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Thursday

July 4, 2013

Movies“Lone Ranger” a playful spin on the myth – with a lot of violence

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TelevisionThe spiraling irrelevance of late-night talk TV

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ReviewsMusic: J. Cole, Mikal Cronin Video Games: “Fuse”

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Where to celebrate the Fourth

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“Last Resort: The Complete Series”: The crew of a military subma-rine takes an unusual stand when mys-terious forces appear to use the crew to start a major confrontation. Andre Braugher plays the ship’s commander who, rather than being the catalyst for unwarranted death and destruction, leads his crew to a remote island to regroup and try to solve the mystery.

The series starts strong but slowly fades as the submarine crew tries to deal with internal and external prob-lems. Even the generally dependable Braugher has trouble keeping this series afloat because of all the holes in the script.

“The Dick Van Dyke Show: The Complete Fourth Season”: The 32 epi-sodes in this fourth season from 1964-65 are as funny today as when they origi-nally aired. That’s because the humor came out of events that could have hap-pened then, now or in the future.

One of the best episodes is “Never Bathe on a Saturday,” where Laura (Mary Tyler Moore) gets her toe caught in a bath spout. It’s a simple idea that provides huge laughs. The season also includes the episode “100 Terrible Hours,” where a sleep-deprived Rob (Dick Van Dyke) tries to stay awake during his job interview with Alan Brady. It highlights Van Dyke’s great skill at physical comedy.

Both are examples of how this series took relatable events and gave them a wonderful comedy spin.

“The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis: The Complete Series”: It’s been 54 years since this comedy debuted and yet most of the story lines ring as true today as they did when it originally aired. The never-ending efforts by high school/junior college student Dobie Gillis (Dwayne Hickman) to fall in love are just as funny as any current comedy.

It’s the combination of Hickman’s All-American performance with the wacky beatnik character portrayed by Bob Denver that makes the show work. These opposites should never have attracted, but they create a very funny comedy pair when together.

The 147 episodes also are fun because of the guest stars, who included Tuesday Weld and Warren Beatty.

“Venus and Serena”: A look into the lives of the winners of four Olympic Gold Medals, 13 Grand Slam Titles and one (Serena) who holds the ranking of No. 1 in the world.

“Nicky Deuce”: Nickelodeon film

about a sheltered suburban teen who has the vacation of a lifetime when he is forced to spend the summer in Brook-lyn.

“North & South”: BBC miniseries starring Patrick Stewart that depicts tensions during the Victorian era.

“Wiener Dog Nationals”: An under-dog and her family ban together to advance through the cutthroat world of wiener dog racing.

“Kentucky Fried Movie”: The cult classic from David Zucker, Jim Abra-hams and Jerry Zucker is now available on Blu-ray.

“Why We Laugh”: Documentary featuring interviews with Whoopi Gold-berg, Lily Tomlin, Rita Rudner and Kathy Najimy.

“The Producers: Collector’s Edi-tion”: Along with the Blu-ray version of the comedy is an interview with Mel Brooks.

“Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Season Three”: Contains 33 episodes of the action TV series.

“Legends of the Old West”: History Channel series that looks at Wild Bill Hickok and Buffalo Bill.

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NEW ON DVD THIS WEEK

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

JULY 9Dead Man Down - SonyThe Host - UniversalSpring Breakers - LionsgateTemptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor - Lionsgate

JULY 16Evil Dead - Sony42 - Warner

JULY 23Detention of the Dead - Anchor BayGinger & Rosa - LionsgateNew World - Well Go USATrance - Fox

JULY 30Black Rock - LionsgateG.I. Joe: Retaliation - Paramount

AUG. 6A Boy and His Dog - Shout! FactoryEddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal - Music BoxOblivion -- UniversalThe Place Beyond the Pines -- Universal

AUG. 13Emperor -- Lionsgate

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Fourth of July Events ..................... 3

Get Involved ................................... 6

Travel ...........................................8-9

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

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

Music, Game Reviews .............12-13

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

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

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

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

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COMMUNITY

THURSDAY, July 4ANACORTES — The annu-

al Fourth of July Parade and Patriotic Program will begin at 11 a.m. The parade will begin at the corner of Third Street and Commercial Avenue and end in Causland Memorial Park, where there will be a patriotic program. The celebra-tion concludes with fireworks at dusk over Fidalgo Bay.

At 10 a.m., the Anacortes American staff will take a town photo at Fifth Street and Commercial Avenue. Anacortes residents are encouraged to participate. For information, call Jennifer at 360-588-1108.

ANACORTES: Check out the “Rock the Dock” Commu-nity Concert and Faire from 5 to 10 p.m. at Seafarers Memo-rial Park, 601 Seafarer Way, Anacortes. Enjoy music, kids’ activities, food, a beer garden and more, ending with the City of Anacortes fireworks display.

Performers include Cherry Cherry, Bobby Holland & Breadline Blues and Smoke-wagon. In case of rain, the event will move to the Port Transit Shed Event Center. Free admission, with a suggest-ed donation of a nonperishable food item or donation for the Anacortes Seafarers Memorial Foundation. 360-708-7770.

BELLINGHAM — The Haggen Family Fourth of July Celebration will take place from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. at Zuanich Point Park, Squali-cum Harbor. Enjoy craft and vendor booths, kids’ activities, an art show, live music, food booths and more, followed by fireworks at around 10:30 p.m. Free. 360-734-1330.

BLAINE — The Old Fash-ioned 4th of July Celebra-tion will include a pancake breakfast at 8 a.m., a parade at noon, an arts and crafts fair, show and shine car show, live entertainment, historic Plover Ferry rides (by donation) and

more. The fireworks show over Semiahmoo Bay takes place at dusk. 360-332-4544 or blaine-chamber.com.

CAMANO ISLAND — Celebrate Independence Day at 3 p.m. at Freedom Park, at Terry’s Corner. The program will include music, a Pearl Harbor survivor bell ceremony and recognition of Camano Island, Silvana and Stanwood residents who served in the

Korean War. Parking is avail-able at the Terry’s Corner Park & Ride and at the Terry’s Cor-ner Fire Station.

CONCRETE — The Fourth of July parade will begin at 11 a.m. on Main Street, followed by a community barbecue in Town Center. Line up at 10 a.m. at the post office. con-crete-wa.com.

EVERETT — Check out marching bands, dance and

drill teams, giant puppets, stilt walkers, clowns and more at the Colors of Freedom Parade at 11 a.m. on Colby and Wet-more avenues between Wall and 26th streets. The Colors of Freedom Festival featuring live music, kids’ activities and a food fair will take place from 1 to 11 p.m. at Legion Memorial Park, 145 Alverson Blvd. Park at Everett Station or Everett Community College and take the shuttle. Fireworks begin at

dark over Port Gardner Bay. Free. 425-257-7117 or enjoyev-erett.org.

FRIDAY HARBOR — Enjoy the Fourth of July Parade down Spring Street at 10:30 a.m. followed by the Pig War Picnic at the San Juan Historical Museum. Enjoy lunch, live music, games and more. “Rock the Dock” will feature music, food and drinks starting at 6 p.m. at the Port of Friday Harbor. The annual harbor fireworks show starts at dusk.

LA CONNER — The Fourth of July Parade starts at 11:30 a.m., followed by a com-munity picnic in Pioneer Park. Bring your own picnic or buy hot dogs, chips and soda from the Kiwanis. Check out the Fireworks Over the Channel display beginning just after 10 p.m. Bring your lawn chair and a jacket and sit on the town side of the Swinomish Chan-nel. 360-466-4778 or lacon nerchamber.com.

LOPEZ ISLAND — The Lopez Island Old Fashioned Fourth of July Parade will get underway at 11 a.m., starting between the Galley Restau-rant and the Islander Resort, winding through the Village on Lopez Road. A barbecue after the parade at the Lopez Center Outdoor Pavilion will benefit the Lopez Center for Community and the Arts. Fire-works start around 10:30 p.m. over Fisherman Bay. 360-468-4664 or lopezisland.com.

MOUNT VERNON — Edgewater Park, 600 Behrens-Millett Road, will host the City of Mount Vernon’s Fabulous Fourth of July Celebration. Music starts at 6 p.m. and fireworks begin at dark. The musical lineup includes Spoon-shine, Jenny and the Blue Moon Boys and The Sweet Dominiques. 360-336-6215 or ci.mount-vernon.wa.us.

ENJOY A FESTIVE FOURTH

Skagit Valley Herald staff@360_SVH

Today, July 4, is Independence Day, arguably the most festive of all holi-days (certainly when it comes to noise level and gunpowder consumption).

There are numerous family-friendly events and fireworks shows today and through the weekend. Emphasize safety first!

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MOVIES

By BARRY KOLTNOWThe Orange County Register

In the future, all movies will be “Die Hard.”

OK, I may be a little crazed after watching “Die Hard at the White House” for the second time in three months.

The first movie, which was released in theaters as “Olympus Has Fallen,” came out in March. The second movie, referred to in a massive advertising campaign as “White House Down,” hit theaters over the weekend. Antoine Fuqua directed one, and Roland Emmerich directed the other. Gerard Butler is the hero in one, and Channing Tatum is the hero in the other. Aaron Eckhart is the president in one, and Jamie Foxx is the president in the other. There’s no point in distinguishing which is which because they’re the same movie.

In a nutshell: A tough but lovable guy who wants to be a member of the Secret Ser-vice gets trapped inside the White House during a ter-rorist attack and has to save the President of the United States.

How can this happen? How can two films with the identical plot come out three months apart? It could boggle a lesser mind.

But I understand. It’s the “Die Hard” effect.

Hollywood is a town of pitch meetings. Everybody is constantly pitching movie ideas. Writers pitch produc-ers. Producers pitch studios. Studios pitch directors. Directors pitch actors.

I suppose there have

been a few long-winded pitches since the Silent Era, but most pitches are kept short and sweet. The shorter the pitch, the better the chance of getting the finances approved. And if the pitch can be reduced to a simple movie-related description, there is an excellent chance of getting the project done.

“Picture ‘Romeo & Juliet’ meets ‘The Poseidon Adventure.’”

I’m not saying that James Cameron used that exact pitch to sell his movie “Titanic,” but it would have

worked because it explains just what he intended, and studio executives love it when you tell them your intentions.

