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THIS WEEKENDin the area FALL FESTIVAL The Sedro-Woolley City
‘BREW ON THE SLOUGH’ Enjoy a beer crawl through La Conner from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, along historic First Street in downtown La Conner. Ten hosts will offer a unique blend of boutique shopping, rare finds, custom-made treasures, getaway opportunities and culinary offerings. An “Oktoberfest After-Party” will
follow at Anelia’s Kitchen and Stage. Tickets: $25, includes 10 pours from a variety of Pacific Northwest breweries and one cidery. First 200 ticket holders receive a souvenir tasting glass. 360-466-4778 or lovelaconner.com.
Library will host a Fall Festival from 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 17, behind the library, 802 Ball St., Sedro-Woolley. The last of the summer crops will be harvested from the Kids’ Garden and fall/winter crops will be planted. Pumpkins will be presented to children who helped plant, weed and water during the summer, and all children can paint pumpkins on-site. Enjoy a performance by the Griffin Family Band and Magic by Sterling, along with refreshments. 360-855-1166.
AUCTION & WINE TASTING Soroptimist International of Fidalgo Island will host its 11th annual “Hallowine” Auction and Wine Tasting at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, at the Swinomish Casino and Lodge, 12885 Casino Drive, Anacortes. Enjoy a silent auction, wine tasting and hors d’oeuvres followed by a live auction. Proceeds will benefit scholarships and community projects. Tickets: $40 advance, $45 at the door. 360-610-4526, 360-293-9892 or sifidalgo island.blogspot.com.
WILD, SCENIC FILMS Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group will present the Wild and Scenic Film Festival at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, at the Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. Enjoy a reception in the Lincoln’s Art Bar followed by a series of short films that capture the spirit of environmental movements across the globe. $15-$25, includes a raffle ticket. 360-336-0172 or skagitfisher ies.org.
LOBSTERS & MORE “Lobsta Mania” is set for 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, at Camano Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island. Enjoy a lobster dinner, live music and more. $25. 360-387-0222 or camanocenter.org.
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OUT & ABOUT ART IN THE ART BAR: Paintings by Margaret Horak are on display at the Lincoln Theatre Art Bar, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. After a 38-year absence from her art studies, Horak took a watercolor class in 2010 and rediscovered her passion. One of her paintings was chosen by the Mount Vernon Farmers Market for its 2015 poster. 360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org. JURIED ART SHOW: The Fall Juried Exhibit will open with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. today, Oct. 1, and continue through Nov. 24 at the Jansen Art Center, 321 Front St., Lynden. The exhibit features paintings by Susan Bennerstrom and artwork from artists in Whatcom County and the surrounding area. Free exhibit tours are offered from 1 to 2:30 p.m. the second Wednesday and third Saturday each month.
above the surface or recede into the depths of the quilt. She feels compelled to assign a private narrative to every piece, starting with a title and story, and building the work from there. “Best of the Festival 2015”: The first floor of the Gaches Mansion hosts the blue ribbon quilts, wearables and fiber art from the 2015 Quilt & Fiber Arts Festival. Included are traditional quilts, art quilts, wearable arts and fiber arts. The museum is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. Admission: $7, $5 students and military with ID, free Enjoy a screening of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. for members and ages 11 18, at the Center for Spiritual Living, 1508 N. 18th St., Mount Vernon. Bring your and younger. 360-466-4288 or laconnerquilts.org. own snacks, water bottles (no other beverages allowed), pillows, blankets, etc.
MOVIE NIGHT
Free. Donations accepted. Venue is not handicapped accessible. 360-202-2329.
Corner Frames & Gallery, 311 W. Holly St., Bellingham. “The Night Gallery,” a take-off on Rod Serling’s TV series of the same name, features works by a handful MONOTYPES: A show of of regional artists who have monotypes by Marie Pow- created a shadowy museum ell continues through Nov. of the outré. Gallery hours 3 at Scott Milo Gallery, 420 are 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Commercial Ave., Ana360-734-1340 or fourth cortes. Powell’s monotype prints include nautical, flo- cornerframes.com. ral and abstract styles. Also NATURE-INSPIRED featured are contemporary SCULPTURE: A show of glass tables by Lanny Bergner, incorporating his sculptures by Ann Morris and Allen Moe continues signature “flame paint” technique on the wire mesh through Oct. 31, at Smith & bases, as well as a selection Vallee Gallery, 5742 Gilkey Ave., Edison. of his woven wire mesh Morris has always been pieces. Oils by Brooke interested in how human Borcherding, pastels by life is interwoven with Amanda Houston, oils by Keith Sorenson and pastels nature. In her Lummi Island studio, she creates delicate, by Janice Wall round out lightweight boats from the show. Gallery hours materials gathered on walks are 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday. in the woods and by the sea 360-293-6938 or scottmilo. — seaweed, cedar, willow and other organic matter. com. Moe has lived and “THE NIGHT GALLERY”: worked in Skagit Valley, including the neighborCheck out an invitational ing islands for 27 years. show of eerie images through Oct. 31 at Fourth Educated as a biologist,
Allen has carried that into his exploration as an artist using a variety of mediums — clay, skins/bones, encaustic and cast cement. His current castings were made on sandbars less than a mile from his shack on the Skagit River Delta. The gallery is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. 360766-6230 or smithandvallee. com.
inspired by the islands and estuaries of Padilla Bay and the Skagit flats. The gallery is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Monday. 360-221-7737 or museo.cc.
QUILTS & MORE: Several new exhibits of quilts, wearables and other fiber arts continue through Dec. 30 at the La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum, 703 S. Second “PLAYIN’ FOR PENSt., La Conner: NIES”: A show of oil “Great Lakes Seaway: paintings by Chad Houtz War of 1812 International continues through Oct. 31 at Challenge”: The traveling La Conner Seaside Gallery, exhibition sponsored by 101 N. First St., La Conner. the Great Lakes Seaway Houtz explores the life of Trail features 26 quilts, street musicians, a commu- newly made, but true to nity who, though in the pub- 1812-period quilting patlic eye, spend much of their terns, fabrics and colors. time in their own world. Interpretive panels tell each 360-466-5141 or laconner quilt’s “story” — some real, seasidegallery.com. some imagined — and its relevance to what many hisMONOTYPES & PLEIN torians consider America’s AIR: A show of new work second war for indepenby Kris Ekstrand Molesdence. worth continues through “Illusions & Shadows: Oct. 31 at Museo Gallery, Colleen Wise”: Wise’s 215 First St., Langley. The quilts have a sense of depth show includes monotypes that goes beyond the surand plein air paintings face. Elements seem to float
GROUP SHOW: “Visual Poetry and Abstract Expressionism” continues through Nov. 8 at Matzke Fine Art Gallery and Sculpture Park, 2345 Blanche Way, Camano Island. Opening night festivities will include a poetry reading at 6 p.m. The show features paintings, stone and glass sculptures by Lin McJunkin, Tracy Powell, Milo White, Reg Akright, Hiroshi Yamano, Ann Vandervelde, Anne Martin McCool, Shannon Kirby and Scott Jamieson, as well as new sculptures in the 10-acre park. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekends; weekdays by appointment. 360-387-2759 or matzkefineart.com. CONTEMPORARY INDIGENOUS ART: “Not Vanishing: Contemporary Expressions in Indigenous Art, 1977-2015” continues through Jan. 3 at the Museum of Northwest Art, 121 S. First St., La Conner. Curated by Gail Tremblay and Miles R. Miller, the exhibit examines the evolution of the Contemporary Native American Arts
Movement and the works of artists living in the Northwest, with emphasis on the Puget Sound and Plateau regions. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday and Monday. Free. 360-466-4446 or monamuseum.org. TRUNK SHOW: T.C.Design Studio and the Creative Clubhouse will host a trunk show from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18, at 18573 Main St., Suite 101, Conway. Check out a variety of gift items created by local artists, including jewelry, mixed media, garden art, paper art and more. Free admission. 360445-3400 or facebook.com/ tcdesign. ARTISTS’ OPEN HOUSE: That’s Knot All Artists Co-op will host an open house starting at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, at 128 First St., La Conner. Check out a varied selection of pottery, photography, glass, mixed media, calligraphy, painting, fiber art and jewelry crafted by local artisans. 360-399-1660. BILINGUAL MUSEUM TOUR: The Museum of Northwest Art, 121 S. First St., La Conner, will offer a Bilingual Spanish Exhibition Tour at 1:15 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24. Join educator Melody Young for a guided tour and discussion of the museum’s exhibitions. Tours are family-friendly and geared for native speakers as well as students of the language. Free. 360-4664446 or monamuseum.org. “BIG FAT FUN”: Quinn K. Thompson is the featured artist in a show at The Shop, 18623 Main St., Conway. Shop hours are 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. 360-391-2691 or theshopconway.com.
