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Thursday

April 3, 2014

Movies“Winter Soldier” lacks lump-in-throat heart of first “Captain America”

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Tulip FestivalThe complete rundown on where to go and what to see

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ReviewsMusic: Shakira, Jerrod Niemann Video Games: “The Last of Us”

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Tommy Castro & the Painkillers – back at the MusePAGE 3

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

Coming Up / Page 5

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

Phone360-416-2135

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

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

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

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

At the Lincoln ..................................... 7

Music, Video Game Reviews ..........8-9

On Stage, Tuning Up ...................10-11

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

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

Movie Reviews, Listings .............16-17

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

Battlefield Band plays the Conway Muse tonight

“Anchorman 2: The Legend Contin-ues”: Like the proverbial pony sup-posedly buried under a mountain of manure, there are some funny comedy moments to this sequel that was almost a decade in the making. The only prob-lem is getting through all of that stinky material to find the gems.

Will Ferrell reprises his role as the socially inept, emotionally awkward, journalistically impaired news anchor Ron Burgundy. Through a series of relatively bland events, Burgundy finds himself working at the first 24-hour news channel. The idea sounds absurd to him, but the money and fame are too much to turn down.

Early in the movie, when Burgundy has been reduced to being a SeaWorld host, a young girl shouts “Children and animals hate you, Ron Burgundy.” That’s wrong, little girl. It’s children, animals and at least one film critic when it comes to this overdone sequel.

“Power Rangers: Seasons 13-17”: The 21-DVD box set includes the “Power Rangers S.P.D.” season along with “Power Rangers Mystic Force,” “Power Rangers Operation Overdrive,” “Power Rangers Jungle Fury” and “Power Rangers RPM.” That means there are 166 episodes of action, plus bonus content that includes interviews with members of the cast and crew and archival material.

“Ride Along”: A high school secu-rity guard (Kevin Hart) must prove his worth on patrol.

“47 Ronin”: Keanu Reeves stars in this tale of a band of samurai swords-men who avenge the death of their master.

“The Pirate Fairy”: Swashbuckling animated tale of Zarina, a dust-keeper fairy.

“The Bunker”: A soldier must attempt to save his fellow troops from a rogue special forces unit led by a mad-man.

“Knights of Badassdom”: Three best friends take to the woods to re-enact a dungeons and dragons-like scenario.

“The Dick Van Dyke Show: Classic Mary Tyler Moore Episodes”: Includes 20 episodes of the TV series that spot-light Moore.

“No Holds Barred”: An evil execu-tive creates a new wrestling program where rules don’t exist.

“The Dinosaur Experiment”: Texas town is turned upside down when it’s discovered that a local cattle ranch is a breeding ground for velociraptors.

“American Experience: Butch Cas-sidy and the Sundance Kid”: A look at the real story of the famous outlaws.

“Seal Team 8: Behind Enemy Lines”: Covert team of U.S. Navy SEALs is sent to locate a secret mining operation.

“At Middleton”: Two people find love on a college campus. Andy Garcia stars.

“The Little Rascals Save the Day”: A group of third-graders hatch some big schemes. Doris Roberts stars.

“Campaign of Hate: Russia and Gay Propaganda”: Documentary on the country’s stand against LGBT men and women.

“George Gently: Series 6”: Martin Shaw stars in the murder-mystery series set in England.

“Birds of Paradise”: Animated adventures of a sparrow who becomes extraordinary.

“The Bag Man”: John Cusack film about a low-rent thug who ends up in big trouble.

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NEW ON DVD THIS WEEK

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

APRIL 8August: Osage County - Anchor BayBest Night Ever - MagnoliaGrudge Match - WarnerThe Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug - New LineJustin Bieber’s Believe - UniversalParanormal Activity: The Marked Ones - Paramount

APRIL 15Better Living Through Chemistry - UniversalBlack Nativity - FoxThe Invisible Woman - SonyThe Nut Job - UniversalPhilomena - Anchor BayRide Along - UniversalThe Secret Life of Walter Mitty - Fox

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

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

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ON STAGE

Skagit Valley Herald staff

When Tommy Castro played at the Conway Muse two summers ago, he briefly stopped his performance after a few songs to marvel at the setting.

It was a flawless August afternoon in the Northwest, Mark DuFresne had just turned a blistering open-ing set, the venue had a light but timelessly American scent of freshly cut grass and barbecue smoke, and Castro’s band had ripped through its opening numbers.

“I’ve never been here before, but I like it,” Castro said.

That kind of enthusiasm has driv-en Castro for decades, and he and his band, the Painkillers, return to the Muse’s Renaissance Room for a per-formance Saturday, April 5.

The band’s latest album is “The Devil You Know” on Alligator Records, the legendary blues label from Chicago. It’s a high-burning mixture of Castro’s legendary ingre-dients: slamming rhythm and blues, topped by soaring vocals and searing guitar work.

Castro, who has been touring and performing for more than 30 years, is surrounded by a top-shelf band: bassist Randy McDonald, keyboard-ings James Pace and drummer David Tucker.

Castro, who was born in San Jose, Calif., in 1955, has shared stages and studios with the highest level of R&B artists, including B.B. King, Joe Bonamassa, Debbie Davies, Rick Estrin, Marcia Ball, Tab Benoit and Mike Finnigan, many of whom guest on “The Devil You Know.”

The band’s previous Alligator release, “Hard Believer,” and sub-sequent touring earned Castro his second B.B. King Entertainer of the Year Award from the 2010 Blues Music Awards.

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Tommy Castro & The Painkillers set to rock the Muse once again

Tommy Castro and the PainkillersWhen: 8 p.m. Saturday, April 5Where: Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, ConwayTickets: $25; www.brownpapertickets.com/event/586175; 360-445-3000.

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Tommy Castro performs in 2012 at the Conway Muse.


DISPLAY GARDENSApril 3-10: Check out display

gardens filled with blooming tulips and more:

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

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

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

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

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

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

KIWANIS 27TH ANNUAL SALMON BARBECUE

April 5-10: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily, Hillcrest Lodge, 1717 S. 13th St., Mount Vernon. Alder grilled salmon with baked potato, cole-slaw, garlic bread, beverages and dessert. $12 adults, $10 child/senior plate. Visa/MC accepted. Groups of 15 or more, call for reservations 360-202-0926 or kiwanisbbq.com.

POSTER SIGNING Tulip Festival poster artist Luke

Tornatzky will sign 2014 festival posters and offer other artwork:

Saturday, April 5: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Tulip Town, 15002 Brad-shaw Road, Mount Vernon.

n Sunday, April 6: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at RoozenGaarde, 15867 Bea-ver Marsh Road, Mount Vernon.

MASTER GARDENER ‘STEP-ON GUIDES’

Have a WSU Skagit County Master Gardener act as your tour guide to the Skagit Valley. For res-

ervations, email tonitulip@ comcast.net.

CHILDREN’S MUSEUMApril 3-10: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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

Tuesday, April 8: Enjoy free admission during the museum’s monthly free day.

HISTORICAL MUSEUMApril 3-6, 8-10: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Tuesday through Sunday, Skagit County Historical Museum, 501 S. Fourth St., La Conner. Featuring “100 Years of Fashion” through April 28. $5 adults, $4 seniors and ages 6-12; $10 families. Free for members and ages 5 and younger. 360-466-3365 or skagitcounty.net/museum.

MUSEUM OF NORTHWEST ART

April 3-10: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday and Monday, MoNA, 121 S. First St., La Conner.

The museum’s collections include contemporary art from Wash-ington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Alaska and British Columbia. Free admission. 360-466-4446 or mona museum.org.

LA CONNER SCULPTURE TOURApril 3-10: Area artists display

their work at various sites around La Conner. Maps available at La Conner Chamber of Commerce and participating merchants. Free. 360-466-3125.

ANACORTES QUILT WALKApril 3-10: See a wide variety

of quilts and wearable art gar-ments on display in downtown Anacortes businesses during regu-lar shop hours. Maps available at participating businesses and the Anacortes Visitors Center. Free. 360-333-9311 or fidalgoisland quilters.com.

DOWNTOWN BURLINGTON ART WALK

April 3-10: Check out original artworks on display along Fairhav-en Avenue in downtown Burling-ton. Tour brochures are available at the Visitor Information Cen-ter, 520 E. Fairhaven. Continues through April 30. Free. 360-755-9717 or 360-757-0994.

LA CONNER IN BLOOM: TULIP QUILT CHALLENGE

April 3-10: Check out tulip-themed quilts and fiber artworks at the La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum, 703 S. Second St., La Conner. Created and donated by area quilters, all quilts are for sale with proceeds to benefit restora-tion and repairs to the Gaches Mansion’s picket fence. Museum hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Admission: $7, $5 students and military with ID, free for members and ages 11 and younger. 360-466-4288 or laconnerquilts.com.

ART BASHApril 3-10: Art League North’s

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

ART IN A PICKLE BARNApril 3-10: Azusa Farm & Gar-

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

J & L ART SHOWApril 3-10: Check out the fifth

annual art show at Tulip Valley Winery & Orchard, 16163 High-way 536, Mount Vernon. Local art-ists will show work in a variety of media. Meet the artists at a recep-tion from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 4. Show hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. Free admission and parking. 360-708-3170 or facebook.com/JLArtShow.

SPRING ART SHOWApril 3-6, 9-10: Clayton James,

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

ART AT THE SCHOOLHOUSEApril 4-10: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

daily. Members of the Stanwood Camano Arts Guild offer a variety of original artworks and dem-onstrations at the historic 1888 schoolhouse at Christianson’s Nursery & Greenhouse, 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon. 360-466-3821 or stanwoodarts.com.

‘BEST OF THE FEST’April 4-10: The Anacortes Arts

Festival will present the “Best of the Fest” art show, opening with a reception from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, April 4, and continuing through April 12 at 611 R Ave., Anacortes. This invitational show features work by some of the best artists from the annual Anacortes Arts Festival, coming up Aug. 1-3. Show hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free admission. 360-293-6211 or anacortesartsfestival.com.

