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April 23, 2015

ON STAGEUkulele player Ralph Shaw performs Friday at the Anacortes Senior Center PAGE 8

OUT & ABOUT Brodniak Hall in Anacortes hosts “Magic and Illusions” on Friday night PAGES 5-6

TUNING UP Jimmy Wright plays the Big Lake Bar & Grill on Friday night PAGE 9

THIS WEEKEND, Page 3

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Tulip Festival ...................................... 4Out & About ....................................5-6At the Lincoln ..................................... 7On Stage, Tuning Up .......................8-9Travel, New on DVD ........................ 10Hot Tickets ....................................... 11Get Involved ..................................... 12Movies .............................................. 14Music Reviews .................................. 15

The Scott Pemberton Band plays the Conway Muse on Friday night

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Enjoy live music, interactive theater, art and fun for all ages at the Rick Epting Foundation for the Arts’ “Experience Arts Fest” from 3 to 9 p.m. Saturday, April 25, at the Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main St., Conway. Featured musi-cal artists include The La Rosa Trio, The Atlantics, Stilly River Band, Kevin Keineker, Chuck Dingee and the Bards of Keypoynt. Also on the bill are per-formances by Shakespeare Northwest, dance work-shops with Kim Hargrove, storyteller Theresa Vaughn, mask-making with Barbara Silverman Summers, a crafts bazaar and raffles. Food and drinks will be available for purchase. Suggested dona-tion: $10, $20 family. 360-445-3000 or conwaymuse.com.

THIS WEEKENDin the area

Experience Arts Fest

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MULTICULTURAL CELEBRATION Enjoy family fun at ¡Día!, a Mul-ticultural Celebration, from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 25, at the Mount Vernon City Library, 315 Snoqualmie St., Mount Vernon. The free event will include bilin-gual story time, crafts, face paint-ing and prizes. 360-336-6209.

HOLLAND HAPPENING Enjoy arts and crafts, food, live entertain-ment and more Friday through Sunday, April 24-26, in downtown Oak Harbor. A Dutch Dinner will be served at 5:30 p.m. Friday at First Reformed Church, 250 SW Third Ave. A family carnival will be held all three days on Bayshore Drive. The Grand Parade will take place at 11 a.m. Saturday. Other events include the Eagle Run at 8:30 a.m. Saturday; a street fair from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday; live entertainment and salmon barbe-cue Saturday and Sunday; Klom-pen canal races at 2 p.m. Sunday, and more. 360-675-3755 or oakharborchamber.com.

“OLD WIVES TALES” The Burling-ton Historical Society will host “Old Wives’ Tales: Burlington’s History from the Women’s Point of View” from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, April 25, in the for-mer City Chambers room at the Burlington Parks and Recreation building, 900 E. Fairhaven Ave., Burlington. Muriel Neely, Virginia Johnson and Betty Stump-Neff, who have ties to early Burlington pioneers, will share memories of growing up in Burlington, family stories of Burlington’s early days and what life was like without today’s modern conveniences. Free. 360-757-4757.

Auto/vintage motorcycle swap meetThe North Cascade Street Rod Association and Washington Vin-

tage Motorcyclists will host the 35th annual Automotive and Vintage Motorcycle Swap Meet from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 25, at the Skagit County Fairgrounds, 479 W. Taylor St., Mount Vernon. Check out a wide variety of vintage cars, trucks, motorcycles, parts and accessories

for sale. Admission: $2. Parking: $5. For information, call 360-848-5188 (automotive) or 360-223-3190 (motorcycle).

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DISPLAY GARDENSApril 23-30

Tulip Town, 15002 Brad-shaw Road, Mount Vernon: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Gardens, flowers, gifts and more. $5, free for ages 6 and younger. No pets. 360-424-8152.

RoozenGaarde, 15867 Beaver Marsh Road, Mount Vernon: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. Flowers, bulbs, gifts and more. $5, $4 military with ID, free for ages 6 and younger. No pets. 360-424-8531.

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

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

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

WSU Discovery Garden, 16650 Highway 536, Mount Vernon: Dawn to dusk daily. Showcasing plants that do well in the Pacific North-west. Docents are on hand to answer gardening questions on the weekends.

MASTER GARDENER ‘STEP-ON’ GUIDES

Have a WSU Skagit Coun-ty Master Gardener act as your tour guide to the Skagit Valley. Reservations: [email protected].

CHILDREN’S MUSEUMApril 23-30: 10 a.m. to 5

p.m. Monday through Sat-urday; noon to 5 p.m. Sun-day; 8:30 to 10 a.m. Toddler Tuesday, at 550 Cascade Mall Drive, Burlington. Activi-ties for ages 10 and younger. $5.25, free for members and ages younger than 1. 360-757-8888.

HISTORICAL MUSEUMApril 23-26, 28-30: 11

a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday, Skagit County Historical Museum, 501 S. Fourth St., La Conner. Featured exhibits include “Salt of the Earth: The Story of Seasonings,” on display through June 7. $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 23-30: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Satur-day, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday and Monday, MoNA, 121 S. First St., La Conner. The museum’s collections include contemporary art from across the Northwest, includ-ing Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Alaska and British Columbia. Free admission. 360-466-4446 or monamuseum.org.

HERITAGE FLIGHT MUSEUM

April 24-25: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday through Satur-day; Monday through Fri-day by appointment, 15053 Crosswind Drive, Burlington. Check out flyable World War II-, Korea- and Vietnam-era aircraft, flight memorabilia and artifacts. $8 adults, $5 children, free for ages 5 and younger. 360-424-5151 or heritageflight.org.

LA CONNER SCULPTURE TOUR

April 23-30: Area artists display their work at vari-ous sites around La Conner. Maps available at La Conner Chamber of Commerce and participating merchants. Free. 360-466-3125.

ANACORTES QUILT WALKApril 23-30: See a wide

variety of quilts and wear-able art garments on display in downtown Anacortes busi-nesses during regular shop hours. Maps available at par-ticipating businesses and the Anacortes Visitors Center. Free. 360-202-3410 or fidalgo islandquilters.com.

DOWNTOWN BURLINGTON ART WALK

April 23-30: Check out original artworks on display along Fairhaven Avenue in downtown Burlington. Tour brochures are available at the Visitor Information Center, 520 E. Fairhaven. Free. 360-755-9717 or 360-757-0994.

LA CONNER IN BLOOM: FIBER ART CHALLENGE

April 23-30: Check out small quilts and fiber art-works at the La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum, 703 S. Second St., La Conner. 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 AT THE SCHOOLHOUSE

April 23-26: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Members of the Stanwood-Camano Arts Guild offer a variety of origi-nal artworks and demonstra-tions at the historic 1888 schoolhouse at Christian-son’s Nursery & Greenhouse, 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon. 360-466-3821 or stanwoodarts.com.

ART IN A PICKLE BARNApril 23-30: Azusa Farm

& Gardens, 14904 Highway 20, Mount Vernon. The 26th annual Skagit Art Associa-tion show features award-winning art in a variety of media, including paintings, glass, photography and more. Free admission. The show continues from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. 360-424-1580 or skagitart.org.

SPRING ART SHOWApril 23-26, 29-30: Works

by 32 local and regional art-ists are featured in the annu-al 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. 360-466-4524 or rivergallerywa.com.

ART BASHThe annual Fine Art

Multi-Media Exhibition fea-tures artworks by members of Skagit Artists Together on display at two locations:

April 23-26: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, upstairs gallery at The Farmhouse Restaurant, 13724 La Conner-Whitney Road, Mount Vernon.

April 24-26: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday, Front Gallery, 420 Myrtle St., Mount Vernon.

Free admission. 360-466-0382 or skagitart.com.

KIWANIS 28TH ANNUAL SALMON BARBECUE

April 23-26: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily, Hillcrest Lodge, 1717 S. 13th St., Mount Ver-non. Alder grilled salmon with baked potato, coleslaw, garlic bread, beverages and dessert. $12 adults, $10 child/senior plate. Visa/MC accepted. Groups of 15 or more, reservations required: 360-428-7028 or kiwanisbbq.com.

POSTER SIGNINGTulip Festival poster artist

Teresa Saia will sign 2015 fes-tival posters and offer other artwork:

Saturday, April 25: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., RoozenGaarde, 15867 Beaver Marsh Road, Mount Vernon.

