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he Big Apple we ain’t, but we’ve got something New York City could only dream of: Mark Few, head coach of the storied GONZAGA men’s basketball program. In December, we’re told, the New York Knicks reached out to Few to see if he had any interest in coaching the struggling NBA team. Yes, that’s right, Spike Lee’s cherished Knicks were looking to Spokane for help.

Few, as you can guess by now, passed. While it certainly isn’t Few’s last shot at leaving town, staff reporter Wilson Criscone explores why Few has stuck with the Zags (page 28).

Also this week: Our news team gives you the latest on the coronavirus outbreak, how local officials are responding and what we should be focusing on as we navigate through it (page 13).

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If he left, it would definitely leave a huge gap in basketball. However, I think he’s groomed the coaches. He’s groomed the philosophy as well, and he’s groomed the national perspective so that individuals want to come here and play basketball. So he’s given Spokane, and he’s given Gonzaga, a name in the NCAA tournament.

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I have no idea, but it’d be bad, it would be so bad. What would we do without him?

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erm limits. The Founders considered them, then rejected them, deciding not to make them part of the Constitution.

Term limits would curtail the time a federal legislator could serve in Congress, thereby assuring that a new crop of federal legislators would be elected every few years.

Some Democratic presidential contenders made term limits part of their national platform.

Term limits have recently been presented to Congress for a vote, excluding federal workers.

To only include members of Congress will never pass Congress.

I advocated for term limits in the House years ago, and sought a rule change to assure term limits on all members, but the measure

failed. Many members voiced their displeasure, stating I was the reason for their “no” vote — that if a 30-year incumbent could be defeated by a newcomer, then term limits were not necessary.

Various term limits proposals have included 10, 12 and even six years for members of Congress, though now only committee chairmen in the House are term-limited. Under Amendment 22, American presidents may serve for only two terms (eight years); some state legislatures have term-limited their governors. Term limits legisla-

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tion has been introduced in almost every Congress since 1943; some 74 percent of Americans polled still support term limits for federal legislators. Some federal legislators have gallantly adopted a self-imposed term limits policy.

There are at least six objections voiced by term limits opponents.

1. Term limits take away power from voters — voter choices are restricted when people are prevented from supporting a particular candidate because the candidate is term limited.

2. Congressional capacity would be severely decreased — because legislating is a highly acquired skill, experience is valuable.

Being on the job adds to a legislator’s experience, enhancing their ability to pass legislation and interact successfully with other colleagues.

3. A term-limited legislator may not develop expertise in an area of concern if that legislator knows that term limits will take effect. The institution would likely suffer.

4. Term limits would automatically kick out effective lawmakers. Competent lawmakers would be at a competitive disadvantage. There’s no other profession that eliminates serious professionals based on a time limitation. Mastering the ins and outs of the job would be lost.

5. Because of the relatively short time allowed under a term limits approach, the term-limited legislator would be more likely to rely on lobbyists for advice and expertise, possibly increasing the revolving door influence that currently exists.

6. Experience tells us that the federal bureaucracy would simply wait until a legislator leaves office to adopt a policy to which a legislator objects, thereby allowing an unelected appointee LETTERS to effect policy administratively Send comments to over the objections of an elected editor@inlander.com. legislator, thereby negating a voter’s preference. Forcing out experienced legislators is not the best way to “drain the swamp.”

Elections are the best way.

Term limit advocates make a good point that the cost of reelection is now so high that legislators spend too much time seeking reelection dollars rather than attending to America’s business.

As a former term limits advocate myself, I once saw the benefits of term limits. I, too, never thought a 30-year incumbent could be replaced, especially since no sitting Speaker of the House had been defeated since the Civil War era, except one, Tom Foley, in my first race.

But it turns out, there is adequate turnover in Congress. In 2018, there were 89 new representatives and nine new senators elected. New blood in Congress brings fresh and innovative ideas; 73 new representatives were elected in 1994. New members are not beholden to old ways of conducting the nation’s business.

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COMMENT | NEWSMAKERS

Q&A KARI NIXON We talk with the Whitworth University assistant professor about COVID-19, what health officials have done well and how to accept that we can’t control everything

BY JACOB H. FRIES

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r. Kari Nixon’s areas of expertise — medical humanities and contagious diseases — have suddenly become very relevant as the world watches the coronavirus circle the globe. Her first book, titled Kept from All Contagion: Germ Theory, Disease, and the Dilemma of Human Contact, is due out this spring. And last week, she published an opinion piece on CNN’s website in which she argues that the way we discuss the coronavirus can actually impact the way it spreads.

Our interview with Nixon has been lightly edited for space and clarity.

about infectious diseases is important. Why is that?

How does this kind of so-called “outbreak narrative” come to bear on the real world?

In my CNN piece, I quoted Priscilla Wald, who’s written a whole book about the fact that we pretty much always say that diseases come from Asia and Africa as their origin point. And she again doesn’t say necessarily that the science is incorrect or correct. She just says, “I don’t know. We might want to examine the fact that it’s a little convenient that that’s always what our science finds.”

And what I’ve talked about in my piece was something I am starting to call “social spillover,” which is when we believe that a disease is going to stay in this other community, and that it’s not a danger to us, and that that, in fact, lets the disease grow and fester and spread in one reservoir and then be able to spill over into the very populations that were thinking it couldn’t affect them.

The most famous modern example of that would have been HIV. The more people initially thought, “Well, this is a disease of homosexuality,” the more it was able to in fact spread among heterosexuals.

INLANDER: As you’ve watched the coronavirus outbreak unfold in America, what has surprised you?

NIXON: My first gut instinct was to say nothing. …

[But] I can tend to be a little bit pessimistic about people’s ability to take themselves out of the moment of crisis and rise above it and think beyond their individual needs and concerns. And I think in an individualistic society like America, that is how we tend to think — we will watch out for No. 1 — and I have been pretty impressed by the way the journalists I’ve worked with at every level have been really ethically committed to promoting non-hysteria-inducing, rational, even-handed pieces. And I’ve seen people on Twitter and social media instantly calling out and recognizing the xenophobia that came along with the initial outbreak.

You’ve suggested that people shouldn’t freak out or put their heads in the sand when it comes to coronavirus. In your view, what’s a healthy way to look at a threat like this?

Yeah, I had to address this in my book because, you know, when I’m saying something like a life lived without risk isn’t any kind of life, the knee-jerk reaction of readers was going to be like, “Well, but I don’t want tuberculosis.” And so what I say in my intro, and I feel the exact same way about coronavirus is: Of course, this doesn’t mean that you’re going to try to go get any pathogen. …

But instead to be aware that we do live with risk, every day, no matter what. We just like to pretend we don’t.

The way I talk to my students about it is every day we could die in a car accident. We can’t go around thinking like that, or we’d probably just never leave our houses. So we kind of, in order to get by with our daily tasks, ignore the fact that there’s risk all around us. And

In your view, what have officials done well?

I’ve seen people, including the CDC, put out things about how to handle anxiety about the coronavirus.

And to me that shows a really progressive-minded care for holistic health. That goes back to what I think about the world from the book I wrote — that when we’re only trying to preserve, say, a beating heart, we may be overlooking the other aspects of a lived life that make life meaningful, such as relationships and community fulfillment. And so to see health organizations taking care of that part of society was really meaningful to me.

You’ve suggested in your work that the way we talk

in a paradoxical way, if we could just accept that and accept, in this case, we don’t have 100 percent control of what bacteria and viruses get into our bodies 100 percent of the time.

It’s actually shown in cognitive behavioral therapy that that’s sort of the place you have to get to to let go of any anxiety. Any anxiety is about the belief of control, that by worrying about it or doing something about it, you somehow can control the risks that you perceive will happen. n

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COMMENT | FROM READERS

A SCARCE RESOURCE refreshing, constructively critical and hopeful in-depth piece by

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Josh Kelety on the state and future of transit in Spokane (“The Road Forward,” 3/5/20).

It is immensely refreshing to see the extent of effort by Kelety to take a customer’s take, not just for a photo op ride. He didn’t disclose to us at the Spokane Transit Authority that he was now a regular rider. His take is authentic. I respect that immensely.

While the article dregs up past light rail dreams, the dominant message is that the future should be frequent. This is a take politicians or journalists don’t grasp unless they travel transit at a variety of times and places to experience long waits mid-journey.

The criticism of long waits was contextualized yet unabashed: Frequency should mean all hours of travel. People need to travel on weekends. Many of those riding the bus on weekends have very little time to complete errands or get to work. Frequency reduces travel time.

The tensions between ridership and coverage, service investment and fares were fairly conveyed. The article suggests the desirability of greater connectivity without out of travel direction. This is where it gets tougher. …

We have some great concepts for stronger, more frequent connections in Spokane. The response from customers, however, is mixed. They support the grid as long as there is still a bus straight downtown from their neighborhood. Hard tradeoffs come to the forefront.

The easy answer (have both routes!) comes at the expense of frequency, because transit is a scarce resource. There will be important choices ahead to ensure frequency is preserved/improved while we increase network connectivity.

KARL OTTERSTROM, @PEDESTRIANMAN STA director of planning and development

Readers respond to the Inlander’s cover story about the state of the Spokane Transit Authority (“The Road Forward,” 3/5/20):

RAYNA EHRGOTT: STA needs to realize that Spokane is no longer a small city, and it continues to grow.

They should be looking into 24-hour bussing, and get rid of the 1-hour crap on the weekends. Sundays are not dead days anymore, people have to work on Sunday because not all jobs are 9-5 Monday-Friday. Also, there are people like myself who work graveyard shifts or late into the night.

ANNE PERKINS: The people who need the bus the most work on Sundays and late at night. They are your service workers, your janitors, and your health care workers. The STA is a barely viable bus system that doesn’t provide the service needed.

SARAJOY VAN BOVEN: Thanks for this article! I recently moved into town and work downtown and so I take the bus to save on parking and I like it. It should be free for all.

Free for the working poor who are just trying to get to their minimumwage jobs. And free for car owners who’d prefer to take the bus and avoid parking fees but don’t have four $1 bills in their pocket. Free for everyone. It’s not like it’s some fancy luxury to be withheld as a reward for those who work “hard enough” and only those with an extra $60 a month per person should have access to. n

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HEALTH

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With a new coronavirus sweeping the world, how much should you really worry?

BY SAMANTHA WOHLFEIL, JOSH KELETY AND WILSON CRISCIONE

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ince late last year, a new coronavirus, now dubbed COVID-19, has been sweeping the globe, sickening more than 114,000 with flu- and cold-like symptoms and killing more than 4,000 so far.

On Monday, the New York Stock Exchange halted trading for 15 minutes after stocks took a major dive amid coronavirus fears and a spat between Russia and Saudi Arabia over oil prices. Earlier that morning, President Donald Trump tweeted that “fake news media” and Democrats were inflaming “the CoronaVirus situation, far beyond what the facts would warrant,” noting the surgeon general says, “The risk is low to the average American.” Later in the day, Italy, which has seen more than 460 deaths, took the extraordinary measure of declaring a nationwide quarantine, telling people to stay home at all times except for work and emergencies.

As public health officials try to get a handle on the spread of the virus, with some universities turning to online classes and people flocking to buy hand sanitizer and toilet paper, some contend that fears are being overblown.

Others insist it’s not being taken seriously enough.

Officials in Washington state — the first and, so far, hardest hit in the U.S. — have issued a state of emergency and hope to slow the spread of the virus. In addition to dusting off emergency plans and contemplating worstcase scenarios, officials have consistently asked the public to take common-sense measures. That includes washing hands regularly for at least 20 seconds, avoiding touching your face, staying home when you get sick and, in some cases, working from home.

The worst outbreak in the U.S. is at an elderly care facility near Seattle. Unfortunately, that’s exactly the population most susceptible to the worst effects of COVID-19, which include pneumonia and respiratory issues. For at least 24 in Washington it has proven deadly.

With a handful of cases popping up east of the

Cascades, here’s a look at how the Inland Northwest is preparing.

HOW SERIOUS IS COVID-19?

Since December, there have been more than 114,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases globally (though many more are suspected), with more than 4,000 deaths.

The flu, meanwhile, infects roughly 1 billion worldwide each year and kills between 291,000 and 646,000.

In the U.S., the flu kills between about 12,000 and 61,000 yearly.

Similar to the flu, many with COVID-19 may have had mild symptoms and gotten over it. But unlike the flu, most people haven’t been exposed to this coronavirus yet, there is no vaccine (although several are in development), and there is no specific treatment other than typical respiratory illness responses.

About 0.09 percent of the 35.5 million Americans who had the flu in 2018-19 died, according to the CDC. Of those who died, 75 percent were adults 65 and older.

By comparison, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates COVID-19 has a “crude fatality rate” of 3 percent to 4 percent — calculated by the number of deaths divided by reported cases — with those over 60 and with other health complications most likely to die.

The good news is, health officials expect the fatality rate to drop as they learn how widespread the virus truly is. In China, for example, the crude fatality rate, which was initially closer to 17.3 percent, had dropped to 0.7 percent for patients diagnosed after Feb. 1, according to a WHO-China joint mission report. (SW)

IS IT IN SPOKANE YET?

As of Tuesday afternoon, there were no confirmed COVID-19 cases in Spokane County. A highly publicized test tied to Gonzaga University came back negative for

As testing expands, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases is expected to increase. CDC ILLUSTRATION the virus.

Since the CDC loosened its rules for who can be tested, many more in Spokane County are likely being tested.

Given that, the Spokane Regional Health District will now only report if the county gets confirmed cases, and follow up with cases that require public health assistance to reach out to others who may have been in close contact, explains Kelli Hawkins, the health district spokeswoman.

Statewide, there were 267 confirmed cases, and 24 deaths, according to the state Department of Health.

Health officials urged people to stay vigilant about washing their hands, covering their coughs and staying home when sick.

Idaho has no confirmed cases, but officials at Kootenai Health have prepared a special isolation tent should it be necessary.

Meanwhile, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and lawmakers agreed to provide financial assistance for health care workers and first responders who may get sick or quarantined due to COVID-19. State Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler also issued an emergency order requiring insurance companies to cover COVID-19 testing, appointments and treatment without requiring a deductible or co-pay. The state will cover testing for the uninsured. (SW)

WHO CAN GET TESTED AND HOW? WHY AREN’T PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR SYMPTOMS ALLOWED TO BE TESTED?

Not everyone needs to get tested. Many people who get this coronavirus are experiencing symptoms similar to a common cold or the flu, explains Dr. Bob Lutz, the Spokane Regional Health District officer.

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NEWS | HEALTH “PANDEMIC OR PANIC?,” CONTINUED... health problems, and short of showing more drastic symptoms, your doctor likely wouldn’t change your treatment even if you’re positive for COVID-19, he says.

Mostly, patients will be told to do the same thing they would with flu: Stay home; keep away from older people, pregnant women, little kids and those with medical issues; wash your hands regularly; cover your cough; and take care of yourself, drinking plenty of fluids and resting.

“There are some things which I really need to know as a clinician and you need to know as a patient, because that is going to affect your treatment and your outcome.

There are others where it’s not quite as important,” Lutz says. “The ‘need to know’ has been sort of replaced by ‘I want to know.’”

From a scientific standpoint, Lutz says he’d also love to know exactly how many cases are in the community for preparedness. But it’s a balancing act with resources and exactly how useful that information is after a certain point, he says.

“If I test everybody who comes in with a cold, the burden of impact on the health care system is significant,” Lutz says. “It’s a conversation with your provider that balances that ‘need to know’ with ‘What am I going to do differently if I do know that as a patient?’”

If, for example, someone is a caregiver for an older parent, Lutz would likely recommend they be tested to confirm whether they have COVID-19, as it could impact the person they care for. But for healthier and younger patients, it may not be necessary.

“It’s never going to be like rolling up to a McDonald’s, I put a swab in your nose, and I give you test results back in a couple minutes or a day or two,” Lutz says. “It’s never going to be like that.” (SW)

WHAT ARE SCHOOLS DOING?

Schools in the Inland Northwest say they’re taking extra cleaning precautions to prevent the possible spread of coronavirus.

But in Spokane Public Schools, budget cuts for this school year are forcing the custodial staff to do more with less. The district has 23 fewer custodians this year compared to last, and there are no plans to change those staffing levels, according to district spokeswoman Ally Barrera.

The reduction has meant classroom floors are cleaned less often — though the district says other surfaces in classes are still cleaned as much as the year before. During the day, custodians are prioritizing high-touch areas like door handles, handrails and faucet knobs.

School districts say they’re coordinating with local health officials to determine whether school closure is necessary. Colville School District, for instance, shut down temporarily last week while it awaited test results of a suspected case, though that result came back negative. (WC)

ARE MAJOR EVENTS BEING CANCELED?

While massive events like SXSW in Austin, Texas, and Emerald City Comic Con in Seattle have been canceled or postponed, most Inland Northwest events appear to be moving ahead under current guidance from the Spokane Regional Health District. Lutz, the regional health officer, is not yet asking groups to cancel.

“Obviously, you as an organizer, you as a school district, you can make those decisions on your own,” Lutz says. “But from a public health standpoint, we’re not making those recommendations at this point. Talk to me in two weeks, in three weeks, and things may have changed.”

Even looking ahead to Bloomsday, Lutz says he’s not

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The House of Charity homeless shelter in Spokane is stepping up preventative measures. thinking about canceling the massive event yet, but he is brainstorming possibilities like changing the way people are packed in at the starting line, should that be needed.

The first and second rounds of the NCAA tournament are set to start as planned in Spokane (and several other cities) on March 19 and 21.

Large concerts and shows at the Spokane Arena and First Interstate Center for the Arts are also going ahead as scheduled, with the facilities well-stocked with hand sanitizer stations and signs about COVID-19, says Spokane Public Facilities District CEO Stephanie Dr. Bob Lutz, Spokane Regional Curran. The Chinese Health District’s health officer. dance performance Shen Yun is not canceled, but organizers are offering refunds to people who are concerned about attending, Curran says.

“I’ve been working with the health department,” Curran says. “So far they’ve said there’s no need to cancel anything.” (SW)

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you’re better off washing your hands and practicing good cough etiquette than wearing a mask.” (SW)

HOW IS THE JAIL PREVENTING AN OUTBREAK?

Jails, which by design house large numbers of people in close proximity, pose a unique challenge to preventing a potential COVID-19 outbreak. The Spokane County Jail, where chronic overcrowding has been an issue for years, is no different.

“People in prisons are innately vulnerable to a pandemic and spreading it,” says Wanda Bertram, a spokeswoman for Prison Policy Initiative, a reformminded criminal justice think tank. “When jails do things like sticking two or three people in a cell meant for one person, you’re going to increase the risk that viruses [get] transmitted.”

Adding to that risk are common underlying health conditions, the number of inmates and staff cycling in and out, and the increasing number of older inmates, she argues.

At the Spokane County Jail and Geiger Corrections Center, new inmates are now being screened during booking for symptoms like fever or persistent cough, while “high-touch” parts of the facility are being sanitized daily and cells are being cleaned as they become vacant, says Jared Webley, the Spokane County spokesman.

Inmates only have access to soap and water, while jail guards have alcohol-based hand sanitizer, Webley says, to avoid previously seen “cases of inmates using hand sanitizer to get drunk.”

SHOULD I WEAR A MASK? In the event an inmate exhibits COVID-19 symp“Unfortunately, it’s a false sense of security that you wear toms, they will be given a mask and quarantined in a a surgical mask and it’s going to protect “negative air flow” cell, Webley says. Any you,” Lutz says. “I was traveling this past cellmates would also be quarantined.

LETTERS weekend and I saw all kinds of variations However, if an inmate with symptoms Send comments to on the theme to include bandanas, which is exposed to a large number of inmates editor@inlander.com. are just as effective as wearing a surgical outside of their cell, it is unclear what the mask.” protocols are.

Which is to say, not effective at preventing CO“It would be a case-by-case decision that would be VID-19. However, wearing a mask when you’re sick may made by leadership in the jail,” Webley says. help prevent you from spreading germs to other people, Jail officials are also in regular contact with the SpoLutz says, and certainly, for people who are caregiving kane Regional Health District as the situation evolves. (JK) for someone who has coronavirus, N95 masks may help.

“But I’m not encouraging people to go out right now ARE HOMELESS SHELTERS READY? and buy N95s, first of all because it’s impractical, secondSpokane homeless shelters are also taking steps to prely, because you can’t find them because people have gone pare, following protocols provided by the health district. to the extreme and bought them all,” Lutz says. “It gives At the Union Gospel Mission men’s shelter, for inpeople a sense of empowerment, ‘I am doing something stance, staff are screening new clients for fever and cough proactively to prevent myself from getting illness.’ But and giving them a mask if they do show symptoms, says

Joel Brown, UGM’s director of ministries. Staff are also educating clients on proper hygiene and handwashing, and providing ample hand sanitizer.

When it comes to N95 masks, which can help protect from respiratory droplets that spread COVID-19, the supply at Spokane shelters is limited.

“We have a small supply of them, but if there were to be an outbreak, that would be a concern for everybody,” Brown says.

“We can’t get them anymore. They’re sold out.”

They’re also exploring how to create an isolation room in the men’s shelter for clients who need to be quarantined. In the worst-case scenario of a widespread outbreak at the facility, UGM would close to new clients if directed to do so by public health officials.

Catholic Charities — which runs Spokane’s House of Charity shelter and affordable housing complexes for seniors and people transitioning out of homelessness — has well-established protocols that were developed during a norovirus outbreak at House of Charity in 2016.

“We’ve been well trained on how to handle these exact situations,” says Rob McCann, director of Catholic Charities.

