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Skagit Valley Herald

Thursday

November 20, 2014

COMING UPCheck out the Skagit Wine and Beer Festival on Saturday in Mount Vernon PAGE 3

ON STAGE SVC drama department presents “Landscape with Weapon” tonight PAGE 10

TUNING UP Wayne Hayton plays the Conway Muse on Friday night PAGE 11

RYAN SHUPE AND THE RUBBERBAND – LIVELY BLUEGRASS AT MCINTYRE HALLPAGE 4

E2 - Thursday, November 20, 2014 Skagit Valley Herald / goskagit.com

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

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

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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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This Weekend ..................................... 3

Out & About ....................................5-7

Get Involved ....................................... 8

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

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

Music Reviews .................................. 12

Holiday Events ................................. 13

At the Lincoln ................................... 14

Hot Tickets ....................................... 16

Travel ................................................ 17

Movie Listings, Reviews .............18-19

“If I Stay”: A teen (Chloe Grace Moretz) must decide between life and death.

Director R.J. Cut-ler’s film of Gayle Forman’s best-selling novel is a complex examination of how love takes many forms and each version can bring its own heart-lifting highs and heart-breaking lows. How we deal with it is what shapes us as human beings and serves as the blueprint of the film.

“If I Stay” never falls into an emotional funk. Cutler flows between the pres-ent and the past to show the teen’s loving connection to her family, music and friends in her life. This design makes it difficult to predict where this story will end, an accomplishment considering the limited options.

Stacy Keach turns in the perfor-mance of his career.

“And So It Goes”: Veteran real estate agent faces being a grandfather.

The combination of Academy Award winners Michael Douglas and Diane Keaton with Oscar-nominated director Rob Reiner should add up to something more magical than this bland offering. What keeps this mature romantic comedy from being a winner is a script by Mark Andrus that starts out vapid and barely rises to mediocre. Douglas and Keaton give it their best shot as two bickering New England neighbors. Their best isn’t enough.

“Into the Storm”: This is the latest attempt to pull off the “found footage” style, but it stumbles so often it takes a lot of wind out of the sails of this film about massive tornadoes. Couple that with some absurd dialogue and scenes that look like they were lifted out of another movie, and this movie is little more than a cheesy cable film with a lot more money to spend and a lot fewer sharks.

“The Wind Rises”: Animated film about a young man who finds magic in flight. It would be a great loss if this does end up being Hayao Miyazaki’s last movie. There hasn’t been an ani-

mator since Walt Dis-ney who understands as deeply how to make their work become more than just a pro-jection of light and sound. Animation is an art form that’s lifted to amazing heights when in the hands of a master craftsman like Miyazaki.

“Power Rangers Megaforce: Robo Knight Before Christ-mas”: One Power Ranger goes on a jour-ney to find the true meaning of Christmas.

“Reclaim”: Adop-tion leads couple into battle with man run-ning human-trafficking ring. John Cusack stars.

“Three Dogateers”: Three dogs fend for themselves a few days before Christmas.

“Ragnarok”: Archaeologist looks for proof to myth about the end of the world.

“Northpole”: Santa’s home is in trouble.

“Jeff Dunham: All Over the Map”: Stand-up comedy special.

“Masterpiece: Worricker: Turks & Caicos”: Sun, sand and CIA are themes of Johnny’s (Bill Nighy) retire-ment on a Caribbean island.

“The Jimmy Wang Yu Collection”: Includes four martial arts movies.

“Brazilian Western”: Film adapta-tion of the song “Faroeste Caboclo.”

“Frozen Sing-Along Edition”: Bouncing snowflake helps you follow the lyrics.

“Masterpiece: Worricker — Salting the Battlefields”: Johnny (Bill Nighy) manages to stay a step ahead of an international dragnet.

“The Paradise: Season Two”: Brit-ain’s first department store re-opens its doors for a second season.

“Women of the Bible”: Exami-nation of influential and inspiring women in the Bible.

“As the Light Goes Out”: Firefight-ers battle to save Hong Kong.

“Wolfblood Season 2”: Series about high school students who part human, part wolf.

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NEW ON DVD THIS WEEK

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

NOV. 25A Madea ChristmasThe GiverThe Expendables 3November ManStep Up 5: All InWhat IfMerry Friggin ChristmasBeyond the Edge

DEC. 2Dawn of the Planet of the ApesThe Hundred-Foot JourneyAs Above, So BelowThe CongressThe Simpsons: Season 17

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Tuning Up Page 11

Nick Vigarino plays Anelia’s Kitchen and Stage in La Conner on Saturday night

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COMING UPin the area

WINE & BEER FEST

FILMS WITH FRIENDS Friends of Skagit Beaches presents its 2014 Environmental Film Series at 7 p.m. Fridays at the North-west Education Services District Build-ing, 1601 R Ave. Anacortes. Enjoy free screenings of feature-length films on issues concerning Puget Sound/Salish Sea waters. Short films made by young, local filmmak-ers for Friends of Skagit Beaches’ Trail Tales Program start each screening. Free admission and popcorn. skagitbeaches.org. Next up:

Nov. 21: “The Whale — The True Story of Luna”: The film tells the story of a young, wild killer whale — an orca nicknamed Luna — who lost contact with his fam-ily on the coast of British Columbia and turned up alone in a narrow stretch of sea called Nootka Sound, where he tried to make contact with people.

STAR PARTY Explore the night sky and view distant galaxies, nebulas and planets beginning at dark Friday, Nov. 21, at Fort Nugent Park, 2075 SW Fort Nugent Road, Oak Harbor. Island County Astronomical Society members will provide an assort-ment of telescopes for viewing. All ages welcome. Free. The event will be canceled if cloudy. 360-679-7664 or icas-wa.webs.com.

SEVENTH GENERATION SUPPER Transition Fidalgo & Friends will host a community supper at 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 25, at the Anacortes Senior Center, 1701 22nd St., Anacortes. Come and share what you’ve grown, created, written and discov-ered, whether it’s art, gardening, time bank exchanges, travel, arts and crafts or com-munity projects — finished, unfinished, small, large, tangible and intangible. Tables will be set up around the room for shar-ing work. Bring songs, instruments, stories, poems, jokes and good cheer for some old-time entertainment after supper. Open to all, no reservations necessary. Suggested supper donation: $5 adult, $3 for ages 10 and younger. Bring your own place setting. transitionfidalgo.org.

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The Skagit Wine and Beer Festival will take place from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, at Best Western Plus Skagit Valley Inn, 2300 Market St., Mount Vernon. Enjoy wine, beer and spirit tastings, food, chocolate and cheese samples. Ages 21 and older only. Advance tickets: $40 individual, $70 couples. $20 VIP upgrade gets early admission at 3 p.m. $50 at the door. 360-428-8547 or mountvernonchamber.com.


ON STAGE

An eclectic musical experience withRYAN SHUPE & THE RUBBERBAND

Skagit Valley Herald staff

The local music environment gets a vibrant shot in the arm this week as Ryan Shupe & the Rubberband perform Friday, Nov. 21, at McIntyre Hall in Mount Vernon.

Shupe and his cohorts employ a “lively hybrid style of bluegrass infused with flavors of rap, rock and contemporary country,” accord-ing to a news release.

The quintet features witty lyrics, funny antics, sing-alongs and ballads, coupled with hot solos and vocal harmonies.

Shupe leads the way for the group, which is based in Salt Lake City. He comes from a fam-ily of violin and fiddle players, and has been playing professionally since before the age of 10.

Ryan Shupe & The Rubberband When: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21 Where: McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. Tickets: $25. 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyre hall.org.


OUT & ABOUT

ARTPLEIN AIR ART: Salish

Sea Plein Air Artists’ sev-enth annual show is on dis-play through Nov. 30 at the Rexville Deli and Gallery, 19271 Best Road, Mount Vernon. For information, visit Salish Sea Plein Air Artists on Facebook.

“ORGANISMS”: The show featuring new work by sculptor Peregrine O’Gormley and painter Lindsay Kohles continues through Nov. 30 at Smith & Vallee Gallery, 5742 Gilkey Ave., Edison.

Grounded in the wonder and beauty of common natural forms, O’Gormley combines timeless imagery with his passion for carv-ing, utilizing wood that is sustainably harvested, sal-vaged, dead standing trees, drift logs or gifts from old-timer collections, according to a news release.

Kohles creates carefully rendered, subtly absurd creatures, adding elements from one familiar creature to another, changing its means of communication and movement, as well as its motives.

The gallery is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednes-day through Sunday. 360-766-6230 or smithand vallee.com.

PAINTINGS & VESSELS: A show of paintings by Becky Fletcher and vessels by Allen Moe continues through Dec. 14 at Gallery Cygnus, 109 Commercial Ave., La Conner. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday. 360-708-4787 or gallery cygnus.com.

ART SHOW: Cassera Arts Premiers is showing artworks by Roger Small through Nov. 30 at 106 First St., La Conner. 310-691-9391 or casseraarts premiers.com.

MIXED MEDIA PAINT-INGS: A show of new paintings by La Conner art-ist Peter Belknap continues through Nov. 30 at Anne Martin McCool Gallery, 711 Commercial Ave., Ana-cortes. Belknap’s works include layers upon layers of mixed media on canvas. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. 360-293-3577 or annemartinmccool.com.

“TREASURES OF THE SEASON: Sixth Anniver-sary Celebration”: Hand-

made clothing by Teri Jo Summer and glass art by Dale Reiger are featured in an exhibition and sale through Nov. 30 at Raven Rocks Gallery, 765 Wonn Road, Greenbank. Summer dyes textiles to create a body of work ranging from belts to bags to specialty clothing, including her signature coats. Reiger’s sometimes primitive, some-times elegant kiln-formed glass creations include sculptures, bowls, plates and tables. For information, including gallery hours and

directions, call 360-222-0102 or visit ravenrocks gallery.com.