31st annual Skagit Valley Tulip FestivalAPRIL 3- 10

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

See FESTIVAL, Page E7


COMING UPin the area

Battlefield Band in concertHISTORIC HOME TOUR The Skagit County Historical Museum will present its fourth Historic Home Tour from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 5, in Edison. Visit Victorian homes, a former church that is now a private residence, a telephone exchange building that is now a gallery and many more — 11 stops in all. Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 day of event, and are available at The Farm-house, Gretchens and Christianson’s Nursery in Mount Vernon; Stowe’s in Burlington; Smith & Vallee Gallery in Edison; at the museum, 501 S. Fourth St., La Conner; or online at skagitcounty.net/museum. 360-466-3365.

ART IN BLOOM The Anacortes Arts Festi-val will present “Art in Bloom: An Eve-ning of Color” from 6 to 9 p.m. Satur-day, April 5, at the Depot Arts and Com-munity Center, 611 R Ave., Anacortes. Enjoy creative food and spirits and silent and live auctions, including a “Collectors’ Auction” of pre-owned artwork. $40 per person includes light dinner, two drink tickets and entertainment discounts. Pro-ceeds benefit youth cultural art through a partnership with the Anacortes School District. 360-293-6211.

OSO MUDSLIDE BENEFIT A benefit con-cert and art auction will take place from 1 to 7 p.m. Sunday, April 6, at the Heart of Anacortes, 1014 Fourth St., Anacortes. Performers include Ben Starner, Lane Fernando, Fidalgo Swing, Knut Bell, Jacob Navarro, Stilly River Band and more. An auction will feature works by Anne Martin McCool, Beki Killorin, Terry MacDonald and others. Event proceeds and donations of cash, food and clothing will benefit victims of the recent Oso mudslide. 360-293-3515.

Battlefield Band will play tradi-tional Scottish music at 7 p.m. today at the Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main in Conway. The band’s most recent album, “Room Enough For All,” won Album of the Year at the MG Alba Scots Trad Music Awards. Battlefield Band has been performing for more than 40 years.

Puirt na Gael will per-form Celtic music in the Parlor before the concert. $29. 360-445-3000 or www.brownpaper-tickets.com/event/586168.


ARTCALL FOR ARTISTS:

The Mount Vernon Down-town Association is devel-oping a roster of artists from all media interested in showing their art in downtown Mount Vernon galleries and businesses during a variety of 2014 Art Walks.

Art will be displayed during open hours at par-ticipating businesses, with a gala opening advertised in print and social media. For information, email [email protected].

ART CLASSESFAMILY ART DAYS AT

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

Next up:“Landscape Painting”:

11 a.m. to 1 p.m. or 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 12. This acrylic painting work-shop will focus on fore-ground, middle ground and background, taking inspira-tion from the landscape paintings in the John Cole exhibit.

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

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.

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

FIBER ART WORKSHOP: 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 5, Museum of Northwest Art, 121 S. First St., La Conner. Design and make your own small rug or wall hanging using Austra-lian Locker Hook, which involves hooking fleece or material through cotton canvas to create a durable, reversible textile object. $75, includes materials. 360-466-4446 or mona museum.org.

AUDITIONS“ENCHANTED APRIL”:

6 to 9 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, April 7-8, Whid-bey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Har-bor. Parts are available for three men and five women.

Auditioners for the part of Costanza should use their best Italian accent. All others are asked to use their best English accent (but it is not required). Rehearsals for the romantic comedy will run through part of April and May, with performances the first three weekends in June. Scripts are available for preview at the play-house.

For information, call 360-679-2237, email [email protected] or visit whidbeyplay-house.com.

SHELTER BAY CHORUS:

Practices 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.

WOMEN SING FOUR-PART HARMONY: Join Harmony Northwest Chorus from 7 to 9:30 p.m. every Monday at the Mount Vernon Senior Cen-ter, 1401 Cleveland Ave. Seeking women who like to sing a cappella music. All skill levels welcome.

ON STAGEANACORTES OPEN

MIC: 9:30 p.m. Thursdays, 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, Conway Pub & Eat-ery, 18611 Main St., Con-way. 360-445-4733.

RECREATIONTRAIL TALES: Friends

of Skagit Beaches lead a series of informative walks along the Tommy Thomp-son Trail in Anacortes. skagitbeaches.org.

TULIP RUN/WALK: 5-mile run or 2-mile run/walk, 9:30 a.m. Saturday, April 5, Skagit Regional Airport, 15400 Airport Drive, Burlington. Regis-ter in advance or day of race starting at 7:30 a.m. Advance registration: $13, or $24 with shirt. Free for ages 14 and younger and 70 and older. Shirt only, $11. Day of race: $22, $33 with shirt. Shirt only, $13. 360-540-1611 or tuliprun.com.

SHORELINE ACADEMY: Friends of Skagit Beaches will host the third annual Fidalgo Shoreline Acad-emy from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, April 5, at the Fidalgo Bay Resort, 4701 Fidalgo Bay Road,

Anacortes.Keynote speaker Dr.

Deborah Kelley, professor at the University of Wash-ington School of Oceanog-raphy, will present “Deep Ocean Vents.” Choose from a variety of presen-tations and interpretive walks offered by local and regional experts. Up to 4.5 clock hours are available to certified Washington state teachers.

Preregistration required by today, April 3, at fidal-goacademy2014.eventbrite.com. More information: [email protected] or skagitbeaches.org.

BOATING COURSE: The Skagit Bay Sail and Power Squadron will offer Amer-ica’s Boating Course from 7 to 9 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, April 7-23, at the Anacortes Marina.

The Coast Guard- and state-approved course qualifies attendees for the Washington Boater Educa-tion Card and for insur-ance discounts. Boaters age 59 and younger were required to have the card by Jan. 1. $55, $65 for two sharing a book. For more information or to register, contact Paul Rosetter at 360-595-1083 or email [email protected].

MEN’S SPRING BAS-KETBALL LEAGUE: Skagit County Parks & Recre-ation’s 2014 Men’s Spring Open Basketball League play begins on Tuesday, April 8, and Thursday, April 10, at Skagit Val-ley College. Registration is limited to the first 12 teams. For information, call 360-336-9339 or visit skagitcounty.net/parks.

COED VOLLEYBALL LEAGUE: Skagit County Parks & Recreation is accepting applications for the Spring Adult Coed Volleyball League. Games

begin on Wednesday, April 9, and Friday, April 11. For information, call 360-336-9414 or visit skagitcounty.net/parks.

KIDS’ VOLLEYBALL

LEAGUE: Mount Vernon Parks and Recreation is accepting registration through Friday, April 11, for its third- and fourth-grade Skagit Spikers Intro-ductory Volleyball League. The three-week introduc-tory league begins May 1 and includes four practices and three game days. Reg-istration: $48-$50, includes team T-shirt. 360-336-6215.

SPRING PLANT WALKS: The Washington Native Plant Society hosts plant walks from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesdays at area parks. For information, call Ann at 360-293-3044 or Susan at 360-659-8792.

Next up:April 8: Rosario Head

at Deception Pass State Park. Meet near the park entrance west of the Bow-man’s Bay park entrance off Rosario Road. Enjoy an easy hike with little ele-vation gain through rocky headland and sheltered woods.

FRIENDS OF THE FOR-EST HIKES: Join Friends of the Forest for scenic hikes in the forest lands around Anacortes. Free. For infor-mation, call 360-293-3725 or visit friendsoftheacfl.org.

Next up:Little Beaver Pond Hike:

Adults, 10 a.m. to noon Fri-day, April 11. Meet at the corner of Clyde Way and Cedar Glen Way in Skyline and learn about the trail network in the forest on the west side of town.

THEATER“THE BETTER ACTOR”:

An acting class for ages 18 and older, 9 a.m. to

1 p.m. Saturdays, April 5-26, in the Star Studio at the Whidbey Play-house, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. This course will offer basic act-ing instruction as well as more detailed training for the experienced actor, including a brief history of drama, how to use your talents to your advantage, how to audition, what happens during rehears-als and performances and more. There will be a class performance on the last day. $30, $15 playhouse members.

For information, contact Stan Thomas at 360-675-0574 or the Whidbey Play-house, 360-679-2237.

WORKSHOPSSPRING BREAK

CAMPS: The Children’s Museum of Skagit County will host morning and afternoon Spring Break Camps for ages 3-9 through Friday, April 4, at the museum, 550 Cascade Mall Drive, Burlington. The camps feature a vari-ety of hands-on activities with a different theme for each session. $10 per session; members save 10 percent.

For information or to register, call 360-757-8888 or visit skagitchildrens museum.net.

SPRING BREAK DAY CAMPS: Burlington Parks and Recreation offers fun activities for kids during spring break. Preregistra-tion required: Call 360-755-9649 or email [email protected].

Muppets, Motion and Milkshakes: Ages 6 to 12, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today. See the new film, “Muppets Most Wanted,” spend time at the gymnastics center, eat popcorn and make milkshakes. $35, includes admission fees.

GET INVOLVED


www.anacortesart.com

FIRST FRIDAY GALLERY WALK

April 4 6-9pm

Anne Martin McCool Gallery

Gallery KP

Burton Jewelers

Scott Milo Gallery

The Majestic Inn and Spa

Apothecary Spa(2nd f loor Majestic Inn)

Gallery at the Depot

27TH ANNUAL TULIP RUN/WALK

Saturday, April 5: Choose the 5-mile run or 2-mile run/walk starting at 9:30 a.m. at Skagit Regional Airport, 15400 Airport Drive, Burlington. Register in advance or day of race starting at 7:30 a.m. Advance registration: $13, or $24 with shirt. Free for ages 14 and younger and 70 and older. Shirt only, $11. Day of race: $22, $33 with shirt. Shirt only, $13. 360-540-1611 or tuliprun.com.

