITING WORKSHOP: Author Nicole Persun will present “Who’s Talking?: A workshop on Point of View” from 1 to 3 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14, at Washington Federal, 300 E. Fairhaven Ave., Burlington. There is no charge, but seating is limited.

RSVP at skagitwriters.org or call Sharon Anderson for more information: 360-3912042.

EntErtainmEnt Ent nt FrIday 11/8

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Classic & Contemporary Dance 9 pm - 1 am

saturday 11/9

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‘Night of the Living Dead’ helped give life to horror films

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

By LEWIS BEALE Newsday

James Gandolfini and Julia Louis-Dreyfus star in “Enough Said.”

NT Live: ‘The Habit of Art’

7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7

National Theatre Live’s 2010 broadcast of Alan Bennett’s acclaimed play “The Habit of Art,” with Richard Griffiths, Alex Jennings and Frances de la Tour, returns to cinemas as part of the National Theatre’s 50th anniversary celebration.

Benjamin Britten, sailing uncomfortably close to the wind with his new opera, “Death in Venice,” seeks advice from his former collaborator and friend, W.H. Auden. During this imagined meeting, their first for 25 years, they are observed and interrupted by, amongst others, their future biographer and a young man from the local bus station.

The play is as much about the theatre as it is about poetry or music.

It looks at the unsettling desires of two difficult men,

and at the ethics of biography. It reflects on growing old, on creativity and inspiration, and on persisting when all passion’s spent: ultimately, on the habit of art. $15 general; $13 seniors; $11 students with $2 off for Lincoln members.

MVHS Jazz Band Series

lover, Cavaradossi. George Gagnidze is the villainous Scarpia. $23 adults; $19 seniors; $16 students with $2 off for Lincoln members.

‘Enough Said’

7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 11

Eva, a divorced single parent, spends her days enjoying work as a masThe Mount Vernon High seuse but dreading her School jazz bands, directed daughter’s impending

by Jacob Scheer, are part departure for college. She of the nationally known meets Albert — a sweet, Fine Arts department at funny and like-minded man the school. Enjoy the music also facing an empty nest. of Sammy Nestico, Duke As their romance quickly Ellington, Miles Davis, blossoms, Eva befriends Marvin Fisher, Count Basie Marianne, her new masand much more. $6. sage client. Marianne is a beautiful poet who seems ‘Tosca’ “almost perfect” except 9:55 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 9 for one prominent quality: Puccini’s timeless veris- she complains about her ex-husband way too much. mo score features Patricia Suddenly, Eva finds herself Racette in the title role of doubting her own relationthe jealous diva, opposite Roberto Alagna as her ship with Albert when she 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 8

learns he’s Marianne’s exhusband.

Directed by Nicole Holofcener, starring James Gandolfini, Julia LouisDreyfus, Catherine Keener and Toni Collette.

Rated PG-13. $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.

Surely the only film to simultaneously play in a 42nd Street grindhouse and at the Museum of Modern Art, “Night of the Living Dead,” director George A. Romero’s 1968 classic, redefined the horror film for all time.

“Horror really has a function in society, of expressing cultural anxiety, and there’s no greater way to examine that than with ‘Night of the Living Dead,’” says filmmaker Larry Fessenden (“The Last Winter”), who is executive producer of “Birth of the Living Dead,” a new documentary about the Romero masterpiece. “This movie perfectly expressed the failure of the ’60s to deliver a new society, and the general anxiety of the time.”

Romero was a Pittsburgh ad man making beer commercials when he raised money from friends, hired a cast of mostly nonprofessional actors and, using an abandoned farmhouse as a claustrophobic set, shot a story of the dead rising from their graves.

“Night of the Living Dead” rescued the zombie film from its voodoo roots.

Its end-times narrative had enormous resonance in the era of Vietnam and racial

unrest (it also featured an African-American hero), and it became a prime example of what talented people can do with imagination and almost no budget.

“It’s an awesome example of indie chutzpah,” says Fessenden. “This is a tale of a little movie that could — it became an iconic film.”

Relegated to second-tier movie houses, “NOLD” was eventually championed

by Andy Warhol’s Interview Magazine, and several American and European critics. Eventually honored by being placed on the Library of Congress’ National Film Registry, “Night of the Living Dead” jump-started a zombie genre that continues to frighten in such films as “World War Z” and the hit TV show “The Walking Dead.”

“The zombie was thought of as a niche horror genre (at the time),” says Fessenden. But Romero changed all that with his film’s political subtext, and “in general, the zombie motif still speaks to our times, in the sense of apocalyptic despair.”

Yet, despite its cheap look and bleak ending, “Night of the Living Dead,” says Fessenden, “still packs a wallop. We’re not accustomed to endings this bleak.”

Alexander Ardakov

Virtuoso Russian pianist

Gives a recital at 7 pm on Friday Nov 8 at Maple Hall in La Conner.

His performance will include works by Chopin, Rachmaninov and Liszt Concert sponsored by: La Conner Institute of Performing Arts

Tickets $15 and $17 available at the door

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ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area November 7-14

TUNING UP Playing at area venues November 7-14 THURSDAY.7

THURSDAY-SUNDAY.7-10

Scott Pemberton Trio: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $10.

360-445-3000.

“JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT” Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $18. 360-679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com. Check individual listing for time.

FRIDAY.8 Chuck Dingee: 8 p.m., 1st Street Cabaret & Speakeasy, 612 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $5 cover. 360336-3012.

Goodson: 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 360-4226411.

Galapagos Band (rock): 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. $7. 360-445-3000.

David Sterling (light rock): 7:30 p.m., Washington Sips, 608 S. First St., La Conner.

