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ON STAGE The female version of “The Odd Couple” playing at Whidbey Playhouse PAGE 10

Thursday September 18, 2014

Annual Anacortes Home and Boat Tour set for Sunday PAGE 3

TUNING UP The Troy Fair Band plays the Edison Inn in Bow on Saturday night PAGE 11

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NEW ON DVD THIS WEEK “The Fault In Our insight into the early days Upcoming Stars”: A gentle of one of the most terrifying killers in film history, approach when making DVD releases Hannibal Lector. Mads an emotionally charged Following is a partial Mikkelsen turns in a brilmovie allows an audischedule of coming movies liant performance as the ence time to connect and shows on DVD. Release dates are subject to change: central character in the with the characters series. The set includes and then be moved SEPT. 23 all 13 episodes plus speby events that happen Neighbors cial features that include to them. “The Fault The Rover select episode audio comin Our Stars” takes a After Brooklyn Nine-Nine mentaries with the cast more forceful approach.

Firestorm and crew, a feature-length From start to finish, Hell & Mr. Fudge documentary on the makit’s a production that Calling ing of episode 205 plus demands an emotional The Signal Very Good Girls featurettes on the style of reaction. An unrelentHannibal Lector and the ing assault on the heart SEPT. 30 prosthetics and effects in creates less of a sense Transformers: the show. of personal connection Age Of Extinction “The Roosevelts: An Chef and more of a sigh of Cold in July Intimate History”: Sevrelief when it’s all over.

Hellion en-part documentary by Shailene WoodLucky Them Ken Burns that weaves ley is compelling as Are You Here? together the stories of the Decoding Annie Parker she gracefully slides Third Person Roosevelts. between being afraid “Prisoners of War: to allow anyone into OCT. 7 Season Two”: Israeli her heart because of Edge of Tomorrow series on which ShowA Million Ways to Die such an unpredictable in the West time’s Emmy-award future and giving in to Million Dollar Arm winning “Homeland” is the passions and exhilaThe Grand Seduction based. ration that come with Obvious Child “Scott & Bailey: SeaA Coffee in Berlin getting so close to Gus. Against the Wild son Two”: Explores the “Godzilla”: When The Class of ’92 personal and professional Godzilla stomped his lives of two female detecn McClatchy-Tribune News way through Tokyo in Service tives.

1954, little attention “Death in Paradise: was paid by director Season Two”: DetecIshiro Honda to developing the subtleties of the characters or tive Richard Poole (Ben Miller) is still trapped on the Caribbean island of making sure every nuance of the giant Saint-Marie. lizard’s emerging mythology was han“Secrets of Her Majesty’s Secret dled correctly. The script probably read, Service”: Learn about the spy agency “Godzilla smashes everything.” popularized by Ian Fleming’s James It’s been 60 years and little has Bond. changed. Gareth Edwards, director of “Bones: Season Nine”: Bones the new “Godzilla,” tries to deal with (Emily Deschanel) and Booth (David some character development and the Boreanaz) must address serial killer’s franchise mythology, but in the end the threat to murder five people if they film is 123 minutes of Godzilla smashmarry. ing anything that gets in his way.

“The Battery”: Two former baseball “Think Like a Man Too”: All the players travel back roads of a postcouples are back for a wedding in Las plague New England.

Vegas. The nearly complete lack of “James McNeill Whistler & the laughs is reason enough to suggest that Case for Beauty”: A look at Whistler’s this production filmed in Las Vegas art. should have stayed in Las Vegas. What “Spartacus: The Complete Series”: makes this waste of talent so much Contains all 39 episodes of the cable worse is that it’s a sequel to such an series. endearing and funny film in the 2012 “Warrior Princess”: Inspired by the release “Think Like a Man.” true story of Queen Ahno of Mongolia.

“Hannibal: Season 2”: Creepy and well-crafted series that provides more n Rick Bentley, The Fresno Bee

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Ben and Mia Starner will perform on Sunday at the Conway Muse

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This Weekend...................................... 3 Out & About.....................................5-7 Get Involved.....................................8-9 On Stage, Tuning Up....................10-11 At the Lincoln.................................... 13 Movie Listings, Mini-Reviews.....14-15 Hot Tickets........................................ 16 Local Travel....................................... 17 Music Reviews..............................18-19

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THIS WEEKENDin the area FINE ART SHOW The annual Fall Fine Art Show will open with a reception from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, and continue through Oct. 26 at River Gallery, 19313 Landing Road, between Conway and La Conner. The exhibition will showcase more than 200 small works by 32 local artists, including paintings, sculptures, glass and jewelry.

Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday. 360-466-4524 or rivergallerywa.com.

BOOKS, BITES AND BURGUNDY Enjoy an evening

Home & Boat Tour The annual Anacortes Home and Boat Tour will be held from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 21, starting at Christ Episcopal Church, 1216 Seventh St., Anacortes. Presented by the Dr. Samuel G. Brooks Guild, the tour will feature five showcase homes, two wooden Chris Craft boats (one circa 1950s) and, as a bonus, a backstage tour of the Anacortes Community Theater. The Salish Sea Plein-Air Artists will paint original works at several venues

and paintings will be for sale, along with raffle tickets, in the tea room at the church. Proceeds from the self-guided tour benefit children — including kids from Skagit County — being treated at Seattle Children’s hospital.

Tickets are available at the Anacortes Visitor Information Center, 819 Commercial Ave., or at brownpapertickets.com/event/734882. 360299-0641 or drsamuelgbrooksguild.org.

featuring food, wine and more from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, at the Burlington Public Library, 820 E. Washington Ave., Burlington. Ages 21 and older. $30. 360-755-0531 or burlingtonwa. gov/library.

GOLF TOURNAMENT META (Multicultural Educational Theatre Arts), TAG (Theater Arts Guild) and the Lincoln Theatre are teaming up for their first Golf Tournament, set to begin with a shotgun start at noon Saturday, Sept. 20, at Avalon Golf Links, 19345 Kelleher Road, Burlington. $400 for a team of four, includes 18-holes of golf, riding car, lunch and prizes. For information, contact Dan Toomey at 360-305-8455 or email dan toomey@skagitcpa.com.

CALL FOR SAILORS The Anacortes Yacht Club invites sailors to participate in the Bart’s Bash Regatta on Sunday, Sept. 21, on Fidalgo Bay. The goal of Bart’s Bash — held in memory of Andrew “Bart” Simpson, an America’s Cup sailor who died during last year’s competition — is to set a Guinness world record for “The Largest Sailing Race in 24 hours at Multiple Venues.” Racing will start around noon. Other activities at the Anacortes Yacht Club include a brunch, barbecue, dessert dash and auction of America’s Cup memorabilia. $10 adults, free for ages 17 and younger, with other donations encouraged. Proceeds will benefit Anacortes youth sailing programs. Preregistration required: 360-293-6453 or anacortes yachtclub.org/racing/barts-bash.

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COMMUNITY

Aviation up close at Skagit Regional Airport

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The world of aviation will be on display when the Port of Skagit hosts a free Community Day from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, at Skagit Regional Airport, 15053 Crosswind Drive, Burlington.

Co-sponsored by the Heritage Flight Museum and the Skagit Airport Support Association, the event will include fly-bys featuring aircraft from the museum and Corporate Air Center, a variety of aircraft on display, demonstrations and flying toys and models, music by Skagit Swings, representatives of aviation schools and the military discussing career opportunities, food and drink vendors, and free plane rides for Ages 8 to 17 provided by members of the Experimental Aircraft Association Bay View Chapter 818.

More information: portofskagit. com/skagit-regional-airport or 360-757-0011.

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OUT & ABOUT ART

her elegant nature-inspired paintings, was recently recIN THE ART BAR: “Terognized in the book “100 restrial: Works by three Northwest Artists” by E. sisters on an inter-species Ashley Rooney and Karla dreamscape” continues Matzke. Belknap offers a through Sept. 26 at the Lincontemplative exploration coln Theatre Art Bar, 712 of nature, working in a wide S. First St., Mount Vernon. variety of methods includThe show features original ing painting, drawing and artworks by Jonnie Vance, collage. The gallery is open Cynthia Lee and Kelley K. from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

Vance. Gallery hours are 360-766-6230 or smithand noon to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. 360-336-8955 vallee.com. or lincolntheatre.org.

STAINED GLASS MOSAICS: Raven Rocks Gallery MORE NEW PAINTINGS: presents “Shards of Life: McCool Gallery, 711 Commercial Ave., Anacortes, will stained glass mosaics” feature more new paintings through Oct. 2 at Greenbank Farm, 765 Wonn Road

by Anne Martin McCool C-101, Greenbank. Carl and and work by other gallery Sandra Bryant of Showcase artists through September.

Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to Mosaics are among the 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sat- finest stained glass mosaic urday, noon to 4 p.m. Sunday artists in America. The or by appointment. 360-293- show features three of their creations — “Central Park 3577 or mccoolart.com. in the Snow,” portraying WATERCOLORS & ETCH- The Dakota, former home of John Lennon; “Spring INGS: A show of new Garden,” set in a formal Northwest watercolors and garden with a peacock as the etchings by Elizabeth Ockwell continues through Sept. central figure; and “Florals in Pink,” depicting flowers in 30 at Scott Milo Gallery, 420 Commercial Ave., Ana- a turquoise vase set against a gold-toned background. cortes. Using watercolor, pen and pencil, Ockwell has For information, including gallery hours and directions: created intricate regional landscapes and seascapes of 360-222-0102 or ravenrocks gallery.com. our area. She also presents a collection of her etchings.

ART INSTALLATION: The In addition, the gallery will show oils by Donna Nevitt- exhibition “Flow Chart: Radtke and Keith Sorenson, Surge” by Joe Page will open with a reception from watercolors and acrylics 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 19,

by Christine Camilleri and and continue through Oct. pastels by Laurie Potter, as well as work by other gallery 19 at Anchor Art Space, 216 Commercial Ave., artists. The gallery is open from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Anacortes. Using porcelain, polystyrene and vinyl, Monday through Saturday or by appointment. 360-293- Page creates a site-specific installation of fluctuating 6938 or scottmilo.com. pathways and color fields that sprawl in all directions, LOCAL ARTISTS: An including floor, wall and exhibition of new work ceiling, propelling the viewer by local artists Kathleen Faulkner and Peter Belknap along an immersive journey.

