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Thursday

July 12, 2012

Roger EbertOnly the real little ones will find joy in fourth installment of “Ice Age”

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ReviewsMusic: Hank Williams, Jr., Ian Tyson Video Games: “Theatrhythm ...”

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On StageComedian Jim Breuer plays the Skagit Valley Casino on July 20-21

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What the heck? Organizers strike a different tune with new Anacortes musical festival PAGE 4

A festival celebrating all things Scottish

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

This Weekend / Page 5

[email protected] [email protected] (recreation items)

Phone360-416-2135

Hand-deliver1215 Anderson Road Mount Vernon, WA 98274

Mailing addressP.O. Box 578 Mount Vernon, WA 98273

Online events calendarTo list your event on our website, visit goskagit.com and look for the Events Calendar on the home page

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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Local filmmakers present their latest movie at the Lincoln

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Music, Video Game Reviews ......6-7

Get Involved ................................8-9

On Stage ....................................... 10

Tuning Up..................................... 11

Travel .......................................12-13

Hot Tickets ................................... 14

Roger Ebert ................................... 16

Movie Listings .............................. 17

At the Lincoln Theatre ................. 17

Out & About ............................18-19

“American Reunion”: The “Ameri-can Pie” gang gets back together for their high school reunion. The con-cept is fine. It’s nice to catch up with Jim (Jason Biggs), Michelle (Alyson Hannigan), Stifler (Seann William Scott), Oz (Chris Klein) and the rest of the gang. There are some sweet moments with Kevin (Thomas Ian Nicholas) and Vicky (Tara Reid) and some funny moments with the worldly Finch (Eddie Kaye Thomas). But the few funny scenes get torpedoed by scenes of the guys hitting on teenage girls and fighting with teenage boys. There is slight nostalgic fun to seeing the ups and downs of the lives of these friends since growing up and moving away. But screenwriters Adam Herz, Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg keep trying to force these characters into the same mold from 13 years ago.

“Doctor Who: The Krotons”: Those of you who may have become fans of the “Doctor Who” franchise in recent years can catch up with some of the original Doctors through DVD releas-es. This adventure features Patrick Troughton, the second of the 11 actors to play the time-traveling adventurer. The Doctor, Jamie (Frazer Hines) and Zoe (Wendy Padbury) find themselves on the planet of the Gonds, a world ruled and enslaved by the Krotons. The good Doctor and his traveling companions decide to put a stop to their rule. Early episodes don’t have the large budgets of recent “Doctor Who” stories, but they are still cleverly written. “Doctor Who: Death to the Daleks,” featuring the Third Doctor (Jon Pertwee), also is being released.

“Warehouse 13: Season 3”: Eddie McClintock stars in this series about the weird items locked in a secret loca-tion.

“Earthworm Jim: The Complete Series”: Animated series that you will dig.

“The Flowers of War”: A band of outcasts emerge as unlikely heroes. Christian Bale stars.

“The Note III: Notes from the Heart Healer”: Genie Francis stars in this tale of family, faith and forgiveness.

“Mysteria”: Screenwriter finds him-self at the center of a murder investi-gation.

“Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog”: True story of a dog trained to lead the blind.

“iCarly: The Complete 4th Sea-son”: This season of the series starring

Miranda Cosgrove includes a visit by First Lady Michelle Obama.

“Fightville”: A look at mixed mar-tial arts.

“You’re Nobody Till Somebody Kills You”: The hunt is on for a serial killer. James McDaniel stars.

“Sesame Street: Elmo’s Magic Numbers”: Elmo, Big Bird, Zoe and Rosita learn the importance of count-ing.

“Black Limousine”: A Hollywood composer tries to put his life back together.

“The Best of Caillou”: Caillou goes on another series of adventures.

“Frontline: Money, Power and Wall Street”: Four-hour investigation into the financial meltdown.

“Margaret”: A teen’s life is altered after witnessing a terrible accident.

“Barney: All About Opposites”: Everyone helps Baby Bop understand concepts such as up and down.

n Rick Bentley, McClatchy Newspapers

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:

JULY 17Casa de mi Padre - LionsgateFriends With Kids - LionsgateHere - StrandIntruders - MillenniumLockout - SonySalmon Fishing in the Yemen - SonyThe Three Stooges - FoxThe Turin Horse - Cinema Guild

JULY 24The Deep Blue Sea - Music BoxFootnote - SonyMeeting Evil - SonyMy Way - Well Go USA

AUG. 7Blue Like Jazz - LionsgateDr. Seuss’ The Lorax - Universal

AUG. 14Stallone 3-Film Collector’s Set - LionsgateBreathless - Anchor BayThe Raid: Redemption - Sony

AUG. 21Chimpanzee - DisneyA Separation - Sony

AUG. 28The Five-Year Engagement - UniversalThe Pirates! Band of Misfits - SonyThink Like a Man - Sony

n McClatchy-Tribune News Service

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COMMUNITY

Skagit Valley Herald staff

That sound you’ll likely hear wafting across the Skagit River this week-end is indeed what you think it is.

The 2012 Highland Games & Celtic Festi-val (and the ubiquitous sound of bagpipes) will be taking over Edgewater Park on Saturday and Sunday, as the festival brings all things Scottish to the banks of the river. That includes bagpipers and drummers playing solo and in ensembles big and small, Scottish coun-try dancing, sheepdog trials, fiddlers, food and a Culture Tent to absorb an educational viewpoint of the activities being exhibited.

And the athletics events competition is as unique a event as you’ll ever see. Competitors take their turns at throw-ing stones and logs (cab-ers) of various weights and sizes, for height and distance.

The Braemar Stone throwing greatly resem-bles a shot put in modern track and field. In the Sheaf Toss, competitors lift and throw, with a pitchfork, a burlap bag filled with straw over a horizontal bar that gets progressively higher.

In addition, about 30 family clans will be repre-sented, most from Wash-ington state but some from as far as Portland, Ore.

2012 Highland Games & Celtic FestivalWhen: Saturday-Sunday, July 14-15Where: Edgewater Park, Mount VernonCost: One-day pass: $13 adults; $10 students, seniors and active military; $30 families or group of four; ages 4 and younger free, Weekend pass: $18 adults, $14 students, seniors and active military; $40 families or group of four; ages 4 and younger freeInformation: 360-416-4934, 888-416-4934, www.celticarts.org

Celebrate the Scot in you

Skagit Valley Herald file photos


By AMELIA DICKSONStaff Writer

Those interested in having some unknown fun can head out to Anacortes this weekend for the Unknown Music Series.

The festival, which will run Friday through Sunday, July 13-15, is being host-ed by the same group that brought the area the weekend-long What the Heck Fest from 2001-11.

“We’ve been doing What the Heck Fest for the last 10 years, and we wanted to be done with it,” said Phil Elverum, event organizer. “But we didn’t want to be done with music and festivals entirely.

What the Heck Fest was totally suc-cessful. We ended it in its peak. We just wanted to keep things fresh.”

Unlike What the Heck Fest, the Anacortes Unknown Music Series will feature only local bands, including Elver-um’s band, Mount Eerie. The festival will take place in venues on one city block, around the intersection of Seventh Street and N Avenue, that includes Caus-land Park, the Croatian Center across the street and an old Catholic church the group named “The Unknown.”

The festival’s attractions include a book fair, dinner show, historical presen-tations, documentaries, live music in the park and The Unknown. Elverum said

the Anacortes Unknown Music Festival will be similar to What the Heck Fest, but simpler and more casual. He hopes it will develop into something more “curat-ed and refined.”

Elverum said one of the documenta-ries playing at the Anacortes Unknown Music Festival is an homage to the festi-val’s predecessor. The abstract documen-tary, which is titled “Heck,” was created by a local artist using footage from What the Heck Fest. It will be shown Friday evening in The Unknown between musi-cal performances.

Tickets for the festival and dinner show can be bought at www.anacortes unknown.com.

Anacortes Unknown Music SeriesFRIDAY, JULY 13 5 to 11:30 p.m.: Bands, movies and historical presentation at The Unknown

SATURDAY, JULY 14 Noon to 4 p.m.: Bands at Causland Park, small press book fair at The Unknown 4 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.: Bands, movies, piano recital and authors at The Unknown

SUNDAY, JULY 15: Noon to 4 p.m.: Bands at Causland Park, small press book fair at The Unknown 4 to 5:30 p.m.: Historical presentation at the Croatian Club 7 to 9 p.m.: Musical performance at The Unknown

n Event sites located around intersection of Seventh Street and N Avenue, Anacortes

Submitted photos

The event formerly known as What The Heck Fest has evolved into the Anacortes Unknown Music Festival.

COMMUNITY

LAKE

PHIL ELVERUM

New music festival keeps its focus local


THIS WEEKENDin the area

Local filmmakers Zach and Nathan Hamer present their latest movie, the com-edy mockumentary “Re-enactors,” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 13; 5:30 p.m. Sunday, July 15; and 7:30 p.m. Monday, July 16, at the Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Ver-non.

When Jed is offered his dream job, as a temporary tour guide at the Milltown Pio-neer Village, he must set aside his differ-

ences with his old rival, Douglas Marshall-Pickett, to create the most “authentic” Civil War re-enactor experience possible. But will Jed and Doug’s hardcore re-enacting stan-dards clash with the cushy lifestyle of the Pioneer Village campers? For Jed and Doug the summer has now become 1866; for the campers, it’s become a living nightmare.

www.ilovethelincoln.com or 360-366-8955

HIGHLAND GAMES KICKOFF CONCERTClandestine will perform at 7 p.m.

Friday, July 13, at Edgewater Park, 600 Behrens Millet Road, Mount Vernon. Free. Bring a nonperishable food dona-tion to benefit the Skagit Food Bank.

360-416-4934 or www.celticarts.org

ANACORTES SHIPWRECK FESTIVALThe annual event will take place from

8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 14, in downtown Anacortes. Check out several blocks of booths filled with antiques, col-lectibles, arts and crafts, tools, toys and everything else imaginable. Enjoy food, entertainment and more. Free admission.

www.shipwreckfest.com

POTLUCK FORUMCommunity groups Defending

Water in the Skagit River Basin, Skagit MoveOn and those following the coal train issue will present updates on their activities at 11:30 a.m. Sunday, July 15, at the Skagit County PUD building, 1415 Freeway Drive, Mount Vernon. Commu-nity members are invited, and are asked to bring a potluck dish to share.

