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Skagit Valley Herald

Thursday

April 17, 2014

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

Tuning Up / Page 9

[email protected], [email protected] (recreation items)Deadline: 5 p.m. Friday for the following Thursday edition

Phone360-416-2135

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HAVE A STORY IDEA?w For arts and entertainment, contact Features Editor Craig Parrish at 360-416-2135 or [email protected] For recreation, contact staff writer Vince Richardson at 360-416-2181 or [email protected]

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Tulip Festival Events .......................... 4

Earth Day Events ............................... 5

Movie Listings, Reviews .................6-7

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

Get Involved ..................................... 11

Hot Tickets ....................................... 12

At the Lincoln ................................... 13

CC Adams and Friends performs on Sunday at the La Conner Pantry & Pub

“Black Nativity”: “Black Nativity” rises above the standard holiday film because of the strong writing, acting and music. There’s always going to be a certain amount of sentimental-ity that comes with such emotional redemption tales. That’s cushioned by the smart choices director Kasi Lem-mons makes.

The standard approach to this kind of story is to have the protagonist already well down the path of sin. Bringing someone back from such a long and winding road often feels manipulative or forced. Because Lem-mons quickly shows that the film’s central figure has a good heart and is only facing bad decisions, the trans-formation that eventually comes feels real and grounded.

“The Secret Life of Walter Mitty”: Ben Stiller stars as Mitty, a man who has lived most of his life dreaming of adventure. That’s the nature of Mitty. Despite the film’s endearing qualities, it loses its way when Mitty goes from dreamer to doer. It is a beautifully shot movie.

“Nut Job”: “The Nut Job” is filled with colorful woodland creatures that inhabit an idyllic park. Winter’s coming and they are dangerously low on food. A new supply is needed, especially when squirrel loner Surly (voiced by Will Arnett) puts an even bigger damper on the winter menus.

The film is strictly fun for kids. Adults may just go nuts waiting for the rather redundant comic humor to end.

“The Invisible Woman”: The film shows how Charles Dickens was liv-ing a life of great expectations as the perfect father who was also sharing his love with a mistress, Ellen Ternan, bet-ter known as Nelly.

The film, directed by and starring Ralph Fiennes as the Victorian writer, lovingly turns back the pages on Dick-ens’ life to show the emotional turmoil that he faced. Fiennes crafts a film that is content to walk around the edges of events so that the focus is more cerebral and less sexual. It’s presented much the same way a novel during the Victorian Era would treat salacious elements, with more innuendo than direct examination.

“Philomena”: Judi Dench plays a woman searching for her son.

“Better Living Through Chemistry”: Pharmacist starts a drug-and-alcohol-fueled affair.

“Midsomer Murders: Village Case Files”: The English village mystery gets a contemporary spin in this TV series.

“Ride Along”: High school security guard (Kevin Hart) must prove his worth on patrol.

“Boys of Abu Ghraib”: American soldier forms bond with a prisoner he’s guarding.

“The Practice: The Final Season”: Legal drama that paved the way for “Boston Legal.”

“Camp Dread”: Director wants to resurrect summer camp horror genre.

“Making of a Lady”: Educated but penniless Emily Fox Seton (Lydia Wil-son) struggles with love.

“Thomas & Friends: Railway Mis-chief”: There’s trouble on the tracks.

“Saint Seiya: Sanctuary”: Fol-lows five mystical warriors called the “Saints.”

“Ripper Street: Season Two”: The job of protecting London’s Whitecha-pel district has never been harder for Detective Inspector Edmund Reid.

“Flowers In The Attic”: Mother hides four siblings in the attic.

“The Gabby Douglas Story”: Recounts how Douglas overcame obstacles to win Olympic gold.

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NEW ON DVD THIS WEEK

Upcoming movie releases Following is a partial schedule of com-ing movies on DVD. Release dates are subject to change:

APRIL 22Barefoot - LionsgateBig Bad Wolves - MagnoliaThe Suspect - Image

APRIL 29Bad Country - SonyDevil’s Due - FoxGimme Shelter - LionsgateLabor Day - ParamountThe Legend of Hercules - Summit / LionsgateLocker 13 - ArcThe Rocket - Kino

MAY 6The Art of the Steal - Anchor BayBurn - Passion RiverStill Mine - FoxVeronica Mars - Warner

MAY 13Her - WarnerI, Frankenstein - LionsgateStalingrad - SonyThat Awkward Moment - Sony

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EASTER EVENTSIN THE AREA

COMMUNITY

EASTER BASKET SALE: Island Hospital Auxiliary will have handmade Easter baskets for sale from 9 a.m. to noon today in the 24th Street entrance of Island Hospital, 1211 24th St., Anacortes. Proceeds will benefit programs and services at Island Hospital. 360-293-8393.

EASTER EGG COLORING: Decorate Easter eggs from 4 to 7 p.m. today at Alger Commu-nity Hall, 18735 Parkview Lane, Alger. Also, enter the coloring contest; winners in three age groups will be announced at the Alger Easter Egg Hunt at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 19. 360-724-0340.

CMV EASTER EGG HUNT: Country Meadow Village will host an Easter egg hunt at 2 p.m. Friday, April 18, at the Village, 1501 Collins Road, Sedro-Wool-ley. Kids ages 10 and younger are welcome. Punch and cookies will be served. Free. 360-856-0404.

EASTER EGG DASH: The annual egg hunt for ages 12 and younger begins at 6 p.m. Friday, April 18, at Storvik Park, 1110 32nd St., Anacortes. Bring your own basket. Free. 360-293-1918.

KIWANIS EGG HUNT: 10 a.m. Saturday, April 19, Maiben Park, 1011 E. Greenleaf Ave., Burl-ington. Ages 8 and younger can hunt for more than 4,000 eggs filled with candy and toys. Rain or shine. Free.

EASTER EGG HUNT: The La Conner Fire Department’s annual Easter Egg Hunt for ages 11 and younger begins at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 19, in Pioneer Park, La Conner. Free. 360-661-4781.

CHILDREN’S EGG HUNT: Hillcrest Christian Fellowship will host its annual Children’s Easter Egg Hunt from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, April 19, at 1830 S. 13th St., Mount Vernon. Activities include egg hunts for ages 12 and younger, crafts, face art, a bounce house and photos with the Easter Bunny. Free.

360-424-3006 or hillcrestcf.org.

NEIGHBORHOOD EGG HUNT: Ages 12 and younger can enjoy an egg hunt, games, photos with the Easter Bunny and more at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 19, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 301 S. 18th St., Mount Vernon. This event is co-hosted by Trinity Lutheran Church, Mount Ver-non Presbyterian Church, First United Methodist Church and Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church. Free. 360-424-3628.

ALGER EGG HUNT: Enjoy a potluck brunch and Easter Egg Hunt at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 19, at Alger Community Hall, 18735 Parkview Lane, Alger. The hunt will be divided into three age groups. Older kids are invit-ed to use metal detectors to find hidden treasure. 360-724-0340.

STANWOOD EASTER

PARADE: The Stanwood Easter Parade will begin at 11 a.m. Sat-urday, April 19, beginning near the train station at the east end of town and proceeding down Main Street. Everyone is wel-come to participate — walkers, bicyclists, old cars, even dogs on leashes. Meet at 10:30 a.m. in the parking lot near the Stanwood train station. No entry fee. 360-629-4414.

OAK HARBOR EGG HUNT: Concordia Lutheran Church will host its annual Easter Egg Hunt at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 19, at 590 N. Oak Harbor Road, Oak Harbor. Kids from toddlers through preteens are welcome. Free. Rain or shine. 360-675-2548.

ADULT EASTER EGG HUNT: Skagit Valley Gardens will host its 12th annual Adult Easter Egg Hunt at noon Saturday,

April 19, at 18923 Peter Johnson Road, Mount Vernon. Ages 21 and older are invited to hunt for eggs among the blooming display gardens, with a prize for every egg, children’s activities and more. 360-424-6760 or skagit valleygardens.com.

FIND EASTER EGGS: Chil-dren up to age 12 can hunt for candy-filled Easter eggs start-ing at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 19, at Riverfront Park, 1001 River Road, Sedro-Woolley. 360-855-1841.

TEENS FLASHLIGHT EGG HUNT: Burlington teens can search in the dark for eggs start-ing at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, April 19, at Whitmarsh Fields. The Burlington Healthy Community Coalition will host this H.U.B. Project (Help Unify Burling-ton) event. Prize donations are needed. 360-757-3311.


DISPLAY GARDENSApril 17-24: Check out dis-

play gardens filled with bloom-ing tulips and more:

Tulip Town, 15002 Brad-shaw Road, Mount Vernon: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. $5, free for ages 10 and younger. No pets. 360-424-8152.

Roozengarde, 15867 Beaver Marsh Road, Mount Vernon: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. $5, $4 military with ID, free for ages 10 and younger. No pets. 360-424-8531.

Azusa Farm and Gardens, 14904 Highway 20, Mount Vernon: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. Display gardens, plants, flowers, art and more. 360-424-1580.

Christianson’s Nursery, 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. Gardens, greenhouses, art and more. 360-466-3821.

Skagit Valley Gardens, 18923 Peter Johnson Road, Mount Vernon: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. Gardens, gifts, cafe and more. 360-424-6760.

WSU Discovery Garden, 16650 Highway 536, Mount Vernon: Dawn to dusk daily. Gardens showcasing plants that do well in the Pacific North-west. Docents are on hand to answer gardening questions on the weekends.

KIWANIS SALMON BARBECUE

April 17-24: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily, Hillcrest Lodge, 1717 S. 13th St., Mount Vernon. Alder grilled salmon with baked potato, coleslaw, garlic bread, beverages and dessert. $12 adults, $10 child/senior plate. Visa/MC accepted. Reserva-tions required for groups of 15 or more: 360-202-0926 or kiwanisbbq.com.

