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can’t imagine playing poker with Donald Trump. He’d see I was nervous and just start talking, telling me about hurricanes barreling toward Alabama, Camp David meetings with the Taliban, the invasion of immigrants, the enormity of his rallies, the size of his hands and where he puts them without permission, the wall Mexico will build, voter fraud, deregulation, tariffs, tax cuts, jobs, fake news, our booming economy, buying Greenland… and the two huge aces he has in the hole. Seriously, in the face of that, beat-down and confused, I’d probably just fold and hand over my money. Trump is, without question, impossible to predict, and he’s spent the past few years breaking all the rules and norms that have governed American politics. Sure, it’s won him some critics who claim he lacks core principles, but it also poses a serious challenge for any Democrat hoping to unseat an incumbent president: When your opponent rejects all rules of the game, how do you win? It’s time to explore that central question confronting his challengers (beginning on page 24). Democrats just cut the field in half for Thursday night’s debate. Things are getting real. Will Democratic voters look for young blood (in someone like Pete Buttigieg), an old fave (like Joe Biden) or an East Coast elite (in Elizabeth Warren or Bernie Sanders)? Will the race turn on substance (health care, immigration and the economy) or personality? The 2020 election may be 418 days away, but the campaign is in full tilt. Expect more than a few wildcards along the way. — JACOB H. FRIES, Editor

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guage choices don’t affect me, but his policy decisions do.” A former All-American football player and successful Canadian football coach recently asserted that the presidential choice for all Americans in 2020 is a choice between character

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Q&A CHARLES PEPITON The director and Gonzaga professor is taking theater to unexpected places, like Mt. Spokane’s Vista House BY DAN NAILEN

hile Charles Pepiton has been teaching theater at Gonzaga for five years, his life around stages stretches beyond the classroom. In 2007, he and some like-minded friends started Square Top Theatre in the small Colorado town of Pagosa Springs. Originally a traditional repertory company, Square Top has evolved into an international artist collective that tackles everything from live theater, to film, to visual arts. The group’s latest work is a theatrical production of The Scent of a Thousand Rains, directed by Pepiton and penned by Square Top’s Damon Falke. It’s the final piece of a series the duo has dubbed “The Memory Cycle” (the first two were produced in New York and New Mexico), and will appear at the Vista House at Mt. Spokane this weekend and at the downtown Spokane Public Library in early October, a show that will be broadcast live on Spokane Public Radio. We talked to Pepiton about the unusual location, the play and more. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. INLANDER: The Scent of a Thousand Rains is “a new play, in verse.” What does that mean? PEPITON: It started as a 35-page poem written in verse in a really classical sense. Damon Falke is a rigorous poet with a classical sensibility. One day he and I were talking about Homer, and about the way that The Odyssey used to be delivered on the mountaintop, or in a place of significance outside of the city, with musical accompaniment. I said, “We gotta get back to that.” And he goes, “I’ve got something that you might want to read.” It’s this beautiful monologue that jumps location, so it’s a single actor talking, and he’s talking to this woman that he loves … It’s all about this man who’s dealing with his transience. He’s moved from place to place to place, from New Zealand to Nepal to Hungary to Utah, and he’s trying to come to terms with permanence and impermanence. How did it come together? I contacted Tana Bachman-Bland, a violinist in town, and the length of her talent is amazing. And I got Ryan Childers, an actor in town, and Tana in a room [last] September and we just started reading this poem. And Tana was reacting to the text as the woman he’s speaking to, but instead of

speaking language, she’s speaking music … So sometimes she “speaks” with him, sometimes she plays to him, instead of speaking. And she’s got everything from the “Goldberg Variations” from Bach that she’s playing on violin to Federico Mompou, a jazz pianist she’s adapted for violin, heartbreakingly beautiful Hungarian folk hymns, Mormon hymns, all sorts of music she weaves together to chart this character’s journey. Was the Vista House always the place you wanted to stage the play? It was the first and only choice. Whenever I see a space like that, my mind always thinks, “What can I make?” It’s just got this amazing sense of history. It was designed in the ’30s, from a school of architecture that the design itself is supposed to emerge naturally from the location. I love the idea of taking a group of people out of the city to a mountaintop, to hear stories in this really old way. You won a Spokane Arts grant for this show. What will that mean for the production? It helps us remove barriers to art access, which is something we’re really concerned with. You make these pieces over this long period of time, and what we want is an audience. Often what happens is people can’t afford $50 a ticket, or $25 per ticket for an evening’s performance. I don’t want to perform just to that set of the community. So directly, they’re underwriting all our ticket sales for the premiere performances on Mt. Spokane, and also for the Lens (in the downtown library), and an additional one we’re still scheduling. How many people can go to these Mt. Spokane shows? Vista House can hold 50 people, so we’re “selling” 45 because the 50 also accounts for actors. And we have a bus that can hold 46. I hope people have a good sense of humor about that. We’re going to be leaving from the Grocery Outlet and driving up to the mountain together. I’m encouraging people to bring a picnic. We’ll get there right at sunset, take in the sunset from the house and then we’ll go in and see a show. n The Scent of a Thousand Rains • Fri-Sat, Sept. 13-14, bus leaves 5:15 pm • Vista House at Mt. Spokane • Thu, Oct. 3 at 7 pm • Downtown Spokane Public Library • Free •

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FORGO THE FREEBIES oesn’t anyone remember their Psych 101 education? Econ 101? How

about common sense? The carrot and the stick? Pavlov’s dog? If you pay someone for not working, they won’t work. Incentive to work has been removed. If you take someone’s money they earned by working to give to those who don’t, they won’t work. Incentive to work has been removed. Eventually no one works and the state fails. Socialism, throughout history, has always failed. The list of failed socialist states is very long. Yet, cities in the U.S. have learned nothing from those lessons. They have been spending millions of our taxpayer dollars on programs like subsidized housing, free medical care, welfare, bigger jails, needle exchange programs, etc. for decades and the problems have become much worse. We have not helped people in need, we have enabled the behaviors we wish to abate. Look at San Francisco and Seattle as examples of how things get worse when “freebies” are given. Those programs are a proven failure. Let’s not allow Spokane to be the next example of failure. Instead, to “Cure Spokane,” try this novel idea: Cut off the freebies entirely. It’s tough love. Watch how the people who came for freebies, and stayed for freebies, leave. Watch how people who want freebies don’t come here in the first place. Imagine walking in our beloved downtown, with our “new” Riverfront Park, without getting hit up for money by a meth addict or worrying about your car being broken into or worse. Let common sense prevail.

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THINGS LEFT UNSAID Stopping short of saying “no,” Belle Gardens wedding venue turns away gay couples. Is that illegal? BY WILSON CRISCIONE

n paper, Belle Gardens seemed like an ideal place for Savannah Salerno and Jess Vega’s wedding. The couple, who got engaged in January, dreamed of an outdoor wedding near water. And Belle Gardens, in Deer Park, quickly rose to the top of their list. The first thing they saw on the Belle Gardens’ website was a couple in a small boat on a pond, with a lush green garden and elegant white home in the background. Friends

and family of the couple gave it rave reviews. So on Aug. 15, Salerno, 25, called Belle Gardens and spoke to the owner, Larry Terpstra. The call started out like all the other calls she had with venues, Salerno recalls. They discussed the date of the wedding, the colors and the location. She was ready to schedule a time to check the place out. But then she mentioned her fiancée’s name. “And then he said, ‘Let me stop you right there. Is

this one of those same-sex marriages?’” Salerno recalls Terpstra saying. “And then that was when the rest of the whole shit show started.” Terpstra wasn’t outright saying “no,” as he knew that would be against the law. But he wasn’t exactly saying “yes,” either. As Salerno recalls it, he told her he didn’t believe in same-sex marriage and he declined to schedule a showing there. But this part has stuck with her: He ...continued on next page

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“THINGS LEFT UNSAID,” CONTINUED... told her he wouldn’t be able to give 100 percent because he “would be miserable planning a wedding for two women,” she says. He recommended another venue, Salerno started crying and the conversation ended. Terpstra’s recollection of the conversation isn’t far off, but he disputes some details. He says he didn’t deny a showing, and that he wouldn’t use the word “miserable.” But he admits that he has told couples that even though the law doesn’t allow him to say “no,” as a Christian he doesn’t believe in gay marriage and tells gay couples “it isn’t a great fit because I probably would not have a good attitude the whole day.” In 16 years operating Belle Gardens, Terpstra says he and his wife have never done a wedding for a gay couple. “I wouldn’t be happy about it, and it would make me uncomfortable,” Terpstra tells the Inlander. “My opinion about this is that I would rather that they had 100 percent performance by another venue and by someone who isn’t going to be in a bad mood all day long.” The situation fuels an ongoing debate over same-sex weddings, discrimination and religious freedom. Similar cases have burst into the national spotlight: A case involving a baker who refused to bake a cake for a gay couple made it all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. Meanwhile, in a lawsuit filed by state Attorney General Bob Ferguson, the Washington State Supreme Court has ruled against the owner of Arlene’s flower shop in Richland for refusing to create floral arrangements for a gay couple’s wedding due to her Christian faith.

few hours after talking to Terpstra, Salerno decided to share her experience on Facebook. She was flooded with support. And someone commented on her post and said the same thing happened to a friend years ago.

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When Salerno dug through the Google reviews for Belle Gardens, she found that others had a similar experience with Belle Gardens. One of those people is Jen Cogswell, 24. She left a one-star review a year ago saying Belle Gardens wouldn’t let her and her fiancée get married there. She tells the Inlander that she spoke to a man who told her she was “disgusting” and that she was “going to hell” for marrying a woman. Terpstra strongly denies that he would have ever said either of those things, adding that he doesn’t even believe that. But Cogswell insists the man she spoke to did say that, and it made her feel like “less of a person.” Since 2006, Washington state law has prohibited discrimination based on sexual orientation in any place of public accommodation. That would include a wedding venue, says Laura Lindstrand, a policy analyst for the state’s Human Rights Commission. She says if a wedding venue says it won’t let a couple get married there because they’re gay, then that’s clearly discrimination. It’s not as black and white if Terpstra is technically saying “yes” but that he’d be uncomfortable with it. But if he’s steering couple to different locations, if it’s a pattern, and if he’s telling them that they wouldn’t get the same treatment, then Lindstrand says it likely is against the law. “That could definitely be a violation of the law,” she says. “It would need to be investigated what was said and done, where he sent them and how many times this has happened.” Lisa Nowlin, an attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union of Washington who represents the gay couple in the Arlene’s Flowers lawsuit, has a similar assessment. If Terpstra is simply saying he’d be unhappy, that’s not the same as a “no.” But depending on what he’s saying, it could be what she calls a “constructive no,” meaning he’s refusing service without saying it.

