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Tuning Up

Reviews

Roger Ebert

Classic Roads plays Cyndy’s Broiler in Stanwood on Saturday night

Music: Lecrae, Cat Power, Etta Britt Video Games: “The Walking Dead”

“Sleepwalk with Me” a surprisingly successful movie

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NEW ON DVD THIS WEEK “2 Broke Girls: The Complete First Season”: Although the series fell into some comedy ruts in the final episodes of the first season, there are still enough laughs on the menu for this show about two waitress from opposite sides of the track who work and live together. Beth Behrs continues to play the comedy way over the top. And the writers have gotten a little lazy with the street-tough character played by Kat Dennings, who has gone from telling jokes about dealing with a hard life to those of a sexual nature. But these women are still the most energetic team in any TV comedy. A strong supporting cast helps. “The Five-Year Engagement”: An engaged couple have trouble getting to the altar. Jason Segel stars. Director Nicholas Stoller, who co-wrote the script with Segel, has created a jumbled mess of a film. At times it wants to be a wild comedy. Then it quickly shifts to deep conversations about love and commitment. Stoller’s inability to blend these comedy and drama aspects leaves both parts a mess. The film is the marriage of dreary characters with a script that’s neither funny nor poignant. This is a union that feels as if it runs a halfdecade long. “The Five-Year Engagement” might have worked if it had a faster pace, more focus on the comedy, a better leading pair and a stronger plot device. As it is, divorce yourself of any ideas of seeing it. “Person of Interest: The Complete First Season”: Two men stop crimes before they start. “Haven: The Complete Second Season”: Emily Rose stars. “Fringe: The Complete Fourth Season”: Parallel universes continue to collide. “Criminal Minds: Season 7”: An elite team of FBI profilers track twisted lawbreakers. “The Good Wife: The Third Season”: Julianna Margulies stars. “Tom & Jerry: Tricks and Treats”: Includes 22 cartoons. “Korn: The Path of Totality Tour: Live at the Hollywood Palladium”: Recorded Dec. 6, 2011. “Young James Herriot”: A look at the early life and education of the British author and vet. “Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation”: Thirteen episodes of the series about shelled heroes. “The Solid Gold Cadillac”: A 1956 film starring Judy Holliday.

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

Upcoming movie releases Following is a partial schedule of com-

ing movies on DVD. Release dates are subject to change:

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SEPT. 11 Girl In Progress -- Lionsgate What to Expect When You’re Expecting -- Lionsgate Snow White and the Huntsman -Universal SEPT. 18 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel -- Fox The Cabin in the Woods -- Lionsgate Strings -- House Lights Hysteria -- Sony Katy Perry: Part of Me -- Paramount SEPT. 25 Damsels in Distress -- Sony OCT. 2 Dark Shadows -- Warner OCT. 9 The Raven -- Fox

Check out the Soapbox Sh’Bang! this weekend near Alger

OCT. 16 Moonrise Kingdom -- Universal That’s My Boy -- Sony

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OCT. 23 Savages: Unrated Edition - Universal NOV. 13 Brave - Disney

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“Safe”: Mixed martial arts cage fighter (Jason Statham) rescues a scared young girl. “The Garfield Show: Holiday Extravaganza”: Six holiday episodes. “For the Love of Money”: Man can’t escape his gangster life. “Holy Flying Circus”: Behind the scenes of Monty Python and the Flying Circus. “Mad Monster Party”: Baron Von Frankenstein (Boris Karloff) decides to retire. “White Vengeance”: Two brothers fight for supremacy during the fall of the Qin Dynasty. “Worlds Together”: A look at life in Africa. “Touchback”: A high school football star gets a second chance. “Game of Life”: Five families find a common bond. “The Magic School Bus: The Complete Series”: Contains all 52 episodes. “8:46”: A look at how events of 9/ 11 touched lives. n Rick Bentley, McClatchy Newspapers

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Travel............................................6-7 Get Involved.................................8-9 On Stage........................................ 10 Tuning Up..................................... 11 Music, Video Game Reviews...12-13 Hot Tickets.................................... 14 Roger Ebert.................................... 16 At the Lincoln Theatre.................. 17 Movie Mini-Reviews..................... 17 Out & About.............................18-19

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COMMUNITY

S-W treats visitors to Founders’ Day fun

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Loco Players performers act out their roles in the 2009 reenactment of the famous 1914 bank robbery in Sedro-Woolley. Skagit Valley Herald staff

Longtime town residents may sometimes tire of all the fun, but the annual Founders’ Day festivities in Sedro-Woolley are a treat for newbies and visitors. The annual celebration on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 8-9, is organized by the Sedro-Woolley Museum, assorted businesses and numerous volunteers.

