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Skagit Valley Herald Thursday October 30, 2014

ON STAGE Corey Harris and Alvin Youngblood Hart in concert at McIntyre Hall on Saturday PAGE 8

THIS WEEKEND Check out the 30th annual Art’s Alive show in La Conner

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TUNING UP Mary De La Fuente, el Colonel and Doubleshot play the Conway Muse on Friday PAGE 9

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NEW ON DVD THIS WEEK “Wish I Was Here”: what the world would be Upcoming Zach Braff has had TV like without America.

“Behaving Badly”: and film success with DVD releases Selena Gomez stars “Scrubs” to “Garden Following is a partial in this tale of a teen’s State.” Even as good schedule of coming movies attempts to find love. as that work was, on DVD. Release dates are subject to change: “Rumours Of Glory”: nothing compares to DVD set taken from the quality of perforNOV. 4 the pages of the coming mance, writing and Maleficent autobiography by Bruce direction he brings to Hercules Planes: Fire & Rescue Cockburn.

“Wish I Was Here.”

A Most Wanted Man “Lovejoy, Series 3”: Writing what he About Alex Ian McShane plays the knows, Braff plays crime-solving antiques Aidan Bloom, a kindNOV. 11 How to Train Your Dragon 2 dealer. hearted actor who just Tammy “My Little Pony can’t get a big break.

Let’s Be Cops Equestria Girls: RainThat’s not been a probJersey Boys bow Rocks”: Twilight lem because his sucMood Indigo Sparkle tries to recover cessful and supportive NOV. 18 her stolen crown. wife Sarah (Kate Hud22 Jump Street “A Most Wanted son) has always been If I Stay Man”: Illegal immigrant there to take care of Into the Storm gets caught in an interAnd So It Goes the family and home.

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For national war on terror.

Things change when The Wind Rises “Life of Crime”: Aidan must homeBased on “The Switch,” school his children.

NOV. 25 written by Elmore LeonA Madea Christmas Braff’s film pulls The Giver ard. you into a multigenThe Expendables 3 “How We Got to Now erational story that November Man with Steven Johnson”: will make you laugh as n McClatchy-Tribune News Six-part series hosted by hard as you cry.

Service science and technology “WKRP in Cincinauthor Steven Johnson. nati: The Complete “Miss Marple: VolSeries”: Did you ever wonder what ume One”: Miss Jane Marple (Joan became of this TV show? Wonder Hickson) solves four baffling mysterno more. The entire series is being ies. released in a 13-disc set. It not only “Squirm”: Town’s terrorized by features the bizarre antics of the staff crawling creatures. of the low-rated radio station, but it “Dinosaurs in the Show”: Includes also includes first-rate music from The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, The eight adventures and a figurine of Buddy.

Doors, Grateful Dead, Blondie, Paul “Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings”: McCartney and Wings, Van Morrison Nobody’s safe from the creature’s and The Police. bloody rampage.

The music might be dated but the “The Reckoning”: Memory card comedy remains fresh. That’s because reveals details behind death of a sibthe cast is one of the most underrated ling in an unsolved hit and run case. of all time. Tim Reid and Howard “Care Bears: Belly Badge Rock”: Hesseman remind us how fun radio Harmony Bear loses her voice. was in the ’70s, while Gary Sandy and “Running from Crazy”: Mariel Gordon Jump provided many heartfelt Hemingway confronts her family’s hismoments. tory of mental illness.

“Deliver Us From Evil”: A detec“Free Fall”: Ruthless journey tive’s career is filled with odd and through corporate world. strange events.

“Child of God”: Based on the Cor“Plastic”: Young criminals con mac McCarthy novel. their way into a luxurious life.

“Beethoven’s Treasure Tail”: Big “Accused, Series 1 & 2”: Antholdog goes on treasure hunt. ogy that follows a different character “Grace: The Possession”: Someeach week. thing dark takes over college girl.

“America: Imagine the World Without Her”: Documentary that looks at n Rick Bentley, The Fresno Bee

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

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The Chris Eger Band plays the Longhorn Saloon & Grill in Edison on Friday night

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30th annual ‘Art’s Alive’

THIS WEEKENDin the area FASHION FOR FREEDOM A fashion show to benefit trafficked women and girls will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, at Studio 1010, 1010 Sixth St., Anacortes. Lila Ghising, founder of Nari Alliance and the Women’s Protection Center of Nepal, will give a presentation about her work helping women and girls trafficked into prostitution in her native Nepal. The fashion show will feature original designs by Nari Alliance and Corazon Scarves, an economic enterprise for Guatemalan weavers overcoming oppression and violence. $15, includes champagne and appetizers. Proceeds will benefit Nepali safe shelter for trafficking survivors. 360-399-1608 or studio1010.net.

FRIENDS OF THE FOREST BENEFIT Lanny Bergner will be the featured artist for the Friends of the Forest annual benefit, set for 5:30 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, at the Port of Anacortes Warehouse, located at the foot of Commercial Avenue, Anacortes. Highlights include music by Fidalgo Swing, a catered dinner and silent and live auctions. $50 individual, $400 table of eight, $500 table of 10. Tickets available at Friends of the Forest office, 611 R Ave.; Watermark Book Company, 612 Commercial Ave.; or at friendsoftheacfl.org.

CHAIR-ITY AUCTION Children’s Museum of

“Phoenix Rising”

“Wisteria” Sculptures by Wayne Maslin

Sculptor Wayne Maslin will be the featured artist at the 30th annual event, which opens with a reception from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31, at Maple Hall, 104 Commercial St., La Conner. Meet Maslin and other invited artists and enjoy music, wine and hors d’oeuvres. The event continues with more music, artist demonstrations and merchant exhibits

from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1-2. Check out a wide variety of art by 13 invited artists, more than 80 local artists and past invitational and emerging artists, 10 demonstrating artists and more. Participating La Conner merchants will also feature art displays and special events.

Free admission. artsalivelaconner.

Skagit County will hold its Chair-ity Auction & Dinner at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, at the Swinomish Casino and Lodge, 12885 Casino Drive, Anacortes. The auction will feature chairs, benches and other furnishings decorated by regional artists, along with dinners and other items. Tickets: skagitchildrensmuseum. net or 360-757-8888.

“PAN-SCAN – PAN-NORDIC” A recital of Nordic composers featuring violinist Svend Ronning and pianist Lisa Bergman will take place at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 2, at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, 27201 99th Ave. NW, Stanwood. Freewill offering. 360-629-3772.

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PUMPKIN PATCH & CORN MAZE: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. today and Friday, Oct. 30-31, 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. 360435-6516 or fosterscorn maze.com.

Halloween events in the area

LOOKING FOR A GOOD SCARE?: Stop by Nightmare Alley from 7 to 11 p.m. today through Saturday, Oct. 30-Nov. 1, at The Skateway/ Skagit Event Center, 1645 S. Walnut St., Burlington. $12. nightmarealley.skagitevent center.com.

FRIGHTVILLE: Tour the Frightville Haunted House from 7 to 11 p.m. today and Friday, Oct. 30-31, at the Historic Roller Barn, 98 NE Barron Drive, Oak Harbor.

“Witching Hour” tours for hardcore scare seekers will be offered from 10 to 11 p.m. today and 11 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Friday. $10 regular tour, $15 witching hour, $3 kids matinee. 360-240-9273 or fright villehaunt.com.

FRACTURED FAIRYTALES HAUNTED HOUSE: 5 to 10 p.m. today and Friday, Oct. 30-31, Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, Zech Hall, 565 Camano Ave., Langley. Family friendly. $5, includes punch and a cookie. 360-221-8268 or wicaonline.org.

GHOST STORIES ON THE STAGE: 7 to 8:30 p.m. today at the Concrete Theatre, 45920 Main St., Concrete. Ages 13 and older. $10. 360-941-0403 or concrete-theatre.com.

A HAUNTING EVENING: Whidbey Island Center for the Arts will present “A Night With Edgar Allan Poe” at 7:30 p.m. today at WICA, 565 Camano Ave., Langley. Actors Lucy Pearce and Ethan Berkley will perform dramatic

Collins Road, Sedro-Woolley.

Enjoy a scary story in front of the fireplace, then trick or treat through the community at doors with a special sticker on them. Finish up with cider and donuts in the lobby. All children welcome. 360-8560404.

three in children’s categories: ages 4 and younger, 5 to 8 and 9 and older. Prizes also will be awarded for the best female and male costumes in the “young at heart” category, ages 18 or older. Free. 360336-3801 or mountvernon downtown.org.

