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December 5, 2013

Movie ReviewDespair proves amusing in Coen brothers’ ‘Llewyn’

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Holiday EventsSee what holiday events are coming up in the area

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ReviewsMusic: Britney Spears, Garth BrooksVideo Games: ‘Tearaway’

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BJ Thomas, Mark DuFresne and Scott Cossu headline a busy music weekendTuning Up, Page E11

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

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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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Holiday Events ............................... 3

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

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

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

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

At the Lincoln Theatre ................. 15

Movie Review ............................... 16

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

Movie Mini-Reviews .................... 17

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

TV shows are the best bets in this week’s DVD releases.

“The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones”: In a world where there is no “Twilight,” “Underworld,” “Stargate” or “Star Wars,” the film would be an inter-esting look at a magical universe where turmoil is equally divided between a war with demons and the battle for young love. But those films do exist, and that leaves “City of Bones” feeling mundane.

Director Harald Zwart, the man who gave us the abomination of “Pink Pan-ther 2,” shows a lack of talent in blend-ing the big action with emotion. These elements should support each other, but they feel like they are from two different scripts. Even the attempts to add a touch of humor — like suggesting a werewolf would feel more comfortable hanging his head out of a car window — don’t come across as connected to the rest of the film.

The film should please fans of the books. Others should consider one of the other DVD picks that make up this genre.

“Hot in Cleveland: Season Four”: Valerie Bertinelli, Jane Leeves, Wendie Malick and Betty White continue to be the funniest comedy ensemble working in TV — network or cable. They show those skills in a series of comedic adventures from this season that includes a work love triangle, landing major movie roles or preparing for a secret wedding.

The DVD set features the live episode and the “Mary Tyler Moore” reunion that brought White back together with Valerie Harper, Cloris Lechman and Georgia Engel.

“Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman”: It’s been 37 years since this syndicate series debuted and the comedy remains as crisp and funny as ever. That’s because of the wickedly funny writing used to poke fun at the soap opera world through the often foggy eyes of Mary Hartman (Lou-ise Lasser).

This is a series that can go from a police investigation about a flasher to Hartman falling into a funk about how her floors don’t seem to have the proper shine. This send up of daytime television from Norman Lear works on every level because of the strong supporting cast of Mary Kay Place, Greg Mullavey, Deb-ralee Scott and Dody Goodman.

Included in the DVD set are all 325 episodes.

“The Smurfs 2”: Gargamel creates troublesome Smurf-like creatures called the Naughties.

“Drinking Buddies”: Olivia Wilde and Anna Kendrick star.

“Simpsons: Season 16”: Animated adventures of the wildest family in Springfield.

“The Wolverine”: Hugh Jackman reprises his role as the blade-fisted hero.

“Transformers Prime: Season Three — Beast Hunters”: Contains all 13 epi-sodes of the animated adventure series.

“All the Boys Love Mandy Lane”: Amber Heard stars.

“Galactic Adventures: 3D Sun / Mars 3D”: Double feature that looks at the universe beyond Earth.

“Boston Red Sox 2013 World Series Collector’s Edition”: Includes all six games from the 2013 World Series and the pennant-clincher, ALCS Game 6.

“The Perfect Wedding”: Marriage plans get complicated. Eric Aragon stars.

“Casting Me”: Comedy from South Africa.

“Doctor Who — The Doctors Rev-isted: Ninth-Eleventh”: Features Christo-pher Eccleston, David Tennant and Matt Smith as the Doctor.

“A Christmas Tree Miracle”: A family finds the Christmas spirit they lost.

“Argo Extended Edition”: Includes nine minutes of footage that delves deep-er into CIA specialist Tony Mendez’s personal life.

“Duck Dynasty: Seasons 1-3”: Includes the first three seasons of the series.

“Things Never Said”: Love story cen-tered on the trials and tribulations of life.

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:

DEC. 10Despicable Me 2 - UniversalFast & Furious 6 - UniversalThe Hunt - Magnolia

DEC. 17The Family - FoxThe Lone Ranger — DisneyPercy Jackson: Sea of Monsters - FoxPrisoners — Warner

DEC. 24Insidious: Chapter 2 — Sony

DEC. 31Don Jon — Fox

JAN. 7Closed Circuit — UniversalInequality For All — Starz / Anchor BayRunner Runner — FoxThanks for Sharing — Lionsgate

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COMMUNITY

If you haven’t yet noticed, the 2013 holiday season is in full swing. Numer-ous events are held from now until the New Year; below are several options for this week.

VISIT HOLIDAY ATTRACTIONS: Take advantage of several escorted trips to holiday attractions around Puget Sound:

Mount Vernon Parks and Recreation offers day trips departing from and returning to Hillcrest Park, 1717 S. 13th St., Mount Vernon. Ages 12 and older, adult supervision required for ages 18 and younger. For information or to reg-ister, call 360-336-6215. Next up:

FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS: Join Skagit County Senior Centers for a day trip to historic Burnaby Village and Van Dusen Botanical Garden’s Festival of Lights from noon to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 11, departing from and returning to local senior centers. Enjoy the won-derful elements of a Heritage Christmas at British Columbia’s Historic Burnaby Village — stroll the wide streets, take in the sights, sounds and smells of the olden days and relive old-fashioned holiday traditions. Next, visit Van Dusen Botanical Garden, transformed into a winter wonderland complete with elves, candy canes, dancing lights, choreo-graphed light shows, strolling carolers and more. Bring money for a late lunch/early dinner and purchases. Wear warm, weather appropriate clothing and sturdy walking shoes. Note: Valid pass-port, DMV enhanced driver’s license or NEXUS card required to cross the bor-der. $69. For information, call the Ana-cortes Senior Center at 360-293-7473 or sign up at your local senior center.

TREE LIGHTING, ARRIVAL OF SANTA: Santa Claus will arrive to light the tree at 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 5, at Alpha Park on Fairhaven Avenue, Burl-ington. Coffee, cocoa and treats will fol-low at the Visitor Information Center, 520 E. Fairhaven Ave. 360-757-0994.

HAPPY (& HEALTHY) HOLIDAY TRUFFLES: with Joan Miller: 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 5, at the Anacortes Center for Happiness, 619 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. Miller, author of “A Sweet Life Without Sugar: Gluten-free & Sugar-free Artisan Recipes,” will demonstrate how to make holiday con-fections filled with nutrition and healthy sugar substitutes. $18 advance, $20 at the door. 360-464-2229 or anacortes

centerforhappiness.org.

“HAM FOR THE HOLIDAYS: Close Encounters of the Pork Rind”: Lisa Koch and Peggy Platt present their 13th holiday comedy extravaganza Dec. 5-22, at ACT’s Falls Theatre, 700 Union St., Seattle. Enjoy an evening full of wickedly funny social satire, musical parody and razor-sharp zingers roasting the holiday tradition. Tickets start at

$28 plus applicable fees. Discounts are available for students and seniors. 206-292-7676 or acttheatre.org.

THE LIGHTS OF CHRISTMAS: More than a million Christmas lights will be displayed at the annual Lights of Christmas, from 5 to 10 p.m. Thursdays through Sundays, Dec. 5-8 and Dec. 12-15, and daily Dec. 18-23 and Dec. 26-29 at Warm Beach Camp, 20800

Marine Drive, Stanwood. The largest holiday light display in the Northwest covers 15 acres and features family-ori-ented entertainment, live music, theater, crafts, food, pony rides, a petting farm, Polar Express Train rides and overnight getaway options. Meet Santa Claus or talk with “Bruce the Spruce” Christmas tree. General admission: $10-$15. Pay-what-you-can nights are offered Dec. 5, 12 and 29. Season passes are available. Theater events are extra. Call 800-228-6724 or visit warmbeachlights.com.

SANTA’S WORKSHOP: The Skagit Valley Family YMCA will host Santa’s Workshop Family Night from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, at 215 E. Fulton St., Mount Vernon. Kids and parents can make holiday decorations, decorate cookies, take photos with Santa and more. $5 per child; bring a donation of nonperishable food and receive a $1 discount. Volunteers are also needed to help set up, clean up or participate in the event. Call 360-336-9622 or email [email protected] for more information.

TREE LIGHTING: Celebrate the com-munity Christmas tree lighting from 6 to 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, at the Anacortes Chamber of Commerce, 819 Commer-cial Ave. The town crier and students from Anacortes High School, Fidalgo and Island View schools will perform. Free pictures with Santa and hot cocoa and cookies from the American Red Cross. Free. 360-293-7911.

HOLIDAY ARTWALK: The Anacortes Chamber of Commerce Holiday Art-walk will take place from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, in downtown Anacortes. Participating merchants will display the work of local artists, including paintings, sculptures, jewelry, photography, music, treats and more. 360-293-6938.

SWING INTO THE HOLIDAYS: The Economic Development Association of Skagit (EDASC) will host a dinner, dance and auction at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, at Swinomish Lodge, 12885 Casino Drive, Anacortes. Dress in your festive holiday attire and enjoy a social hour with special entertainment beginning at 6 p.m., followed by an elegant catered dinner, lively auction bidding, entertain-ment and dancing. $75, $575 table of eight. 360-336-6114 or skagit.org.

Holiday events in the area

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MOVIES

By RENE RODRIGUEZThe Miami Herald

MIAMI — Halfway through “Out of the Furnace” comes a scene in which Rodney (Casey Affleck) goes to visit his older brother Russell (Christian Bale), who is serving a prison sentence for vehicular manslaughter.

Rodney has just returned from his fourth tour of duty in Iraq; the two men haven’t seen each other in years. When Rus-sell asks him how things went overseas, Rodney just stares at his brother, his eyes suddenly veiled and dark and haunted. Some things are just too painful to talk about.

The scene is subtle and deceptively simple — Rodney’s experiences in Iraq will end up affecting the rest of his life — and Affleck’s performance in that small throwaway moment is remarkable, using stillness and silence and a blank expression to convey his character’s great inner pain and the irreparable scars he must bear.