“There are no magic words,” Nowlin says. “There are multiple ways of saying ‘no’ that don’t actually say ‘no.’” But other attorneys may argue that Terpstra has a right to refuse. Though the Washington Supreme Court has struck this argument down, Alliance Defending Freedom argues that the state can’t force someone like Arlene’s Flowers owner Barronelle Stutzman to give up her religious beliefs and serve gay couples. Despite the ruling from the state Supreme Court, they plan on filing an appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court, after the Supreme Court sided with the Colorado baker who refused to serve a gay couple. The court didn’t address discrimination and religious freedom in that case, however — the ruling was based on the Colorado Civil Rights Commission acting antagonistic towards the baker’s religious argument. Still, conservatives would argue that Belle Gardens should have religious freedom, too. Chris Plante, the director of operations and policy for the right-leaning Family Policy Institute of Washington, says he hopes Belle Gardens stands firm. “He ought to be faithful and he ought to stand for what he believes,” Plante says. “I firmly believe that each one of us ought to be free to live our lives based on our deeply held religious beliefs and values.”

rom Terpstra’s perspective, it’s better for everybody if he’s up front with his beliefs. He says he feels like it’s a Catch-22. He can’t deny them legally, but he knows he wouldn’t be enthusiastic about the wedding if it’s a same-sex couple. “When we do weddings, we pour everything we have into it. Everything. And in a same-sex marriage, I don’t know if I could do that,” he says. He volunteers the fact that he’s turned down a Wiccan ceremony before, too. And he says that due to several poor experiences in the past that have left Terpstra and his wife with more to clean up, he’s become wary of weddings between two Russians.

“It’s not fair that we are judged based on wanting to be together.” Terpstra says he’s seen gay people at weddings he’s hosted, and he welcomes them. But his entire belief system throughout his life has not included same-sex marriage. By laying it out there, and by recommending another venue, then the couple is able to have a better experience elsewhere. He says he has empathy for Salerno and Vega because he knows they probably experience discrimination “all day long.” “But if someone says something to me, like we don’t want your business, I tell them, ‘OK, fine, I’ll find somebody that does want my business,’” he says. “But I think this is a more tender subject.” Salerno and Vega have found another wedding venue where they plan on getting married. But Vega, 32, says these kinds of experiences make her feel like acceptance of LGBTQ rights is going backwards. She could see how the phone call impacted Salerno. “She’s my person. And when she gets upset, I’m upset,” Vega says. “It’s not fair that we are judged based on wanting to be together.” Salerno says she wrestled with talking about this publicly. She doesn’t want to take away Terpstra’s livelihood, but she thinks people need to know that discrimination happens in 2019. And she wants people like Terpstra to see that she’s the same whether she has a male partner or a female partner. “I would not want him to do a wedding for me, but it’s almost like, I wish that he was forced to,” she says. “Maybe he needs to watch a gay wedding and see the love between two people.” n wilsonc@inlander.com

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FINAL CLEANUP The contaminated PASCO LANDFILL, which was used for decades to contain industrial and household waste, is set for final cleanup, with the state Department of Ecology taking comments on final steps now. For decades, Ecology and local governments have been working with potentially liable parties to clean up the contamination; they’ve already removed about 5,000 55-gallon drums of herbicide-manufacturing waste and 1 million pounds of contaminants from soil. After a 2013 underground fire at the site, and continued monitoring of groundwater contamination, Ecology now wants to remove 35,000 drums of industrial waste due to concerns about higher temperatures and continued risk of contamination. (SAMANTHA WOHLFEIL)

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ALTERNATIVE JUSTICE Spokane’s innovative Community Court — a voluntary program that diverts defendants accused of low-level nonviolent misdemeanors in the downtown core to services instead of jail — is effective at reducing RECIDIVISM and connecting needy clients to a variety of services, according to a new study from Washington State University researchers. For instance, they found that within 12 months of completing the program, 30 percent of participants of the program were charged with another crime, compared to 46 percent of the other sample groups that did not go through it but were otherwise eligible. Council member Breean Beggs, a proponent of Community Court, argued that the results are evidence that it should be expanded: “We would save money and be more effective if the majority of our misdemeanor court system was problem-solving-based like Community Court is.” (JOSH KELETY)

KNOWING MORE THAN THEY LET ON Spokane Public Schools knew that a teacher hired to teach special education in 2016 had prior allegations of MISCONDUCT, according to records released by the school district. In June, the Inlander detailed how former Shadle Park High School teacher Michael Henry was investigated for sexually harassing an employee and for using excessive force and inappropriate language with students at previous schools. Still, he was hired by Spokane Public Schools before he resigned this year following a controversy over how one of his students was repeatedly put into an isolation room where she harmed herself. Records reveal that Henry had disclosed that he’d been put on paid administrative leave at Mt. Spokane High School in 2015 during the application process, despite the district claiming earlier this year that it did not know of separate allegations. (WILSON CRISCIONE)

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AMERICA FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD When Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson was in Spokane, he gave an endorsement to the agency’s longstanding “HOUSING FIRST” policy, which seeks to house homeless people before trying to treat their drug addiction and mental health issues. “We believe in Housing First, but we also believe in Housing Second, and Housing Third,” he said while in Spokane last month. That quote has been cited by both Mayor David Condon and Mayoral Candidate Nadine Woodward in their comments skeptical of the Housing First approach. But a HUD spokesman repeatedly told the Inlander that Carson’s comments, if anything, were trying to emphasize the power of Housing First. In other speeches, Carson used the phrase to stress that the government should keep providing support to treat the root causes of homelessness after people are housed. (DANIEL WALTERS)

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nly a few years since Gonzaga University and the University of Washington School of Medicine got hitched, they’ve found a place they’ll soon call home. Earlier this week, the UW-GU Regional Health Partnership announced that McKinstry, a design and construction company, will finance and construct a new $60 million, 80,000-square-foot building at 840 E. Spokane Falls Blvd. The building will serve as a new center for medical education. “With help from McKinstry, the UW School of Medicine’s partnership with Gonzaga is poised for a crucial leap forward, and we couldn’t be more excited about what this means for medical education and care across our state,” says UW President Ana Mari Cauce. Construction is expected to be completed by August 2022. Students in the first 18 months of the UW School of Medicine program, along with the MEDEX Northwest physician assistant education program, will relocate to the new building from their current home on the Gonzaga campus. Gonzaga’s Department of Human Physiology and the School of Nursing & Human Physiology will also use the new building. It will be located next to Gonzaga’s Trent Avenue

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parking facility and McKinstry Spokane Inland Empire Railroad building (SIERR), which will become part of what the health partnership is calling a “health care innovation cluster.” McKinstry, meanwhile, will move across the University District Gateway Bridge to a spot near the Catalyst building. Thayne McCulloh, Gonzaga president praised a “creative approach to funding facilities like this,” using a private middleman like McKinstry. “We have reaffirmed our long-term commitment to broadening the array of health-related education and research endeavors, and to preparing the next generation of health care professionals here in Spokane and the Inland Northwest,” he says. (WILSON CRISCIONE)

LAKE PEND OREILLE RAIL BRIDGE MOVES FORWARD The U.S. Coast Guard has finished an environmental assessment for a second rail bridge BNSF Railway plans to build across Lake Pend Oreille, clearing the way for construction, pending permits. The bridge will cross the lake near Sandpoint, twinning an existing bridge that was first built about a century ago and has since had major renovations. BNSF says the additional bridge, which is expected to take three to five years to build, is needed to prevent backups through the area and reduce train idling on nearby train sidings. Last week, upland work started to create access to the future construction site near Sand Creek, as well as relocate a bike trail so it can be used throughout the project, BNSF spokeswoman Courtney Wallace says by email. In-water construction is anticipated to start in midOctober, pending final permitting from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Environmentalists had pushed for a full environmen-

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tal impact statement for the project, which would have required more thorough research into potential impacts. Many voiced concerns about the project’s potential to increase rail traffic and the transport of hazardous substances over the water. “We’re extremely disappointed with the Coast Guard’s decision,” says Matt Nykiel, Idaho Conservation League’s conservation associate, in a written statement. “The Coast Guard ignored nearly 2,000 people who wanted a more thorough study of the project’s effects on air and water quality, public safety and health, the environment, and other factors, such as traffic and the economy.” The Coast Guard and BNSF maintain that markets dictate rail traffic, and removing the bottleneck will reduce fuel emissions. Slightly more than an acre of nearshore and wetland that will be filled for the project will be mitigated via a wetland mitigation bank near Priest River. (SAMANTHA WOHLFEIL)

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The Spokane Office of Police Ombudsman unveiled a new online dashboard last week that tracks and analyzes Police Department use-of-force incident data between

2013 and 2018. The initiative is aimed at increasing transparency and public insight into the behavior of local police officers. “The goal of this is to help improve policing practices and minimize risk,” Spokane Police Ombudsman Bart Logue says in a press release. “The transparency of data and meaningful analysis available can help the community examine issues like racial disparity or other issues of interest related to uses of force.” While the Spokane Police Department previously published annual reports on its use-of-force data, the new dashboard centralizes the data and allows users to break down the incidents in various ways, such as by neighborhood, the type of force used, and the demographics of subjects that force was used on. The dashboard will also be regularly updated going into the future. The dashboard, which is now active, was created through a contract with Police Strategies LLC, a Washington consulting firm that works with law enforcement agencies on use-of-force data collection. Police Strategies also produced an analytical report on the Spokane Police Department’s use-of-force data. On average, 108 use-of-force incidents were recorded annually, while six officers made up 18 percent of all incidents logged during that six-year window. While Tasers and canine were the two most frequently used weapons in these incidents, 43 percent of incidents involved only physical force where weapons weren’t used; another 35 percent involved weapons. Additionally, the report identified significant racial disparities in the demographics of people subjected to police use-of-force. While Spokane is only 2 percent black — per the U.S. Census Bureau — African Americans accounted for 14 percent of all useof-force subjects. The analysis also notes that the Police Department does not count incidents involving physical force that do not result in injury as uses-of-force, skewing the data. There would be roughly 300-400 reportable incidents each year if all force incidents were recorded, the Police Strategies LLC estimates. (JOSH KELETY) n

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Mall of the Wild In its first month, NorthTown Mall’s Blue Zoo aquarium was hit with a tidal wave of criticism BY DANIEL WALTERS

ith characteristic slowness, Peaches — a large sulcata tortoise — paws at the entrance gate to the reptile room at Blue Zoo, the interactive aquarium at NorthTown Mall. The tortoise used to wander around more, the blue-shirted aquarium staffer says, particularly to the aquarium’s gift shop. But now, they have to keep a closer eye on it. They don’t want it to get stepped on. After all, as Blue Zoo visitor Jack Nelson posted in a Facebook review, when he’d visited Blue Zoo a few weeks earlier, he’d witnessed Peaches being surrounded by around 30 kids, some of whom were apparently trying to ride the tortoise, and there wasn’t a staff member in sight. “The poor guy looked overwhelmed and terrified,” Nelson wrote about Peaches. “He was just trying to get away from the chaos, but the children would not get off of him, and I saw his legs give way several times.” But then Blue Zoo responded on Facebook by appearing to blame Nelson for not telling Blue Zoo sooner. “I’m wondering, if you are concerned about the animals as much as we are, why, if you saw something like this happen, that you left without informing one of our staff,” Blue Zoo initially wrote. And that, in turn, sparked a fresh surge of outrage on social media: “Seriously, f--- the Blue Zoo,” one Spokane Reddit thread read. Blue Zoo has scarcely been open for a month. But the aquarium already weathered multiple storms of controversy. There was the alleged Peaches incident, of course, but also complaints over betta fish being kept in tiny cups in the gift shops, parakeets being stepped on, and water on the floors. Blue Zoo’s management claim they’ve not only responded to these complaints, but that their aquarium is better now because of it.

