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ne of the magical things about music is that no matter the genre, when you hear an artist with a special talent for their instrument, it has an undeniable pull. Could be a guitar player.

Could be an accordion player. Could be someone rocking the bagpipes (but probably not). For ALLEN STONE, that undeniable instrument is his voice, and that voice has taken him from singing in church when he was growing up in Chewelah to concert stages around the world. And while he left Eastern Washington to chase his dreams (and live in tour buses) for years, when he sought out a more measured work-life balance and place to start a family, the soul singer moved to Spokane. Music editor Seth Sommerfeld talks with Stone and some of his closest friends about his career so far, and where that voice will take him next in this week’s cover story (page 20).

Also this week, Nate Sanford talks with the three candidates vying to be Spokane County’s next sheriff (page 8), Lauren Roddis delves into an exciting live production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch hitting the Bing stage this weekend (page 14), and we put the lineup of this year’s Festival at Sandpoint in the spotlight (page 30).

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The Tale of Tom and Tom

The public and private perils of writing while Native

BY CMARIE FUHRMAN

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his story was going to be about Tom and Tom, self-proclaimed “old White guys,” who drove into where I was camping to ask about salmon fishing. I was going to tell you how they drove so close I could feel the heat from their car’s engine. I was going to tell you that after a brief conversation, Tom said, “It’s pretty unfair that Indians get a special fishing season.” And when I challenged his idea of unfairness, he said, “It’s not like Indians experience any real racism.” I was alone, you’ll remember, but not really, because I remember I was surrounded by relatives, so like the ponderosa I leaned against, I held my ground. Even when Tom said,

“It’s hard to tell who’s Indian. Black people are so much easier to spot.”

I was also going to write about another White man I met at an outdoor recreation event. He had on a T-shirt that read Public Land Owner. He said, “You can almost imagine Indians lived here 800 years ago.” I said, “We still do.” And he said, “I mean historical Indians.” I reminded him that in 1855, just 50 years before Native homelands also became

Public Lands, Native people lived freely here and had for nearly 16,000 years. Public Land Owner folded his arms, “We’ve been here longer than that.” The royal we, I assumed.

That latter exchange I shared on social media. I felt threatened by Tom and Tom and erased by the man claiming to protect heritage and not knowing the word’s full meaning. So I shared the story because I believe we learn from stories — both telling them and hearing them. And I believe writing is a way of proving and ensuring we do exist. And I didn’t want to feel alone. Singled out. The response was immense. Native friends gave the written equivalent of a clenched fist raised, and savvy non-Native friends offered statements in various head shakes and sighs.

But there were objections. And they came from a handful of older, White writers.

One man told me that I was turning off my audience. Another proffered it was time to start telling our stories in new ways, “without judgment, with compassion.” When I challenged this publicly, he moved the conversation to private. There, he began by touting respect for me and then vented his frustration about constantly being turned down by Native people when he asked for their stories… so he could write them.

A woman sent me an email that told of her recent repulsion to an ugly person and how she made it an opportunity for her own growth. She suggested that maybe I should let people be people and have their own lives, and I, too, would grow. She said it wasn’t enough to complain. When I wrote a lengthy response back about how isolation and erasure do not create community, she said she was busy and would reply later. She never has.

You see, don’t you, how colonialism works? How writers of color are told they must write if they are to be heard?

Before Tom and Tom told me how kind I had been and backed their car out of my campsite, Tom said, “We all just have to start being equal.” Sure, Tom, as long as those who have traditionally not had the voicerightsprivilegepositionstage get to define equality.

You see, don’t you, how colonialism works? How writers of color are told they must write if they are to be heard?

This column started out to be the story of two encounters. It was just going to be about rights, about land. About fairness. The metaphor might have been the myriad ways Native people are still being erased by people who uphold a system bent on oppression while professing equality. I wanted to show you who the others are. But perhaps it is more critical for me to show you the ways writers of color are silenced. How we must bend our speech if we are to be heard in the master’s court. How we must come with hands full of empathy and education to give to those who expect both given them freely. And then how we hope they accept it.

And that’s bullshit.

Maybe rather than merely knowing our audience, it is time to start challenging them. Maybe a challenged audience needs to sit in discomfort, resist asking for more palatable narratives, and stop defending the ignorance of their ilk. Maybe this way, Native people and all historically underrepresented writers can start telling their stories in a way that empowers the writer themselves. n CMarie Fuhrman is the author of Camped Beneath the Dam: Poems (Floodgate 2020) and co-editor of Native Voices (Tupelo 2019). She has published poetry and nonfiction in multiple journals including Emergence Magazine, Yellow Medicine Review, Cutthroat a Journal of the Arts, Whitefish Review, Platform Review, Poetry Northwest, as well as several anthologies.

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ELECTION 2022

LIFE AFTER OZZIE

Departing Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich casts a long shadow over the race to replace him

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s Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich prepares to leave office after 16 years, three people are running to fill his abnormally large shoes.

Each candidate has at least 20 years of experience in the sheriff’s office. One of them — Undersheriff John Nowels — has the endorsement of Knezovich himself.

It wasn’t a random choice. Knezovich tells the Inlander that he has been mentoring Nowels to take his place for about six years. Knezovich has also mentored Spokane Valley Police Chief and Undersheriff Dave Ellis and Spokane Valley Assistant Police Chief Kevin Richey as potential replacements, but they ultimately decided not to run, leaving Nowels as the only choice for Knezovich’s endorsement.

“John is really the only one that has the training, education and experience to do this job,” Knezovich says.

Nowels is up against Wade Nelson and Michael Zollars; the top two in the Aug. 2 primary election will advance to the general in November. Both Nelson and Zollars are frustrated with current leadership and say they’ll bring the change the current sheriff’s preferred candidate can’t — and won’t — make.

Knezovich has won previous elections with broad margins, but he can also be a polarizing figure. Nowels’ opponents in the race argue that voters are ready for a fresh face and that the departing sheriff’s endorsement may ultimately be less of an advantage — and more of a liability.

“Changes need to happen,” Nelson says.

“OZZIE’S ELECTION”

Nelson spent 20 years in the sheriff’s office and has served as a deputy in a variety of departments including patrol, emergency management and marine enforcement. He most recently worked as a detective in the sexual assault unit before leaving last year. He says his

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biggest concerns are morale and manpower. Both have suffered in recent years, he says, and it’s resulting in slow response times and an increase in crime. Nelson is the only candidate who lives in Spokane — in Browne’s Addition — and says he is also interested in improving relationships between the sheriff’s office and the city. City Council President Breean Beggs, who leans progressive, has expressed support for Nelson.

Zollars also has concerns about staffing and morale.

He also lists fiscal responsibility as a major priority and says he’ll work to eliminate excess spending. He spent 32 years as a Spokane County sheriff’s deputy and has spent a similar amount of time as a volunteer firefighter. Zollars left the sheriff’s office in September and took a sergeant position with the Kalispel tribal police.

Both Nelson and Zollars criticize Nowels as an Ozzie 2.0 who won’t bring meaningful change to the department. As someone in a senior leadership position, Nowels had the opportunity to turn the department around but didn’t, Nelson argues.

Zollars accuses Knezovich of “meddling” in the election and inserting himself into a race that ultimately isn’t about him.

“I feel like this has become Ozzie’s election of John Nowels,” Zollars says, “because he’s been grooming him for years.”

Zollars claims that Knezovich has called retired sheriff’s office employees who support Zollars to ask them when they became “Ozzie haters.” Knezovich denies this.

He says he only called one person, a close friend of his, to clarify what turned out to be untrue rumors about that person bad-mouthing the sheriff’s office. (Zollars declined to provide the Inlander with the names of the people he says were contacted by Knezovich because he doesn’t want to put them in a compromising position.)

Knezovich pushes back on the idea that Nowels’

endorsement is the result of favoritism. Knezovich notes that he actually passed Nowels up for a promotion to sergeant several years ago. It was a “punch in the gut,” Nowels says, adding that the sheriff has never treated him with favoritism and probably would have laughed at the idea of endorsing Nowels to replace him 10 years ago.

“This has nothing to do with favoritism or friendships or anything — I’m looking for the best candidate there is to fill the position of sheriff,” Knezovich says.

Nowels, who has 24 years experience in the sheriff’s office and was promoted to undersheriff in 2019, acknowledges that he and Knezovich are similar in many ways. He says he plans to follow in Knezovich’s footsteps when it comes to being publicly accessible, holding officers and deputies to the highest professional standards, and maintaining the most professionally trained staff in the state.

At the same time, Nowels insists he isn’t a Knezovich clone. He says he thinks the department can train its leaders a bit better and articulate more meaningful performance measures and standards. Those changes might not be visible right away, but he says they will help with recruiting and internal morale issues.

Before becoming undersheriff, Nowels worked in a variety of roles including patrolman, traffic property crimes detective, undercover narcotics detective and supervisor and chief criminal deputy. He currently oversees the sheriff’s office investigative and intelligence division.

He has endorsements from sheriffs in more than a dozen Washington counties. Nowels is a member of the sheriff’s office command staff, which consists of Knezovich and three undersheriff positions. One of the undersheriffs, Michael Kittilstved, has endorsed Nowels and described him as someone committed to safety while also being “transparent, accountable and open to dialogue.” ...continued on page 10

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Knezovich says there are many areas where he and Nowels disagree. Asked for specifics, he says they’ve had different views on some aspects of the department’s intelligence work. Their disagreements are about nuances and aren’t over things that are totally black and white, Knezovich says.

“But all in all, we want to hit the same mark,” Knezovich says. “It’s just that we have different routes that we might get there.”

DISCIPLINE, LEADERSHIP AND MORALE

Knezovich’s leadership style is part of what is motivating Zollars to run. He says Knezovich has become increasingly ego-driven and difficult to work with.

“No one in his current command staff will tell you this publicly, but I will because I don’t work for him anymore: No one wants to disagree with him because he takes it personally,” Zollars says.

Nelson agrees that Knezovich is a hard person to work with. Both Zollars and Nelson claim his leadership style has impacted the discipline process.

Nelson adds that he’s seen numerous cases where disciplinary decisions felt arbitrary or influenced by the officers’ personal standing in the department instead of the actual severity of the incident. He declined to name specific examples on the record.

Nowels and Knezovich strongly deny this.

As a member of the command staff, Nowels had a front-row seat to many of the disciplinary discussions during various parts of his career. He says he doesn’t know of any instances where someone got off with lighter discipline because they were favored by the sheriff.

Knezovich takes disciplinary action very, very seriously,

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Nowels says. He intends to do the same. “[Nelson and Zollars] don’t know all the details of our disciplinary actions,” Nowels says. “They don’t know all the inputs that go into making a decision on what level of discipline somebody receives.”

Nowels does acknowledge that the office needs to improve its approach to lower-level disciplinary action. He says the office started increasing the amount of lower-level disciplinary action a few years ago, and it’s something he would hope to do more frequently as sheriff. That means more written and verbal reprimands for minor infractions, like driving recklessly and clipping the curb with a patrol car. It’s minor, but can add up to hundreds of dollars in damage. As sheriff, Nowels says he’ll use lower-level discipline to make sure stuff like that doesn’t happen in the first place.

Zollars says favoritism still affects the disciplinary process. As an example, he points to Nowels himself. In 2019,

Nowels joked to a member of the Spokane Valley Precinct staff that “ex-wives should be killed.” Nowels received a four-week unpaid suspension that cost him $12,000 in lost wages. Nowels has apologized for the incident, and says he was frustrated and speaking hyperbolically.

Nowels thinks the discipline he received was sufficient and fair, but Zollars points to it as an example of favoritism. He compares it to Jeff Thurman, a sheriff’s sergeant who was fired in 2019 after an internal investigation found he made comments about killing Black people, used the N-word and harassed a female deputy. Zollars wonders why Nowels was given much lighter disciplinary action for what Zollars sees as a very similar transgression. He doesn’t know if Nowels should have been fired, too, but he does think he should have been demoted to lieutenant or even sergeant. He thinks Nowels got off lighter than Thurman because “he was the heir apparent at that point in time.”

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STAFFING AND RECRUITMENT

The back-and-forth over Knezovich’s role in the election can overshadow the fact that the candidates actually agree on a lot.

They’re all Republicans who think statewide legislation has made it difficult for law enforcement to do its job; that the county needs a new jail; that gangs and drugs are contributing to rising crime; and that the department should recruit more people from minority communities.

In recent years, police departments across the country have struggled with staffing and recruitment. It’s been an issue in Spokane County as well, but Nowels and Knezovich say the department has already taken numerous steps to address it. Nowels says there’s a backlog due to training, but that within the next 18 months he expects the sheriff’s office to be fully staffed. Nelson is skeptical. He thinks asking people to wait for 18 months feels like classic political obfuscation. Nelson proposes an employee incentive program where people in the sheriff’s office can get bonuses for recruiting friends. To help long-term recruitment, he proposes more programs in schools.

While Nowels says he wants to look at a variety of different approaches to recruiting on a local and national level, Nelson and Zollars both think the sheriff’s office should focus on local recruitment.

At a final public address hosted by Republicans of Spokane County, Knezovich said his biggest piece of advice for the new sheriff was to “speak their mind and tell the truth.” Nowels, Nelson and Zollars all say they have what it takes to embody that.