HISTORIC HOME TOURSaturday, April 5: 10 a.m. to 5

p.m. The Skagit County Historical

Museum’s fourth Historic Home Tour will feature the community of Edison. Visit Victorian homes, a former church that is now a private residence, a telephone exchange building that is now a gallery and many more — 11 stops in all. Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 day of event, and are available at The Farmhouse, Gretchens and Christianson’s Nursery in Mount Vernon; Stowe’s in Burlington; Smith & Vallee Gallery in Edison; at the Museum, 501 S. Fourth St., La Conner, or at skagitcounty.net/museum. 360-466-3365.

TULIP SALEApril 3-10: The Mount Ver-

non Lions Club will sell fresh-cut tulips from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, through April 23, at Lions Park,

501 Freeway Drive, Mount Vernon. Tulips will also be available for delivery. Proceeds benefit commu-nity residents who require finan-cial assistance for eye and hearing exams, eyeglasses and hearing aids. 360-424-1888.

ART IN BLOOMSaturday, April 5: 6 to 9 p.m.

The Anacortes Arts Festival pres-ents “Art in Bloom: An Evening of Color” at the Depot Arts and Community Center, 611 R Ave., Anacortes. Creative food and spirits and silent and live auctions, including a “Collectors’ Auction” of pre-owned artwork. $40 per person includes light dinner, two drink tickets and entertainment discounts. Proceeds benefit youth cultural art through a partnership

with the Anacortes School District. 360-293-6211.

WOODFESTSaturday-Sunday, April 5-6: 9

a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Sedro-Woolley High School, 1235 Third St., Sedro-Woolley. Chain saw-carving dem-onstrations and sales, professional woodcraft vendors, student compe-titions, silent auction, wood carving raffle. 360-855-1841.

LIVING ART PROJECTSaturday-Sunday,April 5-6: All

ages are invited to paint their own tile that will become part of a large mosaic artwork, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Maple Hall, 104 Commercial, La Conner. Free. 360-466-5683.

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AT THE LINCOLN THEATRE

712 S. First St., Mount Vernon360-336-8955 n www.lincolntheatre.org

‘The Great Beauty’7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, April 4-55:30 p.m. Sunday, April 67:30 p.m. Monday, April 7

In the “The Great Beauty,” Academy Award winner for this year’s Best Foreign Language Film, journalist Jep Gam-bardella (Toni Servillo) has charmed and seduced his way through the lav-ish nightlife of Rome for decades.

Since the legendary suc-cess of his one and only novel, Gambardella has been a permanent fixture in the city’s literary and social circles, but when his 65th birthday coincides with a shock from the past, Gambardella finds himself unexpectedly taking stock of his life, turning his cut-ting wit on himself and his contemporaries, and look-ing past the extravagant nightclubs, parties and cafés to find Rome in all its glory.

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

‘La Boheme’9:55 a.m. Saturday, April 5

Puccini’s moving story of young love is the most performed opera in Met

history, and with good reason. Anita Hartig stars as the frail Mimì in Franco Zeffirelli’s classic produc-tion, with Vittorio Grigolo as her passionate lover, Rodolfo.

$23 adults; $19 seniors;

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

“The Great Beauty” will play April 4-7 at the Lincoln Theatre.


REVIEWS: MUSIC

Sage the Gemini“Remember Me”

There is a dis-tinct old school West Coast vibe to rapper Sage the Gemini’s first album “Remember Me.” Minimalist beat structures blend with an assured lyrical approach to make this debut memorable indeed.

Sage the Gemini burst into wider consciousness a year ago with his well-received single “Gas Pedal.” That dance-friendly track sets the tone for “Remember Me,” an album that pays a stylistic homage to northern Califor-nia’s Oakland/Fairfield/Vallejo nook of hip-hop creativity.

The title track “Remember Me” has a spacey melody interspersed with booming bass and finger snaps that would have been at home on any late 1980s Too Short track. This song and “Red Nose” smartly make as much use of silence between sounds as they do of the beats and melodies themselves.

The true gem is “Go Somewhere,” which sets aside the leering lascivious-ness of “Gas Pedal.” Here, Sage the Gemini and featured rapper Iamsu offer a more gentlemanly approach for the targets of their affection. It’s one of the smoothest hip-hop tracks you’ll hear this year and a slow clap is due for Sage the Gemini and his debut album that refuses to shout in an age of endless noise.

n Ron Harris, Associated Press

Jerrod Niemann“High Noon”

Jerrod Nie-mann’s one-of-a-kind recordings have been as adventurous as any male country sing-er to score a hit in the last five years. But country music doesn’t always embrace experimentation. So the Kan-sas native has enjoyed a few hits but has struggled with consistency on the radio charts.

“High Noon,” Niemann’s third album with Arista Records, is his attempt to reign in his wilder ideas without completely ditching his daring

nature. His current hit, “Drink To That All Night,” overflows with unusual musical flourishes, bringing life to Nie-mann’s mix of rap-influenced verses and a thumping, sing-along chorus. Even the seemingly conventional “Come On, Come On” features sly embellishments, while Niemann nails the feel-good spirit of the lyrics — making it the album’s standout cut.

However, some songs go too far in dulling Niemann’s edges. Nearly every male Nashville singer has a song boasting that country boys can get loud and rough, and Niemann’s “We Know How To Rock” doesn’t add anything new or clever. The lackluster “She’s Fine” wastes a chance to create something special with country rapper Colt Ford.

But when Niemann ends the wacky “Donkey” by mocking the animal’s signature bray, it’s clear he’s still full of unexpected turns. Let’s hope he keeps the weirdness intact while trying to strike gold.

n Michael McCall, Associated Press

Shakira“Shakira”

Shakira’s domination in America has dwindled since she became a hip-swiveling goddess of festive pop hits like “Whenever, Wherever” and “Hips Don’t Lie.”

Already a superstar in her native Colombia, the multitalented singer-songwriter-instrumentalist took the American pop scene by storm when she made her U.S. language debut in 2001 with personal, rich songs about romance and more. But her recent albums haven’t matched the spark, edge and charisma from her work a decade ago, and her new self-titled release, while enjoyable at times, doesn’t showcase this Grammy-win-ning, Golden Globe-nominated super-star in the right light.

“Shakira,” her tenth album, features the 37-year-old taking a back seat as lead songwriter and producer, and that doesn’t come off as a wise move. “Dare (La La La),” helmed by Dr. Luke, Max Martin and others, sounds like a Jennifer Lopez song, and that’s not a compliment (sorry, Jenny). While Shakira’s stint as a judge on “The

Voice” has been pleasurable to watch, her duet with fellow mentor Blake Shelton on the country-feeling “Medi-cine” is a bore, though it was co-writ-ten by Academy Award nominee and hit country songwriter Hillary Lindsey.

Even the duet with Rihanna, the up-tempo lead single “Can’t Remember to Forget You,” comes off as a cry for a pop hit. The song lacks energy though two superstars are part of it, and the collaboration feels forced (Rihanna and Shakira are both signed to Roc Nation management).

Shakira does move the needle a bit on the reggae-laced “Cut Me Deep,” which features the band Magic! Nasir Atweh, the band’s lead singer, is part of the songwriting duo The Messen-gers, who have penned hits for Justin Bieber, Chris Brown and Pitbull.

“Spotlight,” co-written by Lindsey and produced by Greg Kurstin, sounds arena-ready, which is excellent for an entertaining performer like Shakira. And the album’s most honest moment is “23,” a sweet ode to her 1-year-old son’s father, soccer player Gerard Pique, who is 10 years younger than Shakira (he was 23 when they met). She co-wrote the simple guitar tune with Luis Fernando Ochoa, who col-laborated with Shakira on her third album and major label debut, 1996’s “Pies Descalzos.”

Full-blown reunion please?

n Mesfin Fekadu, Associated Press

Future Islands“Singles”

Baltimore synth-pop trio Future Islands’ appearance on “The Late Show with David Let-terman” last month was a textbook case of old media (TV) working with new media (viral memes of super-intense singer Samuel T. Herring’s hip-swiveling dance moves) to cre-ate overnight buzz for a previously obscure indie band. Couple that with a series of riveting performances at the SXSW festival, and — voilà! — Future Islands’ fourth album, “Singles,” is sud-denly hot.

“Singles” proves worthy of the attention. Herring’s bandmates, Ger-ritt Welmers and William Cashion, lay down a New Order-style bed of

streamlined electro-pop. That creates a cool foundation for Herring’s heated expressions of pain, love and loss. The album is called “Singles,” but from the lead cut, “Seasons (Waiting On You),” to the soul-searching closer, “A Dream of You and Me,” it charts an earnest, darkly romantic course that holds together as a unified piece of work.

n Dan DeLuca, The Philadelphia Inquirer

Nickel Creek“A Dotted Line”

Nine years, much like tomor-row, is such a long time, but it’s exactly what was necessary for Nickel Creek to become the project it has become with “A Dotted Line.” The teenage musicians responsible for “A Lighthouse’s Tale” and “When You Come Back Down” have grown up into songwriters with a knowledge of when to let the music breathe.

Patience is one of the defining qual-ities of this LP. This is evident in the relative dearth of fretboard-burning barnstormers on “A Dotted Line.”

n Brice Ezell, popmatters.com

“Looking Into You: A Tribute to Jackson Browne”Various artists

Jackson Browne is well known for his live performances and the quality of his recordings. That’s why he was inducted in both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame. The musicians who take on his catalog have quite the chal-lenge.

