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fter a lifetime of work, play, learning and loving, my best friend and roommate has moved on — perhaps to a place where wise souls gather to plot their next adventures.

My husband Scott Reed grew up as the only child of two very sharp, strong-minded parents. From an early age he learned if he could just make them laugh, he could please both mother and father and help them to please each other. He developed a signature tool that carried him through life — an ever-present, ever-probing wit.

His father taught him to fish, to hunt birds, to adore life outdoors. From his mother he learned to plant seeds in the earth and the joy of bringing them to harvest. On his own, he masterminded a number of teenage escapades that caught the attention of the authorities. He had to spend a little time apologizing for the pranks, but never went to jail.

We had our first date when I was 15. By then it was time for him to go off to Princeton. We wrote, phoned, talked constantly throughout our college years, but didn’t get LETTERS serious until Send comments to he came home editor@inlander.com. from fighting in the Korean War. We married, eight years after that first date.

As soon as Scott finished law school, we set off together to find a place that had room for another lawyer. We rolled into Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, one balmy June day in 1955, rented a boat, rowed to the middle of Casco Bay and jumped in. Climbing out of the delicious water, we told each other: This is it. This is the place.

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e never regretted that decision. A local Wildlife Federation guy named Art Manley discovered Scott and drew both of us into the nature appreciation meetings at the Eagles. Art became a lifelong mentor, colleague and friend.

In the late ’50s, Art and his cronies were concerned about an upcoming vote to decide whether or not to allow a shopping mall to be built where McEuen Park now lies. Their overarching goal was to keep Tubbs Hill in its natural, undeveloped state. Scott joined in the successful effort to defeat the shopping mall and remained committed for life to keeping Tubbs Hill the small corner of wilderness that it is, right in the center of town on the edge of Lake Coeur d’Alene.

Art Manley launched the crusade to acquire Tubbs Hill for the public. Decades later, Scott led the effort to acquire the final crucial acres. Scott’s book, The Treasure Called Tubbs Hill, recounts the

long struggle to save it.

Many other dedicated local residents have been involved in the process of acquiring and protecting Tubbs, just as countless volunteers and supporters united to turn McEuen Field into the amazing park it is today.

Scott served on a long list of boards and commissions: the Coeur d’Alene Planning Commission, the North Idaho College Board of Trustees, boards of the Idaho Nature Conservancy Board, the Western Environmental Law Center, the Land and Water Fund, 12 years on the Idaho Water Resource Board, 18 years on the board of the National Audubon Society Board.

But it was in his daily practice of law that Scott’s impact was felt most keenly. The lights in his office were on from dawn to dusk.

He loved the law, and he worked it. He won some cases that benefited lakes and streams. He lost some, too — the most painful was the failed attempt to keep all of Sanders Beach, on the east side of the city of Coeur d’Alene, open to the public. Sometimes losing was winning — the Public Trust doctrine was established for Idaho in a losing case.

On behalf of clients, Scott constantly sued the Idaho Department of Transportation for sloppy road building that sullied streams or damaged lake waters. One of the happiest conclusions to a lawsuit was the agreement by the state to build and maintain the trail along the shore of Lake Coeur d’Alene. This settlement came after the Department of Transportation dropped a couple of bulldozers into Lake Coeur d’Alene while upgrading I-90.

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n his last years, Scott’s body let him down.

No more backpack trips into the Sawtooth Wilderness, or ski trips to Schweitzer, or bicycling on the Centennial Trail. But to the end, he loved sitting by a crackling fire with a cold beer in hand, exchanging stories with friends.

Scott’s gift to the Idaho environment was his steady devotion. He was brainy, he was skilled, but above all he was committed. There was a saying in our house: “It doesn’t matter how smart you are, it’s persistence that counts.” Scott persevered. n Scott Reed passed away on May 2 at the age of 87. Mary Lou Reed served 12 years in the Idaho Legislature and writes a monthly column in this space.

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t was one of those only-in-Spokane moments — the joy of living in a big town/small city that hits when everything feels connected. I brought my youngest son, Jay, to his music lesson down at the charming Amend Music Center. My wife told me his teacher would be Pat Cavanaugh, and I had to see for myself. Yes, there in his little studio, it was the very same Pat Cavanaugh who taught me English back in 1980.

“I run into kids I taught all the time,” he tells me later. “Of course, they’re not kids anymore.”

It makes sense: Cavanaugh taught at Gonzaga Prep from 1958-93; he’s been teaching at Amend — clarinet, sax and flute — since 1985. That’s a ton of former students.

“Mr.” Cavanaugh (as we knew him) was tough — and fondly remembered for it, as his name still comes up when we alums get together. In his sophomore honors English class, I even learned how to diagram a sentence. I tell him they don’t teach that stuff anymore.

“I always believed in the basics,” he says. “I started with all the old Jesuits, and that’s the way they taught. I picked it up from them.”

Born and raised in Butte, Montana, young Pat Cavanaugh came to Gonzaga University, where he eventually earned his master’s degree. But first he shipped out with the Army, serving during the Korean War. Ultimately, he was put in charge of an Army band, and he’s been a musician ever since, even playing in big bands like the legendary Jim Baker Orchestra.

Watching the two of them is existential for me — Jay, 12, and Mr. Cavanaugh, 79, connecting through music across all those decades. But there’s more. The Amend Center is two blocks from where I grew up; my first forays into the world took me to the candy machine in the laundry that occupied the same space. I still love the taste of Lemonheads. The vintage saxophone that Jay plays belongs to my dad, Ted Sr.; there are pictures of him playing it in the ’50s with his high school band — at G-Prep. Not long ago, he told me it actually belonged to his mom, my grandma Hilda; she loved to play it, too.

Then there’s the guy who drilled into me how to write a coherent sentence — a crucial lesson, considering my career choice. And, of course, there’s Jay, blowing away on that sax, carefully following Mr. Cavanaugh’s instruction, then practicing Coldplay songs at home afterward.

“Mr. Cavanaugh is awesome,” Jay tells me. “He explains things super well.” Yeah, that’s how I remember him, too. n

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COMMENT | CHILD CARE Anything they possibly can. About 40 percent of children under 5 spend at least part of their week in the care of someone other than a parent. Even in the rare circumstance where cost is no concern, quality is still a problem. Especially for elusive “high quality care,” where parents can rest assured their child is receiving the stimulating attention they need to reach their full developmental potential. Research has shown the importance of a highly interactive environment during the first few years for life success overall, yet for too many parents these all-important conditions are simply out of reach.

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hen people sing Spokane’s praises, one of our top truisms is that this is a great place to raise a family.

We’ve got splash pads in our parks, a well-respected public education system (despite unacceptable cuts and test mania), and summer camps abound. But before kids are off to school, many parents struggle to find the affordable, quality child care they need to be able to work and provide for their families at the same time.

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hits middle and working class families the hardest. Families below the poverty line are forced to spend about 30 percent of their monthly income on child care, compared with 8 percent for other families. This can mean literally not being able to afford to work and being forced onto public assistance for the sake of the family. A 2013 report

by Child Care Aware America found that the annual cost of day care for a baby exceeds the average cost of attending public colleges in 31 states, including Washington!

While a family can spend years saving for college, infants come earlier in life, before parents have had an opportunity to save. What are working parents to do?

This epic struggle doesn’t exist in other developed countries, where universal child care has reduced inequalities between poor and privileged kids. While wealthier voices wring their hands and cry about a “nanny state,” what could be more American than investing in equal opportunity for our children? While Congress did manage to reauthorize the Child Care and Development Block Grant with bipartisan support last year, there remain questions about its will to back up the legislation with full financial support.

A parallel struggle is in our state legislature with the Early Start Act. This comprehensive child care improvement and support bill expands access to Washington’s Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program and extends Working Connections Child Care for up to one year, so parents can get settled in gainful employment and kids have some continuity of care. It also makes more professional training and development resources available for child care providers to increase quality through Early Achievers, and offers higher reimbursements for those who care for subsidized kids and attain minimum rating standards. The proposal put out by the Democratic House to fully fund the Early Start Act would go a long way toward supporting the success of hardworking families in Spokane.

Let’s hope the Republican-controlled Senate is willing to play nice in the sandbox and will similarly decide to invest in our future. n Mariah McKay is a fourth-generation daughter of Spokane and a community organizer campaigning for racial, social and economic justice. She has worked in biotech and government and currently serves as a public health advocate.

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COMMENT | FROM READERS

Reactions to publisher Ted S. McGregor Jr.’s column (5/21/15) on Wednesday’s planned teacher walkouts across the state

WILLIAM MCNEW: Unfortunately it will not change a thing.

RANDALL BISHOP: The problem with all these walkouts is that the general public is only aware of the enormous amount of money being spent on public education and yet the results never improve. So overall, I think there is no sympathy for them, right or wrong. They can’t even agree on how to assess result of teachers, let alone the students they teach.

Sometimes it feels like the goal is to always keep a debate going, because nothing seems to change STEPHANIE SUBLIE ULLAH: Will doing nothing have an impact?

SCOTT MEREDITH: I have to agree that they have valid concerns, and I was raised by a high school English teacher (later administrator) so I value how important our educators are and how hard they work. I’m not sure I like the “walkout” concept, however. I can’t help but think that if I walked out of my job, someone desperate for a job who is willing to do it for less money would be glad to take it... and they’d get it, because typically walking out on a job gets you fired. Again, I don’t disagree with them, but I wish they could find a better way to make their point.

TERESA JUNEAU-SIMON: Put teachers on a scale of what they accomplish. Their pay is ridiculous and some of them don’t deserve to have a job.

JESSE QUINTANA: In a world where a person can make millions off of playing a football game, or millions lying to the public to hold public office, you are damn right they have a right to walk out.

BARBARA HOMEWOOD LOSBERG: I am not saying there are not valid concerns, but the kids should come first. Negotiate for the coming school year, not right before school’s out — why would you do this to the kids? What message are they sending to the kids? You don’t like the way things are, just walk out? Think only of yourself?

STU BATSON: No. The problem is irresponsible spending, and you can not blame the voters for voting no on a levy. If it’s for the kids, why do principals make $100,000+ a year?

MAHALA COLLINS: If I had kids, they certainly wouldn’t be in public school. I’d home-school them. 

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JAILS

Brandon, Nick and Makayla Everitt worry they’ll never know exactly how their dad died.

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Desperate Measures How was a suicidal inmate able to kill himself inside the Spokane County Jail?

BY LAEL HENTERLY

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he corrections officer walked along the mezzanine of Floor Two West at the Spokane County Jail on May 4, peeking through the window in the cerulean blue door of each cell. Then he saw John Everitt’s limp body hanging from the chest-high bunk, a jail-issue bedsheet pulled taut around his throat. The officer radioed for backup and threw open the cell door.

It was 2:54 pm, and in less than three minutes as many as 20 jail staff responded, says Custody Operations Lt. Mike Sparber. Someone cut Everitt down from the

bunk, removed the sheet from his neck and tried to resuscitate him. He was pronounced dead at 3:24 pm.

“Because my dad died in there, I’ll never really know what happened,” says Everitt’s 26-year-old son Brandon.

Everitt, 46, had only been in jail for three days and had been on suicide watch for most of his stay. He was still on the observation floor when he hung himself from his bunk.

“He was removed from suicide watch after talking with mental health staff,” says Sparber. “They still get

checked every 15 minutes. We obviously want to prevent the person from hurting themselves.”

In this case, the regular 15-minute windows, the bedsheet and the bunk were all Everitt needed to end his life. Jail suicide expert Lindsay Hayes recommends that checks occur within 15-minute windows, but at varied times, so inmates can’t anticipate the next check. (Sparber says Spokane County Jail checks at regular intervals.)

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“DESPERATE MEASURES,” CONTINUED... inmates held at local jails, according to data collected by the Bureau of Justice Statistics. Spokane County Jail officials were unable to provide information on the number of deaths or suicides that have occurred there in recent years. A cursory search of news archives identified at least one death at Spokane County Jail in 2011 and at least two deaths in 2013.

Jails are designed to make it difficult for inmates to hurt themselves, and hurting oneself while on suicide watch is close to impossible. In 2012, just over 16 percent of Washington jails reported one or more death.

“I just want to know, how does someone on suicide watch kill themselves?” says Susan Landrum, Everitt’s sister.

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amily members and friends say Everitt’s childhood in Baltimore, Maryland, was rough by any standard. His dad died when he was 4 and his mother died when he was 8, relatives say. After that he went to live with his grandparents, and the family moved to Spokane.

“They pulled up in a big old school bus,” says Glen Gibbs, who lived across the street and was in the same grade as Everitt at Rogers High School. “There were 14 kids. I thought the Beverly Hillbillies were moving in.”

Everitt and Sara Elkhiyati started their own family when he was 21; soon they had four kids.

“Lots of my friends had parents that weren’t there for them, but that wasn’t my dad,” Sara Elkhiyati and John Everitt, with Levi as a baby. says Brandon Everitt. The Everitt home was always open to the kids in Hillyard. “He would take us kids to movies and Silverwood.”

Then in 2008, Everitt lost his job selling used cars. From there, his descent from neighborhood father figure to down-andout drug addict occurred at alarming speed. Elkhiyati says she could do little but watch as popping pills became shooting meth.

She gave him an ultimatum; John chose the drugs.

“We lost the house and all just kind of scattered,” says Makayla. She struggled with drugs herself, but never stopped talking to her dad. “He was always a good guy, even on drugs. I never judged him. He would always do whatever he could for me and my brothers.”

Along the way, there were many missed exits. Everitt could have moved to Texas with Gibbs, but he demurred. He could

have gone to live with his sister in Boise, but he was too sick. He could have gone to treatment, but Elkhiyati says he was stuck on the waitlist.

A few weeks ago, Makayla called to tell him she would be getting her own apartment and he could come stay with her.

“The day I buried him in the ground I moved into my new apartment,” says Makayla.

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hen Everitt’s girlfriend kicked him out May 1, he strapped his backpacks to the handlebars of his bicycle and coasted down Argonne Road into the warm Spokane Valley night.

Spokane County Sheriff’s Deputy Randy Watts stopped Everitt for riding his bike without a headlight and arrested him on a couple of warrants, records state. One warrant was issued after Everitt failed to repay $952 in overpaid unemployment benefits in 2009. Another was issued in 2013 when he didn’t show up for a mandatory court appearance after shoplifting from JCPenney.

Watts found two pills in Everitt’s backpack. When confronted with the pills and the threat of new charges, Everitt offered to provide information about neighborhood drug dealers, according to Watts’ report.

Watts deposited Everitt at the jail, where intake officers determined he was suicidal and placed him under observation in a cell opposite the guard podium. Three days later he convinced mental

“The day I buried him in the ground I moved into my new apartment.” health workers that he was no longer suicidal and was moved to a nearly identical cell on the mezzanine level. Sparber couldn’t release the time of the last check or the time Everitt was removed from suicide watch.

Brandon Everitt was playing the video game Mortal Combat when Makayla called to tell him their dad had hung himself in jail. He didn’t believe it, hung up on her and called the jail. He hadn’t even known his dad was in jail, and though he knew his dad had been depressed, he didn’t think he would ever kill himself.

The jail wouldn’t confirm anything, and Brandon Everitt went to the jail and asked to view the security tape footage from the floor. Sparber says there isn’t footage of the inside of the cell, but that footage of the incident may become available when the police complete their investigation. In the meantime, the family is left to wonder.

News reports and accounts from inmates who were on Two West when Everitt was found have added to the family’s confusion, says Brandon Everitt.

The Spokesman-Review reported that “[Spokane County commissioner Todd Mielke] said he was told Everitt had a substance abuse problem and had been trying to get jail staff to take him to the hospital so he could receive a narcotic. Jail staff examined him and found no medical issue, so Everitt decided to try to make himself pass out so he would have to be taken to the hospital.”

Spokane County Sheriff’s Deputy Mark Gregory says that information was incorrect, as early reports related to these matters often are. Mielke could not be reached for comment.

Everitt’s son, Levi, was in jail when his father hung himself.

The jail made special arrangements allowing unlimited visits from family. Ironically, Elkhiyati says the aftermath of Everitt’s death has brought the rest of the family back together.

“It’s rough on everyone to lose a loved one, so we set up special visits for the family because no one can console like family can,” says Sparber.

Between 70 and 100 people came to Everitt’s funeral, most of them kids who grew up in the Hillyard neighborhood who considered Everitt a proxy father.

“I asked them, ‘Did you know my brother?’” recalls his sister, Susan Landrum. “They would say, ‘Yes, I’m one of his kids.’” n laelh@inlander.com

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SASQUATCH VS. SEAHAWKS | Among Washington state’s Seahawks fans, only 13 percent believe Seahawks Coach Pete Carroll made the right call to pass in the last-second, game-losing play of the Super Bowl, according to a recently released survey of Washington state residents. That’s lower than the 18 percent of Washington residents who BELIEVE IN BIGFOOT, according to the same poll. Still, 89 percent of Seahawks fans believe that Carroll is doing a good job. On the blog, we run down the other quirky results of the poll, which includes Washingtonians’ views on Starbucks, Microsoft and apples. (DANIEL WALTERS)

FLAKKA FEARS | Last week the Spokane Police Department and KREM 2 sounded the alarm that Flakka, a new drug that has been wreaking havoc in southern Florida, had arrived in Spokane. Spokane Regional Health District officials and SPD narcotics detectives say they HAVEN’T ENCOUNTERED FLAKKA here. Still, SPD’s Information Officer Teresa Fuller says Flakka likely is already here. There has been at least one instance of “excited delirium” where someone was taken to the hospital. “This drug is very dangerous. Users of this drug are essentially putting a loaded gun in their mouth,” says Drug Enforcement Agency spokeswoman Jodie Underwood. (LAEL HENTERLY)

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Caught on Tape The Spokane Police Department adds more body cameras; plus, the Coeur d’Alene School Board adds more moderates ACTION! The SPOKANE POLICE DEPARTMENT will roll out 90 more body cameras on Monday. The new cameras will be added to the fleet of about 15-20 currently in the field. Those cameras are worn on a volunteer basis after SPD’s body camera pilot program ended last year.

The 90 new cameras, which will not be worn on a voluntary basis, represent the first wave of SPD’s body camera initiative that’s being tracked by researchers at the University of Washington and Arizona State University.

One of the biggest issues SPD still has to figure out is how much the initiative will cost. Each camera costs about $400, but that doesn’t include the docking station which allows videos to be uploaded or the subscription to a cloud-based storage system. Another area of uncertainty is how the department will pay for records requests for body camera footage.