Sunday, April 26: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Tulip Town, 15002 Bradshaw Road, Mount Vernon.

THE ART OF GARDENINGApril 25-26: 10 a.m. to 4

p.m. Saturday and Sunday, The Depot, 611 R Ave., Ana-cortes. Check out display gardens and vendors with a focus on backyard farming, gardening and garden art. Beer and wine garden, live entertainment, food and more. 360-293-1918 or anacortesfarmersmarket.org.

32nd annual Skagit Valley Tulip FestivalAPRIL 23-30

For the full listing of events, maps and directions, visit tulipfestival.org


OUT & ABOUT

ARTANACORTES QUILT

WALK: See a wide variety of traditional, contemporary and art quilts through April 30 in downtown Anacortes businesses during regular shop hours. Quilt Walk maps are available at participating businesses, the Anacortes Visitors Center and the La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum. Free. 360-333-9311 or fidalgoislandquilters.com.

QUILTS/BEAD ART: Sev-eral new exhibits of quilts and bead art are on display at the La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum, 703 S. Sec-ond St., La Conner.

“Revealing the Hidden: Contemporary QuiltArt Association”: The Contem-porary QuiltArt Associa-tion includes more than 100 Washington artists working with fiber, thread and tex-tiles. Member artists have created a wide range of two- and three-dimensional art-works incorporating a vari-ety of techniques. The show continues through June 28.

“Impressions in Fab-ric”: Denise Miller and Nancy Ryan create fabric landscapes reminiscent of the pointillism of the neo-impressionist painters Georges Seurat and Paul Signac. Where they used dots of paint, Miller and Ryan’s quilting technique uses tiny pieces of fabric. A second technique involves the use of fusible appliqué to create floral designs, as well as parts of some of the landscapes. The show contin-ues through June 28.

“Pastels and More: Selections from Our Per-manent Collection”: The museum features a variety of quilts reminiscent of the colorful spring flowers blooming in Skagit Valley fields.

“Beadlust in the Land-marks Gallery”: Local bead artist Robin Atkins is fea-

tured in the museum’s new Landmarks Gallery through May 3. The exhibit show-cases two of Atkins’ current passions — designing wall art using her eco-dyed fab-rics with bead embroidery, and creating personal quilts that visually journal her thoughts, experiences and feelings.

“La Conner In Bloom”: Area textile artists were challenged to use “red” as the inspiration in a small fiber art piece.

The museum is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily during April. Admission: $7, $5 stu-dents and military with ID, free for members and ages 11 and younger. 360-466-4288 or laconnerquilts.org.

IN THE ART BAR: The photography of Eric Hall is featured during April at the Lincoln Theatre Art Bar, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. Hall’s interest in photog-raphy started in 1975 when he was the photographer for the Army’s 26th Signal Battalion in Heilbronn, Germany. 360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org.

MIXED MEDIA: A show of mixed media artwork by Jonathan Taylor is on display through April 27 in the Skagit Valley College Art Gallery in the Gary Knutzen Cardinal Center, 2405 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. Taylor’s sculpture projects include combin-ing hot solid or blown glass resting in welded steel structures. Often the pieces are abstracted, but have roots in architecture and site planning. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday during the college’s academic year. 360-416-7812.

“TWO VIEWS”: A show of new work by Ann Chadwick Reid and Caryn Friedlander continues through April 26 at Smith & Vallee Gallery,

5742 Gilkey Ave., Edison. The show features work by the individual artists, as well as a series of collaborative pieces that explore their dual visions and interpreta-tions of the natural world. The gallery is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. 360-766-6230 or smithandvallee.com.

WOOD & FABRIC ART: Art Learmonth’s wood art and Diane Learmonth’s fab-ric art are featured through April 30 at Anne Martin McCool Gallery, 711 Com-mercial Ave., Anacortes. The show also includes paintings by Anne Martin McCool and work by other gallery artists. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday or by

appointment. 360-293-3577 or annemartinmccool.com.

LANDSCAPES & MORE: A new collection of oils by Keith Sorenson continues through April 28 at Scott Milo Gallery, 420 Commer-cial Ave., Anacortes. Soren-son’s work features a series of landscapes with colorful trees in his style of “rain and reflection.” Also showing are handcrafted quilts by the Fidalgo Island Quilters, oils by Sandy Byers, acrylics by Dianna Shyne and Christine Camilleri, and abstract oils by Don deLlamas. The gal-lery is open from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday or by appointment. 360-293-6938 or scottmilo.com.

ANNIVERSARY SHOW: The Shop is celebrating its two-year anniversary with a show of new work by Kathleen McCarty at 18623 Main St., Conway. Hours are 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. 360-391-2691 or theshop conway.com.

“FRIENDS OF FISH 2”: An art show to benefit the education programs of the Skagit Fisheries Enhance-ment Group continues through May 3 at the Edison Eye Gallery, 5800 Cains Court, Edison. The show features the work of more than 70 artists capturing the spirit of fish and its relation-ship to humanity and the environment. The gallery is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday or by appointment. 360-766-6276 or skagitfisheries.org.

“SAVING THE ENVIRON-MENT: Sustainable Art”: The show of artwork featur-ing recycled/repurposed materials will open with a reception from 5 to 8 p.m. today, April 23, and con-tinue through May 30 at the Schack Art Center, 2921 Hoyt St., Everett. Artists have scoured junk stores, second-hand shops, trash bins and surplus venues to source materials to create a selection of whimsical, sculp-tural and contemplative artwork, including lamps and clocks made from cor-rugated cardboard; baskets, hats, purses and life-size people made from plastic bags; masks and sculptures from old typewriters; and much more. 425-259-5050 or schack.org.

RECYCLED ART SHOW: Check out a variety of art-works created from recycled and repurposed materials from noon to 3 p.m. Satur-day, April 25, at the Con-crete Center, 45770 Main St., Concrete. Entries can be

dropped off starting at 10 a.m. Prizes will be awarded to winners in adult and youth categories. 360-853-8784 or concrete-wa.com.

SPRING ART: “The Cel-ebration of Spring” will open with a potluck party from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Satur-day, April 25, at Matzke Fine Art Gallery and Sculp-ture Park, 2345 Blanche Way, Camano Island. The show will feature work by stone carvers Sue Taves and Kentaro Kojima; paintings by Janie Olsen, Janet Ham-ilton, Mary Molyneaux and Donna Watson; prints by Karla Matzke; ceramics by Leon White and Ruth Wes-tra; and new sculptures in the 10-acre sculpture park. The gallery is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekends, weekdays by appointment. 360-387-2759 or matzke fineart.com.

PHOTO EXHIBIT: “SKY,” featuring 18 color photo-graphs by Aldo Panzieri, continues through April 25 at Ululate Gallery, 924 S. 11th St., Mount Vernon. Each image connects the sky to earth objects and then connects the viewer to both. Panzieri is a Los Angeles-based photographer with 50 years’ experience in free-lance, fashion, street, news and police photography. Free admission. 360-336-3882 or ululate.org.

SPRING FINE ART SHOW: The annual Spring Fine Art Show continues through May 3 at River Gal-lery, 19313 Landing Road (off of Dodge Valley Road), Mount Vernon. The show features an eclectic selection of paintings, sculptures, jew-elry and glass by 32 artists. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. 360-466-4524 or rivergallerywa.com.

‘MAGIC AND ILLUSIONS’The show featuring Elliott Hofferth, Aliya Zaheer, the Magic of Zanthera and JR Russell will take place at 6:30 p.m. Friday, April 24, Brodniak Hall, Anacortes High School, 1600 20th St., Anacortes. $5. Tickets are available at Read Me a Story or Boxes and Bears in Anacortes or at the door.

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AT MoNA: Three new exhibits continue through June 14 at the Museum of Northwest Art, 121 S. First St., La Conner. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday and Monday. Free admission. 360-466-4446 or mona museum.org.

“Study in Green from the Permanent Collection”: From line to color field and realistic to abstraction, green is echoed from nature to the artist’s canvas as this fourth in the color study series sur-veys Northwest artists’ use of this tranquil and rejuve-nating color.