Gallery hours are noon to 5 continues through Sept. 28 p.m. Friday through Sunday. at Smith & Vallee Gallery, 360-755-3140 or anchorar5742 Gilkey Ave., Edison. tspace.org.

Faulkner, best known for

are 3 to 8 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. 360-630-1433 or jaybowenartgallery.com.

PAINTINGS AND SCULPTURES

See sculptures, paintings and more by Todd J. Horton, Clayton James, Ken Kidder and Maggie Wilder through Oct. 18 at Gallery Cygnus, 109 Commercial Ave., La Conner. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m.

Friday, Saturday and Sunday or by appointment.

360-708-4787 or gallerycygnus.com. Pictured art by Todd J. Horton “LIVE” ART AUCTION: The fifth annual “Live” Art Auction will kick off with a party at 4 p.m. followed by bidding at 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, at Matzke Fine Art Gallery and Sculpture Park, 2345 Blanche Way, Camano Island. Enjoy hors d’oeuvres, desserts and beverages and bid on more than 75 piece of fine art, including glass, sculptures and paintings by 60 artists. Auction registration: $20 at the door. Absentee bids accepted. Preview the artwork from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. 360-387-2759 or matz

kefineart.com.

PHOTO EXHIBIT: Awardwinning filmmaker and photographer Brock Mullins’ inaugural Northwest Exhibition continues through Sept.

30 at J’s Gallery, 101 N. First St., La Conner. The exhibit features Mullins’ color-rich, compositionally sharp landscape photographs taken from the desert, mountains, ocean and city, and celebrating the unique qualities of the Northwest, including the North Cascades and Skagit Valley. Gallery hours

JAPANESE QUILTS & MORE: Three exhibits continue through Oct. 5 at the La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum, 703 S. Second St., La Conner: “Wishes Through Our Hands: Japanese Quilts”: “Quiltmaking is converting our wishes into tangible form through the use of our hands. It starts with pouring our wish and mind in the quilt for someone we care, for our own dreams or for serving our society … We sincerely hope you can read our wishes and thoughts, stitched and sewn in these quilts.” — Miwako Kimura.

“Works of Junko Maeda”: Junko Maeda has been working with Japanese natural fiber textiles such as silk, linen and cotton for nearly 45 years. In the past several years, she has been inspired by handicraft called “Pojagi,” Korean women’s traditional patchwork handed down in the family from mother to daughter. Traditionally, a woman used scraps, worn fabrics, swatches collected from each member of the family. Junko has interpreted the construction, color and the beauty of Pojagi to her own style and created new artworks for this exhibit.

“Fifty Years of Quiltmaking: Schlotterback Collection”: This exhibit features quilts and comforters pieced

by Josie Teeter Schlotterback (1882-1974), a professional seamstress who left behind many examples of her work, including utility comforters made of suiting samples in dark colors suitable for everyday use, crazy quilts and colorful cotton quilts. The exhibit features Josie’s sewing trunk and sewing aids, including quilt blocks, patterns and other

memorabilia.

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.

EXHIBITIONS AT MoNA: New exhibits continue through Sept. 28 at the Museum of Northwest Art, 121 S. First St., La Conner: “Bradd Skubinna: Ten Ideas Worth Having”: Skubinna’s installation, drawings and mixed media inspired by consumer products and his surroundings will be shown in the Osberg and Safeco galleries.

“Susan Skilling: Reading the World”: The show features new gouache paintings from Skilling’s studio.

Her meditations of color, composition and content feature dense layering of subtle color with energetic highlights.

“Benjamin Cobb: Natural Reflection”: Always fascinated by science and the natural world, Cobb’s most recent focus has been on the internal organs of the body.

By creating abstract, stylized versions of stomachs, kidneys and lungs, he challenges the viewers’ thoughts and ideals of beauty.

“Regional Perspectives: Nature to Manufacture from the Permanent Collection”: Discover how Northwest artists chronicle our environment, whether in the city or country. The exhibition includes works

by Guy Anderson, Robert Buchanan, Kenneth Callahan, Lockwood Dennis, Richard Gilkey, Joseph Goldberg, Morris Graves, Paul Havas, Clayton James, Jack McLarty, Buster Simpson, Mark Tobey and Wesley Wehr. MoNA also features Walt Disney artist Bob Patterson‘s large painting of the La Conner waterfront.

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OUT & ABOUT The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday and Monday. Free admission. 360466-4446 or monamuseum. org.

through Sept. 21 at the Washington State Fair Events Center, 110 Ninth Ave. SW, Puyallup. Advance tickets: $7.50-$10; at the gate: $9-$12.50, free for ages 5 and younger. thefair.com.

HISTORIC QUILTS: Check out “125 Years of Washington Quilts,” opening Thursday, Oct. 2, and continuing 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. 360-466-3365 or skagitcounty.net/museum.

FESTIVALS

HARVEST FESTIVAL & PUMPKIN PITCH: The 11th annual event will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, at Skagit River Park, 1100 S. Skagit St., Burlington. Public viewing of the trebuchet pumpkin launching area will be open from 10 a.m. to noon, followed by the accuracy and distance pumpkinpitching competition. Enjoy kids’ activities, food vendors and more from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Activity booths, pony PUMPKINFEST: Check rides, giant pumpkin bounce out free glassblowing demonstrations from 10 a.m. to 5 house, “touch a truck,” p.m. Friday through Sunday, zucchini races, pumpkin decorating. Free admission.

Oct. 3-5, at Glass Quest 360-755-9649.

Studio, 31808 W. Lake Ketchum Road, Stanwood. Free LECTURES admission. 360-629-7005 or glassquest.com.

AND TALKS

ty Historical Museum, 501 S. Fourth St., La Conner. The exhibition includes boots from the 1900s, ’70s platform shoes, slippers with marabou trim and silver stilettos from the 1960s as well as shoes and fashion from the Skagit County Historical Museum’s permanent collection. Museum hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. Admission: $5 adults, $4 seniors and ages 6 to 12, $10 families, free for ages 5 and Skagit Valley Herald file younger. 360-466-3365 or skagitcounty.net/museum.

OYSTER RUN

The 33rd annual Oyster Run will be held on Sunday, Sept. 28. One of the largest motorcycle runs in the Pacific Northwest, the Oyster Run features hundreds of riders from no official point at no official time, but culminating in the streets of downtown Anacortes. Food and product vendors, live music and entertainment.

Information: 360-435-9103, oysterrun@hotmail.com, info@oysterrun.org or oysterrun.org.

Area Historical Society will present “Columbus — What Happened?” at 4 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 12 (Columbus Day), at the Floyd Norgaard “SAR EL: THE NATIONAL “ARE WE LOSING OUR WHATCOM ART TOUR: Cultural Center, 27108 PROJECT FOR VOLUNSEA STARS?”: Melissa The 20th annual Whatcom Miner, research associate at TEERS FOR ISRAEL”: 7 p.m. 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood.

Artist Studio Tour will take Port Susan Middle School Wednesday, Oct. 8, AnaUC Santa Cruz, will sumplace from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

American history teacher marize what we know about cortes Public Library, 1220 Saturdays and Sundays, Oct. John Yarnell will explain 10th St., Anacortes. Local the “Sea Star Wasting Syn4-5 and 11-12, at locations why, in Washington state, drome” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, resident Steve McLean throughout Bellingham and kids in school no longer sing spent a couple of weeks on Sept. 24, at the Camano Whatcom County. More “Columbus, hero, brave and the Mediterranean coast Multipurpose Center, 141 than 50 artists will open strong.” Free. 360-629-6110 doing volunteer work in N. East Camano Drive, their studios to the public or sahs-fncc.org. the Holy Land. Free. 360Camano Island. Sea stars free of charge. Check out 293-1910, ext. 21, or library. along the Pacific Coast of a wide range of artwork, cityofanacortes.org.

North America are experiMUSIC including clay, glass, handencing mass mortality. Free.

JAZZ AT THE LIBRARY: made books, jewelry, mixed “THE INTIMACY, BEAUTY Information: tskorheim@ Just In Time Jazz Duo will media, painting, photograAND HEARTACHE OF CAREwavecable.com. perform from 2 to 3 p.m. phy, sculpture and woodGIVING”: A Husband’s Sunday, Oct. 12, at the Anaworking. studiotour.net.

Story of Love, Loss and “THE IMPROBABLE cortes Public Library, 1220 SAGA OF SATKO’S ARK”: 7 “Now What?”: 7 p.m. Friday, 10th St., Anacortes. Free.

ART’S ALIVE: The annual p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 1, Ana- Oct. 10, Anacortes Center 360-293-1910, ext. 21, or event will take place Frifor Happiness, 619 Commercortes Public Library, 1220 jazzatthelibrary.com. day through Sunday, Oct. 10th St., Anacortes. Through cial Ave., Anacortes. John 31-Nov. 2, at locations Mason will share his story photos, historic audio clips around La Conner. love of love — as a noun, and as MORE FUN and excerpts from a ninelaconner.com.

“STEPPIN’ OUT: 100 part radio documentary, his- a verb. Free. 360-464-2229 torian Michael Sullivan tells or anacortescenterforhappi- YEARS OF SHOES”: Check FAIRS out a selection of shoes from ness.org. the story of the Satko famSeattle Goodwill’s vintage WASHINGTON STATE ily’s odyssey across America clothing collection through HORS D’OEUVRES & FAIR: Washington state’s and then to a homestead in Sept. 28 at the Skagit Counbiggest fair continues Alaska by homemade boat. HISTORY: The Stanwood Free. 360-293-1910, ext. 21, or library.cityofanacortes. org.

ceeds will benefit veterans returning from ongoing current conflicts. For information, call Matt Audette at 360- 366-3321 or visit thehaynieopry.com.

NEW MOON CELEBRATION: Join Elke to celebrate the new moon and put forth new intentions at 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 23, at the Anacortes Center for Happiness, 619 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. Bring your own hand drums and rattles or borrow hers. $5-$10 suggested donation. 360-464-2229 MCINTYRE OPEN HOUSE: or anacortescenterfor Community members are happiness.org. invited to an open house from 4 to 7 p.m. today at ANIMATION APPREMcIntyre Hall, 2501 E. Col- CIATION: 7 p.m. Wednesday, lege Way, Mount Vernon.