Start with a Founders’ breakfast Everyone is invited to the Founders’ Day Breakfast, from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the Sedro-Woolley Senior Center, 715 Pacific St. For $6, diners can feast on scrambled eggs, biscuits and gravy and beverages. For information, call 360-708-

front of the Sedro-Woolley Museum. The re-enactors, called the Loco Players — who are otherwise respectable citizens Shoot ’em up, honors, open house — transform themselves each year into gamblers, harried frontier wives, wayward One of the highlights of the weekend miners, saloon floozies, lawmen and, of fun is the Bank Robbery Reenactment. course, the robbers, according to museum After breakfast, stroll on over to the president Carolyn Freeman. Sedro-Woolley Museum, 725 Murdock St., After the reenactment, the museum to see a video from 10 to 11 a.m. about the board will honor the Stendal Family — 1914 robbery. descendants of Puss Stendal, who was The museum is just a few blocks from mayor of Sedro-Woolley for 13 years — the scene of the real robbery during during an open house from 1-4 p.m. in the which roughly 200 bullets were fired and museum. a 12-year-old boy was killed by a ricochet. The five robbers fled on foot with $12,000 Sunday at Riverfront Park and were later gunned down by a posse. A group of outlaws will re-enact the Oct. A community picnic, car show and kids 17, 1914, bank robbery at noon Saturday in activities are slated for Sunday. 0006 or visit www.skagitseniors.org and click on “Sedro-Woolley.”

For a close look at a park full of classic cars, join automotive club JJ’s Cruisers from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Riverfront Park, 2212 River Road, for the annual Open Car Show. The show is free for spectators. Registration is $10 at the show, and dash plaques will be provided for the first 350 cars. Classic cars from King County to Canada will start to arrive by 7 a.m. When you need a break, enjoy a lunch of hot dogs, chips, cookies and soda from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Community Picnic at the park. A donation of $3 will be accepted. The Sedro-Woolley Boys & Girls Club have arranged fun just for kids with face painting and games. For more information, contact the Sedro-Woolley Museum, 360-855-2390, www.sedrowoolleymuseum.org.

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MUSIC By CHRIS TALBOTT AP Music Writer

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — When Dan Auerbach moved from Ohio to Music City, he found a local rock ‘n’ roll scene populated with bands that not only like each other, but also work toward a greater good. The Black Keys guitarist sees it as an uncommon harmony. “It’s really pretty cool and it’s very much its own thing,” he said. “There doesn’t seem to be too much ego involved, which is surprising. I remember there was that whole Detroit scene and it was just like ego city. The same thing is happening in Nashville, but you throw Southern hospitality in the mix.” That all-for-one attitude is stripping away Nashville’s country music veneer to reveal the nation’s hottest rock ‘n’ roll scene. Think rock is dead? Not in middle Tennessee, where multiplatinum transplants like The Keys, Jack White and Kings of Leon have teamed with a vibrant menagerie of young homegrown bands like JEFF the Brotherhood, Turbo Fruits, The Features, PUJOL and Natural Child to expand what the word Nashville means to music fans. “We’ve done a lot of positive work to make something that’s really big and great,” Turbo Fruits lead singer Jonas Stein said. “Who knows how long it’s going to go on for? But it’s Nashville’s rock ‘n’ roll time.” Rolling Stone has called it the nation’s best music scene. A headline in The Guardian of London proclaimed “there are more thrilling new bands in East Nashville than anywhere else on Earth.” And most major music magazines and bloggers are mining the scene to bring news of Heavy Cream, Diarrhea Planet, The Weeks, D. Watusi and dozens more to hungry fans.

Heavy Cream

Nashville rock scene moves into the spotlight

Turbo Fruits

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The town regarded as the capital of country music has had a few stellar rock ‘n’ roll moments. Jimi Hendrix, first as a frequent visitor from nearby Fort Campbell, then as a resident, learned how to really play guitar while in Nashville during the early 1960s. Bob Dylan fell in love when he recorded one of nascent rock’s defining records, “Blonde on Blonde,” before returning to cut his country album, “Nashville Skyline.” And Elvis Presley and Paul McCartney spent

time here recording. But the rock scene wasn’t bright enough for outsiders to see past the city’s rhinestone glitz. Matt Pelham of The Features remembers his band getting a little interest for a brief time in the mid’90s. But it didn’t last long. “I think the fact that we came out of Nashville almost hurt us at that time more than helped us,” Pelham said. “I think they automatically had the association with country music and I also felt there was sort of this shadow

over Nashville.” What changed? “To be honest, when Kings of Leon came along, I think they sort of broke through that stereotype or whatever was holding it back,” he said. Originally from Oklahoma, KOL’s Followill family has formed the record label Serpents and Snakes to help bands like The Features and Turbo Fruits gain wider exposure. White also has adopted the locals, putting out 7-inch and live

JEFF the Brotherhood concert releases by bands like JEFF the Brotherhood and PUJOL with the hip Third Man Records’ seal of approval. And Auerbach recently produced JTB’s latest album, “Hypnotic Nights.” “They’re amazing,” Auerbach said of JTB’s Jake and Jamin Orrall. “They’re just like absolute characters, and they’re definitely the heart of that scene with those younger bands.” The Orralls run Infinity Cat Records with their dad,