I have no proof but it is my theory that someone pitched the idea of “Die Hard at the White House” to different movie studios, and two of the studios liked the idea so much that they went ahead with the film. Actually, I may be naïve on this matter. There might be five or six “Die Hard at the White Houses” in produc-tion. In Hollywood, you can’t have too many “Die

Hard at the White Houses.”Why does “Die Hard”

work so well in a pitch? Even studio executives understand what “Die Hard” means — a tough but lovable hero fights against overwhelming odds to save the day. It’s the very defini-tion of a movie hero.

Although the 1988 Bruce Willis film has spawned four sequels, including the recent “Die Hard Goes to Moscow,” or “A Good Day to Die Hard,” it has been responsible for countless imitators through the years. Remember “Die Hard on a

Train,” which Steven Seagal liked to call “Under Siege?”

But I don’t want to dwell on the past. I’m concerned about future “Die Hards” that will inundate suburban multiplexes in the coming years. I can hear the pitches right now:

“Die Hard in Vegas”: Picture “The Hangover” meets “Die Hard.” Our hero flies to Vegas for a bachelor party, only to find himself fighting a gang of terrorists dressed as Elvis imperson-ators.

“Die Hard in Disney-land”: Picture “National

Lampoon’s Vacation” meets “Die Hard.” A soldier on leave takes his 10-year-old daughter to the “Happiest Place on Earth,” where he battles a gang of costumed terrorists, all the while wear-ing a pair of Mickey Mouse ears.

“Die Hard in Seattle”: Picture “Sleepless in Seat-tle” meets “Die Hard.” A young girl calls a radio talk show to set up her widower father with a date, but the date turns out to be a gang of terrorists led by Alan Rickman.

“Die Hard in Gotham”: Picture “The Dark Knight” meets “Die Hard.” Batman is unable to disrupt a terror-ist network in Gotham City, and he asks John McClane for help.

“Die Hard In Vitro”: Picture “Baby Boom” meets “Die Hard.” While visiting his wife after the birth of twins, our hero is trapped inside the maternity ward when a gang of OB-GYN terrorists attacks.

“Die Hard in a Dodge Charger”: Picture “Fast and Furious” meets “Die Hard.” Justin Lin directs this action film about a tough but lov-able race car driver who takes his 11-year-old daugh-ter for a casual Sunday drive, only to discover that a gang of international terror-ists is hiding in the back seat of his car. As the car spins out of control on a wet high-way, our hero disarms all the terrorists. It turns out that the terrorists did not harbor a sinister plan for world domination, but were after the spare change that had fallen between the center console and the front seat.

In Hollywood, imitation is the sincerest form of filmmaking

Jamie Foxx and Channing Tatum star in “White House Down.”Columbia Pictures via AP


TELEVISION

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Chicago Blackhawk player Patrick Kane hoists the Conn Smythe Trophy as “Late Show”host David Letterman places the Stanley Cup down on his desk on June 26 on the set of the “Late Show with David Letterman” in New York. CBS via AP

By STEVE JOHNSONChicago Tribune

T he waters of late-night television are roiling.

On NBC, Jimmy Fallon is taking over Jay Leno’s show, and Seth Mey-ers is taking Fallon’s. ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel has moved up half an hour to compete directly with Leno now, and then Fallon in winter 2014. At CBS, David Letterman and Craig Ferguson chug along, hoping the changes will bring new viewers to their shows.

Off the networks, Conan O’Brien is probably kicking himself, figuring he jumped to cable too soon and won-dering why Leno would abdicate the “Tonight Show” throne for Fallon but not, a few years back, for him. Chelsea Handler does her thing on cable too. And in syndication this fall, Arsenio Hall will return to a much more crowded fray than the one he left behind.

And in Hall’s heyday 20 years ago — or even 10 years ago — all of this would have been edge-of-the-seat news for television devotees, the stuff of agitated head-lines: Turmoil in Late Night! Who Will Be the New King? Is It Jimmy’s Turn? And, If So, Which Jimmy?

But in 2013, I listen to all the chatter and ask myself:

So what?It’s like hearing about

dinosaurs banging their necks against each other in a pit of tar just over that hill, out of my field of vision. I’m much more enthused about the mammals that have evolved in front of my very eyes. To translate that out of metaphor and into reality, those old-line shows following roughly the same 50-plus-year-old format — monologue, celebrity guests, band — seem less and less relevant to me with each passing year.

A small part of it is that their comparatively languid pace is at odds with the contemporary information style. Who has 12 minutes to

spend hoping movie star A promoting new film B will say one fresh and recogniz-ably human thing during two segments with show host C? The movie star might well have already been more engaging on her Twitter feed; ditto for the host. And if I’ve got 12 minutes, I can surely find something more compelling on the Web.

But the much bigger part of it is that the shows, no matter how talented their hosts or how top line their bookings, have simply been eclipsed.

In the ’80s and early ’90s, if you cared about comedy, you watched, respectively, Dave and Conan. They were the innovators, the ones bending the rules of the medium to take audiences by surprise. Now the most concentrated viewer pay-offs — in terms of number of laughs, laughs about sub-stantive matters and laughs that the viewer never sees coming — come from Jon and Stephen.

With each passing year of Jon Stewart’s “The Daily Show” and Stephen Col-bert’s “The Colbert Report,” both on Comedy Central, I have watched the other late-night shows less and less. In the past year, what used to be idle curiosity leading

me to check in on Dave and Jimmy (Jimmies) and Craig and, yes, even Jay every now and again has all but van-ished.

Stewart and Colbert deliver taut, compelling and innovative cultural and political satire. (And this has remained true while “Daily Show” correspondent John Oliver has filled in for Stewart during the host’s three-month leave to direct a film derived in part from a “Daily Show” field report.) Mr. Leno, Mr. Letterman and Mr. Kimmel, to name three, bring varying degrees of effort and achieve varying degrees of success. But what they have in common is a laconic format that is meant to be winningly casual but comes across, too often, as dead weight.

Case in point: June 24. “The Daily Show” found blistering topical comedy in a Rolling Stone report alleging credit rating agen-cies took payouts to allow banks to get away with risky financial dealings before the economic collapse.

It culled old footage (why can’t network news be as sharp about combing through archives, holding people responsible for what they’ve said and done, as “The Daily Show” is?) of Al

Franken explaining a politi-cal cartoon to his fellow senators, with Oliver noting that the Minnesota Demo-crat “has cracked the code on how to talk to senators — as though they were 6-year-old children.” It savaged the TV financial analysts who pretended not to understand an amendment Franken had introduced.

Then it followed it up with a field report on how Canada’s highly regulated banking system has been so much more stable over the decades than that of the U.S., with our much freer markets. While this may sound in recap like the opinion page, you can look it up online to see how funny it all became on air. And it was a deeper, richer humor because it was rooted in uncomfortable truths about the world. When the other shows get political, it’s not to tell us that our politicians and bankers are failing us in profound ways; it’s to make fun, yet again, of John Boehner’s skin tone.

Colbert goes after that same level of truth-telling, but he wraps it, to great effect, in more delirium and goofiness. Yes, he is playing a character — dim-bulb right-wing host Stephen Colbert — and so he has license to

be a little giddy, but it’s also a looser tone he sets. Where Stewart and team manage to be very funny en route to their goal of making a point, occasionally landing on the side of sanctimony, Colbert’s first goal is being funny.

His latest addition is hav-ing a guy crouching behind his desk stick up his hand for a high-five after the host delivers, say, a bad pun. On Monday, the crux of the pun was NSA spying case figure Edward Snowden and the empty seat photographed aboard an airplane he was rumored to have been trav-eling on. He either wasn’t on the plane, Colbert con-cluded, “or he was in the bathroom. After all, he is a known leaker.”

Big smile on Colbert’s face, quick turn in the chair and — bam! — a ringing high-five to the suddenly present upraised hand.

But then his “The Word” essay was an expertly craft-ed takedown of the trend in media to ask viewers for their opinions and then reflect them right back at people. “We report what you decided” is the new mantra, he said. It’s not just humor; it’s cutting-edge media criti-cism. It’s comedy with flesh on its bones, with a point of view about the bigger world.

Late-night TV follows tired format into irrelevance

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ARTCALL TO ARTISTS:

Skagit Regional Health seeks permanent art for its new medical office build-ing, Skagit Regional Clinics Riverbend, which will open in mid-2014 in north Mount Vernon. Artwork must be of superior quality and may include a wide range of styles and mediums. Art-ists may submit up to six images of original work by Sept. 30. Submissions may be either existing work for sale or representative work that can be completed by Feb. 1, 2014. Include the name of each work, its medium, size and asking price. Send submissions by email to [email protected]. For information, contact Wendy Ragusa at 360-814-5747.

ART CLASSESPOTTERY CLASSES:

Themed weeklong summer pottery camps for kids and teens will be held through Aug. 30 at Handz in Clay Pottery School, 525 E. Fairhaven Ave., Burlington. Adult classes are available year-round. Learn hand-building and pottery wheel techniques. Multichild dis-count available. For infor-mation, contact Phoenix at 360-202-2329 or visit handz inclay.com.

KIDS’ SUMMER ART CAMPS: Tower Arts Studio will offer summer “Island Art Camp Adventures” for kids beginning Monday, July 8, on Guemes Island. Local professional artists will teach a variety of art techniques to kids ages 6 to 12 during weeklong sessions from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at Tower Arts Stu-dio, 5424 S. Shore Drive, Guemes Island. Kids can work with clay, acrylics, sculpture, mosaic and more. $295 per session, includes

all art materials and chap-eroned ferry transportation from Anacortes. For infor-mation, call 360-293-8878 or visit towerartsstudio.com.

CAMANO SUMMER ART CAMPS: Art Quest for Kids Summer Art Camps will be held during July and August at the Delzell Stu-dio, 2177 Highland Drive, Camano Island. Camps meet from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and feature a variety of art projects, beachcombing and swim-ming. $160 per child per four-day session. Ages 7-17. 360-387-2251 or camano artcamp.com.

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

CLAY CLASSES: Ceram-ic artist Sue Roberts offers a variety of classes and workshops at Tower Arts Studio, 5424 S. Shore Drive, Guemes Island. For infor-mation, call 360-293-8878 or visit towerartsstudio.com.

AUDITIONSCALL FOR MUSICIANS:

Whidbey Playhouse seeks one or two cello players, a guitar player and a violin player for its production of “The Last Five Years,” set to run Aug. 15-24 at the Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. There is a minimal rehearsal process and only six show dates. Call 360-679-2237 or email heather [email protected].