“The homeless population is already medically fragile. These are people who are sick all the time anyway.”

Some of their new affordable housing developments feature quarantine rooms with bathrooms, showers and sleeping space for around 50 people. Procedures are also in place to make sure that senior residents get food and medical prescriptions if they are required by health officials to stay quarantined in their units. Staff are also increasing the frequency of cleaning community spaces.

House of Charity is also screening clients.

“The health department has given us lists of questions to ask people and we can take people’s temperatures on site,” McCann says. “We know what to ask and if we see certain symptoms, we call Providence or the health district.”

But since the local homeless population already deals with a variety of chronic health conditions, walking the fine line between proactively identifying COVID-19 and avoiding false alarms is going to be tricky, some argue.

“The homeless population is already medically fragile. These are people who are sick all the time anyway,” McCann says. “It’s going to be very difficult to tell who has coronavirus and who has the same cough they’ve had for years. Same with seniors. We don’t want to overreact.” (JK)

WHAT ABOUT SENIOR LIVING AND CARE FACILITIES?

With the worst outbreak of COVID-19 in the United States so far at an elderly care facility near Seattle, where at least 19 people have died from the virus, facilities in the Spokane area are trying to avoid a similar deadly crisis.

At Touchmark nursing home, which houses over 300 people on the South Hill, staff are removing items like magazines and puzzles from common areas, replacing shared menus with a large sign and switching to individual condiment packets, writes Jan Bellis-Squires, a spokeswoman for the company, by email. Frequently touched surfaces like toilets, faucets, handrails and light switches are also being disinfected three times a day.

In the event that a resident shows symptoms of COVID-19, facility staff will contact their primary care physician and request a clinical assessment, obtain a “detailed account” of their last 30 days of travel and potential exposure, and use gloves and masks when entering the ill resident’s home, Bellis-Squires writes.

At Alderwood Manor, which is operated by Life Care Centers — the company that owns the Kirkland facility with a major COVID-19 outbreak, as well as facilities in North Idaho and around the country — a staffer who declined to give his name tells the Inlander they are “following all of the recommendations” that the CDC has published for nursing facilities. (JK) n

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‘Chilling Effect’

still allow victims to come forward if they chose.

Yet since the Community Colleges of Spokane hadn’t released the unredacted records to the Spokesman-Review by the time the law went into effect, the Court of Appeals ruled that the new law applied to the records.

“The legislative branch has the right to frustrate a pending Public Records Act request,” the Court of Appeals concluded on Tuesday.

“Maybe the institution did several things in order to overlook this. We’d never know if we can’t talk to these women.”

A law passed last year reverses a public records victory for the Spokesman-Review

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n 2018, Spokane Falls Community College President Darren Pitcher was fired after a slew of allegations portraying him as a “predator,” including the allegation that he groped a woman and exposed his penis to her.

But when local media outlets filed records requests to try to figure out what the allegations were, an attorney representing the accuser and other witnesses interviewed in the report sued to keep their NAMES CONFIDENTIAL. And while a superior court judge ruled that releasing the names would create a “chilling effect” and make it harder for victims to come forward, the state of Washington Court of Appeals reversed the ruling, concluding that public records law demanded that the names be disclosed.

But then the law itself changed. Last year, Rep. Laurie Dolan, a Democrat from Olympia, introduced

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Former Spokane Falls Community College President Darren Pitcher HB2020, a bill that, by default, exempted the names of accusers and witnesses in discrimination cases from the public records act. Her bill, she believed, would “decrease predatory harassment in our state agencies” and would

Even though the Spokesman-Review had made its request before the law was written, the court noted, the new law applies to the disclosure of the names, which hasn’t happened. As a result, the names would likely remain forever redacted, though it’s up to Spokane Superior Court to figure out the details.

Spokesman-Review Managing Editor Joe Palmquist says the Spokesman-Review hasn’t discussed how to handle the issue moving forward. In an interview last month, he said the paper didn’t intend to print the names of any accusers, only to reach out to them.

“Maybe the institution did several things in order to

overlook this,” Palmquist says. “We’d never know if we can’t talk to these women.” (DANIEL WALTERS)

LET’S TALK ABOUT SEX

A bill that would require all school districts to teach COMPREHENSIVE SEXUAL EDUCATION passed the state House last week.

The bill will head to Gov. Jay Inslee’s desk for final approval.

It requires sexual health education to be provided to students in grades sixth through 12th by the 2021-22 school year, and then to all K-12 students the following year. Currently, public schools are not required to provide sexual health education to students.

LETTERS The bill says the instrucSend comments to tion will be age-appropriate and editor@inlander.com. that the materials used must be “medically and scientifically accurate.” Grades K-3 must teach “social-emotional learning,” consistent with benchmarks adopted by the state Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction. Higher grades would learn about physiological, psychological and sociological developments.

The bill was highly controversial, with Republican lawmakers opposed to the bill. During the debate, one lawmaker, Vicki Kraft, R-Vancouver, expressed opposition to fourth graders learning about vaginal, oral and anal sex. Republicans attempted to kill the bill by adding more than 200 amendments to it — 29 of those coming from Rep. Matt Shea, R-Spokane Valley.

The bill also will require schools that provide sexual health education teach affirmative consent, defining it as a conscious and voluntary agreement to engage in sexual activity.

Schools will be able to choose their own curriculum from a list provided by the state OSPI or separately approved by OSPI. If parents don’t want their kids to receive the sexual education instruction, they can opt out, according to a provision in the bill.

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No License, No Problem?

State lawmakers consider letting a North Idaho rehab program treat vulnerable children for addiction without a license

BY WILSON CRISCIONE

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or years, Pastor Tim Remington ran an inpatient treatment center in Coeur d’Alene for teens battling drug addiction, taking a faith-based approach to treatment.

The problem? The program wasn’t licensed to treat children, a fact that forced Remington to close Good Samaritan Rehabilitation off to teens in 2012.

But in Remington’s view, he should be able to welcome vulnerable youth back into treatment, despite having no license. And he’s repeatedly asked the Idaho Legislature to let him do exactly that.

“If we go the other direction and get certified, then I have to have people on board who are highly paid,” he tells the Inlander.

And paying more licensed therapists, he says, means higher prices for families.

“People can’t afford that,” he says.

This year, the request from Remington — who himself

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Pastor Tim Remington, who survived a shooting four years ago, wants his rehab facility to be able to treat children without a license. was recently appointed as a state representative — has gained real traction. A slew of Republican state representatives, including Coeur d’Alene Reps. Mary Souza and Ron Mendive, pushed a bill to help Good Samaritan get around what they’re characterizing as an unnecessary hurdle preventing kids from accessing needed treatment.

The bill they proposed would allow Good Samaritan to treat teenagers as part of a pilot program, with no license needed. It passed the House and, as of press time, was being considered by a Senate committee.

But the bill has drawn strong opposition from those who feel there should be more oversight and accountability for a facility housing vulnerable youth — especially one where adults and kids in treatment for addiction stay under the same roof. There remains some mystery over what happens in the program, and how it treats patients who have different religious beliefs. While Good Samaritan lists internal stats suggesting the program is effective, one parent tells the Inlander that her adult son was courtordered to go to Good Samaritan but was kicked out in part because he wasn’t Christian.

Ruth York, executive director of the Idaho Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health, a nonprofit organization that advocates for youth, says licensing is a “really important process” and a safeguard for families.

“It assures that a facility has been through proper checks, has proper staff, proper safety precautions, and has been thoroughly vetted in being appropriate as a substance abuse treatment center,” she says. “Any time you’re dealing with kids under 18, that is just not a process to circumvent.”

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emington, who readers might know as the pastor who survived a shooting in 2016, opened his Good Samaritan program to teens in 2005. It touts itself as a nonprofit that doesn’t just focus on treating addiction, but also the causes for addiction. On its website, it says that “clients spend nearly every waking

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moment” learning about Jesus Christ, adding that “how the world treats addiction simply does not work.”

Remington dismisses any concerns about oversight and accountability of his program. He notes that about 60 percent of the clients at Good Samaritan come there through a judicial order.

“We’ve got the whole community that’s involved in it,” Remington says.

Still, while the faith-based approach may work for many, at least one parent says it can be a problem if the patients aren’t Christians.

Jessica Streufert, of Hayden, tells the Inlander that when her adult son was sent to Good Samaritan on a court order last year, Good Samaritan wouldn’t let him participate in a six-month program because of his spiritual beliefs, even though she says he participated in all religious activities. After a judge again ordered her son into Good Samaritan, she says he relapsed and was arrested on drug charges. Now, he’s serving a prison sentence.

In Streufert’s letter to the Legislature, she adds that Remington once asked her “bizarre” questions about her sex life with her ex-husband before calling her son a “bastard.” She urges lawmakers to not let Good Samaritan operate as a pilot program, saying she would be “petrified” to send a juvenile there, knowing what she knows.

“I just don’t see how they can possibly pass anything like this,” Streufert says in an interview.

Remington did not directly respond to a follow-up question regarding whether anyone has been kicked out for their spiritual beliefs. On the “bastard” comment, however, he says in a text message to the Inlander that he’s “never used that word one time in 40 years. That did not happen. What does that mean? No dad???”

In an earlier interview, Remington says the goal at Good Samaritan is to build a family. For about seven years, Remington says Good Samaritan accepted teenagers who were 13 to 17. At most, it housed 10 kids at a time in four-month programs, while serving up to 10

times as many adults.

Adults and kids would stay in the same building — though Remington notes they had “separate quarters.” The programs for the adults and the kids were largely the same and adults in the rehab program would act like a “big brother” for the kids there.

Remington claims not one person has ever needed to be restrained in the years Good Samaritan has been open.

In introducing the bill earlier this month to make Good Samaritan a pilot program, Mendive says Good Samaritan self-reported a 78 percent success rate over a five-year period while costing a few thousand dollars for a four-month stay.

That’s why Remington doesn’t want to be forced to get a license, he says: He wouldn’t be able to keep the cost down nor run the kind of program he wants.

“To be licensed, you need to have these particular people on staff,” Remington says. “Now you have one or two doctors, a [master’s in social work], going by their rules and you have to do this and that. It doesn’t work like that for us.”

That caught up with him in 2012, when a child’s grandmother asked the state if Good Samaritan had a license to treat kids. The answer was “no.”

“We had an attorney come up and say, ‘You can’t do this without a license,’” Remington recalls. “So we had to stop. We’ve been trying to get things going again [for teens] ever since.”

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emington’s request sparked a heated debate in the House this year. In a time when more kids need treatment options, proponents of the bill say, parents should have the right to choose one for their kid.

But some Democratic lawmakers and child advocates remained concerned on several points. For one, many providers have started to move away from residential treatment for teens, instead opting for outpatient treatment.

“There’s no question we don’t have enough services,” says York, with the Idaho Federation of Families. “But the standard of care for youth with a substance use disorder is not to be residential. It is to be outpatient, and/or intensive outpatient. And those exist in North Idaho.”

And if a place like Good Samaritan wants to provide those services, argues Rep. Lauren Necochea, D-Boise, “it can go through the proper process that protects our youth.”

Secondly, York says that without it being licensed, parents have no due process if they suspect abuse. She also questions the lack of licensed therapists. Treating adults isn’t the same as treating kids, and they need staff with proper training, she says.

“If you deal with teens in any way other than a trauma-sensitive and informed approach, you are not going to get a long-term remission,” York says.

Other lawmakers expressed uneasiness about kids and adults commingling in the same facility, particularly because Good Samaritan’s website says it treats porn and sex addiction. When asked about this, Remington tells the Inlander they no longer serve those people and they have no sex offenders there.

Remington says he’s been trying to find a way to treat teenagers without a license ever since he opened the program in 2005.

The original bill proposed this session by Souza and Mendive created an exemption in state law allowing Good Samaritan to do so. That was then amended to name Good Samaritan specifically as a pilot program. Rep. Barbara Ehardt, R-Idaho Falls, argued that should be sufficient to persuade skeptics.

“Don’t shut it down, give it a try,” she told lawmakers. “It is one pilot program. Give North Idaho an opportunity to help their children.”

Remington says if lawmakers are so concerned about children, he says, they should look at all the complaints made at state-run facilities.

While supporting his bill to make Good Samaritan into a pilot program, Mendive says children are protected through the child protective act and “other statutes that protect youth.” He suggests that there’s an “inherent pushback on faith-based organizations.”

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The Housing Wishlist Spokane’s years of pleas for more housing resources from the state are finally paying off

BY DANIEL WALTERS

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t’s been nearly a dozen years since the economic crash of 2008, but the impact still haunts the housing market in Washington state.

“During the housing boom, housing production was about 53,000 units a year,” says Jim Baumgart, housing policy advisor for Gov. Jay Inslee. “In the depth of the recession, it was less than 20,000 housing units a year.”

Since the recession was caused by the crash of the housing market, long-lasting damage was done to the construction industry, as financing was frozen and experienced contractors and carpenters moved to other jobs. And the lack of tax revenue meant the state government slashed investments in affordable housing as well: Between 2010 and 2014, the state Housing Trust Fund, which awards money for affordable housing projects through a competitive grant process, was cut by 45 percent.

Still, even when the economy was at its lowest, Baumgart says, new residents kept flooding into Washington state. Between 2010 and 2012, over 29,000 new people moved here.

After the state came rocketing out of the recession, that population growth accelerated rapidly.

“Ninety-thousand people moved into the state last year,” he says. “People are coming here looking for opportunity.”

All the statewide efforts to build more housing, Baumgart says, have only recently broken even with population growth. And in Spokane, housing growth has been slower than in places like Seattle.

But this year’s proposed House budget includes massive investments in housing: $15 million a year would be dedicated to supportive housing units like the ones built

by Catholic Charities. Another $100 million would be poured into the Housing Trust Fund.

That’s all on top of the legislation that gives a board of county commissioners or a city council the ability to vote in a permanent sales tax hike to further bolster affordable housing and a bill that hands Spokane a tool to spur new affordable housing in places like West Central.

“It feels like we’re on the verge of the biggest game changer for housing in Spokane history,” says the lobbyist for the Spokane City Council Erik Poulsen, “just because of the sheer resources that will be available for the city.”

Still, in a state with high rents and one of the highest rates of homelessness, the question is whether all those reforms will be enough.

HOUSING INVESTMENTS

“I think we’re falling behind. It’s going to be really hard if we go into a recession,” says former City Council President Ben Stuckart. “If you’re already behind and you’re falling behind, how do we make that up? Everybody assumed we’d have these low rents forever in Spokane, but that didn’t happen.”

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Former Council President Ben Stuckart has a new job focused on housing.

Last week, Stuckart was named the next executive director of the Spokane Low Income Housing Consortium, a group of community organizations dedicated to promoting affordable housing.

And even before he was approached about the new job, he’d spent the last few months lobbying the Legislature for a bill to let a city pass a sales tax hike by a simple majority vote of the City Council, to fund affordable housing and mental health services. The one-tenth of 1 percent increase — an extra penny for a $10 purchase — in sales taxes could mean around $6 million extra for the city of Spokane.

“I think that’s really important to have a local source of funding,” Stuckart says.

But the sales tax bill directs 60 percent of the money to housing for veterans, domestic violence victims and low-income, disabled, elderly or mentally ill people. The rest would be used to fund mental and behavioral health programs.

On Monday, the measure passed out of the Legislature to be signed by the governor. The vote was almost entirely partisan, with only a single Republican in the Legislature supporting it. Republicans argued that citizens, not county commissioners or a city council, should be the ones deciding whether to impose a tax hike.

But to City Council members like Breean Beggs, it’s an opportunity to pay a tiny cost and get a huge impact.

“It will literally transform lives,” Beggs says.

THE BEGGS BILL

Beggs has been rooting for another housing bill as well: Its genesis goes back a decade, when a long strip of abandoned railway yard across the river from downtown Spokane started turning into Kendall Yards, a thriving cluster of dense townhomes and local businesses. The higher-end Kendall Yards bordered West Central, one of the poorest neighborhoods in the state.

“That’s great,” Beggs recalls thinking back then, “but West Central is going to get decimated.”

Kendall Yards would send property values in West Central spiking, but that would make it harder for its residents to pay their rent.

Meanwhile, Kendall Yards was benefiting from a tax increment financing district, intending to direct extra property tax revenue generated from the new development toward public projects in the surrounding bordering neighborhoods. That extra money could be used for street lights, sidewalks, even the pedestrian bridge in Riverfront Park. But one thing it couldn’t be used for?

Affordable housing.

So way back in 2011, Breean Beggs wrote a letter to Washington state Sen. Andy Billig (D-Spokane) to argue

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that allowing tax increment financing money to be spent on affordable housing would help “substantially preserve and increase permanently affordable housing in Washington state.”

“We could buy these houses up, retrofit them, and make them affordable,” Beggs says now. “I couldn’t get anything with legs through the Legislature.”

Nine years went by. But last week, a bill from Washington state Rep. Timm Ormsby (D-Spokane) passed that includes Beggs’ proposal to allow these funds to be spent on permanent affordable housing.

In part, that’s due to the support from a developer — Kendall Yards developer Jim Frank, who calls the proposal “a win-win for developers as well as local communities and taxpayers.”

MISSION NOT-QUITE ACCOMPLISHED

For some nonprofits that champion low-income housing, like Catholic Charities, all the extra money — whether from legislation, the Housing Trust Fund or a new city sales tax hike — addresses only a small piece of the problem.

“Drastic fundamental changes need to occur. I don’t want to put up the banner that says ‘Mission Accomplished,’” says Jonathan Mallahan, Catholic Charities’ vice president of housing. “You’re not going to subsidize your way out of the affordable housing crisis.”

Mallahan says that Spokane and the state need to make big changes to their rules to clear the way for denser housing developments in the city.

While the state’s Growth Management Act limits the ability of developers to build big housing developments in outlying areas, a thicket of regulations and the inevitable surge in neighborhood opposition to apartment complexes means that building in the middle of a city is difficult.

Washington state has chipped away at regulations restricting condo developments and “accessory-dwelling units” — the basement bedrooms or backyard cottages you might rent to your mother-in-law. But Washington hasn’t done anything as dramatic as Oregon did last year, when it changed the definition of “single-family zoning” to allow duplexes in every single-family neighborhood, no matter how snooty. Instead, it’s left many of the most important housing policy decisions up to the local politicians who risk voter backlash anywhere they want to build affordable housing.

“Local control maybe isn’t the best thing for zoning,” Stuckart says. “At some point, if the state wants to continue to have a Growth Management Act, then you’re going to have to do something to force cities to come along.” n danielw@inlander.com

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Tips from Spokane’s Irish Drinking Team on how to take full advantage of your St. Patrick’s Day 2020

BY DAN NAILEN

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t. Patrick’s Day is one of those holidays known primarily for its boozy celebrants, much like New Year’s Eve, Thanksgiving, Super Bowl Sunday and sometimes Groundhog Day, depending on who you’re hanging out with.

Ostensibly a celebration of the patron saint of Ireland, St. Patrick’s Day has evolved into a great excuse to throw parades, wear green, eat corned beef and ruin perfectly good beer with green dye. Whether you’re Irish or not, St. Patrick inspires a party.

Enter the Irish Drinking Team, a Spokane crew that’s been organizing downtown pub crawls on the mornings of the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade since the mid-aughts. Inspired by a family who ordered matching St. Patrick’s Day T-shirts at his dad’s print shop, Greg Brunette and some buddies hatched the idea for the Irish Drinking Team over drinks (naturally) at the old Double Dribble bar.

The first year, Brunette says, “it was like 30 or 40 people” banging around downtown. “But then, of course, people saw it and they go, ‘Well, what’s this about?’ So it

just started growing.” most attendees are folks between 30 and 50 who don’t Now about to hit its 15th year, the Irish Drinking get out a lot. The St. Paddy’s pub crawl is a way for them Team idea has turned into a nice side business for the to reconnect with downtown’s bar scene — and each 45-year-old Brunette (who took over managing Brunette other.

Sportswear from his dad) and Shannon Dickenson, 40, “When we started collaborating, we took it from 60 who joined the cause doing marketing and social media to 100 people up to 400 or 500 people,” Dickenson says. outreach for the Irish Drinking Team “Last year it was 840 people, in 2011. and this year we’re on track Each year, they come up with a to do quite a bit more.”

NOT TOO LATE TO JOIN new design and print it up on a slew of While most of those Join the Irish Drinking Team pub crawl for products, and customers “join” the Irish folks are part of the Spokane 2020 by buying an official T-shirt, hoodie or Drinking Team when they buy a Tcrawl — “I would say about jersey either Friday, March 13, from 7:30-9 pm shirt, hoodie or jersey. Wearing the gear 700,” Dickenson says — there at O’Doherty’s (525 W. Spokane Falls Blvd.) or the morning of the pub crawl gets team are also chapters in NashSaturday, March 14, from 7-9 am at nYne Bar & members into the bars without paying ville and Kelowna, British Bistro (232 W. Sprague Ave.). cover charges, and gets them deals on Columbia, and the duo drinks and food along the way. has plans to take the IDT More importantly, at this point people have turned it nationwide next year, helping locals in far-flung cities set into an annual gathering for friends and family, Dickenup their own chapters — and hopefully selling a lot more son says. There are people who don’t join the crawl until gear in the process. after the parade (and after dropping off their kids), and ...continued on next page

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Before then, though, they have the 15th Spokane Irish Drinking Team crawl to navigate. Remarkably, the events have been largely drama-free through the years — don’t believe the “fighting Irish” stereotypes, people — and each St. Paddy’s Day the group collects money for a good cause, often team members who have health issues or hit hard times. Participants often start insanely early, and the bars involved open to accommodate the morning cocktailers.

