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TUNING UP

THIS WEEKEND Watch “Uncle Buck” on Friday night at the Anacortes library PAGE 3

Catch Coco Montoya in concert on Saturday at the Lincoln Theatre PAGE 9

ON STAGE The Pasty White Boys play the Cardiac Arrest Fest on Saturday night PAGE 8

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NEW ON DVD THIS WEEK “Pee-wee’s Playmore a “Cloverfield” for Upcoming house”: Few Saturday kids. morning programs have The film also suffers DVD releases resonated so loudly from having a relatively Following is a partial with both young and likable cast but no breakschedule of coming movies old. The set — featurout stars that connect on DVD. Release dates are subject to change: ing 45 remastered young viewers with the episodes of the series, movie. These are generOCT. 28 plus the “Pee-wee’s ally forgettable characters Deliver Us from Evil Playhouse Christmas who are put in forced Begin Again Wish I Was Here Special” — includes all situations shown through Life of Crime the wackiness of Peethe now passé point-ofChild of God wee Herman and his view filming style.

Behaving Badly pals: Jambi the Genie, “Downton Abbey SeaNOV. 4 Miss Yvonne, Cowboy sons 1, 2, 3 & 4”: All Maleficent Curtis, Reba the mail four seasons are available Hercules lady, Captain Carl, in this Blu-ray set.

Planes: Fire & Rescue Magic Screen, Conky, A Most Wanted Man “Mad Men: The Final Globey, Chairry, Pterri Season, Part 1”: Don NOV. 11 and Randy.

Draper looks to regain his How to Train Your Dragon 2 Paul Reubens’ advertising power.

Tammy childlike performance Let’s Be Cops “The Soul Man: The Jersey Boys as Pee-wee Herman Complete Second SeaMood Indigo remains as energetic son”: Cedric “The Enterand fun as when it was n McClatchy-Tribune News tainer” is back in the Service when it won 22 Emmy pulpit.

Awards in the late “The Fluffy Movie”: 1980s. That’s because Stand-up performance by the show is a mix of smart and silly Gabriel Iglesias. humor that creates pure entertainment “Silent Witness: Season Sevenjoy. teen”: Blends crime mystery, science If you grew up with the series, this and detection. is a chance to catch up with the lunacy.

“Wrong Turn 6”: Man inherits isoThose who have never seen the show lated backwoods hotel that may hold should not miss out on one of the most the key to his secret past. innovative and clever series in TV his“Duck Dynasty: Seasons 4-6 Gift tory.

Set”: Includes deleted scenes from Sea“The Purge: Anarchy”: It’s a fight sons 4 and 5. for survival on the only day of the year “Life After Beth”: Couple’s relationwhen all crimes are legal. There isn’t the ship tested when one becomes a zombie. same sense of claustrophobic dread this “Autumn Blood”: Two young orphans time, but the movie ends up as a relentcome under siege by a band of hunters. less series of scary moments played out “The Scribbler”: Young woman conin the canyons of city buildings that fronts her mental illness using experibuilds to white-knuckle tension mental machine.

Taking the sequel to a broader canvas “Annie Oakley: Complete TV Colkeeps it from being a knockoff of the lection”: Relive the 1950s Wild West first film. There’s a lot more firepower adventure. this time and the action almost hides the “The Vincent Price Collection Volweaknesses in the script. “The Purge: ume II”: Includes “House On Haunted Anarchy” has just the right amount of Hill” and “The Return of the Fly.” tension to make moviegoers want to “Billy Crystal 700 Sundays”: Broadlock their car doors when they drive way show featuring the comedian. home from the theater.

“Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of “Earth to Echo”: It would love to be Lightning”: Explores the life, passions the “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” for the and vision of the influential photogra21st century but the new movie is to pher.

“E.T.” what Reese’s Pieces is to lumps “The Red Skelton Show: The Early of sugar. They share an ingredient, but Years 1951-1955”: Features 90 epione is far more satisfying. The lack of sodes of the beloved program. interesting characters and a patchwork plot leave it less of a new “E.T.” and n Rick Bentley, The Fresno Bee

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

Tuning Up Page 9 Catch the Pasty White Boys at the seventh annual Cardiac Arrest Fest on Saturday night at the Birdsview Brewing Company

SUBMISSIONS Email features@skagitpublishing.com, vrichardson@skagitpublishing. com (recreation items) Deadline: 5 p.m. Friday for the following Thursday edition Phone 360-416-2135 Hand-deliver 1215 Anderson Road Mount Vernon, WA 98274 Mailing address P.O. Box 578 Mount Vernon, WA 98273

This Weekend...................................... 3 Out & About.....................................5-6 Halloween Events............................... 7 On Stage, Tuning Up........................8-9 Get Involved...................................... 10 At the Lincoln.................................... 11 Hot Tickets........................................ 12 Movie Listings, Reviews................... 14 Music Reviews................................... 15

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THIS WEEKENDin the area Fall film series: ‘Uncle Buck’

QUEENS AGAINST HUNGER PAGEANT The event will be held at noon Saturday, Oct. 25, at the Best Western Skagit Valley Inn, 2300 Market St., Mount Vernon. Doors open at 10 a.m. and a pageant workshop will be held at 11 a.m. $35 entry fee with minimum $20 food bank donation; proceeds will benefit the Skagit Food Distribution Center. Nonparticipant admission is $5. Registration and more information: 530-867-0945 or queensagainsthunger@yahoo.com.

BONESHAKER BICYCLE FESTIVAL This Halloweeninspired celebration of all things bicycle will take place beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, in and around La Conner. Day-of-event registration begins at 7:30 a.m. followed by an optional breakfast ($8) and pre-event festivities at 8 a.m. The familyoriented event will include four self-guided, mostly level bicycle routes ranging from 4 to 62 miles, starting and ending at the La Conner Channel Lodge, 205 N. First St. After the ride, enjoy special guests, music, games and contests, food vendors and more.

Costumes are strongly encouraged. Advance registration: $35, $65 tandem, $70 family ($5 more day of ride); free for ages 4 and younger. 360-536-4801 or boneshakerbikefest.com.

LEMONY SNICKET Author Daniel Handler, also

Academy Award nominee Nick Alphin hosts free movie screenings at 7 p.m. Fridays at the Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes. Next up: Oct. 24: “Uncle Buck”: Bachelor and allaround slob Buck babysits his brother’s rebellious

teenage daughter and her cute younger brother and sister.

Starring John Candy, Amy Madigan and Macaulay Culkin. PG, 1989.

Free. 360-293-1910, ext. 21, or library.cityof anacortes.org.

known as Lemony Snicket, will present “Why Does Lemony Snicket Keep Following Me?” from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, at Western Washington University’s Performing Arts Center’s Main Stage. Handler has written several novels, including “A Series of Unfortunate Events,” which was a basis for a feature film and sold more than 60 million copies. His most recent book, “Shouldn’t You Be in School,” is the third of four new Lemony Snicket novels. A book signing will follow the presentation.

360-650-3846 or nssfo@wwu.edu.

MUSHROOM SHOW The Snohomish County Mycological Society will hold its annual Fall Mushroom Show from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 26, at Floral Hall, 802 E. Mukilteo Blvd., Everett. A mushroom identification class begins at 1 p.m. Free admission, donations appreciated. scmsfungi.org.

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ON STAGE

SKAGIT SYMPHONY CELEBRATES 35TH SEASON

Skagit Symphony Gala Concert When: 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 25 Where: McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon.

Tickets: $20-$40.

360-416-7727, ext.

2, or mcintyrehall. org. (Gala preconcert reception with hors d’oeuvres and champagne at 6 p.m., $20).

certmaster for the Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra, according to a news The Skagit Symphony will begin its release. She has appeared as a soloist 35th year in grand fashion Saturday with with the Seattle Symphony Orchestra. its Gala Concert at McIntyre Hall in She performed with her band, 3 Cent Mount Vernon.

Stamp, at DjangoFest Northwest and Music director Roupen Shakarian received the 2013 Saga DjangoFest leads the symphony. Saturday’s program Award for Outstanding Young Musicianwill include Mozart’s Violin Concerto ship in the genre of Gypsy Jazz. FerryNo. 4, “An American in Paris” by George Brennan was one of 10 young violinists Gershwin and music from “The Lord of chosen to perform while at the Starling the Rings” by Howard Shore.

DeLay Symposium at The Juilliard The guest soloist will be Gloria Ferry- School in New York.

Brennan, 17, of Whidbey Island.

Saturday’s concert is the first of six Ferry-Brennan has studied with vioscheduled through June. More informalinist Itzhak Perlman and served as con- tion is available at skagitsymphony.com.

