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KRFY gives thanks with a free documentary film showing By Jim Healey Reader Contributor Local radio station KRFY 88.5 FM is thanking the North Idaho community for its support of the radio station with a free showing of the award-winning 2017 documentary film “Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World” at the Panida Theater on Friday, May 25, at 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 7 p.m. “Rumble” sheds light on the influence of indigenous peoples on nearly a century of jazz, blues, heavy metal, folk and pop music. Learn about Mildred Bailey, a member of the Coeur d’Alene people, who had three number-one hits in 1938 and 1940. She was an early influence on Tony Bennett. About rock guitarist Jesse Ed Davis, whose father was Comanche and his mother was Kiowa. Besides his solo recordings, Davis performed with Taj Mahal, Leon Russell, Eric Clapton, Jackson Browne,
and others. Discover Link Wray of Shawnee descent whose 1958 song “Rumble” with its use of distortion and bass gives the title to this film. Rolling Stone placed Wray at number 45 of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time. Commentaries by Quincy Jones, Robbie Robertson, George Clinton, Taj Mahal, Martin Scorsese, John Trudell, Steven Tyler and others are featured throughout the film. At Sundance in 2017 “Rumble” won the World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for Masterful Storytelling. The film also won Best Music Documentary at the 2017 Boulder International Film Festival. In 2018 “Rumble” won three awards at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards: Best Feature Length Documentary, Best Editing in a Documentary, and Best Cinematography in a Documentary. 88.5 KRFY has been on the air for over seven years, and part of its mis-
sion has been to educate and entertain. “Rumble” does both, and the free showing is the station’s way to give back to the supportive north Idaho community. So, mark the date of Friday, May 25, at 7:30 p.m. on your calendars and join
KRFY in a free showing of “Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World” at the Panida Theater.
‘P.S. Your Cat is Dead’ play to show at Heartwood By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff We’ve all had bad days, but for New York actor Jimmy, New Year’s Eve is a doozy. His girlfriend has dumped him, his best friend is dead, he’s been robbed twice and, oh yeah, his cat is dead. So when he finds a burglar, Vito, in his apartment, it’s perhaps understandable that he flies off the handle. Before he knows it, Vito is tied to his kitchen sink, and Jimmy has a new problem on his hands. The interactions that follow lead the pair to some surprising places. That’s the premise behind “P.S. Your Cat Is Dead,” the latest play presented by local theater staple Dorothy Prophet. It’s the first show put on by Cade Prophet Memorial Productions, which stages theater to raise money for Panhandle Animal Shelter in honor of Prophet’s late son. “When my son died, we wanted to honor him, so we had people make donations to the Panhandle Animal Shelter instead of sending flowers,” Prophet said. “It’s more productive and positive — it does something. And Cade loved cats.” Prophet plans to put on two shows a year under the production banner. The first takes place Memorial weekend, which is
when Cade died. “All proceeds of the Memorial weekend show will always go to Panhandle Animal Shelter in Cade’s honor,” Prophet said. “Then we will do a show in the fall that will hopefully help us fund the Memorial Weekend show. Currently this is all out of pocket. But we will not touch the proceeds to cover costs. It will all go to the shelter.” Catch “P.S. Your Cat Is Dead” 7 p.m., Saturday, May 26, or 2 p.m. Sunday, May 27, at the Heartwood Center. Tickets are $10 for students and seniors or $12 for general admission. The play features harsh language and other adult content and is appropriate for ages 16 or above. May 17, 2018 /
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