“Neo Naturalist”: The artists have found ways to reconnect to a part of nature that for them provides end-less interest and inspiration, creating artwork to show respect for their subject, while addressing issues of growth, change and loss.

“HAKONIWA Project: to touch & to be touched”: Etsuko Ichikawa: The Japanese word “hakoniwa” means a boxed or miniature garden. It also refers to Sandplay therapy, developed by Jungian therapist Dora Kalff in Switzerland in the 1950s and ‘60s. In contrast to most Western psycho-therapies, which emphasize verbal and direct expression and cause/effect thinking, hakoniwa makes significant use of nonverbal commu-nication, concrete activity and a holistic perspective. In typical Sandplay therapy, patients spend time in a private room with a sandbox and a variety of miniature figures to create and arrange their own world freely.

The exhibit includes a sandbox in the middle of the gallery and shelves on the walls filled with many minia-ture “hand” figures for peo-ple to bring to the sandbox to arrange or to play. Only hand figures are included in order to emphasize the significance of hands in our lives.

J&L ART SHOW: The sixth annual J&L Gift and Art Show is open through May 2 at the Tulip Valley Winery, 16163 Highway 536, Mount Vernon. The show features local artists work-ing in a variety of media. Show hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. facebook.com/JLArtShow.

“BIO DEVOTIONAL”: A show of artwork by David Eisenhour, Todd Horton, Philip McCracken and Mary Randlett continues through May 3 at Gallery Cygnus, 109 Commercial, La Conner. Exhibiting both a personal and professional passion for the biosphere, the artists are “dedicated to a way of life that inhales beauty and exhales sighs of wonder.” Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday, or by appointment. 360-708-4787 or gallerycygnus.com.

LECTURES AND TALKS

WORLD ISSUES FORUM: Western Washington Uni-versity’s Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Stud-ies holds its annual World Issues Forum from noon to 1:20 p.m. Wednesdays in Haggard Hall 253 on the WWU campus in Bell-ingham. Presentations are free and open to the public. 360-650-2309 or wwu.edu/fairhaven/news/worldissues-forum. Next up:

n April 29: “Trade Agree-ments Reveal How Life Will be Organized in 2050”: with Stan Sorscher, labor repre-sentative at the Society for Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace and president of Washington Fair Trade Coalition.

MAPPING MARS: West-ern Washington University Assistant Professor of Geol-ogy Melissa Rice will pres-ent “Mapping Mars: Our

Evolving Vision of the Red Planet” at 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 28, in Wilson Library room 170 in Bellingham. Free. 360-650-3272.

MORE FUN“SALT OF THE EARTH”:

The special exhibit contin-ues through July 12 at the Skagit County Historical Museum, 501 S. Fourth St., La Conner. The exhibit features items from the museum’s permanent collec-tion including more than 500 salt cellars. The museum is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Admission: $5 adults, $4 seniors and children ages 6-12, $10 families, free for members and ages 5 and younger. 360-466-3365 or skagitcounty.net/museum.

VETERAN TO BE HON-ORED: American Legion Post 91 in Burlington will honor Army veteran William Sloan, who was killed in action in Germany on April

26, 1945, at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 26, at the American Legion, 721 E. Fairhaven Ave, Burlington. Sloan’s family will be presented with a Purple Heart coin and U.S. flag they had not received after Sloan’s death. A 21-gun salute will follow. The com-munity is invited.

HATCHERY TOURS: Enjoy a self-guided tour, wildlife viewing and the educational video “A Day in the Life of the Hatchery” from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily Sunday, April 19, through Saturday, April 25, at the Marblemount Fish Hatchery, 8319 Fish Hatchery Road, Marblemount. 360-336-0172 or skagitfisheries.org.

SCIENCE NIGHT: Mount Vernon High School Science Night will take place from 5:30 to 8 p.m. today, April 23, at 314 N. Ninth St., Mount Vernon. Check out a variety of science exhibits, student demonstrations, earth sci-ences, biology, planetarium shows, rockets, explosions and more. Free. 360-428-6100.

“THE PLIGHT OF BIRDS”: Wildlife photographer Karen Ulvestad will offer a presentation at 7 p.m. today, April 23, at the Concrete Theatre, 45920 Main St., Concrete. Admission by donation, with proceeds to benefit the Angele Cupples Community Garden. 360-941-0403 or concrete-the-atre.com.

WHALE CELEBRATION: The Whale Museum’s ninth annual Orca Greeting fun-draising dinner and auction will begin at 5:30 p.m. Friday, April 24, at Brickworks in Friday Harbor. Enjoy a happy hour and silent auc-tion, followed by a goumet dinner, raffle, live auction and dessert auction. $35. For tickets or information: 360-378-4710, ext. 30, or whale museum.org.

WOMEN’S CONFERENCE: Women HAND in Hand will host speaker Ruth Gra-ham during the Hope Loves Women’s Conference on April 24-25 at Sedro-Woolley High School, 1235 Third St., Sedro-Woolley. Graham, author and founder of Ruth Graham and Friends, is the daughter of evangelist Dr. Billy Graham. The event will take place from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to noon Saturday. Tickets: $15-$20, at Louis Auto Glass in Mount Vernon, Tree of Life Chris-tian Bookstore in Burlington and Allelujah Business Sys-tems in Sedro-Woolley or online at eventbrite.com. For information, contact Debo-rah at 360-853-3066 or visit womenhandinhand.com.

BENEFIT CAR WASH: The Sedro-Woolley Junior Golf Programs will hold a car wash at 9 a.m. Saturday, April 25, at Les Schwab Tires, 204 W. Moore St., Sedro-Woolley. Proceeds will benefit boys’ and girls’ golf for fifth- through 12th-grade students.

ARTAPALOOZA!: The annual fundraiser for the Whidbey Children’s The-ater will take place in two parts on Saturday, April 25, at Fireseed Catering, 6051 Coles Road, Langley:

ACT I: Garden Party: 2 to 5 p.m. Don your best springtime apparel and enjoy tea, treats, lawn games, artist booths, youth perfor-mances and the unveiling of the Whidbey Children’s Theater’s 2015-16 season. $10 suggested donation at the gate.

ACT II: Dinner and Auc-tion: 5 to 9 p.m. Enjoy a bev-erage and hors d’oeuvres, a three-course dinner fol-lowed by live and silent auctions of goods and expe-riences, and dessert. $100, $900 table of 10. Tickets are available at act2.bpt.me.

360-221-8707 or whidbey childrenstheater.org.

OUT & ABOUT

‘THE GENERAL’Enjoy a screening of Buster Keaton’s classic 1926 silent film “The General” at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 25, at the Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. The film will be accompanied by Jeff Fox at the console of the giant Wurlitzer organ, as part of the theater’s 89th anniversary celebration. This edition was mastered in HD from a 35mm archive print struck from the original camera negative. All seats will be priced the same as they were on the theater’s opening night in 1926 — 35 cents. 360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org.


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NT Live: ‘The Hard Problem’7:30 p.m. today, April 232 p.m. Sunday, April 26

Hilary, a young psychology researcher at a brain-science institute, is nursing a private sorrow and a troubling question at work, where psychology and biology meet. If there is nothing but matter, what is con-sciousness? This is ‘the hard problem’ that puts Hilary at odds with her colleagues who include her first mentor Spike, her boss Leo and the billionaire founder of the institute, Jerry. Is the day coming when the computer and the fMRI scanner will answer all the questions psychology can ask? Meanwhile Hilary needs a miracle, and she is prepared to pray for one.

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

‘What We Do in the Shadows’7:30 p.m. Friday, April 24

Follow Viago, Deacon and Vladislav, three flatmates who are just trying to get

by and overcome life’s obstacles — and who are immortal vampires who must feast on human blood.

Not rated. $10 general; $9 seniors, stu-dents and active military; $8 members; $7 children 12 and under. Sunday bargain prices: $8 general, $6 members, $5 children 12 and under.

The Met Live in HD - ‘Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci’9:30 a.m. Saturday, April 25

Opera’s most enduring tragic double bill returns in an new production from Sir David McVicar, who sets the action across two time periods but in the same Sicilian village. Marcelo Álvarez plays the dual tenor roles of Turiddu in “Caval-leria Rusticana” and Canio in “Pagliacci.” Eva-Maria Westbroek (Cav) and Patricia Racette (Pag) sing the unlucky heroines.