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Wesley Haws, the founder and owner of Blue Zoo, appears to visitors on video at the entrance of the aquarium besides an animated stingray named “Bubbles.” While working on a farming project in Africa, he explains, he was struck in the head, an attack that left him with serious brain injury. (“Oh no!” Bubbles responds with a high-pitched voice.) Haws explains he made a long, slow recovery — one that required multiple surgeries and left him half blind — in part because of the therapeutic power of his fish tank. That led to him working at an aquarium maintenance company, and eventually to launching Blue Zoo. “A friend suggested that I share my passion with others,” Haws says on the video. “And that’s why I created Blue Zoo — for you!” Blue Zoo isn’t just a place to behold baby sharks. It’s interactive. Children lean out over a pool and gently

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Riley takes a gander at some of the fish at the Blue Zoo interactive aquarium. pet the stingrays that come gliding by. They can pick up cleaner shrimp and watch them clean their hands. Or they enter the bird room, a cage filled with nearly 300 parakeets, and watch little birds swarm around their feet, perch on their arms and eat directly out of their hands. Blue Zoo’s ambitions go beyond Spokane. In the future, the company wants to open aquariums in other landlocked aquarium-less places like Reno, Nevada. “Our goal is to try to do 10 in the next 10 years,” says Jonathan Hepworth, director of the aquarium. Yet interactive aquariums with similar ambitions in other cities like Portland have been dogged by problems, including failed inspections, animal rights protests, and hundreds of animal deaths. In Blue Zoo’s chaotic first couple weeks, where the crowds packed the aquarium, it’s easy for something to go wrong, despite Bubbles’ advice to, say, shuffle your feet in the bird room so “my friends don’t get stepped on!” “We had a day care kid in here who actually stomped on some birds,” Blue Zoo employee Hannah Lowe says over the symphony of chirruping chickadees in the bird room. But the reports from current or former employees that creatures have been killed by careless children are false, insists Hepworth and Blue Zoo veterinary technician Kathryn Day. Day suggests the confusion could come from the fact that injured animals are sent to the animal treatment center below the main facility, and might not be seen upstairs for a while. “I’ll keep them down there for weeks or months until they get over the shock of anything that might have stressed them,” Day says. That doesn’t mean there haven’t been animal deaths. About 10-15 percent of the fish Blue Zoo gets die in transit — or shortly after they’re introduced to the aquarium because of the stress of the journey, Hepworth says. And since some of the fish have come to Blue Zoo after outgrowing home aquariums, some may come to Blue Zoo more fragile and ragged. To the visitor who doesn’t know better, a fish that looks damaged could actually be one the staff has nursed back to health.

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In the early chaotic days, several current and former Blue Zoo employees say, the aquarium sometimes felt understaffed to handle the surge of weekend crowds. But both current and past employees’ ability to publicly complain is limited. Each employee has to sign a nondisclosure agreement that, among other things, bans

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what Hepworth calls “social media slander,” the sort that could falsely “make it look like we’re in here trying to torture animals.” Hepworth says Blue Zoo encourages employees to speak up internally about their concerns. But the public, on the other hand, has been more than happy to weigh in. Some visitors objected to betta fish being sold in the gift shop in tiny cups — a pet store practice that came under fire in a PETA campaign last year. When Blue Zoo retorted that betta fish “actually do prefer small spaces,” commenters responded by linking to articles showing that, while bettas can survive longer in smaller spaces, they certainly don’t prefer it. “Betta fish caused us more trouble than they were worth,” Hepworth says. Eventually, he says, they decided to stop keeping betta fish in the aquarium altogether. Blue Zoo’s made other changes too. To cut down on slips and falls, the team put grip tape on the floors and modified the pools to reduce the amount of water that sloshed onto the floor. They capped the visitors in the bird room at any given time to decrease the chances of parakeets getting inadvertently squished. And in response to visitor complaints, Blue Zoo added a panoply of toys for the parakeets to play on. And as for Peaches the tortoise? Ronda Swanson, Blue Zoo’s sales and marketing manager, edited her original combative response to Nelson, and posted a new comment thanking him for his feedback, and assuring him that Blue Zoo management was researching the issue. Now, whenever Peaches leaves the reptile room, it’s accompanied by a staff member looking out for its best interest. Nelson says he’s now satisfied that his concerns are being addressed. On Saturday, Aug. 31, an inspector from the Spokane County Regional Animal Protection Service arrived, but after being shown the 5,000 square feet of hospital space in the basement, Hepworth says, passed Blue Zoo with flying colors. “He says, ‘Not only are you following minimum state requirements, you’re going above and beyond,’” Hepworth says. And for all the critics, there are plenty of visitors like 11-year-old Riley who shows his mom the pacu — a giant South American freshwater fish with human-like teeth — gliding past in one large aquarium tank. “Oh my god,” his mom says, “look at the size of that thing!” n danielw@inlander.com

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OPS, a reality television show where camera crews embed with police officers to film high-speed chases and arrests, seems as mundanely American as apple pie; it’s been on the air for 30 years, after all. So the fact that local law enforcement agencies — such as the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office — have collaborated with such shows over the years hasn’t raised any eyebrows. Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich is a proponent of the show. When interviewed by Running From COPS, a new investigative podcast examining police ridealong reality television shows like COPS and Live PD, he said that his agency’s prior collaboration with Live PD did “wonders” for their recruiting. “Applications. People calling us. All over the country,” he told the podcast. “It’s been amazing.” But both television shows have come under fire in recent years. Running From COPS, which aired last spring, raised a host of questions about problematic aspects of the shows’ operations. For instance: In order to gain access, COPS lets law enforcement agencies view and edit episodes. The podcast also found that numerous suspects were featured on episodes without signing consent forms — or were coerced by police officers and COPS crews alike into doing so. Even before the podcast aired, police-based reality TV was in local leaders’ crosshairs. Last spring, the Spokane City Council passed an ordinance regulating shows like Live PD by requiring the show to obtain business licenses, signed consent forms from suspects, liability insurance, and allow the city to review footage. “It’s pretty clear that they don’t ask everyone for consent,” says City Council President Ben Stuckart, who pushed the ordinance last year. “These shows, they’re presuming people guilty before they’re innocent and it preys on people on their worst days.” Despite the recent backlash and scrutiny of the shows, the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office continues to work with COPS. Crews with the show have reportedly been embedding with deputies since July, according to August news reports. And Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich defends the collaboration, framing it as a win for transparency and an effective recruiting tool. “We’ve been doing COPS for 20 years,”

Spokane County Sheriff’s Deputy Andrew Hairston was featured on COPS. Knezovich tells the Inlander. “It’s transparency. I thought that everyone is for that.” “What it shows is exactly what the men and women of law enforcement deal with out on the street,” he adds.

fter analyzing hundreds of episodes of COPS, the team behind Running From COPS found that the show presented aggressive policing as positive, stacked the beginning of episodes with arrests of racial minorities accused of committing violent crimes — arguably contributing to racial stereotypes — and overrepresented low-level drug arrests in the show when compared with national statistics. The show also routinely presents excessive force and aggressive tactics as “good policing” and “glorifies the drug war,” Dan Taberski, the creator of Running From COPS, argues in a New York Times opinion piece published last June. “What we found is that COPS is edited far more problematically than it lets on, that it consistently presents excessive force as good policing and that its structural reinforcement of racial stereotypes about criminality raises questions about the ethics of continuing to let the show remain on the air,” Taberski writes. When reached for comment, Knezovich confirmed that his office reviews footage produced by COPS film crews. However, he says that he doesn’t recall ever stepping in to make edits to any episodes. As for whether the film crews obtain written consent from suspects before putting their likeness on air, he says: “I believe that that’s the standard route that we go.” However, he also says that he doesn’t “pay attention” to the intricacies of shows’ operations with his agency and didn’t provide details about the most recent collaboration with COPS: “We’ve been doing it so long that it’s automatic,” he says. “They contact us and say ‘we’d like to come in’ and we have them in.” Taberski laid into the agency for its continued collaboration with the show. “I think it’s a shame that they’re still working with COPS,” he tells the Inlander. He adds that “it’s no surprise” that Sheriff Knezovich likes the show because it paints his department in a positive light. “It’s a dream scenario for anyone trying to control their public image,” he adds. “But is that what we want from public servants? I would guess no.”

more transparent due to law enforcement agencies’ ability to edit footage and the overall glorification of aggressive policing. But a COPS camera crew actually helped exculpate a young man who was arrested by Spokane County Sheriff’s Deputies in August 2017. Austen Sullivan, then 22, was heading home on his bicycle. As he was cycling along Barker Road just north of the Spokane River, his back tire was clipped by the vehicle of a pursuing Spokane County Sheriff’s deputy, per a Spokesman-Review report. He crashed and hit his head on the pavement, knocking him unconscious. When he awoke, a COPS camera crew was filming him, while a deputy tried to convince him that Sullivan was the one who hit his car. He was later booked into the Spokane County Jail for failing to obey an officer and obstructing an officer, eventually pleading guilty. (Sullivan was also saddled with over $10,000 in medical bills stemming from the incident.) Sullivan eventually hired attorney Patrick Fannin, who obtained the COPS footage of his arrest, and negotiated with Spokane County for a $25,000 settlement in May 2019. One of the involved deputies was also the subject of an internal investigation for allegedly lying in reports, to supervisors, and using excessive force, according to the Spokesman-Review. It was an instance of COPS, a television show, aiding in the pursuit of police accountability and transparency. However, Fannin argues that the presence of the COPS camera crew with the deputies who ran into Sullivan and apprehended him likely contributed to the escalation, due to pressure on the deputy to deliver an exciting and action-packed arrest for the cameras. “Reality cop shows, they stimulate officers that are filmed to want to do something or be involved in something that is rating-friendly,” he tells the Inlander. “I do believe that the reality television cameras led to this incident.” — JOSH KELETY