360-399-1037.

Girl Guts, Caparza, Ol’ Doris: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $4.

360-778-1067.

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

THURSDAY.7

RX Bertoldi: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $5. 360-445-3000.

SCOTT PEMBERTON TRIO 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $10. 360-445-3000.

Thursday.7

Saturday.9

Sunday.10

THEATER

MUSIC

MUSIC

“Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”: 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $18. 360-679-2237 or whidbey playhouse.com.

Friday.8 MUSIC

Jazz Night at the Lincoln: LaVenture Middle School Jazz Band, Mount Vernon High School Jazz Bands I & II, A-Town Big Band; 7 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $6. 360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org.

THEATER

“Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”: 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $18. 360-679-2237 or whidbey playhouse.com.

Br’er Rabbit: Longhorn Saloon & Grill, 5754 Cains Court, Edison.

No cover. 360-766-6330.

Minor Plains, As In We, Fearless Leader: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $5. 360778-1067.

Joe Argo: 9 p.m. to midnight, Varsity Inn, 112 N Cherry St., Burlington. No cover.

360-755-0165.

Knut Bell & The Blue Collars: 5 to 9 p.m., Conway Pub & Eatery, 18611 Main St., Conway. $3 cover. 360-4454733.

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

360-855-2263.

Ron Bailey, Al Kaatz: 5:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. 360-766-6266.

The Hashtronaut: 9 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $5. 360-7781067.

THEATER

“Annie”: Lyric Light Opera, 2 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $22-$45. 360-416-7727, ext.

2, or mcintyrehall.org.

THEATER

“Annie”: Lyric Light Opera, 7:30 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $22-$45. 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org.

“Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”: 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $18. 360-679-2237 or whidbey playhouse.com.

Rich Rorex (jazz, Americana, pop): 7:30 p.m., Washington Sips, 608 S. First St., La Conner. 360-399-1037.

The Wired Band: 8:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. 360-766-6266.

SUNDAY.10

Jazz At The Library: Uptown Lowdown Jazz Band, 2 to 3 p.m., Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes. Free. 360293-1910, ext. 21, or jazzatthelibrary.com.

Greta Metassa with the Miles Black Trio and special guest, tapdancer Jovon Miller (jazz): 3 p.m., Sudden Valley Dance Barn, Gate 2, 8 Barnview Court, Bellingham. $20. 360-671-1709 or sudden valleylibrary.org.

Social Network: 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover.

877-275-2448.

Patti Means photo

SATURDAY-SUNDAY.9-10 “ANNIE” Lyric Light Opera, McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $22-$45.

360-416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org.

Check individual listing for time.

WEDNESDAY.13

“Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”: 2:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $18.

360-679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

Stilly River Band: 6 to 9 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-5881720.

Thursday.14 MUSIC

Mount Vernon High School Jazz Band: 8 p.m., 1st Street Cabaret & Speakeasy, 612 S. First St., Mount Vernon. 360-336-3012.

THEATER

“Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”: 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $18.

360-679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

FRIDAY.8 CHUCK DINGEE 8 p.m., 1st Street Cabaret & Speakeasy, 612 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $5 cover. 360-336-3012.

THURSDAY.14 Turquoise Jeep: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $12. 360-778-1067.

Aaron Willsie: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $5. 360-4453000.

Just in Time: 6 to 9 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-5881720.

Joe Argo: 9 p.m. to midnight, Varsity Inn, 112 N Cherry St., Burlington. No cover.

360-755-0165.

TENTH ANNUAL BREWGRASS!: BLUEGRASS AND MICROBREW CELEBRATION FRIDAY, NOV. 8 Faast and Blair: 8:30 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. No cover.

360-588-1720.

David’s Drinking Band: 9 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. No cover.

360-755-3956.

Br’er Rabbit: 9:30 p.m., Brown Lantern Ale House, 412 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

No cover. 360-293-2544.

SATURDAY, NOV. 9 Betty and the Boy: 8:30 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. No cover. 360-588-1720.

The Oly Mountain Boys: 9 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. No cover.

360-755-3956.

The Ames: 9:30 p.m., Brown Lantern Ale House, 412 Commercial Ave. No cover.

360-293-2544.

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ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area November 7-14

TUNING UP Playing at area venues November 7-14 THURSDAY.7

THURSDAY-SUNDAY.7-10

Scott Pemberton Trio: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $10.

360-445-3000.

“JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT” Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $18. 360-679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com. Check individual listing for time.

FRIDAY.8 Chuck Dingee: 8 p.m., 1st Street Cabaret & Speakeasy, 612 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $5 cover. 360336-3012.

Goodson: 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 360-4226411.

Galapagos Band (rock): 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. $7. 360-445-3000.

David Sterling (light rock): 7:30 p.m., Washington Sips, 608 S. First St., La Conner.

360-399-1037.

Girl Guts, Caparza, Ol’ Doris: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $4.

360-778-1067.

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

THURSDAY.7

RX Bertoldi: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $5. 360-445-3000.

SCOTT PEMBERTON TRIO 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $10. 360-445-3000.

Thursday.7

Saturday.9

Sunday.10

THEATER

MUSIC

MUSIC

“Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”: 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $18. 360-679-2237 or whidbey playhouse.com.

Friday.8 MUSIC

Jazz Night at the Lincoln: LaVenture Middle School Jazz Band, Mount Vernon High School Jazz Bands I & II, A-Town Big Band; 7 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $6. 360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org.

THEATER

“Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”: 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $18. 360-679-2237 or whidbey playhouse.com.

Br’er Rabbit: Longhorn Saloon & Grill, 5754 Cains Court, Edison.