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

‘The General’7 p.m. Saturday, April 25

“The General,” the 1926 silent classic, will be screened with Jeff Fox at the console of the giant Wurlitzer, as part of the Lincoln’s 89th anniversary. Admission: 35 cents.

AT THE LINCOLN THEATRE

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

Thursday.23THEATER

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

“You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” (musical): Oak Harbor High School Choir Club, 7 p.m., Oak Harbor High School, 1 Wildcat Way, Oak Harbor. $12, $8 ages 11 and younger. 360-279-5800.

“The Glasses” (farce): 7:30 p.m., iDiOM Theater, 1418 Cornwall Ave., Bellingham. Free. 360-305-3524 or idiomtheater.com.

Friday.24MAGIC

“Magic and Illusions”: Elliott Hof-ferth, Aliya Zaheer, The Magic of Zan-thera and JR Russell: 6:30 p.m., Brodniak Hall, Anacortes High School, 1600 20th St., Anacortes. $5. Tickets available at Read Me a Story, Boxes and Bears or at the door.

MUSICUkulele concert: Ralph Shaw, 5 to

6:30 p.m., Anacortes Senior Activity Center, 1701 22nd St., Anacortes. $10. 360-293-7473.

OPERA“Goyescas” by Enrique Granados and

“Gianni Schicchi” by Puccini: WWU Dept. of Music Opera Studio: 7:30 p.m., Western Washington University Perform-ing Arts Center choir room, Bellingham. $16. Discounts available for students and seniors. 360-650-2829.

THEATER“The Spitfire Grill” (musical-drama):

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

“You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” (musical): Oak Harbor High School Choir Club: 7 p.m., Oak Harbor High School, 1 Wildcat Way, Oak Harbor. $12, $8 ages 11 and younger. 360-279-5800.

“The Glasses” (farce): 7:30 p.m., iDiOM Theater, 1418 Cornwall Ave., Bellingham. $10 advance, $12 at the door. Spring Rep pass: $25. 360-305-3524 or idiomtheater.com.

Saturday.25FILM

“The General” (Buster Keaton’s 1926 silent classic, accompanied by Jeff Fox on the giant Wurlitzer): 7 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. Admission: 35 cents. 360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org.

MUSIC“A Magical Evening of Cello and

Viola”: with cellist Betsy Tinney and violist Geli Wuerzner: 7 p.m., Anacortes Center for Happiness, 619 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. $10 advance, $15 at the door. 360-464-2229 or anacortescenter forhappiness.org.

Sudden Valley JazzFest: Pearl Django (gypsy jazz) 3 p.m., Sudden Valley Dance Barn, Gate 2, 8 Barnview Court, Belling-ham. $20. 360-671-1709 or suddenvalley library.org.

OPERA“Goyescas” by Enrique Granados

and “Gianni Schicchi” by Puccini: WWU Dept. of Music Opera Studio: 7:30 p.m., Western Washington Univer-sity Performing Arts Center choir room, Bellingham. $16. Discounts available for students and seniors. 360-650-2829.

THEATER“The Spitfire Grill” (musical-drama):

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

“You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” (musical): Oak Harbor High School Choir Club, 7 p.m., Oak Harbor High School, 1 Wildcat Way, Oak Harbor. $12, $8 ages 11 and younger. 360-279-5800.

“The Glasses” (farce): 7:30 p.m., iDiOM Theater, 1418 Cornwall Ave., Bellingham. $10 advance, $12 at the door. 360-305-3524 or idiomtheater.com.

VARIETYRick Epting Foundation Spring

Performing Arts Festival (music, theater, storytelling, art projects & more): Noon to 10 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. Suggested donation: $10-$20 family. 360-445-3000.

Drag Show: with master of ceremonies Drew Paradisco, 7:30 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. Sponsored by the SVC Rainbow Alliance and Simply Curious Enterprises. Free. 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org.

Sunday.26OPERA

“Goyescas” by Enrique Granados and “Gianni Schicchi” by Puccini: WWU Dept. of Music Opera Studio: 2 p.m., Western Washington University Performing Arts Center choir room, Bellingham. $16. Discounts available for students and seniors. 360-650-2829.

THEATER“The Glasses” (farce): 7:30 p.m.,

iDiOM Theater, 1418 Cornwall Ave., Bellingham. $10 advance, $12 at the door. 360-305-3524 or idiomtheater.com.

Thursday.30MUSIC

Jansen Jazz Band: 7:30 p.m., Jansen Art Center, 321 Front St., Lynden. $10. 360-354-3600 or jansenartcenter.org.

THEATER“Broken Holmes” and “In a Handbag

Darkly” (parodies of Sherlock Holmes and Oscar Wilde’s “The Importance of Being Earnest”): 7:30 p.m., iDiOM Theater, 1418 Cornwall Ave., Bellingham. Free. 360-305-3524 or idiomtheater.com.

E8 Thursday, April 23, 2015 Skagit Valley Herald / goskagit.com Thursday, April 23, 2015 E9

ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area April 23-30 TUNING UP Playing at area venues April 23-30

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Jim Page: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $7. 360-445-3000.

Daddy Treetops (blues, folk): 5 to 8 p.m., The Woolley Market, 829 Met-calf St., Sedro-Woolley. 360-982-2649.

Lucas Hicks: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360-399-1805.

Minor Plains, City Hall: 9 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. Admission by donation to benefit KVWV Radio.

Scott Pemberton Band: 8 p.m., Conway Muse, Bard Room, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $12. 360-445-3000.

Ben Starner (jazz, ragtime piano): 7:30 p.m., Conway 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.

Sly Mr. Y (high energy classic rock): 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover. 877-275-2448.

Louis Ledford (country, Americana): 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360-399-1805.

Something Strange (classic blues, rock): 6 to 8:30 p.m., The Wool-ley Market, 829 Metcalf St., Sedro-Woolley. 360-982-2649.

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

The Shortcutz (blues, rock): 8 to 11 p.m., Evelyn’s Tavern, 12667 Highway 9, Clear Lake. 425-210-1925.

Defenestrator, Xoth, Northern Bastard, The Ludovico Treatment: 10 p.m., The Shake-down, 1212 N. State St., Bell-ingham. $6. 360-778-1067.

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

Rick Epting Foundation Spring Performing Arts Festival (music, theater, storytelling, art projects & more): 3 to 9 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. Suggested donation: $10, $20 family. 360-445-3000.

Garrat Wilkin & The Parrotheads (Jimmy Buffett tribute party): 8 p.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Pacific Showroom, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. $22. 877-275-2448.

Sly Mr. Y (high energy classic rock): 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover. 877-275-2448.

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

Joanne Rand & Anna Schaad (psychedelic, folk, Americana): 7 to 9 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360-399-1805.

Nashville Northwest: 7:30 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Ana-cortes. 360-755-3956.

Daikaiju, Muppet Fetish, Caparza, Dos Muertes: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $7. 360-778-1067.

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

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, with John Savage and Duane Melcher (’40s & ’50s Ameri-can jazz): 12:30 to 2:30 p.m., North Cove Coffee, 1130 S. Burl-ington Blvd., Burlington.

CC Adams and Friends Sunday Jam: 4:30 to 8:30 p.m., La Con-ner Pantry and Pub, 315 E. Morris Street, La Conner. 360-466-4488.

Cormorant, Wild Hunt, Sacrament Ov Impurity: 9 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Belling-ham. $6. 360-778-1067.

Wild Rabbit: 8 p.m., Var-sity Inn, 112 N. Cherry St., Burlington. No cover. 360-755-0165.

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

Marcia Kester: 6 to 8 p.m., Anacortes Eagles, 901 7th Street, Anacortes. 360-293-3012, marciakester.com.

Ancient Future, with Matthew Montfort (world fusion): 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $15 advance, $18 at the door. 360-445-3000.

Courtney Marie Andrews (Americana, country, folk): 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360-399-1805.

Eddie and the Touks: 6 to 9 p.m., The Wool-ley Market, 829 Metcalf St., Sedro-Woolley. 360-982-2649.

Going Solo with Hillary Susz, Biagio Biondolillo, Augustine Magdalene: 9 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Belling-ham. 360-778-1067.