360-424-4264

EPTING BENEFIT CONCERTThe Rick Epting Foundation for the

Arts summer fundraiser will take place from 2 to 7 p.m. Sunday, July 15, at the Heart of Anacortes, 1014 Fourth St., Anacortes. Performers include Anacortes-based Savage Jazz Band and Whatcom County’s Sabrina y los Reyes, who plays Latin/Afro-Cuban and origi-nal music. Local percussionist Oscar De La Rosa will perform with both groups. There will also be a silent auction. $10 suggested donation at the door. Proceeds benefit Skagit Valley artists and arts organizations through the foundation’s grant program.

360-708-1508 or www.rickepting foundation.org

‘RE-ENACTORS’ AT THE LINCOLN


Marina and the Diamonds“Electra Heart”

Marina and the Diamonds certainly don’t lack ambition.

On “Electra Heart,” the British band tries to outpace everything from its suc-cessful 2010 debut “The Family Jewels” — bigger dance beats, broader lyrical con-cepts and way more drama from Marina Diamandis’ acrobatic vocals. That means attempting jaded, step-by-step relation-ship guides that also get fists pumping (“How to Be a Heartbreaker”) or dance floor anthems that combine feminist theo-ry with swooping vocals (“Sex Yeah”).

Unfortunately, the group can’t quite pull most of it off, coming off heavy-hand-ed (“Homewrecker”) or histrionic (“Star-ring Role”). Marina may strive to be the next Kate Bush, but too often here, she’s a second-rate Katy Perry.

n Glenn Gamboa, Newsday

Zac Brown Band“Uncaged”

The Zac Brown Band delivers a mes-sage with the title of its new album, “Uncaged” — and the songs back up that statement. Although still likely to be described as a country band, the Geor-gia group purposely, and admirably, avoids current Nashville conventions on their new collection.

Ten years in, the ZBB instead focus on the tight interplay the ensemble has devel-oped through heavy touring, dwelling on instrumental chops as much as on vocals and hooks. They also cast a broad view toward material: There’s country music, for sure, in the harmony-driven “Goodbye In Her Eyes” and hoedown picking in the exhilarating “The Wind.” But, keeping to its theme, “Uncaged” takes on fierce southern rock on the title cut, gospel-tinged mountain soul on “Natural Disas-

ter,” 1970s singer-songwriter musings on “Lance’s Song,” and Caribbean-influences on “Jump Right In,” which has more in common with Paul Simon than Kenny Chesney.

Altogether, “Uncaged” is a powerful artistic declaration rather than an album carefully plotted to achieve maximum radio exposure. It succeeds, too, suggesting Brown and his fellow instrumentalists and songwriters plan on gaining a reputation for musical diversity rather than safely repeating an established formula.

CHECK OUT THIS TRACK: “Over-night,” the boldest cut on “Uncaged,” shifts into contemporary rhythm-and-blues, overtly describing a couple’s seduc-tive evening, set to a quiet-storm track that crosses Usher with Marvin Gaye.

n Michael McCall, for The Associated Press

Hank Williams Jr.“Old School, New Rules”

Hank Wil-liams Jr. kicks off his album “Old School, New Rules” by addressing ESPN’s deci-sion to drop his song as the opening theme for “Monday Night Football,” a role he held for more than 20 years. In a robust voice, Williams bellows: “I’ll go find a network that will treat me right” to start “Takin’ Back The Country,” a song set to a rocking arrangement of his legendary father’s song “Mind Your Own Business.”

The lyrics of “Takin’ Back The Coun-try” refer to his notorious 2011 interview on the TV program “Fox & Friends” in which he made an allegory that some construed as comparing President Barack Obama to Adolf Hitler. Williams makes it clear that he considers the incident an example of political correctness run amok.

Singing with fire in his belly, and offer-ing up ferociously rocking tunes fueled by a bluesy slide guitar, Williams tackles political themes throughout “Old School, New Rules.” He wrote every song, save a cover of his father’s “You Win Again,” which he turns into a southern-rock stom-per, and a duet with Merle Haggard on the latter’s classic hit, “I Think I’ll Just

Stay Here And Drink,” in which the two aging country stars have a ball trading lines with ribald delight.

Williams’ conservative viewpoint will rankle some and rally others. At age 63, though, the old lion of country music con-tinues to roar — and to say exactly what is on his mind.

CHECK OUT THIS TRACK: On “I’m Gonna Get Drunk And Sing Hank Wil-liams,” the family torch-bearer joins with Brad Paisley in a rollicking honky-tonk tune that suggests Hank Jr. deals with his troubles by raising a ruckus.

n Michael McCall, for The Associated Press

Rebecca & Fiona“I Love You, Man”

Swedish DJ duo Rebecca & Fiona is out and about with “I Love You, Man,” a light and airy dance album that feels gilded in gold. This album is more about filling the need for fun sum-mer sounds and less about ground-break-ing arrangements, because there are none.

Rebecca Svheja and Fiona Fitzpat-rick are, at their inner artistic core, the Bananarama of electronic dance music. Their presentation is breezy and not too aggressive on the ears. In an age of crushing dubstep assaults on the senses, “I Love You, Man” is a welcome, if brief, respite.

“Jane Doe” gets things out of the gate nicely. “Someone has taken your heart to far from home,” go the lyrics delivered in spoken-not-sung tones. The melody lends mystery to the words and things build to a crescendo in fine EDM fashion.

Another top track is “Bullets,” with its restless beat that refuses to subside. There’s nothing in the song to pin it dis-tinctly to this decade of dance music as opposed to the last. But perhaps therein lies the simplified success of Rebecca & Fiona.

If something can simultaneously be futuristic and retro, the duo has distilled that something here. “I Love You, Man” isn’t great. But it’s fine.

n Ron Harris, Associated Press

Kitty Pryde“Haha I’m Sorry”

The first words on Kitty Beckwith’s second EP are “Get out of my room!”; on the next track she proclaims herself the “rap game Taylor Swift” before guest weirdo Riff Raff drops in to rhyme “rhinoceros” with “immaculate.”

The most laconic voice-of-her-genera-tion candidate ever condenses a few years of New York Times-recognized micro-genres (chillwave/ witch house/ swag rap) into a happy, sluggish universe that culmi-nates in turning 2012’s biggest breakout hit, “Call Me Maybe,” into the hypnotic-horns giggle “Give Me Scabies.”

The Floridian, a Claire’s employee and unlikely rap star, spends “Haha’s” other 10 minutes prizing 3 a.m. drunk dials, tak-ing Adderall to stay thin, and bragging that she’s ruining hip-hop. She’s smarter than indie-rockers five years her senior, not least because she won’t tell us how old she actually is.

n Dan Weiss, The Philadelphia Inquirer

Ian Tyson“Raven Singer”

“Get the feel of it, down to the real of it,” Ian Tyson sings on “Blueberry Susan,” a salute to the first guitarist he ever heard and other musical colleagues who have passed on. At 78, the Canadian troubadour and cattle rancher has been doing just that for a long time, going back to the early ’60s, when he was half of the hitmaking folk duo Ian and Sylvia. Tyson is still recovering from the damage his voice suffered in a 2006 outdoor performance and a subsequent virus. It’s more hoarse and hushed than robust and resonant. But that just lends a new intimacy to Tyson’s performances, framed in spare, acoustic-textured folk-country arrangements. He also maintains all of his usual grace.

n Nick Cristiano, The Philadelphia Inquirer

REVIEWS

MUSIC CDS

Compiled from news services


VIDEO GAMES

Chris Campbell, Scripps Howard News Service

REVIEWS

‘Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy’Platform: Nintendo 3DSGenre: MusicPublisher: Square EnixESRB Rating: E, for EveryoneGrade: 2.5 stars (out of 5)

“Final Fantasy” has made its imprints in gaming, motion pictures and even con-certs where major orchestras belt out the games’ beautiful soundtracks for packed audiences.

I was unprepared for the next tendril of this franchise’s legacy, the music-rhythm game.

One would think the natural home for this action is the Kinect or PlayStation Move; instead, Square Enix crammed a playful yet challenging cavalcade of tappable circles and music into the 3DS experience. The diversion from the typical role-playing genre jars the senses, see-ing heroes battle enemies not with sword swipes but with the power of music.

As in other rhythm games, music is accompanied by colored orbs to tap along to, keeping pace and thus defeating enemies. Different circles have different requirements (some need a tap, while oth-ers demand directional swiping), and once the track listings get denser, so does the dif-ficulty level. To placate longtime fans, “The-atrhythm” incorporates some role-playing elements, but they come off as tacked-on rather than a true part of the game.

This game masks itself in a cloak of “Final Fantasy” goodness, but if you revile music-and-rhythm games, then you’ll want to avoid this wolf in sheep’s clothing.

‘Gravity Rush’Platform: PlayStation VitaGenre: ActionPublisher: SonyESRB Rating: T, for TeenGrade: 1.5 stars

Gamers have been waiting for “Gravity Rush” for more than a year since its demo at Electronic Enter-tainment Expo 2011 wowed attendees with its gravity-defying control scheme and original female hero.

Kat is an unlikely heroine. Devoid of memory and her home of Hekseville over-run by a nefarious force called the Nevi, she must become the hero the citizens need, even if they don’t exactly like her. As the game’s title suggests, gravity is key for Kat.

She can manipulate it (thanks to a cat ... don’t ask), which provides the most interesting aspect as you hurl her around using the Vita’s touchscreen. It’s dizzying and confusing at first, but pop a couple of Tylenol and directing Kat around rooftops and up and down the sides of buildings becomes old hat.

The combat, unfortunately, suffers. Where you once enjoyed Kat’s limitless ability, the action becomes bogged down by poor targeting of the Nevi’s weak spots and easily beatable opponents.

The comic-book-inspired cutscenes are another matter. These latch onto you in every good way a game’s cutscene could. The artistry and storytelling here are strong and keep you pushing forward even when the game gets tedious and lame.

n Follow Chris Campbell at twitter.com/campbler or email him at [email protected].

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ARTCALL FOR VINTAGE

PHOTOS: The city of Sedro-Woolley needs some help from the public to fin-ish a collection of photos of former mayors to mount on the walls at City Hall. Good quality photos are still needed for: Norris Ormsby, 1898-99; William Curry, 1915; Frank Doug-lass, 1916-18; Paul Rhodius, 1919-20; L. Britchford, 1931-32; and Gus Gilbert-son, 1939-44. The photos will be scanned to create prints, then returned to their owners. 360-855-9922.