FINE ARTS AND CRAFTS: The Rexville Grange Art Show will fea-ture work by 27 artists from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 22-23, at the Pleasant Ridge Gallery at Rexville, 1929 Rexville Road, Mount Vernon. Look for a wide variety of fine art and crafts including ceramics, paintings and prints, photography, herbal products, glass beads, fiber

art, turned wood, jewelry, glass art, willow baskets, handmade paper, books and more. Information: 360-466-0477 (during the show), 360-661-1850 or rex villegrangeartshow.com.

HOLIDAY ART FESTIVAL: The 35th annual Allied Arts Holiday Festival of the Arts takes place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednes-days through Sundays, through Dec. 24, at 4145 Meridian St., Bellingham. The festival will be closed Thanksgiving Day. The

festival features the work of more than 100 local arti-sans and craftspeople offer-ing handmade products including jewelry, paintings, wearable art, specialty foods, repurposed art and more. Enjoy live music, art-ist demos and workshops, and fun art projects for kids. 360-676-8548 or allied arts.org.

“STEEL AND WOOD”: Check out new work by local steel artists Neil Har-rigan and Mark Schrader at The Shop, 18623 Main St., Conway. Paintings by Mount Vernon artist Lance Nelson are also on display. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. 360-391-2691 or theshopconway.com.

SMALL ARTWORKS: The 24th annual “Honey, I Shrunk The Art” small works show will open with a potluck party from 4 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, and continue through Jan. 18 at Matzke Fine Art Gallery & Sculpture Park, 2345 Blanche Way, Camano Island. The show will feature creations by some 40 artists working in glass, ceramics, sculptures and paintings. The gallery is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, weekdays by appointment. 360-387-2759 or matzke fineart.com.

NEW MoNA EXHIBITS: Two new exhibits continue through Jan. 4, 2015, at the Museum of Northwest Art, 121 S. First St., La Conner.

“Accreted Terrane”: Featuring work by 42 art-ists with ties to the North-west, the exhibit explores processes of accumulation and erosion, dispersal and gathering. The passage of time is marked in a vari-ety of ways, from layer upon layer of paint, to the

A show of new acrylic paintings by Camano Island artist Dianna Shyne continues through Dec. 2 at Scott Milo Gallery, 420 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. Also showing: oils by James Moore, pastels by Barbara Benedetti Newton, acrylics by Larry Heald and abstract oils by Mira Kamada. The gallery is open from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday or by appointment. 360-293-6938 or scottmilo.com. Pictured: “Water Taxi Dock” by Dianna Shyne.

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OUT & ABOUT

archaeological exposure of 20th century artifacts, to the capture of hot-sculpted glass in the moment, to the interplay of light and shad-ow unfolding in a video loop. Guest curator David Francis suggests that the cumulative effect “evokes a world from which human beings are notably absent or indirectly present, per-haps even estranged.”

“To Be Alone Together”: The exhibition pairs 11 contemporary Northwest artists with 11 works chosen from MoNA’s per-manent collection on the basis of three ideas — light, solitude and community — which the curators find to be prevailing themes in the philosophy and process of Northwest artists. The contemporary artists were asked to respond to a piece in the collection and to cre-ate new work based on that response. The exhibition looks closely at the ways in which both the ephemeral and the tangible experienc-es of living in a particular place influence communi-ties of artists. “To Be Alone Together” is co-curated by artist Emma Jane Levitt and curator Shelly Leavens, through the Dana and Toni Ann Rust Curatorial Fel-lowship at the Museum of Northwest Art.

Free admission. 360-466-4446 or monamuseum.org.

“SPACE AND FORM”: An art installation by Fran-cis X Donovan is on dis-play through Dec. 5 at the Skagit Valley College Art Gallery in the Gary Knut-zen Cardinal Center, 2405 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. Donovan has been called a modern primitive and a sidewalk botanist as he seeks to express the extraordinary in the ordi-nary, capture the eye and touch the soul, according to a news release. The gallery is open from 9 a.m. to 5

p.m. Monday through Fri-day. 360-416-7812.

HAWAIIAN QUILTS, UNIQUE TEXTILE ART: Three new exhibits are on display at the La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum, 703 S. Second St., La Con-ner.

“Vox Stellarum”: Tex-tile artist Elin Noble has transformed the third-floor galleries into an installa-tion using itajime-dyed silk organza. Her black and white silk panels, featuring irregular horizontal and vertical geometrical shapes, are hung in sets, allowing a play of overlapping shapes and moiré patterns. Also on view are pod-like three-dimensional poetic forms. The exhibition continues through Dec. 28.

“Hawaiian Quilting: Traditions Continue”: Grace Hawley first took up Hawaiian quilting in 1985, while living in Kwajalein, Marshall Islands. Hawaiian quilts traditionally feature hand applique work with designs from nature, and the quilting lines often echo the applique design, both on and outside of the applique work. Hawley’s quilts feature this style of hand quilting. The exhibi-tion continues through Dec. 28.

“Best of the Festival”: The first floor of the Gach-es Mansion hosts the blue ribbon quilts, wearables and fiber art from the 2014 Quilt & Fiber Arts Festi-val. On exhibit are Best of Show and all the top entries in each category, plus pieces that received an Award of Excellence. The exhibition continues through Nov. 23.

Museum hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. $7, $5 stu-dents and military with ID, free for members and ages 11 and younger. 360-466-4288 or laconnerquilts.org.

ONE-MAN SHOW: “Mark Bistranin: Town and Coun-try” continues through Nov. 23 at La Conner Seaside Gallery, 101 N. First St., La Conner. Check out Bis-tranin’s paintings from his recent trip to the Oregon and California coast. Also showing are works by Anne Shreivogl, Al Currier, Dave Nichols and Mark Conley. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday through Monday. 360-202-2956 or laconnerseasidegallery.com.

“EIDOLA”: A solo exhi-bition of new work by Rachel Van Pelt continues through Nov. 23 at Anchor Art Space, 216 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. Through drawings, paintings, instal-lation and sculptures, Van Pelt abstracts the formats of sacred geometries, shrines, Christian icons, Hindu Murtis and folk remedies into new, strange and wonderful forms, according to a news release. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Friday through Sun-day. 360-755-3140 or anchor artspace.org.

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

ANACORTES IN THE GREAT DEPRESSION: “All in the Same Boat: Ana-cortes in the Great Depres-sion” is on display in the Anacortes Museum’s Carn-egie Gallery, 1305 Eighth St., Anacortes. The year-long exhibit depicts life in Anacortes after the 1929

stock market crash and the ensuing Great Depres-sion, which dragged on for 12 years. See how life went on despite the hard times. Children played and couples courted. Festivals, parades, dances, football games and motion pictures, as well as all sorts of clubs and events enlivened daily life. The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tues-day through Saturday and 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday. Free admission. 360-293-1915 or museum.cityofanacortes.org.

LECTURES AND TALKS

SKAGIT WILDLIFE: Wildlife biologist Martha Jordan, coordinator for Washington Swan Stew-ards, the local branch of The Trumpeter Swan Soci-ety, will offer two presenta-tions about Skagit Valley’s migrant bird populations on Saturday, Dec. 6, at Christianson’s Nursery, 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon.

Swans of the Skagit: 10:30 a.m. to noon. Jordan will describe the largest waterfowl in the world — and share Skagit Valley’s best places to view them. $8.

Snow Geese of the Skagit: 1 to 2 p.m. Snow geese migrate to Skagit Valley farmlands from Alaska and Wrangell Island, Russia. Learn more about their life history and challenges. $8.

Reservations required: 360-466-3821 or 800-585-8200. For more informa-tion, visit christiansons nursery.com.

CHOOSING A NEW CAM-ERA: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10, Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes. Photographer Tony Locke offers tips on how to decide what kind of

camera you need and how to choose from among the many options. Free. 360-293-1910, ext. 21, or library.cityofanacortes.org.

MUSICJAZZ NIGHT: featuring

the Sedro-Woolley High School “Blue Horizon” Jazz Choir and Jazz Band: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 25, Sedro-Woolley High School cafe, 1235 Third St., Sedro-Woolley. Free admission. Desserts and coffee will be available by donation to benefit the music student scholarship fund. 360-855-3510.

“SONGS FOR BELLA”: Fundraising concert fea-turing Mike Bucy, Marcia Kester, Ford Giesbrecht, David Guilbault, Jean Mann, David Lee Howard and Gary Baugh, starting at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 29, at Washington Sips, 608 S. First St., La Conner. Pro-ceeds will benefit 3-year-old Bella Hamerly, who is fighting acute lymphoblas-tic leukemia. facebook.com/loveforbellahamerly.

PLAYSWHIDBEY PLAYHOUSE

TICKETS: Season tickets are on sale for the Whidbey Playhouse’s 2014-15 season. Shows include Neil Simon’s “The Odd Couple (female version),” British farce “Run for your Wife,” the musical comedy “Monty Python’s Spamalot,” Paul Rudnick’s comedy “I Hate Hamlet” and Gilbert and Sullivan’s comic operetta “Pirates of Penzance.” Per-formances take place at the Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. 360-679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

MORE FUNFILMS WITH FRIENDS:

Friends of Skagit Beaches presents its 2014 Environ-

mental Film Series at 7 p.m. Fridays at the Northwest Education Services District Building, 1601 R Ave. Ana-cortes. Enjoy free screen-ings of feature-length films on issues concerning the Puget Sound/Salish Sea waters. Short films made by young, local filmmakers for Friends of Skagit Beaches’ Trail Tales Program will start each screening. Free admission and popcorn. skagitbeaches.org.

Next up:Nov. 21: “The Whale —

The True Story of Luna”: The film tells the story of a young, wild killer whale — an orca nicknamed Luna — who lost contact with his family on the coast of Brit-ish Columbia and turned up alone in a narrow stretch of sea called Nootka Sound, where he tried to make contact with people.