HALLOWEEN OPEN HOUSE: United General District 304 will hold a Halloween Open House to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Women, Infant & Children (WIC) being on the United General campus from noon to 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31, at the WIC office, 2241 Hospital Drive, Sedro-Woolley.

Healthy trick-or-treats, games, door prizes, jack-o-lantern contest, and costumes. 360854-7152.

WEE ONES HALLOWEEN: Children younger than 5 are invited to trick or treat from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31, in the dining room at Mira Vista Care Center, 300 S. 18th St., Mount Vernon. miravista rehab.com.

TRICK OR TREATERS PARADE: La Conner’s annual parade of elementary and middle school trick or treaters will take place at 12:15 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31, starting from the south basin of La Conner Marina and heading south on First Street. The parade will be followed by trick-or-treating at participating merchants. For information, call the La Conner Chamber of Commerce, 888-642-9284, or visit lacon nerchamber.com. readings from Poe’s classic horror tales. $10. 360-221-8268 or wicaonline.org.

NIGHTMARE ON RAILROAD: Make.Shift will take over the Boundary Bay Brewery beer garden for two nights of terror from 7 to 11 p.m. today and Friday, Oct. 30-31, at 1107 Railroad Ave., Bellingham. Enjoy a full-blown haunted house. All ages, but may be too scary for little ones. $5. 360-647-5593 or bbaybrewery.com.

“ROCKY HORROR” IN BELLINGHAM: Mount Baker Theatre, 104 N. Commercial St., Bellingham, will present “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” at 8 and 11:59 p.m.

today, 8 and 11 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31, and 8 and 11:59 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 1. Contains adult content; may not be suitable for all audiences. $10.

Bring your own survival bag or purchase one for $5 at the door. 360-734-6080 or mount bakertheatre.com.

PUMPKIN CARVING: Bring your pumpkin to the Burlington Public Library for decorating and carving from 6 to 7 p.m. today at 820 E. Washington Ave. This is a free, familyfriendly event. 360-755-0760.

EARLY HALLOWEEN FUN: Kids can trick or treat early on Halloween, starting at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 31, at Country Meadow Village, 1501

DOWNTOWN ANACORTES TRICK-OR-TREAT: Kids ages 12 and younger can trick or treat at participating merchants from 2 to 4 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 31, in downtown Anacortes. The Majestic Inn and Spa will host a costume contest with prizes and treats for the kids at 4 p.m. 360-2937911.

TRICK OR TREAT & COSTUME CONTEST: Bring the kids for safe trick or treating from 3 to 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31, at participating stores along First Street in downtown Mount Vernon. An allages costume contest will take place at 5 p.m. at the Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St. Prizes will be awarded for the top

S-W HALLOWEEN PARADE: The Sedro-Woolley Kiddies Halloween Parade will begin at 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31, followed by merchant trick or treating for children.

Parade participants should line up in the municipal parking lot behind Wells Fargo Bank on Metcalf Street. 360855-1841 or sedro-woolley. com.

FUN FALL FESTIVAL: Enjoy carnival games, food, prizes and more from 6 to 8:30 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 31, at Emmanuel Baptist Church, 1515 E. College Way, Mount Vernon.

Family-friendly costumes encouraged. Free. 360-4241173 or ebcmv.org.

HALLOWEEN PARTY: Dress up in your favorite disguise and celebrate Halloween from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31, at the Rexville Grocery, 19271 Best Road, near La Conner. Wear a costume and get a dollar off your beer price. Best costume wins a prize. 360-466-5522 or rex villegrocery.com.

MALL TRICK OR TREAT: Kids in costume can trick or treat from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31, at Cascade Mall, 201 Cascade Mall Drive, Burlington. No real-looking weapons, no masks on children over age 13, no suggestive or explicit or gang-associated costumes.

Free. 360-757-2072.

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OUT & ABOUT ART 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 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. 360-4663365 or skagitcounty.net/ museum.

STILL-LIFE PHOTOS: “Randy Dana: Color Photographs”: The new collection of fall still-life photographs continues 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. 360293-6938 or scottmilo.com.

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 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

AT SMITH & VALLEE

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 continues 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. 360-4664288 or laconnerquilts.org.

and continue from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1-2, at the La Conner Civic Garden Club, 622 S. Second St., La Conner. The show will feature painting, weaving, collage, wood turning and ceramics. skagitart.com.

“EIDOLA”: A solo exhibition of new work

by Rachel Van Pelt will open Friday, Oct. 31, and continue through Nov. 23 at Anchor Art Space, 216 ONE-MAN SHOW: Commercial Ave., Ana“Mark Bistranin: Town cortes. A reception for and Country” continues through Nov. 23 at La Con- Van Pelt will be held from ner Seaside Gallery, 101 N. 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7.

“Organisms,” a show featuring new work by sculptor Peregrine O’Gormley and First St., La Conner. Check Through drawings, paintpainter Lindsay Kohles, will open with a reception from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. out Bistranin’s paintings ings, installation and sculp1, and continue through Nov. 30 at Smith & Vallee Gallery, 5742 Gilkey Ave., ture, Van Pelt abstracts from his recent trip to the Edison. Grounded in the wonder and beauty of common natural forms, O’Gormley Oregon and California the formats of sacred combines timeless imagery with his passion for carving, utilizing wood that is geometries, shrines, Chriscoast. Also showing are sustainably harvested, salvaged, dead standing trees, drift logs or gifts from tian icons, Hindu Murtis works by Anne Shreivogl, old-timer collections. Kohles creates carefully rendered, subtly absurd creatures, and folk remedies into Al Currier, Dave Nichols adding elements from one familiar creature to another, changing its means of new forms. Gallery hours and Mark Conley.

Gallery communication and movement, as well as its motives. The gallery is open from are noon to 5 p.m. Friday hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. 360-766-6230 or smithandvallee. through Sunday. 360-755Thursday through Monday. com. Pictured: “What Rises from the Deep,” by Lindsay Kohles. Ink on walnut.

3140 or anchorartspace.org.

360-202-2956 or laconner seasidegallery.com.

PLEIN AIR ART: Salish Francis suggests that the the Skagit Valley College vertical geometrical shapes, BENEFIT ART AUCTION: Sea Plein Air Artists will cumulative effect “evokes Art Gallery in the Gary are hung in sets, allowing a present two shows dura world from which human Knutzen Cardinal Cenplay of overlapping shapes Cassera Arts Premiers ing November. The first will hold a silent fine art beings are notably absent ter, 2405 E. College Way, and moiré patterns. Also will be its seventh annual auction to benefit Bella or indirectly present, perMount Vernon. Donovan on view are pod-like threeshow Oct. 31-Nov. 30 at the Hamerly on Friday, Oct. haps even estranged.” has been called a modern dimensional poetic forms.

31, at 106 First St., La Con- Rexville Deli and Gallery, “To Be Alone Together”: primitive and a sidewalk The exhibition continues 19271 Best Road, Mount ner. Bella is a 3-year-old The exhibition pairs 11 botanist as he seeks to through Dec. 28.

Vernon. A reception will fighting acute lymphocontemporary Northwest express the extraordinary “Hawaiian Quilting: blastic leukemia, a kind of be held from 4 to 6 p.m. artists with 11 works choin the ordinary, capture the Traditions Continue”: Saturday, Nov. 8. sen from MoNA’s permaeye and touch the soul. The Grace Hawley first took up cancer of the blood and The second show will nent collection on the basis gallery is open from 9 a.m. Hawaiian quilting in 1985, bone marrow. Local busitake place from 5 to 8 p.m. nesses and artists have of three ideas — light, to 5 p.m. Monday through while living in Kwajalein, Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. donated art, including Barsolitude and community Friday. 360-416-7812.

Marshall Islands. Hawaiian Saturday, Nov. 7-8, at The — which the curators find quilts traditionally feature bara Silverman Summers, Roger Small, Janet Laurel, Depot, 611 R Ave., Anato be prevailing themes in HAWAIIAN QUILTS, hand applique work with cortes. For information, Rolland Lee, Kathleen the philosophy and process UNIQUE TEXTILE ART: designs from nature, and Falkner, David Cassera and visit Salish Sea Plein Air of Northwest artists. The Three new exhibits are on the quilting lines often others. All proceeds will be Artists on Facebook. contemporary artists were display at the La Conner echo the applique design, asked to respond to a piece Quilt & Textile Museum, both on and outside of the donated to the Hamerly ART SHOW: Cassera family to assist with Bella’s in the collection and to 703 S. Second St., La Con- applique work. Hawley’s Arts Premiers will host a medical expenses.

212-873create new work based on ner. quilts feature this style of show of artworks by Roger 1937. that response.