MONDAY.27 WEDNESDAY.29 THURSDAY.30

FRIDAY.24SCOTT PEMBERTON BAND8 p.m., Conway Muse, Bard Room, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $12. 360-445-3000.

WEDNESDAY.29SWINGNUTS JAZZ 6 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-588-1720.

FRIDAY.24RALPH SHAW5 to 6:30 p.m., Anacortes Senior Activity Center, 1701 22nd St., Anacortes. $10. 360-293-7473.


“Escape from New York” (Collector’s Edition): The fact that this movie gave the film world the character of Snake Plissken (played with growling style by Kurt Russell ) is reason enough to own this film. Snake is as tough as the Termina-tor and as sarcastic as Han Solo.

In the 1981 film by John Carpenter, the island of Manhattan has been con-verted into a walled prison where brutal prisoners can go wherever they want. That’s not a good thing when the plane carrying the president (Donald Pleasence ) crashes there.

Snake is the only man who can brave the island and get the president back. The only problem is he’s been given only 24 hours to accomplish the mission. If he doesn’t, he’ll lose his head.

“Naked & Afraid: Sea-son 1”: Television has long had huge areas of waste-land, but this cable series is one of the most scorched earth efforts to come along.

It’s one thing to put people in survival situa-tions with limited resources, which can be educational. The addition of the naked element only fosters more potential for injury or ill-ness. There’s a dose of mas-ochism in offering this show as entertainment. It’s only worth is showing just how miserable and sickening TV can get.

“Tour of Duty: The Com-plete Series”: Terence Knox heads a strong cast in this late-’80s series about a U.S. Army platoon during the Vietnam War.

“Cake”: Jennifer Anis-ton plays a woman looking for human connection and self-forgiveness.

“Bleaching Black Cul-ture”: Explores the Afri-can-American influence on culture.

“Taken 3”: Liam Nee-son plays a man who goes

on one last journey for revenge.

“The Marine 4: Moving Target”: Mike “The Miz” Mizanin returns to the role of American hero Jake Carter.

“Fortitude”: Dark drama set in the melting Arctic. Stanley Tucci stars.

“Dinosaur Train: Explore Outdoors!”: Features eight nature-themed adventures.

“Musketeers, The Sea-son 2”: Swashbuckling series from BBC America.

“Supremacy”: Danny Glover stars in this story of a family taken hostage by a paroled white supremacist.

“Breakin’ and Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo”: Street dancers look to earn some respect in this double feature.

“Signed, Sealed, Deliv-ered: Complete Series”: Four postal workers become a team of dead let-ter detectives.

“Yukon Men Season 3”: The battle against the ele-ments continues in Tanana, Alaska.

“What’s Happening: The Complete Series”: Includes 65 episodes of the comedy starring Fred Berry and Shirley Hemphill .

n Rick Bentley, The Fresno Bee

NEW ON DVD THIS WEEK

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

APRIL 28PaddingtonThe Wedding RingerThe Boy Next DoorThe Gambler

MAY 5SelmaBlack or WhiteSpare PartsThe PyramidMr. Turner

n Tribune News Service

TRAVEL

Local travel TRAVEL & LEARN: Skagit Valley College will offer the following travel-based cours-es: Desert Southwest, May 8-31: During “Desert Odyssey,” students will experience 8,000 years of art and architecture by Anasazi and Hopi cliff dwellers and explore how they reflect the regional geology and biota. A non-credit option is available for community members. A number of partial scholar-ships are available, based on financial need. Contact Chuck Luckmann at 360-416-7696 or [email protected] or visit skagit.edu/news.asp_Q_pagenumber_E_3662. Italy, July 7-27: “Liv-ing Italy” will explore the

symbiotic relationship that exists between nature and civilization in Italy. Students will visit traditional centers of art and culture includ-ing Florence, Lucca, Pisa, Cinque Terre and Carrara. Offered as a 10-credit course for SVC students, a noncredit option is also available for community members. The trip fee of $5,000 covers meals, lodg-ing and in-country ground travel. Airfare is not includ-ed. Contact Cliff Palmer at 360-416-7656 or [email protected].

VIETNAM PHOTO TOUR: 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 29, Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes. Travel by foot, car, train, plane and boat with Ronan Ellis on his extensive jour-ney through Vietnam, includ-

ing his area of operations during the 1968 Tet Offen-sive. Free. 360-293-1910, ext. 21, or library.cityof anacortes.org.

SCOTLAND: 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 6, Ana-cortes Public Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes. Rudy Gahler will highlight his Road Scholar tour of Scot-land, including historical tidbits along with scenery. Free. 360-293-1910, ext. 21, or library.cityofana-cortes.org.

WEEKEND LANGUAGE INTENSIVE: The Northwest Language Academy will host a language intensive weekend on French on May 16-17 at the NWLA Cul-tural Center, 5023 Langley Road, Langley. The weekend will include language and

cultural immersion, with food and conversational instruction. Tuition is $198, which includes some meals. Onsite lodging is available. 360-321-2101 or nwlan guageacademy.com.

SENIOR CENTER TRIPS: Skagit County senior cen-ters offer short escorted trips. For information, call the Anacortes Senior Center at 360-293-7473 or sign up at your local senior center.

SHORT TRIPS: Mount Ver-non Parks and Recreation offers travel opportunities for ages 8 and older (adult supervision required for ages 18 and younger). Trips depart from and return to Hillcrest Park, 1717 S. 13th St., Mount Vernon. For infor-mation or to register, call 360-336-6215.

By LYNN O’ROURKE HAYESThe Dallas Morning News

Earth Day provides an annual reminder to treasure our natural resources. Here are five ways to appreciate this beautiful planet.

1. Visit a national park. You may already have a favorite, or perhaps you yearn to visit Yosemite or Glacier. This year, the list of possibilities got longer with the addition of seven new parks in eight states plus the District of Columbia.

While several of the new-bies await land acquisitions or design approvals, others are ready for your arrival.

Check out the Blackstone River Valley National His-toric Park in Massachusetts for river rafting, canoeing, kayaking and cycling. You’ll also get the chance to honor the birthplace of the Ameri-can Industrial Revolution. The area hosted the first successful water-powered

cotton-spinning factory, a symbol of the nation’s tran-sition from farm to factory. Ask about adventure packs to help youngsters explore the region.

nps.gov/blac2. Raft a river. Find

your way to Idaho’s Frank Church Wilderness and com-mit to an unplugged week on the Middle Fork of the Salmon. As you float, fish and splash through 100 miles of spectacular scenery, you’ll be treated to unexpected luxuries. Relish the fresh air of morning as your crew delivers hot coffee or cocoa to your cozy tent. Later, warm up in a hot spring, dine on organic, seasonal specialties and plan for the next day’s adventure under a starry sky.

far-away.com3. Hike the Rockies.

Make a plan to take on a trek that will reward your clan with stunning vistas, wildflowers and a sense

of accomplishment. The 12-mile trail between Crest-ed Butte and Aspen crosses over the Maroon Bells pass (12,500 feet) and through splendid scenery.

A package created by Crested Butte’s Nordic Inn and the Limelight in Aspen simplifies logistics for travel-ers. It offers a comfortable night’s sleep, breakfast and assistance in transport to and from the trail heads. Your complimentary use of a sat-ellite-assisted device makes it possible to track your progress, enabling an easy pickup at the end of the hike (and SOS capability in the off chance things go awry).

nordicinncb.com; limelighthotel.com; visitcolorado.com

4. Consider a farm stay. A stay at the Flint Hill Farm, which is on 28 acres in Penn-sylvania’s Lehigh County, means you and your family will learn about country life dating back to 1850.

Find out what it means to run a certified raw cow and goat milk dairy and how artisan cheese, butter and yogurt are made. Collect eggs for breakfast and then, if you like, assist with feed-ing and handling the horses, chickens, pigs and sheep.

farmstayus.com; flinthill-farmag.org

Camp under the stars. Keep your carbon footprint low by setting up your tent close to home. Teach the kids what it means to “take only pictures and leave only footprints.” Bring reusable utensils and containers and leave the campsite better than you found it.

While exploring, discuss the importance of staying on marked trails to protect fragile ecosystems.

americasstateparks.org; nps.gov

n Lynn O’Rourke Hayes is the editor of FamilyTravel.com. Email: lohayes@family travel.com.