The performance is even more impressive when you meet Affleck, 38, who is funny and jovial and playful and somewhat of a prankster — all the things his character is not. During a recent visit to Miami to promote “Out of the Furnace,” which opens Friday, Affleck at first dismisses praise for that scene with a joke (“They just used mascara to darken my eyes and make me look tortured!”), but then reveals in earnest what was going through his head at the time of filming.

“I’m glad people pick up on those kinds of details, because they are little things, but they’re so important,” he says. “I talked to a lot of veterans who were nice enough to share their sto-ries and insights with me. A lot of them had similar stories — not only in terms of their com-bat experiences but also how it can be to come back after going through that ordeal. Even if you

have a supportive family and money and a job and good treat-ment and your limbs intact and no terrible injuries, it still can be very hard to readjust.

“When you spend several years living in an incredibly stressful environment, you go through intense trauma and it changes your brain chemistry. You’re essentially a different person.

You have all these memories and all these anxieties. You can be at the grocery story or work-ing at a restaurant and you’re trying to behave in the same way people who haven’t been in combat do, and it’s super-hard. You can’t just erase some of the terrible things you see dur-ing war. Those were the things I thought about during that scene.

It was really important that I depicted the post-war mindset of a veteran as accurately as I could.”

“Out of the Furnace,” which was directed by Scott Cooper (whose previous film “Crazy Heart” earned Jeff Bridges a Best Actor Oscar), is the kind of intimate, character-driven drama that attracts a lot of top-tier talents (Woody Harrelson, Wil-lem Dafoe, Zoe Saldana, Sam Shepard and Forest Whitaker round out the cast).

The grim nature of the tale — Rodney gets involved in an underground fighting ring, ignoring Russell’s pleas to join him at a job at a steel mill — doesn’t bode well for the film’s chances at the multiplex during the holiday season.

Whatever its box office fate, though, “Out of the Furnace” will further elevate Affleck’s sta-tus as a diverse and skilled actor, something he’s been demon-strating ever since his first star-ring role in 2002’s “Gerry,” Gus Van Sant’s quasi-experimental film in which Affleck and Matt Damon got lost walking in the desert.

The movie started out as an absurdist comedy that evolved into a rigorous, existential tale with an unexpectedly bleak resolution.

With his mischievous person-ality, physical abilities and gan-gly, loose-limbed body, Affleck has a natural flair for comedy and had been previously cast most often as goofballs: He’s been part of ensemble comedies

such as “Tower Heist,” “Ameri-can Pie 2” and the “Ocean’s Eleven” trilogy (“Those mov-ies aren’t exactly ensembles, though,” he jokes. “They are mostly Brad Pitt and George Clooney talking in front of the camera and everybody else is somewhere in the background, pretending to do something.”)

That all changed in 2007, with the one-two punch of “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford,” which earned him a Best Supporting Actor nomination as the man who famously shot the legendary outlaw in the back of the head, and “Gone Baby Gone,” his big brother Ben’s directorial debut, in which he played a street-smart detective investigating the disap-pearance of a little girl.

Affleck’s subsequent choices of leading roles — the sadistic sheriff in the brutal “The Killer Inside Me,” the prison fugitive in the lyrical “Ain’t Them Bod-ies Saints” and now the war veteran who becomes embroiled in an underground fighting ring in “Out of the Furnace” — all point to an actor seeking smaller projects that allow him the opportunity to play a specific kind of role.

“The idea behind my char-acter in ‘The Killer Inside Me’ was to play someone who could seem your friendly neighbor next door — the last person you would ever suspect of murder-ing people. He’s someone who is very different on the inside than he is on the outside. In a way, that’s the kind of character that I’m drawn to — not people who do horrible things, but people who feel one way on the inside but appear differently on the outside. That’s an interesting conflict for an actor to explore. That’s true of Rodney in ‘Out of the Furnace,’ too. He has all these experiences from war that he can’t talk about and he feels an enormous amount of guilt, but he goes about resolving it in all the wrong ways.”

Casey Affleck reveals another facet of his talent

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Christian Bale (left) and Casey Affleck star in “Out of the Furnace.”


COMMUNITY

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NORTH WHIDBEY FESTIVAL OF TREES: 5:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, at the Oak Harbor Elks Lodge, 155 Ernst St. The black-tie gala includes dinner, silent and live auc-tions of professionally decorated trees and other items, music and dancing. $85. Pro-ceeds benefit the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Island County. 360-279-0644 or bbbsis-landcounty.org.

n Festival of Trees public viewing: Enjoy a walk through the forest of intri-cately decorated trees from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at the Oak Harbor Elks Lodge, 155 Ernst St. Admission by dona-tion to benefit the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Island County.

CELEBRATE THE SEASON: Anacortes Schools Foundation will host “Celebrate the Season,” a holiday fundraiser on Fri-day and Saturday, Dec. 6-7, at the Port of Anacortes’ Event Center on First and Commercial Ave. Each day offers a special highlight — a gingerbread decorating con-test (adults at 11 a.m., students at 3 p.m.) on Friday and the Lion’s Holiday Parade at noon on Saturday. Includes photos with Santa, crafts, games and refreshments. The “Dream It Dinner” will be held at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, along with an auction and live music. Tickets: $5 per person or $20 per family for the public events, $35 per person for the dinner fundraiser. Proceeds benefit science, technology, engineer-ing and math programs of the Anacortes School District. For information, call 360-293-3743 or email [email protected].

CHORAL CONCERTS: Whidbey Com-munity Chorus will present “Sing Noel,” its annual Christmas concert at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, and 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, at First United Methodist Church, 1050 SE Ireland St., Oak Harbor. Whidbey’s largest chorus, under the direction of conductor Chet Hansen, will sing sacred to secular Christmas favorites, including “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day,” “Silent Night,” “Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer” and more. Friday’s concert will include a per-formance by Oak Harbor High School’s award-winning choral students and direc-tor Darren McCoy. Admission is free, but donations will be accepted. Limited seat-ing. For information, contact Kay at 360-678-4148 or visit whidbeycommchorus.org.

“THE NUTCRACKER”: Skagit Val-

ley Academy of Dance presents its 24th annual performance of this classic Christ-mas story Friday through Sunday, Dec. 6-8, at McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $20-$37. 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org.

“SCROOGE: The Musical”: Enjoy a ghostly holiday tale based on Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” Dec. 6-22, at Seattle Musical Theatre, 7400 Sand Point Way, Seattle. $30-$40. 800-838-3006 or seattlemusicaltheatre.org.

ST. NICHOLAS MASS: The mass will be held at 9 a.m. Friday, Dec. 6, at St. Mary Catholic Church, 4001 St. Mary’s Drive, Anacortes. Following the mass, a proces-sion will carry the St. Nicholas icon to the Seafarer’s Monument for the laying of a wreath and roses for the Lady of the Sea. After a short program, the Icon will be returned to its shrine at the Croatian Cul-tural Center, 801 Fifth St., where partici-pants can enjoy Croatian pastries, Turkish coffee, hot mulled drinks and music. 360-299-2525 or croatianculturalcenter.com.

PANCAKES WITH SANTA: Enjoy a pancake breakfast with Santa from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at the Anacortes Senior Activity Center, 1701 22nd St., Anacortes. Enjoy photos with Santa, crafts and live entertainment. $6. 360-293-1918 or cityofanacortes.org.

BREAKFAST WITH SANTA: Enjoy pan-cakes and ham and holiday music from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at Hillcrest Park Lodge, 1717 S. 13th St., Mount Ver-non. Bring your camera for photos with Santa. $5. 360-336-6215.

CHILDREN’S SHOPPING EXTRAVA-GANZA: 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, in the Skylight Room at Hillcrest Park Lodge, 1717 S. 13th St., Mount Vernon. Kids can shop for holiday gifts for every-one in the family — all priced at $5 or less. Free admission. 360-336-6215.

BREAKFAST WITH SANTA: Rotary Club of La Conner will host the 10th annual Breakfast with Santa from 8:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at Maple Hall, 104 Com-mercial Ave., La Conner. Join Santa for pancakes and photos. $6.

TEDDY BEAR BREAKFAST: Seatings at 9 and 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at the Oak Harbor Elks Lodge, 155 Ernst St. Enjoy a buffet breakfast and child-friendly holiday show. $10 ages 13 and older, $6 ages 12 and younger. Proceeds benefit the

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Island County . 360-279-0644 or bbbsislandcounty.org.

CHRISTMAS PARADE: The Anacortes Lions Club’s annual Christmas Parade will take place at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, along Commercial Avenue to Causland Memorial Park in Anacortes. Line-up begins at 10 a.m. anacortes.org.

OPEN HOUSE: The Croatian Cultural Center, 801 Fifth St., Anacortes, will host an Open House after the Anacortes Christmas Parade, from noon to 3 p.m. Sat-urday, Dec. 7. Enjoy Croatian music and shop for a variety of traditional Croatian food, pastries and more. 360-299-2525 or croatianculturalcenter.com.

AN OLD-FASHIONED CHRISTMAS: The 14th annual event will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at Floyd Norgaard Cultural Center, 27130 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood. Kids are invited to get free photos with Santa, lots of good-ies, crafts, music, museum tours and more. Free. 360-629-0562.

HOLIDAY TRAIN RIDE: Join Santa Claus aboard the Lake Whatcom Railway’s Christmas train at 9:30 a.m., noon and 2:30 p.m. Saturdays, Dec. 7, 14 and 21, leav-ing from Wickersham, 10 miles north of Sedro-Woolley on Highway 9. Meet Santa and his elf, sing Christmas carols and enjoy music by Ben the banjo player. $25 ages 18 and older, $12.50 ages 2 to 17, free for ages 1 and younger. Tickets must be purchased in advance by mail from Lake Whatcom Railway, P.O. Box 91, Acme, WA 98220. When ordering tickets, give a second and third choice of date and time, as the train rides often sell out. 360-595-2218 or lake-whatcomrailway.com.

