PERFORMANCE CLASSICAL BALLET
Since our part of the Inland Northwest is unfortunately lacking its own professional ballet company, lovers of dance, theater, performance and sparkly tutus should take full advantage of Oregon-based Eugene Ballet Company’s one-night stop in Spokane this weekend. Performing the classic production of Swan Lake to Tchaikovsky’s famous score, Eugene’s dancers tell the dramatic and wordless story of a prince in love with a princess who’s been imprisoned as a white swan by an evil sorcerer. In a love story like this, there’s naturally going to be a jealous third party, and the sorcerer’s equally awful daughter enters the plot as the evil black swan. — CHEY SCOTT Swan Lake • Fri, Feb. 15 at 8 pm • $14-$40 • Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox • 1001 W. Sprague Ave. • foxtheaterspokane.com • 624-1200
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SPORTS ROLLER DERBY
ART PAINT IN THREE DIMENSIONS
Cupid’s Revenge • Sun, Feb. 17 at 7 pm • $8-$12 • Skate Plaza Roller Rink • 5685 N. Pioneer Dr., Coeur d’Alene • snakepitrollerderby.com • 208-772-9507
Meet artist Robert Kraut • Sat, Feb. 16 from 1-4 pm • “Wrappings 2013 (The Paintskin Continuum)” • Gallery hours: Wednesday through Friday, noon-4:30 pm • Kolva-Sullivan Gallery • 115 South Adams Street, Suite A • 458-5517
Snake Pit Roller Derby League’s Hissfits go head-to-head against the East Kootenay Roller Derby League at Cupid’s Revenge at this season-opener match. This all-female battle is far from girly, filled with derby dames who have titles like “Bangarang Bambi” and “Pippi Headstomping.” Plan on seeing some heads smashed, some hair pulled, a few spectacular falls, and some full-body contact. No doubt there will be bumps and scrapes — and there might even be some blood. — SARAH MUNDS
The brightly colored paint does not stay passively on canvas at the the Kolva-Sullivan Gallery in“Wrappings 2013 (The Paintskin Continuum).” Artist Robert Kraut has always worked with paint, but he’s not strictly a painter — his latest work leaves out the canvas and takes the paint itself into the three dimensions of sculpture. But what does it all mean? Ask him yourself before the exhibit closes on Feb. 22. — LISA WAANANEN