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February 19, 2015

ON STAGEWhidbey Children’s Theater presents the musical “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” PAGE 8

TUNING UP Mark DuFresne plays H2O in Anacortes on Saturday night PAGE 9

MUSIC REVIEWS JD McPherson, Drake, Juliana Hatfield Three PAGE 15

LEGENDARY BLUESMAN

ROBERT CRAY PLAYS THE

LINCOLNTHIS WEEKEND, PAGE 3

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Out & About ....................................5-6

Hot Tickets ......................................... 7

On Stage, Tuning Up .......................8-9

Travel ................................................ 10

New on DVD..................................... 11

Get Involved ..................................... 12

Movie Reviews ................................. 14

Music Reviews .................................. 15

White Rabbit is part of a three-band lineup Friday night at the Lincoln Theatre in Mount Vernon

ON THE COVER: Robert CrayJeff Katz photo

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THIS WEEKENDin the areaMOVIE MATINEE/OSCAR PARTY Burlington Public Library, 820 Washington Ave., Burlington, will host a movie matinee and Oscar party Saturday, Feb. 21. Enjoy screenings of “The Theory of Everything” at 11 a.m. and “Guardians of the Galaxy” at 2 p.m. The event ages 14 and older and children accompanied by an adult. Free. 360-755-0760 or burlingtonwa.gov/library.

FIREFIGHTERS BALL The Alger Firefighters Ball on Saturday, Feb. 21, will feature dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. at Alger Fire Station, 18726 Parkview Lane, and dancing to Desperate Measures from 7 to 10 p.m. at Alger Community Hall, 18735 Parkview Lane. Enjoy a prime rib dinner (vegetarian menu available upon request) and a dessert auction. Semiformal attire (Alger style); ages 18 and older. Dinner and dance: $25; dinner only: $15; dance only: $10. Proceeds will help build two community sign boards. Tickets: 360-766-6904, 360-391-1876 or algercommu [email protected].

MARITIME SPEAKER SERIES Compass adjuster Keith Sternberg will discuss compass error, steering by compass and self-reliance philosophy, at 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, at the Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes.. Free. 360-293-1910, ext. 21, or library.cityofanacortes.org.Jeff Katz photo

A true legendary Northwest bluesman comes to town as The Robert Cray Band plays at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 22, at the Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon.

Cray, who lived in Tacoma in the 1960s, has written or per-formed with everyone from Eric Clapton to Stevie Ray Vaughan, from Bonnie Raitt to John Lee Hooker. In 2011, he was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame.

Cray appeared in the 1978 movie “National Lampoon’s Ani-mal House” (he’s the bass player in Otis Day and The Knights, per-forming at the Delta house frater-nity party), and gained worldwide attention with his album “False Accusations” in 1985.

One year later, Cray’s major-label debut, “Strong Persuader,” was released, to international acclaim. Cray’s 17th studio album “In My Soul” is steeped in the down-home sound and rich emo-tion of Southern Soul, according to a news release.

$29.50-$49.50. 360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org.

The Robert Cray Band


TELEVISION

By LYNN ELBERAP Television Writer

LOS ANGELES — How to keep the “modern” in “Modern Family” in its sixth season? Create an episode that plays out com-pletely on a computer and in the realm of social media.

That’s what’s in store Feb. 25 on the ABC comedy’s “Connection Lost,” a half-hour that revolves around Claire Dunphy’s (Julie Bowen) frantic effort to locate daughter Haley (Sarah Hyland) after they squabble.

Other than a few scenes shot with the MacBook Pro, the epi-sode was captured entirely with iPhone 6s and iPads, series co-cre-ator and executive producer Steve Levitan said.

This isn’t Apple’s first starring role on “Modern Family.” On the brink of the iPad’s retail debut in

2010, the tablet was portrayed as a sought-after birthday gift.

Levitan said the upcoming episode involved no product-placement compensation to Apple and resulted from an epiphany he had during an online experience involving one of his college-age daughters.

“I had emails open, some web-sites… then my daughter showed up” on FaceTime, he recounted. “I could not only see her, but I could see me, and there was something going on behind me, my wife or somebody.”

“I realized on that screen, you could tell so much about my life,” Levitan said. It occurred to him that format would be fitting for “Modern Family,” he told report-ers after a sneak peek at the epi-sode.

All the comedy’s households represent a contemporary family

in some way, he said, including that of gay couple Mitch and Cam, who are adoptive parents, and Jay and Gloria, a cross-cultural, cross-generational pair. With Claire, Phil and their children, the marker is how they communicate.

In the comedy’s debut episode in 2009, the parents summoned Haley to dinner by calling out to her, Levitan recalled. Her response: “Why are you yelling, why don’t you just text me?”

The in-progress “Connection Lost” looked very much like Levi-tan’s account of his own experi-ence, with a “Modern Family” overlay.

Claire, about to board a flight, must rely on her laptop to get in touch with her immediate and extended family — who pop up via their own computers or smartphones — for help in finding Haley.

The setup allowed for new com-edy avenues, said Megan Ganz, “Modern Family” co-executive producer and the episode’s co-writer with Levitan. He served as director.

When Claire is online with her brother, Mitch (Jesse Tyler Fergu-son), she feigns surprise that he hasn’t received her birthday gift as she searches online for a belated one to send. Nice try, he says, since he can check the date on the order when it arrives.

Other funny bits are tucked on to Claire’s Facebook page or will be available through links, such as daughter Alex Dunphy’s (Ariel Winter) application to Yale Uni-versity.

Editor Tony Orcena and motion graphics producer John Brown also had key roles in creating the episode that required, as Brown said, each element seen

on Claire’s Facebook pages to be “handmade.”

Levitan credits a 17-minute film, “Noah,” which also plays out fully on a computer, with giving him the “proof of concept” that such an approach could sustain an audience’s interest and allow for a complicated story.

He said the young Canadian filmmakers behind “Noah” were unable to accept his invitation to contribute to the “Modern Fami-ly” episode because of other work.

Apple was informed about the episode, “loved the idea” and pro-vided iPhones for the production, Levitan said, adding that it’s com-monplace for most major com-puter companies to have ongoing relationships with TV shows.

“This came from life and it made sense,” said Levitan, who cheerfully described himself as “super-geeky” about technology.

A scene from the “Modern Family” episode “Connection Lost,” which will air entirely online on Wednesday, Feb. 25.Twentieth Century Fox Television via AP

‘Modern Family’ breaks new ground online


OUT & ABOUT

ARTIN THE ART BAR: Paint-

ings and drawings by Kristin Loffer Theiss are on display during February at the Lin-coln Theatre Art Bar, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. As well as teaching art off and on since 1996 at Skagit Valley College, Theiss is a working artist with her own design and printmaking business. Her work has been featured in museum shops, private collections, publica-tions and gallery exhibitions throughout the world. Meet the artist during a reception prior to the 7:30 p.m. film screening on Saturday, Feb. 21. 360-336-8955 or lincoln theatre.org.