“People actually start lining up for when the doors open at 7 [am],” Dickenson says of the first stop at nYne Bar & Bistro, which serves up breakfast while the team sings and starts dancing their way to several other spots.

“The earliest people last year, it was like 4:55 am.”

We asked Brunette and Dickenson for advice on surviving a long day of revelry. Here are their tips:

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DRINK WATER BETWEEN EVERY DRINK

This is good advice every day, not just on St. Patrick’s Day.

JUST BECAUSE YOU’RE OFFERED SHOTS, THAT DOESN’T MEAN YOU HAVE TO DRINK THE SHOTS

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FIVE ALBUMS TO GET YOU IN THE IRISH MOOD The Pogues, If I Should Fall From Grace With God Van Morrison & the Chieftains, Irish Heartbeat Thin Lizzy, Jailbreak The Dubliners, A Drop of the Hard Stuff Stiff Little Fingers, Inflammable Material

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EAT YOUR BREAKFAST, AND GET MORE FOOD THROUGH THE DAY

If you can’t make it in time for the kick-off breakfast at nYne, be sure to pad your tummy with something before you get started, and eat through the day if you make it until evening.

BE POLITE TO YOUR BARTENDERS (AND TIP!)

Again, good advice every day, not just on St. Patrick’s Day.

PLAN YOUR RIDE IN AND OUT OF DOWNTOWN BEFORE SATURDAY

Spokane’s Uber and Lyft drivers are probably going to be pretty busy, so book early.

done. the man in charge of a 700-strong pub crawl, and a DJ, people want to buy you shots. A lot of shots.

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The best way to be sure you’re at the start of the crawl — and not far from a bed when you’re

The Irish Drinking Team pub crawl starts at 7 am Saturday, March 14, at nYne Bar & Bistro and will include stops at Lucky’s, Monterey Cafe, Crave, Borracho, Boombox, Fast Eddie’s, Lion’s Lair and Brick West Brewing. Visit theirishdrinkingteam.com for more details.

The 42nd annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in downtown Spokane starts at noon; visit friendlysonsofstpatrick.com for more parade details. Coeur d’Alene’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade starts at 4 pm on Sherman Avenue. n

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New Digs BURN, BABY, BURN Many current teenagers have never burned a CD. They’ve never experienced the rush of making a personalized playlist for someone special or staring at the handwritten tracklist for a mix someone gave to them. Sure, services like Spotify allow users to create and share playlists. But missing from that is the beauty of a time limit and the thrill of fitting 21 whole songs onto your mix. There’s a certain magic in mixes for a road trip, and a special bond forged in the Sharpie art on those plastic discs. The love of music will always find a way to be shared, but it’s a shame to see this artform dying a little more every day. (SAMANTHA WOHLFEIL)

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BY CARRIE SCOZZARO

hen the rent on the Sprague Avenue building Richmond Art Collective shared with Laboratory went up — by a lot — the cooperative scrambled to find a new home.

They were already outgrowing the Sprague space, Director Julie Gautier-Downes Jackson says, and it presented other challenges, including a lack of visibility.

Fortunately, they found a sublet at 917 W. Broadway, better known as the former location of Stella’s Restaurant, in the same neighborhood as the quickly growing Wonder Building community, which they hope will increase their exposure.

With 800 square feet more space than their old location, RAC is building out their photography darkroom, an area for workshops, and two individual studios for artists to rent. There is a rudimentary kitchen prep area and garage door for events and transporting oversize works. And the exhibition space closest to the street boasts high ceilings, which worked out perfectly for their inaugural exhibition in the new location by Susan Vander

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THIS WEEK’S PLAYLIST Some noteworthy new music hits online and in stores March 13. To wit: D.O.A., Treason. The Canadian punks’ new album reworks their oldie “F---ed Up Ronnie” into “F--ed Up Donald.” You probably get the gist without even hearing it.

The Districts, You Know I’m Not Going Anywhere.

The band’s sound continues expanding in evermore experimental directions.

Maria McKee, La Vita Nuova. The former Lone Justice singer has one of the great voices in Americana music. (DAN NAILEN)

Kooi.

Tethering: A Narrative Unraveled, which opened March 6 and continues through March 28, features Vander Kooi’s installation of found textiles, collected mostly from thrift stores, in various states of deconstruction.

“A significant theme in my practice is the act of collecting, especially where objects are unwanted or discarded,” says Vander Kooi, one of seven RAC members.

“I’ve been using afghans primarily, all which look to be homemade,” she adds, saying that she has knitted and crocheted blankets herself so unraveling the textiles she finds doesn’t come without a little personal sadness.

RAC was created in 2015 by former members Rebecca Chadwell and Anne-Claire Mitchell in the historic Richmond Hotel. The duo secured a $10,000 SAGA grant to upgrade facilities, something Gautier-Downes Jackson hopes to replicate for the new space in the next round of grants.

Until then, they’re making do, partially funded through member dues: artist full-access memberships, studio rentals and memberships for participating only in exhibitions all help keep the art collective functioning. Another component of RAC is its quarterly “family dinner” potluck, designed to promote community engagement.

As with many member-run galleries, participants come and go. The current roster includes Vander Kooi, Gautier-Downes Jackson, Amanda Caldwell, Gregory Roth, Ira Gardner, T Kurtz, Tayler Parkin and Rolf Goetzinger/Art Beyond Limits.

Visit richmondartcollective.org for more information, including upcoming exhibitions and the juried process for reviewing potential applicants. n

SPOKANE STYLE Next time you’re grabbing a drink at No-Li Brewhouse, make sure to look up. The brewery recently added some unique lighting to its University District pub — an identical replica of the Expo ’74 U.S. Pavilion that happens to be an 8-foot-tall chandelier. Cody Rodenbough of Lincoln Build Works is the man behind the 325-pound art piece that’s one-twentieth the size of the real deal. (DEREK HARRISON)

CHAMPIONSHIP REMAKE My Top 5 reasons to watch the Hulu High Fidelity 10-episode series, a remake/reimagining of the 2000 movie and Nick Hornby’s novel. 1.

Lead character “Rob” is now a woman, played winningly by Zoë Kravitz.

2. The soundtrack kills. 3. Da’Vine Joy Randolph as Cherise, taking over Jack Black’s role of boisterous record store employee from the movie. 4.

Rob’s directly addressing the viewers is less prominent than in the film.

5. Guest stars like Parker Posey as a wealthy artist, and Debbie Harry as her badass self. (DAN NAILEN)

BUGGIN’ OUT Dan loves moody indie platformer games, the kind with gravity inversions and spinning saw blades. Ben loves pointand-click adventure games, the sort where you put cat hair on scotch tape to make a mustache disguise. Lair of the Clockwork God lets you swap between the two characters in a genuinely hilarious meta-referential romp. That doesn’t mean there aren’t rough edges. Most irritating? When Dan jumps on top of Ben, it sends him momentarily glitching through the floor. Yes, yes, the developers apologize for the bugs, but it shows sloppy craftsmanship, doesn’t it?

Or, it would, unless — spoiler warning — these bugs were intended all along, making up some of the games most satisfying “aha!” moments. (DANIEL WALTERS)

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The Southern Thing

Duane “Son of Dickey” Betts (left) and Devon “Son of Gregg” Allman of the Allman Betts Band.

How I learned to stop being a hater and embrace Southern Rock

BY DAN NAILEN

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art of being a music lover is also being a snob, and even though my mind has opened considerably as I’ve aged, I still remember all the genres I just couldn’t give any time to when I was growing up.

Southern rock was definitely verboten for much of my life. Lynyrd Skynyrd was a prime example of why I hated “classic rock” when I was only listening to punk, and their using Confederate flags until well after that racist symbol’s expiration date didn’t help. But I eventually loosened up thanks to some other groups of the genre, including the Allman Brothers Band.

Next week, a couple of the Brothers’ offspring — Gregg Allman’s son Devon and Dickey Betts’ son Duane — are bringing their new music project the Allman Betts Band to Spokane to celebrate their original songs and those of their famous fathers. If bluesy riff-rock with serious groove is your thing, they’re worth checking out.

Southern rock wasn’t always my thing, but here are a few of the artists who helped show me the way toward acceptance — not of the Stars ’n’ Bars, but of bands with three guitars.

BLACK CROWES

As a punk fan, I went to see a show by long-forgotten hard-rockers Junkyard solely because they had a guy from Minor Threat and Dag Nasty on guitar. Opening up were a bunch of nobodies from Atlanta whose first album hadn’t even come out yet, but they brought a serious

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swagger that was like Rolling Stones or the Faces if they’d been born in the American South. The Black Crowes were playing to 12 people, and it was like they were in an arena.

A few months later their 1990 debut Shake Your Moneymaker came out and eventually sold 5 million copies. I’ve been a fan since (which isn’t always easy, believe me), and they planted seeds for a future acceptance of Southern rock.

DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS

Yes, I can pinpoint the dates I first saw Drive-By Truckers live — Jan. 18-19, 2002 — because that’s the kind of nerd fan I am now, 18 years later. Touring in support of their breakthrough double-album Southern Rock Opera, and playing a club that held about 300 folks, the Truckers delivered half the opera one night, the other half the next.

In introducing songs about George Wallace, Bear Bryant and Lynyrd Skynyrd with their own three-guitar attack and righteous live show — and making it abundantly clear their attitudes and politics had nothing to do with the stereotypes I had of the South — DBT kicked open my mind and softened my stance against the bands they grew up on in Alabama.

TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS

When Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ 1985 album Southern Accents was being recorded and released, it went from being the Album Where Tom Broke His Hand

Punching A Wall to the Album With the Alice In Wonderland Video (“Don’t Come Around Here No More”) to the Album that Unfortunately Spawned A Tour Full of Confederate Flag Imagery (Petty later publicly regretted that choice). Years later when I reassessed Petty thanks to his Wildflowers and Full Moon Fever albums, this was the record where he’d shifted from generic rocker into an astute chronicler of his Southern roots. The title track and “Rebels” are killers.

THE BAND

I would hazard a guess that nine out of 10 people reading this have heard some cover band play “The Weight” by the Band. You know the tune even if you don’t think you do (“Take a load off, Fanny/Take a load for free…”). I never loved that song, and never really knew the rest of the Band’s prodigious talents until long after they ceased to be. It was 1972 live album Rock of Ages that I probably bought in the mid-2000s that really got me into this incredible quintet that tapped into American roots music like few others — despite being 80 percent Canadian!

GREGG ALLMAN

By the time the Allman Brothers Band singer played the Fox in Spokane five years ago, the previous entries on this list had softened me up to the point where I proactively listened to the Allmans’ live At Fillmore East album a few times each year. Seeing Allman sing “It’s Not My Cross to Bear,” “Midnight Rider” and “Melissa” was sweet — and I was especially glad I got to see him before Allman died in 2017. Seeing Gregg’s son alongside Allman Brothers’ bandmate Dickey Betts’ offspring years later should be something. n The Allman Betts Band with Marc Ford and Jackson Stokes • Wed, March 18 at 7:30 pm • $38/$45/$60 • All ages • Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox • 1001 W. Sprague • 624-1200

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G N I Y A T S E S R U O THE C e Knicks — th n e v e t o n — y d Why nobo e Gonzaga v a le to w e F rk a can convince M CIONE

BY WILSON CRIS

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n December, two months into another disastrous season, the New York Knicks were already looking for a new head coach.

Familiar names popped up as candidates, like former coach Jeff Van Gundy and former Knicks player Mark Jackson. But the franchise evidently had their eye on another coach, too. It was a coach who built one of the most successful college programs in the country. A coach with experience with Team USA. A coach with a track record of turning international players into stars.

A coach living on the opposite side of the country in Spokane, Washington.

That’s right. The Knicks reached out to Mark Few in December to see if he’d have any interest in the coaching job, Gonzaga athletic director Mike Roth tells the Inlander.

The conversation didn’t go far, Roth says.

“Mark doesn’t want to live in New York City,” Roth says. “He loves what he does. He loves Spokane. He loves Gonzaga.”

You could see the appeal from the Knicks’ perspective. The Knicks are a shitshow right now, with their owner James Dolan currently feuding with the team’s most iconic fan, Spike Lee. In Few, presumably, they see a coach who could bring much-needed stability. After all, Few runs a program that’s never had a major scandal in his tenure and that’s been the model of consistency over the last two decades.

But the Knicks ran into the same problem as any college team that’s tried to pluck Few away from Spokane over the years. Few, according to those who know him, has everything he wants here.

Why would he ever leave?

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“I don’t think he ever will,” says Bobby Brett, owner of the Spokane Chiefs and Spokane Indians. “I think he’s got the best job in the country.”

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was hoping to ask Few himself what’s kept him in Spokane all these years when he could probably have any job he wanted.

Unfortunately, he was unavailable for comment on this article.

Besides Few himself, there may be nobody who has a more informed perspective on why Few wouldn’t leave Gonzaga than Dan Monson.

Monson lived with Few for years when both were assistant coaches at Gonzaga.

Monson then, of course, was head coach at Gonzaga in that 1999 Elite Eight run.

When Minnesota gave him an offer he felt he couldn’t refuse, however, he took it, leaving Few to take over. Monson had some success at Minnesota given the circumstances (the team was recovering from an academic fraud scandal), but then Monson resigned in 2006 during a rocky start to the season. Since 2007, he’s been coaching Long Beach State.

Monson thinks his own career arc might make Few hesitant about leaving.

“To watch me leave, when things were going so good, and then going to Minnesota and seeing first hand that the grass isn’t greener everywhere else … that maybe made him pause,” Monson tells the Inlander.

In the early days as roommates, Monson says he and Few didn’t have big dreams of leading major college programs to the Final Four. ...continued on next page

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“We were just contemplating if we were going to stay in the profession,” Monson says.

If you would have asked Few then what his dream job would have been, however, Monson thinks Few would have said Oregon, his alma mater. But Few has certainly had his chances to coach there, and he’s declined. Other West Coast programs — UCLA, Arizona — have been rumored to covet Few as well. But given the success of the program and what we know about him, it’s not hard to understand why, for Few, nothing else can compete with being the head coach of the Gonzaga Bulldogs.

“If you know Mark Few, you know he’s a family guy first.

He’s a private man,” Brett says. “He loves living here. He loves to fly fish.”

Really, you don’t have to actually know Mark Few to know those things about him. Every March, it feels like countless stories are done about Few’s affinity for Spokane and his love of fly fishing. That can’t be all that’s keeping him here — there are fish to be caught in other places, too. Brett, a former star athlete in high school in Southern California, notes there are other realities of coaching somewhere like UCLA, including a longer commute time to work and a state income tax.

In Roth’s view, it was more likely that Few would have left five or 10 years ago. Now, those other programs are getting the message. They’re starting to reach out to Few less, Roth says, because they know he’s not leaving.

“There are historic basketball programs out there that he’s turned down,” Roth says. “You talk about some of the most historic programs over the years, this school or this school or this school, and everybody knows he’s turned those down more than once. Can he still get those jobs? Absolutely.”

He may not have much to gain from joining them. Joining a historic program like UCLA, for example, would likely carry more pressure than he faces in Spokane: Could he shoulder the legacy of legendary coaches like John Wooden? Here in Spokane, he’s already made the program great, and there are no signs of it slowing down.

If he was chasing a bigger salary, Roth says, he already would have done that before settling in with his family in Spokane.

Plus, he can enjoy all the same benefits he would get at those programs. Gonzaga is a brand that can recruit internationally and consistently compete for a national championship. The Zags have made five straight Sweet Sixteen runs, which no other team can say right now, and Few has the highest winning percentage of any active coach.

“We’re doing stuff that others haven’t done or don’t do,” Roth says. “Why would he go anywhere else when he can do all those things here?”

That, combined with the lifestyle in Spokane, is why Monson doubts Few would leave even if a program like Kentucky or Duke called him one day. He wants to have an off-season, to be more than a 24/7 Division I coach, Monson says. In Spokane, he can do that — he can take his kids skiing, or spend days out at the lake.

Even in the heat of competition, Mark Few never looks crazy enough to take the Knicks job.

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Monson doubts he could replicate that elsewhere.

“I’ve talked to him too many times about jobs and that kind of stuff. There’s no way he’d take one of those, in my mind.”

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f Few is a guy who wants a life outside of basketball and doesn’t need the pressure of a big city, then the Knicks job would make little sense for him.

But does that mean he wouldn’t be interested in any NBA job? Brett, who admits he’s just speculating, thinks the right situation could be pique Few’s interest. And while Monson doesn’t think Few has much of a desire to move up to the NBA, he admits Few could be “intrigued by it.”

“He’s done USA Basketball, and I would never say never for him because I think he would be good at it,” Monson says.

Other college coaches who’ve made that transition might tell him to be cautious, however. Just look at former Michigan coach John Beilein, who took the head coaching job for the Cleveland Cavaliers this season. He failed to win the players over as it became clear early on that they’d have a losing season, then he called them “thugs,” tried to explain that he meant “slugs,” and now he’s already stepped down as head coach.

Roth says it’s a “long shot” that Few ever goes to the NBA. If he wants to maintain a personal life, that would be more difficult to do with a longer NBA season. Few won’t go out and pursue that.

He’s focused on other things right now.

“We think alike, and we have the same goals: To find a way to get ourselves back to the Final Four and win a national championship,” Roth says. n

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a South Dallas special, you know.”

In 2015, Gilder graduated from Dallas’ Madison High School and Woolridge graduated from Lake Ridge High School in nearby Mansfield. Being high-level prospects the same age, from the same place, they inevitably crossed paths. So, the lobs they throw are nothing new.

“We played with each other when we were younger,” Gilder says. “I actually have a video on my phone of me doing that exact same thing [throwing Woolridge a lob].

Hopefully he’ll dunk one of them.”

Their connection on the court has proven critically important for Gonzaga this season. Last year’s team was led by senior point guard Josh Perkins, who finished his career with more assists (712) than anyone in Gonzaga history.

Perkins, along with backup point guard Geno Crandall, was lost to graduation, and shooting guard Zach Norvell departed early for the NBA. That left Corey Kispert and an untested Joel Ayayi as the Zags only options in a depleted backcourt. So, the Zags went to the transfer portal and picked up Gilder and Woolridge, just as they had found Crandall the year prior.

Having already graduated from their respective universities, the players were eligible to play immediately. That alone would have been enough to keep this Gonzaga team afloat, but their connection is what’s helping steer the ship.

“For those two guys to assimilate into our program so easily and give up big parts of their games to join us here — and even parts of their personalities I think a little bit — has been a huge key,” Gonzaga coach Mark Few says.

Woolridge was a high-major talent playing for a mid-major school at North Texas. Gilder, who was Texas “Player of the Year” as a high school senior, was a star for a Texas A&M team that made two Sweet Sixteens during his time on campus. At Gonzaga, where Sweet Sixteens are commonplace and high-major talent is a requirement, these two would be forced into supporting roles.

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Gilder started the first nine games this season, during which he averaged 10.3 points per game, before being moved to the bench in favor of Ayayi. A lesser player would complain and shrink in a situation like that, but Gilder actually got better. He averaged 10.9 points per game in the 22 regular season contests which followed.

Down the stretch of the season, Gilder has developed even more — perhaps due to the headband he now sports during games — and is one of the team’s two or three most clutch players on the offensive and defensive ends.

For Woolridge, though, coming off the bench isn’t even an option.

“He’s our only point guard in our entire program,” Few says of Woolridge. “We put him on the best perimeter player, so we’ve needed him defensively. We’ve needed him to break presses. We’ve needed him to initiate offense, to score. He’s been spot-on in all these roles.”

It’s impossible to say how this season would have gone without both Woolridge and Gilder on the roster.

Had only one of them chosen to play their final season at Gonzaga, the program would have been forced to find a different player to fill a spot. Considering what the Zags have managed to do over the past 20-plus years, it probably would’ve worked out — but probably not as well as it has with these two.

Few, when asked to look back at the regular season, mentioned that the team’s whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Woolridge and Gilder are phenomenal college basketball players, but intangibles like chemistry and pride, which they bring to the table, elevate the whole of the team. From Dallas to Spokane, their paths have been similar. Now, though, their stories are becoming intertwined.

“We have a connection, and it’s definitely escalated a lot,” Woolridge says. “I guess you could say a Dallas connection.” n

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heirs is a connection that runs a lot deeper than the one season they’ll spend together in Spokane.

Admon Gilder and Ryan Woolridge have some obvious similarities. They’re both graduate transfer guards who arrived on campus during the offseason.

Gilder spent the first years of his college career at Texas A&M, three hours south of Woolridge who was at North Texas. They’re not just both from Texas, though. They’re from Dallas.

“You can just tell they’re from Dallas, man,” says freshman Drew Timme, also hailing from the Dallas area.

“The way they hoop, the way they get after it. They’re all up in you. They’re throwing lobs to each other. That’s

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oger Powell is a fresh face on the bench for the Zags this season. At 37, he’s the youngest, and newest, member of the coaching staff, but don’t let that make you think he’s lacking experience.

“He’s like an extended player I guess you could say,” says senior point guard Ryan Woolridge.

That’s because he used to be an actual player, and Zag fans of a certain age might even remember him as such, though the memory is likely not the fondest.

Powell’s first collegiate game came on Nov. 16, 2001, when his Illinois Fighting Illini hosted none other than the Gonzaga Bulldogs. Powell played just one minute in the contest, but his team won 76-58.

Three years later he would once again cross paths with his future employer. As a senior, Powell scored 11 points on 5-for-5 shooting to help his No. 5-ranked Illini defeat No. 24 Gonzaga 89-72. Powell was a starting forward and all-Big Ten performer for Illinois that season, a season which would go down as arguably the best in that program’s history.