ARGUS FUND LUN-CHEON: The Argus Fund will launch its annual fun-draising campaign with a luncheon and raffle from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21, at the Burlington Senior Center, 1011 Green-leaf Ave., Burlington. The fund provides small neces-sities to low-income, foster and at-risk Skagit County youths throughout the year. Lunch, $10 donation; raffle tickets, $5 with discounts for multiple tickets. For information or tickets, call 360-419-3389 or email [email protected].

HARVEST MARKET: The Mount Vernon Farmers Market will host an indoor Harvest Market from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, at the Mount Vernon Community Cen-ter, 1401 Cleveland Ave., Mount Vernon. Check out local artisan crafts and holi-day gifts, music, farm fresh food and more. Free admis-sion. mountvernonfarmers market.org.


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OUT & ABOUTNEW MOON CELEBRA-

TION: Join Elke to cel-ebrate the new moon and put forth new intentions at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, at the Anacortes Center for Happiness, 619 Commer-cial Ave., Anacortes. Bring your own hand drums and rattles or borrow hers. $5-$10 suggested donation. 360-464-2229 or anacortes centerforhappiness.org.

HOLIDAY VENDOR MAR-KET: Independent home consultants will showcase a variety of goods from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, at the Burlington Parks and Recreation Cen-ter, 900 E. Fairhaven Ave., Burlington. Check out candles, jewelry, soap, gifts, clothing, handbags, home décor, housewares and more. Free admission. 360-755-9649 or burlingtonwa.gov/recreation.

OPEN HOUSE CELEBRA-TION: The Grand Willow Inn celebrate its 10th anni-versary with an open house and food drive from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, at 17926 Dunbar Road, Mount Vernon. Bring food bank donations of nonper-ishable food and new warm clothing items. Enjoy door prizes, giveaways and appe-tizers, site tours and more. RSVP: [email protected] or facebook.com/grandwillow. Infor-mation: 360-428-5071 or grandwillow.com.

FAIR TRADE FESTIVAL AND INTERNATIONAL MARKET: Women’s Work will kick off the holiday shopping season with a Festival of Fair Trade and International Market from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 29-30, at the Mount Vernon Senior Center, 1401 Cleveland St., Mount Vernon. The event will feature a selection of unique, handcrafted trea-sures that also provide fair

wages to artisans in devel-oping countries. Look for Oaxacan handwoven and dyed wool rugs, Guatema-lan scarves, Peruvian jewel-ry, African masks and tribal art, jewelry and clothing made by Nepali trafficking survivors, silk sari scarves, Mexican silver jewelry, fair trade food and coffee, henna tattoos and more. Enjoy guitar and vocals by Tello Hernandez, children’s activities, back-strap weav-ing demonstrations, tradi-tional Salvadorian pupusas, Nepali momos and chai. womensworkinternational.com.

CRAFT FAIR: Studio Outback’s annual Craft Fair will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, at 801 Central Ave., Sedro-Woolley. The event will feature a variety of handmade gifts includ-ing stained glass, quilted items, hand-carved wooden birds, cloth baskets, hand-made soap and more. 360-854-7873.

WORLD AIDS DAY REMEMBRANCE: Cascade Rainbow Community Cen-ter and PFLAG Skagit/Stanwood will host a remembrance event from 8 to 9 p.m. Monday, Dec. 1, at 1508 N. 18th St., Mount Vernon. The evening will include music, poetry, moments to remember and light refreshments. A special offering will benefit Bellingham’s Sean Hum-phrey House, which offers support to low-income individuals living with HIV/AIDS. 360-856-4676.

EAGLE WATCHING: The Skagit River Bald Eagle Interpretive Center will host guided walks at 11 a.m. Saturdays and Sun-days, beginning Dec. 6, at Howard Miller Steelhead Park, 52809 Rockport Park Road, Rockport. The cen-ter will feature speakers at

1 p.m. Saturdays. During January, the center will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. 360-853-7626 or skagit eagle.org.

ANACORTES HISTORI-CAL FILM FESTIVAL: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3, Ana-cortes Public Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes. Local historian Bret Lunsford will show film footage from the old days of Anacortes. Free. 360-293-1910, ext. 21, or library.cityofanacortes.org.

RUSSIAN FOOD & CULTURE: The Northwest Language Academy will present “Yolka, Language of Food: Russia” from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, at the NWLA Cultural Center, 5023 Langley Road, Langley. Enjoy a tradition-al Russian celebration of winter, including a Vertep performance by children from the Russian commu-nity, winter holiday food, singing, dancing, music and more. $65 adults, $35 chil-dren.

A pre-event cooking class will take place from 2 to 5 p.m. Learn the secrets of Russian cuisine as a team of Russian cooks focuses on traditional holi-day recipes. $35, includes a unique cookbook filled with Russian recipes. Pre-registration required: 360-321-2101 or nwlanguage academy.com.

MODEL RAILROAD OPEN HOUSE: The What-com-Skagit Model Rail-road Club will host open houses from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7, and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, at 1469 Silver Run Lane, Alger. Check out the club’s large, permanent HO- and N-scale indoor railroad layouts. Admission is by donation to maintain and expand the layouts. whatcomskagitmrc.org.


GET INVOLVED

ARTCALL FOR INSTRUC-

TORS: Burlington Parks and Recreation is looking for qualified instructors to expand its enrichment classes for youths and adults. To download an instructor’s packet, visit burlingtonwa.gov and click on the “Instructors Needed” tab. More information: 360-755-9649 or [email protected].

CALL TO COLLECTORS: Anacortes Museum, 1305 Eighth St., Anacortes, invites local collectors to participate in its “Anacortes Presents” program by put-ting their treasures on dis-play at the museum. Exhib-its usually run about three months. 360-293-1915.

CALL TO ARTISTS: United General Hospital’s Fine Art Committee seeks

uplifting, healing art by local artists for display in the hos-pital’s “Gallery Hall.” Art-work, in any medium, can be for sale, with a portion of the proceeds going toward the purchase of a permanent art collection. Contact Patsy Prutzman by email: patsy [email protected].

AUDITIONSBLACK BOX THEATER:

Whidbey Playhouse is look-ing for people who love being on stage — whether you are an experienced actor who doesn’t have time to commit to a full-scale production that could take weeks of rehearsals, or a new actor interested in improving your craft. The Black Box Theater will showcase original comedies, satires and dramatic sketch-es no more than 30 minutes long, that require only four to five rehearsal dates and offer performances on a Thursday, Friday and Satur-day evening. Auditions will be held at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21, at Star Studio, behind Whidbey Playhouse, 730 Midway Drive, Oak Harbor. Performances will take place Thursday through Saturday, Jan. 8-10. 360-679-2237, office@whidbeyplay house.com or whidbeyplay house.com.

“THE RAINMAKER”: Alger Lookout Thespian Association (ALTA) will hold auditions at 6:30 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22-23, at Alger Com-munity Church, 1475 Silver Run Lane, Alger. Parts are available for six men ages 20 and older, and one woman age 20 to 40-plus. Auditions will include cold readings and possibly an improv game or two. The romantic comedy will run Jan. 30- Feb. 15. 360-424-5144 or altatheatre.com.

CALL FOR SHAKE-SPEARE PROPOSALS:

Shakespeare Northwest is accepting directorial pro-posals for the 2015 Skagit River Shakespeare Festi-val through Nov. 30. The festival includes two main stage shows in repertory from July to mid-August at the Rexville-Blackrock Amphitheatre. The festival traditionally stages one of William Shakespeare’s comedies and one history/tragedy. 206-317-3023 or shakesnw.org.

DANCEFOLK DANCING: Skagit-

Anacortes Folkdancers meet at 7 p.m. most Tues-days at Bayview Civic Hall, 12615 C St., Bay View. Learn to folkdance to a variety of international music. Instruction begins at 7 p.m. followed by review and request dances until 9:30. The first session is free, $3 thereafter. All are wel-come. No partners needed. For information, contact Gary or Ginny at 360-766-6866.

SCOTTISH DANCING: Bellingham Scottish Coun-try Dancers meet from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Wednesdays at the Fairhaven Library auditori-um (upstairs), 1117 12th St., Bellingham. Wear comfort-able clothes and soft-soled shoes without heels. $8 per class. For information, call Mary Anderson at 360-933-1779 or visit bellinghamscd.org.

THURSDAY DANCE: Dance to The Skippers from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Thursdays at Hillcrest Lodge, 1717 S. 13th St., Mount Vernon. For information, contact Gisela at 360-424-5696.

MUSICTIME FOR FIDDLERS:

The Washington Old Time Fiddlers play acoustic, old-time music at 6:30 p.m. the second and fourth Fridays

each month at the Mount Vernon Senior Center, 1401 Cleveland. St. Free; dona-tions accepted. 360-630-9494.

SECOND FRIDAY DRUM CIRCLE: 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12, Unity Church, 704 W. Division St., Mount Ver-non. Shake off the energy of the week through drum-ming, songs, chants. Freewill donation. [email protected].

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

LOVE TO SING? Join the women of Harmony Northwest Chorus from 6:30 to 9 p.m. every Monday at the Mount Vernon Senior Center, 1401 Cleveland Ave. Seeking women who like to sing a cappella music. All skill levels welcome.

BRASS CHOIR: The Basically Brass Choir seeks trombone, French horn and tuba players to join a group of about 12 musicians, playing a variety of styles. Rehearsals are the first and third Mondays in Bur-lington, with regular per-formances. Contact David Soiseth at 360-757-0351 or [email protected].

ANACORTES 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. Thursdays, Conway Pub & Eatery, 18611 Main St., Conway. 360-445-4733.

RECREATIONSALMON HABITAT RES-

TORATION: Join Skagit Fish-

eries Enhancement Group to help restore native ripar-ian plants in the Skagit and Samish watersheds. These plants provide shade and cover for salmon and leaf litter for aquatic insects, which in turn provide food for salmon. These riparian zones also improve water quality by controlling ero-sion and filtering pollutants. All planting events take place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays. For information or to sign up, call 360-336-0172, ext. 304, or email edu [email protected].