It’s time to treasure nature togetherFAMILY TRAVEL FIVE


EARSHOT JAZZ SPRING SERIES: Through June 28, Seattle. 206-547-6763 or earshot.org.

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

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

BIG DATA: April 23, The Crocodile, Seattle. 877-987-6487 or thecrocodile.com.

TECH N9NE: April 24, Showbox SoDo, Seat-tle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

GOHARD FESTIVAL: with Porter Robinson, Flosstradamus, Tchami, Rae Sremmurd, Destructo, Jauz, Anna Lunoe, Wax Motif: April 25, Tacoma Dome. 800-745-3000 or live nation.com.

MASSIVE MONKEES DAY: April 25, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showbox online.com.

MASTODON, CLUTCH: April 26, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxon line.com.

DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS: April 28, Moore The-atre, Seattle. 877-784-4849 or livenation.com.

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

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

RICHARD CHEESE AND LOUNGE AGAINST THE MACHINE: April 30, The Showbox, Seat-tle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

LONDON TONE MUSIC CELEBRATION: April 30, The Triple Door, Seattle. 206-838-4333 or tripledoor.net.

JEFF AUSTIN BAND, FRUITION: May 1, The Neptune Theatre, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

FLIGHT TO MARS: May 1-2, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

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

MARIACHI DIVAS: May 5, Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham. 360-734-6080 or mount bakertheatre.com.

NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK, TLC, NELLY: May 6, Tacoma Dome. 800-745-3000 or live nation.com.

ALL TIME LOW: May 6, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

SLEATER-KINNEY: May 7-9, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

GRIZ: May 8, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

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

JAMES BAY: May 10, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

REEL BIG FISH, LESS THAN JAKE: May 13, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or show boxonline.com.

THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN: May 14, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showbox online.com.

LUKE BRYAN: with Randy Houser & Dustin Lynch: May 16, Tacoma Dome. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

PASSION PIT: May 19-20, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

THE WATERBOYS: May 21, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

SASQUATCH! MUSIC FESTIVAL: May 22-25,

Gorge Amphitheatre, George. sasquatch festival.com.

JUICY J: May 26, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

JIM JEFFRIES: May 27, Moore Theatre, Seattle. 877-784-4849 or livenation.com.

JJ GREY & MOFRO: May 28, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

STREETLIGHT MANIFESTO: May 28, Show-box SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showbox online.com.

THE MOUNTAIN GOATS: May 29, The Show-box, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

APOCALYPTICA: May 29, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

PENN & TELLER: May 29, Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham. 360-734-6080 or mount bakertheatre.com.

DUSTIN KENSRUE: May 30, Chop Suey, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

WALK OFF THE EARTH: May 30, The Show-box, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

REFUSED: May 30, The Crocodile, Seattle. 877-987-6487 or thecrocodile.com.

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OF MICE AND MEN: June 2, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

ANUHEA & ETANA: June 3, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

YELAWOLF: June 3, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

BEST COAST: June 4, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

TOWER OF POWER: June 5, Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham. 360-734-6080 or mount bakertheatre.com.

SHANIA TWAIN: June 5, KeyArena, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

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SEINABO SEY: June 6, Showbox SoDo Lounge, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showbox online.com.

HALESTROM: June 9, Showbox SoDo, Seat-tle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

THE STORY SO FAR: June 10, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

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ARTISTS: The Anacortes Arts Commission is accept-ing two-dimensional art submissions from Ana-cortes artists through April 30 for an exhibition set for June through November in the main hallway and coun-cil chambers at Anacortes City Hall. The commission is looking for artwork on the theme “Whatever Boats You Float” — art created in any medium relating to boating in our area: work boats, pleasure boats, sailboats, fishing boats, boat-building, ferries, any-thing that floats on water. For complete submission requirements, call Mary at 360-293-1918 or visit ana-cortesartscommission.com.

The commission also seeks artwork of the same theme for a show on Friday and Saturday, June 5-6, at

the Depot Art & Com-munity Center, 611 R Ave., Anacortes. Space is limited. No applications; first come gets in. No fees; 20 per-cent commission on sales. Contact Karla Locke at 360-588-6968 or [email protected].

CALL FOR VENDORS: Burlington Parks and Rec-reation is looking for ven-dors for several events at the center, 900 E. Fairhaven Ave., Burlington. For infor-mation or to register, call 360-755-9649.

Spring Garden ‘n’ Gifts Faire: Noon to 6 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 15-16. Applications are being accepted for crafts, artists, home business consultants, garden/plant vendors. An 8-foot-square booth costs $40. Preregister by May 1.

Junk in Your Trunk: 9

a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 16. Rent space in the rec center parking lot for $20; vendors will be assigned one slot to park and one to set up sales. Pre-register by May 13.

CALL FOR MAKEUP/FX ARTISTS: The Skagit Val-ley College Drama Depart-ment is looking for makeup and zombie FX artists for its upcoming production of “Night of the Living Dead,” set for May 8-16 at McIntyre Hall. For infor-mation, email [email protected].

AUDITIONS“PIRATES OF

PENZANCE JR.”: The Whidbey Playhouse Would-Be-Players will hold audi-tions from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, May 11-12, at the Star Studio, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak

Harbor. Parts are available for 30 children and youths ages 8-18. Rehearsals will normally be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Mondays, Tues-days and Wednesdays. Per-formances will take place June 25-28. For informa-tion, including registration costs, contact director Stan Thomas at 360-675-0574 or visit whidbeyplayhouse.com/youth-theater.html.

DANCETHURSDAY DANCE:

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

COMMUNITY DANCE: Dance to the big band music of Camano Junction from 7 to 10 p.m. Satur-day, April 25, at Camano Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island. $15, includes snacks. No-host bar available. 360-387-0222 or camanocenter.org.

MUSICUKULELE WORKSHOP:

Ukulele performer and instructor Ralph Shaw will present “Sixties Songshop” at 3 p.m. Friday, April 24, at the Anacortes Senior Activity Center, 1701 22nd St., Anacortes. Shaw will teach advanced beginners and intermediate ukulele players new strums and embellishments based in favorite hits from the ’60s. $25. 360-293-7473.

SKAGIT VALLEY MUSIC CLUB: The club welcomes performers (intermediate and above), listeners and guests to join the fun at 1:45 p.m. Thursday, April 30, at Vasa Hall, 1805 Cleveland St., Mount Ver-non. Come and sing, play the club’s piano or organ, play your own instrument

or just enjoy a variety of music — ’20s to ’70s clas-sical, popular, western and gospel. Free. For informa-tion, call Elaine at 360-428-4228.

RECREATION“TREK FOR TREA-

SURE”: Registration is open for the fourth annual hiking challenge and treasure hunt. The event includes six hikes throughout Skagit County and the surrounding area. Your team of two or more people will have two weeks to complete each hike, at your own pace and conve-nience. Hidden at the end of each hike is a trea-sure chest with a riddle inside. Complete all six hikes, solve the riddle and find the treasure. Hikes start June 5. For informa-tion or to register, call the United General Fitness Center at 360-856-7524 or visit trekfortreasure.org.

TRAIL BUILDERS: Mount Vernon Trail Build-ers seeks volunteers to help with trail building and maintenance on Saturday, April 25, at Little Mountain Park in Mount Vernon. Planned projects include a new trail and bicycle skills park. Family-friendly work sessions are held from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturdays, rain or shine. Lunch, snacks, tools and training are pro-vided. For information, call Mount Vernon Parks and Recreation at 360-336-6215 or visit mountvernontrail builders.com.

SALMON HABITAT RES-TORATION: Join Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group to help restore native riparian plants in the Skagit and Samish water-sheds. The plants provide shade and cover for salmon and leaf litter for aquatic insects, which in turn pro-

vide food for salmon. These riparian zones also improve water quality by control-ling erosion and filtering pollutants. All planting events take place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays. For information or to sign up: 360-336-0172, or [email protected]. Next up:

April 25: Earth Day celebration at Skagit Land Trust’s Utopia property.

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. No pets. Free. 360-293-3725 or friendsoft-heacfl.org. Next up:

Big Beaver Pond Tra-verse: 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 25. Meet at the old city dump gate at 37th and A Avenue. Check out emerging plants, frog and bird song, and flowing water.

