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s Spokane’s police chief, FRANK STRAUB often suggested that the community — and the media especially — should stop talking about Otto Zehm. He argued that Zehm’s death at the hands of Spokane police in 2006 was no longer relevant, that invoking his name undermined the community’s faith that things were changing for the better. Certainly, the department has encouraging stories to tell: Body cameras and expanded crisis intervention training are high on the list. And yet, look around. The ombudsman position, prompted by Zehm’s death, has sat vacant for the past nine months. The citizen commission overseeing the ombudsman — the city’s attempt at fulfilling voter-mandated independent oversight — is rebuilding after a scandal. The search committee looking for the next ombudsman, meanwhile, deliberated in secret. And then last week, Straub was forced to resign, and the explanations, like the various explanations given after Zehm’s death, continue to evolve. The community’s desire for police oversight shouldn’t be mistaken as criticism of those wearing the badge. It’s about public trust, which arises not out of blind faith, but out of openness and the invitation of scrutiny. We owe Otto that much. — JACOB H. FRIES, editor
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o former Police Chief Frank Straub was considered by senior officers to be insulting and demeaning, and, by golly, Mayor David Condon can’t have that. When it comes to charges like these, I’m not the most understanding guy on the block. For a decade, I worked in two Navy research and development programs, in close contact with an alltime great R&D guy. I refer to Admiral Hyman Rickover, the father of America’s nuclear Navy. Here’s an example of major league R&D in action: David Lewis, who had recently been appointed CEO of General Dynamics, had never met Rickover. As the Navy was his firm’s most important customer, while in D.C., Lewis decided to pay Rickover a courtesy visit. What happened next is from Patrick Tyler’s book Running Critical: “Lewis called Rickover, whose first words were ‘What the hell do you want?’ Lewis made some attempt at a feeble response, and then Rickover really landed on him: ‘BLOOD SUCKERS ON THE FACE OF HUMANITY! I’ll be goddamned, this is just what I’d expect from General Dynamics. Here you are in Washington. Your company doesn’t know what it’s doing. It cheats the government. It can’t run a shipyard. It’s full of loafers and idlers, and here is the Chief Executive Officer, and what is he doing? Is he trying to clean up the company? Is he trying to stop people from screwing up? No, he is glad-handing around Washington like a politician. Well, I’ll tell you something, Mr. Lewis. I’ve got no time for you. I’ve got plenty of important things to do, and when I need you for something, I’ll call you!’ With that,” Tyler relates, “Rickover hung up.” Rickover not only wasn’t fired, but today a Naval Academy building is named in his honor.
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n his worst day, Frank Straub couldn’t come close to matching Hyman Rickover. Maybe Straub wasn’t “Spokane Nice” — but then, when you think about it, neither were Bobby Knight and Steve Jobs. My contact with Straub was limited, but quite revealing. Over my 15 years at Gonzaga, I taught an urban politics and city life course. Every year I invited in several guest speakers — mayors, city councilmembers, social service leaders, developers, preservationists and, yes, police chiefs. Chief Straub spoke to my class twice. He brought into the classroom a view of a bigger world. As for his people skills? He encouraged classroom discussion and patiently answered students’ questions. To prepare for his visit, I had my students read “Broken Windows,” the now-controversial 1982 article in The Atlantic cowritten by James Q. Wilson and George Kelling. Straub, who knows Kelling, was aware that their argument had been reduced to “stop and frisk,” leading to human rights violations. He explained that the authors were drawing a distinction between crime fighting and “feeling safe” — the
latter is necessary to street life, which is essential to good city life. So, yes, greater police discretion is necessary to feeling safe on the street. Straub, who trained NYPD officers, viewed “stop and frisk” as an unintended consequence — the result of a warped reading of “Broken Windows.” He has a pretty nuanced view of police work. In response to student questions, he discussed ways that the same feel-safe results can be achieved without much, if any, “stop and frisk.” For examples, he spoke of the importance of having more police on the street. He spoke of his efforts in Spokane to reduce physical force arrests, presenting statistics to buttress his argument. And he discussed the need for better training. I’m quite certain that if my students were polled, they would overwhelmingly say of Straub: “Of all our visitors, he was the best.”
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ayor Condon said that he based his decision to ask for Straub’s resignation on complaints and anecdotes from the ranks of senior officers up through captains. Notably, rank-and-file officers aren’t mentioned. About these senior officers who were complaining that Straub was too abrasive: Were they
How did Straub’s management style affect public safety? around when Karl Thompson assaulted Otto Zehm? And if so, did they stand by Thompson and his behavior? I certainly hope not. Sometimes in Spokane government, circling the wagons is thought of as being “Spokane Nice.” So how did Straub’s management style, à la Rickover, affect public safety? If Straub’s results look bad? Well, OK, we have just another personnel foul-up by the mayor. But if the statistics show that his leadership was working for Spokane? This would suggest that there’s more to the story than Condon’s tale of woe and innuendo. What we do know is that Condon now has seen his two most personally invested appointments — Jan Quintrall and now Frank Straub — blow up on him. What does this tell us about Mayor Condon? As Spokane’s very first strong mayor to make effective use of public relations, he is clearly good at photo ops and raising gobs of campaign money. But here on the eve of his effectively uncontested re-election, the question emerges: Is that all he is good at as the mayor?
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emo to Marshall Farnell: Your plans for retirement have been postponed — indefinitely. Spokane County’s CEO, now in his mid-70s, can’t quit because the commissioners can’t agree on his replacement. Everyone remembers when Commissioner Todd Mielke’s dreams of replacing Farnell were kiboshed by Commissioner Al French. But fewer realize this: In Washington’s three most populous counties — King, Pierce and Snohomish — they simply elect their chief executive. With his background on the issues and previous success with voters, Mielke would be elected easily. But of course we don’t do it that way; we still rely on the 19th century model of county government. Of the top five counties by population, only Spokane persists with this “ye olde” system. If Spokane County was a car, it would be a horse and buggy; if it was a plane, it would be a hot air balloon. Frustrated by the dawning realization that one commissioner can grind the whole thing to a halt, Mielke and Commissioner Shelly O’Quinn are asking voters if they’d like to expand the board of commissioners to five. But without any real advocacy, and no recent screw-up to fan the flames, it’s not going anywhere. But remember, not all good things pass quickly here — it took five votes to secure the Spokane Arena. Voters should stay tuned. Ever since 1948, our legislature has granted counties the power to replace the old system with a home rule charter. The process is simple. A board of “freeholders” is established, either by petition or vote of the commissioners. That group holds a public process and crafts a new charter for a countywide vote. As former Commissioner John Roskelley opined in the Spokesman-Review, this is the proper way to reform county government. And it needs reforming. Here we are, trying to run a dynamic, up-andcoming community, yet we can’t even hire a new CEO. And don’t buy that it’s just bigger government. No, it’s an investment in better decision-making — a shot at better, more representative government. Think about it: Under our antiquated system, the commissioners enact legislation, they write the budgets and they share in the management and administration duties. They are judge, jury and executioner. There are plenty of rocks to turn over to find reform opportunities. Consolidating city and county police forces and land use planning are changes that many urban areas have adopted. Freeholders could put a range of possibilities up for discussion. I’m voting yes, not because I think it will pass, but because I want to encourage a home rule process to spring up sometime soon. n
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I-1366: Just Say ‘No!’
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Tim Eyman’s latest initiative continues his long history of self-serving hyperbole and deception BY PAUL DILLON
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n old colleague of mine in Olympia loved trivia. He once played a civic engagement quiz mocking initiative profiteer Tim Eyman that, in what seems like another life, is sadly relevant today. So, rechanneling that spirit for Spokane voters, here’s a number you should spend some time thinking about: 1366. A) Is it the number of the latest initiative being sponsored by Tim Eyman? B) Is it the number of ballot initiatives that Tim Eyman will propose before he rides off into the sunset?
C) Is it the number of times that Spokane City Council candidates LaVerne Biel and Evan Verduin say the word “nonpartisan” despite their endorsements? D) Is it the rate for a gold-plated high-school class ring with your name emblazoned on it? The correct answer is A, Tim Eyman’s latest ballot initiative, which you — yes, you! — will be voting on this November. Initiative 1366 would cut our state sales tax from 6.5 percent to 5.5 percent, resulting in the loss of more than $8 billion in revenue over the next six years; that is unless, the initiative states, the Washington State Legislature approves by April 2016 a constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds vote to raise revenue.
The two-thirds rule, a “supermajority,” was already declared unconstitutional by the state Supreme Court. No matter. Forget education investments, affordable tuition and mental health programs passed by Democrats and Republicans in the most recent session. With help from Spokane City Councilman Mike Fagan and his father Jack, under the name “Voters Wants More Choices,” this initiative — and Eyman — are the worst. To quote the recently departed Yogi Berra, it’s like déjà vu all over again, as I’m here to provide a refresher course on Tim Eyman — who, coincidentally, was a high-school class ring salesman in Mukilteo. (So if you answered D, you get a pass.) His snake-oil-huckster origin story makes sense — the man is a monument to deception and hyperbole. Hellbent on destroying government, he finally might be getting his comeuppance, as the state Public Disclosure Commission referred an investigation into his activities to the Attorney General’s Office, alleging that Eyman illegally received regular, secretive payments. In the commission’s words, “it appears that Mr. Eyman intended to hide from the public the sources of funds and the actual purposes for which expenditures were made, and to further conceal that funds were used by Mr. Eyman solely for his personal use.” For all of his moaning about the lack of governmental fiscal accountability, Eyman reportedly kept $170,000 in 2012 campaign money for himself. Organizations like the Association of Washington Business and the Washington Retail Association, which have donated to Eyman initiatives, are running scared about the misuse of the money they provided. However, the revelations of impropriety haven’t slowed Eyman. He won’t give interviews or debate those who oppose Initiative 1366, but he continues to send out fundraising emails and already has submitted another initiative to the Secretary of State’s Office. It remains to be seen how the attorney general’s decision will affect Eyman, the outcome of Initiative 1366 and his money machine, since he’s not an elected official or candidate — no one ever voted for Eyman. Instead, the state votes on his cowardly, oversimplified ideas (less taxes!). Those ideas, it pains me to say, do have a wide appeal if you don’t take time to follow the money. These ideas are as broken and self-serving as Eyman himself. His initiatives are not about good policy or making government work better for you. Initiative 1366 continues the Eyman legacy of disrupting democracy while further lining his pockets, as he becomes exactly what he rails against: A corrupt demagogue in Olympia. n Paul Dillon manages public affairs for Planned Parenthood of Greater Washington and North Idaho. He has also worked in the state legislature and currently lives in downtown Spokane.
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POWERPOINT’S NOT ALL BAD ou definitely have some valid points about PowerPoint (“PowerPoint-
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Reactions to a story on the Spokane City Council’s two public open forum sessions during each weekly council meeting.
GREG FRANCIS: I’m glad open forum is available and I hope it stays that way. The council needs to hear both the people they agree with and the ones they don’t. There are many topics that are spoken about that are relevant to Spokane but aren’t on the agenda. People should have an opportunity to be heard, even if what they have to say is sometimes aggravating. BRANDY LANA MARIA IRIZARRY: Sure! Freedom of speech! Keep an open mind and listen to your voting public! I’ve been there and heard from all kinds of perspectives. Just because a person can’t communicate at a certain level, doesn’t mean you shouldn’t have a voice! You never know what you may learn! LUKE TOLLEY: Way too much time is spent on issues that the Council has little to no power to do anything about. It hampers the citizens’ participation in the actual issues the City tackles.
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Kai Huschke, the campaign coordinator for Envision Worker Rights, stands next to a labor-themed mural.
Worked Up
Envision Spokane is back with a new initiative that would take the city beyond a $15 minimum wage; businesses say the initiative would just hurt workers BY JAKE THOMAS
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hat this proposal is about is not too hard to grasp,” says Kai Huschke, standing under the gaze of hard-hat-wearing workers depicted in a labor-themed mural outside of the Laborers Local 238 office. “The way the economy works sucks.” Huschke wears a white T-shirt with a “W” printed on it that’s made up of two burly, interlocked arms. Underneath are the words “worker rights.” On the back of the shirt are the slogans “family wage,” “equal pay” and “just cause.” These slogans aren’t as pithy as the “15 now” battle cry being used by activists in Tacoma and elsewhere to get their cities to join Seattle, Los Angeles and San Francisco in mandating a $15 minimum wage. That’s because the campaign Huschke is coordinating goes much further.
There are too many large companies, Huschke says, that pay their employees poverty wages and push them onto public assistance. Too many people, he adds, are at the whim of their employers when it comes to basic job security or being paid the same wage regardless of gender, race or other factors. The solution, says Huschke, won’t come from state or federal governments, which he says are too compromised by corporate interests. Change, he says, will come at the local level. Specifically, from the Worker Bill of Rights, the latest initiative from Envision Spokane that will go before voters next month. If it passes, it’ll guarantee a “family
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wage” for any employee of a company with more than 150 employees, ensure equal pay for equal work, prohibit businesses from firing employees without just cause and challenge corporate rights long upheld by courts. But to the business community, it’s poison. “We are an organization that’s trying to create jobs in this community,” says Steve Stevens, president and CEO of Greater Spokane Inc., the region’s chamber of commerce. “And [if it passes] there are going to be job losses because costs will go up, overhead goes up, the amount of jobs available goes down, and there will be fewer jobs for young people.” The city of Spokane unsuccessfully sued to keep the Worker Bill of Rights off the ballot, arguing that its fourth provision makes it too legally flawed to even be considered. That provision would prevent corporations from asserting their legal rights as “persons” to contest the initiative should it pass. Huschke says that the challenge to corporate power needs to be included in the initiative for it to work. If it isn’t, he says, a larger corporation, for instance, could sue, arguing that its equal protection rights are being violated by being required to to pay higher wages while smaller companies aren’t. The matter, he says, could rise to a higher court. ...continued on next page
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“WORKED UP,” CONTINUED... “We’re not picking that fight,” says Huschke. “We are reacting to the fight that has been brought to us.” If the Worker Bill of Rights passes, neither side is sure exactly what it will mean. That’s because no other community has enacted such an extensive measure.
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he Worker Bill of Rights is the fourth initiative from Envision Spokane (now operating under an offshoot called “Envision Worker Rights”) to qualify for the ballot. In 2009 and 2011, Envision placed versions of its Community Bill of Rights on the ballot that would have given residents more control over development in their neighborhoods, bestowed new protections on the Spokane River and restricted corporate rights. Both failed. Its most recent incarnation in 2013 was blocked by a Superior Court judge after a coalition of business groups and local governments sued to keep it off the ballot. The decision was appealed by Envision and will be taken up by the Washington Supreme Court next month. Envision’s 2011 campaign for its Community Bill of Rights, when it came within a thousand votes of passing, still lingers. Spokane City Councilman Mike Allen, an Envision opponent, says that same year conservative-leaning politicians like himself and Mayor David Condon were elected, which suggests to him that the initiative would have been roundly voted down had the opposition run a stronger campaign emphasizing its downsides.
“What they are selling sounds like sunshine and candy,” says Allen. But when you dig into it, he says, there are unintended consequences. The Alliance to Protect Local Jobs, lead by Spokane Home Builders Association lobbyist Michael Cathcart, aims to communicate those unintended consequences. The association says the initiative will be confusing to implement and result in fewer jobs, lower wages and lawsuits against the city, which will be tasked with enforcing it. So far the alliance has raised $91,000 for its campaign. Envision has raised $10,000. At a downtown coffee shop, Christine Varela, a partner at Spokane-based Desautel Hege Communications, says that her firm only has 17 employees and the initiative’s family wage requirements don’t apply. But, she says, the initiative’s wide-ranging equal pay provision would mandate that every employee be paid the same regardless of merit or experience. Janelle Brennan, lawyer for Garco Construction, says the initiative would cause business costs to soar and merit-based bonuses to disappear. The company, she says, would be reluctant to hire, especially younger workers who could make claims that they’re not being paid equally. Both sides agree that the initiative would mandate that large companies pay more than Seattle’s $15-an-hour minimum wage. Under the initiative, the city will be charged with using a formula to calculate just how much the “family wage” is for larger employers, which includes franchises. The Alliance figures it’s $23 per hour. Huschke says it’ll work out to about $17 per
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hour, and an analysis conducted by Envision found that other localities mandating higher wages are seeing workers with more money to spend, which means a more prosperous economy. “Life was better when there was a more even distribution of wealth going around, instead of the 1 percent of the 1 percent owning all the wealth,” says Huschke. Cathcart says there is evidence suggesting that in places such as Seattle, which mandated a $15 minimum wage, workers have been hurt. But Seattle isn’t a good place for comparison, he says, because Spokane’s cost of living, industries and geography are so different.