Illinois opened the year with 29 straight wins. Their first loss came in the regular-season finale. They would

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“He’s got experience playing,” senior forward Killian Tillie says. “I think he brings a lot of energy to the staff. It’s great for us to have a new face who has a lot of energy and is willing to give it.”

Powell’s positivity is infectious and his experience as a player has helped the current roster connect with him.

But that’s not to say he’s soft on them.

“He’s just out there pushing us while being loud and wanting us to get better,” sophomore forward Filip Petrusev says. “He’s very intense. We feed off his intensity when practice has sometimes a little less energy and we’re not as excited. He really gets us going.”

If Tommy Lloyd is known as the international recruiting specialist and Brian Michaelson is his counterpart on the domestic stage, perhaps Powell will become known as the energy guy on the staff. It’d be fair, but far from the only hat he wears. lose just one other game that year, in the 2005 title “He also works with the bigs, because he’s a big game against North Carolina. If that sounds familiar, guy, showing us some tricks down low,” Petrusev says. it’s because Gonzaga did the exact same thing in 2017 Powell was a skilled rebounder during his career, — 29-0 to start, their only losses coming in the regularespecially on the offensive end. As a senior at Illinois, season finale and in the NCAA championship against he pulled down 222 rebounds and tallied 531 for his caNorth Carolina. reer. That skill seems to have stuck around Powell’s basketball journey after colThe NCAA selection show — when into his coaching days, too. The Zags finlege took him around the NBA and the the men’s basketball tournament ished the regular season among the top five world. Powell spent a preseason with the Seattle SuperSonics before finding a home bracket is revealed — airs on CBS nationally in total rebounds with 1,251.

It makes perfect sense, too. Rebounding with the Utah Jazz for the 2006-07 season. at 3 pm on Sunday. does require some skill and some knowlAfter his playing days ended, Powell edge, but it’s mostly effort and energy. You have to want jumped into coaching. He spent five seasons at Valparato get the ball, and you have to be willing to bang into iso University under then-head coach Bryce Drew and people to get it. ultimately followed Drew to Vanderbilt in 2016. Five Powell was good at that as a player. It doesn’t seem years at a mid-major job, then three at a high-major, like his approach has tempered much over the years, Powell now finds himself at one of the top jobs in the either, according to the players he’s now tasked with sport. coaching. Asked what words he would use to describe So, what does Powell bring to the team, besides all his newest coach, Petrusev — Gonzaga’s leading reof his experience? bounder this season — did not hesitate.

Every player used the word “energy,” or a synonym, “Toughness and intensity,” Petrusev says, “for sure.” n to describe their newest coach.

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NACHO NOSHIN’ Where to find this shareable bar snack and sports bar vibes as March Madness approaches

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ith hoops watching in mind, we hit up six local spots to scout out what they’re dishing up on their nacho plates, while making sure there are plenty of TV-viewable seats to catch this year’s edition of March Madness. Grab a seat, a pint and these tasty snacks and settle in.

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What we got: Cashew Queso Nachos, $14 Calling all vegans and vegetarians: Cascadia hasn’t forgotten fellow herbivores as we head into March Madness, providing a complete and separate plant-based menu chock full of game day favorites. Follow the “seat yourself” sign and set up camp wherever you please. With TVs located within eyesight of every table in the dining room and bar, there isn’t a bad seat in the ...continued on next page

Cascadia’s vegan nachos.

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FOOD | ROUNDUP “NACHO NOSHIN’,” CONTINUED... place to chow down on a mountain of nachos and watch some basketball. Served with house salsa and guacamole, Cascadia tops De Leon’s corn tortilla chips with pinto beans and fresh tomatoes, onions and jalapenos, offering a contrasting fresh crunch to balance the salty, gooey goodness of their house-made cashew queso. How they get that cheesy flavor from a bunch of nuts, I’ll never know, but with all the classic nacho flavors you can’t help but walk away satisfied. (MACIE WHITE)

OUTLAW BBQ & CATERING MARKET 4427 W. WELLESLEY AVE.

What we got: Outlaw Nachos, $16/regular; $12/small While the focus at Outlaw is on food more than sports, there are plenty of TVs within eyeshot of either the large tables in the dining area or stools in the bar to make this a fine place to catch some college hoops. And the Outlaw Nachos offer some flavors you won’t find anywhere else. The first time I ordered them, I had no idea I was going to get basically a baking sheet covered in chips and cheese and a barbecue-focused array of toppings including red onion, jalapenos, barbecue sauce and your choice of pulled pork, smoked turkey or beef brisket ($3 extra on that one). Outlaw doesn’t hold back on the meat, and the blend of cheese and barbecue sauce make these some of the best nachos in the region. (DAN NAILEN)

SWEET LOU’S

601 E. FRONT AVE., COEUR D’ALENE

What we got: Selkirk Nachos, $15 Take the kids with you, go solo or hook up with friends to watch the game at Coeur d’Alene’s Sweet Lou’s, which also has a Ponderay location. Settle in front of one of 22 televisions, have an adult beverage — half of their 32

Some epic nachos from Spike’s. taps are reserved for local beers — and make some room for when the Selkirk Nachos arrive. This is a generous platter of soft, white corn tortilla chips fried in-house and topped with smoked pulled pork, cheddar and jack cheese, tomatoes, onions, jalapenos, sour cream and refried beans (add $2 for guacamole, though these don’t need it). And, if the Zags make it far, says Sweet Lou’s Chad Foust, look for a big watch party in Coeur d’Alene with K102 radio. (CARRIE SCOZZARO)

THE SWINGING DOORS 1018 W. FRANCIS AVE.

What we got: Doors Nachos, $15 There are few better places to take in March Madness

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than the Swinging Doors, the North Spokane institution that always seems to be full with sports fans, no matter what the season. They have more than 50 TVs tucked in every nook of the place, and on a recent Friday I hunkered down with a plate of their nachos. The good news: The massive plate of house-made tortilla chips is enough to carry you through multiple games, and they come loaded with layers of ground beef, refried beans, tomatoes, olives, jalapenos, cilantro and sour cream. The bad news: My shredded cheddar cheese was only melted in spots, so I missed out on the gooey, stringy goodness I so love in nachos, and the salsa tasted straight outta New Jersey — way too mild. (DN)

24 TAPS BURGERS & BREWS 825 W. RIVERSIDE AVE.

What we got: Nachos, $15 How to make your nachos stand out? Throw a light dusting of cinnamon on the tortilla chips.

That’s how they do it at 24 Taps in downtown Spokane. Think of it as an added flavor, rather than a sweetener, to your veritable mountain of nachos, slathered in cheese, taco meat, pico, sour cream and sauteed jalapenos. It’s hard to go wrong here if you’re also looking to catch a game and a couple beers. (QUINN WELSCH)

TRUE LEGENDS GRILL

1803 N. HARVARD RD., LIBERTY LAKE

What we got: Legends Nachos, $11 Thicker is definitely better, at least when it comes to the house-fried chips underneath the mound of meaty, cheesy goodness you get at True Legends

Grill. Try the barbacoa chicken nachos — beef and chili are your other options — with chicken cooked in peppers and shredded, then smothered in pepper jack and cheddar, R E S TA U R A N T and accompaFINDER nied by olives, Looking for a new place to tomatoes, green eat? Search the region’s onion and a most comprehensive bar side each of and restaurant guide at sour cream and Inlander.com/places. house-made salsa. A small order ($11) is plenty for two, but get the large ($16) in case the game goes into overtime (or you make friends, which is easy to do at this Liberty Lake watering hole and eatery). Although they have more than 20 large TVs throughout, the real draw on game night is the 230-inch big screen. So yeah, go bigger and thicker at True Legends. (CS)

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DE LEON’S TACO & BAR 10208 N. DIVISION ST.

What we got: Nachos with steak, $10 I can’t definitively say if De Leon’s has the best nachos in the Inland Northwest because I haven’t tried all of them. What I can say is I’ll be back for more. It’s all about portion distribution, people. Most bites miraculously included all of the ingredients: guac, refried beans, cheese, steak (or chicken), sour cream, pico and De Leon’s house-made tortilla chips. That’s more than I can say for a lot of nachos in town. The only way to top it off was with highly potent marg and a Taco Tuesday special. (QW) n

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French Connection Local bakery miFlavour is flourishing at its chic new bakery and cafe in East Spokane

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little more than a year ago, local French-inspired bakery miFlavour moved into a building on East Sprague Avenue after two years in a shared commercial kitchen. Then, late last year, owners Ella and Max Piskun debuted miFlavour’s sleek and contemporary retail space and cafe, worthy of any Instagram feed.

The chic spot, decked out with bright white finishes, marble tile, natural wood, metallic light fixtures and a focal wall covered in faux greenery, has vibes of a spa or boutique, but it’s croissants, macarons, cakes and espresso that customers find there.

Now that they’ve settled into operating the full-scale commercial bakery to stock the cafe’s pastry cases and fulfill wholesale accounts around town, the Piskuns are gearing up to add artisan bread loaves and some frozen desserts to miFlavour’s product line, though launch timelines have yet to be announced.

Before designing the space, the couple traveled to Paris to eat their way around the city’s patisseries for inspiration. The cafe’s faux “living wall” was directly

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inspired by details they saw there.

“We’re really excited about the cafe. We’ve finally reached our goal and dream from when we opened the business, and up to this point it took us three years,” notes Max Piskun. “Now we have a full espresso bar and we’re still expanding and want to offer more and more different products.”

Locally raised, natural honey ($5-$8) is one of those products, under the brand name Citrine.

“We acquired a honey farm around Colbert, and we sell it at the cafe,” Max says. “When we were opening the cafe, the idea was to offer high quality products but make it a single-stop shop.”

To that end, a display near the door features fresh flowers. MiFlavour’s cafe also stocks greeting cards.

Another recent introduction are gourmet chocolate bars made in-house from dark, white, milk and ruby chocolate with various toppings.

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verly’s Coffee. Customers can purchase bags of the house white and decaf coffee, along with dark and medium roasts. Besides coffee on the espresso menu is the noncaffeinated Ruby Rose, a hot beverage consisting of ruby chocolate (a recent introduction to the market with a pink tint and fruity flavor notes) and rose water, topped with a pink marshmallow rose.

Next to a long, rainbow-colored display of its popular French macarons and other desserts, miFlavour now serves four savory croissant sandwiches ($11-$12): smoked salmon, prosciutto with brie and apples, a croque madame and a vegetarian option.

Other sweets new to the cafe format are 10 flavors of ice cream sandwiches ($8) made with large versions of miFlavour’s classic macarons, as well as more Frenchstyle pastries, like danishes and various croissants.

These new products are all in addition to 60 desserts and pastries available for special order or in the case on any given day, from tarts to biscotti; cake by the slice to creme brulee.

“We have so many people who come into the cafe say that it’s really modern and inviting,” Max says. “That was a challenge because we wanted to create this really modern place, but not be too clinical. We were able to achieve that and we’re happy people are able to come here and relax.” n MiFlavour • 3404 E. Sprague Ave. • Open Mon-Thu 7:30 am-7:30 pm, Fri 7:30 am-9 pm, Sat 9 am-9 pm, Sun 9 am-7:30 pm • miflavour.com • 315-4516

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hen Belky Ruiz and her husband of 33 years, Mario Ruiz, moved to the area, they couldn’t find any of the Latin American foods they craved. So when a friend approached Mario about opening a restaurant in 2017 — Marandos is named for Mario and the original partner — they agreed to help, only to find themselves soon after faced with the prospect of running it on their own when the partner bowed out.

“I like pupusas,” notes Belky, who does most of the cooking, working the evening shift after her day job.

She pulls inspiration from a variety of sources. She’s from Ecuador, thus the Salvadoran pupusas, which resemble a thick tortilla made with masa (corn) and typically stuffed. Marandos serves theirs with varied combinations of cheese, beans, zucchini, ground pork and chicharron (fried pork skin), accompanied by a spiced cabbage slaw called curtido ($4).

Salchipapa, also Ecuadorian, piles pan-fried beef franks and sautéed onions on top of French fries ($6). A variation is the loaded street fries ($12) topped with melted cheese, avocado, pico

Mixtas, a Guatemalan dish.

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de gallo, sour cream and choice of pork, beef or chicken. Yuca con chicharron ($13) swaps fried potatoes for yuca root, also known as cassava, served similarly to the pupusas with pickled cabbage.

The mixtas ($6) reflect Mario’s Guatemalan heritage, consisting of two mini-tacos with beef franks, cabbage in a lime dressing and guacamole. Another item for dessert, the tiramisu with Kahlua liqueur ($4), pays tribute to Belky’s Italian grandfather. The Bandeja Marando ($22) is a mashup of cultural influences served on a tray (bandeja translates to tray) brimming with Mexican carne asada, grilled chicken, pork, sausage and South American yuca and fried plantains.

Otherwise, much of the menu is Mexican: fajitas ($16), carne asada ($17), enchiladas ($12), ceviche ($10) and aguachiles ($16), which is shrimp, red onion, hot pepper, cucumber and a ceviche-like treatment with lime. Taco Tuesday is extremely popular with chicken, pork, barbacoa or chorizo tacos ($1), as well as lengua, shrimp and fish ($2).

The feel of the place is likewise a mashup of cultural influences. Marandos’ event space regularly hosts parties, meetings and special occasions like paint night or dance lessons. In the bar area, they’ve welcomed drag queens and karaoke, rock and country music performers and a range of Latin American musicians and DJs including DJ Nolvis Del-Cid, DJ Carnavalito and DJ A1, who also appears at the Globe Bar & Grill’s Latin Tuesdays. The bar is also where fans gather for fight night, to cheer on their favorite football team, both World Cup and local soccer, as well as American football.

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The awards honor top spots in various categories as determined by scores from the Guild’s team of tastemaker evaluators. Best new restaurant winners are Gander and Ryegrass (upscale) and TTs Old Iron Brewery & Barbecue (casual).

Winners in other categories include Park Lodge (fine dining), Wild Sage (upscale casual), Rüt Bar & Kitchen (casual), Durkin’s (bar program), the Grain Shed (bakery), Fleur de Sel (fine dining, North Idaho) and Roast House Coffee (coffee).

Voted 2019’s best chef is Park Lodge’s Philip Stanton. The Guild’s rising star chef is Austin Conklin of Inland Pacific Kitchen, and best restaurateur is Tony Brown.

Tickets for the celebration are $35 and include one drink and an appetizer buffet. At a more casual gathering than last year’s awards ceremony, guests are encouraged to drop in and mingle, stop by a photo booth, enjoy a live DJ and pick up their framed awards. For a complete list of this year’s winners, visit spokaneguild.com.

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drinks using Ladder’s coffee roasts, a topped toast menu and pastries — the Valley location is also serving sweet and savory waffles and has a drive-through window. Both locations of Ladder recently debuted its spring menu, featuring a mint matcha, lavender brown sugar latte, a vegan-friendly sweet potato hummus toast and more.

COCHINITO TAQUERIA TURNS 2

Two years ago, Justin Curtis and chef Travis Dickinson launched their highly anticipated downtown fast-casual spot, Cochinito Taqueria.

In the time since, the eatery at the corner of Riverside and Post has become known for its creative Latin-inspired dishes that incorporate techniques from Dickinson’s background in fine dining. To celebrate two years, Cochinito is hosting its second anniversary cocktail party on Sunday, March 15, at 6 pm. Guests are treated to six cocktails, including a tequila reposado (with absinthe, Peychaud’s bitters, lemon twist) and a Brazilian cachaça (with lime, Chartreuse, housemade orgeat, fresh mint), paired with passed appetizers and dessert. The celebration includes music by the Nic Vigil Trio. Tickets are $69 per person; make a reservation by calling 474-9618.

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At an upcoming event for its Tribal Cultural Lifeways series, the Coeur d’Alene Tribe and Coeur d’Alene Casino Resort is hosting a special dinner featuring a menu of traditional foods with live storytelling, dancing and drumming for entertainment. Tickets to the Thursday, March 19, dinner are $65 per person. On the menu is smoked huckleberry salmon, venison stew, green salad with huckleberry vinaigrette and more.

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BLITHE SPIRIT

Everyone sees dead people in the droll Irish horror-comedy Extra Ordinary

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ver since Ghostbusters, the go-to tactic for supernatural comedy is to show characters experiencing remarkable, seemingly impossible things and yet reacting with the kind of mild bemusement you get watching someone successfully parallel park. In the world of the Irish farce Extra Ordinary, the existence of spirits and demons and portals into the underworld is accepted as fact, and being possessed is a mild inconvenience.

The film stars TV comedian Maeve Higgins as Rose, a good-natured but socially awkward driving instructor whose late father was a spiritual medium and the host of a popular paranormal TV show. She tries to downplay the fact that she inherited some of his abilities — they were basically a ghostbusting duo, exterminating spirits around their working-class neighborhood — especially since she feels responsible for the freak accident involving a haunted pothole and a garbage truck that killed him.

One afternoon, Rose gets a call from a widower named Martin Martin (Barry Ward), who pretends he needs a driving lesson but actually needs an exorcist. It turns out his wife’s ghost is still haunting his flat, though she’s a rather benevolent spirit, leaving helpful household reminders in the steam on the bathroom mirror and throwing away unhealthy food before anyone can eat it.

Rose begrudgingly agrees to assist him — it helps that they’re clearly attracted to each other — and they become a paranormal investigation team, answering calls about possessed garbage bins, deep fryers and

a taxidermied deer head, as well as the strange case of a dead grandmother’s face appearing in a mold pattern. The process goes like this: The spirits use Martin as a vessel so they can vocalize their final missives, he vomits up some viscous goo and the ghosts are finally allowed some peace.

“Taking a ghost into your body and puking up its ectoplasm really takes it out of you,” Martin casually observes.

We’re also introduced to prog-rock musician Christian Winter (Will Forte, looking like a forgotten member of the band Kansas), who has moved into a nearby castle to record his latest album. He’s on course to becoming a one-hit wonder and has decided that the only way to

reinvigorate his career is to sacrifice a virgin to the devil.

Naturally.

Extra Ordinary is the kind of movie that inspires comparisons to a lot of other movies. Its tone is reminiscent of Edgar Wright’s genre-bending comedies, though it doesn’t quite nail his snappy visual style, nor does it sustain its central joke as successfully as Taika Waititi’s What We Do in the Shadows, which took a similarly droll approach to the supernatural. The film’s deliberate anachronisms — it seems to be set in present day, but everyone drives outdated cars and uses Nokia cell phones — recall the films of Jared and Jerusha Hess (Napoleon Dynamite). It also makes direct shoutouts to The Exorcist, Ghostbusters and even that old tabloid-show clip of the old woman and her demonic toaster.

This movie isn’t a nonstop laugh riot by any means, but it has charm (especially from Higgins, who has the same bumbling appeal as Kristen EXTRA ORDINARY Wiig), imaginaRated R tion and some Directed by Mike Ahern, Enda Loughman unexpected moStarring Maeve Higgins, Barry Ward, Will Forte ments of bloody At the Magic Lantern horror. It also ratchets up to a wild finale that features a summoned demon, a supernatural ménage à trois, an unexpected childbirth and the most opportune Chinese food delivery in movie history.

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RoboCop meets John Wick in this graphic novel adaptation, starring Vin Diesel as a reanimated, technologically enhanced super-soldier who’s out for revenge. (NW) Rated PG-13

EXTRA ORDINARY

A droll paranormal comedy from Ireland about a lonely woman and a widower who become an unlikely ghostbusting team. Hardly a laugh riot all the way through, but charmingly weird. (NW) Rated R

THE HUNT

Its release having been postponed due to controversy, this pitch-black satire about a politically charged, Most Dangerous Game-type manhunt is finally hitting theaters. (NW) Rated R

Wendy

I STILL BELIEVE

From the makers of the hit I Can Only Imagine, a fact-based drama about Christian singer-songwriter Jeremy Camp experiencing love, death and commercial success. (NW) Rated PG

NOW PLAYING 1917

Sam Mendes’ WWI epic, which took the Golden Globe for best picture, is made to look like a single unbroken take, with a couple of WWI soldiers sent to deliver a message across enemy lines. (DH) Rated R

BAD BOYS FOR LIFE

Will Smith and Martin Lawrence return for a third team-up, and here they’re partnered with a much younger crew to take down a Miami cartel. A decent action-comedy that could spawn a new franchise. (NW) Rated R

BIRDS OF PREY

Margot Robbie returns as Harley Quinn in her own Suicide Squad spinoff, and it’s a step up, a colorful and violent neonoir involving a teenage pickpocket, a diamond and Ewan McGregor’s delightfully scummy kingpin. (NW) Rated R

CALL OF THE WILD

Jack London’s classic is nicely translated into a rousing, old-fashioned family adventure, starring a gruff Harrison Ford and his CGI dog friend. Even snarky adults will be won over. (MJ) Rated PG

CATVIDEOFEST 2020

YouTube videos and home movies make up this feature-length compendium of the funniest and cutest clips featuring our furry friends. At the Magic Lantern.