No cover. 360-766-6330.

Minor Plains, As In We, Fearless Leader: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $5. 360778-1067.

Joe Argo: 9 p.m. to midnight, Varsity Inn, 112 N Cherry St., Burlington. No cover.

360-755-0165.

Knut Bell & The Blue Collars: 5 to 9 p.m., Conway Pub & Eatery, 18611 Main St., Conway. $3 cover. 360-4454733.

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

360-855-2263.

Ron Bailey, Al Kaatz: 5:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. 360-766-6266.

The Hashtronaut: 9 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $5. 360-7781067.

THEATER

“Annie”: Lyric Light Opera, 2 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $22-$45. 360-416-7727, ext.

2, or mcintyrehall.org.

THEATER

“Annie”: Lyric Light Opera, 7:30 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $22-$45. 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org.

“Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”: 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $18. 360-679-2237 or whidbey playhouse.com.

Rich Rorex (jazz, Americana, pop): 7:30 p.m., Washington Sips, 608 S. First St., La Conner. 360-399-1037.

The Wired Band: 8:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. 360-766-6266.

SUNDAY.10

Jazz At The Library: Uptown Lowdown Jazz Band, 2 to 3 p.m., Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes. Free. 360293-1910, ext. 21, or jazzatthelibrary.com.

Greta Metassa with the Miles Black Trio and special guest, tapdancer Jovon Miller (jazz): 3 p.m., Sudden Valley Dance Barn, Gate 2, 8 Barnview Court, Bellingham. $20. 360-671-1709 or sudden valleylibrary.org.

Social Network: 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover.

877-275-2448.

Patti Means photo

SATURDAY-SUNDAY.9-10 “ANNIE” Lyric Light Opera, McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $22-$45.

360-416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org.

Check individual listing for time.

WEDNESDAY.13

“Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”: 2:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $18.

360-679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

Stilly River Band: 6 to 9 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-5881720.

Thursday.14 MUSIC

Mount Vernon High School Jazz Band: 8 p.m., 1st Street Cabaret & Speakeasy, 612 S. First St., Mount Vernon. 360-336-3012.

THEATER

“Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”: 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $18.

360-679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

FRIDAY.8 CHUCK DINGEE 8 p.m., 1st Street Cabaret & Speakeasy, 612 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $5 cover. 360-336-3012.

THURSDAY.14 Turquoise Jeep: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $12. 360-778-1067.

Aaron Willsie: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $5. 360-4453000.

Just in Time: 6 to 9 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-5881720.

Joe Argo: 9 p.m. to midnight, Varsity Inn, 112 N Cherry St., Burlington. No cover.

360-755-0165.

TENTH ANNUAL BREWGRASS!: BLUEGRASS AND MICROBREW CELEBRATION FRIDAY, NOV. 8 Faast and Blair: 8:30 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. No cover.

360-588-1720.

David’s Drinking Band: 9 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. No cover.

360-755-3956.

Br’er Rabbit: 9:30 p.m., Brown Lantern Ale House, 412 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

No cover. 360-293-2544.

SATURDAY, NOV. 9 Betty and the Boy: 8:30 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. No cover. 360-588-1720.

The Oly Mountain Boys: 9 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. No cover.

360-755-3956.

The Ames: 9:30 p.m., Brown Lantern Ale House, 412 Commercial Ave. No cover.

360-293-2544.

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TRAVEL

Casino opens in California wine country

ABOVE: Patterns inspired

by Sonoma County flowers are shown on a custom-woven carpet inside the Graton Resort and Casino in Rohnert Park, Calif.

RIGHT: Bottles of California wine are displayed inside the 630 Park Steakhouse.

Eric Risberg / AP

By SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO — A new Native American casino in California’s wine country, which opened Tuesday, features Las Vegas-style gambling with 3,000 slot and video poker machines, blackjack and other card games just 50 miles north of San Francisco.

The $800 million Graton Resort & Casino in Sonoma County is owned by the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria.

“We’ve built it for convenience, access and accessibility, and then we’ve added quality to a level the market has not seen before,” said Joe Hasson, the casino’s gen-

If you go Graton Resort & Casino: Rohnert Park, Calif., located 50 miles north of San Francisco.

On the Web: gratonresortcasino.com

eral manager.

California has more than 60 Native American casinos that produced about $6.9 billion in revenue in 2011, according to a recent report about the industry by economist Alan Meister.

Revenue grew by about 1.6 percent in 2011 after three years of declines, Casino City’s Indian Gaming Report showed.

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TRAVEL Graton is 30 miles south of River Rock Casino, also in Sonoma County. There also are several large Native American casinos in the Sacramento region.

But there is still room for growth in California’s gambling market, particularly in populous coastal counties, said I. Nelson Rose, a professor at Whittier Law School in Costa Mesa and an expert in gambling law. “We’re clearly not reaching the saturation point,” he said.

The less-than-45-minute drive to Graton from the Golden Gate Bridge is among the casino’s advantages, giving it access to the entire Bay Area, Hasson said. Graton has flooded the region with ads, including television spots.

The 340,000-square-foot casino also will feature four full-service restaurants, nine casual dining options and three lounges. It will create full-time employment for more than 2,000 people.

The casino will be managed

by Las Vegas-based Station Casinos.

For the 1,300-member Graton Rancheria tribe, the

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casino comes after years of lobbying, negotiation and reviews.

The tribe of Coast Miwok and Southern Pomo descent had its federal recognition restored by an act of Congress in 2000. It signed a gambling compact with the state last year and successfully fought off a lawsuit by opponents who argued that a road-widening project was not exempt from state requirements for an environmental study and would endanger the threatened California tiger salamander.