CALL FOR ARTISTS AND CRAFTERS: The Mount Vernon Downtown Asso-ciation is looking for artists and crafters of all ages for the annual Sidewalk Sale, set for 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, July 27-28, in downtown Mount Vernon. For information, call Nancy at 360-336-6106 or visit www.mountvernon downtown.org.

CALL FOR ARTISTS: DOOR ART THROWDOWN: Allied Arts of Whatcom County seeks artists for its second annual Door Art Throwdown, set during the First Friday Art Walk from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 3, in the Federal Building park-ing lot in the 1400 block of Cornwall Avenue in down-town Bellingham.

Up to 10 teams of art-ists will have two hours to create a mural on a repurposed door, using any medium or material. Art Walk participants can watch the artists work and vote for their favorite by “tipping” their team of choice. The doors will be sold that evening at a silent auction.

Registration costs $25 for teams of up to four art-ists per team. 360-676-8548, doorartthrowdown@allied

arts.org or www.alliedarts.org.

CALL FOR PHOTOS: Photographers are invited to submit photos of Mount Vernon’s historic down-town by Aug. 11 for the Mount Vernon Downtown Association’s 2012 Art in the Alleys juried photo competition. The show, “Engaging Imagination in Downtown Mount Ver-non,” will be on display Friday and Saturday, Sept. 21-22, at the Front Gal-lery, 420 Myrtle St., Mount Vernon.

Categories include land-scape/architecture, people and abstract. “Best Of Show” will receive $250, with additional awards for winners of each category and a Judges Choice ribbon for each judge’s favorite photo. Entry fee: $25 for the first two photos, $10 for each additional image. MVDA will retain a 35 per-cent commission for photos sold during the exhibition. Information: 360-336-3431 or 350-336-3801. Entry forms are available at www.mountvernondowntown.org.

SEEKING ARTISTS, CRAFTSPEOPLE, VEN-DORS: Cascade Days is accepting applications through Aug. 5 for the annual event set for Satur-day and Sunday, Aug. 18-19, in Concrete. The event will include a parade, logger competition, car show, fire-man’s muster, kids’ activi-ties, music, contests and more. For information or an application, call 360-853-7867 or visit www.cascade days.com.

ART CLASSESART WORKSHOPS:

Jeanne Gardner will offer a series of two-hour work-shops for ages 7 to adult at That’s Knot All Artists’

Co-op, 128 S. First St., La Conner. $20 per session, includes materials; 10 per-cent discount for additional family members. Register at the Artists’ Co-op or call 360-766-6419.

Next up:Wednesday, July 18:

Screen printing, 1 to 3 p.m. Create your own stencil to make an unlimited number of cards using a two-color silkscreen printing process.

Thursday, July 26: Drawing 3-D castles, 1 to 3 p.m. Learn to draw simple shapes with shading and shadows to create your own medieval castle.

STONE CARVERS SYM-POSIUM: The 25th annual event will take place July 14-22 at Camp Brother-hood, 24880 Brotherhood Road, near Mount Vernon. Stone carvers from the Northwest and beyond will gather for a variety of workshops, demonstrations and hands-on instruction, culminating in a sculpture show on Saturday, July 21.

“BIRDS OF A FEATHER: LET’S DRAW TOGETHER!”: Ages 5 to 16, 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 21, Whatcom Museum’s Syre Educa-tion Center, 201 Prospect St., Bellingham. Using the museum’s bird collec-tion for inspiration, artist Donna Washington will teach how artists observe details and show partici-pants how to use them to draw a bird and add a col-orful watercolor wash. $3 suggested donation, free for museum members. Preregistration required: 360-778-8960.

TODDLER ART EXPLO-RATION: Ages 2 to 4, with an adult, 11 a.m. to noon Thursdays, Aug. 2-16, at the Whatcom Museum Lightcatcher Building, 250 Flora St., Bellingham. With

the help of their parents and teaching artist Gabriel Miles, toddlers will learn about the foundations of art through creative exploration. $25-$35; drop-ins: $12-$15. Registration required: 360-778-8985 or [email protected].

CARTOONING FOR KIDS: 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesdays, Aug. 7-28, Burlington Parks and Recreation Center, 900 E. Fairhaven Ave., Burl-ington. Kids ages 7-12 will learn basic drawing skills and leave with a portfolio of their favorite cartoon characters. $40. Register by July 31: 360-755-9649.

AUDITIONSCALL FOR YOUNG MUSI-

CIANS: The Mount Ver-non-based Fidalgo Youth Symphony offers opportu-nities for young musicians ages 5 to 21 to study and perform orchestral music. For information, including tuition costs and rehearsal schedules: 360-293-8180 or www.fysmusic.org.

DANCECONTRA DANCE WORK-

SHOP: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday, July 19, Depot Arts Center, 611 R Ave., Anacortes. Learn the fun-damentals of contra dance and practice dancing to live music. No partner needed. $8 at the door. 360-755-3969 or www.skagitcontra.org.

BELLY DANCE LES-SONS: 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Mondays, Anacortes Center For Happiness, 619 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. $10 drop-in fee per class or $75 for eight classes. To register: 360-464-2229 or www.anacortescen-terforhappiness.org.

DANCE & YOGA FOR BOYS AND GIRLS: Mount

Vernon Parks and Rec-reation will offer several classes for kids this sum-mer, including ballet, jazz dance and yoga with instructor Sylvia Trask. For information, including class times and fees, call 360-336-6215.

CLOG DANCING FOR BEGINNERS: Free lesson from 11 a.m. to noon, fol-lowed by regular clog danc-ing from noon to 1 p.m. Thursdays, at the Mount Vernon Senior Center, 1401 Cleveland St., Mount Vernon. No fee, no partner needed. Wear comfortable shoes.

For information, call Rosie at 360-424-4608.

RECREATIONOUTDOOR SKILLS FOR

WOMEN: Women can learn the basics of fishing, hunt-ing and other outdoor skills at a Sept. 14-16 workshop at Camp River Ranch in Carnation. Coordinated by Washington Outdoor Women, the workshop is taught by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife experts and other certified instructors. Class-es will include archery, basic fishing, fly-fishing and tying, kayaking, big-game hunting basics, map and compass reading, wilder-ness first aid, survival skills, wildlife identification and more. Workshop partici-pants must be at least 18. A Washington recreational fishing license is required to participate in the fishing sessions.

The workshop fee of $250 includes lodging, meals and use of equip-ment. A limited number of partial scholarships are available for first-time participants. www.wash-ingtonoutdoorwomen.org or 425-455-1986.

PARK HOSTS: The Wash-

ington State Parks and Recreation Commission seeks volunteers to serve as park hosts for 30 days or more, greeting the pub-lic, helping visitors have a pleasant stay and assisting park staff with a variety of tasks. In exchange, hosts receive free camping and hookups for their own RV and camping equipment. For a list of volunteer and host openings: 360-902-8612, [email protected] or parks.wa.gov/volunteers.

SHELLFISH-TIVAL: Enjoy low-tide beach walks, but-ton-making, playing “scoop the poop” and getting an up-close-and-personal view of marine life during Taylor Shellfish Farms’ Shellfish-tival, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, July 18, at 2182 Chucka-nut Drive, Bow. Food and snacks will be available for purchase. Register by July 17, [email protected]. The event is free.

KNOW YOUR DUCKS (AND OTHER BIRDS)!: A tour for teens and adults, 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 14, at the Whatcom Museum’s Syre Education Center, 201 Prospect St., Bellingham. View the museum’s bird collection as former local Audubon Society president Joe Meche shares ways to identify birds based on their habitat and behavior. The tour is followed by an optional bird walk along nearby Whatcom Creek. $3 suggested donation, free for museum members. Preregistration required: 360-778-8960.

TENNIS TOURNAMENT: The Skagit Valley Ten-nis Association will host the fourth annual Nick Whiton Memorial Scholar-ship tournament Friday through Sunday, July 20-22,


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at Skagit Valley College in Mount Vernon. Registra-tion: $35 juniors, $50 adults. Includes snacks, lunch, a tournament gift and free raffle drawings. Specta-tors are welcome. All pro-ceeds will benefit the Nick Whiton Scholarship Fund. Register by July 17. 360-766-7420 or www.nick whitontennis.com.

“TIDES & CURRENTS AT PLAY IN FIDALGO BAY!”: Join the Trail Tales docents for an interpretive walk from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, July 21, along the Tommy Thompson Trail in Anacortes. Meet at the 34th Street sign along the trail to learn facts about tides and currents, includ-ing how they affect the shape of the bay and the quantity and quality of the water it holds. Tides and currents also influence the health of plants and ani-mals, as well as our ability to see them. Free. www.skagitbeaches.org.

TRAIL TALES INTER-PRETIVE BIKE RIDE: Join the Tuesday evening bike group at 6 p.m. Tues-day, July 24, on Railroad Avenue at the north end of Commercial Avenue in Anacortes. Learn about the cleanup work address-ing toxins along the Ana-cortes shoreline under the Washington Department of Ecology’s Anacortes Baywide Cleanup Project. Along the ride to March Point, Trail Tales docents will share information about cleanup sites on Guemes Channel and Fidalgo Bay. All ages wel-come. Free. Don’t forget your helmet. www.skagit-beaches.org.

HOSPICE GOLF TOUR-NAMENT: The Similk Ladies Golf Club will host the Hospice Golf Tourna-ment on Wednesday, July 25, at Similk Golf Course in Anacortes. Check-in begins at 7:30 a.m. followed by a shotgun start at 8:30. Men and women welcome. $30, includes greens fee, snacks, lunch, prizes and raffle. Proceeds benefit the Hospice Northwest Foun-dation. For information or to register: 360-293-3334 or 360-420-4889.

MARINE NATURALIST TRAINING: The Whale Museum, 62, First St. N., Friday Harbor, is accepting applications for its Marine Naturalist Training Pro-gram. Classes will be held July 28-Aug. 2. The course includes presentations on cetaceans, pinnipeds, otters, intertidal invertebrates and marine birds, as well as geology, marine conserva-tion and current research projects. $375, includes an orca adoption and a muse-um membership. For infor-mation or to register: 360-378-4710, ext. 23, [email protected] or www.whalemuseum.org.

KULSHAN TRAIL CLEANUP: Join a work party at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, July 29, at the Skagit Val-ley Food Co-op, 202 S. First St., Mount Vernon. Meet at the Co-op and carpool to the trailhead to spend a couple hours or so “clean-ing house” on the Kulshan Trail. Bring gloves, water and sturdy shoes. Free. 360-336-5087.

THEATERIMPROV CLASSES:

Free improv classes taught by Sheila Goldsmith of Improv Playworks. Regis-tration required: 360-756-0756 or www.improvplay-works.com.