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Guest soloist Gloria Ferry-Brennan, 17, of Whidbey Island

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OUT & ABOUT ART

Photographs”: The new collection of fall still-life photographs will continue through Nov. 4 at Scott Milo Gallery, 420 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

Dana uses his large-format camera and natural lighting to create still-life work featuring flowers, fruit and antiquities. Also showing are oils by Ramona Hammerly and Don de Llamas, and watercolors by Cindy Briggs and Theresa Goesling, as well as Goesling’s handmade jewelry. The gallery is open from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday or by appointment. 360-293-6938 or scottmilo.com.

ART BY MAGGI MASON: Local artist Maggi Mason is showing her creations through October at the Majestic Inn and Spa, 419 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. Mason’s pieces, as she describes in a news release, “are constructed from handmade papers, bits of batik and so on, and look like paintings until you get up close.” Her work can also be seen at white lightstudio.blogspot.com.

HISTORIC QUILTS: The exhibition “125 Years of Washington Quilts” continues through Nov. 16 at the Skagit County Historical Museum, 501 S. Fourth St., La Conner. The show of “made in Washington” quilts includes examples from the museum’s own collection as well as that of the La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum, including a quilt made by a woman who marched in the parade the day Washington’s statehood was established in 1889.

The museum is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. $5 adults, $4 seniors and ages 6 to 12, $10 family, free for members and ages 5 and younger. 360-466-3365 or skagitcounty.net/museum.

“AUTUMN COLORS”: New paintings by Anne Martin McCool and other artists are featured in a show continuing through Oct. 31 at Anne Martin McCool Gallery, 711 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

The show includes photography by Stephen Roxborough and Brice Mann; wood carvings by Kevin Paul; paintings by Cathy Schoenberg and Peter Belknap; jewelry by Carole Cunningham and Debbie Aldrich; creations in wood

by George Way and Art Learmonth; sculptures by

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“And The Beat Goes On,” a standard flower show featuring judged horticulture specimens and floral designs, will take place from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at First United Methodist Church, 1607 E. Division St., Mount Vernon. GregRobin Smith, performing as Benjamin Franklin, will speak on “Horticulture/Agriculture in the Colonies” at 11 a.m.

Chuckanut Judges Council members will present “Floral Design” from 1 to 2 p.m. Free admission. Presented by the Chuckanut District of the Washington State Federation of Garden Clubs. chuckanutwa.org.

Tracy Powell; ceramics by Patsy Chamberlain, Cathy Schoenberg and Barbara Hathaway; quilt art by Louise Harris and work 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 annemartinmccool.com.

STILL-LIFE PHOTOS: “Randy Dana: Color

NEW MoNA EXHIBITS: Two new exhibits continue through Jan. 4, 2015, at the Museum of Northwest Art, 121 S. First St., La Conner.

“Accreted Terrane”: Featuring work by 42 artists with ties to the Northwest, the exhibit explores processes of accumulation and erosion, dispersal and gathering. The passage of time is marked in a dazzling variety of ways, from layer upon layer of paint, to the archaeological exposure of 20th century artifacts, to the capture of hot-sculpted glass in the moment, to the interplay of light and shadow unfolding in a video loop. Guest curator David Francis suggests that the cumulative effect “evokes a world from which human beings are notably absent or indirectly present, perhaps even estranged.”

“To Be Alone Together”: The exhibition pairs 11 contemporary Northwest artists with 11 works chosen from MoNA’s permanent collection on the basis of three ideas: light, solitude and community, which the curators find to be prevailing themes in the philosophy and process

of Northwest artists. The contemporary artists were asked to respond to a piece in the collection and to create new work based on that response. The exhibition looks closely at the ways in which both the ephemeral and the tangible experiences of living in a particular place influence communities of artists. “To Be Alone Together” is co-curated by artist Emma Jane Levitt and curator Shelly Leavens, through the Dana and Toni Ann Rust Curatorial Fellowship at the Museum of Northwest Art. Free admission. 360-4664446 or monamuseum.org.

trict. Upon retirement, this self-taught artist picked up a carving knife. The show features works on loan from collectors and relatives.

The museum is open from 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.

CONSERVATION PHOTOS: “Reflections,” featuring the work of conservation photographer Roz Sealy, is on display through October at the Rexville Grocery, 19271 Best Road, GREEN ART: “Trees, Leaves & Roots” continues Mount Vernon. Sealy’s photos showcase the through Nov. 9 at Matzke Fine Art Gallery and Sculp- beauty and rich diversity of Skagit Valley. A portion ture Park, 2345 Blanche of sales will be donated to Way, Camano Island. The show features artworks by Skagitonians to Preserve Barbara De Pirro (installa- Farmland. 360-466-5522 or tions), Kirk McLean (stone rexvillegrocery.com. sculptures), Patricia ResseAT THE QUILT MUSEUM: guie (fiber) and Susan Three new exhibits have Cohen Thompson (paintings). All four are featured opened at the La Conner in the book “Trees, Leaves Quilt & Textile Museum, 703 S. Second St., La Conand Roots” by Ashley ner: Rooney. Also included in “Vox Stellarum”: Texthe show are creations by tile artist Elin Noble has Mike Adams (ceramics), Aaron Haba (special instal- transformed the third-floor lation) and Victor Loverro galleries into an installation using itajime-dyed silk (photographs). The galorganza. Her black and lery is open from 10 a.m. white silk panels, featuring to 5 p.m. weekends or by appointment. 360-387-2759 irregular horizontal and vertical geometrical shapes, or matzkefineart.com. are hung in sets, allowing a ROCKS & WOOD CARV- play of overlapping shapes and moiré patterns. Also INGS: Two new exhibits continue through Nov. 16 at on view are pod-like threethe Skagit County Histori- dimensional poetic forms. cal Museum, 501 S. Fourth The exhibition will continue through Dec. 28.

St., La Conner: “Hawaiian Quilting: “Treasures of Walker Traditions Continue”: Valley”: Check out rocks Grace Hawley first took up and minerals gathered in Hawaiian quilting in 1985 the valley, plus a visit to while living in Kwajalein, “Space City.”

Marshall Islands. Hawaiian “Carvings of Mary quilts traditionally feature Stapp”: Stapp was a hand applique work with teacher for many years in the Anacortes School DisContinued on Page 6

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OUT & ABOUT designs from nature, and the quilting lines often echo the applique design, both on and outside the applique work. The exhibition will continue through Dec. 28.

“Best of the Festival”: The first floor of the Gaches Mansion will host the blue ribbon quilts, wearables and fiber art from the 2014 Quilt & Fiber Arts Festival. On exhibit will be Best of Show and all the top entries in each category, plus the pieces that received an Award of Excellence. The exhibition will continue through Nov. 23.

Museum hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. $7, $5 students and military with ID, free for members and ages 11 and younger.

More information 360466-4288 or laconnerquilts. org.

Fall Concert Fildago Youth Symphony

October 25 1pm

Gala Concert Skagit Symphony

October 25 7:30pm

True Blues Corey Harris & AlvinYoungbloodHart November 1 7:30pm

360.416.7727 mcintyrehall.org

FIBER ARTS & MORE: “Threads of Time: Hand Woven Tapestry by Windwalker” continues through Nov. 1 at Raven Rocks Gallery, 765 Wonn Road, Greenbank. A reception for the artists will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 12. The gallery will feature Windwalker Taibi’s handwoven tapestries created with natural and hand-dyed handspun yarns, wall hangings, purses and freeform needlepoint.

Taibi also will demonstrate tapestry weaving and fiber spinning throughout the month. During the latter half of the month, the gallery will showcase fused glass by Dale Reiger and hand-dyed and fabricated clothing by Teri Jo Summer. For information, including gallery hours and directions, call 360-2220102 or visit ravenrocks gallery.com.

“SPACE AND FORM”: An art installation by Francis X Donovan is on display through Dec. 5 at the Skagit Valley College Art Gallery in the Gary Knutzen Cardinal Center, 2405 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. Donovan has been called a modern primitive and a sidewalk botanist as he seeks to express the extraordinary in the ordinary, capture the eye and touch the soul. The gallery is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. 360-416-7812.

ONE MAN SHOW: “Mark Bistranin: Town and Country” will open with a reception from 5 to 9 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 25, and continue through Nov. 23 at La Conner Seaside Gallery, 101 N. First St., La Conner. Check out Bistranin’s paintings from his recent trip to the Oregon and California coast. Also showing are works by Anne

Shreivogl, Al Currier, Dave Nichols and Mark Conley.

Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday through Monday. 360-202-2956 or laconnerseasidegallery. com.

ton University’s Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies holds its annual World Issues Forum from noon to 1:20 p.m. Wednesdays (unless otherwise noted) in the Fairhaven College auditorium on the WWU campus in BellingFESTIVALS ham. Presentations are free “ART’S ALIVE!” INVITAand open to the public.