The good news is that the roster includes some big names, such as Bruce Springsteen and Patti Scialfa taking on the Mexican-tinged “Linda Paloma,” Don Henley with the indie folk band Blind Pilot gently adapting the introspective classic “These Days,” and Bonnie Raitt and David Lindley offering a reggae reinterpretation of “Everywhere I Go.”

n Steve Horowitz, popmatters.com

Other notable releasesw Robert Cray - “In My Soul”w Band of Skulls - “Himala-yan”w Chevelle - “La Gar-gola”w Chiodos - “Devil”w Mac DeMarco - “Salad Days”w Ronnie James Dio - “This Is Your Life”w Infamous Stringdust-ers - “Let It Go”w Kaiser Chiefs - “Education, Education, Education & War”w Lacuna Coil - “Bro-ken Crown Halo”w Manches-ter Orches-tra - “Cope”w Mobb Deep - “The Infamous Mobb Deep”w Pattern Is Movement - “Pattern Is Movement”w Leon Russell - “Life Journey”w Thievery Corporation - “Saudade”

n popmat ters.com


‘The Last of Us: Left Behind’Platform: Sony PlayStation 3Rated: MPrice: $14.99 (base game required)Rating: 4 stars (out of 4)

Topping many of 2013’s “Best Of” lists, “The Last of Us” proved that there was still something worthwhile to drag out of the “let’s shoot zom-bies in video games” trend. This action-adventure game put the focus on quiet, personal moments between the lead characters, while still providing the intense combat you would expect from a loud, shooty video game.

And in the final analysis, the low-key drama was much more fulfilling than the shooting. “Left Behind,” a new story add-on for “The Last of Us,” dives even deep-er into unexpected moments of humanity amid the chaos of a ruined American civilization.

In the original “The Last of Us,” jaded guide Joel is tasked with transporting young Ellie across the U.S., as she is immune to the fungal virus that turned most of the population into monsters. The pair must contend with warring fac-tions of survivors, decreasing supplies and, naturally, the fungus-zombies hiding around every corner.

Perhaps the toughest challenges, however, are the constant reminders of what life used to be like as they make their way through abandoned homes and destroyed cities.

“Left Behind” is a prequel to the

events of the main game, introducing Ellie’s friend Riley. Riley is about to skip town to join a resistance movement, and she wants to give Ellie one last night of teenage fun.

These sections are told via flashback, as the game jumps from an unseen por-tion of Ellie’s present-day adventure with Joel to her memories of that night with Riley.

Yes, there’s plenty of dodging and shooting enemies, of both the infected and survivalist variety. But what is most amazing about “Left Behind” are those flashback scenes, where the game literally becomes the story of two teen girls on a trip to the mall.

Of course, that mall is ransacked and abandoned, and the girls have little frame of reference for understanding the remains, but that does not get in the way of two kids having fun. Throughout the ruins of the mall, the pair explore bygone scenes of American culture, like Hallow-een costume stores, arcades and photo booths.

These calm, funny parts of “Left Behind” do something uncommon in video gaming: They show kids just being kids. It is important to note that this is all playable, not a bunch of dramatic cut scenes.

“Left Behind” turns from surprise to surprise as you find yourself having as much fun as the girls doing normal things unfamiliar in the world of video games.

This being “The Last of Us,” you can expect a dour framing — the world as we know it is gone, after all — but the fact that “Left Behind” so adroitly explores the connection between two young friends makes it a standout addition.

“Left Behind” on PlayStation 3 requires the original “The Last of Us” game to download and play.

n Joe Fourhman, Chicago Tribune

REVIEWS: VIDEO GAMES

By BRIAN CRECENTEMcClatchy-Tribune News Service

Perhaps not an overwhelming commer-cial success, one of last year’s most intrigu-ing critical video game success stories was a game about an empty home and the story it told to a returning daughter.

With no violence, no action, no threat, no way to die or be hurt, “Gone Home” still managed to captivate its audience, receiving accolades and nominations for game of the year from websites, newspa-pers, magazines, the industry and, most recently, even the Games for Change con-ference.

But for some, one odd question remains: Is “Gone Home” a video game?

Unlike with movies, music and literature, the thing that defines video games still remains, in some corners, a debated issue.

“Gone Home” is a game of explora-tion and narration, an effective vehicle for storytelling. But its lack of puzzles and combat, and the inability to lose or even change the outcome, have some question-ing its gaming legitimacy.

Steve Gaynor, writer and designer at “Gone Home” developer Fullbright Studio, agreed during a recent talk at the Game Developers Conference that these missing elements set it apart from what he called “modern mainstream video games,” but said the title still has very much in common with game experiences.

Three key things that make “Gone Home” a video game, he said, is its central focus on player agency, the game’s inher-ent spirit of playfulness and the variability of player experience.

The game, told through the first-person perspective of Kaitlin Greenbriar, opens with the young woman returning home to an Oregon mansion after a year-long trip abroad. Players must explore the home, reading notes, finding recordings and interpreting clues, to piece together why Greenbriar’s parents and younger sister are missing.

Despite the fact that there is only one story to tell, and only one ending, Gaynor calls the experience a dialog between the player and the designer of the game.

“It’s an edited discussion,” he said. “The designer established the rules and your

inputs are changing that conversation every session that you play.

“The content that you encounter appears differently than for someone else. It is unique to each user and their inter-pretation. The interactivity of it makes the experience unique to yourself.”

That’s because, Gaynor argued, the player’s own interpretations of what they see and how they approach examining the home changes those interpretations for each player.

“Every note is always in the same place, but the game is about entering a space and imbuing this with meaning,” he said. “The structure of your experience is unique to you even though you don’t get to decide what happens in the story.”

Gaynor said the developers also went to great lengths to subtlety acknowledge to the player that the developer knew they were there because the designers didn’t want it to feel like just an empty house, but an adventure in a home written by real people.

Some have questioned why “Gone Home’s” powerful story wasn’t delivered simply as text, with no graphics, a throw-back to the text adventures popularized in the ‘80s.

“The story wasn’t written in isolation and applied to those mediums,” Gaynor said. “It was written for the medium it was intended for. We didn’t decide to tell a story and figure out a gamer to make around it. The game came first and the narrative was designed for that.

“It is a story about exploration and dis-covery.”

Ultimately, he added, “Gone Home” is a game because it is a story told within an interactive environment which allows the players to decide how to tackle the unwinding of the game’s fiction and its interpretation.

“There is a deep trust in the player to explore of their own volition and not to be told what to do,” he said, “to understand how the whole game works.”

n Good Game is an internationally syndi-cated news and opinion column about the big stories of the week in the gaming indus-try and its bigger impact on things to come. Brian Crecente is a founding news editor of Polygon.

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ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area April 3-10 TUNING UP Playing at area venues April 3-10

Thursday.3THEATER

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

Friday.4IMPROV

“An Evening of Improv”: Mike Jenkins and Brian Geer, 8 p.m., H2O, 314 Com-mercial Ave., Anacortes. $5. Proceeds will benefit the Anacortes 100 Food Bank. 360-755-3956 or anacortesH2O.com.

THEATER“Les Miserables” (musical-drama):

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

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

Saturday.5THEATER

“Peter Pan” (musical): Lyric Light Opera, 7:30 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $22-$45. 416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org.



Sunday.6MUSIC

Broadway Classics: Shelter Bay Chorus, 3 p.m., Depot Arts Center, 611 R Ave., Anacortes. $10 at the door. 360-466-1783.

THEATER“Peter Pan” (musical): Lyric Light

Opera, 2 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $22-$45. 416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org.

“Les Miserables” (musical-drama): 2 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.


Thursday.10THEATER



THURSDAY.3

SATURDAY.5

SUNDAY.6

Battlefield Band, with Puirt na Gael: 7 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $29. 360-445-3000.

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

David’s Drinking Band: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $5. 360-445-3000.

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

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

Dylan Jakobsen: 8 to 11 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commer-cial Ave., Anacortes. 360-588-1720.

Eagle Teeth, Glitterbang, The Shows: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $5. 360-778-1067.

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

Tommy Castro and the Painkillers: 8 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $25. 360-445-3000.

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

MeatHaus Blues: 6 to 9 p.m., Carpen-ter Creek Winery, 20376 E. Hickox Road, Mount Vernon. $7 cover. 360-848-6673.

Latigo Lace (con-temporary country dance): 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Win-ners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover. 877-275-2448.

Fat Tones: 9 p.m., H2O, 314 Commer-cial Ave., Anacortes. 360-755-3956.

Gaytheist, Wild Throne, Tartufi, Tacos!: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $7. 360-778-1067.

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

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

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

Mark and Rita Hoskins (Canadiana, folk, country): 6 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $5. 360-445-3000.

Oso Mudslide Benefit: Ben Starner, Lane Fer-nando, Fidalgo Swing, Knut Bell, Jacob Navar-ro, Stilly River Band and more; 1 to 7 p.m., Heart of Anacortes, 1014 Fourth St., Anacortes. An art auction and dona-tions of cash, food and clothing will benefit Oso mudslide victims. 360-293-3515.

Caleb Klauder Country Band: 5:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. 360-766-6266.

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

Blues/rock jam with CC Adams and Friends: 4 to 9 p.m., Station House, 315 Morris St., La Conner. 360-466-4488.

Minor Plains, High Up, Prom King: 9:30 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $3. 360-778-1067.

Stilly River Band: 6 to 9 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Ana-cortes. 360-588-1720.

The Swingnuts: 6 to 9 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Ana-cortes. 360-588-1720.

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

FRIDAY.4“AN EVENING OF IMPROV” WITH MIKE JENKINS AND BRIAN GEER8 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. $5. Proceeds will benefit the Anacortes 100 Food Bank. 360-755-3956 or anacortesH2O.com.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY.5-6“PETER PAN”

Lyric Light Opera, 7:30 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $22-$45.

416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org.

Mandi Asplund A Moment’s Focus Photography

FRIDAY.4

WEDNESDAY.9 THURSDAY.10

FRIDAY.42 BUCK CHUCK9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover. 877-275-2448.

THURSDAY.10THE SWINGNUTS6 to 9 p.m., Rockfish

Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

360-588-1720.