Next up:Nov. 22: Planting at

Cornet Bay, Deception Pass State Park, in partner-ship with Northwest Straits Foundation and Washington State Parks.

FRIENDS OF THE FOR-EST HIKES: Join Friends of the Forest for scenic hikes in the forest lands around Anacortes. Dress for the weather and wear sturdy shoes. Free. For information, call 360-293-3725 or visit friendsoftheacfl.org.

Next up:All ages hike: Whistle

Lake, 10 a.m. to noon Sat-urday, Nov. 22. Dress for the weather on this hearty hike. Meet at the Whistle Lake parking lot at the end of Whistle Lake Road.

Senior/adult hike: Whis-tle Lake, 10 a.m. to noon Friday, Dec. 5. Meet at the Whistle Lake parking lot at the end of Whistle Lake Road.

EAGLE CENTER VOLUN-TEERS: The Skagit River Bald Eagle Interpretive Center will host its annual preseason volunteer ori-entation from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, at Howard Miller Steelhead Park, 52804 Rockport Park Road, Rockport. The orien-tation will include a short hike to view the early eagles returning to the scenic

Skagit River. Dress for the weather. 360-873-4203 or skagiteagle.org.

MOSS, LICHEN AND FUNGI FIELD TRIP: Join Russ Holmes, retired Forest Service botanist, for a walk through Four Springs Lake Preserve trails at 2 p.m. Sat-urday, Nov. 22, on Camano Island. Meet in the main parking lot at 585 Lewis Lane. Learn how to iden-tify some of the common Camano mosses, lichens, liverworts and fungi. Dress in layers appropriate for the weather, wear sturdy shoes and bring a hand lens if you have one. Rain or shine. No dogs. Free. camanowildlife habitat.org.

TURKEY TROT: The eighth annual La Conner Turkey Trot 5K Run will begin at 8 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 27, at La Conner Middle School, 305 N. Sixth St., La Conner. On-site registration opens at 7 a.m. the morning of the race. Thanksgiving-inspired attire is encouraged. Prizes will be awarded to the top three finishers overall, with addi-tional raffle prizes during the race. Registration: $15, $40 family. Additional raffle tickets are $1 each. Proceeds will benefit the La Conner High School track and field program. lovelaconner.com/la-conner-turkey-trot.

THEATERFREE ADULT ACTING

CLASSES: Anacortes Com-munity Theatre offers free acting classes for adults from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. the third Saturday each month at 918 M Ave., Anacortes. Hosted by Nello Bottari, classes include theme monologues, scripted scenes, improv games and more, with a dif-ferent topic each month. Each class is independent, so you don’t have to commit to every session. 360-840-0089 or acttheatre.com.

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Skagit County youths from needy families sometimes can get help with small necessities from a small, relatively obscure funding source called the Argus Fund.

About 75 years ago, Mount Vernon Argus publishers Steve and Wilma Mergler founded the Argus Fund. Its mission then was to provide gifts for children in juve-nile probation without families. Generous donors in Skagit County have continued to support the fund ever since.

The Argus Fund campaign kicks off dur-ing the annual luncheon and raffle at 11:30 a.m. Friday at the Burlington Senior Cen-ter, 1011 Greenleaf Ave. The organizers’ goal is to accumulate enough money to fill simple requests for around 150 low-income, at-risk or foster children.

Skagit County Community Services Divi-sion and Department of Social and Health Services, both in Mount Vernon, utilize the Argus Fund, which receives requests from schools, other social service agencies and foster parents.

Small grants of $25 to $200 provide a prom dress, a trip to summer camp, or a cap and gown for graduation — little extras that some children and their families can-not afford, said Leslie Goff, Skagit County Communities Services office manager.

The assistance also allows kids to partici-

pate in extracurricular activities, such as the dance or swim team, which make life fun and are invaluable to children, Goff said. Raffle ticket sales and lunch donations help provide the needed cash infusion to the fund each year.

Luncheon participants can choose from an assortment of raffle items to bid on, Goff said.

“We’re going to have about 25 baskets, ranging in value from $125 to $400,” she said. “One is a private wine tasting for 13 people courtesy of a winery in Mount Ver-non.”

Some of the other items are a gift cer-tificate for 10 children to an area entertain-ment center, and a family fun night full of board games, candy and popcorn. The show-stopper is a basket of Seahawks gifts and accessories, Goff said.

Guests buy and place tickets in the drawing box for the item they want to win – either at the luncheon or in advance. The luncheon is $10, and raffle tickets cost $5 each or five for $20. Donations are wel-come.

Goff said participants need not to be present to win. Simply contact her at 360-419-3389 or [email protected] for a list of raffle items, then buy a ticket(s) and specify which item you want to win.

The Argus Fund Luncheon and Raffle on Friday will launch the 2014 fundraising campaign. Lunch, shown here in 2013, is $10 and will begin at 11:30 a.m. Friday, in the Burlington Senior Center, 1011 Greenleaf Ave.Submitted photo

At a glance What: The annual Argus Fund lun-cheon and raffle benefits low-income, foster and at-risk Skagit County youths throughout the year When: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21 Where: Burlington Senior Center, 1011 Greenleaf Ave., Burlington Cost: Lunch, $10 donation; raffle tickets, $5 with discounts for multiple tickets To donate: By mail to The Argus Fund, 309 S. Third St., Mount Vernon, WA 98273 Information, tickets: 360-419-3389 or [email protected]

Argus Fund helps kids with small necessities

E10 Thursday, November 20, 2014 Skagit Valley Herald / goskagit.com Thursday, November 20, 2014 E11

ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area November 20-26 TUNING UP Playing at area venues November 20-26

Thursday.20MUSIC

“Shake A Tail Feather”: Mount Ver-non High School choirs small ensembles; Bel Canto, Undertones and Synergy; 7 p.m., MVHS auditorium, 314 N. Ninth St., Mount Vernon. $10, $7 students, $5 children. 360-428-6100.

THEATER“Landscape with Weapon”: Skagit Val-

ley College Drama Department, 7:30 p.m., Phillip Tarro Theatre, 2405 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $5, free for SVC stu-dents. 866-624-6897 or mcintyrehall.org.

“These Shining Lives” (drama): Anacortes High School Theatre Depart-ment, 7:30 p.m., Brodniak Hall, 1600 20th St., Anacortes. Admission by donation. 360-503-1369.

“Run for Your Wife” (comedy): 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $18. 360-679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

Friday.21COMEDY

(SOLD OUT) 35th annual Seattle International Comedy Competition semifinals: 8 p.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Pacific Showroom, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow.

MUSICRyan Shupe & The Rubberband

(bluegrass): 7:30 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $25. 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org.

“Shake A Tail Feather”: Mount Ver-non High School choirs small ensembles; Bel Canto, Undertones and Synergy; 7 p.m., MVHS auditorium, 314 N. Ninth St., Mount Vernon. $10, $7 students, $5 chil-dren. 360-428-6100.

THEATER“Landscape with Weapon”: Skagit Val-

ley College Drama Department, 7:30 p.m., Phillip Tarro Theatre, 2405 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $5, free for SVC stu-dents. 866-624-6897 or mcintyrehall.org.



Saturday.22MUSIC

“Shake A Tail Feather”: Mount Ver-non High School choirs small ensembles; Bel Canto, Undertones and Synergy; 7 p.m., MVHS Auditorium, 314 N. Ninth St., Mount Vernon. $10, $7 students, $5 children. 360-428-6100.

“Angels of Music: the Music of Heav-en and Earth”: 7:30 p.m., Assumption Catholic Church, 2116 Cornwall Ave., Bellingham. $15-$25. Proceeds will ben-efit restoration of Assumption Church and School buildings, and the charitable works of the Knights of Columbus. 360-733-1380 or assumption.org.

Millie & The Mentshn (world music): 7:30 p.m., Jansen Art Center, 321 Front St., Lynden. $15 advance, $20 at the door. 360-354-3600 or jansenartcenter.org.

THEATER“Landscape with Weapon”:

Skagit Valley College Drama Depart-ment, 7:30 p.m., Phillip Tarro Theatre, 2405 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $5, free for SVC students. 866-624-6897 or mcintyrehall.org.



Sunday.23THEATER

“Landscape with Weapon”: Skagit Valley College Drama Department, 2 p.m., Phillip Tarro Theatre, 2405 E. Col-lege Way, Mount Vernon. $5, free for SVC students. 866-624-6897 or mcintyre hall.org.


Tuesday.25

MUSICSedro-Woolley High School Jazz Night:

featuring the S-WHS “Blue Horizon” Jazz Choir and S-WHS Jazz Band: 7 p.m., S-WHS Cafeteria, 1235 Third St., Sedro-Woolley. Free admission. 360-855-3510.

THURSDAY.20

SATURDAY.22

SUNDAY.23

Singer Songwriters Open Mic Night: hosted by Jean Mann, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360-399-1805.

Prozac Mountain Boys: 5 to 8 p.m., Woolley Market, 829 Metcalf St., Sedro-Woolley. All ages. 360-982-2649.

Moonhat, Sky All Around, Illogicians: 9 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. 360-778-1067.

Skip Williams and Robert “Goldtooth” Ray (jazz): 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Jansen Art Center Piano Lounge, 321 Front St., Lynden. No cover. 360-354-3600.

Jumbled Pie (Americana, R&B, Cajun, Zydeco): 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, Bard Room, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $5. 360-445-3000.

Wayne Hayton: 8 p.m., Con-way Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. 360-445-3000.

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

Chris Eger Band: 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover. 877-275-2448.

Jean Mann: 7 to 9 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360-399-1805.

The Alkis: 8 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-588-1720.

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

Lloyd Hooper and the Cascade Ramblers: 7:30 to 11:30 p.m., Sedro-Woolley American Legion Hall, 701 Murdock St., Sedro-Woolley. 360-855-5111.

The Scott Greene Band, The Naughty Blokes: 8:30 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $6. 360-778-1067.

Joe T. Cook (blues): 7 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $10. 360-445-3000.