Bob, who also was an early Taylor Swift producer and songwriting partner. Like Swift, he’s helped nurture the local scene — almost literally. The label has put out 74 releases in its 10 years and many on the roster are childhood friends of his sons. “We’ve got Cy Barkley’s first full-length coming out and the funny thing about it is I used to drive him and Jamin around in like car seats,” Bob Orrall said. “Jonas (of Turbo Fruits), I coached Jonas on the hockey team and Jake and Jamin and a bunch of other kids. … So like all this history goes back a long, long time because Infinity Cat really grew out of wanting to put friends’ records out.” The Orralls formed JEFF the Brotherhood while in their mid-teens and over time, they’ve laid down a blueprint for other DIYleaning bands. “I think running a small label like this is definitely maybe helped a lot of kids out, just realizing they can do this stuff,” Jake Orrall said. “Like a lot of kids have asked me how to start a record label and started doing their own thing.” Do all these good vibes mean Nashville’s the next Seattle or Montreal? With buzzy bands moving to town every day — Deer Tick’s John McCauley moved here recently from Rhode Island, The Whigs migrated north from Athens, Ga. — everyone’s sure it’s just a matter of time. “I’m sure a band is going to come along and just blow up,” Stein said. “Maybe it’s one of us. Maybe it’s a band that’s a little younger. You just never know. In the meantime, I think everyone’s always going to support each other. I think everyone’s just really happy and stoked on each other. Maybe that’s the way Nashville is in general. People have open arms here.”

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THIS WEEKENDin the area

SOAPBOX SH’BANG!

OPEN CAR SHOW In conjunction with the Sedro-Woolley Founders’ Day celebration, JJ’s Cruisers will host an open car show from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 9, at Riverfront Park, 2212 River Road, Sedro-Woolley. $10 registration fee. Dash plaques for the first 350 cars. Free admission for spectators. 360-855-1841.

The fifth annual event will take place Friday through Saturday, Sept. 7-9, at the Lookout Arts Quarry near Alger. Enjoy a gravity-powered vehicle derby, live music and dancing, vaudeville and circus performers, vendors, workshops, art, carnival games, kids’ activities and more. Suggested donation: $20-$50, discounts for carpools and alternative transportation. www.shbangfest.com.

MOVIES IN THE PARKS Mount Vernon Parks & Recreation will present “Johnny English Reborn” at dusk Friday, Sept. 7, at Kiwanis Park, 500 S. 18th St. Festival seating. Limited vendors on-site. No pets. 360-336-6215 or mvparks@ mountvernonwa.gov.

ANTIQUE TECHNOLOGY The 17th annual Anacortes Antique Engine & Machinery Show will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8, behind the W.T. Preston steampowered sternwheeler at Market Street and Sixth Avenue. Enjoy rail rides, an assortment of chugging old engines, kids’ activities, vendors and more. A fire truck parade at 11 a.m. will feature the 1899 fire engine from the movie “Hello Dolly” and the Anacortes Fire Department’s newly restored 1924 American LaFrance fire truck. Tommy Thompson’s Anacortes Railway engine will also be on display. Free. 360-293-1915. WHATCOM COUNTY FARM TOUR The fifth annual event will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8, at locations around Whatcom County. The free, self-guided tour will include tastings, demonstrations, kids’ activities and more. Pick up a map at area Co-op stores, farmers markets and visitors centers, or www.eatlocalfirst.org.

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TRAVEL

Recrafting the cabin: Airlines add, adjust amenities inside jets By GREGORY KARP Chicago Tribune

After decades of relatively little change, aircraft cabins in the U.S. are undergoing a renaissance that promises to make the flying experience more comfortable and enjoyable for passengers, especially for those at the front of the plane. Major airlines are taking delivery of new planes with well-thought-out cabin amenities. At the same time, they’re spending hundreds of millions of dollars to upgrade the interiors of existing planes. “We’ve seen in the last year or so some tremendous improvements in the passenger experience,” said Mary Kirby, editor-in-chief of Air-

First Friday Gallery Walks

September 7 6 - 9 pm Fidalgo Fiber Art Anne Martin McCool Gallery Samish Gallery of Native Arts Scott Milo Gallery The Majestic Inn and Spa Anchor Art Space www.anacortesart.com

line Passenger Experience magazine. “Airlines were rather stagnant for many years in terms of what they offered.” Some seats on long flights will recline into flat beds. Some overhead bins will be better-designed and larger. Seats will have on-demand movies and TV, in addition to power outlets. Cabins will be equipped with wireless Internet access and mood lighting. And, yes, some seats on these new and updated planes will have more leg room. But airline executives facing stiff competition and high fuel costs are not making pricey changes out of benevolence. The best goodies are reserved for passengers toward the front of the plane, sanctuary for travelers willing to pay more or those with elite frequent-flier status. “This really boils down to a desire to win high-value customers,” said Rob Friedman, American Airlines vice president of marketing, referring to his airline’s attempt to woo mostly frequent-flying business travelers. Upgrades in some cases mean economy-class, believe it or not, will become more cramped. Fortunately, some in-cabin perks will trickle back to coach to distract attention from snug confines.