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ike last time, the initiative has drawn widespread opposition from the city’s political establishment, including the mayor, city council president, county commissioners and both Republican and Democratic state legislators. The city council even added advisory questions to the ballot, asking if the city should raise taxes or cut services to pay for the initiative’s implementation. The scope of the latest Envision initiative differs this time. Its list of supporters is longer and includes noted public intellectual Noam Chomsky, left-leaning local activists groups like the Peace and Justice Action League of Spokane and underdog mayoral candidate Shar Lichty. Also included are mainstream labor unions, such as the Spokane Education Association, which represents most employees in Spokane Public Schools. “We think it’s very sad when someone who works for the school district has to pick up a second job or go to the food bank once a month to feed their family,” says Michelle Burdick, a manager with the Washington Education Association’s political action committee, referring to how the initiative would raise wages for lower-paid school employees. There are others who at least think it’s worth considering. Municipal Court Judge Mary Logan and former city council candidate John Waite, who owns the comics and games shop Merlyn’s, were among the 3,749 people to sign the petition putting it on the ballot. “I’m not sure that it’s the answer [for low wages],” says Waite. “But it should be part of the discussion.” n jaket@inlander.com
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SPEAKER’S FOIL U.S. Speaker of the House John Boehner announced his decision to retire from his leadership position and from Congress last week, in part because of pressure from far-right conservatives. One such conservative? U.S. Rep. RAUL LABRADOR of Idaho. Drawing upon Inlander interviews and other sources, we outlined the tumultuous relationship between Labrador and Boehner over the past five years. Boehner isn’t a bad guy, Labrador has said, he just needed to trust Democrats less and stand up to them more. (DANIEL WALTERS)
THANG’S REDEMPTION Vy Thang — the man given a mandatory life sentence without the possibility of parole for a MURDER he committed at 17 — was resentenced last week to 35 years to life. Two weeks ago, we wrote about Thang, who killed an 85-year-old Spokane woman after he escaped from a juvenile facility, in our news story “Another Chance.” Visit Inlander.com to read more about his original crime and the U.S. Supreme Court case and subsequent state law that prompted a review of Thang’s case. (MITCH RYALS)
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Let It Rain The Northwest’s drought continues; plus, surprising support for Washington’s charter schools RUNNING DRY
Remember that HISTORIC DROUGHT you spent the summer hearing about? The one that ravaged fish populations, shriveled crops, exacerbated wildfires to seemingly insurmountable levels and caused levels in waterways to plummet? Yeah, that one. Well, the beginning of autumn hasn’t meant the end of the drought. Not even a little. The Washington State Department of Ecology has concluded that the state is carrying a significant water deficit into the fall and winter. Idaho also remains in dire condition. Almost every North Idaho county is still experiencing “extreme drought,” according to the most recent figures from the U.S. Drought Monitor, and more than three-quarters of the state is in severe or extreme drought. To avoid a second year of drought, which could put the region on the path to experiencing the cripplingly dry years seen in California, there will need to be a normal snowpack this year. However, climatologists are predicting an El Niño weather pattern that could produce a warmer winter and another year of drought, which Ecology is already planning for. (JAKE THOMAS)
“THE WILL OF THE VOTERS”
The Washington Supreme Court’s Sept. 4 decision ruling CHARTER SCHOOLS unconstitutional has drawn criticism from a wide variety of sources. Even State Superintendent Randy Dorn, who has previously called the charter school bill “a clear violation of the constitution,” has said he was “surprised and disappointed” by the timing of the court’s ruling. Over 1,000 students had already been enrolled in charter schools, and many of them had already started class when the ruling came down. Now add the current state attorney general, a Democrat, to the list of critics. AG Bob Ferguson officially filed a motion last Thursday to challenge the state Supreme Court’s ruling. “It is my duty to defend the will of the voters,” Ferguson says in a press release. In 2012, charter schools were narrowly legalized by a voter initiative. Ferguson’s critique argues the ruling “goes beyond what is necessary to resolve this case, creates tension with other decisions of this court, and calls into question programs far beyond charter schools.” In particular, Ferguson echoed the concerns of several Republican lawmakers who have expressed concerns that the ruling’s argument that the state can only fund “common schools,” governed by elected board members, would also make programs like Running Start and tribal schools illegal. “Regardless of one’s feelings about charter schools, the Court’s reasoning in striking them down raises serious concerns about other important educational programs,” Ferguson says. (DANIEL WALTERS)
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Only one police officer in Washington state has faced criminal charges in state court for illegal use of DEADLY FORCE in the past three decades. He was eventually acquitted. Washington state’s law for holding police accountable for use of deadly force is one of the most restrictive in the country, according to a report released in June by Amnesty International, a human rights group. So this week, prosecuting attorneys from each of the state’s 39 counties will meet to discuss the law enacted in 1986. LETTERS In order to bring Send comments to charges against police editor@inlander.com. for illegal use of deadly force in Washington, prosecutors must prove that the officer acted with malice and without good faith, also known as the “evil intent” clause. In other words, even if prosecutors believe officers committed a wrongful killing, as long as they didn’t act with evil intent, they cannot face charges. “[The law] should be changed,” says Rick Eichstaedt, executive director for the Center for Justice. “The statute makes it nearly impossible for any sort of prosecution.” After Franklin County Prosecutor Shawn Sant declined to file charges against the three officers who shot Antonio Zambrano-Montes earlier this year, the ACLU of Washington called for a change in the law. “To bring greater accountability to police statewide, the most important action our legislature should take is to change to state law on use of force,” ACLU Executive Director Kathleen Taylor says. (MITCH RYALS)
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Mayor David Condon and Chief Frank Straub have parted ways...
FALL OUT BOYS BY MITCH RYALS AND JAKE THOMAS
What that means for the SPD and next month’s mayoral election
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he timing couldn’t have been much worse for Spokane Mayor David Condon.
But there he was last week — well-financed and well-positioned to secure an elusive second term — explaining to reporters why the ax was falling on his hand-picked chief of police. Just eight minutes earlier on Sept. 22, a press release went out summoning reporters to City Hall for the hastily arranged announcement. Flanked by City Council President Ben Stuckart, Condon described Frank Straub’s management style as abrasive, saying the chief’s command staff accused him of emotional outbursts, inappropriate use of profanity, personal attacks, scare tactics, demeaning and condescending treatment and untruthfulness. “After receiving concerns over the last several weeks of his management style, it was clear we needed to move in a direction, change management,” Condon said. When asked to talk more specifically about officers’ complaints, Condon referred reporters to a public letter signed by senior police officials. Then city spokesman Brian Coddington cut the press conference short, allowing for fewer than 12 minutes of questions. Since being elected in 2011, Condon’s efforts to improve oversight of SPD have had mixed results. In 2013, voters overwhelmingly passed Proposition 1, which gave the ombudsman independent authority to investigate police malfeasance. For his part, Condon struck a compromise with the Spokane Police Guild and in negotiations didn’t have the union acknowlege the ombudsman’s independent authority — something activists say undermines Prop. 1’s mandate. Then on Jan. 2 of this year, the city’s first police ombudsman, Tim Burns, officially retired. He has yet to be replaced. In June, meanwhile, an investigation into the citizen commission found that three members had “abused their authority” and created “an intimidating, hostile and offensive environment.” At the center of the investigation was then-commission chair Rachel Dolezal — a Condon appointee — and the commission was left without a quorum. “That is a huge failure,” says Liz Moore, director of the Peace and Justice Action League of Spokane, of the long ombudsman vacancy. “It does come down to the mayor.” Condon counters that his administration has put more oversight and citizen confidence back into the Spokane Police Department, noting that it has implemented the recommendations of the Use of Force Commission report, collaborated with the U.S. Department of Justice on reform efforts, equipped officers with body cameras and trained them in de-escalating encounters with individuals experiencing mental health crises. Condon proudly points to how his efforts caught the attention of the White House, where he and Straub were invited to talk at a forum on community policing this summer. “We see the confidence in our police department growing substantially,” says Condon, who adds that the family of Otto Zehm, a mentally disabled man who died at the hands of Spokane police in 2006, has endorsed his re-election. The stakes are very real for Condon. Four years ago, after a poor primary performance, he upset Mayor Mary Verner in the general election, largely by calling for better management and oversight of Spokane police after Zehm’s death. “Prosecutors, police officers, and city attorneys all contributed to this terrible situation,” Condon said in a press release at the time. “Ultimately, Mayor Verner is to blame for failing to put on the brakes.” Four years later, the same pattern is unfolding. Shar Lichty, a political organizer with little name recognition, limped through the August primary with 24 percent of the vote to Condon’s 66 percent. Lichty has hammered the mayor on the issue that got him elected, focusing on his handling of the police ombudsman. More recently, she’s criticized Condon for not dealing with Straub more swiftly. “I don’t think Straub should have ever been put in that position in the first place,” says Lichty. ...continued on next page
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Some have called Chief Straub’s reform ideas “brilliant,” while others bristled at his management style.
“FALL OUT BOYS,” CONTINUED... Many questions about Straub’s downfall remain unanswered. Neither the mayor, nor members of the police department, nor Straub himself will specifically address the complaints lodged against the former chief. He’s staying on the city payroll (earning about $180,000 annually) through the end of the year, reporting to the city attorney. An assistant chief has been tapped in the interim as Condon decides the next steps. “I find it highly odd that the chief is taken out this close to the mayor’s re-election for yelling at staff,” Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich said when reached by phone hours after the announcement. “I think there’s more to the story.”
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nsatisfied with the pool of applicants to replace former Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick in 2012, Condon extended the application deadline and invited Straub to apply in June of that year. When the decision came down to two candidates, the mayor’s pick drew criticism from a panel of law enforcement officials who interviewed Straub. Their objections centered around the fact that he had never been a chief and wasn’t a commissioned officer — to say nothing of the criticism that dogged his tenure as the public safety director in Indianapolis. Russ McQuaid, a veteran crime reporter from Indianapolis who has covered the police for more than 20 years, offered one example. When Straub started there as public safety director in 2010, he instituted a new policy restricting communica-
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tion with the media. McQuaid, who had spent his career building relationships with Indianapolis police, suddenly was being turned down for interviews. When McQuaid complained, Straub defended himself over the phone by saying that his officers misunderstood the direction. “It’s not my fault if these cops are too f---ing retarded to read English!” Straub yelled into the phone, according to McQuaid. McQuaid adds that Straub had some good ideas for Indianapolis, but his management style prevented him from effectively implementing them. “He’s a hatchet man,” McQuaid says. “He’s good agent of change, but not a good agent of improvement.” Still, the mayor endorsed Straub and personally paid to fly in four Indiana residents to testify in front of the city council on Straub’s behalf. After hearing from a retired Indianapolis Star editor, a working police officer, a retired police officer and the head of Indianapolis’ firefighters union, the council approved Straub unanimously. At the time, Condon said it was the most important decision of his first term. Condon says Straub struck him as knowledgeable and had an impressive track record in Indianapolis. That record included demoting three commanding officers after accusing them of mishandling an accident scene where a drunk cop crashed his patrol car into three motorcyclists. The officers ultimately sued the city, resulting in a $175,000 settlement. Straub also fostered a contentious relationship with the police union,
whose members accused him of manipulating crime stats and mismanaging public safety funds. In 2012, Indianapolis’ public safety budget was $30 million in the red, according to news reports. Then there were allegations of a romantic relationship with a subordinate. Straub has said that relationship didn’t begin until he resigned from his post in April 2012, noting that Indianapolis, unlike Spokane, has no city policy against such relationships. Straub resigned in Indianapolis ahead of an expected vote of no confidence from the City-County Council. Though he’s been forced out, Straub’s relatively brief tenure as police chief has brought about significant changes to the Spokane Police Department. “I think it’s a loss for [Spokane],” says Rick Eichstaedt, executive director of the nonprofit Center for Justice. “He did a lot to deal with police accountability and restoring trust. It sounds like he had backlash within the department, but I think he was good for Spokane.” Straub has implemented all but one of the recommendations of the Use of Force Commission, a panel appointed by the mayor to look into the police department’s use-of-force policies. Out of it came the department’s body camera program, which started with 17 officers and has expanded to 90 officers today. Straub also embraced the U.S. Department of Justice’s review of his agency’s use-of-force incidents and training practices. That’s one of the issues that Straub discussed with the Inlander in a brief interview after his resignation. “I think we have to continue to work
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with the Department of Justice in the collaborative reform process,” he says. “I think the department and the leadership team will continue to do that.” Crime has also dropped since Straub’s arrival. Many officers attribute this to his implementation of the CompStat data program, which uses crime statistics to deploy officers to “hot spots.” Crime fell 12.5 percent in 2014 and has dropped another 12 percent so far this year. “I think the department, prior to his arrival, was stuck in the 20th-century policing of arresting bad guys and writing reports,” says Spokane Police Capt. Craig Meidl, who is now in charge of the Northeast Precinct after stepping down from his position as assistant chief within months of being promoted. “He did more in three years to open our eyes than several chiefs prior to him, in terms of the police department connecting with their community.” Meidl points specifically to the precinct model, the Youth Police Initiative and the Police Athletic League as efforts for increased community engagement under Straub. There is also plenty of criticism. In the Use of Force Commission’s final letter, Straub was given the choice of whether or not to conduct a cultural audit of his department. That audit remains incomplete. In 2014, Tim Connor, a former Center for Justice spokesman and law enforcement watchdog, filed an ombudsman complaint against Straub. The complaint alleged that the chief lied during a city council meeting when he said he was working with the Center for Justice to develop policies and procedures, which
from the rest of the department. “I have a feeling that the people applauding the most about the departure of Frank Straub are the same people who were saluting Officer Karl Thompson [convicted in the fatal beating of Otto Zehm] and the same people who were applauding the acquittal of officers who shot Shonto Pete,” says Keefe.
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Shar Lichty has spent six years as a progressive political organizer. Now, she has her eye on the mayor’s office. Connor says was untrue. The same year, retired Spokane Police Officer Brian Breen lodged another complaint against Straub, also alleging that he lied to city council by exaggerating the number of domestic violence cases fielded by Spokane police. Straub’s leadership team also endured frequent turnover. Within a year of becoming Spokane’s top cop, Straub watched as his hand-picked senior staff opted for demotions. “I was told to change things and change them quickly, and sometime that’s a very difficult and unsettling process,” Straub says. “I can’t help that people find that difficult.” Among police staff members who distanced themselves from Straub are two women who were transferred out of the department but continued to draw their pay from the police budget. Carly Cortright left her job as police business services director in October 2013, but continued to collect her $82,494 salary from the police budget for 15 months afterward. Monique Cotton, the police department’s former spokeswoman, was suddenly transferred to the parks department to manage communications in May. The administration has given a shifting explanation for why Cotton was transferred. In August, Spokane City Administrator Theresa Sanders told the Spokesman-Review that Cotton was given a $9,000 pay increase as an “enticement” to take a job that didn’t come with union protection. But last week, Condon told the
Inlander that Cotton told him she was having “trouble” in the police department and was looking at other opportunities in the city. The city first tried to move Cotton to the fire department, according to Assistant Fire Chief Brian Schaeffer. The raise, says Condon, wasn’t an “enticement,” but was given as part of a step increase and because the position would include marketing and management duties. For Eichstaedt, from the Center for Justice, the conflicting reports suggest a cover-up. “I’m disappointed with how this was handled by the city,” he says. “We know that people were moved, and regardless of what Straub did, there was this fiction portrayed to the public as to why.” As for Straub’s legacy, Councilman Jon Snyder, who has clashed with Condon, says it’s hard to pin police reform on one person. But Snyder credits Straub with crafting and implementing the rollout of police body cameras and for embracing the U.S. Department of Justice’s investigation of the police department, which was initiated under Mayor Verner. “I think that Straub has brought this department into an intentional conversation about improving policing,” he says. Tom Keefe, an attorney and former chair of the Spokane County Democrats who has twice endorsed Condon, says that Straub had trouble getting support
ver since the police ombudsman position was created in 2008, there’s been a tug of war between the city administration and the Spokane Police Guild over precisely how much authority the ombudsman has. In 2011, an arbitrator ruled that the ombudsman’s ability to conduct independent investigations had to be negotiated because it contradicted the terms of the Guild’s existing contract. In an attempt to remedy that in 2013, voters approved Proposition 1, an amendment to the city charter giving independence to the ombudsman and preventing future union contracts from prohibiting such power. However, Condon struck a compromise with the Guild and created the Office of Police Ombudsman Commission, a five-member volunteer board of citizens, that the mayor argued satisfied the requirements of Prop. 1. Not everyone is convinced. Keefe, the Condon supporter, says, “I think that we wanted something with real flavor in it. And I think what we ended up with is a mashed-potato-and-white-bread sandwich.” The city council also wasn’t happy with the agreement, voting it down unanimously only to later approve a slightly modified agreement. Under the existing arrangement, the ombudsman can sit in on and ask questions during a police internal affairs investigation, and certify
“We wanted something with real flavor in it. And I think what we ended up with is a mashed-potato-and-white-bread sandwich.” that it was conducted in a timely and thorough manner. The ombudsman commission can also ask for a third-party review of a case, which it hasn’t done to date. The ombudsman himself can investigate independently in certain situations, provided that an internal affairs probe is not involved. That has also never occurred. Connor, the police watchdog, blames Condon for not negotiating more aggressively with the Guild, but also faults city council for caving in to pressure to approve a modified agreement that he says wasn’t much better. “The Guild pushed back, and the city botched it,” he says. “Then we went back to a system where the ombudsman is not an ombudsman.” Shortly after Burns’ departure as
ombudsman in January, the OPO Commission began to crumble. Two commissioners resigned and one was removed in the face of a scathing report which found that they “abused their authority,” violated the Open Public Meetings Act and belittled office staff. Separately, a search committee, chaired by City Attorney Nancy Isserlis, was charged with finding a new ombudsman and ultimately providing the commission with three potential candidates. Snyder, who chairs the city council’s public safety committee, faults Isserlis, who didn’t return multiple calls seeking comment, for not finding an interim ombudsman. He says he’s been told that no one is qualified, an assertion he says is “patently false.” Moore, of the Peace and Justice Action League of Spokane, says that search committee did a poor job of vetting the candidates. “Probably two of the finalists really bring into question how well that group is functioning,” says Moore. Although each of the three finalists are qualified, says OPO Commission chair Deb Conklin, each comes with his own baggage, raising a basic question: Did anybody Google these people? Allen Huggins has been critical of the Black Lives Matter movement in the comments section of the Wall Street Journal website. Robert Breeden left his previous post at the Florida Department of Law Enforcement after an internal investigation found that he “violated numerous policies,” “created a hostile work environment” and was described as a “potty-mouthed micromanager who … bullied subordinates.” Raheel Humayun, the only finalist who has not served as a police officer, works in the Office of the Ombudsperson in British Columbia and would need a work visa that could take months to acquire. The selection process has drawn criticism as well. Starting in February, the committee met in executive session, which means their discussions were not made public. Coddington, the city spokesman, told the Inlander that the executive sessions were necessary to protect the identities of the 41 applicants, most of whom had other jobs. However, after the committee announced in May that they’d whittled the pool down to 14, naming each candidate in their minutes, it continued to meet in private. “What I find concerning is we’re talking about hiring an ombudsperson, someone whose job it is to bring transparency, make recommendations on policies and procedures,” Conklin told the Inlander earlier this month. “This job is all about public trust and transparency with the public. Up until the referral of those three names, it was all done totally in private. There’s a deep irony in that.” ...continued on next page
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istory is against Condon. Not since 1973, when David Rodgers was re-elected in the run-up to Expo ’74, have Spokane voters given a mayor a second term. But Condon, 41, could be poised to break the one-term curse. Sitting at a table in River Park Square, he describes what he sees as Spokane’s new Expo: an expansion at the airport, Washington State University creating a medical school in Spokane, the soon-to-be-built Gateway Bridge in the University District and North-South Freeway project. Other construction projects are springing up across the city, and voters approved a levy last year to make improvements to city streets. “I think a lot of pieces have come together, and that’s why I’m very interested in the next four years,” says Condon. If money is an indicator, political donors are also very interested in the next four years. To date, Condon has raised more than $350,000 for his re-election bid, outraising many Western Washington politicians and dwarfing the $17,000 raised by Lichty. Condon also says he has upheld his pledge to run the city in a nonpartisan manner, hiring people who didn’t vote for him for key positions. He’s also been engaged on collaborative efforts with other elected leaders to reform the region’s
Jan Quintrall, Condon’s former director of business and development services, resigned in January after being criticized for spending city funds on a lavish lunch at the upscale Spokane Club. YOUNG KWAK PHOTO criminal justice systems, reducing cost and recidivism. A former staffer for Republican Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Condon’s actions have had appeal across the political spectrum. He adopted a policy to give felons a chance at getting a city job. He’s sued Monsanto, a chemical giant loathed by liberals. He’s invested money toward reducing homelessness. In May, he ditched his suit and tie in favor of athletic shorts and sneakers to participate in Bike to Work Week. But his term hasn’t been without controversy.
