ART ON DISPLAY
Quilt exhibits
LA CONNER — Peruse the contrasting quilt art of Laura Fogg and Manhattan Quilters’ Guild members in two exhibits — “Barns & Botanicals: Fabric Collage Landscapes by Laura Fogg” and “MetroTextural” — through May 11 at the La Conner Quilt and Textile Museum, 703 S. Second St. Fogg is a master of fabric collage landscapes with a 3-D effect. “MetroTextrual” features 21 quilted works relating to texture and the landscape of New York City. This is the first group show from the Manhattan Quilters Guild to be shown in the Northwest. $5, free for members and ages 12 and younger. Museum hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays and noon to 4 p.m. Sundays through March, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays through April. 360-466-4288 or http://www.laconnerquilts.com.
Jensen and Friends
EDISON — The Smith Vallee Gallery, 5742 Gilkey Ave., is exhibiting the art of R. Allen Jensen and Friends through April 27. Through the years, Jensen has worked under a variety of names, including Robert Dante, MAF Hockney, Max Edison, Amanda Stanhope and Backroad Bob. 360-305-4892 or http://www.smithvalleegallery.com
Koenig at Whatcom
BELLINGHAM — A retrospective of the late Seattle-born, internationally acclaimed artist John Franklin Koenig — “John Franklin Koenig: Northwest Master, Home and Away” — runs through Aug. 24 at the Whatcom Museum, 121 Prospect St. Museum hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays. Free. 360-676-6981 or http://www.whatcommuseum.org.
Spring Art Show
LA CONNER — Come check out several local artists’ works on display as part of the River Gallery’s sixth annual Spring Art Show through April 27 at 19313 Landing Road. The gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays through April 27.
Art in a Pickle Barn
MOUNT VERNON — It’s time again to view some of Skagit Valley’s best artworks during the Skagit Artist Association’s 19th annual Art in a Pickle Barn show, with some 40 artists from Skagit County and across Washington state presenting a variety of fine art, photography, paintings and more, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily starting Saturday, March 29, and continuing through April 27 at 15195 Highway 536, Building B. A new addition this year is the display of Education Service District Northwest High School County winners’ award-winning 2-D art displays. Watch as artists demonstrate their techniques daily, while enjoying a variety of live entertainment during the weekends. Local artist Jennifer Lommers will create a mural throughout the show. Bring the kids in to create their own artwork at the kids craft table. Free. 360-428-8576 or http://www.skagitart.org/picklebarn.html.
Friday Gallery Walk
ANACORTES — Come check out art by galleries in downtown Anacortes during the First Friday Gallery Walk from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, April 4.
Photos at Sauk Valley
CONCRETE — Sauk Valley Gallery, 7460 S. Dillard Ave., is exhibiting the photography of Louise Magno through April. Magno’s colorful photos highlight the Skagit Valley, including the spring tulip fields. Check out a stained-glass demonstration by Northwest glass artist Nona Fisher from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 5. 360-853-8209.
‘Tulip Mania’
LA CONNER — Take a look at the patchwork-landscape paintings of Ron Farrell, plein air oil paintings of Mark Bistranin, watercolors of Jack Dosey and nature photography of Mark Conley as the artists spotlight the upcoming Skagit Valley tulip season in the “Tulip Mania” exhibit through May 15 at La Conner Seaside Gallery, 112 Morris St. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays through Mondays. http://www.laconnerseasidegallery.com.
New works by McCool
ANACORTES — Anne Martin McCool Gallery, 711 Commercial Ave., will feature McCool’s new paintings and Susan Carlisle’s art quilts, opening from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, April 4, and continuing through April. Carlisle is an award-winning quiltmaker and has been featured in the annual Fidalgo Island Quilters Show. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays. 360-293-3577, http://www.mccoolart.com or http://www.anacortesart.com.
‘Art at the Schoolhouse’
MOUNT VERNON — The works of Stanwood-Camano Arts Guild members will be on display April 4-27 as part of the “Art at the Schoolhouse” show during the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival at the historic 1888 schoolhouse at Christianson’s Nursery, 15806 Best Road. Check out a variety of art, including watercolor paintings, acrylics, oils, mixed-media, photography, glass, jewelry and metal works at this newest of Skagit Valley Tulip Festival venues. Artists will be on hand to demonstrate their crafts. The exhibit will be open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.
FILM
‘American Drug War’
MOUNT VERNON — Skagit Democrats will show “American Drug War” by Kevin Booth, a glimpse at how much the United States’ war on drugs has cost the country in dollars and sense, at 7 p.m. Friday, April 4, at 300 A S. First St. 360-336-1555.
LECTURES AND TALKS
Immigration discussion
MOUNT VERNON — Come talk about immigration during a discussion sponsored by the Skagit County Democrats at 6 p.m. Friday, March 28, at 300A S. First St. Heather Bryson will facilitate the event that helps answer questions about a sometimes emotional and hot-button topic in our local community and across the nation. The event includes a potluck. Donations welcome. 360-366-1555.
OTHER ACTIVITIES
Antiques Safari
BURLINGTON — Find out if you have trash or treasure during the third annual Antiques Safari event from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 12, at Cascade Mall on Burlington Boulevard. A group of appraisers from the International Association of Appraisers will provide verbal valuations of collectibles and antiques for $5 per item (five-item maximum), with proceeds benefiting the Burlington-Edison Education and Alumni Foundation’s scholarship fund. Call Kathi Williams at 360-757-0835 or e-mail .
THEATER
‘The Cure at Troy’
SEATTLE — The Seattle Repertory Theatre presents the story of the Trojan War as you’ve never seen it, “The Cure at Troy,” a play by Nobel Prize-winning poet Seamus Heaney and director Tina Landau, from April 3 through May 3 at the Seattle Center, corner of Second Avenue and Mercer Street. The fate of a war rests on a plan by Odysseus, who discovers the only way to guarantee a victory over the Trojans is by using the bow and arrow of the god Hercules. But the weapon is in the hands of Philoctetes, a wounded soldier abandoned by Odysseus on a wretched muddy island 10 years earlier. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. $15-$59, $10 ages 25 and younger with ID. 206-443-2222 or 877-900-9285, or http://www.seattlerep.org.