BRASS CHOIR: The Basically Brass Choir seeks trumpet and trombone players to join a group of

about 12 musicians, playing a variety of styles. Rehears-als are the first and third Mondays in Burlington, with regular performances. Contact David Soiseth at 360-757-0351 or [email protected].

DANCECLOG DANCING FOR

BEGINNERS: Free lesson from 10 to 11 a.m., fol-lowed by regular clog danc-ing from 11 a.m. to noon Thursdays, at the Mount Vernon Senior Center, 1401 Cleveland St., Mount Vernon. No fee, no partner needed. First three lessons are free. Wear comfortable shoes. For information, call Rosie at 360-424-4608.

TANGO LESSONS: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, July 11 and 18, at the Anacortes Center for Happiness, 619 Com-mercial Ave., Anacortes. Advance registration required. $75. Call 360-464-2229 or visit anacortes centerforhappiness.org.

MISCELLANEOUSSEEKING VENDORS: The

Skagit County Fair seeks vendors of all types for the annual event, set for Aug. 7-10 in Mount Vernon. For information, call 360-336-9414, email [email protected] or visit skagitcounty.net/fair.

MUSICCALL FOR MUSICIANS,

PERFORMERS: Soloists, duets or trios with low amplification are needed to perform between 3 and 7 p.m. Fridays, July 5-Oct. 18, at the Port Susan Farmers Market, located at Viking Village, corner of Highway 532 and 88th Avenue NW, Stanwood. Performers can sign up for one-hour slots and may set out a tip jar and sell CDs. The market also offers a small stipend

for each performance slot. The market supplies a 10-by-10-foot overhead canopy and two 110V out-lets. Contact market man-ager Leslie Collings at 360-202-3932 or email [email protected].

PIANO CAMP: 3:30 to 4:20 p.m. today through July 25 (no class July 4), St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 415 S. 18th St. Fun, 50-min-ute “camps” introduce kids ages 7-13 to begin-ning piano skills. Parents encouraged to stay and participate; home keyboard recommended. $72 (second child $64) plus $8 for lesson book. Call Sally at 360-856-4938 for information.

ON STAGEOPEN MIC: 9 p.m. to

midnight, Wednesdays, at the 1st Street Cabaret & Speakeasy, 612 S. First St., Mount Vernon. Ages 21 and older. No cover. 360-336-3012 or riverbelle dinnertheatre.com.

RECREATIONTRAIL TALES: Friends

of Skagit Beaches lead a series of informative walks along the Tommy Thomp-son Trail in Anacortes. For information, visit skagit beaches.org.

Next up:Strands that Connect

Mountains to the Sea: 10 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 10. Meet at Fidalgo RV Park, 4701 Fidalgo Bay Road. From the distant snow-capped Cascades down to Fidalgo Bay, learn how Anacortes is connect-ed to the mountains by the waters that travel between them. The flat, paved trail is handicapped accessible.

Bayside Chat: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, July 13-14. Meet at the Rotary pocket park on the Tommy Thompson Trail, just south of 34th

Street. Chat with Washing-ton Department of Ecol-ogy staff members Sandra Caldwell and Hun Seak Park to learn about Ecol-ogy’s Phase 2 cleanup work at the old plywood mill site along the Tommy Thomp-son Trail.

The Changing Face of Fidalgo Bay: 2 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, July 20. Meet at Fidalgo RV Park, 4701 Fidalgo Bay Road. Find out how human habitation and industry have changed the bay, both above and below the water’s surface. Learn about the impor-tance of the Fidalgo Bay Aquatic Reserve and plans for improving the quality of this resource. The flat, paved trail is handicapped accessible.

WASHINGTON PARK WALKS: Friends of Washington Park leads guided walks through the park, 6300 Sunset Ave., Anacortes. Meet at the restroom at the start of the loop road. Free. For information, call Ann at 360-293-3044.

Next up:Geology and History

of Washington Park: 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, July 13. Terry Slotemaker, retired educator with the Anacortes Schools and the Anacortes Museum, will explore the geology and history of the park.

FAMILY BICYCLE RIDE: The second annual Family Fun Ride will take place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sat-urday, July 6, starting at the Ben Root Skate Park, 2313 R Ave., Anacortes. The event will include free bicycle safety checks, free bike helmets for kids while supplies last, and a raffle for a new youth bike. After check-in, participants can ride along the Tommy Thompson Trail over Fidal-go Bay and around March

Point. No preregistration required. 360-293-1918.

THEATERSUMMER THEATER

CAMP: Theater Arts Guild will offer a Summer The-ater Camp for ages 11 and older from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, July 9-12 or July 16-19, at Skagit Unitarian Univer-salist Fellowship, 500 W. Section St., Mount Vernon. Aspiring young actors will receive training in audi-tion preparation and use of theater spaces, masks and puppetry, the “Stan-islavski Method” of acting, dance and movement, vocal training for speaking and singing and more. $150 per week. Snacks and bottled water provided; bring your own lunch. For information or to register, contact Jane Skinner at [email protected] or visit theater artsguild.org.

WORKSHOPSPRINTMAKING SAM-

PLER: 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays, through July 16, at Har-mony Fields, 7465 Thomas Road, Bow. Explore a vari-ety of printing styles and techniques including lino-cut, woodblock and intaglio prints. Open to all levels of experience. $140 plus $10 materials fee. 360-941-8196 or hfproduce.com.

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ORCAS ISLAND — Check out fireworks begin-ning at dusk at Eastsound Waterfront Park.

ROCKPORT — Enjoy a Fourth of July concert with live music, dinner and beauti-ful scenery from 5 to 9 p.m. at Glacier Peak Winery, 58575 Highway 20, Rockport. Petty Thief will perform a tribute to the music of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. $20, includes steak or salmon dinner. Beverages available for purchase. Reservations: 360-873-4073. Information: glacierpeakwinery.com.

SEDRO-WOOLLEY — The Sedro-Woolley Schools Foundation will host its annual Pancakes for Kids breakfast fundraiser from 6:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the Sedro-Woolley Senior Cen-ter, 715 Pacific St. Suggested

donation: $5. Proceeds will benefit student-related proj-ects, technology, materials and activities throughout the Sedro-Woolley School Dis-trict. 360-855-3594.

SEDRO-WOOLLEY — The 36th annual Great Sedro-Woolley Footrace will begin at 9:30 a.m. at Sedro-Woolley High School, 1235 Third St. Check-in and day-of-race registration will begin at 7:30 a.m., followed by the 5.17-mile race and 2-mile fun run/walk. Registration: $20 with-out T-shirt. Free for ages 14 and younger and ages 70 and older, but registration is still required. Day-of-race T-shirts: $10 while they last. Register at sedrowoolleyfootrace.com, download a registration form at loggerodeo.com or skagit-runners.org, or pick one up at the Sedro-Woolley Chamber of Commerce, 714-B Metcalf St. Information: Kyle, 360-856-4465.

SEDRO-WOOLLEY —

The 79th annual Loggerodeo Grand Parade will start at 11 a.m. Fireworks will start at dusk adjacent to Riverfront Park. Activities all weekend. 360-770-8452 or loggerodeo.com.

STANWOOD — The Old Fashioned Independence Day Parade will start at 11 a.m. at the Josephine Sunset Home parking lot, 9901 272nd Place NW, and end with an ice cream social at the Floyd Norgaard Cultural Center, 27108 102nd Ave NW. 360-629-6110 or sahs-fncc.org.

SATURDAY, July 6BURLINGTON — Skagit

Speedway, 4796 Highway 99N, will present the Les Schwab Tires Fireworks Extravaganza in conjunction with the Les Schwab Mid-season Championships. The gates will open at 5 p.m., rac-ing will start at 7 p.m. and the fireworks will start at dusk. 360-724-3567 or skagitspeed way.com.

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This combination image shows (top) a photo by Timothy H. O’Sullivan made available by the Library of Congress of the 93rd New York Infantry’s drum corps taken between August 1863 and November 1863, and (bottom) Union re-enactors marching by Confederates during ongoing activities commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg on June 28 at Bushey Farm in Gettysburg, Pa. O’Sullivan was one of 23 men employed by American Civil War photographer Matthew Brady to document the war.

By GENARO C. ARMASAssociated Press

GETTYSBURG, Pa. — From graphic images of the dead on battlefields to por-traits of troops in between skirmishes, the Civil War was the first American mili-tary conflict captured by photographers and the first foray into photojournalism in the United States.

No camera phones. Forget Polaroids. Photog-raphy had been around for decades by the time of the Civil War in the 1860s, and most towns had a photog-rapher. But the practice itself was laborious, at least compared to today’s instant standards and the way Associated Press pho-tographer Matt Rourke captured images of the re-enactment of the Battle of Gettysburg on its 150th anniversary.

So in the Civil War, pho-tographers sensed oppor-tunity, according to John Rudy, an instructor of Civil War-era studies at Gettys-burg College.

Very rarely were scenes of war taken, Rudy said, simply because the expo-sure time of three to five seconds was too long to capture moving action.

“These men were work-ing for pay. They’re part-artist, part-chroniclers, but also keenly aware that their image has to sell,” Rudy says.

Renowned Civil War photographer Alexander

GETTYSBURG – THEN AND NOWPennsylvania town commemorates 150th anniversary with images then and now of famous Civil War battle

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Re-enactors from the 2nd Florida infantry recreate the assault and retreat of the 1st North Carolina from the Battle of Culp’s Hill, on Friday in Gettysburg, Pa.

Gardner, for instance, had to load two wagonloads full of equipment before rush-ing to Gettysburg when he heard of the potential for a major conflict in the Pennsylvania town. Gettys-burg is commemorating the 150th anniversary of the battle that took place July 1-3, 1863.

The first true images of the war were produced in September 1862 at Antietam, according to the National Park Service’s website for the Maryland battlefield. Gardner made to trips to Antietam, the first two days after battle, and captured grim images. Gardner made a second trip two weeks later when President Abraham Lin-coln visited the battlefield.

“During both of his trips, Gardner moved across the battlefield taking advan-

tage of another new pho-tographic technique that increased the impact of war images — stereograph. Two lenses capture two simultaneous photographs, and when seen through a viewer, the mind creates a three-dimensional image,” the National Park Service said.

Any close-up shots that may have appeared to be taken on the battlefield were likely staged. Some men also chose to have portraits taken in camp. Such shots were very rare then — a portrait may have only been taken once or twice during an American’s lifetime then, Rudy said.

Newspapers rarely printed photos then, but major national publications did use illustrations from sketch artists to depict war scenes.