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

Ann ‘n’ Dean (country, classic rock): 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., Mount Vernon Elks, 2120 Market St., Mount Vernon. 360-848-8882.

Chris Eger Band: 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casi-no Resort, Win-ners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover. 877-275-2448.

Nick Vigarino: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Con-ner. 360-399-1805.

Gin Creek: 7:30 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-755-3956.

Lloyd Hooper Cascade Ramblers: 7:30 to 11:30 p.m., Sedro-Woolley American Legion Hall, 701 Murdock St., Sedro-Woolley. 360-855-5111.

The Grizzled Mighty, Tangerine, Pink Sun: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $5. 360-778-1067.

Daddy Treetops: 9 p.m., Longhorn Saloon & Grill, 5754 Cains Court, Edison. 360-766-6330.

MuseBird Cafe: Hip Hatch-et, Christopher Paul Stelling and Dylan Jakobsen, 6 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $10. 360-445-3000.

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

Sunday Brunch Jazz: John Savage and Duane Melcher (’40s & ’50s American jazz), 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., North Cove Coffee, 1130 S. Burlington Blvd., Burlington. 360-707-2683.

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

Ron W. Bailey: 5:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360-766-6266.

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

FRIDAY.21WAYNE HAYTON8 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. 360-445-3000.

WEDNESDAY.26

FRIDAY.21

SATURDAY.22NICK VIGARINO7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360-399-1805.

Dustin Moore (from left), Karen Pollack, Torie Geison and Alex Hollingsworth

Lindsey Bowen photo

WEDNESDAY.26IRVING BERLIN’S “WHITE CHRISTMASTheatre Arts Guild, 7:30 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $10-$24. 360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org.


MUSIC REVIEWS

‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1’Various artists

It was only a mat-ter of time before Lorde graduated from contributing a song for “Catching Fire” to taking over the soundtrack for the latest “Hunger Games” soundtrack in which the 18-year-old chanteuse curates a concoc-tion of dark magic, enchanting tunes and revolutionary feelings. As the world of Katniss Everdeen gets darker with sacrifice, violence and revolt, in “Mockingjay Part 1,” the soundtrack follows suit with a medley of offbeat and oddly appealing synths, pianos and guitars.

Lorde’s own vocal touch appears in “Yel-low Flicker Beat” as she growls her way through introspective chants. The eerie remix by Kanye West takes the original’s chorus and slows it down to an ultrasound heartbeat. “Dead Air” by Chvrches speeds it up with Blade Runner-esque synths.

For the rest of the 14-track album, she enlists an unlikely collection of stars — Grace Jones, Simon LeBon, Chemical Brothers, Bat for Lashes, Pusha T and Diplo among others.

Whether it’s a ’70s sampler mixed with dissonant drums like Grace Jones’ “Origi-nal Beast,” Chemical Brothers’ catchy pop descent into madness in “This is Not a Game” or Major Lazer’s dance beat “All My Love,” there’s always a unique hint of sinister bubbling underneath.

Tinashe’s melodious “The Leap” and the playful piano of Charli XCX’s “Kingdom” offer a short but needed respite in all the darkness. And when you manage to come up for air to get away from it, you feel the itch to go back under again for more sor-cery.

n Cristina Jaleru, Associated Press

One Direction“Four”

One Direction has done the almost impos-sible for a boy band: The English-Irish quintet has held the fickle attentions of teenage girls the world over for three years— the equiva-lent of 30 in tween years— and the band’s new album, “Four,” isn’t likely to diminish the group’s stronghold.

On “Four,” One Direction — Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson — continues

to produce perfectly polished pop tunes with the edges buffed for maximum shine. And shine they do: it’s hard to deny the anodyne appeal of strummer “Ready To Run,” the up-tempo Buddy Holly-sway of “Girl Almighty,” the Ed Sheeran-penned sweetly nostalgic “18,” or new single, “Night Changes,” which may or may not be about losing one’s innocence. It’s hard to tell since the band’s lyrics wisely never veer from PG.

Produced primarily by Julian Bunetta and John Ryan, musically, “Four” often harks back to the ’80s, a decade before any of the band members were born, with open, echo-y drums that wouldn’t sound out of place on a Martika record. Acoustic guitars and synthesizers comfortably collide throughout.

One Direction’s primary appeal is its members’ vulnerability. When they aren’t riding in on their white steeds to rescue the girl, they are willing victims of love, seemingly powerless over femme fatales on songs like peppy “No Control” and “Stock-holm Syndrome.” In a capricious world, they promise undying fealty and they will never knowingly hurt you, or if they do, they are relentlessly apologetic, such as on “Where Do Broken Hearts Go.” They are as mythical and nonthreatening as unicorns, and that’s why teenage girls find them so fetching.

One Direction’s last album, “Midnight Memories,” was the world’s best-selling album of 2013. “Four” will likely give Taylor Swift’s “1989” a run for its money for the 2014 title.

n Melinda Newman, Associated Press

Damien Rice“My Favourite Faded Fantasy”

Irish singer-songwrit-er Damien Rice says the creative process behind his third studio album, “My Favourite Faded Fantasy,” was so good that he occasion-ally didn’t want it to end. Thankfully it did, because now we get to enjoy a well-crafted work with few holes.

Rice’s emotive voice and signature solid guitar work are a known quantity. Those talents are coupled here with carefully opti-mistic songs about life and love. There’s a touch of humor thrown in the mix, but not so much as to detract from pressing matters of the heart. The best moments come with back-to-back tearjerkers “I Don’t Want To Change You” and “Colour Me In.” They’re beautiful tracks with a winsome guitar that is eventually swallowed up by a massive

string section.The songs are long, with the lovely

“Trusty And True” weighing in at 8 minutes. Savor every second because talents as pure as Damien Rice don’t come along every other Tuesday. His musical aim on “My Favourite Faded Fantasy” is true and the songwriting is some of the year’s best.

n Ron Harris, Associated Press

Bryan Ferry“Avonmore”

Bryan Ferry has worn many guises during his 40-year career, but “Avonmore” returns him to one of his central idioms: slow, sexy songs of restrained abandon, cloaked in gently pulsing rhythms. It’s a style on which he has worked variations since early-’80s albums such as “Boys and Girls” and Roxy Music’s “Avalon.”

On “Avonmore,” Ferry drafts players such as rock guitarists Johnny Marr and Mark Knopfler, funkmaster Nile Rodgers on bass and guitar, and jazz bassist Marcus Miller to craft a lush, dense atmosphere that is comforting and familiar.

Ferry’s voice is deeper and raspier than in his youth (he’s now 69), and that adds a vul-nerable melancholy to “Lost,” “Soldier of Fortune” and other ballads. A few songs risk self-parody: a sleazy “One Night Stand”; a melodramatic cover of Sondheim’s “Send in the Clowns.” But Ferry can still surprise: With the help of DJ Todd Terje, he turns Robert Palmer’s perky “Johnny and Mary” into a song of eerie heartbreak.

n Steve Klinge, Philadelphia Inquirer

Trisha Yearwood“Prizefighter: Hit After Hit”

Trisha Yearwood returns with her first new recordings in seven years with “Prizefighter,” which combines 10 of her best-known hits (“XXX’s and OOO’s,” “She’s In Love With The Boy”) with six new songs.

The title tune pairs Yearwood with aco-lyte Kelly Clarkson, and the two overcome the song’s empowerment clichés through the earth-shaking force of their voices. But the album includes better songs: “I Remem-ber You” is a tender ballad addressing a lost love, set to quietly orchestrated strings. It allows Yearwood to reveal her talent for conveying emotion through a combination

of strength and restraint.Similarly, the cheeky “Your Husband’s

Cheatin’ On Us” — written by Matraca Berg, Marshall Chapman and novelist/play-wright Jill McCorkle — brings out Year-wood’s bluesy side, as heard on previous gems such as “Wrong Side Of Memphis” (another Berg co-write featured on “Prize-fighter.”)

Yearwood’s re-entry into the country music sweepstakes hasn’t received as much attention as that of her husband, Garth Brooks. But “Prizefighter” not only reminds listeners Yearwood’s past triumphs; it also proves that her remarkable voice deserves a place among the current generation of country hit-makers.

n Michael McCall, Associated Press

‘The Art of McCartney’Various artists

This two-disc Paul McCartney tribute is a decade-in-the-making labor of love by one man, producer Ralph Sall. So it would be churlish to throw cold water on it, right?

Sorry. Sall’s interest in chasing down marquee names, rather than marquee per-formances, makes this a gigantic missed opportunity.

Sall enlists McCartney’s current backup band to fill the same role on this 34-song effort (42 with the deluxe package). The result is musical consistency — consistently generic. He recruits primarily legacy art-ists whose best work is behind them, often decades. Billy Joel opens both discs with songs (“Maybe I’m Amazed” and “Live and Let Die”) that are beyond his range now. And, trust us, the world doesn’t need to hear Steve Miller sing “Hey Jude” or Alice Cooper do “Eleanor Rigby.”

To be sure, there are fun moments, like Bob Dylan croaking through “Things We Said Today” and Brian Wilson’s shimmering take on “Wanderlust.” The compositions are excellent, even if the performances don’t always rise to that level. But you knew that going in.

Bringing in some current and more diverse artists — maybe a Katy Perry or Pharrell — and letting them interpret the music freed from a band with its own pre-conceptions would have been infinitely more interesting. So would digging further into McCartney’s vast catalog, including some work he’s done this century.

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Holiday events Christmas is on Thursday, Dec. 25, but some holiday-related events are sched-uled for the next several days.

SANTA AT THE MALL: Visit Santa daily during mall hours, through Dec. 24, at the Cascade Mall Center Court, 201 Cascade Mall Drive, Burlington.360-757-2072.

HOLIDAY TOY DRIVE: Skagit County Emergency Services will collect donations of new, unwrapped toys for the Skagit Val-ley Herald Christmas Fund from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, at Fred Meyer and Kmart in Burlington. 360-336-6277.