Sept. 24, Anacortes Public Get a behind-the-scenes Library, 1220 10th St., Analook at McIntyre Hall, cortes. Animation enthusiast learn about upcoming perAndrew Fornos presents a formances, visit with comsampling of some of the best munity arts organizations animated movies adults can and enjoy entertainment, enjoy. Free. 360-293-1910, refreshments and giveaways. ext. 21, or library.cityof Free. 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or anacortes.org. mcintyrehall.org.

WORLD’S LARGEST STAR PARTY: Explore the GARAGE SALE: The 22nd night sky and view distant annual Fall World’s Largest galaxies, nebulas and planets Garage Sale, Antiques and beginning at dark Friday, More will take place from Sept. 19, at Fort Nugent 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Park, 2075 SW Fort Nugent Saturday, Sept. 26-27, at the Road, Oak Harbor. Island Skagit County Fairgrounds, County Astronomical Soci- 479 W. Taylor St., Mount ety members will provide an Vernon. Admission: $2; assortment of telescopes for parking: $2. 360-336-9414 or viewing. All ages are welskagitcounty.net/fairgrounds. come. Free. The event will be canceled if cloudy. 360-679FREE MUSEUM DAY: 7664 or icas-wa.webs.com.

Smithsonian Magazine’s annual Museum Day Live VETERANS FUNDRAISwill take place Saturday, ER: The Haynie Opry and Sept. 27, with free admission Haynie Grange will presat participating museums ent a fundraising event for around the country, includwounded veterans at 6:30 ing: Skagit County Historip.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, at cal Museum, 501 S. Fourth the Haynie Grange Hall, St., La Conner; Bellingham 3144 Haynie Road, Blaine.

Railway Museum, 1320 Enjoy a ham dinner, folCommercial St., Bellingham; lowed by a performance and the Whatcom Museum’s

by Matt Audette and the Old City Hall, 121 Prospect Circle of Friends Band. $25 St., and Lightcatcher Buildadults, $12 ages 6 to 12, free ing, 250 Flora St., Bellingfor ages 5 and younger. Pro- ham.

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OUT & ABOUT To find a complete list of participating museums and download a ticket good for free admission for two people, visit smithsonianmag. com/museumdaylive.

COMMUNITY SHRED EVENT: Area residents can bring up to two bags or boxes of household documents to be securely shredded on-site from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, at the Burlington Police Department, 311 Cedar St., Burlington. Protect your privacy and prevent identity theft. Sponsored by Skagit County East SHIBA (Statewide Health Insurance Benefits Advisors), Whidbey Island Bank/Heritage Bank, Burlington Police Department and the Office of the Insurance Commissioner.

SALMON/RIB BBQ: The Wildcat Steelhead Club will host its annual Fall Salmon & Rib Barbecue at 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 28, at the Sedro-Woolley Community Center, 703 Pacific St., Sedro-Woolley. Raffle and door prizes. $10 adults, $5 children under 12. Tickets sold at the door. 360-8552291 or wildcatsteelhead club.org.

FALL FILM SERIES: Enjoy free movie screenings at 7 p.m. Fridays at the Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes.

Academy Award nominee Nick Alphin will be the host.

Next up: Oct. 3: “The Horse Soldiers”: A Union cavalry unit is sent behind Confederate lines to destroy a railroad line in this Civil War drama starring John Wayne, William Holden and Constance Towers. Directed by John Ford. Not rated. 1959.

Oct. 10: “National Velvet”: A young girl wins an “unbreakable” horse in a raffle and rides it to an “impossible” win in the

Grand National Sweepstakes race. Starring Mickey Rooney, Donald Crisp and 11-year-old Elizabeth Taylor in her first starring role. G, 1944.

Oct. 17: “The Sandlot”: This coming-of-age film tells the story of a group of young baseball players during the summer of 1962.

Starring Tom Guiry, Mike Vitar and Patrick Renna.

PG, 1993.

Oct. 24: “Uncle Buck”: Bachelor and all-around 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.

WINE TASTING: The Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group will host a Wine Tasting event from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 3, at Hellam’s Vineyard, 109 First St., No. 101, La Conner. Enjoy appetizers and certified salmon-safe Northwest wines from Five Star Cellars in Walla Walla and Hard Row to Hoe in Lake Chelan. $20 advance, $25 at the door; proceeds benefit the group’s fieldbased watershed education programs. Tickets and more information: skagitfisheries. org or brownpapertickets. com/skagitfisheries.

MIND BODY SPIRIT CONNECTION: Learn about and meet local experts in traditional and alternative approaches to health and well-being at the 2014 Northwest Mind Body Spirit Connection from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, at the Camano Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island. Enjoy speakers, demonstrations, exhibits, workshops, readings, music, food, beer and wine tasting, raffles

and more. Free admission. nwmindbodyspirit.com.

CONCRETE GHOST WALK: The ninth annual Concrete Ghost Walk will take place at 6 p.m. every Saturday in October, departing from the Concrete Theatre, 45920 Main St., Concrete. The walk features stories and legends of the town’s past, a tour of haunted hotspots and tales told by local residents. Dress for walking in the weather.

Ages 13 and older; minors must be accompanied by an adult. $10. Advance reservations required: 360-941-0403 or concrete-theatre.com.

HISTORIC CEMETERY TOUR: Skagit County Historical Museum will present a tour of Pleasant Ridge Cemetery from 2 to 4 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 5, at 17549 Valentine Road, Mount Vernon.

Hear the stories as actors portray the famous — and not so famous — folks who are buried in the oldest cemetery in Skagit County. $10, $8 museum members.

Tickets are available at the museum, 501, S. Fourth St., La Conner. 360-466-3365 or skagitcounty.net/museum.

ICRS AUTUMN ARTS FESTIVAL: Immaculate Conception Regional School will hold its annual Autumn Arts Festival from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, at St. Joseph Center, 215 N. 15th St., Mount Vernon. Enjoy a selection of arts and crafts, activities for kids, beer and brats garden and more. Free admission. icrsweb.org.

COMEDY NIGHT: The Skagit/Mount Vernon Kiwanis will present The Original Comedy Night at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, at the Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $20.

Proceeds will benefit Skagit community needs. 360-3368955 or lincolntheatre.org

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GET INVOLVED AUDITIONS

tioners. The play will run Jan. 30-Feb. 15, 2015, at the “MONTY PYTHON’S Lincoln Theatre.

SPAMALOT”: Auditions To schedule an audiwill take place Saturday tion time, email caskland@ and Sunday, Oct. 4-5, at gmail.com. Walkups are Whidbey Playhouse STAR welcome, but preference Studio, 730 SE Midway will be given to those Blvd., Oak Harbor, Wash- signed up in advance. For ington. Parts are available information, visit rjmusical. for 13 men and seven com. women ages 18 to 60. All auditioners must attend SHELTER BAY CHORUS: the dance portion of the Practices are held from audition, either 10 a.m. to 2:45 to 4:45 p.m. every noon Saturday or 3 to 5 Thursday at the Shelter p.m. Sunday. Dress comBay Clubhouse in La fortably to move.

Conner. New members Vocal and reading audi- welcome. No need to be a tions are by appointment, Shelter Bay resident. 360from noon to 6 p.m. Satur- 466-3805. day or 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday.

Prepare approximately 32 BRASS CHOIR: The bars, memorized, of a song Basically Brass Choir is that demonstrates your seeking trombone, French singing ability and allows horn and tuba players to you to play a character; a join a group of about 12 comic song is preferred. musicians, playing a variety Bring sheet music or CD of styles. Rehearsals are accompaniment. Accompa- the first and third Mondays nist provided, or bring your in Burlington, with regular own. Auditioners will read performances. Contact from the script, and should David Soiseth at 360-757be prepared to tell a joke 0351 or dsois@comcast.net. of their own choosing.

To reserve a 10-minute CALL FOR YOUNG audition spot, call 360MUSICIANS: The Mount 679-2237 or email office@ Vernon-based Fidalgo whidbeyplayhouse.com.

Youth Symphony offers Walk-in auditioners will be opportunities for musicians accommodated as schedul- ages 5 to 21 to study and ing permits. The show will perform orchestral music. run Feb. 6-March 1, 2015.

For information, including whidbeyplayhouse.com. tuition costs and rehearsal schedules, contact Sara “ROMEO AND JULIET, Fisher, 360-682-6949, or THE MUSICAL”: META Anita Tatum, 360-969-1681, Performing Arts will hold or visit fysmusic.org. auditions from 6 to 9 p.m.

Tuesday and Wednesday, DANCE Oct. 7-8, at the Lincoln FOLK DANCING: SkagitTheatre, 712 S. First St., Anacortes Folkdancers Mount Vernon. Parts are available for actors ages 14 meet at 7 p.m. Tuesdays at Bayview Civic Hall, and older.

12615 C St., Mount VerBe prepared to sing 16 measures from a song that non. Learn to folkdance to a variety of international showcases your voice and music. Instruction begins at perform a monologue up 7 p.m. followed by review to one minute that shows and request dances until your acting ability. Audi9:30. The first session is tions may include cold readings with fellow audi- free, $3 thereafter. All

are welcome. No partners needed. For information, contact Gary or Ginny at 360-766-6866.

gospel. Free. For informaa watercraft in Washington tion, call Elaine at 360-428- powered by an engine with more than 15 HP. 4228.

Course topics include boat handling, navigation ON STAGE rules, aids to navigation THURSDAY DANCE: ANACORTES OPEN (such as buoys, lights, etc.)

Enjoy dancing to the SkipMIC: 9:30 p.m. Thursdays, GPS, safety, knots, adverse pers from 1 to 3:30 p.m.

Brown Lantern Ale House, conditions, emergencies, Thursdays at Hillcrest 412 Commercial Ave., Ana- communications, and more.

Lodge, 1717 S. 13th St., cortes. 360-293-2544. $55, or $65 for two sharing Mount Vernon. For infora book. Information: Paul mation, contact Gisela at OPEN MIC: Jam night, Rosetter, 360-595-1083, 360-424-5696.