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The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office doesn’t equip its deputies with body cameras or place dashcams in their vehicles, meaning that footage produced by COPS crews is often the only video documentation of arrests. But Taberski says its wrong to equate COPS, a ratings-driven television show that law enforcement can edit, with body camera footage. “It has nothing to do with accountability at all,” he says. “Zero.” Knezovich described the notion that COPS and Live PD effectively serve as propaganda arms for his agency as the “the stupidest argument that I’ve ever heard.” “There’s this thing called lawsuits,” he says. “There’s no hiding what goes on out on the streets.” Spokane Police Chief Craig Meidl says that while he thinks COPS and Live PD may help boost law enforcement recruiting “anecdotally,” the shows don’t accurately depict policing. The shows, Meidl says, leave out the time that officers spend “writing reports, interviewing victims of crimes and taking evidence to the property facility and then writing more reports.” When the Spokane City Council passed its ordinance regulating shows like Live PD last year, Knezovich criticized the decision, calling it “censorship.” (“It’s real. Nobody’s making that stuff up,” he told the Inlander last year.) Knezovich maintains the position now, calling it a “stupid” and “politically motivated” reaction from Stuckart. Notably, he says that his office “can’t give a guarantee” that deputies with embedded COPS camera crews won’t respond to incidents inside Spokane city limits — despite the ordinance the City Council passed last year: “If something happens where we cross over into city limits, that may happen.” Stuckart says that crews working with the Sheriff’s Office that end up filming within city limits would be “violating the law.” “I think everybody should follow the law,” he says. Despite being featured on Running From COPS, Knezovich says that he hasn’t listened to the podcast. Broadly, he sees the whole thing as a nonissue: “The only people making problems about this would be Ben Stuckart and the media.” n joshk@inlander.com

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THEN THERE

WERE 10 Gone are a bunch of presidential candidates you’ve never heard of and a couple you probably know (like Gov. Jay Inslee). We size up the Democrats who’ve qualified for Thursday night’s debate

HE CULLING HAS BEGUN. Jay Inslee is out. So are Kirsten Gillibrand, Mike Gravel and John Hickenlooper. And the next debate for the 2020 Democratic presidential primary is one night only. Making Thursday night’s debate stage meant both racking up over 130,000 individual donors and getting 2 percent support in at least four qualifying polls. That means you won’t see Tom Steyer, Tulsi Gabbard or Marianne Williamson on the debate stage. Under the shadow of Donald Trump’s presidency, plenty of Democrats feel that absolutely nothing is more important than winning the election. If you thought Trump’s done damage now, they say, what could he do with four more years of tweets, tariffs and Supreme Court picks? Nothing, these Democrats argue, is more important than picking someone who’s “electable.” And yet, at the same time, Trump’s election has made the very notion of “electability” seem like a farce. Trump got elected. We’re clearly living in a magical realist age of the absurd and fantastical. Anything is possible. Maybe electability isn’t about being boring, moderate and middle of the road.

JOE BIDEN

Résumé: Before serving as vice president under former two-term President Barack Obama, Biden was a long-time U.S. senator representing Delaware from 1973 to 2009. (He also ran for president twice.) Notable moments of his senatorial tenure include voting for the U.S. invasion of Iraq, pushing for toughon-crime measures like mandatory sentencing laws, and getting the 1994 Violence Against Women Act passed. Polling: Since entering the Democratic primary, Biden has led the pack of candidates in the polls, currently holding at around 30 percent. Talking Points: His campaign has been bullish on one message: Joe Biden is best equipped to prevent President Donald Trump from getting re-elected. While his chief competitors in the race, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, jockey for the fiery progessive wing of the Democratic Party, Biden proudly positions himself as a legacy centrist who can unite the country. Best Known For: Being personable, empathetic, folksy and utterly embodying the “Uncle Joe” nickname. But this trait has gotten him into trouble, such as recently taking a beating in the press for being too casual and touchy with women. Trivia: Biden was just 29 when he won his first campaign for U.S. Senate but turned 30 by the time he was sworn in — the legal minimum age for the office.

Maybe the voters aren’t looking for another dull technocrat. After all, nobody wants to end up as the Democratic version of Jeb! And so suddenly a lot of the Democratic candidates aren’t afraid of being called liberal — or even “socialist.” Back in 2008, Barack Obama wasn’t even willing to endorse gay marriage. But today? You have Democrats calling for the government to provide reparations for slavery. Candidates aren’t just talking about universal health care — they’re talking about canceling college debt and expanding the Supreme Court. There are candidates for Obama liberals who listen to the Pod Save America podcast, candidates for the crass leftists who listen to the Chapo Trap House podcast and even, chillingly, candidates for the Democrats who don’t listen to podcasts at all. Here’s the good news for you Democrats: This year, there are enough contenders that, if one of your favorites isn’t chosen and Trump is re-elected, you can always adopt the mantra, “Bernie, Pete, Amy, Joe, Cory or Elizabeth would have won!” — DANIEL WALTERS

What He’d Order at a Bagel Shop: He’d probably ask if they serve pasta before zipping off to the closest Italian joint. (His favorite food is reportedly angel hair pasta.) Side by Side: Biden and Trump are both aging white men who rose to prominence in the political and social context of the ’80s and ’90s, making them cultural dinosaurs in the eyes of millenials and the media. Trump, however, openly embraces authoritarianism and polarization, while Biden maintains a firm belief in an idealized West Wing-esque vision of American democracy where centrist bipartisanship is still a thing. (JOSH KELETY)

CORY BOOKER

Résumé: With roots in New Jersey, Booker worked as a tenant organizer and founded a nonprofit legal clinic for low-income families in Newark before getting elected to the City Council in 1998. After unsuccessfully running for mayor in 2002, he ran again in 2006 and won, serving until 2013, then jumped into a special election for U.S. Senate. He was re-elected in 2014 and has held the seat since. Polling: Unfortunately for Booker, a Rhodes scholar with a Yale law degree, he’s struggled to make a dent in national polls, consistently notching below five points over the last few months in the crowded field. Talking Points: Booker bills himself both as a progressive and a pragmatist who will work within the system and won’t let the perfect get in the way of the good. He touts his focus on criminal justice reform issues, such as his successful bipartisan federal criminal justice reform bill, the First Step Act. In an indication of how he’d

The next Democratic debate is Thursday, Sept. 12, starting at 5 pm Pacific time and airing on ABC and Univision. George Stephanopoulos, David Muir, Linsey Davis and Jorge Ramos will moderate.

handle lofty progressive policy goals, he’s maintained his support for Medicare for All while also indicating that he’s open to keeping private insurance. Best Known For: Booker has espoused a “radical love” for all Americans as a foundational philosophy of his campaign and a broader positive strategy to unify a polarized nation around remedying injustice. But this hasn’t stopped him from taking aggressive shots at Donald Trump or his Democratic rival Joe Biden. Trivia: Booker started out as a vegetarian in the ’90s before going full-on vegan in 2014. Favorite Hashtag: He’d mistakenly use #instagood as a stand-in for positive, feel-good righteous, justice vibes when reposting any content referring to the incident where he carried a woman from a burning house in Newark. Side by Side: While Trump eventually signed Booker’s First Step Act into law and has some connections to New Jersey through past real estate plays, that’s where his similarities with Booker end. Trump is increasingly doubling down on white identity politics to replicate his successful 2016 campaign while Booker has said that Trump is “responsible” for the mass shooting in El Paso because he is “stoking fears and hatred and bigotry.” (JOSH KELETY) ...continued on next page

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Joe Biden leads the polls with about 30 percent support.

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PETE BUTTIGIEG

Résumé: Buttigieg has served as mayor of South Bend, Indiana, since 2012. He was elected at 29, making him the youngest mayor in the country to ever serve a city of 100,000 or more. A graduate of Harvard and an Oxford Rhodes Scholar, he served as a U.S. Navy Reserve intelligence officer from 2009 to 2017, deploying to Afghanistan in 2014. Polling: Buttigieg is trending fifth among Democratic contenders in eight polls conducted in August, averaging 4.6 points. Talking Points: As a millennial, Buttigieg says he recognizes there is no stopping the clock and turning it back, but only moving forward. He plans to address job-loss impacts from automation, make system-wide changes to the transportation and energy sectors to combat climate change, and crack down on gun violence by banning military-style weapons and investing in the prevention of extremism and domestic terrorism. Best Known For: He’s quickly becoming known for his calm and eloquent answers, both during debates and to hecklers on the campaign trail, with some comparing him to Barack Obama. Trivia: If elected, Buttigieg would be the youngest president ever and the first to be openly gay. Likely First Date Spot: Pete would take you to the Iowa State Fair, where you’d chow down on every fried thing imaginable, blissfully forgetting those first-date jitters when your fingers brush while reaching for the same pork chop on a stick. Side by Side: Though Buttigieg has no state or federal level political experience, he still has more years of government experience than Trump, whose only foray into politics has been in the highest office. While Trump took the U.S. out of the Paris Climate Accord, Buttigieg plans to launch a Clean Energy Victory Plan on his first day in office. (SAMANTHA WOHLFEIL)

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JULIAN CASTRO

Résumé: Born in Texas, Castro was first elected to the San Antonio City Council in 2001 at age 26. After 2005, he eventually was elected mayor in 2009 and served until 2013, during which he instituted a universal pre-K program. In 2014, he joined former President Barack Obama’s cabinet as secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Polling: Despite some splashy moments in the recent televised Democratic debates, Castro is near the bottom of the pack in national polls, averaging less than 1 percent. Talking Points: Castro made a name for himself with a specific and bold immigration reform proposal that challenges Trump’s anti-immigration policies. That plan includes policy points like decriminalizing illegal border crossings and limiting the federal government’s ability to arrest and deport undocumented immigrants. Best Known For: Skewering fellow Democratic presidential contender Beto O’Rourke for not doing his “homework” on federal immigration law during a June debate. Trivia: He has a twin brother, Joaquin — also a politician — and while he was on a decorated barge at a 2012 parade in San Antonio, onlookers reportedly mistook him for Julian. What He’d Be Like on a Date: Charming, eloquent, intelligent, but slightly unnerving because it would be hard to tell if it was actually him or Joaquin serving as a stand-in — at least initially. Side by Side: They’re basically polar opposites. Castro is Latino, has prior experience in government, and wants to reverse Trump’s current crackdown on undocumented immigrants through a plan that would, among many things, increase the number of refugees that the U.S. admits annually. Trump, meanwhile, has unabashedly described Latino immigration as an “invasion.” (JOSH KELETY)