TRAVEL

Xanterra Parks & Resorts via AP

A wavy rockscape in sun and shadow in Death Valley National Park in California. The park is one of the hottest places on earth but temperatures are less extreme in the spring than summer.

AP file / 2005

Wild flowers bloom on the edge of Badwater Basin, the lowest elevation in the U.S., 282 feet below sea level, with the Panamit Range in the background.

By JOHN MARSHALLAssociated Press

FURNACE CREEK, Calif. — The perception of Death Valley is that it’s hot and desolate.

The hot part is right, at least in the summer, when Death Valley is one of the hottest places on Earth. Even in spring, it’s about as hot many other places are come August, with April and May temperatures ranging from the 70s to just over 100.

As for desolation — yes, the land-scape is stark. This is a desert, after all.

But there’s also a certain beauty to it, a mosaic of colors from the salt flats and sand dunes to the striations of craggy peaks. Some years, stun-ning wildflowers bloom in spring and early summer, and the National Park Service reports “a pretty decent

bloom this spring” thanks to rainfall at higher elevations of the park.

“There’s really something for everyone,” said Denise Perkins, director of marketing and sales for Furnace Creek Resort in Death Val-ley.

“People often think, ‘I can’t toler-ate that heat,’” she added, “but that kind of heat we’re talking about is not all year.”

Death Valley marks its 20th year this year as a national park.

Located about two hours west of Las Vegas along the California-Nevada state line, Death Valley is unique. Part of the Mojave Desert, it is the lowest point in the Western Hemisphere, 282 feet below sea level at the salt flats of Badwater.

The valley was formed by parallel fault lines along the mountain ranges on opposite sides of the valley pull-

ing away from each other, creating a trough effect. Shifting fault lines over eons have created a geological theme park of sorts, filled with picturesque canyons, sand dunes, multicolored mountains that rise up to 11,000 feet above the valley and dramatic vistas.

“Something people aren’t aware of are the mountains that surround here,” said Alan van Valkenburg, a ranger at Death Valley National Park. “One of the comments we get most from visitors is that they were sur-prised how rugged it was here, how beautiful it was here when they were expecting it to be flat and boring.”

The hub of Death Valley is Fur-nace Creek, where the visitor’s center is located, along with the two proper-ties of Furnace Creek Resort — an upscale Inn and family-oriented Ranch — several restaurants, a gro-cery store and a golf course.

Death Valley in spring: Beautiful and not that hot


TRAVEL

Local travel WWU FACULTY-LED TRAVEL PROGRAMS: West-ern Washington University will offer several educa-tional travel programs this summer in Italy and Africa. Global Discovery trips are not for university credit or restricted to Western stu-dents. Trips include: Tuscany, Italy: Aug. 31-Sept. 14. Mount Kilimanjaro Climb and Serengeti Safari Exten-sion: July 5-19. Serengeti Safari and Kilimanjaro Culture Tour Extension: July 14-26. Details: 360- 650-6409, [email protected], wwu.edu/GlobalDiscovery.

TRAVEL PACKING WORK-SHOP: 11 a.m. Saturday, April 12, AAA Travel Store, 1600 E. College Way, Suite A, Mount Vernon. Kathleen Collum will share tips on how to make the most of your packing space and the latest accessories and gear to help you comply with new flying regulations. RSVP: 360-848-2090.

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

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

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

Perhaps the most popu-lar drive in the park is the 17 miles from Furnace Creek to Badwater, a salt flat that marks the low-est point in the Western Hemisphere. To get a sense of how low the spot is, look up at the mountains to the south where a sign shows sea level.

Along the road, stop by the Devil’s Golf Course, a unique area where rock salt in the valley has been eroded into jagged spires, then swing through Art-ist’s Drive, a narrow, one-lane with scenic views of the multiple colors of the mountains to the east. There’s also a short hike to Natural Bridge Canyon off the road.

Zabriske Point is the iconic viewpoint in the park — the one where all the sunrise photos are taken — overlooking strangely eroded and mul-ticolored badlands. Dante’s View is a 45-minute drive, but well worth it, offering perhaps the best view of Death Valley from 5,000 feet.

To the north, the Mes-quite Flat Sand Dunes, near Stovepipe Wells, is a popular and easily acces-sible way to see one of the park’s five sand dune areas. A little farther north, there’s the Ubehebe Crater, a deep volcanic crater, and Scotty’s Castle, a Spanish-style mansion built by a wealthy Chicago couple who were duped by a scam prospector named “Death Valley Scotty,” but decided to stay anyway because they liked the area so much.

The park also is filled with miles of rugged back-country, particularly on the peaks above on the west side, and some great hik-ing areas, including Mosaic Canyon, a narrow stretch of polished marble walls.

The night sky is brilliant

and clear for stargazing — some people see the Milky Way for the first time in Death Valley.

A March 31 update on the park’s website noted colorful spring flowers pop-ping up in various areas of the park, including carpets of yellow flowers south of Badwater, with others blooming along a stretch of Highway 190, in lower Emigrant Canyon and else-where.

But “even without the bloom, it’s a very, very beautiful place to appreci-ate in its own right,” Per-kins said. “There’s so many reasons to come out here.”

OK, the heat. There’s a reason why it’s called Death Valley, and why places around the park have names like Furnace Creek, Badwa-ter, Dante’s View, and the Devil’s Golf Course.

Summertime tem-peratures in Death Valley routinely climb above 120 degrees. Earth’s hot-test temperature ever was recorded here, a whopping 134 degrees in 1913. If you visit from May to October, expect to be hot.

The rest of the year, though, it’s moderate, highs between 70 and 80, 40s and 50s during the coldest part of the year.

“It really can be miser-able in the summer,” van Valkenburg said. “But the rest of the year it’s actually quite nice.”

LEFT: Tourists walk along a ridge at Death Valley National Park.

AP file / 2010

RIGHT: Dantes View overlook, one of the most popular views of Death Valley.

AP file / 2006

BELOW: The Furnace Creek Inn at dusk.

Xanterra Parks & Resorts via AP

Death Valley National Park On the Web: nps.gov/deva Getting there: From Las Vegas, about 120 miles, via NV Hwy 160 to Pahrump, left on Bell Vista Road, right on CA Hwy 127 at Death Valley Junction. Furnace Creek Resort: The Inn, carved on the side of a hill overlooking the valley, is an upscale historic hotel while the Ranch is more laid back, sprawling across the valley

floor like a small town. Rates at the Ranch, which is open year-round, start at $150, and the Inn, which is typically closed from mid-May to October, start at $350. Safety tips: A handful of tourists have died in recent years visiting Death Valley. Don’t underestimate the need for bringing water with you. Don’t stay in the sun long. Tell someone at home what your travel plans are, and don’t go off main roads; GPS directions have sometimes led visitors astray.


G. LOVE & SPECIAL SAUCE: April 4, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

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

BETTY WHO: April 5, The Bar-boza, Seattle. 206-709-9442 or thebarboza.com.

BEATS ANTIQUE: April 5, Show-box SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com. MIA VERMILLION AND JASON EDWARDS: April 5, Tim Noah Thumbnail Theater, Snohomish. 360-568-9412 or www.brown papertickets.com.

CHUCK RAGAN & THE CAMA-RADERIE, THE WHITE BUFFALO: April 7, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

BASTILLE: April 8, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

VNV NATION: April 8, The Show-box, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

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

PETTY FEST: April 9, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND: April 10, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or show boxonline.com.

INFECTED MUSHROOM: April 11, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

KRIS ORLOWSKI: April 12, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

THE WAILIN’ JENNYS: April 12-13, Lincoln Theatre, Mount Ver-non. 360-336-8955 or lincoln theatre.org.

VOLBEAT: Apil 14, Paramount Theatre, Seattle. 877-784-4849 or tickets.com.

SCHOOLBOY Q: April 14, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

PINK MARTINI: April 15, Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham. 360-734-6080 or mountbakertheatre.com.

THE AFGHAN WHIGS: April 15, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

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

CHROMEO: April 16, The Show-box, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

BLACK LABEL SOCIETY: April 16, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

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

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

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

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

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

SLEEPER AGENT: April 22, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

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

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

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

THE 1975: April 24, The Show-box, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

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

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

THE WANTED, MIDNIGHT RED:

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

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

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

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

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

THE GLITCH MOB: May 3, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com. STEEL PANTHER: May 3, Show-box SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

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

THE GLITCH MOB: May 4, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

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

WHO’S BAD: “The Ultimate Michael Jackson Tribute Band”: May 8, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

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

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

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

PRISCILLA AHN: May 13, Columbia City Theater, Seattle. 800-838-3006 or columbiacity theater.com.

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

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

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

NICKEL CREEK: May 17, Moore Theatre, Seattle. 877-784-4849 or livenation.com. KISHI BASHI: May 20, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

LINDSEY STIRLING: May 21, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com. BACKSTREET BOYS, AVRIL LAVIGNE: May 22, WaMu Theater, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or ticket master.com.

TECH N9NE: May 23-24, Show-box SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

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

THE NYLONS: May 24, Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Bow. 877-275-2448 or theskagit.com.

LANA DEL REY: May 27, WaMu Theater, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com. BLACK FLAG: May 27, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

LADY GAGA’S artRAVE: May 28, KeyArena, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

LIONEL RITCHIE: with CeeLo Green: May 30, KeyArena, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

“IN MY LIFE”: A Musical Trib-ute to the Beatles: June 5, Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham. 360-734-6080 or mountbakertheatre.com.

GRIEVES: June 7, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or show boxonline.com.

BRIT FLOYD: June 9, McCaw Hall, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

ONEREPUBLIC: June 12, Com-cast Arena at Everett. 866-332-8499 or comcastarenaeverett.com. ALLEN STONE: June 13, Cha-teau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

DIGITOUR: June 20, The Show-box, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com. STEVE EARLE & THE DUKES: June 20-21, Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Bow. 877-275-2448 or theskagit.com.