ARTISTS IN LOVE: The eighth annual “Artists in Love, with Life and Each Other” show featuring the art of Mary Jo Oxrieder and Windwalker Taibi continues through March 4 at 765 Wonn Road, Greenbank. The gallery will also show-case new works by other gallery artists. For informa-tion, including hours and directions, call 360-222-0102 or visit ravenrocksgallery.com.

JURIED ART EXHIBIT: Check out the Spring Juried Exhibit through May 29 at the Jansen Art Center, 321 Front St., Lynden. The exhi-bition showcases the work of artists from around the region, including Anacortes artists Caroline Garland and Donna Nevitt-Radtke. The gallery is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. 360-354-3600 or jansenartcenter.org.

ART GALLERY: “Inscrip-tion,” a show of paintings by Anne Martin McCool, continues through Febru-ary at the McCool Gallery, 711 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. The gallery also features work by other gallery artists, including

Tracy Powell, sculptures; Stephen Roxborough and Bryce Mann, photography; Patsy Chamberlain, Cathy Schoenberg, Marguerite Goff and Barbara Hatha-way, ceramics; George Way and Art Learmonth, wood; Carole Cunningham and Debbie Aldrich, jew-elry; Martha Tottenham, hand-woven scarves; Vicki Hampel, gourd art, and other artists. The gallery is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Satur-day or by appointment. 360-293-3577 or annemartin mccool.com.

“THE QUIET OF WIN-TER”: An exhibition fea-turing a new collection of oil paintings by Dederick Ward continues through March 3 at Scott Milo Gal-lery, 420 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. Also showing: color photographs by John Holtman, acrylics by Larry Heald, watercolors by Larry Mason and oils by Damon Brown, as well as a selec-tion of jewelry, glass work, sculptures and tables by other gallery artists. The gallery is open from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday or by appointment. 360-293-6938 or scottmilo.com.

OILS & ACRYLICS: A show of paintings by Anacortes artist Caroline Garland continues through February at Fourth Corner Frames and Gallery, 311 W. Holly St., Bellingham. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 360-734-1340 or fourthcornerframes.com.

AVIAN ART: A show of avian-influenced paintings by Kat Houseman and Jus-tin Gibbens, and sculptures from Peregrine O’Gormley, Kristin Loffer Theiss and Marceil DeLacy continues through Feb. 22 at Smith & Vallee Gallery, 5742 Gilkey

Ave., Edison. The gallery is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. 360-766-6230 or smithandvallee.com.

MIXED MEDIA: A show of mixed media artwork by Abraham Murley contin-ues through Feb. 27 at the Skagit Valley College Art Gallery, located in the Gary Knutzen Cardinal Center on the SVC campus, 2405 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. Much of Murley’s work on display — smaller works resembling quick sketches — was done from memory, document-ing recent and long-past experiences. The gallery is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. 360-416-7812.

REPRESENTATIONAL PAINTINGS: A show of rep-resentational paintings by Andy Friedlander will open with a reception for the artist from 6 to 8 p.m. Sat-urday, Feb. 21, and continue through March at Il Caffe Rifugio, 5415 Mount Baker Highway, one-half mile east of Highway 9. For informa-tion, contact the artist at 360-420-6171 or the café at ilcafferifugio.com.

FEMALE ARTISTS: Matzke Fine Art Gallery and Sculpture Park will present “Six Journeys,” opening with a party and potluck from 4 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28, and continuing through April 12, at 2345 Blanche Way,

Camano Island. The show includes original artworks by Dona Anderson, woven fiber; Lin McJunkin, pate de verre glass/steel; Carol Milne, kiln cast glass; Mary Molyneaux, collage acrylic paintings; Anita Mayer, clothing designer; and Patri-cia Resseguie, fiber and installations. The gallery is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekends, weekdays by appointment. 360-387-2759 or matzkefineart.com.

SLIDE PRESENTATION: Northwest Designer Crafts-men member Layne Gold-smith will speak about the organization and the work of its members from 6 to 7 p.m. Saturday, March 7, at the Museum of Northwest Art, 121 S. First St., La Con-ner. Northwest Designer Craftsmen was founded in 1954 by some of the luminaries of the postwar crafts movement in the Northwest. Today, there are more than 150 members working in weaving, quilt-ing and basketry to jewelry and metal arts, as well as clay, glass, wood and mixed media. Free. 360-466-4446 or monamuseum.org.

FESTIVALSSMELT DERBY: The La

Conner Rotary’s annual Smelt Derby Festival will take place from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28, with activities scheduled around La Conner. A pan-cake breakfast to benefit La Conner High School seniors will be held from 8 to 11 a.m. at Maple Hall, followed by fish painting and other children’s activi-ties from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The 5K and 10K Smelt Run, a 2K walk and Small Fry Kids Dash will begin at 9:30 a.m. at the La Conner Elementary School gym, 305 N. Sixth St.

The annual smelt fishing derby will run from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the La Conner

public docks. A new event for adults, called Sliders, Suds & Spirits, will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. at Maple Hall, followed by dancing to The Esquires from 7 to 10 p.m., with a smelt raffle at 8 p.m.

Cost: Children’s activities free, breakfast $6, fishing derby $2, run/walk $20, din-ner $12, dance $10. For a list of activities and run reg-istration: skagitsymphony.com or 360-466-4778.

SNOW GOOSE & BIRD-ING FESTIVAL: The 10th annual Port Susan Snow Goose & Birding Festival is set for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 28-March 1, with a variety of activi-ties at the Floyd Norgaard Cultural Center, 27130 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood. Events are scheduled both days at several locations around Stanwood and Camano Island. Enjoy guided and unguided bird-ing tours, displays and presentations, kids’ activi-ties and more. Advance registration is required for guided tours. snowgoose fest.org.

PENN COVE MUSSELF-EST: The 29th annual event will take place from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, March 7-8, along the his-toric Coupeville waterfront. Enjoy chowder tasting, cooking demonstrations, boat rides, live music, mus-sel-eating competitions and more fun for all ages.

The weekend will also include the fifth annual “Mussels in the Kettles” Mountain Bike Poker Ride and the Spring Art Tour fea-turing artists’ studios from Greenbank to Oak Harbor. Free admission. 360-678-5434 or thepenncove musselfestival.com.

WEDDING SHOWThe Skagit Wedding Show will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 22, at the Swinomish Casino & Lodge Wa Walton Event Center, 12885 Casino Drive, Anacortes. Couples with a wedding in their future can connect with bridal vendors in a variety of categories. Check out the latest trends in the wedding industry as well as prize drawings, including a Wedding Giveaway. $10 at the door. For more information, contact Creative Celebrations at 360-428-5972.