KAMALA HARRIS

Résumé: One of California’s two U.S. senators since 2017, Harris previously served as California attorney general (2011 to 2017) and before that she was the district attorney for San Francisco (2004 to 2011). Polling: Among eight polls conducted in August, Harris trended fourth among Democrats, gathering an average of 7 points and trailing Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and Joe Biden. Talking Points: Harris plans to push for Medicare for All and says that her first move as president would be to reverse tax breaks on wealthy companies and offer tax credits of up to $6,000 for working families each year. She’d also push for criminal justice system reform, including abolishing the death penalty, legalizing marijuana, changing the way drug offenses are handled and ending cash bail — things she failed to support as California’s AG. Best Known For: The media spotlight focused intensely on Harris in mid-2017 when she put her prosecutor skills to use, grilling Rod Rosenstein and Jeff Sessions about the firing of former FBI Director James Comey. She was shut down repeatedly by Sens. John McCain and Richard Burr who asked her to be more respectful, sparking a debate about whether a male congressman asking the same questions would’ve garnered the same reaction. Trivia: Her name comes from Sanskrit for “lotus.” If She Got a Vanity License Plate: TRUTHSKR Side by Side: Trump has railed against immigrants, making moves to stem both legal and illegal immigration, and soon after taking office implemented travel restrictions Harris coined as the “Muslim Ban.” Harris is the daughter of immigrants from India and Jamaica, and says she would reinstate protections for “Dreamers,” put protection in place for their parents, and create a pathway to citizenship for 11 million immigrants already here. (SAMANTHA WOHLFEIL)

AMY KLOBUCHAR

JAY INSLEE WARNED YOU

WASHINGTON GOV. JAY INSLEE launched his presidential campaign with the sole intention of being a one-hit wonder. Yes, he can talk about the full gamut of other issues, from health-care policy to the state of the filibuster. But Inslee really wanted to talk about one thing: climate change. And if you know one thing about Inslee, other than his dreamy jawline, that would be it. The man thinks climate change is a really big deal. After all, if climate change is really the apocalyptic threat that plenty of Democratic voters — and scientists, for that matter — say it is, why not actually treat it that way? Sure, in Washington state, Inslee’s environmental record isn’t quite as sparkling as he made it out to be in the press, as anyone familiar with the fight over a northeast Washington smelter plant or the state’s water-quality standards could tell you. A few savvy questioners pointed out that Washington state has one of the most poor-punishing tax codes in the nation and that his policies had helped not-exactly-progressive companies like Amazon and Boeing. Yet buoyed by a solidly Democratic state Legislature that went on a shopping spree for Inslee’s agenda — passing a “public option” health-care plan and mandating the state ditch fossil fuels and coal from the state’s electricity supply by 2045 — his record looked a lot more hefty than when he launched his campaign.

Jay Inslee dropped out Aug. 21.

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But ultimately, Inslee’s six years as governor and dozens of years in the House of Representatives just couldn’t land him in the polls as prominently as, say, a mayor from an Indiana city half the size of Spokane. With little chance of meeting the polling threshold for the next debate, he dropped out last month. A week later, as if to rub salt in the wound, the Democratic National Committee voted 222-137 against letting the remaining candidates participate in climate change-focused debate. And yet, last week, CNN hosted seven straight hours of town hall coverage about climate change. Several Democratic contenders gave a shout-out to Inslee. “I proudly adopted many of @JayInslee’s plans — you go anywhere where there are good plans,” Elizabeth Warren tweeted Wednesday night. “The only way we’re going to make change is by looking everywhere.” Compare that to 2016, when the closest the presidential debates got to a direct climate-change question was when a dude named Ken Bone asked about energy policy. And a few years from now, when the droughts are longer, floods deeper, heat waves hotter, hurricanes stronger — when half the country is spending yet another August choking on wildfire smoke — a desperate nation may be ready to listen to Inslee’s words of comfort: “Told ya.” — DANIEL WALTERS

Résumé: Klobuchar rose from being a corporate lawyer, to a county attorney in Minnesota, to a U.S. senator from Minnesota. Polling: Pretty dire. Klobuchar polled at only 0.8 percent in the last Real Clear Politics polls. Talking Points: In the Senate, she’s pushed for funds for more rape kit testing and several bills aimed at combating sex trafficking. For Minnesota she’s a liberal, but compared to the rest of the Democratic presidential field, she’s downright moderate. She’s one of the few Democratic presidential contenders to avoid endorsing Medicare for All, a stance that’s likely hurting her in the primary, but could help her in the general election. She’s a strong-willed Democratic woman who won’t ignore the Midwestern states. In 2018, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune, she won 1,250 of the 3,000 Minnesota precincts won by Trump in 2016. Best Known For: Binders thrown by women. Klobuchar’s former staffers share horror stories about her management style, including sabotaging staffers looking for other jobs. And that’s for staffers she likes. Others detailed late-night insulting emails, and one incident where she threw a binder angrily and hit some poor sap. Trivia: While running for Senate in 2006, Klobuchar claimed she raised $17,000 from ex-boyfriends, not traditionally a powerful donor base. How She Probably Orders Bagels: “Just bring me something halfway decent for once in your life, but I swear if just one sesame is out of place, you’ll never sell bagels in this town again.” Side By Side: One Washington Post columnist called her “Trump’s Worst Nightmare.” All of Klobuchar’s dirt (she was mean to staff members) suddenly pales in comparison to the long string of Donald Trump scandals, which includes, just to pick one example, the time he withdrew the health insurance supporting his nephew’s infant child, suffering from cerebral palsy, because of a family dispute. On the other hand, there was that report that Klobuchar ate salad with a comb. A comb! (DANIEL WALTERS)

BETO O’ROURKE

Résumé: Born in El Paso, Texas, O’Rourke co-founded an internet services and software company before he became an El Paso City Council member from 2005 until 2011. From there, he won a congressional seat representing Texas’ 16th District until 2019. But you probably know him from his unsuccessful bid to unseat Ted Cruz in the U.S. Senate last year. Polling: 2.1 percent Talking Points: O’Rourke has had trouble separating himself from other candidates, as he’s not quite as far left as Sanders or Warren but not quite as popular as someone like Biden. But since the shooting in El Paso last month, an exasperated O’Rourke has become fiery — lambasting Trump for racist rhetoric

and clearly stating that his intention is for Americans who own AR-15s and AK-47s to sell them to the government. Best Known For: It’s been said that O’Rourke has youth pastor energy. He wants to sell you on his liberal ideas, but he wants to be cool and relatable about it. Trivia: O’Rourke was once in a punk band called Foss. He was also arrested twice in the ’90s — once on suspicion of burglary, and once for a DUI. What He’d Be Like on a Date: For a while, he’d listen to you, make you feel heard. But then you notice he keeps glancing down at the table, nervously. Don’t do it, you say. But O’Rourke can’t resist. Before you know it, he’s clearing off the food, rolling up his sleeves and shouting about how he will unite the people. You realize that you’ll never be enough. Because his first love, always, will be the table beneath his feet. Side by Side: His stance on immigration is in sharp contrast with Trump. While Trump wants to build the wall, O’Rourke wants to tear the wall down that separates his hometown of El Paso from the Mexico border. He’s against separating children from their families, and he would provide a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants. (WILSON CRISCIONE)

BERNIE SANDERS

Résumé: Sanders was elected to Congress as an independent in 1991, serving in the House as a representative of Vermont. He became a senator in 2007 and has remained one ever since. Polling: 16.3 percent Talking Points: Sanders wants a “political revolution.” And if within five minutes of hearing Sanders talk, you don’t know that Sanders wants to break up Wall Street, provide Medicare for All, and fight for the interests of workers instead of the big bad 1 percent, then something is seriously wrong. He also wants to cancel all student debt and he supports the Green New Deal, calling climate change a “global emergency.” Best Known For: He ran an unexpectedly formidable campaign for president in 2016 in which the term “Bernie Bros” became a thing, a nice bird landed on his podium during a Portland rally and he seriously threatened Hillary Clinton in the primary (except it wasn’t really that close). Trivia: Sanders was elected mayor of Burlington, Vermont, in 1981 by a margin of 10 votes. Fake Trivia: When he’s not running for president, Sanders is busy creating and starring in the HBO comedy television series Curb Your Enthusiasm under the pseudonym Larry David. Side by Side: The staunch Bernie supporters remain convinced he would have beaten Trump in 2016, had he won the primary. And the current head-to-head polls have him ahead of Trump by an average of 6 points. But this isn’t 2016, polls aren’t always reliable, and who knows if the country is ready to vote a democratic socialist into office. (WILSON CRISCIONE) ...continued on next page

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Résumé: As a former teacher and law professor, Warren won a seat on the U.S. Senate in 2012, becoming the first female senator from Massachusetts. Polling: 17.1 percent Talking points: She shares many views with Bernie Sanders — ending corruption in Washington, D.C., and raising wages, for instance — but with one key distinction: She says she remains a capitalist. She pushes detailed policy platforms, including signing on to the Green New Deal resolution in February and embracing the climate change plan of Gov. Jay Inslee. She has her own thorough plan to cancel student loan debt by taxing the rich. Best Known For: Mocked as “Pocahontas” by Trump, Warren thought it would be a good idea to prove her Native American heritage by taking a DNA test last year. The test showed she had Native American heritage six to 10 generations ago, but the move has been widely panned as insensitive to Native tribes and people of color. Trivia: Warren was a registered Republican until the mid-1990s. What She’d Be Like on a Date: Already knowing what she’d order before she gets to the restaurant, Warren would use that extra time not spent looking at the menu to explain why cheeseburgers are exactly what the fossil fuel industry wants you to talk about. Side by Side: The Trump world is reportedly anxious about Warren now that she’s bounced back from the DNA test debacle. But many Democrats still see other candidates having an easier time taking down Trump than Warren. (WILSON CRISCIONE)