POSTER SIGNINGTulip Festival poster artist

Luke Tornatzky will sign 2014 festival posters and offer other artwork:

n Saturday, April 19: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Tulip Town, 15002 Bradshaw Road, Mount Ver-non.

n Sunday, April 20: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at RoozenGaarde,

15867 Beaver Marsh Road, Mount Vernon.

MASTER GARDENER ‘STEP-ON’ GUIDES

Have a WSU Skagit County Master Gardener act as your tour guide to the Skagit Valley. For reservations, email toni [email protected].

CHILDREN’S MUSEUMApril 17-24: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Monday through Saturday; noon to 5 p.m. Sunday; 8:30 to 10 a.m. toddler Tuesday; 550 Cascade Mall Drive, Burling-ton. Activities for ages 10 and younger. $5.25, free for ages younger than 1. 360-757-8888.

HISTORICAL MUSEUMApril 17-20, 22-24: 11 a.m.

to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday, Skagit County Histori-cal Museum, 501 S. Fourth St., La Conner. Featuring “100 Years of Fashion” through April 28. $5 adults, $4 seniors and ages 6-12; $10 families.

Free for members and ages 5 and younger. 360-466-3365 or skagitcounty.net/museum.

MUSEUM OF NORTHWEST ART

April 17-24: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday and Monday, MoNA, 121 S. First St., La Conner. The museum’s col-lections include contemporary art from Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Alaska and British Columbia. Free admis-sion. 360-466-4446 or mona museum.org.

LA CONNER SCULPTURE TOUR

April 17-24: Area artists dis-play their work at various sites. Maps available at La Conner Chamber of Commerce and participating merchants. Free. 360-466-3125.

ANACORTES QUILT WALKApril 17-24: See a wide vari-

ety of quilts and wearable art garments in downtown Ana-cortes businesses during regular shop hours. Maps available at participating businesses and the Anacortes Visitors Center. Free. 360-333-9311 or fidalgo islandquilters.com.

DOWNTOWN BURLINGTON ART WALK

April 17-24: Check out origi-nal artworks along Fairhaven Avenue in downtown Burling-ton. Tour brochures available at the Visitor Information Center, 520 E. Fairhaven. Free. 360-755-9717 or 360-757-0994.

LA CONNER IN BLOOM: TULIP QUILT CHALLENGE

April 17-24: Check out tulip-themed quilts and fiber artworks at the La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum, 703 S. Second St., La Conner. Created and donated by area quilters, all quilts are for sale, with pro-ceeds to benefit restoration and repairs to the Gaches Man-sion’s picket fence. Museum hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Admission: $7, $5 students and military with ID, free for mem-

bers and ages 11 and younger. 360-466-4288 or laconnerquilts.com.

ART BASHApril 17-24: Art League

North’s annual Fine Art Multi-Media Exhibition is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily in the upstairs gallery at The Farm-house Restaurant, 13724 La Conner-Whitney Road, Mount Vernon. Free admission. 360-466-0382 or artleaguenorth.com.

ART IN A PICKLE BARNApril 17-24: Azusa Farm &

Gardens, 14904 Highway 20, Mount Vernon. The 25th annual Skagit Art Association show features award-winning art in a variety of media. The show continues from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. Free admission. 360-424-1580 or skagitart.org.

J & L ART SHOWApril 17-24: Check out the

fifth annual art show at Tulip Valley Winery & Orchard, 16163 Highway 536, Mount Vernon. Local artists show work in a variety of media. Show hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. Free admission and parking. 360-708-3170 or face book.com/JLArtShow.

SPRING ART SHOWApril 17-20, 23-24: Clay-

ton James, Maggie Wilder and Marty Rogers are the featured artists in the annual Spring Art Show at the River Gallery, 19313 Landing Road (off of Dodge Valley Road), Mount Vernon. Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. The show also includes works by more than two dozen other local artists. 360-466-4524 or rivergallerywa.com.

ART AT THE SCHOOLHOUSEApril 17-24: 10 a.m. to 5

p.m. daily. Members of the Stanwood Camano Arts Guild offer a variety of original art-works and demonstrations at the historic 1888 schoolhouse at Christianson’s Nursery &

31st annual Skagit Valley Tulip FestivalAPRIL 17-24

w For the full month’s listing of events, maps and directions, visit tulipfestival.org

See FESTIVAL, Page E7


ENVIRONMENT

By KIMBERLY CAUVEL@Kimberly_SVH

From the peaks of the North Cascades Mountains to the Skagit River Delta where glacial melt meets with Puget Sound, Skagit County has a wealth of natural beauty to celebrate. Many orga-nizations are offering community events for Earth Day, a national tradition that took hold in 1970.

From running on prized public trails, planting trees on the banks of the river, or helping pick up litter on the highway leading to the Cascades and the beaches of Whidbey Island, there are many ways to get involved while spending your time outdoors.

Indoors, you can also catch an envi-ronment-focused film or lecture. Learn about climate change — perhaps the greatest environmental issue of today — at Skagit Valley College’s Mount Vernon or Whidbey Island campuses.

The celebration is set to start this weekend and will last through the week with the first Earth Week in Concrete, organized by the Concrete Chamber of Commerce and KSVU radio station.

“The upper Skagit Valley is all about natural beauty, and the community is very into conservation and recycling, so we wanted to celebrate that,” chamber office manager Valerie Lee said.

Cement City Trail RunHit the pavement running for the

benefit of the Concrete School District on Saturday, April 19. Begin at Concrete High School, where registration will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. Elemen-tary school-aged kids can participate in a half-mile race around the high school track before the adults take off at 10 a.m. on 5K or 10K routes on the Cascade Trail. More information: earthweek2014.weebly.com or call the Chamber of Com-merce at 360-853-8784.

Earth Day planting, ivy pullHelp the Skagit Fisheries Enhance-

ment Group restore the Skagit River bank in downtown Mount Vernon at Edgewater Park 10 a.m. Saturday, April 19. The group is seeking volunteers to help remove invasive ivy, plant trees and pick up trash. The plantings are an extension of the group’s original restora-tion effort to create rearing habitat for young salmon, environmental education intern Rebecca Williams said. To RSVP: 360-336-0172.

Discovery Day at S-W librarySedro-Woolley Public Library, 802

Ball St., will host its first Discovery Day at noon Saturday, April 19, with an Earth Day theme. The family-friendly event will offer healthy snacks, stories and les-sons about nature and the environment.

Climate change discussionA discussion on climate change will

take place at noon Tuesday, April 22, in the Knutzen Cardinal Center multipur-pose room at Skagit Valley College, 2405 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. Depart-ment of Environmental Conservation Chair Claus Svendsen will lead an inter-active presentation about the warming climate. Sponsored by Phi Theta Kappa, Environmental Club, Outdoor Club, Chef’s Club and The Sustainability Com-mittee.

Climate change symposiumSkagit Valley College and the Cli-

mate Reality Project will sponsor a series of climate change presenta-tions by Pacific Northwest experts at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 22, at the college’s Whidbey Island campus in Oak Har-bor. Speakers include University of Washington researcher Ingrid Tohver, graduate student Laura Newcomb, Anacortes Public Works Director Fred Buckenmeyer, Western Washington University geology professor and gla-cier research Doug Clark, and U.S. Geologic Survey researcher Eric Gross-man. Individual discussions will start in Oak Hall, and a general forum will follow in Hayes Hall. For session topics and times, see dl.dropboxusercontent.

com/u/106545284/Climate%20Change%20Poster.pdf.

Ocean stewardship filmSkagit Valley College, 2405 E. College

Way, Mount Vernon, will show the film “Ocean Frontiers – The Dawn of a New Era in Ocean Stewardship” at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 22, in the Knutzen Cardi-nal Center multipurpose room, in collab-oration with Friends of Skagit Beaches and the Skagit County Marine Resourc-es Committee. A question-and-answer session will follow with representatives from local marine stewardship programs. More information: skagitbeaches.org, or contact Friends of Skagit Beaches presi-dent Betty Carteret at 360-299-8553 or [email protected].

Highway 20 cleanupVolunteers will take on trash cleanup

on sections of Highway 20 at 3 p.m. Monday, April 21; 9 a.m. Tuesday, April 22; and 10 a.m. Saturday, April 26. More information: earthweek2014.weebly.com, or call the Concrete Chamber of Com-merce at 360-853-8784.

Earth Day at NAS WhidbeyVisit the Can-Do Inn at Rocky Point

in Oak Harbor at 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 22, for a presentation on responsible environmental stewardship for the next generation with guest speaker Larry Campbell Sr., Swinomish Tribal Historic Preservation officer. The Washington State University Extension, Island Coun-ty Health, Whidbey Island Conservation District, Forest City’s Resident Energy Conservation Program, Puget Sound

Energy, and NAS Whidbey Island’s Environmental and Energy divisions will provide environment-themed educa-tional displays.

National Park WeekCelebrate the history, nature, trails,

archeology, and wildlife of the North Cascades National Park Service Com-plex during National Park Week from April 19-27.

The park will host a volunteer cleanup of Colonial Creek Campground on Tues-day, April 22. Volunteers interested in carpooling can meet in Sedro-Woolley at 7:45 a.m. or at the National Park Service compound in Marblemount at 8:45 a.m. To reserve a carpool spot from Sedro-Woolley, call the Park Headquarters Vis-itor Information Center at 360-854-7304. Volunteers should bring water, lunch and work gloves.

For more information about National Park Week at the North Cascades National Park Service Complex and other National Park Service sites, visit nationparkweek.org.

Earth Day film festConcrete Theater, 45920 Main St.,

Concrete, will show two environment-themed films at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 24: “Who Bombed Judi Bari,” a film about Earth First! activists blamed for a California bombing attack, and “Back to the Garden,” a documentary about back-to-the-land living. The filmmaker of “Back to the Garden” will be avail-able for an audience Q&A. Doors open at 5:30, admission is $10. earthweek2014.weebly.com.