Casino critics, more generally, raise concerns about gambling addictions and other social problems.

Cheryl Schmit with the group Stand Up For California said the state needs to pay close attention to the social and economic impacts of casinos when negotiating compacts with tribes, particularly given the potential for more casinos in the state.

“When you have these facilities foisted on the state, those compacts need to include judicially enforceable local agreements,” Schmit said.

Eric Risberg / AP

The gaming floor is seen from the Sky Bar at the Graton Resort and Casino in Rohnert Park, Calif.

The Graton agreement, overall, has “significant” regulations attached to it, including protections for employees and casino patrons, she said.

The tribe, additionally,

Historic Burnaby Village and Van Dusen Botanical Garden’s TRAVEL TALK: Learn about Festival of Lights, in Britguided tour options with Trafalgar ish Columbia: Noon to 9 p.m. at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13, Wednesday, Dec. 11. Note: Valid at AAA Travel, 1600 E. College passport, DMV enhanced driver’s Way, Suite A, Mount Vernon. Free. license or NEXUS card required to RSVP: 360-848-2090. cross the border. $69. Register by Dec. 4.

SENIOR CENTER TRIPS: Skagit The Blind Boys of Alabama at County senior centers offer short, Benaroya Hall: 3:30 to 11:30 escorted trips departing from p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 17. The Blind and returning to local senior Boys of Alabama perform “Go Tell centers. For information, call the It On The Mountain,” their GramAnacortes Senior Center at 360my-winning Christmas show. $85.

293-7473 or sign up at your local Register by Dec. 2. senior center. Next up: “New Day Northwest,” Both SHORT TRIPS: Mount Vernon ell’s Country Village and Seattle Parks and Recreation offers travel Times: 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Thurs- opportunities for ages 12 and day, Nov. 21. Watch a live taping older (adult supervision required of KING-5’s “New Day Northwest,” for ages 18 and younger). Trips a visit to Bothell’s historic Coundepart from and return to Hilltry Village Shops, no-host lunch crest Park, 1717 S. 13th St., and a private tour of the Seattle Mount Vernon. For information or Times North Creek printing facilto register, call 360-336-6215. ity. $54. Register by Nov. 14.

Next up:

will contribute $25 million to county parks and open space and has agreed not to develop a casino on any other land it acquires in Marin or Sonoma counties, said Greg Sarris, tribal coun-

Bakeries and Spices and Goodies: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16. Visit some of the best rated bakeries in the Northwest, out-of-the-way food and spice stores and a variety of diverse and interesting shops specializing in imported delicacies, organic products and more. Ages 12 and older. $55-$57. Preregister by Nov. 8.

Victorian Country Christmas: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 5. Visit the 26th annual Victorian Country Christmas Festival at the Washington State Fairgrounds at Puyallup. Check out an old-fashioned Victorian village with more than 530 stores tended by shopkeepers in Victorian attire, strolling musicians, Christmas decor and animated displays and a variety of holiday entertainment. Ages 12 and older. $67$69. Preregister by Nov. 29.

Best of Bellevue: Holiday Garden D’Lights and Snowflake

cil chairman.

“What we feel as much as gratitude is profound responsibility to use this opportunity to mold a future not just for our youth and our people, but for non-Indians

Lane: 1:30 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 12. Enjoy shopping at Bellevue Square, followed by a visit to the Garden D’Lights at the Bellevue Botanical Garden, transformed into a winter wonderland with more than half a million tiny lights. Then head back downtown to Snowflake Lane for the holiday show. Ages 12 and older. $57$59. Preregister by Dec. 5.

EXTENDED TRIPS: The Oak Harbor Senior Center is organizing several small-group trips for 2014: San Antonio in March, Scotland in June, Trains of Colorado in July and New England in September. Trips will depart from Oak Harbor/Mount Vernon. Contact Pat Gardner at pgardner@ oakharbor.org.

STANWOOD SENIOR CENTER TRIPS: The Stanwood Senior Center offers occasional trips around the Puget Sound area

as well,” he said.

In addition to paying down its debt, the tribe in the short run will put more money into programs that help poor and elderly members, he said.

and beyond, departing from and returning to the center, 7430 276th St. NW, Stanwood. For information or reservations, contact Sandy Kitchens at 360-6297403. Next up: Christmas Tree Lighting in Leavenworth, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14. $45.

Preregister by Dec. 1.

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

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

360-279-4580.

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BIG HEAD TODD & THE MONSTERS: March 28, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-7453000 or showboxonline.com.

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VETS MEMORIAL RE-DEDICATION: A rededication of the memorial honoring the men of Anacortes who gave their lives in Vietnam will take place at 2 p.m. at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial at Grandview Cemetery, Anacortes. For information, contact Thad Lindquist at 360-293-4042 or email crashlindquist@ comcast.net.

Tuesday, Nov. 12 CONCRETE VETS DAY PARADE: The annual Veterans Day Parade will take place at 1 p.m. down Main Street, in Concrete.

Participants and spectators welcome. For information, contact Kris at 360-7083904.

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10th Annual Brewgrass Fri & Sat Nov. 8 & 9

VETERANS CELEBRATION S. Burlington Blvd.

VETERANS EAT FREE: Applebee’s restaurants nationwide will thank our nation’s veterans and active duty military personnel by offering them a free meal on Veterans Day at their neighborhood Applebee’s location. Proof of current or former military service is required.

Burlington: 188 Cascade Mall Drive, 360-757-1414.