PET PHOTOS WITH SANTA: The annual Santa Paws & Claws Photo Shoot Family Event will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, at Skagit Farmers Supply, 915 Moore St., Sedro-Woolley. Bring your furry or feathered family com-panion for photos with Santa. Minimum donation, $10. Proceeds benefit the Humane Society of Skagit Valley. 360-757-0445 or skagithumane.com.

“A CHRISTMAS STORY, THE MUSICAL”: Nov. 25-Dec. 31, 5th Avenue Theatre, 1308 Fifth Ave., Seattle. Based on the major motion picture, “A Christmas Story, The Musical” follows a bespectacled boy named Ralphie and his one wish for Christmas – a Red Ryder BB Gun. Up

against a kooky leg lamp, an outrageous pair of pink bunny pajamas, one cranky department store Santa and a triple-dog dare to lick a freezing flagpole, Ralphie must overcome all odds to make his Christmas dream a reality. Tickets, infor-mation: 206-625-1900 or 5thavenue.org.

VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS: Check out the historic 1891 Gaches Mansion deco-rated for the holidays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays, Nov. 26-Dec. 28, at the La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum, 703 S. Second St., La Conner. The main rooms on the first floor will highlight different decades during the reign of Queen Victoria (1837-1901), with a tree for each decade along with quilts and textiles popular at the time. $7 admission, $5 students and military with ID, free for members and ages 11 and younger. 360-466-4288 or laconnerquilts.com.

IRVING BERLIN’S “WHITE CHRIST-MAS”: Theatre Arts Guild, Nov. 26-Dec. 11, Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. Veterans Bob Wallace and Phil Davis have a successful song-and-dance act after World War II. With romance in mind, the two follow a duo of beautiful singing sisters en route to their Christmas show at a Vermont lodge, which just happens to be owned by Bob and Phil’s former Army commander. $10-$24. 360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org.


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The documentary film looks at the groundbreak-ing David Bowie exhibition created by the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Described by The Times as “stylish & outrageous” and The Guardian as “a tri-umph”, the exhibition fea-tures a collection of photo-graphs, stage costumes and other rare possessions from the David Bowie Archive. The exhibition was the fast-est selling in the museum’s history.

The curators, Victoria Broackes and Geoffrey Marsh, provide insight into the most memorable music videos and original costumes, as well as more personal items such as never-before-seen hand-written lyrics, album cover artwork, set designs and diary entries, which reveal the creativity and evolution of Bowie’s ideas.

The documentary was filmed and directed by Hamish Hamilton, director of the Academy Awards and the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games.

$16 adults, $14 seniors and students, $12 children, with $2 off for Lincoln members.

The MET Live in HD - Il Barbiere Di Siviglia9:55 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 22

The Met’s production of Gioacchino Rossini’s classic comedy — featuring some of the most instantly recognizable melodies in all of opera — stars Isa-bel Leonard as the feisty Rosina, Lawrence Brown-lee as her conspiring flame, and Christopher Maltman as the endlessly resource-ful and charming barber.

Michele Mariotti conducts the vivid and tuneful score.

$23 adults, $19 seniors, $16 students, with $2 off for Lincoln members.

TGR’s ‘Almost Ablaze’7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22

Awarded “Film Of The Year” at the 2014 Interna-tional Freeski Film Festival, “Almost Ablaze” is a global

odyssey combining state-of-the-art cinematography and the most progres-sive riding on the planet. Experience a new level of sensory overload as each athlete is wired for sound, immersing the audience completely in the moment.

$16 general, $14 seniors, $12 students, with $2 off for Lincoln members.

NT Live: ‘Of Mice and Men’2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 23

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$16 general, $14 seniors, $12 students, with $2 off for Lincoln members.

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A young boy’s dream of flying and designing air-planes becomes a reality when Colton Harris-Moore breaks out of a halfway

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$10 general; $9 seniors, students and active mili-tary; $8 members; $7 chil-dren 12 and under.

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By ROBERTO A. FERDMAN and CHRISTOPHER INGRAHAMThe Washington Post

Despite absolutely brutal reviews, “Dumb and Dumber To,” the sequel that nobody asked for, hauled in more money than any other movie (roughly $36 million) during its debut weekend. The movie, for good measure, currently sports a 15 percent approval rat-ing from “top critics” — the sort of people who see movies for a liv-ing — on movie review site Rotten

Tomatoes.“If ‘Dumb and Dumber To’

were a live comedian, he’d have said, ‘Is this an audience or an oil painting?’ He’d have left the stage in tears,” New York Magazine’s review reads.

“Dumb and Dumber To,” how-ever, is hardly the first terrible movie America has fawned over — or, at the very least, spent inordi-nate amounts of money on. In fact, the country has fallen a lot harder for a number of other awful flicks.

The 20 worst-rated movies

among the top 100 box office earners are dominated by familiar names. The “Transformers” fran-chise accounts for three of the top five worst-rated of these movies. The “Pirates of the Caribbean” movies are all represented in the top 20, as are two of the “Twilight” movies and “Star Wars” Episodes I and II.

“Transformers: Age of Extinc-tion” earned an average Rotten Tomatoes score of 5 out of 100 (meaning that only 5 percent of critics gave the movie a thumbs

up). “The Da Vinci Code” scored an 8. Together they grossed more than half a billion dollars in 2014 dollars.

Eighteen of the top 20 are either sequels or are based on an existing franchise — “Pearl Harbor” and “The Day After Tomorrow” are the two exceptions. Their abysmal reviews didn’t stop these 20 films from grossing more than $7 billion in 2014 dollars at the box office. Michael Bay directed four of them.

Zoom out, and a fairly clear pic-ture emerges. Nearly a third of the

biggest movies in box office history (29 to be exact) failed to crack 50 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, and more than half failed to crack 60 percent, the threshold the site uses to call a movie “fresh,” which basi-cally means “worth watching.”

So the next time you find your-self wondering how in the world that movie series you can’t stand is about to push out yet another sequel, remember there’s a pretty good answer: Bad movies, for bet-ter or worse — OK, worse — are pretty big business in this country.

Wonkblog: America’s favorite really bad movies


DIRTY LOOPS: Nov. 21, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

JUDAS PRIEST: Nov. 22, Tacoma Dome. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHES-TRA: “The Christmas Attic, Live”: Nov. 22, KeyArena, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

SUPER DIAMOND (Tribute to Neil Diamond): Nov. 22, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

CIRCA SURVIVE: Nov. 23, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

G-EAZY: Nov. 24, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

“A CHRISTMAS STORY, The Musical”: Nov. 25-Dec. 31, The 5th Avenue Theatre, 1308 Fifth Ave., Seattle. 888-584-4849 or 5thavenue.org.

USHER: Nov. 26, KeyArena, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or live nation.com.

MONETA: Nov. 29, The Show-box, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

DIGITOUR: Dec. 1, The Show-box, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

106.1 KISS FM’s JINGLE BALL: with Lil Jon, Afrojack, Fall Out Boy, Mary Lambert, Fences, Jake Miller, Rixton, Lindsey Stirling and more: Dec. 2, WAMU Theater, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or ticket master.com.

ASKING ALEXANDRIA: Dec. 2, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

STEVIE WONDER: Dec. 3, KeyArena, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

WATSKY: Dec. 3, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or show boxonline.com.

MICHELLE CHAMUEL: Dec. 3, Chop Suey, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

MICKY DOLENZ MONKEES CHRISTMAS: Dec. 5-6, Skagit Val-ley Casino Resort, Bow. 877-275-2448 or theskagit.com.

JEEZY: Dec. 6, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or show boxonline.com.

SMOOCH BENEFIT: with Iron & Wine, Ben Bridwell, Shabazz Pal-aces, THEE Satisfaction: Dec. 6, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

KINA GRANNIS: Dec. 8, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

DOWN: Dec. 10, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or show

boxonline.com.THE TEA PARTY: Dec. 12, The

Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

SAY ANYTHING, SAVES THE DAY: Dec. 15, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

SKINNY PUPPY: Dec. 15, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

THE GROUCH & ELIGH: Dec. 16, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

IN THIS MOMENT: Dec. 30, Moore Theatre, Seattle. 877-784-4849 or livenation.com.

REIGNWOLF: Dec. 31, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

COMMON KINGS: Dec. 31, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

BUILT TO SPILL: Jan. 2-3, 2015, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

BIG HEAD TODD AND THE MONSTERS: Jan. 15, The Show-box, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

RAIN: A Tribute to the Beatles:

Jan. 20, Mt. Baker Theatre, Bell-ingham. 360-734-6080 or mount bakertheatre.com.

TRIBAL SEEDS: Jan. 22, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

PIERCE THE VEIL, SLEEPING WITH SIRENS: Jan. 28, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

G. LOVE & SPECIAL SAUCE: with Matt Costa: Jan. 30, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

“ROMEO & JULIET, THE MUSI-CAL”: Jan. 30-Feb. 15, Lincoln Theatre, Mount Vernon. 360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org.

BILL FRISELL: Jan. 31, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

“RODGERS & HAMMER-STEIN’S CAROUSEL”: Feb. 5-March 1, 2015, The 5th Avenue Theatre, 1308 Fifth Ave., Seattle. 888-584-4849 or 5thavenue.org.

DR. DOG: Feb. 10, The Show-box, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

RU PAUL’S DRAG RACE: Feb. 11, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-

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MIRANDA LAMBERT: Feb. 13, Tacoma Dome. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

AUGUST BURNS RED: Feb. 16, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

MOTION CITY SOUNDTRACK: Feb. 17, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

COLD WAR KIDS: Feb. 20, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

3 REDNECK TENORS: “From Rags to Rednecks”: Feb. 21, Mt. Baker Theatre, Bellingham. 360-734-6080 or mountbakertheatre.com.

LOTUS: Feb. 22, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or show boxonline.com.

