Nate Cutler (left) and Dan McGee work on a spark gap ignitor at Spokane Create! YOUNG KWAK PHOTO
come to set up shop in the building that hadn’t been used recently for anything but storage. Once a month, the group holds a meeting for any business and some type of learning activity, and Wednesdays are always open for whatever projects people have in mind. A recent project made a front door lock that members can access through wireless to get into the building whenever they want. Other projects are more about seeing what’s possible. Alan Chatham, who’s been promoting interactive art through events like Art Up Weekend and his organization Laboratory, is a bridge between the group’s more technical side and Spokane’s artistic community. Right now, Cutler says, someone who wants to learn how to machine something or design a circuit board pretty much has to sign up for a college class. The
hope is to get more tools and “cool stuff,” along with building a community of members who bring in new skills. “If we can get all these people with different backgrounds together, we can really learn from each other,” Cutler says. Anytime someone has knowledge others don’t becomes an opportunity for sharing. It’s a frustration McGee says he’s shared with others in the group, that learning new things isn’t a priority once you leave college. “It’s like you’re expected to just move on, and not to learn anymore,” he says. “And that’s one thing I think is very different about this group of people, that everybody has a real hunger for knowledge and really wants to keep pushing themselves.” n Find out more at spokanecreate.org.
FILM
FILM
GLBT FILM FESTIVAL
SANDPOINT FILM FESTIVAL
PERFORMANCE
C U LT U R E
MOMIX: BOTANICA
EPICUREAN DELIGHT
For the past 15 years Spokanites have been able to watch short films about one-night stands, drag queens, mistaken identities, mistaken genders, confused lovers and befuddled families, and longer films about identity and purpose, NOV. 1spirituality and religion, the aftermath NOV. 3 of AIDS, the horrors of hate crimes and the joy of marriage and children. The GLBT community has many faces and many art forms through which to express the complexity of the GLBT experience, but film, especially these independently funded works created by passionate directors, showcases GLBT humanity, in all of its shades, in a very real and tangible way to a wide audience. (AF) Riverpoint EWU Auditorium, prices and times vary
For dance enthusiasts and theater lovers alike, Momix: Botanica brings just the right amount of dazzling fantasy to the stage, all through the use of the human body. Creating scenes of nature via costumes, puppetry, lighting, custom-made props and music, Momix, a Connecticut-based dance company, attacks the senses by making the viewer wonder, “How in the heck did they manage that?” The multimedia experience will be held at the Fox and promises viewers raw and inventive dance at its best, exploring the seasons and senses through tantaNOV. 6 lizing imagery and thought-provoking expression. The company features Spokane native Amanda Hulen, making her first appearance in her hometown since becoming a professional dancer. (ER) Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox, $28-$38, 7:30 pm
It seems these days every community wants to have its own take on Sundance. And for the fourth time around, Sandpoint is no exception. Local and international filmmakers alike are celebrated at this one-day event, while vying NOV. 2 for the coveted Audience Choice Awards along with first-, secondand third-place cash prizes. A Lifetime Achievement Award also will be given. Chances to mingle with the films’ creators are offered at pre- and postproduction parties. Submissions for the festival are open until Sept. 30. (LJ) Panida Theater, Block 1: Free; Block 2 and 3: $5, noon, 3 pm and 6 pm
Spokane is a great place to eat. Not buying it? Well, then get yourself to the 32nd installment of Epicurean Delight — which benefits the Inland Northwest Blood Bank — at the Spokane Convention Center and taste the food of more than 30 restaurants from around the Inland Northwest. The black-tie (or as close to black-tie as you can get) event allows you to load up on hors d’oeuvres, first courses, entrées and desserts created by a wide range of local chefs, all of whom will be on hand. There’s also a selection of local wines and beer to wash down NOV. 8 all this scrumptious fare. By the end of the night, judges announce the winners in each category, adding a little friendly competition to the evening. (MB) Spokane Convention Center, $150/person, 6 pm to midnight
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