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OUT & ABOUT

LECTURES AND TALKS

WORLD ISSUES FORUM: Western Washington Uni-versity’s Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Stud-ies holds its annual World Issues Forum from noon to 1:20 p.m. Wednesdays in the Fairhaven College audito-rium on the WWU campus in Bellingham. Presenta-tions are free and open to the public. 360-650-2309 or wwu.edu/fairhaven/news/worldissuesforum. Next up:

n Feb. 25: “Israel, South Africa and the Jim Crow South: Resisting Apart-heid”: Omar Barghouti, Palestinian human rights activist and co-founder of the Boycott, Divest-ment and Sanctions (BDS) movement for Palestin-ian rights, will cover the origins, motives, successes and inspirations behind

the nonviolent global BDS human rights movement and the underpinning ethi-cal principles that connect it to the struggle against apartheid in South Africa and the civil rights move-ment in the U.S.

“RISING SEAS AND ECOSYSTEM RESIL-IENCE”: John Rybczyk, Ph.D., Professor and Chair of Environmental Sci-ences, Western Washington University, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 13, Northwest Educational Service Dis-trict Building, 1601 R Ave., Anacortes. Rybczyk will discuss his experience with field-modeling programs designed to predict the effects of rising sea level on coastal and estuary ecosys-tems, such as the estuaries of the Pacific Northwest. Free. For information, email Matt Kerschbaum at [email protected] or visit skagitbeaches.org.

HISTORIC RAILWAYS: “1890s Railroads & Travel in NW Washington”: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 25, Ana-cortes Public Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes. Histo-rian Eric Erickson will offer an interactive slide show on the region’s railways: Seat-tle & Northern: Anacortes to Sedro-Woolley; Seattle Lake Shore & Eastern: King, Snohomish, Skagit and Whatcom sections. Free. 360-293-1910, ext. 21, or library.cityofanacortes.org.

FRIENDS OF FOREST LANDS: The public is invited to the Friends of the Anacortes Commu-nity Forest Lands annual membership meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 25, at the Depot, 611 R Ave., Anacortes. The meeting will open with a brief annual report and elections, fol-lowed by a presentation by guest speaker Mitch Fried-

man, executive director of Conservation Northwest. Friedman has “led the effort to protect habitat connectivity between the North Cascades Ecosys-tem and wild areas to the south (Central Cascades, across the I-90 landscape), east (the Rockies), and northwest (B.C. Coast and Chilcotin Ranges), as well as recovery of native car-nivores including wolves, fisher, lynx and wolverine.” friendsoftheacfl.org.

“RAMAYANA”: Robert Goldman, professor of Sanskrit at the University of California at Berkeley, will speak about India’s monumental epic poem, the “Ramaya’a,” at 4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, at Majes-tic Hall, 1027 N. Forest St., Bellingham. “Rama-yana,” originally written in Sanskrit with many later versions in other lan-guages and dialects, served originally as a foundational work of Hinduism, while also providing core texts for Buddhist, Jain and Islamic peoples and cul-tures throughout South and Southeast Asia. Free. For information, contact Steph-anie Wanne at 360-650-3031 or email [email protected].

MORE FUNBOOK SALE: The Friends

of the Library Book Sale will take place from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13-14, at Where the Heart is Assisted Living and Memory Care Community, 410 Norris St., Burlington. Choose from a wide variety of gently read books and more. Door prizes will be awarded each day, includ-ing hotel stays, roses and chocolates. Proceeds will benefit library programs and services. Free admis-sion. 360-755-8007.

GLASS QUEST: The sixth annual Great Northwest Glass Quest continues through Feb. 22 in and around Stanwood and Camano Island. The public is invited to search for plas-tic “clue balls” in local busi-nesses and parks to win a limited edition hand-blown glass float. For a list of par-ticipating businesses, pick up a guide book at loca-tions around town or visit thegreatnwglassquest.com.

BREAD TASTING, BOOK DISCUSSION: Taste bread made from locally grown grains and discuss Dan Barber’s book “The Third Plate” from 6:30 to 8 p.m. today, Feb. 19, at the Mount Vernon City Library, 315 Snoqualmie St., Mount Ver-non. Free. 360-336-6209.

EXPLORE THE NIGHT SKY: View distant galax-ies, planets and nebulas beginning at dark Friday, Feb. 20, at Fort Nugent Park, 2075 SW Fort Nugent Road, Oak Harbor. Island County Astronomical Soci-ety members will provide telescopes for viewing. All ages welcome. Event will be canceled if cloudy. Free. 360-679-7664 or icas-wa.webs.com.

‘BROADWAY NIGHTS’: Sheryl Lee Ralph, star of Broadway’s “Dream Girls,” will be the featured per-former at the Alzheimer Society of Washington’s fourth annual “Affair to Remember: Broadway Nights” from 5 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, at The Bellwether Ballroom, 1 Bellwether Way, Belling-ham. The evening will include hors d’oeuvres, din-ner, live and silent auctions, dessert dash and more. Proceeds will benefit the Alzheimer Society of Wash-ington. $100 advance, $125 at the door. 360-671-3316 or visit alzsociety.org/events.

MODEL SHOW/SWAP MEET: Performance Mod-eling Club of Northwest Washington will hold its 20th annual Model Show and Swap Meet from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 22, at Best Western Plus Skagit Valley Inn, 2300 Market St., Mount Vernon.

Check out a variety of plastic and resin model cars, trucks and more, along with swap meet vendors offering model kits, tools, modeling supplies and lots more.

Model show entry fees (includes admission): adults, $5, includes up to three models; ladies, $2, includes one model; ages 11 to 16, $2, includes one model; ages 10 and younger, $1, includes one model; $1 for each additional model. Prizes will be awarded in several categories. Swap meet table: $20.

Admission: $3 adults, $2 ages 62 and older or 15 and younger, free for ages 6 and younger. For information, contact Craig at 360-755-9464 or visit performance modelingclub.com.

SW MUSEUM BRANCH BIRTHDAY: The satel-lite branch of the Sedro-Woolley Museum, housed at Country Meadow Village, will celebrate its fourth anniversary with a party and open house at 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 23, at 1501 Collins Road, Sedro-Woolley.

Enjoy cake and ice cream and check out the space filled with artifacts, photos and original artwork from the main branch of the museum located in town. Free. 360-856-0404.

HAVE A HEART FOR KIDS: The Skagit Valley Hospital Foundation will hold its 12th annual Have a Heart for Kids benefit din-ner at 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 23, at Il Granaio Italian

Restaurant, 100 E. Mont-gomery St., Mount Vernon. The event includes a six-course Italian meal hosted by Il Granaio owner/chef Alberto Candivi. $100 per person. Proceeds will ben-efit the Children’s Therapy Program at Skagit Valley Hospital. For tickets and event information, call 360-814-5747 or visit skagit valleyhospital.org/hospital-foundation/foundation-events.