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OUT & ABOUT “PICTURES OF THE PAST”: Elaine Walker, editor of “Pictures of the Past: Celebrating 125 Years of Anacortes History” by Wallie Funk, will present a slideshow at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, at the Anacortes Senior Activity Center, 1701 22nd St., and at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28, at the Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes. Free admission. 360-293-1915 or museum. cityofanacortes.org.
“THE HIDDEN TRUTH: A Night of Revelation by Local Migrant Youth”: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28, Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. The Mount Vernon School District and Mount Vernon Migrants Leaders Club will present a screening of two short documentaries, student performances, followed by a question and answer period. Free. 360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org.
MEGAQUAKE: “The Big A FEAST OF PAINTINGS: One: In Our Lifetime?” will New paintings by Magbe the topic at the Fidalgo gie Wilder are on display Democrats’ next meeting through Nov. 1 at Gallery at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, Cygnus, 109 Commercial, at the Anacortes Public La Conner. Can paint be Library, 1220 10th St., Anadelicious? Can the image of cortes. food be enough to satisfy? Rob Johnson, FEMA What does local food look Disaster Assistance reservlike in local landscape? ist, will talk about the Gallery hours are noon to 5 Cascadia Fault and the p.m. Friday through Sunday megaquake that could occur or by appointment. 360-708- along it in our lifetime. A 4787 or gallerycygnus.com. moderated question/comment period will follow. Bring a nonperishable food FESTIVALS HOLIDAY FESTIVAL AND bank donation. 360-2937114. MARKET: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, Beau HORS D’OUEVRES & Lodge, 17581 Wood Road, HISTORY: Chuck Fowler Bow. The Holiday Festival will discuss “Tugboats on will feature some 40 local food producers and artisans, Puget Sound” at 4 p.m. Sunmusic, hot cider and holiday day, Oct. 18, at the Floyd cheer. Free admission. 360- Norgaard Cultural Center, 27030 102nd Ave. NW, 724-3333 or bowlittle Stanwood. Fowler is the market.com. author of several books and articles on maritime history LECTURES in the Pacific Northwest. AND TALKS Free. 360-629-6110 or sahsfncc.org. LOCAL RADIO: “Speak Up! Speak Out!,” a half“FISHING FOR A LIVING: hour weekly show commitTHE GREBES”: Whidbey ted to community, peace, Island naturalists Martha justice and nonviolence and Steve Ellis will talk issues, broadcasts at 5 about the six species of p.m. Wednesdays and 8 grebes found in our area at p.m. Sundays on KSVR 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, 91.7 FM (Mount Vernon), KSVU 90.1 FM (Hamilton), at the Camano MultipurKMRE 102.3 FM (Belling- pose Center, 141 N. East Camano Drive. Free. 360ham) and KSJU 91.9 FM 387-2236 or camanowildlife (Friday Harbor). speakup speakoutradio.org. habitat.org.
PUMPKIN PATCH & CORN MAZE: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, through Oct. 31, Foster’s Produce & Corn Maze, 5818 Highway 530 NE, Arlington. Enjoy u-pick pumpkins, “Wizard of Oz” corn maze, animal barn, kids’ activities and more. Additional activities available for additional fees. Free admission to the farm. Corn maze: $6, free for ages 3 and younger. 360435-6516 or fosterscorn maze.com.
RIVER GALLERY: The River Gallery’s 2015 Fall Fine Art Show continues through Oct. 18, at 19313 Landing Road, Mount Vernon. The gallery is showcasing some 200 small works by 32 local artists, including paintings, sculptures, glass and jewelry. Specially featured are sculptures by Robert Gigliotti and a collection of small bird paintings by various artists. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday. rivergallerywa.com.
MORE FUN
Anacortes. The Samish Indian Nation’s new 30-minute documentary tells the story of the carving of the Maiden of Deception Pass story pole that overlooks Rosario Bay. The film includes interviews with Tracey Powell, who carved the pole, and tribal members there when it was installed, as well as footage from the installation and from Samish events and celebrations. Short films made by young local filmmakers will lead off the screening. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for popcorn, drinks and to meet the filmmakers. Free. skagit beaches.org.
“UNA FESTA SICILIANA”: The Northwest Language Academy and Cultural Center’s fifth annual NWLA Gala will begin at 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, at a private residence on Sunlight Beach, Whidbey Island. Enjoy an evening of Sicilian food, music and culture, including a variety of traditional southern Italian food and wine, along GHOST WALK: The 10th with musical performances annual Concrete Ghost by tenor Frank Poretta, Walk for ages 16 and older soprano Jennifer Poretta will begin at 6 p.m. every and mezzo soprano Eleni Saturday in October, Matos. Proceeds will bendeparting from the Conefit NWLA programs, crete Theatre, 45920 Main St., Concrete. Indoor Ghost including the Global Cultures Program for middle Stories will be offered at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, in the school students. Tickets, information: 360-321-2101 theater. Local residents — living and otherwise — will or info@nwlanguage academy.com. tell stories and legends of the town’s past as you tour WILD MUSHROOM haunted hot spots. Dress for the weather and bring a SHOW: The Northwest flashlight. $10. Reservations Mushroomers Association will present its Wild Mushrequired: 360-941-0403 or room Show from noon to 5 concrete-wa.com. p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18, at the Bloedel-Donovan CommuFILMS WITH FRIENDS: nity Building, 2214 Electric Friends of Skagit Beaches Ave., Bellingham. Check out and Trail Tales will present “Maiden of Deception Pass: displays of locally collected wild mushrooms, bring your Guardian of Her Samish backyard mushrooms for People” at 7 p.m. Friday, identification, hear mushOct. 23, at the Northwest room talks, taste savory Educational Services District Building, 1601 R Ave., wild mushrooms, enjoy kids’
activities, mushroom-related artworks, field guides, mushroom growing kits and more. $5 adults, $3 students/ seniors, free for ages 11 and younger. northwestmush roomers.org. OLD MOVIES: Historian Bret Lunsford offers a screening of short films from the Anacortes Museum at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, at the Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes. Check out a collection of short films shot in and around Anacortes between the 1930s and the 1960s. Free. 360-293-1910, ext. 21, or library.cityof anacortes.org. “GRAND COULEE TO GRUNGE: Eight Stories That Changed The World”: Oct. 22 to Dec. 31, Skagit County Historical Museum, 501 S. Fourth St., La Conner. This exhibit, on loan from the Secretary of State’s office, focuses on eight key stories that helped put Washington on the global map. $5 adults, $4 seniors and children ages 6-12, $10 families. Free for members and ages 5 and younger. 360-466-3365 or skagitcounty.net/museum.
Washington Ave., Burlington. “Inspired by the Skagit Reads book, “Spare Parts”? Bring your kids ages 5 and older and create your own “Stinky” using craft materials and small motors. Free. 360-755-0760. SHORT FILMS: Fidalgo Films and the Anacortes Center for Happiness will present “Showing Our Shorts” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, at the center, 619 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. Enjoy showings of “The Bath” and “So This Priest Walks Into a Bar” plus a few quick extra attractions. Admission: $3, $2 if you wear shorts. 360464-2229 or anacortes centerforhappiness.org.
“OLD TIMERS’ TALES”: Duane Stowe, Jim Neff and Don Mapes of Burlington return for the fourth annual evening of “Old Timers’ Tales” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3, at the Burlington Public Library, 820 E. Washington Ave., Burlington. The three men grew up in Burlington and will offer humorous banter and a look back on Burlington’s history for adults, teens and older children. SEVENTH GENERATION Free. For more informaSUPPER: Enjoy a commution, email philbert29@ nity dinner and presentation gmail.com or visit the Burat 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. lington Historical Society 27, at the Anacortes Senior on Facebook. Center, 1701 22nd St., Anacortes. Bret Lunsford, AnaTASTE OF SKAGIT VALcortes Museum Maritime LEY: The 10th annual and Education Curator, Cantabile Chamber Choir will discuss the museum’s benefit for ages 21 and older current exhibit, “All in the will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Same Boat,” which highSunday, Nov. 1, at Maple lights how Anacortes dealt Hall, 104 Commercial Ave., with challenging times. La Conner. Local wines Suggested supper donation: and beers, artisan food, live $5 adults, $3 ages 10 and jazz and a silent auction. younger. transitionfidalgo. $30 admission includes five org. tastings, a souvenir tasting glass and more. Tickets at FAMILY ROBOTICS brownpapertickets.com/ NIGHT: 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. event/2060594. Info: canta Thursday, Oct. 29, Burlingbilechamberchoir@gmail. ton Public Library, 820 E. com or 425-312-4565.