sphere Research Group. An aircraft fuselage has only so many square feet, so seat configuration is a zerosum puzzle. If an airline gives more space in one section, it must recover it from somewhere else or forego revenue by removing seats. “Airlines personify the saying ‘robbing Peter to pay Paul,’” Harteveldt said. “If Paul wants more legroom, Peter is going to have less.” Many airlines now allow you to pay for more legroom. United Airlines was the pioneer and calls it Economy Plus. American calls it Main Cabin Extra, Delta Air Lines calls it Economy Comfort, and JetBlue Airways calls it Even More Space. Some airlines throw in a few extras too. For example, American allows priority boarding with upgrades to Main Cabin Extra, which it sells for $8 to $108 per flight. In reality, this new class of seat is what business class used to be. “Legroom is clearly what people value,” said Joe Brancatelli, a business-travel writer and editor of JoeSentMe. com. “They want it for free, of course, but they will pay for it.” Business class is the next step up in overall amenities, and increasingly, the only other choice. Many airlines are eliminating traditional first class. “Business class has become so elaborate, you don’t need first class anymore,” Brancatelli said.

Changing planes To squeeze more passengers onto planes and make the experience more enjoyable, airlines are rolling out redesigned cabins. Some changes are for all passengers, while others are reserved for those with deeper pockets. Here is a sample: More attention to cabin design, including contours and LED lighting

Wi-Fi on more flights including on-demand access to movies and TV

More overhead storage Less recline

Standard power outlets Graphic: Chicago Tribune

Larger chairs that recline into beds for elite travelers

will add another row. That means legroom, which is called seat pitch in the business, will go from 32 inches to 31. And seats will recline 2 inches instead of 3. In September, United confirmed that it, too, will switch to slimmer seats on its narrow-body Airbus planes. The changeover, which will allow it to add a row of seats, begins next year. Thinner seats have received mixed reviews among passengers at EuroPhil Velasquez / Chicago Tribune pean airlines, which were first to adopt them, Kirby The updated first class section of a United Boeing said. But Kirby recently flew 777 offers more leg room, seats that go completely such a seat on Lufthansa and flat for sleeping and nicer remote controls. described it as “rather comfortable.” as free food and free checked seats that recline parallel “I was pretty impressed in bags, some U.S. airlines are with the cabin floor. terms of what they were able squeezing even more from “Now, the cost of doing to do in terms of carving out coach, further reducing legbusiness for long-haul busispace for knees and shins,” room as they install more ness class is fully flat seats, she said. “I think most people and we’re seeing that across chairs or yield the space to won’t notice.” higher-paying customers. the board,” Kirby said. JetBlue Airways and West“Everybody’s upgrading Kent Craver, ChicagoJet in September said they their business-class cabins, based Boeing’s regional will add more legroom for but it’s coming at the expense those willing to pay extra at director for passenger satof coach,” Brancatelli said. isfaction and revenue, is in the expense of back-of-theFor example, American’s charge of plane interiors for bus passengers who will be Personal space is the refresh of its two-aisle Boethe plane-maker. slightly more cramped as a most coveted of passenger ing 777s will squeeze in “Airlines are improving result. amenities — and the most another seat across coach, (their) product in the areas Perhaps losing a few cubic expensive. where passengers are willing going from its current nine inches here or there wouldn’t “What people care first seats wide to 10. United’s to pay for it. Real estate on matter as much if you were The ultimate in legroom is an airplane is some of the and foremost about is getnew Boeing 787 Dreamliner likely to have an empty lying down. For international most expensive real estate ting the best possible price, will have nine seats across, seat next to you, so you can and then they want to make and some coast-to-coast compared with two Japanese spread out. But that is decidin the world,” Craver said. sure that when they stand up domestic flights, airlines are “You have a lot of people in airlines that already use the edly unlikely. U.S. airlines, as from their airplane ride they adding seats that recline into economy, but it hasn’t really plane configured with eight a business strategy, are flying can still feel their knees,” said beds. Early versions had the changed significantly.” seats across. much fuller planes nowadays, head somewhat elevated, but Henry Harteveldt, a travel Southwest’s new planes After eliminating many which means fewer empty industry analyst with Atmo- the new standard is full-flat economy-class services, such will have thinner seats but seats for elbow room.