EARTH DAY events in the area

Earth Day origins The first Earth Day took place April 22, 1970, when then-U.S. Sen. Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin wanted to start a “national teach-in on the environment.” He was devas-tated by the 1969 oil spill in Santa Barbara, Calif., and hoped he could harness the nation’s energy that was then found in the student anti-war movement. That first Earth Day, 20 million people demonstrated for environ-mental causes in rallies across the U.S. The events ultimately led to the creation of the U.S. Environmen-tal Protection Agency and the pas-sage of the Clean Air, Clean Water, and Endangered Species acts.

n Source: earthday.org


MOVIES

By RICK BENTLEYThe Fresno Bee

“Heaven is for Real” is based on the true story of a 4-year-old Nebraska boy who after major surgery tells his father — a local minister — that he’s been to Heaven. Although there are immediate doubts, people begin to accept the story when the young-ster reveals information he only could have been given by those who died before he was born.

His tale is inspirational for some and draws the wrath of oth-ers, who call it all a fabrication. That becomes a major source of tension in the film.

This story is fodder for count-less debates. What should not be

overlooked is the strong story of how a family must — along with this big event — deal with the normal hardships of life.

Director Randall Wallace shows — as he did on “Secre-tariat” and “We Were Soldiers” — that the strength of a movie comes from a focus on family. Even when “Heaven is for Real”

slips into theological mode, Wal-lace quickly pulls the attention back to how the family members deal with all that’s being thrown at them.

Too often in movies, a man of the cloth is either portrayed as being all-knowing or having fallen from grace. Greg Kinnear’s portrayal of Pastor Todd Burpo — the father of the young boy and the leader of the local church — is more human that most church leaders in film. He spends as much time worrying about the mortgage as he does preaching the Gospel.

It helps that Wallace gets an equally strong performance from Kelly Reilly as Sonja, the minister’s wife. Wallace doesn’t

sacrifice the paternal and mater-nal parts of the couple’s lives in the name of their deep spiritual beliefs. Their financial struggles are very reflective of what’s going on across the country and that makes the movie more accessible to those who don’t care as much about the spiritual aspects.

Wallace also manages to get a surprisingly good performance from 6-year-old Connor Corum. There’s a very natural feel to the way the youngster acts in scenes — especially when working with Kinnear — that helps fortify the family story.

The film is not without flaws. The biggest mistake in the script by Wallace and Chris Parker is the decision to actually show on

film what the youngsters says he saw in Heaven. No matter how reverent the approach, the depic-tion of angels comes across as a cheesy special effect. And the appearance by Jesus looks like the worst moments from a church Easter production.

More clarification would have helped, especially when it comes to how the boy’s announcement shakes the foundation of those who should have a rock-solid faith. All of this chips away at the solid family foundation on which Wallace had built his movie.

These aren’t mortal sins. Wal-lace has created a movie that has a message that goes beyond preaching to the choir. That’s when the work is at its best.

Connor Corum (left) and Greg Kinnear star in “Heaven Is For Real.”Sony Pictures via AP

‘Heaven’s’ depiction of family is for real‘HEAVEN IS FOR REAL’

HHH Cast: Greg Kinnear, Kelly Reilly, Connor Corum, Thomas Haden Church Rating: PG, for intense medical situation Running time: 1 hour, 49 minutes


MOVIES

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

“Bad Words” — I loved the misanthrope played by Jason Bateman in his directorial debut, and you might, too, if your sense of humor is just sick enough. A loophole has allowed this big bowl of hate to compete against fourth-graders in a spelling bee, where he spews insults with a deadpan style that leaves his victims speechless. A pitch-black dark comedy. Comedy, R, 89 minutes. HHH1⁄2 “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” — The more screen time Chris Evans accrues as Captain America, the more engaging the per-formance. He’s terrific in this adventure, more complex and more compelling than in his 2011 debut. Amid well-cho-reographed action sequences and a couple of nifty twists and turns, we get another rock-solid chapter in the big-screen story of Marvel. Scar-lett Johansson, Samuel L. Jackson and Robert Redford co-star. Sci-fi action, PG-13, 136 minutes. HHH1⁄2 “Draft Day” — The gen-eral manager of the hapless Cleveland Browns (Kevin Cost-ner) tries to coax some star power during the NFL draft in this sentimental, predictable and thoroughly entertaining movie. I would have liked to see less soap-opera subplot (a pregnant girlfriend, an ego-tistical team owner) and more inside football machinations. Jennifer Garner, Denis Leary, Frank Langella and Chadwick Boseman co-star. Sports drama, PG-13, 110 minutes). HHH “Ender’s Game” — A first-rate cast of wily veterans (Harrison Ford, Ben Kingsley) and fresh-faced youngsters (Asa Butterfield of “Hugo”) deliver a rousing, challeng-ing adventure that should satisfy most young fans of the beloved sci-fi novel while keeping the adults engrossed as well. The simulated bat-tles against scary aliens are beautifully shot and expertly choreographed. Sci-fi adven-ture, PG-13, 114 minutes. HHH “Frozen” — When a queen with icy powers (voice of Idina Menzel) accidentally freezes her kingdom, she runs away

and her intrepid sister (Kris-ten Bell) goes to find her. Sure to delight kids and capti-vate adults, Disney’s musical “Frozen” is the instant favor-ite for the animated feature Oscar. Animated musical, PG, 102 minutes. HHH1⁄2 “Hateship Loveship” — Kristen Wiig’s performance as a caretaker duped into believing she’s being court-ed is so beautifully muted it takes a while to appreciate the loveliness of the notes she’s hitting. She’s playing someone a bit, well, crazy, but her quiet resolve is kind of heroic. She’s pretty awe-some. With Guy Pearce, Hailee Steinfeld, Nick Nolte. Drama, R, 101 minutes. HHH1⁄2 “Mr. Peabody & Sherman” — The old TV cartoon about a genius dog, his adopted son and their time-traveling adventures becomes a whip-smart, consistently funny and good-natured film with terrific voice performances led by Ty Burrell as Peabody. Lots of sight gags and goofy puns, with some clever one-liners intended for the parents in the audience. Animated adventure, PG, 90 minutes. HHH “Nebraska” — What a joy it is to watch Bruce Dern playing such a miserable SOB in the best role of his long career. Woody Grant is a crabby, boozy, sometimes delusional old guy on a road trip with his son (Will Forte) to collect a sweepstakes prize. Alexander Payne’s latest film is a mod-ern American classic about the dynamic between a father from the generation that didn’t speak about its feel-ings and a grown son who’s still trying to get his father to explain himself. Stark, beauti-ful and memorable. Drama, R, 115 minutes. HHHH “Noah” — One of the most dazzling and unforgettable biblical epics ever put on film. Director Darren Aronofsky has delivered an emotion-ally involving and sometimes loony interpretation of the tale of a God-loving man (Rus-sell Crowe, ferocious and razor-sharp) and his ark. Jen-nifer Connelly, Ray Winstone, Emma Watson and Anthony Hopkins round out a stellar cast. Biblical epic, PG-13, 131 minutes. HHH1⁄2 “Oculus” — Here is a horror movie that will reach out and

grab that spot on your spine that produces all the chills. Thanks to the wonderfully twisted style of director Mike Flanagan and four terrific young actors playing brother and sister as children and adults, “Oculus” is one of the more elegant scary movies in recent memory. Horror, R, 105 minutes. HHH1⁄2 “Sabotage” — After steal-ing $10 million from a drug cartel, elite DEA agents become targets in a brutal, bloody, dark and at times gruesomely funny thriller. The team is played by a strong cast headed by Arnold Schwarzenegger, being typical-ly Arnold, Sam Worthington, Olivia Williams and Terrence Howard. Action thriller, R, 109 minutes. HHH1⁄2 “RoboCop” — The 2014 version of “RoboCop” takes advantage of the superior technology available now, but doesn’t match up to the origi-nal when it comes to story and cast. As Alex Murphy, the wounded officer converted into RoboCop, Joel Kinnaman comes across as a wooden human being AND a wooden robot. Sci-fi action, PG-13, 118 minutes. HH

“Son of God” — The first feature in recent memory tell-ing us a life-spanning story of Jesus Christ recounts the events with great rever-ence but, alas, is not a good movie. The special effects are just OK, and in the title role, Portuguese-born heart-throb Diogo Morgado hits a lot of wrong notes. Historical drama, PG-13, 138 minutes. H1⁄2 “That Awkward Moment” — Strives to straddle the line between breezy, bromantic comedy and “Hangover”-esque guy humor – and fails

miserably on both counts. Talented, charismatic actors including Zac Efron and Michael B. Jordan star in a not particularly offensive but utterly unmemorable film. Comedy, R, 94 minutes. H1⁄2 “The Bag Man” — One can’t help but wonder what Robert De Niro and John Cusack saw in the script for “The Bag Man” that made two of our most interesting actors sign up for this irritat-ing mess of a movie. It’s warmed-over Tarantino mixed with a third-rate tribute to the Coen brothers with a dose

of David Lynch-ian madness. Thriller, R, 108 minutes. H “3 Days to Kill” — The term “guilty pleasure” was invented for this kind of movie. Nearly every other scene is so audaciously ter-rible, you don’t know whether to cringe or chortle. But the star power of Kevin Costner as an aging CIA hit man turns schlock into pure entertain-ment. Action, PG-13, 117 minutes. HHH “The Railway Man” — Based on the true story of a British Army officer (Colin Firth) in World War II and the Japanese Imperial Army officer who tortured him. This is another prestige film that sometimes feels more like a history assignment than entertainment. Some-times it’s hard to watch. It’s also hard to imagine anyone watching it and not being deeply moved. Drama, R, 108 minutes. HHH “Under the Skin” — An alien on Earth (Scarlett Johannson) cruises Scotland in a van, hitting on young lads, in a stark mood piece that drills into your psyche and will stay there forever. It’s weird, polarizing work, but I found it the most memorable movie of the first few months of 2014. Sci-fi drama, R, 108 minutes. HHHH “Veronica Mars” — This big-screen update of the Kris-ten Bell TV series, the result of a Kickstarter campaign, looks and feels like a glori-fied TV movie, with mostly unexceptional performances and ridiculous plot develop-ments no more innovative than you’d see on a dozen network TV detective shows. Crime comedy, PG-13, 108 minutes. HH

AT AREA THEATERS

ANACORTES CINEMASApril 18-24 The Mountain Runners (NR): Friday, 7 p.m. (director and producer Q&A) Shatner’s World (NR): Thursday: 7:30 p.m. Transcendence (PG-13): Friday-Saturday: 1:00, 3:30, 6:20, 8:50; Sunday-Thursday: 1:00, 3:30, 6:20 Rio 2 (G): Friday: 1:05, 3:20, 9:00; Saturday: 1:05, 3:20, 6:40, 9:00; Sunday-Wednesday: 1:05, 3:20, 6:40; Thursday: 1:05, 3:20 Captain America: The Winter Soldier (PG-13): Friday-Saturday: 12:55, 3:40, 6:30, 9:15; Sunday-Thursday: 12:55, 3:40, 6:30 360-293-6620

BLUE FOX DRIVE-INOak Harbor 360-675-5667

CONCRETE THEATREApril 18-20 Noah (PG-13): Friday: 7:30 p.m.; Saturday: 5 and 7:30 p.m.; Sunday: 4 and 6:30 p.m. 360-941-0403

CASCADE MALL THEATRESBurlington For listings: 888-AMC-4FUN (888-262-4386).