Especially for seniors: 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Monday, July 16, The Willows, 3115 Squalicum Parkway, Bell-ingham.

For adults and teens: 7 to 9 p.m., Wednesday, July 25, Improv Playworks Studio, 302 W. Illinois St., Bellingham.

SUMMER DRAMA CAMP: The Lincoln The-atre Summer Drama Camp for Teens will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mon-day through Friday, Aug. 13-17, at the Lincoln The-atre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon.

Teens can take part in acting, improv, dance, mime, writing and more onstage at the Lincoln. $275, partial scholarships available. 360-419-7129, ext. 101, or www.lincolntheatre.org.

WORKSHOPSRABARI EMBROIDERY:

10 to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 28, Harmony Fields, 7465 Thomas Road, Bow. Learn the techniques, motifs and patterns of traditional Rabari embroidery from the nomadic women of the Indian desert. $60. 360-941-8196 or www.hfproduce.com/learn.cfm.

WOOD BLOCK PRINT-MAKING: Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 18-19, at Har-mony Fields, 7465 Thomas Road. With instructor Nat-alie Niblack. 360-941-8196 or www.hfproduce.com/learn.cfm.

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ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area July 12-21 TUNING UP Playing at area venues July 12-18

Thursday.12THEATER

“A Midsummer Night’s Dream”: Island Stage Left, 8:30 p.m., Roche Harbor Outdoor Stage, San Juan Island. Free. Donations appreciated. Bring a blanket and dress warmly. www.islandstageleft.org.

Friday.13MUSIC

Clandestine: Highland Games Kickoff Concert: 7 p.m., Edgewater Park, 600 Behrens Millet Road, Mount Vernon. Free. Bring a non-perishable food donation to benefit the Skagit Food Bank. 360-416-4934 or www.celticarts.org.

THEATER“No Sex Please, We’re British”:

comedy, 7 p.m., RiverBelle Theatre, The Old Town Grainery, 100 E. Montgomery, Mount Vernon. $30, includes dessert buffet and show. Reservations required: 360-336-3012 or www.riverbelledinnertheatre.com.


Saturday.14THEATER

“No Sex Please, We’re British”: comedy, 7 p.m., RiverBelle Theatre, The Old Town Grainery, 100 E. Montgomery, Mount Vernon. $30, includes dessert buffet and show. Reservations required: 360-336-3012 or www.riverbelledinnertheatre.com.


Sunday.15THEATER


Monday-Wednesday.16-18No events submitted.

Thursday.19THEATER


Friday.20COMEDY

Jim Breuer: 8 p.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Pacific Showroom, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. $31-$40. 877-275-2448 or www.theskagit.com.

IMPROV“All My Children”: Improv by

Matt Smith, 8 p.m., The Idiom The-ater, 1418 Cornwall Ave., Belling-ham. Tickets available at the door or in advance at both Bellingham Food Co-ops. $10. 360-756-0756 or www.improvplayworks.com.

THEATER“A Midsummer Night’s Dream”:

Island Stage Left, 8:30 p.m., Roche Harbor Outdoor Stage, San Juan Island. Free. Donations appreciated. Bring a blanket and dress warmly. www.islandstageleft.org.

Saturday.21COMEDY

Jim Breuer: 8 p.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Pacific Showroom, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. $31-$40. 877-275-2448 or www.theskagit.com.

THEATER“A Midsummer Night’s Dream”:

Island Stage Left, 8:30 p.m., Roche Harbor Outdoor Stage, San Juan Island. Free. Donations appreciated. Bring a blanket and dress warmly. www.islandstageleft.org.

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SUNDAY.15

Trish & Hans Quartet: 6 to 9 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. No cover. 360-588-1720.

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

Beach Boys 50th Anniversary Tour: 7 p.m., Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. $69.50-$125. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

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

Rivertalk (world music): 7 p.m., Eagle Haven Winery, 8243 Sims Road, Sedro-Woolley. Bring a chair or blanket to sit on. $8 cover. 360-856-6248 or www.eagle havenwinery.com.

Sister Wives: 9 p.m. to midnight, Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. No cover. 360-588-1720.

The Ames, Kelli’s Starlight Wishes: 10 p.m. to midnight, Redlight, 1017 N. State St., Bellingham. $5. www.redlightwine andcoffee.com.

Jambrewrie (open jam): 7 p.m., Birdsview Brewing Co., 38302 Highway 20, Concrete. No cover. 360-826-3406.

Lane Fernando with The Pull and Be Damned Stringband & Heart Lake Owl: 5 to 7:30 p.m., Heart of Anacortes, 1014 Fourth St. $7.

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

Lyle Lovett & His Large Band: 8 p.m., Mount Baker Theatre, 104 N. Commercial St., Belling-ham. $49-$89. 360-734-6080 or www.mount bakertheatre.com.

Lane Fernando: 8:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360-766-6266.

Stout Pounders (Celtic music): 8 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $10. 360-336-8955 or www.lincolntheatre.org.

The Twisters: 9 p.m. to midnight, Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. No cover. 360-588-1720.

Chris Eger Band: 9:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-755-3956 or www.anacortesH2O.com.

The Ascetic Junkies, Cars & Trains: 10 p.m. to midnight, Redlight, 1017 N. State St., Bellingham. $5. www.redlightwine andcoffee.com.

Maggie’s Fury: 7 p.m., Skagit River Brewery, 404 S. Third St., Mount Vernon. 360-336-2884.

Wandering Soles: 9:30 p.m., Brown Lantern Ale House, 412 Com-mercial Ave., Anacortes. No cover. 360-293-2544.

Sola Rosa: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $6. 360-778-1067.

Eli Westin Band (rock, blues): 8:30 p.m., Big Rock Café & Grocery, 14779 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 360-424-7872.

Wes Jones Band (honky-tonk): 9 p.m. to midnight, Cyndy’s Broil-er, 27021 102nd Ave NW, Stanwood. No cover. 360-629-4800 or www.cyndysbroiler.com.

Gary B’s Church of the Blues (blues, classic rock): 6 to 10 p.m., Cas-tle Tavern, 708 Metcalf St., Sedro-Woolley. 360-855-2263.

Station House Jam with Rich Rorex, Terry Nelson and friends: 4 to 8 p.m., The Station House, 315 Morris St., La Conner. No cover. 360-466-4488.

Summer Fundraiser for Rick Epting Foundation for the Arts: Savage Jazz Band, Sabrina y los Reyes, Oscar De La Rosa: 2 to 7 p.m., Heart of Anacortes, 1014 Fourth St., Anacortes. $10. www.rickeptingfoundation.org.

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

The Kiss of Jazz/Trish Hatley Quartet: 5 to 7:30 p.m., The Farmhouse Inn, 13724 La Conner Whitney Road, Mount Vernon. 360-466-4411.

Eli Westin Band (rock, blues): 5 p.m., Anchor Inn Tavern, 1920 Com-mercial Ave., Anacortes. No cover. 360-293-9948.

Spoonshine Duo: 6 to 9 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. No cover. 360-588-1720.

FRIDAY- SATURDAY.20-21JIM BREUER8 p.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Pacific Showroom, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. $31-$40. 877-275-2448 or www.theskagit.com.

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WEDNESDAY.18

SUNDAY.15SUMMER FUNDRAISER FOR RICK EPTING FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS Savage Jazz Band (pictured), Sabrina y los Reyes, Oscar De La Rosa, 2 to 7 p.m., Heart of Anacortes, 1014 Fourth St., Anacortes. $10. www.rickepting foundation.org.

SATURDAY.14WES JONES BAND 9 p.m. to midnight, Cyndy’s Broiler, 27021 102nd Ave NW, Stanwood. No cover. 360-629-4800 or www. cyndysbroiler.com.


TRAVEL

By BARBARA RODRIGUEZAssociated Press

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Used to be, Dad would stuff a half-dozen maps in the glove box before setting out with the fam-ily on a road trip to see the waterfalls at Yosemite or the granite faces of Mount Rushmore. Color-ful maps bearing the logos of the oil companies that printed them — names like Texaco, Gulf, Esso — once brimmed from displays at filling stations, free for the taking.

But for the millions of Americans traveling by car for vacation this summer, a good chunk will prob-ably reach for technology before they’re tempted to unfold — and in a tradition that used to bind Ameri-cans as tightly as a highway cloverleaf, try to refold — a paper road map.

Websites like MapQuest and Google Maps simplify trip planning. Affordable GPS devices and built-in navigation on smartphones downright transformed it — and transportation agen-cies around the country are noticing, printing fewer maps to cut department costs or just acknowledg-ing that public demand is down.

The drop in sales began around 2003, when afford-able GPS units became the

go-to Christmas present, said Pat Carrier, former owner of a travel bookstore in Cambridge, Mass.

“Suddenly, everyone was buying a Garmin or a TomTom,” he said. “That’s the year I thought, ‘Oh, it’s finally happened.’”

Transportation depart-ments around the coun-try are in the middle of reprioritizing their spend-ing amid times of falling revenue, and paper maps could be on the chopping block, said Bob Cullen, spokesman for the Ameri-can Association of State Highway and Transporta-tion Officials.

“Just based on the cur-rent climate, there have been some cuts,” he said. “I would expect map printing to be one area that’s been targeted.”

In late June, at the annu-al exposition of the Road Map Collectors Association in Dublin, Ohio, collector Terry Palmer was selling some of his beloved maps. The 65-year-old from Dal-las, wore a T-shirt with intricate route lines of the United States on his chest, back and arms.

“The GPS of course now being so available, a lot of new cars are coming out with built-in GPS. People are utilizing those, and they don’t want a road map,” he said.

“A lot of the younger

Photos by Amy Sancetta / AP

A scant rack of road maps is seen at a gas station/mini-mart in Solon, Ohio. Colorful maps bearing the logos of the oil companies that printed them — names like Texaco, Gulf, Esso — once brimmed from displays at filling stations, free for the taking.

PAPER MAPSAmid GPS boom,

nostalgia finds a place

generation, they’re used to having their phone, and they don’t need a road map to figure out where to go.”

In Georgia, officials are printing about 1.6 million maps to cover a two-year period — less than half of what they were printing a decade ago.

In Pennsylvania, where officials say public demand has gone down, about 750,000 maps are being printed — way down from more than 3 million in 2000.

Officials in Oklahoma and Ohio also say map printing is down, and Wash-ington state discontinued them altogether by 2009 because of budget short-falls.

A traditional road map of the Pittsburgh area and one showing the same region on an iPad.