Jan Quintrall, division director of business and development services, had dustups with the city council and developers over her hiring and firing decisions, particularly over forcing out Planning Director Scott Chesney. In January, she resigned from her post after revelations that she spent more than $400 at the upscale Spokane Club as part of a team-building exercise, then condemned Chesney for overspending on staff lunches. Condon also has repeatedly clashed with the city council, including a spat this summer over staffing levels for emergency medical service units. The council also
refused to approve a $318,000 payment to Spokane hotel magnate Walt Worthy for the environmental cleanup associated with his Davenport Grand Hotel after Condon promised it to him. Last month, the mayor drew criticism for being too cozy with the business community after unsuccessfully suing to keep a worker rights initiative off the ballot. Nevertheless, Condon’s perceived strength — and massive war chest — has kept more well-established challengers, such as Council President Stuckart and Democratic state Rep. Marcus Riccelli, out of the race. “I don’t think he’s a great mayor,” says former Council President Joe Shogan. “But people are intimidated by the amount of money he’s got.” Lichty says the reason she hasn’t raised more campaign funds is because Condon has so much money and donors don’t bother. “I say don’t underestimate me,” she says. “I’m the perfect candidate to run against Mayor Condon, because I’ve spent the last six years pressuring lawmakers and holding lawmakers accountable.” Lichty, 49, says she moved from Southern California to the Inland Northwest in 1995 with her husband to give their four kids a better life. In a trailer in
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Elk, north of Spokane, she and her family had 10 speaking with. She knew where lawmakers stood, acres for goats, chickens, turkeys, dogs and cats. and she advised everyone to be diplomatic. After divorcing, she studied social work and AfDespite the lopsided fundraising deficit, ricana studies at Eastern Washington University. she has picked up the endorsement of state After graduating in 2010, she became an orgaRep. Timm Ormsby, D-Spokane, who says he nizer with the Peace and Justice Action League of endorsed her because of her grit and shoulderSpokane, a progressive political advocacy group. to-the-wheel passion. She’s also picked up the enSince then she’s worked with the Washington dorsement of the Spokane Education Association Community Action Network, issuing report and civil rights attorney Breean Beggs, and has cards on legislators’ records on racial justice closely aligned herself with Envision Spokane’s issues, and worked on a campaign to convince Worker Bill of Rights initiative that will be on the voters to approve gay marriage in Washington in November ballot. 2012, among others. “I’m a bottom-up-approach person to the The issue of police reform is personal for her. economy, work, environment, everything,” says In 2010, Lichty’s daughter, Kaitlyn Jellison, filed Lichty. a complaint with the police omOn the seventh floor at budsman alleging that she was City Hall last Friday, Condon LETTERS slammed to the ground by an is smiling and laughing despite Send comments to officer. Days after the incident, a tumultuous week. Wearing editor@inlander.com. Lichty was protesting at City jeans and no tie, he banters with Hall, calling on the city council Stuckart about how many houses to pass an ombudsman ordinance granting more they’re going to doorbell over the weekend for independent oversight. Lichty faults Condon for their re-election campaigns while preparing for not negotiating more aggressively with the Police a conference call with the U.S. Department of Guild to allow more oversight. Justice. “She’s an organizer, first,” says Rick Schmidt, When asked about Straub, Condon says an activist with Envision Spokane. Schmidt he appreciates the work he’s done and is more remembers sitting in a conference room in 2012, eager to talk about projects his administration listening to Lichty prepare him and about a is working on. Straub will soon be gone, but, dozen other anti-death-penalty activists for what says Condon, those programs and initiatives will to expect at a legislative lobbying day they were continue. planning at the state capitol. Lichty, he remem“Fundamentally,” he says, “the work needs to bers, knew the ropes. She knew who they’d be be done by the police department.” n
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HOW THINGS CHANGE For its eighth arts showcase, Terrain continues to outpace itself BY CHEY SCOTT
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n striking contrast from one year prior, the air inside the 120-year-old Washington Cracker Co. warehouse is tinged with the woodsy scent of fresh sawdust in place of a musty, mildewy musk. The red-brick warehouse’s transformation over the past 12 months from ramshackle relic to preserved historical landmark is remarkable, although the new life breathed into the three-story structure hasn’t made it unrecognizable to those who’d seen it then. Much like the scene last fall in the days leading up
to Terrain’s annual one-night-only arts showcase — then its first show in the historic downtown Spokane building — organizers are aptly hiding the stress they’re feeling. Foam-wrapped pieces of framed artwork yet to be hung are spread across the refinished original wood floors of the back gallery space that’s to become the arts nonprofit’s permanent home. With this gallery, Terrain will join other tenants already moved into the renovated multiuse building — Anvil Coffee Roasting, Overbluff Cellars and Coil, a yoga and pilates studio — and more to come,
including Fellow coworking, an unnamed restaurant and a real-estate firm. Signs of construction underway are indicated by ladders and power tools stowed for the night. The manufacturers’ labels still need to be removed from newly installed windows spaced across the red-brick walls, and a performance stage for Terrain’s 10 bands is soon to be set up in a corner near a long, curving bar, another new addition to the space. Considering all that’s left to be done ...continued on next page over the next eight
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ARTISTIC EXPLORATION A few standout shows from the expansive Visual Arts Tour roster
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e’ve arrived in October, the busiest time of year for the arts in Spokane — as it should be, considering October is Create Spokane Arts Month. Kicking off the slate of extraordinary events throughout the city is the biannual Visual Arts Tour, a self-guided explosion of exhibits in art galleries, restaurants, wine bars and pretty much anywhere else with some open wall space. We scoured the exhibit listings and came across a few that caught our eye. For the full listings, visit Inlander.com/firstfriday and judge for yourself.
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days from this moment in time, the building will undergo yet another major transformation in appearance before lines start forming. Organizers expect to see the most attendees Terrain has ever hosted; last year’s attendance was estimated at 7,000 people. The juried show is displaying more art and artists than ever before: 295 pieces by 149 regional artists. “Every year I feel like I’m a broken record,” remarks Terrain co-founder Ginger Ewing. “The more people you get, the stronger the submissions become, and when you have 1,300 pieces submitted and you only have space for 250, we’re building walls because of the extra artwork.” For its eighth edition, Terrain features a noteworthy list of artists FIRST-TIMER’S GUIDE who’ve never shown their work TO TERRAIN at the event, including its youngIf you don’t like crowds, come est artist ever: 8-year-old Olive early (before 7 pm) Pete, whose series of digital photo illustrations is hung near the flight Dress in layers: even though of stairs to the second floor. it’s chilly outside, the building “For me, it’s always about heats up discovering something new and Be prepared to stay all night, exciting about our town, and that’s even if you think you’ve seen all something I would highlight about the art, because bands are playthis year,” Ewing says. ing throughout the event To build on the success of Bring cash to speed things up at 2014’s event, Terrain is bringing the bar (beer and wine) back its Campaign for Terrain fundraising efforts by offering Don’t wait to buy a piece of calendar date sponsorships, along original art if you’re interested with a new Kickstarter campaign (cards and cash accepted) to specifically fund the installation Bring your friends and make of gallery lighting and a sound new friends system for future events. While there’s currently no set date for Terrain’s permanent gallery debut, there are plans to host six two-month shows each year, Ewing explains, with special related programming and events during each show. Despite reaching a scale never seen before, much of what’s in store at Terrain 8 are features that the community has grown to know and anticipate each year: innovative and edgy art in all media, live music by local and regional bands, poetry and literature readings, installation art and drama performances. “We’re always trying to get better at what we do, and there are always small, minute things you wouldn’t see,” Ewing says. “We do this because we care and we love our community, and we hope people can participate in an experience that makes them feel the same way.” n cheys@inlander.com Terrain 8 • Fri, Oct. 2, from 5 pm-2 am • Free • All-ages • Washington Cracker Co. Building • 304 W. Pacific • terrainspokane. com
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608 W. Second The Endangered and the Rescued: Ona Jacobson This exhibit combines environmental activism with visual art, as Jacobson presents a show of watercolors focused on endangered species and rescue pets. A portion of proceeds from the art sold will be used to benefit animal welfare.
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530 W. Main At A Loss: Photography by Julie GautierDownes Gautier-Downes captures landscapes that, although devoid of any human subjects, seem to tell the story of the people who inhabit the area. Her pieces of abandoned buildings and towns are thought-provoking; she serves almost more as an anthropologist than a mere photographer.
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808 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. (use Post St. entrance) In Search of Lost Time: Bob Gilmore and his former students One of the biggest names in Spokane’s artistic community, Robert Gilmore has established a legacy as both an artist and educator in the area. This show pays homage to Gilmore by displaying work of some of the artists he has taught,
The Kolva-Sullivan is host to the work of Archie Bray Foundation ceramic artists. including Ken Spiering, Dan Spalding, Katey Mandley, Abigail McCallum, Jon Yerden and John deRoulet.
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115 S. Adams, Suite A Archie Bray Resident Show This show is one of the more anticipated exhibits of the year in Spokane. This year, the exhibit features ceramics, mixed media and other works from the international residents of the Archie Bray Foundation in Helena, Montana.
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The MAC hosts the Spokane Watercolor Society’s juried show, featuring the work of Jeannine Marx Fruci.
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2316 W. First Spokane Watercolor Society 2015 Juried Show The MAC welcomes this show of 38 artists from across the country in a show juried by Bev Jozwiak, also slated to teach a watercolor workshop Oct. 9-11 at Spokane Art Supply.
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115 S. Adams New Works from Summer Kiln Firings: Gina Freuen, Chris Kelsey and Mark Moore This show gives you a look at the work of three ceramic artists who placed their creations into a wood-soda kiln in late August. Finished forms include cups, vases, sculptures, bowls and more.
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1011 W. First Window Dressing Surprised to see the Ridpath listed as an arts tour venue? It’s not an error; the vacant hotel is the site of the latest exhibit of Window Dressing, an artistic effort that installs fine art in the windows of vacant downtown Spokane properties in an effort to beautify the city and reduce vandalism. At the Ridpath in October, you’ll find the work of Mallory Ware, Jenny Hyde, Lisa Nappa, Agustina Mihura, Roger Ralston, Frank James, Jeremy Stebbins, Der-
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218 N. Howard Arts in Healing The Arts in Healing program offers patients and their families at Providence Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital the opportunity to use art as therapy for their pain, as well as the stress of life in a hospital. This show features the work of young artists from the program. n
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MOVIE MIAMI CONNECTION T
he 1980s was an epic time for movies considered so bad, they’re actually good — you know, in an ironic way. It was pretty easy to fire up the ol’ VCR and fill your weekend with a steaming, smelly pile of Gymkata, Rhinestone and Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama. The king of Shit Mountain, though, just might be 1987’s Miami Connection, a movie most of the world didn’t get to see — or learn existed — until decades after its original theatrical run. In retrospect, it’s hard to believe that audiences didn’t flock to a movie about five University of Central Florida students who play in a synth-pop band called Dragon Sound by night, train to become martial-arts masters by day, and spend the majority of the flick’s 83 minutes kicking the crap out of motorcycle-riding, drug-dealing ninjas or playing shows. Oh, and all the while wearing their taekwondo gear on stage, because you never know when those ninjas might show up mid-gig. There wasn’t any way to glimpse the absurd genius of Miami Connection until someone at Drafthouse Films bought the rights and restored it, reportedly after buying a bootleg copy on eBay. The original theatrical run was limited to roughly eight Florida theaters, so if you weren’t a bored Daytona teenager circa 1987, chances are you missed it. What makes Miami Connection rise above — or sink below — the competition to be the World’s Best Bad Movie? Pretty much everything. The acting, the plot, the soundtrack — every element is among the worst and most ridiculous you’ll ever see committed to celluloid. The fact that they spent about $1 million making this in the pre-digital age is hard to comprehend when you see the final result. I’m guessing most of the budget went to motorcycle rentals. The movie is called Miami Connection, yet it takes place not in glorious, sexy South Beach, but in the swampy wasteland of strip malls that is Orlando. No doubt the film’s star (and writer, pro-
ducer and co-director) Y.K. Kim was trying to grasp on to some of that Miami Vice heat at the time. No dice. Is it terrible? Oh yes. Is it worth seeing for a good laugh? Absolutely. And with the guys behind Mystery Science Theater 3000 on board for the two RiffTrax presentations this week, it should be even funnier than usual. — DAN NAILEN RiffTrax Live 2015: Miami Connection • Thu, Oct. 1, at 8 pm and Tue, Oct. 6, at 7:30 pm • $13.13 • Regal NorthTown Mall Stadium 12 • 4750 N. Division • Regal Riverstone Stadium 14 • 2416 N. Old Mill Loop, Coeur d’Alene • fandango.com
VISUAL ART BE A SPACE HERO Recent Spokane transplants Don and Julia Derosier have a replica Apollo 11 spacesuit, and they want to let you try it on and make all your childhood dreams of being an astronaut come true. Both professional photographers who moved here eight months ago, the couple showcase their photo project, Space Hero Mission, at Terrain 8 this Friday night (see page 25). That night, a Kickstarter campaign to fund a Northwest tour of the project also closes. At Terrain, the public can see the spacesuit on display, buy prints and donate to the project. Don says that Space Hero Mission was born from the couple’s passion to travel and challenge themselves through their creative work. “It’s not just a story about us, but also of those who are outsiders trying to make their place in the world,” the Kickstarter campaign explains. See more images from the project at Inlander.com (CHEY SCOTT)
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TV Is it just me, or is Hollywood recycling superhero movies more than cardboard boxes? Well, if you want to get your comic-book television fix without seeing Hugh Jackman with knives in his hands, check out the Fox hit GOTHAM. Contrary to recent Batman endeavors, Gotham begins from the moment of the Wayne murders, diving deep into the sea of mobsters, villains and corrupt justice that has flooded the city of Gotham. In its second season, Gotham is fueled by the intriguing character development of key players like the child Bruce Wayne and a twentysomething Penguin, all tied together by the stalwart Detective Jim Gordon. Season 2 of Gotham airs on Mondays at 8 pm PST on Fox. APP “I’ll get you back, man; I just don’t have any cash right now.” Have you heard this from your buddies before? I sure have, but those days are long gone now that we all have VENMO, an app that allows friends to send each other money at the touch of a screen. Simply download the app and get registered. Users can connect their bank account to Venmo, which allows them to deposit payments straight to their bank. Users can also use their debit card, in which case any payments received are stored in their Venmo account for future use. So next time your friends “don’t have any cash,” have them download Venmo. MUSIC Listening to classical music just became a whole lot cooler. Before Wil Baptiste and Kev Marcus formed the group Black Violin, they were learning how to draw their bows in high school orchestra class. After studying music in college, the two friends have put their skills to work in a unique way, fusing their classical roots with hip-hop. The group released their first majorlabel album, STEREOTYPES, on Sept. 18. The duo intends to bring attention to the stereotypes that exist in society, and hopes to help overcome those preconceptions with their music. n
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CULTURE | THEATER
FROM LEFT: Wes Dietrick, Sarah Miller, Billy Hultquist and Diana Trotter in the Modern Theater’s Other Desert Cities.