TREE LIGHTING, SANTA ARRIVES: Enjoy holiday music, caroling and the arrival of Santa Claus by antique fire truck to light the tree beginning at 4 p.m. Satur-day, Dec. 7, at Gilkey Square in La Conner. Enjoy a performance by the La Conner High School Choir before Santa arrives. Hot cider and decorated cookies provided by the La Conner High School culinary class will follow the festivities. Free. 360-466-4778.

LIGHTED BOAT PARADE: The Swin-omish Yacht Club’s annual Lighted Boat Parade will get under way around 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, departing from the north basin of the Port of Skagit marina in La Conner, turning south along the water-front and ending up in Shelter Bay. This

year’s theme is “The Lights of Christmas.” 360-770-5640 or swinomishyachtclub.org.

CHRISTMAS IN CONCRETE: Dona-tions of toys or cash will help make an old-fashioned Christmas in Concrete big-ger and better. The Concrete Christmas Parade will start at 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, down Main Street. Afterward, Santa will talk to kids at the Concrete Center and pass out toys. A live Nativity scene, along with music, singing, roasting chestnuts and other activities, will enhance the seasonal spirit that day and on successive Saturdays, Dec. 14 and 21. Contact Gladys, 360-826-4848 or [email protected].

SEDRO-WHOOLLEYVILLE’S MAGIC OF CHRISTMAS: The tree lighting will get underway at 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, in the intersection of Metcalf and Woodworth streets. The Cascade Middle School Choir will encircle the tree to sing some famous carols. One lucky child, the winner of a drawing at local businesses, will throw the switch lighting up the Christmas tree. The parade with Grand Marshall Greg Reed will begin immediately after the tree is lit. Prizes will be awarded for the best use of lights in the parade. The lighted vehicle that best utilizes the theme will win a special award. Entry forms are available online, sedro-woolley.com. Pony and train rides for kids, and horse-drawn trolley rides will be offered from 3 to 5 p.m. A Seuss-y fashion show with prizes for the Whoo-lliest Sedro-Whoollian of all will be held at 4 p.m. Kids can visit with Santa and get their pictures taken from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Eagles hall, 1000 Metcalf St. 360-855-1841 or sedro-woolley.com.

FREE HOLIDAY CONCERT: Navy Band Northwest will present the Home for the Holidays concert at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, in the Oak Harbor High School Per-forming Arts Center, 1 Wildcat Way, Oak Harbor. A U.S. Marine Corps representa-tive will accept donations for Toys for Tots. Free. 360-257-2286.

BELLINGHAM TREE LIGHTING: The Hotel Bellwether’s second annual Holiday Tree Lighting will take place from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at One Bellwether Way, Bellingham. Check out the unveiling of holiday trees decorated by local Bell-ingham businesses, listen to carolers, take photos with Santa and enjoy complimen-tary hot cider. Non-perishable food dona-tions will be accepted to benefit the Bell-ingham Food Bank. The decorated trees will remain on display through December. 360-392-3179 or hotelbellwether.com.

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REVIEWS

Britney Spears“Britney Jean”

You want to release a good album? You better work harder, chick.

A lot harder.Britney Spears’ latest

release, “Britney Jean,” is a total letdown. It’s not that we expect Adele-styled songs from Spears — or even Rihanna-like ones — but Spears was once a pop

powerhouse who made music considered a must-listen, from “Toxic” to “I’m a Slave 4 U.” Listening to this album makes you nostalgic for those days — nothing on “Britney Jean” would be contenders for any future greatest hits package.

The 10-track set lacks so many things: oomph, swag, sex appeal, as well as addictive, memorable hooks. It’s almost like Spears isn’t even present. Tracks like “It Should Be Easy” and “Till It’s Gone” are techno misses — and messes — even though David Guetta helmed both songs. The light ballad and second single, “Perfume,” is laughable, with Spears warbling: “And while I wait, I put on my perfume, yeah I want it all over you, I’m gonna mark my terri-tory.” It sounds more like a commercial than an actual song (it should be noted that Spears has released a dozen perfumes, including two this year).

“Perfume” was co-written by Sia, the ultra-tal-ented singer who has found success writing Rihanna’s “Diamonds” and tunes for Christina Aguilera, Katy Perry and Eminem. Another star, will.i.am, is the executive producer of Spears’ eighth album. Are they purposely giving her C- and D-level material?

While “Britney Jean” has its upbeat moments, the album is one of Spears’ slowest. The singer said some songs draw from her recent breakup, but she doesn’t capture emotion that will make you a believ-er with this batch of tracks. The album follows in the robotic fashion of 2011’s “Femme Fatale,” though that set had more flavor

and standout tracks. Aside from the sexually charged, T.I.-assisted “Tik Tik Boom” and the lead single, “Work B——,” Spears isn’t putting in any real work.

n Mesfin Fekadu, Associ-ated Press

Boston“Life, Love & Hope”

Give Tom Scholz credit for knowing one of the core tenets of business suc-cess: If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.

On Boston’s first album in 11 years, and the first since the tragic death of legendary vocalist Brad Delp in 2007, the band sticks with its tried-and-true sound, one that has come to nearly define the classic rock genre.

From the first time the world heard “More Than a Feeling” in the 1970s, Boston burned its way into rock’s DNA with an identifiable sound: layer upon layer of angry guitars, harmonic solos and angelic vocals backing Delp, who could hit notes only dogs could hear.

There’s an unreleased Delp track here, “Sail Away,” about the govern-ment’s response to Hur-ricane Katrina, and it’s the only one of the three Delp tracks on this album that’s new. Two others — “Some-one” and “Didn’t Mean

to Fall in Love” appeared on the band’s “Corporate America” album, but Scholz was never really happy with them and has rebuilt them from top to bottom while keeping the original Delp vocals.

Other songs don’t fare as well, including “If You Were in Love” with Kim-berley Dahme’s nothing-special vocals.

“Heaven on Earth,” with David Victor singing lead could be a hit single — that is, if all the Boston fans who were “Smokin’” in the ‘70s remain loyal to a group who helped define what rock ‘n’ roll sounded like for many years.

n Wayne Parry, Associated Press

Jake Owen“Days Of Gold”

Since his first album in 2006, Jake Owens has struggled to separate himself from the deluge of good-time male rock-ers to emerge in country music in recent years. His fourth album, “Days Of Gold,” continues his streak of inconsistency, blending effective slice-of-life songs with generic tunes about partying and drinking.

As a vocalist, Owen displays more nuance and power than in the past. The problem is that some of his best performances come on

songs steeped in contempo-rary Nashville clichés.

The high alcohol content “Tall Glass Of Something” makes rhymes out of names of popular cocktails and sugary shooters — wasting a distinctively fun arrangement by producer Joey Moi. Similarly, “1972” fills its lyrics with names of classic rock acts and hit songs from 40 years ago.

Owen shows he can find songs that occasion-ally step away from the bar: He instills despera-tion and tension into “One Little Kiss (Never Killed Nobody)” and “Drivin’ All Night.” Unlike the party tunes, these songs include consequences to his actions — and suggest Owen might distinguish himself by going in a different direction than most of his peers.

n Michael McCall, Associ-ated Press

Garth Brooks“Blame It All On My Roots”

Garth Brooks offers fans a Christmas gift with a discount-priced box set that takes another look back rather than moving forward.

“Blame It All On My Roots” is a massive, eight-disc package. Four CDs are devoted to the Oklahoman covering classic songs from country, rock, soul and acoustic singer-songwriters. Two CDs are a previously available greatest-hits dou-

ble disc set and two DVDs present a recorded concert in Las Vegas and most of his old music videos.

The covers lean heavy on songs nearly every listener will know, giving it a Garth-does-karaoke feel. “Heard It Through The Grapevine,” ‘’Sweet Home Alabama,” ‘’Great Balls Of Fire” and “Mrs. Robinson” are among the choices—songs still heard across America daily on the radio. There’s not a song among the 40 new cuts that presents a lesser-known song impor-tant to Brooks.

As would be expected, Brooks connects best with the country covers: His version of Hank Williams’ “Jambalaya” and a duet with wife Trisha Yearwood on “After The Fire Is Gone” deserve airplay.

On the other hand, the soul songs suffer from canned arrangements and from Brooks straining to bring Wilson Pickett-style growls and grunts to vocals that are otherwise service-able, but never remarkable. The Nashville studio musi-cians do better at injecting life into classic rock and the songwriter albums, staying exceedingly faithful to the originals.

Brooks’ fans, a faithful bunch, will enjoy hearing their hero sing these famil-iar songs. But will it bring him any new fans, expand his audience or help him find new glory more than a decade after his retire-ment? That will have to wait for his return to recording original material.

n Michael McCall, Associ-ated Press

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Breakfast with Santa Sat. Dec. 7, $5 per person, 8-11 am, Hillcrest LodgeChildren’s Shopping Extravaganza, Free admission, 8:30 am-2 pm, Hillcrest Park Skylight Room. Both events located at 1717 S. 13th St., Mount Vernon. For more information, call (360) 336-6215.

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Holiday Happenings:

Sunday, December 8, 2013Christmas Parade & Tree Lighting

Free Holiday Movie “The Grinch”

Also Happening!Mount Vernon Parks and Recreation Presents:

Christmas Parade, 5 pm. Tree Lighting Ceremony in Pine Square after the parade ends, around 6 pm. For more information, contact Cathy Stevens at (360) 336-3801, [email protected].

3 pm at the Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. 1st St., Mount Vernon. For more information, call the Lincoln Theatre (360) 336-8955.

REVIEWS

‘Tearaway’Platform: PlayStation VitaGenre: DrivingPublisher: SonyESRB Rating: E for EveryoneGrade: 3 stars (out of 5 stars)

The Vita was released back in 2012, but you get the feeling with "Tearaway" that developers are only now figuring out how to use the portable hardware to create unique games that aren’t always suited for the big TV in our living rooms. Because how many times can you play a game in which you are both the hero and a god at the same time?

Yes, this is made possible by the unique story and mechanics behind “Tearaway.” This new game from the makers of “Little Big Planet” takes better advantage of the device's rear touchpad and tilt controls than most every other Vita game combined. You choose either a male or female hero (named Iota or Atoi, respectively) and guide him or her toward the final goal, an encounter with the game’s omnipotent presence.