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Local travelMEANINGFUL TRAVEL: Author Joyce

Major will present “My Top 10 Inexpensive International Volunteer Vacations” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 17, at Village Books, 1200 11th St., Bellingham. Major has traveled around the world volunteering on restoration, conservation, sustainability projects and more. Free. 360-671-2626 or www.villagebooks.com.

WILDLIFE TOURS: Join The Whale Muse-um for land-based wildlife tours of San Juan Island. The tours run from 2 to 5 p.m. Fridays July 20 and 27, and Aug. 10, 24 and 31, beginning at The Whale Museum, 62 First St., Friday Harbor. A certified natu-ralist will escort you via shuttle to the west side of San Juan Island, where you will have the opportunity to see killer whales, if present, and learn about the biology, social structure, culture, endangered status and threats of the Southern Resident killer whales. You may also see Dall’s and har-bor porpoises, seals, sea lions, humpback whales, minke whales, bald eagles and various species of seabirds. Stops may include Lime Kiln Point State Park, historic American Camp and Cattle Point to explore the world of intertidal invertebrates, tides permitting. The tours are free, but reserva-tions are required. Call 360-378-4710, ext.

23, or stop by the museum.www.whale museum.org.

WHATCOM MUSEUM HISTORY SUNSET CRUISE: 6 to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays, July 19-Aug. 30, departing from Squalicum Harbor, 2621 S. Harbor Loop Drive, Bell-ingham. Tour guide Brian Griffin will lead a fun, informative evening on board the 110-foot tour boat Island Caper. Bring binocu-lars, warm layers and a picnic dinner. $35, $30 museum members. 360-778-8963 or www.whatcommuseum.org.

DAY TRIPS: Camano Center is offer-ing several trips for seniors and others, departing from and returning to Camano Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island. 360-387-0222 or www.camano center.org.

Lemay Car Museum, Tacoma: Monday, Aug. 6. Check out one of the best collec-tions of vintage, classic and custom autos in the country. $33-$38. Pay by July 20.

King Tut Exhibit at the Pacific Science Center: Thursday, Aug. 9. Last stop for the exhibit before leaving the U.S. Price includes transportation and exhibit ticket. $40-$45.

SHORT TRIPS: Mount Vernon Parks and Recreation offers several travel opportuni-ties. 360-336-6215.

But in other states, print-ing has remained steady because maps remain popular at visiting centers. In Missouri, officials say they’re printing about 1.5 million maps for a two- to three-year period, con-sistent with printing from a decade ago. Officials in Connecticut, Missis-sippi and Nebraska also say printing has remained the same.

It’s unclear why some states are affected more than others. Some specu-late certain regions affect how people travel there. In Delaware, for example, officials attributed a jump in printing of about 100,000 maps to people visiting beach areas and renewed real-estate interest.

There’s a universal theme to paper road maps, especially for baby boom-ers traveling after retire-ment, said Kevin Nursick, spokesman for Connecti-cut’s transportation depart-ment. Paper maps, he said, offer an experience that dead batteries and unreli-able service connections cannot.

“Simpler times are something everyone yearns for. And maybe looking at a map takes you back,” he said. “The technology is neat, but on a personal level, there’s a sense of nos-talgia when you look at the paper map. A lot of people are yearning for simpler times.”

At the collectors’ associ-ation exposition, a carpeted ballroom at an Embassy Suites hotel outside Colum-bus featured old road maps for sale, and gave collectors a glimpse into an era of romanticized advertising — brightly colored paper maps promising the sunny beaches of Florida, the

mountains of Montana and Chicago’s famous skyline.

Free roadside maps boomed between the 1920s and 1970s, when oil compa-nies worked with a handful of publishers. As major highways were being built, those maps became synon-ymous with the possibilities of the open road.

Dick Bloom, a found-ing member of the group, has been collecting maps since he was 10. The retired airline pilot from Danville, Ky., said there used to be an element of surprise in road trips.

“The paper map was all you had back then,” Bloom, 74, said from his merchan-dise table. “It was the only way to get around. It was a lot more of an adventure back then. Life was much more of an adventure.”

Transportation agen-cies aren’t the only ones printing paper road maps. Companies like AAA and Rand McNally have been in the business for decades and are just as synonymous with trip planning.

Members of AAA, whose services are fully integrated online and include a TripTik mobile app, requested more than 14 million paper guides in 2010, spokeswoman Heath-er Hunter said. The num-ber of paper maps AAA prints has declined, but she wouldn’t go into detail.

Rand McNally is known for its road atlases but also offers an interactive travel website and GPS devices; it declined to comment on how many maps it’s print-ing these days.

Carrier, now a consultant in the mapping and travel publishing industry, said the additional services from traditional mapping com-panies show the incredible

potential in the industry.“There’s no question

in the U.S. that traditional road maps are diminished,” he said. “But there are other areas of the map industry that are thriving and even growing.”

Charlie Regan, who runs the maps division for National Geographic, said the company has sold more paper map products in the past three years than it has ever sold since launching the division in 1915. He attributed it to customers learning to appreciate good map data — and also noted that sales of international maps have remained con-sistent, and that sales of recreational hiking maps are on the rise.

“It’s almost like a golden age in mapping. More people than ever before in history are using maps every day,” he said. “For me, that’s fantastic, and it’s an opportunity.”

What most people agree on is that paper road maps will not go away quietly, like pay phones and phone books. Chris Turner, a col-lector from Jeffersonville, Ind., shook his head at the notion of paper maps becoming obsolete.

“With a GPS or other mapping system that you might use, you feel like you’re beholden to the GPS lady. You know? ‘Turn left here. Recalculating.’ Well, with a map, you can trace your route and you can decide for yourself still where you want to go.

“And if you want to vary from the GPS lady, so be it,” he said.

“But you’re armed with that knowledge from that map to do that.”

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BEACH BOYS 50TH ANNIVER-SARY TOUR: July 13, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

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RINGO STARR & HIS ALL STARR BAND: Saturday, July 14, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com.

MARINA AND THE DIAMOND: Saturday, July 14, Showbox at the Market, 1426 First Ave., Seattle. 800-745-3000 or www.showboxonline.com.

RAY DAVIES: July 14, Neptune Theatre, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com.

LYLE LOVETT & HIS LARGE BAND: July 14, Mount Baker The-atre, Bellingham. 360-734-6080 or www.mountbakertheatre.com; July 15, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com.

SLACKFEST: July 14, Slime Dog Race Track, Stanwood. www.face book.com/slackfest.

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WINTHROP RHYTHM & BLUES FESTIVAL: July 20-22, Blues Ranch, Winthrop. 800-422-3048 or www.winthropbluesfestival.org.

JIM BREUER: July 20-21, Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Bow. 877-275-2448 or www.theskagit.com.

DARRINGTON BLUEGRASS FES-TIVAL: July 20-22, Darrington Blue-grass Music Park. 360-436-1006 or www.glacierview.net/bluegrass.

FLORENCE + THE MACHINE: July 21, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 800-745-3000 or www.live nation.com.

CHRIS ISAAK, SHAWN COLVIN: Sunday, July 22, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com.

SNOOP DOGG: July 22, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or www.showboxonline.com.

STEVE MARTIN & THE STEEP CANYON RANGERS, EMMYLOU HAR-RIS: Tuesday, July 24, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com.

THE ANGRY SAMOANS: July 28, El Corazon, Seattle. 800-514-3849 or www.cascadetickets.com.

NEIL DIAMOND: July 23, KeyAre-na, Seattle. www.ticketmaster.com.

DIRTY PROJECTORS: July 23,

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JOURNEY, PAT BENATAR, NEIL GIRALDO AND LOVERBOY: July 28, Gorge Amphitheatre. 800-745-3000 or www.livenation.com.

IRON MAIDEN: July 30, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 800-745-3000 or www.livenation.com.

LAMB OF GOD, DETHKLOK: Aug. 1, WaMu Theatre, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com.

MOUNT BAKER R&B FESTI-VAL: Aug. 3-5, Deming Log Show Fairgrounds, Bellingham. 360-676-9573; 360-757-0270 or www.baker blues.com. Info: 360-383-0850.

WATERSHED COUNTRY MUSIC FESTIVAL: Aug. 3-5, Gorge Amphi-theatre, George. 800-745-3000 or www.livenation.com.

THE LAST SUMMER ON EARTH TOUR: Aug. 3, Marymoor Park, Red-mond. 800-745-3000 or www.ticket master.com.

ALISON KRAUSS & UNION STA-TION: Saturday, Aug. 4, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or www.ticket master.com.

VANS WARPED TOUR: Aug. 4, Marymoor Park, Redmond. www. vanswarpedtour.com.

AEROSMITH, CHEAP TRICK: Aug. 8, Tacoma Dome. 800-745-3000 or www.livenation.com.

DEAD CAN DANCE: Aug. 10, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com.

KASKADE: Aug. 10, WaMu Theater, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or www.livenation.com.

DEAD CAN DANCE: Aug. 10, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com.

NICKI MINAJ: Aug. 11, Paramount Theatre, Seattle. 877-784-4849 or www.livenation.com.

ELECTRIC FRANKENSTEIN: Aug. 14, El Corazon, Seattle. 800-514-3849 or www.cascadetickets.com.

HEART: Aug. 16, Northwest Wash-ington Fair, Lynden. 360-354-7777 or www.nwwafair.com.

JOHN ANDERSON: Aug. 17, Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Bow. $28-$37. 877-275-2448 or www.theskagit.com.

BILLY CURRINGTON: Aug. 17, Northwest Washington Fair, Lynden. $48-$58. 360-354-7777 or www.nwwafair.com.

KISS, MOTLEY CRUE: Aug. 18, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 800-745-3000 or www.livenation.com.

NORAH JONES: Aug. 18, Mary-moor Park, Redmond. 800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com.

DAVE MATTHEWS BAND: Aug. 31-Sept. 2, Gorge Amphitheatre, George. www.livenation.com or 1-800-745-3000.

AMON TOBIN: Sept. 1, WaMu Theater, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com.

DIANA KRALL, DENZAL SIN-CLAIRE: Sept. 1, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com.

UNITY TOUR 2012: Sept. 5, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com.

LINKIN PARK, INCUBUS: Sept. 5, Tacoma Dome. 800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com.

PUYALLUP PRO RODEO, JUSTIN BOOTS PLAYOFF: Sept. 7, Puyallup Fair. 888-559-3247 or www.thefair.com/concerts.