GALACTIC: Feb. 27, The Show-box, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

INTERNATIONAL GUITAR NIGHT: Feb. 28, Lincoln Theatre, Mount Vernon. 360-336-8955 or

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CARIBOU: March 4, The Show-box, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBA-ZO: March 5, 2015, Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham. 360-734-6080 or mountbakertheatre.com.

KELLER WILLIAMS, THE INFA-MOUS STRINGDUSTERS: March 6, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

“JACQUES BREL IS ALIVE AND WELL & LIVING IN PARIS”: March 7-May 17, 2015, The 5th Avenue Theatre, 1308 Fifth Ave., Seattle. 888-584-4849 or 5thavenue.org.

ECHOSMITH: March 21, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

MAROON 5: March 28, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

THE DECIBEL TOUR: March 31, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

BLUES HALL OF FAME TOUR: with Charlie Musselwhite, James Cotton and John Hammond: April 4, Mount Baker Theatre, Belling-ham. 360-734-6080 or mount bakertheatre.com.

ARIANA GRANDE: April 14, KeyArena, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

KAISER CHIEFS: April 22, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

VOLBEAT: with Anthrax and Crobot: April 29, WAMU Theater, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or ticket master.com.

“SOMETHING ROTTEN”: April 29-May 24, The 5th Avenue The-atre, 1308 Fifth Ave., Seattle. 888-584-4849 or 5thavenue.org.

NEIL DIAMOND: May 10, KeyArena, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

BETTE MIDLER: June 1, KeyArena, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

NICKELBACK: June 20, Gorge Amphitheatre, George. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

“GREASE”: July 9-Aug. 2, The 5th Avenue Theatre, 1308 Fifth Ave., Seattle. 888-584-4849 or 5thavenue.org.

JOHN MELLENCAMP: July 19, Benaroya Hall, Seattle. john mellencamp.com.

5 SECONDS OF SUMMER: July 24, KeyArena, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

THE WHO: Sept. 27, 2015, KeyArena, Seattle. thewho.com.

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DECK THE HALL BALLFeaturing Imagine Dragons, Weezer (pictured), Cage the Elephant, Young the Giant, TV on the Radio, Kongos, Vance Joy, Royal Blood: Dec. 9, KeyArena, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.


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TRAVEL

By LYNN O’ROURKE HAYESThe Dallas Morning News

Grab the binoculars and head to the mountains, the coast or the canyons to observe beautiful creatures in flight. Here are five places to consider:

1. Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Perhaps you’ve heard about the cliff-diving blue-footed boobies? Or the 8-foot wingspan of the waved albatross? The latter is also known for an elabo-rate courtship dance that can include 20 minutes of bowing, honking, whistling and bill clacking. Perhaps the most famous and bio-logically important of the island birds are Darwin’s 13 finches. The creatures were central to the scien-tist’s evolutionary theories. Learn more about the vol-canic island’s winged popu-lation via a cruise or a tour. galapagos.org

2. Socorro, New Mex-ico. With more than 500 winged creatures on its bird list, this state offers ample opportunity for bird-loving families. Visit the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge to see snow geese and sandhill cranes land en masse at sunset. Learn more during tours, work-shops and hikes crafted for all ages and levels of expe-rience. newmexico.org

3. Everglades National Park, Homestead, Florida. Follow paved roads or wooden boardwalks to spot warblers, mangrove cuckoos, herons, egrets and other wading birds in the country’s largest subtropi-cal wilderness area. Eagles, hawks and osprey also

abound in this 1.5- million-acre park. Home to 360 species, a World Heritage Site and designated as a Wetland of International Importance, the national park offers a free Junior Ranger program to enhance the experience for young explorers. nps.gov/ever/index.htm

4. Falkland Islands. Surrounded by the Atlan-tic Ocean, this 740-island archipelago is known for its large and accessible rare-bird colonies, home to as many as 1 million pen-guins. Visitors are eager to see five of the 17 species frolicking in the surf or waddling along the beach. Be on the lookout for the Cobb’s wren, a striated cara-cara and the flightless steamer duck. The islands also serve as the breed-ing ground for more than 70 percent of the world’s black-browed albatrosses. falklandislands.com

5. Southern Arizona. Visit this region to see as many as 250 bird species, including more than 15 kinds of colorful humming-birds, the elegant trogon and a painted redstart. Make your way to the Muleshoe Ranch Coopera-tive Management Area, a 49,000-acre conservation region, rich with winged wildlife, thanks to careful preservation of the fragile ecosystem. Each January, the Wings Over Willcox festival (Jan. 14-18) cel-ebrates the migrating sand-hill cranes. southernarizo-naguide.com

n Lynn O’Rourke Hayes is the editor of familytravel.com. E-mail: lohayes@ familytravel.com.

Local travel ALASKA FERRY TOUR: Find out what it’s like to ride the ferry from Bell-ingham to Alaska during a free tour of the MV Malaspina from noon to 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5, at the Bellingham Cruise Terminal, 355 Harris Ave., Bellingham. Get an inside look at the observation lounges and theater, dif-ferent cabin types, the heated solarium, and sign up to take a tour of the bridge. Enjoy snacks, kids’ activities and more. Free. Photo ID required. ferryalaska.com.

“DISCOVERING IRE-LAND IN 14 DAYS”: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 17, Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes. Doug and Gay Woods share details and photos from their travels across the Emerald Isle on a Rick Steves tour. Free. 360-293-1910, ext. 21, or library.cityof anacortes.org.

STATE VISITOR CALL CENTER: The Washing-ton Tourism Alliance’s ExperienceWA Call Center is open daily from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., except Thanksgiving, Christ-mas and New Year’s Day. 1-800-544-1800 or [email protected]. Staff members assist travelers who have questions, refer them to specific destina-tion marketing organiza-tions and other travel resources across the state for more detailed information, and take orders for the Washington State Visitors Guide.

PASSPORT APPLICA-TIONS: Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes, accepts pass-port applications from noon to 6:30 p.m. Tues-days and Wednesdays and 1 to 4 p.m. Satur-days. Passport forms and information on fees and how to apply are avail-able at travel.state.gov, or pick up an application and passport guide at the library.

Web buzz Name: iWitness Available: iOS, Android Cost: $2.99 per month, $29.99 per year What it does: It connects to emergency services and records your whereabouts. It is set up to work in 146 countries. International users can select the region, and the app automatically localizes to the emergency equivalent of 911. What’s hot: Although there’s no sub-stitute for common sense and being street-smart, having immediate access to a 911 call and a record of your situation add a second layer of personal security.

Arm the iWitness app, and at the touch of a button or the screen, or by shaking the phone, you can start recording your predicament (for five minutes) and/or call 911. What’s not: Be careful with the 911 feature if you’re testing the app. Once it’s armed, all it takes is a touch of the screen. When I tried to close out of the app, the “calling 911” alarm sounded. Luckily you have five seconds to cancel if it’s not a real emergency. Worth it: I put this app in the most-used area of my phone. Even if you use it only once, it could be a lifesaver.

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LONDON — British royal officials say Prince William and his wife, Kate, will trav-el to the United States next month on a trip that includes visits to the National Sep-tember 11 Memorial and an NBA game.

The Dec. 7-9 visit will be based in New York, although William will travel to Wash-

ington, D.C., on his own on Dec. 8 to attend a conference against the trade in illegal wildlife parts. The Duchess of Cambridge will visit a child development center, accompanied by New York City’s first lady, Chirlane McCray.

The royal couple will both visit the Sept. 11 memorial, attend the NBA game and tour a youth organization together.

Prince William, Kate to visit New York in December


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

“A Walk Among the Tomb-stones” — Liam Neeson plays Matthew Scudder, an alcoholic private investigator hired to find a drug dealer’s kidnapped wife. Scudder spends a lot more time working out his demons than he does drawing his gun, and that makes him all the more interesting. Thriller, R, 114 minutes. HHH “Big Hero 6” — Disney’s animated story about a teen-ager befriending a health-care robot is a big, gorgeous adventure with wonderful voice performances, some dark undertones that give the story more depth, an uplifting message and more than a few laugh-out-loud moments. Animation action comedy, PG, 108 minutes. HHH

1⁄2 “Dumb and Dumber To” — Maybe it’s the “Jackass” world we live in, or maybe it’s the aging of stars Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels, but the slapstick seems more forced and sadder in this sequel. I cracked up a good half-dozen times, but there were long stretches when the movie was just spinning its wheels. Comedy, PG-13, 110 minutes. HH “Foxcatcher” — Disturbing and memorable, “Foxcatch-er” is based on a bizarre true story, and even if you know exactly what happens, when it does happen, it’s shocking. Steve Carell nails the role of a rich eccentric, with Channing Tatum and Mark Ruffalo revelatory as the wrestlers he mentors. Sports drama, R, 134 min-utes. HHH

1⁄2 “Fury” — In his attempt to portray the horrors of war — even a war in its final days — writer/director David Ayer has squandered a great opportunity with “Fury.” There is much to potentially like about the film, in particular the actors. But it draws far too heavily from the war-movie-cliché list: the grizzled, no-nonsense veteran; the dim Southern bully; the meek newcomer who gets a quick and brutal indoctrina-tion. Stars Brad Pitt, Shia LeBeouf, Logan Lerman and

Michael Pena. War drama, R, 2:13, HH “Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me” — Directed by the veteran actor James Keach, this documentary is a poi-gnant, stark, lovely and sometimes devastating film — a tribute to one of the great crossover stars of his time, and an unblinking look at how Alzheimer’s disease relentlessly chips away at one’s memories and thought process, brick by brick. Doc-umentary, PG, 116 minutes. “Guardians of the Gal-axy” — Chris Pratt plays the leader of a misfit band of anti-heroes, including a cynical raccoon and a walk-ing tree, in this refreshing confection of entertainment, a mostly lighthearted and self-referential comic-book movie with loads of whiz-bang action, some laugh-out-loud moments and a couple of surprisingly beautiful and touching scenes as well. Sci-fi action, PG-13, 122 minutes. HHH

1⁄2 “Gone Girl” — Ben Affleck gives one of his best perfor-mances as the prime sus-pect in his wife’s disappear-ance. It’s a thing of beauty watching the characters from Gillian Flynn’s novel manipulate, stumble, recover and stumble again. Mystery thriller, R, 149 minutes. HHH

1⁄2 “Interstellar” — What a beautiful and epic film is “Interstellar,” filled with great performances, tingling our senses with masterful special effects, daring to be openly sentimental, asking gigantic questions about the meaning of life and leaving us drained and grateful for the experience. Adventure/mystery/sci-fi, PG-13, 169 minutes. HHHH “Kill the Messenger” — Jeremy Renner’s perfor-mance as 1990s investiga-tive journalist Gary Webb is one of the more authentic portrayals of an old-fash-ioned, telephone-working reporter in recent memory. This movie, a solid tribute to his work, is as much about what happens to Webb after the story breaks as it is about his investigative hero-ics. Biographic drama, R, 112 minutes. HHH “Men, Women & Children” — We can reach others

NEW THIS WEEKThe three Oscar nominations Jennifer Lawrence has

picked up were for the deeply dramatic “American Hustle,” the quirky “Silver Linings Playbook” and the emotionally powerful “Winter’s Bone.” Each film came dripping in the trappings — corruption, mental illness, poverty — that scream out for attention from the Academy.