(NW) Not Rated

DOLITTLE

Everything that’s old is new again, as Robert Downey Jr. plays yet another version of the whimsical veterinarian who can talk to the animals. (NW) Rated PG

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EMMA

The Jane Austen novel gets another glittering, lively screen adaptation, the tale of a teenage girl who fancies herself a matchmaker without realizing she’s falling in love herself. (MJ) Rated PG

MY HERO ACADEMIA: HEROES RISING

The popular anime series gets a second film spin-off, with a precocious gang of teenage superheroes facing an allpowerful villain called Nine. (NW) Rated PG-13

IMPRACTICAL JOKERS: THE MOVIE

The hidden-camera TV show pranks its way to the big screen, a series of gags strung together by a road-trip plot and some C-list celebrity cameos. (NW) Rated PG-13

THE INVISIBLE MAN

A clever, often thrilling spin on the oldas-the-hills H.G. Wells premise, with Elisabeth Moss as a woman menaced by her abusive ex, who has apparently faked his death and turned himself invisible. (NW) Rated R

JOJO RABBIT

In Taika Waititi’s WWII-set satire, a little boy with an imaginary friend who looks just like Hitler befriends the Jewish girl being hidden by his mother. Its juggling tones and bleak subject matter might not work for everyone. At the Magic Lantern. (ES) Rated PG-13

JUMANJI: THE NEXT LEVEL

Another week, another unnecessary sequel. The teens from the first Jumanji

WENDY

This reimagining of Peter Pan is director Benh Zeitlin’s long-awaited follow up to Beasts of the Southern Wild, another tale of wayward children and an unforgiving wilderness. (NW) Rated PG-13

THE WOMAN WHO LOVES GIRAFFES

A portrait of pioneering zoologist Anne Innis Dagg, whose studies of South African wildlife paved the way for Jane Goodall and Dian Fossey. At the Magic Lantern. (NW) Not Rated

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THE CALL OF THE WILD

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EMMA

70

EXTRA ORDINARY

71

THE INVISIBLE MAN

71

ONCE WERE BROTHERS

61

ONWARD

61

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG

47

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return — with their grandpas this time — and leap back into the video game realm to rescue a missing friend. (MJ) Rated PG-13

family that insinuates itself into the lives of an upper class clan. Surprises abound.

At the Magic Lantern. (NW) Rated R

ONCE WERE BROTHERS: ROBBIE ROBERTSON & THE BAND

Céline Sciamma’s acclaimed romance focuses on two women in the 18th century — a young artist and the aristocrat whose wedding portrait she’s secretly been commissioned to paint. (NW) Rated R

From producers Martin Scorsese and Ron Howard, a cursory career overview of the Band that’s told from the POV of songwriter Robbie Robertson. At the Magic Lantern. (NW) Rated R

ONWARD

In Pixar’s latest, two elves embark on a journey to bring their father back from the dead. A story that creates an entirely original world while covering familiar thematic territory. (MJ) Rated PG

PARASITE

Satire, slapstick and secrecy collide in Bong Joon-ho’s twisty, Oscar-winning contraption about a poor South Korean

PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG

Kids should get a kick out of the first movie featuring Sega’s speedy blue rodent, who gets stuck on Earth and is hunted by government scientists led by Jim Carrey’s insane Dr. Robotnik. (NW) Rated PG

THE WAY BACK

Ben Affleck stars as a retired athlete, once a promising basketball star and now sinking into alcoholism, who returns to his high school alma mater to coach. (NW) Rated R n

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Dark Habits

The new indie Swallow stars Haley Bennett in a fascinating, complex role.

Nic Cage rages and a housewife swallows her problems in a couple offbeat streaming offerings

BY NATHAN WEINBENDER

E

ven when Nicolas Cage is supposed to be playing a normal, everyday guy, there’s always a creeping sense of menace right beneath the surface of even his most benign performances. In the new sci-fi freakout Color Out of Space, Cage is supposed to be a dorky dad living with his eccentric family on a quaint farm, and yet right from the beginning there’s something… off about him.

Our sense of equilibrium is wonky from the start, and considering this film is inspired by an H.P. Lovecraft story, we know we’re heading into strange territory.

In the film, Cage and his family live on a rustic, picturesque farm, miles away from civilization. When a meteorite crashes onto their land, the small crater exudes a neon pink glow, and it seems COLOR to scramble cell signals and contaminate the OUT OF SPACE water supply. Pretty For rent on Amazon soon there’s something Prime and YouTube growing and pulsating at the bottom of the well, there’s a weird smell in the air, and everyone starts behaving even more strangely than before.

Color Out of Space is something of a

comeback for director Richard Stanley, who hasn’t made a narrative feature in more than 20 years, and he embraces the full-on Lovecraftian madness this story requires. It probably takes a bit too long to get going, but the second half transmogrifies into a gloopy splatter film dripping with slime, geysers of blood, horribly disfigured prosthetics and entities from other planes of existence that look like they’re on loan from John Carpenter’s The Thing.

It’s also a showcase for the trademark histrionics of its lead actor: I never thought I’d see Nic Cage shoot a barn full of possessed alpacas while screaming at the top of his lungs, but now I have, and I can’t unsee it. Yes, Color Out of Space turns out to be little more than a shrieking freak show, which makes its occasional swipes at transcendence seem a little silly. But if you want to get in on the ground floor of a future cult favorite, here’s your chance.

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ou’ll need a strong stomach to get through Swallow, as does the film’s protagonist.

Her name is Hunter (Haley Bennett), and she has just married into a wealthy

family and given up much of her identity in the process. She spends her days alone in her impeccably furnished house, dressed like she’s ready for a cocktail party. Her totally clueless husband (Austin Stowell) comes home every night and barely listens to what she says, sitting around looking like a Brooks Brothers mannequin.

As if to break the tedium of her routines, Hunter begins swallowing indigestible objects: First a marble, then a thumbtack, then a AA battery. It’s an activity she keeps to herself, until a medical emergency brings it to light, and suddenly she’s a liability to their picture-perfect existence.

Swallow is the first narrative feature from writer-director Carlo MirabellaDavis, and he adopts a tone somewhere between the suffocating ambiguity of Safe, Todd Haynes’ masterpiece about a woman made ill by her own surroundings, and the extremities of the French horror film In My Skin, about woman who SWALLOW afinds some kind For rent on Amazon Prime of liberation in self-mutilation.

There’s a satiric edge to its early scenes of antiseptic domestic conformity, but it creeps toward the sinister as the truth behind Hunter’s behavior is revealed.

It might sound like Swallow is predicated on a gross-out concept, but its horrors turn out not to be gastrological but psychological. The film hinges on a terrific performance from Bennett, who seems less concerned about the act of swallowing than the pathology behind it, which makes the film’s final act all the more unsettling, and all too believable. n

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MARCH 12, 2020 INLANDER 45

ROCK

Not-SoAverage Joe Blues-rock guitar giant Joe Bonamassa brings his incendiary live show to Spokane

BY BEN SALMON TERRY MARLAND PHOTO

46 INLANDER MARCH 12, 2020

MUSIC | ST. PATRICK’S

T

hirty years into his distinguished career as one of the world’s great guitar players, Joe Bonamassa is still finding new ways to showcase his skills, explore new sounds and stretch his artistic horizons.

This time, he’s doing all that through a new project called the Sleep Eazys. Unveiled earlier this month, the project pairs Bonamassa with acclaimed multi-instrumentalist John Jorgenson and a killer band for a genre-hopping tribute to musical giants, including Danny Gatton, the jazz-rock guitarist who mentored Bonamassa when the latter was a teenager.

Bonamassa already has a jazz-funk band (Rock Candy Funk Party), a hard-rock band (Black Country Communion) and a soulful duo project (with Beth Hart) to go with his juggernaut of a solo gig as a blues-rock icon. Now, you can add the Sleep Eazys to that list, specifically to tickle a different kind of itch.

“This provides an opportunity to put out an instrumental guitar record,” Bonamassa tells the Inlander matter-of-factly. “If I put it out as a Joe Bonamassa record, people would be going, ‘Well, why is Joe doing instrumentals?’ It’s that simple. Plus it’s just a real fun collaboration between some really awesome musicians.”

On April 10, the group will release its first album, Easy to Buy, Hard to Sell, and given Bonamassa’s command of his career — he has famously worked as his own record label, manager, booking agent and promoter for years — there will no doubt be some kind of promotional push around it. But that hasn’t stopped the New York native from thinking about what’s next: His 14th full-length studio effort, recorded in January at the legendary Abbey Road Studios in London, is slated to come out later this year.

Bonamassa wrote songs for the record with British bluesrock guitarist Bernie Marsden and recorded at Abbey Road with a clear vision of the sound he wanted.

“It did exactly what I was hoping it would do. It made it sound English,” he says. “I wanted to make a British blues record in England, so I went there, wrote it there and recorded it there, and it did its job.”

Bonamassa is modest in conversation, but it doesn’t take long to recognize that he brims with confidence about his art and his approach to making music. When asked if he felt intimidated in any way at Abbey Road, Bonamassa answers plainly and with purpose.

“I’m way past the point of being intimidated by anyone or anything, musically or otherwise,” he says. “Here’s the thing about Abbey Road. It’s a beautiful studio with a rich, illustrious history, going back to the Beatles and you can just keep going and going and going. But at the end of the day, that gear, those rooms, that building, those microphones — they didn’t write those songs. So the Beatles could’ve recorded the Abbey Road album in a garage, because the songs were that good.”

That’s an attitude Bonamassa has held for a long time, even as the venues he plays have gotten bigger and bigger. In the past five years alone, he has released live albums recorded in major venues like the Sydney Opera House, Carnegie Hall, Radio City Music Hall, Red Rocks Amphitheatre and Royal Albert Hall.

“You have to go into those kinds of situations asking yourself, ‘Am I gonna play this venue or is it gonna play me?’” Bonamassa says. “You have to drop it and play your gig or else you’ll just get eaten alive by the situation.”

If that sounds like the wisdom of a man who has been playing in bands and for audiences since he was 12 years old, well… it is.

It stems not only from Bonamassa’s experience and his myriad hours spent practicing the guitar, but also the perspective he carries with him onto each and every stage he plays.

“I’m a history buff and I’m also a fan, so I have reverence for the history, obviously,” Bonamassa says. “But when I walk out there, I’m going, ‘I’m here today. We’re here today. The crowd’s here today.’ To me, I owe that time to the audience. I owe them my best show. It’s not about me at that point. It’s about them.” n Joe Bonamassa • Thu, March 19 at 8 pm • $69-$199 • All ages • First Interstate Center for the Arts • 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. • 279-7000

Luck of the Irish Floating Crowbar has been bringing the Emerald Isle to Spokane for more than a decade

BY NATHAN WEINBENDER

M

arch is obviously going to be the busiest month for any purveyor of traditional Irish music, and with St. Patrick’s Day right around the corner, Spokane’s Floating Crowbar has multiple gigs crowding the week’s calendar.

The quartet — Don Thomsen, Rick Rubin, Morgan Andersen and James Hunter — has been playing for audiences of all ages for a little over a decade now, though their sounds, inspired by the generations of folk music that have come from the western coasts of Ireland, aren’t just attracting audiences in March.

Crowbar started building a fanbase as the weekly entertainment for the now-closed downtown restaurant Hills, and they’re known for putting on a string of WEEKEND free shows in C O U N T D OW N Spokane’s local Get the scoop on this libraries every weekend’s events with year around St. our newsletter. Sign up at Paddy’s Day. Inlander.com/newsletter.

They’ve even taken their tunes to the actual Emerald Isle, first traveling to Ireland as a group in 2012, pooling together money they made at gigs.

They’ve gone back every two years, and hope to go for the fifth time this summer.

“Everybody participates in one way or another,” Thomsen says of the Irish music scene.

“Whether they’re shouting encouragement —” “Or buying you pints,” Rubin adds with a laugh. “There’s no wall between performers and observers. Everybody’s there and they’ve all got something to say if they want to, and they’re all participants if they want to be. … We found them extremely accepting of our approach to the music.”

The first time the band visited Ireland, they would simply go from pub to pub, asking if they could perform that evening. If you can find a gig, you’re usually shoved in a corner, but people actually listen. You’re not merely background noise.

“There’s no sound systems. You play acoustically, not that it can’t get loud,” Thomsen says.

“We were in one session that I think had five banjos, three accordions, a set of pipes and two bodhrán players, which is one too many. The thing about it, though, was that everyone was having fun, and everyone’s welcome.”

They talk about the characters they encountered, some of whom sound like they wandered

Floating Crowbar.

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straight out of a Pogues song. There was the guy named Seamus who could recite a string of lengthy rhyming stories that were as rude as they were funny. A bartender at one pub took a break from slinging pints to sit in and play for a room full of German tourists. And they ran into Irish musician Christy Barry, whose work they’ve actually covered, and were able to strike up an impromptu jam session with him.

Funnily enough, only one of the guys in the Floating Crowbar has even a sliver of Irish heritage. But both Thomsen and Rubin, who also host the weekly program Irish Music on Tap on KYRS, say the music is universal.

“You can go to Japan and hear phenomenal Japanese players of Irish music,” Rubin says.

“There’s hardly a place on the planet where you can go that you won’t find an Irish bar with Irish music happening. [Our bandmate] James found one in the Arab Emirates.”

“It just strikes a chord,” Thomsen says. n Floating Crowbar performs throughout the week at county library locations — Sunday, March 15, at the Airway Heights Library at 3 pm; Monday, March 16, at the Argonne Library at 6:30 pm; and Tuesday, March 17, at the North Spokane Library at 7:30 pm.

AND FOR MORE IRISH MUSIC…

The Jacklin Arts & Cultural Center in Post Falls is extending Irish celebrations through the month. Floating Crowbar plays Saturday, March 14, followed by Crooked Kit (March 17), Lucie Hendry and the Coggies (March 21) and local favorites Arvid Lundin and Deep Roots (March 28). Get tickets at thejacklincenter.org.

O’Doherty’s Pub, downtown Spokane’s premier Irish hangout, has booked the local Celtic band Free Whiskey for performances on Saturday, March 14, and on St. Patrick’s Day, both starting at 11 am and stretching into the evening.

And the new Irish-American pub Shawn O’Donnell’s will have Irish dancers, bagpipers and drummers during dinner hours throughout the week, with sets by Floating Crowbar on Friday, March 13, at 5 pm, and again on St. Patrick’s Day at noon.

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MUSIC | SOUND ADVICE

ELECTRONIC BLACKBIRD BLACKBIRD

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lackbird Blackbird is the solo project of Mikey Maramag, an L.A.-based musician who mixes the sounds of modern chillwave with ’80s new wave — one foot in the past, one in the present. Maramag dropped his third studio album Hearts late last year, a collection that he says he has been working on over the course of five years. It’s a thematically darker record than previous releases, featuring electro-pop songs about overcoming trauma and finding euphoria in dark times, interspersed with textured instrumental soundscapes.

— NATHAN WEINBENDER Blackbird Blackbird • Thu, March 12 at 8 pm • $10-$12 • 21+ • Lucky You Lounge • 1801 W. Sunset Blvd. • luckyyoulounge.com

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Thursday, 03/12

A&P’S BAR AND GRILL, Open Mic Night with KC Carter BERSERK, Vinyl Meltdown BEVERLY’S, Robert Vaughn BOLO’S BAR & GRILL, Inland Empire Blues Society Monthly Blues Boogie J BOOTS BAKERY & LOUNGE, The Song Project BRIDGE PRESS CELLARS, Charles Swanson J BUCER’S COFFEEHOUSE PUB, Open Jazz Jam CRUISERS, Open Jam Night J LAGUNA CAFÉ, Just Plain Darin LEFTBANK WINE BAR, The Ronaldos LION’S LAIR, Karaoke with Donny Duck J LUCKY YOU LOUNGE, Blackbird Blackbird (see above); Like Lions, Bandit Train (basement) MOOSE LOUNGE, Country Night with Last Chance Band MY PLACE BAR & GRILL, DJ Dave NIGHTHAWK LOUNGE (CDA CASINO), Nate Ostrander THE NYC PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos NYNE, DJ Storme THE RIDLER PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos THE ROCK BAR & LOUNGE, Jam Series ZOLA, Blake Braley Band

Friday, 03/13

219 LOUNGE, The Liabilities 1210 TAVERN, Wild Card Band A&P’S BAR AND GRILL, DJ Shanner THE AGING BARREL, Just Plain Darin ARBOR CREST WINE CELLARS, Sara Brown BEEROCRACY, Okay, Honey THE BEE’S KNEES WHISKEY BAR, Bill Bozly BEVERLY’S, Robert Vaughn

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ld-school blues fans know what they like as soon as they hear it, and the down-and-dirty roots-rock of singer and guitarist Amanda Fish is starting to turn heads. Her most recent release, 2018’s Free, embraces the iconic sounds of luminaries like Stevie Ray Vaughn and Robert Cray, as well as more contemporary voices like Beth Hart or her own younger sister Samantha Fish, also a guitar shredder. Fish and her band will be performing at Bridge Press Cellars, which is becoming a destination point for local blues nuts.

— NATHAN WEINBENDER The Amanda Fish Band • Fri, March 13 at 6:30 pm • $10 • 21+ • Bridge Press Cellars • 39 W. Pacific Ave. • bridgepresscellars.com • 838-7815

BIGFOOT PUB, Sapphire J BING CROSBY THEATER, The Fab Four: The Ultimate Beatles Tribute BOLO’S BAR & GRILL, The Cruizers BOOMERS CLASSIC ROCK BAR & GRILL, AlleyCat J BRIDGE PRESS CELLARS, The Amanda Fish Band (see above) J BUCER’S COFFEEHOUSE PUB, Brothers from Other Mothers THE BULL HEAD, Working Spliffs CHINOOK STEAK, PASTA AND SPIRITS (CDA CASINO), Eric Neuhausser CORBY’S BAR, Karaoke COSMIC COWBOY GRILL (CDA), Kicho COSMIC COWBOY GRILL (SPOKANE), Jason Perry CRAFTSMAN CELLARS, Kori Ailene CRUISERS, Karaoke with Gary CURLEY’S, Dangerous Type DRY FLY DISTILLERY, Dodgy Mountain Men THE FISCHIN’ HOLE SALOON, Raised in a Barn Band FREDNECK’S SALOON AND BEANERY, Chris Casserino THE HIDDEN MOTHER BREWERY, Casey Ryan

HONEY EATERY AND SOCIAL CLUB, Sam Leyde & The McCues IDAHO POUR AUTHORITY, Mike & Shanna Thompson IRON HORSE (COEUR D’ALENE), Royale J THE JACKLIN ARTS & CULTURAL CENTER, Bluestreak THE JACKSON ST. BAR & GRILL, Rusty Jackson Band JOHN’S ALLEY, Norman Baker & The Backroads LEFTBANK WINE BAR, Dallas Kay LITZ’S BAR & GRILL, Free Whiskey LUCKY YOU LOUNGE, Swing in Spring feat. Good Co MAX AT MIRABEAU, Still Kickin’ MOOSE LOUNGE, Rewind MULLIGAN’S BAR & GRILLE, Krista Hojem MY PLACE BAR & GRILL, DJ Dave NASHVILLE NORTH, Ladies Night with Luke Jaxon and DJ Tom NIGHTHAWK LOUNGE (CDA CASINO), Superchrome THE NYC PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos OLD MILL BAR AND GRILL, Gil Rivas & Debrah Stark

J PACIFIC PIZZA, Gotu Gotu, Canned Vegetables PATIT CREEK CELLARS, Ken Davis In Transit PEND D’OREILLE WINERY, John Firshi J J THE PIN, Grieves & The Holdup THE RIDLER PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos RIVERBANK TAPHOUSE, Nick Grow J SARANAC COMMONS, Kevin Partridge SEASONS OF COEUR D’ALENE, Ron Greene SILVER MOUNTAIN SKI RESORT, Echo Elysium (at Noah’s) SPOKANE VALLEY EAGLES, Stagecoach West STORMIN’ NORMAN’S SHIPFACED SALOON, DJ Russ STUDIO 107, Arvid Lundin & Deep Roots ZOLA, Pastiche

Saturday, 03/14

219 LOUNGE, Crooked Tooth A&P’S BAR AND GRILL, DJ Kevin ALL THINGS IRISH, Arvid Lundin & Deep Roots

ARBOR CREST WINE CELLARS, Justin James BEVERLY’S, Robert Vaughn BIGFOOT PUB, Sapphire BOLO’S BAR & GRILL, The Cruizers BOOMERS CLASSIC ROCK BAR & GRILL, AlleyCat BRIDGE PRESS CELLARS, Tuck Foster & The Tumbling Dice J BUCER’S COFFEEHOUSE PUB, Carinhoso THE BULL HEAD, Karma’s Circle CHINOOK STEAK, PASTA AND SPIRITS (CDA CASINO), Eric Neuhausser J COSMIC COWBOY GRILL (CDA), Just Plain Darin COSMIC COWBOY GRILL (SPOKANE), Devon Wade CURLEY’S, Dangerous Type HOGFISH, Elektrokelts J HUCKLEBERRY’S NATURAL MARKET, Dallas Kay IDAHO POUR AUTHORITY, John Firshi J IRON GOAT BREWING CO., Casey & The Common Thread IRON HORSE (CDA), Royale J J THE JACKLIN ARTS & CULTURAL CENTER, Floating Crowbar

THE JACKSON ST. BAR & GRILL, Karaoke J J KNITTING FACTORY, Whitey Morgan J LUCKY YOU LOUNGE, Pickwick, Ferris Pier MARYHILL WINERY, Carey Brazil MAX AT MIRABEAU, Still Kickin’ MOOSE LOUNGE, Rewind MULLIGAN’S BAR & GRILLE, The Cole Show NASHVILLE NORTH, Ladies Night with Luke Jaxon and DJ Tom NIGHTHAWK LOUNGE (CDA CASINO), Superchrome THE NYC PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos J NYNE, Shea Tea Folkin Irish Band, Angus Scott Pipe Band, DJ Storme J O’DOHERTY’S IRISH GRILLE, Free Whiskey PEND D’OREILLE WINERY, Red Blend Trio J THE PIN, Chris Renzema POST FALLS BREWING COMPANY, Jason Perry THE RIDLER PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos RIVERBANK TAPHOUSE, Nick Grow SILVER MOUNTAIN SKI RESORT, Ron Greene (at Noah’s)