During the speech, Knezovich also decried what he described as the “myth of systemic police racism.” All three candidates shy away from the word “systemic” and say that, while there may have been a few bad incidents in other parts of the country, from their experiences on the inside, they don’t see a bias issue locally. n nates@inlander.com

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NEWS | DEVELOPMENT

Suddenly, YIMBY How the “Yes In My Back Yard” movement won an out-of-nowhere unanimous victory in Spokane

BY DANIEL WALTERS

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nce upon a time, the NIMBYs ruled the earth. They would roam from neighborhood council meeting to city council meeting, roaring “Not In My Back Yard” whenever a new housing complex or zoning change would be proposed in their neighborhood.

Pity the poor YIMBY — the “Yes In My Back Yard” type — whose voice would get drowned out by a chorus of passionate homeowners warning new developments would bring crime and gridlock.

But then, seemingly all at once, the YIMBYs scored a massive victory, in Spokane of all places.

“We needed to do something, and we need to do something big to make a difference,” says Spokane Mayor Nadine Woodward. “What we were doing wasn’t producing units fast enough, wasn’t meeting the need fast enough.”

Last week, Spokane unanimously passed an ordinance that legalized duplexes in residential areas throughout the city, long part of the wishlist by housing advocates looking to bring down prices.

But it goes far beyond that: For the next year, it legalizes triplexes, fourplexes, townhomes and urban villages. It relaxes restrictions on alternative-development units, height limitations and yard size.

“We went beyond even what we thought was bold and made it even bigger,” Woodward tells the Inlander.

And suddenly, urban planning aficionados were looking at Spokane with jealousy.

“While Spokane usually looks to Boise as a model, it pains us to say that Boise, for once, should look to Spokane as a role model,” wrote the editorial board of the Idaho Statesman.

So how did the YIMBYs suddenly start winning in Spokane?

1 OUR HOUSING CRISIS REALLY IS THAT BAD

“I brought this up in 2018,” says former City Council President Ben Stuckart, who attempted to run for mayor on the issue of housing affordability, but he says he got “zero support on the council, zero support on the administrative side.”

But if you were warning people about the dangers of inflation in 2020 — when unemployment was soaring in the midst of a pandemic ­— you could get laughed out of the room. Two years later, when it’s inflation that looks out of control, people start to listen to you.

And while plenty of observers looking at the data, including the Inlander, were warning of impending doom all the way back in 2017, it’s only recently that the crisis has reached New York Times headline proportions.

According to the Spokane Association of Realtors, it would take 25,000 more units just to get up to the national average amount of housing, amid a nationwide housing crisis.

“We may actually be one of the worst cities in the country for the amount of housing units per family,” says Darin Watkins, government affairs director for the Spokane Association of Realtors.

And when the situation gets dire enough, even famously cautious urban planners get willing to take risks.

“When your house is about to collapse, you don’t walk out of the house,” says Spokane Planning Director Spencer Gardner.

“You run.”

2 SPOKANE FINALLY GOT A PLANNING DIRECTOR

Spokane had gone nearly four years without an official director of planning. Multiple City Council members — and the mayor herself — gave credit to Gardner’s presence, as well as to the city’s economic development director, Steve McDonald, for changing the dynamic.

“Having those two experts now on staff, they’re starting to create trust,” says City Council member Karen Stratton.

Gardner does not try to present himself as some charismatic trailblazer — he aw-shucks away any suggestion that he was the architect of the big changes.

“My strategy was to do what the mayor and council told me,” he chuckles, referencing the fact that the City Council and the city staff had previously outlined a plan of attack for the housing crisis. But Gardner also brought a kind of historical perspective to the table.

Spokane’s challenges are nothing compared to the first decade of the 1900s, Gardner pointed out, when Spokane suddenly added 70,000 new people.

“We think, ‘Wow, this growth is unmanageable,’” Gardner says. “And we’re talking about a few percentage points of growth.

In that period, they were tripling in size.”

The key, he says, was allowing a large variety of housing types, for all kinds of different income levels, to spring up quickly.

“Out of Reach” is the Inlander’s occasional series investigating why finding a home, or even an affordable rental, has increasingly become out of reach in the Inland Northwest — and what we can do about it. Follow the series at inlander.com/housing.

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Anything they could do to build housing, they did.

“That was before we really had zoning code that made it difficult or illegal to build a variety of housing and neighborhoods,” Gardner says.

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Former Council member Candace Mumm had helped design the city’s comprehensive zoning layout and had cut her teeth in politics on opposition to unconstrained development on Five Mile Prairie. She was often one of the most skeptical voices when it came to loosening development regulations, but she termed out and was replaced by Zack Zappone, who hailed the vote as “important and historic.”

Similarly, in the last three years, Northeast Spokane’s district got Michael Cathcart, who used to lobby for the Spokane Home Builders Association, and new Council member Jonathan Bingle works as a contractor.

Today, the most skeptical voice belongs to Council member Lori Kinnear, who continues to worry that denser housing citywide could strain streets. But she got on board after speaking with Gardner and discussing the need to work with the Spokane Transit Authority to ensure that the neighborhoods that grew the quickest got more bus access.

4 THE ISSUE ESCAPED THE PARTISAN DIVIDE

“I’d like to believe that it has been some of my unending advocacy,” Cathcart says of the unanimous vote. “It seems pretty evident to me, for whatever reason, we are on the same page.”

Somehow, YIMBYs have managed to transcend partisanship.

Last week, it wasn’t a surprise to hear conservative Bingle, who was backed by the local Realtors, speak out in support of a deregulatory measure that gave the free market more free rein and gave homeowners more property rights.

But it also wasn’t a surprise to see his progressive opponent last year, Naghmana Sherazi, also speak out in favor of it. She’s now working for the Spokane Low Income Housing Consortium, which is particularly concerned about the housing crisis’ impacts on minorities and other vulnerable groups

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“They saw the inevitability of it,” Stuckart says of the lack of crowds of opposition to the ordinance. “They saw the writing on the wall.”

Another potential theory: NIMBYs aren’t opposed to all dense housing development. They just think it should be built, well, somewhere else. By passing the ordinance citywide instead of just in a few specific areas — spreading out the impact — they may have diluted the opposition.

But another reason for the weaker opposition is less encouraging: The impact isn’t likely to be as dramatic as advocates hope.

The ordinance does still require homes to have design standards, Gardner says — which could address neighborhood fears, but also slow down other projects. And this experiment is only a yearlong pilot — it’s possible the City Council or the mayor won’t want to continue with it after it’s done.

Kinnear remains cautious.

“I think it’s imperative that we keep the character of our neighborhoods,” she says. “The biggest investment most people make is a house. They choose it wisely.”

And Mayor Woodward is closely watching to see how many housing units the experiment produces. Minneapolis, which was widely praised for passing a similar bill in 2018, only had 53 duplexes, triplexes or fourplex units permitted during 2021. But observers credit a slew of other measures for successfully keeping rents down in Minneapolis compared to other communities.

“We have dramatically increased our capacity for housing across the community,” Gardner says. “[But] it’s not going to solve our problem.”

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Rio Alberto brings the electric, misunderstood Hedwig to the Bing Crosby Theater stage. ERICK DOXEY PHOTO

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Hooked on Hedwig Spokane Ensemble Theatre and Stage Left Theater team to bring Hedwig and the Angry Inch to rocking life

BY LAUREN RODDIS

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rilliant and unorthodox, Hedwig and the Angry Inch is not your typical musical. It’s a full-on rock concert experience.

Jeremy Whittington of Stage Left Theater and Josephine Keefe of Spokane Ensemble Theatre teamed up to co-direct Hedwig and the Angry Inch at the Bing Crosby Theater this weekend. The genius of John Cameron Mitchell (book) and Stephen Trask (music and lyrics) come together to create the perfect blend of storytelling and song, all of which are performed by genderqueer East German rock singer Hedwig and her band, the Angry Inch. Rio Alberto and Felix Lewis lead the production as Hedwig and Hedwig’s husband and backup singer, Yitzhak.

The show (adapted into a cult classic film in 2001) follows Hedwig, the victim of a botched sex-change operation, on tour with her band, except the tour is not what it seems.

Hedwig and her band play in the smallest of small venues like coffee shops and dive bars, while rock star and former love of Hedwig’s, Tommy Gnosis, plays the songs Hedwig and Tommy wrote together to sold-out crowds at nearby venues. Throughout the show, Hedwig tells her life story through comedic asides and the songs played with her band.

“It’s as if we’ve taken this band and singer and stage manager, and they’re touring and they just happen to be at the Bing Crosby Theater that night,” Whittington says.

Alberto and Lewis will be joined on stage by a live band of four taking on the role of the Angry Inch.

“They are in costume, they might even riff with Rio at certain times, there might be some improvisational banter and moments of silliness,” Keefe says. “There is that element of performance that band members don’t often get within a standard musical.”

From a design perspective, the Bing is a much larger space than Stage Left. The 33-foot width of the Bing, as opposed to the 19-foot stage at Stage Left, allows Whittington to spread out his designs, which he says has been really nice. The biggest change from Stage Left to the Bing has been the auditory WEEKEND aspect. At the Bing, everything C O U N T D OW N that happens sound-wise has Get the scoop on this to be projected both up and weekend’s events with far back to reach the farthest our newsletter. Sign up at seats in the space.

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“At Stage Left, we don’t even use microphones when we do shows, because everything is so intimate and small that a single voice whispering can fill that space,” Whittington says.

Keefe and Whittington’s partnership stems from their shared love of Hedwig and their desire to do the show justice by putting on a large-scale production. The two’s wealth of experience and passion for their craft makes them well-equipped to do the show justice.

“The storyline of just embracing who you are really spoke to me, and I really wanted to do something big,” Whittington says.

A wish for increased diversity within the Spokane theater community bridges Stage Left and Spokane Ensemble, making the partnership timely and necessary.

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Hedwig,” is both the first line of the show and a sentiment that Rio Alberto carries closely with them throughout their performance as Hedwig. Hedwig is an immigrant, she identifies outside of the gender binary, and she is a misunderstood artist at heart, and as a Chicano, nonbinary artist, Alberto feels they can find themself in the character.

Alberto, however, was initially only planning on being a producer for the show. They recall approaching Whittington at last year’s Spokane Arts Awards and asking point blank what direction he was going to go with the casting of Hedwig and if he was going to look for a trans or nonbinary actor to portray Hedwig.

“He was just like, ‘It depends on who auditions.’ And that was when I was like, OK, so if I don’t audition, I can’t say anything about how this goes because it was my decision to not be a part of it,” Alberto says.

Alberto says that throughout undergraduate vocal training, they were continually told they didn’t have a classical musical theater-sounding voice, which was challenging when a lot of traditional musicals, such as The Sound of Music and Oklahoma, require just that voice.

“I found a lot of comfort with a rock style like Hedwig,” Alberto says. “Music itself is so directly influenced from rock and roll greats, and I think the rock and roll canon is not full of all of the most classically sounding vocalists, right? That’s not why we like them. We like them because they tell a good story, they put on a good show.”

Felix Lewis sees Hedwig and the Angry Inch as a show that creates more opportunities for queer voices. ...continued on next page

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“That’s why I auditioned and wanted to get a part in this production, because I wanted my voice to be heard,” he says.

In the past, a woman in drag has traditionally played Yitzhak, which Lewis has struggled with a bit. As a trans man, he says he’s felt massive amounts of gender dysphoria at points in the process.

“I am afraid of going on stage and people not seeing me as a guy and people perceiving that I’m just in drag and outside of the show I’m this beautiful female, but that’s not what I am at all,” he says.

Everyone in the cast, though, is so open with their love and support, he says, which has greatly reassured him and allowed him to be truly proud to be a part of the show.

“Rio has taught me a lot during this process,” Lewis says. “Just being able to share moments with them has boosted my confidence a lot and has been eliminating those voices out of my head.”

Alberto credits Keefe and Whittington with cultivating an environment in which artists feel safe to deeply explore their characters. Throughout the show, Hedwig undergoes a deep transformation, and Keefe and Whittington have allowed Alberto to truly connect with and explore Hedwig.

A big part of their character’s transformation throughout the show is the fact that as a child, Hedwig lived in East Berlin and left a year before the Berlin Wall fell.

“The way I see it, I see an individual who has been chewed up and spit out by dominant culture, an immigrant who grew up on one side of a wall that they saw get torn down physically, but there is still this block internally that they have to work through the course of the show to dismantle,” Alberto says.

“The way I see it, I see an individual who has been chewed up and spit out by dominant culture.”

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HERO IN A FULL SHELL When the stop-motion cuteness of Marcel the Shell with Shoes On first went viral in 2010, the cute precociousness of the 1-inch-tall shell with a googly eye and some cool kicks voiced by co-creator Jenny Slate was undeniable. That said, it felt like a concept best taken in short YouTube bursts. But the diminutive star proves more than big screen-worthy in the new feature MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON. When a documentary filmmaker begins chronicling the miniature magic of Marcel and his beloved nana, Connie, the quirks of their miniature day-to-day life gives way to a pure, uncynical journey as Marcel learns about life and searches for his missing extended family. Imaginative, consistently funny, and deeply touching, you simply won’t find a better family movie this summer. (SETH SOMMERFELD)

A garden can be a place of personal expression — and more.