TIONAL ART SHOW: Sculp360-650-2309 or wwu.edu/ tor Wayne Maslin will be fairhaven/news/world the featured artist at the issuesforum.

30th annual event, which Next up: opens with a reception Oct. 29: “Another from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, Politics: Talking Across Oct. 31, at Maple Hall, 104 Today’s Transformative Commercial St., La ConMovements”: Chris Dixon, ner. a writer and educator from Meet Maslin and other Ottawa, Canada, and an invited artists and enjoy anarchist organizer with a live music, wine and hors doctorate from the Univerd’oeuvres. The event consity of California at Santa tinues with more music, Cruz, will discuss how artist demonstrations and “another politics” is being merchant exhibits from 10 constructed from the cona.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and vergence of anti-author10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, itarian radicalism and Nov. 1-2. Check out a wide broader-based movements variety of art by 13 invited in the U.S. and Canada. artists, some 80 local artists and past invitational and MORE FUN emerging artists, 10 demFILMS WITH FRIENDS: onstrating artists and more.

Friends of Skagit Beaches Participating La Conner presents its 2014 Environmerchants will feature art displays and special events. mental Film Series at 7 p.m. Fridays at the NorthFree admission. artsalive west Education Services laconner.com.

District Building, 1601 R Ave. Anacortes. Enjoy LECTURES free screenings of feature AND TALKS length films on issues conWASHINGTON GROWN: cerning the Puget Sound/ Washington Farmers and Salish Sea waters. Short Ranchers has announced films made by young, local the second season of filmmakers for Friends of “Washington Grown,” Skagit Beaches’ Trail Tales which began Oct. 5, with Program will start each the first of 13 television screening. Free, includes episodes. The 30-minute popcorn. skagitbeaches.org. stories about our state’s Next up: food and the farmers who Oct. 24: “Bag It — Is grow it will air at noon your life too plastic?”: and 8:30 p.m. Sundays on Americans use 60,000 Northwest Cable News. plastic bags every five Each episode can be minutes, disposable bags viewed at wagrown.com thrown away without the Monday after it airs on much thought. But where TV. is “away”? Where do the bags and other plastics end WORLD ISSUES up, and at what cost to the FORUM: Western Washing- environment, marine life

BONESHAKER BICYCLE FESTIVAL: This Halloween-inspired celebration of all things bicycle will take place beginning at 9 a.m.

Saturday, Oct. 25, in and around La Conner. Day-ofevent registration begins at 7:30 a.m. followed by SOLAR ECLIPSE PARTY: an optional breakfast ($8) Island County Astronomi- and pre-event festivities at 8 a.m. cal Society (ICAS) will The family-oriented host a solar eclipse party event will include four selfstarting at 1 p.m. today at guided, mostly level bicycle Prairie overlook near the Coupeville Cemetery. The routes ranging from 4 to 62 eclipse will last from about miles, starting and ending at the La Conner Chan1:30 to 4:20 p.m. Approxinel Lodge, 205 N. First St. mately 60 percent of the After the ride, enjoy spesun’s disk will be covered cial guests, music, games by the moon at the maxiand contests, food vendors mum point of the eclipse.

ICAS members will be on and more.

Costumes are strongly hand to answer questions and will have filtered tele- encouraged.

Advance registration: scopes for safe solar viewing. All ages are welcome. $35, $65 tandem, $70 family The event will be canceled ($5 more day of ride); free for ages 4 and younger. A if the weather is cloudy. portion of the proceeds For information, contact Dan at 360-679-7664, email will benefit Epilepsy Founicaspub@juno.com or visit dation Northwest and Puget Sound Bird Obsericas-wa.webs.com. vatory. 360-536-4801 or NEW MOON CELEBRA- boneshakerbikefest.com.

TION: Join Elke to celLEMONY SNICKET: ebrate the new moon and put forth new intentions at Author Daniel Handler, 7:30 p.m. today at the Ana- also known as Lemony Snicket, will present “Why cortes Center for Happiness, 619 Commercial Ave., Does Lemony Snicket Anacortes. Bring your own Keep Following Me?” hand drums and rattles or from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, at Western borrow hers. $5-$10 sugWashington University’s gested donation. 360-464Performing Arts Center’s 2229 or anacortescenter Main Stage. forhappiness.org.

Handler has written several novels, including LOOK TO THE STARS: Explore the night sky and “A Series of Unfortunate view distant galaxies, nebu- Events,” which was a basis for a feature film and sold las and planets beginning more than 60 million copat dark Friday, Oct. 24, at Fort Nugent Park, 2075 SW ies.

His most recent book, Fort Nugent Road, Oak “Shouldn’t You Be in Harbor. No telescope is School,” is the third of needed. All ages are welcome. Free. The event will four new Lemony Snicket be canceled if cloudy. Host- novels. A book signing will follow Handler’s presentaed by the Island County Astronomical Society. 360- tion.

360-650-3846 or nssfo@ 679-7664 or icas-wa.webs. com. wwu.edu. and human health? Follow Jeb Berrier as he looks for answers to some simple questions: Are plastic bags really necessary? What are they made from? What happens to them after they are discarded?

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HALLOWEEN EVENTS IN THE AREA PUMPKIN PATCH & CORN MAZE: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily, through Oct. 31, Foster’s Produce & Corn Maze, 5818 Highway 530 NE, Arlington. Enjoy u-pick pumpkins, “Wizard of Oz” corn maze, animal barn, kids’ activities and more.

Additional activities available for additional fees.

Free admission to the farm.

Corn maze: $6, free for ages 3 and younger. 360-435-6516 or fosterscornmaze.com.

GHOST WALK: The ninth annual Concrete Ghost Walk for ages 13 and older begins at 6 p.m. every Saturday in October, departing from the Concrete Theatre, 45920 Main St., Concrete.

An indoor version of the walk, “Ghost Stories on the Stage,” will be offered at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30, in the theater. $10. Reservations required: 360-941-0403 or concrete-theatre.com.

LOOKING FOR A GOOD SCARE?: Stop by Nightmare Alley from 7 to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 24-25, and Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 30-Nov. 1, at The Skateway/ Skagit Event Center, 1645 S. Walnut St., Burlington. A Kids Only day will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25. $12. nightmarealley. skagiteventcenter.com.

FRIGHTVILLE: Tour the Frightville Haunted House

from 7 to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 24-25; 7 to 10 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30; and 7 to 11 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31, at the Historic Roller Barn, 98 NE Barron Drive, Oak Harbor. “Witching Hour” tours for hardcore scare seekers will be offered from 11 p.m. to midnight Oct. 24-25; 10 to 11 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30; and 11 p.m. to 1 a.m. Friday, Oct. 31. Special “lights-on, no-scare” kids matinees will be offered from 1 to 4 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 25. Admission: $10 regular tour, $15 witching hour, $3 kids matinee. 360-240-9273 or frightvillehaunt.com.

STANWOOD HAUNTED HOUSE: 6 to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 24-25, Stanwood Community and Senior Center, 7430 276th St. NW, Stanwood. $5. 360629-7403 or stanwood seniorcenter.org.

HAUNTED FOREST: 7:30 p.m. Friday through Wednesday, Oct. 24-29, Hillcrest Park, 1717 S. 13th St., Mount Vernon. Recommended for ages 11 and older. Tickets: $8 before Oct. 23, $10 at the gate starting at 7 p.m. nightly.

360-336-6215.

COSTUME CONTEST: Don your favorite costume and join the fun starting at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, at Shambala Bakery in the Diamond Plaza, 303 State

St., Suite H, Sedro-Woolley.

Daylong activities include music and Halloween costume contests. 360-854-2253.

a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 25, at Little Cranberry Lake, Anacortes. Costumes and flashlights welcome.

Meet at the Little CranberSCREAM & SCAMPER ry Lake parking lot on the 5K: The Boys & Girls Clubs north end of the lake. Free. of Skagit Valley will host For information, contact the Scream & Scamper 5K Denise or Jean at 360-293Fun Run/Walk starting at 3725, or visit friendsoft 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, heacfl.org. at the La Conner Skate Park on North Sixth Street, HALLOWEEN PARTY: La Conner. Festivities Heart to Heart Charity include a costume contest, will host its third annual Trunk or Treat Circle, face Halloween Party Fundpainting, music and more. raiser from 5 to 6:30 p.m. $30 adults, $10 kids. DonaSaturday, Oct. 25, at The tions/sponsors/volunteers Skateway/Skagit Event welcome. 360-419-3723 or Center, 1645 S. Walnut St., skagitraisesgreatkids.org.