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Sunday, 03/15

1210 TAVERN, Roundabout CHEAP SHOTS, Rev. Yo’s VooDoo Church of Blues Jam CRAVE, DJ Dave GARLAND PUB & GRILL, Karaoke HOGFISH, Open Mic IRON HORSE (VALLEY), Maxie Ray Mills THE NYC PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos O’DOHERTY’S IRISH GRILLE, Traditional Irish Music PEND D’OREILLE WINERY, Piano with Peter Lucht J THE PIN, Casey Ryan, Nathan Chartrey, Aleisha Maureen, Erin Parkes RED ROOM LOUNGE, Jason Perry Trio J SOUTH HILL GRILL, Just Plain Darin ZOLA, Glass Honey

Monday, 03/16

THE BULL HEAD, Songsmith Series J CALYPSOS COFFEE ROASTERS, Open Mic COSMIC COWBOY GRILL, Lyle Morse CRAVE, DJ Dave EICHARDT’S PUB, Jam with Truck Mills THE NYC PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos RED ROOM LOUNGE, Open Mic with Lucas Brookbank Brown ZOLA, Perfect Mess

Tuesday, 03/17

219 LOUNGE, Karaoke with DJ Pat CRAVE, DJ Dave J THE CROWN & THISTLE PUB, Arvid Lundin & Deep Roots GARLAND PUB & GRILL, Karaoke J J THE JACKLIN ARTS & CULTURAL CENTER, St. Patrick’s Day at the JACC JOHN’S ALLEY, Envy Alo LUCKY YOU LOUNGE, True Justice, Equipto, Grandmasters, Lilac City Dynamics & KosMos MARYHILL WINERY, Pamela Benton THE NYC PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos J O’DOHERTY’S IRISH GRILLE, Free Whiskey PONDEROSA SPRINGS GOLF COURSE, JamShack RAZZLE’S BAR & GRILL, Open Mic THE RIDLER PIANO BAR, Country Swing Dancing THE ROXIE, Open Mic/Jam J J SHAWN O’DONNELL’S, Shea Tea Folkin Irish Band SWEET LOU’S, Pat Coast THE VIKING, Mel Dalton ZOLA, Desperate 8s

Wednesday, 03/18 219 LOUNGE, Truck Mills & Carl Rey J 291 BREWHOUSE, Just Plain Darin BEVERLY’S, Robert Vaughn J BLACK DIAMOND, Sam Leyde CRAVE, DJ Dave CRUISERS, Open Jam Night GENO’S, Open Mic IRON HORSE (VALLEY), Ron Greene

THE JACKSON ST. , Karaoke J KNITTING FACTORY, Ascension, Liquid Stranger, Luzcid, Hydraulix, Inzo LEFTBANK WINE BAR, Carey Brazil LUCKY’S IRISH PUB, DJ D3VIN3 MAD BOMBER BREWING COMPANY, Open Mic J J MARTIN WOLDSON THEATER AT THE FOX, The Allman Betts Band J MILLWOOD BREWING, Kori Ailene THE NYC PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos PEND D’OREILLE WINERY, Piano with Dwayne Parsons J THE PIN, Altona, Till the Grave, Stubborn Will RED ROOM LOUNGE, Jam Session RIDLER PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos STORMIN’ NORMAN’S, Dan Conrad WANDERLUST DELICATO, Jazz Wednesday ZOLA, Cruxie

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Spokane Chapter

Listen to the powerful story from guest speaker Wes Haws March 13, 2020 | 6pm-9pm

Wes Haws, owner, and founder of Blue Zoo Aquariums was running a farming operation in Ethiopia in 2010 when he was struck in the back of the head with a wood ax, by a villager. He had a long hard road ahead of him which included a number of brain surgeries, several years of recovery as well as lingering partial blindness. Find out what changed everything for Wes during that time. What did he learn and how did it motivate him to get moving again? How has he used that experience and what does he hope to share with children through Blue Zoo.

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MUSIC | VENUES 219 LOUNGE • 219 N. First, Sandpoint • 208-2639934 A&P’S BAR & GRILL • 222 N. First, Sandpoint • 208-263-2313 ARBOR CREST WINE CELLARS • 4705 N. Fruit Hill • 927-9463 BABY BAR • 827 W. First • 847-1234 BARLOWS • 1428 N. Liberty Lake • 924-1446 BEEROCRACY • 911 W. Garland BERSERK • 125 S. Stevens • 714-9512 THE BIG DIPPER • 171 S. Washington • 863-8098 BIGFOOT PUB • 9115 N. Division • 467-9638 BING CROSBY THEATER • 901 W. Sprague • 227-7638 BLACK DIAMOND • 9614 E. Sprague • 891-8357 BOLO’S • 116 S. Best • 891-8995 BOOMERS • 18219 E. Appleway. • 755-7486 BOOTS BAKERY & LOUNGE • 24 W. Main • 703-7223 BRIDGE PRESS CELLARS • 39 W. Pacific • 838-7815 BUCER’S COFFEEHOUSE PUB • 201 S. Main, Moscow • 208-882-5216 THE BULL HEAD • 10211 S. Electric • 838-9717 CALYPSOS COFFEE & CREAMERY • 116 E. Lakeside, CdA • 208-665-0591 CHEAP SHOTS • 6412 E. Trent • 535-9309 COEUR D’ALENE CASINO • 37914 S. Nukwalqw, Worley • 800-523-2464 COEUR D’ALENE CELLARS • 3890 N. Schreiber Way, CdA • 208-664-2336 COSMIC COWBOY GRILL • 412 W. Haycraft, CdA • 208-277-0000 CRAFTED TAP HOUSE • 523 Sherman Ave., CdA • 208-292-4813 CRAVE• 401 W. Riverside • 321-7480 CRUISERS • 6105 W Seltice, Post Falls • 208-7734706 CURLEY’S • 26433 W. Hwy. 53 • 208-773-5816 EICHARDT’S PUB • 212 Cedar, Sandpoint • 208-263-4005 FIRST INTERSTATE CENTER FOR THE ARTS • 334 W. Spokane Falls • 279-7000 FIZZIE MULLIGANS • 331 W. Hastings • 466-5354 FOX THEATER • 1001 W. Sprague • 624-1200 THE HIVE • 207 N. First, Sandpoint • 208-457-2392 HOGFISH • 1920 E. Sherman, CdA • 208-667-1896 HONEY EATERY & SOCIAL CLUB • 317 E. Sherman, CdA • 208-930-1514 IRON GOAT BREWING • 1302 W. 2nd • 474-0722 IRON HORSE BAR • 407 E. Sherman, CdA • 208667-7314 IRON HORSE BAR & GRILL • 11105 E. Sprague, CdA • 509-926-8411 JACKSON ST. BAR & GRILL • 2436 N. Astor • 315-8497 JOHN’S ALLEY • 114 E. Sixth, Moscow • 208-883-7662 KNITTING FACTORY • 911 W. Sprague • 244-3279 LAGUNA CAFÉ • 2013 E. 29th • 448-0887 THE LANTERN TAP HOUSE • 1004 S. Perry • 315-9531 LEFTBANK WINE BAR • 108 N. Washington • 315-8623 LION’S LAIR • 205 W. Riverside • 456-5678 LUCKY YOU LOUNGE • 1801 W. Sunset LUCKY’S IRISH PUB • 408 W. Sprague • 747-2605 MARYHILL WINERY • 1303 W. Summit Pkwy, Ste. 100 • 443-3832 MAX AT MIRABEAU • 1100 N. Sullivan • 924-9000 MICKDUFF’S • 312 N. First, Sandpoint • 208-255-4351 MONARCH MOUNTAIN COFFEE • 208 N 4th Ave, Sandpoint • 208-265-9382 MOOSE LOUNGE • 401 E. Sherman • 208-664-7901 MOOTSY’S • 406 W. Sprague • 838-1570 MULLIGAN’S • 506 Appleway Ave., CdA • 208- 7653200 ext. 310 NASHVILLE NORTH • 6361 W. Seltice Way, Post Falls • 208-457-9128 NORTHERN QUEST RESORT • 100 N. Hayford, Airway Heights • 242-7000 THE NYC PIANO BAR • 313 Sherman, CdA • 208930-1504 NYNE • 232 W. Sprague • 474-1621 O’SHAY’S • 313 E. CdA Lake Dr. • 208-667-4666 PACIFIC PIZZA • 2001 W. Pacific • 443-5467 PEND D’OREILLE WINERY • 301 Cedar St., Sandpoint • 208-265-8545 THE PIN • 412 W. Sprague • 385-1449 POST FALLS BREWING CO. • 112 N. Spokane, Post Falls • 208-773-7301 RAZZLE’S BAR & GRILL • 10325 N. Government Way, Hayden • 208-635-5874 RED ROOM LOUNGE • 521 W. Sprague • 838-7613 REPUBLIC BREWING • 26 Clark Ave. • 775-2700 RIDLER PIANO BAR • 718 W. Riverside • 822-7938 SEASONS OF COEUR D’ALENE • 209 E. Lakeside • 208-664-8008 THE SHOP • 924 S. Perry St. • 534-1647 SOULFUL SOUPS & SPIRITS • 117 N. Howard • 459-1190 SPOKANE ARENA • 720 W. Mallon • 279-7000 STORMIN’ NORMAN’S SHIPFACED SALOON • 12303 E. Trent • 862-4852 ZOLA • 22 W. Main Ave. • 624-2416

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COMEDY ART OF SUBTLETY

I first was drawn to comedian Todd Barry through his albums in the early 2000s. Live sets gathered on releases like Medium Energy and From Heaven served as the perfect introduction to his deadpan delivery style, often in the service of jokes that pump up the diminutive comic to hilarious fake-fame heights or feign shock at things like Disney World becoming “too touristy.” After becoming an uber-fan, I started noticing when he popped up on things like Chappelle’s Show and The Larry Sanders Show, even in dramatic roles like in the feature film The Wrestler. Check out his special Todd Barry: Spicy Honey on Netflix and then join me in the cult of Todd Barry fanatics as he performs one Spokane show on his “2020 Stadium Tour.”

— DAN NAILEN Todd Barry • Sun, March 15 at 7:30 pm • $20-$30 • 21+ • Spokane Comedy Club • 315 W. Sprague Ave. • spokanecomedyclub.com • 318-9998

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BENEFIT PHILANTHROPIC FILM

THEATER ISLAND GETAWAY

Wild & Scenic Film Festival • Thu, March 12 at 6:30 pm • $15; students free • Schuler Auditorium at NIC • 880 W. Garden Ave., Coeur d’Alene • kealliance.org • 208-667-9093

Once on This Island • Tue-Wed, March 17-18 at 7:30 pm • $49.50$100 • All ages • First Interstate Center for the Arts • 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. • inbpac.com • 279-7000

Even with the challenges of everyday life to worry about, it’s important we don’t forget the crisis facing our planet. The Earth needs help and the Kootenai Environmental Alliance (KEA) is hosting the third annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival in partnership with North Idaho College to bring a human face to the environmental movement. The festival features nine short films from filmmakers across the country who’ve dedicated their craft to highlighting the inspirational work of communities protecting all the wild places we love, with a special emphasis on the importance of water. All proceeds go towards KEA, Idaho’s oldest nonprofit, conservation organization.

— MACIE WHITE

The musical Once on This Island is both a bittersweet, fantastical romance and an intelligent commentary on race and class, structured around a collection of buoyant songs. Set on a small Caribbean isle, it tells the mythical tale of a young peasant woman falling in love with a man of a higher social strata, all the while guided by the gods who control the island’s destiny. First staged in the early ’90s, the show’s Tony-winning 2017 revival brought it to a larger audience, and since it’s a 90-minute show told in a single act, it’s ideal for family viewing. And with the colors and flavors of the Caribbean filling the First Interstate Center for the Arts, it’s going to be the perfect antidote to the chill of March.

— NATHAN WEINBENDER

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COMEDY NONE MORE METAL

The strapping Brian Posehn is known primarily as the tallest member of the Comedians of Comedy (alongside Patton Oswalt, Maria Bamford and Zach Galifianakis), his time on Mr. Show or for being arguably the most hardcore heavy metal fan among the stand-up comedy community. Need proof? He just released an album called Grandpa Metal, collaborating with Anthrax’s Scott Ian on songs that both celebrate and spoof myriad metal styles. I don’t think he’ll be packing a band to Spokane, but his stand-up is plenty reason to go to his shows, full of self-effacing asides and deep dives into nerd empires like the Star Wars universe, which he got to join this year with an appearance on The Mandalorian.

— DAN NAILEN

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Brian Posehn • Thu-Fri, March 12-13 at 7:30 pm; Sat, March 14 at 7:30 & 10:30 pm • $18-$30 • 21+ • Spokane Comedy Club • 315 W. Sprague Ave. • spokanecomedyclub.com • 318-9998

WORDS ATOMIC JUSTICE

Washington state’s Hanford nuclear site is simultaneously a symbol of unprecedented scientific innovation, patriotic unity and unimaginable tragedy.

Part of this tragic element is the horrifying reality of Hanford downwinders, those who lived near the nuclear facility and were exposed to its radioactive emissions. Many downwinders died of chronic illnesses and cancer linked to Hanford, yet still they fight for justice and recognition. Helping lead that fight is Trisha Pritikin, herself a downwinder, who’s collected the stories of others like her into a new book The Hanford Plaintiffs: Voices from the Fight for Atomic Justice. Introducing Pritikin to a local audience at Auntie’s is former Spokesman-Review reporter Karen Dorn Steele, who broke stories in the 1980s about Hanford’s intentional radioactive releases.

— CHEY SCOTT Trisha Pritikin: The Hanford Plaintiffs • Sat, March 14 at 7 pm • Free • Auntie’s Bookstore • 402 W. Main Ave. • auntiesbooks.com • 838-0206

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ing your dog on the front lawn of the Westminster, and smiling at me. You were wearing your smart girl glasses, and it was autumn. But for now, dance as you must, and I shall understand, as I do of life in all. We will meet again someday, in the meadow of the flowers. I will be 25 and you 21. Just think of me and I will appear, princess. Your Anthony.

VOTING IS SEXY I saw you, dropping your ballot early this week. We had been talking about the importance of marking it correctly. Thank you for being as excited about it as I was. I wish everyone saw it as an important contribution the way you did/do.

I SAW YOU MYSTERY MANAGER MAN Our paths crossed last Friday night at your restaurant on the South Hill. Your laugh was boisterous and hearty and it stirred something up deep within my soul. You brought us our food and if I hadn’t have been with my two little girls I wouldn’t have let you leave my side. I’ll be back again soon, look out for the lady in red drinking mai tais with a lusty look in her eyes... xoxo MY SHADOW HERO Thank you for always being by my side. With all the things we have went through you were the one that kept me going. You have made me a stronger person for that. I want you to know how much I appreciate and love you. You are my hero for sticking through the sun and the rain, and all the storms we’ve had, and for just always loving me like you do and never giving up. Your will to keep fighting has given me hope and strength. And to know you are by my side we can win it all. You are my rock, my world, my everything. Thank you for being you. I will love you to the moon and back again, to infinity and beyond.

Forever your batty girl.

MR. B. TO KITTEN Dear Wonder Girl, your allure is almost irresistible, as at the Westminster Apartments. I will always remember the image of you walk-

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CHEERS LIBRARY SUPERHEROES Cheers for the Downtown Library staff. They made a big move to the Plaza and created a very nice space that, somehow, has a little bit for everyone. Kids, young adults, adult, foreign language speakers. It will a long two years, but we’ll get through it. Thanks for all your hard work.

EXTRA SAUCY? Thank you for grabbing Subway for me when I couldn’t. Your kindness never fails. Even if they forgot my extras, you never do.

ARBY’S DINNER TIME Me and My wife went to pick up some dinner at Arby’s on 3rd. Thursday. 2/20/2020 after we placed our order. We pulled up to the window to make our payment. the kind worker told us it was already paid for.

To my amazement. Sitting there with my wallet in hand, mouth hanging open.

What do you mean, it’s paid for? Who paid for our order? She told us it was a secret. Now I would have to believe it was the car in front of us. Thank you.

They not only paid for our dinner. But there was a balance due to the next car.

Because this kind person paid $50 the amount due to the next car was 21.32. me and my wife would like to thank you.

It was awesome. I have never in my life had that happen to me. After the shock and my wife laughing at me due to the funny face I was making, lol. It came to

mind. What a kind thing to do. We, me and my wife would like show to gratitude to you, and this is the only way we know how. We will pay it forward. Thank You and God Bless

JEERS CRAZY DRIVER So today I had a guy go road rage on me for trying to keep him from slamming into the back of my car.

I was using the Medical Lake roundabout and I was on the inside lane of the turn going onto Geiger. I was merging and he sped up so I sped up to merge and not get slammed into. He started to honk

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JEERS TO ME... Jeers to me for giving you so many chances. I realized that you will never change and the three kids we have together do not mean anything to you. You are fake all around just to get attention from women. You do the same at work and put everyone and people at the hotel (that woman) ahead of your family and responsibilities because somehow you need that to boost your

be written by people making and/or selling them. Who cares about Spokane beer or the entire topic for that matter?

Small minds talk about small ideas. For the (insert pronoun here) who enjoys calling people names, wake up. Your silly words went out of style years ago, but feel free to continue since you don’t appear intelligent enough to develop a more interesting vocabulary. Can’t anyone reading the Inlander write anything more creative? Cheers!

LOUD LADY At the Spokane Chiefs game against Seattle Friday 2/28/20, the lady sitting in section 118, all she did was talk during the whole game, and she was

Look out for the lady in red drinking mai tais with a lusty look in her eyes...

his horn and drive erratically. So I turned and he passed me and I thought it was over. He then started to slow down so I tried to get around him and he started to sway to keep me from going around.

I finally passed him because he was trying to get me out of my car so I passed him and kept going to the US 2 light.

He followed me really closely, I think he turned his brights off only because there were other cars on the road. At the light he got out of his truck and walked over to my windows to cam me. I pointed to his SUV and said get out of here. He continued to follow me until he turned onto Deno Rd. He had a white SUV with a pod on top. If he is reading this, dude you need to seriously chill. I was only trying to get into the lane, which I was already started doing before you got into it. Unlike you I won’t follow you and try to cause a wreck like you did. Stopping on a road in the middle of it is dangerous as well as swerving to keep someone from passing. I’m sure we both broke some rules but you could have just passed me and kept going and I would of not even

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Provide basic info: your name and email (so we know you’re real). 4. To connect via I Saw You, provide a non-identifying email to be included with your submission — like “petals327@yahoo.com,” not “j.smith@comcast.net.”

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cared. You can’t call it chasing someone when you slow down in front of someone purposely. Also I wasn’t trying to piss you off by slowing down on the road, I was trying to keep within the speed limits, as cops regularly patrol there.

fragile ego. Well MGP you go for it and after 20 years of which 17 you cheated I’m done. You can go break another’s spirit. Stop telling our daughter that I talk “crap about you,” you stalked me for years and lied right to my face. Go back to Guam pay your children’s bills and leave me to find a man that isn’t a narcissistic personality like yourself. I am not your booty call. Did you tell that woman that you keep trying to sleep with me still? Does she know you are obsessed with me? You don’t know what love is or isn’t. I deserve better and I will find my knight in shining armor. Stop playing the victim because you cheated over and over!

BORING CHEERS AND JEERS When I arrived in Spokane, I thought the Inlander section of Cheers and Jeers was pretty entertaining. That went away long ago. Recently, it seems to attract writing from mostly people with low intelligence.

In the last few weeks, there have been comments in both Cheers and Jeers sections about local beer. These seem to

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loud, we had to hear about doctors performing surgery at the Shriners Hospital, which she really shouldn’t be talking about, so about her mom having her at an early age and how she had her child at an early age, then her friend came over to talk to her and it got worse as she and her friend talked about her co-workers. I could go on. Your at a hockey game. No one wants to hear your outrageous life, I don’t know her but now I do know she was just loud and crazy, and yes we said something to her when we left. n

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BENEFIT

BREWS FOR BOWSER For The Love of God is donating $1 from each beer to the Spokane Humane Society from 3 pm to close. March 12, 3 pm. For the Love of God Brewing, 2617 W. Northwest Blvd. fortheloveofgodbrewing.com (509-844-4534) BRAIN INJURY ALLIANCE FUNDRAISER BIAWA’s Spokane Chapter hosts guest speaker Wes Haws; owner and founder of Blue Zoo Aquariums. Wes was running a farming operation in Ethiopia in 2010 when he was struck in the back of the head with a wood ax, by a villager. March 13, 6-9 pm. $45/$50. DoubleTree by Hilton City Center, 322 N. Spokane Falls Ct. biawspokane.org (509-455-9600) HOPS FOR HOUNDS / PINTS FOR PAWS SpokAnimal partners with River City for this monthly benefit, with adoptable dogs and cats on site. A portion of proceeds suport SpokAnimal’s mission.

Second Fridays from 5-8 pm. River City Brewing, 121 S. Cedar. (263-7983) BINGO, BREWS & BLARNEY The annual fundraiser benefiting the Hayden Senior Center, offering bingo, a 50/50 raffle, silent auction and beer and wine. March 14, 5 pm. $20-$30. Greyhound Park & Event Center, 5100 Riverbend Ave. gpeventcenter.com (800-828-4880) BIG MAN OF CDA Cheer on your favorite local man at this Monty Python-inspired event where men strut their stuff. Proceeds support Coeur d’Alene Summer Theatre. March 14, 6-10 pm. $25/person; $200/table. Coeur d’Alene Casino, 37914 S. Nukwalqw. (208-660-2958) HUB CRAB FEED FUNDRAISER The first annual fundraiser provides support for HUB’s after school and homeschool programs, senior pickleball league, Dads & Dudes night and more. The evening includes a silent auction, dessert dash and more. March 14, 5:30 pm. $70/person.