But guess what? You play the game’s god,

meaning you experience the game as the hero and the all-powerful presence at the same time. If that throws your brain for a loop, don’t despair; the game does a remark-able job incorporating you (as the god) into the game to create interesting meetups with you (as the hero).

The visual style of the game looks like a Henri Matisse-inspired world of overlap-ping paper cutouts. These paper shapes form the landscape, the characters, anything and everything you interact with. The amount of fun to be had layering tons of colored paper shapes to create a visual look for your char-acter can go to extreme lengths if you allow it, and you should because few games allow you this kind of leeway.

Then you get to how the Vita is used throughout the game. Use the Vita’s camera and you can project your self-portrait (or any image you choose) into the game at var-ious moments. Use the touchpad and break through the world (it is all made of paper, after all) to help your hero defeat enemies or create escape routes. Strip all of this away, and what you're really playing is a platform-ing game. Instead, this inventive gameplay and story allows for discovery from both perspectives: the hero trying to reach the finale and the all-seeing power trying to help him/her during the exploration.

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eral Hospital’s Fine Art Committee seeks uplifting, healing art by local artists for display in the hospital’s “Gallery Hall.” Artwork, in any medium, can be for sale, with a por-tion of the proceeds going toward the purchase of a permanent art collection. Contact Patsy Prutzman by email: [email protected].

ART CLASSESACRYLICS FOR BEGINNERS:

With Jennifer Bowman: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 18-19, at the Ana-cortes Center for Happiness, 619 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. $165, plus optional $20 fee to borrow Jennifer’s materials. 360-464-2229 or anacortescenterfor happiness.org.

ART CLASSES: Dakota Art Center offers a variety of art classes and workshops at 17873 Highway 536, Mount Vernon. 360-416-6556, ext. 5, or dakotaart-

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ART CLASSES: Sign up for a variety of art classes at A Guilded Gallery (formerly Gallery by the Bay), 8700 271st St. NW, Stanwood. To register, stop by the Stanwood Camano Art Guild’s cooperative gallery from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tues-day through Saturday. 360-629-2787 or stanwoodcamanoarts.com.

FELT JEWELRY/GIFT-MAKING WORKSHOP: with Penny Berk: 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, at Tower Arts Studio, 5424 S. Shore Drive, a short walk from the ferry dock on Guemes Island. Learn to create colorful, fashionable felt jewelry, including felt-bead necklaces, bracelets and pins. All ages wel-come. $55, includes all materials. 360-293-8878 or towerartsstudio.com.

“FIRE & ICE” (Anime style): with Max Elam: 4 to 6 p.m. Tues-days, Feb. 4-26, 2014. Create four artworks in the popular anime style, with subject matter from fantasy to sci-fi, and dinosaurs to

dragons. Learn about complemen-tary and contrasting colors and the power of texture in art. $45. Regis-ter by Jan. 28: 360-755-9649.

AUDITIONS“1776: A New Musical”: Audi-

tions will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday and 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 11-12, at the Whidbey Play-house Star Studio, 730 SE Midway Blvd, Oak Harbor. Parts are avail-able for 23 men ages 15 to 70, and two women, one age 30 to 50 and one age 18 to 35. Come prepared to sing 16 bars of music; an accom-panist will be provided. Wear com-fortable clothing as a light dance will be required. Bring a resume and recent photo. The play will run April 4-27. For information, call 360-679-2237 or visit whidbey playhouse.com.

PLAY SELECTION COMMIT-TEE: The Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor, is looking for people who want to help choose plays for its 2014-2015 season. Committee members will read and evaluate scripts and help

determine the production lineup. For information or to sign up, call 360-679-2237 or email [email protected].

CALL FOR THEATER VOLUN-TEERS: The Whidbey Playhouse is seeking a team of behind-the-scenes folks for its April 2014 pro-duction of the Tony-award winning musical “1776” that celebrates the birth of our nation. Assistance is needed for set-building and deco-rating, lighting, prop acquisitions and costuming. For information, contact the theater at 360- 679-2237 or email director Gaye Litka at [email protected].

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. Sept. 5-Dec. 19 (no practice on Thanksgiving)

WOMEN SING FOUR-PART HARMONY: Join the women of Harmony Northwest Chorus from

7 to 9:30 p.m. every Monday at the Mount Vernon Senior Center, 1401 Cleveland Ave. Seeking women who like to sing a cappella music. All skill levels welcome.

DANCEFOLK DANCING: Skagit-Ana-

cortes Folkdancers meet at 7 p.m. most Tuesdays at the Bayview Civic Hall, 12615 C St., Mount Ver-non. Learn to folk dance to a vari-ety of international music. Instruc-tion begins at 7 p.m. followed by review and request dances until 9:30. The first session is free, $3 thereafter. All are welcome. No partners needed. For information, contact Gary or Ginny at 360-766-6866.

SCOTTISH DANCING: Belling-ham Scottish Country Dancers meet from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Wednes-days at the Fairhaven Library auditorium (upstairs), 1117 12th St., Bellingham. Wear comfortable clothes and soft-soled shoes with-out heels. $8 per class. For informa-tion, call Mary Anderson at 360-933-1779 or visit bellinghamscd.org.


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THURSDAY DANCE: Enjoy dancing to the music of the Skippers from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Thursdays at Hill-crest Lodge, 1717 S. 13th St., Mount Vernon. For information, contact Doris at 360-588-8239.

CREATIVE RHYTHM & MOVEMENT DANCE CLASS: For ages 3 to 6: 4 to 4:50 p.m. Mondays, Dec. 9-30, at Hillcrest Park Sky-light Room, 1717 S. 13th St., Mount Vernon. This ballet-based class will focus on coordination, skipping, leaping and jumping with continual change of music rhythms. $40-$42. Register with Mount Vernon Parks and Recreation, 360-336-6215.

CLOG DANCING FOR BEGINNERS: Free lesson from 10 to 11 a.m., followed by regular clog dancing from 11 a.m. to noon Thurs-days, at the Mount Vernon

Senior Center, 1401 Cleve-land St., Mount Vernon. No fee, no partner needed. First three lessons are free. Wear comfortable shoes. For information, call Rosie at 360-424-4608.

ON STAGEANACORTES OPEN MIC:

9:30 p.m. Thursdays, at the Brown Lantern Ale House, 412 Commercial Ave., Ana-cortes. 360-293-2544.

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

BURLINGTON OPEN MIC: 7 to 10 p.m. Saturdays, at North Cove Coffee, 1130 S. Burlington Blvd., Burling-ton. Hosted by Daniel Burn-son. Rock, blues, funk, folk, ukelele, poetry and more. 360-707-COVE (2683) or northcovecoffee.com.

OPEN MIC: 9 p.m. to midnight, Wednesdays, at the First Street Cabaret & Speakeasy, 612 S. First St., Mount Vernon. Ages 21 and older. No cover. 360-336-3012 or riverbelledinner theatre.com.

RECREATIONSEEKING MODEL TRAIN

ENTHUSIASTS: The What-com Skagit Model Railroad Club is seeking new mem-bers for its On30 narrow gauge group in Bellingham. The club has constructed a modular layout with 14 modules, each 5 feet by 30 inches, designed to be set up in a variety of configura-tions. The modules still need some work and refinement, and the club is looking for new members interested in completing the work and showing the layout at area train shows. Contact Karl Kleeman at [email protected] or Mike O’Brien at [email protected].

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ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area December 5-15 TUNING UP Playing at area venues December 5-15

THURSDAY.5THEATER

“Mama Won’t Fly”: 7:30 p.m., Ana-cortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $18. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

FRIDAY.6THEATER

“Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka”: Theater Arts Guild: 7:30 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $10-$24. 360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org.

“Mama Won’t Fly”: 8 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Ana-cortes. $18. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

MUSIC“Pleasures of Pan” (chamber music):

with flutist Jeffrey Cohan, violist Roxanna Patterson and pianist Mark Salman: 7:30 p.m., St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 415 S. 18th St., Mount Vernon. $15-$20 suggested donation, free for ages 18 and younger. 360-445-3164 or candlelightseattle.org.

SATURDAY.7THEATER

“Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka”: Theater Arts Guild: 7:30 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $10-$24. 360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org.


MUSIC“Winter’s Rose”: Holiday Concert:

Cantabile of Skagit Valley and reSound Northwest Chamber Ensemble: 7:30 p.m., United Methodist Church, 2201 H Ave., Anacortes. $15 suggested donation. 360-466-1783 or cantabileofskagitvalley.org.

“Under a Winter Moon”: Angeli wom-en’s quartet: with vocalists Cynthia Akins Fletcher, Sharon Erickson, Carol Fitzger-ald and Joni Keller, and accompanists Verna Morgan and Jan Ernst: 4 p.m., Oak Harbor Lutheran Church, 1253 NW Sec-ond Ave., Oak Harbor. Freewill donations will benefit Help House, the nonprofit north Whidbey Island Food Bank. 360- 6790-1561 or [email protected].

SUNDAY.8THEATER


TUESDAY.10MUSIC

Louis Hayes & his New York Quintet (jazz): 7 p.m., Sudden Valley Dance Barn, Gate 2, 8 Barnview Court, Bellingham. $20-25 Reservations: 360-671-1709.

THURSDAY.12THEATER

“Mama Won’t Fly”: 7:30 p.m., Ana-cortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $18. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

“Christmas Snapshots”: Holiday Musi-cal Revue: 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $14. 360-679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

FRIDAY.13THEATER



“A Star is Born” (musical dessert the-ater): 6:30 p.m., Christ The King Commu-nity Church, 2111 Riverside Drive, Mount Vernon. Free admission. Donations of new or gently used blankets will benefit area homeless. 360-848-5116.

COMEDYDaniel Dugar, Lance Woods: hosted by

Randall Ragsdale: 8 p.m., H2O, 314 Com-mercial Ave., Anacortes. $10. 360-755-3956.