OAK HARBOR CINEMASApril 18-24 Transcendence (PG-13): Friday: 1:00, 3:30, 6:40, 9:10; Saturday: 10:15 AM, 1:00, 3:30, 6:40, 9:10; Sunday: 10:15, 1:00, 3:30, 6:40; Monday-Thursday: 1:00, 3:30, 6:40 Rio 2 (G): Friday: 1:10, 3:50, 6:50, 9:00; Saturday: 10:25, 1:10, 3:50, 6:50, 9:00; Sunday: 10:25, 1:10, 3:50, 6:50; Monday-Thursday: 1:10, 3:50, 6:50 Captain America: The Winter Soldier (PG-13): Friday: 12:50, 3:40, 6:30, 9:15; Saturday: 10:05, 12:50, 3:40, 6:30, 9:15; Sunday: 10:05, 12:50, 3:40, 6:30; Mon-day-Thursday: 12:50, 3:40, 6:30 360-279-2226

STANWOOD CINEMASApril 18-24 Shatner’s World (NR): Thursday: 7:30 p.m. Transcendence (PG-13): 1:25, 3:55, 6:30, 9:00 Heaven Is for Real (PG): 1:35, 4:10, 6:35, 9:15 Draft Day (PG-13): Friday-Wednesday: 1:40, 4:00, 6:45, 9:05; Thursday: 1:40, 4:00, 9:05 Rio 2 (G): Friday-Wednesday: 1:30, 3:50, 6:40, 8:55; Thursday: 1:30, 3:50, 6:40 Captain America: The Winter Soldier (PG-13): 1:20, 3:40, 6:25, 8:45 360-629-0514

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ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area April 17-24 TUNING UP Playing at area venues April 17-24

Thursday.17THEATER

“Les Miserables” (musical drama): 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

“1776” (musical): 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Drive, Oak Harbor. $18. 360-679-2237 or whidbey playhouse.com.

Friday.18COMEDY

Comedy Nite: Emmett Montgomery, Cameron Mazzuca and host Randall Ragsdale, 8 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. $10. 360-755-3956 or anacortesH2O.com.

MUSICRick Springfield: 8 p.m., Pacific Show-

room, Skagit Valley Casino Resort, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. $60-$65. 877-275-2448 or theskagit.com.

THEATER“Les Miserables” (musical-drama):

7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.


Saturday.19MUSIC

Rick Springfield: 8 p.m., Pacific Show-room, Skagit Valley Casino Resort, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. $60-$65. 877-275-2448 or theskagit.com.

THEATER“Les Miserables” (musical drama):

7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.


Sunday.20THEATER


Wednesday.23MUSIC

Jansen Jazz Band: 7:30 p.m., Jansen Art Center Chamber Hall, 321 Front St., Lynden. $10. 360-354-3600.

Thursday.24THEATER

“Les Miserables” (musical-drama): 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.


“Leading Ladies” (comedy): 7 p.m., Nooksack Valley High School Perform-ing Arts Center, 3326 E. Badger Road, Everson. $8. 360-988-4754 or [email protected].

THURSDAY.17

FRIDAY.18

SATURDAY.19

SUNDAY.20

Skip Hamilton: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Big Rock Café, 14779 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. All ages. No cover. 360-424-7872.

Paul Klein: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Jansen Art Center Piano Lounge, 321 Front St., Lyn-den. No cover. 360-354-3600.

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

Rivertalk, Sky Colony: 7 p.m., Conway Muse, Renaissance Room, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $12. Pro-ceeds benefit YMCA Oasis Teen Shelter. 360-445-3000.

Cahalen Morrison and Country Hammer: 8 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $8. 360-445-3000.

We Are Awesome: 8 to 11 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commer-cial Ave., Anacortes. 360-588-1720.

2 Buck Chuck (acoustic classic rock, pop): 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Win-ners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover. 877-275-2448.

Artifakts, MTBTZ, Willdabeast: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $5-$7. 360-778-1067.

Marcia Kester: 7 to 10 p.m., Mount Vernon Elks, 2120 Market St., Mount Vernon. 360-848-8882.

Chris Eger Band: 8 p.m., Big Rock Café, 14779 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. All ages. No cover. 360-424-7872.

Spoonshine: 6 to 9 p.m., Carpenter Creek Win-ery, 20376 E. Hickox Road, Mount Vernon. $7 cover. 360-848-6673.

The Mike & Guy Show: 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 High-way 9, Mount Vernon. 360-422-6411.

Ken Pickard and Zydeco Explosion: 7:30 to 10:30 p.m., Big Rock Café, 14779 High-way 9, Mount Vernon. All ages. No cover. 360-424-7872.

Jill Newman (blues): 8 p.m., Conway Muse, Parlor, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $10. 360-445-3000.

Randy Oxford Band (blues): 8 p.m., Conway Muse, Renaissance Room, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $12. 360-445-3000.

Voyager (’80s metal tribute): 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Val-ley Casino Resort, Win-ners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover. 877-275-2448.

Polly O’Keary and the Rhythm Method: 7:30 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Ana-cortes. 360-755-3956.

Mattney Cook: 8:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. 360-766-6266.

Lane Fernando: 9 p.m. to mid-night, Long-horn Saloon & Grill, 5754 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360-766-6330.

Curse of the Black Tongue, Gypsters, Cat Bomb: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Belling-ham. $5. 360-778-1067.

Margaret Wilder Band: 10 p.m., The Green Frog, 1015 N. State St., Bell-ingham. $5. acoustic tavern.com.

Bobby Lee McMurray: 6:30 to 8 p.m., Jansen Art Center Piano Lounge, 321 Front St., Lynden. No cover. 360-354-3600.

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

Daisy: 6 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $5. 360-445-3000.

Ron W. Bailey: 5:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. 360-766-6266.

Desperate Measures (classic rock): 6 to 10 p.m., Castle Tavern, 708 Metcalf St., Sedro-Woolley. No cover. 360-855-2263.

Blues/rock jam with CC Adams and Friends: 4 to 9 p.m., La Con-ner Pantry & Pub, 315 Morris St., La Conner. 360-466-4488.

Fischkopf Sin-foniker, Dead Air Fresheners, Derek M. John-son, PRND: 7 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $5. 360-778-1067.

Fidalgo Swing: 6 to 9 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-588-1720.

Knut Bell: 6:30 to 8 p.m., Big Rock Café, 14779 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. All ages. No cover. 360-424-7872.

Cheryl Hodge: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Jansen Art Center Piano Lounge, 321 Front St., Lynden. No cover. 360-354-3600.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY.18-19RICK SPRINGFIELD8 p.m., Pacific Showroom, Skagit Valley Casino Resort, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. $60-$65. 877-275-2448 or theskagit.com.

WEDNESDAY.23 THURSDAY.24

SUNDAY.20CC ADAMS AND FRIENDS4 to 9 p.m., La Conner Pantry & Pub, 315 Morris St., La Conner. 360-466-4488.

SATURDAY.19RANDY

OXFORD BAND8 p.m., Conway

Muse, Renaissance Room, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $12.

360-445-3000.


REVIEWS: MUSIC, VIDEO GAMES

Jon Langford & Skull Orchard“Here Be Monsters”

“I’m like a god with a thunderbolt, sitting on a big white cloud,” prolific Welsh rocker Jon Langford sings on “Here Be Monsters.”

The founding member of shambling punk experimenters the Mekons and emphatic country-punks the Waco Broth-ers isn’t boasting of his protean powers. The song is “Drone Operator,” a typically psychologically astute tune about geopoli-tics and morality that concerns a technician who rains down destruction from the heav-ens and then has beer and watches bas-ketball. The costs and benefits of violence are much on Langford’s mind throughout “Here Be Monsters.” With guns, blood, and business in his sights, he asks “Ooh, what did you do in the war?/ Did you make more money than ever before?”

With Skull Orchard, featuring violin-ist Jean Cook, behind him, Langford is in a somewhat more folkish, contemplative mood than usual this time out, although biting wit is never in short supply. And really, even when weaving together various genres, he’s incapable of standing before a microphone and not rocking out.