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TRAVEL As people carry more mobile devices and expect to be constantly connected — even flying isn’t the refuge from the office it once was — airlines are adding wireless Internet and standard power outlets in the seat to keep those devices functioning at 30,000 feet. For those off the clock, airlines are offering on-demand movies and television, usually for an extra charge. The good news is that many of the technology upgrades are available in coach, too. “All this in-flight entertainment and connectivity give the airlines the ability to distract passengers’ brains from the pain of being in these ultrasnug seat pitches in economy class,” Kirby said. Wi-Fi, in particular, is becoming a standard offering on mainline aircraft; regional jets generally don’t offer Internet access, with Delta a notable exception. “It will be increasingly available and, importantly, it is increasingly expected by the traveler, especially business travelers,” Harteveldt

showing up in the U.S. in late 2010 on Continental Airlines, Craver said. “It was really a step change in our interior philosophy,” Craver said, adding that passengers have an emotional reaction to the airplane simply based on the way it looks. A tremendous amount of research went into the Phil Velasquez / Chicago Tribune design, which when tested seemed to affect how pleaThe television monitor surably humans perceived is shown in an updated the cabin. Boeing used a psyUnited Boeing 777. chologist, a cultural anthropologist and focus groups all over the world to go beyond said. But Wi-Fi today can what passengers say they vary in speed quality and want to what passengers sometimes be unbearably slow if too many people use don’t even know they need. The Boeing Sky Interior it at once, he said. includes sophisticated LED In-cabin ambience will be color-changing lighting, along with new side panels improving on many flights. and overhead bins, all of For example, new workhorse Boeing 737 planes are whose lines and contours are designed to work together. likely to have the Boeing The interior is meant to Sky Interior, which evokes a make passengers feel calmer, greater sense of space. The connected and more welinterior, developed as an comed — a diffuser for the outcrop of the 787 Dreamliner cabin design, has been stress created by traffic en route to the airport, securityordered as an option on line hassles and boarding more than 90 percent of new planes and first started bungles.

Local travel SHORT TRIPS: Mount Vernon Parks and Recreation offers several travel opportunities. For information or to register, call 360-336-6215. Next up: Dale Chihuly’s Garden, Glass and More: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 14, departing from Hillcrest Park, 1717 S. 13th St., Mount Vernon. Visit the new Chihuly Garden and Glass exhibit at Seattle Center and the historic Volunteer Park Conservatory on Capitol Hill. $75-$77. Register by Sept. 10.

DAY TRIPS: Camano Center is offering several trips for seniors and others, departing from and returning to Camano Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island. 360-387-0222 or www.camano center.org. Japanese Botanical Garden at the University of Washington: Tuesday, Sept. 11. Check out the City People’s Garden Store, near the Arboretum, continue on to the Japanese Garden at the UW Arboretum, then dine out nearby. Price includes tour. $21-$26.

“New Day Northwest” and studio tour: Monday, Sept. 17. Be part of the studio audience for the TV show. $16-$21. Pay by Sept. 6. Seattle Luau Cruise: Thursday, Oct. 18. Wear your best Hawaiian attire and enjoy a luau feast. $52-$57. Pay by Sept. 25. ESCORTED TOURS: The Whatcom County Tour Program is offering a variety of day trips and longer tours, with most trips departing from and returning to the Bellingham Senior Activity Center, 315 Halleck St., Bellingham. For information or to register: 360-733-4030, press #, ext. 47015, or wccoa.org/index.php/Tours. Mt. St. Helens and Mount Rainier: Sept. 11-13. $550-$680. Passport or enhanced driver’s license required. Trip includes bus transportation, lodging, luggage handling, parks admissions and six meals. Boeing Airplane Factory & Future of Flight Museum Tour: 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 19. $81, includes roundtrip transportation, Future of Flight Center and airplane factory tours, lunch and escort.

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GET INVOLVED ART

guided walk-throughs of MoNA exhibitions. LimART SALE: Noon to 4 ited to 15 participants p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, per session. To register: Nookachamp Hills, 17193 360-466-4446, ext. 108, or Chinook Court, Mount FAD@museumofnwart. Vernon. Altered Lives Art org. Information: www. Studio is cleaning house. museumofnwart.org. WorkMixed-media works by stu- shops are free with musedio artist Susan Stopinski um admission. Admission: in sizes 12-by-16 to 16-by$8 adults, $5 seniors, $3 20 and canvas collages in students, free for members 8-by-10. All artwork $15 to and ages 11 and younger. $275, checks or cash only. Next up: Proceeds benefit the local Painting With Light: Children of the Valley pro- with Amy Griffin, 11 a.m. gram as well as the Damian to 1 p.m. or 2 to 4 p.m. Carmona Primaria Escuela Saturday, Sept. 15. Explore in Mexico. different painting techniques, including watercolART CLASSES or, acrylic paint and mixed media. FAMILY ART DAYS Exploring the Circle: AT MoNA: Skagit Artists Together and the Museum with Barbara Silverman Summers, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. of Northwest Art offer or 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Family Art Days each Oct. 20. Discover the possimonth at MoNA, 121 S. bilities of the circular form First St., La Conner. Sesusing watercolor, collage sions are open to all ages and skill levels and include and pastel.