9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Thurs- paul.rosetter@gmail.com. days, Conway Pub & EatCONTRA DANCE CLASSery, 18611 Main St., ConTRAIL WORK: The ES: Betty and Bill Connor way. 360-445-4733.

Skagit, Whatcom, Island will offer a six-week introTrail Maintaining Organiduction to contra dancing RECREATION zation (SWITMO) seeks through the Anacortes volunteers for trail work FREE PARK ADMISSenior College from 6:30 through October. The next SION: The Washington to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays, beginning Oct. 16, at Ana- State Parks and Recreation work party will be held cortes Middle School, 2202 Commission will offer free Saturday, Sept. 20. 360admission to all state parks 424-0407 or jdmelcher@ M Ave. to celebrate National Pub- comcast.net.

Learn American tralic Lands Day on Saturday, ditional line and circle CALL FOR INVENTORS: dances. Couples and singles Sept. 27. The Discover Skagit Valley College will Pass will not be required are welcome. No experihost an Inventors Workto enter state parks, but ence required. $30. For shop from noon to 4 p.m. information or to register, is still required to access Monday, Sept. 29. Learn lands managed by the call 360-503-1255 or visit how to take your big idea Washington Department seniorcollege.org. to market. Free, but regisof Fish and Wildlife and the Department of Natural tration is required and will CLOG DANCING FOR include a box lunch. RSVP: Resources. parks.wa.gov.

BEGINNERS: Free lesnwirc.com/events or 360The U.S. Forest Service son from 10 to 11 a.m., 255-7870. will recognize National followed by regular clog Public Lands Day by waivdancing from 11 a.m. to CALL FOR VENDORS: ing fees for visitors to the noon Thursdays at the Burlington Parks and RecMt. Baker-Snoqualmie Mount Vernon Senior reation is looking for craft Center, 1401 Cleveland St., National Forest on Saturand hobby supply vendors day, Sept. 27. Fees will be Mount Vernon. for its “Harvest Your waived at most day-use No fee, no partner needed. First three lessons sites on the forest. fs.usda. Hobby” swap meet, set for 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, are free. Wear comfortable gov/mbs.

Oct. 25, at the Burlington shoes. For information, call Parks and Recreation BOATING COURSE: Rosie at 360-424-4608.

Center, 900 E. Fairhaven The Skagit Bay Sail and Power Squadron is offering Ave., Burlington. Sell your MUSIC America’s Boating Course extra supplies for knitting, SKAGIT VALLEY MUSIC in six sessions from 7 to 9 quilting, beadwork, sewCLUB: The club welcomes p.m. Mondays and Wednes- ing, scrapbooking, cardperformers, listeners and days, Sept. 29 through Oct. making and other hobbies guests to join the fun at and crafts. Rent an indoor 15, at the Skagit Valley 1:45 p.m. Thursday, Sept.

Hospital in Mount Vernon. space for $25, includes 25, at Vasa Hall, 1805 electricity and table. RegThis is a Coast GuardCleveland St., Mount Ver- and state-approved course ister by Oct. 15 at 360-755non. Come and sing, play and qualifies attendees for 9649 or burlingtonwa.gov/ the club’s piano or organ, recreation. insurance discounts and play your own instrument the Washington Boater or just enjoy a variety of ADULT SHOW AND Education Card, which is music — ’20s to ’70s clasrequired for all persons age TELL: 7 p.m. Wednesday, sical, popular, western and 59 and younger operating Oct. 29, Anacortes Public

Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes. Personal historian Teru Lundsten invites you to bring a photo, letter, family heirloom or artifact — anything you treasure — and tell its story. Or just come to listen. Free. 360293-1910, ext. 21, or library. cityofanacortes.org.

CALL FOR YOUNG VENDORS: Burlington Parks and Recreation is looking for vendors ages 18 and younger for the Kids Giant Garage Sale, set for 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 8, at the Burlington Parks and Recreation Center, 900 E. Fairhaven Ave., Burlington. Sell toys, books, video games, bikes, sports equipment, clothing and more.

Cost: $15 for an 8-foot square space with a 6-foot table. Register by Oct. 30 at 360-755-9649 or burling tonwa.gov/recreation.

BIRDING ON WHIDBEY: The Whidbey Audubon Society will lead a field trip to explore the Del Fairfax Preserve on Saturday, Sept. 27. Meet at 8:45 a.m. at the Coupeville Prairie Station Transit Park, off South Main Street (behind Dermatology Building), or meet at 9 a.m. at the parking lot at the Del Fairfax Preserve on Zylstra Road.

Stroll in the woods, listen for forest birds and walk around an open field with a small wetland. The 1.2-mile loop trail is level and takes about an hour to walk — longer if lots of birds are out.

The trip will continue back down Zylstra Road to Grasser’s Lagoon, at the intersection of Highway 20 and Zylstra Road, to look for ducks, shorebirds and raptors. For information contact trip leader Kim Shepard at 360-720-1711 or email kwshepard@gmail. com.

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GET INVOLVED FUN RUN: The Mount Vernon Band Orchestra Boosters’ fourth annual Band-Aid Fun Run will take place at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, at Skagit Valley College, 2405 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. Registration for the 5K/10K run/walk will open at 8:30 a.m. Advance registration through Oct. 1: $30 with T-shirt; $20 without shirt. Day of race: $35 without shirt.

Proceeds will benefit band uniforms, festival registration fees, instruments, trip fees, scholarships and other band expenses.

For information, contact Mount Vernon High School band director Jacob Scherr at 360-428-6100, ext.

41217, or email jscherr@ mvsd320.org.

To register, visit mvbands.org and click on “FUN RUN.”

THEATER

p.m. the third Saturday each month at 918 M Ave., SHAKESPEARE WORK- Anacortes.

SHOP: META Performing Hosted by Nello Bottari, Arts will present a free classes include scripted Shakespeare Workshop at scenes and a variety of act10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. ing games, with a different Saturday, Oct. 4, at the Lin- topic each month. coln Theatre, 712 S. First Each class is indepenSt., Mount Vernon. Shake- dent, so you don’t have to speare reading sessions commit to every session. with director Joe Bowen 360-840-0089 or acttheatre. will be open to the pubcom. lic, ages 9 through adult.

Individual audition music WORKSHOPS sessions, one on one with PHOTOGRAPHY “Romeo and Juliet” composer Conrad Askland, are CLASSES: Skagit Valley professional photographer open to ages 14 through Andy Porter will present adult for those already signed up for “Romeo and a series of digital photogJuliet” auditions. For infor- raphy classes this fall at the Burlington Parks and mation, call 360-336-8955 or visit lincolntheatre.org. Recreation Center, 900 E. Fairhaven Ave., Burlington.

Porter’s photos have FREE ADULT ACTING appeared in many national CLASSES: Anacortes Community Theatre offers magazines and travel guides. Classes will include free acting classes for adults from 10 a.m. to 1 lots of hands-on experi-

Reach for the Sky Community Day at Skagit Regional Airport Saturday, September 20, 2014 • 10 am - 3 pm

ence and answers to your photo questions. For ages 14 and older. Bring your digital SLR camera and instruction manual. Preregister at least one week before class date: 360-7559649 or burlingtonwa.gov.

“Take Better Pictures with Your Digital DSLR Camera”: In this one-day class, you’ll learn how to shoot in manual mode, and how to set aperture, shutter speed and ISO to get the best possible shots. The class will also cover how to bracket your exposure, use of polarizers, benefits of capturing images in the RAW format and more. $40.

Next up: Saturday, Sept. 20: 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 22: 6 to 8:30 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 25: 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

“Photography Composition and Basic Editing”: In this two-day class you’ll first learn about image composition, including subject placement, use of the horizon, reflections, leading lines, the Rule of Thirds, framing and more. You’ll then receive a photo assignment to complete before the second session, where you’ll learn how to edit your images on the computer, including cropping, color adjustment, filters and amazing ways to make your images pop. Participants must have basic knowledge of how to use their DSLR camera. $80.

Next up: Wednesdays, Oct. 8 and 15: 6 to 9 p.m.

Saturdays, Nov. 1 and 8: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

POETRY WRITING WORKSHOP: Paul Willis, North Cascades National Park Artist in Residence, will conduct a free poetry writing workshop, “Writing the Wild,” from 1 to 3 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 20, at the North Cascades NP Visitor Center, Newhalem.

The workshop will include a short walk if weather permits. Beginners welcome. Walk-ups OK if space allows. For information or to register, call 360-854-7304 or visit nps. gov/noca/supportyourpark/ artist-in-residence.htm.

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McIntyre Hall Presents A Moving Sound

World Music from Taiwan

Saturday, September 27 7:30pm 6:00pm Lecture/Discussion

FREE for the Whole Family! ✈ ✈ ✈ ✈ ✈ ✈ ✈ ✈

Flyby demonstrations Young Eagles flights for youth, 8-17 Interesting aircraft on display Kids’ activities Flight Simulators Aviation presentations Career information Food vendors

This Taiwan-based music group draws on the rich culture of its homeland to blend ancient traditions with avant-garde styles to create an entryway to Eastern music and an artful expression of the human condition.

360.416.7727 mcintyrehall.org

Years of Service

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

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ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area September 18-28

TUNING UP Playing at area venues September 18-25

Thursday.18

Sunday.21

THEATER

MUSIC

“The Odd Couple” (female version): 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $18. 360-6792237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

Friday.19

FRIDAY, SATURDAY.19-20

FASHION

AIR SUPPLY Skagit Valley Casino Resort, sold out.

Boudoir Fashion Show: 5:30 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

360-755-3956.

MUSIC

Air Supply: Skagit Valley Casino Resort, sold out.

THEATER

“The Odd Couple” (female version): 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $18. 360-6792237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

Saturday.20

TROY FAIR BAND 8:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Bow. No cover. 360-766-6266.

SUNDAY.21 BEN & MIA STARNER 6 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $7. 360-445-3000.

THEATER

“The Odd Couple” (female version): 2:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $18. 360-6792237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

Friday.26 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.

Air Supply: Skagit Valley Casino Resort, sold out.

Saturday.27

Clearbrook Dixie Band (traditional jazz, swing): 7:30 to 10 p.m., Jansen Art Center, 321 Front St., Lynden. $10 advance, $15 at the door. brownpaper tickets.com or 360-354-3600.

