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march 2014
February 27-March 2: Home and Yard Show Spokane’s 36th Annual Home & Yard Show features hundreds of displays and demonstrations offering the latest in home and yard related products, services and improvements! This show features innovative ideas all in one location for the public to shop and compare. Landscape attractions featuring flowers, trees, waterfalls and ponds! Step into spring through stunning displays created by Spokane’s premier landscapers. Talk to the experts and prepare to be inspired! Spokane County Fair & Expo Center. 404 N Havana St. Spokane Valley, WA 99202. For more information, log on to http://www.custershows.com.
March 7-9: Custer’s 36th Annual Spring Arts & Crafts Show Custer’s 36th Annual Spring Arts & Crafts Show features 300 professional artists and crafters from across the United States covering 78,000 square feet of exhibit space, making this the largest show of it’s kind in the Inland Northwest! Whimsical bird houses, clay fountains, metal sculpture, hand painted furniture, quilted wall hangings, dried florals, one of a kind jewelry pieces, functional pottery, nature photography, unique clothing and much, much more! Specialty and gourmet foods including fudge, truffles, jams, vinegars, mustards, smoked salmon, and dry soup mixes. Many of these items will be available to sample! Spokane County Fair & Expo Center. 404 N Havana St. Spokane Valley, WA 99202. For more information, log on to http://www.custershows.com.
March 8: 18th Annual Post Falls Education Foundation Wine Stein and Dine Sample wine, microbrew and food from
the Post Falls Chamber of Commerce. For more information, please contact Jody Hissong at 208-6611538 or log on to http://www.pfefwsd.org.
March 13: Brian Regan Critics and peers agree: Brian Regan has distinguished himself as one of the premier comedians in the country. The perfect balance of sophisticated writing and physicality, Brian fills theaters nationwide with fervent fans that span generations. INB Performing Arts Center. 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. Spokane, WA 99201. For tickets, call 1-800-325SEAT or visit http://www.ticketswest.com.
March 14-16: Inland NW Motorcycle Show & Sale The Inland NW Motorcycle Show & Sale includes Toyota’s great gas giveaway! Every two hours of the show someone will win a $100 Gas Card courtesy of Toyota! Enterto-win at the Toyota Truck Booth! Polish up your ride for a bigger and better Bike Show! Multiple classes, trophies, bragging rights and Best of Show! Details and Entry Forms coming soon. Buy a Motorcycle and get 30 seconds in the S-R Media Spokesman Review Cash Machine! Have a Cold One in the Budweiser Biker Bar and so much more! Spokane County Fair & Expo Center. 404 N Havana St. Spokane Valley, WA 99202. For more information, log on to http://spokanemotorcycleshow.com.
March 15: St. Patrick’s Day Parade Each year on the Saturday prior to St. Patrick’s Day, The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick put together one of the most fun and entertaining parades in the region. Using proceeds from the parade, the Friendly Sons’ passion for this event extends beyond the parade route each year when they provide donations to several area non-profit organizations to support the community. This annual parade is one event in Spokane that is open for total community involvement. Regardless of race, creed or color, everyone has just that wee bit of Irish that comes out in full spirit, whether you’re a dyed-in-the-wool Irish person or just Irish-for-the-day, this is one event you won’t want to miss. Downtown Spokane. Parade begins at 12pm. For more information about the parade and route, please log on to http://www.friendlysonsofstpatrick.com/.
over 85 area wineries, microbreweries and restaurants. Silent auction, wine tree raffle, live entertainment and complimentary wine glass or beer stein. Annual premier benefit for the Post Falls Education Foundation providing teaching grants for innovative classroom education for all grades in the Post Falls School District. In the past 17 years, we have awarded over $434,500! Post Falls Greyhound Park and Events Center. 5100 W Riverbend Ave, Post Falls, ID 83854. $45 per person $60 at the door. Must be 21. Tickets sold at Panhandle State Bank branches, Trading Company, Super 1 Foods and Enoteca Fine Wine & Beer and
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March 20-23: Big Horn Outdoor Sportsman Adventure Show The Big Horn Show captures the great outdoors, indoors. You won’t want to miss our “Trophy Territory” to see the best of the best in a tropy display. With 130,000 sq ft. of exhibition space, the show boasts a wide array of outdoor oriented vendors, guides and nonprofit exhibitors. With over 300 exhibitors annually, they come from all over the lower 48 States and Alaska, Canada, Mexico, South America and Africa. Spokane County Fair & Expo Center. 404 N Havana St. Spokane Valley, WA 99202. For more information, log on to http://www.wildlifecouncil.com/bighornsubsite/.
MUSIC
March 1-2: Symphony and Civic Together - Les Miserables Les Misérables has been an international sensation for over 28 years, garnering eight Tony Awards and countless other accolades. Last fall Spokane Civic Theatre performed this musical masterpiece to rave reviews. The Spokane Symphony, Spokane Civic Theatre, and Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox are thrilled to present this fundraiser for all three organizations on the stage of our historic hall. Share in the magic of this breathtaking spectacle featuring the cast from the Civic Theatre’s production accompanied by the Spokane Symphony orchestra! Song highlights include “Bring Him Home,” “Do You Hear The People Sing?,” “On My Own,” “I Dreamed A Dream” and “One More Day.” Fox Theatre. 1001 W Sprague Ave. Spokane, WA 99201. For tickets, call 1-800-325-SEAT or visit http://www.ticketswest.com.
March 3: Gonzaga Symphony Orchestra With Navah Perlman The Gonzaga Symphony performs a program featuring Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 C Minor, Op. 37 with pianist Navah Perlman as the soloist. Ticket are for general admission seating. This performance is free to GU faculty, students and staff. Fox Theatre. 1001 W Sprague Ave. Spokane, WA 99201. For tickets, call 1-800-325-SEAT or visit http://www.ticketswest.com. For more information, please visit http://www. gonzagasymphonyorchestra.com. March 8: Spokane Symphony Superpops: Jerome Kern Tribute Featuring Showboat Featuring stars from Hal Prince’sTony awardwinning production, the concert showcases the greatest Kern songs combined with Show Boat, his greatest musical! “All The Things You Are,” “Smoke Gets In Your Eyes,” “The Song Is You,” “You Are Love” and “Make Believe” are all in a production guaranteed to deliver chills and cheers! Fox Theatre. 1001 W Sprague Ave. Spokane, WA 99201. For tickets, call 1-800-325-SEAT or visit http://www.ticketswest.com.
March 15-16: Spokane Symphony Classics: Enchanted by Mozart Resident Conductor Morihiko Nakahara has once again created one of his imaginative programs. John Adams set out in 1978 to create a piece inspired by the ripples on water. He ended up with an American String Classic which has run the gamut from films to video games to progressive rock. Mozart set out in the summer of 1778 to create three symphonies which would become his masterpieces of the form. This one runs the gamut from deep to charming to dashingly witty. Prokofiev, while traveling from Paris to Voronezh to Madrid wrote a listenable violin concerto which contained elements