MOVIE NIGHT: Enjoy a screening of “Song of the New Earth” at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 27, at the Ana-cortes Center for Happi-ness, 619 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. The documen-tary film profiles the quest of sound healer, psycho-therapist and sonic shaman Tom Kenyon to integrate modern science and ancient mysticism through the power of sound. $10 sug-gested donation. 360-464-2229 or anacortescenterfor happiness.org.

ENERGY FAIR: Ana-cortes is one of 50 cities nationwide competing in an energy contest. At stake is the $5 million Georgetown University Energy Prize for the city that best imple-ments creative strategies to save energy and increase efficiency during the next two years. To encourage energy conservation toward that goal, the city will host a kickoff Energy Fair from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28, at the Educational Services District building, 1601 R Ave., Anacortes.

Workshops, seminars and demonstrations will be held on home energy efficiency and other energy topics. Vendors will answer ques-tions and display products that use energy efficiently. To track the competition’s progress, visit guep.org or GUenergyprize on Face-book. 360-299-1964.

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AUGUST BURNS RED: Feb. 16, The Show-box, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showbox online.com.

MOTION CITY SOUNDTRACK: Feb. 17, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or show-boxonline.com.

KATE VOEGELE: Feb. 18, The Crocodile, Seattle. 877-987-6487 or the crocodile.com.

KARL DENSON’S TINY UNIVERSE: RUN DMC REMIXD: featuring Vockab Kompany: Feb. 19, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

NETTWORK: Feb. 19-22, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

COLD WAR KIDS: Feb. 20, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

IRATION: Feb. 20, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

BORGORE: Feb. 21, Showbox SoDo, Seat-tle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

3 REDNECK TENORS: “From Rags to Red-necks”: Feb. 21, Mt. Baker Theatre, Belling-ham. 360-734-6080 or mountbakertheatre.com.

THE ROBERT CRAY BAND: Feb. 22, Lin-coln Theatre, Mount Vernon. 360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org.

LOTUS: Feb. 22, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

ANDY GRAMMER, ALEX & SIERRA: Feb. 24, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE TRIO: Feb. 24-25,

Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

BO BURNHAM: Feb. 25, Moore Theatre, Seattle. 877-784-4849 or livenation.com.

LEIGHTON MEESTER: Feb. 26, The Show-box, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxon line.com.

GALACTIC: Feb. 27, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

INTERNATIONAL GUITAR NIGHT: Feb. 28, Lincoln Theatre, Mount Vernon. 360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org.

JOSHUA RADIN: March 1, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

CARIBOU: March 4, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO: March 5, 2015, Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham. 360-734-6080 or mountbakertheatre.com.

KELLER WILLIAMS, THE INFAMOUS STRINGDUSTERS: March 6, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

IN FLAMES, ALL THAT REMAINS: March 7, Showbox Sodo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com

“JACQUES BREL IS ALIVE AND WELL & LIVING IN PARIS”: March 7-May 17, 2015, The 5th Avenue Theatre, 1308 Fifth Ave., Seattle. 888-584-4849 or 5thavenue.org.

K. MICHELLE: March 8, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

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ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area February 19-26 TUNING UP Playing at area venues February 19-26

Thursday.19MUSIC

“Jazz Night at the Lincoln”: Mount Vernon High School jazz, featuring Vern Sielert and Jazz Underground: 7 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $10. 360-336-8955 or lincoln theatre.org.

THEATER“The Last Days of Judas Iscariot”:

Skagit Valley College Drama Depart-ment, 7:30 p.m., Philip Tarro Theatre, Skagit Valley College, 2405 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $5, free for SVC students. 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org.

“All My Sons” (drama): 7 p.m., Oak Harbor High School, 1 Wildcat Way, Oak Harbor. $12, $7 ages 8-12. 360-279-5800.

“Monty Python’s SPAMALOT” (musi-cal): 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $20. 360-679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

Friday.20MUSIC

“Folk Stomp Americana”: Wild Rab-bit, The Blackberry Bushes and Ren-egade Stringband, 7:30 p.m., Lincoln The-atre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $16 adults, $14 seniors and students, $12 ages 12 and younger. Discount for Lincoln members. 360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org.


Skagit Valley College Drama Depart-ment, 7:30 p.m., Philip Tarro Theatre, Skagit Valley College, 2405 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $5, free for SVC stu-dents. 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyre-hall.org.


“Monty Python’s SPAMALOT” (musi-cal): 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $20. 360-679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

“Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” (musical): 7 p.m., Whidbey Children’s Theater, 723 Camano Ave., Langley. $8-$15. 360-221-8707 or whidbeychildrenstheater.org.

“Other Desert Cities” (drama): 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, 565 Camano Ave., Langley. $15-$22. 800-638-7631 or wicaonline.com.

Saturday.21DANCE

“Other Moves”: Island Dance and Gymnastics, Island Dance Performing Team, Music in Motion choral group: 2 and 7:30 p.m., South Whidbey High School Auditorium, 5675 Maxwelton Road, Langley. Tickets: $12 in advance at Island Dance and Gymnastics, 714 Camano Ave., Langley, or call 360-341-1282. $15 at the door.

MUSICBayshore Symphony, with soloist

Nick Strobel: 7:30 p.m., St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 415 S. 18th St., Mount Vernon. $10, free for ages 12 and young-er. 360-724-7300 or bayshoremusic project.com.


Skagit Valley College Drama Depart-ment, 7:30 p.m., Philip Tarro Theatre, Skagit Valley College, 2405 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $5, free for SVC stu-dents. 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyre-hall.org.


“Monty Python’s SPAMALOT” (musical): 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $20. 360-679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.


“Other Desert Cities” (drama): 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, 565 Camano Ave., Langley. $15-$22. 800-638-7631 or wicaonline.com.

VARIETYThe Flying Karamazov Brothers:

7:30 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $33. 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org.

Sunday.22THEATER

“The Last Days of Judas Iscariot”: Skagit Valley College Drama Depart-ment, 2 p.m., Philip Tarro Theatre, Skagit Valley College, 2405 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $5, free for SVC students. 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org.



“Other Desert Cities” (drama): 2 p.m., Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, 565 Camano Ave., Langley. $15. 800-638-7631 or wicaonline.com.

Thursday.26THEATER

“The Last Days of Judas Iscariot”: Skagit Valley College Drama Depart-ment, 7:30 p.m., Philip Tarro Theatre, Skagit Valley College, 2405 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $5, free for SVC students. 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org.


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Anna Paddock: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $8. 360-445-3000.

Singer/Songwriters’ Open Mic Night: hosted by David Ritchie, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360-399-1805.

Devilly Brothers: 5 to 8 p.m., The Woolley Market, 829 Metcalf St., Sedro-Woolley. 360-982-2649.

Reagan Youth, 13 Scars, The Basque Rats, Alcojuana: 9 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $12. 360-778-1067.

Wild Rabbit, The Blackberry Bushes, Renegade String-band: 7:30 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $12, $14, $16. 360-336-8955.