Films like “The Hunger Games” series aren’t designed to draw attention to acting. They thrive on action and adven-ture accented with plenty of sentimentality and wrapped up in innocent romance. Lawrence showed in the first two movies in the series that she’s just as comfortable han-dling grand physical scenes as trading the quiet emotional moments.

“THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY — PART 1” shows that Lawrence can handle each with a skill years beyond her age. In a film that cranks up the action even more than the first two movies, Lawrence’s work grows even stronger as she commands attention with each word, phrase and breath. Often pressed into dialogue that would have come across as trite and superficial with a lesser actor, Lawrence turns every speech into a personal or patriotic anthem.

The film picks up with Katniss Everdeen (Lawrence) under the protection of the military in District 13. She dis-covers that President Snow (Donald Sutherland) has been busy putting a spin on the disastrous events of the recent Hunger Games. His main propaganda tool is Peeta (Josh Hutcherson), a move that not only gives him a Games champion to feed out misinformation but also drives an arrow into the heart of Katniss.

District 13’s President Alma Coin (Julianne Moore) wants to use Katniss as her own propaganda tool. Originally cautious about being the symbol for hope, Katniss embraces her place when she sees the destruction and callous devasta-tion Snow has brought to the Districts.

It’s in these moments that Lawrence shines. It’s the rare actor who can show so much rage, hate, pain and hope in a single look. But she does.

And, Lawrence is not alone. Philip Seymour Hoffman turns in another masterful performance that’s a reminder of the great acting work lost with his death. Sutherland con-tinues to grow into the tyrannical role needed to justify the heroic acts of Katniss. Even Elizabeth Banks finally gets to show her true acting skills as her buffoonish Effie Trinket gets stripped down.

Director Francis Lawrence, the man behind “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire,” continues to show an even-handed approach to both the emotional and big-action scenes. The main thing is that he’s smart enough to boldly display the impressive work Lawrence does from start to mid-finish.

“The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1” has one inherent problem that even Lawrence can’t fix. The finale is presented in two parts, with the wrap-up a year away. This structure leaves the first part lacking as the action comes to an abrupt ending. Movie-making is all about the money, but this division of a finale creates a sense of frustration that lingers between the parts.

In this case, it’s even worse because Lawrence is so good and it’s disappointing to have her performance come to an end in “Part 1.”

2:05. Rating: PG-13 for violence, disturbing images. HHH

n Rick Bentley, The Fresno Bee

“REACH ME” is an indie comedy whose primary virtue is its cast, well-known actors who took small roles on a lark — a chance to play against “type.”

So here’s Sylvester Stallone as a rich, ruthless gossip web-site operator, a sometime painter who is all about “flow,” and being endlessly quotable.

“Promises are written on water. They sink!”Then there’s Kyra “The Closer” Sedgwick, a pyromaniac

fresh out of prison, ready to be redeemed.Tom Berenger is the homeless savant and reluctant,

reclusive guru whose book, “Reach Me,” is turning South-ern California’s lost souls into self-helped successes.

“It’s never too late to grow up and be special,” he preach-es on the page. “This is between you … and you!”

Funny tough guy Terry Crews is his agent, his “inspira-tion,” according to him.

And then there are the players cast on-the-nose.Nelly plays an ex-con rapper who sings the praises of

“Reach Me” to one and all — mostly nearby El Segundo and Redondo Beach, where the film is set and was shot.

Thomas Jane is an undercover cop who wears a new-fan-gled six-shooter in an Old West holster. He shoots people and then seeks forgiveness from an increasingly repelled priest (Danny Aiello).

“I’m startin’ to feel like an ACCOMPLICE!”And Kevin Connolly (“Entourage”) is the would-be nov-

elist, working as a hack investigative gossip for Stallone’s “Daily Contact” website. He’s the guy charged with finding this Teddy Raymond (Berenger), going through the guru’s cured stutterer intermediary (Lauren Cohan).

The trouble with all-star comedies like this is how much the process of writing attractive bit parts for big names works against the central story and characters. Writer-direc-tor John Herzfeld keeps introducing new players — Tom Sizemore, Kesley Grammer, Danny Trejo — when we’d much rather hang with Jane’s cracked avenging angel cop or Stallone’s paint-slinging muckraker or Cary Elwes’ creepy Brit actor prone to groping his female co-stars. Instead, we sort of follow Connolly’s Roger King as he tracks down his quarry, whom we can guess is going to try and redeem the jerk.

Connolly and Sedgwick are still cable show leading play-ers. The big screen overwhelms them. Berenger comes off convincingly earnest, damaged and shy, and the Aiello/Jane trips to the confessional deliver consistent laughs. I love it when Jane sits opposite Aiello, leans toward the priest and says “You wanna go first?”

1:35. Rating: PG-13 for sexual content, violence, language, drug use, and smoking. H1⁄2

n Roger Moore, McClatchy-Tribune News Service

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constantly, but we still strug-gle to truly communicate with one another. This is the abiding theme of Jason Reitman’s perceptive, mov-ing slice of modern life -- a time capsule of a film that understands how much tech-nology dominates the lives of teenagers, as well as the parents trying their best to keep up with the times. Comedy drama, R, 116 min-utes. HHH

1⁄2 “Miss Meadows” — Katie Holmes plays a preschool teacher who dresses like she’s in a 1950s television show, but has a secret life gunning down local creeps. We get it after the first half-hour. This is one of the most irritating movies of the year. Satire drama, not rated, 88 minutes. H “Nightcrawler” — As a freelance vulture who records video of crime and crash scenes for TV news, Jake Gyllenhaal plays one of the most disturbing movie

characters of the year. But the film veers from dark satire to tense crime thriller before the tires come off near the end, leaving the entire vehicle just short of worth recommending. Crime thriller, R, 117 minutes. HH

1⁄2 “St. Vincent” — This story of a chain-smoking gambler baby-sitting the neighbor kid is a prime showcase for Bill Murray and his skill set. Nearly every scene is contrived, but writer-director Ted Melfi has a nice way with dialogue, and the cast -- including Melissa McCarthy and young Jaeden Lieberher -- is uniformly outstanding. Comedy, PG-13, 102 min-utes. HHH

1⁄2 “The Fault in Our Stars” — With lesser source mate-rial, an average director and an OK cast, the adaptation of John Green’s novel about the glory and unfairness of life could have lost me. But everyone involved, from

director Josh Boone to transcendent star Shailene Woodley and beyond, has talents way beyond the aver-age. Drama, PG-13, 125 minutes. HHHH “The Equalizer” — The movie reunites director Antoine Fuqua with Denzel Washington, who earned his

second Academy Award for his portrayal of a violent, cor-rupt police officer in “Training Day.” That film was far from flawless, but Washington was electric and the movie crackled with a grimy, big-city energy. By contrast: For all its bloodletting and earnest approach, “The Equalizer” ends up being a bit on the listless side. Action-drama, R, 128 minutes. H1⁄2

“The Homesman” — Tommy Lee Jones directs and stars in “The Homes-man,” a stark, beautiful, bleak portrait of a hardwork-ing farmer (Hilary Swank) in the Midwest in the 1850s. With the help of a drifter (Jones), she escorts three women driven mad in the Nebraska territory on a journey across the plains and back to Iowa. It’s not an easy, comfortable viewing experience, and that’s part of what makes it unique. Drama, R, 120 minutes. HHH

1⁄2 “The Judge” — Robert Downey Jr. commands the screen as a hotshot lawyer who returns to his small hometown and defends his father (Robert Duvall) against a murder rap. But by the time all the ghosts and feuds have been put to rest, it’s surpris-ing how little we care about these characters. Drama, R, 141 minutes. HH “The Theory of Every-thing” — Playing the young Stephen Hawking from reck-less Cambridge student

to brilliant physicist, Eddie Redmayne undergoes a remarkable transformation. But it’s a memorable perfor-mance in a rather ordinary love story about his romance with future wife, Jane (Felic-ity Jones). Biography, PG-13, 123 minutes. HH

1⁄2 “Whiplash” — At times one feels enervated during this film’s intense confronta-tions between a cruel jazz maestro (J.K. Simmons, in one of the most memorable performances of the year) and his drumming pupil (Miles Teller). And then the music comes together, and the moment soars, and the result is nothing short of exhilarating. Music drama, R, 106 minutes. HH

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“You’re Not You” — Hilary Swank plays a pianist who develops ALS and comes to depend on her hot mess of a caregiver (Emmy Rossum). Both performances are bril-liant, and in its own unique way, “You’re Not You” is one of the best buddy movies of the year. Drama, R, 104 min-utes. HHH

Eddie Redmayne portrays Stephen Hawking in “The Theory of Everything.”Focus Features via AP

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