Tim Schwering, director of strategic initiatives for SPD, says requests for footage are currently being fulfilled, but is uncertain about how the department will move forward as more cameras are added.

SPD is rolling out 90 new body cameras on Monday.

“Cost is going to be the biggest issue as far as data storage and records requests,” Schwering says.

The Axon cameras constantly buffer video but don’t record audio until the officer hits record. Once that happens, the 30 seconds prior is automatically saved.

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BOARD had been completely taken over by conservatives, many of them supported by the Kootenai County Reagan Republicans. The impact was swift. They got rid of the International Baccalaureate program, hated by some Idaho conservatives as being too liberal.

But times change. A new group, Balance North Idaho, was created to act as a counterweight to the Kootenai County Reagan Republicans. The balance of power shifted.

This year, Tom Hamilton, once a leader for the conservatives, opted not to run again — allowing business owner Casey Morrisroe to run unopposed. And Tambra Pickford, a parent of three kids in the district and a longtime volunteer, edged incumbent Terri Seymour out.

With Hamilton and Seymour out, the Coeur d’Alene School Board no longer has a Kootenai County Reagan Republican on it.

Ironically, the group formed to act as a counterweight to the Kootenai County Reagan Republicans had actually endorsed Seymour.

“We endorsed Terri based on interviewing both of the candidates and felt that, after her tenure, that she had learned a lot, maybe balanced out some of her own views a bit,” says Eden Irgins, president of Balance North Idaho. “And [we] felt like she was a much better candidate.”

But Irgins says that, despite Seymour’s more recent moderate turn, much of the opposition came because of views Seymour held years ago. And the activism from the Kootenai County Reagan Republicans seemed relatively absent. There were no debates. A scheduled forum was canceled due to an illness. Turnout was low.

Irgins doesn’t expect the board to, say, reintroduce the International Baccalaureate program.

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his is the year the Washington State Legislature finally is ready to give schools a little more of what they’re constitutionally guaranteed. Yet dozens of school districts, fed up with those same state lawmakers, have voted for a one-day strike.

Spokane classes were canceled this Wednesday after the Spokane Education Association voted to walk out in protest for the first time since 1979. Over the past few months, more than 60 other districts have voted to go on a one-day strike. The frustration has long been in the works.

Washington’s average teacher salary — just under $53,000 — is ranked 23rd, in the upper half of the states. But Spokane Education Association President Jenny Rose points out that rising insurance premiums have gobbled up an increasing chunk of teacher paychecks, and because of local variations, Spokane teacher salaries are lower. Many hourly employees in the schools are faring far worse.

“A third of members are not teachers,” Rose says. “And what they make is at the poverty level. I have members who are on food stamps.”

On top of that, there’s also frustration over the impact of a new set of intensive standardized tests. “I’ve never heard more horror stories from our students,” Rose says. “It’s almost like

David Egly (left) voted for the walkout, while Riley Moore voted against it. torture, to be honest.”

The state Supreme Court has ruled the legislature has for years shirked the state’s “paramount duty” of funding basic education, forcing districts to rely on local levies to make up for the shortfall.

This year, the legislature is moving to correct that, planning to direct at least $1.3 billion more toward education, further reducing class sizes in early grades. After more than six years of deferrals, they plan to finally give a cost-of-living raise to teachers.

Rep. Kevin Parker, R-Spokane, argues that this year’s budget will likely “be the most aggressive investment in education in the history of Washington. We are arguably the most educationally friendly legislature in history.”

David Egly, a teacher at the project-based Community School in Spokane Public Schools, hasn’t felt that friendliness. He voted for the walkout after feeling like other tactics hadn’t worked.

“There are rallies that we’ve tried. There are emails,” Egly says. “Teachers are pretty much feeling our side of it is not being heard.”

His frustration isn’t about the salary. It’s about having resources to teach well.

“My belief is one of the top things that can benefit students is lower class size,” Egly says. The state has funded lower class sizes in the earliest grades, but class sizes remain large in higher grades, despite a voter initiative calling for reductions.

Still, a third of Spokane teachers voted against the walkout, and other districts — like Mead and Central Valley — declined to join the strike. Some teachers slam the timing, pointing to the legislature’s existing efforts to provide more funding. They worry that a strike could imperil next year’s bond efforts, driving a wedge between teachers and parents. (“My high school-age daughter sees this as you guys walking out on her education,” one parent commented on the Spokane Education Association Facebook page.)

Then there are those like Riley Moore, an English teacher at North Central High School. Swamped by testing and end-of-year assignments, he says the walkout discussion felt sudden.

“This is the busiest time in the year, when students need you the most,” Moore says. “I don’t feel like I had enough time to

“My belief is one of the top things that can benefit students is lower class size.” weigh all my options and look at everything.”

Ultimately, he voted against it. He agrees with the intention, but he’s unsure the strike was the best tactic to rally teachers, students and parents behind more education funding. “It would be nice to see everyone on the same page, yelling the same message across the state,” Moore says.

As many teachers planned to gather at Riverfront Park at a union rally on Wednesday, Moore had different plans: “There’s a group of us here that are planning on doing a community service day [instead],” he says.  danielw@inlander.com

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• Always close garage doors. Even if you are gardening, shut the garage door. Criminals move quickly, so valuables could be stolen right under your nose.

• Leave lights on from dusk until dawn. Criminals will be more visible to anyone who might be looking out for your neighborhood.

• Don’t leave ANYTHING valuable in your vehicle.

Vehicle prowls are on the rise and criminals will break in if they see anything of interest—even small change.

• Lock your car doors. Criminals continually check doors—an unlocked door is an opportunity to rummage through a vehicle.

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Pat Lusk (left) and his friend and neighbor, Jason Gritten, enjoyed exploring the outdoors together.

The Hunt for Pat and Jason

Two Coeur d’Alene families haven’t given up their search, even though local law enforcement did

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n a Friday after work, Pat Lusk and his buddy Jason Gritten loaded up Lusk’s truck and camper to spend the weekend on the Salmon River, a routine they’ve gone through many times before.

As the two men pulled out of the driveway May 15, looking excited about a weekend of hiking and canoeing, the daughter of Lusk’s elderly neighbors was arriving at her parents’ house for a visit. She saw the men and wanted to thank Lusk for helping her mother with some chores recently, but they were already on the way.

“I’ll catch him when they get back,” she recalls thinking.

She never got that chance. On Sunday evening, when the men were supposed to return, family members reported them missing. Idaho County Sheriff’s Deputy Cpl. Jonny Wilson found Lusk’s truck and trailer near the French Creek area of the Salmon River, but no sign of the men. On Monday morning, the Sheriff’s Office received a report of a capsized canoe matching the description of the one the men were using. Still no signs of them, though.

By 9 am that morning, sheriff’s Cpl. Justin Scuka — along with Roy Kinner and Dennis Brandt, two Idaho Fish and Game enforcement officers, and Pat’s dad, Alan — were on the river in a 22-foot jet boat. They were optimistic, but the two friends could have been in trouble long before family realized they were missing.

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amily members don’t usually ride with the search and rescue team, Kinner says, but Alan Lusk thought there was a pretty good chance they would find the men walking down the riverbank. As the boat skimmed across the river, he scanned for any signs of the two friends.

Kinner, an Idaho Fish and Game enforcement officer since 1988, has been involved in many search and rescue missions. Initially, the idea is to look for any sign of the missing people, such as coolers, life jackets, paddles, cushions, clothes or tracks on the shore, he says. Some-

times helicopters are brought in to survey the area, and the Sheriff’s Office uses ATVs to canvass the surrounding forest. Eventually, Kinner says, cadaver dogs are brought in, but that hasn’t yet been the case for Lusk and Gritten.

“Usually by the time I’m called,” Kinner says, “it’s a recovery, [not a rescue].”

During the six-hour search Monday, the four men found one of the wooden paddles, a spot on the north side of the river where it looked like a canoe had been dragged ashore and two sets of tracks that led to a hot spring and back. They found nothing else.

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n the spring, river levels tend to rise from rainfall and snowmelt. Currently, the Salmon River is running at 30,000 cubic feet per second, a measurement of the volume of water passing any given point in the river. That number is 10 times the river’s normal rate.

“When the river is running fast, it doesn’t take much to take a small boat,” Kinner says.

“It’s very likely they got pushed under the water and pinned under a rock by the current. When the hydraulics are this extreme and the water is this cold, you can’t swim out of it.”

The water temperature only compounds the danger of the powerful current. At 50 degrees, it doesn’t take long for the body to start losing oxygen. It gets harder to breathe and the muscles cramp up.

“It’s paralyzing,” Kinner says. “This happens numerous times a year in Idaho, where somebody goes into the river and unfortunately they don’t come out.”

P

at Lusk was never one to give up easily.

Even from an early age, about 6 or 7, he taught himself how to drive an electric forklift in his dad’s shop (with supervision, of course). When he got a new cellphone, Lusk would sit, pressing all the buttons, until he had every function mastered. And when his father’s four-wheeler started overheating recently, Alan

Lusk took it to three different mechanics near his home in Eagle, Idaho. None of them could figure it out.

“Why don’t you bring it up here and let me look at it,” Lusk told his dad. “I bet I know what the problem is.”

Alan Lusk loaded the four-wheeler onto his trailer once more and headed north to Coeur d’Alene, where Lusk lived with his wife, Megan. After tinkering with the vehicle for 12 hours, Alan Lusk says, his son had it ready to go — a buried radiator was caked full of mud.

“He just had a knack for that kind of mechanical stuff, even from a young age,” Alan Lusk says. “He could drive and fix anything.”

Lusk’s mechanical inclination and his affinity for camping and hunting gave his family hope during the week of searching following the men’s disappearance. After four long days of looking for his son, Alan Lusk uses the past tense during a phone conversation Thursday evening.

“He was very honest and caring and a hard worker,” he says.

“A very loving son. We talked every day.”

With a lean build on a 5-foot-9 frame, a scruffy beard framing his face and short, cropped brown hair usually matted down by a hat, Lusk was always doing or planning something. He loved the outdoors — camping, hiking, hunting, mudding — and he and his chocolate Lab, Moose, were inseparable, Alan Lusk says.

Lusk always seemed to be thinking of other people. He constantly reminded his dad how much he loved him and made a point to check in on him after his mother died last September. He and his wife grew vegetables in their backyard garden and shared the extras with neighbors. During the winter, Lusk would shovel his elderly next-door neighbors’ driveway before they even woke up.

Lusk, 27, and Gritten, 35, met as neighbors, and bonded over a love for the outdoors. KREM 2 reports the men were refurbishing Lusk’s camper trailer and were trying it out the weekend they disappeared.

Gritten owns an advertising company and moved to Coeur d’Alene so he could be closer to the outdoors. Pictures of him on a boat, which still sits covered in his driveway, are all over Facebook. Lusk was approaching his four-year anniversary as a lead fabricator at Ground Force Worldwide in Post Falls. He earned employee of the year honors in 2014 and was considered a leader in the company. Employees at Ground Force wore yellow ribbons in support of the family during the week following the men’s disappearance.

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ast Tuesday, the Sheriff’s Office continued the search for Lusk and Gritten, with ATVs and several deputies walking the riverbanks. An outpouring of support on social media drew family and friends to the area where the Salmon River intersects French Creek, but still they found nothing.

By Wednesday, the Sheriff’s Office called off its search, but two deputies volunteered to help family and friends who refused to give up.

At 9:20 pm Wednesday, Megan Lusk posted on her Facebook page: “No news yet. Search and rescue has suspended the search.

It is up to us now. If anyone has any resources that can aide us we will take it. I refuse to believe anything till I have evidence. Please pray for us and pull your resources in.”

A crowdfunding campaign, started to help Megan’s search for her husband, has raised $850.

The family continued to search Thursday, with the same results. Reached by phone that evening, Alan Lusk sounded tired from days of searching with no success, but his voice strengthened with pride as he described his son.

“He was very easy to talk to,” he says. “He was very patriotic, a hard worker and loved the outdoors. Once he got up in the morning, he didn’t stop until the day was done.”

He recalls good memories spent at the family’s cabin in Round Valley, on about 7 acres where Lusk and his siblings would ride four-wheelers and snowmobiles.

“We all have our time, and it’s just far too short for some of those that are close to us,” he says. “He lived his life the way he wanted to, but it’s just too soon. It looks like the river took him.” n mitchr@inlander.com

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WSU Spokane’s Mark VanDam is building a device to help those suffering from the neurodegenerative disease

BY LAEL HENTERLEY

T

he whiteboard in Mark VanDam’s office in the Washington State University Spokane Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences bursts with sine waves and strange equations scrawled in bright primary colors. VanDam, gesturing around the room, says he’s working on a multitude of projects. No one would doubt that. The office is packed with speakers and rack mount gear and tables stacked with microcomputers Mark VanDam and sensors. One project is a device that VanDam builds for under $50; he hopes it will help the ever-growing segment of America aging into Parkinson’s disease.

Parkinson’s is a neurodegenerative disease that leads to loss of motor control. Patients experience a loss of speech volume. It’s not that a man suffering from Parkinson’s can’t speak at an audible volume, he just doesn’t realize that he’s speaking too quietly until his wife elbows him in the ribs or a friend says “speak up.”

VanDam’s device doesn’t elbow anyone in the ribs. It is a wearable, real-time vocal biofeedback device that has the potential to revolutionize the way the 1 million Parkinson’s patients in

the United States interact with those around them. The constant reminders to speak up really break up the flow of a conversation, and VanDam saw this as a perfect opportunity for a small, wearable computer to substantially improve patients’ ability to communicate. The project, still in the early stages, already is showing promise with research volunteers in Spokane County.

Between 50,000 and 60,000 new cases of Parkinson’s are diagnosed each year, and VanDam says there are at least 22,000 Parkinson’s patients in Washington. Spokane County has 1,600. The number of people suffering from the disease and the frequency with which the patients suffer from low speech volume led VanDam to settle on this area for research. He’s excited about using cheap technology to help a lot of people, and this seemed like an area where doing so was possible.

VanDam’s biofeedback device consists of a wearable microcomputer that is programmed to interact with an accelerometer — a sensor that measures vibration — strapped to a patient’s throat. The accelerometer monitors vocal activity and sends the information to the computer.

“It goes onto the neck or collarbone or clavicle, and it collects how much the larynx or voice box is moving, and from that we can do fancy math and figure out how loud people are talking,” says VanDam. “People with Parkinson’s have reduced volume when they speak, it’s a product of the disease, but it’s not really a physiological thing. It’s a behavioral thing, so it’s not that they are unable to have appropriate volume, but it has to do with control of breathing muscles and cognitive ability and so on.”

The patients simply don’t realize that they aren’t speaking loudly or clearly enough for people to hear them. The changes occur in response to neurological changes that make interpreting one’s own speech more difficult for the patient. The voice changes vary from patient to patient, and VanDam’s device can assess what changes are occurring and adapt to better serve individual needs.

Right now the device is being tested by volunteers, some of whom have Parkinson’s; others don’t.

VanDam and his colleagues build each device themselves, soldering the wearable computer to the accelerometer and programming each unit individually. Right now the computer part of the unit is fairly large by modern standards, about the size of a bar of soap. It fits into a fabric pocket, though it’s still a bit clunky. If the devices were to make it to market, they would be far smaller and mass-produced.

“This is a really common problem with people with Parkinson’s,” VanDam says. “It’s not like only a few get it; pretty much all of them have voice problems, so it’s an area with a lot of potential for growth.

The ways we have addressed it clinically have been unsatisfying in the past. They were expensive, required a lot of therapy and maybe didn’t work very well, so those kind of things are ripe for innovation.”

One of the trickiest parts is building a device that will be simple for patients to learn and use. Much of VanDam’s current work involves tweaking the device to make it more user-friendly, a tall order in a population of aging users with a neurodegenerative disease.

“We don’t want to have someone who’s suffering from Parkinson’s — who is maybe in their 70s or 80s — and give them a fancy, high-tech computer that they have to partially program on their own, so we want to be careful about having it easy and mobile and not having a lot of buttons, or little bits and pieces to it — those kinds of things — so as we hone in on this, we think it definitely is going to be helpful to people,” says VanDam. It will be a while before VanDam’s biofeedback device makes it to market and helps patients outside of Spokane.

“We’re at the beginning stages of this, relatively speaking,” says VanDam. “We’re a couple years in, but these things take a while. More money would make it go faster.” n laelh@inlander.com

“It collects how much the larynx or voice box is moving, and from that we can do fancy math and figure out how loud people are talking.”

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Modern prosthetics produces replacements for lost limbs, but they’re far from optimal. A University of Idaho researcher seeks to change that

BY JAKE THOMAS

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n 2012, Oscar Pistorius became the first amputee to compete in the Summer Olympics, finishing second in a 400-meter heat. Running with two j-shaped carbon fiber prosthetic limbs, Pistorius bested his more able-bodied competitors, earning him the nickname “Blade Runner.”

Craig McGowan, an assistant professor of biological sciences at the University of Craig McGowan Idaho who has worked with Pistorius, says the runner succeeded not just because of his athletic prowess but because he got lucky, finding a prosthetic device that worked well for him early in his career.

Most amputees, says McGowan, aren’t as lucky in finding a comfortable prosthesis that enables them to live an active lifestyle. Commonly, he says, finding and finetuning a prosthesis for an amputee is an art, a process of trial and error, that still results in devices that strain bodies.

“These guys are beating themselves up with these things,” says McGowan of prostheses. “It’s pretty clear to me that they are not integrating with the body that well, and we just don’t even know how they integrate with the body.”

McGowan hopes that his research will turn the art of finding a prostheses for amputees into a science.

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Trust Exceptional Opportunity Grant, he’s using computers to model the mechanics of something that most of us take for granted: how legs run. The next step in his research will be creating a simulation of an amputee runner, which will shed light on how the device interacts with the body’s neuromuscular system. Ultimately, he hopes his research will result in prostheses that allow their users to run and stay active without putting wear and tear on the rest of their bodies.

Typically, amputees are prescribed basic prostheses that allow them to perform day-to-day activities, says McGowan. Beyond that, he says, are blade-like prostheses used for running or jogging.

These prostheses store energy when their user brings them down on the ground. The energy is then released when the user takes their weight off of it, much the same way a spring functions. McGowan says this process of loading and unloading energy works well enough, but it’s far from optimal.

He says that prostheses made for running help propel their users forward, but they also push and pull on joints and muscles in unnatural ways. Common complaints from amputees include back, knee and hip pain, according to McGowan, which prevents them from leading active lives.