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VETS DAY DINNER: A Veterans Day dinner will be served at 6 p.m. in the basement at the Anacortes Eagles Hall, 901 Seventh St. Veterans and others can enjoy a complete turkey dinner. $7 suggested donation.

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MOVIES

‘How I Live Now’: Saoirse Ronan proves an able host

By ROGER MOORE McClatchy-Tribune News Service

A sullen, angst-ridden and hormonal teen struggles to filter a hostile world through the voices in her head in “How I Live Now.” Funny that Saoirse Ronan decided to take, basically, another crack at “The Host” in tackling the lead in this film of the Meg Rosoff novel.

“How I Live” is another dystopia about a world under siege and a teenage girl trying to survive war and find a little love along the way. But this Kevin (“Last King of Scotland”) Macdonald film scores over the earlier Stephenie Meyer mess by being more plausible in every measurable way, with Ronan a much more recognizably real teen.

Saoirse Ronan and George MacKay star “How I Live Now.” Magnolia Pictures via AP

‘HOW I LIVE NOW’

HH1⁄2 Cast: Saoirse Ronan, George MacKay, Tom Holland and Anna Chancellor.

Running time: 1:41 MPAA rating: Unrated, with explicit violence and somewhat explicit sex

Elizabeth, she is named, a vision in pale-faced scowls and torn fishnet stockings. A New Yorker, she’s come to the UK from America to visit her stepcousins, the British children of her mother’s sister. And she makes friends, right off the plane.

“Nobody calls me ‘Elizabeth.’

It’s ‘Daisy.’”

“Are you a vampire?” tiny cousin Piper (Harley Bird) wants to know.

Sullen Daisy does her darnedest to not fit in, which is easy, since 14-year-old Isaac (Tom Holland) was the one who drove the family’s ancient Land Rover to pick her up at the airport and then delivered her to their rural, self-sufficient farm in the idyllic English countryside. Talk about culture clash.

Aunt Penn (Anna Chancellor)

is a well-connected peace activist, so naturally, the place feels like a hippie commune — all farm animals, organic vegetables and dishes left unwashed because it’s summer and the swimmin’ hole is just too inviting.

Darned if there isn’t an Edmond (George MacKay) to tempt Daisy and distract her.

And with Aunt Penn suddenly summoned to Geneva, now’s her chance.

But about all those soldiers she didn’t notice as she got off the plane, those TV news reports they’re all ignoring? Seems some-

body has The Bomb, somebody uses it and Britain falls under martial law as a defense against internal terrorists (ill-defined) who might control this corner of the island or that one.

The “Now” in “How I Live Now” is about life under those conditions — forced relocations, forced labor to feed the country, not unlike what happens in civil wars in other parts of the world.

How would a spoiled American teen react to those conditions?

The film is full of absolutely chilling moments, creatively suggesting — not showing — a

distant nuclear bomb blast, the horrors that await civilians in the power of uniformed, trigger-happy men with guns. The splendid Ronan skillfully handles Daisy’s arc, from self-involved and delicate to steely, and ferociously committed to this family she just met.

But “How I Live Now” is entirely too brief and too frontloaded to fully engage. Too much time is spent, precollapse, for us to feel the deep bond Daisy and Edmond form. Young Mr. MacKay has the same problem that the two male leads of “The

Host” faced. He’s just not in Ronan’s league when it comes to developing empathy, creating a feeling of romance beyond mere teens-in-heat.

And too little time is spent in the dystopia that details “How I Live Now” after the fall. The film stumbles into a cross-country odyssey that dominates its last third.

That is fascinating, but not properly set up, much like the film itself. “How I Live Now” skips over the “How,” loses itself in the “I” and never lets the pathos of “Live Now” pay off.

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MOVIES Compiled from news services.

Ratings are one to four stars.

“Captain Phillips” — Director Paul Greengrass (“The Bourne Supremacy”) delivers another intense, emotionally exhausting thriller with amazing verite camerawork and gutwrenching realism. Smack in the middle is Tom Hanks in a career-crowning performance as a worldly sea captain taken hostage by Somali pirates.

Even as Greengrass’ signature kinetic style renders us nearly seasick and emotionally spent from the action, it’s the work of Hanks that makes this film unforgettable. Thriller, PG-13, 134 minutes. HHHH “Dallas Buyers Club” — Matthew McConaughey plays Ron Woodroof, a grimy, shady, homophobic, substance-abusing horndog in 1985 Texas who learns he’s HIV-positive and procures unapproved means of treatment. McConaughey’s masterful job of portraying one of the more deeply flawed anti-heroes in recent screen history reminds us why he became a movie star in the first place. We start out loathing this guy and learn to love him. Jared Leto disappears into the role of a transgender drug addict and Jennifer Garner is Ron’s empathetic doctor. Drama, R, 117 minutes. HHH1⁄2 “Diana” — Naomi Watts neither looks nor sounds like the people’s princess, but she’s not the problem in this fractured fairy tale about the last two years in Diana’s life. No actress alive could have elevated an overwrought screenplay brimming with some of the most awkward patches of dialogue heard in any movie of 2013.

Biographical drama, PG-13, 112 minutes. HH “Don Jon” — Joseph Gordon-Levitt delivers as the writer, director and star of this offbeat, frank and often surprising gem about a preening, narcissistic meathead who prefers online porn to his weekly one-night stands.

With Scarlett Johansson, Julianne Moore and Tony Danza.