“Vox Stellarum”: Texhand quilting. The exhibiSmall Nov. 6-30 at 106 Free admission. 360-466- tile artist Elin Noble has tion continues through ART SHOW: Skagit Art- First St., La Conner. Meet 4446 or monamuseum.org. transformed the third-floor Dec. 28. ists Together will showcase the artist at a reception galleries into an installa“Best of the Festival”: from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, work by 20 local artists “SPACE AND FORM”: tion using itajime-dyed silk The first floor of the Nov. 8. 310-691-9391 or An art installation by organza. Her black and Gaches Mansion hosts the during Art’s Alive!, opencasseraartspremiers.com. ing with a reception from Francis X Donovan is on white silk panels, featuring blue ribbon quilts, wear5 to 9 p.m.

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OUT & ABOUT LECTURES AND TALKS

tives, and the Skagit Food Distribution Center’s farmto-food bank initiatives.

Tickets are available at the Lincoln Theatre box office or at lincolntheatre.org.

sity of Oregon’s School of Journalism, will share how mainstream networks are HUNGER IN SKAGIT establishing upstart SpanCOUNTY: The documenish speaking networks of tary “A Place at the Table” their own, due to U.S. Latiwill be screened at 7 p.m. nos’ strong economic and Tuesday, Nov. 4, at the WORLD ISSUES cultural influences.

Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. FORUM: Western WashingNov. 12: “Gaza Then First St., Mount Vernon. ton University’s Fairhaven and Now”: with Craig and The film attempts to shows College of InterdisciplinCindy Corrie, advocates how hunger poses serious ary Studies holds its annual for human rights and peace economic, social and culWorld Issues Forum from with justice in Palestine tural implications for our noon to 1:20 p.m. Wednes- and the Middle East, and nation, and that it could days (unless otherwise the parents of human be solved if the American noted) in the Fairhaven rights activist and observer public decides that making College auditorium on the Rachel Corrie, who was healthy food available and WWU campus in Bellingkilled by an Israeli military affordable is in the best ham. Presentations are free bulldozer in Gaza as she interest of everyone. The and open to the public. tried to stop the demolition film will be followed by a 360-650-2309 or wwu.edu/ of a Palestinian family’s discussion and resources fairhaven/news/worldishome in 2003. related to hunger and suesforum. Next up: Nov. 19, 2 to 3:30 Nov. 5: “Broken Spanp.m. in Fraser Hall: “An nutrition in Skagit County.

Indigenous Peoples’ HisTickets: $10. Proceeds will ish: The Television Audience and the Struggle for tory of the United States”: benefit the Skagit VolunLanguage and Identity”: Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, teer Center to connect Christopher Chávez, assis- feminist, revolutionary and volunteers to local food historian, will discuss how banks and nutrition initia- tant professor at Univer-

McIntyre Hall Presents

True Blues

Saturday, November 1 7:30pm

Corey Harris & Alvin Youngblood Hart Experience the extraordinary living culture of the blues in an unforgettable evening of music and conversation hosted by blues great and MacArthur Fellow Corey Harris and featuring renowned roots musician Alvin Youngblood Hart.

360.416.7727 mcintyrehall.org

McIntyre Hall on the Mount Vernon Campus of Skagit Valley College | 2501 E College Way, Mount Vernon Skagit Regional Public Facilities District

the genocide of indigenous people in the U.S. is greatly omitted from history. She will also discuss the connections between the United States’ aggressive militarism and foreign wars to early conquest wars and land theft from the nation’s indigenous people.

continue through Nov. 16 at the Skagit County Historical Museum, 501 S. Fourth St., La Conner: “Treasures of Walker Valley”: Check out rocks and minerals gathered in Skagit Valley, plus a visit to “Space City.”

“Carvings of Mary Stapp”: Stapp was a “CIVILIAN CONSERteacher for many years in VATION CORPS AT the Anacortes School DisDECEPTION PASS”: 7 trict. Upon retirement, this p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5, self-taught artist picked up Anacortes Public Library, a carving knife and started 1220 10th St., Anacortes. creating art. The show feaThrough original photos tures works on loan from and stories, Deception Pass collectors and relatives.

State Park Manager Jack The museum is open Hartt describes the history from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. of the park’s construction Tuesday through Sunday. by the CCC starting in Admission: $5 adults, 1933. Free. 360-293-1910, $4 seniors and ages 6 to ext. 21, or library.cityof 12, $10 families, free for anacortes.org. members and ages 5 and younger. 360-466-3365 or HORS D’OEUVRES & skagitcounty.net/museum.

HISTORY: The Stanwood Area Historical Society HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE: will present “Early PhoEnjoy art, music, cheese tographs of Snohomish tasting, fresh cider and County Indians” at 4 p.m. cookies and more SaturSunday, Nov. 9, at the day and Sunday, Nov. 1-2, Floyd Norgaard Cultural at Christianson’s Nursery, Center, 27108 102nd Ave. 15806 Best Road, Mount NW, Stanwood. Everett Vernon. For a schedule of Public Library historian events: 360-466-3821, 800David Dilgard will share 585-8200 or christianson photographs taken by Nor- snursery.com. man Edson, Ferdinand Brady and J.A. Juleen.

FILMS WITH FRIENDS: Free. 360-629-6110 or Friends of Skagit Beaches sahs-fncc.org. will present its 2014 Environmental Film Series at 7 “MILITARY UNIFORMS p.m. Fridays at the North& THE PEOPLE WHO west Education Services WORE THEM”: 7 p.m.

District Building, 1601 R Wednesday, Nov. 12, AnaAve. Anacortes. Enjoy cortes Public Library, 1220 free screenings of feature 10th St., Anacortes. Doug length films on issues conCharles highlights people cerning the Puget Sound/ and uniforms from the VicSalish Sea waters. Short torian period to the presfilms made by young, local ent, with an emphasis on filmmakers for Friends of the period from World War Skagit Beaches’ Trail Tales I to World War II. Free.

Program will start each 360-293-1910, ext. 21, or screening. Free admission. library.cityofanacortes.org. skagitbeaches.org.

Next up: MORE FUN Nov. 7: “Flow”: Irena ROCKS & WOOD CARV- Salina’s award-winning INGS: Two new exhibits documentary investigation

into what experts label the most important political and environmental issue of the 21st Century — the world water crisis. Salina builds a case against the growing privatization of the world’s dwindling freshwater supply and gives viewers a look at the people and institutions providing practical solutions.

Nov. 21: “The Whale — The True Story of Luna”: The film tells the story of a young, wild killer whale — an orca — nicknamed Luna, who lost contact with his family on the coast of British Columbia and turned up alone in a narrow stretch of sea called Nootka Sound, where he tried to make contact — with people.

LADIES’ NIGHT OUT: Enjoy cooking demos, a fashion show, discounts and more from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6, at more than two dozen businesses in downtown Mount Vernon. Look for the pink bags in the windows. For information, contact Cathy Stevens at 360-336-3801 or visit mountvernondown town.org.

CRAFT FAIR: Burlington-Edison High School Band Boosters will present the 24th annual Note-Able Affair Craft Fair from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, at BurlingtonEdison High School, 301 N. Burlington Blvd., Burlington. 360-757-4074.

ROCK & GEM SHOW: The Skagit Rock and Gem Club will hold its annual show and sale from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8-9, at the Sedro-Woolley Community Center, 703 Pacific St., Sedro-Woolley.

Free admission. 360-9208886.

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COSTUME CONTEST: Compete for cash prizes at the Halloween Costume Contest from 5 to 10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31, at Swinomish Casino & Lodge, 12885 Casino Drive, Anacortes. Registration starts at 5 p.m., with winners announced around 11 p.m. The top four costumes will win cash, with a $1,000 prize for first place. 888288-8883 or swinomish casinoandlodge.com.

DOWNTOWN BELLINGHAM TRICK OR TREAT: Children can dress up in costume and trick or treat from 3 to 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31, at participating merchants in downtown Bellingham.

Look for trick-or-treat balloons and posters on the doors and windows of

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participating businesses.

Free parking starting at 3 p.m. in the Parkade, 1300 Commercial St. 360-5278710 or downtownbelling ham.com.

HALLOWEEN STORIES: The Bellingham Storytellers Guild will offer up ghoulish tales at 4 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 31, at Village Books, 1200 11th St., Bellingham. Meet other goblins, fairies and witches (and maybe a ballerina or two). Free. 360-671-2626 or villagebooks.com.

Monsters and Vampires Costume Party: 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 31, Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. Music by Rivertalk, prizes for best costume. $12. 360-445-3000.