McGowan says that prostheses have been developed using a limited model that treats the body as a single point of mass, propelled by legs acting like springs. This model has produced functional prostheses, but the problem, says McGowan, is that the body isn’t just a point of mass and legs aren’t springs.

“It’s this really simplified way of understanding how animals and people move, and that’s worked great up to a point,” he says.

“This model has no muscle and no joints, so it doesn’t tell you how this behavior is being achieved.”

Natural legs have tendons and muscles that cause them to stiffen and loosen at key moments while running, says McGowan. Amputee runners compensate for the fixed stiffness of their prostheses by swinging their legs rapidly. A better prosthetic device, says McGowan, would mimic how natural legs stiffen and loosen while running, allowing their users to move more swiftly while putting less strain on their bodies.

But first, McGowan needs to fill a big gap in existing research.

Currently, McGowan and his students are creating a computerbased simulation model of how non-amputees run. The model will highlight, in exacting detail, how muscles and joints work together while running. Next, McGowan plans on building a model of how an amputee runs. He hopes that comparing amputee runners to non-amputee runners will yield a prosthesis that better mimics a natural leg and integrates with the body’s neuromuscular system.

McGowan isn’t sure exactly what the end result will be, but he anticipates it’ll be a prosthesis with some sort of mechanical component that compensates for how a natural leg stiffens and loosens.

When asked if his research could lead to the development of a prosthesis that functions even better than a natural leg, McGowan seems content with what nature has produced.

“Years of evolution has produced a pretty good model,” he says.  jaket@inlander.com

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SCHOLASTIC FANTASTIC ART

WE CAN RESURRECT LOST CHINESE CHARACTERS An EWU computer-imaging expert is using his expertise to uncover an ancient Chinese artist’s work

BY DAN NAILEN

K

osuke Imamura remembers the prominence of Chinese artist Wang Xizhi, the revered “Calligraphy Saint,” when he was a little kid growing up in Japan.

Japanese cartoons and comic books told stories about the ancient artist and how he came to create a calligraphy piece called Ji Wang Sheng Jiao Xu — literally translated, Kosuke Imamura “Preface of Sacred Book by Collected Characters.” High schoolers were offered three electives: music, martial arts or calligraphy in the style of Wang.

“In Japan, they have museums. This person Wang is horribly famous,” says Imamura, now a computer science professor at Eastern Washington University. “Everyone wants to practice his calligraphy. I did that, too. When I was in high school, I took a calligraphy class and the textbook was his writing.”

Decades later, ensconced in his EWU office cluttered with computers, bookshelves, martial arts training swords and rollerblades, the pony-tailed Imamura finds himself once again mesmerized by the intricately flowing prose Wang created between 321 and 379 A.D. Except now, instead of it being homework, it’s part of a quest to use modern technology to unveil Wang’s original calligraphy characters from an array of imitators’ works, in hopes of creating a database dedicated to the one true master of the form.

It’s not going to be easy, even though Imamura

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Coming 2016 - Our New Home! thought it might be at first. Dr. Akemi Nishiyama, an art professor and calligraphy expert from Japan’s Mukogawa Women’s University, first approached him in 2006 and asked if it was possible to create a computer program that could quickly analyze images of calligraphy and determine their sources.

“I thought, ‘Yeah, this will be easy!’ It wasn’t,” Imamura says, laughing at the idea nine years later.

Still, fellow EWU professor Steve Simmons believes Imamura is the right detective for the case of uncovering cultural artifacts through image processing. They work together in the Computer Science department, and Simmons calls Imamura “one of the most creative and imaginative minds at Eastern.”

While Imamura has tackled any number of challenges in his career, nothing quite reached the complexity he’s facing on the Wang project.

Consider this: All of Wang’s original works are lost, except a stele — a large engraved stone — of the “Preface of Sacred Book” calligraphy. And that stele isn’t actually Wang’s work but that of a monk named Huai Ren, ordered by the emperor 300 years after Wang’s death to produce the stele in Wang’s original style. Huai Ren pulled characters from Wang’s then-existing originals, and when he couldn’t find a certain character, he cobbled them together from parts of other characters, replicating the master’s style as well as he could. It took Huai Ren 25 years to complete his task.

The challenges facing Imamura and his partners are many as they try to separate the original Wang characters from his imitators’, starting with the fact that there’s no way of knowing how many Wang imitators are out there. There’s also no way of knowing how many characters Wang himself might have used in his calligraphy.

Imamura says there are about 20,000 Chinese characters commonly used today; that number might have been a lot higher in Wang’s time.

It’s a lot of data to sift through — books filled with calligraphy characters that, up to now, have been left to experts and their human eyes to determine their authenticity.

Imamura and his students are creating programs that hope to replicate what the experts’ eyes do — finding authentic Wang characters in some places, labeling imitators when they’re discovered — only doing it a lot faster. Because calligraphy characters have no particular order, indexing them in a way that makes them easy to find for comparison’s sake is of the utmost importance, and incredibly challenging.

Many of the images they have to work with are reproductions of reproductions. Various computer programs can eliminate some of the images’ “noise” — small marks and flecks surrounding the calligraphy — but that raises another tricky problem.

“The computer or algorithms can’t tell if some things are ‘noise’ or brushstrokes,” Imamura says. “If you’ve done calligraphy, you can tell. But that’s human eye.”

Despite such challenges, Imamura is confident in the ultimate long-term success of the project, as long as the team secures funding that allows them to keep pursuing Wang’s original vision.

If they get enough money, the team will be able to buy enough storage for the massive amounts of data needed to sift through tens of thousands of characters, and potentially buy a 3-D printer that would allow them to make a complete reproduction of the stele to have in Cheney.

“At this moment, we want to have a database in a small scale to prove that this can be done, and then we can ask for funding,” Imamura says. “No one else has done this. It’s a big thing.”  dann@inlander.com

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SCHOLASTIC FANTASTIC CANCER

WE CAN LEARN ABOUT CANCER FROM FISH AND WORMS

When roundworms and zebrafish lose an important gene, their cells go crazy. Whitworth researchers say that might be able to tell us a lot about cancer

BY DANIEL WALTERS

T

he creatures are microscopic, in the most literal sense.

They can be seen moving through the lenses of microscopes, in a sleek lab at Whitworth University’s new science building. Through one microscope, there’s the zebrafish. In the vivarium, small striped adult zebrafish minnows flit around in bubbling tanks. But in the lab, the fish are still in embryonic form, looking like tiny eggs-over-easy with transparent yolks.

Aaron Putzke The creatures in the other microscope are even smaller — dozens of translucent roundworms snaking about a petri dish.

And in the hands of associate professor Aaron Putzke and a few Whitworth undergrads, these tiny creatures could become weapons in the battle to understand, and ultimately conquer, many types of cancer.

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hink of cancer as a kind of biological computer glitch: Something goes wrong in the body’s signaling — cells that are supposed to divide, and then stop dividing, keep on dividing out of control. Just like a computer programmer trying to fix a glitch, scientists seek to replicate those errors, to identify the problem and find a solution.

So for 10 years — at Whitworth, Hope College and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center — Putzke has been trying to understand the role played by a single gene called Fer kinase.

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Scientists already know they’re related to a protein found in malignant cancerous tumors called sarcomas. But precisely what role they play continues to be a subject of debate.

“We know it interacts with some proteins that allow cells to stick together,” Putzke says. “In cancer a lot of times, the progression to more aggressive cancer is when cells don’t stick together anymore… When cells don’t stick together, they’re not very good at talking to each other.

That’s when they go rogue.”

In some instances of cancer, Fer kinase is overexpressed — the gene is pumping out too much of its protein. But in other cases, the gene isn’t there — or isn’t working at all. Putzke is studying the latter.

In the zebrafish, Putzke’s team manually injects inhibitor molecules into each embryo, blocking the gene. In the roundworm, his team requested that a scientific consortium help them trigger mutations to remove the gene entirely.

In both cases, it wreaks havoc on the organisms. The way Putzke is able to see exactly how is a scientific marvel itself: A modified jellyfish gene is injected into these organisms, causing them to glow with a green fluorescence when exposed to UV light.

Putzke pulls up an image on his computer: With the Fer kinase gene active, cells from the zebrafish’s tail appear organized into a clear, uniform structure. But with the gene inhibited, the circulatory system is thrown into chaos — the cells are piled in a formless clump. When fluorescent dye is injected into the vascular system, it shows the blood can’t circulate properly.

“We think it’s a dividing and migrating thing,” Putzke says. “Cells are dividing too much. They aren’t able to move and interact with each other in a way that they can organize. They don’t form tubes.”

In the roundworms, the impact is different, but just as interesting. Normally, as worms grow they molt, making new, larger skins and shedding the old ones.

Without Fer kinase, that process has gone all screwy.

That leads him to the hypothesis that the stem cells in the worms’ skin have been sabotaged.

“They can’t grow,” Putzke says about the roundworms. “They hatch and they stay the same size. They can feed for three or four days, but they’re uncoordinated. But they can’t move like a worm, and then they die. There are a lot of things going wrong.”

Remember that these are very different creatures. One’s a vertebrate, the other an invertebrate. The worm version of the Fer kinase gene is different — it’s shorter in the roundworm. But the function seems to be similar.

“The cell types and the structures are different. But what it comes down to is cell division and organization,” Putzke says. “And in both cases we’re screwing that up. And the reason why that’s interesting, again, is that those are two things that go wrong when tumors form.”

In other words, by learning how removing Fer kinase in roundworms and zebrafish affects cellular growth, scientists can better understand the role Fer kinase plays in human cancer.

Putzke stresses that the research is a long way from applying directly to humans — and even a longer way from being used to treat cancer. Humans aren’t fish, and they certainly aren’t roundworms. But experimenting on these tiny creatures has major advantages. Their brief life cycle allows the examination of dozens of generations in just a short period of time, and without all of the ethical questions. Great scientific achievements are often built on the insights gained from such humble foundations.

“It’s really important that that basic science research gets done and funded,” Putzke says.

Eventually, it may be possible for scientists to tamp down the overexpression of Fer kinase in humans, or reintroduce the gene when it’s missing. Someday, a father may be able to edit his genes to remove the cancer risk from his children.

Such procedures, of course, involve a cascade of ethical quandaries that are no longer just the stuff of speculative fiction.

“What if we figure out we can edit you to make you super smart?

Or superhuman, like super strong?” Putzke says. “What was sci-fi 20 years ago is now here.” n danielw@inlander.com

“In cancer a lot of times, the progression to more aggressive cancer is when cells don’t stick together anymore.”

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SCHOLASTIC FANTASTIC COMMUNICATIONS

WE CAN FIX THE WI-FI TRAFFIC JAM In a time when it seems everyone has a smartphone, a Gonzaga electrical engineering professor can clear up wireless communication traffic

BY MITCH RYALS

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ou’re sitting outside on the patio of your favorite café, surfing the Internet. You catch up on the daily news, watch a few videos, shop for some new hiking boots and tweet a picture of the boots when you’re done (#outdoorlyfe). Then you hop on Facebook. “OMG are Mike and Jen back together?”

You click on the picture, but it doesn’t load. “What the Steve Schennum hell? The Internet has been working fine!” (#firstworldproblems). Since you arrived, the patio has filled up with several more café-squatting Internet hogs, each with a few mobile devices begging for a signal.

The cafe’s cluttered airwaves are the reason your Internet connection went sour. Cellular, Wi-Fi, GPS and Bluetooth signals all are vying for space among the jammed airwave traffic lanes. Steve Schennum, an electrical engineering professor at Gonzaga University, and his team at the Smart Antenna and Radio Laboratory are trying to fix that problem.

Currently radio waves are optimized by “beamforming,” where an antenna shoots a signal directly to the device requesting information in order to give you the most power. In an environment with relatively few antennas, there’s no problem. In a place like say Gonzaga’s campus, where there are approximately 600 to 700 antennas and thousands of devices constantly requesting power, things can get a little crowded.

In order to cut down on the clutter, Schennum and his crew decided to manipulate wave polarization. The concept is similar to the idea behind polarized sunglasses.

When the sun’s rays reflect off the surface of the road or water, they can create an intense glare. Polarized lenses are able to cut down that glare because their polarization is different than the reflected rays.

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Similarly, manipulating radio wave polarization cuts down interference from other signals. When an antenna sends a signal, it can be vertically polarized, horizontally polarized, even polarized at a 45-degree angle, in a circular pattern and almost any orientation in between. Think of it like this: The pattern of a horizontally polarized radio wave looks like a snake slithering across sand, whereas a circular pattern looks like a stretched-out Slinky. That’s important, because signals with different polarizations are invisible to each other: A horizontally polarized signal won’t interfere with a vertical signal.

The other half of the process, the receiving end, is actually where the “smarts” are, Schennum says. In order for varied signal polarization to be effective, the device receiving the signal must be able to tell the antenna which polarization is best within the everchanging environment. That means the device must recognize that vertical and horizontal lanes are jammed and tell the antenna to send a signal with a different polarization — like one at a 45-degree angle. Along with his lab team, Schennum has helped write software that enables radios to do this.

All of this talk of improving wireless communication would have been a pipe dream, however, without a way to test the theory.

In 2011, Schennum received a $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation to build an echoless chamber. The floor-to-ceiling silver vault has a steel outer shell and spongy cones that line the entire interior to absorb radiation. It’s this chamber that allows the Smart Antenna and Radio Lab to test his smart antennas.

“Nothing gets in, nothing gets out,” he says. “You go in there with your cellphone or laptop and close the door, and you’ll lose the signal completely. It creates an environment that’s electromagnetically quiet.”

Aside from testing his antenna polarization theory, Schennum says the goal in establishing the lab (which also includes another, smaller echoless chamber) was ultimately to create jobs by helping small companies get off the ground. In addition to giving students employable experience immediately after graduation, the lab functions as a testing ground for companies looking to bring their products into FCC compliance.

For example, when F5 Networks — a tech company whose products help improve security, traffic management and signaling for telecommunications — wants to bring a new product to market, it has to comply with FCC standards. Those standards determine with how much radiation and at what frequency the equipment can operate. It might cost F5 several thousand dollars each time they run a compliance test for a prototype at a certified lab, but only a few hundred dollars at the Smart Antenna and Radio Lab. “The lab allows small companies to save money on testing, and then they can use their resources to do other things,” Schennum says. “By having this here, we invite industry to come and use it, and we invite projects and students to collaborate on projects. The idea is this will create jobs and improve wireless communications.”

Possibly the most significant impact Schennum’s research could have is with first responder communication. Suppose, for example, an entire city block catches fire. Firefighters, medics and police descend on the scene, and civilians pour onto the streets — calling and texting family that they’re OK, streaming video, sending tweets — creating a rush hour in the airwaves. Manipulating polarization clears up the traffic jam by allowing each signal a clear lane to the device it’s serving.

“At the end of the day, we make adaptive polarized sunglasses for radios,” Schennum says. “If the interference is vertical, we’ll go horizontal and everything in between, all other possibilities.” n mitchr@inlander.com

“You go in there with your cellphone or laptop and close the door, and you’ll lose the signal completely.”

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Each year, Coeur d’Alene Park in Spokane’s Browne’s Addition neighborhood fills with ArtFest patrons.

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Something Old, Something New ArtFest celebrates a 30-year marriage of the best of both worlds

BY CARRIE SCOZZARO

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f it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. That’s the theme of this year’s ArtFest, which builds on the foundation of 30 years supporting the arts in Spokane.

“We’re sticking with the original concept of ArtFest being a community gathering, and a chance to see a lot

of great arts and crafts, a chance to see and touch art, and be engaged in the process of art-making,” says Alison Highberger, spokeswoman for the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture. “Add a bunch of good food, good wine and beer, and some excellent music, and you can see why

we have a tradition that’s easily lasted three decades.”

The music lineup, for example, blends old favorites like Sammy Eubanks, An Dochas, and the drum-and-fife sounds of Robbins’ Rebels with the Gypsy jazz sound of Seattle-based Ranger and the “Re-Arrangers.”

Look for new visual artists, too, like COLTEN TIPPETS, from Hidden Springs, Idaho. He makes custom knives — blade, handle and sheath — using designs he’s developed over the past 20 years or so.

“I think knives are the perfect example of functional art,” says Tippets.

With a background in boatbuilding, ArtFest newcomer BRIAN CASEY makes pieces with personality from local wood and found objects. A cast-iron pan or 78-rpm record becomes a clock face. Turquoise-glass insulators become globes on light fixtures. A door salvaged from the 1930s high school near Casey’s Kingston, Idaho, home turns into a rustic hall tree with old-school hinge pins.

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pearance. Her work is ethereal: a door emerging magically from the trunk of an ancient, moss-covered tree; an old piano set amidst a rainbow-colored waterfall; a glowing nautilus shell levitating above an azure-colored sea.

Kline not only still uses traditional film, she does all her photomontage work in the darkroom. She further enhances her gelatin silver prints with photo oils, sometimes saturating the image, other times working with dream-like pastel tones.

While there are plenty of new artists participating this year, painter STAN MILLER isn’t one of them. “If the first ArtFest was on the streets of downtown Spokane,” says Miller, “I think I was there.”

Back when the MAC was the Cheney Cowles Museum, before ArtFest relocated to Coeur d’Alene Park, this MAC fundraising event featured 50 or so artists, or about a third of its current lineup. Miller says it had “the feeling of a small English fair, with the beautiful, old, architecture surrounding us [and] perhaps some of the music was Celtic to complement the surroundings.”

In between ArtFests, Miller paints, teaches classes and travels and was one of only four Americans invited to Vietnam by their International Watercolor Society this spring. In addition to his booth full of classic watercolors and egg tempera paintings, this year one of Miller’s paintings graces a wooden birdhouse for the MAC’s silent auction taking place during ArtFest.

Miller is one of nearly a dozen regional artists in the auction, along with Mel McCuddin, Harold Balazs, Tiffany Patterson, Melissa Cole, Tim Lord and John Richardson, who prepared the exhibition for the MAC and cut enough of the donated pine wood to create 400 birdhouses for the weekend event. That means plenty of kids will also get to assemble and paint their own birdhouse in the Make It Art Kids area (relocated

to the tennis courts this year for improved security) for about $4.

Miller isn’t the only recognizable artist to participate in ArtFest. DARLENE HARDENBROOK, who shows in town at Pottery Place Plus, turns polymer clay into wee little whimsies, many with steampunk accents of gears, monocles and metal findings. Look for jewelry, like a set of Wizard of Oz earrings or “Spirit Guide” pins barely larger than a dime, as well as framed figures — angels, bugs, fish, birds — in low relief.