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Halloween events in the area PUMPKIN PATCH & CORN MAZE: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily through Oct. 31, Foster’s Produce & Corn Maze, 5818 Highway 530 NE, Arlington. Enjoy u-pick pumpkins, “Wizard of Oz” corn maze, animal barn, kids’ activities and more. Additional activities available for additional fees. Free admission to the farm. Corn maze: $6, free for ages 3 and younger. 360-435-6516 or fosters cornmaze.com. GHOST WALK: The 10th annual Concrete Ghost Walk for ages 16 and older begins at 6 p.m. every Saturday in October, departing from the Concrete Theatre, 45920 Main St., Concrete. Indoor Ghost Stories will be offered at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, in the theater. Local residents will tell stories and legends of the town’s past as you tour haunted hotspots. Dress for the weather. $10. Reservations required: 360-941-0403 or concrete-wa.com.
kids for safe Trick or Treating from 2 to 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, at the Port Susan Farmers Market in the Viking Village, corner of Highway 532 and 88th Street NW, Stanwood. Free. 360-202-3932 or portsusan.org.
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HALLOWEEN CARNIVAL: The Skagit Valley Family YMCA’s 27th annual Halloween Carnival is set for 6:30 to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, at 215 E. Fulton St., Mount Vernon. Kids ages 2 to 10 can enjoy carnival games, win prizes, join the cupcake walk, get a balloon animal from Guapo the Clown, ride the pirate ship through the floating pumpkin patch and fish for treasure in the pool. Costumes are encouraged — preschool-friendly only. Tickets for activities are three for $1 or 20 to $5. 360-336-9622 or skagitymca.org.
THRILLING, CHILLING AUTHOR TALKS: The Oak Harbor Library, 1000 SE Regatta Drive, Oak Harbor, will host the “Thrills & Chills” speaker series, featuring well-known authors of thrilling and MONSTER MASH DANCE: Dress up in chilling books. A book signing will follow your Halloween costume and enjoy danc- each talk, with books available for puring fun from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, chase. Free admission. 360-675-5115. Next up: at LaVenture Middle School, 1200 N. LaVenture Road, Mount Vernon. For ages 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20: Jeanne Matthews is the author of the Dinah 16 and older. Free. 360-336-6215. Pelerin mysteries, which feature an anthropologist sleuth. Her latest book is STANWOOD MARKET TRICK OR TREAT: Parents are encouraged to bring “Where the Bones are Buried.”
PRESENTS: Tickets $15, or $25
including SFEG Membership & Klean Kanteen gift.
The Lincoln will celebrate the 50th anniversary of “My Fair Lady” with a showing of the film on Sunday night.
NT Live: ‘Hamlet’
7:30 p.m. today, Oct. 15
The event is a collection of films from the annual festival held the third week of January in Nevada City, California. It focuses on films that speak to the environmental concerns and celebrations of our planet. Eleven films selected from the Wild and Scenic Film Festival’s full lineup will be featured at the Lincoln. The festival is a ‘Roger Waters: The Wall’ “natural extension of the Skagit Fisheries 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16 Enhancement Group’s work to inspire peoRoger Waters, co-founder and primary ple to act on behalf of the environment.” songwriter of Pink Floyd, fuses the epic $15 includes reception, festival admisand the personal in the concert film. sion and free raffle ticket. $25 includes Based on the groundbreaking concept reception, festival admission, free raffle album, “Roger Waters The Wall” could be ticket, discounted SFEG membership called a concept film; it’s a state-of-the-art package, and a free Klean Kanteen giveshow that dazzles the senses, combined away. with an intensely personal road trip Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with a recepthat deals with the loss Waters has felt tion in the Lincoln’s Art Bar; films begin throughout his life due to war. at 7:30 p.m. $16 adults, $14 seniors and students, $12 ages 12 and under plus applicable fees. ‘My Fair Lady’ Lincoln members receive a $2 discount.
9:55 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 17
at: tinyurl.com/wild-scenic More about the Film Program at : www.skagitfisheries.org
360.336.0172 The Wild and Scenic Film Festival is presented with the help of the Samish Tribe, Aspect Consulting, the Skagit Watershed Council and Amorterra.
NOW SHOWING
7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17
Academy Award nominee Benedict Cumberbatch (BBC’s “Sherlock,” “The Imitation Game”) takes on the title role of Shakespeare’s great tragedy. Tickets: $16 adults, $14 seniors, $12 students and children, with $2 off for Lincoln members.
‘Otello’
Tickets ON SALE NOW
Wild and Scenic Film Festival
A new staging of Verdi’s masterpiece “Otello,” conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin and directed by Bartlett Sher, opens the Met season. Aleksandrs Antonenko sings his first Met performances of the tormented Moor of Venice, with Sonya Yoncheva in her role debut as his wife, Desdemona. $23 adults, $19 seniors, $16 students with $2 off for Lincoln members plus applicable.
50th anniversary
7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18 Audrey Hepburn stars as Eliza Doolittle, who finds herself at the center of a friendly wager between Professor Henry Higgins (Rex Harrison) and his companion, Colonel Pickering (Wilfred HydeWhite). Rated G. $16 adults; $14 seniors; $12 students and children plus applicable fees. Lincoln members receive $2 off per ticket. n The Lincoln Theatre is located at 712 S. First St. in downtown Mount Vernon. 360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org.
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E8 Thursday, October 15, 2015
ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area October 15-22 Thursday.15
Sunday.18
THEATER
MUSIC
“Oliver!”: 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.
Friday.16 MUSIC
Noah Guthrie: 7:30 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $20-$25. 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org. “A Musical Offering of J.S. Bach”: Janet See, flute; Linda Melsted, violin; Juliana Soltis, violoncello; and Jillon Stoppels Dupree, harpsichord: 7 p.m., Croatian Cultural Center, 801 Fifth St., Anacortes. $20, free for children. 360293-4930 or anacortesartsfoundation.org. “Shall We Dance?”: Skagit Community Band, 7:30 p.m., Maple Hall, 104 Commercial, La Conner. Free, donations accepted. 360-466-4409 or skagitcom munityband.org.
THEATER
“Oliver!”: 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com. “Dead Man’s Cell Phone” (comedy thriller): 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, 565 Camano Ave., Langley. $22 adult, $18 senior, $15 youths. 360-221-8268 or wicaonline.org.
Saturday.17 MUSIC
“Elton The Early Years” starring Kenny Metcalf (Elton John tribute show): 8 p.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Pacific Showroom, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. $20-$24. 877-275-2448.
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“Shall We Dance”: Skagit Community Band, 3 p.m., Brodniak Hall, Anacortes High School, 1600 20th St., Anacortes. Free, donations accepted. 360-466-4409 or skagitcommunityband.org.
THEATER
“Oliver!”: 2 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com. “Dead Man’s Cell Phone” (comedy thriller): 2 p.m., Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, 565 Camano Ave., Langley. $15. 360-221-8268 or wicaonline.org.
Monday.19 MUSIC
Dallas Brass: Anacortes and Burlington-Edison high school bands, 7 p.m., Brodniak Hall, Anacortes High School, 1600 20th St., Anacortes. $10. dallasbrass. brownpapertickets.com. Limited tickets at the door, if available.
Tuesday.20 MUSIC
Dallas Brass Live!: students from Mount Vernon and Sedro-Woolley school districts, 7 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $20-$35. 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org.
Wednesday.21 MUSIC
Jazz at the Center: Miles Black Trio and Greta Matassa, 7 to 9 p.m., Camano Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island. $20, free for ages 18 and younger with student ID. Cash bar available. 360387-0222.
THEATER
“Oliver!”: 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.
Thursday.22
“Dead Man’s Cell Phone” (comedy thriller): 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, 565 Camano Ave., Langley. $22 adult, $18 senior, $15 youths. 360-221-8268 or wicaonline.org.
Fall Concert: Mount Vernon High School Choir Department, 4 and 7 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. Matinee admission: $6 adults, $4 students, $3 children; evening admission: $8. 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org.
MUSIC
THEATER
“Oliver!”: 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.
TUNING UP Playing at area venues October 15-22 FRIDAY.16 NOAH GUTHRIE 7:30 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $20-$25. 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org.
THURSDAY.15 Musical Showcase: Volkert Volkersz, Mark Bedker and Mark McGaffree: 7 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. 360-445-3000. Jenny & The Tomcats: 6 to 8 p.m., The Woolley Market, 829 Metcalf St., Sedro-Woolley. 360-982-2649. Uncle Doug Cooper (Neil Young tribute): 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360-399-1805. Open Mic’ & Jam: 8 p.m., Loco Billy’s Wild Moon Saloon, 27021 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood. No cover. 360-629-6500. B Natural: 5 to 7 p.m., Jansen Art Center Piano Lounge, 321 Front St., Lynden. No cover. 360-354-3600 or jansenartcenter.org.
SATURDAY.17 SATURDAY.17 FABULOUS ROOF SHAKERS 8 p.m., Conway Muse, Bard Room, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $10. 360-445-3000.
GIN GYPSY 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 360-422-6411.
FRIDAY.16 Hitmen (classic rock, R&B): Sky Colony: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Conway. $6. 360-445-3000. Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover. 877-275-2448. Friday Swing, with Duane Melcher and Ken VanderGin Gypsy: 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 hyde (’30s, ’40s & ’50s a.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, classic tunes): 7 to 9 p.m., 18247 Highway 9, Mount North Cove Coffee, 1130 S. Burlington Blvd., Burlington. Vernon. 360-422-6411. No cover. 360-707-2683.