CLAY CLASSES: Ceramic artist Sue Roberts offers a variety of classes and workshops at Tower Arts Studio, 5424 S. Shore Drive, Guemes Island. For information, call 360-770-6140 or visit www.towerarts studio.com. Next up: Mosaic Garden Forms: The class will meet for six weeks from 6:15 to 8:30 p.m. Mondays, beginning Sept. 10. Learn how to hand-build a simple vase or sphere out of clay, then turn it into a colorful mosaic piece using fragments of ceramic tiles, mirror, potter, found objects and trinkets. $190 includes most materials. Introduction to Mosaics: 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 15-16. Students will make a colorful mosaic item using fragments of ceramic tile, mirror, trinkets and found

nings at The Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main St., Conway. $12 drop-in fee, $60 for six classes. n Basics for beginners at 6 p.m. No experience or partner needed. Open AUDITIONS dance practice follows CALL FOR YOUNG from 7 to 7:15 p.m. MUSICIANS: The Mount n Intermediate instrucVernon-based Fidalgo tion at 7:15 p.m. Previous Youth Symphony offers Tango experience required. opportunities for musicians Attend the basics class at ages 5 to 21 to study and no extra charge. perform orchestral music. n Open tango dancing For information, including from 8:15 to 10 p.m. every tuition costs and rehearsal fourth Thursday. Practice schedules, contact Mrs. your new tango techniques. Hobson at 360-293-8180 or No cover. 360-708-8076 or visit www.fysmusic.org. email secure@cnw.com. objects. All materials are provided, but students are encouraged to bring their own special mementos to use in the mosaic. $120.

DANCE BEGINNER SQUARE DANCE LESSONS: The Mount Baker Singles Square Dance Club will offer lessons at 7 p.m. Tuesdays, starting Sept. 11, at the Mount Vernon Senior Center, 1401 Cleveland St. Families, couples or singles welcome. First two weeks are free, then $4 per lesson. 360-424-4608 or 360-4249675. EAST COAST SWING: 7:30 to 9 p.m. Mondays, Sept. 10-Oct. 1, Anacortes Center For Happiness, 619 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. Kim Hargrove will lead the four-week course in this versatile dance, also known as the Jitterbug. $38, $70 couple. 360-4642229 or www.anacortes centerforhappiness.org.

SEE ’EM PUFF! HEAR ’EM CHUG!

FREE Saturday, September 8 ~ 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. 6th & T Ave. ~ Adjacent to Depot and W.T. Preston

RAIL RIDES Saturda y

Working exhibits and hands-on activities for machinery buffs of all ages

CUBAN SALSA DANCE WORKSHOP: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 14, Anacortes Center For Happiness, 619 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. Join instructor Antonio Diaz for an evening of Salsa Cubana and Rueda de Casino. $10. 360464-2229 or www.anacortes centerfor happiness.org. ARGENTINE TANGO LESSONS: Thursday eve-

MUSIC GYPSY JAZZ: Djangofest Northwest will feature a full lineup of music workshops and performances Wednesday through Sunday, Sept. 19-23, at the Whidbey Island Center For The Arts and Langley Middle School, Langley. For information, tickets and a complete schedule of events, call 800-638-7631 or visit www.wicaonline.com/ DFNW2012.html.

ON STAGE OPEN MIC: 7 p.m. Thursdays, The Soup Bowl at Common Ground, 351 Pease Road, Burlington. Sign-ups begin at 6 p.m. All ages are welcome to perform or come to watch and listen. Free. For information, contact Tobie Ann at 425-870-6784.

RECREATION ZUCCHINI CONTEST: The annual Zucchini Contest for children ages 12 and younger is under way at the Rexville Grocery, 19271 Best Road, Mount Vernon. Kids can bring in their best home-grown zucchini for a weigh-in through Sept. 8. Prizes will be awarded for the largest zucchini at 6 p.m. Saturday,

Sept. 8. 360-466-5522 or www.rexvillegrocery.com. HUNTER EDUCATION CLASSES: The Central Whidbey Sportsman’s Association will offer a shooter training/safety education course from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday through Friday and 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 5-8, and again Sept. 12-15, at the CWSA clubhouse near Coupeville. Attendance all four days is mandatory to receive credit. There is no charge for the classes, but donations are accepted to cover the cost of materials. For information or to register, call Sam Weatherford at 360-914-0354 or John Boling at 360-969-2440. YOGA CLASS BENEFITS OLD DOGS: Movement Arts of Stanwood will host a yoga class to benefit Old Dogs Haven at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 9, in a picturesque field on the north end of Camano Island overlooking Utsalady Bay. A potluck meal will follow. Donations will be accepted in the name of a current or past “old dog.” Bring a blanket to sit on. For information and directions, call 360-629-9100. FREE PARK ADMISSION: In recognition of National Public Lands Day, the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission will offer free admission to all state parks on Saturday, Sept. 29. The Discover Pass will not be required to enter state parks on this day. The pass is still required to access lands managed by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Department of Natural Resources. www.parks. wa.gov. BIKE MS RIDE: The annual bicycling fundraiser