MUSIC

“The Odd Couple” (female version): 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $18. 360-6792237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

SATURDAY.20

“Summer Song; Music to celebrate the Last Day of Summer”: women’s vocal group Angeli and Friends, 3 p.m., Oak Harbor Lutheran Church, 1253 NW Second Ave., Oak Harbor. Freewill donations will benefit Oak Harbor High School graduate and Pacific Lutheran University student Rebecca Ogren Miller’s mission trip to Namibia. 360-6791561 or angeli_quartet@comcast.net.

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A Moving Sound (a blend of Asian music traditions): 7:30 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. A free introduction to Taiwanese culture and Chinese music will take place at 6 p.m. $20. 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org.

Miles Black Octet Tribute to Duke Ellington and Count Basie: with vocalist Greta Matassa, 3 p.m., Sudden Valley Dance Barn, Gate 2, 8 Barnview Court, Bellingham. $20. 360-671-1709 or sudden valleylibrary.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.

Sunday.28 THEATER

“Cole Porter’s Anything Goes” (musical): 2 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918, M Ave., Anacortes. $20.

360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

THURSDAY.18 Singer/ Songwriters’ Open Mic Night: hosted

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

FRIDAY.19 Tony’s Liquid Kitchen: 6 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

360-755-3956.

The Chris Eger Band (R&B, rock, blues): 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover.

877-275-2448.

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

Polly O’Keary (blues): 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $10.

360-445-3000.

Ann ‘n’ Dean: 6 to 9 p.m., Mount Vernon Elks, 2120 Market St., Mount Vernon. Open to the public.

360-848-8882.

Bradford Loomis Trio: 8:30 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

360-588-1720.

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.

A Minor Forest, Frozen Cloak, Prizehog: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $7-$10. 360778-1067.

Daddy TreeTops: 6 to 9 p.m., Bellewood Acres, 6140 Guide Meridian Drive, Bellingham.

Free. 360-3187720.

Ann ’N Dean: 7 p.m., Mount Vernon Elks, 2120 Market St., Mount Vernon. 360848-8882.

SATURDAY.20 Classic Roads: 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 360-4226411.

The Chris Eger Band (R&B, rock, blues): 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover. 877-2752448.

Baby Gramps (rags, jazz, novelty, Americana): 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. $15. 360-445-3000.

David Ritchie: 7 to 10 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360-399-1805.

Troy Fair Band: 8:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Bow. No cover. 360-7666266.

Steve Bailey and the Blue Flames: 7:30 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

360-755-3956.

Joe Sneva and the Sweet Dominiques: 9:30 p.m., Longhorn Saloon & Grill, 5754 Cains Court, Edison.

360-766-6330.

SUNDAY.21 Brian Hillman: 5:30 p.m., Longhorn Saloon & Grill, 5754 Cains Court, Edison.

360-766-6330.

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.

WEDNESDAY.24 “Crazy Like A Fox”: Ben & Mia Starner, 6 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. $7.

360-445-3000.

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

360-766-6266.

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., SedroWoolley. No cover.

360-855-2263.

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.

Gallowglass (Irish world blend): 1 to 4 p.m., Bellewood Acres, 6140 Guide Meridian Drive, Bellingham. Free.

360-318-7720.

Fidalgo Swing: 6 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

360-588-1720.

Agonizer, Anticulture, Cody Foster Army (CFA), Deathbed Confessions: 9:30 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $6. 360-7781067.

THURSDAY.25 Darla Bradshaw & Walt Burckett: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Jansen Art Center Piano Lounge, 321 Front St., Lynden.

No cover. 360-3543600.

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ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area September 18-28

TUNING UP Playing at area venues September 18-25

Thursday.18

Sunday.21

THEATER

MUSIC

“The Odd Couple” (female version): 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $18. 360-6792237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

Friday.19

FRIDAY, SATURDAY.19-20

FASHION

AIR SUPPLY Skagit Valley Casino Resort, sold out.

Boudoir Fashion Show: 5:30 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

360-755-3956.

MUSIC

Air Supply: Skagit Valley Casino Resort, sold out.

THEATER

“The Odd Couple” (female version): 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $18. 360-6792237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

Saturday.20

TROY FAIR BAND 8:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Bow. No cover. 360-766-6266.

SUNDAY.21 BEN & MIA STARNER 6 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $7. 360-445-3000.

THEATER

“The Odd Couple” (female version): 2:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $18. 360-6792237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

Friday.26 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.

Air Supply: Skagit Valley Casino Resort, sold out.

Saturday.27

Clearbrook Dixie Band (traditional jazz, swing): 7:30 to 10 p.m., Jansen Art Center, 321 Front St., Lynden. $10 advance, $15 at the door. brownpaper tickets.com or 360-354-3600.

MUSIC

“The Odd Couple” (female version): 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $18. 360-6792237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

SATURDAY.20

“Summer Song; Music to celebrate the Last Day of Summer”: women’s vocal group Angeli and Friends, 3 p.m., Oak Harbor Lutheran Church, 1253 NW Second Ave., Oak Harbor. Freewill donations will benefit Oak Harbor High School graduate and Pacific Lutheran University student Rebecca Ogren Miller’s mission trip to Namibia. 360-6791561 or angeli_quartet@comcast.net.

MUSIC

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A Moving Sound (a blend of Asian music traditions): 7:30 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. A free introduction to Taiwanese culture and Chinese music will take place at 6 p.m. $20. 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org.

Miles Black Octet Tribute to Duke Ellington and Count Basie: with vocalist Greta Matassa, 3 p.m., Sudden Valley Dance Barn, Gate 2, 8 Barnview Court, Bellingham. $20. 360-671-1709 or sudden valleylibrary.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.

Sunday.28 THEATER

“Cole Porter’s Anything Goes” (musical): 2 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918, M Ave., Anacortes. $20.

360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

THURSDAY.18 Singer/ Songwriters’ Open Mic Night: hosted

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

FRIDAY.19 Tony’s Liquid Kitchen: 6 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

360-755-3956.

The Chris Eger Band (R&B, rock, blues): 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover.

877-275-2448.

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

Polly O’Keary (blues): 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $10.

360-445-3000.

Ann ‘n’ Dean: 6 to 9 p.m., Mount Vernon Elks, 2120 Market St., Mount Vernon. Open to the public.

360-848-8882.

Bradford Loomis Trio: 8:30 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

360-588-1720.

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.

A Minor Forest, Frozen Cloak, Prizehog: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $7-$10. 360778-1067.

Daddy TreeTops: 6 to 9 p.m., Bellewood Acres, 6140 Guide Meridian Drive, Bellingham.

Free. 360-3187720.

Ann ’N Dean: 7 p.m., Mount Vernon Elks, 2120 Market St., Mount Vernon. 360848-8882.

SATURDAY.20 Classic Roads: 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 360-4226411.

The Chris Eger Band (R&B, rock, blues): 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover. 877-2752448.

Baby Gramps (rags, jazz, novelty, Americana): 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. $15. 360-445-3000.

David Ritchie: 7 to 10 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360-399-1805.

Troy Fair Band: 8:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Bow. No cover. 360-7666266.

Steve Bailey and the Blue Flames: 7:30 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

360-755-3956.

Joe Sneva and the Sweet Dominiques: 9:30 p.m., Longhorn Saloon & Grill, 5754 Cains Court, Edison.

360-766-6330.

SUNDAY.21 Brian Hillman: 5:30 p.m., Longhorn Saloon & Grill, 5754 Cains Court, Edison.

360-766-6330.

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.

WEDNESDAY.24 “Crazy Like A Fox”: Ben & Mia Starner, 6 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. $7.

360-445-3000.

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

360-766-6266.

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., SedroWoolley. No cover.

360-855-2263.

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.

Gallowglass (Irish world blend): 1 to 4 p.m., Bellewood Acres, 6140 Guide Meridian Drive, Bellingham. Free.

360-318-7720.

Fidalgo Swing: 6 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

360-588-1720.

Agonizer, Anticulture, Cody Foster Army (CFA), Deathbed Confessions: 9:30 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $6. 360-7781067.

THURSDAY.25 Darla Bradshaw & Walt Burckett: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Jansen Art Center Piano Lounge, 321 Front St., Lynden.

No cover. 360-3543600.

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Men only: Kathy Griffin’s guide to late-night TV

By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer

LOS ANGELES — Last year, as a late-night TV shake-up ended with yet another chorus line of white male hosts, Joan Rivers decried the lack of women in any of the coveted jobs as “beyond frustrating.”

Days after the death of the only woman to host a late-night network show, the status quo was reaffirmed as CBS on Monday anointed Craig Ferguson’s successor: James Corden, a popular British performer, but one largely unknown to American viewers.

Kathy Griffin, who lost a close friend and mentor when Rivers died at 81, was disappointed but unsurprised by the decision. She has good reason: nearly three decades after Rivers’ brief run with her talk show on Fox, the late-night network landscape remains entirely male.

“I was interested in the Ferguson spot long before it was announced because I had a feeling things might shift,” said a candid Griffin.

“My joke phrase is, ‘I can start Monday.’”

The response of one executive to her query: “They’re not considering females at this time,” she recounted.

“You realize that’s illegal to say in a business meeting?” was Griffin’s comeback.

When she told by another industry exec that the absence of female hosts was “embarrassing” and that women who represent half the population should hold half of such jobs, he had a ready answer: “Well, you have ‘The Talk.’”

That show, of course, is

in daytime and has four co-hosts, not one powerful female comedian owning the nighttime stage.

The effect, even for a resilient professional like Griffin, is dispiriting.

“I walk into the (meeting) room thinking, ‘I’ll give it a shot.’ I leave the room thinking, ‘I never had a chance,’” she said.

While the rest of TV catches up to diversity, with fictional portrayals daring to imagine women as U.S. presidents and mirror the reality of an African-American leader, networks simply are unwilling to roll the dice on either a female or minority in the lofty position of late-night host.