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Family Lies
The Wyeth family is home for the holidays and in for a surprise in the Modern’s Other Desert Cities BY E.J. IANNELLI
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ther Desert Cities is said to take its title from a traffic sign along Interstate 10, a highway that leads out of Los Angeles and passes close to Palm Springs, the sunny resort town where the play’s events unfold over the course of a fraught Christmas Eve. As quickly becomes clear, the “other desert cities” of California’s Coachella Valley aren’t the only ones the play is concerned with. The post-9/11 invasion of Iraq and the overwrought, fear-based sociopolitical climate that led up to it serves as a backdrop to this tense Wyeth family reunion. For Brooke (Sarah Miller), it’s a long-delayed homecoming — delayed on account of a nervous breakdown followed by several years of selfimposed exile on the East Coast as she struggled to write a second book. Her brother Trip (Billy Hultquist; A Walk in the Woods) is there, too; he makes inane TV shows featuring the kind of washed-up stars his mother Polly (Diana Trotter) wouldn’t deign to be seen with. She’s a native Texan who has spent decades trying to bury her Jewish roots by rubbing elbows with a who’s who of conservative WASP Hollywood. The Reagans, for example, are frequently invoked, provided it’s understood who “Nancy” and “Ronnie” are. And, like Ronnie, the fame Polly’s husband Lyman (Wes Deitrick; Frost/Nixon, White Christmas) enjoyed on-screen became a stepping stone to a political career that propelled him to new heights in the California GOP. These characters — along with Silda (Marianne McLaughlin; Gypsy, The Glass Menagerie), Polly’s left-wing alcoholic sister — begin Jon Baitz’s 2011 Pulitzer-nominated drama as clear, predictable types. Brooke is the childish idealist. Trip is a pleasure-seeking escapist. Polly is an
unyielding, unapologetic bigot. Lyman tries to act as mediator. Silda is the sidelined, all-seeing sage. But in the family’s reluctant and messy pursuit of something like truth, the walls of their pigeonholes break down. Their defining traits and glaring character flaws bleed into one another. Last season Miller came out of nowhere to deliver a noteworthy performance in the comedy Boeing Boeing. Here she proves she’s got dramatic chops as well; the plot, after all, hinges on the immersive believability of her decisions and exchanges. Trotter plays a character not too far removed from her appearance last year as Vivian Bearing in Wit. She walks with rigid poise, speaks with chilly, clinical precision, and yet this tough shell is primed to crack. McLaughlin’s stage time, though brief, is effective in adding to the dense — and draining — emotional texture of the play. Among the numerous highlights of this production is the unique and unexpected musicality among the actors’ voices, so Baitz’s confrontation-rich script takes on a symphonic quality of fortissimo and pianissimo, dal niente and crescendo. If Other Desert Cities is a showcase of up-andcoming and established acting talent, it also shows Dawn Taylor Reinhardt (Reasons to Be Happy/Pretty) to be one of the most consistent dramatic directors in the area. Jeremy Whittington’s set is gorgeous and warm, evoking a real-life living room that, coupled with the skilled direction and performances, epitomizes the transportive power of theater. n Other Desert Cities • Through Oct. 11: Thu-Sat, 7:30 pm; Sun, 2 pm • $20-$24 • The Modern Theater Spokane • 174 S. Howard • 455-7529 • themoderntheater.org
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Pressing Issues Making cider on a fine autumn afternoon on the Palouse BY DAN NAILEN
Jack (top right) helps bottle some of the cider hand-pressed (bottom right) from fresh apples.
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hen it comes to fall traditions, I favor the kinds that result in something delicious ending up in my belly. Tailgate parties are fine precursors for a football game, and even better excuses for indulging in brats, barbecue and beer. Pumpkin carving is great for creating Halloween decorations, and for the resulting toasted
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pumpkin seeds. And picking apples and pressing your own cider not only makes for a fun day for the whole family in the beautiful fall air, it gives you as much delicious, fresh, unprocessed apple juice as you can carry home. Of course, this year being an insanely hot and dry one across Washington means that a recent day spent
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at Bishops’ Orchard in Garfield, a little more than an hour’s drive south of Spokane, felt more like a last gasp of summer than a fall excursion. The stocking caps, sweatshirts and boots from last fall’s trip were replaced with sunglasses, T-shirts and sandals. “Our [harvest] was extremely early, our bloom was early, the earliest we’ve ever had,” says Stephen Bishop,
who owns the orchard with his wife, Sally. On this balmy Sunday afternoon, he’s using a tractor to replenish huge bins of primarily Golden Delicious and McIntosh apples for the dozens of people lining up to press cider at one of the four stations located in two sheds on the property. As groups wait for their turn to shred and crush apples to extract the juice, they wander off into the orchard with a map showing what varieties of apples are growing on different rows of trees. This year when they arrive, they see that the apples are a lot more scarce than they typically are this time of year. “We started selling apples in the third week of August, and we’ve just been selling like crazy On the weekends, go in the mornever since,” Bishop says. ing, as most groups tend to wait for That’s about two the day to warm up before heading weeks earlier than to Garfield. If you have to wait, stroll normal, he says. Labor the orchard and pick some apples to Day is typically the start take home. of apple-picking season at
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Bishops’ Orchard, and ci Go in the next two weeks or risk der pressing doesn’t usumissing out on this year’s crop. ally start until a couple of weeks after that. Usually Go with a group. You’ll want the the orchard sees booming manpower to fill buckets with apples, business through at least grind the apples with the handHalloween, sometimes cranked “hopper,” press the apple even through November, mash into juice and fill up your jugs to “but this year, sales have take the cider home been too strong,” Bishop says. Bring your own jugs; it’s an orchard, In that sense, the not a grocery store. drought this summer has been a bit of a blessing at One batch of apple mash equates the orchard, except for roughly to 1 gallon of cider, so it takes the fact that most apple a little time. Plan accordingly. lovers don’t start thinking about pressing cider until Listen to the trainers. Every group there’s a bit of a nip in gets an introduction to the cider the air and the leaves presses and surrounding area, and start changing color. If paying attention could keep your cider people wait more than from getting spoiled and your fingers a couple of weeks into from being ground into bloody pulps. October to make their way to Garfield this year, Boil your cider when you get home. they might find an empty Just to be safe. orchard and locked cider sheds. Pack a picnic. There’s a nice city There’s still time, park in Garfield just a block or so from though, to enjoy the Bishops’ Orchard, complete with picnic bounty of what Bishop tables and a playground. Why rush calls a “quite good” crop back to the city when you can enjoy this year. a beautiful fall day in a small Palouse “Last year we had town? some irrigation issues, and it turned out they were long-term irrigation issues we didn’t realize we had,” Bishop says. “We solved it by upping the pressure, and suddenly we have apples like we used to have, big and red. The apples drank a lot of water through the summer, and we did have some sunburn issues, especially on the more tender varieties. But overall it’s been a good crop. I hate to see it coming to an end. “I like to think the Earth has raised itself up a couple inches around Garfield because of all the apples leaving.” n dann@inlander.com Bishops’ Orchard • 904 W. Adams St., Garfield, Wash. • ThuFri, 5:15 pm-dusk; Sat-Sun, 9 am-5 pm • $6/gallon for cider • bishop-orchard.com • 635-1276
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FOOD | OPENING
A freshly baked Margarita pizza at Piccolo Artisan Pizza Kitchen. MEGHAN KIRK PHOTO
Simple by the Slice
Piccolo Artisan Pizza Kitchen wants to stay true to Italian traditions BY FRANNY WRIGHT
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ot all pizzas are created equal. At least that’s what Piccolo Artisan Pizza Kitchen wants to show the Inland Northwest by using traditional Italian cooking methods to create their gourmet pies. Owner and chef Patrick Fechser has worked in kitchens since he was 15, but opening Piccolo earlier this month and focusing solely on pizza is new for him.
“We realized that pizza is kind of missing out here in Liberty Lake, so we thought that this would be a good opportunity to open a place and try it,” he says. Fechser described Piccolo’s approach to pizza as more of the Naples style than this area is probably used to tasting. “We’re not going to be making any really crazy or
off-the-wall stuff. We’re sticking to more traditional, authentic Italian pizzas,” he says. Piccolo’s pie menu reflects their traditional approach to pizza, with classic Margherita ($13) as the first pie listed. Though they’re staying away from crazy combinations of toppings, many of these pies have bases other than tomato sauce, and bring together unique flavors to create their balanced pies. Their Ortaggio pie ($14) has a basil pesto base, topped with carrot, tomato, peppers, onions, artichoke hearts, fontina and feta. Beyond their pizzas, Piccolo offers some heartier entrées, such as their prosciutto-wrapped halibut ($27) and a rib-eye steak ($32). Their antipasti and salad options provide a few lighter dishes that fit with their ENTRÉE classic Italian style. Get the scoop on local Their wine list food news with our weekly consists of mostly ItalEntrée newsletter. Sign up ian wines, though they at Inlander.com/newsletter. also serve a couple of Washington wines for Northwest oenophiles. Even though beer doesn’t entirely fit with Piccolo’s traditional Italian concept, Fechser says they want to support local breweries. They plan to rotate their six handles with local beers, always keeping one of the taps a hard cider. “I’m honestly excited that everyone else has been so excited about our opening,” Fechser says. “I’ve been a chef for a long time, but this is new to me, and I can’t wait to see where it takes us.” n Piccolo Artisan Pizza Kitchen • 21718 E. Mission Ave., Liberty Lake • Open daily, 11:30 am-9 pm • piccolopizza.net • 926-5900
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Hoppy Celebration A few tempting beers from the Inland NW Craft Beer Festival BY MIKE BOOKEY
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or the second year, the Inland Northwest Craft Beer Festival is taking the field at Avista Stadium, the home of the Spokane Indians, for a two-day celebration of our region’s brewing industry. As the craft beer scene has grown, so has this festival, which now takes place over the course of two days (Friday and Saturday) and includes 31 breweries from the state of Washington. Here are a few of the beers that caught our eye and are worth saving a few tokens for. • Big Barn Brewing: Mead Honey Lager (4.6% ABV) While this festival takes place in October, the weather is going to be almost summer-like, and this sweet and crisp beer
looks like it will pair well with sunshine • Black Label Brewing: Pink Grapefruit Fresh Hopped Session IPA (5.4% ABV) They’ve managed to combine a number of brewing trends in one beer — you’ve got fruitbrewing, fresh-hopping and also the popular lower-alcohol philosophy of session beers, all in one creation. • Hopped Up Brewing: Autumn Smash Sour (5% ABV) This Spokane Valley brewery has taken a brown ale, infused it with apricots and let it sour, making for one of the more experimental beers you’ll find at the festival. • Iron Goat Brewing: Goatnik
RIS (12% ABV) This stout has been aged in whiskey barrels, adding even more richness to its chocolate and coffee notes. At 12 percent, watch out for what this one could do to your afternoon. • Orlison Brewing: 2 Finger Pour (8% ABV) When Orlison told us that they were going to make a beer that mimicked the flavor of an Old Fashioned cocktail, we didn’t know what to expect. But once you taste the orange peel, whiskey-barrel notes and bitters used in this brew, you’ll realize they totally nailed it. • Top Frog Brewery: Saison IPA (4.8%) The majority of Inland Northwest beer fans haven’t been out to Newport to try Top Frog. This dry-hopped, sessionable IPA seems like a good place to start. n Inland Northwest Craft Beer Festival • Fri, Oct. 2, from 4-8 pm; Sat, Oct. 3, from noon-8 pm • $20/advance, $25/door • Avista Stadium • 602 N. Havana • brownpapertickets.com
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Matt Damon vs. Outer Space The Martian is the optimistic sci-fi movie that Christopher Nolan failed to deliver BY PAUL CONSTANT
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uring last year’s media blitz for things in Hollywood right now. A few Interstellar, Christopher Nolan of the performances are fresh off the couldn’t stop talking about his showboat — Glover is a tad too eccentric — desire to make sci-fi optimistic again. It’s and the NASA employees are entirely too too bad, then, that Interstellar was largely well-dressed for STEM nerds. But if the only optimistic in theory — Matthew Mcbiggest quibble you have with a film is Conaughey’s character spent more time its wardrobe, you know you’re stretchblabbing about mankind’s potential than ing for a complaint. (Actually, make that demonstrating it. two quibbles: the 3-D is slightly better Nolan’s charge to return to more than most, but it’s nowhere as good or as optimistic sci-fi was only off by a year: essential as the 3-D was in, say, Gravity; The Martian is the most entertaining and you’re better off watching The Martian in optimistic sci-fi movie I’ve seen in a long two dimensions.) while. By intercutting moments of sheer Even though Watney’s role is dimincinematic wonder with plenty of scenes of ished compared to the book, the fact is highly competent people doing their jobs, that Damon, as Watney, is the center director Ridley Scott unof the film. He nails Watderstands something that THE MARTIAN ney’s essential decency, his Nolan never grasped: we Rated PG-13 problem-solving acumen, and don’t need a hero to drag Directed by Ridley Scott his wise-ass running commenus against our will into tary. His enthusiasm for the Starring Matt Damon, Jessica the future, we just need part is infectious. Chastain, Kristen Wiig a few gutsy scientists to Until now, Damon has lead by example. always been at his best The Martian is adapted from Andy when playing voids (the amnesiac Jason Weir’s best-selling page-turner, and it’s Bourne, the Talented Mr. Ripley) and at his quite possible that purists will be offendworst when portraying everyman characed by the many changes in Drew Godters (Elysium, We Bought a Zoo). Something dard’s adaptation. The premise — after a about those personality-free schemers freak accident, astronaut Mark Watney is appeals to Damon and inspires him to stuck on Mars with no way home — is the deliver his mightiest performances, but he same, but the novel is a one-man show rises to Watney’s challenge and inhabits narrated by Watney, and the film is an the character fully. Perhaps because in ensemble piece that includes the many this case his typical internal vacuum has characters trying to bring Watney home. been externalized in the actual vacuum of It’s a necessary shift; a movie of nothing Mars’s dead atmosphere, Damon seems but Watney making smart-ass comments comfortable acting like a normal person. to himself and resolving engineering But this might be overthinking it; difficulties in one long monologue would The Martian is refreshing in part because have been interminable. it doesn’t force outer space to stand in And if you’re going to turn a monoas a metaphor for parenthood or love or logue into an ensemble, you could do a anything goopy like that. Instead, it’s an hell of a lot worse than this ensemble: indifferent force that will kill Watney if Chiwetel Ejiofor, Jeff Daniels, Kristen he demonstrates even a moment’s weakWiig, Sean Bean, Mackenzie Davis and ness. The Martian understands that those Donald Glover play NASA employees stakes — man vs. nature — are more than on earth, and Jessica Chastain, Kate enough for one movie, and it demonMara, Michael Peña, Sebastian Stan and strates the basic pleasure of observing Aksel Hennie are the astronauts who left competency. The best way to inspire Watney behind on Mars. This is basically optimism is to be really, really good at a list of every actor doing interesting your job. n
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OPENING FILMS HELL & BACK
Apparently Nick Swardson is still alive, and he is back at it, starring with Mila Kunis and many others in this delightfully dark stop-motion comedy directed by Tom Gianas and Ross Shuman. When Curt (Rob Riggle) is dragged into hell, his two best friends Remy (Swardson) and Augie (T.J. Miller) have to go in after him. Along the way, they are met with assistance from Deema (Kunis) and Orpheus (Danny McBride), who help the three friends escape the menacing clutches of the Devil, played by Bob Odenkirk. (MC) Rated R
THE MARTIAN