SATURDAY.14THEATER



“A Star is Born” (musical dessert the-ater): 2 p.m., Christ The King Community Church, 2111 Riverside Drive, Mount Vernon. Free admission. Donations of new or gently used blankets will benefit area homeless. 360-848-5116.

VAUDEVILLEThe Back Alley Cats: 8 p.m., 1st Street

Cabaret & Speakeasy, 612 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $5 cover. 360-336-3012 or riverbelledinnertheatre.com.

SUNDAY.15THEATER


MUSIC“Hands Across The Sea”: North Cas-

cades Concert Band, Anacortes High School Choir: 3 p.m., Brodniak Hall, Anacortes High School, 1600 20th St., Anacortes. $12, $10 seniors, $5 ages 17 and younger, $25 family. Tickets at Watermark Book Co. or at the door. nccband.org.

THURSDAY.5

FRIDAY.6THE PROVOCATEURS: CHRISTMAS CABARET/BURLESQUE/VARIETY SHOW8 p.m., 1st Street Cabaret & Speakeasy, 612 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $7 cover. 360-336-3012 or riverbelledinnertheatre.com.

SUNDAY.8“WINTER’S ROSE”: HOLIDAY CONCERT: CANTABILE OF SKAGIT VALLEY AND RESOUND NORTHWEST CHAMBER ENSEMBLE:3 p.m. , St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 415 S. 18th, Mt. Vernon. $15 suggested donation. 360-466-1783 or cantabileofskagitvalley.org. Caleb Klauder Country Band: 5:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829

Cains Court, Edison. 360-766-6266.Rock and blues jam with CC Adams: 5-9 p.m., The Station House, 315 Morris St., La Conner. 360-466-4488.

Dennis Jones Band: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $10. 360-445-3000.

Church of Misery, Saviours, Wizard Rifle: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $8-$10. 360-778-1067.

SATURDAY.14BADD DOG BLUES SOCIETY7:30 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-755-3956.

SOLD OUT: BJ Thomas: 8 p.m., Pacific Showroom, Skagit Valley Casino Resort, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. $24-$28. 877-275-2448.

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

Piper Reva: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $10. 360-445-3000.

Solo Piano Night: 8:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. 360-766-6266.

The Staxx Brothers, Black Beast Revival, Wildabeast: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Belling-ham. $5. 360-778-1067.

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

FRIDAY.6

SOLD OUT: BJ Thomas: 8 p.m., Pacific Showroom, Skagit Valley Casino Resort, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. $24-$28. 877-275-2448.

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

Mark DuFresne Band: 8 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $12. 360-445-3000.

Scott Cossu: 7:30 p.m., H2O, 314 Com-mercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-755-3956.

Daddy Treetops, The Clouds: 8:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. 360-766-6266.

The Mark, Totalizer, So Adult, World Runner: 9:30 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $5. 360-778-1067.

SATURDAY.7

Scott Cossu Trio: 6 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $14. 360-445-3000.

Bow Diddlers: 5:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edi-son. 360-766-6266.

The White Buffalo, The Crying Shame: 9 p.m., The Shake-down, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $8-$10. 360-778-1067.

Rock and blues jam with CC Adams: 5-9 p.m., The Station House, 315 Morris St., La Conner. 360-466-4488.

SUNDAY.8

TUESDAY. 10LOUIS HAYES & HIS NEW YORK QUINTET (JAZZ)7 p.m., Sudden Valley Dance Barn, Gate 2, 8 Barnview Court, Bellingham. $20-25 Reservations: 360-671-1709.

Stilly River Band: 6 to 9 p.m., Rock-fish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-588-1720.

WEDNESDAY.11 THURSDAY.12

Knut Bell (country, folk, Americana): 7 p.m., Big Rock Café, 14779 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. No cover. 360-424-7872.

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

FRIDAY.13

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

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

Solo Piano Night: 8:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. 360-766-6266.

Cumulus, Candysound, Vervex: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $5. 360-778-1067.

Ann ‘N Dean: 7 to 10 p.m., Mount Vernon Elks, 2120 Market St., Mount Vernon. 360-848-8882.

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

Mudflat Walkers, Sky Colony, Paul Benoit & The Dovetails: 6:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $10. 360-445-3000.

Gold Digger: 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No Cover. 877-275-2448.

Badd Dog Blues Society: 7:30 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-755-3956.

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

Wild Throne, Lozen, Gaytheist, The Family Curse: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $7. 360-778-1067.

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ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — I was slowly crossing a swinging log bridge when I paused, sensing the alligator 12 feet below was staring at me.

The water around the 8-foot gator’s enormous body began rip-pling rapidly. A second later, Big Al let out a deep bellow, as if to say, “If you fall, you’re my lunch.”

I was grateful to be strapped in a harness.

The bridge was part of a 49-sta-tion obstacle course that includes 10 zip lines at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm. It takes visitors over crocodiles, lemurs, giant tor-toises, vultures and, of course, lots of alligators.

“It’s just a totally different per-spective. You can go to any zoo in the world and look at them through the glass, but you can’t go anywhere and look at them over the top of the enclosures like you can here,” said Scott Brown, who designed and now manages the Crocodile Crossing at the zoo.

The alligator farm is fascinating enough on foot. At 120 years old, it’s one of Florida’s oldest tourist attractions and it is the only zoo in the world that displays all 23 croco-dilian species, including the nearly extinct Philippine crocodile.

From above, it’s even more amazing. I paused on a rope bridge to watch enormous African vul-tures rip apart a carcass, zipped over a lagoon with dozens of alliga-tors, watched lemurs scrambling around their cage below me and saw the surprised faces of the guests on the ground as I flew over their heads.

And it’s a good workout. I’ve zip-lined through the Berkshire Mountains in Massachusetts and

found this to be a bigger challenge. The zip lines in the mountains might be longer and faster, but the obstacles at the St. Augustine zoo make you work harder.

I had to climb rope ladders, tra-verse a high wire and struggle to maintain balance on bridges that use swinging ladders, swinging logs and boards that are placed so far apart they sometimes require a leap instead of a step. Even with tem-peratures in the low 70s I worked up a good sweat.

Plus, you don’t find alligators and

crocodiles in the mountains of the Northeast.

“It’s just almost impossible to match what they have in other parts of the country, but what we lack in distance and speed we make up for in the scenery,” Brown said. “You have to go through the obstacles to get to the zip line. The zip line is your reward for your hard work of the obstacles. There’s a reason they call it a challenge course. It is chal-lenging.”

The longest zip-line on the course is 300 feet, or the length of a

football field. There are some very fast lines, requiring some quick breaking. There’s also the occa-sional palm frond that harmlessly whacks your backside.

I didn’t stare at the alligators and crocodiles while zipping, choosing to instead focus on the landing plat-form ahead of me. But I did pause often on the platforms and obsta-cles to look at the creatures below. The zoo spaces out the guests to ensure they aren’t rushed through the course, which takes about 90 minutes to complete.

“The most amazing, awesome thing I’ve done ever,” said Ava Martin, 53, who lives just north of St. Augustine. She and her 21-year-old son Corey were taking the course for the second time.

“Being over a big alligator is freaky!” Corey Martin said. “You’re not rushed to do it. While you’re doing it, you can just stop, if you like, and see everything.”

That includes behind-the-scene views that other guests won’t get.

“You’ll see things that the public doesn’t get to see,” said Brown. “Whether it’s other animal enclo-sures, animals getting moved, ani-mals getting a vet visit, maybe get-ting blood drawn. And it’s always exciting for the public to see a large alligator or even a small alligator getting caught, getting taped up and getting moved. You’re always going to see something that nobody else is looking at.”

The course is a do-it-yourself adventure. Guests are given instruc-tions at the beginning on how to clip and unclip themselves to safety lines. A guide then follows on the ground and makes sure they’re following safety rules, while at the same time providing facts about the animals they’re seeing.

“I saw the whole park. It was amazing,” said Jackson Lawson, 12, of Hahira, Ga., who was celebrating his birthday at the alligator farm.

Florida attraction zips over gators

Ava Martin rides a zip line over an alligator lagoon at The St. Augustine Alligator Farm in St. Augustine, Fla.

Story and photo by BRENDAN FARRINGTON t Associated Press

Want to go? St. Augustine Alligator Farm’s Crocodile Crossing: 999 Anastasia Blvd., St. Augustine, Fla. www.alliga-torfarm.com, 904-824-3337. Open daily, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Long course, $65; short course,


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‘Tis the Season!

Enjoy the Gaches Mansion dressed for the holidays and selections

of red & green quilts from our permanent collection on exhibit.

Free Reception 1-3pm Saturday, December 7th

Open Wednesday – Sunday 11am – 5pm Visit our Gift Shop for unique gifts for the fiber artist!

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TRAVEL

Local travelTRAVEL TALK: Bonnie Bowers will present

“Trekking Scotland’s West Highland Way” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 11, at the Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes. The intrepid traveler takes you into the Highlands, along the east bank of Loch Lomond and skirt-ing Ben Nevis, Britain’s tallest mountain. Free. 360-293-1910, ext. 21 or library.cityofana cortes.org.

SENIOR CENTER TRIPS: Skagit County Senior Centers offer short escorted trips departing from and returning to local Senior Centers. For information, call the Anacortes Senior Center at 360-293-7473 or sign up at your local senior center.

Next up:The Blind Boys of Alabama at Benaroya

Hall: 3:30 to 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 17. The Blind Boys of Alabama perform “Go Tell It On The Mountain,” their Grammy-winning Christmas show. Bring money for food and pur-chases. $85. Register by Dec. 2.

SHORT TRIPS: Mount Vernon Parks and Recreation offers several travel opportunities for participants ages 12 and older, adult super-vision required for ages 18 and younger. Trips depart from and return to Hillcrest Park, 1717 S. 13th St., Mount Vernon. For information or to register, call 360-336-6215.