SARAH McLACHLAN: June 20-21, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

MERLE HAGGARD, EMMYLOU HARRIS: June 22, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com. FITZ & THE TANTRUMS: June 27, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

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

CHER: June 28, KeyArena, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or live nation.com. JOHN LEGEND: June 28, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com. STEVE WINWOOD: June 29, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodin-ville. 800-745-3000 or ticket master.com. KISS, DEF LEPPARD: June 29, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 800-745-3000 or LiveNation.com. KRAFTWERK 3-D: July 1, Para-mount Theatre, Seattle. 877-784-4849 or tickets.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 live nation.com.

MÖTLEY CRÜE: July 27, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

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

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NEW YORK — With A-listers like Matthew McConaughey, Julia Rob-erts and Halle Berry jump-ing to TV, actor Bradley Whitford marvels at how the show-biz stigma of the small screen is now a thing of the past.

Whitford is best known for his role as Deputy Chief of Staff Josh Lyman on

NBC’s critically acclaimed series “The West Wing” (1999-2006).

“I remember thinking, oh thank god there’s this snob-bery about TV,” the 54-year-old actor said in a recent interview. “I was getting better writing by an expo-nential amount than Meryl Streep when I was on ‘West Wing.’ I was so grateful.

“Now unfortunately, all the movie stars, the big flossers, have realized that

not only do you get great writing, (but) it’s a really satisfying way of storytell-ing. ... It’s not about blowing stuff up.”

He hopes this trend won’t mean qualified actors will be overlooked for someone with a bigger name.

“If anybody had any idea that ‘Breaking Bad’ was gonna be a tenth as suc-cessful as it was, (creator) Vince (Gilligan) would not have been allowed to write

it,” Whitford said. “Bryan (Cranston) would not have been allowed to be in it. None of that beautiful cast would be in it. Same with ‘The Sopranos.’ We never would’ve met James Gan-dolfini if anybody thought it was gonna be successful.”

Whitford said that was true to a certain extent with “West Wing.”

“Nobody thought it was gonna work. ‘You can’t have a fake president. It’s about

politics, that never works,’” he said. “People found it and it grew to be much big-ger than we ever thought it would be.”

Whitford stars on the ABC comedy “Trophy Wife” (airing Tuesdays). He plays an older husband with a younger wife (Malin Akerman). His character has two ex-wives (Marcia Gay Harden and Michaela Watkins).

Despite the show’s title,

Akerman’s Kate isn’t a stereotypical piece of arm candy for Whitford’s Pete, much like TBS’ “Cougar Town” isn’t about older women paired with younger men.

Ratings for “Trophy Wife” have been so-so, but Whitford is hoping for a sec-ond season. He said he was “looking to do something different and comedy was definitely something I was looking for.”

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By ROGER MOOREMcClatchy-Tribune News Service

The superhuman efforts director Joe Johnston made to persuade Chris Evans to re-enlist in the comic book movie universe as “Captain America” pay more dividends in “Captain America: The Winter Soldier.”

Evans, that perfect specimen of American manhood, really sells the earnestness, the dry wit, the sense of duty and righteousness of the icon of American values that he represents in this sequel, even if Johnston isn’t around to direct it.

And it’s great that “The Winter Soldier” is actually about something, a comic book spin on privacy and civil liberties issues straight out of today’s data mining headlines. It’s a free-dom vs. fear movie, liberty vs. “order.”

There are clever ways the story folds back into the first “Captain America” film’s world, great effects and a retro-future tech that is fascinating.

But “The Winter Soldier” lacks that lump-in-the-throat heart that Evans, Johnston and company brought to the first “Captain America.” The co-directors of “You, Me and Dupree,” Anthony Russo and Joe Russo, serve up a pretty generic sequel, with inconsequen-tial villains and predictable flourishes, an epic whose epic effects lack grandeur.

From its quasi-fascist logo and overly-imposing D.C. headquarters to the Stalinesque uniform that Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) sports, S.H.I.E.L.D. (“Strategic Hazard Inter-vention Espionage Logistics Directorate” in the comics) is plainly a multinational agency that’s reaching beyond its “fight evil, protect Earth” mandate. Robert Redford plays Alex-ander Pierce, the fellow who lords over the directorate of this ever-burgeoning security empire.

Nick Fury barely has time to fret over the idea that “to build a really better world, some-times that means you have to tear the old one down,” when he’s attacked. The Captain, Steve Rogers (Evans), and Black Widow, Natasha Romanoff (Scarlett Johansson), set out to unravel this mystery, who the new menace is and what the enemy’s masked “Winter Sol-dier” super-warrior has in his bag of tricks.

Johansson, who has no hint of a Russian accent this time (not a bad move, consider-ing how Russians are regarded this spring), makes an apt, super-sexy sparring partner for

the Captain. She’s constantly suggesting he get back on the dating scene — in between epic brawls with legions of foes. Not that the Captain doesn’t notice women — his nurse-neighbor, for instance (Emily VanCamp).

The fights are spectacular combina-tions of digitally augmented stunt-work. The directors and screenwriters find all manner of new ways for the Captain’s shield to pay off, and Evans and Johansson make these shooting, strangling punch-outs cool.

Anthony Mackie shows up as a potential new sidekick, which only calls attention to the question, “Hey, where are Captain America’s OTHER Avenger pals in this hour of crisis?”

The best new effect is a holographic teleconference involving Redford (fairly bland in this part) and the other governing execs of S.H.I.E.L.D. Worst cameo is Garry Shandling, as a senator who apparently has been using Kim Novak’s botox team.

And that message — that we’re more likely to give up our freedoms by consent than by force — is not a bad one to hammer home.

But “The Winter Soldier” has long, talky, dead stretches. It’s emotionally flat, a lot closer to Evans’ “Fantastic Four” films or the “Thor” sequel than it is to “Captain America: The First Avenger,” or “The Aveng-ers.” It’s OK for April, in other words, but not up to the higher stan-dards of a Marvel summer block-buster.

‘Captain America’ is still cool, but his latest film, ‘The Winter Soldier,’ is kind of flat

Chris Evans stars in “Captain America: The Winter Soldier.”Marvel-Disney via AP

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Cast: Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Redford, Cobie Smulders, Anthony Mackie Running time: 2:16 MPAA rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of violence, gunplay and action throughout


MOVIES

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

“Bad Words” — I loved the misanthrope played by Jason Bateman in his directorial debut, and you might, too, if your sense of humor is just sick enough. A loophole has allowed this big bowl of hate to compete against fourth-graders in a spelling bee, where he spews insults with a deadpan style that leaves his victims speechless. A pitch-black dark comedy. Comedy, R, 89 minutes. HHH1⁄2 “Ender’s Game” — A first-rate cast of wily veterans (Harrison Ford, Ben Kingsley) and fresh-faced youngsters (Asa Butterfield of “Hugo”) deliver a rousing, challeng-ing adventure that should satisfy most young fans of the beloved sci-fi novel while keeping the adults engrossed as well. The sim-ulated battles against scary aliens are beautifully shot and expertly choreographed. Sci-fi adventure, PG-13, 114 minutes. HHH “Enemy” — A history professor meets his more intense doppelganger in a weird, psychological, sexual thriller. Jake Gyllenhaal plays both roles, infusing each man with so many subtle but distinctive differences, we’re never confused about which of the Two Jakes we’re seeing onscreen. It’s quietly magnificent work. Thriller, R, 90 minutes. HHH “Frozen” — When a queen with icy powers (voice of Idina Menzel) accidentally freezes her kingdom, she runs away and her intrepid sister (Kris-ten Bell) goes to find her. Sure to delight kids and capti-vate adults, Disney’s musical “Frozen” is the instant favor-ite for the animated feature Oscar. Animated musical, PG, 102 minutes. HHH1⁄2 “Her” — In writer-director Spike Jonze’s lovely and wondrous ultra-modern romance, a fragile fellow in the not-so-distant future (Joaquin Phoenix) falls in love with the voice of an operating system (Scarlett Johansson). One of the more original, hilarious and even heartbreaking stories of the year. It works both as a love story and as a commentary on the ways technology

isolates us from human con-tact. Comedy-romance, R, 119 minutes. HHH1⁄2 “Inside Llewyn Davis” — With this dry comedy about the American folk music scene of the early 1960s, Ethan and Joel Coen have crafted another unique period piece. Oscar Isaac gives a memorable perfor-mance as the title charac-ter, a thoroughly unlikable, selfish, socially poisonous miscreant. The music is ter-rific. With Justin Timberlake, Carey Mulligan and John Goodman. Comedy, R, 105 minutes. HHH1⁄2 “Lone Survivor” — This re-creation of a 2005 Navy SEAL mission builds to one of the most realistic, shock-ing, gruesome and devastat-ing depictions of war ever put on film. Instead of going for the big-picture perspec-tive, director Peter Berg focuses on the unflinching bravery of soldiers executing their mission and looking out for one another. Mark Wahl-berg stars. War drama, R, 121 minutes. HHH “Mr. Peabody & Sherman” — The old TV cartoon about a genius dog, his adopted son and their time-traveling adven-tures becomes a whip-smart, consistently funny and good-natured film with terrific voice performances led by Ty Burrell as Peabody. Lots of sight gags and goofy puns, with some clever one-liners intended for the parents in the audience. Animated adventure, PG, 90 minutes. HHH “Nebraska” — What a joy it is to watch Bruce Dern playing such a miserable SOB in the best role of his long career. Woody Grant is a crabby, boozy, sometimes delusional old guy on a road trip with his son (Will Forte) to collect a sweepstakes prize. Alexander Payne’s latest film is a modern 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, beau-tiful and memorable. Drama, R, 115 minutes. HHHH “Noah” — One of the most dazzling and unforget-table biblical epics ever put on film. Director Darren Aronofsky has delivered an emotionally involving

and sometimes loony inter-pretation of the tale of a God-loving man (Russell Crowe, ferocious and razor-sharp) and his ark. Jennifer Connelly, Ray Winstone, Emma Watson and Anthony Hopkins round out a stellar cast. Biblical epic, PG-13, 131 minutes. HHH1⁄2