BLONDIE & DEVO: Sept. 7, Cha-teau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodin-ville. 800-745-3000 or www.ticket master.com.

WILLIE NELSON: Sept. 7, Puyallup Fair. 888-559-3247 or www.thefair.com/concerts.

BONNIE RAITT, MAVIS STAPLES: Sept. 8-9, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com.

HEART: Sept. 10, Puyallup Fair. 888-559-3247 or www.thefair.com/concerts.

MARTINA MCBRIDE: Wednesday, Sept. 12, Puyallup Fair. 800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com.

TOBYMAC: Sept. 13, Puyallup Fair. 888-559-3247 or www.thefair.com/concerts.

JEFF FOXWORTHY: Sept. 14, Puyallup Fair. 888-559-3247 or www.thefair.com/concerts.

CROSBY, STILLS & NASH: Sept. 14, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com.

CHICAGO: Sept. 15, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com.

HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS: Sept. 16, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com.

BIG TIME RUSH: Sept. 17, Puyal-lup Fair. On sale 10 a.m. March 10. 888-559-3247 or www.thefair.com/concerts.

ENRIQUE IGLESIAS: Sept. 18, Puyallup Fair. 888-559-3247 or www.thefair.com/concerts.

DOOBIE BROTHERS: Sept. 19, Puyallup Fair. 888-559-3247 or www.thefair.com/concerts.

JEFF DUNHAM: Sept. 20, Puyallup Fair. 888-559-3247 or www.thefair.com/concerts.

TIM MCGRAW: Sept. 22, Puyallup Fair. 888-559-3247 or www.thefair.com/concerts.

KREATOR, ACCEPT: Sept. 22, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

JASON MRAZ, CHRISTINA PERRI: Sept. 22, The Gorge Amphitheatre. 800-745-3000 or www.livenation.com.

UPROAR FESTIVAL: With Shine-down, Godsmack, Staind, Papa Roach, Adelitas Way and more: Sept. 22, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 800-745-3000 or www.live nation.com.

TRAIN: Sept. 23, Puyallup Fair. 888-559-3247 or www.thefair.com.

FURTHUR, FEATURING PHIL LESH & BOB WEIR: Sept. 25, WaMu Theater, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com.

HATEBREED: Sept. 25, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or www.livenation.com.

“MY FAIR LADY”: Lyric Light Opera: Sept. 29-Oct. 6, McIntyre Hall, Mount Vernon. 360-416-7727.

NIGHTWISH: Oct. 1, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com.

IL VOLO: Oct. 2, Paramount Theatre, Seattle. 877-784-4849 or www.livenation.com.

MADONNA: Oct. 3, KeyArena, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or www.live nation.com.

BEACH HOUSE: Oct. 3-4, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or www.showboxonline.com.

CITIZEN COPE: Oct. 3, Paramount Theatre, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com.

CARRIE UNDERWOOD: Oct. 6, KeyArena, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com.

JUSTIN BIEBER: Oct. 9, Tacoma Dome. www.AEGLive.com.

THE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: Oct. 12-13, Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Bow. 877-275-2448 or www.theskagit.com.

D.R.I.: Oct. 13, El Corazon, Seat-tle. 800-514-3849 or www.cascade tickets.com.

BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB: Oct. 21, Showbox at the Market, Seattle, 800-745-3000 or www.livenation.com.

MENOMENA: Oct. 26, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or www.showboxonline.com.

“FOOTLOOSE”: Theater Arts Guild, Nov. 3-17, McIntyre Hall, Mount Vernon. 360-416-7727.

LEONARD COHEN: Nov. 9, Key Arena, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or www.livenation.com.

NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE: Nov. 10, KeyArena, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or www.livenation.com.

THE FRESH BEAT BAND: Nov. 10, Comcast Arena, Everett. 866-332-8499 or www.livenation.com.

RUSH: Nov. 13, KeyArena, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or www.livenation.com.

ERIC CHURCH: Nov. 13, Comcast Arena, Everett. 866-332-8499 or www.comcastarenaeverett.com.

DON MCLEAN: Nov. 30-Dec. 1, Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Bow. 877-275-2448 or www.theskagit.com.


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‘I ce Age: Continental Drift” will perhaps be a delight for little kids, judging by their

friendly reaction at a Saturday morning sneak preview I attend-ed. Real little kids. Real, real little kids. I doubt their parents will enjoy it much, especially after shelling out the extra charge for the 3-D tickets.

On the other hand, give the filmmakers their due: This is one movie that, when it says 3-D, it means 3-D. Almost the entire story seems to have been fash-ioned to provide excuses for its cute prehistoric characters to zoom toward us and away from us and out into space and down to the Earth’s core. It’s a wonder they find time for dialogue in between being jolted into other dimensions.

This fourth installment in the

Ice Age series continues its hopeless confu-sion of geological time on Earth. Our planet’s original great big single continent began to break up and drift apart into the modern continents a few hundred million

years before any of these crea-tures evolved, but never mind. This is no time to start putting the series to the test of realism.

A pre-title sequence, which I vaguely recall appearing in an earlier film in the series, puts the blame for the continental breakup on Scrat the squirrel, who you will recall is obsessed with an acorn. If this is the same acorn we first

saw Scrat pursuing, it is a remark-able nut indeed, having survived a decade’s wear and tear. If it takes Scrat that long to secure one acorn, one wonders how many eons it took him to discover he liked to eat acorns in the first place. For that matter, even this acorn is never eaten; just as well, because I, for one, would sorta miss it, after all it’s been through. My hope is that it survives long enough for evolution to produce oak trees, although don’t get me started on which came first, the acorn or the oak. There are no oak trees to be found in this movie, or indeed much of any-thing in the way of vegetation.

The movie reunites many of the same characters from the earlier films, including Manny the mammoth (voice by Ray Romano), Sid the sloth (John

Leguizamo) and Diego the saber-toothed tiger (Denis Leary). Considering Manny is separated from his family by a breakaway ice floe, it’s a hopeful sign, I sup-pose, that the film succeeds in ending with a performance of

“We Are Family.” It’s even more hopeful that they think that way, since the carnivores among them have nothing at all to eat but one another. Spoiler: The only crea-ture who even tries to eat one of the characters isn’t a mammal, but a fish. In the scale of creature morality that applies here, appar-ently fish are outlaws.

Watching this film was a cheer-less exercise for me. The char-acters are manic and idiotic, the dialogue is rat-a-tat chatter, the action is entirely at the service of the 3-D, and the movie depends on bright colors, lots of noise and a few songs in between the whiplash moments. But then, I’m not a 10-year-old kid. For that matter, I’m not a 6-year-old kid. I imagine 10-year-olds might think this was more for their younger siblings.

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Manny (from left, voiced by Ray Romano), Diego (Denis Leary), Sid (John Leguizamo), Granny (Wanda Sykes) and Shira (Jennifer Lopez) are shown in a scene from “Ice Age: Continental Drift.”

‘ICE AGE: CONTINENTAL DRIFT’

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Manny .................. Ray RomanoSid .................. John LeguizamoDiego ....................Denis LearyGranny .................Wanda SykesShira ................. Jennifer LopezEllie ...................Queen LatifahCrash ........Seann William ScottEddie .......................Josh PeckCapt. Gutt .......... Peter Dinklage

n Running time: 87 minutes. MPAA rating: PG (for mild rude humor and action/peril).

Roger Ebert

Fourth chapter of ‘Ice Age’ will appeal only to the very young


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‘Re-enactors’7:30 p.m. Friday, July 13 5:30 p.m. Sunday, July 15 7:30 p.m. Monday, July 16

Enjoy the premiere of the comedy from the Hamer Brothers and ZN Productions. Jed Hank-ley lives to relive. From Civil War battles to old Western shootouts, Jed stops at nothing to cre-ate the most “historical” re-enactments. When Jed is offered his dream job, a temp tour-guide at the Milltown Pioneer Vil-lage, he must set aside his differences with his old rival, Douglas Marshall-Pickett, to create the most “authentic” experience possible. But will Jed and Doug’s hardcore re-enact-ing standards clash with the cushy lifestyle of the Pioneer Village campers? For Jed and Doug the summer has now become 1866; for the campers, it’s become a living night-mare. The directors and actors will attend the Fri-day night premiere.

$9 general admission, $8 seniors, students and military, $7 members, $6 ages 12 and younger.

‘Lucia De Lammermoor’6:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 18

Anna Netrebko sings the title role of Doni-zetti’s bel canto tragedy in her Met role debut, with Piotr Beczala as her lover, Edgardo. Mariusz Kwiecien is her tyranni-cal brother. Mary Zim-merman’s hit production is staged as a Victorian ghost story. Original trans-mission: Feb. 7, 2009.

$15 general admission, $13 seniors, $11 students and children with $2 member discount.

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

“Abraham Lincoln: Vam-pire Hunter” — Vowing vengeance after a vampire kills his mother, Abe Lincoln (Benjamin Walker) learns the skills of vampire-killing while a young law student in Springfield and goes on a murder spree, chopping off the heads of six vampires with the silver blade of his ax, which he can twirl like a baton. During the Civil War, the Union faces defeat because the vampires are fighting on the Confeder-ate side, but Lincoln’ quick thinking and vampire exper-tise turns the tide of battle at Gettysburg. The movie handles these matters with straightforward seriousness, which may be the only way they could possibly work. Action fantasy, R, 105 min-utes. HHH “Brave” — The new anima-tion from Pixar poaches on traditional Disney territory. Instead of such inventive stories as “Up” and “WALL-E,” we get a spunky prin-cess, her mum the queen, her dad the gruff king, an old witch who lives in the woods and so on. The artistry looks wonderful. Kids will probably love it, but parents will be disappointed if they’re hop-ing for another Pixar ground-breaker. Animated action, PG, 100 minutes. HHH “Ice Age: Continental Drift” — Will perhaps be a delight for little kids, judging by their friendly reaction at a Saturday morning sneak preview I attended. Real little kids. I doubt their parents will enjoy it much, especially after shelling out the extra charge for the 3-D tickets. In this fourth outing for the franchise, familiar characters are joined by a few new ones as continental drift breaks up families and the 3-D threat-ens to give them whiplash as they zoom back and forth and up and down. Not recom-mended for unaccompanied adults. Animated adventure, PG, 87 minutes. HH “Magic Mike” — Steven Soderbergh’s film is a crafty mixture of comedy, romance, melodrama and some remarkably well-staged strip routines involving hunky,