From the director of epics like Alien, Gladiator and most recently Prometheus comes this chilling, definitive film about survival and the ongoing mission of life on Mars. When a devastating storm forces a NASA crew on Mars to head home, Mark Watney (Matt Damon) is lost in the chaos and presumed dead. But when Watney wakes up, alone and 140 million miles from home, he is faced with a decision; live or die. (MC) Rated PG-13
PAUL TAYLOR: CREATIVE DOMAIN
This documentary takes us inside the mind and creative process of Paul Taylor, one of the most prestigious living choreographers. Directed by debut
filmmaker Kate Geis, the film focuses almost solely on the 85-year-old artist as he takes a dance from concept to the stage. At Magic Lantern (MB) Not Rated
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FBI agent Kate Macer (Emily Blunt) is the lead on a hostage-finding and -rescuing team, and as the film begins, we see just how brutal this work can be. And yet, Kate’s experience here is nothing compared to what she will encounter when she joins an interagency task force with a much larger purview. She’s not sure why the task force needs her, and she’s not even sure she’s gotten a clear answer as to who these guys are: Is flip-flop- and Hawaiian-shirt-wearing badass Matt (Josh Brolin) DEA? CIA? It’s all a brutal look at the war on drugs. (MJ) Rated R
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THE WALK
Robert Zemeckis takes viewers into the death-defying world of Frenchman Philippe Petit, who in 1974 walked a high-wire strung between the two towers of the World Trade Center. Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Charlotte Le Bon and Ben Kingsley, this film will bring audiences to the edge of their seats, with stomach-churning visuals from the man often referred to as one of the greatest visual storytellers of alltime. (Max Carter) Rated PG
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Bryson (Robert Redford) is an aging travel writer setting out to hike the Appalachian Trail. Steven (Nick Nolte) is a down-on-his-luck old friend of Bryson’s who volunteers to hike the trail with him. Directed by Ken Kwapis, the buddy film struggles to deliver the wit you’d expect from the talent of its cast, but does land a few zingers. (PC) Rated R
BEST OF ENEMIES
This documentary takes us back to the precise moment when campaign coverage turned into entertainment as it recounts ABC News’ dramatic ratings gamble in 1968 to skip gavel-to-gavel coverage of the Democratic and Republican conventions in favor of a new, untested feature — a series of 10 debates between the arch-conservative magazine editor William F. Buckley, Jr. and ultra-liberal author and iconoclast Gore Vidal. (DN) Rated R
BLACK MASS
Black Mass tells the story of notorious Boston gangster Whitey Bulger, played here by Johnny Depp. The cast struggles with their Boston accents and Depp’s performance is lacking in energy, even if there are some menacingly exciting scenes. As a gangster flick it’s OK, but doesn’t do justice to the insanity that was Bulger’s life. (MB) Rated R
EVEREST
In their final ascent to reach the highest point on Earth, a group of climbers are engulfed by one of the fiercest blizzards ever experienced by man. The mountaineers are pushed to their limits as they face freezing temperatures, harsh winds, and dangerous terrain. Based on a true story, Everest shares the inspiring tale of survival against all odds. (MW) Rated PG-13
FANTASTIC FOUR
It’s been about a decade since the last version of the Fantastic Four came out (2005), but apparently since Marvel movies are all the rage these days, it’s already time for a reboot. This time, the new kids on the block are Kate Mara as Sue Storm, Miles Teller as Reed Richards, Michael B. Jordan as Johnny Storm/Human Torch and Jamie Bell as The Thing. The film starts from the beginning of the F4 canon, showing us how the four brainiacs got their superpowers, and immediately enters them into conflict to save the world from the despicable Dr. Victor Von Doom. (CS) Rated PG-13
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GRANDMA
Lily Tomlin, riding her hot streak from killing it in Grace and Frankie, is an acerbic loner whose 18-year-old granddaughter, Sage, shows up at her door with news that she’s pregnant. That sets off a hilarious day-long trip around the city in which she has to come to terms with the choices she’s made in life while Sage does the same. Also stars Sam Elliott, Laverne Cox, Marcia Gay Harden and Judy Greer. At Magic Lantern (MB) Rated R
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This thriller follows a group of college students who travel to Peru in an attempt to stop the destruction of the Amazon. Upon their arrival, the wide eyed activists are shocked to find the native people they intended to protect have other plans for them instead. Director Eli Roth will make you think twice about wanting to save the rainforest in this suspenseful horror. (MW) Rated R
HITMAN AGENT 47
Gamers will recognize Hitman Agent 47 for the video game series it is based on. Action film fans will see it as the reboot of the 2007 film Hitman, which has a similar structure — a bald white man is a genetically modified killer with superhuman abilities and, in the next 90ish minutes, there’s lots of action and conspiracy. However, the 2015 reboot is more about that main character, known as Agent 47. (MS) Rated R
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The all-star monster cast returns in this family-friendly comedy from Sony Pictures Animation. When Mavis pays a visit to her human in-laws, Dracula enlists his grandson Dennis in a “monster-in-training” boot camp since he has yet to show proper signs of a blossoming young vampire. Things get a little scary when great-grandpa Vlad pays a visit to the hotel and finds things aren’t quite how they used to be. (MW) Rated PG
INSIDE OUT
Pixar’s newest film (following 2013’s Monsters University) is a major “emotion” picture — it’s about how choices between conflicting emotions drive the life of a Minnesota family. Young Riley (Kaitlyn Dias) and her parents (Diane Lane and Kyle MacLachlan) struggle with joy, sadness, fear, anger and disgust — that’s Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, Bill Hader, Lewis Black and Mindy Kaling, respectively — and the personified emotions create their own problems inside Riley’s head. (MS) Rated PG
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Robert De Niro and Anne Hathaway star in this feel-good comedy about second chances and unlikely heroes. De Niro plays a 70-year-old widower who, through the dull days of retirement, finds himself eager to get back in the game. When an opportunity arises for him to become a senior intern at an online fashion company led by his daughter, he jumps right in and helps his younger colleagues navigate life with wisdom and wit in the process. (MW) Rated PG-13
LEARNING TO DRIVE
With her marriage falling apart and now lacking transportation, Wendy (Patricia Clarkson), a Manhattan writer, needs to learn how to drive. The man for the job is Darwan, a Sikh driving instructor played charmingly by Academy Award winning actor Ben Kingsley. United by their respective relationship troubles, Darwan and Wendy form a bond of friendship, driving this heartwarming film. (MC) Rated R
MAZE RUNNER SCORCH TRIALS
This sci-fi sequel continues the story of the Gladers, a group of teenage boys who must survive the desolate outside world known as the Scorch in order to resist the dominating WCKD. The film portrays a desolate dystopian world the Gladers must find a way to save. (MW) Rated PG-13
MERU
Meru gets its audience emotionally invested in what’s happening on screen with the efforts of three mountain climbers to scale a 21,000-foot peak known as the Shark’s Fin on India’s Mount Meru. And it does it by some simple additions to the tried-and-true tropes of lesser films in the genre; namely, by giving viewers each of the climbers’ personal backstories, exploring their respective motivations for such a death-defying lifestyle, and illustrating the importance of the team’s interpersonal relationships in pursuit of a seemingly impossible goal. At Magic Lantern (DN) Rated R
MINIONS
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PAWN SACRIFICE
The epic chess showdown between American kid Bobby Fischer and Russian master Boris Spassky captured the imagination of people in both countries at the height of the Cold War. Tobey Maguire stars as the Brooklynraised Fischer, trying to maintain his sanity and skills in the face of unbelievable pressure and unexpected celebrity. (DN) Rated PG-1
RICKI AND THE FLASH
Meryl Streep plays Ricki, a mother of three who abandoned her family to become a rockstar. Ricki returns home to her remarried ex-husband, Pete, after their daughter Julie (Streep’s real-life daughter Mamie Gummer) suffers a great heartbreak. As Ricki confronts what has become her past, she seeks forgiveness and reconciliation. (MS) Rated PG-13
STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON
Pioneering gangsta-rap crew N.W.A. gets the movie treatment their story has long deserved in this docu-drama tracing the ’80s rise of the group led by now-icons Ice Cube, Dr. Dre and EazyE. Arriving from the dangerous streets overrun by L.A.’s gang culture, the group sold millions of albums thanks to songs full of violent and misogynist fantasies, inspiring a generation of West Coast rappers to follow suit — and the F.B.I. and President George H.W. Bush to label them domestic terrorists. (DN) Rated R
WE ARE YOUR FRIENDS
Zac Efron stars in another music-based movie as Cole Carter, a DJ who wants to make it big. He is soon torn by the people who represent his passions: his mentor who wants to help shape him into a successful DJ, his mentor’s girlfriend who he becomes romantically entangled with, and his friends with whom he has both struggled and partied. (MS) Rated R
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Drug Warriors
Emily Blunt goes up against the War on Drugs in Sicario.
Sicario is a tough, brutal film — and one of the year’s best BY MARYANN JOHANSON
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he “War on Drugs” may be a bullshit term invented by our the rules she knows don’t apply... and this infuriates her. Her idealoverlords to justify overly aggressive policing on local and ism comes smack up against the “realities” of the “War on Drugs”; national levels. But the “War on Drugs” has never felt more not that the horrifically messy situations they find themselves in like an actual war than in Sicario. Yet this is no bit of propaganda aren’t real, but they are artificially manufactured by everyone on designed to sell us that war; it is a scathing condemnation of the both sides. Matt, at one point, justifies the supremely awful things lawlessness that the “War on Drugs” has fostered in those fighting they’re doing by saying that as long as people are willing to shove it, especially on the side of the supposed good guys. white powder up their noses, this won’t end. Director Denis Villeneuve raises the bar on himself after his Sicario is one of the best movies of the year. For the incredintense and harrowing Prisoners with a movie that might best be deible performances; Villeneuve had to battle for Blunt to take on a scribed as “on a warpath”... though not willingly on the part that the Hollywood powers-that-be wanted part of the protagonist, FBI agent Kate Macer (Emily rewritten for a man (in the script, the first from SICARIO Blunt). She’s the lead on a hostage-finding and -rescuing Rated R actor Taylor Sheridan), but she is a huge part of team, and as the film begins, we see just how brutal this Directed by Denis Villeneuve what makes the movie work. Blunt makes Kate work can be. tough and smart and capable, but as a woman in Starring Emily Blunt, Josh Brolin, And yet, Kate’s experience here is nothing comwhat has traditionally been a man’s role, Kate also Benicio Del Toro pared to what she will encounter when she joins an brings the subtle criticism that new perspectives in interagency task force with a much larger purview. She’s law enforcement are needed — though not always not sure why the task force needs her, and she’s not even sure she’s welcome. For the savage atmosphere, which at times feels more like gotten a clear answer as to who these guys are: is flip-flop- and dystopian science fiction than ripped-from-the-headlines actuality. Hawaiian-shirt-wearing badass Matt (Josh Brolin) DEA? CIA? Who For the pulse-pounding score, by Jóhann Jóhannsson, which thrums does civilian-appearing Alejandro (Benicio Del Toro) represent? like war drums, or a heartbeat. And it’s one of the best for how, Kate isn’t innocent: she was not the one who had to step outlike Kate, it rages with frustration against the drug war that has side to throw up. But now she is through a looking-glass and down colonized and taken over the ideals of fairness and justice that we a rabbit hole, and getting deeper at every turn into a world in which pretend rule us.
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THIS IS REALITY Lukas Nelson’s dreams came true when Neil Young wanted to work with his band BY LAURA JOHNSON
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ukas Nelson met his Promise of the Real drummer Anthony LoGerfo at a Neil Young concert. His band’s name was taken from Young’s song “Walk On,” and the group’s style and socially conscious lyrics draw inspiration from Young. Last year, the band was invited to play along with the legendary rocker at a concert protesting the Keystone XL pipeline in Nebraska. Soon after there was an email: Young wanted to work with them on an album; were they available? “It’s pretty amazing how everything has come full circle,” Nelson says from Los Angeles last week. Nelson, 26, realizes that he’s had it easier than some getting into the music business. His father is 82-year-old outlaw country legend Willie Nelson. The first song Lukas wrote as a 10-year-old ended up on one of his dad’s albums. He started touring with Willie at age 13, playing rhythm guitar. But carrying the weight of being a famous musician’s son, he’s had to prove himself. “I definitely feel like I’ve had a lot more open to me,” admits Lukas, with a slight Texas twang. “But when I have those opportunities and then get invited back, that’s when I know what we’re doing is right.” Lukas has known Young distantly for most of his life. Through Promise of the Real playing
Farm Aid — the annual benefit concert organized by Willie, Young and John Mellencamp — Young had noticed the band’s progression over the past few years, Lukas says. Yet getting that initial invite to collaborate with Young was a shock. In some ways it still is. “I pinch myself every day. It continues to be real… so far,” Lukas says. For the new album The Monsanto Years, Young wrote the songs while the band — including Lukas’ younger brother Micah, who normally plays in Insects vs Robots — wrote their own parts. Lukas is conscientious on the phone, not overly vocal about what it’s like backstage with Neil: “He’s very happy, and we’re all in a good mood.” Or what it’s like to jam with his dad: “I’m always glad to play with Dad.” But when it comes to his music, he opens up. In preparation to tour behind the record, the band had 80-some songs to learn; some were deep cuts not played at concerts in years. Promise of the Real didn’t get to practice all of them, either; sometimes the first run-through was on stage in front of thousands of fans this summer. “Neil’s got a lot of songs, and they’re all ...continued on next page
Lukas Nelson (in the hat) and Promise of the Real recorded an album with Neil Young (inset) and are now on tour with him.
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MUSIC | ROCK “THIS IS REALITY,” CONTINUED... great. We’re pretty well-versed in his music, but there’s always more to learn,” Lukas says. “The language of music after a while as a musician… learning the music can be easy if you listen to it. Most of his songs are written with an intuitive general structure. Neil’s not trying to scare anyone with crazy chord changes, but it’s progressive. He made it easy on us.” After working hard since 2008, the group is finally in the process of being signed to a major label. According to Lukas, this deal has come their way with Young’s help. Lukas says his band is glad to be Young’s newest muse. The singer-songwriter has a penchant for working with musicians whenever the fancy strikes — Crosby, Stills and Nash and Crazy Horse, of course, but also Pearl Jam for
the 1995 album Mirror Ball. “That’s definitely good company,” Lukas says. “In so many ways I feel like we’ve matured quite a bit working with Neil this past year. Especially songwriting-wise, every show we get better and better.” Lukas, son of makeup artist Annie D’Angelo, whom Willie married in 1991, says that at home in Texas or Hawaii there’s constant music. People are playing, singing and writing. Otherwise, they’re out playing golf. But being home is rare as Promise of the Real, technically based in California, is constantly touring. The cowboy/hippie/surf-rock act was most recently in Spokane putting on a crazy show at Gleason Fest 2014. Friday night, as part of the Rebel Content Tour, the
group takes on the Spokane Arena. “Epic, just incredible,” says Nelson of the gigs thus far. “Every time on that stage we’re just blown away.” The show begins with acoustic material and moves into a hard-rock jam session by the end of the night. In some cities the group has even gone over their time limit, having to pay thousands of dollars worth of fines. “It’s always up to Neil,” Nelson says. “If he wants to keep playing, we will.” lauraj@inlander.com Neil Young and Promise of the Real • Fri, Oct. 2, at 7:30 pm • $60-$125 • All-ages • Spokane Arena • 720 W. Mallon • spokanearena.com • 279-7000
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Canadian duo Purity Ring is more than just another electropop act.