Added bonus: Among other manic mul-titasking skills, the longtime Chicagoan is an abundantly talented visual artist, and the “Here Be Monsters” CD contains mini-reproductions of paintings created to corre-spond to each song on the album, including a cover of Viv Albertine of the Slit’s “Don’t Believe.” So buy a hard copy.

n Dan DeLuca, The Philadelphia Inquirer

YG“My Krazy Life”

From N.W.A. to the first Snoop Dogg/ Dr. Dre pairing, the West Coast has been where gangsta rap and its grooving cousin G-funk rules. No surprise, then, that Compton’s Young Gangsta, best known to mixtape afi-cionados as YG, is gangsta’s freshest prince. His Def Jam debut has the sort of hard, evil edge that Eazy-E and Co. made into hip-hop’s most dangerous vibe, with the sexy, weed-stained swagger of early Snoop.

DJ Mustard’s beats and backgrounds both define and defy the genre, as YG leans into his work with confidence and a singsong flow. His narratives aren’t daring, but his evocation of a day in the life — rob-

beries, drugs, parties, punishment, find-ing tomorrow — is bold and refreshingly plainspoken. Regrets? He’s had a few, as in “Sorry Momma,” but not enough to qualify his bounce, as in the aggressively catchy “Do It to Ya,” or slow his roll, as in “Really Be (Smokin N Drinkin).” Guests such as Drake, Schoolboy Q, and Kendrick Lamar help make the Krazy party more sociable, but the CD’s most crucial moments come when the rapper brings the fun, or faces his fears, alone.

n A.D. Amorosi, The Philadelphia Inquirer

Chuck E. Weiss“Red Beans & Weiss”

Chuck E. Weiss has hung with the cool cats all his life. In his youth, he played drums with Lightnin’ Hopkins and other blues legends. In the ’70s, he palled around with Tom Waits and Rickie Lee Jones, who immortalized him in her first hit, “Chuck E.’s in Love.” Waits and Johnny Depp are the executive producers of the new “Red Beans & Weiss,” Weiss’ fourth album.

It’s a bluesy rock-and-roll record, with Weiss playing the role of a goofy, grizzled raconteur and with excellent, raw guitar work from X’s Tony Gilkyson (Depp contributes to several tracks, too). Weiss sounds a bit like Waits, especially on the unhinged blues shouts of “Dead Man’s Shoes” and “Oo Poo Pa Do in the Rebop.” He can be silly on novelty songs like “That Knucklehead Stuff,” but his boho-hipster attitude makes everything cool.

n Steve Klinge, The Philadelphia Inquirer

Ray Price“Beauty Is . ”

The late Ray Price titled his final studio recording “Beauty Is .” after an opening duet with Vince Gill that draws on the axiom about the eye of the beholder. Music is similarly subjective, but it would be hard to imagine anyone not recognizing the sub-lime beauty of the late Ray Price’s singing: He owned one of the richest voices and most emotionally expressive styles in coun-try music history.

Price died in December, and when he entered the studio earlier in 2013 with pro-ducer Fred Foster, he realized “Beauty Is. ” quite likely would be his last. At age 87, he had spent a couple years battling cancer

and other ailments. Live, and on record, Price’s voice had remained a remarkable instrument, yet there are moments on “Beauty Is .” where age, for the first time, appears to limit his breath and range.

But Foster arranges these love songs to capitalize on the tonal quality of Price’s voice. Set to string orchestrations accented by country instrumentation, Price sounds like a wise sage with a big heart and a gentle soul on touching songs such as Willie Nelson’s “It Always Will Be,” a romantic duet with Martina McBride on the standard “An Affair To Remember” and a second duet with Gill on the lovely “Until Then.”

Graceful to the end, Price takes a final bow with an elegant collection that nicely caps a great musical legacy.

n Michael McCall, Associated Press

Afghan Whigs“Do to the Beast”

Maybe the most impressive thing about the Afghan Whigs’ new album “Do to the Beast,” the band’s first in 16 years, is how it effortlessly manages to bridge old and new.

There’s a moment in the stunning “Lost in the Woods,” which starts out piano-driven and more similar to front man Greg Dulli’s more recent work in the Twilight Singers and the Gutter Twins, when John Curley’s bass kicks in and the indie-rock guitars arrive and it’s like spotting an old friend in a crowd. The memories come flooding back instantly.

Dulli and Curley are careful not to have too many of those moments on “Do to the Beast.” Neither would be satisfied with some sort of nostalgia trip to bring them back together. This is a decidedly forward-looking album — from the way a club beat drops in at the saddest point of “Can Rova,” thumping away as Dulli declares, “You don’t need me,” to the industrial-tinged drums that drive “Matamoros” into Nine Inch Nails territory.

The journey begins with “Parked Out-side,” a grinding rocker with layers of gui-tars forcing Dulli to sound desperate as he sings of his obsessed love, and closes with the galloping “These Sticks,” which works through all sorts of dramatics to end up a haunting revenge fantasy.

Considering everything Dulli has learned from his other projects, it’s no won-der “Do to the Beast” makes the Afghan Whigs sound masterful as well as raucous. It’s also no wonder it will be one of the best albums of the year.

n Glenn Gamboa, Newsday

‘Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy’Platform: Nintendo 3DSRated: E10+Price: $39.99Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

Professor Layton and his able assistants Luke and Emmy tackle another mystery in “Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy,” available exclusively for Nintendo 3DS. Pitched as the final release in the series, “Azran” serves as an excellent capstone to this franchise in which characters and story matter as much as the puzzle design.

“Azran” follows up on archaeological leads left dangling in the last two “Layton” games. After encountering ruins left behind by the ancient Azran civilization, Professor Layton finds the most unbelievable relic yet: a “living mummy.” The mummy, actu-ally a young girl named Aurora, inspires Layton to travel the globe on a hunt for lost Azran stones, all while staying a step ahead of the nefarious secret organization known as Targent.

Functionally, “Azran” is much the same as ever. You walk through odd locales and pump passers-by for clues. Naturally, almost no one cooperates until you solve a puzzle. After five games, it’s a well-worn pattern, but it’s all so comfortable you are unlikely to mind. The only major change to the for-mula is that the middle portion of “Azran” lets the player choose the order in which to explore the stones’ locations. In the end, it hardly matters, because you have to do all of them anyway, but it is nice to experience multiple mini-mysteries in wildly different locations.

There’s a wide variety of puzzles — logic, number, organizing, even some that seem only possible in a video game — but the in-game hint system does a great job of making sure you can figure them out. Even if you do not want to devote the time and brain power required to de-stump every stumper, the game is so good that it’s worth playing even if you cheat your way through using a strategy guide.

“Azran” also makes use of the 3DS’ “StreetPass” feature to create a hidden-object-style puzzle to share with other play-ers. However, it involves serious amounts of backtracking as you search out specific hidden objects, so it’s probably the least interesting part of the package.

Between the storyline, the side puzzles and unlockable content, “Azran” has hun-dreds of puzzles to chew on. New down-loadable puzzles will be provided every day for a year, for free.

n Joe Fourhman, Chicago Tribune


GET INVOLVED

ART CLASSESFAMILY ART DAYS AT MoNA:

The Museum of Northwest Art, 121 S. First St., La Conner, offers Family Art Days each month. Sessions are open to ages 5 and older at all skill levels and include guided walk-throughs of MoNA exhibitions. Limited to 15 partici-pants per session. Workshops are free, but registration is required. 360-466-4446 or monamuseum.org. Next up:

“Whimsical Animals with Mixed Media”: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. or 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 10. Learn how to draw whimsical ani-mals by using basic shapes as you work with watercolors, pens, pen-cils, paints and everyday materials from around the house.

INTRO TO PAINTING ON SILK: This informal introduction to the Serti (resist) silk-painting method will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, April 30 and May 7, at the Anacortes Center for Happiness, 619 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. Participants will paint a prestretched silk circle in class to take home. The class will also cover how to stretch your own silk, sourcing and more. $45, includes all materials. Register by April 22: 360-464-2229 or anacor tescenterforhappiness.org.

ART WORKSHOPS: Artists working in a variety of mediums offer workshops at Harmony Fields, 7465 Thomas Road, Bow. For information or to register, call 360-941-8196 or visit hfproduce.com. Next up:

“How To Start, And Not Stop, Making Art”: 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, April 27. Delve into a treasure trove of art supplies (charcoal, watercolor, ink and more), all while learning how to navigate through the perils and into a fluid practice of art mak-ing. All skill levels welcome. $145, lunch and all materials included.

AUDITIONSMBT SUMMER REP: Auditions

for the Mount Baker Theatre’s Summer Repertory Theatre will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday, April 30, at Theatre Puget Sound,

Studio D, The Armory (formerly Center House) at the Seattle Cen-ter, and at 1 p.m. Thursday, May 1, in the Mount Baker Theatre encore room, 104 N. Commercial St., Bellingham. Parts are avail-able for several men and women in “Talley’s Folly” by Lanford Wil-son, “Last of the Red Hot Lov-ers” by Neil Simon and “Becky’s New Car” by Steven Dietz. Paid and unpaid roles are available. Casting in more than one show is possible. Prepare two contrast-ing monologues, one comedic; no more than three minutes total. Auditions may also include cold readings from the scripts. Rehearsals will be held July 5-17; performances are July 15-Aug. 10, with varying days and times. Homestays/housing provided for non-Bellingham actors. For infor-mation or to schedule an audition, email alison.terry@mountbaker theatre.com.

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

MUSICSKAGIT VALLEY MUSIC CLUB:

The club welcomes perform-ers, listeners and guests at 1:45 p.m. Thursday, April 24, at Vasa Hall, 1805 Cleveland St., Mount Vernon. Come and sing, play an instrument or just enjoy the music. Free. For information, call Marsha Pederson at 360-757-4906.

ON STAGEANACORTES OPEN MIC: 9:30

p.m. Thursdays, Brown Lantern Ale House, 412 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-293-2544.

OPEN MIC: Jam Night: 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Thursdays, Conway Pub & Eatery, 18611 Main St., Conway. 360-445-4733.