Next up:n Victorian Country Christmas: 8:30 a.m.

to 5 p.m. today. Start celebrating the holiday season with a trip to the 26th annual Victorian Country Christmas Festival at the Washington State Fairgrounds at Puyallup. Check out an old-fashioned Victorian village with more than 530 stores tended by shopkeepers in Victorian attire, strolling musicians, Christmas decor and animated displays and a variety of holiday entertainment. Ages 12 and older. $67-$69. Preregister by Nov. 29.

n Best of Bellevue: Holiday Garden D’Lights and Snowflake Lane: 1:30 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 12. Enjoy shopping at Bellevue Square, followed by a visit to the Garden D’Lights at the Bellevue Botanical Garden, transformed into a blossoming winter wonderland with more than half a million tiny lights. Then head back down-town to Snowflake Lane for the Northwest’s most enchanting holiday show. Ages 12 and older. $57-$59. Preregister by Dec. 5.

STANWOOD SENIOR CENTER TRIPS: The Stanwood Senior Center offers occasional trips around the Puget Sound area and beyond, departing from and returning to the Center, 7430 276th St. NW, Stanwood. For informa-tion or reservations, contact Sandy Kitchens at 360-629-7403.

Next up:n Christmas Tree Lighting in Leavenworth:

9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14. Witness the Bavarian village transformed into a spar-kling wonderland of lights. $45. Preregister by Dec. 1.


PEARL JAM: Dec. 6, KeyArena, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or LiveNa-tion.com.

BJ THOMAS: Dec. 6-7, Skagit Val-ley Casino Resort, Bow. 877-275-2448 or theskagit.com.

BLACK CROWES: Dec. 7, Para-mount Theatre, Seattle. 877-784-4849 or LiveNation.com.

THE WHITE BUFFALO: Dec. 7, The Crocodile, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or LiveNation.com.

106.1 KISS FM JINGLE BALL: with Selena Gomez, Flo Rida, Fall Out Boy, Austin Mahone, Icona Pop, Fifth Harmony, Travie McCoy, New Politics: Dec. 8, Comcast Arena at Everett. 866-332-8499 or comcast arenaeverett.com.

MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS: Dec. 10, KeyArena, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or LiveNation.com.

CHRIS HARDWICK: Dec. 13, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

SMooCH BENEFIT: with ALLEN STONE, THE HELIO SEQUENCE, THE LONELY FOREST, SHELBY EARL, JOHN RICHARDS: Dec. 14, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE: with Colt Ford and Dallas Smith: Dec. 14, ShoWare Center, Kent. 866-973-9613 or ShoWareCenter.com.

CHANCE THE RAPPER: Dec. 15, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

IVAN & ALYOSHA: Dec. 21, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

SIZZLA: Dec. 22, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

ROCKY HORROR SHOW: Dec. 28, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

SUPER DIAMOND: THE NEIL DIAMOND TRIBUTE: Dec. 31, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

IN THIS MOMENT: Jan. 3, Show-box at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

REEL BIG FISH: Jan. 11, Show-box at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

PANIC! AT THE DISCO: Jan. 14, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

INTERNATIONAL CAT VIDEO FILM FESTIVAL: Jan. 15, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE: Jan. 17,

KeyArena, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or LiveNation.com.

DISNEY JUNIOR LIVE ON TOUR! PIRATE & PRINCESS ADVENTURE: Jan. 19, Comcast Arena at Everett. 866-332-8499 or comcastarena everett.com.

JAKE BUGG: Jan. 20, Paramount Theatre, Seattle. 877-784-4849 or LiveNation.com.

ROBERT DELONG: Jan. 23, The Barboza, Seattle. 206-709-9442 or thebarboza.com.

NORTH MISSISSIPPI ALLSTARS: Jan. 23, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showbox online.com.

EXCISION: Jan. 24, Paramount Theatre, Seattle. 877-784-4849 or LiveNation.com.

LORD HURON: Jan. 24, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

COLIN HAY (of Men At Work): Jan. 24-25, Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Bow. 877-275-2448 or theskagit.com.

MONTY PYTHON’S SPAMALOT: Jan. 30-March 2, 5th Avenue The-atre, Seattle. 206-625-1900 or 5thavenue.org.

INTERNATIONAL GUITAR NIGHT: with Brian Gore, Pino Forastiere, Mike Dawes and Quique Sinesi: Feb. 1, Lincoln Theatre, Mount Vernon. 360-336-8955 or lincoln theatre.org.

THE DEVIL MAKES THREE: Feb. 1, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

MARY LAMBERT: Feb. 1, Show-box at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

WHITE LIES: Feb. 7, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

TOAD THE WET SPROCKET: Feb. 8, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

IMAGINE DRAGONS: Feb. 11, KeyArena, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or LiveNation.com.

KYARY PAMYU PAMYU: Feb. 13, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

KARMIN: Feb. 14, Neumos, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showbox online.com.

THE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNIT-ED STATES OF AMERICA: Feb. 15, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

MILEY CYRUS: Feb. 16, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma. 800-745-3000 or LiveNation.com.

HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS: Feb. 16, Comcast Arena at Everett. 866-332-8499 or comcastarenaeverett.com.

AMOS LEE: Feb. 17, Paramount Theatre, Seattle. 877-784-4849 or

LiveNation.com.PAUL SIMON, STING: Feb. 19,

KeyArena, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or LiveNation.com.

PENTATONIX: Feb. 20, Para-mount Theatre, Seattle. 877-784-4849 or LiveNation.com.

THE ENGLISH BEAT: Feb. 21, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

DOC SEVERINSEN, THE SAN MIGUEL FIVE: Feb. 21-22, Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Bow. 877-275-2448 or theskagit.com.

WALK OFF THE EARTH: Feb. 26, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

MARCHFOURTH MARCHING BAND: Feb. 28, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

GLASVEGAS: Feb. 28, Columbia City Theater, Seattle. 800-838-3006 or columbiacitytheater.com.

SKINNY PUPPY: March 1, Show-box at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

GALACTIC: March 13, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

HERMAN’S HERMITS: starring Peter Noone: March 14-15, Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Bow. 877-275-2448 or theskagit.com.

BRING ME THE HORIZON: March 24, Showbox at the Market, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

ROBIN THICKE: March 26, WaMu Theater, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

GUNGOR: March 26, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

BIG HEAD TODD & THE MON-STERS: March 28, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

SHARON JONES & THE DAP KINGS: April 2-3, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

YOUNG THE GIANT: April 4-5, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

IL DIVO: April 9, Benaroya Hall, Seattle. 866-833-4747 or LiveNa-tion.com.

THE WAILIN’ JENNYS: April 12, Lincoln Theatre, Mount Vernon. 360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org.

DIANA KRALL: April 16, Para-mount Theatre, Seattle. 877-784-4849 or LiveNation.com.

ELLIE GOULDING: April 23, Para-mount Theatre, Seattle. 877-784-4849 or LiveNation.com.

THE 1975: April 24, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

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

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

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

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

SASQUATCH! MUSIC FESTIVAL: May 23-25 and July 4-6, Gorge Amphitheatre, George. sasquatch festival.com.

PARADISO FESTIVAL: June 27-28, Gorge Amphitheatre, George. 800-745-3000 or LiveNation.com.

CHER: June 28, KeyArena, Seat-tle. 800-745-3000 or LiveNation .com.

NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS: July 2, Paramount Theatre, Seattle. 877-784-4849 or tickets.com.

JOURNEY, STEVE MILLER BAND: July 19, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 800-745-3000 or LiveNa-tion.com.

ARCADE FIRE: Aug. 8, Gorge Amphitheatre, George. 800-745-3000 or LiveNation.com.

HOT TICKETS

REVEREND HORTON HEAT: Jan. 9, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showbox online.com.


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Annual Volunteer Appreciation Night5-8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 11

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MOVIES

By JESSICA HERNDONAP Film Writer

In an alley behind a cafe in New York’s Greenwich Village, an unidentified stranger knocks singer Llewyn Davis to his knees. Within the first 10 minutes of the Coen brothers’ latest dark com-edy, the filmmakers acquaint us with the curiously obscure, as vio-lent fits are not usually associated with folk music.

The genesis of this animosity is left unanswered until the final moments of the film, leaving the lingering off-kilter question: Why would anyone beat up a folk singer? Thus, we have the perfect onset for this bleak and witty tale of a striving musician.

Here the Coen brothers pluck at the beatnik scene of the late 1950s and early 1960s. Helmed by long-time Coen collaborator T Bone Burnett, the tunes in this film — which are performed live — bare morbid undertones that correspond with the foremost concepts of the story: poverty, abortion, disappointment and death.

As the film opens, we are intro-duced to our guitar-strumming lead, Llewyn Davis, who is onstage in a smoke-filled dive. He is played to grungy, dark and handsome perfection by the stylish and calm Juilliard-trained Oscar Isaac. This marks the first time the Miami-bred, Guatemalan-born 33-year-old has anchored a feature and he carries it off with infectious grace and grit. When he sings “Hang Me, Oh Hang Me” in these initial moments, we’re both seduced and heartbroken.

But for his character, a deep tune isn’t enough to win over an audience. He is struggling to make it as a solo artist after his bandmate committed suicide, and his dismal hymns fail to propel him out of dire straits. Unable to afford his own place, he crashes on the couches of friends around town. Yet he’s determined to keep his guitar close by and not

sell out.It seems we’ll have no problem

feeling sorry for Llewyn. Only the fact that he’s an egotistical jack-ass makes it impossible to feel solidly empathetic toward him. His tenacity is admirable, though painstakingly impractical, which his married lover, Jean, played by Carey Mulligan, never fails to point out. The motley actress, who also played Isaac’s love interest in “Drive,” is deliciously abrasive in this role as Llewyn’s best friend’s wife, who just might be carrying Llewyn’s baby.

Unlike her glamorous turn as Daisy Buchanan in Baz Luhrmann’s adaptation of “The Great Gatsby” earlier this year, here Mulligan is pared down in tame turtlenecks and blunt brown bangs. This practical look

is the perfect contrast to her sassy tongue. Jean is disgusted with Llewyn’s casual nature and lack of desire for the stable suburban lifestyle, yet she’s attracted to his rough edges. Their back-and-forth dustups speed up the film’s otherwise drowsy pace and offer the most intriguing, and hilarious, exchanges.