HALLOWEEN PARTY & COSTUME CONTEST: featuring Nitecrew: 8 p.m. to midnight Friday, Oct. 31, Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Pacific Showroom, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. Live music and dancing, $1,000 costume contest.

Costumes that disguise the identity of the wearer (full HAUNTED SWAMP: 7 to face paint, masks, etc.) and 10:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31, toy weapons are not perJohn Vanderzicht Memomitted on the casino floor. rial Pool, 85 SE Jerome St., $20. 877-275-2448 or the Oak Harbor. Enjoy spooky skagit.com. guided raft tours through the fog and treats for HALLOWEEN COSTUME everyone. $3. 360-675-7665 PARTY: 8 to 10 p.m. Friday, or oakharborpool.com.

Oct. 31, Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., HALLOWEEN PARTY: La Conner. Dress to win.

Horrible Stories, Sexy 360-399-1805.

HALLOWEEN BASH: featuring music by Gin Gypsy from 9 p.m. to midnight Friday, Oct. 31, at the Varsity Inn, 112 N. Cherry St., Burlington. Cash prizes for best costume and best group costume. No cover.

360-755-0165.

HALLOWEEN COSTUME CONTEST: 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31, H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

360-755-3956.

MONSTER BASH: 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31, Tulalip Resort Casino’s Orca Ballroom, 10200 Quil Ceda Blvd., Tulalip. The Disco Ballz show starts at 9 p.m.

Costume contest with a $1,000 grand prize. $20 advance, $25 day of event.

888-272-1111.

SPOOKY MUSIC: The Western Washington University Symphony Orchestra will present its annual

Halloween Benefit Concert at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31, in the WWU Performing Arts Center in Bellingham. $5. 360-650-2829 or tickets. wwu.edu.

BELLINGHAM HALLOWEEN BASH: Enjoy music

by Scary Monster & The Super Creeps at 9 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 31, at Boundary Bay Brewing Co., 1107 Railroad Ave., Bellingham.

Costume contest and Halloween photo booth. Ages 21 and older. $5 cover. 360647-5593 or bbaybrewery. com.

“ROCKY HORROR” PICTURE SHOW: Enjoy a special screening of this camp classic at 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, at the Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. The Art Bar will open one hour before the show. Rated R. Not recommended for children under 16. Advance tickets: $10, $8

members, $12 at the door.

Add $5 for a Rocky Horror prop bag. Wanna do the Time Warp onstage? Email roger@lincolntheatre.org.

For information, call 360336-8955 or visit lincoln theatre.org.

SYMPHONY OF HORRORS: The South Whidbey High School Wind Ensemble will perform haunted tunes set to the 1922 German Expressionist horror film “Nosferatu: Symphony of Horrors” and other creepy tales at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, at the Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, 565 Camano Ave., Langley. $15. 360-221-8268 wicaonline.org.

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ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area November 1-9

TUNING UP Playing at area venues October 30-November 6 FRIDAY.31

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., Lynden. No cover. 360-354-3600.

Sexy Monsters and Vampires Costume Party, with Rivertalk (world beat, reggae, rock): 8 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway.

Prizes for the best costumes. $12. 360-445-3000.

Mary De La Fuente, el Colonel and Doubleshot: 7 p.m., Conway Muse (parlor), 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. 360-4453000.

Radio 80 (’80s pop, new wave): 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover. 877-275-2448.

Halloween costume contest: 9 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-755-3956.

Chris Eger Band: 9 p.m., Longhorn Saloon & Grill, 5754 Cains Court, Edison.

360-766-6330.

Halloween bash, featuring Gin Gypsy: 9 p.m. to midnight, Varsity Inn, 112 N. Cherry St., Burlington. Cash prizes for best costume and best group costume. No cover.

360-755-0165.

Lloyd Hooper and the Cascade Ramblers (classic country dance): 7:30 to 11:30 p.m., SedroWoolley American Legion Hall, 701 Murdock St., Sedro-Woolley. 360-8555111.

Jim Cull: 7 p.m., Mount Vernon Elks, 2120 Market St., Mount Vernon. 360848-8882.

White Guys & High Fives, Girl Guts, The Vaticxnts: 9 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $10-$12. 360-7781067.

SATURDAY.1

FRIDAY.31

SATURDAY.1 TRUE BLUES: COREY HARRIS AND ALVIN YOUNGBLOOD HART 7:30 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $25. 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org.

Candise Koa photo

Saturday.1

Thursday.6

Saturday.8

Sunday.9

MUSIC

MUSIC

THEATER

THEATER

True Blues: Corey Harris and Alvin Youngblood Hart, 7:30 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $25. 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org.

MVHS Jazz: “Live at the Lincoln”: Mount Vernon High School jazz bands, 7 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $6. Proceeds benefit MVHS jazz program. 360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org.

Sunday.2

Friday.7

MUSIC

THEATER

“PAN-SCAN — PAN-NORDIC”: A recital of Nordic composers featuring violinist Svend Ronning and pianist Lisa Bergman, 3 p.m., Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, 27201 99th Ave. NW, Stanwood.

Freewill offering. 360-629-3772.

“The Double O’ Wedding” (interactive dinner theater): Shakespeare Northwest, 7 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main St., Conway. $50, includes dinner, dancing, one drink ticket. 206-317-3023 or shakesnw.org.

“The Double O’ Wedding” (interactive dinner theater): Shakespeare Northwest, 7 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main St., Conway. $50, includes dinner, dancing, one drink ticket.

206-317-3023 or shakesnw.org.

“Run for Your Wife” (comedy): 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $18. 360-6792237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

MARY DE LA FUENTE, EL COLONEL AND DOUBLESHOT 7 p.m., Conway Muse (parlor), 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. 360-445-3000.

Radio 80 (’80s pop, new wave): 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover. 877-2752448.

The Sky Colony: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360399-1805.

Jack Mattingly & Whiskey Fever: 8:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Bow. No cover. 360-7666266.

“Run for Your Wife” (comedy): 2:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $18. 360-6792237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

Lloyd Hooper and the Cascade Ramblers (classic country dance): 7:30 to 11:30 p.m., Sedro-Woolley American Legion Hall, 701 Murdock St., SedroWoolley. 360855-5111.

Equal Opportunity: 9 p.m., Longhorn Saloon & Grill, 5754 Cains Court, Edison. 360766-6330.

Buckaroo Blues with Greg Bohannon: 6:30 p.m., Mount Vernon Elks, 2120 Market St., Mount Vernon. Open to the public.

360-848-8882.

Lucas Hicks: 8 to 10 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360399-1805.

WEDNESDAY.5

THURSDAY.6

OPERA

“Aida”: Skagit Opera, 3 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. A pre-performance lecture will take place 45 minutes before curtain time. $25-$59. 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyre hall.org.

SUNDAY.2 Swil Kanim (virtuoso violinist): 6 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. No cover. 360-4453000.

“Run for Your Wife” (comedy): 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $18. 360-6792237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

OPERA

“Aida”: Skagit Opera, 7:30 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. A preperformance lecture will take place 45 minutes before curtain time. Opening night gala dinner, 5:30 p.m.; $75. $25-$59. 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org.

Prozac Mountain Boys (bluegrass): 8 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $7.

360-445-3000.

FRIDAY.31 CHRIS EGER BAND 9 p.m., Longhorn Saloon & Grill, 5754 Cains Court, Edison. 360-766-6330.

Gary B’s Church of Blues: Jam Night, 6 to 10 p.m., Conway Pub & Eatery, 18611 Main St., Conway. 360445-4733.

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

No cover. 360855-2263.

Blues/rock jam with CC Adams and Friends: 4 to 9 p.m., La Conner Pantry & Pub, 315 Morris St., La Conner.

360-466-4488.

Orville Johnson: 5:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison.

360-766-6266.

Amy Hindman: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360399-1805.

Lesbian, Year Of No Light, Take Over And Destroy: 9 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $6.

360-778-1067.

Paul Klein (blues, jazz): 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Jansen Art Center Piano Lounge, 321 Front St., Lynden. No cover.

360-354-3600.

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ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area November 1-9

TUNING UP Playing at area venues October 30-November 6 FRIDAY.31

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., Lynden. No cover. 360-354-3600.

Sexy Monsters and Vampires Costume Party, with Rivertalk (world beat, reggae, rock): 8 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway.

Prizes for the best costumes. $12. 360-445-3000.

Mary De La Fuente, el Colonel and Doubleshot: 7 p.m., Conway Muse (parlor), 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. 360-4453000.

Radio 80 (’80s pop, new wave): 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover. 877-275-2448.

Halloween costume contest: 9 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-755-3956.

Chris Eger Band: 9 p.m., Longhorn Saloon & Grill, 5754 Cains Court, Edison.