Rivers’ brief tenure on the fledgling Fox network nearly 30 years ago remains a lonely emblem. The net-

ABOVE: Joan Rivers (right) talks with her guest, first lady Nancy Reagan, on “The Late Show Starring Joan Rivers,” on Fox TV, in October 1986. AP file LEFT: Host Kathy Griffin speaks at the 41st annual Daytime Emmy Awards in June at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. AP file said, pointing to “Saturday Night Live” founder-guru work cited low viewership Mo’Nique and E!’s Chelsea Lorne Michaels’ grooming for the cancellation and she Handler (both shows are of Jimmy Fallon and Seth blamed a business clash, but now ended), and the upcom- Meyers for NBC late-night whatever happened, it was ing Comedy Central projobs. one chance and out for her gram with black comedian One especially damaging and the rest of her gender. and writer Larry Wilmore. industry argument, made Imagine if Conan To make it in the big privately, is that women O’Brien’s NBC experience leagues, a performer needs want to get their pre-bedquashed the deal for white the unwavering support time monologue jokes from guys. of power brokers includa man, while female hosts Cable, meanwhile, has ing producers, agents and such as Ellen DeGeneres inched forward with BET’s network executives, Griffin and Queen Latifah are wel-

come in daytime.

In fact, the audience for Handler’s “Chelsey Lately” was about 65 percent female, more than any other late-night show.

It’s the age of audiences, not their gender, that should worry networks. The cold reality is that younger viewers are doing their viewing elsewhere, including YouTube and edgier cable shows. The median age of viewers for the three 11:30 p.m. Eastern shows is just shy of 56 and steadily rising.

Maybe women can lend a hand. There clearly are contenders for the work.

Griffin, for one. She’s earned two Emmy Awards (for Bravo’s “Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List”) and this year joined the small band of female winners of a Grammy Award for best comedy album (“Calm Down Gurrl”).

She’s an adroit comedian and savvy enough to fit her edgy comedy into a broadcast mold.

Other names are bandied about, such as Aisha Tyler, but to no avail.

Griffin worries, reasonably, that the ship has sailed for another generation of women. Most late-night hosts are new and on the young side, such as 39-yearold Jimmy Fallon. And based on the track records of Johnny Carson, Jay Leno and David Letterman, turnover is rare.

Indeed, the math looks bleak when the 27 years since Rivers’ show ended are added to perhaps a couple decades more.

“We could be looking at 40 or 50 years until a woman is hosting a network late-night talker,” Griffin said. “Here’s the deal: We’re (screwed).”

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Seinfeld says Rivers was to be in his series The Associated Press

NEW YORK — Jerry Seinfeld says that Joan Rivers was to join him for an episode of his digital series, “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee,” until he got a call saying she had to postpone because she was

undergoing a medical procedure.

Rivers went into cardiac arrest following a throat procedure in New York on Aug. 28 and died on Sept. 4.

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MOVIE REVIEWS MINI-REVIEWS

AT AREA THEATERS

Compiled from news services.

Ratings are one to four stars.

“Are You Here” — With his friend (Owen Wilson) at his side, a neurotic stoner (Zach Galifianakis) learns he’s inherited his dad’s estate, as his sister (Amy Poehler) schemes to gain control. It’s not a falldown-funny comedy; it mostly makes you smile, laugh a little bit, and then shake your head in admiration. Comedy drama, R, 113 minutes. HHH “Begin Again” — Reeling from a breakup with her musical partner and longtime boyfriend, a songwriter in New York City has a chance encounter with a disgraced record label exec that blossoms into something more. With Keira Knightley, Mark Ruffalo, Hailee Steinfeld and Adam Levine. R, 104 minutes. HH “Dolphin Tale 2” — It’s hard to top the story of how a wounded dolphin is saved by a prosthetic tail and a team of heroes. “Dolphin Tale 2” tries to recapture the spirit of the original based-on-a-true-story film by reassembling the cast and adding a few inspirational elements. However, the sequel falls short in delivering the sentimental impact of its predecessor. PG-13. 107 min1 utes. H ⁄2 “Guardians of the Galaxy” — Chris Pratt plays the leader of a misfit band of anti-heroes, 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 “If I Stay” — After a car accident, high school senior Mia (Chloe Grace Moretz) lives both in a coma and as a spiritual alter ego looking on. The movie plays like a high school version of “Ghost,” only less involving, less romantic and a little creepier. Drama, PG-13, 1 107 minutes. H ⁄2 “Into the Storm” — This tornado disaster movie has some pretty nifty effects, but there’s about as much character development as you’d find in the first draft of a “Transformers” screenplay. A bunch of one-dimensional characters battle the most powerful storm in the history of, well, history, as if they’re in a slightly more sophisticated version

ANACORTES CINEMAS Sept. 19-25 The Maze Runner (PG-13): Friday-Saturday: 1:45, 4:10, 6:40, 9:00; Sunday-Thursday: 1:45, 4:10, 6:40 Dolphin Tale 2 (PG): Friday-Saturday: 1:55, 4:15, 6:35, 8:55; Sunday-Thursday: 1:55, 4:15, 6:35 The November Man (R): Friday-Saturday: 4:05, 8:50; Sunday-Thursday: 4:05 If I Stay (PG-13): 1:50, 6:30 360-293-6620 BLUE FOX DRIVE-IN Oak Harbor Sept. 19-21 The Maze Runner (PG-13) and Dawn of the Plane of the Apes (PG-13). First movies starts at approximately 7:15 p.m.

360-675-5667 CONCRETE THEATRE Sept. 19-21 When the Game Stands Tall (PG-13): Friday: 7:30 p.m.; Saturday: 5 and 7:30 p.m.; Sunday: 4 and 6:30 p.m.

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Cozi Zuehlsdorff and Nathan Gamble star in “Dolphin Tale 2.” of “Sharknado 2.” Disaster action, PG-13, 89 minutes. HH “Life After Beth” — Pronounced dead earlier, Beth (Aubrey Plaza) suddenly returns, to the puzzlement of her grieving boyfriend (Dane DeHaan). The fine actors in this film, including John C. Reilly and Cheryl Hines, seem lost as to whether they should be playing the grisly material for laughs, and the movie is DOA from scene one. Comedy 1 horror, R, 91 minutes. H ⁄2 “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” — The Michael Bay-produced 3-D re-boot spares no expense in special effects and spares no decibel in the volume that is the soundtrack to all their new mayhem. These digitally animated super-sized turtles have real-world presence and weight, stumping onto the scene like teenagers who haven’t learned to do anything quietly. But between those scenes is an awful lot of chatter and exposition. Scifi action violence, PG-13, 101 minutes. HH “The Drop” — Tom Hardy stars as a quiet lunk serving drinks at the bar run by his

cousin (James Gandolfini), a former loan shark shoved aside by Chechen mobsters.

Although there are a few scenes of bloodshed, “The Drop” is much more about the nature of violent men than the brief explosions of violence that can define an entire life.

There’s so much to admire here. Crime drama, R, 106 1 minutes. HHH ⁄2 “The Congress” — Robin Wright plays a Robin Wright who sells her image to be used in films forever. It’s fascinating and boring, intriguing and exasperating, but ultimately it felt like a jambalaya of ideas that didn’t quite mesh into a satisfying experience. Sci-fi drama, not rated, 122 minutes. HH “The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them” — Here is some of the best work yet by James McAvoy and Jessica Chastain, playing a youngish married couple in New York City who are destroyed by a personal tragedy. Much of the dialogue is heartbreakingly on point, at times approaching the poetic. Drama, R, 123 1 minutes. HHH ⁄2

“The Expendables 3” — Here we have some of the most beloved action stars of the last half-century -- from Han Solo to the Terminator to Rambo -- and they’re mired in a live-action cartoon with witless dialogue, a nothing plot and endless action sequences.

“The Expendables 3” is proof a movie can be exceedingly loud and excruciatingly dull.

Action, PG-13, 126 minutes. H “The Giver” — The beloved children’s novel by Lois Lowry becomes a movie starring Jeff Bridges and Meryl Streep about a supposedly utopian society where everyone is comfortably numb to love and pain. For a story designed to touch our emotions and remind us of all the wonderful highs and all the devastating lows of a life undiluted, it’s not nearly as involving as you might expect. Sci-fi drama, PG-13, 94 minutes. HH “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

OAK HARBOR CINEMAS Sept. 19-25 The Maze Runner (PG-13): Friday: 1:10, 3:35, 6:40, 9:00; Saturday: 10:50, 1:10, 3:35, 6:40, 9:00; Sunday: 10:50, 1:10, 3:35, 6:40; Monday-Thursday: 1:10, 3:35, 6:40 Dolphin Tale 2 (PG): Friday: 1:20, 3:45, 6:30, 8:50; Saturday: 11:00, 1:20, 3:45, 6:30, 8:50; Sunday: 11:00, 1:20, 3:45, 6:30; Monday-Thursday: 1:20, 3:45, 6:30 Chef (R): Friday: 1:00, 3:25, 6:50, 9:15; Saturday: 10:40, 1:00, 3:25, 6:50, 9:15; Sunday: 10:40, 1:00, 3:25, 6:50; Monday-Thursday: 1:00, 3:25, 6:50 360-279-2226 STANWOOD CINEMAS Sept. 19-25 The Maze Runner (PG-13): 1:40, 4:05, 6:35, 9:10 Dolphin Tale 2 (PG): 1:30, 3:50, 6:40, 9:00 Boyhood (R): 2:00, 5:15, 8:30 The November Man (R): 4:10, 6:45 If I Stay (PG-13): 1:50, 9:15 Guardians of the Galaxy (PG-13): 1:20, 3:55, 6:30, 9:05 360-629-0514 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 Guest” — At first an entertainingly predictable thriller-horror flick, “The Guest” later goes off the rails, and I mean that in a good way. Dan Stevens of “Downton Abbey” is a hoot as a recently discharged American war hero taken in by a family mourning over their son, killed in action overseas. Thriller, R, 99 min1 utes. HHH ⁄2 “When the Game Stands Tall” — This is a solid if unsurprising and uninspiring melodrama built around high school football, faith-based

but “Friday Night Lite.” Mount Vernon native Jim Caviezel plays a pious coach who talks about building character as much as he worries about blocking schemes. The movie follows the team and the tests it faces after having its record 151-game win streak snapped. Sports drama, PG, 1:55. HH “Wish I Was Here” — Director/co-writer/actor Zach Braff’s “Wish I Was Here” is a precious and condescending exercise in self-indulgent pandering, featuring one of the whiniest lead characters in recent memory. The supporting cast is rich with talented actors: Mandy Patinkin, Kate Hudson, Josh Gad. Comedy1 drama, R, 120 minutes. ⁄2

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MOVIE REVIEWS NEW THIS WEEK “THIS IS WHERE I LEAVE YOU” is a big, broad dysfunctional family comedy, sort of a “Parenthood” pushed into R-rated “Adulthood” territory. It’s funny, occasionally touching, sometimes grating, always obvious.