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YOGA ADVENTURE SERIES: Join Dawn Jex for day trips and yoga. Each adventure includes activities at an area attraction combined with a yoga class. For information or to register, call Dawn at 360-631-0587 or visit yoga-gypsies.com. Next up: July 13: Vancouver Granville Island Tour and Yoga: Travel via Amtrak to Vancouver, Canada, ride the foot ferry to the markets and bistros of Granville Island, then enjoy practicing yoga in the peace and quiet of Ron Basford Park. Sample the confections of the island markets, then make your way back to the train station and home, or make a weekend of it and stay awhile in Vancouver. Pur-chase train tickets through Amtrak ($44). False Creek Ferry round-trip tickets ($10) must be purchased at the terminal. Ron Basford Park yoga and Granville Island guided tour, $40. Aug. 11: Anacortes Kayak Yoga Trip: Join Jex at 9 a.m. in Ana-cortes for a six-hour kayak tour of the San Juan Islands that will include an hour of beach yoga. Bring your own lunch and water-

safe shoes. $117.94, includes kayak rental, all gear and yoga.

SHORT TRIPS: Mount Vernon Parks and Recreation offers travel opportunities for ages 12 and older (adult supervision required for ages 18 and younger). For infor-mation or to register, call 360-336-6215. Next up: “San Juan Island: Something for Everyone”: 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday, July 19, departing from and returning to Hillcrest Park, 1717 S. 13th St., Mount Ver-non. Journey to San Juan Island to visit the 12th annual SJI Lavender Festival at Pelindaba Lavender Farm, followed by a no-host lunch at Roche Harbor and a behind-the-scenes tour of the Westcott Bay Cidery and San Juan Island Distill-ery, where you’ll taste their ciders and spirits. Wear weather-appro-priate clothing and comfortable walking shoes, and bring money for food and purchases. Ages 21 and older only. $75-$77. Register by July 12. Abbotsford Airshow: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 9, departing from and returning to Hillcrest Park,

1717 S. 13th St., Mount Vernon. Check out the 51st annual Abbots-ford, B.C., International Airshow. Wear weather-appropriate clothing and comfortable walking shoes. Proof of citizenship required (passport, DMV enhanced driver’s license or NEXUS card). $68-$70. Register by Aug. 2.

ESCORTED TOURS: The What-com County Tour Program offers a variety of day trips and longer tours, with most trips departing from and returning to the Bell-ingham Senior Activity Center, 315 Halleck St., Bellingham. For information or to register: 360-733-4030, press #, ext. 47015, or wccoa.org/index.php/Tours. Next up: Fall Foliage Mississippi River Steamboat Cruise: Oct. 4-12. $3,199-$3,999. New York City and Upstate New York Fall Colors Tour: Oct. 4-13. $2,999-$3,799. $300 deposit due at signup. Final payment due in August.

EXTENDED TRIPS: The Oak Har-bor Senior Center is organizing two

small-group trips for 2014: Mississippi River Cruise: Amer-ica’s Heartland, Nashville to New Orleans: March 19–30, 2014. Scotland: June 2014. Trips will depart from Oak Har-bor/Mount Vernon. Contact Pat Gardner at [email protected].

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

PASSPORT APPLICATIONS: The Anacortes Public Library accepts passport applications from noon to 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednes-days, and 1 to 4 p.m. Saturdays at 1220 10th St., Anacortes. Passport forms and information on fees and how to apply available at travel.state.gov, or pick up an application and passport guide at the library.

“It’s very much used as a replacement for the fact that you can’t take a photo of me moving. The sketch artist replaces the on-the-scene footage,” Rudy said. “It’s not true to life. The sketch helped bring the war to the American people, but brought it to them in a differ-ent way.”

In the 1880s, French artist Paul Philippoteaux’s cyclo-rama paintings of Pickett’s Charge during the third day at Gettysburg proved to be a popular attraction in its time. A cyclorama is a massive in-the-round painting that Rudy equated in modern standards to seeing the movie “World War Z” in 3-D.

Painted post-Reconstruc-tion, Philippoteaux painted the Gettysburg cyclorama during a period when views of the war had shifted amid the rise of a veterans cul-ture — a “romantic image of

war where both sides fought valiantly for something they believed in,” Rudy said.

Motion pictures made the cyclorama obsolete by the late 1800s and the paintings quickly vanished. The only cycloramas on display in the United States are at the National Park Service visi-tor center in Gettysburg and one of the Battle of Atlanta, which resides in Grant Park in that city.

Local travel

Re-enactors perform Pickett’s Charge during

activities commemorating the 150th anniversary of

the Battle of Gettysburg, on June 30 in Gettysburg, Pa.

Union forces turned away a Confederate advance in the

pivotal battle of the Civil War fought July 1-3, 1863,

which was also the war’s bloodiest conflict with more

than 51,000 casualties.Matt Rourke / AP

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ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area July 6-13 TUNING UP Playing at area venues July 4-11

Saturday.6MUSIC

Marcia Kester (country, rock, blues, pop): Noon to 2 p.m., Cap Sante Boat Haven Central Pier, 1019 Q Ave., Ana-cortes. 360-757-9687.

Thursday.11MUSIC

Dana Lyons: 6 to 8 p.m., Elizabeth Park, Bellingham. Bring a blanket or chair for seating. Free. theeldridgesociety.org/concerts/html.

THEATER“Hamlet”: Shakespeare Northwest, 7

p.m., Rexville-Blackrock Amphitheatre, 19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon. $12, $10 with student ID. 206-317-3023 or shakesnw.org.

Friday.12MUSIC

Friday Lunch Music Series: Marcia Kester (country, rock, blues, pop), 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Pine Square, Mount Ver-non. 360-757-9687.

Ted Vigil (John Denver tribute): 7 p.m., Haynie Grange, 3344 Haynie Road, Blaine. $20. 360-336-3321, 360-336-8066 or thehaynieopry.com.

THEATER“Hamlet”: Shakespeare Northwest, 7

p.m., Rexville-Blackrock Amphitheatre, 19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon. $12, $10 with student ID. 206-317-3023 or shakesnw.org.

Saturday.13IMPROV Upfront Theatre: 8 p.m., Jansen Art Center, 321 Front St., Lynden. $12. 360-354-3600 or jansenartcenter.org.

MUSICMarcia Kester (country, rock, blues,

pop): 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Mount Vernon Farmers Market, corner of Cleveland and Snoqualmie streets. 360-757-9687.

Amara Grace Concert: Philip Nakano on sax and percussion, 8 p.m., Anacortes Center for Happiness, 619 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-464-2229 or anacor-tescenter forhappiness.org.

Marcia Kester (country, rock, blues, pop): 6:30 to 10 p.m., Anacortes Eagles Hall, 901 Seventh St., Anacortes. For guest sign-in, call 360-757-9687.

Haynie Opry Southern Gospel Mati-nee: Matt Audette and The Circle of Friends Band, 3 p.m., Haynie Grange, 3344 Haynie Road, Blaine. $10 at the door. 360-336-3321, 360-336-8066 or the-haynieopry.com.

Ted Vigil (John Denver tribute): 7 p.m., Haynie Grange, 3344 Haynie Road, Blaine. $20. 360-336-3321, 360-336-8066 or thehaynieopry.com.

THURSDAY.4

FRIDAY.5

SATURDAY.6

SUNDAY.7

El Colonel and Doubleshot, with Mary de la Fuente: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $7. 360-445-3000.

Nick Vigarino (blues): 8 p.m., Washington Sips, 608 S. First St., La Conner. No cover. 360-399-1037.

Ann ‘n’ Dean (country): 7:30 p.m., American Legion Hall, 701 Murdock St., Sedro-Woolley. 360-855-0520.

Jammin’ Jeff: 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 High-way 9, Mount Ver-non. 360-422-6411.

The Don Richards Band: 8 p.m., Con-way Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $7. 360-445-3000.

Ann ‘n’ Dean (country): 7 p.m., Mount Vernon Elks, 2120 Market St., Mount Vernon. 360-848-8882. Open to the pub-lic.

Scratch Daddy: 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Varsity Inn, 112 N. Cherry St., Burlington. No cover. 360-755-0165.

Teresa Mooney & Richard Hughes (acoustic blues): 7:30 p.m., Wash-ington Sips, 608 S. First St., La Con-ner. No cover. 360-399-1037.

Skip Hamilton: 6 to 9 p.m., Frida’s Gourmet Mexican Restaurant, 416 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. No cover. 360-299-2120.

Tigon, Cascabel, Mercy Ties: 10 p.m., The Shake-down, 1212 N. State St., Belling-ham. $6. 360-778-1067.

Jeffrey Fullner: 6:30 to 8 p.m., Jansen Art Cen-ter, 321 Front St., Lynden. No cover. 360-354-3600.

Jeremy Serwer (Americana, folk): 8-10 p.m., 1st Street Cabaret & Speakeasy, 612 S. First St., Mount Vernon. 360-336-3012 or riverbelledinner theatre.com.

Equal Opportunity: 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Longhorn Saloon, 5754 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360-766-6330.

Holmes/Shea Band: 8:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edi-son. 360-766-6266.

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

Nick Vigarino’s Meantown Blues: 8 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Con-way. $10. 360-445-3000.

Randy Oxford: 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-755-3956.

Mia Vermillion (blues): 7:30 p.m., Washington Sips, 608 S. First St., La Conner. No cover. 360-399-1037.

Highway 20 Band: 6 to 8 p.m., Chal-lenger Ridge Vine-yard & Cellars, 43095 Challenger Road, Concrete. Free admission with purchase of a bottle of wine per adult. 425-422-6988.

My Goodness, Baltic Cous-ins, The Gallow Swings: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $7. 360-778-1067.

John Dennis: 6 to 7:30 p.m., Jansen Art Center Firehall Cafe, 321 Front St., Lynden. No cover. 360-354-3600.

Zydeco Explosion: 5:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. 360-766-6266.

Knut Bell & The Blue Collars: 5 to 9 p.m., Conway Pub & Eatery, 18611 Main St., Conway. 360-445-4733.

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

C.C. Adams and friends Sunday Jam, featuring $cratch Daddy, Coyote Blues and more: 4 to 8 p.m., Station House, 315 E. Morris St., La Conner. 360-466-4488.

Bob Log III, Party Favorites, Audios Amigos: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $8-$10. 360-778-1067.

Scott Pemberton Trio, with Ryan Bart (the Magic Man): 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $10. 360-445-3000.