Come Together
Purity Ring tries something different on their sophomore album BY AZARIA PODPLESKY
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or Another Eternity, the follow-up to their 2012 debut Shrines, Purity Ring vocalist Megan James and producer/instrumentalist Corin Roddick did something new: record together. Shrines came together over email, as Roddick lived in Montreal and James called Halifax, Nova Scotia, home; the two were about an 11-hour drive apart. Roddick would send James an electronic instrumental track and James would respond with a vocal demo. Over time, the pair, who knew each other from the Edmonton, Alberta, music scene, would mash both parts into one song. This low-key manner of recording wasn’t a dig at tradition; it simply solved their distance problem while also mirroring their informal mentality. As members of electropop band Born Gold (then called Gobble Gobble), Roddick asked James to sing on a track he was working on, which would become “Ungirthed,” the duo’s first release as Purity Ring. Positive feedback (Pitchfork praised James’ “crazily addictive” melody and said the song “seems to pull you closer with every bar”) convinced the pair to give the band a shot, and they set to work on their chilly indie-pop tunes. After two years of touring in support of Shrines, it was time for the pair to focus on album
No. 2. Perhaps in an effort to avoid the dreaded “sophomore slump,” the Canadian electronic duo took a different approach. Feeling the need to take this release more seriously than their trial-and-error debut, and now more comfortable in their roles in the band, Roddick and James made an effort to get together once a month to write and record. But a year-and-a-half-long writing dry spell prior to these meetings made for a slow start. “It really took us a while to get started, but it was like real songwriting as opposed to just laying a vocal track on top of a random beat,” Roddick told DIY magazine in March. “The thought went into it to give each part of the song its own space to shine.” That thought is evident on the cohesive, uncluttered Another Eternity. Gone are the distortions that altered James’ crystalline vocals, and Roddick has pared down his effects, which adds clarity and more melodic variation. James’ lyrics are just as poetic. On Another Eternity, collaboration helps Roddick and James more concisely tell their futuristic tale. Purity Ring with HANA • Sat, Oct. 3, at 8 pm • $20 • All-ages • Knitting Factory • 919 W. Sprague • sp.knittingfactory.com • 244-3279
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t’s easy to get excited about one huge night of local artwork on display, but Terrain is about celebrating (mostly) local music, too. This year’s stellar lineup of indie/pop/electronic/funk acts will tempt you to camp out in front of the venue stage all night long — there will constantly be something different on stage. Featured at the event is Portland-based act Wampire (pictured), who will transport the audience back to a 1980s houseshow dance party with their psychedelic, EDM-inspired tunes. Multi-genre Spokane acts on the bill range from the well-established to up-and-coming bands: Cathedral Pearls, Phlegm Fatale, the Tone Collaborative, Haunted Tubes, Paisley Devil (a Spokane-turned-Seattle act), the Backups and Twin Towers. And all of it is free. — LAURA JOHNSON Terrain 8 feat. Wampire, Cathedral Pearls and many more • Fri, Oct. 2, from 5 pm-2 am • Free • All-ages • Washington Cracker Co. Building • 304 W. Pacific • terrainspokane.com
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Thursday, 10/01
ThE Big DiPPEr, Miller Creek, the Tone Collaborative, B Radicals BOOmErS ClASSiC rOCk BAr & grill, Randy Campbell acoustic show J BuCEr’S COFFEEhOuSE PuB, Open Jazz Jam with Erik Bowen BuCkhOrn inn, The Spokane River Band ChECkErBOArD BAr, Mikal Shapiro & Chad Brothers ThE FlAmE, DJ WesOne hAnDlEBArS, Muddy Frog Water J inB PErFOrming ArTS CEnTEr, Death Cab for Cutie J kniTTing FACTOry, Overkill, Symphony X J lAgunA CAFé, Just Plain Darin lEFTBAnk WinE BAr, Truck Mills, Nick Grow J TimBEr gASTrO PuB (208-2629593), Chris Rieser and Jay Rawley ThE Viking BAr & grill, Anoriginal ZOlA, Boomshack
Friday, 10/02
AVOnDAlE gOlF CluB (208-7725963), Truck Mills BEVErly’S, Robert Vaughn J ThE Big DiPPEr, Bullets or Balloons EP Release (See story above), Bandit Train, Powerbleeder BigFOOT PuB, YESTERDAYSCAKE BOlO’S, Tell the Boys BOOmErS ClASSiC rOCk BAr & grill, Mojo Box J BuCEr’S COFFEEhOuSE PuB, Bowen, Hagen, Jarocki, & Ward BullhEAD SAlOOn, Usual Suspects ThE CEllAr, Robersono & BZ ChECkErBOArD BAr, Jeremiah Akin COEur D’AlEnE CASinO, Bill Bozly, the Cronkites CrAVE, Stoney Hawk CurlEy’S, Dragonfly
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ust up the way from Terrain, Bullets or Balloons are touting their newest EP, Naturalistically, at the Big Dipper Friday. The prolific band may have released a full-length back in February, but they’re back with seven more garage-rock songs to share. While the three-piece is spread out across Washington and Idaho, they’re constantly writing and recording when they do get together. As always, the new disc includes quirky song titles — “Just a Little Juice” and “Aggressively Sniffy” — and lyrics questioning social norms run through many of the punk-infused tracks. The act continues to delve into complex instrumental math rock territory with “Short Haired Strom.” The entire EP is over in just 15 minutes, and it’s completely worth your time. — LAURA JOHNSON Bullets or Balloons EP release party with Bandit Train and Powerbleeder • Fri, Oct. 2, at 7:30 pm • $5/$7 day of • All-ages • Big Dipper • 171 S. Washington • bigdipperevents.com • 863-8098
Di lunA’S CAFE, Kelley McRae Duo FEDOrA PuB & grillE, Kicho FiZZiE mulligAnS, Limousine ThE FlAmE, DJ WesOne Ladies Night hAnDlEBArS, Nightshift hillS’ rESTAurAnT & lOungE (7473946), Front Porch Trio irOn hOrSE BAr, Snap the Nerve ThE JACkSOn ST., United JOhn’S AllEy, Dirty Revival JOnES rADiATOr, New Mud J lAgunA CAFé, 8th Anniversary bash feat. jazz trio Nick Schauer, Craig Landron, Danny McCollim lEFTBAnk WinE BAr, Carey Brazil and Tom Norton mOOSE lOungE, Karma’s Circle nynE, DJ Patrick PEnD D’OrEillE WinEry, Gordon Roland PEnD OrEillE PlAyhOuSE (4479900), Open Mic J PinnAClE nOrThWEST, Dopest of
the Locals Artist Showcase rED liOn hOTEl riVEr inn, Gladhammer Classic Rock Band ThE riDlEr PiAnO BAr, Dueling Pianos feat. Christan Raxter & Steve Ridler J ThE ShOP, DJ Teej J SPOkAnE ArEnA, Neil Young and Promise of the Real (See story on page 39) TAmArACk PuBliC hOuSE, Marco Polo Collective ThE Viking BAr & grill, Thunder and Lightning breast cancer awareness prefunk show feat. Balfro, the Adarna, Jules St. Clair J WAShingTOn CrACkEr CO. BuilDing, Terrain 8 feat. Wampire, Cathedral Pearls, Phlegm Fatale, Tone Collaborative, Haunted Tubes, Paisley Devil, the Backups, Twin Towers (See story above) ZOlA, Raggs and Bush Doktor
Saturday, 10/03
J ThE BArTlETT, The Portland Cello Project BEVErly’S, Robert Vaughn Big Sky’S TAVErn, Oktoberfest feat. Laughing Bones, Ricks Brothers BigFOOT PuB, YESTERDAYSCAKE BOlO’S, Tell the Boys BOOmErS ClASSiC rOCk BAr & grill, Mojo Box J BuCEr’S COFFEEhOuSE PuB, Dr. J Acoustic ThE CEllAr, Robersono & BZ J ChAPS, Just Plain Darin COEur D’AlEnE CASinO, Bill Bozly, the Cronkites COEur D’AlEnE CEllArS, Ron Criscione CrAVE, Stoney Hawk CurlEy’S, Dragonfly FiZZiE mulligAnS, Limousine ThE FlAmE, DJ Big Mike, DJ WesOne gArlAnD PuB & grill (326-7777),
Usual Suspects hAnDlEBArS, Nightshift J hillyArD, Hillyard Harvest Fest feat. Kelly Hughes Band, Brenna Yaeger, Keith and the Hankers, Christy Lee irOn hOrSE BAr, Snap the Nerve ThE JACkSOn ST., DJ Dave J JAVA On ShErmAn (208-6670010), Bullets or Balloons, Switchin to Whiskey, Powerbleeder JOhn’S AllEy, Sneaky Pete and the Secret Weapons J JOnES rADiATOr, Dionvox J kniTTing FACTOry, Purity Ring (See story on page 41), HANA ThE lAriAT inn, Widow’s Creek lEFTBAnk WinE BAr, Karrie O’Neill mOOSE lOungE (208-664-7901), Karma’s Circle nOrThErn rAil PuB, Kelly Hughes Band and The Renegades nynE, Zombie Crawl with DJ Patrick,
DJ C-Mad PEND D’OREILLE WINERY, Rouge Audio Mechanics J PINNACLE NORTHWEST, Chelsea Grin, the Plot in You, Ghost Heart, Prevailing Existence, Cold Blooded, Rock Club Showcase RED LION HOTEL RIVER INN, Gladhammer Classic Rock Band REPUBLIC BREWING CO., Reggie Miles THE RIDLER PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos feat. Christan Raxter & Steve Ridler THE SHOP, Daniel Hall TAMARACK PUBLIC HOUSE, Monarch J TWO SEVEN PUBLIC HOUSE (4739766), Oktoberfest Party feat. Jus Wright & the River City Roots, Hey! is For Horses, Boomshack String Band J THE VIKING BAR & GRILL, Thunder & Lightning’s Spectacle of Boobs n Music feat. Witchburn, Invasive, Volcanoes on the Sun, Drop Off, Evolved, North Fork and more ZOLA, Raggs and Bush Doktor
Sunday, 10/04
J 238 BREWING (238-2739), Just Plain Darin J CHATEAU RIVE, Tyrone Wells, Joe Brooks CLEARWATER RIVER CASINO, Loverboy COEUR D’ALENE CASINO, Kosh DALEY’S CHEAP SHOTS, Jam Night with VooDoo Church J HILLYARD, Hillyard Harvest Fest
feat. Ricks Brothers, Renegade, Tommy G, Armed & Dangerous, Endagered Species IRON HORSE BAR & GRILL (VALLEY) (926-8411), AlgoRhythms J KNITTING FACTORY, Big Gigantic, the Floozies, Beauflexx J PINNACLE NORTHWEST, Head Injuries, The Revision Scheme, Boat Race Weekend REPUBLIC BREWING CO., Aaron Lee Tasjan ZOLA, Soulful Max Trio
Monday, 10/05
J CALYPSOS COFFEE & CREAMERY, Open Mic EICHARDT’S, Monday Night Jam with Truck Mills LEFTBANK WINE BAR, Monday Night Spotlight feat. Carey Brazil J PINNACLE NORTHWEST, Four Skin
Tuesday, 10/06
315 MARTINIS & TAPAS, The Rub J BABY BAR, R.Ariel, Ben Jennings BROOKLYN DELI & LOUNGE, Open Mic FEDORA PUB & GRILLE, Tuesday Night Jam with Truck Mills JOHN’S ALLEY, Flying Mammals JONES RADIATOR, Open Mic of Open-ness KELLY’S IRISH PUB (208-667-1717), Arvid Lundin & Deep Roots SWAXX, Freaky Fred, Beauflexx ZOLA, The Bucket List
Wednesday, 10/07 CRAVE, Stoney Hawk
EICHARDT’S, Charley Packard THE FLAME, DJ WesOne THE FOXHOLE, Open Mic GENO’S TRADITIONAL FOOD & ALES (368-9087), Open Mic with T & T IRON HORSE BAR & GRILL (VALLEY), Ray Vasquez JONES RADIATOR, Kori Ailene J KNITTING FACTORY, ZZ Ward, Marc Scibilia, the Young Wild LA ROSA CLUB, Robert Beadling and Friends THE LANTERN TAP HOUSE, DJ Lydell LEFTBANK WINE BAR, The Sweedrow Trio LUCKY’S IRISH PUB, DJ D3VIN3 J PINNACLE NORTHWEST, Elektro Grave THE RIDLER PIANO BAR, Jam with Steve Ridler SOULFUL SOUPS & SPIRITS, Open mic with Son of Brad ZOLA, The Bossame
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KNITTING FACTORY, Blues Traveler, Matt Jaffe and the Distractions, Oct. 8 CHATEAU RIVE, Dale Watson & the Lone Stars, Oct. 8 JONES RADIATOR, Star Anna, Mishka Shubaly, Oct. 8 THE BARTLETT, Bartfest feat. Angel olsen, Horse Feathers, Vacationer, Deep Sea Diver, Marshall McLean Band, Silver Torches and more, Oct. 9-10. BING CROSBY THEATER, Flying Spiders CD Release, Oct. 14
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MUSIC | VENUES 315 MARTINIS & TAPAS • 315 E. Wallace, CdA • 208-667-9660 ARBOR CREST • 4705 N. Fruit Hill Rd. • 927-9463 BABY BAR • 827 W. First Ave. • 847-1234 THE BARTLETT • 228 W. Sprague Ave. • 747-2174 BIG BARN BREWING • 16004 N. Applewood Ln, Mead • 238-2489 THE BIG DIPPER • 171 S. Washington St. • 863-8098 BIGFOOT PUB • 9115 N. Division St. • 467-9638 BING CROSBY THEATER • 901 W. Sprague Ave. • 227-7638 BLACK DIAMOND • 9614 E. Sprague • 891-8357 BOLO’S• 116 S. Best Rd. • 891-8995 BOOMERS • 18219 E. Appleway Ave. • 755-7486 BOOTS BAKERY & LOUNGE • 24 W. Main Ave. • 703-7223 BUCER’S COFFEEHOUSE PUB • 201 S. Main, Moscow • 208-882-5216 BUCKHORN INN • 13311 Sunset Hwy.• 244-3991 THE CELLAR • 317 E. Sherman, CdA • 208-6649463 CALYPSOS • 116 E Lakeside Ave., CdA • 208665-0591 CHAPS • 4237 Cheney-Spokane Rd. • 624-4182 CHATEAU RIVE • 621 W. Mallon Ave. • 795-2030 CHECKERBOARD BAR • 1716 E. Sprague • 535-4007 COEUR D’ALENE CASINO • 37914 S. Nukwalqw Rd., Worley • 800-523-2464 COEUR D’ALENE CELLARS • 3890 N. Schreiber Way, CdA • 208-664-2336 CRAFTED TAP HOUSE • 523 Sherman Ave., CdA • 208-292-4813 CRAVE• 401 W. Riverside Suite 101. • 321-7480 CRUISERS • 6105 W Seltice Way, Post Falls • (208) 773-4706 CURLEY’S • 26433 W. Hwy. 53 • 208-773-5816 DALEY’S • 6412 E. Trent • 535-9309 EICHARDT’S • 212 Cedar St., Sandpoint • 208263-4005 FEDORA PUB • 1726 W. Kathleen, CdA • 208765-8888 FIZZIE MULLIGANS • 331 W. Hastings Rd. • 466-5354 THE FLAME • 2401 E. Sprague Ave. • 534-9121 THE FOXHOLE• 829 E. Boone • 315-5327 FOX THEATER • 1001 W. Sprague • 624-1200 GRANDE RONDE CELLARS • 906 W. 2nd • 455-8161 HANDLEBARS • 12005 E. Trent, Spokane Valley • 309-3715 HOGFISH • 1920 E. Sherman, CdA • 208-667-1896 IRON HORSE • 407 E. Sherman Ave., CdA • 208-667-7314 THE JACKSON ST. • 2436 N. Astor • 315-8497 JOHN’S ALLEY • 114 E. 6th, Moscow • 208-8837662 JONES RADIATOR • 120 E. Sprague • 747-6005 KNITTING FACTORY • 911 W. Sprague Ave. • 244-3279 LAGUNA CAFÉ • 4302 S. Regal St. • 448-0887 THE LANTERN TAP HOUSE • 1004 S. Perry St. • 315-9531 THE LARIAT • 11820 N Market St, Mead • 4669918 LA ROSA CLUB • 105 S. First Ave., Sandpoint • 208-255-2100 LEFTBANK WINE BAR • 108 N. Washington • 315-8623 LUCKY’S IRISH PUB • 408 W. Sprague Ave. • 747-2605 MAX AT MIRABEAU • 1100 N. Sullivan Rd. • 924-9000 MOOTSY’S • 406 W. Sprague • 838-1570 NASHVILLE NORTH • 6361 W. Seltice Way, Post Falls • 208-457-9128 NECTAR• 120 N. Stevens St. • 869-1572 NORTHERN RAIL PUB • 5209 N. Market • 487-4269 NORTHERN QUEST • 100 N. Hayford • 242-7000 NYNE • 232 W. Sprague Ave. • 474-1621 THE SHOP • 924 S. Perry St. • 534-1647 O’SHAY’S • 313 E. CdA Lake Dr. • 208-667-4666 PEND D’OREILLE WINERY • 301 Cedar St., Sandpoint • 208-265-8545 PINNACLE NORTHWEST • 412 W. Sprague • 368-4077 RED LION RIVER INN • 700 N. Division St. • 326-5577 RED ROOM LOUNGE • 521 W. Sprague Ave. • 838-7613 REPUBLIC BREWING • 26 Clark Ave. • 775-2700 THE RIDLER PIANO BAR • 718 W. Riverside . • 822-7938 THE ROADHOUSE • 20 N. Raymond • 413-1894 ROCKET MARKET • 726 E. 43rd Ave. • 343-2253 SEASONS OF COEUR D’ALENE • 209 E. Lakeside Ave. • 208-664-8008 THE SHOP • 924 S. Perry St. • 534-1647 SOULFUL SOUPS & SPIRITS • 117 N. Howard St. • 459-1190 SPOKANE ARENA • 720 W. Mallon • 279-7000 SULLIVAN SCOREBOARD • 205 N Sullivan Rd • 891-0880 SWAXX • 23 E. Lincoln Rd. • 703-7474 TAMARACK • 912 W Sprague • 315-4846 THE VIKING • 1221 N. Stevens St. • 315-4547 ZOLA • 22 W. Main Ave. • 624-2416
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COMEDY SHE’S GOT IT
What’s better than a comedy show or a night at the casino? Both. Award-winning actress, comedian and author Kathy Griffin takes the stage at the Northern Quest Casino next Thursday for a raucous and raunchy evening. Once a small-time improv comedian from L.A. in the early ’80s doing stand-up wherever she could, Griffin eventually caught people’s ears and has since spent the majority of her life and career in the funny business. From hosting and starring on late-night talk shows and penning her own memoir to winning two Emmys and a Grammy, Griffin just about does it all. The 80-city #LIKEABOSSTOUR swings into Spokane for a two-hour show, rolling all of Griffin’s acting, stand-up, hosting and speaking skills into one night. — KAILEE HAONG Kathy Griffin • Thu, Oct. 8, at 7:30 pm • $55-$95 • Northern Quest Resort & Casino • 100 N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights • northernquest.com • 481-6700
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WORDS RHYME TIME
Just before he passes the torch to Spokane’s second-ever Poet Laureate at the end of this month, the city’s master of stanzas, Thom Caraway, is hosting a class to share his writing wisdom with those of us less inclined to writing in verse form. Directly from the free workshop’s description: “This class is designed for you — the poetry layperson who wants to understand what all the fuss is about. ... Hopefully, you’ll leave the class with a new or renewed interest in getting out and hearing some of the great work being done by poets in Spokane!” We can only begin to speculate who the city’s next Poet Laureate will be; an announcement is expected on Oct. 30. — CHEY SCOTT Poetry for Non-Poets • Sat, Oct. 3, from noon-2 pm (also Sat, Nov. 14, from 4-6 pm) • Free • Spark Center • 1214 W. Summit Pkwy. • sparkwestcentral.org
WORDS A WOMAN FOR WOMEN
As the excitement of basketball season approaches, it’s easy to let the glories of the game overshadow Gonzaga’s rich Jesuit history, centered on social justice and global engagement. Since 2011, President Thayne McCulloh has invited well-known speakers who reflect Gonzaga’s values to campus, including Dr. Jane Goodall in 2013. This year, Gonzaga eagerly welcomes Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of Liberia, winner of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, and Africa’s first woman head of state. The title of her talk is “An Uncompromising Woman,” which truly reflects her efforts in advocating for women’s rights across the globe. — MAKAYLA WAMBOLDT Gonzaga Presidential Speaker Series • Sun, Oct. 4, at 7 pm • $10-$12 • McCarthey Athletic Center • 801 N. Cincinnati • bit.ly/ GUPresSpeakerSeries
Y e 0 a r 2 s g o n f i t Impact a r b e l e C MUSIC NOT SO BLUE
There was a point in time when Blues Traveler was poised to become as massive a jam-band draw as Phish, or as big a mainstream success as the Dave Matthews Band. That didn’t happen, but the improv-happy crew continues to draw audiences who love the live shows led by harmonica-wielding frontman John Popper. Earlier this year, Blues Traveler released its 12th studio album, Blow Up The Moon, and you can expect the old hits like “Run-Around” and “Hook” to settle in nicely with the new stuff. — DAN NAILEN Blues Traveler with Matt Jaffe & the Distractions • Thu, Oct. 8, at 8 pm • $27.50 • All-ages • Knitting Factory • 911 W. Sprague • sp.knittingfactory. com • 244-3279
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October 13, 2015 Red Lion Hotel at the Park 303 W North River Dr. Spokane, WA 99201
Breakfast: 7:30 - 8:30 • Lunch: 12:00 - 1:00 Transitions works to end poverty & homelessness for women and children in Spokane.
