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Thursday, October 10, 2013 - E7
TRAVEL Local travel CRUISE SHOW: AAA Travel
will host the event from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12, at the Skagit Valley Casino Resort, 5984 Darrk Lane, Bow. AAA Travel experts will be joined by industry representatives to discuss cruising trends, tips for travelers and a wide variety of upcoming cruise and tour options. RSVP: 360-848-2090.
Oct. 16. LeMay-America’s Car Museum, Tacoma Waterfront & Brown and Haley Candies: 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13. Tour LeMay’s 9-acre campus and fourstory museum, which holds one of the world’s largest collections of vintage, custom and classic motor vehicles. Then enjoy lunch and shopping on the Tacoma waterfront and a stop at the Brown and Haley Candy Store, home of Almond Roca and Mountain Bars. $69. Register by Nov. 6. “New Day Northwest,” Bothell’s Country Village and Seattle Times: 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 21. Watch a live taping of King-5’s “New Day Northwest,” a visit to Bothell’s historic Country Village Shops, no-host lunch and a private tour of the Seattle Times North Creek printing facility. $54. Register by Nov. 14. The Blind Boys of Alabama at Benaroya Hall: 3:30 to 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 17. $85. Register by Dec. 2.
SENIOR CENTER TRIPS: Skagit County senior centers offer short, escorted trips departing from and returning to local senior centers. For information, call the Anacortes Senior Center at 360-293-7473 or sign up at your local senior center. Next up: Tulalip Trifecto: Hibulb Cultural Center, Tulalip Resort and Seattle Premium Outlets: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30. Enjoy a private tour of the Hibulb Center’s interactive exhibits, longhouse and research library, followed by a stop at the resort for lunch and gaming, topped off with time for shopping at dozens of outlet stores. $50. Register by SHORT TRIPS: Mount Vernon
“One of the things we tried to think about was how somebody could easily get through the exhibition in a half an hour, 40 minutes and feel that they had been immersed in the history of animation,” Dini said. “And then for those real connoisseurs of animation, that they could sit here and really” take it in. For that latter group, the DIA offers a $75 pass that allows for unlimited visits to the exhibit and to the related movies and lectures. One lecture will be delivered by Leslie Iwerks, an Academy Award-nominated filmmaker whose grandfather, Ub Iwerks, was a pioneering Disney animator. A clip from Ub Iwerks’ “Silly Symphonies” is shown not far from “Little Nemo” in the show’s “Beginnings” section, which kicks off the show and is devoted to the emergence of the animated image. Dini’s brother, Paul, a longtime animation writer, also will give a talk.
Parks and Recreation offers travel opportunities for ages 12 and older (adult supervision required for ages 18 and younger). Trips depart from and return to Hillcrest Park, 1717 S. 13th St., Mount Vernon. For information or to register, call 360-336-6215. Next up: Chihuly Garden and Glass and Pilchuck On Display: 1:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17. Visit the Chihuly Garden and Glass attraction at Seattle Center, then preview more than 250 artworks to be sold at the annual Pilchuck Glass School Auction. Includes free time to explore shops and restaurants between the two stops. Ages 16 and older. $77-$79. Preregister by Oct. 10. Reifel Bird Sanctuary and Historic Steveston Village: 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 27. Check out one of the top bird-watching sites in the heart of the Fraser River estuary, home to 268 species of birds. Then head over to the historic waterfront town of Steveston, with shops, cafes and a picturesque boardwalk. Passport, enhanced
A construction worker walks by exhibits of the Detroit Institute of Arts newest exhibition, “Watch Me Move: The Animation Show.” Carlos Osorio / AP
“My brother used to say, if he really wanted to get my goat, that more people knew around the world who Batman was than the ‘Mona Lisa,’” Jane Dini said. The exhibition presents more than a lengthy succession of moving images. Visitors are encouraged to try an interactive video game that begins its journey in London’s Underground. The show concludes on a futuristic high note — the projection mapping room. Projection mapping uses software to manipulate projected images and help them to fit on irregularly shaped
surfaces. In the exhibition’s projection mapping room, light splashes across jagged-edge formations that at one point give the appearance that spiders are crawling all around. “The thing that we wanted to do with the show that we thought was really important was to have a unifying introductory experience and a unifying conclusion experience,” said Holly Harmon, an interpretive specialist at the DIA. “This is where the technology is now. When you walk into this room, you really don’t know how it’s done.”
driver’s license or NEXUS card required to cross the border. Ages 12 and older. $67-$69. Preregister by Oct. 21. 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 shops specializing in imported delicacies, organic products and more. Ages 12 and older. $55$57. Preregister by Nov. 8. ESCORTED TOURS: The Whatcom County Tour Program offers a variety of day trips and longer tours, with most trips departing from and returning to the Bellingham Senior Activity Center, 315 Halleck St., Bellingham. For information or to register: 360733-4030, press #, ext. 47015, or wccoa.org/index.php/Tours.
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 and beyond, departing from and returning to the center, 7430 276th St. NW, Stanwood. For information or reservations, contact Sandy Kitchens at 360-6297403.
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 EXTENDED TRIPS: The Oak library. Harbor Senior Center is organiz The Oak Harbor Senior Center ing several small-group trips for accepts passport applications, 2014: San Antonio in March, by appointment, from 10 a.m. to Scotland in June, Trains of Colo- 2:30 p.m. Monday through Friday rado in July and New England in at 51 SE Jerome St., Oak Harbor. September. Trips will depart from 360-279-4580.