good-looking guys. I have a feeling women will enjoy it more than men. Channing Tatum stars as the title character, Matthew McCo-naughey is the no-nonsense impresario, Alex Pettyfer is a kid recruited into the busi-ness, and Cody Horn is his protective sister. Starts as a backstage comedy, and enters darker realms. Com-edy drama, R, 110 minutes. HHH1⁄2 “Marvel’s The Avengers” — A threat to Earth from the smirking Loki, resent-ful adoptive brother of the Norse god Thor, causes Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jack-son) to assemble all of the Avengers: Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Captain America (Chris Evans), the Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), Thor (Chris Hems-worth), Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) and Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner). Action-adventure, PG-13, 142 min-utes. HHH “Men in Black III” — Fif-teen years after the original and a decade after the blah sequel, this third installment is the best in the series. Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith are back as anti-alien Agents K and J, and Josh Brolin has a movie-stealing role as the young Agent K, looking and sounding uncan-nily like Jones. Comedy adventure, PG-13, 103 min-utes. HHH “People Like Us” — A slick salesman from New York (Chris Pine) flies home to LA after the death of his father, and is given a shav-ing kit holding $150,000 and instructions to deliver it to the half-sister (Eliza-beth Banks) he never knew he had. He manages to “meet” her at an AA meet-ing, befriends her little boy (Michael Hall D’Addario), and confides in her. The movie’s flaw is that he waits so long to reveal their relationship that it stops being a human fact and grows into a tire-some plot device. Still, that aside, a good-hearted and well-intentioned film. Drama, PG-13, 115 minutes HH1⁄2 “Savages” — Oliver Stone’s thriller involves a bloody war between two best buddies in Laguna Beach and the queen of a Mexican drug cartel. A return to form for Stone’s dark side, the movie is a battle between

good and evil, except that everyone in it is evil -- but some are less evil than oth-ers, and they all have their good sides. Taylor Kitsch and Aaron Johnson are part-ners in growing primo pot, Blake Lively is the beach bunny they share, Salma Hayek is the queen of the cartel, Benicio Del Toro is her enforcer and John Travol-ta is a crooked FDA agent. Violent, ingenious, deceptive and funny, but not too funny. Crime thriller, R, 129 min-utes. HHH1⁄2 “Snow White and the Huntsman” — Reinvents the legendary story in a film of astonishing beauty and imagination. It’s the last thing you would expect from a picture with this title. Starring Kristen Stewart, capable and plucky, as Snow White, and Charlize Theron as the evil Queen, with Chris Hemsworth as the Hunts-man and Sam Claflin as the loyal Prince William. Fantasy adventure, PG-13, 127 min-utes. HHH1⁄2 “Take This Waltz” — Romantic triangle in a dreamy version of Toronto, involving Michelle Williams as the angelic wife of unpub-lished cookbook author Seth Rogen, and who is slowly and

skillfully seduced by Luke Kirby, an artist and rickshaw puller. A little precious, and how do they afford that neighborhood? Some realism comes in with Sarah Silver-man as the husband’s alco-holic sister. Only lovable Wil-liams could make this work. Written and directed by Sarah Polley. Romantic drama, R, 116 minutes. HHH “Ted” — The funniest movie character so far this year is a stuffed teddy bear. And the best comedy screen-play so far is “Ted,” the saga of the bear’s friendship with a 35-year-old man-child. Mark Wahlberg stars as the teddy’s best friend, Mila Kunis is his long-suffering girlfriend, and director Seth McFarlane (“Family Guy”) does Ted’s potty-mouthed Beantown accent. The movie doesn’t run out of steam. McFarlane seems unwilling to stop after the first payoff of a scene and keeps embel-lishing. (Definitely not for kids.) Comedy, R, 106 min-utes. HHH1⁄2 “The Amazing Spider-Man” — The Spider-Man franchise is back for a reboot only 10 years after its first picture and five years after the most recent one. This is a more thoughtful and carefully

written remake of the 2002 original with more attention to the origin story of Peter Parker/Spider-Man. Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone have warm chemistry as Spidey and Gwen, and this new-generation Spidey is more impulsive and takes more chances; sometimes he leaps from buildings with no clear plan in mind. Co-starring Rhys Ifans as the city-destroying Lizard, Denis Leary as Gwen’s father the police captain, and Sally Field and Martin Sheen as Aunt May and Uncle Ben. Action, PG-13, 136 minutes. HHH1⁄2 “What to Expect When You’re Expecting” — An all-star comedy about five couples in search of pregnan-cy. They’re so much in synch that three deliveries and an adoption occur on the same day. The actors are likable, the movie is cheerful, but there’s too much story, and I grew weary of the round-robin as all the stories were kept updated. With Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez, Eliza-beth Banks, Anna Kendrick, Brooklyn Decker, Matthew Morrison, Chace Crawford, Chris Rock and Dennis Quaid. Comedy, PG-13, 109 minutes. HH1⁄2

AT AREA THEATERSANACORTES CINEMASJuly 13-19 The Dark Knight Rises (PG-13): Thursday, 11:59 p.m. Ice Age: Continental Drift (PG): Friday-Thursday: 12:40, 3:10, 6:30, 8:40 The Amazing Spider-Man (PG-13): Friday-Thursday: 12:30, 3:20, 6:10, 8:55 Moonrise Kingdom (PG-13): Friday-Thursday: 12:50, 3:00, 6:20, 8:30 360-293-7000

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OAK HARBOR CINEMASJuly 13-19 The Dark Knight Rises (PG-13): Thursday: 11:59 p.m. Ice Age: Continental Drift (PG): Friday-Thursday: 1:15), 3:55, 6:20, 8:30 The Amazing Spider-Man (PG-13): Friday-Thursday: 12:45, 3:40, 6:35, 9:30 Ted (R): Friday-Thursday: 1:00, 3:25, 6:50, 9:10 360-279-2226

STANWOOD CINEMASJuly 13-19 The Dark Knight Rises (PG-13): Thursday, 11:59 p.m. Ice Age: Continental Drift (PG): Friday-Thursday: 1:10, 3:30, 6:40, 8:45 The Amazing Spider-Man (PG-13): 12:30, 3:20, 6:10, 9:00 Magic Mike (R): Friday-Thursday: 12:40, 3:10, 6:20, 9:10 Ted (R): Friday-Thursday: 12:50, 3:40, 6:30, 8:50 Brave (PG): Friday-Thursday: 1:00, 3:50, 6:50, 9:05 360-629-0514


ART“IN THE SHADOW OF

OLYMPUS”: Jack Gunter’s mock history of the Olympic Peninsula, with art and arti-facts, continues through Oct. 7 at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center, 1203 Lauridsen Blvd., Port Angeles. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. 360-457-3532 or www.pafac.org.

“BIRTHDAY GIRLS”: Small paintings by Anne Martin McCool and jew-elry by Debbie Aldrich are featured in a show that continues through July 31 at Anne Martin McCool Gal-lery, 711 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. McCool’s small paintings have the feeling and tone of the Northwest. Aldrich’s jewelry is made with turquoise, coral and other semi-precious stones and pearls. Work by other gallery artists will also be on display. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. 360-293-3577 or www.mccoolart.com.

“OUR WORLD IN FOUR CAMERAS”: The exhibit continues through July 28 at the Allied Arts of Whatcom County Gallery, 1418 Corn-wall Ave., Bellingham. The juried show features photos by Kate Henze, Craig Dun-stan-McGrail, David Inscho and Tommy Gibson. Their images are all recognizable, but some are abstracted by the angle of the camera, motion, special lenses, filters or digital manipulation.

The gallery will continue its Inside the Box Series with Jan Landin’s one-of-a-kind jewelry pieces, created using silver and semi-pre-cious stones. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and noon to 5 p.m. Saturday. 360-676-8548 or www.alliedarts.org.

“DEEP LISTENING”:

The show of contemplative art will run Friday, July 13, through Aug. 26 at Gallery Cygnus, 109 Commercial Ave., La Conner.

Meet the artists dur-ing a reception from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday, July 14. The exhibit reveals an artmaking process that requires a kind of deep listening or medita-tion. Artists include Heidi Epstein, Jules Faye, Marilyn Frasca, Theodora Jonsson, Natalie Niblack, Elizabeth Tapper and Maggie Wilder. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday. 360-708-4787 or www.gallery cygnus.com.

ART BY THE BAY: The Stanwood Camano Arts Guild will present the 20th annual event from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, July 14-15, at the Stanwood-Camano Community Fair-grounds, 6431 Pioneer High-way, Stanwood. Check out

original artworks by more than 100 juried artists, along with live music, plants, food and more. Free admission. www.stanwoodcamanoarts.com.

ARTISTS’ STUDIO TOUR PREVIEW: Skagit Artists Together will present a pre-view show from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, July 14-15, in the schoolhouse building at Christianson’s Nursery and Greenhouse, 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon. Check out examples of the artwork that will be on display dur-ing Skagit Artists Together’s ninth annual Open Studio Tour, set for 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, July 21-22. Free. www.skagitart.com.

“SUMMER MOMENTS: GLASS, METAL, STONE AND NORTHWEST PAINT-INGS”: The exhibit will open

with a potluck party from 4:30 to 9 p.m. Saturday, July 14, and continue through Sept. 9 at Matzke Fine Art Gallery & Sculpture Park, 2345 Blanche Way, Camano Island. The show will feature work by 30 artists working in a variety of techniques. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday or by appointment. 360-387-2759 or www.matzkefineart.com.

STONE CARVERS ART-WALK: The Northwest Stone Sculptors Associa-tion’s annual Artwalk show and sale will take place from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, July 21, at Camp Brother-hood, 24880 Brotherhood Road, near Mount Vernon. The show is part of the NWSSA’s 25th annual symposium, where stone carvers from the Pacific Northwest and beyond will gather for eight days of

workshops, stone carving, discussion about art and more. www.nwssa.org.

ARTISTS STUDIO TOUR: Skagit Artists Together will present its ninth annual Open Studio Tour from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, July 21-22, at 16 artists’ studios. The free, self-guided tour will show-case original works by 23 artists, including painters, sculptors, glass and ceramic artists, fiber artists and more. www.skagitart.com.

“THE STUMP RANCH”: The exhibit will be on dis-play through Labor Day at the Concrete Heritage Museum, 7380 Thompson Ave., Concrete. Presented by the Concrete Heritage Association in cooperation with the Skagit County Historical Museum, the exhibit tells the history of stump ranches in Skagit County, shares the story of the Tom and Mabel Royal family’s experiences and features a diorama of the original Stump Ranch cre-ated by Howard Royal. Museum hours are noon to 4 p.m. Saturdays or by appointment. 360-853-7041 or stumpranchonline.com/concreteheritagemuseum.