ANDREW YANG

Résumé: Yang graduated from Brown and

Columbia and worked as an attorney before working in philanthropy and health-care startups, then running a grad school test prep company. In 2009 he started Venture for America to train and help the next generation of entrepreneurs so they had a better chance at revitalizing American cities and creating jobs. Polling: Yang trended sixth among top Democrats in eight polls conducted in August, averaging 2.6 points. Talking Points: He is also pushing for Medicare for All and believes in capitalism that puts human beings before money. Many of his solutions, such as those to address climate change, are centered in an economic approach that makes it more feasible for people to afford. Best Known For: His main policy is centered on creating a universal basic income called the Freedom Dividend, under which every American over 18 would get $1,000 a month. The policy is meant to counterbalance the loss of jobs as automation continues to grow. Trivia: His campaign slogan, featured on hats as “MATH,” stands for “Make America Think Harder.” Most Likely to Become a Meme: The internet “Yang Gang” has slapped his likeness and ideas on all sorts of memes, from “Do you even lift people out of poverty, bro?” to a take on the Ancient Aliens Guy: “I’m not saying the robots took all of our jobs, but the robots took all of our jobs.” Side by Side: Yang and Trump are both businessmen, but while Trump’s ventures famously feature his name and aim for personal family gain, Yang’s work has tended to support the work of others and spreading the wealth. Yang appeals to many libertarians and conservatives who may have become disaffected with Trump. (SAMANTHA WOHLFEIL) n

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paniard the turtle is on a winning streak. Halfway into the weekly turtle races at Crafted Taphouse + Kitchen in downtown Coeur d’Alene, the surprisingly speedy yellow-bellied slider already has two wins under its shell. Spaniard’s got some tough competition so far, though, namely from tankmate Saturday Soup, another of the bar’s six resident pond turtles who otherwise chill in a 250-gallon tank by the host stand. Every Friday night, the turtles temporarily depart from this aquatic home for a bit of good old-fashioned fun. Crafted has been hosting the turtle races for the past four of the bar’s five years in operation, says owner Rob Berger. The hip spot is known for its impressive craft beer selection — there are 62 rotating taps — and a gastropubstyle menu of burgers, other handhelds and more. Yet when it comes to the late-night crowd, especially outside of summer’s peak season, Crafted needed a boost after its first year of business. Thus, the turtle races took off. “We were trying to get an event for a Friday night to get people in and help promote the late-night business,” Berger says. “I was at home with my wife and was like

Parker Spady calls the action at Crafted’s turtle races. ERICK DOXEY PHOTO

Crafted Taphouse + Kitchen in Coeur d’Alene revs up its late night atmosphere with weekly turtle races BY CHEY SCOTT

‘What if we did a turtle race?’ and we thought that would be fun. We didn’t have any idea how fast they are, either. You think they are this slow-moving creature and they’re actually really fast.” Berger alleges the turtle race idea was all his, and only later learned of another bar in Southern California hosting a similar event.

t around 9:30 pm on a recent Friday, Crafted’s staff begins race night preparations. Tables in the dining room are moved so event host Parker Spady can lower the bar’s custom-built, 12-foot-diameter turtle racing table from the ceiling using a remote controlled winch. Sensing it’s getting close, a crowd begins forming. One guy takes a video with his phone of the massive table slowly descending. Up front, another employee carefully lifts the six small turtles from their tank into a black plastic dish bin, then gently places them all in the middle of the table where a circular barrier keeps the animals contained until it’s time to go. Each turtle — Spaniard, Saturday Soup, Myrtle, Shelly, M.F. Jones and Stalin — is identified by a band around its shell so Spady can tell them apart. A

camera above shows a top-down view of the table on two TV screens for expanded viewing. Some of the turtles inside the pre-race pen move around restlessly, as if warming up for what’s next. Finally, just before 10 pm, the lively crowd of spectators eagerly place their first-round bets on one of the six reptiles. Those who correctly guess the turtle to first make it to the table’s outer edge each round get a coupon to redeem at the bar for a $1 pint of a featured beer. Before the Heat One countdown, Spady goes over the most important rule: “Do not touch the turtles.” If staff catch someone doing so, it’s an immediate boot from the bar. Crafted takes the safety of its turtles, and its patrons, seriously. Besides the animals’ protection, the rule is also in place because turtles can carry salmonella and other bacteria. The race’s late start also purposely coincides with the nightly closing of the restaurant’s kitchen. “We enforce that really well, and there’s never been any harm done to a turtle,” Berger says. “They’re like our babies, so we take really good care of them.” He says staff clean the tank weekly, and in the four ...continued on next page

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CULTURE | NIGHTLIFE “TURTLE POWER,” CONTINUED... years since the races began, only one person to his knowledge has complained that the event isn’t ethical or humane for the turtles. A volunteer from the often controversial animal rights group PETA even came by once, observing the event and taking notes, but gave the bar “two thumbs up,” Berger says, before leaving.

t’s not an exaggeration that Crafted’s turtles are fast. Of the six or seven heats per night, the actual “race” lasts around 15 seconds before a winner is declared. As Spady lifts the starting barrier, the 6-inch-long creatures immediately take off, a few heading straight for the table’s outer wall. Some of the turtles get a brisk start from the center only to stop, or even turn around and head the other direction. Others may stall out completely, or take a more meandering route to the finish line. Standing on the table amongst these shelled speedsters, Spady calls out leaders on the mic: “It’s Spaniard and Saturday Soup! Spaniard! Now Saturday Soup!” The crowd erupts as the two frontrunners hurriedly plod neck-and-neck. Spectator Jessica Moon is experiencing Crafted’s turtle races for the first time, driving over from Spokane to have dinner, and deciding to stick around for the races. “It’s super fun and a really cool environment. We literally stayed here for five hours just to watch the turtle races,” Moon says. “It’s well worth it.” Another group of locals brought a visiting friend from Spain out to the races. Appropriately, they’ve bet every round on the evening’s favorite turtle, Spaniard. “Every time we have friends visiting, we bring them,” says Ashley Eigenman. “After I moved here and the first

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The turtle “track” drops from the ceiling when the kitchen closes. time my friends told me about it, I thought it was a joke. It sounded too good to be true.” By the end of the night’s races, Spaniard has taken four out of six heats. Usually, bar staff switch up the turtle’s name bands between races if there’s an obvious early favorite, though not tonight. By 10:30 pm, the turtles are already done for the night, and back in their watery digs. The jovial crowd disperses out to Crafted’s huge outdoor patio, or on to

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other bars along Sherman Avenue. “It’s been a huge success for us since we started and that’s why we keep doing it,” Berger notes. “We think that it’s a fun thing for people in Coeur d’Alene to come check out.” n Turtle Races • Fridays at 10 pm • Free • 21+ • Crafted Taphouse + Kitchen • 523 Sherman Ave., Coeur d’Alene • craftedtaphouse.com • 208-292-4813

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HAPPY ENDING It’s not often a Spokane property crime actually ends well, but the local music community went all superhero recently when guitarist Jamie Frost (Silver Treason, Fun Ladies, Makers) had his pedalboard stolen while he was on the west side for a gig. I watched the drama unfold on Facebook, where a slew of musicians, bars and music lovers first spread the word of the theft from the South Hill, then passed word of a sighting in Browne’s Addition, and ultimately went and recovered the board and effects pedals from the thief. Pretty amazing act of community support — and a riveting read online as it was going down in real time! Kudos to everyone involved (except for the thief). (DAN NAILEN)

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ana Del Rey is getting the best notices of her career for her new album Norman F---ing Rockwell! One of those effusive in their praise was NPR critic Ann Powers. She posted an exhaustive piece about the pop star’s evolving songcraft and how her jaded-chanteuse persona reflects contemporary America. Del Rey wasn’t happy. “I don’t even relate to one observation you made about the music,” Del Rey said. “To write about me is nothing like it is to be with me. Never had a persona. Never needed one. Never will.” Is she suggesting critics hang out with artists before reviewing them? And isn’t this an idiotic statement coming from a pop star famous for her persona? And what’s wrong with having a persona? David Bowie and Prince

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made careers out of shapeshifting and play-acting, and no one would argue it impeded the emotional authenticity of their music. The oddest thing about Del Rey’s outburst is that Powers’ writeup is obviously positive. Sure, she identifies some “B-plus poetics” and “uncooked” lyrics, but she praises the album’s “seductive uneasiness,” and finds Del Rey to be “at her most instantly compelling.” “I thank Lana Del Rey for making music that makes me think about what is truth, what does it mean to be a woman telling your truth,” Powers later said on NPR. “She does that in beautiful ways. But she disagreed with the way I explored those ideas in my piece.” Artists lashing out at critics is nothing new. But now artists have armies of social media followers at their disposal, who go after writers like swarms of computerized drones. It didn’t seem like most of them even read Powers’ article. This is the kind of behavior Del Rey is wrongly attributing to the critic: Her superfans aren’t treating their idol like a human who reacted impulsively, but like a victim whose honor must be defended. Of course, this is a two-way street. Artists shouldn’t be off limits from criticism, nor should critics. Cogent criticism should deepen the meaning of the art it’s examining, whether it’s positive, negative or indifferent. The ease with which any of us can post our opinions means that good criticism is as hard to come by as good art. The job of a critic is not just to vocalize their opinion, but to meet the artist on their level — what are they trying to achieve, and do they achieve it? Powers’ review does this. Any artist should be grateful to have a prominent critic take their work so seriously. Lighten up, Lana. n

RESIST! The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance evokes realworld parallels that are hard to miss. And fans of the original 1986 film won’t be disappointed by the latest TV adaptation on Netflix. The new prequel holds true to puppeteer Jim Henson’s original work, while also fleshing out the lush details of the world of Thra and its inhabitants. Everything is puppet-based, which is a huge breath of fresh air when most on-screen fantasy is awash in computer graphics. (QUINN WELSCH)

DEVIL’S IN THE DETAILS This year’s 50th anniversary of the Tate-LaBianca murders has reignited interest in the horrific events, but the new book Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA and the Secret History of the ’60s maintains that certain facts of the case aren’t what they seem. What began as a quickie article in the late ’90s soon developed into an obsession for journalist Tom O’Neill, who has delivered a sprawling chronicle of undercover government agents, LSD experimentation, mind control, Hollywood whisper campaigns and unspeakable violence. Part shoe-leather journalism, part cockeyed conspiracy theory, it’s nonetheless a fascinating deep dive into a notorious chapter of American history. (NATHAN WEINBENDER)

CELESTE’S OPTIMISTIC BRUTALITY The hard-as-all-hell platformer has become common enough that it’s become a video game cliche. So it’s not entirely surprising that Celeste (released in 2018), a charming indie-platformer currently offered free on the Epic Games Store, will kill even veterans to the genre hundreds and hundreds of times per level. But Celeste doesn’t shame you for dying. Quite the opposite. “Be proud of your death count,” the game tells you early on. “The more you die, the more you’re learning.” For a game filled with themes of countering depression through tenacity, it’s fitting — almost inspirational. (DANIEL WALTERS)