Nick Swanson (piano): 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Jansen Art Center Firehall Cafe, 321 Front St., Lynden. No cover. 360-354-3600.

MARCIA KESTERSATURDAY.6: Noon to 2 p.m., Cap Sante Boat Haven Central Pier, 1019 Q Ave., Anacortes.FRIDAY.12: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Pine Square, Mount Vernon.SATURDAY.13: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Mount Vernon Farmers Market, corner of Cleveland and Snoqualmie streets; 6:30 to 10 p.m., Anacortes Eagles Hall, 901 Seventh St., Anacortes.

THURSDAY.11DANA LYONS 6 to 8 p.m., Elizabeth Park, Bellingham. Bring a blanket or chair for seating. Free.

MONDAY.8 THURSDAY.11

SUNDAY.7KNUT BELL & THE BLUE COLLARS5 to 9 p.m., Conway Pub & Eatery, 18611 Main St., Conway. 360-445-4733.

SATURDAY.6MIA VERMILLION7:30 p.m., Washington Sips, 608 S. First St., La Conner. No cover. 360-399-1037.


J. Cole“Born Sinner”

Rapper J. Cole doesn’t quite know who he wants to be on this, his second album.

He’s got a crown remi-niscent of Jean-Michel Basquiat on the cover of “Born Sinner’s” deluxe edition. Cole samples Notorious B.I.G., the Whispers, and even comedian Mike Epps throughout, pens an ode to Nas, and pairs with the remnants of TLC on the caramel soul of “Crooked Smile.”

That’s some strong evidence of an old-school cultural revolution afoot.

Yet for all his snagging of the Afro-American ’80s and ’90s, he’s got a fondness of hard futurist bass sounds and a love of aged and lilting jazzy melody and post-Bop rhythm that carries through to his most thrillingly mellifluous songs. So maybe Cole doesn’t know exactly who he wants to be. He sounds good trying to figure it out.

Though Cole has guests in fellow young MCs Kendrick Lamar and Miquel (to say nothing of those samples and nods), “Born Sinner” is an all-Cole creation, especially considering that he produced most of it. Lyrically, he’s still green — “Land of the Snakes” heavy-handedly rants against L.A., while in “She Knows,” he awkwardly posits himself as the Rev. Dr. Martin

Luther King Jr. in the club, battling temp-tation.

Luckily, everything else is golden.

n A.D. Amorosi, The Philadelphia Inquirer

Mikal Cronin“MCII”

Guitarist Mikal Cro-nin, based in California’s Bay Area, is strongly asso-ciated with his rowdy garage-rock-playing buddy Ty Segall, in whose band he regularly tours. On “MCII,” the 27-year-old singer’s second solo disc and first for indie stalwarts Merge, he confidently steps out on his own with a 10-song collection of brightly catchy tunes.

MCII splits the difference between strummy, sun-kissed, bittersweet pop like the harmony happy “I’m Done Running From You” and the chugging power chord crunch of “See It My Way.” Cronin’s soph-omore release is a self-querying coming-of-age record, with the shimmering “Peace of Mind” at its existential core (“I want to say I’m on my way,” he sweetly sings. “But I can’t find that peace of mind.”)

Cronin doesn’t pretend to have found any answers but sure makes his postcolle-giate confusion sound enticing.

n Dan DeLuca, The Philadelphia Inquirer

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Associated Press

LONDON — Amy Winehouse seemed to live in public, but her fans never knew the private person.

An exhibition at Lon-don’s Jewish Museum aims to reveal an intimate side to a troubled star who was also, in the words of her older brother Alex, “sim-ply a little Jewish kid from North London with a big

talent.”“Amy Winehouse: A

Family Portrait” brings together items from the late singer’s London childhood, her stage-school years and her short but stratospheric career in music — from her first guitar to a posthumous Grammy Award.

By the time she died in 2011 at the age of 27, Wine-house was a larger-than-life figure whose battles with

drugs and alcohol, splashed across front pages around the world, sometimes seemed to overshadow her talent. The exhibition shows that she was also a young woman who loved music, loved London and loved her family.

“It’s a story that people don’t know about Amy, her family story,” museum chief executive Abigail Morris said.

UK Jewish Museum explores the real Amy Winehouse

By RICH HELDENFELSAkron Beacon Journal

Q: I enjoy “Iron Chef America” on the Food Network and was wondering how Mark Dacascos became “the Chairman.” I have seen him on a few TV shows and was curious about his career.

A: Dacascos is an actor with a long resume, including playing the villain Wo Fat on the current version of “Hawaii Five-O.” (Dacascos, by the way, was born in Hawaii.)

He is also a martial artist. When he was contacted about “Iron Chef America,” he asked if the producers “knew that I ‘KICK,’ not ‘COOK.’?’’ He told the LAist website that the makers of the original Japanese “Iron Chef” series had casting approval for the chairman on the Ameri-can version — and Dascacos was on their short list.

“Two French films that I had done, ‘Brotherhood of the Wolf’ and ‘Crying Freedom,’ had done very well in Japan, and the producers of ‘Iron Chef’ knew me from that,” he said.

Q: I was wondering what happened to the Tim Allen show “Last Man Standing” and the Reba show that was on right after it.

A: “Last Man Standing” will be back on ABC in the fall. “Malibu Country,” the Reba McEntire show that you mentioned, will not.

Q: Who is the man with the beautiful voice who narrates a commercial for G.E. starting with something about a “talking car” then switches to a “talking train?” His voice is so familiar to me.

A: As well it should be. That is the voice of William Daniels, an actor who in 60 years of screen acting has included work on “St. Elsewhere” (for which he won two Emmys), “Boy Meets World,” “Grey’s Anatomy” and “The Graduate.”

But the work in the G.E. commercial is based on another Daniels role, as the voice of the car K.I.T.T. on the David Has-selhoff version of “Knight Rider.” (Before you ask: Val Kilmer was the car’s voice in

the 2008-09 “Knight Rider” revival star-ring Justin Bruening.) That’s the car in the G.E. ad, complete with license plate say-ing “Knight.”

Q: I am interested in finding out if the series “Justified” is coming back on this season. It is my favorite.

A: FX has renewed the excellent drama starring Timothy Olyphant for a fifth sea-son. Look for it in early 2014.

Q: I love the Jesse Stone movies with Tom Selleck. When will the next one be released?

A: Selleck made eight of the movies based on a character created by novelist Robert B. Parker, but “Jesse Stone: Ben-efit of the Doubt in 2012” was the last one done for CBS.

While the network had aired all the films, it did not have room for more in part because it does not do much at all in the way of TV movies. Although reports in 2012 said Selleck and associates were shopping the movies to other networks, there has been no news to date of a deal. But Selleck will be back on CBS this fall with a new season of “Blue Bloods.”

Q: What about HBO’s “Newsroom?” Will it be back?

A: The drama created by Aaron Sorkin begins its second season on HBO on July 14. The new season picks up 14 months after the first one ended, but then back-tracks to follow fallout from a comment at the end of the first season by anchor Will McAvoy (Jeff Daniels) and a major crisis over reporting by the “News Night” program.

Q: I have been wondering for months now what happened to Jack Cafferty, who was a regular on CNN. I’m a regular watcher and sure miss him.

A: Cafferty, whose name seldom appeared in print without the word “cur-mudgeon” attached, left CNN in Novem-ber; the TV Newser website said his con-tract was not renewed.

I have not found any indication of what he is doing now.

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Chris Campbell, Scripps Howard News Service

‘Fuse’Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360Genre: ShooterPublisher: EA GamesESRB Rating: M, for MatureGrade: 2.5 stars (out of 5)

Some video games encourage you to play cooperatively online to get the best expe-rience. Other titles require cooperative play. “Fuse” encour-ages group play, but should require it, because going at the action solo only leads to frustration. The game’s bones are solid, but the execution fails in ways that make you beg for online compatriots.

The campaign mode treads on well-worn territory familiar to anyone who has played a video game since Bill Clinton was president. Mercenaries encounter a situation far worse than anticipated, and soon find themselves locked in a struggle to not only save them-selves, but save all of humanity.

All four members of the team discover

fancy weapons that enhance their own skills, making each one an important cog in the enemy-blasting department. But why shoot a guy with an exploding crossbow dart when it’s more fun to do so after your buddy has frozen him in black crystal?

Mastering each person’s weapon won’t tax you, but discovering combinations of using them together makes for great fun. Dalton’s shield at times makes the action almost too easy (until you run into a power-ful mini-boss), and Naya’s flame burst takes on ludicrous appeal once you start timing it with other members’ weapons. This creates a campaign mode in which everything happens fast but can be settled easily.

The best way to appreciate the game is to ditch the campaign mode and swan-dive into the online multiplayer. The echelon mode quickly sucks you into its maps and horde-like gameplay. Granted, you may replay a lot, because without friends you have zero chance to survive.

You won’t find a sticker on the package that reads, “Pay $60, but you won’t enjoy this game without friends.” But that’s the truth about “Fuse.”

n Chris Campbell on Twitter @campbler or email him at [email protected].

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

School’s out, and video-streaming services Netflix and Amazon have come up with new ways to ward off summer-vacation boredom while going head-to-head in a battle for your kids’ screen time.

The new Netflix Families offers a selection of recom-mended movies and TV programs for families with kids. They can be streamed on any device: smartphone, tablet, computer and gaming consoles. Collections include “Are We There Yet?,” mov-ies and TV shows designed to pass the time while traveling; “TV for Curious

Kids,” which is designed to keep the learning process going outside the class-room (“How Stuff Works,” “Walking With Dinosaurs,” “Discover Planet Ocean”); “Family Movie Night”; and “Get Ready for Preschool.” For teen viewers, there’s “Superheroes Movies.”

Netflix Families is includ-ed with the Netflix regular-streaming service for $7.99 a month. It is offering a one-month free trial for new members. (signup.netflix.com/families)

Amazon is countering by adding more titles to its Kindle FreeTime Unlimited library. Kindle FreeTime Unlimited offers books,

games, educational apps, movies and TV shows aimed at ages 3 to 8. Kindle Free-Time Unlimited selections can be viewed on the Kindle Fire and Kindle Fire HD through a free app.