RECREATIONBOYS & GIRLS CLUB SUMMER

PROGRAMS: Registration is open for summer programs at Skagit

Valley Boys & Girls Clubs. Chil-dren can participate in educational programs from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, June 23-Aug. 15. Programs that encour-age academic success, good char-acter and citizenship, and healthy lifestyles are designed around different themes each week. The cost for day camp and regular club hours is $100 per week plus the monthly membership fee, which starts at $25. A reduced rate is available if your family qualifies for the free or reduced school lunch program. Registration is limited and closes May 30. To learn more or sign up your child, stop by your local club, visit skagitrais-esgreatkids.org/summer or call the club director listed below:

Anacortes: Cory Oppel, 360-588-9045.

La Conner: Kendrick Davis-Pittmon, 360-466-3672.

Mount Vernon: Vesta Ander-son, 360-428-6995.

Sedro-Woolley: John Garman, 360-856-1830.

FREE PARK ADMISSION: The Washington State Parks and Rec-reation Commission will offer free admission to all state parks on Saturday, April 19, and on Earth Day, Tuesday, April 22. The Discover Pass will not be required to enter state parks, but is still required to access lands managed by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Depart-ment of Natural Resources. parks.wa.gov.

TRAIL TALES: Friends of Skagit Beaches will lead a series of infor-mative walks along the Tommy Thompson Trail in Anacortes. For information, visit skagitbeaches.org. Next up:

Interpretive Walk: Early Ana-cortes Maritime Scene: Join Trail Tales docents for a short “Jour-ney of Discovery” walk at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 4, by the flagpoles at Cap Sante Marina, 11th Street and R Avenue, Anacortes. Learn about Anacortes’ rich marine his-tory and the changes that have taken place along the waterfront on this one-hour, half-mile walk on a level paved walkway around

the marina to the Rotary Park Gazebo. Free.

TULIP PEDAL: The 33rd annual Group Health/Safe Kids Skagit County Tulip Pedal will begin at 7 a.m. Saturday, April 19, at La Con-ner Middle School, 503 N. Sixth St. The Tulip Pedal includes 20-, 40- and 60-mile courses around tulip fields between Mount Vernon and La Conner, near Samish and Padilla bays, and features views of Mount Baker and the Cascade foothills. Entry fee: $30 advance, $35 day of race. Jerseys are avail-able for $15. Children ages 14 and younger ride free. Proceeds will benefit child injury prevention efforts in Skagit County. To reg-ister online, visit active.com. For information, call 360-428-3236 or visit safekidsskagit-island.com.

PLANTING PARTY: Skagit Fish-eries Enhancement Group will host an Earth Day Planting Party and Ivy Pull from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 19, at Edgewater Park, 600 Behrens Millett Road, Mount Vernon. Children must be accompanied by a parent/guard-ian; teens OK with written permis-sion. Knee boots and gloves avail-able. RSVP: 360-336-0172, ext. 304, or [email protected].

TRAIL WORK: The Skagit, Whatcom, Island Trail Maintain-ing Organization (SWITMO) seeks volunteers for trail work from April through October. The next work party will be held Sat-urday, April 19. 360-424-0407 or [email protected].

FRIENDS OF THE FOREST HIKES: Join the Friends of the Forest for scenic hikes in the for-est lands around Anacortes. Free. 360-293-3725 or friendsoftheacfl.org. Next up:

Little Cranberry Lake Hike: All ages, 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 26. Take Georgia south off of Oakes and follow to the gravel road that leads to the Little Cran-berry Lake parking lot. Start the spring wildflower season with a hike all the way around Little Cranberry Lake. The trail is rug-ged in places. Explore some of the richest habitat in the forest — the

place where deep forest, swamp, rocky meadow, lake and bog islands converge.

THEATER“THE BETTER ACTOR”: An

acting class for ages 18 and older: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays through April 26, in the Star Studio at the Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. This course will offer basic act-ing instruction as well as more detailed training for the expe-rienced actor, including a brief history of drama, how to use your talents to your advantage, how to audition, what happens dur-ing rehearsals and performances and more. There will be a class performance on the last day. $30, $15 playhouse members. For information, contact Stan Thomas at 360-675-0574 or the Whidbey Playhouse, 360-679-2237.

FREE ADULT ACTING CLASS-ES: Anacortes Community The-atre offers free acting classes for adults from 10 a.m. to noon the third Saturday each month at 918 M Ave., Anacortes. Classes include scripted scenes and a vari-ety of acting games, with a differ-ent topic each month. Each class is independent, so you don’t have to commit to every session. 360-840-0089 or acttheatre.com

WORKSHOPSPHOTOGRAPHY: Professional

photographer Andy Porter will teach two photography courses at the Burlington Parks and Rec-reation Center, 900 E. Fairhaven Ave. $40 per course. Register one week in advance at 360-755-9649 or email [email protected].

Point-and-Shoot: 6 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 23, or 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, May 17. Learn how to compose an inter-esting picture, whether you’re photographing people, pets or landscapes. Class will cover how to use lines, reflections and fram-ing, and use of the various shoot-ing modes — landscape, portrait and sports — to capture the best images. Bring your camera and user manual.


SWITCHFOOT: April 18, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

RICK SPRINGFIELD: April 18-19, Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Bow. 877-275-2448 or theskagit.com.

SNOOP DOGG & WIZ KHALIFA: April 19, WaMu Theater, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

MASSIVE MONKEYS: April 19, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

DARK STAR ORCHESTRA: April 20, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

SLEEPER AGENT: April 22, The Show-box, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showbox online.com.

ELLIE GOULDING: April 23, Paramount Theatre, Seattle. 877-784-4849 or live nation.com.

DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS: April 23, Show-box SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

WHITE LIES: April 23, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

THE 1975: April 24, The Showbox, Seat-tle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

FRANZ FERDINAND: April 24, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showbox online.com.

ARLO GUTHRIE: April 25, Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham. 360-734-6080 or mountbakertheatre.com.

THE WANTED, MIDNIGHT RED: April 26, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

ONE MORE TIME: A Tribute to Daft Punk: April 26, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

HIGGINS WATERPROOF BLACK MAGIC BAND: April 26, Columbia City Theater, Seattle. 800-838-3006 or columbiacity theater.com.

SUDDEN VALLEY JAZZ SERIES: April 26/Nov. 15, Sudden Valley Dance Barn, Bellingham. 360-671-1709 or sudden valleylibrary.org.

MASTODON: April 28, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com. PENNYWISE: April 29, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showbox online.com. IRA GLASS: May 3, Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham. 360-734-6080 or mountbakertheatre.com. STEEL PANTHER: May 3, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or show boxonline.com.

IRA GLASS: May 3, Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham. 360-734-6080 or mountbakertheatre.com.

THE GLITCH MOB: May 3-4, The Show-box, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showbox online.com.

STEPHEN “RAGGA” MARLEY: May 6, The Showbox, Seattle. 206-224-5481 or aeglive.com.

WHO’S BAD: “The Ultimate Michael Jackson Tribute Band”: May 8, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com. LED ZEPAGAIN (tribute to Led Zeppe-lin): May 9, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

STEVE MARTIN & THE STEEP CANYON RANGERS: Featuring Edie Brickell: May 10, Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham. 360-734-6080 or mountbakertheatre.com.

DANNY BROWN: May 10, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

OLD 97s: May 12, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

PRISCILLA AHN: May 13, Columbia City Theater, Seattle. 800-838-3006 or columbiacitytheater.com. RIFF RAFF: May 14, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showbox online.com.

MICKEY AVALON: May 15, The Croco-dile, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

KARLA BONOFF & JIMMY WEBB: May 15, Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham. 360-734-6080 or mountbakertheatre.com.

LIL JON - DJ SET: May 16, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or show boxonline.com. FLIGHT TO MARS: featuring Mike McCready of Pearl Jam: May 16, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

NICKEL CREEK: May 17, Moore Theatre, Seattle. 877-784-4849 or livenation.com. KYLE GASS BAND: May 18, The Croco-dile, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com. KISHI BASHI: May 20, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxon line.com.

LINDSEY STIRLING: May 21, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showbox online.com. BACKSTREET BOYS, AVRIL LAVIGNE: May 22, WaMu Theater, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

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PENNYWISEApril 29, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxon line.com.

Local travel “FLORA & FAUNA OF THE AMAZON JUNGLE”: 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 23, Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes. Bush pilot/adventurer Karl Sune Ander-sson highlights Colombia’s mostly unin-habited Amazon jungle. Learn about the unexplored mysteries, the threatened indigenous tribes and the biodiversity, with more species of plants and animals than any other ecosystem on Earth. Free. 360-293-1910, ext. 21, or library.cityofanacortes.org.

WWU FACULTY-LED TRAVEL PRO-GRAMS: Western Washington University will offer several educational travel pro-grams this summer in Italy and Africa. Global Discovery trips are not for uni-versity credit or restricted to Western students. Trips include: Tuscany, Italy: Aug. 31-Sept. 14. Mount Kilimanjaro Climb and Serengeti Safari Extension: July 5-19. Serengeti Safari and Kiliman-jaro Culture Tour Extension: July 14-26. Details: 360- 650-6409, globaldiscov [email protected], wwu.edu/Global Discovery.

SHORT TRIPS: Mount Vernon Parks and Recreation offers travel oppor-tunities for ages 12 and older (adult supervision required for ages 18 and younger). Trips depart from and return to Hillcrest Park, 1717 S. 13th St., Mount Vernon. 360-336-6215.

NEW ENGLAND TRIP: The Oak Harbor Senior Center is organizing a trip to New England from Sept. 26-Oct. 3. For more information, contact Pat Gardner at 360-279-4582 or email [email protected].

PASSPORT APPLICATIONS: The Ana-cortes Public Library accepts passport applications from noon to 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and 1 to 4 p.m. Saturdays at 1220 10th St., Ana-cortes. Passport forms and information on fees and how to apply are available at travel.state.gov, or pick up an applica-tion and passport guide at the library. The Oak Harbor Senior Center accepts passport applications, by appointment, from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at 51 SE Jerome St., Oak Harbor. 360-279-4580.