360-766-6330.

Halloween bash, featuring Gin Gypsy: 9 p.m. to midnight, Varsity Inn, 112 N. Cherry St., Burlington. Cash prizes for best costume and best group costume. No cover.

360-755-0165.

Lloyd Hooper and the Cascade Ramblers (classic country dance): 7:30 to 11:30 p.m., SedroWoolley American Legion Hall, 701 Murdock St., Sedro-Woolley. 360-8555111.

Jim Cull: 7 p.m., Mount Vernon Elks, 2120 Market St., Mount Vernon. 360848-8882.

White Guys & High Fives, Girl Guts, The Vaticxnts: 9 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $10-$12. 360-7781067.

SATURDAY.1

FRIDAY.31

SATURDAY.1 TRUE BLUES: COREY HARRIS AND ALVIN YOUNGBLOOD HART 7:30 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $25. 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org.

Candise Koa photo

Saturday.1

Thursday.6

Saturday.8

Sunday.9

MUSIC

MUSIC

THEATER

THEATER

True Blues: Corey Harris and Alvin Youngblood Hart, 7:30 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $25. 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org.

MVHS Jazz: “Live at the Lincoln”: Mount Vernon High School jazz bands, 7 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $6. Proceeds benefit MVHS jazz program. 360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org.

Sunday.2

Friday.7

MUSIC

THEATER

“PAN-SCAN — PAN-NORDIC”: A recital of Nordic composers featuring violinist Svend Ronning and pianist Lisa Bergman, 3 p.m., Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, 27201 99th Ave. NW, Stanwood.

Freewill offering. 360-629-3772.

“The Double O’ Wedding” (interactive dinner theater): Shakespeare Northwest, 7 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main St., Conway. $50, includes dinner, dancing, one drink ticket. 206-317-3023 or shakesnw.org.

“The Double O’ Wedding” (interactive dinner theater): Shakespeare Northwest, 7 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main St., Conway. $50, includes dinner, dancing, one drink ticket.

206-317-3023 or shakesnw.org.

“Run for Your Wife” (comedy): 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $18. 360-6792237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

MARY DE LA FUENTE, EL COLONEL AND DOUBLESHOT 7 p.m., Conway Muse (parlor), 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. 360-445-3000.

Radio 80 (’80s pop, new wave): 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover. 877-2752448.

The Sky Colony: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360399-1805.

Jack Mattingly & Whiskey Fever: 8:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Bow. No cover. 360-7666266.

“Run for Your Wife” (comedy): 2:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $18. 360-6792237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

Lloyd Hooper and the Cascade Ramblers (classic country dance): 7:30 to 11:30 p.m., Sedro-Woolley American Legion Hall, 701 Murdock St., SedroWoolley. 360855-5111.

Equal Opportunity: 9 p.m., Longhorn Saloon & Grill, 5754 Cains Court, Edison. 360766-6330.

Buckaroo Blues with Greg Bohannon: 6:30 p.m., Mount Vernon Elks, 2120 Market St., Mount Vernon. Open to the public.

360-848-8882.

Lucas Hicks: 8 to 10 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360399-1805.

WEDNESDAY.5

THURSDAY.6

OPERA

“Aida”: Skagit Opera, 3 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. A pre-performance lecture will take place 45 minutes before curtain time. $25-$59. 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyre hall.org.

SUNDAY.2 Swil Kanim (virtuoso violinist): 6 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. No cover. 360-4453000.

“Run for Your Wife” (comedy): 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $18. 360-6792237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

OPERA

“Aida”: Skagit Opera, 7:30 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. A preperformance lecture will take place 45 minutes before curtain time. Opening night gala dinner, 5:30 p.m.; $75. $25-$59. 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org.

Prozac Mountain Boys (bluegrass): 8 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $7.

360-445-3000.

FRIDAY.31 CHRIS EGER BAND 9 p.m., Longhorn Saloon & Grill, 5754 Cains Court, Edison. 360-766-6330.

Gary B’s Church of Blues: Jam Night, 6 to 10 p.m., Conway Pub & Eatery, 18611 Main St., Conway. 360445-4733.

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

No cover. 360855-2263.

Blues/rock jam with CC Adams and Friends: 4 to 9 p.m., La Conner Pantry & Pub, 315 Morris St., La Conner.

360-466-4488.

Orville Johnson: 5:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison.

360-766-6266.

Amy Hindman: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360399-1805.

Lesbian, Year Of No Light, Take Over And Destroy: 9 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $6.

360-778-1067.

Paul Klein (blues, jazz): 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Jansen Art Center Piano Lounge, 321 Front St., Lynden. No cover.

360-354-3600.

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HOT TICKETS 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. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

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

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

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

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

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

TONY BENNETT: Nov. 6, Paramount Theatre, Seattle. 877-784-4849 or livenation. com.

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

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

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

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

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

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 showboxonline.com.

GWAR: Nov. 12, Showbox SoDo, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

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

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 showboxonline. com.

SCOTT BRADLEE, POSTMODERN JUKEBOX: Nov. 16, Neumos, Seattle. 800-7453000 or showboxonline.com.

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

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

360-7346080 or mountbaker theatre.com.

FLOSSTRADAMUS: Nov. 17, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showbox online.com.

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

JUDAS PRIEST: Nov. 22, Tacoma Dome.

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA: “The Christmas Attic, Live”: Nov. 22, KeyArena, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

SUPER DIAMOND (Tribute to Neil Diamond): Nov. 22, The Showbox, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

CIRCA SURVIVE: Nov. 23, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline. com.

G-EAZY: Nov. 24, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

“A CHRISTMAS STORY, The Musical”: Nov. 25-Dec. 31, The 5th Avenue Theatre, 1308 Fifth Ave., Seattle. 888-584-4849 or 5thavenue.org.

USHER: Nov. 26, KeyArena, Seattle. 800745-3000 or livenation.com.

MONETA: Nov. 29, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

DIGITOUR: Dec. 1, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

106.1 KISS FM’s JINGLE BALL: with Lil Jon, Afrojack, Fall Out Boy, Mary Lambert, Fences, Jake Miller, Rixton, Lindsey Stirling and more: Dec. 2, WAMU Theater, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

ASKING ALEXANDRIA: Dec. 2, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showbox online.com.

STEVIE WONDER: Dec. 3, KeyArena, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

WATSKY: Dec. 3, The Showbox, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

MICHELLE CHAMUEL: Dec. 3, Chop Suey, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or livenation. com.

MICKY DOLENZ MONKEES CHRISTMAS: Dec. 5-6, Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Bow. 877-275-2448 or theskagit.com.

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Thursday, October 30, 2014 - E11

MUSIC REVIEWS Taylor Swift “1989”

Taylor Swift’s allout move into pop music on her fifth album, “1989,” is the sound of a young artist who has gradually evolved from a teenager obsessed with boys and journal writing into a young woman embracing life in New York and stepping to a new beat.

“Shake It Off,” her first single, was a fun introduction to the new Swift sound.

But it’s the most lighthearted track on “1989,” which sweeps from the rocking confrontation of “Bad Blood” to the delicate “This Love” to the Lana Del Ray retro-noir of “Wildest Dreams.” Taylor still flirts playfully at times, as on “How You Get the Girl,” but more often she comes off as more guarded, more apprehensive and more realistic in her views on relationships.

Heavy on bass, drum loops and electronic sounds and using harmonic vocals as a form of rhythm, Swift mixes beats and melody in search of a classic pop model of her own. She ignores modern pop’s reliance on guest stars to explore the many ways she can use her own voice. At times she clips her words sharply against the beats, while still occasionally speaking words to establish intimacy. But she also opens and sings like she rarely has.

A couple of songs come off as generic exercises, especially the arrangement of “I Know Places.” Still, “1989” is another triumph for Swift — not a precocious achievement, as in her early years, but a mature reflection of where she is now, in her life and in her artistry. n Michael McCall, Associated Press

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ing Floor Blues.” Peace, Jerry Lee Lewis freedom and promise are Other releases “Pain Killer” “Tell ’Em I’m Gone” “Rock and Roll Time” still a part of his kit bag, The Twilight Sad -- “ witness “Cat and the Dog Nobody Wants to Be Here How do For his On his and Nobody Wants to Trap” and “Doors.” Those the four first studio previous Leave” qualities now come across vocalists effort in album, The Flaming Lips -as sauntering, stewing and “With a Little Help from of Little five years, 2010’s imbued with as much of the My Fwends” Big Town Yusuf, the “Mean Old The Church -- “Further/ spirit of vintage R&B as respond British Man,” it Deeper” they are Yusuf’s gods. to the platinum success of singer-songwriter known seemed as though age and Obituary -- “Inked in Rubin’s hollow-bodied Blood” the group’s most rewarded best as Cat Stevens, tackhard living had finally caught tone gives Yusuf’s inviting Ought -- “Once More album, 2012’s “Tornado?” les a mess of soul, blues, up with Jerry Lee Lewis. So With Feeling ...” voice breathing room on Certainly not by playing it and folk — originals and who’d have thought at 79, smoky, chugging versions of n popmatters.com safe. classics. His collaborators the rock-and-roll immortal Luther Dixon’s brassy “Big has managed to recapture On their sixth album, include co-producer Rick “Pain Killer,” Little Big Rubin, harmonicat Charlie Boss Man” and “You Are some of his old mojo?