New titles include Disney’s “Where’s My Mickey?,” Warner Bros.’ “LEGO Harry Potter Years 1-4,” episodes of “Dora the Explorer” and “Go, Diego, Go!” from Nick Jr., and popular games like “Scrib-blenauts Remix” and “Plants vs. Zombies.” FreeTime Unlimited subscriptions are $2.99/month for one child or $6.99/month per family for Amazon Prime members. Nonmembers pay $4.99/month per child or $9.99 per family. Amazon is offering a one-month free trial. (ama zon.com/freetimeunlimited)

Nettflix, Amazon offer new ways to ward off kids’ summer boredom


SAY ANYTHING: July 5, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

SANCTUARY: July 6, El Corazon, Seattle. elcorazonseattle.com.

MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEAR-HEAD, RODRICO Y GABRIELA: with Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers: July 5, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or tick-etmaster.com.

ROBERT PLANT PRESENTS SENSATIONAL SPACE SHIFTERS: with Railroad Earth and Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers: July 6, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or tick-etmaster.com.

FRED ARMISEN, IAN RUBBISH: July 7, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showbox-online.com.

PAT BENATAR & NEIL GIRALDO, BERLIN WITH TERI NUNN: July 7, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or tick-etmaster.com.

NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK, 98 DEGREES, BOYZ II MEN: July 9, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

RANCID: July 11-12, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

MICKEY AVALON: July 12, Show-box at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

ECLECTIC APPROACH: July 13, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

CHRIS BOTTI: July 13, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or www.ticketmas-ter.com.

JIMMY EAT WORLD: July 15, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

PORTUGAL, THE MAN: July 17, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

DAVID BYRNE & ST. VINCENT: July 18, Chateau Ste. Michelle Win-ery, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

THE POSTAL SERVICE: July 18, KeyArena, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

WINTHROP RHYTHM & BLUES FESTIVAL: with Johnny Winter, Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk, Too Slim & The Taildraggers and more, July 19-21, Winthrop. 800-422-3048 or winthropbluesfestival.org.

PAUL McCARTNEY: July 19, Safeco Field, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

PETER MURPHY (of Bauhaus): July 19, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showbox-online.com.

BLACK FLAG: July 19, El Cora-zon, Seattle. elcorazonseattle.com.

AMERICAN IDOL LIVE 2013: with Amber Holcomb, Angie Miller, Burnell Taylor, Candice Glover, Cur-tis Finch Jr., Devin Velez, Janelle Arthur, Kree Harrison, Lazaro Arbos, Paul Jolley and Aubrey Cleland: July 19, ShoWare Center, Kent. 866-973-961 or showarecenter.com.

DARRINGTON BLUEGRASS FES-TIVAL: featuring Ralph Stanley II, The Chapmans, Junior Sisk & Ram-blers Choice: July 19-21, Darrington Bluegrass Music Park. 360-436-1006 or darringtonbluegrass.com.

JOHN MAYER: July 20, Gorge Amphitheatre, George. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

AMY GRANT, BRANDON HEATH: July 20, Overlake Christian Church, Redmond. 855-443-8499 or lmgconcerts.com.

BRUNO MARS: July 21, KeyAre-na, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

NATALIE MAINES: July 22, Cha-teau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodin-ville. 800-745-3000 or ticket master.com.

COURTNEY LOVE: July 23, Moore Theatre, Seattle. 877-784-4849 or livenation.com.

WE THE KINGS: July 23, Show-box at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

PHISH: July 26-27, Gorge Amphi-theatre, George. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

CHATEAU STE. MICHELLE FES-TIVAL OF JAZZ: with Rick Braun, Kirk Whalum, Norman Brown, Peter White, David Benoit, David Pack, Marion Meadows, Vincent Ingala and Paul Taylor: July 27, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

ONE DIRECTION: July 28, KeyArena, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

GIPSY KINGS: July 28, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

THE CULT: July 30, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

GIGANTOUR 2013: with Mega-deth, Black Label Society, Device, HELLYEAH, Newsted, Death Divi-sion: July 30, Comcast Arena at Everett. 866-332-8499 or comcastarenaeverett.com.

PEPPER: Aug. 1, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

MOUNT BAKER RHYTHM & BLUES FESTIVAL: Featuring California Transit Authority, Anthony Gomes, Trampled Under Foot and many more. Aug. 2-4, Deming Log Show Grounds, Deming. baker blues.com.

LYLE LOVETT & HIS LARGE BAND: Aug. 2, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or ticket

master.com.MICKEY HART BAND: Aug. 3,

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TILTED THUNDER RAIL BIRDS: Banked Track Roller Derby: Aug. 3, Comcast Arena at Everett. 866-332-8499 or comcastarenaeverett.com.

PINK MARTINI: with China Forbes: Aug. 4, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 888-929-7849 or marymoorconcerts.com.

KURT VILE: Aug. 6, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

SUBLIME WITH ROME: Aug. 6, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 888-929-7849 or marymoorconcerts.com.

GLADYS KNIGHT & THE O’JAYS: Aug. 8, Chateau Ste. Michelle Win-ery, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

BASS ACADEMY: featuring Zom-boy and Eptic: Aug. 9, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

FITZ & THE TANTRUMS: Aug. 9, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

HARRY CONNICK JR.: Aug. 9-10, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or tick-etmaster.com.

FIVE IRON FRENZY: Aug. 10, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

107.7 THE END’S SUMMER CAMP: Aug. 10, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 888-929-7849 or mary-moorconcerts.com.

YEAH YEAH YEAHS: Aug. 12, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 888-929-7849 or marymoorconcerts.com.

DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES: Aug. 13, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 888-929-7849 or marymoorcon-certs.com.

TRAIN, THE SCRIPT, GAVIN DEGRAW: Aug. 14, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

REBELUTION, with MATISYAHU: Aug. 14, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 888-929-7849 or marymoor concerts.com.

HUNTER HAYES: Aug. 15, North-west Washington Fair, Lynden. nwwa fair.com.

STEELY DAN: Aug. 15, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 888-929-7849 or marymoorconcerts.com.

BIG & RICH, COWBOY TROY: Aug. 16, Comcast Arena at Everett. 866-332-8499 or comcastarena everett.com.

MONETA: Aug. 16, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

MELVINS: Aug. 16-17, Neumos,

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SUMMER SLAUGHTER: featuring The Dillinger Escape Plan: Aug. 19, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

MY BLOODY VALENTINE: Aug. 21, WaMu Theater, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

ANDREW STOCKDALE (of Wolf-mother): Aug. 22, Neumos, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

COCO MONTOYA: Aug. 23, Lin-coln Theatre, Mount Vernon. 360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org.

WILLIE NELSON & FAMILY: Aug. 23, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 888-929-7849 or marymoorconcerts.com.

CHRIS ISAAK: Aug. 24, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

BLACK SABBATH: Aug. 24, Gorge Amphitheatre, George. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

1964 THE TRIBUTE (Beatles tribute show): Aug. 25, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

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

THREE DAYS GRACE: Aug. 27, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

RUSSELL BRAND: Aug. 30, Neptune Theatre, Seattle. 877-784-4849 or livenation.com.

DAVE MATTHEWS BAND: Aug. 30-Sept. 1, Gorge Amphitheatre, George. 800-745-3000 or live nation.com.

ONEREPUBLIC, SARA BAREILLES, CHURCHILL: Sept. 2, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

THE EAGLES: Sept. 4, KeyArena, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or live nation.com.

GODSPEED YOU! BLACK EMPEROR: Sept. 5, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS: Sept. 6, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

CRAIG MORGAN: Sept. 6, Wash-ington State Fair in Puyallup. 888-559-3247 or thefair.com.

KISW PAIN IN THE GRASS: Alice in Chains, Avenged Sevenfold, Jane’s Addiction and more: Sept. 6-7, Gorge Amphitheatre, George. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

TRACE ADKINS: Sept. 7, Wash-ington State Fair in Puyallup. 888-559-3247 or thefair.com.

ADAM ANT: Sept. 7, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

LITTLE BIG TOWN: Sept. 9, Washington State Fair in Puyallup. 888-559-3247 or thefair.com.

THE CELTIC TENORS: with The Tacoma Symphony: Sept. 10, Wash-ington State Fair in Puyallup. 888-559-3247 or thefair.com.

CHEAP TRICK: Sept. 11, Wash-ington State Fair in Puyallup. 888-559-3247 or thefair.com.

CEELO GREEN: Sept. 12, Wash-ington State Fair in Puyallup. 888-559-3247 or thefair.com.

CARRIE UNDERWOOD: Sept. 13, Washington State Fair in Puyallup. 888-559-3247 or thefair.com.

ZAC BROWN BAND: Sept. 14, Gorge Amphitheatre, George. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

TILTED THUNDER RAIL BIRDS: Banked Track Roller Derby: Sept. 14, Comcast Arena at Everett. 866-332-8499 or comcastarenaeverett.com.

THE MISSION UK: Sept. 15, Show-box at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

ALABAMA: Sept. 16, Washington State Fair in Puyallup. 888-559-3247 or thefair.com.

JEREMY CAMP, TENTH AVENUE NORTH, KUTLESS, JARS OF CLAY: Sept. 17, Washington State Fair in Puyallup. 888-559-3247 or thefair.com.

LARRY THE CABLE GUY: Sept. 19, Washington State Fair in Puyal-lup. 888-559-3247 or thefair.com.

BRIAN REGAN: Sept. 20, Pantag-es Theatre, Tacoma. 253-591-5894 or broadwaycenter.org.

CARLY RAE JEPSEN: Sept. 20, Washington State Fair in Puyallup. 888-559-3247 or thefair.com.

MARY STUART & HIS FABULOUS SUPERLATIVES: Sept. 20-21, Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Bow. 877-275-2448 or theskagit.com.

THE LUMINEERS: Sept. 20-21, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 888-929-7849 or marymoorconcerts.com.

AUSTIN MAHONE & BRIDGIT MENDLER: Sept. 21, Washington State Fair in Puyallup. 888-559-3247 or thefair.com.

KID ROCK: Sept. 22, Washington State Fair in Puyallup. 888-559-3247 or thefair.com.

FURTHUR: Phil Lesh and Bob Weir, Sept. 24, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 888-929-7849 or mary moorconcerts.com.

JAKE BUGG: Sept. 26, Neptune, Seattle. 877-784-4849 or live nation.com.

DRAKE: with special guest Miguel: Sept. 26, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma. 800-745-3000 or livena-tion.com.

ZEPPARELLA (all-girl Led Zeppe-lin tribute): Sept. 27, Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Bow. 877-275-2448 or theskagit.com.

JASON ALDEAN: with Jake Owen and Thomas Rhett: Sept. 27, Taco-ma Dome, Tacoma. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

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in this project within the television community and NBC is gratified by Mark’s confidence in our ability to partner with him and posi-tion this miniseries as true event television.”