Romantic comedy, R, 90 minutes. HHH “Ender’s Game” — A firstrate cast of wily veterans (Harrison Ford, Ben Kingsley)

AT AREA THEATERS ANACORTES CINEMAS

Nov. 8-14 Thor: The Dark World (PG-13): FridaySunday: 1:00, 3:45, 6:40, 9:00; MondayThursday: 1:00, 3:45, 6:40 Ender’s Game (PG-13): Friday-Sunday: 1:10, 3:35, 6:30, 8:55; Monday-Thursday: 1:10, 3:35, 6:30 Free Birds (PG): Friday: 1:20, 3:25, 6:50, 8:50; Saturday: 1:45, 3:55, 6:50, 8:50; Sunday: 1:20, 3:25, 6:50, 8:50; MondayThursday: 1:20, 3:25, 6:50 360-293-6620 CONCRETE THEATRE Nov. 8-10 Free Birds (PG): Friday: 7:30 p.m. (3D); Saturday: 5 p.m. (2D) and 7:30 p.m. (3D); Sunday: 4 and 6:30 p.m. (both 3D) 360-941-0403 CASCADE MALL THEATRES Burlington For listings: 888-AMC-4FUN (888-2624386).

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Chris Hemsworth stars in “Thor: The Dark World.”

Walt Disney Studios/Marvel via AP

OAK HARBOR CINEMAS Nov. 8-14 Thor: The Dark World (PG-13): FridaySunday: 1:10, 3:35, 6:40, 9:05; MondayThursday: 1:10, 3:35, 6:40 Ender’s Game (PG-13): Friday-Sunday: 1:00, 3:25, 6:30, 8:55; Monday-Thursday: 1:00, 3:25, 6:30 Free Birds (PG): Friday-Sunday: 1:20, 3:45, 6:50, 8:50; Monday-Thursday: 1:20, 3:45, 6:50 360-279-2226 STANWOOD CINEMAS Nov. 8-14 Thor: The Dark World (PG-13): 1:00, 3:25, 6:40, 9:05 Ender’s Game (PG-13): 1:20, 3:45, 6:45, 9:10 Free Birds (PG): 1:15, 3:20, 6:35, 8:50 Last Vegas (PG-13): 1:05, 3:30, 6:50, 9:00 Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (R): Friday: 1:10, 9:15; Saturday: 9:15 p.m.; Sunday-Thursday: 1:10, 9:15 Captain Phillips (PG-13): 3:15, 6:30 360-629-0514

adopted bro, Loki (Tom Hiddleston). Fantasy action, PG-13, 112 minutes. HH1⁄2 “The Family” — A mobster turned informant (Robert De Niro) enters the Witness Outstanding Protection Program with his Worthy effort and fresh-faced youngsters Odyssey.” During some harTimberlake) entering the equally hot-tempered wife So-so (Asa Butterfield of “Hugo”) rowing sequences, you’ll have inner circle of an online gam(Michelle Pfeiffer) and kids.

A bomb deliver a rousing, challengto remind yourself to breathe. bling mogul (Ben Affleck) in Tommy Lee Jones is deadpan ing adventure that should Thriller, PG-13, 91 minutes.

Costa Rica, “Runner Runner” perfection as the agent in Bad Grandpa satisfy most young fans HHH1⁄2 devolves into a by-the-book charge of the family’s protecof the beloved sci-fi novel “Last Vegas” — There’s thriller. Thriller, R, 91 minutes. tion. There are just enough Captain Phillips while keeping the adults virtually nothing subtle or sur- HH moments of inspiration in this engrossed as well. The sim- prising about this story of old “Rush” — “Rush” ranks cheerfully violent comedy to Carrie ulated battles against scary guys at a Las Vegas bachelor among the best movies about warrant a recommendation aliens are beautifully shot party, and yet one can’t but auto racing ever made, fea-- especially if you know what The Counselor and expertly choreographed. smile throughout, watching turing great performances you’re getting into. It’s weird.

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MINI-REVIEWS

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OUT & ABOUT ART “RETROSPECTIVE: THE ART OF JOEL BROCK”: In memory of Skagit Valley artist Joel Brock, the Skagit County Historical Museum is presenting a retrospective exhibit of his art through Nov. 10 at 501 S. Fourth St., La Conner. There will also be a raffle of a Joel Brock painting; tickets are $20 and available at the museum, and the drawing will be held Dec. 5. Museum hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. Admission: $5 adults, $4 seniors and children ages 6 to 12, $10 families, free for members and ages 5 and younger.

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

SITE-RESPONSIVE ART: “Nothing Happens Twice,” an exhibition by artist Jasmine Valandani, is on view through Dec. 6 at the Skagit Valley College Art Gallery, located in the Gary Knutzen Cardinal Center, 2405 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. Valandani’s exhibit allows the viewer to “participate in the push and pull between something and nothing.” It includes altered found objects combined with a site-responsive wall drawing. The gallery is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. 360416-7812 or skagit.edu.

WATERCOLORS AND ACRYLICS: A show of paintings by Eric Wiegardt continues through Dec. 3 at Scott Milo Gallery, 420 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. The show features Northwest landscapes, seascapes and florals painted in Wiegardt’s impressionist style. Also showing are oils

by Sandy Byers, photographs on canvas by Dick Garvey, photo encaustics

by Kathy Hastings and watercolors and etchings

by Elizabeth Ockwell. Gallery hours are 10:30 a.m. to

PRINTS & SCULPTURE

Jean Behnke’s one-woman show will run through Dec. 22 at Gallery Cygnus, 109 Commercial St., La Conner. Behnke combines materials in nontraditional ways, using relief printing, casting and assemblage.

Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday. 360-708-4787 or gallerycygnus.com.

4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday. 360-293-6938 or scottmilo.com.