Lloyd Hooper and the Cascade Ramblers (classic country dance): 7:30 to 11:30 p.m., Sedro-Woolley American Legion Hall, 701 Newton’s Law: 8 p.m., Rock- Murdock St., Sedro-Woolley. 360-855-5111. fish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-588Ryan Sandholm: 8 p.m., Edison 1720. Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360-766-6266. David Flett: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360-399-1805.
Highway 9 (country): 9 p.m., Loco Billy’s Wild Moon Saloon, 27021 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood. $5. 425-7375144 or 360-629-6500. CH3, 13 Scars, Piggy: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $8-$10. 360-778-1067.
Deception Connection: 7 p.m., Mount Vernon Elks Lodge, 2120 Market St., Mount Vernon. 360-848-8882. Acoustic night with J.P. Falcon: 8 p.m., Longhorn Saloon & Grill, 5754 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360-766-6330.
SATURDAY.17 Hitmen (classic rock, R&B): 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover. 877-275-2448.
The Winterlings (folk): 7 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. 360-445-3000.
Bucúla: 8 to 10:30 p.m., Max Dale’s Martini Fabulous Roof Shakers Lounge, 2030 Riverside (blues): 8 p.m., Conway Drive, Mount Vernon. Muse, Bard Room, 18444 No cover. 360-424-7171. Spruce/Main, Conway. $10. 360-445-3000.
SUNDAY.18 Bow Diddlers: 5:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360-7666266.
Gin Gypsy: 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 360422-6411. $cratch Daddy: 8 to 11 p.m., Evelyn’s Tavern, 12667 Highway 9, Clear Lake. 360-416-3334.
WEDNESDAY.21 Wayne Hayton: 8 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360588-1720.
Lloyd Hooper and the Cascade Ramblers (classic country dance): 7:30 to 11:30 p.m., Sedro-Woolley American Legion Hall, Leif, Lena & Lars: 701 Murdock St., Sedro“Brew on the Slough” After-Party, 8 to 10 p.m., Woolley. 360-855-5111. Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360-399-1805. Soul Function: 7:30 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-755-3956.
The Naughty Blokes: 8:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360-7666266. Crushed Out, Actionesse, Tin Foil Cat, Feral Foster: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $6. 360-778-1067.
Scratch Daddy: 8 p.m., Evelyn’s Tavern, 12667 Highway 9, Clear Lake. 360-399-1321. Little Mountain Band: 8 p.m., Longhorn Saloon & Grill, 5754 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360-766-6330.
THURSDAY.22 Miles Black Trio and Greta Matassa: 7 to 9 p.m., Camano Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island. $20, free for ages 18 and younger with student ID. 360-387-0222.
Ed Schrader’s Music Beat: 9 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $6. 360-7781067.
Double Duo MuseBird Cafe: Marcel & Nakos and Eric Apoe & Alicia DeJoie, 7 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. $10. 360-445-3000.
Hoe & Harrow: 6 to 8 p.m., The Woolley Market, 829 Metcalf St., Sedro-Woolley. 360-982-2649.
Open Mic & Jam: 8 p.m., Loco Billy’s Wild Moon Saloon, 27021 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood. No cover. 425-7375144 or 360-6296500.
Little Wings: 9 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $6-$8. 360778-1067.
Dino Marcus: 5 to 7 p.m., Jansen Art Center Piano Lounge, 321 Front St., Lynden. No cover. 360-3543600 or jansenart center.org.
E8 Thursday, October 15, 2015
ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area October 15-22 Thursday.15
Sunday.18
THEATER
MUSIC
“Oliver!”: 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.
Friday.16 MUSIC
Noah Guthrie: 7:30 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $20-$25. 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org. “A Musical Offering of J.S. Bach”: Janet See, flute; Linda Melsted, violin; Juliana Soltis, violoncello; and Jillon Stoppels Dupree, harpsichord: 7 p.m., Croatian Cultural Center, 801 Fifth St., Anacortes. $20, free for children. 360293-4930 or anacortesartsfoundation.org. “Shall We Dance?”: Skagit Community Band, 7:30 p.m., Maple Hall, 104 Commercial, La Conner. Free, donations accepted. 360-466-4409 or skagitcom munityband.org.
THEATER
“Oliver!”: 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com. “Dead Man’s Cell Phone” (comedy thriller): 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, 565 Camano Ave., Langley. $22 adult, $18 senior, $15 youths. 360-221-8268 or wicaonline.org.
Saturday.17 MUSIC
“Elton The Early Years” starring Kenny Metcalf (Elton John tribute show): 8 p.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Pacific Showroom, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. $20-$24. 877-275-2448.
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“Shall We Dance”: Skagit Community Band, 3 p.m., Brodniak Hall, Anacortes High School, 1600 20th St., Anacortes. Free, donations accepted. 360-466-4409 or skagitcommunityband.org.
THEATER
“Oliver!”: 2 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com. “Dead Man’s Cell Phone” (comedy thriller): 2 p.m., Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, 565 Camano Ave., Langley. $15. 360-221-8268 or wicaonline.org.
Monday.19 MUSIC
Dallas Brass: Anacortes and Burlington-Edison high school bands, 7 p.m., Brodniak Hall, Anacortes High School, 1600 20th St., Anacortes. $10. dallasbrass. brownpapertickets.com. Limited tickets at the door, if available.
Tuesday.20 MUSIC
Dallas Brass Live!: students from Mount Vernon and Sedro-Woolley school districts, 7 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $20-$35. 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org.
Wednesday.21 MUSIC
Jazz at the Center: Miles Black Trio and Greta Matassa, 7 to 9 p.m., Camano Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island. $20, free for ages 18 and younger with student ID. Cash bar available. 360387-0222.
THEATER
“Oliver!”: 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.
Thursday.22
“Dead Man’s Cell Phone” (comedy thriller): 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, 565 Camano Ave., Langley. $22 adult, $18 senior, $15 youths. 360-221-8268 or wicaonline.org.
Fall Concert: Mount Vernon High School Choir Department, 4 and 7 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. Matinee admission: $6 adults, $4 students, $3 children; evening admission: $8. 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org.
MUSIC
THEATER
“Oliver!”: 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.
TUNING UP Playing at area venues October 15-22 FRIDAY.16 NOAH GUTHRIE 7:30 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $20-$25. 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org.
THURSDAY.15 Musical Showcase: Volkert Volkersz, Mark Bedker and Mark McGaffree: 7 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. 360-445-3000. Jenny & The Tomcats: 6 to 8 p.m., The Woolley Market, 829 Metcalf St., Sedro-Woolley. 360-982-2649. Uncle Doug Cooper (Neil Young tribute): 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360-399-1805. Open Mic’ & Jam: 8 p.m., Loco Billy’s Wild Moon Saloon, 27021 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood. No cover. 360-629-6500. B Natural: 5 to 7 p.m., Jansen Art Center Piano Lounge, 321 Front St., Lynden. No cover. 360-354-3600 or jansenartcenter.org.
SATURDAY.17 SATURDAY.17 FABULOUS ROOF SHAKERS 8 p.m., Conway Muse, Bard Room, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $10. 360-445-3000.
GIN GYPSY 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 360-422-6411.
FRIDAY.16 Hitmen (classic rock, R&B): Sky Colony: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Conway. $6. 360-445-3000. Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover. 877-275-2448. Friday Swing, with Duane Melcher and Ken VanderGin Gypsy: 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 hyde (’30s, ’40s & ’50s a.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, classic tunes): 7 to 9 p.m., 18247 Highway 9, Mount North Cove Coffee, 1130 S. Burlington Blvd., Burlington. Vernon. 360-422-6411. No cover. 360-707-2683.
Lloyd Hooper and the Cascade Ramblers (classic country dance): 7:30 to 11:30 p.m., Sedro-Woolley American Legion Hall, 701 Newton’s Law: 8 p.m., Rock- Murdock St., Sedro-Woolley. 360-855-5111. fish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-588Ryan Sandholm: 8 p.m., Edison 1720. Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360-766-6266. David Flett: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360-399-1805.
Highway 9 (country): 9 p.m., Loco Billy’s Wild Moon Saloon, 27021 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood. $5. 425-7375144 or 360-629-6500. CH3, 13 Scars, Piggy: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $8-$10. 360-778-1067.
Deception Connection: 7 p.m., Mount Vernon Elks Lodge, 2120 Market St., Mount Vernon. 360-848-8882. Acoustic night with J.P. Falcon: 8 p.m., Longhorn Saloon & Grill, 5754 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360-766-6330.
SATURDAY.17 Hitmen (classic rock, R&B): 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover. 877-275-2448.
The Winterlings (folk): 7 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. 360-445-3000.