“The Bible,” oddly enough, made history on an entirely different network: History Channel. The cable network scored big with the 10-hour miniseries, which premiered to a hefty 13.1 million total viewers, according to Nielsen, back in March and wrapped Eas-ter Sunday with nearly 12 million viewers.

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Saying the new “Lone Ranger” has “tone issues” is just code for “I could have done without the bad guy tearing out somebody’s heart and taking a bite out of it.”

The folks who did the “Pirates of the Caribbean” movies go over-board with the violence in what is essentially a playful spin on a myth — or a TV version of a leg-end. The cavalry carries out mas-sacres, “progress” is an act of venal destruction and corruption, and “stupid white man” is the eccentric Tonto’s favorite putdown.

No, this is not John Wayne’s Old West.

It’s all in service of a tall tale being told by an ancient Indian (Johnny Depp) who may or may

not be Tonto, a sideshow attrac-tion who spins this yarn to a little boy (Mason Cook) wearing a Lone Ranger get-up in a fair in 1930s San Francisco. Tonto remembers the days of yore when he rode sidekick to the masked man.

Gore Verbinski’s film is an overlong array of noisy, digitally

assisted chases, shootouts, crashes and explosions, with the occasion-al flash of homage to the “real” Lone Ranger that suggests a bet-ter movie than the pricey, jumbled compromise Verbinski delivered.

Armie Hammer is John Reid, the new Colby, Texas, district attorney who witnesses the latest and last heroic act of his lawman brother (James Badge Dale), who has “saved the day, as usual.”

Brother Dan is killed by the vile Butch Cavendish (William Fitchner) and lawyer Reid is left for dead. But he isn’t, and when Tonto (who has escaped from the law, charged with being an “Indian”) sees the white horse that saved Reid, he decides that this stranger is a ranger — or “spirit warrior” who cannot be killed. And if justice is to be done,

this spirit warrior will need to hide his identity.

There’s a railroad being pushed through, shortcuts being taken in Indian territory by conspiracists whom you just know include fat cat Latham Cole (Tom Wilkinson). Somebody’s got to mount up, put on a mask and sets things to right. (“Who WAS that masked man?”)

Hammer strikes just the right note — naive, valiant and in over his head. It is, of course, Depp’s movie, and the quirks he piles onto poor Tonto make Captain Jack Sparrow look mild-mannered by comparison. One gag that works: His fellow tribesmen dis-avow Tonto, whose makeup and mannerisms are too eccentric, even for them.

Heroic moments scored to “The William Tell Overture” still have

the power to thrill. Everyone in this setting is seriously sun-baked and weathered, a nice touch of authenticity. And many of the jokey predicaments — Tonto and Reid buried up to their necks, Tonto and the Lone Ranger forced to rob a bank, Tonto’s attempt to warn his blundering captors of their doom or Reid’s “burial” at the top of a rickety tower — pay off hilariously.

Then Fitchner’s villain does something bloody-minded and psychotic, Wilkinson’s villain crosses a line no sane man would cross, or Barry Pepper shows up doing a pompous based-on-Custer impersonation with an idea for wiping out the Red Man.

And the cheerful cartoon this might have been goes all dark and dismal.

Armie Hammer (left) and Johnny Depp star in “The Lone Ranger.”Disney, Jerry Bruckheimer,

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able, edge-free, nearly bland effort from Pixar, a studio that rarely hedges its bets. It’s bet-ter than “Cars 2,” but not in the same league as the “Toy Story” sequels. Animated com-edy, G, 110 minutes. HH1⁄2 “Now You See Me” — Here’s a slick con, all flash and no substance, about The Four Horsemen, illusionists who have been recruited to pull off some of the most audacious stunts in the history of decep-tion. “Now You See Me” seems awfully sure of itself, with self-important, intrusive music, sweeping tracking shots and actors chewing up the scenery. Ultimately, however, there’s no there there. By the time it’s over, we’re left with more questions than answers -- and even more damning, we don’t care all that much about those unanswered questions. Thriller, PG-13, 116 minutes. H1⁄2 “Star Trek Into Darkness” — Director J.J. Abrams is a true talent, and he’s also a pop-culture savant who has great respect for the legacy of this franchise as well as a keen understanding of the mega-importance of box-office figures. There’s no better choice to make the best, the purest AND the most acces-sible big-budget “Star Trek” movie possible. Yet with all the futuristic splendor and fine performances, “Into Dark-ness” only occasionally soars, mostly settling for being a solid but unspectacular effort that sets the stage for the

next chapter(s). With Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Benedict Cumberbatch. Sci-fi adventure, PG-13, 132 minutes. HHH “The Heat” — Give it up for Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy. You’ll never see them work harder at comedy than in “The Heat,” a stum-bling, aggressively loud and profane cop buddy picture where they struggle to wring “funny” out of a script that isn’t. Plot? It’s more a col-lection of scenes that force the stars to riff and riff until something coarse and amus-ing comes out, topped by something else coarser and more amusing. Bullock is the know-it-all, overly coiffed FBI agent Ashburn -- a Miss Priss none of her fellow agents like. She is sent to Boston, osten-sibly to prep for a promotion. Mainly, it’s to get her out of the hair of her boss (Demian Bichir). That’s where Ashburn runs afoul of the foul-mouthed detective Mullins (McCarthy), a shambling train wreck of the American junk food diet run amok. She’s so irritable that her boss (Tom Wilson of “Back to the Future”) is as afraid of her as her favorite drug-deal-ing perp. R, 117 minutes. H1⁄2 “This Is the End” — Here’s one of the most tasteless, ridiculous and funniest com-edies of the 21st century. In its own sloppy, raunchy, sophomoric, occasionally self-pleased and consistently ener-getic way, “This Is the End” is just about perfect at executing

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its mission, which is to poke fun at its stars, exhaust every R-rated possibility to get a laugh, and even sneak in a few insights into Hollywood, the celebrity culture and the nature of faith. (Comedy, R, 107 minutes. HHHH “World War Z” — If you’re as zombie’d out as I am by

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but thanks to the wickedly vibrant source material (Max Brooks’ 2006 horror novel), some slick and darkly funny directorial choices by Marc For-ster and terrific performances from Brad Pitt and the support-ing cast, it’s entertaining as hell. Action thriller, PG-13, 116 minutes. HHH1⁄2

“Monsters University” is playing at various theaters in the area.Disney/ Pixar via AP

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WALK: Check out a variety of artwork from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, July 5, at several galleries and other venues along Commercial Avenue and other locations in downtown Anacortes. 360-293-6938.

“SCENES OF SKAGIT COUNTY”: The Cultured Palette Artists of Skagit County will exhibit their artworks in watercolor, acrylics and other media through July 31 in the mez-zanine dining area at the Skagit Valley Food Co-op, 202 S. First St., Mount Ver-non.

“A EUROPEAN TOUR”: The show featuring oil paintings by Whidbey Island artist James Moore will open with a reception from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, July 5, and continue through July 30 at Scott Milo Gal-lery, 420 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. Moore’s café scenes and landscapes present a “tourist’s view of Tuscany.” Also working in the European theme are artists Cindy Briggs and Theresa Goesling, water-colors; Elizabeth Ockwell, etchings and prints; and Jan Wall, pastels. The gallery will also offer new jewelry by Cate Grinzell, as well as new glasswork, sculptures and custom tables. Gal-lery hours are 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday. 360-293-6938 or scottmilo.com.

“OTHER/SELF”: The exhibition will open with a reception during the First Friday Gallery Walk from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, July 5, and continue through July 28 at Anchor Art Space, 216 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. The show features work by four artists using very differ-

ent media, but who use themselves as the subject. Not self-portraits in the traditional sense, in these works personal identity is submerged and larger themes are explored. Art-ists include Nancy Johnson, Ben Moreau, Scott Kolbo and Tip Toland. Curated by Natalie Niblack. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday or by appointment. anchor artspace.org.

Escalation: An Interac-tive And Participatory Performance By The Stink-town 2: Visitors are invited during the opening recep-tion to participate in an interactive performance art piece by watching several brief videos featuring par-tisan political debate, then casting votes for the side that best represents their values. The Stinktown 2 will

then tabulate the results and offer a performance at 8 p.m. involving slapstick humor, cartoon violence and politically charged words and phrases.

STILL LIFES: A show of new work by Anne Belov, Pete Jordan, Rob Schouten and Sharon Spencer will open with a reception from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, July 5, and continue through July 30 at the Rob Schouten Gallery, 765 Wonn Road, Greenbank.

Belov’s egg tempera paintings and classic oil paintings feature patterned fabrics, fruits and flowers. Jordan’s work contains a nostalgia of antique tools and shop items in “found around the house” style arrangements.

Schouten offers both a nature-based interpreta-

tion of the theme and more deliberate arrangements of objects telling a story with images that are magi-cally surreal and at once familiar.

Spencer’s bronze and stone sculptures reveal an intense fascination with native cultures and deep love and respect for ani-mals and the earth. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. 360-222-3070 or rob-schoutengallery.com.

“LIZARD AND FISH TALES: The Artwork of Tim Potter”: The show will open with a reception from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, July 5, and continue through Aug. 1 at Raven Rocks Gallery, 765 Wonn Road, Green-bank. Self-described as “meticulous whimsy,” Pot-ter’s art — reminiscent of the works of M.C. Escher

and Rube Goldberg — is filled with complex pat-terns and interrelated shapes, rich with detailed symbolism and mythologi-cal themes. For informa-tion, including gallery hours and directions, call 360-222-0102 or visit raven rocksgallery.com.

“MIXED MEDIA, MIXED MESSAGES”: The next show in the Allied Arts Jur-ied Artist Series will open with a reception during the Downtown Art Walk from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, July 5, and continue through July 27 at the Allied Arts of Whatcom County Gallery, 1418 Cornwall Ave., Bell-ingham. An exhibit walk-through with the artists will begin at 7 p.m. opening night. The show features work from Anita Aparicio, Mary Dudley, Heather Salsbury, Richard Bulman and Julia Loyd. All of the artists use nontraditional techniques. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mon-day through Friday and noon to 5 p.m. Saturday. 360-676-8548 or alliedarts.org.