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BY CARRIE SCOZZARO

ome people play golf, go swimming or hit concerts during the summer. I garden. It’s my hobby, if a hobby can also be pragmatic. I’m no master gardener, but I have learned a few things while digging in the dirt over the past two decades, including insights into the world at large: Natural selection. Growing several tomato cultivars — hearty Abe Lincolns, meaty Romas, prolific cherry tomatoes — ensures there are some for immediate eating, but also canning, drying, etc. to enjoy this winter. And if one plant underproduces, I can count on others to fill the tomato gap. Companion planting takes this abbreviated version of biodiversity a step further, grouping plants so each can be its best self. Marigolds help deter bugs, for example, while tall plants like corn get planted west of tender-leafed greens to provide welcome shade from afternoon sun.

Intermittently blooming flowers might take up valuable food-growing space, but they attract essential pollinators all season. This global approach to gardening focuses more on interconnectedness and collaboration than on competition and conquest.

What you don’t know can harm you. Beautiful foxglove creates towering spikes of elongated blooms and is a garden fave. Paradoxically, its leaves are toxic to animals and humans, yet also the source of digoxin (medicine) for heart patients. Should I kill foxglove?

Build a wall around it? Relocate it so pollinators and I both still have access, but critters don’t? Likewise, human behavior can be helpful and harmful simultaneously, yet we seem to want to view situations (and people) in terms of absolutes, in terms of “sides.”

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works toward sustainable solutions, and allows for the addition of new information as it becomes available.

There’s no substitute for experience. Growing asparagus doesn’t make me a farmer any more than posting photos of home-cooked meals makes me a chef. Gardening (and farming), like most things, takes effort and education. To shorten the learning curve, I rely on reputable sources, like books and fellow gardeners, including my friend who taught horticulture.

But I still have to do the work, pay attention, learn from my mistakes and be willing to admit what I do not know, especially from season to season and during increasingly challenging weather patterns.

An exact science (not). Epsom salts will help magnesium deficiency in tomato plants, according to the internet, but the truth is more nuanced. Epsom salts might work in some situations but could also kill the plant.

When we don’t like the answer or want a magic cure, we Google it. We trust internet contributors who may or may not be well-informed (or are intentionally spreading misinformation), sometimes looking for answers that fit our pre-existing perspective. And we look askance at educators, calling them elites (ignoring the worrisome power struggles in our nation’s education systems and throughout big tech to control access to information and the content itself). Science is not infallible; it evolves as new information becomes available, which can be frustrating and confusing. But it’s not the evil some people make it out to be when they don’t like the data.

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No Stone Left Unturned Allen Stone’s soulful singersongwriter stardom was forged in Eastern Washington.

Now he’s replanted his roots in Spokane as he looks to expand his communal musical journey.

BY SETH SOMMERFELD

M

usic is a realm of subjectivity. Everyone has their own musical tastes, so it’s not super often you come across talent that is objectively undeniable.

Allen Stone’s voice is undeniable.

Even if the Spokane singer-songwriter’s fusion of R&B and soul sound isn’t your jam, the pure radiance of vocal cords when they’re hitting their peak can send a shiver up almost anyone’s spine. Whether plying his trade on national television, a local club stage or merely singing karaoke, when Stone sings, people stop and listen.

That vocal power may not have been present for all of the 35-year-old’s life, but singing in one form or another has been a constant.

Allen Stone’s musical journey began at church. His father, Danny Stone, was a minister at Addy New Life Christian Center near the family’s hometown of Chewelah.

“Anybody who is familiar with church, music and service go hand in hand,” Stone says. “That’s where I first found a love for

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singing with other people, which is still sort of where the invigoration of music comes from, for me personally. I love leading people in a musical experience, and if I can get everybody to sing along or everybody to participate, that’s when it becomes like a high.

That’s what I’m going for.

“If you really get into the fine print of American musical lineage,” he continues, “the good parts come from African American churches. And then it came into the blues and soul.”

His father’s ministry led the family to being musical world travelers. Stone not only sang in children’s programs at the church but also traveled and performed with his family in churches or even street busker-esque settings in places as far flung as Ukraine.

Stone always leaned more toward the funky side of the musical spectrum rather than sinking his teeth into something like Seattle grunge. His older brother bringing home albums from bands like Cake gave him a glimpse into that world, before a deep dive into Stevie Wonder turned him into a music obsessive. ...continued on page 22

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“My folks let me put in a little tiny studio in my room. I was really into hip-hop, and went through that white boy jam band phase — you know, Dave Matthews and Phish and Jason Mraz,” Stone says. “And then (around age 15) when I came upon Stevie and Aretha and Donny Hathaway, it was like, ‘Oh, I want to sing.’

What a blessing to have found it in that time in my life. I just got so obsessed, man.”

A First Glimpse at Stardom

A big moment for young Allen’s recognition that music could be a viable career path came via his peer group.

From a distance, he watched a friend he’d met at missionary school become a teen star in the Christian music scene.

“We’re driving down [U.S. Route] 395, and I remember the radio DJ on the local Christian station going, ‘And now a new artist out of Seattle, Washington. She’s only 13 years old, Stacie Orrico,’” recalls Stone. “And I was just like, ‘Wait, what?!’ We didn’t realize she had gone from singing songs really well in our living room to now she was on the radio? What was that leap? And how did that happen?”

Even when Orrico unsuccessfully attempted to make the nearly impossible crossover from Christian music to mainstream pop, Stone saw it as something to aspire toward.

“I remember sitting in Red Robin down by Riverfront Park, and they had TRL on. And Stacie was on TRL,” says Stone. “That was truly the catalyst towards me even having this stupid bonkers dream. I would have never had as much foolish pride and foolish dreaming if it wasn’t for seeing somebody who I knew do it. I’ve just always been such a way bigger dreamer than a realist.”

Still, those dreams didn’t translate into immediate action for Stone, who admits he was fairly stagnant immediately after high school, half expecting someone to just show up at his Chewelah doorstep with a recording contract. Eventually his parents’ prodding to do something led him to relocate to Spokane in 2006.

He first took a half-year recording class at Spokane Falls Community College (one he says he still uses lessons from to this day) before enrolling at Moody Bible Institute. His thought at the time was maybe he’d become a pastor, but he soon moved away from the church, becoming disillusioned with the corporatism of institutional religion.

Instead of poring over Bible verses, he dedicated himself to finding stage time around Spokane, though his songs at the time still had a Christian music feel to them. He frequented the open mic at Rock Coffee and would also play marathon three-hour, cover-heavy sets at Ionic Burrito (both spots are now defunct). It wasn’t the glamorous spotlight, but Stone was slowly building up his skill set and on-stage confidence.

Stone studio time in the evenings. It was a boon for an aspiring artist like Allen, who often stayed there till 11 or 12 at night just making music.

Stone got a “gross” apartment in Lynnwood with his now-best friend Julian Gavilanes. The pair connected via a friend from Allen’s youth who’d moved to the Seattle area, but they didn’t meet until Stone took a trip to the West Side right after high school. While the two were somewhat of a clash — Stone the good Christian boy and Gavilanes a crazy punk kid — their differences melted away over music as soon as Allen sat down at Gavilanes’ dad’s piano and started playing.

“I’d never heard somebody that was the same age as me be so talented at something,” says Gavilanes. “I had never been in the presence of something like that. And I just remember hearing him play, I was like, ‘This is insane.’”

While Stone was moving away from faith-based music in his early 20s, he got busy hustling for stage time around Seattle. He started out primarily playing the Q Cafe near Seattle Pacific University, but kept busting his ass to take the next marginal step up the ladder: The Q led to a gig at the High Dive bar; success there meant maybe a gig at the Crocodile; a good night at the Croc could lead to enough money to drive to Portland and play a show there; eventually he could travel down the West Coast and play a small gigs in LA. The grind isn’t glamorous, but it showcased how badly Stone wanted a musical career.

Those close to him could see the evolution of a creative spirit before their eyes.

“I remember early on he was doing these shows at coffee shops and stuff, and he would sit down and he would take himself really seriously,” Gavilanes says. “He would try to do all these runs and be super, super impressive with his vocals. But he already was, he didn’t need to do any of that stuff.

“And I remember being like, ‘Allen, you got to create some kind of stage presence. Like, get up out of your seat. Dance! Get people energized!’ And he started kind of grooving more and dancing and becoming more of like a stage performer. He totally just found this voice within himself, and he stopped caring so much about how he looked on stage. And everything changed.”

Hitting the High Note

In a not-too-unfamiliar story in our modern times, Stone’s big break came via the power of the internet.

On May 17, 2011, Stone posted a live performance video of his song “Unaware” to YouTube. Set in his mother’s living room, there’s nothing overly remarkable about the video — except for Stone’s voice. Colloquially known as the “high note” video, the R&B song peaks almost four minutes in when the singer attacks the post-bridge chorus with an absolutely stunning falsetto vocal performance. It’s goosebump-inducing stuff.

“I put it up on YouTube. And like, overnight it had, like 250,000 views,” Stone says.

“And I was like, ‘What is this? This is insane.’

That was really the thing that opened up so many doors for me and got me on the road into venues that I would have never been able to get into. I don’t know, I’ve been doing that ever since, just trying to get bodies into venues, trying to sing in front of people.”

Once “Unaware” put Stone on the map (the video currently sits at nearly 15 million views), his career momentum snowballed, getting bigger and bigger at a breakneck clip. He found himself crooning on the talk show circuit (Conan, Letterman, Kimmel, Ellen), playing gigs at the ESPYs or the Getty Museum, opening up for

“If I’m being honest with you, I’m terrified every day that there’s not going to be another gig.”

After putting a couple songs up on his MySpace page, Stone was contacted by Seattle-based producer Brandon Bee, who wanted Stone to cross the Cascades to cut a record. Once there he met Derek Hoiem, another Seattle Christian music industry person, who had started a studio in his backyard. Hoiem hired Stone to do busy work at the studio (cleaning, making coffees, etc.), but granted

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ABOVE: Baby Allen with his mom, and Allen (right) with his siblings Kenny and Kaylee. COURTESY OF ALLEN STONE BELOW: Stone’s pal Julian Gavilanes (right) gets a doppelgänger laugh. COURTESY OF JULIAN GAVILANES

Stone is most alive and thriving when he takes the stage.

Dave Matthews Band, and more. He became a true local star in Seattle, regularly selling out the city’s large theaters.

For those who’d been along for each step of the journey, seeing Stone break out and establish himself as a true professional musician was a joy that bordered on an emotionally overwhelming experience.

“I used to cry [when] I’d go and watch him,” says Gavilanes. “I’d see the growth, and it would just move me to tears because I would be so proud to know that he has tapped into this level of himself.”

Even in the face of all of Stone’s musical prowess, it’s notable that the people around him seem as enthusiastic to chat about Stone the person over Stone the talent.

“He’s such a fun-loving, carefree goofball,” Gavilanes says. “He doesn’t regard himself as the musician that he is. It’s really cool to see him just interact with the world and interact with his close friends as kind of just this silly, joy-filled, laughable idiot.”

The word “generosity” came up in literally every interview conducted for this story, which is more than a little telling.

“He would do anything for his friends,” says Laura Jawer, Stone’s tour manager early in his career. “And then he’s just so genuine to anyone he meets. He’s really amazing at just looking them in the eyes, giving them a really dedicated genuine conversation.”

Building Balance

While Allen’s career was thriving and Seattle had embraced him as one of its soulful sons, the hectic cycle of going out on the road constantly started to drain him after a few years.

“I remember we were in Dublin, we were sitting down at a cafe eating, and I looked at my calendar. I had been home for three days that year, like maybe a week in total. My life was going so fast, which was amazing.

But… I would go on the road for six months and then I

would come back to Seattle, and all I wanted to do was go out every night and see all these people that had really helped me cultivate this career,” Stone says. “Then I go back on the road, and I’d live in a van for six months.

And my body was just like, ‘This is not maintainable.’ If I’m going to pound this pavement like I feel like I need to for the next 15 to 20 years, then when I’m off the road, I gotta chill the f--- out. I gotta recharge.”

Stone had an epiphany one night in 2013 (with the aid of some mushrooms) that he needed to move to Chewelah, set up a studio and make his next record back home. He rented out his parents’ cabin at nearby Waitts Lake and focused on making new music and generally slowing down.

This simpler life was just what Stone was seeking. But a funny thing called love got in the way. While on tour in Australia in 2014, he met his future wife, Tara Lawson.

“I moved up there, and then I met my wife when I was on tour in Australia. And I sort of kidnapped her and brought her up to Chewelah,” Stone says. “Bless her heart, man. She’s from Melbourne, one of the greatest cities in the world. And I brought her up to f---ing Chewelah, Washington. I was like, ‘In order for us to have a relationship, we gotta be in the same place. You should come move to Chewelah.’ And then I got her there and was like, ‘I gotta go on tour! Sorry!’ [laughs] She’s just so patient and understanding and cool and such a badass.

“And then in 2017, I could kind of sense the itch and scratch of my wife, like, ‘You gotta get me where there’s f—ing the internet. We need running water. I can’t be out here.’”

And that’s how Stone ended up back in Spokane.

One of Stone’s buddies, Dan Spalding, had bought a property on Liberty Lake called Zephyr Lodge. Formerly a church camp, the spot needed some serious renovation, so Spalding hired Lawson to spruce up the place. The

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commute from Chewelah to Liberty Lake was a hassle, so eventually Stone and Lawson started searching for a spot in Spokane. They soon found a dream home and relocated to the Lilac City.