Burlington. Enjoy raffles, a cake walk, bake sale, photo HARVEST FESTIVAL AND booth, games and other HAUNTED BOOHOUSE: activities. Costumes encourEnjoy family fun from 11 aged. Admission: $2 child, a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. $1 adult. Information or 25, at Cama Beach State tickets: 360-708-4662, heartPark, 1880 SW Camano toheartcharity@gmail.com Drive, Camano Island. or facebook.com/heartto Harvest Fest activities for heartcharity. the whole family include pumpkin decorating, storytelling, crafts, music and more from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; square dancing from 3 to 5:30 p.m.; and the Haunted Boohouse from 4 to 7 p.m.

Free. Donations accepted.

Discover Pass or day pass required for parking. 360387-1550 or camabeach foundation.org.

BAT CAVE EXPLORATION: All ages are invited to check out the naturally spooky Bat Cave from 10

HALLOWEEN DANCE: Wear your costume, if you want, for the annual Halloween Dance, with music

by Camano Junction, from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, at Camano Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island. $12, $10 members.

Includes light snacks. 360387-0222 or camanocenter. org.

SAFE TRICK OR TREATING: The Impaired Driving Impact Panel of Island County’s 14th annual “Be Safe Be Seen on Halloween” event will take place from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, at Wal-Mart, 1250 SW Erie St., Oak Harbor.

Free reflective trick-ortreat bags will be handed out, along with clothing and bike reflectors, candy and more. Parents and other drivers can get a free glow-in-the-dark key fob

that says “I am a key to safety – I am a designated driver.” 360-672-8219 or idipic.org.

MONSTER MASH STREET BASH: 5 to 8 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 25, Midway Boulevard, Oak Harbor.

The festivities include a zombie crawl, zombie makeup at Whidbey Playhouse, cosmic bowling, monster movie, boogie bash with live music, jack-olantern decorating contest, kids’ activities and more.

360-675-3755 or oakharbor chamber.com.

FRACTURED FAIRYTALES HAUNTED HOUSE: 5 to 10 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, Oct. 29-31, Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, Zech Hall, 565 Camano Ave., Langley.

Family friendly. $5, includes punch and a cookie. 360221-8268 or wicaonline.org.

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ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area October 23-26 Thursday.23

TUNING UP Playing at area venues October 23-30 SATURDAY.25

DUANE GOAD

MUSIC

The Bards of KeyPoynt: 6 p.m., Mount Vernon City Library, 315 Snoqualmie St., Mount Vernon. Free. 360-336-6209 or mountvernonwa.gov/library.

SEVENTH ANNUAL CARDIAC ARREST FEST Pasty White Guys (pictured), Jack Mattingly & Whiskey Fever, Barefeet, 2 to 9 p.m., Birdsview Brewing Company, 38302 Highway 20, Concrete.

Proceeds benefit Heart Center at Children’s Hospital.

No cover.

THEATER

“Cole Porter’s Anything Goes” (musical): 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918, M Ave., Anacortes. $20.

360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

“Lights, Camera, Mayhem!”: SedroWoolley High School Drama Department, 7 p.m., S-WHS auditorium, 1235 Third St., Sedro-Woolley. $7, $5 seniors/ students. 360-708-1163.

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THURSDAY.23 Patchy Sanders, Betty and the Boy (noir-grass, neo-folk, Americana): 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. $10. 360-4453000.

DANCE

Kuntz and Company: 7:30 p.m., Firehouse Performing Arts Center, 1314 Harris Ave., Bellingham. Advance tickets: $15 at Village Books, kuntzandco.org and at the door. 360-734-2776.

MUSIC

Gala Concert Reception: Skagit Symphony, 6 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $20, includes hors d’oeuvres and champagne.

Followed by Gala Concert at 7:30 p.m. $20-$40. 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org.

“People, Place or Swing”: Skagit Community Band, 7:30 p.m., Maple Hall, 104 Commercial, La Conner. $15 adult, $10 seniors/students, $30 family, free for ages 12 and younger accompanied by an adult. skagitcommunityband.org.

THEATER

“Cole Porter’s Anything Goes” (musical): 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918, M Ave., Anacortes. $20.

360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

“Lights, Camera, Mayhem!”: SedroWoolley High School Drama Department, 7 p.m., S-WHS auditorium, 1235 Third St., Sedro-Woolley. $7, $5 seniors/ students. 360-708-1163.

SATURDAY.25 DUANE GOAD AND ANTHONY CALDERONE 8 p.m., Max Dale’s Martini Lounge, 2030 Riverside Drive, Mount Vernon. $10. 360-424-7171 or maxdales.com.

Saturday.25 COMEDY

Duane Goad and Anthony Calderone: 8 p.m., Max Dale’s Martini Lounge, 2030 Riverside Drive, Mount Vernon. $10. 360-424-7171 or maxdales.com.

DANCE

Kuntz and Company: 7:30 p.m., Firehouse Performing Arts Center, 1314 Harris Ave., Bellingham. Advance tickets: $15 at Village Books, kuntzandco. org and at the door. 360-734-2776.

MAGIC

Mark Paulson, JR Russell, Brian Cook and Jim Earnshaw: Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor; Kid and family matinee, 1 p.m., $6 adults, $4 kids; Family show, 7 p.m. $10 adults, $5 kids. 360-679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse. com.

MUSIC

Fidalgo Youth Symphony: 1 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $15, adults, $10 seniors, $1 students and children. 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org.

Gala Concert: Skagit Symphony, 7:30 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $20-$40. 360-4167727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org. (Gala preconcert reception with hors d’oeuvres and champagne at 6 p.m. $20).

Coco Montoya, with special guests Red House (blues, rock): 7:30 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $35. 360-336-8955 or lincoln theatre.org.

THEATER

“Cole Porter’s Anything Goes” (musical): 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918, M Ave., Anacortes. $20.

360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

“Lights, Camera, Mayhem!”: SedroWoolley High School Drama Department, 7 p.m., S-WHS auditorium, 1235 Third St., Sedro-Woolley. $7, $5 seniors/ students. 360-708-1163.

SATURDAY.25 COCO MONTOYA (pictured), WITH SPECIAL GUESTS RED HOUSE 7:30 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $35.

360-336-8955 or lincoln theatre.org.

FRIDAY.24 Tony Furtado (blues): 7 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. $15. 360-4453000.

Muse Bird Cafe: Gary Baugh, Mike Bucy and David Guilbault, 7 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $10.

360-445-3000.

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

360-422-6411.

Andrew Norsworthy: 8:30 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

360-588-1720.

Randy Linder Band (’60s-’80s classic rock): 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover.

877-275-2448.

Gentri Watson (Americana, country): 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner.

360-399-1805.

Lloyd Hooper and the Cascade Ramblers (classic country dance): 7:30 to 11:30 p.m., Sedro-Woolley American Legion Hall, 701 Murdock St., Sedro-Woolley.

360-855-5111.

King Tuff, La Sera, Pink Sun: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $10.

360-778-1067.

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

360-848-8882.

Randy Norris & Jeff Nicely (blues): 7 p.m., Conway Muse, Parlor, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $7.

360-445-3000.

Savage Jazz: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., North Cove Coffee, 1130 S. Burlington Blvd., Burlington. 360-7072683.

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

360-422-6411.

Brian Lee & The Orbiters: 8:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Bow. No cover.

360-766-6266.

Randy Linder Band (’60s-’80s classic rock): 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover.

877-275-2448.

Allen Hatley Band: 7:30 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

360-755-3956.

Lloyd Hooper and the Cascade Ramblers (classic country dance): 7:30 to 11:30 p.m., Sedro-Woolley American Legion Hall, 701 Murdock St., Sedro-Woolley.

360-855-5111.

Seventh annual Cardiac Arrest Fest: Pasty White Guys, Jack Mattingly & Whiskey Fever, Barefeet, 2 to 9 p.m., Birdsview Brewing Company, 38302 Highway 20, Concrete. Proceeds benefit Heart Center at Children’s Hospital. No cover.

Noise Toys, Minor Plains, Chunky Wonder, Guaranteed Whales: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $5.

360-778-1067.

SATURDAY.25

THURSDAY-SATURDAY.23-25 “COLE PORTER’S ANYTHING GOES” 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918, M Ave., Anacortes. $20. 360-2936829 or acttheatre.com.

Coco Montoya, with special guests Red House (blues, rock): 7:30 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $35. 360-3368955 or lincoln theatre.org.

Sunday.26 DANCE

Kuntz and Company: 5 p.m., Firehouse Performing Arts Center, 1314 Harris Ave., Bellingham. Advance tickets: $15 at Village Books, kuntzandco.org and at the door. 360-734-2776.