Bellingham artists PEGGY KONDO and husband LARRY RICHMOND return to ArtFest with their unique form of pottery that incorporates woven material. Most of the wheelthrown wares are of high-fired stoneware, burnished to a sheen and decorated with naturally occurring oxides.

Kondo, who studied at Southern California’s prestigious Chouinard Art Institute, also will exhibit something called Russian punch needle embroidery. It’s similar to a hook rug, but denser in texture, like Huichol Indian yarn painting.

Richmond, a former UC Davis ceramics instructor, draws from his experiences on the Huichol Indian yarn painting, where he also taught for several years.

“Using contemporary interpretations of traditional basket shapes and designs,” writes Richmond in his artist statement, “I am searching for a balance between woven materials and clay that is both natural and pleasing. Each of these mediums has a unique beauty that can hopefully be blended into something totally new and unexpected.”  arts@inlander.com ArtFest • Fri, May 29, from noon to 10 pm; Sat, May 30, from 10 am to 10 pm; Sun, May 31, from 10 am to 5 pm • Free admission • Coeur d’Alene Park • 2195 S. Chestnut • northwestmuseum.org

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ince 2012, Gonzaga University’s renowned Jundt Art Museum has hosted its “Close In” exhibition series, using the sweet summer months while the campus population is low to highlight regional artists’ work. This year, the series showcases the astounding sculptures of Marilyn Lysohir of Moscow, Idaho, including her two-ton, 24-foot-long ceramic battleship piece titled The Dark Side of Dazzle. Lysohir, a celebrated contemporary artist with many accolades, exhibits alongside Spokane’s Shani Marchant. Deaf since birth,

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Marchant began painting at an early age. This medium is a significant means of expression for the artist, and her featured works explore the divide between the hearing and the deaf.

— CHEY SCOTT “Close In: Marilyn Lysohir and Shani Marchant: Between Two Worlds” • May 30-Sept. 12; opening reception May 29, 6-8 pm • Free • Jundt Art Museum • 200 E. Desmet • gonzaga. edu/jundt

DIGITS SPORTS That’s the number of goals scored, as of press time, by Tyler Johnson, a Spokane-area native and star of the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning, making him the leading scorer in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Lightning have been battling the New York Rangers for a spot in the Stanley Cup Finals, and Johnson has been exquisite during the series. “I’m living my dream,” Johnson told reporters after scoring three goals last week. “That’s what driving me to try to be the best I can and play for my family.” Johnson, a Liberty Lake native who attended Central Valley High School, played four seasons for the Spokane Chiefs before eventually landing in the NHL. — HOWIE STALWICK

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British journalist Jon Ronson delves into this phenomenon with SO YOU’VE BEEN PUBLICLY SHAMED. He profiles the subjects of high-profile shamings while examining the historical roots of public ostracism, and how it’s become a means of social control in the digital age.

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Medieval Revival The Epona Equestrian Team hopes to see the centuries-old sport of jousting make a modern comeback

BY CHEY SCOTT

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ith less than 50 yards between them, the two riders nudge their antsy horses into a gallop and charge.

Barreling toward each other, the impact of wood upon wood suddenly cracks through the pine branches.

“Huzzah!” a spectator cheers as the blowlanding rider approaches, the splintered end of his 8-foot lance giving proof the hit was true.

One of the world’s oldest sporting events, jousting is in the midst of a modern, global revival. No longer relegated as a theatrical spectacle at renaissance festivals and historical reenactments, big jousting tournaments — like the Longs Peak Scottish-Irish Highland Festival in Estes, Colorado, and the Tournament of the Phoenix in Southern California — attract some of the best participants from around the world, often offering hefty purses to the top riders.

Founded in 2011 by performers involved with the Northwest Renaissance Festival, an annual event in south Stevens County celebrating

its 21st year this summer, the Epona Equestrian Team practices three times a week at the festival grounds. Named after the Celtic goddess of horses, Epona’s 15 members have been preparing all spring to host their first competitive event, the Tournament of the Inland Empire, this weekend.

In addition to jousting, the tournament hosts archery, longsword fights and equestrian skillat-arms events. The latter involves coordination skills like spearing rings off hay bales while riding by, and other obstacles on horseback.

“We’re really trying to celebrate [jousting] being a sport rather than a quintessential renaissance fair thing,” says team member Corey Stubbs, the aforementioned rider who landed the splintering hit with his lance. “I’m hoping we get people out who aren’t necessarily into the typical renaissance fair, but the sport of these events.”

During the tournament, Stubbs — who has practiced jousting for seven years — may ride as his medieval character, Lord Powys. But because this event is more about the skills of the riders

Epona Equestrian Team members Tieg Thornton (left) and Carson Hentges joust during the 2014 Northwest Renaissance Festival.

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behind these alter egos, the history-inspired theatrics aren’t a big focus.

“I’m looking forward to this tournament because I won’t have to be a character, and you don’t have to fall off [your horse] and showboat,” says Alex Tull, whose medieval moniker is Dame Edith Saxby.

Tull is one of a handful of female riders on the Epona team, and of all the women she has the most jousting experience. Wearing custommade breastplate armor and sitting atop her six-year-old mahogany mare Alera, Tull canters down the jousting yard, called the list, as Epona team captain Tieg Thornton approaches opposite. For this practice run, Thornton is lance-free, so Tull can practice hitting his wooden ecranche, a small wooden shield strapped to his left arm.

“Part of training is being a target a lot,” Thornton remarks. “You have to get used to hitting, too. People have knocked themselves out of the saddle from their own force of hitting.”

Adds Tull: “The first time I did it I almost pole-vaulted out of the saddle. That’s the only time I’ve ever fallen off.”

Unlike pop culture depictions of jousting in movies and television, as well as more aggressive full-contact approaches to the sport that some other modern jousters employ (as seen on National Geographic Channel’s Knights of Mayhem series), Epona’s riders aim to hit their opponents for points, not to do physical harm.

“When it comes to the sport on TV, it does differ from ours because they really aim to knock each other off. But that doesn’t sit well with some people,” Tull says.

Epona riders joust in what’s called the rennen

style. A rider earns one point for hitting their opponent’s ecranche without breaking their lance; three points for a hit that breaks the lance, and five points if they unseat their opponent. For each joust pairing (Epona’s event is co-ed), riders take five passes at each other, advancing in a bracket system.

The team’s lances are made from soft and light hemlock, and are designed to break at the end on slight impact. The main section of the lance pole is reusable, and scored wooden tips capped off with hard rubber are inserted into these longer pieces.

While the jousting rules Epona adheres to don’t differ widely from standards followed during the nearly four centuries when jousting was the top sport and source of entertainment across Europe, the modern event is built around safety and sportsmanship.

If a horse is even accidentally hit with a lance, the offending rider is disqualified, Tull explains, adding that the animals’ welfare is always prioritized and riders will step out of competition if their horse seems nervous.

“I hope people see it as another fun sporting event to go to,” she reflects. “A lot of people don’t really want to go to ren fairs, and they’re missing out on jousting because of that. It’s gaining popularity and we want people to enjoy it as it is.” n cheys@inlander.com Tournament of the Inland Empire • Sat, May 30 and Sun, May 31, from 8 am-8 pm • $5/ person • Northwest Renaissance Festival grounds • 6493 Hwy. 291, Nine Mile Falls • facebook.com/eponateam

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A Missing Link

LINC’s Beth Robinette and Joel Williamson make a delivery of lentils to Luna, on Spokane’s South Hill. YOUNG KWAK PHOTO

LINC Foods helps connect the region’s biggest food buyers with the smallest producers

BY CHEY SCOTT

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eth Robinette and Joel Williamson dream of completely revamping the Inland Northwest’s food supply.

As fourth-generation Spokanites from agricultural families, the young entrepreneurs have deep roots in the region. Robinette’s family owns Lazy R Ranch in Cheney, while Williamson’s family ran a rose nursery on the Moran Prairie for decades. The duo’s passion to improve their hometown is palpable as they talk about their fledgling food distribution co-op LINC Foods, launched last August.

After completing graduate studies in sustainable business at Seattle’s Pinchot University, the pair set out to solve what they believe is the most critical missing link in the regional food supply chain — that the region spends millions each week on goods from outside the

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local economy.

“Our initial dream was, ‘Let’s redesign the food system and take advantage of this urban system in the midst of some of the most productive agriculture in the world,’” Williamson, 33, recalls.

Around the time they laid out these ideas for a business school final project, renowned food system analyst Ken Meter, of the nonprofit Crossroads Resource Center in Minneapolis, published his findings of a 2013 analysis of Spokane’s food economy. In one of his reports, Meter observed that the local market’s demand for locally produced food is more than enough to financially sustain farmers currently in the area. What we’re lacking, however, is infrastructure. This is largely why, Meter writes, more than $1.5 billion (a modest estimate) each year is spent by commercial and household consumers on food

sourced outside of the Inland Northwest.

“We did interviews with farmers and customers to figure out why it wasn’t happening,” Robinette, 27, says.

“The customers want to buy and the producers have it, so what was missing? What we found through those interviews is that it’s a time problem.”

Instead of focusing on household consumers who have access to local produce at farmers markets and specialty grocers like the Main Market Co-op downtown, LINC — Local Inland Northwest Cooperative — is set up as a distribution channel between farmers and larger clients, including restaurants, local school districts, universities and hospitals.

“The focus is to get the big institutions with a lot of buying power to spend locally,” Robinette says. “Food purchasers, especially if you look at schools, don’t have

time to work with 50 individual vendors or small local farms. The convenience is in food service companies who offer one invoice and one bill.”

Currently, LINC distributes to seven area school districts, about eight local restaurants and to Gonzaga, Whitworth and the Community Colleges of Spokane campuses. Its 32 member farmers range from backyard gardeners to multi-acre vegetable farms and large-scale grain growers. Besides those farmer-owners, LINC’s founders are its only employees, and the two personally deliver orders each week, on Tuesday and Friday, the day after each farm delivers its fresh goods to them.

LINC delivers foods like this asparagus from Cloudview Ecofarms to local markets and restaurants around the region. YOUNG KWAK PHOTO “We bring one delivery and it could be of goods from 20 farmers,” Robinette says.

“We make it as easy as possible for [customers] to buy local,” Williamson chimes in. “We want people to make a right and easy choice, whereas before it was hard and complicated.”

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he Inland Northwest’s collective awareness to support all that’s locally owned or made has grown considerably in the past decade. When it comes to eating local, the biggest indicator of this trend is the proliferation of weekly farmers markets and farm-to-table dining options at chef-owned restaurants.

Many of these restaurants are LINC customers, including Central Food, The Wandering Table, Stacks at Steam Plant, Luna, Santé and South Perry Pizza.

On a recent blue-sky Friday morning, Williamson and Robinette load up Williamson’s silver Toyota Scion, nicknamed the “Lunchbox of Destiny.” They opt for its better fuel efficiency to make smaller delivery routes in lieu of LINC’s 20-foot refrigerated box truck. The first stop of the day is South Perry Pizza, to drop off pork liver and pork shoulder roasts. Next up is Main Market Co-op’s order of chive blossoms and asparagus. Then they head to the upper South Hill with a grain order for Bouzies Bakery, destined for the bakery’s new Austrian stone mill.

Grains are soon to become a major focus for LINC in the coming months, as it moves closer toward launching a custom grain-malting operation to support the booming local beer and spirits industry. Williamson, an avid homebrewer, explains that while Washington-grown hops are used by most local brewers, regionally sourced grain malts are almost nonexistent. Instead, brewers are likely getting some of the same mass-produced malts sold to huge domestic breweries.

The next step is to raise about $600,000 in capital from private investors and through a community-sourced capital campaign. It’s similar to a crowdfunding campaign, but supporters get their loaned money back three years after the initial investment.

“We need to relocalize the food supply chain — we’re already surrounded by grain farmers,” Williamson says. “This is very in-line with what we do with produce, and then the breweries will know exactly where the grain came from, just like their hops.” n cheys@inlander.com

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Middle Management Mid City Pub is the newest addition to the Capone’s family of restaurants

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ho’d want to open a pub within shouting have been done over in rustic wood while large, grainy distance of Capone’s sports bar, top-ranked in photos of 1900s-era bars complete the look. numerous publications (including the Inlander) Wooden winebox tops form a mosaic behind the bar, several years running and featured on Food Network whose surface is vintage advertising sealed in clear resin television’s Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives? Maybe someone — an homage to tabletops in the other Capone’s locawith an inside track on the competition? Or who knows tions. But instead of “more taps than tables,” as Capone’s how to fill a restaurant niche the existing is known for, the draft selection numbers ENTRÉE Capone’s does not? just 16. Look for some locals, like Slate Get the scoop on the local That would be Tom Capone and his Creek’s Mountain Hop IPA, as well food scene with our Entrée wife Teresa, who have also spent the year as limited edition brews like the Green newsletter. Visit Inlander. overhauling Capone’s Hayden, Post Falls Flash Mosaic Session. com/newsletter to sign up. and Coeur d’Alene locations — adding The rotating menu is a trans-Ameriparking, reconfiguring seating, expanding the kitchen — when the opportunity arose to purchase the former BoJack’s Tavern just up from Capone’s midtown.

“It’s a cool little building and has a lot of potential,” says Tom Capone, who describes their newly remodeled Mid City Pub as having a turn-of-the-century feel. Definitely not a sports bar; just a single, large-screen television and one pool table. The walls, flooring and seating

can, pan-ethnic road show. The New Orleans ($10) is a muffaletta-like sandwich with Italian meat, while Mussels Guido ($12) is shellfish sauteed in chicken stock and white wine. The Cuban ($10) features their homemade focaccia, while the Rochester ($10) — sliced roast beef on a Kimmelweck bun with horseradish — pays tribute to Tom Capone’s upstate New York roots.

Next up? More tweaks to the menu, like adding

Mid City’s Cuban sandwich.

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THE BIG ONE

San Andreas pits The Rock against an earthquake, and you know who’s gonna win

BY ED SYMKUS

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he nail-biting begins less than a minute in, when a Fault. You know, that jagged line from Los Angeles right up young woman driving along a twisty elevated road to San Francisco. But before the effects department ratchets meets up with a big rockfall, and she and her vehicle things up many notches, there are some new characters to go hurtling halfway down a mountainside. Thank goodness deal with: an engineering grad named Ben who’s looking Ray Gaines (Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson), chief pilot for for a job but meets cute with Blake, and his precocious little the Los Angeles Fire Department, is nearby in his chopbrother Ollie, who hopes romance blooms from that meetper, ready to rappel down a long rope to save the dangling ing. Why the film is cluttered up with the presence of these damsel in distress. two lads is a puzzle. We want action!

But forget the action for a minute. There’s this Caltech And we get it. While Ray is flying around looking for lecture by leading seismologist Professor Lawrence Hayes people to save, the ground in L.A., where Emma is dining (Paul Giamatti), who’s talking about the 1.3 million earthout, starts shaking, and soon the ground in San Francisco, quakes around the world each year, and calmly insisting that where Blake is visiting with Daniel — and where Ben has a big one is gonna hit Southern California. Then gone on that job search — starts rockin’ and it’s time for screenwriter Carlton Cuse (Lost and SAN ANDREAS rollin’.

Bates Motel) to let loose with the story lines: Ray Rated PG-13 It doesn’t really matter who in this group and his wife Emma (Carla Gugino) are in the Ray saves first, and who they then go to save Directed by Brad Peyton middle of a divorce; their daughter Blake (Altogether. What matters is that, according to Starring Dwayne Johnson, Carla exandra Daddario) doesn’t know which way to the professor, “California’s entire tectonic Gugino, Paul Giamatti turn; Emma’s moving in with her new boyfriend plate has shifted.” Translation: Buildings Daniel (Ioan Gruffudd); and, oh yeah, there’s a tumble down, waters, thanks to the requireport of mini-earthquakes — lots of them — happening right site tsunami, rise up, dust fills the air, and there are more by the Hoover Dam, where an excited Professor Hayes and panicked people running through the streets than in your his assistant head to check out the scene. standard Godzilla movie.

Then, the visual effects folks jump in — and their work is The film has too much personal drama tacked on superb, extremely impressive, through the whole film — and (though the business of one “protective” fellow turning suddenly there’s no Hoover Dam, the professor is going to coward is fun), and the pacing gets repetitive — peril, quiet have to find a new assistant, and all rescue helicopters are moment, peril, quiet moment. But most viewers will be OK headed to the Nevada desert. with that, because when those visual effects kick into gear, Hold on — new reports show that even more quakes, bigSan Andreas turns into one of the most realistic, fantasticger ones, are cropping up all along California’s San Andreas looking disaster films you’ve ever seen. 

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Cameron Crowe, the writer-director behind Almost Famous and Jerry Maguire, delivers his first feature in more than four years with a story about a military contractor (Bradley Cooper) who arrives in his old Hawaii stomping grounds to assist with a satellite launch. There, he’s followed by a sparkplug Air Force pilot (Emma Stone) while looking for closure with his former love (Rachel McAdams), all the while trying to make sense of his tumultuous yet successful life. If those names don’t do it for you, take a taste of the rest of the cast: John Krasinski, Alec Baldwin, Danny McBride and …

Bill Murray. Yes, Bill Murray. Rated PG13 (MB)

SAN ANDREAS

The big one finally hits the West Coast, and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson zips around in his rescue chopper trying to save his family as buildings tumble and oceans rise. But he’s not really the star of this big-budget disaster movie.

Top billing should go to the visual effects wizards who make it all so excitingly, frighteningly real. Audiences will squirm and scream and even forgive the filmmakers for the regular doses of cheesy, clichéd drama. Oddly, when it’s over, and millions of people have been killed, you will have had scads of fun.

(ES) Rated PG-13

NOW PLAYING THE AGE OF ADELINE

Blake Lively finally takes a turn in a leading role as a young woman hurt in an accident and, upon recovering, realizes she is no longer subject to the aging process. She remains in perfect shape throughout the decades until she meets a super-hot dude for whom she might risk her immortality. Also starring Harrison Ford and Ellen Burnstyn. (MB) Rated PG-13

THE AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON

Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) has made an AI creation that he calls Ultron with some nifty powers from the defeated Loki (from the last movie).