AT THE LINCOLN THEATRE

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‘The Wind Rises’7:30 p.m. Friday, April 183 p.m. Saturday, April 195:30 p.m. Sunday, April 207:30 p.m. Monday, April 21

“In The Wind Rises,” Jiro dreams of flying and designing beautiful airplanes, inspired by the famous Italian aeronauti-cal designer Caproni. Nearsighted from a young age and unable to be a pilot, Jiro joins a major Japanese engineering company in 1927 and becomes one of the world’s most innovative and accom-plished airplane designers.

Directed by Hayao Miyazaki; voice cast includes Joseph Gordon-Levitt, John Krasinski, Emily Blunt, Martin Short, Stanley Tucci, Mandy Patinkin, Mae Whitman, Werner Herzog, Jennifer Grey, William H. Macy, Zach Callison, Mad-eleine Rose Yen, Eva Bella, Edie Mir-man, Darren Criss, Elijah Wood, Ronan Farrow and David Cowgill.

Rated PG-13. $10 general; $9 seniors, students and active military; $8 members; $7 children 12 and under. Bargain matinee prices (all shows before 6 p.m.): $8 gener-al, $6 members, $5 children 12 and under.

‘Life Cycles’7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 19

“Life Cycles” tells a spectacular story of the bike, from its creation to its even-tual demise.

A visually stunning journey, with thought-provoking narration, “Life Cycles” uses 4k Ultra HD to document the many stories surrounding the moun-tain bike and its culture. Directed by Derek Frankowski and Ryan Gibb.

A bonus film, “Follow Me,” takes a look at why we love to ride — the back-yard sessions, ripping local trails, bike parks, epic road trips, heli drops.

‘La Boheme’1 p.m. Sunday, April 20

Puccini’s moving story of young love is the most-performed opera in Met his-tory. Anita Hartig stars as the frail Mimì in Franco Zeffirelli’s classic production, with Vittorio Grigolo as her passionate lover, Rodolfo.

$23 adults; $19 seniors; $16 students with $2 off for Lincoln Theatre members; discounted season passes available.


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TULIP SALEApril 17-23: The Mount

Vernon Lions Club sells fresh-cut tulips from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily at Lions Park, 501 Freeway Drive, Mount Vernon. Tulips will also be available for delivery. Proceeds benefit community residents who require financial assistance for eye and hearing exams, eyeglasses and hearing aids. 360-424-1888.

TULIP PEDALSaturday, April 19: The

33rd annual Group Health/Safe Kids Skagit County Tulip Pedal will begin at 7 a.m. at La Conner Middle

School, 503 N. Sixth St. The Tulip Pedal includes 20-, 40- and 60-mile courses around tulip fields between Mount Vernon and La Conner, near Samish and Padilla bays, and features views of Mount Baker and the Cascade foothills.

Proceeds will benefit child injury prevention efforts in Skagit County. Entry fee: $30 advance, $35 day of race. Jerseys are available for $15. Children ages 14 and younger ride free. To register: active.com. More information: 360-428-3236 or safekidsskagit-island.com.

KIDS’ GIANT GARAGE SALE

Saturday, April 19: 9 a.m. to noon, Burlington Parks and Recreation Cen-ter, 900 E. Fairhaven Ave. Toys, books, sports gear and more, new and gently used. Free admission. 360-755-9649 or burlingtonwa.gov.

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By HILLEL ITALIEAP National Writer

Donna Tart t ’s “The Goldfinch,” already among the most popular and cel-ebrated novels of the past year, has won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. One of the country’s top colonial historians, Alan Taylor, has won his second Pulitzer, for “The Internal Enemy: Slav-ery and War In Virginia.”

Annie Baker’s “The Flick” won the Pulitzer for drama, a play set in a movie theater that was called a “thoughtful drama with well-crafted charac-ters” that created “lives rarely seen on the stage.”

The award for general nonfiction went to Dan Fagin’s “Toms River: A

Story of Science and Sal-vation,” a chronicle of industrial destruction in a small New Jersey com-munity that was praised by The New York Times as a “classic of science report-ing.” Megan Marshall’s “Margaret Fuller: A New American Life,” about the 19th century intellec-tual and transcendental-ist, won for biography; and Vijay Seshadri’s witty and philosophical “3 Sections” received the poetry prize.

The Pulitzer for music was given to John Luther Adams’ “Become Ocean,” which judges cited as “a haunting orchestral work that suggests a relent-less tidal surge, evoking thoughts of melting polar ice and rising sea levels.”

Donna Tartt wins fiction Pulitzer for ‘Goldfinch’


OUT & ABOUT

ARTNEW OIL PAINTINGS:

Renowned Northwest art-ist Alfred Currier captures local scenes in “Celebrating the Valley,” an April show of 25 new oils celebrating the tulip fields and migrant farmworkers, through April 25, at La Conner Seaside Gallery, 101 First St., La Conner. Open daily. lacon nerseasidegallery.com.

IN THE ART BAR: Julie Bishop’s kaleidoscopes are on display through April 30 in the Lincoln Theatre’s Art Bar, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. Bishop creates her kaleidoscopes from her photographs of local Skagit images, includ-ing tulips and other flowers. 360-336-8955 or lincoln theatre.org.

SOLO SHOW: Oil paint-ings by Sharon Eckhardt are on display through April 30 at the Rexville Grocery, 19271 Best Road, Mount Vernon. Eckhardt primarily paints landscapes, capturing farms and fields and small-town views in and around Skagit Valley. 360-466-5522 or rexville grocery.com.

PASTELS & MORE: “A Spring Floral Festival,” featuring pastels by Bell-ingham artist Laurie Potter, continues through April 29 at Scott Milo Gallery, 420 Commercial Ave., Ana-cortes.

Also showing: color photographs by Randy Dana, pastels by Patty Forte Linna and Barbara Durbin Wean, and oils by Anne Belov, as well as a new selection of glass work, custom wood tables, sculp-tures, jewelry and a selec-tion of quilts by the Fidalgo Island Quilters Guild.

Gallery hours are 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday. 360-293-6938 or scottmilo.com.

FABRIC ART: Quilts by fabric artist Louise Har-ris are featured in a show that continues through April 30 at McCool Gal-lery, 711 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. The show also features paintings by Anne Martin McCool, as well as work by other gallery artists. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. 360-293-3577 or mccoolart.com.

“DRAW, STITCH AND BURN: EVE DEISHER AND LANNY BERGNER”: The exhibition is on display through May 18 at Gallery Cygnus, 109 Commercial, La Conner. Deisher com-bines paper, fabric and thread as woven material becomes ethereal structure, woven thread and wire

become line and all of it is her drawing. Bergner employs pyrography tech-niques on sheets of metal mesh causing the visible surfaces to shift, patterns appearing and disappearing as one’s gaze moves across the forms. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday. 360-708-4787 or gallerycygnus.com.

PHOTOS & PAINTINGS: Check out the 1010 Art Upstairs Red Planet show, by appointment, at Think Studios, 1010 Fifth St., Suite 320, Anacortes. The show features photos by Thad-deus Hink and Barb Thrall and paintings by Skagit Valley artist Bill Ball. Complementary portraits for those who come in cos-tumes. 360-770-4528.

NEW WORK: A show of new work by Skagit Val-ley painter Dedrick Ward continues through April 27 at Smith & Vallee Gallery, 5742 Gilkey Ave., Edison. Comprised of strikingly beautiful Northwest skies and the mists and light it reflects, Ward’s work can be described as tranquil, particularly this current body of work that explores aspects of nocturnes, prompted by the paintings of James McNeil Whistler. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Sunday. 360-766-6230 or smithandvallee.com.

RECYCLED ART: Check out a variety of artwork created from recycled materials from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 26, at the Concrete Center, 45821 Railroad Ave., Concrete. All entries include at least 60 percent reused materi-als. Vote for your favorites in three categories: youth, adult and professional. Free admission. 360-853-8784.

ANCHOR AT MoNA:

Meet the people who make up Anchor Art Space from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Saturday, April 26, at the Museum of Northwest Art, 121 First St., La Conner. Anchor is a nonprofit art space in Anacortes that promotes education in the arts by hosting innovative exhibi-tions, workshops, musical events, performance and poetry.

MoNA supporters can check out the things Anchor is doing, such as the upcoming show “COAL,” a nonjuried open call for work around the controversial Cherry Point coal terminal and coal trains. Visitors can contribute their opinion by writing on a chalkboard in the shape of a giant piece of coal. MoNA will pro-vide wine and snacks, and Anchor will host a drawing

for prizes including a four-hour cruise around Ana-cortes and the San Juan Islands. Free. 360-755-3140 or anchorartspace.org.

OUTDOOR SCULPTURE EXHIBIT: The La Conner Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit is on display through March 1, 2015, at public locations around La Con-ner. The annual juried exhibition features work by some of the Northwest’s most accomplished artists. For information, including a map of the sculptures and works available for sale, call 360-466-3125 or visit townoflaconner.org.

“OUTSIDE IN”: An exhi-bition of artworks by Chris-topher Gildow, Thomas Christopher Haag and Fred Holcomb continues through April 20 at Anchor Art Space, 216 Commer-cial Ave., Anacortes. The exhibition addresses the intermediate place between then and now/outside and inside and the travelers who find themselves there. Curated by Greg Tate, the show includes landscape scenes from a moving car, mixed media composed of old ticket stubs and maps, and collaged works on modern forms that allude to a cultural past. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday.

SPRING ART SHOW: Clayton James, Maggie Wilder and Marty Rogers are the featured artists in the River Gallery’s annual Spring Art Show, which continues through April 27 at 19313 Landing Road (off of Dodge Valley Road), between Mount Vernon and La Conner. The show also includes works by more than two dozen other local artists. The gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. 360-466-4524 or rivergallerywa.com.