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GET INVOLVED for multiple sclerosis will take place Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 8-9, beginning and ending in Mount Vernon. Join some 2,000 cyclists to help raise money for research while riding scenic courses ranging from 22 to 97 miles through Skagit, Whatcom and Island counties. Enjoy full meals, stocked rest sites and after-ride activities, including music and a beer garden. For information or to register, call 800-3444867 (press 2) or visit www. bikemsnorthwest.org. ANNE JACKSON MEMORIAL RUN/WALK: The fourth annual 5K/10K run and 2-mile walk will take place Saturday, Sept. 15, at the Humane Society of Skagit Valley, 18841 Kelleher Road, Burlington. Day-of-race registration: 7 to 9 a.m. Walk starts at 9:15 a.m., followed by the run at 9:30 a.m. Awards for the top three race winners, plus additional random prizes. Registration: $12, $22 with T-shirt, in advance; $5 additional, day of event. Free for ages 14 and younger or 70 and older. Shirt only: $10. Walk participants: collect $50 or more in pledges to get free T-shirt and registration; dogs welcome. Proceeds benefit the Humane Society of Skagit County. 360-757-0445 or www.skagit humane.com.

CROQUET TOURNAMENT: Put on your best sporting costume and join the fun at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, at the Rexville Grocery, 19271 Best Road, Mount Vernon. Enjoy live music, food and drink. Prizes for the best costume. 360-466-5522 or www.rex villegrocery.com.

THEATER THEATER CLASSES: Anacortes Community Theatre’s Class Act School for the Performing Arts is enrolling kids from preschool through 12th grade for fall classes on acting and theater arts. Classes are held at ACT, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. 360-2936829 or www.acttheatre. com/classact. The Magic Box: preschool-age children, 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesdays, Sept. 25-Oct. 30. Students will take part in a variety of creative dramatic games designed to use their imagination, improve self-confidence and provide social interaction in an organized class setting. $50. Pirate Adventures: kindergarten through second grade, 4 to 5:15 Fridays, Sept. 28-Nov. 2. Students will create their own unique pirate character and play fun theater games that will develop their acting skills and ability to work with others. Class will cul-

minate in a play, performed in ACT’s theater on the last day of class. $50.

WORKSHOPS QUILTING FOR BEGINNERS: Learn how to handquilt from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Mondays at the Concrete Center, 45821 Railroad Ave., Concrete. Bring a flat edge thimble, roundneedle puller, small scissors and No. 9 go-betweens quilting needles. Tips and technique how-tos on the last Monday each month. 360-853-8400. POETRY WORKSHOP: Marvin Bell will teach a poetry writing workshop from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8, at Egress Studio, 5581 Noon Road, Bellingham. Participants should bring copies of two of their own poems for discussion. There will be one or more writing assignments during the workshop. Limited to 12 participants. $55. For information or to register, call 360-398-7870. E-PUBLISHING WORKSHOP: Skagit Valley Writers League will host “e-Publishing with Karla Locke” from 1 to 3 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 13, at Washington Federal Bank, 300 E. Fairhaven, Burlington. Free. 360-391-2042 or www. skagitwriters.org.

Stay & Savour the last rays of Summer in September. Stroll the streets of Sidney, shop & save at the variety of boutiques and check out our seaside town’s collection of unique bookshops. Then unwind with an oceanfront dinner in Haro’s Restaurant + Bar.

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Package includes: a discount card from participating Sidney shops, free parking and a $25 Haro’s dining credit.

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ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area September 6-16

TUNING UP Playing at area venues September 6-13

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CLASSIC ROADS 9 p.m. to midnight, Cyndy’s Broiler, 27021 102nd Ave NW, Stanwood. No cover. 360-629-4800 or www.cyndysbroiler.com.

Comedy Night with Michelle Westford and Susan Jones: 8 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. $10. 360755-3956 or www.anacortesH2O.com.

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Jeff Foxworthy: 7:30 p.m., Puyallup Fair. $25-$65, includes fair admission. 888-559-3247 or www.thefair.com/concerts. “Legally Blonde: The Musical”: Seattle Musical Theatre, 7:30 p.m., Magnuson Park, 7120 62nd Ave. NE, Seattle. $35-$40. 206-363-2809 or www.seattlemusicaltheatre.org.

Duane Goad, Jen Seaman: 8 p.m., Max Dale’s Martini Lounge, 2030 Riverside Drive, Mount Vernon. $10. 360-424-7171 or www.maxdales.com. “Legally Blonde: The Musical”: Seattle Musical Theatre, 7:30 p.m., Magnuson Park, 7120 62nd Ave. NE, Seattle. $35-$40. 206-363-2809 or www.seattlemusicaltheatre.org.

“QUE SERA! Celebrating Doris Day”: Kristi King and the Hans Brehmer Quartet, 5:30 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $24-$28. 360-336-8955 or www.lincolntheatre.org.

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TUESDAY.11 BRIAN BLADE AND THE MAMA ROSA BAND 7 p.m., Blue Horse Gallery, 301 W. Holly St., Bellingham. 360-671-2305 or www.blue horsegallery.com.