Justin Timberlake, as bearded musician Jim, who is married to Jean, has good comedic tim-ing. He’s convincingly quirky and naive, especially when he

attempts to record a loony track about President Kennedy with a straight face. And “Girls” star Adam Driver, as the cowboy hat-wearing folk singer Al Cody, is a riot when adding absurd sound effects to Jim’s soon-to-be hit.

Luck never seems to be on Llewyn’s side. If he gains a couple of bucks, he quickly loses them. He’s unable to nab a proper coat and boots in the freezing New York winter. And his sister has tossed the papers needed to return to the seaman’s union, his backup plan. Isaac’s masters every intricate expression, but disappointment is his grand mask.

When Llewyn hitches a ride to Chicago for a last-chance meet-ing with stoic music manager Bud Grossman (portrayed by the ever-magnetic F. Murray Abraham)

he is told his music isn’t sell-able. His traveling companions, bizarre Southern jazz musician Roland Turner, played with raw perfection by Coen regular John Goodman and the aloof leather coat-wearing stud Johnny Five (a quiet, captivating Garrett Hed-lund), turn out to be a headache when one almost overdoses on drugs and another is arrested.

Indeed, the film is a heavy downer and its consistent gray-hue enhances the bleakness. But the Coen brothers never fail to weave in bits of saucy irony, giv-ing way for essential comical moments that bring everything full-circle.

Now back to that alley beat-down: Despite what Llewyn goes through, it becomes clear he deserved it.

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Oscar Isaac (left) and Justin Timberlake star in “Inside Llewyn Davis.”

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MINI-REVIEWSCompiled from news services.Ratings are one to four stars. “Captain Phillips” — Director Paul Greengrass (“The Bourne Supremacy”) delivers another intense, emotionally exhaust-ing thriller with amazing verite camerawork and gut-wrenching realism. Smack in the middle is Tom Hanks in a career-crowning performance as a worldly sea captain taken hostage by Somali pirates. Even as Greengrass’ signature kinetic style renders us nearly seasick and emotionally spent from the action, it’s the work of Hanks that makes this film unforget-table. Thriller, PG-13, 134 min-utes. HHHH “Dallas Buyers Club” — Matthew McConaughey plays Ron Woodroof, a grimy, shady, homophobic, substance-abusing horndog in 1985 Texas who learns he’s HIV-positive and procures unap-proved means of treatment. McConaughey’s masterful job of portraying one of the more deeply flawed anti-heroes in recent screen history reminds us why he became a movie star in the first place. We start out loathing this guy

and learn to love him. Jared Leto disappears into the role of a transgender drug addict and Jennifer Garner is Ron’s empathetic doctor. Drama, R, 117 minutes. HHH1⁄2 “Delivery Man” — In his comfort zone, Vince Vaughn plays a fast-talking, under-achieving, irresponsible lout who learns he’s the biological father of some 533 children. Weird concept. Weird movie. Writer/director Ken Scott gives us an uneven mish-mash that alternates between easy gags, shameless senti-mentality and some just plain bizarre choices. The story gets more ludicrous with each passing development. Com-edy, PG-13, 105 minutes. HH “Diana” — Naomi Watts neither looks nor sounds like the people’s princess, but she’s not the problem in this fractured fairy tale about the last two years in Diana’s life. No actress alive could have elevated an overwrought screenplay brimming with some of the most awkward patches of dialogue heard in any movie of 2013. Biographi-cal drama, PG-13, 112 min-utes. HH “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, challenging adventure that should satisfy most young fans of the beloved sci-fi novel while keeping the adults engrossed as well. The simulated battles against scary aliens are beautifully shot and expertly choreographed. Sci-fi adventure, PG-13, 114 min-utes. HHH “Gravity” — An accident sets two astronauts, a veteran (George Clooney) and a rookie (Sandra Bullock), adrift in space. Both a stunning visual treat and an unforgettable thrill ride, director Alfonso Cuaron’s amazing space adventure evokes “Alien” and “2001: A Space Odyssey.” During some harrowing sequences, you’ll have to remind yourself to breathe. Thriller, PG-13, 91 minutes. HHH1⁄2 “Homefront” — A widowed ex-DEA agent (Jason Statham) and his adorable daughter get a hostile reception upon mov-ing to a small Louisiana town. Director Gary Fleder knows his way around this kind of material, and the screenplay by none other than Sylvester Stal-lone has some salt in it, but ultimately, “Homefront” flies

off the rails. James Franco’s not right as the villain, and the movie travels awfully familiar turf. Action, R, 100 minutes. HH “Last Vegas” — There’s virtu-ally nothing subtle or surprising about this story of old guys at a Las Vegas bachelor party, and yet one can’t but smile throughout, watching Michael Douglas, Robert De Niro, Mor-gan Freeman, Kevin Kline and Mary Steenburgen -- Academy Award winners all -- breeze their way through an obvious but lovely and funny adventure. (Comedy, PG-13, 104 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 “Prisoners” — When his daughter and her friend go missing, Keller Dover (Hugh Jackman, more impressive than ever) becomes a man possessed. The masterful script takes us through a maze of plot complications and pos-sible suspects. “Prisoners” is a white-knuckle, near-master-piece of a thriller, falling short of greatness only because it goes on too long. Thriller, R, 153 minutes. HHH1⁄2 “Runner Runner” — After an intriguing setup about a young poker whiz (Justin Timberlake) entering the inner circle of an online gambling mogul (Ben Affleck) in Costa Rica, “Runner Runner” devolves into a by-the-book thriller. Thriller, R, 91 minutes. HH “Rush” — “Rush” ranks among the best movies about auto racing ever made, featur-ing great performances from Daniel Bruhl as detail-obsessed Formula One driver Niki Lauda and Chris Hemsworth as his cocky rival, James Hunt. Even if you don’t know Formula One from the Soap Box Derby, Ron Howard’s “Rush,” like all great

sports movies, is foremost about getting to know and understand the characters. This is one of his most impres-sive efforts. Sports action, R, 123 minutes. HHHH “Salinger” — One can understand why the reclusive author J.D. Salinger (and the critics of this film) would cringe at many of the suppositions and stylistic flourishes in this documentary. But despite its considerable flaws, “Salinger” is a valuable and engross-ing biography of the author of arguably the most beloved American novel of the 20th century. Documentary, PG-13, 129 minutes. HHH “The Book Thief” — A wondrous, richly textured, sometimes heartbreakingly effective movie about good Germans in World War II, including a remarkable little girl and the couple who took her in while sheltering a teenage Jewish boy in their basement. Geoffrey Rush and Emily Watson deserve Oscar consideration for their lovely, layered performances. One of the year’s best movies. Drama, PG-13, 131 minutes. HHHH

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STANWOOD CINEMASDec. 6-12 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, (PG-13) Dec. 12 Early PremiereThu: 11:59 Out of the Furnace (R) Fri-Thu: 12:50, 3:20, 6:45, 9:40 Frozen (PG) Fri-Thu: 1:00, 3:10, 4:15, 5:20, 7:30, 9:10 The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (PG-13), Fri-Tue: 12:30, 1:10, 3:40, 6:25, 6:55, 9:30; Wed: 12:30, 1:10, 3:40, 6:25, 9:30; Thu: 12:30, 1:10, 3:40, 6:25, 6:55, 9:30 12 Years a Slave (R), Fri-Thu: 12:40, 3:30, 6:35, 9:15 360-629-0514


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ARTLOCAL WATERCOLORS:

Local artist Daryl Deitz dis-plays his paintings through Dec. 31 at the Skagit Valley Food Co-Op, 202 S. 1st St., Mount Vernon.

JENNIFER BOWMAN ACRYLICS: A show of new acrylic paintings by Ana-cortes artist Jennifer Bow-man will open with a recep-tion during the Chamber of Commerce Holiday Artwalk from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, and continue through Jan. 28, at Scott Milo Gallery, 420 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. Bowman’s whimsical can-vases feature colorful land-scapes, florals and seascapes. Bowman will also exhibit her newest addition, silk scarves. The gallery will also showcase photo encaustics by Kathy Hastings, photo-graphs by Randy Dana and Lewis Jones, oils and pastels by Amanda Houston, jew-elry by Enid Oates and Kate Grinzell and custom tables and chairs by Gary Leake. Gallery hours are 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday or by appointment. 360-293-6938 or scottmilo.com.

“BASKETS, BOWLS, BOXES AND BAUBLES”: The show will open with a reception during the First Friday Artwalk from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, and con-tinue through December, at Anne Martin McCool Gal-lery, 711 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. In addition to new paintings by Ann Mar-tin McCool, the show will feature a variety of artworks by George Way, Art Lear-month, Martha Tottenham, Carole Cunningham, Deb-bie Aldrich, Tracy Powell, Bob Metke, Vicki Hampel, Patsy Chamberlain, Barbara Hathaway, Jane Hyde, Cathy Schoenberg and others. Gal-lery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday or by appointment.

360-293-3577 or mccoolart.com.

GOURDS, WATERCOL-ORS: Debbie Barone will be the featured artist at an open house during the First Friday Gallery Walk from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Dec.

6, at Native Springs Spa, 1005 Sixth St., Anacortes. Barone’s unique art gourds are carved, burned, stained, inlaid, woven onto and more. The event will also include artworks by watercolor artist Satira Brunnemer, who will show watercolors, acrylics

and mixed media creations spanning the imaginative expanse between the every-day and whimsy. 360-708-8313 or nativesprings.com.

HOLIDAY EXPRESS GIFT SHOW: Check out a selec-tion of local artist-made gifts from 3 to 9 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6-7, at the Depot Arts Cen-ter, 611 R Ave., Anacortes. For information, contact Karla Locke at 360-588-6968 or email [email protected].

HOLIDAY ART SHOW: A variety of artworks will be on display from noon to 9 p.m. Friday through Sunday, Dec. 6-8, at J’s Gallery, 101 N. First St., La Conner. Participating artists include Roger Small, Jay Bowen, Chuck Bankuti and Janet Hamilton. Enjoy a Christmas party from 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7.