“Allen is a rare, rare human being who can wear a lot of hats and wear them really well. He really shines with some of the stuff kind of behind the scenes that no one will ever probably be aware of, and I think that’s one of his greatest strengths,” Spalding says. “Typically, a lot of entertainers I’ve known, they’re artists. They’re usually kind of good at one or two things — creating art — but they often aren’t that good at being human beings. Sometimes they’re not good at business, sometimes they’re not good at empathy. A lot of creatives tend to be rather myopic. But Allen just seems to be the rare guy who not only has a beautiful spirit in the creative world, but he’s also able to navigate the business world and kind of has a practical side to him.”

While Stone might not be hitting up the open mic scene on the regular like he did during his prior Spokane days, he’s still finding ways to be involved in the music scene. He’s mostly tied into the happenings around Lucky You Lounge, having become friends with the venue’s musician owners, Karli and Caleb Ingersoll, in 2018.

To celebrate the release of his most recent, stripped-down album Apart, Stone held a four-night residency at Lucky You. According to Karli Ingersoll, Stone’s fluid creative energy has been a boon for the local music scene, especially during COVID times.

“Through the pandemic, we did a livestream series here at Lucky You,” says Ingersoll. “And each time we did that, we borrowed his cameras, and he helped me learn how to do that whole setup, because he had already been doing [his own livestreams]. And I think that was just really reflective of his generosity. He just likes to help out and do stuff.” ...continued on next page

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Stone’s polymath focus on things like visual design and video production came in handy, especially when he’s willing to roll up his sleeves and help out in ways that star talent rarely would even consider.

“Our Christmas concert we did during the pandemic, he came in and helped us run cameras. He’s just that type of a person,” Ingersoll says. “He doesn’t have a huge ego and just wants to hang out and participate in stuff. He just came and helped us set up, then hopped on stage and sang a song, and then went back offstage and ran a camera. That’s very Allen to me.

“I think it just adds a nice sense of hometown pride to have someone like him planting roots here,” she adds.

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Earlier this year, Stone once again had the national spotlight shining on him. He was tabbed as Washington state’s representative in NBC’s reality singing competition answer to the Eurovision Song Contest, American Song Contest. Once again, Allen’s voice and songcraft wowed judges and audiences, eventually making it to the show’s final round with his tune “A Bit of Both.” Despite ranking No. 1 according to the show’s judges, Stone ended up finishing fifth due to lack of fan voting.

Stone isn’t sweating the “loss” at all, instead keeping himself busy with loads of other projects. Despite the bravado he might display on stage, there’s still an apprehensive part of him that fears that it could all dissipate at any moment, which is a scary prospect for a man with a young family.

“If I’m being honest with you, I’m terrified every day that there’s not going to be another gig,” says Stone.

The most pressing project for the troubadour is this weekend’s Stone Family Field Trip. Located at the aforementioned Zephyr Lodge, the sold-out July 29-31 event is in some ways the lowest-key music festival imaginable. It’s really almost more of a group hang at a lodge with Stone and a crew of his musical pals like Teddy Swims and ​Mac Ayres — like if you rented a lakeside cabin with your old college buddies and one of them happened to be Allen Stone. This year marks the fifth edition of the Family Field Trip after Stone and Zephyr Lodge owner Spalding first put on a version of the event in 2016.

In September, Stone will play some East Coast dates (including a sold-out gig at Radio City Music Hall with Lake Street Drive), and in the winter he’ll return to his wife’s neck of the woods for a tour across Australia and New Zealand.

Sandwiched between those jaunts, Stone and his best bud Gavilanes will embark on a unique “Karaoke Extravaganza” tour. They first did a version of this tour in 2019 as a way for Stone to connect with his fans on a more intimate level. It sprang somewhat out of interactions at regular Stone concerts.

“Allen does a lot of these like VIP meet-and-greet situations at shows. And a lot of people always approach him and at those at those and they’re like, ‘Hey, man, can I sing for you?’” explains Gavilanes. “Allen fosters a lot of fans that are really good singers. I think it’s like good singers beget good singers.”

During the karaoke extravaganza, Gavilanes acts as sort of the overenthusiastic hype man to help disarm the audience from being intimidated by singing with someone the caliber of Stone. Before the show, audience members are able to sign up for certain songs (just like standard karaoke) and a select number will be chosen to join Stone on stage to belt out the jams. The night basically becomes one big party filled with games, music and more. According to Gavilanes, this year’s version will have a “Boogie Nights meets The Price is Right” retro theme.

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Stone is also hard at work on his next full-length album. He’s in the “assembly stage,” sorting through bits of 25 to 30 song demos and figuring out what will work best. After COVID put a kibosh on touring in support of his late 2019’s record Building Balance, Stone is itching to have a new album ready so he and his band can hit the road in a serious way in 2023.

“We canceled my headline Building Balance tour on my birthday, March 13 of 2020,” Stone says, adding with sarcastic disgust, “It was the greatest birthday present ever.

“So I always feel like I didn’t get to share that record the way I really would have loved to share it, which is in front of an audience. And so I’m super stoked to get new music out there and to get it in front of an audience and just sing live,” he continues. “That’s still, to this day, my favorite thing to do — get in front of people and sing to them live.”

In some ways, Stone’s journey has come full circle.

He’s back in Eastern Washington. And in some ways, he’s taken up an offshoot of the family business. Allen Stone has his father’s preacher blood in him, even if he’s trying

to unite people under the banner of music as opposed to a religious denomination.

“It’s funny how similar but yet different my life and my dad’s life turned out to be,” says Allen. “His is so much about community and bringing people together and attempting to lead people in a positive direction. Our doctrines might be a little different, but the destination is still relatively similar.”

Papa Stone concurs.

“I think there’s a part of each one of us that wants to connect with people, and there are certain people that are able to do that with a group of people,” says Allen’s father, Danny Stone. “And I think [Allen is] gifted in that way. I’m not sure he has even experienced the fullness of what he’s capable of doing in just bringing people together and loving them from the stage, having them experience that distant care and concern that sometimes they don’t get in their personal experiences.”

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NEWTech Prep Academy’s Basics of Baking class offers enrichment opportunities for some, valuable career training for others

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arly June finds most students counting down until the last week of school. The last day. The last bell. And then they are finally, officially … free … at least for the summer. In Spokane-area schools, this happens around June 17, followed by a brief intermission after which some buildings reopen for summer school.

For some students, summer school is the difference between graduating (on time, if at all). For others, however, summer school is pure enrichment, like the Basics of Baking class offered at NEWTech PREP Academy in North Spokane.

Some students in Basics of Baking this summer simply like to cook, while others are interested in culinary as a career.

“When it comes to baking, it’s a little bit of a disaster,” says Sonny Gonzalez, a 10th grader who adds, “I make a mean spaghetti.”

“This [class] is my comfort zone,” says Sophia Rowley, a soon-to-be-senior attending the half-credit NEWTech class alongside her sister. Rowley has been thinking about pharmacy school, but is also drawn to the culinary world and has taken the baking class before.

“You get to experiment in a way that is not stressful,” she says.

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NEWTech’s four-week class is accelerated. Instructor Eric Cook starts with food safety, knife handling and the general rules of the kitchen. Next, students make sourdough starter that they pour into containers, adding silly labels like Kan-Yeast and Bread Pitt.

By day four, one of two days we recently visited the teaching kitchen, students are making one of three types of cookies.

Next, they’ll make 10 different quickbreads — biscuits, scones, muffins, cornbread and more. They next use yeast to make pizza dough, rolls and bread.

And more than 110 hours into class — which meets for seven hours daily — students finish Basics of Baking by making cakes.

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think the philosophy that I enjoy teaching the most is that there are simple ingredients: flour, butter, cream and eggs, [which are] so simple and profoundly variable at the same time,” says Cook, who’s in his first year of teaching at NEWTech.

Cook is still completing the yearlong certification process required of industry experts who transition to teaching technical skills in Washington’s public schools.

In addition to baking basics, Cook focuses on teach-

ing real-world skills gleaned from a lifetime of industry experience. His impressive dossier includes the Davenport Hotel, Beverly’s at the Coeur d’Alene Resort, and Northern Quest Resort and Casino, where he was general manager and sommelier at Masselow’s Steakhouse.

He also taught at Spokane Community College’s Inland Northwest Culinary Academy.

Cook is especially interested in teaching intentionality and mise en place, he says, the latter term being a foundational concept in any kitchen. It means knowing your recipe and having your ingredients and work station prepared to execute.

“Take those simple ingredients, set a goal and assemble those ingredients to set yourself up to succeed,” Cook says. “Works in the bakery, works in life.”

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ulinary skills are one of 16 offerings at NEWTech, which offers 12 different courses during the summer, and one of the longest-running of the 40-year-old school’s programs, dating to 1982.

NEWTech provides career and technical education instruction to students in grades nine through 12 living within the Central Valley, Cheney, Deer Park, East Valley, Freeman, Mead, Medical Lake, Nine Mile, Riverside,

Spokane and West Valley school districts. It’s one of 14 such skill centers statewide.

During the regular school year, when NEWTech’s culinary program is only available to juniors and seniors, it’s comprehensive. Cook teaches front-of-the-house operations, like restaurant service and management, and operation of the building’s café.

Fellow instructor Cynthia Monroe teaches back-of-the-house classes, including safety and sanitation, prep cooking, and front line cooking.

It’s also popular. One hundred students are enrolled in the 2022-23 culinary program, says Patrick Lenihan, the school’s assistant director.

Both NEWTech’s yearlong and summer-length classes help students prepare for the future, when the last bell on the last day signifies not just summer vacation, but the jumping-off point into — hopefully — a new career.

Employment is more challenging for those under 18, says Cook, yet this past year there were plenty of culinary jobs for students, around a third of whom actually got hired, including at Chaps, Sushi.com and Sodexo.

Other NEWTech students have gone on to pursue culinary training in college, says Cook. In the past year, two went to Washington State University, one to a school in Utah and four enrolled at Spokane Community College, which has an articulation agreement that allows high school students to earn college credit.

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hen she goes to college, says Ava Moore, who goes by Dylan, it will include business classes so she can open her own grocery store, like Huckleberry’s, she says.

It’s July 14, the next-to-last day of class and students are finishing their final project: a cake.

Moore, who’s wearing Chuck Taylor sneakers, jeans and an apron with hot peppers on it, has finished her cake and is making ketchup from scratch to go with lunch.

“We can always bring in recipes to try,” says Moore, who thought the best thing about the class was having lots of time to experiment.

Moore is excited about the next step in her plan. She has applied to Twigs Bistro and plans to return to NEWTech in the fall, spending half a day each at NEWTech and her regular school, where she’ll be in 11th grade.

Hadassa Slind, also a junior, would love to take more culinary classes, but she’s going into welding.

“In school they do a lot of stuff for your brain,” says Slind, “but here we get to work with our hands.”

Slind was so enamored of baking, she borrowed Cook’s copy of Wayne Gisslen’s Professional Cooking, a hefty tome packed with 1,200 recipes.

The book was challenging, Slind admits, but she tried several recipes, including the English muffins she is making while she, too, waits for other students to finish their cakes.

Slind is thankful her mother signed her up to learn how to bake, she says.

“It’s a life skill everyone should know.” n

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uring the spring of 2022, the social media platform TikTok was besieged by a filter featuring Mike Myers’ computer-generated ogre Shrek in a skintight black latex bodysuit and high heels, dancing seductively. Users worldwide propped the graphic in front of cityscapes from the Pacific Northwest to the Far East. You’d be forgiven for not remembering this — Shrek memes come and go with a near-unprecedented rapidity (mere months earlier, “yassified Shrek in the sky” was also a trending TikTok filter).

There is something alchemical and uniquely special to the enduring popularity of 2001’s Shrek, both as a meme-able entity and as a beloved franchise. As John Lithgow (who plays Shrek’s antagonist Lord Farquaad) put it in a recent video interview for GQ Magazine, “I [was] in something history-making, and I didn’t even know it.” Since that inaugural film, we’ve been served three sequels, one spinoff (Puss in Boots), two television specials, a host of video games, and Broadway’s Shrek the Musical (another spinoff sequel, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, is set to release in December, and a full franchise reboot has been rumored).

When the aforementioned musical opened in Seattle, a Shrek flag was flown from the top of its iconic Space Needle. Limited edition “Shrek TVs” are a prized item online and regularly go for upwards of $400 on the resale market. A Shrek-themed rave in Brooklyn recently made national headlines. Shrek is that rare film that bridges the gap between generations, be they boomers, Gen X, mil-

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lennials or Gen Z. It’s an object of both sincere admiration and ironic appreciation that appeals to all ages.

When Shrek first came out, I didn’t think much of it (it is, after all, designed not to be taken too seriously).

In subsequent years, I embraced it as an easy vessel for lamebrained digital tomfoolery alongside fellow social media pranksters. But as time wore on, I came to appreciate the ways in which Shrek bucked tradition and forever changed the pop cultural landscape. It’s nearly impossible to imagine a world before it.