Bucúla: 8 to 10:30 p.m., Max Dale’s Martini Fabulous Roof Shakers Lounge, 2030 Riverside (blues): 8 p.m., Conway Drive, Mount Vernon. Muse, Bard Room, 18444 No cover. 360-424-7171. Spruce/Main, Conway. $10. 360-445-3000.
SUNDAY.18 Bow Diddlers: 5:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360-7666266.
Gin Gypsy: 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 360422-6411. $cratch Daddy: 8 to 11 p.m., Evelyn’s Tavern, 12667 Highway 9, Clear Lake. 360-416-3334.
WEDNESDAY.21 Wayne Hayton: 8 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360588-1720.
Lloyd Hooper and the Cascade Ramblers (classic country dance): 7:30 to 11:30 p.m., Sedro-Woolley American Legion Hall, Leif, Lena & Lars: 701 Murdock St., Sedro“Brew on the Slough” After-Party, 8 to 10 p.m., Woolley. 360-855-5111. Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360-399-1805. Soul Function: 7:30 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-755-3956.
The Naughty Blokes: 8:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360-7666266. Crushed Out, Actionesse, Tin Foil Cat, Feral Foster: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $6. 360-778-1067.
Scratch Daddy: 8 p.m., Evelyn’s Tavern, 12667 Highway 9, Clear Lake. 360-399-1321. Little Mountain Band: 8 p.m., Longhorn Saloon & Grill, 5754 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360-766-6330.
THURSDAY.22 Miles Black Trio and Greta Matassa: 7 to 9 p.m., Camano Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island. $20, free for ages 18 and younger with student ID. 360-387-0222.
Ed Schrader’s Music Beat: 9 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $6. 360-7781067.
Double Duo MuseBird Cafe: Marcel & Nakos and Eric Apoe & Alicia DeJoie, 7 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. $10. 360-445-3000.
Hoe & Harrow: 6 to 8 p.m., The Woolley Market, 829 Metcalf St., Sedro-Woolley. 360-982-2649.
Open Mic & Jam: 8 p.m., Loco Billy’s Wild Moon Saloon, 27021 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood. No cover. 425-7375144 or 360-6296500.
Little Wings: 9 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $6-$8. 360778-1067.
Dino Marcus: 5 to 7 p.m., Jansen Art Center Piano Lounge, 321 Front St., Lynden. No cover. 360-3543600 or jansenart center.org.
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GET INVOLVED ART CALL TO ARTISTS: The Skagit Art Association is accepting new member applications. Membership benefits include networking with area artists in a variety of mediums and participation in the association’s annual “Art in a Pickle Barn” show/sale held during the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival. Applications are available at skagitart. org. Info: 360-770-3660 or earthnclay@outlook.com.
Applications and payments are due by Nov. 2. 360-4282189 or bcarter@skagit valleyhospital.org.
FIBER ARTS: Fiber Fusion NW will take place from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 17-18, at the Evergreen State Fairgrounds, 14405 179th Ave. SE, Commercial Building 400, Monroe. Knitting, spinning, weaving, crochet, felting, dyeing and other fiber arts will be represented. Check out demonstrations, CALL FOR CRAFTERS: a spinning circle, live animal Skagit Regional Health seeks crafters for its Holiday display, 60 vendors, a fiber arts contest and a variety Craft Fair, set for 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday and Friday, of classes (register and pay Nov. 12-13, in the main hall- online). Free admission and way of the hospital, 1415 E. parking. 360-391-7308 or Kincaid St., Mount Vernon. fiberfusion.net. A maximum of 30 tables are ART COMMISSION available on a first-come MEETING: The Mount basis for $50 per table per Vernon Arts Commission day; $40 for employees. will meet at 3:30 p.m. today, Oct. 15, in the conference room at Hillcrest Park, 1717 S. 13th St., Mount Vernon. 360-336-6215.
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“THE LION IN WINTER”: Whidbey Theater needs one or two lighting technicians to run the lights and four men to serve in guards in nonspeaking roles for its November production. Rehearsals will continue through October, with shows running over three weekends from Nov. 5-22. Stan Thomas, 360-632-5090.
DANCE FOLK DANCING: SkagitAnacortes Folk Dancers meet at 7 p.m. Tuesdays at the Bayview Civic Hall, 12615 C St., Bay View. Learn to folkdance to a variety of international music. Instruction begins at 7 p.m. followed by request dances until 9:30. The first session is free, $3 thereafter.
All are welcome. No partners needed. For information, contact Gary or Ginny at 360-766-6866. MOVING MEDITATIONS: The Dances of Universal Peace will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, at the Center for Spiritual Living, 1508 N. 18th St., Mount Vernon. Dances include live music and singing with a focus on a particular sacred phrase, inspired by spiritual traditions from around the world, including Christian, Jewish, Native American, Hindu, Buddhist and others. No experience necessary. Dances are taught to the group each time. Donation requested, but no one is turned away for lack of funds. 360-629-9190. HALLOWEEN DANCE: Enjoy the big band music of Camano Junction from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, at Camano Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island. Costumes encouraged. Nohost bar and snacks. Admission: $15. 360-387-0222 or camanocenter.org.
MUSIC BARBERSHOP HARMONY: Attend a free, no-commitment rehearsal of the An-O-Chords, a fourpart Barbershop harmony. No experience necessary, no auditions required. Learn by rote, you don’t have to read music. All ages welcome. Drop in any Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Northwest Educational Service Building, 1601 R Ave., Anacortes. Rides available. Bob Lundquist, 360-941-5733 or svenbob@cheerful.com. CALL FOR MUSICIANS: 5b’s Bakery, 45597 Main St., Concrete, is looking for musicians to perform easy-listening acoustic music from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. during Sunday Brunch. In
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RECREATION TRAIL GUIDES, BIKE MAPS & MORE: Learn about opportunities to be physically active in Skagit County, including trail guides, an activity tracker and local resources at beactiveskagit.org.
TIME FOR FIDDLERS: The Washington Old Time Fiddlers play acoustic oldtime music at 6:30 p.m. the second and fourth Fridays of each month at the Mount Vernon Senior Center, 1401 TRAIL BUILDERS: Mount Cleveland. St. Free; donaVernon Trail Builders seeks tions accepted. 360-630volunteers to help with trail 9494. building and maintenance at Little Mountain Park SKAGIT VALLEY MUSIC in Mount Vernon. FamilyCLUB: The club welcomes friendly work sessions are performers (intermediate held from 10 a.m. to 4:30 and above), listeners and p.m. Saturdays, rain or shine. guests to join the fun at 1:45 Lunch, snacks, tools and p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, at training are provided. For Vasa Hall, 1805 Cleveland information, call Mount St., Mount Vernon. Come Vernon Parks and Recreand sing, play the club’s ation at 360-336-6215 or piano or organ, play your visit mountvernontrailbuildown instrument or just ers.com. Next up: Oct. 10. enjoy a variety of music — ’20s to ’70s classical, SALMON HABITAT RESpopular, western and gospel. TORATION: Join Skagit FishFree. Elaine, 360-428-4228. eries Enhancement Group to help restore native riparSHELTER BAY CHORUS: ian plants in the Skagit and Practices are held from 3 Samish watersheds. These to 5 p.m. every Monday plants provide shade and (except 2 to 4 p.m. the first cover for salmon and leaf Monday each month) at litter for aquatic insects, the Shelter Bay Clubhouse, which in turn provide food 1000 Shoshone Drive, La for salmon. These riparian Conner. New members zones also improve water welcome. No need to be a quality by controlling eroShelter Bay resident. 360sion and filtering pollutants. 770-7354. All planting events take place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. LOVE TO SING? Join Saturdays. For information, the women of Harmony directions or to sign up: Northwest Chorus from 6:30 360-336-0172, ext. 304, or to 9 p.m. every Monday at education@skagitfisheries. the Mount Vernon Senior org. Next up: Center, 1401 Cleveland Ave. Oct. 31: Planting at East Seeking women who like to Fork Walker Creek in Big sing a cappella music. All Lake. skill levels welcome. FRIENDS OF THE FORB.Y.O.G. (Bring Your EST HIKES: Join the Friends Own Guitar): Beginner/ of the Forest for scenic intermediate acoustic guihikes in the forest lands tar jam from 7 to 8 p.m. around Anacortes. Dress for Wednesday, Nov. 4, North the weather and wear sturdy Cove Coffee, 1130 S. Burshoes. No pets. Free. 360lington Blvd., Burlington. 293-3725 or friendsoftheacfl.
org. Next up: Bat Cave Exploration: 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 31. Meet at the Little Cranberry Lake parking lot on the north end of the lake. Costumes and flashlights are welcome. BONESHAKER BICYCLE FESTIVAL: The fourth annual Halloween-inspired celebration of all things bicycle will be held Saturday, Oct. 31, in and around La Conner. Day-of-event registration and pre-event festivities begin at 8 a.m. The familyoriented event will include three self-guided, mostly level bicycle routes ranging from 16 to 62 miles, starting at 9 a.m. and ending at the La Conner Channel Lodge, 205 N. First St. After the ride, enjoy a post-event celebration with magical potions, witches’ brews, crazy contests and more at Hellam’s Vineyard, 109 N. First St., La Conner. Costumes are strongly encouraged. Advance registration: $35, $60 tandem, $70 family ($5 more day of ride); free for children.