INTRO TO GEOCACH-ING: Mount Vernon City Library will present an “Introduction to Geocach-ing: A high-tech outdoor treasure hunt” from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 29, at the library, 315 Sno-qualmie St., Mount Vernon. Bring your hand-held GPS or smartphone if you have one (not required). Free. 360-336-6209.

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, 360-659-8792 or 360-333-7437. Next up:

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Planned ‘Full House’ just latest revivalThe Associated Press

Netflix is resuscitating the 1987-95 ABC sitcom “Full House” — which, even for fans, is tenderly remembered as ephemeral fluff — for 13 new episodes revisiting the Tanners of San Francisco and re-titled “Fuller House.”

It follows a trend of late.Two years ago, Netflix

revived the offbeat comedy “Arrested Development.” CBS is in its fifth season of the updated “Hawaii Five-O.” And “The Odd Couple” premiered in February on CBS starring Matthew Perry and Thomas Lennon.

And what’s ahead?n A reboot of the 1990-

91 ABC thriller “Twin Peaks,” set for 2016, was announced last fall by Showtime with co-creators David Lynch and Mark Frost back on board. Ear-lier this month, Lynch said he was exiting the project, but Showtime expressed hopes of salvaging the series with both principals participating.

n NBC is game for a new round of the 1989-97 sitcom “Coach.” The network has ordered 13 episodes of what it is pointedly calling a “sequel,” not a revival or, um, rip-off of the ABC original, with Craig T. Nelson again starring as Hayden Fox, former head coach of a college football team and now assistant coach to his grown son, who’s the new head coach at an Ivy League school.

n And don’t forget “The X-Files,” which will bring back agents Mulder and Scully (David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson) after a dozen years’ absence from the Fox airwaves for six new episodes set to air on Fox this summer.


MOVIES

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

“Cinderella” — Disney’s live-action “Cinderella” movie is an enchanting, exhilarat-ing romantic adventure with gorgeous scenery, terrific sets, stellar cinematography and Oscar-worthy costumes. Lily James sparkles in the title role, and Cate Blanchett makes a deliciously terrifying evil stepmother. Instead of a re-imagined reboot, it’s old-fashioned, and that’s kind of refreshing. Fantasy, PG, 105 minutes. HHH

1⁄2 “Clouds of Sils Maria” — An expertly filmed insider’s look at the film business, the trappings of fame and the unstoppable, sometimes bone-chilling march of time. It’s rare when a film has three robust, deeply drawn female characters, and Juliette Binoche, Chloe Grace Moretz and Kristen Stewart deliver memorable, nuanced perfor-mances. Drama, R, 124 min-utes. HHH

1⁄2 “Ex Machina” — If you’re going to go all-in with the gorgeous, chilling and some-times ludicrous “Ex Machina,” you’ll have to check your logic at the ticket counter. Oscar Isaac and Domhnall Gleeson star in a dizzyingly effective sci-fi/thriller. Sci-fi drama, R, 108 minutes. HHH

1⁄2 “Furious 7” — This is one of the most ridiculous thrillers I’ve ever seen, but I have to admit I was entertained by the sheer audacity of the car chases and battle sequences -- and there were even some genuinely touching moments. Action, PG-13, 137 minutes. HHH “Get Hard” — A racist moron convicted of fraud (Will Ferrell) hires the guy who washes his car (Kevin Hart) to prepare him for prison. The stars have terrific chemistry, but this tired and unimagina-tive comedy relies too heavily on rape jokes and racial and gay stereotypes. Comedy, R, 100 minutes. HH “Home” — A little Jim Par-sons goes a long way, and he grates on your nerves voicing an alien on the run with a smart seventh-grader (Rihan-na). Kids will probably enjoy the colors and the music, but anyone over 10 will see the plot twists a mile away. Animated adventure, PG, 96 minutes. HH “Kingsman: The Secret Ser-vice” — In a very violent and very silly movie, Colin Firth

gives a disciplined, serious performance as a spy from a super-secret British agency. “Kingsman,” a relentless, hardcore spoof of the old-school James Bond movies, is the craziest movie I’ve seen in a long time. Spy adventure, R, 129 minutes. HHH

1⁄2 “Serena” — After a string of fine performances, Bradley Cooper is utterly unbelievable as a ruthless, Depression-era timber baron who looks like he just stepped off a GQ photo shoot. And as his bon-kers new bride, Jennifer Law-rence is monumentally bad. Despite all the ingredients for a prestige film, what we have here is an epic clunker. Drama, R, 109 minutes. H “The DUFF” — A socially awkward high school senior (the eminently likable Mae Whitman) ditches her besties after learning she’s their “Des-ignated Ugly Fat Friend.” This well-intentioned and sometimes quite sharp movie falls just short due to a few way-off-the-mark scenes and too much heavy-handed preaching. Teen romance, PG-13, 104 minutes. HH

1⁄2 “The Gunman” — Rarely have two Oscar-winning actors been so stunningly off the

mark as Sean Penn (ripped and deeply bronzed) and Javi-er Bardem are in this interna-tional thriller. “The Gunman” follows a predictable pattern: cheesy, semitense dialogue followed by either a shoot-out or a “Bourne”-type fight scene. Action thriller, R, 115 minutes. H “The Longest Ride” — These Nicholas Sparks mov-ies tend to get jumbled into one big cliche-riddled story. This time around, we get two romances -- one set in mod-ern times, one dating back to the 1940s -- with a twist that’s so ridiculous I think we’re almost supposed to laugh. Romance, PG-13, 139 minutes. HH “The Water Diviner” — Rus-sell Crowe’s lifetime of experi-ence on film sets shows in his directorial debut, a first-rate post-World War I drama with a heavy dose of senti-ment and a gripping storyline. He stars as a grieving Austra-lian who journeys to Turkey to find the remains of his sons, all killed in battle. Drama, R, 111 minutes. HHH

1⁄2 “True Story” — James Fran-co delivers a compelling perfor-mance as the conniving albeit charming sociopath Christian

Longo in a story based on one of the more bizarre journalist/defendant alliances in modern annals. Jonah Hill co-stars as Michael Finkel, a disgraced superstar journalist who seizes the opportunity through Longo for a possible career come-back. Drama, R, 100 minutes. HHH

1⁄2 “Welcome to New York” — In Abel Ferrara’s lurid, sometimes grotesque, train-wreck-watchable film, Gerard Depardieu almost literally fills the screen as an enormous bear of a man accused of rape and clearly based on former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn. While the script leaves little doubt the powerful man is guilty as sin, there’s considerable doubt as to whether the punishment will fit the crime. Drama, R, 108 minutes. HHH

1⁄2 “While We’re Young” — Ben Stiller and Naomi Watts star as aging Generation X’ers who adopt the trappings of their fat-uous new 20-something friends (Adam Driver, Amanda Sey-fried). Though it takes a nose-dive at the end, much of writer-director Noah Baumbach’s film plays like razor-sharp Woody Allen in his prime. Comedy, R, 94 minutes. HHH

AT AREA THEATERSANACORTES CINEMASApril 24-30 The Metropolitan Opera: Cavalleria Rusti-cana & Pagliacci (NR): Saturday: 9:30 a.m. Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 (PG): Friday-Saturday: 1:35, 4:00, 6:50, 9:05: Sunday-Wednesday: 1:35, 4:00, 6:50; Thursday: 1:35, 4:00 Woman in Gold (PG-13): Friday-Saturday: 1:15, 3:40, 6:30, 8:50; Sunday-Thursday: 1:15, 3:40, 6:30 Get Hard (R): Friday-Saturday: 1:25, 3:50, 6:40, 8:55; Sunday-Thursday: 1:25, 3:50, 6:40 Avengers: Age of Ultron (PG-13): Thurs-day: 7 p.m. 360-293-6620

BLUE FOX DRIVE-INOak HarborApril 24-26 Insurgent (PG-13) and Furious 7 (PG-13). First movie starts at approximately 8 p.m. 360-675-5667

CONCRETE THEATREApril 24-26 Furious 7 (PG-13): Friday: 7:30 p.m.; Saturday: 5 and 7:30 p.m.; Sunday: 4 and 6:30 p.m. 360-941-0403