MUSIC

“People, Place or Swing”: Skagit Community Band, 3 p.m., Brodniak Hall, 1600 20th St., Anacortes. $15 adult, $10 seniors/students, $30 family, free for ages 12 and younger accompanied by an adult. skagitcommunityband.org.

SUNDAY.26 Ben and Mia Starner: 6 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $7. 360-4453000.

WEDNESDAY.29 Jack & Joe (Americana, cowboy music): 6 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway.

360-445-3000.

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

360-445-4733.

Desperate Measures (classic rock): 6 to 10 p.m., Castle Tavern, 708 Metcalf St., Sedro-Woolley. No cover. 360-855-2263.

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

Hamilton/Cox: 6 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

360-588-1720.

Contraband: 9 p.m., Longhorn Saloon & Grill, 5754 Cains Court, Edison.

360-766-6330.

THURSDAY.30 PlagueDoctor, Mostafa, #raccune, BF Knowhere, Dinofour, 8 Track Mind: 9 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $4.

360-778-1067.

Paul Klein (blues, jazz): 5:30 to 7 p.m., Jansen Art Center Piano Lounge, 321 Front St.

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ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area October 23-26 Thursday.23

TUNING UP Playing at area venues October 23-30 SATURDAY.25

DUANE GOAD

MUSIC

The Bards of KeyPoynt: 6 p.m., Mount Vernon City Library, 315 Snoqualmie St., Mount Vernon. Free. 360-336-6209 or mountvernonwa.gov/library.

SEVENTH ANNUAL CARDIAC ARREST FEST Pasty White Guys (pictured), Jack Mattingly & Whiskey Fever, Barefeet, 2 to 9 p.m., Birdsview Brewing Company, 38302 Highway 20, Concrete.

Proceeds benefit Heart Center at Children’s Hospital.

No cover.

THEATER

“Cole Porter’s Anything Goes” (musical): 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918, M Ave., Anacortes. $20.

360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

“Lights, Camera, Mayhem!”: SedroWoolley High School Drama Department, 7 p.m., S-WHS auditorium, 1235 Third St., Sedro-Woolley. $7, $5 seniors/ students. 360-708-1163.

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THURSDAY.23 Patchy Sanders, Betty and the Boy (noir-grass, neo-folk, Americana): 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. $10. 360-4453000.

DANCE

Kuntz and Company: 7:30 p.m., Firehouse Performing Arts Center, 1314 Harris Ave., Bellingham. Advance tickets: $15 at Village Books, kuntzandco.org and at the door. 360-734-2776.

MUSIC

Gala Concert Reception: Skagit Symphony, 6 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $20, includes hors d’oeuvres and champagne.

Followed by Gala Concert at 7:30 p.m. $20-$40. 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org.

“People, Place or Swing”: Skagit Community Band, 7:30 p.m., Maple Hall, 104 Commercial, La Conner. $15 adult, $10 seniors/students, $30 family, free for ages 12 and younger accompanied by an adult. skagitcommunityband.org.

THEATER

“Cole Porter’s Anything Goes” (musical): 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918, M Ave., Anacortes. $20.

360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

“Lights, Camera, Mayhem!”: SedroWoolley High School Drama Department, 7 p.m., S-WHS auditorium, 1235 Third St., Sedro-Woolley. $7, $5 seniors/ students. 360-708-1163.

SATURDAY.25 DUANE GOAD AND ANTHONY CALDERONE 8 p.m., Max Dale’s Martini Lounge, 2030 Riverside Drive, Mount Vernon. $10. 360-424-7171 or maxdales.com.

Saturday.25 COMEDY

Duane Goad and Anthony Calderone: 8 p.m., Max Dale’s Martini Lounge, 2030 Riverside Drive, Mount Vernon. $10. 360-424-7171 or maxdales.com.

DANCE

Kuntz and Company: 7:30 p.m., Firehouse Performing Arts Center, 1314 Harris Ave., Bellingham. Advance tickets: $15 at Village Books, kuntzandco. org and at the door. 360-734-2776.

MAGIC

Mark Paulson, JR Russell, Brian Cook and Jim Earnshaw: Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor; Kid and family matinee, 1 p.m., $6 adults, $4 kids; Family show, 7 p.m. $10 adults, $5 kids. 360-679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse. com.

MUSIC

Fidalgo Youth Symphony: 1 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $15, adults, $10 seniors, $1 students and children. 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org.

Gala Concert: Skagit Symphony, 7:30 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $20-$40. 360-4167727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org. (Gala preconcert reception with hors d’oeuvres and champagne at 6 p.m. $20).

Coco Montoya, with special guests Red House (blues, rock): 7:30 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $35. 360-336-8955 or lincoln theatre.org.

THEATER

“Cole Porter’s Anything Goes” (musical): 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918, M Ave., Anacortes. $20.

360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

“Lights, Camera, Mayhem!”: SedroWoolley High School Drama Department, 7 p.m., S-WHS auditorium, 1235 Third St., Sedro-Woolley. $7, $5 seniors/ students. 360-708-1163.

SATURDAY.25 COCO MONTOYA (pictured), WITH SPECIAL GUESTS RED HOUSE 7:30 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $35.

360-336-8955 or lincoln theatre.org.

FRIDAY.24 Tony Furtado (blues): 7 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. $15. 360-4453000.

Muse Bird Cafe: Gary Baugh, Mike Bucy and David Guilbault, 7 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $10.

360-445-3000.

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

360-422-6411.

Andrew Norsworthy: 8:30 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

360-588-1720.

Randy Linder Band (’60s-’80s classic rock): 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover.

877-275-2448.

Gentri Watson (Americana, country): 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner.

360-399-1805.

Lloyd Hooper and the Cascade Ramblers (classic country dance): 7:30 to 11:30 p.m., Sedro-Woolley American Legion Hall, 701 Murdock St., Sedro-Woolley.

360-855-5111.

King Tuff, La Sera, Pink Sun: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $10.

360-778-1067.

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

360-848-8882.

Randy Norris & Jeff Nicely (blues): 7 p.m., Conway Muse, Parlor, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $7.

360-445-3000.

Savage Jazz: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., North Cove Coffee, 1130 S. Burlington Blvd., Burlington. 360-7072683.

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

360-422-6411.

Brian Lee & The Orbiters: 8:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Bow. No cover.

360-766-6266.

Randy Linder Band (’60s-’80s classic rock): 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover.

877-275-2448.

Allen Hatley Band: 7:30 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

360-755-3956.

Lloyd Hooper and the Cascade Ramblers (classic country dance): 7:30 to 11:30 p.m., Sedro-Woolley American Legion Hall, 701 Murdock St., Sedro-Woolley.

360-855-5111.

Seventh annual Cardiac Arrest Fest: Pasty White Guys, Jack Mattingly & Whiskey Fever, Barefeet, 2 to 9 p.m., Birdsview Brewing Company, 38302 Highway 20, Concrete. Proceeds benefit Heart Center at Children’s Hospital. No cover.

Noise Toys, Minor Plains, Chunky Wonder, Guaranteed Whales: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $5.

360-778-1067.

SATURDAY.25

THURSDAY-SATURDAY.23-25 “COLE PORTER’S ANYTHING GOES” 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918, M Ave., Anacortes. $20. 360-2936829 or acttheatre.com.

Coco Montoya, with special guests Red House (blues, rock): 7:30 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $35. 360-3368955 or lincoln theatre.org.

Sunday.26 DANCE

Kuntz and Company: 5 p.m., Firehouse Performing Arts Center, 1314 Harris Ave., Bellingham. Advance tickets: $15 at Village Books, kuntzandco.org and at the door. 360-734-2776.

MUSIC

“People, Place or Swing”: Skagit Community Band, 3 p.m., Brodniak Hall, 1600 20th St., Anacortes. $15 adult, $10 seniors/students, $30 family, free for ages 12 and younger accompanied by an adult. skagitcommunityband.org.

SUNDAY.26 Ben and Mia Starner: 6 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $7. 360-4453000.

WEDNESDAY.29 Jack & Joe (Americana, cowboy music): 6 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway.

360-445-3000.

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

360-445-4733.

Desperate Measures (classic rock): 6 to 10 p.m., Castle Tavern, 708 Metcalf St., Sedro-Woolley. No cover. 360-855-2263.

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

Hamilton/Cox: 6 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

360-588-1720.

Contraband: 9 p.m., Longhorn Saloon & Grill, 5754 Cains Court, Edison.

360-766-6330.

THURSDAY.30 PlagueDoctor, Mostafa, #raccune, BF Knowhere, Dinofour, 8 Track Mind: 9 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $4.

360-778-1067.