PAINTINGS & GOURDS: Check out new paintings

by Anne Martin McCool and “Curious Gourds” by Vicki Hampel, continuing through Nov. 30 at Anne Martin McCool Gallery, 711 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. The show features McCool’s Northwestinspired acrylics on canvas and Hampel’s gourds, handcarved and painted with a variety of animals and other themes. The gallery will also feature fine crafts in wood, fiber, jewelry, sculptures, glass and ceramics by other gallery artists.

Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and noon to 4 p.m.

Sunday. 360-293-3577 or mccoolart.com.

PLEIN AIR ART SHOW: The Salish Sea Plein Air Artists’ holiday show will

run through Nov. 30 at the Rexville Grocery & Gallery, 19271 Best Road, near La Conner. 360-466-5522 or rexvillegrocery.com.

NEW FURNITURE, ART PREVIEW: Check out new furniture from Smith and Vallee Woodworks and a preview of next year’s art shows through Dec. 1 at Smith & Vallee Gallery, 5742 Gilkey Ave., Edison.

The show includes furniture made with recycled wood taken from the roof rafters of the art gallery that was once a turn-of-the-century one-room schoolhouse, as well as a collection of midcentury modern walnut living room furniture and a traditional Shaker-style collection in cherry. The gallery also will offer a sneak preview of a few of the artists who will be showing next year. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. 360-7666230 or smithandvallee.com.

WOMEN’S WORK STORE: As part of the Storefronts Mount Vernon program, the Women’s Work Store is open at The President Hotel, 604 S. First St., Mount Vernon. The Store features Oaxacan handwoven wool rugs, Guatemalan scarves, Peruvian jewelry, masks and tribal art from Africa, jewelry and clothing made by Nepali trafficking survivors, silk sari scarves, Mexican silver jewelry, handmade piñatas, fair trade food and coffee and more. Store hours are 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, continuing through the holiday season. 360-424-5854.

The Store will host an opening celebration from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14. The evening will include Oaxacan hot chocolate, music, snacks and weaving demonstrations.

of the Colville and the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla. Gendron is a little-known but important late-career Native artist; the exhibition will feature more than 30 years of his vibrantly expressionistic and lyrical paintings and prints. Curated by Ben Mitchell, “Rattlebone” originated at Missoula Art Museum in November 2012, and will next travel to the Museum of Contemporary Indian Arts at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, N.M. n “Geology”: from the Permanent Collection: This multidisciplinary exhibit pairs science and art with the Northwest’s geological findings and the collection’s palette. The works offer an abstract interpretation of our otherwise familiar environment. The show will include works by Guy Anderson, Kenneth Callahan, Francis Celentano, MUSEUM EXHIBIT: Doris Chase, William Cur“We’re’ Still Here: The rent, John C. Ebner, Ray Survival of Washington Indians” continues through Hill, John-Franklin KoeApril 2014 in the Anacortes nig, Alden Mason, Peter Millet, Allen Moe, Keith Museum’s Carnegie GalMonaghan, Carl Morris, lery, 1305 Eighth St., AnaSpencer Moseley, Geofcortes. The main exhibit, created by the Washington frey Pagen, Camille Patha, Richard M. Proctor, Kait State Heritage Center, follows Washington’s original Rhoads, Paul Soldner, Mark Tobey and Gerard inhabitants through a war over land, a clash over cul- Tsutakawa.

Museum hours are noon ture and a revival of Native to 5 p.m. Sunday and Montradition today. Museum day, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Tuesday through Saturday.

Tuesday through Saturday and 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday. Free. $8 adults, $5 seniors, $3 students, free for members and 360-293-1915 or museum. ages 11 and younger. 360cityofanacortes.org.

466-4446 or museumofnw art.org.

MONA EXHIBITS: The Museum of Northwest Art QUILTS, FIBER ARTS: is hosting two new shows through Jan. 5 at 121 S. First Three new shows continue at the La Conner Quilt & St., La Conner. n “Ric Gendron: Rattle- Textile Museum, 703 S. Second St., La Conner. bone” features paintings “Best of the Festival and related works of Spo2013”: Featuring the top kane artist Ric Gendron, a award-winning quilts from dual-enrolled member of the museum’s annual Quilt the Arrow Lakes Band of Festival, the show continues the Confederated Tribes

through Nov. 24. The exhibit will include the Best of Show winner as well as the top entries in Traditional Pieced, Non-Traditional Pieced, Wearable Arts, Best Use of Recycled Materials and Best Use of Embellishment categories. The People’s Choice award-winner also will be on display.

“Abstracted”: The exhibition by the Fiber Art Network from Western Canada explores the concept of realistic and abstract art. Pairs of artists will illustrate their subject — one in a representative fiber art piece and one in an abstract/non-representative piece. Vivian Kapusta is the show’s guest curator. The show continues through Dec. 29.

“Inspired to Design: Art Quilts by Elizabeth Barton”: Barton paints or dyes all of the fabric she uses in her nontraditional quilts, which she describes as “contemporary,” “art quilts” or “fiber collages.” Her work is focused on a few particular themes: buildings and cityscapes, industrial landscapes, black and white curves and landscapes. The show continues through Dec. 29.Museum hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. $7, $5 students and military, free for members and ages 11 and younger. 360-466-4288 or laconnerquilts.com.

LECTURES AND TALKS WORLD ISSUES FORUM: Western Washington University’s Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies holds its annual World Issues Forum from noon to 1:30 p.m. Wednesdays (unless otherwise noted) in the Fairhaven College auditorium on the WWU campus in Bellingham. 360-650-2309 or wwu.edu/fairhaven/news/ worldissuesforum. Next up:

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OUT & ABOUT HOLIDAY CRAFT SALE: The Skagit County Historical Museum host the Hilltop Holiday juried craft sale from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 30-Dec. 1, at the museum, 501 S. Fourth St., La Conner. 360-466-3365 or skagit HOLIDAY GIFT MARKET: county.net/museum.