And, of course, there is Town — Karen Fairchild, Musselwhite, Tuareg rock- My Sunshine” (reminiscent Joined for the third country. With Robbie Robof Ray Charles’ 1962 take).

Kimberly Schlapman, ers Tinariwen, and guitarist straight album by a bevy ertson and Nils Lofgren, the The revelation comes in Phillip Sweet and Jimi Richard Thompson. of name guests, the pianosupreme stylist makes “FolEdgar Winter’s “Dying Westbrook — experiment The results sound surplaying Lewis is robust and som Prison Blues” his own to Live.”

The soulful but endlessly with harmonies, prisingly rougher in spots, engaged across the 10-song (“I shot that boy in Memdespairing look at “beauty arrangements, loops and blunter than we’re used set: He rocks through “Little phis”). Where he has really in distortion” and “humor sound effects. to hearing from Yusuf/ Queenie” with Keith Richexcelled in this genre, though, in misfortune” from Winter, The whistles, odd beats Stevens’ lilting voice, ards and Ronnie Wood, is as a balladeer, as he shows rarely acknowledged for and unconventional guitar quavering melodies and pounds out the boogie on once more, with Shelby dynamic songwriting, gets work that woozily circle holistic profundity. It’s not “Sick and Tired” with Jon Lynne, on “Here Comes That a ray of hope throughout through the first single, as though those aforemenBrion, and struts through Yusuf’s haunting version.

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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.

AUDITIONS CALL FOR SHAKESPEARE PROPOSALS: Shakespeare Northwest is accepting directorial proposals for the 2015 Skagit River Shakespeare Festival through Nov. 30. The festival will include two main stage shows in repertory from July to mid-August at the Rexville-Blackrock Amphitheatre. The festival traditionally stages one of William Shakespeare’s comedies and one history/ tragedy. 206-317-3023 or shakesnw.org.

DANCE FOLK DANCING: SkagitAnacortes Folkdancers meet at 7 p.m. most Tuesdays at Bayview Civic Hall, 12615 C St., Bay View.

Instruction begins at 7 p.m. followed by review and request dances until 9:30 p.m. The first session is free,

$3 thereafter. All are welcome. 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.

SKAGIT VALLEY MUSIC CLUB: The club welcomes performers (intermediate and above), listeners and guests at 1:45 p.m. today at Vasa Hall, 1805 Cleveland St., Mount Vernon. Come and sing, play the club’s piano or organ, play your own instrument or just enjoy a variety of music — ’20s to ’70s classical, popular, western and gospel.

Free. For information, call Elaine at 360-428-4228.

SHELTER BAY CHORUS: Practices are held from 2:45 to 4:45 p.m. every Thursday at the Shelter Bay Clubhouse in La Conner. New members welcome. No need to be a Shelter Bay resident. 360-466-3805.

LOVE TO SING? Join the women of Harmony Northwest Chorus from 6:30 to 9 p.m. every Monday at the Mount Vernon Senior Center, 1401 Cleveland Ave. Seeking women who like to sing a cappella music. All skill levels welcome.

BRASS CHOIR: The Basically Brass Choir seeks trombone, French horn and tuba players to join a group of about 12 musicians, playing a variety of styles.

Rehearsals are the first and third Mondays in Burlington, with regular performances. Contact David

Soiseth at 360-757-0351 or dsois@comcast.net.

CALL FOR YOUNG MUSICIANS: The Mount Vernon-based Fidalgo Youth Symphony offers opportunities for musicians ages 5 to 21 to study and perform orchestral music.

For information, including tuition costs and rehearsal schedules, contact Sara Fisher, 360-682-6949, Anita Tatum, 360-969-1681, or visit fysmusic.org.

be represented, and will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Register

by Nov. 12 at 360-755-9649 or burlingtonwa.gov/recre ation.

FREE PARK ADMISSION: The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission will offer free admission to all state parks to celebrate Veterans Day on Tuesday, Nov. 11. The Discover Pass will not be required to enter state parks, but is still required ANACORTES OPEN MIC: to access lands managed 9:30 p.m. Thursdays, Brown by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Lantern Ale House, 412 and the Department of Commercial Ave., AnaNatural Resources. parks. cortes. 360-293-2544. wa.gov.

The U.S. Forest Service OPEN MIC: Jam Night, will recognize Veterans 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. ThursDay weekend by waivdays, Conway Pub & Eating fees for visitors to the ery, 18611 Main St., ConMt. Baker-Snoqualmie way. 360-445-4733.

National Forest Saturday through Tuesday, Nov. 8-11.

RECREATION Fees will be waived at most CALL FOR YOUNG VEN- day-use sites on the forest.

DORS: Burlington Parks fs.usda.gov/mbs. and Recreation is looking for vendors ages 18 and TRAIL TALES: Friends younger for the Kids Giant of Skagit Beaches leads a Garage Sale, set for 9 a.m. series of informative walks to noon Saturday, Nov. 8, at along the Tommy Thompthe Burlington Parks and son Trail in Anacortes.

Recreation Center, 900 E. skagitbeaches.org. Next up: Fairhaven Ave., Burlington.

Fall Birds of Fidalgo $15 for an 8-foot square Bay: 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. space with a 6-foot table.

18, Fidalgo Bay Resort, Register by Oct. 30 at 360- 701 Fidalgo Bay Road, 755-9649 or burlingtonwa.

Anacortes. Many species of gov/recreation. birds that winter on Fidalgo Bay have arrived from their VENDORS WANTED: northern or inland breedBurlington Parks and Rec- ing areas. Join local birder reation has space for 20 or Tim Manns for an indoor more independent home presentation at 8:30 a.m. consultants to showcase a followed by a 9:30 a.m. bird variety of goods at its Holi- walk along the trail. Bring day Vendor Market, set for binoculars and dress for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, the weather. Handicapped Nov. 22, at the Burlington accessible. Free.

Parks and Recreation Center, 900 E. Fairhaven Ave., SALMON HABITAT RESBurlington. Products can TORATION: Join Skagit include candles, jewelry, Fisheries Enhancement soap, gifts, clothing, handGroup to help restore bags, home décor, housenative riparian plants in the wares and more. Only one Skagit and Samish watervendor per business can sheds. These plants provide

shade and cover for salmon and leaf litter for aquatic insects, which in turn provide food for salmon. These riparian zones also improve water quality by controlling erosion and filtering pollutants. All planting events take place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays. For information or to sign up, call 360-336-0172, ext. 304, or email education@skagitfisheries.org. Next up: Nov. 1: Planting at Samish River, 4936 Prairie Lane, Sedro-Woolley.

Nov. 8: Planting at Pressentin Ranch.

Nov. 15: Planting at Thomas Creek, 7662 F&S Grade Road, Sedro-Woolley.

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

tle Lake: 10 a.m. to noon Friday, Dec. 5. Meet at the Whistle Lake parking lot at the end of Whistle Lake Road.

JINGLE BELL RUN/ WALK: Registration is open for the 2014 Skagit Jingle Bell Run/Walk for Arthritis, set for Saturday, Dec. 6, at the Burlington Chamber of Commerce, 520 E. Fairhaven Ave., Burlington.

Registration: $25, 5K run and walk; $35, dog trot; $15, 1K kids Fun Run with the Elves; $25, stay home and Jingle in your Jammies. 360733-2866 or skagitjinglebell run.org.

SEEKING MODEL TRAIN ENTHUSIASTS: The Whatcom Skagit Model Railroad Club is seeking new members for its On30 narrow gauge group in Bellingham.

The club has constructed a modular layout with 14 FRIENDS OF THE FORmodules, each 5 feet by EST HIKES: Join Friends of 30 inches, designed to be the Forest for scenic hikes set up in a variety of conin the forest lands around figurations. The modules Anacortes. Dress for the still need some work and weather and wear sturdy refinement, and the club is shoes. Free. 360-293-3725 or looking for new members friendsoftheacfl.org. Next interested in completing up: the work and showing the All-ages hike: Sugarloaf layout at area train shows.