Paul Klein (blues, jazz): 5:30 to 7 p.m., Jansen Art Center Piano Lounge, 321 Front St.

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GET INVOLVED ART ARTS GRANTS: The Anacortes Arts Festival is accepting applications through Nov. 13 for its annual “Giving Back” grant program. In 2015, the program will focus on arts education. It encourages visual and performing artists, arts organizations and arts programs to develop projects, activities, special events and classes that benefit the Fidalgo Island and Guemes Island community. Grant requests where people and programs work cooperatively are encouraged, along with those providing public opportunity to participate in the arts. In 2014, the festival awarded grants totaling more than $55,000 — the most in its 53-year history.

Grant awards for 2015 will be announced the first week in December. Information and applications are available at anacortesartsfestival. com.

CALL FOR ARTISTS: That’s Knot All Artists’ Cooperative is accepting applications to join the group. Pick up an application from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily at 128 S. First St., La Conner, or email thatsknot allartists@hotmail.com.

CALL FOR INSTRUCTORS: Burlington Parks and Recreation is looking for qualified instructors to expand its enrichment classes for youth and adults.

To download an instructor’s packet, visit burlingtonwa.gov and click on the “Instructors Needed” tab.

360-755-9649 or recreation@ burlingtonwa.gov.

CALL FOR CRAFTERS: Skagit Valley Hospital is looking for craft vendors for its annual craft fair, set for 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Nov. 6-7, in the hospital’s main hallway, 1415 E. Kincaid St., Mount Vernon.

The fair will include a variety of arts, crafts, collectibles and treats. Table rentals are $60 per day. Contact Bev Carter at 360-428-2189 or bcarter@skagitvalley hospital.org.

come. No partners needed.

For information, contact Gary or Ginny at 360-7666866.

MUSIC TIME FOR FIDDLERS: The Washington Old Time Fiddlers play acoustic oldtime music at 6:30 p.m. the second and fourth Fridays of each month at the Mount Vernon Senior Center, 1401 Cleveland. St. Free; donations accepted. 360-630-9494.

Fairhaven Ave., Burlington. $15 for an 8-foot square space with a 6-foot table.

Register by Oct. 30 at 360755-9649 or burlingtonwa. gov/recreation.

VENDORS WANTED: CALL TO COLLECTORS: Burlington Parks and RecAnacortes Museum, 1305 reation has space for 20 or Eighth St., Anacortes, more independent home invites local collectors to consultants to showcase a participate in its “Anacortes variety of goods at its HoliPresents” program by putday Vendor Market, set for ting their treasures on dis10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, play. Exhibits usually run Nov. 22, at the Burlington about three months. 360Parks and Recreation CenSKAGIT VALLEY MUSIC 293-1915. ter, 900 E. Fairhaven Ave., CLUB: The club welcomes Burlington. Products can performers (intermediate CALL TO ARTISTS: include candles, jewelry, and above), listeners and United General Hospital’s soap, gifts, clothing, handguests at 1:45 p.m. Thursday, bags, home décor, houseFine Art Committee seeks uplifting, healing art by local Oct. 30, at Vasa Hall, 1805 wares and more. Only one Cleveland St., Mount Verartists for display in the vendor per business can non. Come and sing, play hospital’s “Gallery Hall.” be represented, and will be the club’s piano or organ, Artwork, in any medium, accepted on a first-come, play your own instrument or first-served basis. Register can be for sale, with a porjust enjoy a variety of music by Nov. 12 at 360-755-9649 tion of the proceeds going — ’20s to ’70s classical, toward the purchase of a or burlingtonwa.gov/ popular, western and gospel. recreation. permanent art collection.

Free. For information, call Contact Patsy Prutzman at patsyprutzman@gmail.com. Elaine at 360-428-4228.

SALMON HABITAT RESTORATION: Join Skagit FishSECOND FRIDAY DRUM eries Enhancement Group AUDITIONS CIRCLE: 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, to help restore native riparCALL FOR SHAKENov. 14, Unity Church, 704 ian plants in the Skagit and SPEARE PROPOSALS: W. Division St., Mount Samish watersheds. These Shakespeare Northwest is Vernon. Freewill donation. plants provide shade and accepting directorial proheatmiser@inbox.com. cover for salmon and leaf posals for the 2015 Skagit litter for aquatic insects, River Shakespeare Festival RECREATION which in turn provide food through Nov. 30. The festifor salmon. These riparian ADULT SHOW & TELL: val will include two main zones also improve water 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 29, stage shows in repertory quality by controlling eroAnacortes Public Library, from July to mid-August sion and filtering pollutants.

1220 10th St., Anacortes. at the Rexville-Blackrock All planting events take Personal historian Teru Amphitheatre. The festival place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Lundsten invites you to traditionally stages one Saturdays. For information bring a photo, letter, family of William Shakespeare’s heirloom or artifact — any- or to sign up, call 360-336comedies and one history/ 0172, ext. 304, or email eduthing you treasure — and tragedy. 206-317-3023 or cation@skagitfisheries.org. tell its story. Or just come shakesnw.org. to listen. Free. 360-293-1910, Next up: Oct. 25: Nursery Work ext. 21, or library.cityof DANCE Party. Help with various anacortes.org. tasks including readying FOLK DANCING: Skagitplants for upcoming plantCALL FOR YOUNG VENAnacortes Folkdancers ing events.

DORS: Burlington Parks meet at 7 p.m. most TuesNov. 1: Planting at days at Bayview Civic Hall, and Recreation is looking Samish River, 4936 Prairie for vendors ages 18 and 12615 C St., Bay View.

Instruction begins at 7 p.m. younger for the Kids Giant Lane, Sedro-Woolley.

Nov. 8: Planting at PresGarage Sale, set for 9 a.m. followed by review and to noon Saturday, Nov. 8, at sentin Ranch. request dances until 9:30 Nov. 15: Planting at p.m. The first session is free, the Burlington Parks and Thomas Creek, 7662 F&S Recreation Center, 900 E. $3 thereafter. All are wel-

Grade Road, Sedro-Woolley.

Nov. 22: Planting at Cornet Bay, Deception Pass State Park, in partnership with Northwest Straits Foundation and Washington State Parks.

WHALES & CONSERVATION: The Whale Museum and the Salish Sea Association of Marine Naturalists (SSAMN) will host two workshops in Friday Harbor: Gear-down: The annual Marine Naturalist GearDown Workshop will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24, at the American Legion meeting room in Friday Harbor. The day will include a discussion about transient orcas by Josh McInnes of University of Victoria, an overview of the NOAA “10 Years of Research and Conservation” report by Dawn Noren and a presentation about the Conservation Canine program by Liz Seely. The SSAMN also will meet to discuss naturalist observations and changes in Southern Resident orca behaviors. $25, $20 for Whale Museum or SSAMN members. Lunch can be pre-ordered for an additional $10.

Orcas: The Southern Resident Orca C.A.L.F. (Community Action – Look Forward) workshop will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, at the Friday Harbor High School commons. The workshop will feature a presentation

by Eva Saulitis, author of “Into Great Silence,” and Alaskan orca researcher Craig Matkin, followed by a facilitated discussion on how the community can become more involved in orca and salmon recovery efforts. $10. Lunch can be pre-ordered for $10.

For information or to register for either event, call 360 378-4710, ext. 23, or visit whalemuseum.org.

The Wedding Workshop comes to MV Skagit Valley Herald staff

The Wedding Workshop, a new wedding planning opportunity in the area, will take place from 6 to 8:30 p.m. today at Eaglemont Golf Club, 4800 Eaglemont Drive, Mount Vernon.

Amber Peterson of Cheers Wedding & Event Planning organized the evening for couples who need guidance and information in planning their wedding. It will feature a variety of speakers, food, beverages and prizes.

“Planning a wedding is stressful, so we wanted to create an event that was informative but also fun,” Peterson said in a news release.

Buy tickets, $15, advance only, at cheers weddings.com/events. For more information, contact Peterson at 425-522-3135 or amber@cheersweddings.com.

Turner channels removed from Dish The Associated Press

Channels such as Cartoon Network and CNN are no longer part of Dish’s programming lineup as a deadline has passed for the satellite TV provider and Turner Broadcasting to renew their distribution agreement. Dish Network Corp. said Tuesday that Turner refused to extend the overall deal. Turner said in a statement that it has worked for months to come up with a fair agreement and that the two sides have been unable to reach a deal.

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FAMILY TRAVEL FIVE

HOT TICKETS ODESZA: Oct. 23-24, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showbox online.com.

THE WILD FEATHERS: Oct. 24, Tractor Tavern, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or show boxonline.com.