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Darkness and Light As its 11-year-old lead points out, Matilda the Musical uses contrast to pack an emotional punch BY E.J. IANNELLI

ike the Roald Dahl book on which it’s based, Matilda the Musical is the tale of a highly intelligent little girl with a penchant for practical jokes and, at least briefly, the uncanny ability to move things with her mind. And, just like its source material — not to mention pretty much all of Dahl’s most famous work — this tale features a few adults who are unassumingly kind and others who are unusually nasty. In Matilda the Musical, one of the nastiest is Ms. Trunchbull, a school headmistress who dreams up punishments so outlandish that the students won’t even be believed by the rare sympathetic ear. It’s a particularly wicked kind of cruelty that makes Kathie Doyle-Lipe a bit uneasy, even as she’s directing the show for the Spokane Civic Theatre’s 2019-20 season opener. “I have to admit, some of the stuff that Ms.Trunchbull says is just downright evil. And I know it’s a show, and I know it’s all pretend. But I’m old,” she laughs, “and it still bothers me to hear some of that stuff. I generally like things lighter and fluffier.” Some of Ms. Trunchbull’s menace is mitigated by the fact that the role, in the long tradition of British pantomime, is quite clearly played by a man. In this case, it’s Doug Dawson, a veteran local stage presence who DoyleLipe says is an inherently “funny guy” and, as a side note, the first actor she’s ever directed in drag. As scheming and sadistic as Ms. Trunchbull might be, she can’t fully escape an aura of camp. That’s something that has certainly resonated with her cast. While Doyle-Lipe might wince at some of Trunchbull’s more barbed comments, the young actors who make up the musical’s large ensemble have trouble taking her character seriously. “Right now, I’m trying to get them not to laugh at Trunchbull. They’re supposed to be afraid of her. But

Eleanor Weitz plays Matilda in her first role at the Spokane Civic Theatre. Doug is so big and tall and lanky that he comes over and screams at them, and they’re all fighting the giggles. It’s hysterical.” Matilda herself — or rather, Eleanor Weitz, the 11-yearold actor who plays her — shares that take. She says that the show’s more sinister characters, including the Wormwoods, her bullying onstage parents, are defanged by how “outrageously weird” they are. Theirs is also a necessary evil, because it’s meant to contrast with the sweetness of characters like Ms. Honey (played by Shelby Fressmeyer), a teacher who recognizes and encourages Matilda’s precociousness. Big, overt baddies also give Matilda something to overcome as she discovers her self-worth. As Weitz puts it, “The darkness of some characters brings out the light in other ones.” Matilda the Musical marks Weitz’s first-ever Civic role. She got her start at age 6 in a Spokane Children’s Theatre production of Tom Sawyer and has performed in about eight

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local productions since then. Her ultimate goal is to be a professional actor. “I was really hoping for [the part of] Matilda, but it was one of those things where I would have been happy with any role. When I got the part, my mom threw a tiny party and then we all went out for Thai food. At first, I was like, ‘Oh, is this really happening?’ And then I started getting excited.” Doyle-Lipe says that Weitz has “a real naturalness about her” in an important, emotionally complex lead role. “Her instincts are wonderful. There’s a song called ‘Quiet’ where she’s talking to herself about the noise in her life. And she acts that thing out beautifully. She about had me in tears.” Fittingly, the baddies get a song called “Loud.” n Matilda the Musical • Sept. 13-Oct. 13; Thu-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm • $35 • Spokane Civic Theatre • 1020 N. Howard • spokanecivictheatre.com • 325-2507

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xactly how long does it take to pluck a chicken by hand? Colleen Messerschmidt doesn’t know and has no interest in finding out. Although she and husband James raise meat chickens on their modest Rathdrum farmstead, they’ve been fortunate to find fellow farmers willing and able to share equipment, including a mechanized poultry plucker. Resembling a washing machine drum with rubber tipped “fingers” inside that grab the feathers as the carcass tumbles and rotates inside, a poultry plucker can run upwards of $400. It mechanizes an otherwise tedious — not to mention messy — process. The Messerschmidts have considered purchasing their own to process the four dozen or

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so Cornish Cross and Freedom Ranger chickens raised on their Grateful Plate Farmstead, yet would only need it seasonally through the warmest months. “We’re kind of getting a taste of doing it multiple times a year,” says Colleen, who handles the chickens and produce, while James deals with the pigs, which they sell online, as well as through LINC Foods. Besides the purchase cost, she adds, there’s insurance, maintenance and finding a place to store it. And while borrowing from neighbors has been OK, Colleen worries about timing and the potential issues that might arise from inadvertently damaging the machine. So when she heard about Beth Tysdal’s farm “lending library,” she was intrigued.

Tysdal, who’s also market manager for the Kootenai County Farmers Markets, has several reasons for starting the library. “Having been in the farming community and at farmers markets for a long time, I have seen how most small-scale and/or starting producers need equipment but don’t necessarily have the money to purchase it. Or, it just doesn’t make sense to own it outright when you only need it once or twice a year,” says Tysdal. “So I thought having a lending library would be a great way to provide value and encourage people to farm.” Tysdal understands the challenges of running a farm firsthand. She and husband Dave purchased an 80-acre farm in Stateline, Idaho, 10 years ago. They called it Cable Creek Farm, a nod to the land’s original 1800s homesteaders, and raised dairy cows, pastured pigs and various free-range fowl. But it was forming her own real estate company recently that got Tysdal thinking about how she could better serve potential clients, as well as anyone interested in farming and ranching in North Idaho. She decided that with each real estate sale, she’d dedicate some seed money to the library, which so far includes an egg incubator, seed block starter, apple press and grinder and the poultry plucker. She doesn’t charge to loan out items and continues to gather feedback about future purchases: a paper pot transplanter, a gaspowered fence post pounder, a variety of trailers, a small grain grinder and milking equipment. “It’s a small start, but I’m hoping it will eventually be a good resource,” Tysdal says. “There’s no point in everyone owning things they only use once or twice a year. Small farms have enough expenses the way it is. And maybe having accessibility to equipment will encourage new people to give food production a try.” n

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here’s no shortage of hops growing in the Northwest, yet that doesn’t stop Iron Goat Brewing from crowdsourcing hops every year for its SpoHop IPA. Head to the brewery Saturday, Sept. 14, at 11 am for the picking of vines donated by the community — most grown in backyards throughout the city. The resulting fresh-hop IPA will be available a couple weeks later in the taproom, and everyone who participated in the event gets 50 percent off each pint. Check out the brewery’s Facebook page for full details. In other beer news, the region saw the opening of two new breweries last weekend: For the Love of God Brewing in Spokane’s AudubonDownriver Neighborhood, and YaYa Brewing Company in Spokane Valley near the I-90 Pines Road exit. Owned by Steve Moss and his wife Dawn, For the Love of God’s family-friendly taproom opened with seven beers on tap and a food menu with various small plate options. The small-scale, two-barrel brewhouse primarily plans to focus on modern styles. For an idea of what kind of beers Moss will brew, one can look at the opening weekend taplist which included the passion and pineapple milkshake IPA (a fruit-forward hazy IPA brewed with milk sugar), and a strawberry rhubarb pie sour. Out in Spokane Valley, brothers Chris and Jason Gass opened the tasting room doors of YaYa Brewing Co. On tap were five beers brewed on YaYa’s 10-barrel brewing system, like their flagship Angel IPA, as well as guest beer and cider. The taproom is all ages and offers housemade sodas featuring local Side Hustle Syrups. (DEREK HARRISON)

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Inlander profile subject last summer, is about to make her Food Network debut. Earlier this month, Leaming announced on her bakeshop’s Facebook page that she’ll be appearing on this year’s Halloween Wars bake-off competition show, as a cake artist for the series’ ninth season. This year’s season of Halloween Wars is set to premiere Sept. 29 at 9 pm ET. The show pits six teams of three — “an expert pumpkin carver, cake artist and a sugar master” — against each other to create spectacular Halloween-themed food displays. Find the series’ complete schedule at foodnetwork.com. (CHEY SCOTT)

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This summer welcomed Honey Pig BBQ to the Garland District, serving up ribs, pulled pork, brisket and more every Friday and Saturday. That’s the good news. The bad news is that Honey Pig is now closed for winter after a final Friday feast last week at which they ran out of grub early thanks to word of mouth on their final season cook-off spreading fast on the shop’s Instagram and Facebook pages. According to their posts, expect the smoker to fire back up in April or May. In the meantime, you’ll have to hit one of the myriad other barbecue joints that have popped up lately for a cold-weather fix of slow-cooked goodness. (DAN NAILEN)

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After a brief shutdown, Brain Freeze Creamery’s Kendall Yards location is back up and scooping its decadent, creamy ice cream as of the middle of last week. The local creamery’s lower South Hill location, however, is now permanently closed. In a recent Facebook post, Brain Freeze said its owners had been planning to shutter the South Hill spot at the end of the summer season for profitability reasons. (CHEY SCOTT) n

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WORKING GIRLS Strippers mastermind the perfect crime in the hugely entertaining Hustlers, a decadent heist thriller minus the male gaze BY MARYANN JOHANSON

t’s Goodfellas, except they’re gals. No, really. Screenwriter and director Lorene Scafaria has, perThis based-on-fact drama about New York City haps, a slightly easier task than Scorsese did if we are to strippers who conned their clients out of lots of money revel — and we do — in Ramona and Destiny’s wrongdois wonderfully redolent of Martin Scorsese’s mafia masing: It’s difficult to feel sorry for the men here. But the elterpiece in both style and substance: the seductiveness of egant ease with which Scafaria effortlessly wraps us up in easy money, the giddiness of getting away with a perfect charmed complicity with the women is undeniable. The crime, the arrogance and the greed that eventually lead to filmmaker is previously best known for her 2012 romit all falling apart. It’s a cinematic bonbon of delinquent com Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, in which she deliciousness. found unexpected merriment and poignant humanity at But wait! Hustlers is also a sort of thematic sequel a literal apocalypse. With Hustlers, she pulls off that sort to The Big Short, 2015’s real-life satire on the 2008 Wall of trick again, weaving sympathy, sensitivity, big-hearted Street crash. The men targeted by our avenging protagocamaraderie and humor into a story that, in the hands of nists are Wall Streeters, the assholes who crashed someone else, could have quickly (and the economy in 2008, a few years before the bulk probably intentionally) descended into HUSTLERS of events depicted here, and who suffered not cheap, crass exploitation. Rated R one tiny consequence for that: They didn’t go to Hustlers is never salacious, never Directed by Lorene Scafaria prison, and they kept all their ill-gotten riches. sensational. It never reduces these “The game” that is the American economy “is Starring Constance Wu, Jennifer women to nothing more than their Lopez, Julia Stiles, Keke Palmer bodies, and it knows that what they rigged,” rages veteran stripper Ramona (Jennifer Lopez, in the performance of her career) as she do is work. When Scafaria asks us to woos her one-time protégé Destiny (Constance Wu, abconsider their bodies at all, it is for their strength: The solutely riveting) into the scam, “and it does not reward scene in which Ramona gives Destiny some pointers on people who play by the rules.” So why should they play by pole dancing is remarkable for its athleticism, not its erotithe rules? Especially now that they are newly desperate cism. I dread to think what this movie would have looked precisely because of the financial havoc these men themand felt like in the hands of many a male director. selves wrought? Beyond the exquisitely welcome lack of a male gaze