Mountain: 10 a.m. to noon Contact Karl Kleeman at Saturday, Nov. 8. Hike from trainswas@gmail.com or the dark woods at the base Mike O’Brien at sales@ to the summit view. Meet xtrains.com. at the trailhead on Ray Auld Drive at the bottom THEATER of Mount Erie just off of FREE ADULT ACTING Heart Lake Road.

Senior/adult hike: Heart CLASSES: Anacortes Community Theatre offers free Lake Old Growth: 10 a.m. acting classes for adults to noon Friday, Nov. 14.

Check out the best remain- from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. the third Saturday each month ing stand of Puget Sound at 918 M Ave., Anacortes. lowland old growth forest Hosted by Nello Bottari, on this easy hike. Meet at the base of Mount Erie on classes include theme monologues, scripted Ray Auld Drive. scenes, improv games and All-ages hike: Whistle more, with a different topic Lake: 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 22. Meet at the each month. Each class is independent, so you don’t Whistle Lake parking lot at the end of Whistle Lake have to commit to every session. 360-840-0089 or Road.

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perate lover, the soldier Don José, and Ildar Abdrazakov is the swaggering bullfighter, Escamillo, who comes between them. $23 adults; $19 seniors; $16 students with $2 off for Lincoln members.

“Frankenstein” enjoyed a sell-out run at the National Theatre, and went on to win awards including the 2012 Olivier Award for Best Actor for Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller, ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’ who will play the creature 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1 tonight. $16 general; $14 seniors; The 1975 camp classic fea$12 students with $2 off for tures a loving couple, a few Lincoln members. lost monsters and a sweet transvestite from transsexual Transylvania as they sing ‘Love is Strange’ and dance through a sloppy 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Oct. 31-Nov. 1 salute to horror movies and 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 2 sexual liberation. Rated R. 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 3 Not recommended for chilBen (John Lithgow) and dren under 16.

George (Alfred Molina) $10, with $8 tickets for take advantage of New Lincoln members and York’s new marriage laws groups of 10 or more. $12 at and tie the knot after being the door. together for 39 years. Unfortunately, the Catholic school NT Live: ‘Skylight’ where George teaches does 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 2 not approve, and officials On a bitterly cold London reluctantly fire him, forcing evening, schoolteacher Kyra the couple to split up and stay with friends while they Hollis (Carey Mulligan) receives an unexpected visit sell their apartment and from her former lover, Tom look for cheaper housing.

Sergeant (Bill Nighy), a George crashes with two successful and charismatic gay police officers, while Ben, who’s a painter, bunks restaurateur whose wife has recently died. As the with his nephew’s family in Brooklyn, a temporary situ- evening progresses, the two ation that weighs heavily on attempt to rekindle their once passionate relationall involved. ship only to find themselves Rated R. $10 general; locked in a dangerous battle $9 seniors, students and active military; $8 members; of opposing ideologies and mutual desires. $7 children 12 and under. $16 general, $14 seniors, Bargain matinee prices (all shows before 6 p.m.): $8 $12 students, with $2 off for general, $6 members, $5 chil- Lincoln members. dren 12 and under.

The Met Live in HD: ‘Carmen’

9:55 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 1

Mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili sings her signature role of the ill-fated gypsy temptress. Aleksandrs Antonenko plays her des-

‘A Place at the Table’ 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 4

Directors Kristi Jacobson and Lori Silverbush examine the issue of hunger in America through the lens of three stories of people struggling with food insecurity.

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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 “Birdman” — In the crowning performance of his career, the darkly funny, brooding Michael Keaton plays a faded movie star attempting a comeback by directing and starring in a Broadway play. This is a strange and beautiful and unique film, one of the best of the year. Comedy/drama, R, 119 minutes. HHHH “Dear White People” — This campus-based satire addresses core issues of racial stereotypes with equal parts humor and drama.

Justin Simien’s screenplay is tight, funny, smart and insightful, and his direction has just enough indie feel without becoming too self-conscious or preachy. Comedy/drama, R, 1 108 minutes. HHH ⁄2 “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 cownfection 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,

AT AREA THEATERS ANACORTES CINEMAS Oct. 31-Nov. 6 The Metropolitan Opera: Carmen (NR): Saturday: 9:55 a.m.

St. Vincent (PG-13): Friday-Saturday: 1:20, 3:35, 6:45, 9:05; Sunday-Wednesday: 1:20, 3:35, 6:45; Thursday: 1:20, 3:35 Fury (R): Friday-Saturday: 1:00, 3:45, 6:30, 9:15; Sunday-Tuesday: 1:00, 3:45, 6:30; Wednesday: 1:00, 3:45, 6:30; Thursday: 1:00, 3:45 The Judge (R): Saturday: 6:35, 9:30; Sunday-Wednesday: 1:10, 6:35; Thursday: 1:10; Friday: 1:10, 6:35 The Rocky Horror Picture Show (R): Friday: 9:00 Big Hero 6 (PG): Thursday: 7:00 Interstellar (PG-13) Thursday: 8:00 National Theatre Live: Of Mice and Men (NR): Thursday: 7:00 360-293-6620

CONCRETE THEATRE Oct. 31-Nov. 2 Gone Girl (R): Friday: 7:30 p.m.; Saturday: 5 and 7:30 p.m.; Sunday: 4 and 6:30 p.m.

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STANWOOD CINEMAS Oct. 31-Nov. 6 The Metropolitan Opera: Carmen (NR): Saturday: 9:55 a.m.

Nightcrawler (R): Friday: 1:20, 3:50, 6:25, 8:55; Saturday: 3:50, 6:25, 8:55; SundayWednesday: 1:20, 3:50, 6:25, 8:45; Thursday: 1:20, 3:50 St. Vincent (PG-13): Friday-Wednesday: 1:15, 3:30, 6:45, 9:00; Thursday: 1:15, 3:30, 9:00 The Book of Life (PG): Friday: 1:10, 3:15, 6:40; Saturday-Wednesday: 1:10, 3:15, 6:40, 8:50; Thursday: 1:10, 3:15 Fury (R): 1:00, 3:45, 6:30, 9:15 Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No CASCADE MALL THEATRES Good, Very Bad Day (PG): 4:00, 6:35 Burlington For listings: 888-AMC-4FUN (888-262-4386). The Judge (R): 1:05, 8:30 The Rocky Horror Picture Show (R): Friday: 9:00 BLUE FOX DRIVE-IN Big Hero 6 (PG): Thursday: 7:00 Oak Harbor Interstellar (PG-13) Thursday: 8:00 Nov. 1-2 National Theatre Live: Of Mice and Men The Book of Life (PG) and The Box Trolls (NR): Thursday: 7:00 (PG). First movie starts at 6 p.m.

360-629-0514 360-675-5667 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 perceptive, moving slice of modern life -- a time capsule of a film that understands how much technology dominates the lives of teenagers, as well as the parents trying their best to keep up with the times. Comedy 1drama, R, 116 minutes. HHH ⁄2 “Nightcrawler” — As a freelance vulture who records video of crime and crash scenes for TV news, Jake Gyllenhaal plays one of the most disturbing movie characters of the year. But the film veers from dark satire to tense crime thriller before the tires come off near the end, leaving

the entire vehicle just short of worth recommending. Crime1 thriller, R, 117 minutes. HH ⁄2 “St. Vincent” — This story of a chain-smoking gambler baby-sitting the neighbor kid is a prime showcase for Bill Murray and his skill set. Nearly every scene is contrived, but writer-director Ted Melfi has a nice way with dialogue, and the cast -- including Melissa McCarthy and young Jaeden Lieberher -- is uniformly outstanding. Comedy, PG-13, 102 1 minutes. HHH ⁄2 “The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her and Him” — After a version of this story called “Them” told of a romance and breakup, “Her” and “Him” take us through the same timeline from each person’s perspective. The “Her” supporting players are more interesting, but thanks to a rich screenplay and Jessica Chastain’s acting, I was 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 “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 Three of the best actors in the business put on a master class in mystery thrillers in “BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP.” Christine (Nicole Kidman) wakes up each day confused. Her eyes dart around the unfamiliar bed, the stranger’s hand draped across her. Their bathroom is plastered in snapshots — of their wedding, their years together. “I’m Ben, your husband,” the man (Colin Firth) says. “Christine, you’re 40…It was a bad accident.”

None of it rings a bell for her. Christine has lost 20 years and every night when she dozes off she loses that day’s memories as well.