The secret of Shrek’s success is its anarchic spirit. In the late ’90s, Jeffrey Katzenberg (the “K” of Dreamworks SKG) was smarting from a recent departure from Disney leadership. Katzenberg wanted to draw blood, and his first big animated family film was to be a veritable middle-finger rebuke of the Disney fairy tale formula he’d helped revive. Instead of a comely prince or princess, the movie would center on the crude, agitable ogre from William Stieg’s 1990 children’s book. Instead of a score of rousing musical numbers by Alan Menken, Randy Newman or Elton John, Shrek would be a jukebox musical featuring songs like “Escape” by Rupert Holmes, Joan Jett’s “Bad Reputation” and Smashmouth’s “All Star” (true heads know that the song, best cinematically remembered from Shrek, originally appeared on the soundtrack of the 1999 superhero spoof Mystery Men). The humor of Shrek would be pointedly crass, sometimes bordering on profane — territory Disney or Pixar would never dare go to (like when Shrek goes to rescue his companion Donkey

and says, “I have to save my ass”). Shrek establishes itself as a different beast altogether from the outset: Like many a Disney animated classic, Shrek opens on an image of an olden-time storybook… then the titular ogre rips a page out of it and uses it as toilet paper. A few frames later, he is seen naked and bathing in mud.

While the then-cutting-edge CGI animation looks somewhat dated now, Shrek holds up surprisingly well (it helps that it’s a taut and ADD-friendly 90 minutes, a rarity these days). Myers — who is currently languishing in Netflix hell on The Pentaverate — remains endearing and hilarious in the title role (famously, he called an audible partway through voiceover recording and started anew with a hybrid Scottish/Canadian accent, which was obviously the right decision). Cameron Diaz (Princess Fiona), Eddie Murphy (Donkey) and the aforementioned Lithgow are likewise delightful.

But they’re only part of the magic stew that’s made Shrek such a cultural juggernaut for over two decades.

While subsequent entries may exceed it in quality (2010’s underrated Shrek 4 is a multiverse story about labor disputes… seriously), the original Shrek is a sublimely subversive watch that doubles as family-friendly fare. It’s an impressive balancing act with serious staying power.

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.J. Novak has big ideas about America, was murdered, and he wants Ben to help him enand so does Ben Manalowitz, the charact some old-fashioned vigilante justice. Instead, acter Novak plays in Vengeance, his first Ben proposes a podcast, which would bring feature film as a writer and director. Like Novak, Abilene’s story to the world.

Ben is an Ivy League-educated writer who is Ben doesn’t share Ty’s belief that Abilene determined to create something meaningful, was murdered, and he sees everyone in this even if he has to come up with the major themes close-knit, conservative town as a character to be before finding any actual material. Ben’s medium inserted into the narrative he’s already constructis podcasting rather than filmmaking, but the aped in his head. But the more time he spends with proach is the same, a smug judgment of average Abilene’s family and friends, the more he starts Americans delivered by a pedantic intellectual. to understand and even value them as people, There’s plenty of self-deprecation in Vengeance, a rather obvious lesson that Novak treats like a which takes the condescending Ben down a few major revelation. In that way, Vengeance resembles notches by the end. At the same time, Novak a feature-length episode of Novak’s little-watched can’t resist making grand, sweeping statements, Hulu anthology series The Premise, which offered delivering his movie’s themes in elaborate monobelabored commentary on different social issues logues. At times, those themes are presented with in each episode. genuine conviction, by characters who seem like Vengeance has more time to develop its real people. More often, though, they just sound characters, and real emotions occasionally shine like a pompous writer spewing hot air. through. Novak’s still primarily known for his Ben is certainly a blowhard, so he fits pertime as a writer/actor/producer on The Office, fectly into the New York City media and there’s plenty of world, where he’s a contributor to The similar cringe comedy VENGEANCE New Yorker and a fixture on the social Rated R in Vengeance, especially scene. What he really wants is to when Ben attempts to Directed by B.J. Novak impress big-time public radio podcast Starring B.J. Novak, Boyd Holbrook, Issa Rae fit in with various Texas producer Eloise (Issa Rae), so she’ll customs and activities. give him his own show. He’s certainly not above Ben isn’t quite as smarmy and insensitive as Noexploiting the tragic death of a woman he once vak’s The Office character Ryan Howard, but he hooked up with if it means potential podcast falls along the same continuum, and the efforts to stardom. humanize him aren’t particularly convincing.

That woman is Abilene Shaw (Lio Tipton), Surprisingly, the best performance in whose death in her small Texas hometown has Vengeance comes from Ashton Kutcher, in his been ruled a drug overdose. Although Ben barely first movie role in eight years, playing a local remembers Abilene from their brief encounters music producer who’s far more intelligent and while she was living in New York and pursuing sophisticated than Ben expects. He provides the a music career, Abilene’s family thinks that Ben perfect balance of charisma and pretention, even was her devoted boyfriend, and her grieving when he’s saddled with some of the movie’s most brother Ty (Boyd Holbrook) convinces Ben to ponderous speeches. Vengeance comes to life in his fly to Texas for Abilene’s funeral. handful of scenes, but otherwise loses its way as Once there, Ben discovers exactly the kind of it goes along, leading to a dark, unearned finale. story about a broken America that would make Novak’s big ideas turn out to be as nebulous and for a perfect podcast. Ty believes that Abilene forgettable as Ben’s. n

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he Festival at Sandpoint had to navigate the challenges of the pandemic like every other music promoter in the world, with the added distraction of going to court against a so-called “gun rights” group to keep the festival grounds gun-free during the concerts.

Nevermind that most artists insist on an unarmed audience to actually show up and play.

Having successfully beaten back the gun guys and after taking 2020 off due to COVID, the Festival at Sandpoint returned in 2021 to its regular spot as a highlight of summer in the Inland Northwest. This year promises more of the same, thanks to a policy of letting fans bring their own food and drinks into War Memorial Field, and a setting that is second to none for outdoor concerts in the region.

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When they come from New Orleans, even the “rock” bands show an incredible dexterity in their sounds and approaches to working a crowd. There’s no city that’s a greater example of being a cultural and musical melting pot, and this high-energy eight-piece band includes two drummers, a horn section and pedal-steel guitar, so they’re ready to veer into any sonic terrain they like.

Let’s hope they deliver their killer cover of the Bee Gees’ “To Love Somebody” while they’re in town. The Ryan Montbleau Band opens up. $55, 7:30 pm

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A modern country radio staple thanks to hits like “Buy Me a Boat,” “Done” and “Good Vibes,” Janson is a Nashvillian singer-songwriter who pens feel-good everyman tunes (with all the requisite truck and good ol’ boy cliches needed to gain airplay these days). A multiple Academy of Country Music Awards honoree, Janson is known for putting on rowdy shows that mix his singing, guitar and harmonica skills on full display. $70, 7:30 pm

When you think of blues rock, you think of… Iceland?

OK, that’s definitely not the case, but Kaleo at least is attempting to change that perspective. Led by the soulful wails of singer Jökull Júlíusson, the Icelandic quintet broke onto the scene in 2015 with the hit single “Way Down We Go.” The land of Björk might be a far cry from the Mississippi Delta, but there will still be plenty of deep grooves to be found when Kaleo takes the stage. $55, 7:30 pm

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Mainstream rock has become ever more “chill” over the past decade, which suits lakeside hangs in Sandpoint.

Indie chill-rock outfit Mt. Joy excels in this vibes-heavy musical realm. The band has become a mainstay on the Adult Alternative Airplay charts with songs like “Silver Lining” and “Lemon Tree.” Soak in the group’s blend of psychedelic rock and dream folk. $50, 7:30 pm

Is it a surprise that the first Festival at Sandpoint show to sell out in 2022 is the Beach Boys, a band that debuted more than 60 years ago? It is not, because the group’s genius Brian Wilson crafted songs that will still be great 60 years from now. He’s not part of the band on this tour, but thankfully his songs are. Sold out, 7:30 pm

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Pink Martini’s approach is pretty much perfect for a summer outdoor concert environment. Cool cocktail jazz, classical and world music are all delivered with great skill and style, and they know how to work a crowd, even one that’s seated, snacking and sipping through the show. $45, 7 pm

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Isakov played the Knitting Factory a few years back, and that show featured pretty much the best performance on a musical saw that I’ve ever seen. Think that’s a low bar? OK, even without the saw it was an impressive performance of this Colorado resident’s dark indie-folk.

He crafts some meticulous tunes full of varied instrumen-

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PAULA FUGA Som of the many musical faces of Festival at Sandpoint 2022.

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tation, and while it’s certainly rooted in dusty country music, it actually translated marvelously to a performance with the Colorado Symphony a few years ago. This is one of those shows you’ll want to listen intently to for both the ornate sounds and Isakov’s incisive lyrics, so beware noisy picnicking neighbors. Idaho’s own Shook Twins open the show. $50, 7:30 pm AUG. 6

LINDSEY STIRLING

Count Lindsey Stirling among the few musicians who carved their own distinctly unique path to stardom. Blending violin virtuosity with electronic music, she created her own niche. Her energetic, dance-filled performances and her visual aesthetics have propelled her to literal billions of YouTube views. Show up early to see Spokane’s own Carmen Jane open the proceedings with her dark pop. $60, 7:30 pm AUG. 7 (MATINEE)

LISA LIVESAY

If you’re looking to hit up Festival at Sandpoint with your children (or grandchildren), the family matinee headlined by vocalist Lisa Livesay is the show to attend. Livesay tours professionally singing Disney tunes with orchestras across the country and also spent a stint on Broadway as Gilda in Wicked, a beloved role that demands serious pipes. Not only is it by far the thriftiest ticket on the slate, but the kid-friendly song selection and brief hourlong runtime should keep the kiddies engaged (and possibly singing along). $10-$12, 1 pm AUG. 7

SPOKANE SYMPHONY

The Spokane Symphony delivering classical sounds under the stars is certainly a fine Grand Finale to the festival. Add in a complimentary wine tasting from 5-7 pm before the show and you’ll obviously want to make a day of it. $40-$45, 7:30 pm

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FOLK-SOUL VALERIE JUNE

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e might be inventing a genre in calling Valerie June “folk-soul,” but considering that others have labeled her sound everything from “cosmic country” to “Appalachian psychedelia,” I think we’re safe.

As are you if you give this distinct artist a spin.

She’s been in heavy rotation at my house since seeing her kill a set at Bumbershoot several years ago, and her album The Moon and Stars: Prescriptions for Dreamers was one of my favorites of 2021, delving deeply into heartbreak and loss on songs cloaked in gospel vibes, orchestral pop and more. She has a new EP of covers coming in August, and her takes on Frank Ocean, Mazzy Star, Bob Dylan and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds are no less compelling than her own work. Here’s hoping she includes a few of those in what is sure to be one of the best shows of the summer.

— DAN NAILEN Valerie June, Violet Bell • Sun, July 31 at 8 pm • $25 • All ages • Knitting Factory • 919 W. Sprague • sp.knittingfactory.com • 509-244-3279

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ARBOR CREST WINE CELLARS, Christy Lee J THE BIG DIPPER, Hocico, Luna 13, Clock Work Echo, RIOTLEGION BOLO’S BAR & GRILL, Kyle Swaffard BRICK WEST BREWING CO., Kyle Richard COEUR D’ALENE PARK, Ed Shaw J HAYDEN CITY PARK, Ben Klein THE HEARTWOOD, The Slocan Ramblers, Headwaters IDAHO CENTRAL CREDIT UNION ARENA, On The Walk THE LODGE AT CARLIN BAY, Keanu THE MASON JAR, Brad Keeler MILLIE’S, Carli Osika PINE STREET PLAZA, Music on Main: Jill Freuden & Ray Wallace POST FALLS BREWING COMPANY, Charissa Roberts J QQ SUSHI & KITCHEN, Just Plain Darin J REPUBLIC BREWING CO., Corban Welter SHERMAN SQUARE PARK, The Ryan Larsen Band WAR MEMORIAL FIELD, Festival at Sandpoint: The Revivalists, Ryan Montbleau ZOLA, Desperate8s

Friday, 7/29

AK ASIAN RESTAURANT, Lucas McIntyre BOLO’S BAR & GRILL, Haze CHAN’S RED DRAGON ON THIRD, Cary Fly CHINOOK CRAFTED BY ADAM HEGSTED, Mike McCafferty CURLEY’S, My Own Worst Enemy

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ummer is the ideal day trip season. And if you’ve been meaning to get loose on the Palouse, then perhaps the Palouse Music Festival provides the perfect excuse for the drive. The all-ages, all-day event’s eight-act lineup features an assortment of rock ’n roll from Blue Highway, the Lids, and Green Flannel, bluegrass jamming via the Pond, the Brazilian music stylings of Palouse Forro Experience, and folk tunes from Dan Maher (pictured) and Jens Hegg. Food vendors, nonprofits, and arts and crafts vendors will also populate Hayton-Greene Park to provide sustenance and entertainment beyond the tuneage.