Ultron (the voice of James Spader) has some of Tony’s attitudes, but a glitch in its “birth” makes it go a bit cyberinsane, and it extrapolates Tony’s notion of world peace to mean “a planet without humans.” Oh, and the Hulk has gone bonkers, so the Avengers also have that mess to clean up. (MJ) Rated PG-13

NATIONAL

SLOW WEST

In the wake of the American Civil War, a collection of natives, outlaws and settlers often meet violent ends in pursuit of land, money and love in the debut feature film from writer/director/former Beta Band member John Maclean. At the center of the film is Jay, a young, wealthy man who travels across the country in search of a woman he’s fallen in love with. Guiding (or misguiding him) is Silas (Michael Fassbender), a rough cowboy more interested in the bounty on Jay’s lover’s head. At Magic Lantern (MB) Rated R

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VACATION WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10TH

Kristen Stewart breaks out of the Twilight shadows in what might be her most intriguing role to date alongside the always brilliant Juliette Binoche in this sleeper hit. Binoche is an esteemed actress, with Stewart as her assistant, who takes a role in a play that has her opposite of a young talent (Chloe Grace Moretz). But when the play’s material hits too close to home, Binoche’s character begins to crumble.

At Magic Lantern (MB) Rated R

EX MACHINA

Caleb Smith (Domhnall Gleeson) enters the massive, isolated Alaskan compound of his boss, search engine entrepreneur/billionaire Nathan Bateman (an amazing Oscar Isaac), to find that Nathan is in the process of developing a very life-like robot. Over the course of his stay, Caleb is to test out the prototype to see how her mind works, but he soon realizes he might be the one being tested. (SR) Rated R

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FELIX AND MEIRA

This French-Canadian film is a collision of cultures as young Hasidic Jewish mother strikes up an unlikely friendship with a baker who lives in her Montreal neighborhood. Meira is used to the strictly conservative nature of her household (which doesn’t allow her to even look men in the eyes), but finds a newfound freedom in Felix, who is struggling to come to terms with the recent death of his father. At Magic Lantern (MB) Rated R

FURIOUS 7

The tagline of the latest installment of this series is: “Vengeance hits home.”

Damn, that’s some serious stuff. Jason Statham’s Deckard Shaw is out for blood to avenge the death of his brother and he’s bringing the whole gang with him, including Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Ludacris, Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez and, of course, the late Paul Walker, who died in a real-life car accident before the film was finished. (MB) Rated PG-13

HOME

Oh is an alien who finds himself very out of place on Earth when he’s banished by his race of aliens, bent on making the planet their own by capturing all humans. Soon, he meets Tip (voiced by Rihanna) and the pair try to elude the aliens. (MB) Rated PG

HOT PURSUIT

Reese Witherspoon and Sofia Vergara are the odd couple on the run from both the law and from murderous thugs in this sporadically funny comedy about a geeky but ambitious cop (Witherspoon) who’s trying to protect the brassy wife (Vergara) of a drug cartel member who’s testifying against his gang. The script keeps jumping back and forth between silly and serious, just as the two lead characters keep switching from liking to hating each other. The actresses try their best, but a bad script does them, and the film, in. (ES) Rated PG-13

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Fury Road is astonishing in a way that makes you feel like you haven’t seen a true action movie in a while, underscoring how sterile the genre has been.

Warlord Immortan Joe (Hugh KeaysByrne) thinks he’s sending his trusted Imperator Furiosa (Charlize Theron) on a mission to bring back fuel from Gas Town to the Citadel he rules with an iron fist, but she’s got a secret mission of her own: to free the enslaved “breeders” of Joe’s children and bring them to the Green Place far away that she remembers from her own childhood. (MJ) Rated R

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MR. TURNER

This biopic dives into the life of eccentric British painter J.M.W. Turner, a man known for his eccentricities as much as his genius with a brush. Directed by Mike Leigh (Happy-Go-Lucky, Vera Drake, Secrets & Lies), brings the 19th century visionary to the forefront, reminding of the influence the painter had on modern art. (MB) Rated R

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Paul Blart (Kevin James) has been a mall security master for six years now and it is finally time for a vacation.

When he takes his daughter on a trip before sending her off to college, Blart discovers that safety never sleeps and he must protect the hotel from imminent danger. (CB) Rated PG

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Three years ago, Pitch Perfect took Glee’s a cappella craze to college. Naturally, a second film had to be made. All the favorite characters are back: Anna Kendrick as Beca the unlikely choirgirl, Rebel Wilson as Fat Amy and Elizabeth Banks as one of the worst commentators ever. This time around, the Barden Bellas are at the top of the collegiate a cappella world. But when a concert — in front of the president, no less — goes awry, they must clear their good name by entering in an international voice competition that no American team has ever won. (LJ) Rated PG-13

SEYMOUR: AN INTRODUCTION

Seymour Bernstein had been a brilliant and highly praised concert pianist, but had given up performing at the age of 50 due to stage fright and his dislike of artistic commercialism, and took up teaching full-time — the better to spread his ideas about music and life.

When beloved actor/novelist/screenwriter Ethan Hawke struck up a friendship with Bernstein, this documentary (directed by Hawke) was born. (MB) Rated PG

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Russell Crowe directs and stars in this epic-sized historical drama about an Australian farmer with a gift for finding water in arid lands who travels to Gallipoli, a Turkish peninsula, to search for his three sons killed there during World War I. Along the way, he discovers a bond with his country’s former enemies, a potential new love interest in a Turkish innkeeper — and clues that not all of his children are dead after all.

(DN) Rated R

WHERE HOPE GROWS

Happy and sappy, Where Hope Grows follows an alcoholic former baseball star and single dad as he struggles to get his life back on track after being booted off the team. Things all begin to click thanks to an unexpected relationship he forms with a cheerful and positive-thinking produce stocker at his local grocery store. The twist is that this new friend, who calls himself “Produce,” is a man with Down’s Syndrome.

Expect sappy messages on why we shouldn’t and can’t judge others’ worth based on a disability of any kind. (CS) Rated PG-13

WHILE WE’RE YOUNG

Ben Stiller plays Josh, a serious New York documentarian who, along with his wife Cornelia (Naomi Watts), are the proverbial last couple to not have kids. When a 20-something aspiring documentarian named Jamie (Adam Driver) and his wife Darby (Amanda Seyfried) come into their lives, both couples learn a whole lot about the lives ahead of them. (SS) Rated R

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History gives Woman in Gold all the drama required of a top-notch thriller in this true story of a woman trying to reclaim the humanity torn from her family by the Nazis. Helen Mirren plays Maria Altmann, an Austrian Jew forced to flee during World War II, who is navigating the international legal system in an effort to find her family’s possessions that were stolen by Hitler’s regime. (DN) Rated PG-13 

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here are the naysayers — the folks who believe the Inland Northwest has no music scene to speak of. But show up for Volume this weekend, and it’s as if Spokane’s air has become electric with the love of live music. Fans run frantically to catch acts across downtown venues, the mosh pits rock harder and there’s a sense that this city is the center of everything, if only for two days.

“It’s like a scavenger hunt finding all of the bands you want to see,” says Patrick Kendrick, who along with Shea Walser booked the lineup for Volume, the Inlander’s annual music festival. “And if you open yourself up, who knows where the schedule will take you?”

None of this could be possible without the help of local music warriors — artists, business owners and promoters pushing the scene forward. For every venue that closes, like Carr’s Corner, another rises in its place. Venues like the Palomino Club (formerly the Center), Red Room Lounge, Underground 15 (formerly the Blue Spark) and Chateau Rive step up and bring in diverse talent, proving music is

happening at more than just the big arenas and theaters.

Here’s a breakdown of what’s happening at many of the local music venues.

BABY BAR/NEATO BURRITO

Down at the Baby Bar (capacity 25), co-owner Patty Tully plans to keep on with the system for booking touring and local shows that’s occurred almost organically. There’s no grand scheme for growth, just a drive to continue offering fresh-squeezed adult Patty Tully beverages, heavenly burritos courtesy of Neato and all-ages (until 9 pm) shows.

This summer, there’s already more live music scheduled than in her past eight years running the place with partner Tim Lannigan (both of whom rock in Fun Ladies).

“We don’t do much planning,” Tully says.

“We don’t have meetings. We all really appreciate the fact this grows without us doing anything. I never want to be about the numbers or figuring out what’s next. For me the business is just our life. I’d rather just enjoy it.”

THE BARTLETT

People assume the Bartlett sells out every show.

“That’s just not true,” says co-owner Karli Ingersoll. “People just think we do, and then may not try to come out because of it.”

Open about a year and a half, the Bartlett has sold out many of its shows and brought in huge acts (Mudhoney, the English Beat, Future Islands), but Ingersoll and husband/Bartlett co-owner Caleb have had disappointments as well.

“This whole thing is a guessing Karli Ingersoll game, and you have no idea if a show will work or not,” Ingersoll says.

This year, they’re looking to continue their roster of hot indie acts, cultivate singer-songwriter nights and also reintroduce Bartfest, this time with a much more affordable price tag.

“Our focus was always quality over quantity, and it will continue to be so,” says Ingersoll.

THE BIG DIPPER

The Big Dipper is a labor of love, not only for owner Dan Hoerner, but the people who donated to its crowdsourcing campaign to make the venue a reality. Last year’s Volume was one of the first events hosted at the newly reopened establishment, and Hoerner claims he wouldn’t miss this one for the world: “Volume is certainly a feather in Spokane’s cap.”

Since opening, the place has continued to grow in attendance, and in amenities like a brand-new air conditioner system and bathroom upgrades. But it’s certainly been a year of learning.

“It’s hard sometimes. You may book a show you think is so cool and then zero people come, and then a show you throw together at the last minute may pack the place out,” Hoerner says.

“You just never know with Spokane.”

THE HOP!/PINNACLE NORTHWEST

Owner Thomas “TC” Chavez sounds tired. The past five months have been an exhausting experiment in running two venues. At the beginning of the year, Chavez made plans to close The Hop! indefinitely and open the downtown Pinnacle Northwest (or simply “the Pin”) on its own. However, for insurance purposes, he kept both.

For the second time this year, Chavez has announced the Hop! is closing. This time, the building has been sold.

TC Chavez “It wasn’t viable after looking at the numbers in this market,” Chavez explains. “We’ve lost so much money in the last weeks. It’s been humbling, I’ll put it that way.”

Chavez says he’s glad for the opportunity Volume allows, bringing in people who haven’t necessarily experienced the Pin yet. The Hop! is set to take its final bow June 7.

KNITTING FACTORY

Mark Dinerstein, Knitting Factory Presents president, spends most of his time flying around to the various Knitting Factory locations across the country and takes great interest in tracking the trends that cycle through the business.

“The EDM scene is still popular, but not as popular as it was two seasons ago,” Dinerstein says. “Also, we’re seeing a resurgence in rock and hard rock, although those were always popular in Spokane.”

While the venue isn’t a part of Volume this time — other than talk of doing an encore show in the fall — the Knitting Factory continues to bring top talent into the area. Dinerstein says he wouldn’t have brought in shows like Spoon or Neutral Milk Hotel when the company first took over the venue in 2007.

“I’d like to say as far as the traction we’ve gained in the community, it’s allowed us to stretch our wings,” Dinerstein says.

“This year is all about expansion and programming.”  lauraj@inlander.com

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No Peaceful Easy Feeling Why, according to this critic, millions of Eagles fans can be wrong

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an you believe the Eagles are swooping into cowboy croons. Thankfully, new styles like punk, New Spokane during Volume, asking $200 for a lowerWave and hip-hop came along as a reaction to the Eagles’ bowl ticket (including service charges) while arena-sized egos and stage shows, showing a lot of we’re celebrating local and regional independent bands? impressionable youngsters that a private jet doesn’t make Shameless. you a good band. If anything, it probably means you’ve For that same $200, you can treat nine lost touch, literally and emotionally, with friends and yourself to no less than 90 the fans.

LETTERS bands playing over two days. Of course, I don’t begrudge anyone’s love of any Send comments to you have to be interested in music far band; if you’re listening to the Eagles, editor@inlander.com. more compelling than the country-lite I’m happy you’re listening to music schlock Don Henley, Glenn Frey and their assorted hired hands have been churning out since the 1970s. You know, the ’70s — when re-electing Richard Nixon and disco fashion were considered good ideas in America.

Do I sound bitter? It’s because my formative years came right after the Eagles’ heyday, when they’d split up but radio continued to inundate us with their cocaine-

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instead of Sean Hannity. But when it comes to the Eagles, I fall firmly into the “hate” camp famously led by the Dude in The Big Lebowski.

Reasons to dislike the Eagles:  Rock ’n’ roll should be dangerous. I don’t want to “Take It Easy” with my rock ’n’ roll. I want “Anarchy in the U.K.!” I don’t want a “Peaceful Easy Feeling,” I want a “Blitzkrieg Bop!”

Isn’t it time for the Eagles to retire already?  History of The Eagles, the band-approved documentary, is three hours and eight minutes!

Compare that to the Mötley Crüe episode of VH1’s Behind the Music. Over 40 minutes, the Crüe bio tackles deaths, overdoses, car crashes, breakups and all manner of groupie shenanigans — a complete, highly entertaining career arc. The biggest drama in the Eagles’ doc involves a contract negotiation.  Rock ’n’ roll should be fun. Watch the interviews in that doc, or the performances. There’s no joy. If you’re not dangerous, at least have a good time. The Eagles are like a classic-rock animatronic Chuck E. Cheese band.  Even the band’s drug-fueled rock excess is boring. Joe Walsh liked to trash hotel rooms? Big deal. Ozzy Osbourne snorted live ants and pissed on the Alamo!  Have some dignity. A lot of bands have gone the cash-grab “reunion tour” route, but none to quite the same degree as the Eagles, who have now spent more time soaking up every dollar possible on their “reunion” — 21 years and counting — than they spent together originally.

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ike the fifth game of an NBA playoff series knotted at two games apiece, Yelawolf’s new album Love Story feels like a pivotal moment for the Alabama MC. With a brooding persona and blistering flow, Yelawolf appeared on the rap scene in 2010 with an excellent mixtape, Trunk Muzik, which paired thunderous beats and tongue-twisting rhymes with his Southern drawl and shadowy backwoods tales. But his highly anticipated major label debut, 2011’s Radioactive, fell flat, both critically and commercially. Now all eyes are on the new record, which finds Yela building on mostly guitar-driven samples and sprinkling melodic, sung choruses among his eye-popping raps. Only time will tell if Love Story is enough to put Yelawolf’s career back on the right track. Let’s hope it does; the guy is supernaturally skilled.

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n June 3, Bully starts a three-week run of dates as the opening act for pop duo Best Coast, which means Spokane gets an extra special treat Tuesday night: a full headlining set from a band on the verge of big things. Bully, a Nashville-based band fronted by Alicia Bognanno, is set to release its debut album Feels Like on June 23, and the attendant hype has built to a fever pitch in recent months; understandably so.

Feels Like is an irresistible blast of punky pop-rock pushed through a thick layer of ’90s alt-rock distortion, with Bognanno’s bittersweet howl (and lyrics) slicing through the crunch every step of the way. Bognanno, born in 1990, isn’t old enough to remember the early ’90s, but she certainly has a gift for perfectly soundtracking that era.

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CHECKERBOARD BAR, Kristen Ford EICHARDT’S, Monday Night Jam with Truck Mills J THE HOP!, TRITA, the Colourflies, Noble Gypsies, Lust For Glory LEFTBANK WINE BAR, Monday Night Spotlight feat. Carey Brazil RED ROOM LOUNGE, The Extremities UNDERGROUND 15, Open Mic ZOLA, Nate Ostrander Trio

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315 MARTINIS & TAPAS, The Rub J THE BARTLETT, Bully (See story on facing page) FEDORA PUB & GRILLE, Tuesday Night Jam with Truck Mills JONES RADIATOR, Open Mic of Open-ness KELLY’S IRISH PUB, Arvid Lundin & Deep Roots J KNITTING FACTORY, Yelawolf (See story on facing page), Hillbilly Casino, DJ Klever RED LION HOTEL RIVER INN, Son of Brad RED ROOM LOUNGE, Unplugged with Jimmy Nudge THE RIDLER PIANO BAR, Steve Ridler and Chuck Swanson SWAXX, T.A.S.T.Y with DJs Freaky Fred, Beauflexx ZOLA, Sneaky Pete and the Secret Weapons

Wednesday, 06/03 J THE BARTLETT, Mystic Braves THE BOAT LAUNCH RESTAURANT & LOUNGE (447-20350, Scotia Road

J CALYPSOS COFFEE & CREAMERY, Lake City High School Jazz J CHAPS, Land of Voices with Dirk Swartz EICHARDT’S, Charley Packard MARTIN WOLDSON THEATER AT THE FOX, Trace Adkins GARLAND AVENUE DRINKERY (2302064), Open Mic with DJ Scratch n Smith GENO’S TRADITIONAL FOOD & ALES (368-9087), Open Mic with T & T LA ROSA CLUB, Robert Beadling and Friends THE LANTERN TAP HOUSE, Open Turntables Night with DJ Lydell LEFTBANK WINE BAR, Nate Greenburg LUCKY’S IRISH PUB, DJ D3VIN3 J PINNACLE NORTHWEST, Boy Hits Car, Beyond Today, The Feutch, Over Se Under Stone SOULFUL SOUPS & SPIRITS, Open mic ZOLA, The Bossame

Coming Up ...

LEFTBANK WINE BAR, Nick Grow, June 4 THE VIKING BAR & GRILL, Marco Polo Collective, June 4 ARBOR CREST WINE CELLARS, GRE3NE/Ron Greene, June 4 THE BARTLETT, James McMurtry, June 4 KNITTING FACTORY, Chris Cagle, June 4 THE ELK PUBLIC HOUSE, Elkfest feat.

Lyrics Born, the Grizzled Mighty, Aaron Jones and the Way, Megan

Wilde and more, June 5-7.

J PINNACLE NORTHWEST, Metal Alliance Tour feat. Deicide, Entombed A.D., Hate Eternal, Black Crown Initiate, Svart Crown, Lorna Shore, Rutah, June 5 PINNACLE NORTHWEST, The Devastation Tour 2015: Walking Corpse Syndrome, Morbid Inc, A Cryptic Ending, Ground Zero, Concrete Grip, June 6, 8 pm-1:30 am.

BEVERLY’S, Robert Vaughn, 8 pm.

KNITTING FACTORY, Neutral Milk Hotel, Robert Schneider, June 5 SWAXX, Mistah Fab feat. Moe Davis, Mack Muve and more, June 5 JONES RADIATOR, Dionvox, Heart Avail, June 5 KNITTING FACTORY, GA’s Too Broke to Rock Series feat. Starset, Islander, Skytown Riot, Awake the Emprie, June 6, 7:30 pm.

UNDERGROUND 15, Elephant Gun Riot, City of the Weak, Black Sky, Divides, June 6, 8:30 pm.