“Sabotage” — After stealing $10 million from a drug cartel, elite DEA agents become targets in a brutal, bloody, dark and at times gruesomely funny thriller. The team is played by a strong cast headed by Arnold Schwarzenegger, being typically Arnold, Sam

Worthington, Olivia Williams and Terrence Howard. Action thriller, R, 109 minutes. HHH1⁄2 “RoboCop” — The 2014 version of “RoboCop” takes advantage of the superior technology available now, but doesn’t match up to the original when it comes to story and cast. As Alex Mur-phy, the wounded officer con-verted into RoboCop, Joel Kinnaman comes across as a wooden human being AND a wooden robot. Sci-fi action, PG-13, 118 minutes. HH “Son of God” — The first feature in recent memory telling us a life-spanning story of Jesus Christ recounts the events with great reverence but, alas, is not a good movie. The special effects are just OK, and in the title role, Portu-guese-born heartthrob Diogo Morgado hits a lot of wrong notes. Historical drama, PG-13, 138 minutes. H1⁄2 “That Awkward Moment” — Strives to straddle the line between breezy, broman-tic comedy and “Hangover”-esque guy humor – and fails miserably on both counts. Talented, charismatic actors including Zac Efron and Michael B. Jordan star in a not particularly offensive but utterly unmemorable film. Comedy, R, 94 minutes. H1⁄2 “The Art of the Steal” — Kurt Russell and Matt Dillon, two actors who just make you smile when they show up in a movie, play half-brothers in a jaunty caper film that, alas, doesn’t work. Writer-director Jonathan Sobol keeps things moving, the editing is tight and crisp, and the cast do their best to sell every scene, but it’s a tough sell when the payoff is neither all that stunning nor all that plausible. Crime caper, R, 90 minutes. HH “The Bag Man” — One can’t help but wonder what Robert De Niro and John Cusack saw in the script for “The Bag Man” that made two of our most interesting actors sign up for this irritat-ing mess of a movie. It’s warmed-over Tarantino mixed with a third-rate tribute to the Coen brothers with a dose of David Lynch-ian madness. Thriller, R, 108 minutes. H “The Monuments Men” — One of the most old-fashioned and at times

almost breezy World War II films in recent memory is about middle-aged curators recovering art stolen by the Nazis. George Clooney directs himself and his co-stars (including Matt Damon and Bill Murray) as if he had watched “The Dirty Dozen” on a continuous loop for a week. Historical action, PG-13, 118 minutes. HHH “3 Days to Kill” — The term “guilty pleasure” was invented for this kind of movie. Nearly every other scene is so audaciously terrible, you don’t know whether to cringe or chortle. But the star power of Kevin Costner as an aging CIA hit man turns schlock into pure entertainment. Action, PG-13, 117 minutes. HHH “300: Rise of an Empire” — If you loved the gloriously and gratuitously blood-spat-tered visual style of Zack Snyder’s epic “300,” you’ll probably enjoy the heck out of “300: Rise of an Empire,” which manages to be some-thing of a prequel, a sequel and a parallel story all at once. The performances, especially Eva Green as the warrior Artemisia, are uni-formly good, but this epic is foremost a triumph of design and CGI. Action fantasy, R, 103 minutes. HHH1⁄2 “12 Years a Slave” — is a film about great bravery, featuring some of the brav-est performances you’ll ever have the privilege to witness. Chiwetel Ejiofor stars as a free man in New York state in the 1840s, who is kid-napped and shipped to the South, where he is beaten, given a new name and forced into slavery. Unflinchingly directed by Steve McQueen, “12 Years a Slave” is what we talk about when we talk about greatness in film. With Michael Fassbender, Bene-dict Cumberbatch and Paul Giamatti. Drama, R, 134 minutes. HHHH “Veronica Mars” — This big-screen update of the Kristen Bell TV series, the result of a Kickstarter cam-paign, looks and feels like a glorified TV movie, with mostly unexceptional per-formances and ridiculous plot developments no more innovative than you’d see on a dozen network TV detec-tive shows. Crime comedy, PG-13, 108 minutes. HH

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BLUE FOX DRIVE-INOak HarborApril 3-6 Captain America: The Winter Soldier (PG-13) and Fro-zen (PG): First movie starts at approximately 7:30 p.m. 360-675-5667

CONCRETE THEATREApril 4-6 The Lego Movie (PG): Friday: 7:30 p.m. (3D); Saturday: 5 p.m. (2D) and 7:30 p.m. (3D); Sunday: 4 p.m. (2D) and 6:30 p.m. (3D) 360-941-0403

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ESCAPE: Enjoy gallery art walks, music performances, artist demonstrations and more today through Sat-urday, April 3-5. The first weekend of each month, from April to October, residents and visitors are invited to experience free art activities in Anacortes, Edison, La Conner and Mount Vernon.

n The Downtown Mount Vernon Art Walk will take place from 5 to 8 p.m. today, April 3, at more than a dozen downtown locations. “Coming Closer,” a group show featuring artworks by Kris Ekstrand Molesworth, Natalie Niblack and Kristin Lof-fer Theiss, will be on dis-play at The Front Gallery, 420 Myrtle St. Banners featuring contemporary photographs by Tairyn Tor-res will hang in the alleys behind four downtown buildings. Torres was the winner of the 2012 “Engag-ing Imagination in Down-town Mount Vernon” photo competition.

n The Anacortes Art Walk from 6 to 9 p.m. Fri-day, April 4, will showcase original artworks at several galleries and other venues along Commercial Avenue and other locations in downtown Anacortes.

n Art walks in Edison and La Conner will feature an eclectic mix of art and more from 5 to 8 p.m. Sat-urday, April 5.

For more information, visit skagitvalleyartescape.com.

PASTELS & MORE: “A Spring Floral Festival,” fea-turing pastels by Belling-ham artist Laurie Potter, will open with a reception during the First Friday Art-walk from 6 to 9 p.m. Fri-day, April 4, and continue through April 29 at Scott

Milo Gallery, 420 Commer-cial Ave., Anacortes. Also showing: color photographs by Randy Dana, pastels by Patty Forte Linna and Barbara Durbin Wean, and oils by Anne Belov, as well as a new selection of glass work, custom wood tables, sculptures, jewelry and a selection of quilts by the Fidalgo Island Quilters Guild.

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

“BEST OF THE FEST”: The Anacortes Arts Festi-val will present the “Best of the Fest” art show, open-ing with a reception from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, April 4, and continuing through April 12 at the Depot Arts Center, 611 R Ave., Ana-cortes. This invitational show features work by 25 of the best artists from the annual Anacortes Arts Fes-tival, set for Aug. 1-3. Show hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free admission. 360-293-6211 or anacortesarts festival.com.

FABRIC ART: Quilts by fabric artist Louise Harris will be featured in a show opening with a reception during the First Friday Gallery Walk from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, April 4, and continuing through April 30 at McCool Gal-lery, 711 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. The show also features paintings by Anne Martin McCool, as well as work by other gallery artists. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. 360-293-3577 or mccoolart.com.

“NATURE UNBAL-ANCED”: The collaborative art exhibition will open with a reception from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Friday, April 4, and continue through April 30 at Orcas Center, 917 Mt.

Baker Road, Eastsound. The exhibit will feature poetry by Anne McDuffie, glass sculptures by Lin McJunkin and paintings by Ann Vanderevelde. For information, including gal-lery hours and directions, call 360-376-2281 or visit orcascenter.org.

PHOTOS & PAINTINGS: Check out the 1010 Art Upstairs Red Planet show during the First Friday Artwalk from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, April 4, at Think

Studios, 1010 Fifth St., Suite 320, Anacortes. The show will feature photos by Thaddeus Hink and Barb Thrall and paintings by Skagit Valley artist Bill Ball. Complementary por-traits for those who come in costumes. The show will continue by appointment through April. 360-770-4528.

ART WITH A TWIST: “Changes: What if there were no boxes?” will open with a reception from 5

to 8 p.m. Friday, April 4, and continue through April 30 at Raven Rocks Gallery, 765 Wonn Road, Greenbank. The show will features artwork with a different twist, including crystal trees by Bob and Lorena Higbee, unique driftwood feathers and a special dream catcher from Roger White, found object jewelry by Lynne Adams, “Shower of Memories” tapestry by Windwalker Taibi, and knit hats and batik “Lucky Fish” from Mary Jo Oxrieder. For information, including gal-lery hours and directions, call 360-222-0102 or visit ravenrocksgallery.com.

PAINTING WITH GLASS: 3 to 7 p.m. Saturday, April 5, Ann Hardee Gallery, 101 N. First St., La Conner. La Conner artist Joanne Hoehne will demonstrate how she creates her glass mosaics. Free. 360-399-1950 or annhardeegallery.com.

NEW WORK: A show of new work by Skagit Valley painter Dedrick Ward will open with a reception during the Edi-son Art Walk from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, April 5, and continue through April 27 at Smith & Vallee Gallery, 5742 Gilkey Ave., Edison. Comprised of strikingly beautiful Northwest skies and the mists and light it reflects, Ward’s work can be described as tranquil, particularly this current body of work that explores aspects of nocturnes, prompted by the paintings of James McNeil Whistler. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Sunday. 360-766-6230 or smithandvallee.com.

QUILT SHOW: Fidalgo Island Quilters will pres-ent its biennial Quilt Show, “E Pluribus Unum,” from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday

through Sunday, April 11-13, at the Swinomish Casino & Lodge Wa Wal-ton Event Center, 12885 Casino Drive, Anacortes. Pat Thompson is this year’s featured artist. The show will include quilts for vet-erans; traditional, contem-porary and art quilts; and wearable art. A fashion show will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, and a “quilts of valor program” will take place at 1 p.m. Sunday. Admission: $7 for all three days, free for ages 12 and younger. $5 for active or former military personnel on Sunday only. 360-630-5443, 360-333-2137 or fidalgoislandquilters.com.