HOLIDAY ART SHOW: Check out “The Peaceful Season of Thanks, Love & Joy” opening with a recep-tion from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, continuing through Dec. 31, at Raven Rocks Gallery, 765 Wonn Road, Greenbank. The show will feature a varied selection of handmade arts and crafts created by gallery artists. For information, including gal-lery hours and directions, call 360-222-0102 or visit raven-rocksgallery.com.

ART INVITATIONAL: “objectification 6,” the sixth annual 3-dimensional art invitational show will open with a reception from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, and continue through Dec. 30, at Smith & Vallee Gallery, 5742 Gilkey Ave., Edison. The show will feature art objects in a variety of media from more than 20 local and regional artists. Purchases can be removed from the gallery immediately and will be replaced by new works during the run of the show. Gallery hours are 11 a.m.

to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. 360-766-6230 or smithandvallee.com.

CAPTURING SKAGIT VAL-LEY: Acrylic landscape artist Cynthia Richardson will demonstrate her technique from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at the Ann Hardee Gallery, 101 N. First St., La Conner. Live music begins at 4:30 p.m. The gallery features a wide variety of local art and hand-crafted jewelry. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. 360-399-1950 or annhardeegallery.com.

SITE-RESPONSIVE ART: “Nothing Happens Twice,” an exhibition by artist Jas-mine Valandani, is on view through Dec. 6, at the Skagit Valley College Art Gallery, located in the Gary Knutzen Cardinal Center, 2405 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. Valandani’s exhibit allows the viewer to “participate in the push and pull between something and nothing.” It includes altered found objects combined with a site-responsive wall drawing. The gallery is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Fri-day. 360-416-7812 or skagit.edu.

WATERCOLORS AND ACRYLICS: A show of paint-ings by Eric Wiegardt will continue through Dec. 3, at Scott Milo Gallery, 420 Com-mercial Ave., Anacortes. The show will feature Northwest landscapes, seascapes and florals painted in Wiegardt’s impressionist style. Also showing are oils by Sandy Byers, photographs on can-vas by Dick Garvey, photo encaustics by Kathy Hastings and watercolors and etchings by Elizabeth Ockwell. Gal-lery hours are 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday. 360-293-6938 or scottmilo.com.

PRINTS & SCULPTURE: Jean Behnke’s one-woman show will run through Dec.

22 at Gallery Cygnus, 109 Commercial St., La Conner. Behnke combines materials in non-traditional ways, using relief printing, casting and assemblage.

n Enjoy a holiday party featuring live music with Brad Killion during the Skagit Valley Art Escape from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7.

Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Friday through Sun-day. 360-708-4787 or gallerycygnus.com.

NEW ARTISTS, ANNIVER-SARY SHOW: Artists Alfred Currier and Anne Schreivogl have joined La Conner Seaside Gallery in partner-ship and representation, and will exhibit their work along with the three other artist-partners: photographer Mark Conley, and painters Mark Bistranin and Dave Nichols. La Conner Seaside Gallery, 101 N. First St., La Conner, is now featuring its anniver-sary art show through Jan. 31, 2014. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday through Monday. 360-202-2956 or laconnerseasidegal lery.com.

HOLIDAY ART: “Home for the Holidays” will continue through Jan. 1 at the Rob Schouten Gallery, 765 Wonn Road, Greenbank. The show will feature original artworks by 26 artists including glass, jewelry, paintings, sculpture, encaustics, ceramics, fiber arts, woodwork, cards, prints, books and more. Autumn gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekends, and closed Tuesdays except by appoint-ment. 360-222-3070 or robs choutengallery.com.

ART AT THE MUSE: A show of artworks by Lloyd Houston will open with a reception from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, at the Con-way Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. 360-445-3000 or conwaymuse.com.

ARTS FESTIVAL OPEN HOUSEThe Anacortes Arts Festival will unveil its 2014 poster and feature artworks by Lanny Bergner during the Holiday Gallery Walk from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, at the Festival office, 505 O Ave., Anacortes. Meet the new festival director, Meredith McIlmoyle, and enjoy art and refreshments. Bergner’s work will include several pieces headed for international exhibitions as well as new small paintings created by blowtorch on a stainless steel screen. Limited edition prints of the 2014 poster featuring the Native American artwork of Yukie Adams and other Festival merchandise will be available for purchase. anacortesartsfestival.com.


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OUT & ABOUT

WOMEN’S WORK STORE: As part of the Storefronts Mount Vernon program, the Women’s Work Store is now open at The President Hotel, 604 S. First St., Mount Vernon. The Store features Oaxacan handwoven wool rugs, Guatemalan scarves, Peruvian jewelry, masks and tribal art from Africa, jew-elry and clothing made by Nepali trafficking survivors, silk sari scarves, Mexican sil-ver jewelry, handmade piña-tas, fair trade food and coffee and more. Store hours are 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, continuing through the holiday season. For information, call 360-424-5854.

HOLIDAY ART FESTIVAL: The 34th annual Allied Arts Holiday Festival of the Arts will take place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays, through Dec. 24, at 1825 Cornwall Ave., Bellingham. The fes-tival will be closed Thanks-giving Day and will close at 3 p.m. on Christmas Eve, Tuesday, Dec. 24. The Holi-day Festival will feature the work of more than 100 local artisans and craftspeople offering handmade products including jewelry, paint-ings, wearable art, specialty foods, repurposed art and more. Enjoy live music, artist demos and workshops, and fun art projects for kids. For information, contact Katy Borden at 360-676-8548, ext. 5, or visit alliedarts.org.

SMALL ARTWORKS: The 23rd annual “Honey, I Shrunk The Art” show continues through Jan. 19, at Matzke Fine Art Gal-lery and Sculpture Park, 2345 Blanche Way, Camano Island. The show features small format paintings, glass art and sculptures by 40 art-ists. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sun-day or by appointment. 360-387-2759 or matzkefineart.com.

ISLAND ARTISTS: The multimedia exhibition, “Echoes of the Tides,” will open with a reception from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 23, and continue through Dec. 22, at the San Juan Islands Museum of Art, 540 Spring St., Friday Harbor. Check out a unique selection of original artworks created in a variety of mediums by San Juan Island artists. Gallery hours are 4 to 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 to 5 p.m. Sundays. 360-370-5050 or sjima.org.

ARTS & CRAFTS SALE: Anchor Art Space will fea-ture a Holiday Arts & Crafts Sale through Dec. 22, at 216 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. Choose from a variety of hand-crafted items including ornaments, pottery, wear-ables, jewelry and more. Gal-lery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. 360-755-3140 or anchorar-tspace.org.

n The gallery will host a

special gala event during the Holiday Artwalk from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6.

LECTURES AND TALKS

HISTORICAL PRESENTA-TION: Barbara Johnson will present “Abigail Adams: Revolutionary Woman” at 7 p.m. today at the Burlington Public Library Commu-nity Meeting Room, 820 E. Washington St., Burlington. Portraying Abigail Adams, Johnson will interpret the life, times and the difficulties she faced. Adams enjoyed friendships with many of the most famous historical figures of that era and was an advocate for women’s rights including education for women, property owner-ship and the right to vote. Abigail will conclude with answers to questions from the audience. This free pre-sentation is made possible by the Burlington Library Foundation and the Skagit Valley Genealogical Society, with funding from the Paul G Allen Family Foundation. Free. 360-755-0760.

SWANS OF THE SKAGIT: Wildlife biologist Martha Jordan will speak at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at Chris-tianson’s Nursery, 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon. Learn about Skagit Valley’s native trumpeter and tundra swans — the largest water-fowl in the world — and the best places in the valley to

view them. $5. Reservations required: 360-466-3821, 800-585-8200 or christianson-snursery.com.

MUSICCHAMBER MUSIC: “Plea-

sures of Pan”: with flutist Jef-frey Cohan, violist Roxanna Patterson and pianist Mark Salman: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, at St. Paul’s Epis-copal Church, 415 S. 18th St., Mount Vernon. Enjoy a chamber music concert by candlelight. A reception for the performers will follow the concert. $15-$20 suggest-ed donation, free for ages 18 and younger. 360-445-3164 or candlelightseattle.org.

CHRISTMAS CONCERT: Harmony Northwest Cho-rus will present “Harmony Holiday” from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, at the Mount Vernon Senior Center, 1401 Cleveland St., Mount Ver-non. Enjoy a selection of

favorite traditional carols as well as fun, upbeat holiday tunes. Refreshments and door prizes will be offered. Admission: $5 at the door, free for children ages 10 and younger. Donations also will be accepted for local food banks. For information, call 360-428-4186 or visit har-monynorthwest.org.

CHORAL CONCERTS: Whidbey Community Cho-rus will present “Sing Noel,” its annual Christmas concert at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, and 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, at First United Methodist Church, 1050 SE Ireland St., Oak Harbor. Whidbey’s largest chorus, under the direction of conductor Chet Hansen, will sing sacred to secular Christmas favorites, includ-ing “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day,” “Silent Night,” “Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer” and more. Friday’s concert will include a performance by Oak Har-

bor High School’s award-winning choral students and director Darren McCoy. Admission is free, but dona-tions will be accepted. Lim-ited seating. For information, contact Kay at 360-678-4148 or visit whidbeycommchorus.org.

BENEFIT CONCERT: Whidbey Island vocal quar-tet Angeli will present their winter concert, “Under a Winter Moon,” at 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at Oak Harbor Lutheran Church, 1253 NW Second Ave., Oak Harbor. The women’s quar-tet includes vocalists Cynthia Akins Fletcher, Sharon Erickson, Carol Fitzgerald and Joni Keller, and accom-panists Verna Morgan and Jan Ernst. Freewill donations will benefit Help House, the community-based, nonprofit north Whidbey Island Food Bank. For information, call 360- 6790-1561 or email [email protected].

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• Buffet Dinner • Live Music & Dancing • DJ Mike Yeoman • Keepsake Gift • Party Favors • No-Host Bar • Countdown To Midnight Tuesday, December 31, 7:30 pm – 1 am

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