BING CROSBY THEATER, SPR Presents: Too Slim & the Taildraggers Unplugged, June 11 THE PALOMINO CLUB, Kottonmouth Kings, Hed (PE), June 11 THE BARTLETT, Emily Kinney, Dylan Gardner, Adam Tressler, June 11 NORTHERN QUEST CASINO, Herman’s Hermits, June 12 BING CROSBY THEATER, Stevie Lynne, June 12 BABY BAR, Xurs, Phlegm Fatale, Outercourse, June 12

FIND THE HAPPY HOUR NEAREST YOU.

Sunday, 05/31

J COEUR D’ALENE PARK, ArtFest feat. Philip Boulding, EWU Concert Jazz Ensemble, Big Red Barn, Milonga CONKLING MARINA & RESORT, JamShack DALEY’S CHEAP SHOTS, Jam Night with VooDoo Church THE ELK PUBLIC HOUSE, Spo-Can feat. Benny Blanco, Breezy Brown THE FLAME, Open mic with SixStrings n’ Pearls IRON HORSE BAR & GRILL, Dirk Swartz of the Land of Voices J KNITTING FACTORY, Streetlight Manifesto, Dan Potthast, Sycamore Smith J PINNACLE NORTHWEST, Crown the Empire, Volumes, Light Up the Sky, Velafire ZOLA, Jacob Cummings, Ron Greene

Monday, 06/01

J CALYPSOS COFFEE & CREAMERY, Open Mic

Food and Drink Specials • Times • Locations

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MUSIC | VENUES 315 MARTINIS & TAPAS • 315 E. Wallace, CdA • 208-667-9660 BABY BAR • 827 W. First Ave. • 847-1234 THE BARTLETT • 228 W. Sprague Ave. • 747-2174 BEVERLY’S • 115 S. 2nd St., CdA • 208-765-4000 THE BIG DIPPER • 171 S. Washington St. • 863-8098 BIGFOOT PUB • 9115 N. Division St. • 467-9638 BING CROSBY THEATER • 901 W. Sprague Ave. • 227-7638 BLACK DIAMOND • 9614 E. Sprague • 891-8357 THE BLIND BUCK • 204 N. Division • 290-6229 BOLO’S• 116 S. Best Rd. • 891-8995 BOOMERS • 18219 E. Appleway Ave. • 755-7486 BOOTS BAKERY & LOUNGE • 24 W. Main Ave. • 703-7223 BUCER’S COFFEEHOUSE PUB • 201 S. Main, Moscow • 208-882-5216 BUCKHORN INN • 13311 Sunset Hwy.• 244-3991 THE CELLAR • 317 E. Sherman, CdA • 208-6649463 CALYPSOS • 116 E Lakeside Ave., CdA • 208665-0591 CHAPS • 4237 Cheney-Spokane Rd. • 624-4182 CHATEAU RIVE • 621 W. Mallon Ave. • 795-2030 CHECKERBOARD BAR • 1716 E. Sprague • 535-4007 COEUR D’ALENE CASINO • 37914 S. Nukwalqw Rd., Worley • 800-523-2464 CRAVE• 401 W. Riverside Suite 101. • 321-7480 CURLEY’S • 26433 W. Hwy. 53 • 208-773-5816 DALEY’S CHEAP SHOTS • 6412 E. Trent • 5359309 EICHARDT’S • 212 Cedar St., Sandpoint • 208263-4005 FEDORA PUB • 1726 W. Kathleen, CdA • 208765-8888 FIZZIE MULLIGANS • 331 W. Hastings Rd. • 466-5354 THE FLAME • 2401 E. Sprague Ave. • 534-9121 FOX THEATER • 1001 W. Sprague • 624-1200 GRANDE RONDE CELLARS • 906 W. 2nd • 455-8161 HANDLEBARS • 12005 E. Trent Ave.• 924-3720 THE HOP! • 706 N. Monroe St. • 368-4077 IRON HORSE • 407 E. Sherman Ave., CdA • 208-667-7314 IRV’S BAR • 415 W. Sprague Ave. • 624-4450 JOHN’S ALLEY • 114 E. 6th, Moscow • 208-8837662 JONES RADIATOR • 120 E. Sprague • 747-6005 KNITTING FACTORY • 911 W. Sprague Ave. • 244-3279 LAGUNA CAFÉ • 4302 S. Regal St. • 448-0887 THE LANTERN TAP HOUSE • 1004 S. Perry St. • 315-9531 THE LARIAT • 11820 N Market St, Mead • 4669918 LA ROSA CLUB • 105 S. First Ave., Sandpoint • 208-255-2100 LATAH BISTRO • 4241 Cheney-Spokane Rd. • 838-8338 LEFTBANK WINE BAR • 108 N. Washington • 315-8623 LUCKY’S IRISH PUB • 408 W. Sprague Ave. • 747-2605 MAX AT MIRABEAU • 1100 N. Sullivan Rd. • 924-9000 MOOTSY’S • 406 W. Sprague • 838-1570 MOSCOW FOOD CO-OP • 121 E. Fifth St. • 208882-8537 NASHVILLE NORTH • 6361 W. Seltice Way, Post Falls • 208-457-9128 NECTAR• 120 N. Stevens St. • 869-1572 NORTHERN QUEST • 100 N. Hayford • 242-7000 NYNE • 232 W. Sprague Ave. • 474-1621 THE SHOP • 924 S. Perry St. • 534-1647 O’SHAY’S • 313 E. CdA Lake Dr. • 208-667-4666 THE PALOMINO CLUB • 6425 N. Lidgerwood St • 443-5213 PEND D’OREILLE WINERY • 301 Cedar St., Sandpoint • 208-265-8545 PINNACLE NORTHWEST • 412 W. Sprague • 368-4077 RED LION RIVER INN • 700 N. Division St. • 326-5577 RED ROOM LOUNGE • 521 W. Sprague Ave. • 838-7613 REPUBLIC BREWING • 26 Clark Ave. • 775-2700 THE RIDLER PIANO BAR • 718 W. Riverside . • 822-7938 THE ROADHOUSE • 20 N. Raymond • 413-1894 THE ROCK BAR • 13921 E. Trent Ave. • 43-3796 ROCKER ROOM • 216 E. Coeur d’Alene Ave. • 208-676-2582 ROCKET MARKET • 726 E. 43rd Ave. • 343-2253 SEASONS OF COEUR D’ALENE • 209 E. Lakeside Ave. • 208-664-8008 THE SHOP • 924 S. Perry St. • 534-1647 SOULFUL SOUPS & SPIRITS • 117 N. Howard St. • 459-1190 SPOKANE ARENA • 720 W. Mallon • 279-7000 SPLASH • 115 S. 2nd St., CdA • 208-765-4000 SWAXX • 23 E. Lincoln Rd. • 703-7474 UNDERGROUND 15 • 15 S. Howard St. • 290-2122 THE VIKING • 1221 N. Stevens St. • 315-4547 WEBSTER’S • 1914 N. Monroe St. • 474-9040 ZOLA • 22 W. Main Ave. • 624-2416

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Flee the Century performing at Volume last year. YOUNG KWAK PHOTO

FESTIVAL TURN UP THE VOLUME!

Two days, 98 bands. It seems like a near-impossible prospect.

But the Inlander once again brings the bands you won’t want to miss to multiple downtown music venues for our annual Volume Music Festival. Pulling from local, regional and national talent, the headliners include Chicago’s White Mystery and a K Records (out of Olympia) showcase featuring Northwest hip-hop artists. This year, not only do you get live music with your wristbands, you can also receive deals at participating downtown bars and restaurants, or hop on the free party trolley anytime during the event. Get ready to run all over downtown in the name of live music!

— LAURA JOHNSON Volume Music Festival • Fri-Sat, May 29-30, starting at 5 pm • $20/$30 day of • Downtown Spokane • Complete event details at volume.inlander.com

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BEER OPEN A CAN

WORDS HISTORICAL HYPE

Spo-Can 2015 • Sat, May 30 and Sun, May 31, from noon-6 pm • Elk Public House • 1931 W. Pacific • wedonthaveone.com • 363-1973

Lee O’Connor • Sat, May 30, from noon-3 pm • Free • Auntie’s Bookstore • 402 W. Main • auntiesbooks.com • 838-0206

Some beer snobs might disagree, but drinking your brew from a can has definite advantages. If you’re in a crowd, there’s less spillage from passersby banging your elbow at inopportune moments. If you lose your grip, there’s no shattered glass. If you’re on a river, well, it’s pretty much the perfect delivery system for something tasty. It’s also better for the beer than glass. The Elk is hosting its fourth Spo-Can festival this weekend, celebrating all the delicious beers available in aluminum. You might be surprised at some of the craft favorites on hand among the 50+ varieties.

— DAN NAILEN

Remnants of the Cold War era can be found all around the Lilac City if one looks closely enough. Author and historian Lee O’Connor looked closely while researching his book Take Cover, Spokane, an in-depth look at mid-century Spokane during a period of falloutshelter mania. At the time, government leaders worried the city was at risk of a Soviet attack because of its size and proximity to Fairchild Air Force Base. This led to mass propaganda encouraging residents to build fallout shelters. Pick O’Connor’s brain in person about all the fascinating details outlined in his historic account during a signing and Q&A session on Saturday.

— CHEY SCOTT

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BonnerS Ferry FarMerS Market | Saturdays through Oct. 3, from 8 am-1 pm. Corner of Hwy. 95 and Kootenai Street, Bonners Ferry, Idaho. bonnersferryfarmersmarket.org (208-267-2780) CheWeLah FarMerS Market | Fridays through Oct. 23, from 11:30 am5:30 pm. City Park, 600 N. Park St., Chewelah, Wash. chewelahfarmersmarket.com (936-4353) CLayton FarMerS Market | Sundays, June 7 through Sept. 28, from noon-4 pm. Clayton Fairgrounds, 4616 Wallbridge Rd., Clayton, Wash.

(276-2444) Coeur d’aLene FarMerS Market | Wednesdays, through Sept. 24, from 4-7 pm. Sherman Avenue and Fifth Street, downtown Coeur d’Alene. kootenaifarmersmarkets.org (208-772-2290) CoLFax FarMerS Market | Fridays, May 29 through Sept. 4, from 3-7 pm.

Spring and Main. colfaxwa.org (397-3861) daVenPort FarMerS Market | Saturdays, June 6 through Sept. 27, from 9 am-2 pm. Pioneer Plaza, 605 Morgan St., Davenport, Wash. davenportmarket.com (280-9896) eMerSon-GarFIeLd FarMerS Market | Fridays, June 5 through Oct. 16, from 3-7 pm. Knox Presbyterian Church parking lot, 806 W. Knox. emersongarfield.org (398-0964) hayden FarMerS Market | Saturdays through October, from 9 am-1:30 pm. Corner of Hwy. 95 and Prairie Ave., Hayden. kootenaifarmersmarkets.org (208-772-2290) kendaLL yardS nIGht Market | Wednesdays, through mid-October, from 4-8 pm. On Summit Parkway between Cedar Street and Adams Alley. kendallnightmarket.org LIBerty Lake FarMerS Market | Saturdays through Oct. 11, from 9 am-1 pm. 1421 N. Meadowwood Ln., Liberty Lake. libertylakefarmersmarket. com (290-3839) MILLWood FarMerS Market | Wednesdays through Sept. 30, from 2-7 pm. Millwood Community Presbyterian parking lot, 3223 N. Marguerite. millwoodpc.org (924-2350) MoSCoW FarMerS Market | Saturdays through October, from 8 am-1 pm. Friendship Square and Main Street, downtown Moscow. moscow. id.us (208-883-7132) northeaSt WaShInGton FarMerS Market | Wednesdays and Saturdays through October, from 9 am-1 pm. Corner of Main and Astor, Colville, Wash. newfarmersmarket.org (935-0555) PuLLMan FarMerS Market | Wednesdays through Oct. 28, from 3:30-6 pm. Spot Shop parking lot, 240 NE Kamiaken St. pullmanchamber.com (334-3565) SandPoInt FarMerS Market | Wednesdays, from 3-5:30 pm and Saturdays, from 9 am-1 pm through Oct. 10. Farmin Park, Third Avenue and Oak Street, Sandpoint. sandpointfarmersmarket.com (208-597-3355) South Perry thurSday Market | Thursdays through October, from 3-7 pm. The Shop, 924 S. Perry. thursdaymarket.org SPokane FarMerS Market | Saturdays and Wednesdays (starts June 10), from 8 am-1 pm, through Oct. 29. 20 W. Fifth. spokanefarmersmarket.org (995-0182) n

CULTURE GEEKS UNITE

Being a fan of pop culture may never truly escape the “uncool” labels given by outsiders (they’re just jealous), but it seems there’s never been a better time to be loud and proud of affinities for comics, sci-fi and fantasy books/ TV/movies and these genres’ respective fan expressions. The Lilac City Comicon has grown so much since its founding in 2007, it has a new name (it was formerly the Spokane Comicon) and a new home at the Convention Center.

This year’s lineup of guests includes no other than Rocky the Red Power Ranger (Steve Cardenas) and Z Nation cast members. In all, more than 120 vendors, exhibitors and artists are on site so we can all geek out together.

— CHEY SCOTT Lilac City Comicon • Sat, May 30, from 10 am-5 pm • $5/ages 5-12; $12/ages 13+; $20/VIP • Spokane Convention Center • 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. • lilaccitycomicon.com

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W I SAW U YOU

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CHEERS JEERS

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I SAW YOU REVEREND HORTON HEAT ROCKABILLY CHAP Where: Knitting Factory for the Reverend Horton Heat.

You: Extremely good looking, perfect hair, blue work shirt, black chucks by the bar. You were hanging out with a bunch of girls and took a picture of all your shoes? Me: sorry for staring at you like a weirdo from the corner. I love your hair and was trying to memorize it so I could get my scruffy husband to follow suit. I realized I was staring and really tried not to make it obvious.

"PHYSIATRIST" ANGEL "Jennifer, I met you in the CDA Fred Meyer Friday, May 22. You stopped me to ask how I got my arms. (They came attached!) :-) Our conversation led to pain & pain management. You told me about your PHYSIATRIST ( I'd never heard of such a creature). I entered his contact info into my phone which promptly ate it ( or something), I discovered upon getting home. I cried (some more). I was SO excited to maybe have found some relief.

I tried looking up his name, Morgan X or X Morgan...??? to no avail. I kind of remember your last name, I think, but you aren't in the phone book. I'm trying this before camping in F M & waiting for you to come shopping again. I don't wish to be arrested for loitering however. Those jail cots would REALLY hurt my back, or so one might imagine. :-) Please, if you see me ""seeing you"" here, contact me at womichelle@yahoo.com THANK YOU Jennifer!

LOCAL RAPPER Don't worry about my "Macklemore" hair cut, Dirty Joe was tired plus your mother likes it!

PATIENTS IN THE CROSS FIRE The State Sets them up, the Feds Lock them Down, get your Freedom off the ground, Cannabis Prejudice and Deliberate Indifference Equal Suffering of the Cannabis Consumer...

CHEERS MY 1 AND ONLY ARF I love you so much!!! Im glad I ran in to you at the mall back in 2008 you changed my life you gave me a beautiful son and stepkids.

I know sometimes things are hard, but we get through it. You are my one and only true love since I've known you since high school. I'm glad we waited to be together. I Always Love You Mrz Snookie Wookemz...

NOBODY LIKES A RICHARD Just wanted to send a cheers out! To the couple in the little black Jetta, they sat behind me at a green light for at least a minute and never honked! They calmly waited for my brain to reboot and remember that green meant go,it wasn't till I saw the cars speeding past me in the adjacent lane that I realized that it was long after my scheduled departure time from the intersection. I was tired, on my way home from a 12 hour day, and you were patient and human. Thank you,because nobody likes a Richard.

RE: SOMEDAY Was meant for a beautiful mother of three that I was fortunate enough to have in my life. There is a reason for everything, and everything always works out in the end. Love you A STANDING OVATION We are truly fortunate to have such an spectacular local symphony. I was able to attend the Eastern Journeys performance recently and I was blown away by the quality of music from both the symphony and the Chorale. We had no idea what we were walking into: new music, contemporary composers from around the world, "surround sound" by percussionists, and three standing ovations. Thank you for making music available and accessible to all. From the pops concerts, to the classics, to elementary school programs, Spokanites give you a standing ovation!

JUST BREATHE To my Soul Mate: There

are over 7 billion people on the planet. I will meet a minuscule fraction of these people in my lifetime. It has not been lost on me how improbable it was that I would meet you and become the Luckiest man on the planet. You are a beautiful, intellegant, kind, compassionate, sexy, funny, selfless, wife and mother. You are my Best Friend and Confidant. I just want

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you verbally assault your own family; calling them names such as F--- FACE, and I heard it THROUGH a wall! You try to quote HIPAA regulations as to why you cannot label parking spots to assure people don't park in unmarked spots... that you deem reserved and threaten to tow vehicles...... news flash... HIPAA= Health Insurance Portability and Accountability

using it. Would you like it if I had my dog take a big wet dump on your moms bed where she will rest hear head for the night. That would be just as cutie as your dog.

SHAME ON A LOCAL TV STATION Jeers to a particular TV news room. On May 4th the news room at a local station felt

I spent a LONG year in your building. You are an arrogant, angry man who treats tenants, clients, and your own family like complete garbage.

to say Thank You for coming into my life and I Love You - Forever and Always. B THANK YOU THANK YOU A bouquet of thanks to the couple in the white minivan who offered to treat me to coffee from Indaba on Bloomsday! Your kindness will not be forgotten HELLO BATMAN I so wish you could enter the Batcave and never leave. Your batgirl awaits with smiles,words of love, and neverending hugs. You are forever in my heart. I will continue to leave the light on. I love you. Batgirl

JEERS R-E-S-P-E-C-T I get that you like your bass booming in your piece of shit car.

To me, it sounds like a handful of rocks in a metal coffee can, and I can hear you from 4 blocks away as you drive slowly through my residential neighborhood.

How DOES your bumper remain attached without rattling off?? At night, I can't hear my TV because of you, and at 12:30 am, you wake everyone up with your bullshit still cranked up to 11. Have a little respect for the people whose houses you drive by and Shut That Shit Down, Asshat(s).

BAD LANDLORD I spent a LONG year in your building. You are an arrogant, angry man who treats tenants, clients, and your own family like complete garbage. I cannot count the amount of times I heard

SOUND OFF 1. Visit Inlander.com/isawyou by 3 pm Monday. 2. Pick a category (I Saw You, You Saw Me, Cheers or Jeers). 3.