— SETH SOMMERFELD Palouse Music Festival • Sat, July 30 from 11am-8pm • $10 • All ages • Hayton-Greene Park • Palouse, Wash. • facebook.com/ PalouseMusicFestival • 509-279-7000

J GORGE AMPHITHEATER, Watershed Festival IRON HORSE (CDA), Dangerous Type J JUNIORS COCINA MEXICANA, So Be It Then Summer Show Series KNITTING FACTORY, Jacquees, T Rell THE LODGE AT CARLIN BAY, Echo Elysium J LUCKY YOU LOUNGE, TS The Solution, SUS, All Star Opera, DJ Spicy Ketchup LUCKY YOU LOUNGE, That Groove Thing: Storme MAJESTIC PARK, Mojo the Party Band MILLIE’S, Heather King Band MOOSE LOUNGE, Bruiser NIGHTHAWK LOUNGE (CDA CASINO), Radio 80 OLD MILL BAR AND GRILL,

Jake Rozier J ONE SHOT CHARLIE’S, Eclectic Approach PEND D’OREILLE WINERY, Mike Wagoner, Sadie Sicilia REPUBLIC BREWING CO., Sway Wild J ROCK CITY GRILL, Gil Rivas SILVER MOUNTAIN RESORT, Just Plain Darin TRANCHE, The Shop Singers WALLY’S HOUSE OF BOOZE, Touch of Evil, Gotu Gotu, The Fibs WAR MEMORIAL FIELD, Festival at Sandpoint: Chris Janson, LOCASH

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BABY BAR, Touch of Evil, Fun Ladies, The Fibs BECK’S HARVEST HOUSE,

Ryan Larsen Trio J BIG BARN BREWING CO., Gil Rivas Musician J THE BIG DIPPER, Satsang BOLO’S BAR & GRILL, Haze CHAN’S RED DRAGON ON THIRD, Cary Fly CHINOOK CRAFTED BY ADAM HEGSTED, Mike McCafferty CURLEY’S, My Own Worst Enemy DEER PARK, Empire Alt-Fest J GORGE AMPHITHEATER, Watershed Festival J J HAYTON GREENE PARK, Palouse Music Festival IRON HORSE (CDA), Dangerous Type J KNITTING FACTORY, SoMo LUCKY YOU LOUNGE, Anna Tivel, Marshall McLean

LUCKY YOU LOUNGE, Spooky, Cruel Velvet, Jacob Vanknowe MCINTIRE FAMILY PARK, Ben Klein MILLIE’S, Heather King Band MOOSE LOUNGE, Bruiser NIGHTHAWK LOUNGE (CDA CASINO), Radio 80 NOAH’S CANTEEN, Sam Leyde J ONE SHOT CHARLIE’S, Eclectic Approach PEND D’OREILLE WINERY, Brian Jacobs J PONDEROSA BAR AND GRILL, Howie King RED ROOM LOUNGE, Dizzy Wright J ROCKET MARKET, Villa Blues n’ Jazz SPOKANE VALLEY EAGLES, Elvis Tribute Show: Douglas Younger

and The Memphis Mustangs TRANCHE, Carl Tosten WAR MEMORIAL FIELD, Festival at Sandpoint: Mt. Joy, The Moss ZOLA, Blake Braley

Sunday, 7/31

ARBOR CREST WINE CELLARS, Justin James Band BECK’S HARVEST HOUSE, Joey Anderson & Friends J THE BIG DIPPER, POUND, Nott, Spooky, Toxic Vengeance COEUR D’ALENE CITY PARK, Pastiche J COLBERT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, Kevin Brown & The Beloved Country CURLEY’S, HOODOO UDU J GORGE AMPHITHEATER, Watershed Festival THE HEARTWOOD, Anna Tivel IRON HORSE (CDA), Jesse Quandt J J KNITTING FACTORY, Valerie June J ONE SHOT CHARLIE’S, James Motley J THE BORDER STOP, Rhythmic Collective Duo J WAR MEMORIAL FIELD, Festival at Sandpoint: Pink Martini, China Forbes

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J COEUR D’ALENE PUBLIC LIBRARY, Dr. Phil & the Enablers J EICHARDT’S PUB, Monday Blues Jam w/John Firshi RED ROOM LOUNGE, Open Mic Night

Tuesday, 8/2

OSPREY RESTAURANT & BAR, Sam Leyde J ROCKET MARKET, Ronaldos ZOLA, Lucas Brown & Friends

Wednesday, 8/3 BECK’S HARVEST HOUSE, Wine Wednesday: Jovie & the HoneyChuckle FALLS PARK, The Ryan Larson Band IRON HORSE (CDA), Steve Livingston J KENDALL YARDS, Dean Smith, Dawna Stafford, Gil Rivas ONE TREE CIDER HOUSE, The Hanks OSPREY RESTAURANT & BAR, Son of Brad PEND D’OREILLE WINERY, Brother Music RED ROOM LOUNGE, The Roomates STATELINE SPEEDWAY, Trace Adkins J WAR MEMORIAL FIELD, Festival at Sandpoint: Kaleo, Allen Rayman ZOLA, Runaway Lemonade

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FOOD & DRINK PUCKER UP

Discovering sour beer was a life-changing revelation in a world where every restaurant and brewery has, in my opinion, way too many IPAs on tap. (And to all the proclaimed sour beer haters out there, well, that’s just more for us.) Tart, acidic, refreshing, sweet, tangy, smooth, and so many other qualities, make sours a super-diverse style of craft beer. All this and more is on display during the second annual Sour Fest, hosted by one of the region’s best sour producers, For the Love of God Brewing in North Spokane. Five other breweries join forces — Bellwether, Whistle Punk, YaYa, Lumberbeard and Humble Abode — to showcase their latest pucker-inducing pours, for a total of 10 featured sours. Entry includes five tastings and a custom glass, with additional tasting punch cards (five samples) for $14. The celebration also includes raffles, prizes and a chance to sample For the Love of God’s new Neapolitanstyle pizza menu.

— CHEY SCOTT Sour Fest 2022 • Fri-Sun, July 29 from 3-9 pm, July 30 from 1-10 pm, July 31 from 1-7 pm • $18 • Venue is all ages • For The Love of God Brewing • 2617 W. Northwest Blvd. • fortheloveofgodbrewing.com • 509-598-8601

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COMEDY SMART, STRONG AND SENSUAL

Bare Buns Fun Run • Sun, July 31 at 9 am • $30-$40 • All ages • Kaniksu Ranch • 4295 N. Deer Lake Rd., Loon Lake • kaniksufamily.com/bbfr • 509-327-6833

Dan Mintz • July 28-30, Thu-Sat at 7:30 pm and Fri-Sat at 10 pm • $20-$33 • Spokane Comedy Club • 315 W. Sprague Ave. • spokanecomedyclub.com • 509-318-9998

Looking for an introduction to road racing? Run a 5K. Looking for an introduction to nudism? Also run a 5K — the Bare Buns Fun Run, that is. Kaniksu Ranch, Eastern Washington’s own nudist resort, is hosting its annual clothing-optional 5K run/walk on the last Sunday in July. You don’t have to run fast, and you don’t have to look good naked. In fact, the resort relaxes its nude-only policy to allow runners and spectators to wear however much, or little, they want. Participants come from all over the world to run chafe-free.

Spend the entire weekend at the resort to enjoy all-natural camping, meals and dance parties. The only requirement is that you have fun, celebrate your body and leave your camera in the car.

— ELIZA BILLINGHAM

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past decade, you’d be able to recognize Dan Mintz’s voice anywhere. He’s most well known for lending his voice-acting talents to the iconic oldest daughter Tina Belcher on the animated show Bob’s Burgers. Tina is undoubtedly one of the most quotable characters of the 2010s, and that has absolutely everything to do with Mintz’s deadpan delivery of absolutely absurd lines like “Do you think horses get songs stuck in their heads?” and plenty more, mostly related to butts. If you’re down to chuckle and snort a bit, Mintz is making the Spokane Comedy Club his home for three nights of ridiculous comedy that you will definitely regret missing if you’re a Bob’s Burgers superfan.

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But it becomes a little more universally appealing when the golfers are celebrities for their exploits away from the fairways — and knowing some of those celebrities just might be terrible golfers! Probably not at the Showcase, though. This annual benefit for the Community Cancer Fund always brings in some big names from the sporting world, and they usually got game when they tee it up. This year you can check out serious legends from football (John Elway, Eric Dickerson, Larry Fitzgerald), hockey (Wayne Gretzky, Spokane’s own Tyler Johnson), baseball (Ozzie Smith, Vince Coleman), basketball (Adam Morrison, Byron Scott) and the golf media stratosphere (Blair O’Neal, Taylor Cusack, Isabelle Shee). It’s an all-day affair to watch the final round, and you’ll shuttle bus to the course to partake in the fun. Be sure to hit the web address below for all the details.

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drove a red Toyota Corolla (I think). You came out of Ace hardware at Sullivan and Sprague on Saturday as I was getting out of my truck, and you said, “Sorry I didn’t park so well with the lines,” and I said, “It’s OK; they’re only lines.” I should have asked you out on the spot, but I did not.

CHEERS KUDOS TO INLANDER The look of the Inlander building is the most appealing in Kendall Yards. The boring taupe & brown buildings seem to be an insult to the Lilac City. The sparkling silvery grey of the Inlander building expresses thoughtfulness & class.

I SAW YOU AMAZING APPOINTMENT Downtown Spokane Eye Doctor appointment: A wonderful, cheery, genuine girl with the brightest eyes helped me get set up for my eye exam, offered fun conversation and simply helped cheer me up. I wanted to let you know you captivated me, and I would love to see again. I hope you are living a happy life with everything you want. I am just grateful people like you exist in this world.

WOMAN IN VERIZON STORE ON 3/31 I saw you at the Riverpark Square Verizon store on 3/31 around 5:30 pm. You were being helped by a female employee, and I came in and out several times trying to make a cash payment. You kindly let me take care of my bill. I am hoping to connect with you, as you may have witnessed a crime. I am a blonde woman in my mid-30s. Please email me at helpinspokane@gmail.com INAPPROPRIATE USE Twice I have seen teen girls using cellphones in public restrooms. Violating the privacy of others by filming them unawares is immoral.

Being so addicted to your phone that you can’t turn it off and focus on other tasks is imbecilic.

YOU SAW ME ACE HARDWARE PARKING LOT You were very pretty with a great smile, and you

INLANDER’S ELECTION 2022 Upon receiving the ballot for the upcoming Spokane County Election, I centered on the Spokane County prosecutor’s race.

Being referred to as a practical & skeptical person, I pondered before I made a decision as to whom of the candidates is best qualified for this important position.

For sure Haskell was out, (look @ his record to see why he was eliminated).

The Inlander’s article laid out all the info I needed to endorse the most intelligent decision maker. I hope the Inlander provides similar reports relating to other candidates seeking election on the 8.2.22.

CHEERS TO CONCERT STRANGERS! While at the Rise Against show on Friday I was constantly pestered by a random guy while I was just enjoying the show. He rubbed up against me, grabbed me, shook me and yelled right into my ear the entire Rise Against set. Multiple strangers around saw and instead of ignoring the situation stepped in and helped stop him multiple times. These same strangers waited with me until I found an opening to slip away without him seeing at the end of the show, and I appreciate these people so much. I don’t know why this guy targeted me, but I’m happy I made it home safe.

HUMANITY To the Ms. Beautiful and Dillion who on July 23rd at 3 pm sunset grocery covered the funds I was short of. Almost makes me cry to have humanity a reality.

Thank you.

JEERS SIGN THIEF Jeers, to candidates and those who work for those candidates who either steal or destroy the political signs of other candidates. Some of those signs cost more than $400 to create and install. They are

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HOW CAN THIS BE? How can this be?

Every household in the US is now eligible to receive a third set of eight free test kits (for the latest iteration of coronavirus infection), and yet Spokane still has over 600 people living on state land along I-90 as well as camped out along the river due east of the Greene Street Bridge (as well as many other places in the Inland Northwest). All over this region (and many others across the US), there are supply chain issues and signs up asking customers to be patient due to “short staffing.” How can this be with so many people living outside of a brick and mortar structure?

Puzzling. Very puzzling. It seems like there has been free available money for all kinds of people and organizations over the past few years, but nobody seems to be able to solve the “homeless issue.” Hmmmm.

Meanwhile, the river shore and trails are sure collecting a lot of refuse.

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legitimately condemn some neighbor’s upside-down flag as “disgusting” when we live under an officially declared stateof-emergency situation? I don’t think so. I think anybody living under a stateof-emergency has a right to hang their flag upside down to acknowledge it until that state-of-emergency has officially

Shame on horrible landlords NEVER replying to their tenants.

committing crimes of theft and malicious mischief. This year it’s not kids doing this; it is a targeted campaign against certain candidates. And Jeers to the police who do nothing despite having had this reported to them. They could easily cite the perpetrators who were caught in the act or admitted it, but the cops do neither.

Someone should investigate this and out the people doing this and the candidates that allow those who work for them to continue their crimes.

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BEWARE DRIVING TRENT Jeers to one towing company for turning Trent into your personal parking lot. The center lane is a turn lane, not a parking space... same with the sidewalk, which your trucks and personal employee vehicles are always blocking. The shoulder is a bike lane, again not your parking lot. You are endangering

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the lives of drivers every day. I’ve seen semis have to take both lanes to avoid your mess, and scooter-bound folks having to maneuver into traffic because the sidewalk and bike lane are illegally parked. You have made the property you moved onto look like a dump. Shame on you for your horrible stewardship. Jeers to SVPD for not putting a stop to this reckless endangerment.

BAD MANAGEMENT Shame on horrible landlords NEVER replying to their tenants.

The place could be on fire and they would never know since they don’t ever reply until months later.

WTF I grew up in Spokane... meaning,”children of the sun.” Stop your f...ing sh... And calm the f... down.

MEDIA TRUMP REPORTS Why does the media talk about Trump as if he is an ordinary criminal? In my opinion rather than sending “him” to prison, put him in a straight jacket, take him to a sanitarium, lock him up before he incites his imbecile followers to rampage as he did on 1.6.21.

How else can he be prevented from dictating another domestic invasion by his ignorant puppets?