CenterPlace Regional Event Center, 2426 N. Discovery Place Dr. (509-688-0300) SWEETS BEFORE SUPPER An inaugural celebration of women leaders from all regions of the Girl Scouts Eastern Washington and North Idaho Council. Among honorees is guest of honor and Washington Secretary of State, Kim Wyman.

The evening kicks off with Girl Scout Cookie-inspired desserts prepared by local chefs. Attendees choose best dessert of the night. Also includes a live auction and paddle raise. March 14, 5:30 pm. $75$1,000. Historic Davenport Hotel, 10 S. Post St. (509-747-8091) ST. PATRICK’S DAY FAMILY NIGHT Spend an evening with the family while

supporting Second Harvest. Participate in a food sort, then head to the kitchen to decorate shamrock cookies, make Irish soda bread and ride the smoothie bike.

Light snacks provided. March 19, 5:30 pm. $15. Second Harvest, 1234 E. Front Ave. secondharvestkitchen.org

COMEDY

2.0PEN MIC Local comedy night hosted

by Ken McComb. Thursdays, from 8-10 pm. Free. The District Bar, 916 W. First Ave. facebook.com/districtbarspokane GUFFAW YOURSELF! Open mic comedy night hosted by Casey Strain; Thursdays at 10 pm. Free. Neato Burrito, 827 W. First Ave. (509-847-1234) THE HEIST A crack team of Improvisers, your suggestion, a clever and intriguing plan - can they pull it off? This all-improvised high-stakes adventure is rated for general audiences. Fridays at 7:30 pm through April 10. $8. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland. bluedoortheatre.com SAFARI The BDT’s version of “Whose Line,” a fast-paced, short-form show that relies on audience suggestions to fuel each scene. Saturdays at 7:30 pm. $8.

Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland Ave. bluedoortheatre.com (747-7045) 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. reddragondelivery.com THE SOCIAL HOUR COMEDY SHOWCASE Featuring comics from the Northwest and beyond, hosted by Deece Casillas. Sundays, 8-9:30 pm. Free. The Ridler Piano Bar, 718 W. Riverside Ave. socialhourpod.com (509-822-7938) COMEDY OPEN MIC Show off your comedic skills, every Tuesday at 8 pm. Free.

T’s Lounge, 703 N. Monroe St. facebook. com/TsLoungeSpokane/ (509-315-9432) OPEN MIC A free open mic night every Wednesday, starting at 8 pm. Doors open at 7 pm. Free. Spokane Comedy Club, 315 W. Sprague. spokanecomedyclub.com

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MOUNT ST. HELENS: CRITICAL MEMORY An exhibit commemorating the 40th anniversary of the eruption on May 18, 1980 of Mount St. Helens. Through July; Tue-Sun 10 am-5 pm; third Thursdays until 8 pm. $5-$10. The MAC, 2316 W. First Ave. northwestmuseum.org (456-3931) POMPEII: THE IMMORTAL CITY Explore the heart of the drama and the ruins of

this ancient city. Artifacts and artworks excavated from Pompeii and interactive mechanical models take you into the world of a first-century Roman city. Open Tue-Sun from 10 am-5 pm; until 8 pm on Fridays and third Thursdays (Closed Mondays except April 6.) through May 3. $10-$19.50. Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture, 2316 W. First Ave. (456-3931) SPOKANE ANGELS 1ST BIRTHDAY PARTY The local nonprofit supporting children in foster care celebrates its first year with cake, balloons and all things celebration. Dessert is on us, drinks are available at a no-host bar. March 12, 6-8 pm. Free. The McGinnity Room, 116 W. Pacific. (509-321-1859) THURSDAY EVENING SWING Weekly beginner and intermediate swing dance lessons and social dances are open to all experience levels and ages. Progressive lessons are from 7-8 pm, followed by a social dance from 8-10 pm. Weekly dropin lessons at 8 pm. $10-$15. Woman’s Club of Spokane, 1428 W. Ninth. strictlyswingspokane.com (509-838-5667) VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION Attend orientation to learn more about joining Spark’s superhero team. Second Tuesday of the month from 5:30-7 pm. Free. Spark Central, 1214 W. Summit Pkwy. sparkcentral.org (279-0299) DROP IN & RPG If you’ve ever been curious about role-playing games, join us to experience this unique form of game-playing, and build a shared narrative using cooperative problem solving, exploration, imagination, and rich social interaction. Second/fourth Friday of the month, from 4-7 pm. Free. Spark Central, 1214 W. Summit Pkwy. spark-central.org OTTERS: AN EDUCATIONAL PRESENTATION Wildlife biologist Wayne Melquist speaks about his work with otters during an event presented by Kaniksu Land Trust, the Idaho Conservation League and American Heritage Wildlife Foundation. March 13 at 3 and 6 pm. $5.

Panida Theater, 300 N. First Ave. panida. org (208-255-7801) THE ART OF FLOWER ARRANGEMENT The Gilded Lily Flower Shop shares a few tips on the art of flower arrangements for the library’s Urban Homestead Month series. March 14, 3:30-4:30 pm. To Be Continued: A Spokane Public Library, 4750 N. Division St., Ste. 1074. spokanelibrary.org BASICS OF VEGETABLE GARDENING Veteran master gardener Jan Baker spills the beans on how to get a basic vegetable garden going as part of the library’s Urban Homesteading series. March 14, 1-2 pm. Hillyard Library, 4005 N. Cook St.

THE CAMPBELL FAMILY’S GRAND TOUR A special Campbell House experience in conjunction with the “Paris to Pompeii: the Campbell Family Grand Tour” exhibit, which follows the Campbells on their European tour in search of the great classics of the Western world. Included with regular admission. Saturdays from 11 amnoon through May 2. The MAC, 2316 W. First. northwestmuseum.org (456-3931) DON’T TREAT YOUR SOIL LIKE DIRT A session covering six practices for creating and maintaining healthy soils and examine the reasoning and research behind each. RSVP/reserve seat to tfm@thefriendsofmanito.org March 14, 10:30 am.

Free. South Hill Library, 3324 S. Perry St. spokanelibrary.org (444-5331) GENEALOGY: RESEARCHING YOUR FAMILY HISTORY Donna Potter Phillips introduces the hobby of genealogy and shares how to find information about your family’s history from online resources. March 14, 1-2 pm. Free. Airway Heights Library, 1213 S. Lundstrom St. scld.org GIRLCON NW A conference-style networking event for girls in grades 6-12 to help them blaze a path to the future.

Meet leaders in STEM, activism, business, media, art, wellness and more. New this year is an adult track. Choose up to three mentoring sessions, along with opening/ closing panels. Sponsored by Girl Scouts of Eastern WA & Northern ID. March 14, 12:45-5 pm. Free for girls, $30/adults.

The Community School, 1025 W. Spofford Ave. girlconnw.com (747-8091) MAGIC THE GATHERING: LEARN TO PLAY Get a free deck and learn the most popular card game in the world during this weekly session, Saturdays from 1-2 pm. Free. The Comic Book Shop (NorthTown), 4750 N. Division. thecomicbookshop.net MUSEUM BASH: HONORING THE LAST MOUNT VESUVIUS ERUPTION On March 17, 1944, the most recent eruption of Italy’s Mount Vesuvius began. 1944 was also the year Allied Forces invaded Italy, leading the U.S. Air Force to take control of evacuating residents. Remember and honor this spectacular moment in history. Event includes live jazz, swing music and dancing with the Zonky Jazz Band.

Visit exhibitions and participate in a best dressed 1940s-era costume contest.

March 14, 6:30-10 pm. $25. Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture, 2316 W. First Ave. (509-456-3931) PROTECTING THE SACRED: A PRIMER ON MISSING AND MURDERED INDIGENOUS WOMEN Violence against women is a longstanding issue in the U.S. Certain demographics, including indigenous

women, experience a higher likelihood of violence per capita. In this talk, explore factors that affect the high rate of violence that confronts indigenous women.

March 14, 11 am-noon. Free. Nez Perce National Historical Park, 39063 US Hwy 95. (208-843-7014) SPOKANE EAGLES OPEN HOUSE Open to the public, offering an indoor poker run, Reuben sandwiches, drink specials, live music and more. March 14, 1 pm. Spokane Eagles Lodge, 6410 N. Lidgerwood St. foe.com (489-3030) SWING DANCE WORKSHOP A full day workshop for beginners to learn the basics of swing dancing. No partner necessary. March 14, 10:30 am-4:10 pm. $40/$45. Salem Lutheran Church, 1428 W. Broadway Ave. (279-9041) WIDE OPEN: PANEL DISCUSSIONS ABOUT ISRAEL Panel participants represent a range of political perspectives on the history and current events of Israel.

Moderated by Rabbi Tamar Malino and Iris Berenstein. March 15, 10 am-noon.

Free. Temple Beth Shalom, 1322 E. 30th Ave. (747-3304) BUDGET TRAVEL Have you been dreaming of going to Europe but don’t think you can afford it? Discouraged by a recent vacation that cost more than you thought it would? Seasoned traveler Dennis passes on budget travel tips, websites and experiences that can make domestic or international trips affordable. March 17, 6:307:30 pm. Fre. South Hill Library, 3324 S. Perry. spokanelibrary.org COLLEGE FINANCIAL PLANNING NIGHT This workshop covers the FAFSA form and other important information to understand in order to maximize the amount of financial aid your student is eligible for. March 17, 7 pm. Free. Lakeland High School, 7006 W. Hwy. 53. (208-687-0181) DOLLARS & SENSE: NAVIGATING YOUR CREDIT Learn how to get free access to and understand your credit report in this workshop from SNAP Spokane. March 18, 6-8 pm. Free. Argonne Library, 4322 N. Argonne Rd. scld.org/events (893-8260) HOW TO BUY A HOME WITH AVERAGE-TO-LOW INCOME The USDA Rural Development Program is the only 100% financing program available from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. There is no required down payment for residential purchase on new or existing homes.

Refreshments and a free credit report are available. March 18, 6 pm and July 15, 6 pm. Free. NIC Workforce Training Center, 525 W. Clearwater Loop. (208-769-3333)

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Thursday 7 pm or sunday 6 pm www.ksps.org/orman

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Advice Goddess NOT OK, CUPID

A gay male friend set me up on a date. The man was HORRIBLE. He spent the entire date talking about himself. Everything was a brag. He didn’t ask one question about me. Now I’m wondering whether my “friend” knows me at all. Why would he set me up with someone so wrong for me?

—Seething Woman

AMY ALKON

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The road to good intentions is sometimes paved with

It’s understandable you feel bad, considering your friend’s idea of the guy you’d like was a mismatch on par with inviting the vegan neighbors over for a baby seal roast. However, there are probably a number of misperceptions at root here — yours as well as his. We’ll start with yours: We tend to believe our minds — our emotions, desires, and intentions — are more transparent and readable by others than they actually are. We also tend to believe others are better at reading our minds than they actually are.

To get a little perspective on this, consider the parallels this fix-up fail has with failures in gift-giving. I used to sneer at gift registries for weddings as cheat sheets for the lazy to buy presents for the greedy. Boy, was I ever off base. Research by business school professors Francesca Gino and Francis Flynn found that married people who’d received gifts they’d listed on their registry appreciated them more than the off-list gifts their guests slaved away finding or making. In fact, spouses they surveyed saw these registry gifts (which could take all of four minutes to pick, click, and ship) as more thoughtful and — get this — even more personal!

This is the exact opposite of what we gift-givers think will be the deal. “Gift givers expect unsolicited gifts will be considered more thoughtful and considerate by their intended recipients than is actually the case,” explain Gino and Flynn.

Our refusing to buy from the registry — feeling confident that off-list gifts we toil to buy or make will be more appreciated than the stuff our friends ask for — reflects a failure in “perspective-taking.” Psychologist Nicholas Epley explains perspective-taking as imagining another person’s psychological point of view. It’s basically the ability to put yourself in another person’s shoes, to see the world from their perspective, to sense what they want and need.

In contrast, when we give our friends getting married some weird gargoyle-faced decanter (instead of the solar-powered garlic press they asked for), we’re answering the question, “What would I want?” rather than, “What would they want?” (which they’ve helpfully laid out in a big online list).

Epley’s research suggests our tendency to fail at perspective-taking comes out of mental shortcuts we are driven to take. The brain is energetically “expensive” to run, and just like those energy-saving refrigerators, it’s engineered to avoid sucking up power unnecessarily — like by keeping us from doing a lot of thinking when we can get away with just a little.

Accordingly, Epley finds that in perspective-taking, we’re prone to come up with a quick and dirty guess about what another person wants and just run with it. But even in making this guess, our mental laziness tends to be pretty epic. We typically don’t even start by considering what they might want. We start with what we’d want, make a few minor adjustments, and tell ourselves it’s what they’d want. Helpfully, all of this goes on subconsciously; we don’t step back from the tepid whirrings of our mind and realize that we’re short-shrifting our friends.

We might catch our errors before we sent a friend off into the jaws of a helldate if we did the responsible thing and checked our mental work — “Hmmm, is he really the sort of guy she’d want?” — and then made any necessary adjustments. However, we aren’t about to put our precious cognitive resources into adjusting judgments we’ve already settled on. So, Epley explains, “insufficient adjustment” — a failure to look closely at our judgments of others’ perspectives and make corrections — is “the rule rather than the exception.”

In other words, the sort of man your friend fixed you up with probably has less to do with how he appraises you than how mentally lazy we all evolved to be. It’s generally wise to expect others to be pretty bad at figuring out what you want. Telling somebody what works for you can sometimes be helpful (if they don’t just nod their head and give you what’d work for them).

Accordingly, you should prepared for fix-ups to be horror fests — killing seasons for your psyche. However, you might just get lucky — get matched with somebody great. So, consider whether getting fixed up might be worth it, despite the risk of evenings spent biting your lip to keep from blurting out: “Dude. The line isn’t, ‘If you love something, make its ears bleed.’” n ©2020, 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 SPOKANE REGIONAL MENTAL HEALTH COURT: COMMUNITY RESOURCE FAIR A collaborative therapeutic court hosted on the second floor of the Public Safety Building. Individuals with court proceedings are welcome to meet with community agencies to obtain resources to assist in overcoming their personal and legal challenges.

Wednesdays from 9 am-noon. Free.

Spokane County Public Works Building, 1100 W. Mallon Ave. spokanecounty.org AMERICANS & THE HOLOCAUST Gonzaga’s Foley Center Library is one of the first four U.S. libraries selected to host this traveling exhibition from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, which examines the motives, pressures and fears that shaped Americans’ responses to Nazism, war and genocide in Europe during the 1930s and ’40s. In the Cowles Reading Room, third floor of Foley Library. March 19-April 27, MonFri 10 am-4 pm, Sun 1-4 pm. See link for special events and more details. Mon.Sun.. through April 27. Free and open to the public. Gonzaga University, 502 E. Boone. gonzaga.edu/holocaustexhibit

FILM

CLEMENCY As a prison warden prepares to execute another inmate, she must confront the psychological and emotional demons her job creates, ultimately connecting her to the man she is sanctioned to kill. Rated R. March 12-15; times vary. $5-$8. Panida Theater, 300 N. First Ave. panida.org (208-255-7801) THURSDAY MATINEE MOVIE CLASSICS: JACOB THE LIAR This comedy/ drama/crime movie is the only East German film to be nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar. In a Jewish ghetto in central Europe, 1944, Jakob Heym eavesdrops on a German radio broadcast announcing the Soviet Army is making steady progress towards central Europe. He tells a companion and word spreads. March 12, 1:30 pm. $7. The MAC, 2316 W. First Ave. northwestmuseum.org (456-3931) WILD & SCENIC FILM FESTIVAL The annual touring festival features nine short films from filmmakers across the country that bring a human face to the environmental movement. March 12, 6-9 pm. $15. Schuler Performing Arts Center, 1000 W. Garden Ave. (208667-9093) THE RIOT & THE DANCE: WATER Part two of the nature and theology documentary series by Canon Press and featuring professor Gordon Wilson from New St. Andrews College. March 13, 7 pm. $5-$20. Nuart Theatre, 516 S. Main St. nuarttheater.com (208-882-0459) THE WILD A program co-sponsored by the Library Foundation and the Kootenai Environmental Alliance in conjunction with the KEA’s third annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival. March 13, 7 pm. Free, donations accepted. Coeur d’Alene Public Library, 702 E. Front Ave. cdalibrary.org (208-769-2315) SFP CINEMATOGRAPHY WORKSHOP A look at the craft of cinematography such as lighting, composition, and use of color for more effective storytelling.

March 14, 10 am. Free. Hamilton Studio, 1427 W. Dean Ave. (327-9501) THE LIKE MOVIE Join the Coeur d’Alene Public Schools Technology Department for a special screening of the documentary that explores the impact of social media on our lives. March 19, 6:30 pm.

Free. Hayden Discount Cinema, 300 W. Centa Ave. hdcmovies.com

FOOD

COOKING WITH CHEF AARON FISH Featuring wine, hands-on cooking and recipes. March 12, 6 pm. $60. The Jacklin Arts & Cultural Center, 405 N. William St., Post Falls. thejacklincenter.org SCOTCH & CIGARS Select a flight of whiskey, scotch or bourbon paired with a recommended cigar during an event on the outdoor patio. Thursdays, from 6-10 pm. $15-$25. Prohibition Gastropub, 1914 N. Monroe St. facebook.com/ Prohibition.Gastropub.Spokane1 SOUTHERN TWIST A cooking class bringing traditional southern dishes to the Inland Northwest. March 12, 6-8 pm. $59. Spokane Community College, 1810 N. Greene St. campusce.net/spokane/ Course/Course.aspx?c=857 (279-6030) CREPE CAFE SISTERS The local cafe serves every Friday and Saturday in the park until the opening of their storefront. Fri-Sat from 7 am-3 pm. 7 am-3 pm through June 13. Olmsted Brothers Green, N. Nettleton St. and Summit Pkwy. crepecafesisters.com MASALA SPICE BLENDING CLASS A unique class with in-house chef Drew Smith to create our a Masala spice blend to bring home and use in recipes during class. Test out blends on chicken and vegetables, Chai tea and chocolate bark. March 13, 6-8 pm. $50. Wanderlust Delicato, 421 W. Main Ave. wanderlustdelicato.com (822-7087) ONE TREE TAP TAKEOVER Includes a meet-and-greet with One Tree reps, swag and more. March 13, 5-8 pm. Free.

Coeur d’Alene Cider Company, 1327 E. Sherman Ave. cdaciderco.com PI DAY PIE SCHOOL Kate Lebo, cofounder of Spokane’s Pie & Whiskey events, shows how to make delicious homemade pie crust to celebrate Pi Day, the March 14 celebration of the number Pi (3.14). Tried and true pie crust techniques are demonstrated and attendees leave with ready-to-roll-out pie dough. Registration required. March 13, 5-6 pm. Free. Cheney Library, 610 First St. scld.org/events (893-8280) ST. PATRICK’S DAY TRADITIONS Food specials include corned beef sliders, green beer, Irish coffee and specialty cocktails. March 13-17. Max at Mirabeau, 1100 N. Sullivan. maxatmirabeau.com AUTHENTIC GERMAN DINNER A German Schweinebraten dinner with rotkraut, kartofferlpuffer and donauwelle Cake. Call for reservations. Includes traditional dancing and gemuetlichkeit.

Sponsored by the German American Society. March 14, 6:30 pm. $18/adults; half price for kids. Deutsches Haus, 25 W. Third Ave. germanamericansocietyspokane.org (509-710-2131) BISCOTTI COOKING CLASS These cookies are easy to make, store well and are great to dip in coffee or wine.

Chefs walks participants through this hands-on class on how to make traditional biscotti, pistachio biscotti and chocolate-dipped. March 14, 1-3:30 pm. $43. Commellini Estate, 14715 N. Dartford Dr. commellini.com/biscotticooking-class/ (466-0667) COEUR D’IRISH PARTY 2020 Coeur d’Alene’s largest St. Patrick’s Day celebration, featuring the energetic sounds of Irish musical performances and Irish cuisine including corned beef and cab-

bage, Irish stew and soda bread. Proceeds support the Coeur d’Alene Rotary Club’s community service grants and projects. March 14, 5:30 pm. $20-$125.

The Coeur d’Alene Resort, 115 S. Second. cdaresort.com (208-765-4000) IRISH PARTY & COOKING CLASS It’s the time of year for all things Irish. This session features the best Irish cheese and beer, and the cooking of classic bites like fish and chips, cheese dip and more. First drink included. March 14, 5:30-7:30 pm. $45. Wanderlust Delicato, 421 W. Main Ave., Suite 103. wanderlustdelicato.com (509-822-7087) PI DAY CELEBRATION Back for our third year, we’re celebrating Pi Day: the most mathematically justified day to eat pie! Two summer handpie flavors are coming out of the vault for one day only, along with a new flavor launch. All handpies are three for $14. Includes a Pi Reciting Contest with a free pie for the person who can recite the most digits of pi from memory. Pre-orders accepted online. March 14, 10 am-1 pm. $5-$30. Bean & Pie, 504 E. Sherman Ave. beanandpie.com (208-930-4065) PI DAY PIE SCHOOL Kate Lebo, cofounder of Spokane’s Pie & Whiskey events, shows how to make delicious homemade pie crust to celebrate Pi Day, the annual March 14 celebration of the number Pi (3.14). Registration required. March 14: from 10:30-11:30 am at Argonne Library (4322 N. Argonne); 1:30-2:30 pm at North Spokane Library (44 E. Hawthorne) and 4:30-5:30 pm at Moran Prairie Library (6004 S. Regal). scld.org/events PI DAY POST FALLS Along with favorite sweet pies from Birdie’s, Mangia Catering Co. brings their wood-fire pizza trailer serving made-to-order pizza pies in the parking lot. Sweet pies available for $3.14; whole pies are $3.14 off.