Prozac Mountain Boys (bluegrass): 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $7. 360-445-3000.

Charlies: 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 360-422-6411.

Randy Linder (’60s-’80s high energy classic rock): 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Win-ners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover. 877-275-2448.

The Ginger-Ups (jazz, pop): 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Con-ner. 360-399-1805.

Michael Powers: 8 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commer-cial Ave., Anacortes. 360-588-1720.

“Local Folk and Jazz”: The Hoe & the Harrow, Crazy Like A Fox, Eli and Ashley from LAKE, 7 to 9 p.m., Anacortes Music Channel, 216 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. All ages. Admission by dona-tion. 360-293-9788.

Re-Ignition (Bad Brains tribute), C-Leb and The Kettle Black, Crawler: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $7. 360-778-1067.

Mark DuFresne: 7:30 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-755-3956.

Joe T. Cook (blues): 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $10. 360-445-3000.

Charlies: 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 360-422-6411.

Troy Fair Band: 9 p.m. to midnight, Conway Pub & Eatery, 18611 Main St., Conway. 360-445-4733.

Tom Mullin: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Con-ner. 360-399-1805.

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

Chris Eger Band: 8:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360-766-6266.

Joe Sneva & the Sweet Dominiques (surf, reggae): 9 p.m., Longhorn Saloon & Grill, 5754 Cains Court, Edi-son. 360-766-6330.

Mostafa Belling-ham Super Group, Speaker Minds, Subconscious Culture: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $5. 360-778-1067.

The Robert Cray Band (blues): 7:30 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $29.50-$49.50. 360-336-8955.

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

Gary B’s Church of Blues: Jam night, 6 to 10 p.m., Conway Pub & Eatery, 18611 Main St., Conway. 360-445-4733.

Sunday Brunch Jazz, with John Savage and Duane Melcher (’40s & ’50s American jazz): 12:30 to 2:30 p.m., North Cove Coffee, 1130 S. Burlington Blvd., Burl-ington. 360-707-2683.

Fidalgo Swing: 6 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Ana-cortes. 360-588-1720.

Steve and Kristi Nebel: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $7. 360-445-3000.

Mike Bucy: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360-399-1805.

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FRIDAY-SUNDAY.20-22“CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG”Whidbey Children’s Theater, 723 Camano Ave., Langley. $8-$15. Check individual listings for times 360-221-8707 or whidbeychildrens theater.org.

FRIDAY.20WILD RABBIT (pictured), THE BLACKBERRY BUSHES, RENEGADE STRINGBAND7:30 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $12, $14, $16. 360-336-8955.


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Glamping is what happens you add a little glitz to your camping experience. Here are five places where you can sam-ple the concept:

1. The Resort at Paws Up, Greenough, Montana. An early adopter of the glamp-ing concept, this Montana ranch getaway continues to expand its luxury overnight options. The most recent addition is the Cliffside Camp, featuring six luxurious, safari-style tents perched atop a cliff over-looking the Blackfoot River and offering expansive views of the 37,000-acre work-ing ranch. In honor of its 10th anniversary, Paws Up will host guest chefs for farm-to-table experiences as well as VIP fly-fishing excursions. Resort activities include hiking and fitness trails, cattle drives, fly-fishing, rock climbing and rafting. pawsup.com

2. C Lazy U, Granby, Colorado. Enjoy a day of scenic trail rides, hiking, fishing and dinner in the lodge. Then retreat to your own outpost, guided by a ranch hand, where fully furnished tents await. Enjoy stories and s’mores around the campfire before settling under cozy covers. Two tents are available, one with a king bed, another with four twins. Wake to fresh air, a stunning landscape and the prospect of adventure. clazyu.com

3. Treebones Resort, Big Sur, Califor-nia. This eco-resort is “perched lightly” on the magnificent cliffs above the Pacific Ocean on the Big Sur Coast. The Handy family recycles, gardens, composts, raises chickens, drives electric vehicles and even uses pasta noodles as coffee stirrers. Enjoy freedom from noise and light pollution on the pristine grounds in one of 16 seaside yurts. Or climb into the human nest, an artist-designed structure woven of wood, for an evening of views, sea breezes and an unusual sleeping experience. tree-bonesresort.com

4. Westgate River Ranch, River Ranch, Florida. Leave it to your personal glamping concierge to make your over-night experience in Florida cattle country memorable. Wake to hot cinnamon rolls, fresh fruit and coffee delivered to your tent flap. Play board games with the kids on the screened porch before they head off for an afternoon of zip-lining, horse-back riding or cowboy-theme mini-golf. Join your crew at the petting farm or schedule an air-boat ride. End the day

with tall tales around the campfire. wgriv-erranch.com

5. High Sierra Camp, Giant Sequoia National Monument, California. Rest easy in your cozy canvas bungalow after a day exploring California’s Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks and a 1-mile stroll into camp. Dine on meals served in an al fresco dining pavilion. Families can spend time stargazing, hiking to nearby lakes and meadows, learning about the giant trees or fly-fishing in mountain streams. sequoiahighsierracamp.com

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Local travel SHORT TRIPS: Mount Vernon Parks and Recreation offers travel opportuni-ties for ages 8 and older (adult supervi-sion required for ages 18 and younger). Trips depart from and return to Hillcrest Park, 1717 S. 13th St., Mount Vernon. For information or to register, call 360-336-6215. Next up: Garden & Nursery Tour: 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday, March 20. Visit nurs-eries and garden stores overflowing with plants, flowers, gardening tools and unique yard art, along with staff to answer your gardening questions. Includes time for a no-host lunch. $61-$63. Register by March 13. Historic Port Gamble: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, April 3. Founded in 1853, Port Gamble is the lone remaining com-pany-owned mill town on Puget Sound. Explore the 120-acre National Historic Landmark complete with turn-of-the-century buildings, a museum and a self-guided walking tour. $69-$71. Register by March 27.

TRAVEL PRESENTATION: Learn about upcoming trips at 1 p.m. Monday, Feb. 23, at the Oak Harbor Senior Activity Center, 51 SE Jerome St., Oak Harbor. The presentation will cover trips to Italy and to other destinations. For an e-brochure and details on these trips, contact Pat at 360-279-4582 or email [email protected].

“DESERT ODYSSEY”: Skagit Valley College will offer a special travel-based course to the desert Southwest on May 8-31. Students will experience 8,000 years of art and architecture by Anasazi and Hopi cliff dwellers and explore how they reflect the regional geology and biota. The field experience is offered as part of a 15-credit learning community integrating geology, biology and Native American history for SVC students. A noncredit option is available for com-munity members. A number of partial scholarships are available, based on financial need. For information, contact Chuck Luckmann at 360-416-7696, email [email protected] or visit skagit.edu/news.asp_Q_pagenumber_E_3662.