FESTIVALSHOLLAND HAPPENING:

Enjoy arts and crafts, food, live entertainment and more Friday through Sunday, April 25-27, in downtown Oak Harbor. A family car-nival will be held all three days. Saturday’s events include the Eagle 5K run and 1-mile Kids’ Eagle Dash at 8 a.m. and the Grand Parade at 11 a.m. down Bay-shore Drive. The Street Fair will be open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday on Pioneer Way. 360-675-3755 or hollandhappening.org.

EXHIBITIONS AT MoNA: Three new exhibits contin-ue through June 15 at The Museum of Northwest Art, 121 S. First St., La Conner:

“Lucy Mae Martin: Hands On”: The artworks in the exhibition are wrapped and sandblasted stones representing a new side of the Skagit Valley artist’s heavy, creative work life. Martin says, “I am inspired to engrave relief-style because there are millions of years tucked behind the surface of every beautiful, unique stone, and the sandblasting reveals these layers. I enjoy engraving Braille because it encourages total interaction with my work … I believe that everybody should be able to enjoy the arts in their own individual way.”

“Shapes of Abstraction from the Permanent Col-lection”: The exhibit offers a study of form and color of new acquisitions with an ekphrastic poem (descrip-tion of a visual work of art) by Kathleen Flenniken. Curated by exhibitions director Lisa Young.

“John Cole: A Historical Perspective”: Recognized as one of the Pacific North-west’s leading landscape artists, John Cole (1936-2007) painted in the region for almost four decades.

‘PIE’ AT EDISON EYEThe Edison Eye Gallery will feature illustrations by Jessica Bonin opening with a pie party from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, April 19, and continuing through May 4 at 5800 Cains Court, Edison. Check out Bonin’s original illustrations created for “A Commonplace Book of Pie,” written by Kate Lebo. Attendees are invited to bring a pie to share. 360-766-6276.


OUT & ABOUT

Favoring abstraction over literal description, Cole’s distinctive, muscular style sublimely expresses the quintessential features of the majestic North-west landscape — water, mountains and trees. This historical survey includes not just iconic landscapes, but important figurative and still-life works that are less known, and traces the major influences on the artist as reflected in his oils, prints and drawings. Co-curated by Lisa Harris and Sarah Harvey of Lisa Harris Gallery with support from Lucille Cole, the John D. Cole Estate, Patty Stone-sifer and Michael Kinsley.

The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tues-day through Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday and Monday. Free admission. 360-466-4446 or museum ofnwart.org.

LECTURES AND TALKS

WESTERN READS SPEAKER SERIES: Author and professor Naomi Oreskes will speak at 4 p.m. today, April 17, in Western Washington University’s Viking Union multipur-pose room in Bellingham. Oreskes is a professor of history and science stud-ies at the University of California at San Diego and also the author of sev-eral books, her latest being “Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scien-tists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warm-ing.” For information, con-tact Dawn Dietrich at [email protected] or visit wwu.edu/westernreads/.

POETRY EVENT: Cel-ebrate National Poetry Month with poets Anita K. Boyle, James Bertolino and Sam Moore from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 18, at the Jansen Art Center, 321

Front St., Lynden. Boyle is the author of “What the Alder Told Me” and “Bam-boo Equals Loon.” Ber-tolino is the author of 12 volumes and 15 chapbooks of his poetry and prose. 360-354-3600 or jansen artcenter.org.

CELEBRATE OUR OCEANS: View and discuss the film “Ocean Frontiers: The Dawn of a New Era in Ocean Stewardship” at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 22, in the Gary Knutzen Cardinal Center multipurpose room, Skagit Valley College, 2405 E. College Way, Mount Ver-non. Sponsored by Skagit Valley College Program Board, Friends of Skagit Beaches and Skagit County Marine Resources Com-mittee. Following the film, attendees can ask ques-tions and discuss the film with representatives from local marine stewardship programs. For information, contact Betty Carteret at 360-299-8553 or email [email protected].

MUSICVIOLA & CELLO: Enjoy

“A Magical Evening of Cello and Viola” from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Saturday, April 26, at the Anacortes Center for Happiness, 619 Com-mercial Ave., Anacortes. Cellist Betsy Tinney will be accompanied by Geli Wuerzner on the viola. $10 advance, $15 at the door. 360-464-2229 or anacortes-centerforhappiness.org.

“UNKNOWN MUSIC”: Enjoy an evening of experi-mental music including a sound installation by Mount Eerie and perfor-mances by Arthur Ber-trand and the Earwigs at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 26, at Anchor Art Space, 216 Commercial Ave., Ana-cortes. $6. Proceeds will benefit Anchor Art Space. 360-755-3140 or anchor

artspace.org.

MORE FUNPOET LAUREATE: The

Skagit River Poetry Foun-dation will honor Elizabeth Austen, the state’s new Poet Laureate, during a public reception at 7 p.m. today, April 17, at the Museum of Northwest Art, 121 First St., La Conner. There will be wine, appetiz-ers and readings of Aus-ten’s work by both student and adult poets, including the author, whose works include “Every Dress a Decision,” “Where Cur-rents Meet” and “The Girl Who Goes Alone.” Austen is a founding participant in the Skagit River Poetry Foundation’s Poets in the Schools program and is a frequent presenter at the biennial Skagit River Poetry Festival, which will take place May 15-18 in La Conner. Donations will be accepted at the door. skagitriverpoetry.org.

“RELOCATION: THE IMPACT OF WORLD WAR II ON SKAGIT COUNTY”: The exhibit opens today, April 17, at the Skagit County Historical Museum, 501 Fourth St., La Con-ner. Learn how World War II affected the residents of Skagit County, includ-ing those who were relo-cated to internment camps. Museum hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. Admission: $5 adults, $4 seniors and children ages 6 to 12, $10 families, free for members and children ages 5 and younger. 360-466-3365 or skagitcounty.net/museum.

DRAG SHOW: The Rain-bow Alliance, Associated Students of Skagit Valley College and SVC Student Program Board will pres-ent the second annual Drag Show at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 18, at McIntyre

Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. Guest emcee Aleksa Manila Free; donations accepted. 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org.

KIDS GIANT GARAGE SALE: 9 a.m. to noon Sat-urday, April 19, Burlington Parks and Recreation Cen-ter, 900 E. Fairhaven Ave., Burlington. Kids younger than 18 will be selling books, video games, bikes, sports equipment, toys and more. Free admission. 360-755-9469.

DISCOVERY DAY: Sedro-Woolley Public Library will host its first Discovery Day with an Earth Day theme from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 19, at 802 Ball St. Sedro-Woolley High School’s Varsity in Volunteerism club mem-bers will offer children stories, healthy snacks and a short, engaging lesson about nature and the envi-ronment. Discovery Days will continue on the third Saturday of each month through August, featuring a different educational theme. Free. 360-855-1166.

ECO-FILM FEST: As part of Eastern Skagit Earth Week, the Concrete The-atre will host screenings of “Who Bombed Judi Bari” and “Back to the Garden” at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 24, at 45920 Main St., Con-crete. The first documen-tary details environmental activist Judi Bari’s lawsuit against the FBI after she was injured by a car bomb and accused of bombing her own car. In “Back to the Garden,” filmmaker Kevin Tomlinson revisits a group of back-to-the-land “hippies” nearly 20 years after he first filmed them living off-the-grid, isolated from mainstream culture. A question-and-answer session with the filmmaker will follow. $10. Proceeds

will benefit community radio station KSVU 90.1 FM. 360-853-8784 or 360-853-8533.

STREET FAIR: The 30th annual Tulip Festival Street Fair will take place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 25-27, on First Avenue in down-town Mount Vernon. Check out hundreds of juried arts and crafts vendors, live entertainment, children’s activities, music, food and more. Free admission. 360-336-3801 or mountvernon downtown.org.

FILM SCREENING: Enjoy the movie “What The Bleep Do We Know” at 7 p.m. Friday, April 25, at the Ana-cortes Center for Happi-ness, 619 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. The award-win-ning film explores the pos-sibility of a spiritual con-nection between quantum physics and consciousness as it follows a photographer who encounters emotional and existential obstacles in her life and begins to consider the idea that individual and group con-sciousness can influence the material world. Admission by donation. 360-464-2229 or anacortescenterfor happiness.org.

FIRST RESPONDERS NIGHT: Children’s Museum of Skagit County and the Imagine Children’s Museum will host a free family night for Oso First Responder families from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, April 25, at the Imagine Children’s Museum, 1502 Wall St., Everett. All first responders and volunteers who have participated in the Oso mudslide rescue or recovery in any capac-ity and their families are welcome to attend this free event. The museums ask the public to please respect that this event is solely for first

responders and their fami-lies. 425-258 1006 or imag inecm.org.

STAR PARTY: Explore the night sky and view dis-tant galaxies, nebulas and planets beginning at dark Friday, April 25, at Fort Nugent Park, 2075 SW Fort Nugent Road, Oak Harbor. Island County Astronomi-cal Society members will provide an assortment of telescopes for viewing. All ages are welcome. Free. The event will be canceled if cloudy. 360-679-7664 or icas-wa.webs.com.

FANCY NANCY TEA PARTY: The Tea and Craft Party for ages 5 to 8 will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 26, at the Burlington Public Library, 820 E. Wash-ington Ave., Burlington. Children are encouraged to dress up in glamorous attire. Participants will make regal crowns, lovely purses and dapper boutonnieres to accessorize their ward-robes. Refreshments will be served. Free. Reservations required: 360-755-0760.

FLIGHT MUSEUM OPEN-ING: The Heritage Flight Museum’s grand opening celebration is set for noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 26, at Skagit Regional Airport, 15053 Crosswind Drive, Burlington. The event will kick off with a ribbon cut-ting and flyover at noon. The Cascade Warbirds will perform demonstration and formation flights in a variety of historic aircraft, weather permitting.

On the ground, visitors can enjoy music by the Skagit Swing Band and check out vintage World War II, Korean and Viet-nam era aircraft as well as a wide range of flight memorabilia and artifacts. Suggested admission dona-tion: $8 adults, $5 ages 6 and older. 360-421-5151 or heritageflight.org.

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