WORKSHOPS SMART CYCLING: Skagit Regional Health will offer “Smart Cycling: Traffic Safety 101 for Adults” from 6 to 9 p.m. today, Oct. 15, and 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, at Skagit Valley Hospital, 1415 E. Kincaid St., Mount Vernon. The class will include 10 hours of instruction and practice, including on-bike instruction and a road ride on Saturday. Participants must be at least 18 years old and have their own bicycle and helmet. Free for Skagit County residents, $75 nonresidents. For information or to register: 360-428-2331 or lcrowl@skagitvalley hospital.org.
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NEW ON DVD THIS WEEK “The Gallows”: The “The Little Death”: Sex film, a very low-budget comedy about five suburUpcoming movie made by Travis ban couples. movie releases Cluff and Chris Loring, “The Civil War 25th Following is a partial manages to score enough Commemorative Edition”: schedule of coming movpoints on the creativity Remastered release of the ies on DVD. Release side to balance out the Ken Burns series. dates are subject to negatives of the recycled “My Little Pony Equeschange: format. The novice filmtrian Girls: Friendship OCT. 20 makers have created a proGames”: Sunset Shimmer Jurassic World duction that artfully builds is tasked with keeping Paper Towns its scares while managing magic out of games. Dragon Ball Z: to get the most out of the “Baseball Legends”: A Resurrection ‘F’ format. look at Babe Ruth, Hank The Vatican Tapes The story starts 20 years Aaron, Ted Williams and ago when a high school OCT. 27 Lou Gehrig. Pixels student is killed during a “The Ballad of the Southpaw production of a play called Weeping Spring”: Musical The Gift “The Gallows.” instruments take the place Max Fast forward to the presof guns. ent, when the school is get“Dexter: The Complete NOV. 3 ting ready to produce an Inside Out Series”: Includes all eight Vacation anniversary edition of the seasons. The End of the Tour ill-fated play. “Ascension: A MiniseSaving Christmas Here is where Cluff and ries Event”: Cable producA LEGO Brickumentary Lofing could have spent a tion that looks at a covert She’s Funny That Way little more time with the space mission launched in story. NOV. 10 1963. Trainwreck Even with the found“Indiepix Mix 10 DVD”: Terminator Genisys footage format, there are Collection of independent Mr. Holmes ways to include backfilms including “Artois the Selfless ground information. Goat.” Tangerine The key to a good hor“Justified: The Comror film is the scares, and NOV. 17 plete Series”: Features all The Man from U.N.C.L.E. “The Gallows” has plenty. six seasons of the Timothy We Are Your Friends But the best scary movies Olyphant series. have a thread to tie togeth“The Return of Yorga”: n Tribune News Service er the evil that is being Sequel to the 1970 film presented. “Count Yorga, Vampire.” “Dope”: Three nerds get “When Calls the Heart: caught up in a wild drug deal. Year Two”: Series based on the writings What makes the movie so appealing is of Janette Oke. that director Rick Famuyiwa has made “Call Me Lucky”: Story of Barry Crim“Dope” a blend of “Boyz n the Hood” mins, a beer-swilling, politically outspoand “Revenge of the Nerds” set in Ingleken and whip-smart comic from the ’70s wood. and ’80s. It deals with some serious issues about “Don Rickles TV Specials: Volume growing up while balancing the goofy 1”: The man known as “Mr. Warmth” antics of the three nerds at the center of jokes with Johnny Carson and Carroll the story. O’Connor. “Mad Men: The Final Season, Part “The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour 2”: A final look at the personal and proChristmas Specials”: Guests include fessional lives of men and women who Andy Griffith, Cher and Jerry Reed. worked in advertising. “Chuggington: The Big Freeze”: The “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: CowChug Patrollers must find a way to thaw abunga Christmas!”: Turtles are ready the town. to spread some Christmas cheer to their “The Saint: Seasons One & Two”: allies. Includes 39 episodes of the Roger Moore “The Magic School Bus: Season series. Four”: More adventures for the longest “The Following: The Third and Final running kids’ science TV series. Season”: Ryan Hardy and Joe Carroll “Masterpiece: Indian Summer”: Sanc- face off one more time. tuary of a colonial retreat suddenly is n Rick Bentley, The Fresno Bee threatened.
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TRAVEL FAMILY TRAVEL FIVE:
Find a destination that will appeal to all the generations your family (and their parents) for eager participants. It will make the accomplishWhile the kids are young ment and the memory that and grandparents are active, much sweeter. wildland. make multigenerational com; oars.com travel a priority. Here are 2. Share your story. five ideas to consider: What stokes your fire? A 1. Review your bucket backwoods adventure? list. Check a trip off your A stroll down a historical wish list while spending time lane? A visit to the home with a grandchild. Are you of golf? Shopping until you eager to make it to Machu drop on Fifth Avenue (or Picchu, but don’t have any the outlet malls)? Share pals willing to travel with your passion and experiyou? Do you yearn to take ences with the next generaon the big rapids of the tion. Involve the kids in the grandest canyon? Look no planning and make sure further than the ranks of they know how and why the specific plan has been McIntyre Hall Presents generated. They will appreciate your vintage approach to the getaway. Need help with the details? Consider a travel agent. virtuoso.com 3. Head to the beach. The sunrise and sunset. Lazy days digging your toes into the sand while building creative castles. A leisurely stroll, searching for shells and well-worn glass. A beach vacation is a great way to blend the interests and abilities of every age group. Opt for a spacious vacation rental to keep the clan close but allow for numerous sleep, nap, snack and dining schedules. veroBy LYNN O’ROURKE HAYES The Dallas Morning News
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beach.com; visitflorida.com 4. Consider a cruise. From the biggest ships to the adventure crafts, multigenerational clans find it appealing to get on board for a seafaring family adventure. Expect high-tech and age-appropriate activities for all the kids, plus plenty of music, shows, spa time, dancing and dining choices for adults. On bigger ships, each family member can choose their own brand of fun for the day and then meet for dinner to share stories at day’s end. royalcaribbean.com; uncruise.com 5. Saddle up on a ranch.
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Discuss your plan for each day over farm-fresh eggs, bacon and buttery biscuits. Will it be a half-day ride into the back country? An afternoon on the nearby fly-fishing stream? Or a hike into the hills? A guest ranch getaway provides a picturesque setting where the generations can learn about horsemanship, spend an afternoon painting by the fire or simply relax on the porch. 320ranch.com; duderanch.org n Lynn O’Rourke Hayes is the editor of FamilyTravel. com. Email: lohayesfamily travel.com.
by the travel site Hopper. com based on tickets sold in those months. For the next three months, average fares prices are projected to be 17 percent cheaper than in the same period in 2014, the study projects. — Los Angeles Times
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COAST JOURNEY”: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes. Videographer Don Jonasson offers a video presentation of a canoe journey to find the spirit of the British Columbia coast and to connect with the First Nations Peoples. Free. 360-293-1910, ext. 21, or library.cityofanacortes. org. ESCORTED TOURS: The Oak Harbor Senior SENIOR CENTER Center, 51 SE Jerome TRIPS: Skagit County St., has several 2016 Senior Centers offer international trips short escorted trips. planned: Tropical Costa For information, call the Rica, Feb. 29-March 8, Anacortes Senior Center European River Cruise, at 360-293-7473 or sign Budapest to Amsterdam, up at your local senior Oct. 12-27; and Hawaii, center. Nov. 12-19. For information, contact Pat at SHORT TRIPS: Mount pgardner@oakharbor.org Vernon Parks and Recre- or 360-279-4582. ation offers travel oppor- tunities for ages 8 and STATE VISITOR CALL older (adult supervision CENTER: The Washingrequired for ages 17 and ton Tourism Alliance’s younger). Trips depart ExperienceWA Call from and return to HillCenter is open daily crest Park, 1717 S. 13th from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 St., Mount Vernon. For p.m., except Thanksgivinformation or to register, ing, Christmas and New call 360-336-6215. Next Year’s Day. 1-800-544up: 1800 or tourisminfo@ Whatcom Winery & watourismalliance.com. Distillery Tour: 10:30 Staff members assist a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Satur- travelers who have quesday, Oct. 24. Whatcom tions, refer them to County is home to more specific destination marthan a dozen awardketing organizations and winning wineries and other travel resources distilleries. Tour a variety across the state for more of locations featuring detailed information, and wine, mead, spirits and take orders for the Washmore. Ages 21 and older. ington State Visitors $61-$63, additional Guide. tasting fees may apply. Bring money for food PASSPORT APPLICAand other purchases and TIONS: Anacortes Public wear weather-appropriate Library, 1220 10th St., clothing and comfortable Anacortes, accepts walking shoes. passport applications from noon to 6:30 p.m. ESCORTED TOURS: Tuesdays, noon to 5 The Whatcom County p.m. Wednesdays and Tour Program offers a 1 to 4 p.m. Saturdays. variety of day trips and Passport forms and longer tours, with most information on fees and trips departing from and how to apply are availreturning to the Bellable at travel.state.gov, ingham Senior Activity or pick up an application Center, 315 Halleck St., and passport guide at Bellingham. For informa- the library.