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The film, based on the autobiography by Hawking’s first wife, Jane, is a blend of a romance story and a poignant look at Hawk-ing as he goes from an enthusiastic college stu-dent to the epitome of irony as a brilliant man trapped in the frailest of bodies.

“Life Itself”: Few people working outside the film industry have had as much impact on movie making as Roger Ebert. It’s a wonder-ful tribute to the late critic that this bold and open documentary is so beautifully done.

Director Steve James has put together a full look at Ebert’s life and career from his battles with Gene Siskel to Ebert’s illness.

“Birdman”: An aging action film actor tries to revive his career with a Broadway play. Michael Keaton stars.

The stunningly unique visual style and sacrificial slaughter of stardom makes “Birdman or (The Unexpected

Virtue of Ignorance)” a modern day “Sunset Boulevard” — where winning and losing rec-ognition can be a mad-dening experience.

“The Homesman”: A woman (Hilary Swank) transports three women who have been broken by the harshness of pioneering. Tommy Lee Jones co-stars.

Jones has crafted a painfully honest assault on the standard trap-pings of a Western. His attack comes mainly through its brutal look at the limits of the pioneer spirit. The approach is so brutal the film is at times as repelling as it is compel-ling — but the mixture is so unpredictable, the result is a success.

“Dumb and Dumber To”: The “Dumb and Dumber” pair reunite to look for one of their lost children. Jim Car-rey and Jeff Daniels star. It’s impossible to be totally disappointed with “Dumb and Dumber To.” The sequel that was two decades

in the making makes it clear in the title that it isn’t trying to be creative or smart. The most it shoots for is the unwavering dumbness that fills the film. It is nothing more than the name suggests.

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NEW YORK — Darren Criss is going from singing on TV to singing on Broad-way.

Producers of the hit musical “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” said earlier this week that the “Glee” star will step into the title role’s high heels April 29, tak-ing over from co-creator John Cameron Mitchell.

Criss made his Broadway debut in 2012

as J. Pierrepont Finch in “How To Suc-ceed In Business Without Really Trying.”

He assumed the role from Daniel Rad-cliffe.

In an interview last week, Mitchell called Criss “a wonderful person who has a Broadway track record and has a televi-sion track record who will probably bring in a different audience from me.”

The show is about an East German transsexual seeking love and stardom backed by a retro glam-rock band.

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ARTS-W ARTS DISCUSSION:

The Arts Council of Sedro-Woolley invites the public to join a discussion on current arts projects and the future of art in Sedro-Woolley from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24, at City Hall, 325 Metcalf St., Sedro-Woolley. Get more information on current projects including art in the schools, public youth art projects, upcoming arts events and more. 360-521-6325.

CALL FOR ARTISTS: The Anacortes Arts Festival and Anacortes Parks & Recre-ation invite artists to submit proposals for a piece of public artwork to be placed along the Tommy Thompson Parkway in Anacortes. The annual Art Dash is fund-ing this commission, and designs should relate to run-ning. Submissions may be

representational or abstract, and made of materials that will withstand an outdoor marine environment. The total budget is $12,000, including labor and materi-als. Entry fee: $10. Entry deadline: Feb. 27. The select-ed artist will be announced March 19. Complete applica-tion guidelines are available at anacortesartsfestival.com.

CALL FOR ARTISTS: The Mount Vernon Downtown Association is developing a roster of artists interested in showing their art in down-town Mount Vernon galler-ies and businesses during First Thursday Art Walks, set to restart in April. The art walks include more than a dozen venues. Applica-tions are being accepted from artisans working in all media, including painters, photographers, sculptors and fabric artists. For informa-tion, contact Cathy Stevens

at 360-336-3801 or [email protected].

NEW ARTS/VENUE/CLASSROOM: Anacortes musicians and artists have banded together to host events, classes, workshops and seminars in a new per-formance/classroom space known as the Anacortes Music Channel (formerly Anchor Art Space), 216 Commercial Ave., Ana-cortes. Classes and drop-in evening sessions will begin Monday, March 2, with classes ranging from recording engineering and songwriting to kids yoga, art, writing and more. For information, contact Nick at 360-293-9788.

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

To download an instruc-tor’s packet, visit burling-tonwa.gov and click on the “Instructors Needed” tab. 360-755-9649 or [email protected].

CALL TO COLLECTORS: Anacortes Museum, 1305 Eighth St., Anacortes, invites local collectors to participate in its “Anacortes Presents” program by putting their treasures on display. Exhib-its usually run about three months. 360-293-1915.

DANCECOMMUNITY DANC-

ERS: Burlington Parks and Recreation Center, 900 E. Fairhaven Ave., Burlington, will offers the following classes (360-755-9649 or bur-lingtonwa.gov/recreation):

Contemporary dance ele-ments: ages 13 and older, 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. Mondays, March 9-30, Explore con-temporary dance elements, with a focus on body shapes, moving in the dance space and varied timing. $50. Some scholarships available. Pre-register by March 2.

Creative process: ages 13 and older, 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. Mondays, April 20-May 11. Participants will add move-ment combinations using the dance elements they create together. $50. Some scholar-ships available. Preregister by April 13.

FOLK DANCING: Skagit-Anacortes Folk Dancers meet at 7 p.m. most Tues-days at Bayview Civic Hall, 12615 C St., Bay View. Learn to folkdance to a variety of international music. Instruc-tion begins at 7 p.m. fol-lowed by review and request dances until 9:30. The first session is free, $3 thereafter. No partners needed. For information, contact Gary or Ginny at 360-766-6866.

MUSICBARBERSHOP HARMO-

NY: Attend a free, no-com-mitment rehearsal of the An-O-Chords, a four-part barbershop harmony group. No experience necessary, no auditions required. Learn by rote, you don’t have to read music. Ages 12 and up. Drop in any Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Northwest Educational Service Building, 1601 R Avenue, Anacortes. Rides available. Bob Lundquist, 360-941-5733 or [email protected].

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 Sun-day Brunch. In exchange, musicians will receive audience contributions and a meal. 360-853-8700 or [email protected].

SKAGIT VALLEY MUSIC CLUB: The club welcomes performers (intermediate and above), listeners and guests to join the fun at 1:45 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, at Vasa Hall, 1805 Cleveland St., Mount Vernon. Come and sing, play the club’s piano or organ, play your own instrument or just enjoy a variety of music — ’20s to ’70s classical, popular, west-ern and gospel. Free. For information, call Elaine at 360-428-4228.

RECREATIONTRAIL BUILDERS: Mount

Vernon Trail Builders seeks volunteers to help with trail building and mainte-nance at Little Mountain Park in Mount Vernon. Planned projects include a new trail and bicycle skills park. Family-friendly work sessions are held from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Satur-days, rain or shine. Lunch, snacks, tools and training are provided. Information: Mount Vernon Parks and Recreation, 360-336-6215 or mountvernon

trailbuilders.com.Next up: Feb. 28; March

14, 28; April 11, 25.