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ended, even if it means hanging upside down that same flag that was so carefully and formally folded into a triangle and presented to me at the funeral “with respect from a grateful nation.”

MISSED CUSTOMER SERVICE OPPORTUNITY Jeers to a lighting store for their behavior over the return of an order from a good customer. From the time the order was placed, there was no customer follow-up. Part of the order was lost; no calls, no apologies, no notification when the order arrived at the store, and when the order turned out to be the wrong size, only excuses. When I returned the product, I was treated coldly and again with no sign of apology on the horizon and, worse, no offer to see if a new order could be placed. Loss of a customer for good and a warning to others. n

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BENEFIT

BACKPACKS FOR KIDS For the 13th year, The Salvation Army Spokane, in collaboration with Nomnom Convenience Stores, has a goal of distributing 4,000 new backpacks with school supplies to local children, grades K-12. Nomnom is collecting donations through Aug. 1. spokane.salvationarmy.org (509-325-6810) THE SHOWCASE The three-day event features parties, daily activities for golfers, live music and more. Proceeds benefit Community Cancer Fund. See website for full schedule. July 28-30. By donation.

Coeur d’Alene Golf Club, 2321 W. Fairway Dr. showcasegolf.com (208-765-0218) AN EVENING IN TUSCANY An evening benefit highlighting local arts, entertainment, scratch-made eats and Tuscanthemed street fair fun to raise funds for YWCA’s Domestic Violence Safe Shelter and other services. July 29, 5-10 pm. $135. Beacon Hill Events, 4848 E. Wellesley Ave. tuscany2022.givesmart.com EAGLES CLASSIC CAR SHOW This car show benefits the Honor Flight Network and features live music by Slap Shot. July 30, 9:30 am-1:30 pm. Free. Spokane Eagles Lodge, 6410 N. Lidgerwood St. foe. com (509 218-0707)

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DAN MINTZ Best known for his role as Tina Belcher on Bob’s Burgers, Mintz has also written for shows such as Nathan For You and The Goldbergs. July 28, 7:30 pm, July 29-30, 7:30 & 10 pm. $20-$33. Spokane Comedy Club, 315 W. Sprague. spo-

kanecomedyclub.com (509-318-9998) SAFARI A fast-paced, short-form comedic improv show. Saturdays from 7:30-9 pm. $8. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland Ave. bluedoortheatre.com PIRATE COMEDY An “RRRR” rated comedy show. July 31, 7:30 pm. $10-$16. Spokane Comedy Club, 315 W. Sprague. spokanecomedyclub.com (509-318-9998) NEW TALENT TUESDAYS Watch comedians of all skill levels work out jokes together. Tuesdays at 7 pm (doors at 6 pm). Free. Spokane Comedy Club, 315 W. Sprague. spokanecomedyclub.com RAANAN HERSHBERG The musical comedian’s album “Self-Helpless” has been featured on the Late Show. Aug. 4, 7:30 pm and Aug. 5, 7:30 & 10 pm. $12-$26.

Spokane Comedy Club, 315 W. Sprague. spokanecomedyclub.com SUMMER IMPROV CHAOS The Blue Door Theater players turn your summer mishaps into laAug. 5-26, Fri at 7:30 pm through Aug. 26. $8. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland Ave. bluedoortheater.com STEVE HOFSTETTER Hofstetter is the host of “Finding Babe Ruth” on FS1. His book, Ginger Kid, is a top five pick on Amazon and debuted at number one in its category. Aug. 6, 7 & 9:30 pm. $25$100. Spokane Comedy Club, 315 W. Sprague. spokanecomedyclub.com

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BEAUTIFUL WITHIN A self-compassion group for all women. Meets Thursdays from 11 am-12:30 pm through Dec. 29.

Free. Peer Spokane, 425 W. First Ave.

peerspokane.org (509-867-3778) GRAND COULEE DAM LASER LIGHT SHOW The light show theme is “One River, Many Voices.” May 28-July 31 at 10 pm, Aug. 1-31 at 9:30 pm and Sept. 1-30 at 8:30 pm. Free. Grand Coulee Dam Visitor Center. usbr.gov (509-633-9265) PANHANDLE FARM FESTIVAL The second annual festival features farm vendors, live music, kids activities, food trucks, a beer garden and a U-pick blueberry event. July 28, 4-8 pm. Free. Red Canoe Farms, 28405 W. Hwy 53. redcanoefarms.com AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT CELEBRATION Learn about the difference between service dogs, therapy dogs and emotional support animals and enjoy live music and a free lunch. July 29, 10 am-2 pm. Free. McEuen Park, 420 E. Front Ave. cdaid.org (208-883-0523) WHEATLAND BANK HORSE & CARRIAGE RIDES Take a free horse-drawn carriage tour of downtown Spokane and Riverfront Park. Fridays from 5-9 pm through July 29. downtown.spokane.net BACKPACK GIVEAWAY Pick up a free backpack full of new school supplies.

Children must be present with an adult.

One backpack per student. July 30, 10 am-noon. Free. Verizon-Cellular Plus, 914 E Mission Ave. (509-608-3982) A CLUELESS MURDER Band together to solve this murder mystery. Ages 21+. July 30, 6-8:30 pm. $52. Coeur d’Alene Fresh, 317 Coeur d’Alene Ave. crimesceneentertainment.com (208-369-3695) NATIVE PLANTS ARE WHERE IT’S AT Learn how to prepare soil, set up water-

ing systems, choose plants, the best time to plant and more with the Friends of Manito. July 30, 11 am-noon. Free. Liberty Park Library, 402 S. Pittsburgh St. spokanelibrary.org PANIDA OPEN HOUSE Stop in for a tour, a cold brew or just to check out classic Charlie Chaplin shorts. Sat from 12-4 pm through Aug. 20. Free. Panida Theater, 300 N. First Ave., Sandpoint. panida.org GLASS ON GRASS The Spokane Corvette Club presents its 29th all-Corvette car show. July 30, 9 am-4 pm. Free. Mirabeau Park Meadows, 13500 Mirabeau Parkway. spokanecorvetteclub.org BRAIDING 101 Sharron Davis shares braiding techniques, braid styles and more. Bring a friend of any age to practice on. Registration required. July 31, 2:30-4 pm. Free. Hillyard Library, 4110 N. Cook St. spokanelibrary.org IT’S A (NO PLASTIC) WRAP PARTY! Participants of Plastic Free July come together with Spokane Zero Waste for a celebration at the end of the challenge month. July 31, 12-1:30 pm. Free. Shadle Library, 2111 W. Wellesley Ave. spokanelibrary.org (509-444-5390) BURST-A-BUS SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE The Salvation Army Spokane is partnering with local stores for the annual school supply drive. List of items that are accepted and participating stores can be found online at the Making Spokane Better website. Aug. 1-6, 10 am-6 pm. makingspokanebetter.org (509-325-6810) SHE CODES A four-day workshop for grades 4-7. Participants learn core computer coding concepts and collaborate on a project. Spark Central values diver-

sity and welcomes girls, non-binary and transgender kids of any identity/background to participate. Registration required. Aug. 2-5, every day from 9-11:30 am. Aug. 2-5, 9-11:30 am. Free. Spark Central, 1214 W. Summit Pkwy. sparkcentral.org (509-279-0299) ACCESSIBILITY CAMP COEUR D’ALENE This symposium features informative talks and workshops on topics of digital accessibility. Presentations in the Edminster Student Union Building. Aug. 3-4, 9 am-5 pm. $50. North Idaho College, 1000 W. Garden Ave. nic.edu/a11ycamp AFTER THE BLAST: MOUNT ST. HELENS 40 YEARS LATER Eric Wagner explores not just the surprising ways plants and animals survived the eruption, but also the complex roles that people have played, while showing how fascinating Mt. St. Helens is 40 years after. Aug. 3, 6:30 pm. Free. Online at humanities.org KERNEL During the Kendall Yards Night Market, kids are encouraged to participate in activities for a voucher to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables.

Wednesdays from 5-7 pm. Free. Spark Central, 1214 W. Summit Pkwy. sparkcentral.org (509-279-0299) HILLYARD FESTIVAL The annual festival features food trucks, a beer garden, parade and live entertainment. Aug. 5-7.

See website for schedule. Free. HarmonShipley Park, 6000 N. Market St. hillyardfestival.com COEUR D’ALENE STREET FAIR A street fair with food, fine art, crafts, clothing and more. Aug. 5-7, Fri-Sat from 10 am-8 pm, Sun from 10 am-4 pm. Downtown Coeur d’Alene. cdadowntown.com

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embers of Congress have spent the past few years periodically throwing punches at federal cannabis policy. Senate Democrats are winding up to throw another, though this punch looks to be yet another body blow rather than a knockout.

An influential trio of Democratic senators consisting of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York, former presidential candidate Cory Booker of New Jersey and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden of Oregon, filed the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act (CAOA) last week. The nearly 300-page bill is broad in scope, ranging from social equity and criminal justice reform to regulation and definition of terms like “hemp” and “cannabis,” though the main takeaway is that it would legalize cannabis at the federal level.

“Cannabis legalization has proven immensely successful at the state level, so it is time that Congress catches up with the rest of the country,” Schumer said on the Senate floor last week.

More specifically, it’s the Senate that needs to catch up. The House has already passed legislation, known as the MORE Act, that would legalize cannabis. It’s been passed twice, most recently in April. Both times, the MORE Act has died in committee upon reaching the Senate. The fact that the Senate is taking the lead with the CAOA is notable, but the process will be no different than in the past. After being introduced last week, the CAOA was referred to the finance committee. Even if it can escape death in committee unlike previous attempts, its prospects to pass the Senate aren’t great.

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FILM

DREAMWORKS ANIMATION: THE EXHIBITION From the makers of Shrek, Madagascar, Kung Fu Panda, How to Train Your Dragon and Trolls, comes an extraordinary exhibition celebrating over 25 years of DreamWorks Animation. Through Sept. 11; Tue-Sun from 10 am-5 pm (third Thursdays until 9 pm). $15-$20. Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture, 2316 W. First Ave. northwestmuseum.org HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON Part of the Garland’s free kids movies series. July 25-29, daily at 9:30 am. Garland Theater, 924 W. Garland Ave. garlandtheater.com MAD GOD Follow The Assassin through a forbidding world of tortured souls, decrepit bunkers and wretched monstrosities forged from the most primordial horrors of the subconscious mind. July 28-29, 7 pm, July 30, 4 & 7 pm and July 31, 4 pm. $7. Kenworthy Theatre, 508 S Main St. kenworthy.org (208-882-4127) PADDINGTON 2 Part of the Garland Theater’s family friendly series. July 25-29, daily at 12 pm. $2.50. Garland Theater, 924 W. Garland Ave. garlandtheater.com MOVIES IN THE PARK The Salvation Army Spokane’s family friendly summer movie series, Fridays at Sally’s Park. All movies begin at sundown. Free. The Salvation Army Spokane, 222 E. Indiana Ave. salvationarmyspokane.org HUB DRIVE-IN MOVIES: JAWS Watch Jaws in throwback style. Admission price gets in one carload. July 30, 8:30 pm. $25. HUB Sports Center, 19619 E. Cataldo Ave. hubsportscenter.org MOVIE IN THE PARK: SPIDER-MAN NO WAY HOME Part of the Liberty Lake Summer Festival. Movie starts at dusk.

July 30. Free. Pavillion Park, 727 N. Molter Rd. pavillionpark.org (509-755-6726) SATURDAY CARTOONS AT THE FARMERS MARKET Cartoons are screened during the Moscow Farmers Market.

Saturdays from 8 am-1 pm through Oct. 31. Free. The Kenworthy, 508 S. Main St. kenworthy.org (208-882-4127) TDS MOVIES IN THE PARK: THE SANDLOT The event also features face painting, lawn games and giveaways. Starts at 6 pm; movie at 8 pm. July 30. Free.

Friendship Park, 631 E. Greta Ave. TDSfiber.com SUMMER FAMILY MATINEE SERIES Weekly showings of family-friendly films.

Tue and Wed at 1 pm; see web for complete schedule. $3. The Kenworthy, 508 S. Main St. kenworthy.org (208-882-4127) MOVIES AT THE PAVILION Watch some classics, summer favorites and recent blockbusters under the Pavilion. July 27: Ghostbusters Afterlife; Aug. 3: The Princess Bride. Event from 8:30-10 pm. Free.

Pavilion at Riverfront, 574 N. Howard St. my.spokanecity.org (509-625-6000) SUMMER MOONLIGHT MOVIES: ENCANTO Bring a lawn chair, blankets, snacks and enjoy a movie under the moonlight. Aug. 5 at dusk. Free. Sunset Park, 924 S. Lawson St. airwayheightsprksandrec.org (509-244-4845)

FOOD

SOUR FEST 2022 Six local breweries present a selection of sour beers along with raffle drawings, pizza and giveaways. July 29-31, daily starting at 3 pm. $6-$32. For the Love of God Brewing, 2617 W. Northwest Blvd. fortheloveofgodbrewing.com (509-844-4534)

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WINE TASTING Taste a selection of South American wines. Includes cheese and crackers. July 29, 3-6:30 pm. $10.