Here’s why you want to see it: This story of unobservant Jews sitting shiva for their newly deceased dad stars Jason Bateman, Tina Fey, Adam Driver and Corey Stoll as the grumpy siblings and Jane Fonda as their over-sharing child psychotherapist mom. And assorted funny folk from Rose Byrne and Kathryn Hahn to Dax Shepard, Connie Britton and Timothy Olyphant turn up for amusing moments or tiny tastes of pathos.

This is the story of the Altmans.

Judd (Bateman) gets the news about his dad while in the middle of a funk over walking in on his wife having sex with his radio shock-jock boss (Shepard).

Younger brother Phillip (Driv-

few secrets of her own. is enthralled — until he passes 1:43. Rating: R (language, sexual out, wakes up and starts to see his mortal peril. content and some drug use) HH1⁄2 The folks who care about him back in Los Angeles fly to WinniIn “TUSK,” directed by Kevin peg to track him down. And that’s “Clerks” Smith, Justin Long and where they run into the Quebec Haley Joel Osment play faintly detective, Guy Lapointe, played funny co-hosts of “The Not-See with an amusingly irritating verParty,” a popular podcast in Los bosity by an almost unrecognizAngeles built on accident videos able Johnny Depp. in which they mock the unfortuThere is no suspense, no race nate selfie-taking victims of those against the clock to save Wallace, videos.

Wallace (Long) leaves his girl- no moral lesson to his fate. This is friend (Genesis Rodriguez) to fly what Smith thinks of the low-rent horror trade he has tried to reinto Canada to meet and interview Warner Bros. Pictures via AP “The Kill Bill Kid,” (Josh Gad, vent himself in. What he gets right is what his films have always manTina Fey and Jason Bateman star in “This Is Where I Leave You.” in an unspoken cameo), who aged, random riffs — a scene with injured himself on camera with a samurai sword. That doesn’t work a hilariously bearded border agent er, hilarious) is the spoiled baby Wendy (Fey) is the sister, the (Harley Morenstein) who explains out. But in between humorous of the family, a ne’er-do-well who rock, mother of a toddler mar“Cana-Dos and Cana-Don’ts” to encounters with cliched Canadishows up late to the funeral and ried to a callous workaholic and ans, Wallace reads a note on a bar Wallace, scenes with dopey-cute invites his older, richer psychoa busybody into everybody’s bathroom wall and sets out to find convenience store clerks who say therapist girlfriend (Britton) to business. Which is bad, because “a-boot” instead of “about.” the festivities. Older brother Paul she tends to blurt out secrets, like this aged sailor (Michael Parks), 1:42. Rating: R (some disturbing a geezer whose slurred tall tales (Stoll) stayed in town to run the Judd’s impending divorce. Mom violence/gore, language and sexual about D-Day with Hemingway family sporting goods store and (Fonda) is the matriarch with content). H1⁄2 marry Judd’s ex-girlfriend (Hahn), newly enhanced breasts, a notori- are illustrated in black and white flashbacks. Doesn’t really fit the a woman Paul is trying and failing ous book that spilled a lot of the n Roger Moore, McClatchy-Tribune to get pregnant. childhood foibles of her kids and a format of the podcast, but Wallace News Service

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BUSINESS: Oct. 22, The Crocodile, or thecrocodile.com.

SCOTT STAPP: Nov. 19, The Seattle. 877-987-6487 or the CLOCKWORK INDIGO: FLATcrocodile.com.

BUSH ZOMBIES AND THE UNDER- Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 ODESZA: Oct. 23-24, The Show- ACHIEVERS: Nov. 2, The Showbox, or showboxonline.com.

FLEETWOOD MAC: Nov. 20, box, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or Seattle. 800-745-3000 or show Tacoma Dome. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com. boxonline.com. livenation.com.

THE WILD FEATHERS: Oct. 24, THE SMOKER’S CLUB TOUR: 35TH ANNUAL SEATTLE INTERTractor Tavern, Seattle. 800-745featuring Method Man & Redman: 3000 or showboxonline.com.

Nov. 3, The Showbox, Seattle. 800- NATIONAL COMEDY COMPETI‘8Os HALLOWEEN CELEBRA745-3000 or showboxonline.com. TION SEMIFINALS: Nov. 21, Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Bow. 877TION: Oct. 25, The Showbox, SeatDELTRON 3030: Nov. 5, The tle. 800-745-3000 or show Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 275-2448 or theskagit.com.

ZAC BROWN BAND Sept. 27, Gorge Amphitheatre, George.

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

MARSALIS: with the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia: Oct. 5, Mt. Baker Theatre, Bellingham.

360-734-6080 or mountbaker theatre.com.

THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS: Oct. 5-6, The Showbox, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or showboxonline. com.

“KINKY BOOTS”: Oct. 7-26, The 5th Avenue Theatre, 1308 Fifth Ave., Seattle. 888-584-4849 or 5thavenue.org.

YASIIN BEY (aka Mos Def): Oct. 8, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-7453000 or showboxonline.com.

AMERICAN AUTHORS TOUR: Oct. 9, The Showbox, Seattle. 800745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

PALOMA FAITH: Oct. 9, The Crocodile, Seattle. 877-987-6487 or thecrocodile.com.

JOEY BADA$$: Oct. 10, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

EARSHOT JAZZ FESTIVAL: Oct. 10-Nov. 11, Seattle. 206-5476763 or earshot.org.

BOYS NOIZE AND BAUUER: Oct. 11, Showbox SoDo, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or showboxonline. com.

ANGUS & JULIA STONE: Oct 12, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-7453000 or showboxonline.com.

ANBERLIN: Oct. 13, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

MATISYAHU: Oct. 16, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or

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TRAVEL SHOWS: Anacortes Public

Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes, will host the following events: Spain and Carcassonne: 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 15. Traveler/photographer Elaine Walker will present a slide show of her tour to Spain and the medieval walled city of Carcassonne in southern France.

Mud, Sweat and Bears: 1,300 Miles Down the Yukon: 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 22. Presented by local kayakers Julie Calhoun and Bill Bailey.

Day Hiking 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.

Discovering Ireland in 14 Days: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 17. Doug and Gay Woods share details and photos from their travels across the Emerald Isle on a Rick Steves tour.

All shows are free. 360-293-1910, ext. 21, or library.cityofanacortes. org.

CRUISE SHOW: The 2014 AAA Cruise Show will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, at the Skagit Valley Casino Resort, 5984 Darrk Lane, Bow. Meet cruise experts, attend presentations and take advantage of special savings.

RSVP: 360-848-2090.

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 360-3366215. Next up: “Fraser Downs: Harness Racing at its Fastest!”: 3:30 to 10:30 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 2. Venture across the border to Fraser Downs Racetrack and Casino. Enjoy a meal at one of its eateries, then watch the racing action from reserved terrace seats. In addition, you can visit the adjoining casino. Proof of citizenship required (current passport, DMV enhanced driver’s license or NEXUS card). Bring money for food and other purchases. Ages 19 and older. $55-$57. Register by Sept. 25.

extended trips. Deposits are due for “Discover Panama,” including stops in Panama City, Gamboa Rainforest, Anton Valley, Playa Blanca and more, on Feb. 5-13, 2015; and “Blue Danube,” April 14-28, 2015. There’s still time to apply for a trip to Portugal, Oct. 23-Nov. 1, 2015. For information, contact Pat Gardner at 360279-4582 or pgardner@oakharbor. org.

Visitors’ Guide and refer them to specific destination marketing organizations and other travel resources across the state for more detailed information.

PASSPORT APPLICATIONS: The Anacortes Public Library accepts passport applications from noon to 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays and 1 to 4 p.m. Saturdays at 1220 10th St., Anacortes. Passport STATE VISITOR CALL CENTER: forms and information on fees and The Washington Tourism Alliance’s how to apply are available at travel.

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MUSIC REVIEWS Jonas Kaufmann

“You Mean the World to Me”

Sergio Mendes “Magic”

Is there anything Jonas Kaufmann can’t do?

The great German tenor has long since conquered the worlds of grand opera and classical recital. Now he turns his talents with equal success to lighter fare, on an album of German operetta and film songs from 1925-35.

Those years marked a period of tremendous cultural creativity until it was brought to a screeching halt by the ascension of the Nazis, who forced many of the composers and performers into exile.

The album is a delight from start to finish — and full of discoveries for the casual listener. Beyond more familiar works

by Franz Lehar, we get to hear songs by lesser names like Ralph Benatzky, Robert Stolz and Hans May. A particular treat is the inclusion of two duets from operettas by Paul Abraham, the bittersweet “Give me your hands again in parting” from “Viktoria and her Hussar” and the irresistibly jazzy “Divan Dolly” from “The Flower of Hawaii.”

In both of these, Kaufmann is partnered by the excellent soprano Julia Kleiter, who also joins him for the album’s lone operatic excerpt, the haunting duet from Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s “Die tote Stadt” (“The Dead City”).

Kaufmann, accompanied by Jochen Rieder conducting the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, lightens his voice wonderfully well when the numbers call for seductive crooning. But he is equally good at summoning heroic stamina for such numbers as Eduard Kuenneke’s “The Song of Schrenk’s Life,” which ends in a ringing high C. Several of the songs are heard in English translation, a testament to their onetime international popularity (a separate all-German version of the CD was recorded for domestic consumption).

Kaufmann’s lightly accented English is ingratiating and easily understood. Still, some of the language choices seem whimsical: The song that gives the album its title, written by the tenor Richard Tauber, is heard not in English but in the original, while Lehar’s familiar “Dein ist mein ganzes Herz” (“You are my heart’s delight”) is sung twice — in English and in French, but not in German.

Sergio Mendes continues his mission of spreading the joy of Brazilian music to a global audience on new album “Magic.”