‘8Os HALLOWEEN CELEBRATION: Oct. 25, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

CHASE RICE: Oct. 25, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showbox online.com.

CHROMEO: Oct. 26, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showbox online.com.

BIG K.R.I.T.: Oct. 27, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showbox online.com.

MACHINE HEAD, CHILDREN OF BODOM: Oct. 29, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline. com.

THE JANOSKIANS: Oct. 30, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showbox online.com.

TECH N9NE: Oct. 30, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showbox online.com.

RISQUE HALLOWEEN: Oct. 31, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

THE BLACK KEYS: Nov. 1, KeyArena, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

ST. LUCIA: Nov. 1, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline. com.

FREAKNIGHT AFTER PARTY: featuring Bassjackers, LOUDPVCK, M4SONIC: Nov. 1, Showbox, SoDo, Seattle. 800-7453000 or showboxonline.com.

MINUS THE BEAR: Nov. 1, The Crocodile, Seattle. 877-987-6487 or thecrocodile.com.

CLOCKWORK INDIGO: Flatbush ZOMBiES and The Underachievers: Nov. 2, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

THE SMOKER’S CLUB TOUR: featuring Method Man & Redman: Nov. 3, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

DELTRON 3030: Nov. 5, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showbox online.com.

B.o.B & KEVIN GATES: Nov. 5, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

NILS FRAHM: Nov. 6, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showbox online.com.

BLACK VEIL BRIDES: Nov. 7, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or show boxonline.com.

CROWDER: Nov. 8, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showbox online.com.

BOYCE AVENUE: Nov. 9, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or show boxonline.com.

BLEACHERS: Nov. 9, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showbox online.com.

TONY BENNETT Nov. 6, Paramount Theatre, Seattle. 877784-4849 or livenation.com.

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By LYNN O’ROURKE HAYES The Dallas Morning News

HARD WORKING AMERICANS: Nov. 11, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

HOODIE ALLEN: Nov. 12, Paramount Theatre, Seattle. 877-784-4849 or live nation.com.

THE WHITE BUFFALO: Nov. 12, The Crocodile, Seattle. 877-987-6487 or thecrocodile.com.

YELAWOLF: Nov. 12, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showbox online.com.

GWAR: Nov. 12, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline. com.

RUSKO: Nov. 13, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showbox online.com.

AN EVENING WITH JOAN BAEZ: Nov. 13, Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham.

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SOMO: Nov. 15, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline. com.

LIGHTS: Nov. 15, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline. com.

THE GREEN: Nov. 16, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showbox online.com.

SCOTT BRADLEE, POSTMODERN JUKEBOX: Nov. 16, Neumos, Seattle.

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CAPITAL CITIES: Nov. 16, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

FLOSSTRADAMUS: Nov. 17, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or show boxonline.com.

FKA TWIGS: Nov. 18, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showbox online.com.

SCOTT STAPP: Nov. 19, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showbox online.com.

FLEETWOOD MAC: Nov. 20, Tacoma Dome. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

35TH ANNUAL SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL COMEDY COMPETITION SEMIFINALS: Nov. 21, Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Bow. 877-275-2448 or theskagit.com.

DIRTY LOOPS: Nov. 21, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showbox online.com.

Pre-baby getaways have gained in popularity as expectant parents seek out stressfree solace before the sleepless nights begin.

Here are five babymoons to consider: 1. Four Seasons Resort the Biltmore; Santa Barbara, California. Parents-to-be who tap into the historic seaside hotel’s Timeless Memories package will be welcomed with a teddy bear clad in a newborn shirt, chocolate-covered strawberries and a bottle of sparkling cider. Relax the day away with complimentary access to the Coral Casino Beach and Cabana Club overlooking the Pacific Ocean. The soothing breezes will continue as you enjoy dinner for two at Tydes, a seaside restaurant with an emphasis on locally sourced culinary treats. fourseasons.com/santabarbara/ offers/timelessmemories/ 2. The Milestone Hotel; London. Share in the spotlight of the royal baby watch with this package that gets underway near Hyde Park. Your package includes two nights of accommodations, a tour of Kensington Palace, royal afternoon tea and tickets to an event at Royal Albert Hall. A 90-minute spa treatment for the expectant mother and dinner for two are also included. After your baby arrives, you are invited to return for a stay that will include a complimentary upgrade to a spacious family room. Book now for availability beginning Jan. 1. milestonehotel.com 3. The Houstonian Hotel Club & Spa; Houston. Upon check-in, complimentary chilled cider and specialty beauty products will be delivered to your deluxe guest room. Prepare to be pampered at the award-winning Trellis Spa, where a prenatal massage for the mom-to-be and a deeptissue massage for the dad-to-be await.

Spend time strolling through the 18-acre wooded grounds or fit in a workout at the hotel’s fitness club. You’ll head for home with a special stuffed animal for the baby.

1-800-231-2759; houstonian.com 4. Coconut Bay Beach Resort & Spa; St. Lucia. You may want to settle in at the adults-only pool during your four-night, all-inclusive stay in this Caribbean island

Local travel AAA CRUISE SHOW: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, Skagit Valley Casino Resort, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. Ten cruise lines will be represented. RSVP: 360-848-2090. aaawa. com/goshows.

“DAY HIKING THE SAN JUAN & GULF ISLANDS”: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 19, Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes. Local author Craig Romano spotlights some of the best hiking destinations within the Salish Sea area. Free. 360-2931910, ext. 21, or library.cityof anacortes.org.

EXTENDED TRIP: Oak Harbor Senior Center has organized an Avalon River cruise, April 14-28, 2015, from Vienna to the Black Sea. Space is limited and deposits are due this month. For information and an e-brochure, contact Pat Gardner at 360-279-4582 or pgardner @oakharbor.org.

STATE VISITOR CALL CENTER: The Washington Tourism Alliance’s ExperienceWA Call Center is open daily from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day. 1-800-544-1800 or tourisminfo@watourismalliance.com.

Staff members assist travelers who have questions, refer them to specific destination marketing organizations and other travel resources across the state for more detailed information, and take orders for the Washington State Visitors Guide.

resort. Relax on the sun deck for two or lose yourself in a novel wrapped in the comfort of a hammock. Babymoon suite accommodations offer private balconies and sweeping views of the Atlantic and the Maria Islands Nature Reserve. Spend the day enjoying oceanfront spa treatments crafted for the expectant mother before joining your partner for a private “Perfect Night” candlelit dinner for two. 1-877-3528898; cbayresort.com 5. Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak Resort; Phoenix. If baby makes four or more, this family-friendly resort in the Valley of the Sun has the babymoon package for you.

Check into suite accommodations and prepare to enjoy an afternoon of family fun at the 4-acre River Ranch water park, featuring a winding lazy river, water slide, pools and 18 holes of miniature golf. While the kids enjoy a howling good time at the Coyote Camp, parents can regenerate at the Tocasierra Spa with a Relax the Back or Maternity massage. 1-800-876-4683; squawpeakhilton.com/phoenix-resort-deals n Lynn O’Rourke Hayes is the editor of FamilyTravel.com. Email: lohayes@family travel.com.

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E14 - Thursday, October 23, 2014

MOVIES MINI-REVIEWS Compiled from news services.

Ratings are one to four stars.

“A Walk Among the Tombstones” — Liam Neeson plays Matthew Scudder, an alcoholic private investigator hired to find a drug dealer’s kidnapped wife. Scudder spends a lot more time working out his demons than he does drawing his gun, and that makes him all the more interesting.

Thriller, R, 114 minutes. HHH “Fury” — In his attempt to portray the horrors of war — even a war in its final days — writer/director David Ayer has squandered a great opportunity with “Fury.” There is much to potentially like about the film, in particular the actors.

But it draws far too heavily from the war-movie-cliché list: the grizzled, no-nonsense veteran; the dim Southern bully; the meek newcomer who gets a quick and brutal indoctrination. Stars Brad Pitt, Shia LeBeouf, Logan Lerman and Michael Pena. War drama, R, 2:13, HH “Guardians of the Galaxy” — Chris Pratt plays the leader of a misfit band of antiheroes, including a cynical raccoon and a walking tree, in this refreshing confection of entertainment, a mostly lighthearted and self-referential comic-book movie with loads of whiz-bang action, some laugh-out-loud moments and a couple of surprisingly beautiful and touching scenes as well.

Sci-fi action,1 PG-13, 122 minutes. HHH ⁄2 “Gone Girl” — Ben Affleck gives one of his best performances as the prime suspect in his wife’s disappearance.

It’s a thing of beauty watching the characters from Gillian Flynn’s novel manipulate, stumble, recover and stumble again. Mystery 1thriller, R, 149 minutes. HHH ⁄2 “Kill the Messenger” — Jeremy Renner’s performance as 1990s investigative journalist Gary Webb is one of the more authentic portrayals of an oldfashioned, telephone-working reporter in recent memory.