NEW ART EXHIBIT: A show of new work by Terry Leness and David Wall will open with a reception from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, July 6, and continue through July 28 at Smith & Vallee Gallery, 5742 Gilkey Ave., Edison. Leness considers herself a photo-realist; however, she is not a slave to reproducing every detail. The exhibition will feature her quintessential houses, trailers and buildings along with a selection of autobio-graphical cake paintings. Wall interlays cut maps, charts and diagrams using encaustic-like resins to seal and add dimension to each artwork. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednes-day through Sunday. 360-766-6230 or smith

andvallee.com.

ARTIST SERIES: The Challenger Ridge summer Artist Series will feature David Gehrcke, RSin metal artist from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 13, at Chal-lenger Ridge Vineyard & Cellars, 43095 Challenger Road, Concrete. Gehrcke will offer a selection of his original metal artworks for sale. Free admission. 425-422-6988 or challenger ridge.com.

ART BY THE BAY: The Stanwood Camano Arts Guild will present its annu-al juried event from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sun-day, July 13-14, at the Stan-wood-Camano Fairgrounds, 6431 Pioneer Highway, Stanwood. The event will feature original artworks by more than 100 artists and craftspeople, along with live music, plants, food and more. Free admission. stanwoodcamanoarts.com.

COLLAGE DISPLAY: Three-dimensional paper collages by Ans Schot will be on display July 15 through Aug. 31 in the Lin-coln Theatre Art Bar, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. 360-336-8955 or lincoln theatre.org.

ART STUDIO TOUR: Skagit Artists Together will present its 10th annual Studio Tour from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, July 20-21, with work by 29 artists on dis-play at 17 locations around Skagit Valley. Check out paintings, ceramics, jewelry, glass, fiber art, sculpture, woodwork and more as artists around the valley open their studios to the public for the weekend. Free admission. Find a stu-dio map at skagitart.com or pick up a copy at par-ticipating studios and other locations.

‘BIRTHDAY SHOW’Anne Martin McCool and Debbie Aldrich celebrate with a reception during the First Friday Gallery Walk from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, July 5, and continuing through July 31 at Anne Martin McCool Gallery, 711 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. Check out paintings and prints by Anne Martin McCool and jewelry by Debbie Aldrich, both of whom have birthdays in July. The gallery will also feature work by other gallery artists. Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. 360-293-3577 or annemartinmccool.com. Pictured: “Night Music” Oil on Canvas by Anne Martin McCool


“IN OUR MIDST”: See Northwest Modernism at its best in a show that continues through July 14 at Gallery Cygnus, 109 Commercial Ave., La Conner. The show will feature sculptures and vessels by Clayton James, landscape photography by Mary Randlett and drawings by the late Barbara James. Randlett and the Jameses were members of the so-called Northwest School of artists, which included Mor-ris Graves and Guy Ander-son. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday. 360-708-4787. gallerycygnus.com.

KEVIN PAUL: MASTER CARVER: An exhibit of works by Swinomish master carver Kevin Paul continues through July 7 at the Skagit County Historical Museum, 501 S. Fourth St., La Conner. The museum is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. $5 adults, $4 seniors and ages 6 to 12, $10 families, free for members and ages 5 and younger. 360-466-3365 or skagitcounty.net/museum.

ART QUILTS, EMBROI-DERY: Two new shows con-tinue through Oct. 6 at the La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum, 703 S. Second St., La Conner.

“From Nature’s Studio: Regina V. Benson”: The show features Benson’s art quilts and installation tex-tiles using techniques based on ancient processes she has redesigned to work more gently with the environment and her own health. Her dramatic surface designs incorporate her love of nature, both in design and process.

Benson will present a lec-ture, “Working with Nature,” from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 29, at the Civic Gar-den Club, 622 S. Second St., across the street from the museum. Benson will illus-

trate the process she uses to design and create her works of art, including a discussion about her dying methods, discharging methods and rusting techniques. She will lead a tour of her exhibit fol-lowing the lecture. $18, $15 members.

“Kaleidoscope: Fiber Embroidery by Liz Whitney Quisgard”: Using careful placement of hundreds of tiny stitches on a buckram base, Quisgard’s vibrant fiber embroideries — remi-niscent of Byzantine and Islamic mosaics — feature a three-dimensional quality captured on a two-dimen-sional surface. Museum hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sun-day. Admission: $7, $5 stu-dents and military, free for members and ages 11 and younger. 360-466-4288 or laconnerquilts.com.

CAR SHOWSCOLLECTORS’ CAR

SHOW: Check out classic cars and trucks of all makes and models at the 22nd annual Collectors’ Car Show, Outdoor Market and Poker Run from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10, at Camano Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island.

Enjoy live entertain-ment, children’s activities and more. The Poker Run will begin at 8 a.m. with prizes for the best and worst hands; $5 per card. Car check-in begins at 9 a.m. Car registration: $15 though July 19, then $20. Free admission for spec-tators. 360-387-0222 or camanocenter.org.

LECTURES AND TALKS

POSTAL CRISIS: “Crisis in the U.S. Postal Service” will be the topic at the Fidalgo Democrats’ next meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday,

July 9, at the Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes.

Maria Risener, district representative and execu-tive board member for Washington state American Postal Workers Union and Lynden post office clerk, will speak about what the Postal Service is facing, why and what legislation could prevent privatization. A moderated period of ques-tions and comments will follow. The meeting is open to the public. Bring a non-perishable donation for the food bank. For information, contact Corinne Salcedo 360-293-7114.

WORDS OF PEACE: Northwest Language Acad-emy will host the Words of Peace presentation “The Language Of The Heart” with world traveler and inspirational speaker Cha-rananand from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 10, at the NWLA Cultural Cen-ter, 5023 Langley Road, Langley. The talk will begin at 7 p.m. following a home-cooked Indian meal. The talk is free. Dinner is by donation, and reserva-tions are required by July 8: call 360-321-2101 or email josette@nwlanguageacad emy.com.

MUSICAMERICAN ROOTS

CONCERT SERIES: Dis-cover the roots of Ameri-can music at a series of free summer concerts at 7 p.m. Saturdays in the West Beach amphitheater at Deception Pass State Park. Discover Pass required for park admission. 360-675-3767.

Next up:July 13: Ryan McKasson

and Dave Bartley. Tradi-tional Scottish music on fiddle and guitar.

July 20: La Famille Léger. Acadien and Québé-

cois house music from east-ern Canada.

SUMMER CONCERT SERIES: The sixth annual Cap Sante Summer Con-cert Series will feature live concerts at Seafarers’ Memorial Park in Ana-cortes. All shows start at 7 p.m. Bring a blanket or lawn chair for seating. Free. 425-303-1848 or snohomish artistguild.org.

Next up:Friday, July 19: The Hit-

men, NW soul band revue.Friday, July 26: Black

Vinyl All-Stars, Seattle’s Led Zeppelin Band.

COMMUNITY CON-CERT/FOOD DRIVE: The 18th annual Skagit Valley Highland Games will kick off with a free community concert at 7 p.m. Friday, July 12, on the Celtic Stage at Edgewater Park, 600 Behrens Millett Road, Mount Vernon. The concert will feature the Troy Mac-Gillivray Trio from Nova Scotia, Canada. Refresh-ments will be available for purchase. Bring a non-perishable food donation to benefit the Skagit Food Bank. 360-416-4934 or celticarts.org.

BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL: The 37th annual Dar-rington Bluegrass Festival will take place Friday through Sunday, July 19-21, at the Darrington Blue-grass Music Park, located on Highway 530, 3 miles west of Darrington. Week-end pass: $55. Day passes: $20-$25. Camping avail-able. 360-436-1006 or darringtonbluegrass.com.

MORE FUNFAIRY HOUSE FESTIVAL:

Boys and girls of all ages can build fairy houses from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sat-urday, July 6, at Meerkerk Gardens, 3531 Meerkerk

Lane, Greenbank. Assorted natural plant materials will be provided. Admission: $5, free for ages 11 and younger accompanied by an adult. 360-678-1912 or meerkerkgardens.org.

NEW MOON CELEBRA-TION: The event will take place from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Monday, July 8, at the Ana-cortes Center for Happi-ness, 619 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. Join Rev. Elke Macartney to drum in new ideas for the month and drum out the old. Bring your own hand drums and rattles or borrow hers. $5-$10 suggested donation. 360-464-2229 or anacortes-centerforhappiness.org.

STAR PARTY FOR HELP HOUSE: Explore the night sky and view distant galax-ies, nebulas, planets and the moon from 7 p.m. to midnight Friday, July 12, weather permitting, at Windjammer Park, Oak Harbor. Island County Astronomical Society members will be on hand to answer questions, and will provide an assortment of telescopes for viewing. All ages welcome. Bring donations of canned food or money to benefit North Whidbey HELP House. 360-679-7664 or icas-wa.webs.com.

KIDS-R-BEST FEST: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 13, at Storvik Park, 1110 32nd St., Anacortes. Enjoy games, activities, live enter-tainment, prizes and more. Free. Food will be available for purchase.

QUEST TO THE CASTLE: Hosted by New Day Children’s Foundation, the Quest to the Castle motorcycle run will take place from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, July 13, starting at MossyBack Farm, 29203 Highway 99, Stanwood. The

event will end at The Castle in Sedro-Woolley with live music by Michelle Taylor & The Blues Junkies, food, drinks and drawings for cash and other prizes. $10 per rider. Proceeds will benefit youth in Skagit, Island and Snohomish counties. Register at new-daychildrensfoundation.org or at 10 a.m. the day of the ride. For information, call 425-327-2275 or email newdayworldchildrens [email protected].

FAMILY FUN FAIR: Bring the family and enjoy train rides, games, music and hot dogs from noon to 2 p.m. Sunday, July 14, at Alger Community Church, 1475 Silver Run Lane, Alger. Free. 360-724-5211.

CONCRETE FLY-IN: Check out a variety of vintage, classic and antique airplanes at the Concrete North Cascades Vintage Fly-in Friday through Sunday, July 19-21, at Mears Field, located just southwest of Concrete on Highway 20. Early arrivals will be landing on Friday, and aircraft judging will take place all day Saturday, with departures on Sunday. Breakfast will be available from 7 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Concrete High School, across the street from the airport. Food vendors will be on site all day Saturday. skagitaero.com.

SHIPWRECK FESTIVAL: The 34th annual Shipwreck Festival will take place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Satur-day, July 20, in downtown Anacortes. More than 200 vendors will offer treasures, one-of-a-kind antiques, food, kids activities and more at this antique flea market and giant com-munity garage sale. Booth space is still available. 360-299-9390 or shipwreckfest.org.

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