Vino! A Wine Shop, 222 S. Washington St. vinowine.com (509-838-1229) GARDEN TEA PARTY Spend the afternoon in a flower field sipping gourmet tea and eating finger foods. July 30, Aug. 13 and Aug. 21 at 1 pm. $30-$45. Grumpy Chicken Farm, 1535 E. Shingle Mill Rd. grumpychickenfarm.com THE SCOOP & GARLAND BREW WORKS COLLAB RELEASE This special collaboration features a sour beer andan ice cream both flavored with pistachio, pineapple and marshmallow. Pours and scoops available while supplies last, starting at noon. July 30, noon. Garland Brew Werks, 603 W. Garland Ave. garlandbrew-werks.square.site (509-863-9419) WINE TASTING Patio Party wine tasting; includes cheese and crackers. July 30, 2-4:30 pm. $10. Vino! A Wine Shop, 222 S. Washington St. vinowine.com ALL YOU CAN EAT PANCAKE BREAKFAST Enjoy fresh cherries with your pancakes. Breakfast includes pancakes, sausage and eggs plus beverages. Free for ages 5 and under with a paying adult.

July 31, 8-11 am. $5-$10. Green Bluff Grange, 9809 Green Bluff Rd. greenbluffgrowers.com (509-979-2607) CAMP COCKTAIL A series during which participants create signature cocktails from different U.S. cities: San Francisco (July 31) and New Orleans (Aug. 21).

Taught by Hogwash’s Simon Moorby and Raising the Bar’s Renée Cebula. July 31 and Aug. 21, 5 pm. $65/class. Hogwash Whiskey Den, 304 W. Pacific Ave. raisingthebarnw.com/event (509-464-6541) DRAG BRUNCH Watch Nova Caine and the cast of Runway perform while enjoying breakfast and mimosas. Sundays from 10 am-2 pm. Globe Bar & Kitchen, 204 N. Division. globespokane.com RIVERFRONT EATS Riverfront Park’s local food truck series. Tuesdays from 11 am-2 pm through Aug. 30. Riverfront Park, 507 N. Howard St. riverfrontspokane.org (509-625-6600)

MUSIC

GIRLS ROCK LAB CONCERT See the bands formed during Spark Central’s Girls Rock Lab summer camp perform the songs that they’ve created. July 29, 6-8 pm. Free. Central Library, 906 W. Main Ave. spark-central.org (509-279-0299) GR8TER VETERANS SUMMER CONCERT SERIES A local music festival featuring artists such as Echo Eslyium, The Sam Leyde Band, Okay Honey and more. July 30 and Aug 6, 5-10 pm. See website for schedule. Free. Mix Park, 301 W. Fourth Ave., Deer Park. gr8terveterans.org PLAY IT AGAIN RECORD SALE This annual sale includes CDs, LPs and cassettes, and benefits the Panida Scholarship Fund. Donations accepted July 18-29.

See website for details. Sale is July 30, 8 am-3 pm. Panida Theater, 300 N. First Ave. panida.org (208-263-9191)

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YOGA & MIMOSA CRUISES Tickets include a 45-minute class by CDA Power Yoga, and a mimosa (sparkling cider for under 21). Snacks, cocktails, mimosa flights and more available for purchase.

BYO yoga mat. Thursdays at 9 am

through Aug. 25. $29.50. Coeur d’Alene. cdacruises.com (209-292-5670) COME FEED THE BISON Tours include farm history, a talk on bison and a Q&A session. Then, meet, greet and hand-feed the bison. Call to reserve. Fri-Sat from 12:30-1:30 pm through Sept. 2. $7. WinTur Bison Farm, 4742 W. Highway 231. winturbisonfarm.com (509-258-6717) EIGHT IS ENOUGH DATE NIGHT An eight-person Modified Chapman. Each team consists of four couples, all aiming to win prizes. July 29, 5 pm. Circling Raven Golf Course, 27068 S. Highway 95. cdacasino.com (800-523-2464) THE GREAT FAMILY CAMPING CHALLENGE Work as a family or with a team to complete camping-themed activities, including creating and presenting something to eat. All ages. Registration required. July 29, 2-3:30 pm. Free. Spokane Valley Library, 12004 E. Main. scld. org (893-8400) NPOV LIONS CLUB RAILRIDERS Enjoy the unique experience of a four-seated, pedal powered, railroad bicycle along the scenic Pend Oreille River in Ione, Wash.

Rides offered July 30-31, Sept. 17-18, Oct. 1-2 and Oct. 8-9. Times vary, see website for tickets. $12/$24. lionsrailriders.com BARE BUNS FUN RUN A clothing-optional 5k. July 31. $30. Kaniksu Ranch, 4295 N. Deer Lake Rd. kaniksufamily. com/bbfr (509-327-6833) SPOKANE VALLEY CYCLE CELEBRATION Morning rides include a 50, 25 or 10 mile ride around the Valley. July 31, 8 am. $15-29. Mirabeau Point Park, 2426 N. Discovery Place. cyclecelebration.com NEWMAN LAKE BASS BATTLES A threeweek, catch-and-release, tag-style tourney. Utilizing the MyCatch app, anglers record catches with a photo and then release the fish back into the lake. Prizes totaling over $3,000 are awarded to the top ranking competitors. Aug. 1-20. $20.

Newman Lake. anglersatlas.com RIVERFRONT MOVES: PILATES IN THE PARK Precision Pilates classes welcome all levels of movers as they work to improve stability, alignment and inner strength. July 26-Aug. 16, Tues from 6-7 pm. Free. Riverfront Park, 507 N. Howard St. riverfrontspokane.org SPOKANE INDIANS VS. EUGENE EMERALDS Promo events during the six-game series include Bark in the Park Night (Aug. 2), Family Feast Night (Aug. 3), $100 Strikeout Night and Lawton Team Photo Giveaway (Aug. 4), Marvel Super Hero Night (Aug. 5), Wands and Wizards Night (Aug. 6) and AugtoberFest Day (Aug. 7). Aug. 2-6, 6:35 pm; Aug. 7, 1:05 pm. $8-$22. Avista Stadium, 602 N. Havana St. milb.com/spokane (535-2922) HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION INSTITUTE SCRAMBLE A shotgun golf scramble benefitting the HREI. Aug. 3, 9 am. $150-$600. Circling Raven Golf Course, 27068 S. Highway 95. cdacasino.com SCRAMBLE FOR HOSPICE GOLF TOURNAMENT A scramble-format golf tournament that supports northeast Washington’s only nonprofit hospice. Sign up as a team or individually. Aug. 5, 8:30 am-1 pm. $125. Indian Canyon Golf Course, 4303 W. West Dr. hospiceofspokane.org LAKE CITY JUNIOR RODEO The 8th annual rodeo, hosted by the Gem State Stampede Rodeo Committee, invites young adults and kids to participate in various events. Free to spectate. Aug. 6, 11 am and Aug. 7, 9 am. $20-$30. Kootenai County Fairgrounds, 4056 N. Govern-

ment Way. kcfairgrounds.com SPIKE & DIG An outdoor, co-ed, six-onsix volleyball tournament with over 200 teams. Aug. 6-7. $210-$300. Dwight Merkel Sports Complex, 5701 N. Assembly St. spikeanddig.com

THEATER

SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK: ROMEO & JULIET Spokane Shakespeare Society’s reimagining of Romeo and Juliet, led by the point of view of the two lovers. July 28-31 at 6:30 pm. Free. Riverfront Park, 507 N. Howard St. spokaneshakespearesociety.org (509-625-6600) SHE KILLS MONSTERS The story of Agnes Evans, a young woman grieving for her deceased sister. July 28-31, Thu-Sun at 7:30 pm, Sat-Sun at 2 pm. $10-$20.

Spokane Civic Theatre, 1020 N. Howard St. spokanecivictheatre.com (325-2507) COMMUNITY IMPROV NIGHT A group of local improvisers gather to perform comedy from the tops of their domes, fueled by audience suggestions. Free, ticket reservations are required. July 29, 6-7:30 pm. Free. Coeur d’Alene Public Library, 702 E. Front Ave. cdalibrary.org RADIO READERS THEATRE: AN EVENING WITH THE LONE RANGER Join the Jacklin Art and Cultural Center’s new ensemble “The Team Players” as they reenact an old-time radio program. July 29 from 7-8 pm and July 30 from 1-2 pm.

Free. The Jacklin Arts & Cultural Center, 405 N. William St. thejacklincenter.org HEDWIG & THE ANGRY INCH A German emigrant living in a trailer in Kansas is the victim of a botched sex-change operation. A collaboration between Stage Left Theater and Spokane Ensemble Theatre. July 29-31, 7:30 pm. $25-$45. Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague Ave. stagelefttheater.org (509-838-9727) LITTLE WOMEN This musical, based on Louisa May Alcott’s novel, focuses on the March sisters at home in Massachusetts while their father is away serving as a Union Army chaplain during the Civil War. July 29-30, 7:30 pm and July 31, 2 pm. $50-$153. Schuler Performing Arts Center, 1000 W. Garden Ave. cdasummertheatre.com (208-769-7780) MISSOULA CHILDREN’S THEATER: THE LITTLE MERMAID Directors take kids through the audition, production and performance process of a musical. Performances on July 30 at 3 pm and 5:30 pm. Free. Pend Oreille Playhouse, 236 S. Union Ave. pendoreilleplayers.com

VISUAL ARTS

OBJECT/ARTIFACT Sculptors Rob McKirdie, Tybre Newcomer and Cozette Phillips present a collection of work that reflects on their past explorations and how materials preserve and shape perception.

Mon-Fri from 10 am-5 pm through Aug. 26. Free. Spokane Art School, 811 W. Garland Ave. spokaneartschool.net BOOK ARTS: BEGINNING PAPER MARBLING Students learn how to make floating medium, prep paper, prep paint and the basic marbling patterns from local artist Mel Hewitt. July 30, 10 am-12:30 pm. $50. Spokane Print & Publishing Center, 1921 N. Ash St. spokaneprint.org LR MONTGOMERY PAINTING SALE Meet art and nature enthusiasts, artist L.R. Montgomery, hike, and purchase art at this celebratory event. Four sessions

offered: Sat, July 30 from 10-11:30 am, 12-1:30 pm, 2-3 pm and 4-6 pm. To register email your first and second choice of times to sue@dishmanhills.org. July 30, 10 am-6 pm. Free. Wilson Conservation Area, 6712 E. Willow Springs Rd. dishmanhills.org (509-598-0003) PLAYING WITH HOT GLASS This class uses scraps of fusible glass to create small works of art and teaches about the principles of glass fusion. Ages 18+. July 30, 10 am-noon. $40-$45. Art Salvage Spokane, 1925 N. Ash St. artsalvagespokane.com (509-598-8983) RELIEF PRINTING: WOODCUT T-SHIRT STAMPING Students learn principles and strategies for creating a handmade wood matrix and printing over fabric. July 30, 1-3 pm. $60. Spokane Print & Publishing Center, 1921 N. Ash St. spokaneprint.org SUMMER FORGING SATURDAYS: MINI HAMMER-INS Whether you’re trying blacksmithing for the first time or you’d like to forge but don’t have a home shop, there are plenty of beginner projects to choose from with steel provided. July 30Aug. 13, Sat from 9 am-1 pm and 2-6 pm. $40. Mad Co Labs Studios, 3038 E. Trent Ave. columbiafireandiron.org SUNDAY ART MART Local artists and crafters exhibit and sell their work in a friendly environment. Sundays from 12-4 pm through Aug. 28. Downtown Spokane. downtownspokane.org ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS Create small illuminated manuscript pages from famous fairy tales. Bring a mask to wear during pigment demonstrations. For adults. Aug. 2 and Aug. 9, 6-8:30 pm. $65. Spokane Art School, 811 W. Garland Ave. spoakneartschool.net

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LILAC CITY LIVE! A late-night talk show featuring chef Ricky Webster, Brooke Matson from Spark Central, comedian Harry J. Riley and musical guest Atari Ferrari. July 28, 8-10 pm. Free. Central Library, 906 W. Main. spokanelibrary.org DAVID SHIFFMAN: WHY SHARKS MATTER Award-winning marine biologist Dr. David Shiffman explains how and why we should protect the sharks that live in the ocean. July 29, 7 pm. Free. Auntie’s Bookstore, 402 W. Main Ave. auntiesbooks.com (509-838-0206) CUPBOARDS ALL BARED Join historical fiction author Patricia Meredith for an event celebrating the release of the second book in her Spokane Clock Tower Mysteries series. July 30, 12-4 pm. $10.

The MAC, 2316 W. First Ave. northwestmuseum.org (509-456-3931) POETRY CELEBRATION Local poet Stephen Pitters shares from his new books with music accompaniment and of art.

Aug. 2, 6-7 pm. Free. Liberty Park Library, 402 S. Pittsburgh St. spokanelibrary.org ARTIST TALK Artists-In-Residence Jesse Peck and Lesley Crane share some of their current projects, andstories about art making, motherhood, working and how to make it all happen at once. Aug. 3, 6:30-7:30 pm. Free. The Hive, 2904 E. Sprague Ave. spoanelibrary.org BROKEN MIC Spokane Poetry Slam’s weekly open mic reading series. Wednesdays at 6:30 pm; sign-ups at 6 pm. Neato Burrito, 827 W. First Ave. bit.ly/2ZAbugD DEBORAH CUYLE: MURDER & MAYHEM IN SPOKANE Cuyle explores Spokane’s history of murders and cold cases in her latest release. Aug. 3, 7 pm. Free. Auntie’s, 402 W. Main. auntiesbooks.com n

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