That mission began nearly 50 years ago when he helped merge bossa nova with jazz and enjoyed commercial success with Brasil ‘66’s bossa nova-flavored arrangements of pop tunes. Now, at 73, Mendes doesn’t indulge in nostalgia, instead offering mostly new songs that he wrote or co-wrote, blending contemporary styles with Brazilian rhythms in sometimes unexpected collaborations with musicians from different genres.

The album opens and closes with two exuberant sambas that reunite Mendes, John Powell and Carlinhos Brown, who collaborated on the music for the animated “Rio” films. “Simbora (Let’s Go)” and “One Nation” are both guaranteed to get the body moving.

The Black Eyed Peas’ will.i.am, who recorded a hip-hop version of Brasil ‘66’s breakthrough hit “Mas Que Nada” with Mendes in 2006, produced the funky “My, My, My, My Love,” mixing electronic percussion with Mendes’ hard-driving acoustic piano. John Legend contributes his own sensuous lyrics and smooth R&B vocals on “Don’t Say Goodbye” over Mendes’ bossa arrangement, while Janelle Monae easily adapts to bossa with some airy vocals on “Visions of You.” But “Magic” above all spotlights emerging and established Brazilian artists, including Mendes’ wife, singer Gracinha Leporace, featured on Toninho Horta’s “When I Fell in Love,” a percussive tribute to Brazil’s African-influenced Bahia state.

Milton Nascimento’s trademark falsetto can be heard on his playful tune, “Olha a Rua,” while gravel-voiced Seu Jorge sings/ speaks his way through the samba “Sou Eu” composed by Mendes’ mentor Moacir Santos. Ana Carolina sings the ethereal ballad “Atlantica,” engaging in a tender vocal duet with Mendes, sensitively accompanied by the song’s composer, the master guitarist Guinga. The younger generation is represented by Maria Gadu, who co-wrote “Meu Rio” with Mendes, on which her powerful dusky vocals build to a rollicking climax.

Mendes wears many hats here — pianist, vocalist, composer, bandleader and producer — yet magically weaves this eclectic mix together as he enjoys a late-career revival.

n Mike Silverman, Associated Press

n Charles J. Gans, Associated Press

George Strait

“The Cowboy Rides Away: Live From AT&T Stadium” The 20-song “Cowboy Rides Away: Live From AT&T Stadium” documents what was billed as Country Music Hall of Fame member George Strait’s final concert.

Held on June 7 in Arlington, Texas, the event was more celebration than concert — where the waves of cheers play as big of a role as the voices and musicians.

The guest-heavy lineup leans on modern stars such as Jason Aldean, Eric Church and Miranda Lambert more than Strait’s peers or influences. Several cuts are reduced to karaoke sing-alongs, with the guests providing harmony vocals or taking a single stanza. But memorable cuts surface, such as a powerful version of “A Showman’s Life,” with Faith Hill on backing vocals.

There are other special moments. Strait reveals a playful side on a spirited duet with the great Martina McBride on the Johnny Cash-June Carter hit “Jackson.”

He and Alan Jackson stick up for country traditions on “Murder on Music Row.” And Strait finds new emotion, given the circumstances, in songs like “Give It All You Got Tonight.”

The highlight is a spoken recitation in “I’ll Always Remember You,” when Strait thanks his fans for a career that far outdistanced his dreams.

This live record isn’t the place to sample Strait’s long list of hits. It is, however, a gift to those who hate to see this legendary cowboy ride off into the sunset.

At age 47, McGraw hits home with reflective songs about love and modern life — especially those of a mature Southern man seeking balance between the past and present. His recent hit, “Meanwhile Back At Mama’s,” a duet with wife Faith Hill, epitomizes his strengths.

McGraw’s tempered voice, all restrained emotion, conveys how the anchor of family helps him deal with the pressures of daily life.

His current single, “Shotgun Rider,” and complicated relationship songs like “Sick of Me,” show how good McGraw is at real-life situations, buoyed by Gallimore’s atmospheric production. The veteran also offers a welcome surprise with “Diamond Rings And Barstools,” which brings a contemporary context to oldschool country sounds and themes.

But too many hazy sentiments — in the songs “City Lights,” “Looking For That Girl,” “Keep on Truckin’” — keep the collection from achieving the glowing consistency of McGraw’s best work. n Michael McCall, Associated Press

Barbra Streisand “Partners”

Barbra Streisand’s “Partners” isn’t just about star-powered duets, but partnerships of love and family. It’s a love album for the ages, as fit for your anniversary as your parents’ or your child’s wedding.

It could have been called “Timeless,” but Babs already used that title in 2000.

Streisand sings with a stellar list of partners on her 34th studio album, including n Michael McCall, Associated Press the awesome and unexpected: Andrea Bocelli, Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds Tim McGraw (who co-produced the album), Blake Shelton and Elvis Presley. The new recordings “Sundown Heaven Town” of beloved standards and some of Streisand’s best known love songs feature her Twenty years after collaborators’ talents perfectly, and every his breakthrough hit, track delivers.

“Indian Outlaw,” Tim Stevie Wonder’s sweet harmonica McGraw still pushes warms up their rendition of “People.” at country music’s boundaries. His new John Mayer and his guitar bring the album, “Sundown Heaven Town,” incorblues to “Come Rain or Come Shine.” porates contemporary Nashville flourishes Michael Buble’s velvet voice matches the while holding onto McGraw’s signature big-band charm of “It Had to Be You.” sound — a moody, atmospheric tone Bocelli lends drama and grandeur to “I developed over the years with producer Can Still See Your Face.” Edmonds’ silky Byron Gallimore. voice adds soul to the classic “Evergreen.”

The album hits several creative peaks, Hearing Streisand’s inimitable voice but bogs down with too many forgettable, alongside Presley’s on an orchestral vermid-tempo tunes. sion of “Love Me Tender” is magical.

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MUSIC REVIEWS Billy Joel couldn’t have picked a better partner than fellow New Yorker Streisand for a duet on his “New York State of Mind,” a tribute to their shared hometown.

Family love shines through on “How Deep is the Ocean,” Streisand’s duet with her son, Jason Gould. She writes in the album’s liner notes that the Irving Berlin song “is a perfect expression of my complete and eternal love for my son.”

Streisand is in fine voice on the album’s 12 tracks, the new arrangements and instrumentations highlighting the timelessness of the 72-year-old’s soaring vocal style.

1 country hit, as well as on “That Don’t Sound Like You,” “Good Man” and other songs, he reveals a talent for avoiding clichés and displaying an empathy for the real-life concerns of women. His ballads also show off his rangy baritone, confirming that he’s among the most expressive singers to emerge from Nashville in recent years.

As the album title suggests, the hefty Brice isn’t likely to dazzle with fancy footwork. But when it comes to insightful looks at modern life, he is a step ahead of most other contemporary country hit-makers.

n Sandy Cohen, Associated Press

“Ske-Dat-De-Dat: The Spirit of Satch”

Lee Brice

“I Don’t Dance” On Lee Brice’s third album, “I Don’t Dance,” he furthers his reputation as the most sensitive of the ball cap-bedecked male singers grouped under the “bro country” banner.

Like the others, Brice packs albums with testaments to consequence-free partying (“No Better Than This”) and an idealized version of rural life (“My Carolina”). However, in his arrangements and lyrics, Brice takes creative liberties that pay off in ways few of his peers ever accomplish.

Like Brad Paisley before him, Brice comes off as a risk-taker willing to push the boundaries of what country music can address in a 3-minute song.

Where Brice truly sets himself apart is on his ballads. The title song, a recent No.

n Michael McCall, Associated Press

Dr. John

influence in the sexy, mostly-in-Spanish “Tight Like This.”

The almost obligatory duet with Bonnie Raitt on “I’ve Got the World on a String” avoids cliche with rich vocals and heartfelt, suggestive laughter at the end. She’s played this flirty role with others, but makes it sound fresh here. Like many of the vocals, it’s delivered with sly wit.

Dr. John stays in the background on a number of songs, but his rendering of “That’s My Home” evokes the American South and its glories in remarkable depth.

The vocal is more comfortable than an old pair of boots, but that’s misleading: The arrangement is complex and precise.

Not everything works. A slow version of “Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child” feels ponderous, and the gospel “Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen” seems out of place despite a rousing performance. But these are the exceptions.

This CD works both as a stand-alone piece and a celebration of Armstrong’s spirit — the brief final track, “When You’re Smiling (The Whole World Smiles With You),” seems like a personal note of thanks to Louis.

Live Whitney Houston CD/DVD to be released Nov. 10 The Associated Press

NEW YORK — A CD/DVD featuring Whitney Houston’s first public performance — and one of her last in 2009 — will be released Nov. 10.

“Whitney Houston Live: Her Greatest Performances” is the pop singer’s first live album. Her mentor, Clive Davis, said the album will showcase her legacy. “(It) shows why she is at the absolute historic top rank up there with Aretha Franklin and Barbra Streisand as the greatest singers of our lifetime,” he said.

“It really has been a labor of love on my part to go through every concert performance, every TV appearance.”

Houston was found dead in a Beverly Hills, California, hotel in 2012. She was 48.

Davis produced the album, which includes Houston’s 1983 performance on “The Merv Griffin Show,” where she sang “Home” from “The Wiz,” and a 2009 performance on “The Oprah Winfrey Show.”

Some of the songs are ones that Houston performed live, but never recorded.

Many tribute albums fall flat, and star duets can seem forced, but Dr. John manages to avoid these traps in his wonderfully eccentric homage to Louis Armstrong. This is one of New Orleans’ finest paying tribute to one of the city’s musical founding fathers, and it’s as relaxed and n Gregory Katz, Associated Press joyful as can be.

Instead of a literal, note-by-note re-creation of some of Armstrong’s most loved classics, this is a swinging free-for-all, beautifully arranged, with horns that alternately punch and soothe. No one could successfully imitate Armstrong’s voice, so the raspy Dr. John and his guests don’t even try. The styles are diverse: The Blind Boys of Alabama lend a gospel touch to “What a Wonderful World,” Mike Ladd brings a rapper’s delight to a remarkable “Mack the Knife” and Cuban songstress THE MUSIC , CULTURE , A ND EVENTS THAT SHAPED A G ENERATION Telmary strays far from any Armstrong

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