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.”

Act.... You are in real estate NOT health care.... and the word reserved does not violate ANYTHING...Educate yourself.... it may make you happier... or not... you may realize you are not the brightest crayon in the pack.

MOVE OVER ROVER Your dog is going 1 and 2 on my family’s grave. I don’t understand what it is with some irresponsible pet owners. My father, brother, and sister-in-law where put to rest in the same cemetery. This cemetery like most all I have seen, has a polite sign stating that all dogs must remain on a leash at all times. They also ask that you clean up after your pet, and provide bags right by that polite sign just inside the entrance gates as well throughout the cemetery.

You can spot a garbage receptacle within 50 yards in any direction. What more can they do. I see dogs running lose and taking a shit at any time, any place they like and the owner thinks it is so cute, and turn their head as if the sign did not apply to them. I can assure you that the grounds maintenance team has more to do then pick shit up off the ground from your dog. This last time I seen Rover lift his leg and piss on a mausoleum. I will hunt you down if I see your pet lifts it’s leg and piss or shit anywhere near my relatives graves. Show some respect. This is not a dog park and we all know it, why can’t you, or is your head placed in rectal position. Is your dog too good for a dog park? Or your own yard. My tax dollars helped build the dog parks so you start

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it more worth their time to post pictures of a baby dressed in Star Wars garb and pushing the "May the 4th be with you" stuff then report on the lockdown that happened at Holmes Elementary school.

On May 5th I called the news room to ask them why they didn't report on it.

The rude woman on the phone with me told me several things, including that the event was a false alarm. This didn't stop them from reporting on the false alarms back in April for a different elementary school and 3 different high schools. She told me that they didn't have time to report on it on TV so maybe it was on their twitter page. When I pointed out that it wasn't anywhere on their twitter, facebook or their main website, the lady got angry, yelled at me that it wasn't HER job to make sure anything was up on the internet. She hung up on me after informing me that, "It probably was just one of those things that fell through the cracks. 

THIS WEEK'S ANSWERS

NOTE: I Saw You/Cheers & Jeers is for adults 18 or older. The Inlander reserves the right to edit or reject any posting at any time at its sole discretion and assumes no responsibility for the content.

It’s good to be seen.

#wtbevents 54 INLANDER MAY 28, 2015

EVENTS | CALENDAR

BENEFIT KOOTENAI COUNTY ADULT SPELLING BEE Sponsored by American Association of University Women, the event funds local scholarships. Call to enter a team or attend the bee. May 28, 11:30 am-1:30 pm. $25-$35. North Idaho College, 1000 W. Garden Ave. coeurdalene-id.aauw.net/spelling-bee/ (208-818-4331) CUP OF COOL WATER VOLKSMARCH The second annual 7k walk crosses 17 Spokane bridges, going from the Monroe St. Bridge to the Don Kardong foot bridge. All proceeds support Cup of Cool Water Christian ministry serving local homeless youth. May 30, 9 am. $10-$20.

Downtown Spokane. cupofcoolwater. wordpress.com (747-6686) FIRE ON THE RUNWAY The fifth annual charity fashion event features local firefighters and models heating up the runway in outfits from area boutiques.

Ages 21+; pre- and post-show social hour. Benefits the Red Cross of the Inland Northwest. May 30, 7-11:30 pm. $50-$75. Lincoln Center, 1316 N. Lincoln. redcross.org/runway2015 (321-6055) HUCKLEBERRY’S GOODWILL DRIVE Donate gently used items at Huckleberry’s Monroe location to benefit Goodwill Industries of the Inland Northwest. May 30, 10 am-4 pm. Huckleberry’s Natural Market, 926 S. Monroe St. (624-1349) A NIGHT IN TUSCANY EWU’s Health Services Administrative program hosts a wine tasting fundraiser and auction to benefit the recreational, educational, and health needs of the forgotten patients at Eastern State Hospital. $25/ public; $20/EWU students with ID May 30, 3-5:30 pm. St. John’s Cathedral, 127 E. 12th Ave. (838-4277) COOL WATER BIKES’ SKEETER SKOOT A bike ride and silent auction to benefit Cool Water Bikes, a full-service, nonprofit bike shop to empower youths who are homeless to experience community, gain life skills, and exit street life. June 6, 10 am-1 pm. Free. Gonzaga University School of Law, 721 N. Cincinnati St.coolwaterbikes.wordpress.com (838-8580) FRIENDS OF MANITO PLANT SALE The Friends of Manito celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. It’s annual plant sale offers 500 types of plants for sale. Proceeds benefit the group’s ongoing efforts to enhance the park. See full plant list online. June 6, 9 am-4 pm.

Manito Park, 1800 S. Grand Blvd. thefriendsofmanito.org (456-8083)

COMEDY GUFFAW YOURSELF Open mic comedy night; every other Thursday at 10 pm. Free. Neato Burrito, 827 W. First Ave. (847-1234) STAND-UP COMEDY OPEN MIC Local comedians; see weekly schedule online. Thursdays at 8 pm. Free. Uncle D’s Comedy Underground, 2721 N. Market St. bluznews.com (483-7300) AFTER DARK A adult-rated version of the Blue Door’s monthly, Friday show; last Friday of the month, at 10 pm. $7.

Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland Ave. bluedoortheatre.com (747-7045) MUSIC IN YOUR FACE An improvised musical comedy show. Fridays in May at 8 pm. Rated for general audiences. $7.

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. (838-6688) SAFARI Fast-paced short-form improv games based on audience suggestions.

(Not rated.) Saturdays at 9 pm. $7. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland Ave. bluedoortheatre.com (747-7045) DRINK N’ DEBATE A live, improv comedy show, during which comedian teams debate topics chosen at random.

The crowd decides who are the “Masters of Debate.” Mondays from 8-10 pm.

Free. Underground 15, 15 S. Howard St. (868-0358) STAND UP / SHOW DOWN Live comedy, Mondays at 8 pm. Free. Sapphire Lounge, 901 W. First Ave. facebook. com/spokanecomedyfan OPEN MIC COMEDY Wednesdays at 8 pm. Ages 21+. Free. Brooklyn Deli & Lounge, 122 S. Monroe St. brooklyndelispokane.com (835-4177) IMPROV LAB The Blue Door players try out new material on stage, monthly on the first Friday, at 10 pm. Not rated. $7.

Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland Ave. bluedoortheatre.com (747-7045)

COMMUNITY OTAKU PROM 2015 KuroNekoCon’s fourth annual all-ages geek formal.

Bust out your suits, gowns, cosplay, or whatever else makes you feel dapper.

Features anime music, modern hits, Jpop, K-pop, and geek culture classics.

Snacks, drinks and a photo booth also available. May 29, 6-10 pm. $5. Woman’s Club of Spokane, 1428 W. Ninth. kuronekocon.com (251-9143) RELAY FOR LIFE SPOKANE The local event supports the American Cancer Society’s efforts to fund cancer research, treatment and education. May 29 at 7 pm to May 30 at 7 am. May 29, 7 pm. Shadle Park High School, 4327 N. Ash St. spokaneschools.org/shadle/ site/default.asp (242-8291) WELL-READ MOOSE ANNIVERSAY CELEBRATION The local book store and wine shop/cafe celebrates one year in business with in-store events, drawings, giveaways, children’s story times, beer tasting, an open mic and more. May 2920, 9 am-9 pm and May 21 from 11 am-6 pm. Free. The Well-Read Moose, 2048 N. Main, CdA. (208-215-2265) PRESERVATION IDAHO: ORCHIDS & ONIONS HISTORIC PRESERVATION AWARDS A ceremony and luncheon celebrating Sandpoint award winners who have made positive contribution to historic preservation in Idaho. Also includes a dedication of the Amtrak depot, walking tours and an art exhibit.

May 30, 12-2 pm. $25. Sandpoint Events Center, 515 Pine St. preservationidaho. org (208-263-3370) RIDE WITH ROTARY All 10 Rotary clubs in the Spokane area, and local Rotaract Club and high school Interact Clubs, invite the community to celebrate the positive impact of Rotary, locally and around the world. Enjoy a free ride on the Looff Carousel, live music and learn more about Rotary’s work in the area.

May 30, 4 pm. Free. Riverfront Park, 705 N. Howard St. (290-5514) RIVERFRONT PARK FINALIST DESIGN PRESENTATION The three finalist design teams present their plans for the park in a public presentation at the

City Council Chambers. Followed by an open house from approx. 7:40-9 pm.

The public is encourage to attend to ask questions and share feedback. June 3, 6 pm. Free. Spokane City Hall, 808 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. riverfrontparkmasterplan.org ANTIQUES ROADSHOW RECEPTION Meet and mingle with Antiques Roadshow appraisers and hear from Marsha Bemko, the show’s Executive Producer, before a live taping in Spokane on June 6. June 5, 6:45 pm. $50. Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox, 1001 W. Sprague. ksps.org ANTIQUES ROADSHOW A live appraisal day in Spokane, with tickets made available to KSPS for use in fundraising.

Each ticket holder may bring two items for appraisal, and has a chance to be on camera for the Antiques Roadshow taping. June 6, 8 am-5 pm. Pledge of $150. Spokane Convention Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. ksps.org (4437700) REGIONAL DAY OF HEROES CDA A day to honor Kootenai County’s unsung heroes in law enforcement, fire, EMS and 911 dispatch. Also see public equipment and vehicles up close, with games, live music, kids activities and more. June 6, 11 am-5 pm. Free. Coeur d’Alene City Park, 415 W. Mullan Rd. dayofheroes.org (208-667-8527) DEMO DAY & WELLNESS FAIR Spokane County Fire District 9’s annual event offers demos of auto accident rescue techniques, live firefighting, cliff rescues, free “Hands-on CPR” lessons, fire truck and station tours, a kids challenge course, volunteer information and community resources. June 6, 10 am-2 pm. Free. Fire Station No. 92, 3801 E. Farwell Rd. (466-4602) GARLAND THEATER 70TH ANNIVERSARY To celebrate the theater’s 70th birthday, the community is invited to a party with cake, prizes and a special “secret” movie screening. The event ends with a midnight showing ($7) of “Rocky Horror Picture Show,” a Garland tradition. June 6, 7:30 pm. Free.

Garland Theater, 924 W. Garland Ave. on.fb.me/1L2JTYM (327-1050) ROOTS PURSUIT A team bicycle event consisting of 12 challenges located throughout downtown Coeur d’Alene.

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Open to all ages/riding abilities. Benefits the Community Roots Local Food Share. June 6, 10 am-noon. $15/person.

Shared Harvest Community Garden, 1004 E. Foster Ave. kealliance.org/rootspursuit (208-667-9093) RUN JUMP THROW A special track and field triathlon event with USATF members and Olympic athletes, for kids ages 7-12. The Kroc Center was chosen as one of six sites across the U.S. to host this event. June 6, 8:30 am-noon. Free, registration required. Kroc Center, 1765 W. Golf Course Rd. kroccda.org/runjumpthrow (208-763-0637) SPOKANE’S HISTORIC GHOST SIGNS WALKING TOUR Learn about Spokane’s many still-visible, painted advertising signs that survive on brick buildings throughout the city’s historic core, during a tour led by EWU graduate students. June 6, 9 am-3 pm. $25 (discount for MAC members). The MAC, 2316 W. First. northwestmuseum.org

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A year ago, a co-worker I had a crush on made moves on me after hours at work, and we stopped just short of having sex. I saw him as a potential boyfriend, and I emphasized that I was not interested in casual sex. He told me at the time that he had broken up with his girlfriend but two days later said they’d made up. Several times since, when his relationship has been on the rocks, he’s suggested we have sex. I told him I want no physical contact with him AMY ALKON ever again, and now he rarely speaks to me, despite seeing me daily at work. I considered him a friend, so I’m devastated he took advantage of me and was only interested in cheating. I’m finding it really hard to heal and move on.

—Disturbed If there’s a next logical step after late-night office sexytime, it probably isn’t “Now that we’re done despoiling the conference table, let’s go meet each other’s parents!”

Remember dating? People who want relationships — especially female people who aren’t up for anything less — go on dates before they go on the conference table.

This isn’t to say women should never have after-hours fun with some guy at work; it’s just that if you want a relationship, having sex before he gets emotionally attached is a risky strategy — one that often leads to just sex. Or just sex whenever his relationship is on the rocks.

Sure, you “emphasized” that you don’t want casual sex — a statement that probably buzzed on papery little wings around the guy’s ear before getting squished by his sex drive. Women evolved to be the Missouri of human sexuality — Missouri’s nickname being “the Show-Me State.” Women protect themselves by being what evolutionary psychologists Martie Haselton and David Buss call “commitment skeptics” — holding off having sex while seeking evidence of a man’s willingness to invest (beyond an evening of semi-naked fun in a desk chair). As for men, research by psychologists Russell Clark and Elaine Hatfield confirms what most of us have observed numerous times: As long as a woman has a moderate level of attractiveness, a man’s likely to want to have sex with her. In other words, while women are the sexual gatekeepers, for men, there is no gate. There isn’t even a fence.

Sure, it’s disappointing when a man you’re picturing in the “future boyfriend” slot just wants to have sex. But feeling insulted about that is like my feeling insulted that my 5-pound dog tries to have sex with my arm — apparently some sort of odd biological imperative that my arm and I don’t take personally.

To move on, turn this into a learning experience so you can protect yourself in the future. This starts with admitting that you got sucked in not because of something this guy did but because you let ego and emotion do the driving while reason was gagged, hogtied, and left for dead in the trunk. Accept that it’s your responsibility to vet whether a situation would ultimately work for you instead of leaving the guardianship of your needs to others — others whose agenda may not match yours. Yes, I’m hinting that many men will tell a woman just about anything to get sex. (Just ask a man whose grandma has died suddenly and tragically…dozens of times.)

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After casual sex, why do some men spend all night spooning and cuddling? This just happened for the second time, and it really messes with my head. My nesting inclination kicks in, and I start fantasizing about engagement rings. And I’m not some needy little thing —Confused It’s like when the plane’s landing gear is malfunctioning and a person grabs the hand of the stranger seated next to them…not because that person means something to them but because it feels better than possibly dying alone in a fiery explosion.

Casual sex, like grain alcohol and ladies’ clingy knitwear, isn’t for everyone. In research by anthropologist John Marshall Townsend, many women who just wanted sex from a guy still woke up the morning after with worries like “Does he care about me?” and “Is sex all he was after?” This is perhaps because of the release of the bonding hormone oxytocin — upon orgasm or from intense cuddling. (In men, testosterone goes all defensive lineman, tackling the oxytocin and blocking it from getting to its receptor.) Understanding this may lead you to rethink hooking up. At the very least, you should take precautions for safe sex — like asking “Where’s the fire escape?” and telling a guy about the tender talk you need immediately afterward…such as “You can let yourself out” and “Don’t forget to leave the parking pass in my mailbox.” n ©2015, Amy Alkon, all rights reserved. • Got a problem? Write Amy Alkon, 171 Pier Ave, #280, Santa Monica, CA 90405 or email AdviceAmy@aol.com (www.advicegoddess.com)

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FESTIVAL ARTFEST The Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture hosts the 30th annual juried arts festival, hosting local gourmet food producers, artisans and fine artists working in a range of media. Also includes live music and a beer/wine garden. May 29-31; Fri 12-10 pm; Sat 10 am-10 pm, Sun 10 am-5 pm. Free. Coeur d’Alene Park, 300 S. Chestnut St. northwestmuseum.org CHENEY MAYFEST A community festival hosting local vendors, an art walk, live music by the Kelly Hughes Band and performances by the Spokane Aerial Fire Eaters. May 29-30. Free. Downtown Cheney. westplainschamber.org 9TH ANNUAL LILAC CITY COMICON The Lilac City Comicon (formerly known as Spokane Comicon) is Spokane’s friendly neighborhood comicon, hosting special guest Steve Cardenas (Rocky the Red Power Ranger!) alongside professional guest artists, 120+ vendors and local artists, costume contests, gaming, panels and more. May 30, 10 am-5 pm. $12. Spokane Convention Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. lilaccitycomicon.com FLOODS, FLOWERS & FEATHERS FESTIVAL Discover the birds, wildflowers, insects, and other wildlife that calls the refuge home, and see remnants of the Ice Age Floods that created the diverse scablands habitat. The annual festival offers nature hikes, tours, kids’ activities, food vendors, and informational booths provided by a number of organizations. May 30, 8 am-3 pm.

Free. Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge, 26010 S. Smith Rd. fws.gov/refuge/ Turnbull (235-4723) SPOKANE FESTIVAL OF SPEED See vintage/historic race cars from the glory days of American and European road racing. All ticket proceeds benefit the Parkinson’s Resource Center of Spokane.

Cars are also on display Friday, June 5, in Riverfront Park. June 6, 9 am-5 pm. $15/day or $25/two days. Kids 12 & under free. Spokane County Raceway, 750 N. Hayford Rd. spokanefestivalofspeed. com (994-1706) THE FARM CHICKS SHOW “The happiest antiques show on earth” features 75,000 square feet of curated vintage, antiques, and crafted goods from vendors around the country. June 6, 9 am-6 pm and June 7, 9 am-4 pm. $8/day, $15/ weekend pass. Spokane County Fair & Expo Center, 404 N. Havana St. thefarmchicks.com (954-1692)

FILM SPOKANE FILM SOCIETY The local group screens a film to get audiences thinking, with each month focusing on a new theme. Beer/wine and food for purchase during the show. Thursdays at 9 pm. $5. Garland Theater, 924 W. Garland Ave. garlandtheater.com WHIPLASH Winner of three Academy Awards including Best Supporting Actor. Andrew Neyman is an ambitious young jazz drummer, single-minded in his pursuit to rise to the top of his elite east coast music conservatory. May 3031, show times vary. $6. The Kenworthy, 508 S. Main St. kenworthy.org (208882-4127) WHILE WE’RE YOUNG Noah Boaumbach’s comedy stars Ben Stiller and Naomi Watts as Josh and Cornelia, a childless married couple in their midforties. As their other friends all start

having children, the couple gravitates toward a young hipster couple. Rated R. June 4-7, show times vary. $6/Adults.

The Kenworthy, 508 S. Main St. kenworthy.org (208-882-4127) WITH MY OWN TWO WHEELS Ride your bike over for some beer samples (6 pm), free bike check-ups (6 pm), and a free bike movie (6:30 pm). June 5, 6-8:30 pm. Free. Pilgrim’s Natural Market, 1316 N. Fourth St. (208-676-9730) SATURDAY MARKET CARTOONS Join the Kenworthy every Saturday morning, 9 am-noon, from June to September for a showing of classic cartoons.