SALMON HABITAT RES-TORATION: Join Skagit Fish-eries Enhancement Group to help restore native ripar-ian plants in the Skagit and Samish watersheds. These plants provide shade and cover for salmon and leaf lit-ter for aquatic insects, which in turn provide food for salmon. These riparian zones also improve water qual-ity by controlling erosion and filtering pollutants. All planting events take place Saturdays. 360-336-0172 or [email protected]. Next up:

Feb. 28 and March 28: potting party at SFEG nurs-ery.

DASH & SPLASH: For-merly known as the Ana-cortes Polar Plunge for Spe-cial Olympics, the event will take place Saturday, March 7, at Seafarers Park, Ana-cortes. New this year is the AJ-5K Fun Run/Walk, held in memory of Skagit County Deputy Anne Jackson, who was killed in the line of duty in 2008.

Registration will begin at 9 a.m., with the Fun Run/Walk at 11:15 a.m. An awards ceremony and costume contest will begin at noon, followed by the group plunge. Run registration: $25. Plunge registration: Raise $50 or more for Special Olympics. Combined registration: $65. Participants will receive commemorative T-shirts. Proceeds will benefit the Skagit Animals in Need Shelter and Special Olym-pics Washington.

Register at ana-cortesplunge2015.kintera.org; pick up a form at the Anacortes Police Depart-ment, Anacortes Sebo’s or Johnny Picasso’s; or request one by email to [email protected].

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In January 2013, film-maker Laura Poitras was in the process of construct-ing a film about abuses of national security in post-9/11 America when she started receiving encrypted e-mails from someone identifying himself as “citi-zen four,” who was ready to blow the whistle on the massive covert surveillance programs run by the NSA and other intelligence agen-cies. In June 2013, she and reporter Glenn Greenwald flew to Hong Kong for the first of many meetings with the man who turned out to be Edward Snowden. She brought her camera with her.

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MINI-REVIEWSCompiled from news services.Ratings are one to four stars.

“American Sniper” — Clint Eastwood directs a power-ful, intense portrayal of Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, hardly the blueprint candidate to become the most prolific sniper in American military history. And yet that’s what happened. In maybe the best performance of his career, Bradley Cooper infuses Chris with humanity and dignity. And vulnerability. War drama, R, 132 minutes. HHH

1⁄2 “Big Eyes” — As he did with “Ed Wood,” director Tim Burton takes a kitschy slice of 20th-century pop culture -- the woman who painted children with huge eyes and the husband who took credit for them — and turns it into a special film. This is the kind of movie that has you smiling nearly all the way throughout at the sheer inspired madness of it all. Biography, PG-13, 105 min-utes. HHH

1⁄2 “Big Hero 6” — Disney’s animated story about a teen-ager befriending a health-care robot is a big, gorgeous adventure with wonderful voice performances, some dark undertones that give the story more depth, an uplifting message and more than a few laugh-out-loud moments. Animation action comedy, PG, 108 minutes. HHH

1⁄2 “Black or White” — One of the most complex char-acters Kevin Costner has played is a hard drinker fight-ing for custody of his grand-daughter in this uneven but provocative movie that dares to raise issues and address situations that still make a lot of people uncomfortable. Drama, PG-13, 121 minutes. HHH “Fifty Shades of Grey” — Director Sam Taylor-Johnson had an impossible mission on her hands to meld the tawdry with the conventional. It’s like trying to mash up the sensibilities of Lars von Trier with Nancy Meyers to create an end product that will be appealing on a mass scale. In trying to please everyone, though, “Fifty Shades of Grey” has stripped away the fun and settled on palatable. Drama, R, 125 minutes. H1⁄2

“Jupiter Ascending” — A half-man, half-wolf inter-planetary hunter (Channing Tatum) rescues a Chicago house cleaner (Mila Kunis) who unwittingly holds man-kind’s fate in her hands. This epic, ridiculous and confounding space opera is so bad I almost want you to see it. Almost. Sci-fi action, PG-13, 127 minutes. Zero stars. “Into the Woods” — Adapted from the sensation-al musical by Stephen Sond-heim and James Lapine, Meryl Streep and Emily Blunt head an A-list cast. “Into the Woods” rumbles on for too long and has some dry patches here and there, but just when we’re growing fidg-ety, we get another rousing musical number or another dark plot twist, and we’re back in business. Musical fantasy, PG, 124 minutes. HHH “Kingsman: The Secret Service” — In a very violent and very silly movie, Colin Firth gives a disciplined, serious performance as a spy from a super-secret Brit-

ish agency. “Kingsman,” a relentless, hardcore spoof of the old-school James Bond movies, is the craziest movie I’ve seen in a long time. Spy adventure, R, 129 minutes. HHH

1⁄2 “Seventh Son” — The last of a noble order of magical knights (Jeff Bridges) trains his new apprentice, as an evil queen (Julianne Moore) sum-mons her supernatural army. Even as a big, loud, roaring B-movie with no aspirations other than to be a cinematic roller-coaster ride, “Seventh Son” is second-rate. Fantasy, PG-13, 102 minutes. H “Taken 3” — This tired, gratuitously violent, ridicu-lous and laughably stupid entry in a franchise that started out with at least an intriguing idea and a few solid moments now should be put out of its misery. Liam Neeson reprises and Forest Whitaker adds some panache as the obliga-tory top cop, but what got “Taken” was 112 minutes of my life. Action, PG-13, 112 minutes. H1⁄2 “The Gambler” — This

remake gives the James Caan self-destructive gam-bler role to Mark Wahlberg, as a narcissistic brat, and not the complex kind. Sup-porting characters played by John Goodman, Brie Larson and others are more inter-esting. Drama thriller, R, 101 minutes. HH

1⁄2 “The Humbling” — Al Pac-ino is all over the place play-ing a famous actor who goes to rehab after falling off the stage. As madcap char-acters keep entering and exiting his life, yelling at him and kissing him and berat-ing him and making strange requests of him, fantasy and reality intertwine in a man-ner I found more maddening than intriguing. Comedy, R, 113 minutes. HH “The Wedding Ringer” — Despite the considerable charisma of Josh Gad as a friendless groom and Kevin Hart as the ringer he hires as his best man, this crude circus has only one or two genuinely inspired bits of comedy, and its premise is insanely ridiculous. Comedy, R, 101 minutes. H1⁄2

MOVIES

NEW THIS WEEKHis name is Dave White. He’s a coach. But that last

name is all the students — his prospective athletes — need to know at McFarland High School. Why sign up for his cross country team? Why even try?

“Nobody wins around here, ‘White.’”McFarland is in the heart of California farm country, a

town of “pickers,” Hispanic descendants of migrant work-ers who have settled there, many of them still picking and barely getting by. The kids have a fatalism about their future that seems at odds with their stamina and stoicism. That’s what Coach White (Kevin Costner) picks up on. If only he can get them to stop calling him “White,” or “Blanco” or “Jefe.”