A phone call promises help, a clue. Look in your closet, the voice of a man calling himself a doctor tells her. Look for the shoebox with the digital camera in it.

Her video diary is there. Dr. Nasch (Mark Strong) is the one who got her to start keeping one.

But something unsettles her, the bits of her past that the doctor, who insists she keep their relationship a secret, tells her. And she’s not sure what to make of the omissions her husband is leaving out of that story “to protect you.”

Writer-director Rowan Joffe, adapting an S.J. Watson novel, maintains the mystery at the heart of this puzzle picture and jolts us with the odd shock — a violent flashback, a loud horn blast from a passing truck that nearly hits someone.

But he wisely lets this be an actor’s picture. Strong, often cast as villains, is poker-faced here, close-ups capturing wheels turning that could be a doctor reasoning out a talking cure or someone with reason to keep Christine in the dark.

Firth wears a deflated look of loss that either masks the grief of a man whose great love has lost her sense of identity or something cagier.

And Kidman lets us feel Christine’s confusion, her desire to not stay in the dark even if every memory retrieved threatens more pain.

Running time: 1:32. Rating: R for some brutal violence and language. HHH1⁄2 In “HORNS,” Daniel Radcliffe plays a young man whose girlfriend was brutally murdered and who has a magically realistic way of becoming what his suburban Seattle neighbors think of him.

“When they looked at me, they saw the devil,” Ig Perrish (Radcliffe) narrates. “Now, I had to look the part.”

But Ig is sure he could never have killed his sweetheart since childhood, Merrin. So he starts asking around, investigating the case that the cops never quite made against him, hunting for “the real killer.”

And once he’s got the reddish, Satanic outcroppings on his head, Ig has help in this hunt. People tend to blurt out deep, dark thoughts — truths, suspicions, yearnings.

The doctor he goes to (Alex Zahara) to get the horns removed is distracted — by his nurse and other temptations.

Director Alexandre Aja makes this film, based on a Joe Hill novel, a sight-and-song gag-riddled religious allegory for much of its length. And Radcliffe nicely underplays his torment at Ig’s loss, fear that he might be guilty and fury that he might be framed.

Running time: 2:00. Rating: R for sexual content, some graphic nudity, disturbing violence including a sexual assault, language and drug use. HH1⁄2 n Roger Moore, McClatchy-Tribune News Service

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represents work found in 30 countries over four centuries, including doll, French, black-American and Amish crib quilts. quiltstudy.org 3. Holiday Folk Fair, Milwaukee. Song, dance, food and crafts dominate this fiveday festival that celebrates cultures from around the world. The annual gathering — held the weekend before Thanksgiving at the Wisconsin Exposition Center — is considered the country’s largest indoor multicultural festival. Designed to encourage peace through respect and understanding, the fair includes dancers from more than 30 ethnic groups and offers

By LYNN O’ROURKE HAYES student workshops and language lessons.

The Dallas Morning News folkfair.org 4. Cherokee Heritage Center, Park Folk art reflects our cultural identity Hill, Oklahoma. Learn about the legacy of and often serves as a window into a com- the Cherokee people in this museum dedmunity’s values and aesthetics. Here are icated to preserving the native people’s five places where you and your family can culture through the sharing of basketry, learn more about this historic art form: pottery and other artistic endeavors. The 1. American Folk Art Museum, New center is on the National Register of York. This museum’s collection is called Historic Places and is designated by the an “unabashed song of praise to the National Park Service as an interpretive nation,” reflecting the idea that folk art is site for the Trail of Tears. Through March often patriotic or created to commemo1, guests can learn about life as a Cherorate an important event in history. With kee villager in the 1700s in an interactive, more than 5,000 objects, dating from the hands-on environment. cherokeeheritage.

18th century to the present, the museum org celebrates the creative talents of individu5. Museum of International Folk Art, als with little or no formal training. View Santa Fe, New Mexico. This museum traditional and contemporary artistic expressions including drawings, tinsel art, houses the world’s largest collection of folk art with more than 150,000 artifacts quilts and painting. Free admission. foldocumenting cultural identity, traditions kartmuseum.org and aesthetics from around the world.

2. International Quilt Study Center Children are drawn to the toy and book & Museum, Lincoln, Nebraska. Visitors have access to the world’s largest publicly areas as well as docent-led art and puppet-making sessions, an iPod Touch tour held quilt collection, thanks to a local and a station to listen to animal stories. couple who donated their 1,000-piece Free admission for ages 16 and under. 505quilt collection. Your family will learn 476-1200; internationalfolkart.org about hand and machine quilt-making traditions and objects used in this folk art. n Lynn O’Rourke Hayes is the editor of family The approximately 3,500-piece collection travel.com. Email: lohayes@familytravel.com

Discover folk art at its finest

Web buzz Name: retreat.guru What it does: This website lists 6,751 spiritual and wellness retreats, centers and teachers in 58 countries and 785 cities, including Bali, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Costa Rica and Peru.

What’s hot: Although the retreat destinations are compelling — a seven-day women’s surf and yoga

vacation in Bali or a yoga getaway in the Sacred Valley of Peru — the site also allows you to discover teachers and destinations you might not have heard about. Scroll down to the “Hot Topics” section on the home page and find key categories such as Meditation, Travel Retreat, Yoga Teacher Training, Plant Medicine or Wellness Retreat.

What’s not: There are teacher reviews, but I

couldn’t find reviews for retreats or centers. As a newbie to the retreat world, I wanted to read more about travelers’ experiences. When you tap on a destination in the “Top Locations” section, the retreats are numbered, but it’s unclear what the number ranking means. I would prefer user reviews. n Jen Leo, Los Angeles Times

Local travel AT ANACORTES

LIBRARY: Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes, will offer the following events. Free; 360293-1910, ext. 21, or library.cityofanacortes. org: Exploring South America: The Bird Continent: 3:30 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 9. Lucila Castro and Peter Morrison will take you on a virtual expedition through wild lands and birding hot spots. Also learn about the flamingos of the high Andes and efforts to protect them and their habitat.

Day Hiking and the San Juan and Gulf Islands: 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 19.

Local author Craig Romano spotlights some of the best hiking destinations within the Salish Sea area.

SHORT TRIPS: Mount Vernon 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.

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. 1-800544-1800 or tourism info@nce.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.

11 tips for buying holiday airfares be cheaper than on United to Newark or on US Airways to Philadelphia; flying There’s no getting around into London Gatwick may it: flying during peak holibe cheaper than into Londay periods is more expen- don Heathrow, etc. sive than other times of the n 6. Don’t fall for the year. And the question on myth that searching for everyone’s lips is “When’s airfares on Tuesday will get the best time to buy?” Air- you the lowest fare. Airlines farewatchgod.com has been can lower fares any day of in the fare-finding business the week. Search several for almost a decade and, times a day, every day of other than staying home, the week. the following is our best n 7. If you’ve searched advice for making the best for holiday airfares and of a challenging situation. gave up because they were n 1. If you care where too expensive, it doesn’t you sit on the plane, the hurt to search a couple of time of day you fly, and weeks before the holidays whether it’s a connecting to see what’s left in the flight or a nonstop, book “bargain bin.” Airlines try sooner rather than later. to soak us for as much as The most desirable flight possible and then put the times will sell out first, and remaining seats on sale last only middle seats next to minute (but again, they’ll the lavatory will be left if be the worst seats and you wait too long, leaving schedules). you with the red-eye flights n 8. If fares are $500 or or 5 a.m. departures. more where you’re going, n 2. Flying on Thanksconsider using airline miles giving, Christmas Day, and or points, if seats are availNew Year’s Day will be able. cheaper. n 9. Search on South n 3. Flying overseas west.com, FlyFrontier.com will be a relative bargain and SpiritAir.com and sepacompared to flying domes- rately from Kayak, Expedia, tically, at least on some etc. Those airlines put their routes. Some fares (New best fares (or their only York or Chicago to Dublin fares in the case of Southfor example) might even be west) on their own websites. cheaper than domestic trips. n 10. Investigate packn 4. Business class fares age deals. Some air/hotel to Europe will also be a packages use cheaper relative bargain compared airfares than you’ll find on to other times of the year.

Kayak and so on.

Delta, Air France, SAS n 11. Fly someplace and other airlines typically cheap. If you aren’t visiting family but just want lower international busito get away, you’ll do betness class for travel over the holidays, because busi- ter flying where there’s a lot of airline competition. ness travelers stay home That would be places like during the holidays and Nashville, Vegas, Chicago, seats go empty. n 5. Check alternate air- and Los Angeles, which for ports. Flying on Frontier to various reasons have a lot of airline capacity.

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