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CLASSICAL LIVE AND LET DIE
The Spokane Symphony SuperPops series opens with a listen to some of the best spy stories ever conceived — including a full tribute to James Bond. Along with the classic Bond theme song, expect title tracks from Goldfinger, Diamonds are Forever, and Skyfall sung by soloists Sheena Easton and Scott Coulter. The lyrics to these songs are mostly silly — “Diamonds are forever / They are all I need to please me / They can stimulate and tease me” — but that just adds to the intrigue of it all. Expect tunes from other espionage films like The Thomas Crown Affair, Austin Powers, The Pink Panther, Charlie’s Angels and Mission Impossible, along with some old movies you’ve never heard of. Morihiko Nakahara conducts. — LAURA JOHNSON Spokane Symphony SuperPops: The Spy Who Loved Me • Sat, Oct. 3, at 8 pm • Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox • 1001 W. Sprague • $26-$62 • ticketswest.com • 1-800-325-SEAT
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NAMI Basics a FREE course of 6 classes for parents of children & teens with mental illnesses. Two classes per day
Oct 17, 24, 31 9:30 am - 3:00 pm
Lunch provided • Valley Hospital
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BENEFIT
YWCA WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT LUNCHEON This luncheon has honored over 200 women in the region over the years. 2015’s keynote speaker is Cheryl Strayed, author of the bestselling memoir “Wild,” which tells the amateur hiker’s tale as she struggles to find inner peace and stability during her 1,000-mile journey along the Pacific Crest Trail. Oct. 1, 11:30 am-1:30 pm. $125. Spokane Convention Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. ywcaspokane. org/womenofachievement (326-1190) POST FALLS HISTORICAL SOCIETY & MUSEUM OKTOBERFEST The 21st annual fundraiser offers food, beer and live/silent auctions and live music. Oct. 2, 5-8 pm. $6-$7. Q’Emiln Park, 12201 W Parkway Dr. postfallsidaho.org
2015 WALK TO END ALZHEIMER’S The Alzheimer’s Association Walk is the world’s largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s care, support and research. Oct. 3, 8:30 am-1 pm. Riverfront Park, 705 N. Howard St. bit.ly/1JmVZJ4 (456-0456) BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS ANNIVERSARY GALA The group’s 50th anniversary celebration includes dinner, drinks, silent and live auctions and more. Oct. 3, 6 pm. $50. Northern Quest Casino, 100 N. Hayford Rd. nwbigs.org (328-8310) BOOKTOBER FEST BOOK SALE More than 15,000 new and used books, DVDs, CDs, videos, LPs, puzzles and games for $1 or less; benefits the animals of SHS. Spokane Humane Society, 6607 N. Havana St. spokanehumanesociety.org
To Register:
Ron 509-590-9897
office@namispokane.org
nami.org/basics namispokane.org • 838-5515
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I SAW YOU TO THE GIRL 7 YEARS AGO FROM FERRIS HIGH SCHOOL I don't recall the exact year, but you were the first stranger there to take the initiative to get to know me, when I had been an increasingly reclusive target for bullying for over 6 years. I recall you first asked if I was insane, and I said I was. But after I later accepted your request for a relationship, when you grabbed my hand I panicked and ran out of fear. I know no adequate method of apologizing for what I did, and there is no other thing I did which made me hate myself more than that. But I want you to know that I would not be alive today if I never met you, and people like you, and learned that some people have good intentions. I had (have) a disability that hinders regular communication and social learning, and makes me feel all manners of emotions more strongly than others. I just wanted to thank you, and say that if and when I become able to properly apologize, I will. MR. MAN BUN You were wearing a white shirt and shorts sitting at Coeur. I was the blonde with a Seahawks jersey and Bible in hand. Couldn't help but notice that you were glancing my way. I wish I had the courage to put my book down to say hello, but instead I made an excuse
to come back in and hand my friends something. I should have handed a hello to you. Maybe we can try again? Same time, same place next week? RE; "MY HEART GOES OUT TO YOU" My heart was broken on Monday, Aug. 30, when my best buddy for the past 7 years passed away, very suddenly from a rupture inside him. I read your ad and was not sure it was meant for me, as I am sure people lose pets unexpectedly everyday, in every city, at every vet clinic. On this day with my heart broken, having my pup fought hard and pass peacefully during surgery, you locked eyes with me several times, with your new puppy, being a squiggly ball of energy at the end of his leash. Your life with your new "best friend" was just starting and mine had just ended. You walked over to me, letting that ball of energy jump up on my leg and let me pet him as he licked my hand that had just been wiping away tears. Your awareness and compassion helped me smile when nothing else could have. Thank you so very much for sharing that short moment. It meant the world. If you were not at IndianTrail pet hospital on 8/30, Thanks goes to you, and to my friend at Indian Trail, for your genuine concern and understanding that these "animals" are parts of our families. Thank You for Caring!!! QDOBA 9/25 FRI, NOONISH Hi Mr Motorcycle Man with the nice creamcolored bike!! I've noticed you at the "Q" before; this time you opted to dine in. I was eating outside in the glorious sun, noticing the great seat on the back of your bike! I came in for a refill. We made eye contact twice while I was refilling my soda, and as I looked in the window as I walked back to work. Lunch and a ride sometime? Qdoba9_25@yahoo.com TO MY KNIGHT IN RUSTY ARMOR I saw you at the Beth Hart concert and I just "Can't Let Go!" My heartache feels like the "Baddest Blues" and maybe "Bad Love is Good Enough?" Just please "Leave the light on" because I don't want to be "Caught out in the rain" of this pain. It feels like the "Weight of the World" and I just wanna come home so you can "Hold me through the night!" "Oh me Oh my" I am "Missing You!" I just can't imagine a "World Without You." Please "Tell Her You Belong to Me" because "I Love YOU More than you'll EVER know!!"
I will ALWAYS love you Mr. Darcy and I'm holding onto HOPE! I used to be YOUR sexy Irish lady. CX :(
CHEERS RE: IN MY HEAD Could you be more specific? Maybe this person feels the exact same way and is always thinking of you... RE: IN MY HEAD I have doubts in my head that it's you. But there is some part deep down that says, maybe. I've moved
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JEERS "MORE COW BELL" I am probably a cranky old man, and should just "loosen up"... BUTT... During the fair we attended two concerts, and enjoyed the music
appreciate the courtesy to be allowed to experience it as much as you do, and not be subject to reading your pants size, or seeing your butt crack! NOT TIE DOWN THEIR TABLES!! To the person driving on I-90 westbound on 9/26/15 at about 2:15 pm. By the Pines exit. You lost the tables that your were hauling. They came flying across the freeway and hit my car. You are lucky no one was hurt. And me and my son are OK. Too bad I didn't get your plates.
I want you to know that I would not be alive today if I never met you, and people like you, and learned that some people have good intentions. — To the girl from Ferris High School
on, and it seems you have too. But you'll always be the one even if it never quite worked out. I just want to know... who shall we love always? A GOOD SAMARITAN Thank you to Suzie. You stayed with me when I fell. You were so nice and called the paramedics. I am deeply grateful for that. THE HOP SHOP Last week I saw the beautiful owner collecting baby carriers for Syrian refugees! I couldn't believe it when I later came across the KXLY news story about her allowing homeless people to live in her house. Is there no end to your generosity and heart? You make me want to be a better woman, and we need more people like you in this world. Amazing! THANKS FOR THE RIDE Thank You AJ & Melissa for the ride Saturday night 11 pm on Hwy 2 heading to Reardan. My tire blew (including the rim) I was walking., it was kinda getting creepy too!! You guys picked me up — it was so nice. thanks again M HELLO BATMAN Almost 4 years since you put that cape on. Now realize that you have made your choices in spite of
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my attempts to convince you to retire it. You have your reasons but are unable to express them. I understand and will cease the chase. I love you. Batgirl
and the 300+ asses we stared at for two hours! Last night was "Queen" at the Bing. Same thing! I love music, I enjoy standing and singing out loud, that's why we ALL go, right to enjoy good music and have fun. But unless the show is private, just for you, or you are in the back row, when you stand, waving, and shaking your ass you are probably blocking someones view behind you, and behind, them, and so on. Lets be a little respectful, I came, like you, to enjoy the show(s) butt because of your inconsiderate behavior, we left early. I am also sure that the couples in their seventies, in their suits, ties, dresses and heels, appreciated it as much as I did. Suggestion to venue operators, when selling tickets... "Would you like to stand and wave your "iPhone" on "flashlight mode" for two hours, shaking your butt, and having fun, or do you want a seat that you can sit, and enjoy, standing when the excitement is to hard to contain, but sitting, and enjoying the sights and sounds of the show. Put the high energy folks in one area / section (mosh) and the older, less enthusiastic folks in the old fart section: we both win! Usually the people jumping around is more entertaining than the show, but if I pay the same as you do to get in, I would
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Because of you being stupid now I have to pay the damage to my car. Next time tie stuff down. KINDERGARTEN PARENT 9/16 Jeers to kindergarteners' mother. Waiting at the teachers door to pick up our littles. The kids come out. Some have jackets on. Some don't. Hers came out without as did mine. She glared at the teacher and says "some of the outfits she has... Ugh... Than makes a pissy face at her and walks away. In my opinion it is the parents' job to teach their child to wear their jackets. They are 5... Either they forgot or don't want to. Shit happens lady. Go apologize please if you read this.
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EVENTS | CALENDAR DISCO INFERNO Coeur d’Alene Education Partnership’s second annual benefit for CdA Public Schools’ libraries. Event includes music, food, prizes and dancing. Oct. 3, 6-10 pm. CdA Eagles, 209 Sherman. cdaep.org (208-651-6950) HOEDOWN FOR HOPE The fourth annual benefit event for the Spokane HOPE School includes dinner, live music, dancing, live/silent auctions, raffles and more. Oct. 3, 5-10 pm. $55/person. Convention Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. spokanehopeschool.org RUN FOR THE ANGELS The annual 5K walk/run benefits the Inland Northwest SIDS Foundation, and also includes a silent auction, kids’ activities and remembrance ceremony for SIDS victims. Oct. 4, 12-5 pm. McEuen Park, 420 E. Front, CdA. inwsids.org (208-769-2252) CIRCLE OF HOPE The 10th annual benefit breakfast shares and supports the mission and programs of the Spokane Guilds’ School. Oct. 6, 7:30 am. Davenport Grand Hotel, 333 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. guildschool.org (800-918-9344)
COMEDY
COMEDY NIGHT WITH TODD BARRY Oct. 1, 8 pm. $20/$23. The Bartlett, 228 W. Sprague. thebartlettspokane.com JOHN MULANEY Mulaney was named one of Variety’s “10 Comics to Watch” adn has performed on SNL. Oct. 1, 8 pm. $34-$49. The Fox, 1001 W. Sprague. foxtheaterspokane.com (624-1200) STAND-UP OPEN MIC Local comedians; see weekly schedule online. Thursdays at 8 pm. Free. Uncle D’s
Comedy Underground, 2721 N. Market St. bluznews.com (483-7300) IMPROV LAB The Blue Door players try out new material on stage, monthly on the first Friday, at 10 pm. Not rated. $7. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland Ave. bluedoortheatre.com (747-7045) NO CLUE An all-improvised murdermystery comedy. Fridays in October, at 8 pm. $7. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland Ave. bluedoortheatre.com STAND-UP COMEDY Live comedy featuring established and up-and-coming local comedians. Fridays at 8 pm. No cover. Red Dragon Chinese, 1406 W. Third Ave. (838-6688) SAFARI Fast-paced short-form improv games based on audience suggestions. (Not rated.) Saturdays at 9 pm. $7. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland Ave. bluedoortheatre.com (747-7045) COMEDY NIGHT WITH MATT BRAUNGER Oct. 4, 8 pm. $12/$15. The Bartlett, 228 W. Sprague. thebartlettspokane.com KATHY GRIFFIN The two-time Emmy and Grammy award-winning comedian performs live. Oct. 8, 7:30 pm. $55/$75/$95. Northern Quest Casino, 100 N. Hayford Rd. northernquest.com
COMMUNITY
CREEPY HALLOW The Northwest Renaissance Festival grounds convert from medieval history to creepy. Oct. 2-31; Fri-Sat from 7 pm to midnight. $5/ person. Northwest Renaissance Festival, 6493 Hwy 291. (276-7728)
FRIDAY FAMILY DANCE AND POTLUCK Enjoy a potluck and have fun dancing simple dances to live music, such as lines, circles, contras, and folk dances, taught by Larry Simmons with music by Whirl’d Tunes. Free-will donation. Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, 127 E. 12th Ave. (533-9955) BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS Bring your pets, large or small (make sure they’re contained) for a special event. SCRAPS is also looking for homes for many kittens up for adoption in its cat rooms. Oct. 3, 11:30 am. Free. SCRAPS Regional Animal Shelter, 6815 E. Trent. spokanecounty.org/scraps (477-2532) FALL COMMUNITY WORK DAY Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge, Spokane Audubon Society and Friends of Turnbull host a work party as part of an ongoing effort to restore native riparian habitat to benefit birds and other wildlife species. Oct. 3, 9 am-noon. Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge, 26010 S. Smith Rd. fws.gov/refuge/turnbull SPOKANE RIVER SCRUB A community clean-up effort along the Spokane River in Spokane Valley. Meet at the Harvard and Barker Road Centennial Trail access points. Pre-registration requested. Oct. 3, 9:30 am-1 pm. spokaneriver.net/ cleanup/register WSU SPOKANE HEALTH FAIR Hosted by the WSU Health Sciences department, offering free cholesterol, body fat, blood pressure and fitness testing. Also includes local vendors, door prizes and food samples. Oct. 7, 10 am-2 pm. Free. WSU Spokane, 600 N. Riverpoint Blvd. (South Campus Facility Rm. 260) (358-7500)
PRESIDENTIAL SPEAKER SERIES
Gonzaga University Welcomes Visiting Head of State
ELLEN JOHNSON SIRLEAF THE PRESIDENT OF LIBERIA WINNER OF THE 2011 NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
October 4, 2015 7:00 p.m. – McCarthey Athletic Center Tickets are available online at TicketsWest – $12
509.313.3572 | gonzaga.edu/sirleaf
FIND THE HAPPY HOUR NEAREST YOU.
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RELATIONSHIPS
Advice Goddess Wed BlAnket
I’m very attracted to my co-worker — a self-described “happily married man.” We are “friends,” but he always has a warm hug, an interesting YouTube video, or a poem or short story he’s written to share with me. He has taken me to lunch and has done work for me gratis. If I have car trouble, he connects me to a mechanic and sees I get great work for a great price. Twice he’s told me, “I love you.” The second time, I responded, “I love AMY ALKON you, too, and if you weren’t married, I’d take you on!” He then responded, “Previous commitment!” I’m confused as to what’s going on in his head. There has been no sex, and he hasn’t asked for any. — Huh? Nothing says “I want to make mad, passionate love to you” like a referral to a skilled and honest auto mechanic. The guy seems to be having a “flirtationship” with you — which is to say, this stuff he’s doing is foreplay to foreplay that’s unlikely to happen. There seems to be some evolutionary psychology bubbling up here — specifically, a facet of “error management theory.” This is the mouthful of a way that researchers Martie Haselton and David Buss explain how, when we might make an error in judgment, we evolved to make the least costly error. And though women engage in flirtationships, men seem to have evolved to err on the side of not missing a possible mating opportunity. And yes, that’s true even when they aren’t technically free to “mate” — like when a guy has taken (and seems to adhere to) those pesky vows to grow old with some lady, and not just in between sex romps with some other lady. That’s where flirting comes in. Interpersonal communications researcher David Henningsen points out that the essence of flirting is ambiguity, leading the target to “suspect that sexual interest is being expressed” but not allowing them to really be sure. As for a flirt’s goal, predictably, for many in Henningsen’s and others’ research, it’s about “getting some.” But some flirting, called “instrumental” flirting, is about getting something else — like getting a discount, getting some free help, or getting out of a ticket by flashing a lady cop one’s man boobs. As for what may be going on here, Henningsen notes that some flirting is just about having fun or is a way for a person to feel good about themselves. (“She’s all over me like ants on a croissanwich!”) There’s also what Henningsen calls the “exploring” motivation: safely testing what a relationship with somebody new might be like (in case the wife runs off with the census taker). Chances are, this guy is into you but is clinging to fidelity like a shipwrecked rat on driftwood. Maybe try to enjoy this for what it is: free lunch, free work, and referrals to the amazing Carlos at Numero Uno Auto. And try to be grateful for all that he shares with you, like the poetry and short stories that his wife probably (wisely) refuses to read. As for a companion to take you to that dark place with satin sheets, you’ll have to find somebody unmarried and available. If this guy is looking to make his wife cry, it seems he’ll stick to low-grade relationship misdemeanors, like forgetting her birthday or, when they’re in bed, calling her by an old girlfriend’s name. Or by the dog’s.