Free. The Kenworthy, 508 S. Main St. kenworthy.org (208-882-4127)

FOOD & DRINK LATAH CREEK WINE CELLARS DINNER A dinner menu of five courses paired with five wines from Latah Creek. Winemakers/owners Mark and Elenea Conway also cohost the evening.

May 28, 6:30-9:30 pm. $45/person. Uva Trattoria, 2605 N. Fourth. uvacda.com (208-930-0573) THE ART OF COOKING Upcoming classes include: Four-Course Cooking (May 29) and Seasonal Salsas (May 30.) $50-$60/person. Kitchen Spokane, 1014 N. Pines. kitchenspokane.org (9533563) BEST WASHINGTON RED BLENDS UNDER $20 A spotlight of the best red blends (the fastest-growing category in the state) made in Washington and offered for under $20. May 29, 7 pm. $20, registration requested. Rocket Market, 726 E. 43rd Ave. rocketmarket.com (343-2253) NO-LI BREWHOUSE TOURS See what goes on behind the scenes and how NoLi’s beer is made. Fridays at 4:30 pm.

Free. No-Li Brewhouse, 1003 E. Trent Ave. nolibrewhouse.com (242-2739) VINO WINE TASTING Friday, May 29 highlights San Juan Vineyards, from 3-6:30 pm. Saturday, May 30 is a tasting featuring Tangent Winery, from 2-4:30 pm. Tastings include cheese and crackers. Vino! A Wine Shop, 222 S. Washington. vinowine.com (838-1229) SPO-CAN 2015 The Elk hosts its second annual canned beer festival, offering 50+ varieties of craft beer in cans.

Also includes music by Benny Blanco and Breezy Brown. May 30-31. The Elk Public House, 1931 W. Pacific Ave. wedonthaveone.com (363-1973) COOKING LOCALLY Joshua Martin, local chef and culinary instructor, talks about his experience with regional foods and farms and gives a cooking demonstration. June 1, 7-8 pm. Free.

Spokane Valley Library, 12004 E. Main.

(893-8400) TEA TIME Sherri Davey, owner of Heavenly Special Teas, shares health benefits of tea and the differences between types of tea. June 2, 6:30-7:30 pm. Free. Otis Orchards Library, 22324 E. Wellesley Ave. (893-8390) YOGA/PILATES + WINE Pilates/yoga instructor Larkin Barnett leads an evening of exercise and fine wine. Tuesdays at 5:30 pm. $15/class. Barrister Winery, 1213 W. Railroad Ave. barristerwinery. com (465-3591) HISTORIC HILLYARD PUB SCOOT The Greater Hillyard Business Association hosts a “poker run” style pub crawl by golf cart, offering four stops at local watering holes, and prizes, food, live comedy and more. June 5, 7 pm. $12-

$24. Hillyard, n/a. pubscoot.com IPA SHOWDOWN The tasting lineup features some of the best IPA’s crafted in the Pacific NW in a showdown competition with brews from California, Colorado and the Eastern U.S. June 5, 7 pm. $20, registration requested. Rocket Market, 726 E. 43rd. rocketmarket.com INLAND NORTHWEST BEERFEST A locally-organized craft beer event featuring beer, wine and cider from around the Northwest. Also includes live music, food and entertainment. Proceeds benefit the Blue Star Mothers. June 6, 1-7 pm. $10. Nate’s New York Pizza, 920 N. Hwy. 41. on.fb.me/1HrdDxo (208-7736697) COOKING LOCALLY Joshua Martin, local chef and culinary instructor, talks about his experience with regional foods and farms and gives a cooking demonstration. June 9, 6:30-7:30 pm.

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MUSIC THE MANHATTAN TRANSFER A concert by the legendary vocal band whose successful career spans more than four decades with worldwide sales in the millions, Grammy Awards by the dozen, and veterans of sold-out world tours. May 28, 8-10 pm. $39/$44/$55. Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox, 1001 W. Sprague. foxtheaterspokane.com CRESCENDO COMMUNITY CHORUS “The Circle of Song” spring concert performed by the chorus’ singers in grades 2-12 from around Spokane. May 29, 7 pm. $5. St. Stephen’s Episcopal, 5720 S. Perry St. crescendocommunitychorus. org VOLUME: INLANDER’S MUSIC FESTIVAL The Inlander’s annual two-day music festival features more than 90 local and regional bands performing at venues around downtown Spokane.

This year’s beneficiary is the Spokane Humane Society. May 29-30. $20. volume.inlander.com VIOLINIST JEANNE BOURGEOIS A solo violin concert by Spokane Symphony Orchestra Assistant Concertmaster, accompanied by her mother, Marilyn Bourgeois, a symphony pianist from Illinois. May 30, 7 pm. Free and open to the public. Steinway Piano Gallery, 13418 E. Nora Ave. steinwayspokane. com (327-4266) BACH TO BACH TO BACH St. John’s Music Series presents “The Joy of Bach” featuring two choral works: Jesu Meine Freude and Cantata 147, plus the Brandenburg Concerto #2, all celebrating the music of Johann Sebastian Bach.

May 31, 3-5 pm. $10 suggested donation. St. John’s Cathedral, 127 E. 12th Ave. stjohns-cathedral.org (838-4277) KRISTEN FORD One-woman-band performance that includes guitars, percussion and a variety of looping effects pedals. June 1, 9-11:45 pm. Free.

Checkerboard Bar, 1716 E. Sprague Ave. kristenfordmusic.com (535-4007) EWU SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Hear the EWU Symphony Orchestra perform its final concert of the season. Repertoire includes Schubert’s “Unfinished” Symphony, along with EWU student concerto winners. At the Music Building Recital Hall. June 3, 7:30 pm. $3-$5; free for EWU students/staff. Eastern Washington University, 526 Fifth St. ewu.edu (235-2241) CELTIC WOMAN The internationally

renowned women’s vocal group stops in Spokane on its 10th anniversary world tour, performing traditional Irish songs, as well as contemporary favorites. June 4, 7 pm. $39-$99. INB Performing Arts Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. inbpac.com (509-279-7000)

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SPORTS & OUTDOORS STATE OF THE SPOKANE RIVER Spokane Riverkeeper Jerry White shares recent information on efforts to protect our local water resource from pollutants and garbage and future plans to clean up the river area. May 28, 7-8:30 pm. Free; registration requested. REI, 1125 N. Monroe St. rei.com/spokane (328-9900) VOLUNTEER AT MT. SPOKANE WITH WTA Register online to spend a day contributing to trail improvements to benefit hikers, trail runners, mountain bikers, and equestrian visiting the state’s largest state park. May 28, from 8:30 am-3:30 pm. Free. Mt. Spokane State Park, 26107 N. Mt. Spokane Park Dr. wta.org/volunteer/east (921-8928) CYCLING SOJOURNER PRESENTATION Learn about some of Washington state’s best bikeable routes featured in the touring guide “Cycling Sojourner: A Guide to the Best Multi-Day Tours in Washington.”

May 29. Free; registration requested. REI, 1125 N. Monroe St. rei.com/spokane (3289900) DADS & DUDES NIGHT The fourth annual event invites boys and an adult family member/friend to come down for a night of bonding, games, competitions, races, and other activities. Geared toward ages 4-18. May 29, 6-9 pm. $10/pair; +$3 each addtl. person. HUB Sports Center, 19619 E. Cataldo. hubsportscenter.org (927-0602) TROIKA TRIATHLON The 35th annual Troika triathlon begins and ends in Medical Lake’s Waterfront Park, and offers sprint and half distance options. May 30, 7 am-3 pm. troikatriathlon.com LIBERTY LAKE TRAIL RUN The 8-mile trail run through the park trail system is supported with aid stations and offers scenic views of the park. Proceeds benefit local high school cross-country programs. May 30, 9 am. $40. Liberty Lake Regional Park, 3707 S. Zephyr Rd. (467-5235) SPOKANE SHOCK VS. ARIZONA RATTLERS Arena football game. May 30, 7 pm. $15-$60. Spokane Arena, 720 W. Mallon Ave. spokaneshock.com TOURNAMENT OF THE INLAND EMPIRE The Epona Equestrian Team hosts the first annual Tournament of the Inland Empire, featuring an archery competition, longsword fighting, equestrian skillat-arms course and a full contact jousting tournament. May 30-31, 8 am-8 pm. At 6493 Hwy. 291, Nine Mile Falls. $5. Nine Mile Falls, n/a. facebook.com/eponateam EXPLORING THE INLAND NORTHWEST Local photographer Craig Goodwin shares what he’s learned from photographing our region, including tips on viewing the Northern Lights, local wildlife and local landmarks like Palouse Falls. June 3, 6:30-7:30 pm. Free. North Spokane Library, 44 E. Hawthorne Rd. (893-8350) KING OF THE CAGE Mixed martial arts competition. Line-up TBA. June 4, 6-10 pm. $25-$60. CdA Casino, 37914 S Hwy 95. cdacasino.com (800-523-2467)

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In April, Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed a massive marijuana reform bill that kills medical marijuana dispensaries, effectively folding the unregulated domain into the recreational system established by Initiative 502.

Under the bill, medicinal dispensaries will have to apply for licensing through the Washington State Liquor Control Board, and if approved, maintain a patient registry for the state. On the flip side, licensed recreational stores wishing to sell to medicinal patients must carry certain products yet to be decided by the Liquor Control Board, and maintain a patient registry.

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BEGINNING BIRD WATCHING CLASSES Meets in the education classroom at the refuge; also includes a hands-on hike. Sponsored by Friends of Turnbull and Spokane Audubon Society. Ages 8+. Register online or call.

June 6, from 9-11 am. $3/family entrance fee. Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge, 26010 S. Smith Rd. fotnwr. org/activities.html (448-2291) FREE STATE PARKS DAY In celebration of Washington State Parks’ 102nd birthday, residents are offered access to any state park without needing a Discover Pass. Includes access locally to Riverside and Mount Spokane State Parks. Upcoming free days in 2015: June 6, June 13, Aug. 25, Sept. 26, Nov. 11. parks.wa.gov

THEATER “CLARKSTON” BENEFIT READING Moscow Art Theatre (Too) and the Kenworthy host an evening of cocktails, small bites, and a staged reading of “Clarkston,” a new play by Samuel D. Hunter. May 28, 7-9 pm. $20. The Kenworthy, 508 S. Main St. kenworthy. org (208-882-4127) BOEING BOEING A romantic comedy.

Through May 31; Thur-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm. The Modern Theater Spokane, 174 S. Howard. themoderntheater.org DEADPAN A cabaret-style musical comedy/murder mystery. May 28-30 and June 4-5 at 7 pm; May 20 and June 6 at 2 pm. Liberty Lake Community Theatre, 22910 E. Appleway. (342-2055) LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS A musical spoof on 50’s horror movies produced by the SFCC drama and music departments. May 28-June 7; Thu-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm. *May 31 show admission is $1 with a donated item for the SFCC food bank. $15. Spartan Theater at SFCC, 3410 W. Fort George Wright Dr. (533-3592) THE MUSIC MAN A heartwarming musical comedy, directed by Tia Wooley.

May 15-June 1; Thur-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm. *Spokane HOPE School and Washington Basset Rescue benefit show June 3 ($30). $22-$30. Spokane Civic Theatre, 1020 N. Howard St. spokanecivictheatre.com BEDSIDE MANNERS StageWest Community Theatre, Inc. presents the Derek Benfield-written comedy, directed by Chris Booth. Through May 31; Fri-Sat at 7 pm, Sun at 3 pm. Dinner theatre May 30 at 6 pm ($30). $5-$12.

Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 639 Elm St. stagewestct.org (235-2441) INTO THE WOODS JR. Members of Christian Youth Theater Spokane perform the whimsical Brothers Grimm fairytale story adapted from the popular Sondheim work. Through May 31; Fri-Sat at 7 pm, Sat at 3 pm; also Sun, May 31 at 3 pm. $13-$14. Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague Ave. bingcrosbytheater.com (227-7404) MARVEL UNIVERSE LIVE! More than 25 Marvel characters come to life in a show based on an original story that includes Iron Man, Captain America, the Hulk, Thor, Spider-Man and Wolverine. June 4-7; show times vary. $25-$65. Spokane Arena, 720 W. Mallon. spokanearena.com

VISUAL ARTS CLOSE-IN: MARILYN LYSOHIR & SHANI MARCHANT The Jundt Art Mu-

seum continues its summer “Close In” series featuring the work of regional artists Marilyn Lysohir, from Moscow, Idaho, and Shani Marchant, Spokane.

May 30-Sept. 12; open Mon-Sat, 10 am-4 pm. Free. Jundt Art Museum, 200 E. Desmet. (313-6843) SVAC ART AUCTION The 9th Annual Artist Showcase features 20+ local artists in “quick finish” demos, and also includes live music, appetizers, live/silent auctions, award/scholarship presentations and more. May 30, 5-9:30 pm. $50. CenterPlace Regional Event Center, 2426 N. Discovery Place Dr. spokanevalleyarts.org (995-6313) BOYCOTT! THE ART OF ECONOMIC ACTIVISM See 58 historic posters from campaigns using economic pressure to secure people’s rights and achieve justice. June 3-12, viewing hours daily from 9 am-7 pm. Free. Riverpoint Campus, 600 N. Riverpoint Blvd. boycott.afsc.org (838-7870)

WORDS A.R. SHAW BOOK SIGNING The local writer discusses her work as a selfpublished author and reads from her best-selling dystopian series, “Graham’s Resolution.” May 28, 6-7:30 pm. Free. Liberty Lake Library, 23123 E. Mission Ave. (232-2510) AUTHOR LEE O’CONNOR The author of the historical account “Take Cover, Spokane” on the local impacts of Cold War-era fallout shelter propaganda answers questions and signs copies of his book. May 30, 12-3 pm. Free. Auntie’s, 402 W. Main. (838-0206) SATURDAY SIGNING & READINGS Children’s author Ruby Waters at 11 am; Lee O’Connor from 12-3 pm; children’s author Maureen McQuerry at 4 pm and poets Kathryn Hunt and Devin Becker at 7 pm. May 30, 11 am-7 pm.

Free. Auntie’s Bookstore, 402 W. Main Ave. (838-0206) CAMPBELL HOUSE RESTORATION SERIES A 3-part series with the MAC’s History Curator who shares discoveries, unique documents and interior design decisions of the 1990’s Campbell House restoration and furnishing project. June 2, 9 and 16, from 10 am-1:30 pm. $100 (discount for MAC members). The MAC, 2316 W. First Ave. JACK NISBET The Spokane author and naturalist reads from his latest book “Ancient Places: People and Landscapes in the Emerging Northwest.”

June 3, 7 pm. Free. BookPeople of Moscow, 521 S. Main St. (208-882-2669)

ETC. RUSTIC ELEGANCE An arts/crafts, vintage item and food vendor sale, hosted at a vintage barn and throughout gardens. May 29-30, from 9 am-5 pm. On River’s Edge, Deer Park-Milan Rd. onriversedge.com (292-8487) THE REAL DIRT ON SOIL A workshop to provide the home gardener with an understanding of the importance of soil, and how to improve soil health..

May 30, 9 am-3:30 pm. $25-$35.

North Idaho College, 1000 W. Garden Ave. nic.edu (503-307-4505) SPOKANE MOVES TO AMEND THE CONSTITUTION The local activist group meets on the first Tuesdays of the month at 6:30 pm. Donations accepted. Liberty Park Methodist Church, 1526 E. 11th Ave. (844-1776) n

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JESSIE SPACCIA ILLUSTRATION

Caught in a Mosh How to survive — and thrive — when you’re rocking out

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he swirling whirl of flying elbows, lofted knees and whipping necks encountered in a mosh pit might look like utter chaos to an innocent bystander, a mini-riot sanctioned by the band on stage and whatever venue is hosting.

Step inside the maelstrom, though, and even the most turbulent dance-floor frenzy reveals organization among the madness — codes to live by, rules that are true to surviving and thriving D I S T I L L E D in pits in Spokane and beyond, at any show A SHOT OF LIFE featuring some music that thrives on a fullcontact audience experience.

Help up anyone who falls down. No cheap shots to the back or head with a needlessly aggressive elbow. Any clothes that fly off during a spin around the pit — hats, T-shirts, shoes — typically get returned to their rightful owner. Don’t spill your beverage on the floor. In a nutshell: Take care of each other.

I’ve spent more than a few nights engaging with pits, from different angles and in various roles.

As a teenager, I jumped into the mayhem with delight at shows by Circle Jerks and G.B.H. and NoMeansNo,

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managing to give myself a concussion with one ill-timed (but artfully arced) stage dive. In college, I worked as a bouncer tasked with throwing wannabe stage divers back into the pit in front of the stage. And as an adult, I kept right on going to the shows, although my participation is generally limited to pushes around the edge rather than full-blown moshing.

Sometimes the action is fueled by booze, a little liquid courage giving encouragement to someone who might otherwise stand around the periphery, too shy and concerned for safety to really cut loose. Sometimes the energy and aggression of the music is all it takes to whip up a good round of slam-dancing.

You find all types in a pit in 2015.

There’s the young, aggressive kid who spends the whole show — every show — spinning through the circle and working up a dripping sweat. Run into him enough times and you’ll go home soaked in his perspiration.

There’s the slightly tentative first-timer who eases their way in after a couple of songs and keeps away from most violent collisions.

There are the older punks and metalheads — now moms and dads, professionals and even Republicans — who just can’t resist the action, remembering their more

energetic days with a couple spins around the circuit before a cranky knee and shortness of breath sends them back to the beer line for another pop.

There are the “goalies” gathered on the edges of the pit, pushing lost-satellite moshers back into the action when they fly out of their orbit toward innocent bystanders trying to watch the stage instead of their back.

And then there are groups like one spied at a recent metal show at Spokane Arena. A bunch of guys wearing “Mosh Pit Militia” T-shirts spent a significant amount of time jumping back and forth between actively moshing and playing goalie for the whole pit. Nicknames stenciled on the backs of their shirts — “Viking,” “Joker,” “Pinball,” “Moose,” “Sarge” and the like — were the only way for strangers to differentiate between the enthusiastic “militia” members.

They were a niche community within the alreadyniche mosh scene on the Arena floor, energized by beer and the thrash-metal pouring from the stage. And they were having the time of their lives.  Try out your moshing skills at Volume, the Inlander’s music festival, on Friday and Saturday at various downtown venues. Details at volume.inlander.com

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