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Taylor Swift leads AMA nominees The nominees for the 2015 American Music Awards have been announced, and a talented upstart from Reading, Pennsylvania, named Taylor Swift leads the pack with six nominations. Honored for music from her smash album “1989,” the multiplatinum pop queen snagged nods for artist of the year, song of the year (“Blank Space”), collaboration of the year (for “Bad Blood” featuring Kendrick Lamar) and favorite female artist, pop rock. Canadian R&B singer the Weeknd and beatboxing folk rocker Ed Sheeran earned five nominations each, and dozens of other creators of big-ticket commercial art including country hunk Luke Bryan, doughnut-licking pop star Ariana Grande, bassobsessed vocalist Meghan Trainor and Long Beach rapper Wiz Khalifi also made the cut. Unlike the Grammys, whose nominees and winners are chosen by an elite cabal of industry workers and players, the American Music Awards is the year’s biggest musical popularity contest. It was created for ABC by “American Bandstand” host Dick Clark in 1973 as competition to the Grammys after that show jumped networks. Decades later it has evolved into a fan-friendly foil to its more prestigious counterpart. Last year, for example, the rapper Iggy Azalea earned six nominations. Nominees for new artist of the year include Fetty Wap, Sam Hunt, Tove Lo, Walk The Moon and the Weeknd.
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MOVIES NEW THIS WEEK You could write brief descriptions of any 100 relatively significant chapters in American history, toss ‘em all into one of those handcranked raffle cylinders, pluck out one entry, and I’ll bet Steven Spielberg could turn that event into an Oscar-bait motion picture experience. To wit: “BRIDGE OF SPIES.” Some 40 years into his career and still a master of his craft (a few camera moves and special effects moments in this film are simply dazzling), Spielberg has taken an important but largely forgotten and hardly action-packed slice of the Cold War and turned it into a gripping character study and thriller that feels a bit like a John Le Carre adaptation if Frank Capra were at
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the controls. “Bridge of Spies” is set mostly in the mid- and late 1950s, when the Cold War between the Americans and the Soviets was heating up — and the East Germans, filled with resentment toward the U.S. and loathing for the Russians, were hell-bent on finding their own place at the superpower table. On some days a global nuclear war seemed more likely than not. We open on the Brooklyn of 1957, where a seemingly meek man of late middle age quietly goes about his daily routine, which involves painting portraits and, oh yes, working as a mole for the Soviets. In a tightly choreographed and perfectly paced sequence set in the subway system, the man eludes a battery of serious FBI men in serious dark coats and hats — but only temporarily, as it turns out. Eventually they show up at his door, put him in cuffs and turn the place upside down in search of evidence. The man is one Rudolf
Abel (played by the British theater actor Mark Rylance in a performance of great subtlety, dignity and droll humor). There’s little doubt Abel’s a Soviet spy, but he will be given a trial so America can show the world that everyone in the United States is entitled to a defense, even an illegal immigrant working to help bring the country to its knees. Enter Tom Hanks, in full modern-day Jimmy Stewart mode, as James Donovan, a genial family man and successful insurance attorney who’s almost always the smartest man in the room and doesn’t mind if others in his presence perceive otherwise. Donovan seems an unlikely choice to defend Abel — but he was a prosecutor at Nuremberg, he’s a well-respected legal presence, and he’ll mount a capable defense, even though it will make him one of the most despised men in America and of course there’s zero chance of actually winning the case.
The U.S. government and the great majority of Americans want Abel put to death — but Donovan argues passionately and successfully for an extended prison sentence, arguing Abel could be of great value in case an American soldier/ spy is caught by the Soviets and there’s a chance of a prisoner swap. Which is exactly what happens. In a heart-thumping sequence that reminds us Spielberg is one of the godfathers of cool action sequences with cutting-edge effects, American U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers (an excellent Austin Stowell) is blasted out of the skies by a Soviet fighter, ejecting just in time to see his plane explode as he parachutes to safety — and captivity. Now the U.S. government has another assignment for civilian attorney James Donovan. They’d like him to go to Berlin, which has recently been split by a concrete wall, and negotiate a trade. We shift from the rain-
soaked film noir streets of New York to bleak, snowblanketed Berlin, where Donovan goes deep into the rabbit hole in a series of increasingly convoluted and sometimes comically bizarre adventures as he attempts to secure a trade of Abel for Powers — along with an American student recently detained by the Germans. (The Coen brothers did an extensive polish on the screenplay, and their handiwork seems most evident in the Berlin scenes.) Nursing drinks while stating his case with various Soviet and German officials who aren’t even honest about their actual titles, fighting off a cold, Donovan keeps telling everyone he just wants to get this thing done so he can go home and crawl into his own bed. Such fine and measured work from Hanks, who is as good as anyone has ever been at playing men of great integrity and warm hearts who aren’t to be trifled with when the heat is on. Don’t mistake the smile and the
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er hobbling his way down the Appalachian Trail with his outCompiled from news services. of-shape friend (Nick Nolte), Ratings are one to four stars. and the result is an amiable, lightweight and thoroughly predictable buddy movie. “A Brilliant Young Mind” Comedy, R, 98 minutes. HH — One of the purest, most “Black Mass” — Johnny tender and most beautiful Depp, who stars as real-life performances of the year Boston gangster James “Whitcomes from Sally Hawkins ey” Bulger, is just too huge of as the loving single mother a talent for “Black Mass” to of an off-the-charts brilbe a total letdown, but given liant teenager incapable of expressing love. It’s the best the lineup of other top-tier actors in the cast, a feeling thing in a conventional but of mild disappointment sets well-crafted story of a boy in long before the credits roll. unlikely ever to have a norThis is a good, solid, wellmal social life. Drama, not executed crime story. Nothing rated, 111 minutes. HHH more, nothing less. Drama, R, “A Walk in the Woods” 122 minutes. HHH — Two former movie golden “Drunk Stoned Brilliant boys finally share the big Dead” — Douglas Tirola’s screen -- and they’re stuck in a middling sitcom. Robert documentary is a frenetic, Redford stars as a travel writ- rough-edged, unapologetic
tribute to the bible of brilliant, tasteless humor, the National Lampoon. First as a 1970s magazine and then with stage, radio and movie spinoffs, the Lampoon helped launch the careers of some of the sickest and best comedic minds of a generation. Documentary, not rated, 92 minutes. HHH1⁄2 “Everest” — Based on true events, filled with stunning visuals and featuring more than a half-dozen of our best actors delivering solid performances, “Everest” is a high-altitude roller coaster ride that will leave you drained. AdventureDrama-Thriller, PG-13, 121 minutes. HHH “Knock Knock” — An encounter with teenage temptresses turns to ter-
ror for a family man (Keanu Reeves) in a campy, lurid, erotic horror thriller directed by Eli Roth (“Hostel”). This is a movie that doesn’t try to be anything more than what it is: a slick, twisted, extended sick joke. Thriller, R, 95 minutes. HHH “Mississippi Grind” — As gambling buddies on the road, Ben Mendelsohn and Ryan Reynolds look like they know what they’re doing in the poker room and at the blackjack table. Savvy and melancholy, this is one of the better movies in recent years about the gambling culture. Drama, R, 108 minutes. HHH1⁄2 “99 Homes” — Andrew Garfield does fine work as a good guy who takes a job with the opportunistic real estate bro-