Includes drawings and activities. March 14, 10 am-2 pm. Free. Birdie’s Pie Shop, 1003 N. Spokane St., Post Falls. bit. ly/2VTQKCe INVEG POTLUCK Join the local group for a community potluck on the third Sunday of each month, offering food and time to connect with others. After each potluck is a featured guest speaker on topics such as sprouting, nutrition, animal rights, cooking, and more.

Please bring a plant-based dish to share (no honey, eggs, meat or dairy).

Free. Woman’s Club of Spokane, 1428 W. Ninth. inveg.org/monthly-potlucks SPOKANE GUILD AWARDS PARTY The Spokane Guild is celebrating the region’s finest restaurants and industry professionals with drinks, appetizers, a live DJ and more. 21+ March 15, 5-8 pm. $35. Lucky You Lounge, 1801 W. Sunset Blvd. facebook.com/spokaneguild TWO YEAR COCKTAIL PARTY Cochinito celebrates its second year. Includes six craft cocktails with passed appetizers and dessert, plus live music by the Nic Vigil Trio. Reservations required.

March 15, 6 pm. $69. Cochinito Taqueria, 10 N. Post. facebook.com/cochinitotaqueria (509-474-9618) MAKE YOUR OWN SAUERKRAUT To add zip to your menu and perk up your family’s taste buds, nothing can match the flavor of homemade sauerkraut.

Learn how to make up a batch of three quart jars at a time with food preservation expert Anna Kestell. March 17, 6:307:30 pm. Free. East Side Library, 524 S. Stone St. (509-444-5300) ELLA’S SUPPER CLUB A classic three-

course dinner and live jazz in the historic Montvale Event Center. March 18, 6 pm. $45. Montvale Event Center, 1017 W. First. montvalespokane.com/event-center NUTRIENT-DENSE MEAL PREP CLASS Learn easy recipes for weeknight dinners or to prep ahead of time with registered dietitian and certified personal trainer Therese Martinez. Includes an Instantpot and stovetop dish. March 18, 5:30-7:30 pm. $40. Wanderlust Delicato, 421 W. Main Ave. wanderlustdelicato.com PREMIUM TASTING WITH VA PIANO VINEYARDS Celebrate Washington Wine Month with one of Walla Walla’s premium producers, Va Piano winery. Owner and winemaker Justin Wylie is on for this event. March 18, 5 pm. $20. Nectar Wine and Beer, 1331 W. Summit Parkway. nectarkendallyards.com WINE WEDNESDAY Stop in for wine tastings and light appetizers every Wednesday from 4:30-6 pm. $25-$140.

The Culinary Stone, 2129 N. Main St., Coeur d’Alene. culinarystone.com COEUR D’ALENE TRIBAL CULTURAL LIFEWAYS DINNER An event with storytelling, animated dancing and drums and traditional cuisine. Dinner includes tribal-caught, wild Nisqually salmon smoked topped with huckleberry sauce, hearty venison stew, green salad with huckleberry vinaigrette, locally sourced St. Maries wild race, a side of vegetables and New York-style cheesecake. Vegan and gluten-free diet restrictions can be accommodated with advanced notice.

March 19, 1-4 pm. $65. Coeur d’Alene Casino, 37914 S. Nukwalqw. cdacasino.com/ cultural-tourism (800-523-2464)

MUSIC

BASSOONARAMA CONCERT Hear over 40 bassoons perform together, including songs for “Pi Day.” In the EWU Music Bldg. recital hall, Cheney campus. March 14, 4-5 pm. Free. Eastern Washington University, 526 Fifth St., Cheney. ewu.edu (359-2241) BRIDGES HOME Bridges Home is Tami Belzer Gunter and Dave Gunter, dual lead vocalists and multi-instrumentalists who share their passion for music with audiences in venues that range from intimate, small town theaters to large festival stages. March 14, 7 pm. $15. All ages.

Pend Oreille Playhouse, 236 S. Union Ave. pendoreilleplayers.org (509-447-9900) TERRY ROBB IN CONCERT Robb returns to Newport with his popular blues and ragtime finger-style guitar music. Living Blues Magazine wrote that Robb is “one of the finest acoustic guitarists on the international scene.” March 14, 6-8 pm. $12/$15. Create Arts Center, 900 W. Fourth St. createarts.org (509-447-9277) FLOATING CROWBAR Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with the rhythmic sounds of Irish pipes, flute, whistle, banjo and mandolin, as well as fiddle and guitar.

Floating Crowbar plays a high energy mix of Irish instrumental music and songs drawn from traditional and contemporary sources. March 15, 3-4 pm. Free. Airway Heights Library, 1213 S. Lundstrom St. scld.org/events (509-893-8250) CELTIC SESSIONS Experience traditional Celtic music played live in a relaxed setting. 6:30-8:30 pm through March 30.

Free. The Jacklin Arts & Cultural Center, 405 N. William St., Post Falls. thejacklincenter.org (208-457-8950) FLOATING CROWBAR Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with the rhythmic sounds of Irish pipes, flute, whistle, banjo, mandolin, as well as fiddle and guitar. Floating Crowbar plays a high energy mix of Irish

instrumental music and songs drawn from traditional and contemporary sources. March 16 from 6:30-7:30 pm. at the Argonne Library, 4322 N. Argonne Rd. Also March 17 from 7:30-8:30 pm at the North Spokane Library, 44 E. Hawthorne Rd. scld.org/events ARCIS SAXOPHONE QUARTET With world-class technique and charismatic stage presence, these four musicians from Munich form a tightly woven ensemble that speaks with one musical voice. You’ll be captivated by the joy and depth of expression they bring to music making, from baroque to modern. March 18, 7:30-9:30 pm. $20-$40. Myrtle Woldson Performing Arts Center, 211 E. Desmet. gonzaga.edu/mwpac (313-2787) BRIDGES HOME Tami Belzer Gunter and Dave Gunter, dual lead vocalists and multi-instrumentalists, deliver a captivating array of musical styles: High energy Celtic, old-time and bluegrass; Delta blues; footstomping roots music; haunting Irish ballads and finely crafted instrumentals. March 20, 7-8:45 pm. By donation. Harrington Opera House, 19 S. Third St. (253-4719)

SPORTS & OUTDOORS

SPOKANE CHIEFS VS. PORTLAND WINTERHAWKS Includes Centennial Hotel’s family feast night. March 13, 7:05 pm. $11$26. Spokane Arena, 720 W. Mallon Ave. spokanearena.com (279-7000) SPOKANE MOTORCYCLE SHOW & SALE The 17th annual indoor event offers special show prices and deals on motorcycles and accessories. Includes a stunt show from the Seattle Cossacks, indoor swap meet, law shark poker run, beard competition, biker bar and more. Kids 12 and under free. March 13, 3-8 pm, March 14, 10 am-7 pm and March 15, 10 am-4 pm. $12.

Spokane County Fair & Expo Center, 404 N. Havana St. bit.ly/2wJpfk2 BLOOMSDAY TRAINING CLINICS This seven-week program is offered every Saturday morning at 8:30 am through April 25. While walk-ins are welcome any weekend, advanced registration is recommended by registering online.

Hosted by Providence Health Care and Kaiser Permanente. Free. Spokane Falls Community College, 3410 W. Fort George Wright Dr. providence.org/Bloomsday LEARN TO SKATE Group classes are offered for all ages, including a 30-min. group lesson and 15 min. of free skating. Private lesson packages available.

First graders can also skate one six-week session for free by signing up at lilaccityfsc.org along with the Learn To Skate USA dues ($16). Wednesdays at 6 pm and Saturday at 10:30 am through April 4. $20-$148. Eagles Ice-A-Rena, 6321 N. Addison St. lilaccityfsc.org (599-3974) MEMBERS-ONLY GARAGE SALE Get out your membership card to access deals on “as is” merchandise that’s been used and returned. Come early for the best selection. Tickets handed out starting at 7 am.

March 14, 8 am-2 pm. Free. REI, 1125 N. Monroe St. rei.com/spokane SPOKANE CHIEFS VS. TRI-CITY AMERICANS Includes the Miller Lite St. Patty’s Day jersey night and the regular season home finale. March 14, 7:05 pm. $11-$25.

Spokane Arena, 720 W. Mallon Ave. spokanearena.com (279-7000) FREE BARRE Join the Barre Code and Athleta River Park Square for this familyfriendly class, with discounts and more.

March 14, 8:30 am. Free. Athleta, 808 W. Main Ave. (456-4078)

SPOKANE BADMINTON CLUB Meets Sundays, from 4:30-7:30 pm, and Wednesdays, from 7-10 pm. $5+/visit.

West Central Community Center, 1603 N. Belt St. spokanebadminton.com NCAA MENS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT The 2020 NCAA Men’s Tournament kicks off March Madness in Spokane. March 19-21. Spokane Arena, 720 W. Mallon Ave. spokanearena.com STATE PARKS FREE DAY Visit Washington State Parks without a required Discover Pass ($10/day or $30/year).

Upcoming free access days are March 19, April 11, April 22, June 6-7. Includes day access locally to Riverside, Mt. Spokane and Palouse Falls State Parks. parks.state. wa.us/281/Parks

THEATER

CABARET A show exploring the dark, heady and tumultuous life of Berlin’s natives and expatriates as Germany slowly yields to the emerging Third Reich. ThuSat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm through March 22. $10-$25. Spokane Civic Theatre, 1020 N. Howard St. spokanecivictheatre.com (325-2507) MARY POPPINS THE MUSICAL The 2020 spring musical at Northwest Christian is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. March 12-14, 19-20 at 7 pm; March 14-15 and 21 at 3 pm. $10. Northwest Christian Schools, 5104 E. Bernhill Rd. nwcs.org/poppins THE MOORS A dark, gothic comedy about love, desperation and visibility.

Two sisters and a dog live out their lives on the bleak English moors, and dream of love and power. The arrival of a hapless governess and a moor-hen set all three on a strange and dangerous path. Presented by U of I Theatre Arts. Tickets free for U of I students. Matinees are pay what you can. March 12-14 at 7:30 pm, March 14-15 at 2 pm. $6-$17. Hartung Theater, 875 Perimeter Dr. uitheatre.com DISNEY’S THE LITTLE MERMAID Ariel wishes to pursue the human Prince Eric in the world above, bargaining with evil sea witch Ursula to trade her tail for legs. Fri at 7 pm, Sat-Sun at 2 pm through March 22. $12-$16. Spokane Children’s Theatre, 2727 N. Madelia. spokanechildrenstheatre.org (509-328-4886) MARY POPPINS Based on the books by P.L. Travers and the classic Walt Disney film. March 6, 13-14 and 19-21 at 7 pm; March 7-8, 15 and 22 at 2 pm. $15. Woodland Theater, 120 W. Third Ave., Kettle Falls. woodlandproductions.org WHITWORTH THEATRE: LA ALGAJIRA Incorporating English and Spanish, this is both the university’s first bilingual play and the first production staged in the newly renovated Cowles Auditorium.

Written and directed by Naphtali FieldsForbes, Whitworth visiting assistant professor of theatre, La Algajira tells the story of Central American villagers forced to search for a better life. March 13-14 at 7:30 pm; March 15 at 2 pm. $12/$15.

Whitworth Cowles Auditorium, 300 W. Hawthorne Ave. (777-4703) MET LIVE IN HD: DER FLIEGENDE HOLLÄNDER Sir Bryn Terfel returns to the Met for the first time since 2012 as the mysterious seafarer searching for salvation. Director François Girard returns to stage Wagner’s eerie early masterwork.

March 14 at 9:55 am; encore March 16 at 6:30 pm. March 14 and March 16. $15-$20. kenworthy.org (208-882-4127) ONCE ON THIS ISLAND Winner of the 2018 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical is the sweeping, universal tale of Ti Moune, a fearless peasant girl in search of her place in the world, and ready to

risk it all for love. March 17-18, times vary. $49.50-$100. First Interstate Center for the Arts, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. inbpac.com (509-279-7000)

VISUAL ARTS

THE UTTERED & THE UNSPOKEN A painting exhibition by Portland artist and SFCC alum Sam Marroquin. The paintings combine acrylic paint, graphite, charcoal, mixed media and image transfers on wood and canvas. Through March 18; Mon-Fri from 8:30 am-3:30 pm. Gallery walk-through March 18 at 11:30 am. SFCC Fine Arts Gallery, 3410 W. Fort George Wright Dr., Bldg. 6. (509-533-3710) CYCLORAMA OF LANDSCAPE An exhibition showcasing artists Gordon Wilson and Kathy Gale, with featured work from the Gonzaga Ceramics department.

March 13-April 4; Tue-Sat from 11 am-6 pm. Opening reception March 13 from 5-8 pm. Free. Art Spirit Gallery, 415 Sherman Ave. theartspiritgallery.com GALLERY OPENING: A CELTIC RETROSPECTIVE An exhibition of selected paintings by local painter and musician Jan Clizer, created to celebrate her passions: Celtic music, culture, landscapes and seascapes. March 14, 5:30 pm. Free.

The Jacklin Arts & Cultural Center, 405 N. William St., Post Falls. thejacklincenter. org (208-457-8950) SELF-PORTRAITURE THROUGH MULTIMEDIA Local artist Alexandra Iosub teaches students to understand how mark-making speaks to the eye, and how to craft a more eloquent message in the future. Meets Sat, 10 am-noon, March 14-April 4. $100. Emerge at HREI, 414 W. Fort Grounds Dr., CdA. emergecda.com ÉLISABETH VIGÉE LE BRUN: PAINTER OF THE QUEEN In this last of her three lectures focusing on women artists of the Renaissance and Baroque eras, art historian Meredith Shimizu, of Whitworth University, explores the work of prominent late 18th century French portrait painter Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun, who created a name for herself in prerevolutionary French society by serving as the portrait painter to Marie Antoinette, whom she painted 30 times, and enjoying the patronage of several European aristocrats, actors, and writers. $10 suggested donation. March 15, 2 pm. The MAC, 2316 W. First Ave. northwestmuseum.org (509-456-3931) SPOKANE COMMUNITY OBSERVANCE OF THE HOLOCAUST: STUDENT ART EXHIBIT Middle and high school art submissions are displayed at Gonzaga University School of Law. Students were asked to study the Holocaust, choose someone worthy of the title “Superhero of the Holocaust,” and create an original piece of art inspired by the actions of their superhero. March 16-30; open MonFri from 8 am-5 pm. Free. Gonzaga University School of Law, 721 N. Cincinnati St. (747-3304)

WORDS

NPR’S MARA LIASSON National Public Radio’s Mara Liasson speaks at the Hagan Center for the Humanities, Building 15, about the 19th Amendment and women’s role in politics in 2020. March 12, 7 pm.

Free and open to the public. Spokane Community College, 1810 N. Greene St. scc.spokane.edu (533-7000) PEN & PAPER: TEEN WRITING GROUP Teens can drop in to this supportive young writers’ event. Bring works in progress to share, get inspired by creative prompts and spend some focused time writing. Hosted by local writer Kail-

ee Haong. Second Thursdays from 5:30-7 pm. Free. Spark Central, 1214 W. Summit Pkwy. spark-central.org POETRY NIGHT Bring original work to share, or read work from someone else.

Thursdays at 6:45 pm. Thurs., 6:45-8:30 pm. Free. Calypsos Coffee Roasters, 116 E. Lakeside Ave., CdA. calypsoscoffee.com BOOK SIGNING: FRANCEE STRAIN The local author and speaker signs copies of her book “No Ordinary Invitation: Called to Live a Life of Eternal Purpose.” March 14, 12:30-3 pm. Free. Barnes & Noble, 15310 E. Indiana Ave. (509-922-4104) SPRING INTO WRITING: A FICTION & POETRY WORKSHOP Lost Horse Press & Sandpoint Literary Collective host this writing workshop featuring Spokane writer and creative writing professor, Polly Buckingham. Pre-registration required. March 14, 10 am-4 pm. $25. First Presbyterian Church of Sandpoint, 417 N. Fourth St. (208-255-4410) TRISHA PRITIKIN: THE HANFORD PLAINTIFFS Activist and writer Trisha Pritikin discusses her new book, which introduces the stories of infants, children and young adults exposed to Hanford’s airborne and river-borne radioactive fallout. Introducing the project is Karen Dorn Steel, formerly of the Spokesman Review, who broke the story about the Green Run test, in which the U.S. government released radioactive gases in 1949 over areas surrounding the Hanford Site.

March 14, 7-8 pm. Free. Auntie’s, 402 W. Main Ave. auntiesbooks.com (838-0206) BROKEN MIC Spokane Poetry Slam’s longest-running, weekly open mic reading series. Wednesdays at 6:30 pm; signups at 6:15 pm. 6:30 pm. Free. Neato Burrito, 827 W. First Ave. bit.ly/2ZAbugD BOOTSLAM Spokane Poetry Slam’s allages performance poetry competition with a $50 grand prize. Third Thursday of the month; sign-ups at 7, slam at 7:30 pm. $5. Boots Bakery & Lounge, 24 W. Main Ave. spokanepoetryslam.org TECHNOLOGY & THE FUTURE OF CLASSICAL ARCHAEOLOGY: THE VIEW FROM POMPEII Technology is having a profound, though not always beneficial, impact on how Classical archaeologists do their work. This talk explores, explains and demystiies three forms of digital archaeological practice focused on the ancient city of Pompeii. Presented by Dr. Eric Poehler. March 19, 6:30-8 pm. free.

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MADDELYNN HATTER A horror filled night hosted by Maddelynn Hatter (Dragula Season 3) and also featuring an amazing local cast. March 12, 7:30 pm. $10-$25. The Pin, 412 W. Sprague Ave. thepinspokane.com (509-385-1449) AMERICAN COLLEGE DANCE CONFERENCE Celebrate creativity and scholarly expression through dance at the 2020 American College Dance Association Northwest Conference, hosted by Gonzaga University and featuring the renowned Mark Morris Dance Group, based in New York City. March 11-15. $150 for event pass. Gonzaga University, 502 E. Boone Ave. gonzaga.edu/americancollege-dance-association-conference n

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Once you’ve done that, you can wash your gear. Pipes, bubblers, bongs or whatever you’re using to smoke: If you use it more than once, it’s going to get dirty.

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Now, about that parade. It starts at 4 pm from Eighth and Sherman, winding its way down to First Street. Definitely get there early, wear your green and enjoy the good-natured shenanigans, plus a lot of hometown heroes and happiness.

Get into town early Saturday, March 14, and save some time to browse All Things Irish (all-thingsirish.com) for something to remind you of the old country. If you happen to be there at 3:30 pm, you’ll catch the extremely in-demand Coeur d’Alene Firefighters Pipes and Drums there in one of their many, many performances.

Keep the parade alive and follow the pipers as they make their way throughout town. Start at Crown & Thistle (107 N. Fourth St.), a genuine British Isle-inspired pub and serving up plenty of bangers and other Celtic fare throughout the evening.

Other things to do before (or after) the parade include St. Patrick’s Day LAKE CRUISES. Choose from the noon or 2:30 pm boarding time for the family cruise, or do the 5:30 pm buffet cruise: stuffed cabbage, shepherd’s pie, Irish stew, corned beef and more. For ages 21-andup, dance your shamrocks off during the DJ party cruise, starting at 6:30 pm. Visit cdacruises.com/special-cruises.

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The bagpipers then head to Capone’s (751 N. Fourth St.), the Coeur d’Irish party at the Resort, the Eagles, then Bier Haus (515 E. Sherman Ave.). They’re expected at Crafted (523 E. Sherman Ave.) by 8:30 pm, then Cricket’s Restaurant & Oyster Bar (424 E. Sherman Ave.), Iron Horse (407 E. Sherman Ave.), DogHouse Tavern (110 N. Fourth St.), the Beacon (107 N. Fourth St.) ending at Crown & Thistle.

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cruise, how about the same menu only at the fabulous Coeur d’Alene Resort during the fifth annual COEUR D’IRISH PARTY? It’s the place to be with Irish bagpipers, Irish dancers and the Motown cover band NuJack City taking the stage at 8 pm (tickets: $40/person with dinner; $20/ person, music only). See if the “luck o’ the Irish” is with you and enter to win a Game of Thrones trip to the British Isles.

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Wild and Scenic Film Festival MARCH 12-13

The Kootenai Environmental Alliance presents two days of nationally recognized films that inspire environmental activism and a love for nature.

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Coeur d’Alene Blues Festival MARCH 20-22

The Coeur d’Alene Blues Festival returns to the Lake City, featuring the best talent from local, regional and national blues artists. It’s a soul swingin’ weekend celebrating the best of modern blues through a variety of events, from cruises and gospel brunches to a rooftop blues party. Tickets and a schedule of events can be found at cda4.fun.

Your Everyday Getaway Escape to Coeur d’Alene this week and find live music, art galleries, ski hills, hundreds of shops... and that’s on Wednesday! Check out our online calendar and plan your Tuesday or Wednesday or any day! There’s always something fun going on. coeurdalene.org

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