The third annual CoupeMOVIE NIGHT: Enjoy a ville Holiday Gift Market screening of “One Couch at will take place from 10 MORE FUN a Time” at 7 p.m. Saturday, a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and TULIP POSTER UNVEILNov. 9, at the Anacortes Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 ING: The unveiling of the Center for Happiness, 619 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8-10, at 2014 Tulip Festival poster, the Coupeville Recreation Commercial Ave., Anafeaturing artwork by Port cortes. Admission by donaHall, 901 NW Alexander Townsend artist Luke Tortion. RSVP: 360-464-2229 St., Coupeville. natzky, will take place at TRAIL TALES: “PROJECTor anacortescenterfor HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR: 5:30 p.m. today at Skagit ING FUTURE SCENARIOS happiness.org.

B-EHS BAND CRAFT Auschwitz-Birkenau death Valley Gardens, 18923 Peter FAIR: The 23rd annual FOR FIDALGO BAY: MODEL- camp survivor Noemi Ban Johnson Road, Mount VerING WATER CIRCULATION THEATRE BENEFIT: The Burlington-Edison High will speak at 6 p.m. Wednesnon. The event will feature AND COASTAL CHANGES”: day, Nov. 13, in Arntzen School Band Booster Craft Lincoln Theatre will host a Taste of Skagit with local with Dr. Eric Grossman, Fair will be held from 8:30 Producer’s Night 2013 for Hall, room 100, at Western eateries distributing samples a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, research geologist, U.S. ages 21 and older from 6:30 Washington University, Bellof their wares, as well as Geological Survey, 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15, Nov. 9, at the high school, ingham. Ban will speak on products from the official Friday, Nov. 8, Northwest at Hillcrest Park Lodge, 1717 301 N. Burlington Blvd., the 75th anniversary of the wine, beer, chocolate and Educational Services DisBurlington. mbtigger@aol. S. 13th St., Mount Vernon.

Krystallnacht, or “Night of coffee of the festival. Festitrict 189 Building, 1601 R Don a costume, then enjoy com or 360-202-9729.

Broken Glass,” which most val fans also will get a first St., Anacortes. Learn how historians view as the unofglimpse of the official festithe U.S. Geological Survey ficial start of the Holocaust. val merchandise. Admission is constructing a 3-D hydro- Noemi will tell how she McIntyre Hall Presents is free with an invitation dynamic model of Fidalgo lost most of her family in available at Skagit County Bay as part of a larger Salthe Nazi death camps, and ish Sea model to study how how she shares her story to Whidbey Island Bank branches. Information: climate change, sea level rise inspire current and future Appalachian Country Roots Music and land use might influence generations to prevent simi- 360-428-5959 or info@tulip Friday, November 15 7:30 pm coastal communities, ecosys- lar genocides from happen- festival.org. tem restoration outcomes ing. Free, but reservations KIDS GIANT GARAGE and Fidalgo Bay. Free. Infor- are required: 360-650-4529 SALE: Young vendors will mation: contact Wendy Stef- or wce.wwu.edu/NWCHE. offer a wide range of gently fenson at 360-733-8307 or used items for sale from 9 wendys@re-sources.org.

MUSIC a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. JAZZ NIGHT AT THE 9, at the Burlington Parks ISH RIVER POET’S CIRCLE: The Fall/Winter LINCOLN: Enjoy an evening and Recreation Center, 900 Nov. 13: “Our Harsh Logic: Israeli Soldiers’ Testimonies from the Occupied Territories”: Former Israeli soldier Yehuda Shaul and fellow soldiers from his unit created the organization “Breaking the Silence” that chronicles their lives as soldiers during the second intifada, or Palestinian uprising against Israel, that lasted from September 2000 to January 2005. In making a book, the organization hopes to show the casualties and lasting effects of the attack and occupancy.

Ish River Poet’s Circle will begin from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10, at the Skagit County Historical Museum, 501 S. Fourth St., La Conner. The first lineup features poets Nancy Pagh, who teaches at Western Washington University in Bellingham, Kip Bisagna of Mount Vernon and Bob Skeele of La Conner. Donations to the Robert Sund Poets Trust and Skagit River Poetry Foundation are welcome.

For information, email skag itpoetry@gmail.com or visit skagitriverpoetry.org.

filled with jazz at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 8, at the Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. The show will feature performances by the LaVenture Middle School Jazz Band, Mount Vernon High School Jazz Bands I & II and the A-Town Big Band. $6. 360-336-8955 or lincoln theatre.org.

E. Fairhaven Ave., Burlington. Choose from sporting equipment, furniture, children’s clothing, toys, games and lots more. Limited booth spaces available for $15. Free admission for shoppers. 360-755-9649.

live and silent auctions on “The Artist” theme, hors d’oeuvres and, wine and beer, Scotch flights and dancing while benefiting the theater and its partners, META Performing Arts and Theater Arts Guild. Tickets: $40, at ilovethelincoln.com or noon to 5 p.m. weekdays at the box office, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. 360-336-8955.

INTERNATIONAL GAMES DAY: In celebration of the sixth annual event, play any of dozens of board games from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 16, at the Burlington Public Library, 820 E. Washington Ave., Burlington. The library also will host an all-ages Scrabble tournament, a K-12 chess tournament and a beginning workshop on Go, an Asian strategy game. For ages 8 and older. Free. 360-7550760 or burlingtonwa.gov/ library.

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