A Brief HiStory of Slime
I just discovered that my boyfriend of a year not only is married but has two young kids. I broke it off immediately and texted his wife. I made clear that I had no idea he was married. But now his wife keeps contacting me, wanting to meet for lunch. I’m not sure what she wants from me. — Go Away, Lady When somebody just can’t let go after a relationship, you don’t expect it to be your married boyfriend’s wife. You can’t seem to get it through her head: “I’m out of his life, and I’d really like to be out of yours.” She’s probably just looking for answers — sadly, to questions like “How pretty are you?” “How big are your boobs?” and “How the heck did you get him to go to the dermatologist?” But the only answer you really need to give her is a definitive no: No calls. No texts. No more contact. Meanwhile, review any signs you may have overlooked that this guy wasn’t the single, available man he made himself out to be, and go into future relationships wanting to find out rather than wanting to believe. This should keep you from having scorned wives hitting you up for lunch dates and from the charming offers that might ensue: “Whaddya say — if I treat you to tiramisu, would you help me dump his body in the ravine?” n ©2015, Amy Alkon, all rights reserved. • Got a problem? Write Amy Alkon, 171 Pier Ave, #280, Santa Monica, CA 90405 or email AdviceAmy@aol.com (www.advicegoddess.com)
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EVENTS | CALENDAR
FESTIVAL
WASHINGTON STATE CHINESE LANTERN FESTIVAL The inaugural event features 31 displays of lit, Chinese Lanterns, built and installed by Chinese artisans throughout an expanse of Riverfront Park. Other events include five weeks of Chinese cuisine, each week featuring a culinary region of China, prepared by award-winning Chef Jeremy Hansen (Thu-Sat, 5-10 pm) and live performances by Chinese artists nightly at 6 and 8 pm. The festival runs Sept. 26-Nov. 1, and is open daily: SunThu, 5-10 pm, Fri-Sat 5-11 pm. $12-$60. Riverfront Park, 705 N. Howard St. spokanelanternfestival.com (625-6601) LADY OF THE LAKE FALL WEEKEND The 35th Anniversary celebration of one of the longest continuously running contra dance camps in the Northwest, founded in 1981. The retreat takes place at Camp N-Sid-Sen on Lake Coeur d’Alene, and includes dance instruction, community dances and more. Oct. 2-4. $200/person. ladyofthelake.org LEAVENWORTH OKTOBERFEST Oktoberfest in Leavenworth is the next best thing to being in Munich, with four venues of beer, live entertainment, German food, arts and crafts and activities for the whole family. Oct. 2-17, Fridays and Saturdays. $10-$20; ages 12 and under free. leavenworthoktoberfest.com/index.html APPLE FEST The festival offers apple dumplings, pie, baked goods, arts and crafts vendors and live entertainment. Oct. 3-4, 10-11 and 17-18; Sat 10 am-5 pm and Sun, 12-5 pm. Green Bluff United Methodist Church, 9908 E. Greenbluff Rd. (979-2607) HILLYARD HARVEST FEST A two-day event with live music, family activities, vendors, a pie eating contest, pumpkin patch, beer garden and more. Oct. 3-4, Free. Hillyard Business District, Spokane. harvestfestfun.com SPOKANE RENAISSANCE FAIRE The annual event set in 1545 features the “Tournament of the Golden Apple,” along with singing, dancing, storytelling, games of skill and jousting, food and drink and more. Oct. 3-4, from 10 am-5 pm. $7-$12. Lazy K Ranch, 5906 E. Woolard Rd. spokanerenfaire.com
FILM
TRAIL RUNNING FILM FESTIVAL The touring festival showcases the latest and best full-length and short films showcasing the challenges, beauty and community inherent in the world of trail running. Oct. 1, 6 pm. Garland Theater, 924 W. Garland. on.fb.me/1N0QUMc THE 100-YEAR-OLD MAN WHO CLIMBED OUT THE WINDOW AND DISAPPEARED Based on the internationally best-selling novel by Jonas Jonasson, the unlikely story of a 100-year-old man who decides it’s not too late to start over. Oct. 2, 6:30-9 pm. $4-$7. Panida Theater, 300 N. First Ave. panida.org (208-255-7801) MANHATTAN SHORTS Join film lovers in 250+ cities across six continents to view and vote on the Finalist’s Film in the 18th Annual Manhattan Short Film Festival. Screenings on Oct. 2, at 7:30 pm and Oct. 3-4, at 3 pm. $10. Panida Theater, 300 N. First. (208-255-7801) NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD See the 1968 classic, George A. Romero’s “Night of the Living Dead” at the historic Sixth Street Theatre in Wallace, Idaho. Oct.
2, 7-9 pm. $3. Sixth Street Theater, 212 Sixth St. sixthstreetmelodrama.com THUNDERSTRUCK 14 A sports action film featuring snowmobiling stunts, climbs, chutes and technical riders from across the West. Oct. 2, 7:30 pm. $8. Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague. bingcrosbytheater.com (227-7404) A MOVIE AND MERLOT The Spokane premiere showing of “A Movement of Movement” the Pilates film documentary by filmmaker Mark Pedri. Oct. 4, 4 pm. Free; RSVP requested. Barrister Winery, 1213 W. Railroad Ave. barristerwinery.com (465-3591) 2015 PALOUSE FRENCH FILM FEST A screening of “Deux jours, une nuit”/ Two Days One Night, in which the Dardennes have turned a relevant social inquiry into a powerful statement on community solidarity, delivering a film that is simple on the surface but alive with both compassion and wisdom. Films in French with English subtitles. Oct. 6, 7-10 pm. $5/film or $15/ pass. The Kenworthy, 508 S. Main St. kenworthy.org (208-882-4127) RIFFTRAX LIVE: MIAMI CONNECTION Mystery Science Theater 3000’s Mike Nelson, Kevin Murphy and Bill Corbett’s live comedy riff of 80’s cult classic, “Miami Connection” is broadcast to movie theaters nationwide. Oct. 6, 7:30 pm. $13. At Regal Cinemas Northtown and Riverstone (CdA). rifftrax.com/live FINDING NOAH A documentary about a team’s quest to find the remains of Noah’s Ark. The crew included two Spokane residents who traveled to Mt. Ararat’s desolate summit. Oct. 8, 7 pm. $13. At Regal Cinemas Northtown and Riverstone (CdA). findingnoah.com SPR GOES TO THE MOVIES: ALIEN Includes a Movies 101 taping, where hosts Dan Webster, Mary Pat Treuthart, and Nathan Weinbender discuss the film, the Alien franchise, and the work of director Ridley Scott. Oct. 8, 6:30 pm. $12. Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague Ave. bingcrosbytheater.com
FOOD & DRINK
INLAND NW COFFEE BREWERS COMPETITION Roast House hosts an event open to baristas and coffee aficionados, who compete with their own equipment. Event also includes food, beer, live music and prizes for competitors. Roast House also celebrates the release of its new El Limonar coffee. Oct. 1, 6 pm. $10/entry fee for competitors. Roast House Coffee, 423 E. Cleveland Ave. roasthousecoffee.com (995-6500) INLAND NORTHWEST CRAFT BEER FEST The annual beer fest returns, with 30+ craft breweries (half are local) from around Washington state, pouring more than 100 brews. Also includes live music and food. $15-$25. Avista Stadium, 602 N. Havana. washingtonbeer.com VINO WINE TASTING Friday’s session (Oct. 2, 3 pm) features selections from Vino’s Wine of the Month club. Saturday (Oct. 3, 2 pm) is a tasting of imports from Kermit Lynch. Vino! A Wine Shop, 222 S. Washington St. vinowine.com SPOKANE ZOMBIE CRAWL The third annual event features participating bars around the downtown area, and participants are encouraged to dress as a zombie hunter or a zombie. Starts at nYne Bar, which also hosts makeup artists ($10 to have yours done) and a costume contest. Oct. 3, 6 pm. $20/$25. spokanezombiecrawl.com
A TASTE OF JAPAN Various Japanese entrees are available for purchase; cash/ cards accepted. Oct. 3, 11 am-3 pm. $5/ person. Highland Park United Methodist Church, 611 S. Garfield St. (535-2687) EXPLORE ZINFANDELS Sample 8-10 wines in a tasting session with Vino’s distributor rep Jeff Peda. Oct. 5, 5:30 pm. $15. Vino! A Wine Shop, 222 S. Washington. vinowine.com (838-1229) EXPLORE ZINFANDELS A small plates and wine event with winery rep Jeff Peda. Oct. 6, 6 pm. $45. Spokane Convention Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. vinowine.com (838-1229) INLAND BREWERS UNITE CIDER DAY Join Inland Brewers Unite homebrew club to get unfermented cider at a special price from One Tree Cider. See website for more details. Oct. 6, 5:307 pm. Nu Home Brew & Bottles, 14109 E Sprague, Ste. 8. inlandbrewersunite. com/topic74.html (808-2395)
MUSIC
BRAD RICHTER AND VIKTOR UZUR Equal parts performer, composer, and educator, Brad Richter’s compositions for solo guitar and guitar in ensemble are performed by guitarists the world over. Oct. 2, 7-8:30 pm. $20-$25. Jacklin Arts & Cultural Center, 405 N. William St. thejacklincenter.org CELTIC KIRTAN WEEKEND Learn more about Celtic spirituality during a kirtan concert on Friday with Stefan A. Waligur, recently from the Fringe festival in Scotland. Attend “The Wonder and the Wildness” Workshop on Saturday. Oct. 2, 8-9 pm and Oct. 3, 10 am-4 pm. $35$40. St. David’s Episcopal Church, 7315 N. Wall. stdavids.spokanediocease.org A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC The annual Women & Children’s Free Restaurant tradition, with five courses of cuisine from some of Spokane’s finest chefs, dancing to music from the Sammy Eubanks Band, live and silent auctions and more. Oct. 2, 6-11 pm. $75/person. Riverside Place, 1108 W. Riverside Ave. wcfrspokane.org (324-1995) COMMUNITY MUSIC DAY The center offers free music lessons to all ages and abilities; call for an appt. for a free lesson. Oct. 3, 10 am-4 pm. Free. Holy Names Music Center, 3910 W. Custer Dr. (326-9516) KPBX KIDS’ CONCERT: TEDESCA The string quartet performs a variety of music in honor of the autumn season, with pizazz and a sense of humor to delight all ages. Oct. 3, 1 pm. Free. River Park Square, 808 W. Main. spokanepublicradio.org THE SENDERS A concert by the band consisting of Northwest regional musicians Hal Logan, Jim Roberts, Jon Anderson and Mark Snodgrass, performing hits from the 50s-70s. Oct. 3, 7 pm. $8-$12. Empire Theatre, 126 S. Crosby St., Tekoa, Wash. (284-2000) SPOKANE SYMPHONY SUPERPOPS NO. 1 Two-time Grammy Award-winning Sheena Easton, the featured singer on the soundtrack “For Your Eyes Only,” is the featured guest performer for this James Bond-themed concert program. Oct. 3, 8 pm. $28-$62. Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox, 1001 W. Sprague. spokanesymphony.org (624-1200) MIGHTY BACH IN OCTOBER A program highlighting the strength and joy of Johann Sebastian Bach, featuring the Cathedral Choir, Kantorei Choir and Cathedral Collegium Orchestra under the direction of Dr. Timothy Westerhaus,
conductor and harpsichordist. Oct. 4, 3-4:30 pm. Free; donations appreciated. St. John’s Cathedral, 127 E. 12th Ave. (8384277) JEWISH CULTURAL SERIES - MUSIC Susan Windham, instructor of voice at EWU and adjunct faculty in Whitworth’s music department, hosts an interactive introduction to the rich history of music in Jewish life. Oct. 6, 6 pm. Free. South Hill Library, 3324 S. Perry St. spokanelibrary.org (444-5331)
SPORTS & OUTDOORS
FREE THE SNAKE FLOTILLA Join kayakers, salmon and orca advocates, tribal members, fishermen, business owners and others for a rally and a paddle on the lower Snake river in support of removing the four lower Snake River dams. Please RSVP at freethesnake.com Oct. 3, 6 am-3 pm. Free. Wawawai Landing, Wawawai Grade Rd. freethesnake.com (863-5696) PALOUSE TRAILS & RAILS BICYCLE RIDE Come to Latah, Wash. to enjoy a charity event in the wide-open countryside. Also includes food, music, a pumpkin patch, and more. Oct. 3, 9 am-6 pm. $15-$30. Latah, Wash. (286-3602) PROVING GROUNDS AMATEUR MMA FIGHTS WarriorCamp presents amateur mixed martial arts fights. Oct. 3, 6:30-9 pm. $20-$30. HUB Sports Center, 19619 E. Cataldo Ave. warriorcampfitness.com MUSHROOM FORAY Join Rich Leon on a walk at the Iller Creek Conservation area to look for mushrooms and other wild edibles. This is a leisurely walk suitable for all ages. Oct. 4, 10 am-2 pm. Free; registration requested. Iller Creek Conservation Area, East Holman Rd. and Rockcrest Lane. inlandnwland.org (328-2939)
THEATER
CATCH ME IF YOU CAN, THE MUSICAL Spokane Civic Theatre’s season premier of the musical about a precocious teenager whose lies take him into roles as a pilot, doctor and a lawyer, based on the hit film starring Leonardo DiCaprio, and a true story. Through Oct. 18; Thu-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm. $22-$30. Spokane Civic Theatre, 1020 N. Howard St. spokanecivictheatre.com (325-2507) OPENING NIGHT VARIETY SHOW Lewis & Clark High School’s award-winning drama department presents its 201516 variety show, weaving individual and group performances into a story filled with songs, scenes, and dancing. Oct. 1, 7-9 pm. By donation. Lewis and Clark High School, 521 W. Fourth. on.fb. me/1LLnNIA (354-7000) OTHER DESERT CITIES A superbly crafted script exploits what happens when family wounds are exposed and lines are crossed. Through Oct. 11, Thu-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm. $20-$24. Modern Theater Spokane, 174 S. Howard. themoderntheater.org (455-7529) ROCK OF AGES A musical comedy about big bands with big egos, big hair and big guitar solos. Through Oct. 10, Thu-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm. $23-$27. Modern Theater Coeur d’Alene, 1320 E. Garden Ave. themoderntheater.org A MEDIEVAL MURDER MYSTERY AT KIRTLAND CASTLE A murder mystery play produced by the Cutter Theater Players, written by Lynn Barnes and Tara Leininger and originally performed in 1997. Oct. 2-4 and Oct. 9-10, times TBA. Cutter Theatre, 302 Park St, Metaline Falls. cuttertheatre.com
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FORGOTTEN SPACES An exhibit of photographs that tell dramatic stories about places by photographer Eric Demattos. Oct. 1-25; opening reception Oct. 4, from 1-3 pm. Gallery open ThuSun, 10 am-6 pm. Free. Dahmen Barn, 419 N. Park Way. artisanbarn.org IN SEARCH OF LOST TIME An exhibit paying homage to Robert (Bob) Gilmore and his long lineage as a painting teacher in Spokane for 40+ years. Opening reception Oct. 2, from 5-8 pm; show runs through Jan. 5, 2016. Gallery open Mon-Fri, 8 am-5 pm. Free. Chase Gallery, 808 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. spokanearts.org (625-6081) JIM DINE: A LIFE IN PRINTMAKING In 2014, Jim Dine donated 206 works of art to WSU, spanning five decades of printmaking and covering the full spectrum of printmaking techniques. See his work in a special solo exhibition, Oct. 2-Dec. 12. Reception Oct. 1, from 6-8 pm; gallery open Mon-Sat, 10 am-4 pm and until 7 pm on Thurs. Free. Museum of Art/WSU, Wilson Rd. museum.wsu.edu LARRY ELLINGSON: FORCE OF ATTRACTION A mixed media sculpture exhibition featuring the Spokane artist’s work. Through Nov. 6; gallery
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Keeping the Faith A Chattaroy father-son team’s search for Noah’s Ark takes them to the top of Turkey’s Mt. Ararat BY DAN NAILEN
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asically, without being overly dramatic, from the time you get up there, you’re experiencing a slow death.” Bill Hughes says this matter-of-factly — definitely not dramatically — as he describes the feeling of living atop a glacier at 17,000 feet for a month, a trip he and his son Will did twice as part of an archaeological team hunting for what they believe are the remains of the real Noah’s Ark. “Everybody’s body responds differently to that altitude and lack of oxygen. I don’t know if there’s any real way to prepare for something like that. I stayed up there for the duration, and it did damage,” Hughes says. “A couple weeks in, we were losing feelings in our extremities, and it wasn’t because of the cold, it was just lack of oxygen. My blood oxygen level got to 72 percent [a “normal” blood oxygen level is 95-100 percent].” Hughes was a 58-year-old retired Air Force veteran living with his wife in Chattaroy when his 28-year-old son, Will, now working as a missionary in Chile, got in touch regarding an expedition he’d learned about through some Bible study friends. A couple of last-minute dropouts left the team in need of mechanics and lifesupport staff who could dedicate seven weeks to the epic climbing and drilling operation. Hughes says his involvement came through “a whole bunch of really crazy circumstances,” and he figures someone must have asked Will, “Hey, do you know anybody who’s good under Arctic conditions, culturally
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he elder Hughes, a Christian and veteran of nearly six years in the Fairchild Air Force Base Survival School, jumped at the chance. “I was going with my son, so how can you turn that down?” Hughes says. “We spent a lot of time together, through some pretty harrowing experiences, and being able to have that kind of bond is amazing.” Their adventure and that of the ark hunters is recounted in a new film, Finding Noah, that is part outdoor adventure flick and part faith-based documentary rooted in the team’s belief that the Bible stories of Noah, the ark and a great flood are more than allegory. The film was made during the Hughes boys’ second trip up Mt. Ararat in 2013. Spoiler alert: The team didn’t find the ark. (You probably would have heard something.) Even so, the film successfully illustrates the role that an apocalyptic, global great flood plays in faiths ranging from Christianity to Judaism and Islam. Ultimately, it’s a film about the lengths men will go in service of their faith, and each other. None of the team illustrated that idea more than the bearded father-and-son duo, says Jonathan Shaw, one of the film’s producers and editors. The Hugheses scrambled to the peak of Mt. Ararat and set up camp ahead of the rest of the team, braving unpredictable weather, a lack of oxygen and occasional tank and gunfire below, where Kurds, Turks, Syrians and Iraqis wage endless battles for
A local father and son (inset) are featured in the documentary Finding Noah. the land around the mountain. And, Shaw says, they did it selflessly. “Just the sincerity of what Will and Bill were doing, they gave the credibility to me of the idea of what this film all about,” Shaw says from his Los Angeles studio. “If you climb Mt. Everest, you’re doing that for yourself. If you’re climbing Mt. Ararat to look for the ark, you’re doing something beyond yourself. You’re doing something for your faith and your belief.”
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