FESTIVALSCHILDREN’S ART FESTI-

VAL: The 28th annual event will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 21, at Hillcrest Park, 1717 S. 13th St., Mount Vernon. Enjoy children’s entertainment, 30 booths with hands-on arts and crafts, face-painting, free balloons and more. Bring a picnic or buy food from one of the vendors. Free admis-sion. 360-336-6215.

LOGANBERRY FESTIVAL: The annual festival is set for 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Satur-day and Sunday, July 21-22, at Greenbank Farm, 765 Wonn Road, Greenbank.

Enjoy live music, wine and beer tasting, arts and crafts, children’s activities, food, loganberry pie and more. Free admission. Parking by donation. 360-678-7700 or www.greenbankfarm.com.

CEMENT CITY STREET FAIR: The fifth annual cele-bration of healthy living and family fun will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Satur-day, July 28, in downtown Concrete. Enjoy music, mov-ies, arts and crafts, health screens and information, 5K fun run, motorcycle show, kids’ activities, food and more. Sponsored by United General Hospital in collabo-ration with the Concrete Chamber of Commerce and local businesses. Free admis-sion. 360-853-8784 or www.unitedgeneral.org.

LECTURES AND TALKS

MT. BAKER-SNOQUALMIE SUMMER SPEAKERS: Free programs about local history, where to find the best hikes and how to stay safe in the outdoors are offered on Sat-urdays at the Mt. Baker-Sno-qualmie National Forest’s Gold Basin Campground Amphitheater, located 2.5 east of Verlot Public Service Center on the Mt. Loop Highway. 360-691-7791 or www.fs.usda.gov/mbs.

Next up:July 14: History and

High Technology, 8 p.m., Fred Crueger, Granite Falls Historical Society.

July 21: How to Pan Gold and Prospecting Equipment, 7 p.m., Debbie Lueder, Washington Pros-pectors Mining Association.

July 21: Along the Trail: Hikes Around Darrington Ranger District, 8 p.m., Wilderness Ranger Matt Riggen.

July 28: Gold Panning 101, 7 p.m., Eras Gattshall, Everett Chapter Gold Prospectors Association.

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OILS AND PASTELSA show of new work by Amanda Houston continues through July 31 at Scott Milo Gallery, 420 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. Houston’s brightly colored landscapes and misty waterscapes will be joined by a collection of summer scenes in oil by Joanne Shellan, oils by Keith Sorenson, oils by Lorna Libert, watercolors by Eric Wiegardt and acrylics by Jennifer Bowman. Gallery hours are 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday or by appointment. 360-293-6938 or www.scott milo.com. Pictured: “Coastal Color,” by Amanda Houston.


OUT & ABOUT

FILM SCREENING: Skagit MoveOn and Living Democ-racy will host the movie “Heist” at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 19, at the Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St. The documentary presents the view of who is disman-tling the “American Dream” and what we can do about it. Free. 360-424-4264.

“HOLY LAND, WHOSE LAND?: MODERN DILEM-MA, ANCIENT ROOTS”: 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 25, Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St. Author Doro-thy Drummond will discuss how the conflicting claims of the Israelis and the Pal-estinians for the same real estate arose and the peace-preventing issues. Free. 360-293-1910, ext. 21, or library.cityofanacortes.org.

MUSICAMERICAN ROOTS CON-

CERT SERIES: Discover the roots of American music at a series of free summer concerts at 7 p.m. Saturdays in the West Beach amphi-theater at Deception Pass State Park. If it is raining, concerts will be moved to the East Cranberry Lake picnic shelter. Discover Pass required for Park admission. 360-675-3767.

Next up:July 14: Phil and Vivian

Williams, traditional fiddle tunes and string music from the Northwest and Oregon Trail.

July 21: La Famille Léger, Acadien and Quebecois house music from eastern Canada.

SINGING AND BARBE-CUE: The 57th annual An-O-Chords Summer Show is set for 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, July 27-28, at Brodniak Hall, Anacortes High School, 1600 20th St., Anacortes. The show will feature The Humding-ers (aka the Dapper Dans at Walt Disney World in

Orlando), The Jaybirds and the An-O-Chords. $16-$25. Senior discount available Friday only. Proceeds ben-efit local school vocal music programs.

The An-O-Chords Famous Salmon Barbecue and Amateur Barbershop Quartet Contest will take place from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, July 29, in Washing-ton Park, 6300 Sunset Ave., Anacortes. Salmon dinner: $13. Kids’ hot dog meal: $7.

360-679-7473 or www. anochords.org.

MORE FUNWHERE’S WALDO?: The

famous fellow in the striped shirt and black-rimmed specs will visit 20 different La Conner businesses dur-ing July. If you spot him, you can win prizes, including buttons, books and more. In celebration of Waldo’s 25th birthday, his publisher and

250 independent bookstores are hosting “Find Waldo” contests around the country.

Pick up a list of participat-ing businesses at Next Chap-ter Bookstore, 721 S. First St., La Conner, then collect an “I Found Waldo” card for each Waldo you spot around town. Eight cards will earn a button from Next Chapter Books; 16 will win a but-ton and an entry for a prize drawing on July 31. There’s no charge to participate. 360-466-2665.

MOVIES IN THE PARKS: Mount Vernon Parks & Recreation will present free movies this summer in parks around Mount Vernon. Movies begin at dusk. Festi-val seating. Limited vendors on-site. No pets. For infor-mation, call 360-336-6215 or email mvparks@mount vernonwa.gov.

Next up:

Saturday, July 14: “Spy Kids 4”: Kiwanis Park, 500 S. 18th St.

Friday, July 27: “Bolt”: Bakerview Park, 3101 E. Fir St.

“B IS FOR BEER”: Enjoy an evening with novelist Tom Robbins from 6:30 to 10 p.m. Saturday, July 14, at the Children’s Museum of Skagit County, located inside the Cascade Mall, Burling-ton. Robbins will offer a reading and book signing of “B is for Beer: A Children’s Book for Grown-ups and A Grown-up Book for Chil-dren.” A selection of Rob-bins’ books will be available for purchase. Adults only. $65, $100 couple. Includes local brews and appetizers. Proceeds will benefit the Children’s Museum. 360-757-8888 or www.skagit childrensmuseum.net.

KIDS DAY AT THE MARI-NA: 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 14, Cap Sante Boat Haven, Anacortes. Kids can check out wild critters from Predators of the Heart, a bouncy house, ice cream sandwiches and more. Free. 360-293-3134 or www. portofanacortes.com.

CONCRETE YOUTH ACTIVITY DAY: The fifth annual event will take place from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, July 19, at Silo Park, Concrete. Enjoy games, entertainment, resource booths, food, an outdoor family movie and more. Kids can enter a skateboard competition from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Free admission. 360-419-3307.

SKATEFEST: Check out some of the area’s best skateboarders from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, July 20, at Ben Root Skate Park, 2313 R Ave., Anacortes. Registra-tion begins at 5 p.m., fol-lowed by skateboard dem-onstrations and competition

from 6 to 9 p.m. Free. 360-293-1918.

GOLF AND WINE: The 25th annual EDASC Golf and Wine Festival will take place Friday, July 27, at Avalon Golf Links, 19345 Kelleher Road, Burlington. The day will begin with a scramble format golf tourna-ment with food and bever-ages, hole contests and more. The evening wine festival will feature food, wine-tast-ing, music, raffles and more. Registration: $560 foursome, includes golf tournament and wine festival admission. $50 wine festival only. Lim-ited sponsorships available. Proceeds benefit EDASC programs. For information or to register, call 360-336-6114 or visit www.skagit.org.

SUMMER FILM SERIES: Enjoy free film screenings at 7 p.m. Fridays at the Ana-cortes Public Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes. Nick Alphin, an Oscar nominee and voting member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, will intro-duce each film with facts and anecdotes about the actors, directors, studios and more. 360-293-1910, ext. 21, or library.cityofanacortes.org.

Next up:July 27: “Mutiny on

the Bounty.” Clark Gable stars as firstmate Fletcher Christian against Charles Laughton as the brutal Cap-tain Bligh aboard the HMS Bounty. Oscar winner for Best Picture.

BITE OF SKAGIT: The fourth annual Bite of Skagit to benefit the Skagit Food Share Alliance (SFSA) will be held from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 28, on First Street in Mount Vernon. Enjoy local restaurants, live music, beer and wine garden, and the Best Bite of 2012 contest. Free admission. Food and beverage tickets are $1 each, with the aver-

age bite between two to four tickets each. Nonperish-able food donations will be accepted. For more informa-tion, contact Susan Lanahan at 360-685-4005 or slanahan @northcoastcu.com.

BARK FEST: The second annual event will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sat-urday, July 28, at the Mount Vernon Dog Park at Bak-erview Park, 3101 E. Fir St., Mount Vernon. Bring your four-legged friends for dog-gie cake walks, agility dem-onstrations, pet-licensing information, Canine Good Citizen testing and more. Free admission. 360-336-6215.

MOTORCYCLE POKER RUN: The third annual Yel-low Ribbon Troop Support Motorcycle Poker Run is set for 7 a.m. Saturday, July 28, at Coho Liquidation, 408 Metcalf St., Sedro-Woolley. Breakfast will be served by Hottie Tottie Deli. The End of Day Party will be with Eagles in Flight in Concrete, with food at the Sissy Bar and live music from Pain ‘N Full. $20 for bike and rider, $15 passengers. Includes breakfast, End of Day Party and one poker hand. Additional hands may be purchased on the day of the event for $5. Up to two extra cards may be purchased for each hand for $1 per card. Proceeds will benefit the Sedro-Woolley Community Troop Support 2012 Christ-mas Care Package Cam-paign. Register online until noon, Friday, July 27, or the morning of the event. First 50 registrations will receive a Biker Gift Bag. [email protected].

n To submit an item for Thursday’s 360 section, send the information in writ-ing to P.O. Box 578, Mount Vernon, WA 98273, or email: [email protected] or by fax: 360-428-0400.

‘ALWAYS A SELF-PORTRAIT’A show of paintings, prints and sculptures by Anne Belov and Sharon Spencer continues through Aug. 1 at Rob Schouten Gallery, 765 Wonn Road, Greenbank. Inspired by a poem of the same name, the show features Belov’s vibrant paintings and hand-pulled prints, and Spencer’s quiet, powerful sculptures. The gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. 360-222-3070 or www.robschoutengallery.com. Pictured: “Exuberance” by Anne Belov.

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