THEATER UNCONVENTIONAL ROMANCE
Though titled Romance Romance, this musical isn’t all roses and candlelit dinners. In the first act of this performance, based on an Arthur Schnitzler short story, a wealthy man and woman find each other after ditching their upper-class digs for a weekend in the country under the assumed identities of a struggling poet and a working-class woman. The second act follows a completely separate story line and goes with the play-within-a-play route, with a 1980s interpretation of an 1890s play, as two couples flirt their way into a musical-chairs set of relationships during a vacation in the Hamptons. — ANNA CLAUSEN Romance Romance • July 25-Aug. 4, Thu-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2:30 pm • $28-$42 • Schuler Performing Arts Center • 1000 W. Garden Ave., Coeur d’Alene • cdasummertheatre.com • (208) 769-7780
FIREWORKS BAROQUE PYROTECHNICS
The original performance of George Frideric Handel’s “Music for the Royal Fireworks” in 1749 didn’t go so smoothly: Carriage traffic caused a threehour traffic jam on the London Bridge and during the actual performance the specially designed wooden pavilion caught fire. Due to budget issues, this is the last year of the annual Royal Fireworks Concert in Riverfront Park, which has typically been a more enjoyable affair than that 1749 affair. Here, the 60-piece Royal Band performs Handel’s music from the floating stage as choreographed fireworks light up the sky overhead. — LISA WAANANEN 35th Annual Royal Fireworks Concert • Sun, July 28 at 8 pm • park seating, free; reserved rooftop seating, $60 per person or $420 for a table of eight • allegrobaroque.org • 455-6865
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Comedy
Stand-Up Comedy Local comedians. Thursdays at 8 pm. Free. Uncle D’s Comedy, 2721 N. Market St. (483-7300) Comedy Open Mic Stand-up comedy open mic night. July 25 at 6 pm. Free. All-ages. Boots Bakery & Lounge, 24 W. Main Ave. (7037223) Music in Your Face Improv comedy show based on a Medieval Minstrel Show. Fridays at 8 pm through July 26. $7-$9. All-ages. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland. (747-7045) The Latin Comedy Jam Live comedy show. July 26. Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague Ave. bingcrosbytheater.com
Safari Short-form improv games based on audience suggestions. Saturdays at 9 pm. $7. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland. (747-7045) New York Comedy Live comedy show featuring the cast of “Gay Camp,” the upcoming performance at Interplayers. July 27 at 9 pm. Ages 21+. nYne Bar & Bistro, 232 W. Sprague Ave. (474-1621) Live Comedy Live stand-up comedy shows every Sunday at 9 pm. Free. Goodtymes Bar and Grill, 9214 E. Mission Ave. (928-1070) Open Mic Comedy Fundraiser hosted by the CYT North Idaho Improv Team. July 29 at 7 pm. $25 to audition and compete, $10 to watch. All-ages. The JACC, 405 N. William St., Post Falls. (277-5727)
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