“MCFARLAND, USA” is an earnest feel-good sports dramedy, a simple culture clash story that is well-inten-tioned to a fault. The fact that it works can be laid at the feet of Costner, who plays another unfussy, flawed and totally real white guy who makes a journey past stereo-types to understanding another people, another culture.

Flawed? We’ve already seen the stone-faced White throw cleats at an unruly football player in Idaho. There’s a temper there, one that’s gotten him fired before. As in “Hoosiers” and some other coach stories, White needs redemption. That’s not what he thinks he’s found at McFar-land. The town is so Hispanic and poor that he worries about his daughters, frets about how soon he can get out. It’s 1987, but his principal knows his past. It doesn’t take much to get him demoted from the football team staff.

But White hears that cross country is a coming sport in California. And he can’t help but notice the endurance of his stoop-shouldered students. If they can survive the hard field work that they do with their parents, they sure as shooting can run over hill and dale with the prep school kids who will be their main rivals.

The predictability of this “true story” works against it, as we see the over-familiar “big game” story arc play out — disrespect and losing, to “turning it around,” making it to the state championship. There’s melodramatic gang violence, mistrustful parents and fellow teachers and des-perate kids who see running as their “way out.” The coach figures out a way to provide hills for the flatland kids to practice running on, covered mountains of empty almond shells. The prejudice mostly comes from the opposing coaches and runners.

Costner makes it all work. Caro (“Whale Rider”) has us see this world through his character’s eyes, and Costner makes White’s story arc — from prejudging this place and its people, to understanding both — compelling. He con-veys a kind of decency that seems sanitized and idealized, until you notice that at every point, kind and whimsical Hispanic townspeople surprise the Whites (Maria Bello is the Mrs.) and broaden their “white” horizons.

“McFarland” is old-fashioned without being dull, pan-dering without feeling cloying or racist. As with “Black or White,” in which he plays a narrow-minded man who has his eyes opened when he sees past racist stereotypes, Cost-ner plays a person whose ignorance of other people and other cultures is his greatest sin. He does not make these guys caricatures. Caricatures cannot change. Real people, Costner’s performances suggest, can.

2:08. Rating: PG for thematic material, some violence and language. HH

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n Roger Moore, Tribune News Service

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MUSIC REVIEWS

JD MCPHERSON, “Let the Good Times Roll” — With his 2012 debut, “Signs & Sig-nifiers,” JD McPherson came out of Okla-homa blazing, with a sound that harked back to the early ’50s, when rhythm-and-blues was morphing into rock ‘n’ roll. “Let the Good Times Roll” tweaks the approach without losing any of the original character and excitement.

To be sure, numbers such as the dreamy, doo-wop-style “Bridgebuilder” (co-written with the Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach) and “It’s All Over But the Shouting,” with its burping sax, still make for decidedly retro fare. But the guitars often have more of a metallic edge, the drums pack thunder, and there are numerous atmospheric touches that all lend a more contemporary air, while still keeping plenty of the “roll” in the rock-and-roll equation and ensuring that the album more than lives up to its title.

n Nick Cristiano, The Philadelphia Inquirer

SISQO, “Last Dragon” — It’s been 14 years since R&B singer Sisqo’s last album. The flamboyant Dru Hill front man is back with “Last Dragon,” a consistent album that delivers some solid songs, though probably lacks the chart-topping zest he’s accus-tomed to.

Sisqo never dropped off the musical map completely since his 1999 hit, “Thong Song.” He’s had mixtape songs and other solo work to stay busy. With “Last Dragon,” Sisqo’s soulful, soaring vocals remain intact, emerging on tracks like “Let’s Get Down Tonight” and “Lovespell.”

With a little auto-tune here and some nice slow jams there, Sisqo has delivered a varied musical menu. Slow dance fans will appreciate “LIPS” while those looking to try out a few Sisqo-like dance moves will gravitate toward “A-List,” featuring rapper Waka Flocka Flame.

There is a nice bit of R&B theme and precision to “Last Dragon,” proving Sisqo still has plenty of fire.

n Ron Harris, Associated Press

THE JULIANA HATFIELD THREE, “What-ever, My Love” — It’s been more than 21 years since the last album from the Juliana Hatfield Three. But as “Whatever, My Love” gets the band back together, it sug-gests not a throwback to some purer, more flannel-clad alt-rock halcyon day. Instead, it suggests a timelessness in Hatfield’s sound, a sort of pop sensibility that transcends the scene in favor of hitting you with pure, time-tested hooks in song after song.

The songs are tight and well-produced enough that you might find yourself, at moments, wanting them to loosen up a bit.

But often the elements clash or meld in just the right way, selling the ideal clearly and honestly by giving us just a hint of the shad-ows and complications holding them up.

n Matthew Fiander, popmatters.com

JORMA KAUKONEN, “Ain’t In No Hurry” — Former Jefferson Airplane guitarist Kaukonen’s latest release finds him farther down the line and, as the title says, he’s in no hurry to get to the end of that line. On the album cover, he looks in a motorcycle rear view mirror as if he’s got miles of mem-ories stretched out behind him.

It’s a healthy brand of nostalgia here, though. “Ain’t In No Hurry” is feel-good music, played by a seasoned and assured troubadour equally at home on a spotlit stage or a front porch.

This far into his career, it’s nice to hear he’s still got it.

n Rob Caldwell. popmatters.com

DRAKE, “If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late” — Released six years to the day that Drake debuted his super successful “So Far Gone” mixtape, the Toronto native’s latest set finds him in a serious space, not asking for respect, but demanding it.

If the mixtape’s previously released track, “6 God,” wasn’t warning enough, Drake is more confrontational these days. “Please don’t speak to me like I’m that Drake from four years ago, I’m at a higher place, thinkin’ they lions and tigers and bears, I go huntin’, put heads on my fireplace,” he raps on “Energy.”

As usual, he’s bragging about his crown (see opening track “Legend”) but brooding over its weight (“No Tellin”’). Compared to previous projects, though, “If You’re Read-ing This” is darker and grittier, with a mix of lyrics and tone, that Drake, his longtime collaborator Noah “40” Shebib and crew have no doubt fashioned to match the bru-tal cold of Toronto, or “the 6,” as they call it. (The name nods to the city’s 416 and 647 area codes).

The set is as much about the rapper’s hometown as it is about his hometown crew, whose Canadian and Jamaican accents distinguish the music and whose names are strewn throughout standout track “Know Yourself.”

On another gem, “You & the 6,” Drake credits Toronto and his mother for raising him. But the message is far from saccharine. “I got no friends in this, mama,” Drake raps about the business. “I don’t pretend with this, mama. I don’t joke with this, mama. I pull the knife out my back and cut they throat with it, mama.”

n Melanie Sims, Associated Pres

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