FESTIVALSWINE FESTIVAL: The

annual Anacortes Spring Wine Festival will take place from noon to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, April 12, at the Port of Anacortes Event Center, 100 Com-mercial Ave., Anacortes. Enjoy wine and food tast-ing and more. Ages 21 and older. $40, includes wine and food tasting, keepsake glass and live entertain-ment. Designated driver ticket: $20, includes food and entertainment. 360-293-7911 or anacortes.org.

LECTURES AND TALKS

TREE ARMY: Janet Oakley will present “Tree Army: The Civilian Con-servation Corps in Wash-ington State, 1933-1941” from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, April 10, at the Burling-ton Public Library, 820 E. Washington Ave., Burling-ton. Learn about the men who came from around the country during the Great Depression and worked to preserve our natural resources. Free. 360-755-0760 or karenp@burlington wa.gov.

‘DRAW, STITCH AND BURN: EVE DEISHER AND LANNY BERGNER’The exhibition will be on display April 4-May 18 at Gallery Cygnus, 109 Commercial, La Conner. Meet the artists at a reception during the Skagit Art Escape La Conner Gallery Art Walk from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, April 5. Deisher combines paper, fabric and thread as woven material becomes ethereal structure, woven thread and wire become line and all of it is her drawing. Bergner employs pyrography techniques on sheets of metal mesh, causing the visible surfaces to shift, patterns appearing and disappearing as one’s gaze moves across the forms. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday. 360-708-4787 or gallerycygnus.com. Pictured: “Atomic Vessel” by Lanny Bergner.


OUT & ABOUT

“IN SEARCH OF POO, SPEW AND GOO: Scientific Detective Work to Assess Threats to Southern Resi-dent Killer Whales”: 7 p.m. Friday, April 11, NWESD building, 1601 R Ave., Ana-cortes. Friends Of Skagit Beaches will host a pre-sentation by Brad Hanson, Ph.D., wildlife biologist, NOAA, Northwest Fisher-ies Science Center. Free. 360-293-0773 or skagit beaches.org.

BOY SCOUTS AND LGBTQ YOUTH: Bran-don Fullerton of the Boy Scouts of America will speak at the next Skagit PFLAG meeting from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Monday, April 14, at Central United Methodist Church, 1013 Polte Road, Sedro-Woolley. Fullerton will discuss the Boy Scouts’ inclusive poli-cies for LGBTQ youths and suggest ways organi-zations who care about young people can work to support local families. 360-856-4676 or pflagskagit.org.

MUSICBLUEGRASS JAM: The

Skagit Bluegrass & Coun-try Music Association’s Monthly Jam will take place from 1 to 5 p.m. Sun-day, April 6, at Evergreen Elementary School, 1007 McGarigle Road, Sedro-Woolley. Come and play along, dance or just enjoy listening. Free. 360-856-1058.

SKAGIT JAZZ NIGHT: The fourth annual Skagit Jazz Night, “United in Groove,” will take place at 5:30 p.m. Friday, April 11, at Brodniak Hall, Anacortes High School, 1600 20th St., Anacortes. The event will feature performances by the county’s high school bands — Anacortes, Burlington-Edison, Concrete, La Con-ner, Mount Vernon and

Sedro-Woolley — plus the Skagit Valley College Jazz Ensemble and the newly formed Skagit All-Star High School Jazz Band. $8 at the door. T-shirts and refreshments will be avail-able. Admission supports the music boosters of each school.

JAZZ AT THE LIBRARY: Mia Vermillion will per-form from 2 to 3 p.m. Sun-day, April 13, at the Ana-cortes Public Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes. Free. jazzatthelibrary.com.

MORE FUNSTERNWHEELER

REOPENS: The sternwheel-er W.T. Preston and the Anacortes Maritime Heri-tage Center, 713 R Ave., Anacortes, will reopen this weekend. The W.T. Preston is designated as a National Historic Landmark, and the Heritage Center cur-rently features “BMW Oracle: Building a World Champion in Anacortes.” The exhibit includes a large model of the craft and a rudder, and offers a look into the creation of the prize-winning vessel. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays. Admission to the Preston is $1-$3. Heri-tage Center admission is free. 360-293-1916 or muse um.cityofanacotes.org.

“ART IN BLOOM ...”: The Anacortes Arts Fes-tival will presents “Art in Bloom: An Evening of Color” from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, April 5, at the Depot Arts and Commu-nity Center, 611 R Ave., Anacortes. Enjoy creative food and spirits and silent and live auctions, including a “Collectors’ Auction” of pre-owned artwork. $40 per person includes light dinner, two drink tickets and entertainment dis-counts. Proceeds benefit

youth cultural art through a partnership with the Anacortes School District. 360-293-6211.

THE LANGUAGE OF FOOD: “STORIES OF THE IU MIENH”: Enjoy an evening of Southeast Asian food, dance and music from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday, April 5, at the NWLA Cultural Cen-ter, 5023 Langley Road, Langley. From their origins in the hills of China more than 1,000 years ago, these “slow-motion nomads” made their way to Laos, Thailand and other parts of Southeast Asia, and finally to France, Canada and the U.S. in the aftermath of the Vietnam War. The evening will feature a buf-fet meal of traditional Iu Mienh cuisine, followed by the Young Mien Dancers, who will perform a set of “hand-flipping” dances in costume; storytelling by Iu Mienh elder Koy Saephan; traditional music and chant and more. $65. Advance registration recommended.

The basics of Iu Mienh cuisine: 2 to 5 p.m. Learn the secrets to making fer-mented greens, Mien egg rolls, coconut tapioca and more. $35, includes a cook-book with recipes from the instructors. Preregistration required.

Package pricing is avail-able for participation in multiple events. Overnight accommodations are avail-able in the Cultural Cen-ter’s guesthouse. For infor-mation or reservations, call 360-321-2101 or visit nwlanguageacademy.com.

KIRTAN: The monthly celebration with chanting and dancing will take place at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, April 6, at the Anacortes Center for Happiness, 619 Com-mercial Ave., Anacortes. No experience necessary. All ages are welcome.

$5-$10 suggested donation. 360-464-2229 or anacortes centerforhappiness.org.

OSO MUDSLIDE BEN-EFIT: A benefit concert and art auction will take place from 1 to 7 p.m. Sun-day, April 6, at the Heart of Anacortes, 1014 Fourth St., Anacortes. Perform-ers include Ben Starner, Lane Fernando, Fidalgo Swing, Knut Bell, Jacob Navarro, Stilly River Band and more. An auction will feature works by Anne Martin McCool, Beki Kil-lorin, Terry MacDonald and others. Event proceeds and donations of cash, food and clothing will benefit victims of the recent Oso mudslide. 360-293-3515.

GARAGE SALE, ANTIQUES & MORE: More than 140 vendors will offer anything and everything at the 22nd annual Spring World’s Largest Garage Sale, Antiques & More, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 11-12, at the Skagit County Fair-grounds, 479 W. Taylor St., Mount Vernon. Check out antiques, collectibles, hand-crafts, tools, new and used merchandise of all kinds, food and more. Admission: $2. On-site parking: $2. Vendor booths available. For information, call 360-336-9414 or visit skagit county.net/garagesale.

SCRAPBOOKING SWAP MEET: Find great deals on all kinds of scrapbook-ing supplies from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 12, at the Burlington Parks and Recreation Center, 900 E. Fairhaven Ave., Burlington. Check out a wide variety of scrapbooking materials, including papers, albums, stickers, stamps, embel-lishments and more. Free admission. 360-755-9649.

DIGITIZING YOUR FAM-

ILY HISTORY: Current and former residents of Bur-lington and surrounding areas are invited to bring family photographs, per-sonal and historical docu-ments, and photographs of the local Burlington community to be scanned into a digital format, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 12, at the Burling-ton Public Library, 820 E. Washington Ave., Burl-ington. Participants may contribute a copy of their scans to the library for a future “Preserving Burling-ton History” digital data-base. Participants are also invited to be interviewed or submit written information about the history of their photos. Up to five pho-tos or documents may be scanned per person. Photos will be scanned onsite and the originals immediately returned to their owners. Free. 360-755-0760.

MOVIE SCREENING: Enjoy popcorn, pretzels and wine along with a special screening of the film “Cement Suitcase” from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, April 12, at Eagle Haven Winery, 8243 Sims Road, Sedro-Woolley. This award-winning independent film is a comedy about the best wine salesman in the Yaki-ma Valley. He’s headed for a breakdown and only two people can help him. One just broke into his house. The other is having an affair with his girlfriend. $3. 360-856-6248 or eagle havenwinery.com.

LUNAR ECLIPSE PARTY: The free event hosted by the Island Coun-ty Astronomical Society (ICAS) will take place at 9:30 p.m. Monday, April 14, at the prairie overlook near Coupeville. Experi-ence a total eclipse of the moon beginning around 9:55 p.m. and ending about

3:36 a.m. ICAS members will be on hand to answer questions. All ages are welcome. Bring binoculars if you have them, and use your parking lights only as you enter the parking area. The event will be canceled if cloudy. For information, contact Dan Pullen at 360-679-7664, email [email protected] or visit icas-wa.webs.com.

SVC HALL OF FAME: The Skagit Valley College Hall of Fame Induction Banquet will be held at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 17, at McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. Social hour begins at 5:30 p.m. followed by dinner at 6:30 p.m. The event will honor eight inductees who have made extraordinary contribu-tions to Skagit Valley Col-lege or honored it by their personal achievements. Tickets: $40, $75 couple. 360-416-7727 or mcintyre hall.org.

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

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