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OAK HARBOR CINEMASApril 24-30 Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 (PG): Friday-Saturday: 1:20, 3:40, 6:50, 8:55; Sunday-Wednesday: 1:20, 3:40, 6:50; Thursday: 1:20, 3:40 Furious 7 (PG-13): Friday-Saturday: 1:00, 3:50, 6:40, 9:30; Sunday-Thursday: 1:00, 3:50, 6:40 The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (PG): Friday-Saturday: 1:10, 4:00, 6:45, 9:20; Sunday-Thursday: 1:10, 4:00, 6:45 Avengers: Age of Ultron (PG-13): Thurs-day: 7 p.m. 360-279-2226

STANWOOD CINEMASApril 24-30 The Metropolitan Opera: Cavalleria Rusti-cana & Pagliacci (NR): Saturday: 9:30 a.m. The Age of Adaline (PG-13): 1:20, 3:50, 6:30, 9:05 Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 (PG): Friday-Wednesday: 1:35, 4:05, 6:45, 9:15; Thurs-day: 1:35, 4:05, 9:15 Woman in Gold (PG-13): 1:25, 3:45, 6:40, 9:00 Furious 7 (PG-13): 1:15, 3:55, 6:25, 8:55 Home (PG): Friday-Wednesday: 1:30, 4:00, 6:35, 8:45; Thursday: 1:30, 4:00, 6:35 Avengers: Age of Ultron (PG-13): Thurs-day: 7 p.m. – Show times subject to change

NEW REVIEWS“PAUL BLART: MALL COP 2” is even more of a kids’

movie than the 2009 original — slapstick and sight gags built around a clueless plump lump. It’s harmless, and Kevin James tries to find a place among the cinema’s pratfall kings.

“They say overweight people use humor to achieve affection,” one wag cracks during the film. So it is with James. Watch the way he takes a tumble, sells a creaky gag that has Blart bouncing off a store window or overdoes his cop slide across the slick floor. Check out the effort he put into making Blart only graceful on a Segway, his mall patrol vehicle of choice.

It’s a shame none of this stuff ever rises above a slight grin.

Blart has married and had a quicky divorce since “Mall Cop 1,” and here he and zaftig daughter Maya (Raini Rodriguez of TV’s “Austin & Ally”) visit Las Vegas for a “fake cop” convention at the Wynn Resort.

Neal McDonough is the villain leading a team of crooks in an attempted art heist. Blart, mocked and underestimated by crooks and his peers, springs into action after Maya and this cute valet she’s flirting with are taken hostage.

James tries too hard. He mugs like A & W, punches bad dialogue as if he’s never told a joke and strains to make the pratfalls land. The studio didn’t spend a dime on giv-ing him anybody funny to play off of — Ana Gasteyer and Loni Love and Gary Valentine? Nothing funny to say or do, here.

1:34. Rating: PG for some violence. H

“MONKEY KINGDOM,” Disneynature’s latest Earth Day offering, is an intriguing peek inside the social struc-ture of macaque monkey society in Sri Lanka. So while it’s got plenty of cute macaque monkeys, playing and cavorting, there’s also a little social commentary in the mirror the monkey movie holds up to us.

It’s about Maya, a young female trapped, by birth, among “the low born.” The alpha male and three testy red-faced queens, “the sisters,” get the dry sleeping quar-ters, the ripest figs in the top of the tree, first pick of the mushrooms and assorted other fruits that make up the diet of their tribe of 50.

Maya, as Tina Fey narrates, “gets the scraps. This is what it means to be last in line.”

When she has a baby by a displaced male looking for a community to join, her story becomes a single mom’s tale, protecting tiny Kip from a monitor lizard and other exter-nal dangers, and the cruelty of “the sisters” and an unjust social hierarchy.

Heavy stuff, not that the very young members of Gen-eration ADHD will catch all of it.

But they may be bothered by the violence. Macaque cliques go at it, with their vampire fangs flashing and expressive eyebrows expressing rage in attacks designed to uproot Maya’s tribe from Castle Rock and the aban-doned ancient Sri Lankan city that they call home.

“Chimpanzee” filmmakers Mark Linfield and Alastair Fothergill never stray far from the overarching mission of Disney’s noblest film endeavor — capturing natural worlds and animal behavior at its rawest.

1:21. Rating: G. HHH

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DWIGHT YOAKAM, “Second Hand Heart” — Dwight Yoakam is many years removed from the days when his every-thing-in-its-right-place neo-classic Bakers-field honky tonk was regularly heard on commercial country radio.

Nowadays, the Pikeville, Kentucky-raised, Los Angeles-based singer and actor is a revered elder statesman to such blustery young rebels as Eric Church, just as he once championed such heroes as Buck Owens.

With “Second Hand Heart,” however — released nearly three decades after his 1986 debut “Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc. Etc.” — Yoakam shows that he’s as proficient as ever when it comes to everything-in-its-right-place record making.

If anything, on this self-produced set of mostly originals, he sounds even more energized (and in love with reverb) than he did on 2012’s “3 Pears,” even breathing new life into “Man of Constant Sorrow” in a raucous, rocked-out reading of that gospel-bluegrass standard.

n Dan DeLuca, The Philadelphia Inquirer

WALE, “The Album About Nothing” — There used to be a time when sing-songy

Washington rapper Wale was known for life-of-the-party lyrics, and his closest association was with his label boss, Rick Ross.

Now, Wale, 30, is more reflective, and his best buddy is Jerry Seinfeld, the dry sitcom legend whose concept of humor-ous nothingness has given the rapper a quirky conceptualism that fueled 2008’s “The Mixtape About Nothing,” 2014’s “Festivus,” and now this full-length album.

Rather than sample Seinfeld, as Wale did previously, the comedian is the new album’s narrator and an instigator on such snarky songs as “The Matrimony,” where the process of love’s relationships is put under a comic microscope (with vocalist Usher for extra added soul). This doesn’t mean “The Album About Nothing” is a laugh-fest.

The beat of a different drummer — more midtempo than in his past — allows Wale to ruminate with deliciously dramat-ic prose on such weighty issues as going through a miscarriage and questioning true talent.

“The Middle Finger” may drop more F-bombs than a Tarantino film, but its

subject is hopeless depression. “The Pes-simist” goes at the currency of America’s race relations and decides that dope is just a salve for the real problems at hand.

n A.D. Amorosi, The Philadelphia Inquirer

THE VERY BEST, “Makes a King” — They started as a trio: Etienne Tron (a Frenchman), Johan Karlberg (a Swede), and Esau Mwamwaya, a Malawi-born singer working in a second-hand furniture shop in London. “Warm Heart of Africa” (2009) was born out of their happy cre-ative marriage, riffing on MIA and invit-ing Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig into the studio to kiss the title track with his band’s preppy Afro-pop stamp of punchy charm.

The trio created something really spe-cial on their debut: a shiny, clean beacon of joyous world music that fused elec-tronic and house tendencies with folky, reverent nods to Kwaito and Highlife music, all with Mwamwaya’s voice soaring above the fray.

n Bill Chenevert, The Philadelphia Inquirer

HALESTORM, “Into the Wild Life” —

Grammy-winning rock band Halestorm is out with its third studio album, “Into the Wild Life,” 13 tracks of edge-free power rock, spurred on Lzzy Hale’s strong vocals — if anything else.

It’s not that Halestorm doesn’t have musical chops — it’s there in spades and the band is varied, accomplished and tight, but the songs themselves are highly for-mulaic and rely on too many tired tricks of the big rock trade.

Hale’s voice is the centerpiece, strong and raging at times, and gravelly and full of emotion at others. On “Dear Daugh-ter,” Hale plays it perfect while pitching individuality and perseverance to her “daughter” in the lyrics.

But mostly we’ve got Hale delivering vocal bombast. She screams on “Sick Indi-vidual,” shrieks on “Mayhem” and comes on brass and bawdy on “Apocalyptic,” an over-the-top track that is perhaps the album’s best since it is so in sync with the band’s aim.

Halestorm is powerful enough to play a big hit earworm song, but remains unlike-ly to pen one. “Into the Wild Life” isn’t nearly as wild as it thinks it is.

n Ron Harris, Associated Press

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