“Legally Blonde: The Musical”: Seattle Musical Theatre, 2 p.m., Magnuson Park, 7120 62nd Ave. NE, Seattle. $35-$40. 206-363-2809 or www.seattlemusicaltheatre.org.

SUNDAY.16 “QUE SERA! CELEBRATING DORIS DAY” Kristi King and the Hans Brehmer Quartet, 5:30 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $24-$28. 360-336-8955 or www.lincolntheatre.org.

THURSDAY.6 Daddy Treetops (blues): 7 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. 360-445-3000.

FRIDAY.7 Nathaniel Talbot: 6 to 9 p.m., Seeds Bistro and Bar, 623 Morris St., La Conner. No cover. 360-4663280.

Jammin’ Jeff (country, rock): 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 360-422-6411.

Billy T Band: 9 p.m. to midnight, Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. No cover. 360-5881720.

Chain and the Gang, Bright Weapons, Slacks: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $8. 360-778-1067.

Joyride (formerly known as Bombshell): 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Varsity Inn, 112 N. Cherry St., Burlington. No cover. 360-7550165.

Steve Meyer (jazz, blues): 7:30 p.m., Washington Sips, 608 First St., La Conner. No cover. 360-3991037.

The Muddy Sons (blues): 8 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. 360-445-3000.

Dogtones: 9 p.m. to midnight, Cyndy’s Broiler, 27021 102nd Ave NW, Stanwood. No cover. 360-629-4800 or www.cyndys broiler.com.

Dana Lyons: 7:30 p.m., Varvid Webcasting, 1319 Commercial, Suite 201, Bellingham. Free. www.cows withguns.com.

SATURDAY.8 Jammin’ Jeff (country, rock): 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 360-422-6411.

Kimball & The Fugitives, with Stickshift Annie: 7 p.m., Skagit River Brewery, 404 S. Third St., Mount Vernon. 360-336-2884.

Atlantics: 8:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360-7666266.

Federation X, Helms Alee, Dog Shredder: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $12$15. 360-778-1067.

Gertrude’s Hearse: 6 to 9 p.m., Carpenter Creek Winery, 20376 E. Hickox Road, Mount Vernon. $10 cover. 360848-6673 or www. carpentercreek.com.

TUESDAY.11 Bow Diddlers: 5:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360-766-6266.

Ford Giesbrecht, Phil Nakano (Brazilian jazz, light rock): 7:30 p.m., Washington Sips, 608 First St., La Conner. No cover. 360-399-1037.

Stacy Jones Band: The Kareem Kandi The Replayzmentz: 5 to 8 p.m., The Band (jazz): 8 p.m., 9 p.m., Packers Heart of Anacortes, Blue Horse Gallery, 1014 Fourth St., Lounge at Semiah301 W. Holly St., moo Resort, 9565 Anacortes. $7. Semiahmoo Parkway, Bellingham. 360-671- 360-293-3515. Blaine. www.semiah 2305 or www.blue horsegallery.com. moo.com.

SUNDAY.9 Puirt na Gael (traditional Celtic instrumentals): 3 to 6 p.m., Skagit River Brewery, 404 S. Third St., Mount Vernon. 360-336-2884.

Jon Mutchler (piano): 6 to 9 p.m., Stars Restaurant at Semiahmoo Resort, 9565 Semiahmoo Parkway, Blaine. www.semiahmoo. com.

Saltwater Octet, with Cheryl Jewell (jazz): 2 to 3 p.m., Heart of Anacortes, 1014 Fourth St., Anacortes. In case of rain, show will move to Anacortes Library, 1220 10th St. Free. 360-293-1910, ext. 21, or jazzatthe library.com.

Ben Starner (piano): 6:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. 360-445-3000.

Brian Blade and The Mama Rosa Band: 7 p.m., Blue Horse Gallery, 301 W. Holly St., Bellingham. 360-671-2305 or www.bluehorse gallery.com.

Stacy Jones: 9 p.m. to midnight, Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. No cover. 360-588-1720. Jim Basnight: 9:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-755-3956 or www.anacortes H2O.com.

WEDNESDAY.12 Stilly River Boys: 6 to 9 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. No cover. 360-5881720.

Classic Roads (classic rock, country): 9 p.m. to midnight, Cyndy’s Broiler, 27021 102nd Ave NW, Stanwood. No cover. 360-6294800 or www.cyndys broiler.com.

Dana Lyons: Kickoff concert for Great Coal Train Tour, 2 p.m., San Juan County Fairgrounds, Friday Harbor. Free. 360-378-2319 or www.sanjuans.org.

New Forge (bluegrass, funk, reggae, rock, blues): 8 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. 360-445-3000.

THURSDAY.13 Ford and Phil: 7 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. 360-445-3000.

Trish Hatley: 6 to 9 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. No cover. 360588-1720.

Wayne Hayton: 7 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. 360-445-3000.

El Colonel: 6 to 9 p.m., Seeds Bistro and Bar, 623 Morris St., La Conner. No cover. 360-466-3280.