ker (Michael Shannon) who got him evicted. Though it becomes overwrought toward the end, this is a provocative, visceral, sometimes heartbreakingly relevant drama/ thriller. Drama, R, 112 minutes. HHH “Pawn Sacrifice” — Tobey Maguire gives the performance of his career in an enthralling piece of mainstream entertainment that captures the essence of chess champion Bobby Fischer’s mad genius, perfectly re-creates the tenor of the times AND works as a legit sports movie. Drama, PG-13, 116 minutes. HHHH “Shanghai” — A miscast John Cusack gives a Bad Nicolas Cage-type performance as an American spy in tumultuous Shanghai in
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friendly handshake for weakness. Spielberg and his superb cinematographer Janusz Kaminski deliver some excellent visual callbacks, as when Donovan looks out the window of a train and sees Brooklyn kids climbing fences separating their backyards — and is reminded of the barbed wire-crowned Berlin Wall. The supporting cast, including Amy Ryan as Donovan’s wife and Scott Shepherd as a CIA operative who becomes Donovan’s unofficial partner in espionage, is first-rate. Hanks will be in the conversation for best actor, Rylance will almost certainly be nominated for best supporting actor, and when the titles of the five-plus films nominated for best picture are announced, it will be a surprise if “Bridge of Spies” doesn’t make the cut. 142 minutes. Rated: PG-13 (for some violence and brief strong language).HHHH
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OAK HARBOR CINEMAS Oct. 16-22 Bridge of Spies (PG-13): Friday-Saturday: ANACORTES CINEMAS 12:30, 3:25, 6:30, 9:25; Sunday-ThursOct. 16-22 Bridge of Spies (PG-13): Friday-Saturday: day: 12:30, 3:25, 6:30 Pan (PG): Friday: 1:00, 3:45, 6:20, 8:45; 12:30, 3:25, 6:30, 9:25; Sunday-ThursSaturday: 3:45, 6:20, 8:45; Sunday-Tuesday: 12:30, 3:25, 6:30 Pan (PG): Friday: 1:00, 3:45, 6:20, 8:45; day: 1:00, 3:45, 6:20; Wednesday: 1:00, Saturday: 3:45, 6:20, 8:45; Sunday-Tues- 3:45; Thursday: 1:00, 3:45, 6:20 day: 1:00, 3:45, 6:20; Wednesday: 1:00, The Martian (PG-13): Friday-Saturday: 12:45, 3:35, 6:40, 9:35; Sunday-Thurs3:45; Thursday: 1:00, 3:45, 6:20 day: 12:45, 3:35, 6:40 The Martian (PG-13): Friday-Saturday: The Metropolitan Opera: Otello (NR): 12:45, 3:35, 6:40, 9:35; Sunday-ThursSaturday: 9:55 a.m. day: 12:45, 3:35, 6:40 Back to the Future: Part II (PG): The Metropolitan Opera: Otello (NR): Wednesday: 7 p.m. Saturday: 9:55 a.m. 360-279-2226 Back to the Future: Part II (PG): Wednesday: 7 p.m. STANWOOD CINEMAS 360-293-6620 Oct. 16-22 The Last Witch Hunter (PG-13): ThursCONCRETE THEATRE day: 7 p.m. Oct. 16-18 Bridge of Spies (PG-13): 1:00, 3:45, The Intern (PG-13): Friday: 7:30 p.m.; Saturday: 4 and 7:30 p.m.; Sunday: 5 p.m. 6:30, 9:15 Crimson Peak (R): 1:15, 3:30, 6:45, 360-941-0403 9:25 Goosebumps (PG): Friday-Tuesday: 1:20, BLUE FOX DRIVE-IN 8:45; Wednesday-Thursday: 1:20, 9:00 Oak Harbor Goosebumps 3D: 4:00, 6:40 Oct. 16-18 Pan (PG): Friday-Tuesday: 3:35, 6:25; Goosebumps (PG) and Pan (PG). First Wednesday-Thursday: 3:35 movie starts at 7 p.m. Pan 3D (PG): 8:55 p.m. 360-675-5667 The Martian 3D (PG-13): 1:10 p.m. The Martian (PG-13): 3:40, 6:35, 9:20 CASCADE MALL THEATRES Hotel Transylvania 2 (PG): Friday: 1:30 Burlington p.m.; Sunday-Thursday: 1:30 p.m. For listings: 888-AMC-4FUN (888-262 The Metropolitan Opera: Otello (NR): 4386). Saturday: 9:55 a.m. Back to the Future: Part II (PG): Wednesday: 7 p.m. 360-629-0514 — Show times subject to change October of 1941. Some of the actors — among them Gong Li and Ken Watanabe — are quite good, and the production values are impressive, but the mystery is muddled and the romance is tepid. Drama, R, 105 minutes. HH “Sicario” — In examining the dominance of drugs in our culture, Denis Villeneuve’s complex, sometimes sickeningly violent “Sicario” mixes big-picture issues, grindhouse pulp and pure, rough entertainment, bolstered by an excellent ensemble cast led by Emily Blunt, Benicio Del Toro and Josh Brolin. This is one of the best movies of the year. Crime action, R, 121 minutes. HHHH “Steve Jobs” — As can be said of most Apple products, this biopic of the tech visionary is a wonder to behold — despite a few irritating glitches. In an eccentric storytelling choice, screenwriter Aaron Sorkin and director
Danny Boyle place the plot points in three distinctive, highly impressionistic acts preceding moments when Jobs (Michael Fassbender, in a mesmerizing turn) introduces the Next Big Thing. Biography, R, 122 minutes. HHH1⁄2 “Straight Outta Compton” — The early dreams, the big breaks and the in-fighting are told to great effect in F. Gary Gray’s enthralling, energized tribute to N.W.A. Also something of a docudrama about Los Angeles in the wake of the Rodney King verdict, this is one of the better musical biopics of the last 20 years. Music biography, R, 147 minutes. HHH1⁄2 “The Intern” — Despite the high-concept premise — retired exec (Robert De Niro) interns for e-commerce mogul (Anne Hathaway) — “The Intern” is a lovely comfort movie. De Niro and Hathaway mesh in terrific
fashion and deliver utterly charming performances. Comedy, PG-13, 121 minutes. HHH1⁄2 “The Martian” — A visual stunner, “The Martian” also is a hopeful love letter to science and math, American resolve, the power of friendship and international unity. And it features Matt Damon giving one of his best performances as a botanist stranded on Mars and using all his ingenuity to establish communications and stay alive. Sci-fi adventure, 1 PG-13, 141 minutes. HHH ⁄2 “The Walk” — While it doesn’t live up to the brilliant 2008 documentary “Man on Wire,” this solid fictionalized version of Philippe Petit’s illegal 1974 high-wire walk between the Twin Towers boasts breathtaking visuals and a charming lead performance by Joseph GordonLevitt. Biographical adventure, PG, 123 minutes. HHH
ALEX G, “Beach Music” — Things are looking up for Alex Giannascoli. He built a rep as an underground songwriter of note with a series of self-released bedroom recordings leading up to last year’s stellar “DSU.” Now he’s in the big leagues with “Beach Music,” the prolific 22-year-old’s seventh album, but his first for major indie player Domino. “Beach Music” retains the approachable, dreamy aesthetic that marked his previous recordings, with a sharper focus and the same knack for melodious, fuzzed-out singersongwriter pop that recalls his main influence, Elliott Smith. Don’t let the noisy opening track throw you: This is pretty, bewitching stuff, from the childlike “Brite Boy” and the shimmering, inward-looking “Bug” to the rapturous “In Love,” which sounds like the result of the South Philly songwriter’s going on a late-night Chet Baker jag.
And “Selling Out” is a fleet-footed look at pop culture’s universality. Sheik’s touch of Broadway colors the whodunit of “Acquaintance” and the cause-and-effect of “Avalanche” in an album both edgy and elegant. n A.D. Amorosi, The Philadelphia Inquirer
ERROLL GARNER, “The Complete Concert by the Sea: Recorded Live in Carmel, California September 19, 1955” — Put this album on and let it make you happy. In 1955, “Concert by the Sea,” 11 selections from a gig by pianist Erroll Garner, bassist Eddie Calhoun, and drummer Denzil Best, was released, selling some 200,000 units and establishing Garner as a concert favorite. On that hallowed show’s 60th anniversary, the complete Armed Services Radio Network tape has been resurrected, digitally remastered, combed, and filtered, and the result is total delight. The first two discs have the complete n Dan DeLuca, The Philadelphia Inquirer show; the third offers the 1955 album and postconcert interviews with the DUNCAN SHEIK, “Legerdemain” — band. With nine previously unreleased Adult-alt artiste Duncan Sheik always tracks, it’s about twice as great as the was theatrical. It was there in his 1990s original. hits. Both jazz powerhouse and showman, So it was characteristic of him to take Garner hits the sweet spot between seria turn to writing musicals, winning eight ous jazz and mass appeal. (“Nothing is Tonys for 2007’s “Spring Awakening.” really corny,” he says in the interview, “if He followed that with “Whisper House,” you can find a way to do it.”) A bubbly “The Nightingale,” and this autumn’s aquifer of musical ideas, he sings along, “American Psycho” musical. There’s a mutters, chuckles, quotes other tunes, dramatic flair, too, in his latest album, wanders off into hunched chords and “Legerdemain,” with glimpses at the past darting, melodic figures. (“Photograph”), fading relationships Clanging intros give way, unexpect(“Distant Lover”), and blame (“Hey edly, to “Night and Day” and “Lullaby You”). of Birdland.” Don’t miss his version of The cosmopolitan, folky “Half a “Laura,” a romantic noir epic, tresses of Room” feels like New York City 1965, liquid notes cascading. with its demands for love and a voice with the sandy quietude of Paul Simon. n John Timpane, The Philadelphia Inquirer
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