This movie, a solid tribute to his work, is as much about what happens to Webb after the story breaks as it is about his investigative heroics.

Biographic drama, R, 112 minutes. HHH “Men, Women & Children” — We can reach others constantly, but we still struggle to truly communicate with one another. This is the abiding theme of Jason Reitman’s

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immersed in this story no matter who was telling the tale.

Drama, 1R, 195 minutes. “Her” – HHH ⁄2; “Him” – HHH “The Fault in Our Stars” — With lesser source material, an average director and an OK cast, the adaptation of John Green’s novel about the glory and unfairness of life could have lost me. But everyone involved, from director Josh Boone to transcendent star Shailene Woodley and beyond, has talents way beyond the average. Drama, PG-13, 125 minutes. HHHH “The Equalizer” — The movie reunites director Antoine Fuqua with Denzel Washington, who earned his second Academy Award for his portrayal of a violent, corrupt police officer in “Training Day.” That film was far from flawless, but Washington was electric and the movie crackled with a grimy, big-city energy. By contrast: For all its bloodletting and earnest approach, “The Equalizer” ends up being a bit on the listless side. Action-drama, R, 1 128 minutes. H ⁄2

“The Judge” — Robert Downey Jr. commands the screen as a hotshot lawyer who returns to his small hometown and defends his father (Robert Duvall) against a murder rap.

But by the time all the ghosts and feuds have been put to rest, it’s surprising how little we care about these characters.

Drama, R, 141 minutes. HH “Whiplash” — At times one feels enervated during this film’s intense confrontations between a cruel jazz maestro (J.K. Simmons, in one of the most memorable performances of the year) and his drumming pupil (Miles Teller). And then the music comes together, and the moment soars, and the result is nothing short of exhilarating. Music 1drama, R, 106 minutes.HHH ⁄2 “You're Not You” — Hilary Swank plays a pianist who develops ALS and comes to depend on her hot mess of a caregiver (Emmy Rossum).

Both performances are brilliant, and in its own unique way, "You're Not You" is one of the best buddy movies of the year.

Drama, R, 104 minutes. HHH

NEW THIS WEEK “BIRDMAN OR (THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF IGNORANCE)” is the last caped superhero movie you will ever need to see. Serious and silly, self-aware and ironic, it’s the movie that questions stardom, fame and celebrity, built around a role Michael Keaton had to become a hasbeen to play. Keaton is Riggan Thomson, who was the big screen’s “Birdman” 20 years ago. Balding and wrinkled, his goatee flecked with grey, he’s thrown everything he has into one last shot at fame.

His vehicle? A self-adapted, produced and directed Broadway production of a Raymond Carver story fragment, which he will also star in. He really needs “What Do We Talk About When We Talk About Love?” to hit.

And not just because of what his junkie daughter turned personal assistant (Emma Stone) says. “You don’t matter.

You’re not important. Get used to it.” Daughter Sam’s isn’t the only voice Riggan is listening to. There’s his lawyer-producer (Zach Galifianakis), the one who warns him about how much this vanity project is costing. And there’s the voice in his head, a cracked corner of his conscience that sounds like Keaton in his Dark Knight growl.

Co-writer/director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu has created an essay in the madness of celebrity. Riggan is caught up in it, as indeed it seemed Keaton himself once was. Delusions of omnipotence linger in that crazy voice in his head. But he’s lost the arrogance, the self-important sense of “artist” and “cool” that he wore at the height of his fame. Yeah, I’m talking about both Riggan and the guy playing him. Inarritu and his co-writers have endless fun riffing on Keaton’s real-life diva rep.

Hand-held close-ups take us into the madness, the world famous icon Keaton was, the broken but not quite humbled Norma Desmond he has become. In this riveting, hilarious, intimate yet larger than life performance, he never needs to say “I used to be BIG.” It’s in his “Birdman” eyes, first scene to last.

Rating: R (language throughout, some sexual content and brief violence); 1:59. HHHH n Roger Moore, McClatchy-Tribune News Service Justin Simien’s “DEAR WHITE PEOPLE” has made a big splash since hitting the festival circuit earlier this year.

Even though racial polarization has been in the news, it’s not something that movies have had the nerve to touch.

In that sense, the movie is invaluable, giving voice to black frustrations with white assumptions and questions of privilege and victimhood. But writer/director Simien has such a heavy hand and static style that the message is blunted.

Set at a fictional Ivy League campus, the story revolves around the outrage sparked by a hip-hop-themed party thrown by a group of white students. Between the blackface and fake Afro wigs, the event turns into a powder keg.

Modulating between ensemble drama and comedy, “Dear White People” shifts often in tone, making it feel like two movies at times. The best moments — as in the fantasy satirical sequence where a group of black students question a befuddled box-office worker about black stereotypes in film — get to the heart of Simien’s thesis that what is supposed to be postracial America isn’t all that much different from what came before.

Rated: R (strong language, sexual content, drug use); 1:40. HHH n Cary Darlin, Fort Worth Star-Telegram

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MUSIC REVIEWS Brad Colerick “Tucson”

Brad Colerick opens his fourth solo album with the title cut, which reminds us the road does not actually go on forever. Colerick goes on to examine his trip down that road in tuneful tunes with a touch of twang.

Colerick’s stories are worth hearing, in part because he makes singing sound so easy. His warm, sunny, homey tenor brings alive the characters, places and relationships in these 11 songs. Guitars, banjo, fiddle, mandolin and pedal steel reinforce the folksy mood.

Colerick grew up in Nebraska, lives in California and recorded the album in Arkansas, so it’s no surprise his subject matter covers lots of ground. On “Hob Thrasher,” a nonagenarian musician shows how to make the best of airport delays. “This Is What I Do (Mighty Keeper)” celebrates everyone’s lot in life, however modest.

There are also love songs happy and sad, reflections on a friend’s death, and a ballad to mom. The set closes, fittingly, with “Roll On.” n Steven Wine, Associated Press

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Other notable releases n Aretha Franklin - “Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics” n Thurston Moore - “The Best Day” n Scott Walker and Sunn 0))) “Soused” n Primus - “Primus & the Chocolate Factory with the Fungi Ensemble” n Mark Lanegan Band - “Phantom Radio” n Allo Darlin’ - “We Come from the Same Place” n Jukebox the Ghost - “Jukebox the Ghost” n Diana Krall - “Wildflower” n Horse Feathers - “So it Is With Us” n CAVE - “Release” n Weyes Blood - “The Innocents” n Flying Lotus - “You’re Dead!” n OK Go - “Hungry Ghosts” n Annie Lennox - “Nostalgia” n Compiled from news services

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Busting out with a record-breaking country single, as Florida Georgia Line did with its multiplatinum smash, “Cruise,” doesn’t always ensure long-term success. But “Anything Goes,” the duo’s second album, suggests they have enough talent and ideas to get past the backlash that comes with overexposure.

Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley keep the mood fun and grooving, with producer Joey Moi bringing plenty of fresh sonic surprises amid the beats and harmonies. For example, “Sun Daze” could be undermined by the silly pun of its title, on a song about spending a Sunday soaking in rays and indulging in at least two brand-name liquors. But Moi’s arrangement brings in whistling, hand claps and a banjo to create a bright groove that insists on making hips sway.

Similarly, new single “Bumpin’ the Night” works a predictable double-entendre about a couple moving in tandem while drinking (of course), cruising the town and sharing time alone. But the arrangement once again comes to the rescue.

Angaleena Presley was little-known outside of Nashville when she formed the Pistol Annies with Miranda Lambert and Ashley Monroe. Her solo debut, “American Middle Class” — with its potent narratives about working-class Southerners — shows off the gutsy songwriting that made the others so eager to collaborate with her.

Like revered country songwriters Matraca Berg, Dolly Parton and Gretchen Peters, Presley uses her facility for wordplay to probe life’s complexities rather than deliver catchy confections. She repeatedly downplays choruses in favor of stanzas packed with everyday truths.

A coal miner’s daughter from Kentucky, she sings in a wholly Southern twang set to soulful country rock that’s laid back rather than arena aggressive. But it’s her lyrics that matter: Presley may be the first mainstream country artist to sing about the rural epidemic of methamphetamine and Oxycontin abuse, as she does in “Dry County Blues” and “Pain Pills.” She deals in consequences instead of escapism, whether she’s singing about liquor (“Drunk”), unmarried pregnancy (“Knocked Up”) or defying the devil (“All I Ever Wanted”).

n Michael McCall, Associated Press

n Dan DeLuca, Philadelphia Inquirer

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