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here is another joy, and another one rare onscreen: Hustlers evinces an unusually wise female understanding of women’s relationships with one another as far more likely to be supportive, affectionate, even sisterly than the catty mean-girl stereotype. This is a movie unlike many we’ve seen before about women who do the shitty job of making men feel better about themselves. They are smart, making the most of the limited opportunities our world affords them. And if they do not particularly enjoy grinding on a dude’s crotch, they certainly do like the money a dude is willing to throw at them to do it. The cynicism with which they approach their jobs — even in the time before they move on to more devious forms of taking a man’s money — is absolutely matched by that of the men they serve, who are mostly anonymous, and mostly pathetic. The best that can be said about some of them might be Ramona’s offhand “some of them aren’t so bad.” It’s difficult to imagine a male filmmaker being so utterly unconcerned with whether we empathize with the men at all. It all adds up to Hustlers as maybe the best-ever corrective to the embarrassing cliché about the supposed hearts of gold cinematic fantasies have tried to convince us women like Ramona and Destiny have. They have hearts of steel. And, yeah, they just might be the heroes we need right now. n

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Jillian Bell plays a woman who decides to stop partying and get in shape, with the New York Marathon as an end goal. Predictable, Sundance-y comedy elevated by the charms of its star. (NW) Rated PG-13

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Donna Tartt’s Pulitzer-winning novel comes to the screen, an epic picaresque about an aimless young man, his connection to his dead mother and a stolen painting that haunts him. (NW) Rated R

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Based on the true story of strippers who swindled their Wall Street customers, this is a terrific, intelligent heist film. Director Lorene Scafaria weaves sympathy, sensitivity and humor into the tricky clockwork plot. (MJ) Rated R

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The loves, losses and vices of the folkrock pioneer are chronicled in this entertaining doc, a refreshingly candid portrait of a prickly subject. At the Magic Lantern. (NW) Rated R

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NOW PLAYING GOOD BOYS

A trio of 11-year-olds encounter obstacles on their way to a big-kid party in what’s best described as Superbad about the middle school set. Raunchy, funny and unexpectedly sly. (MJ) Rated R

IT: CHAPTER TWO

The follow-up to 2017’s horror smash is a leaden, overlong slog, with those precious kids, now jaded adults, returning to Derry to finally kill the evil force that is Pennywise the clown. Nothing floats here. (MJ) Rated R

THE LION KING

Sure, it’s nowhere near as good as the original, but this CGI remake of Disney’s 1994 classic is nonetheless an entertaining, visually sumptuous jungle adventure. The stories and songs remain foolproof — hakuna matata, indeed. (SS) Rated PG

LUCE

Based on JC Lee’s play, an African teen adopted by white American parents becomes a social pariah when a teacher determines he’s a threat to his school. At the Magic Lantern. (NW) Rated R

MAIDEN

A documentary about a group of young women who entered the 1989 Whitbread yacht race, the first entirely female crew to do so. At the Magic Lantern. (NW) Rated PG

ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOOD

Quentin Tarantino’s ode to 1969 L.A. finds a washed-up TV star, his longtime stunt double and Sharon Tate crossing

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paths in unexpected ways. Rambling, elegiac, uneven and occasionally brilliant. (NW) Rated R

OVERCOMER

A Christian drama about a small town facing an unemployment crisis, and how a high school sports coach and his cross-country star lift everyone’s spirits. (NW) Rated PG

THE PEANUT BUTTER FALCON

A young man with Down syndrome and pro wrestling aspirations runs away from his care facility, teaming up with a down-and-out fisherman (Shia LaBeouf) in this heartwarming roadtrip fable. (SR) Rated R

READY OR NOT

On her wedding day, a young bride is forced into a deadly game of hide and seek with her wealthy in-laws. This bloody horror-comedy is mostly amusing, though you might wish it had a more satirical edge. (NW) Rated R

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SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK

Inventive special effects and stylish direction anchor this entertaining adaptation of Alvin Schwartz’s childhoodscarring horror anthologies, as a group of 1960s teenagers are menaced by monsters that come out of a haunted book. (NW) Rated PG-13

SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME

Even on a trip to Europe, Peter Parker can’t dodge his superhero duties, donning his Spidey suit to fight off evil humanoids known as Elementals. A sharp and funny continuation of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. (SS) Rated PG-13

TOY STORY 4

Pixar’s most beloved franchise returns to assault your tear ducts. Having been given to a new owner, Woody and Buzz Lightyear have some familiar fun-filled adventures while also ruminating about the existential angst of being a toy. (MJ) Rated G n

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David Crosby is the first to admit he kinda sucks in the rock doc Remember My Name.

Long Time Gone

In two new films, Linda Ronstadt and David Crosby represent the yin and yang of rock star documentary subjects BY NATHAN WEINBENDER

his summer has been a good one for to settle his books before his time is up. It’s a music documentaries, and two playing powerful and empathetic look at a cantankerous at the Magic Lantern represent the yin and complicated guy. and yang of the form. Both films shine a light Appropriately enough, the subject of Linda on ’60s and ’70s rock icons — David Crosby in Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice is heard more often one, Linda Ronstadt in the other — who were than she is seen. The singer retired in 2011 after hugely influential and successful in their respecbeing diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and has tive genres, whose personal lives were dissected lived privately since, rarely granting interviews in the spotlight and whose health problems have and declining to attend when she was inducted impacted their careers. into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. What separates them is tone. David Crosby: But she’s an engaging narrator of her own Remember My Name is a refreshingly candid look story, and the film leaves it to some industry at an infamous figure; Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of legends — Dolly Parton, Bonnie Raitt, Emmylou My Voice, meanwhile, is a fairly hagiographic but Harris, Jackson Browne, David Geffen — to apnonetheless enlightening portrait of a powerpear on-screen and testify to her brilliance. house vocalist who everyone seems to love. The Anyone with only a passing familiarity of films employ a similar stylistic conceit — a collage Ronstadt’s work will no doubt be bowled over of archival footage, talking head interviews and by the diversity of her catalog. Ronstadt began live performances tell the stories of these remarkin a folk trio called the Stone Poneys (their best able careers — but arrive at different conclusions. known track is the Mike Nesmith-penned “DifCrosby is front and center in Remember My ferent Drum”) and later mastered the art of the Name, mainly because most of his friends and rock ’n’ roll single, but she also made unexpected collaborators want nothing to detours as a torch singer and an do with him anymore. By all DAVID CROSBY: opera star. She was equally adept accounts, he’s “insufferable.” at country, teaming up with ParREMEMBER MY NAME “Difficult.” “Wacko.” As Crosby ton and Harris on the great 1987 Rated R himself describes it, he has a “big album Trio, and later explored the Directed by A.J. Eaton ego and no brains.” traditional music of her Mexican Before all that, he was a LINDA RONSTADT: father. member of the hugely influential Ronstadt was, at the height of THE SOUND OF MY VOICE ’60s folk-rock band the Byrds, her fame, the highest paid woman Rated PG-13 but after being kicked out of the in rock, and the first artist to have Directed by Rob Epstein, group (a common refrain in his an album go double platinum. Jeffrey Friedman career), he became an even bigger But what comes through most star in the vocal trio Crosby, Stills and Nash. The clearly in this film — other than the undeniable lush harmonies in their music didn’t translate power of her singing voice — is her humility and to their personal relationships, and none of her camaraderie with other artists, as well as her them — including wayward fourth member Neil savvy for navigating a male-dominated industry. Young — are on speaking terms with Crosby. It’s Directors Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman not just his drug problems, which led to highly (The Celluloid Closet) have made what amounts to publicized prison time; it’s his prickly personality a film adaptation of a Wikipedia entry, and for and temper. a subject so vibrant and willing to experiment, Now in his late 70s, Crosby has suffered mulit’s a somewhat disappointing tact. Still, the film tiple heart attacks and lives with diabetes, and yet argues — and quite convincingly — that even his voice is still as powerful as ever. Remember My though Ronstadt was an interpreter of other Name finds him at his most refreshingly candid, peoples’ work, she brought a style to her music and facing down the realization that he needs that was all her own. n

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COUNTRY

Musical Memoir From a childhood on the road to a stint in Nashville, local country artist Jenny Anne Mannanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new album chronicles her life in music BY NATHAN WEINBENDER

he very notion of examining the events of your life, sifting through memories, putting them all down on the page and shaping them into a coherent narrative is a daunting prospect. But translating those experiences into an album, with each new song representing a different chapter, was something that came a bit easier to local country musician Jenny Anne Mannan, whose debut LP Carnies & Cowboys colorfully documents a life steeped in music and Americana. ...continued on next page

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“It is very, very autobiographical. This is definitely a kind of musical memoir,” Mannan says. “Over the years, people have said, ‘You should write down your experiences of being on the road with the family.’ I don’t know how I would start. So for me, doing a set of songs — it’s definitely a lot more doable.” Born in Stevens County, Mannan grew up singing and playing fiddle in her family’s traveling country band, the Bullas. That was their reality for about a decade, working their way around the country every summer in a refurbished Greyhound bus, as each of the seven kids in the family were added to the lineup as they got old enough. As soon as she turned 18, Mannan moved to Nashville with her brother Luke. The day after they arrived, he had already secured a spot in country Ricky Skaggs’ touring band. “I got a job at Pier One,” Mannan says. “It was difficult for a young woman, I think, to be in a situation where there’s a lot of male band leaders,” she continues. “I was only 18. I was really naive and really young. It can be a really difficult place to maintain who you are, to separate your work from your sexuality or your appearance. If you look a certain way, you’re probably going to get the gig.” Mannan did find some success, after a while, in the country music capital, particularly with guidance from family friend and industry vet Paul Overstreet, best known for writing hits like “When You Say Nothing At All” and “Forever and Ever, Amen.” But was it an enlightening experience overall? Well, yes and no. “I think I definitely grew and was able to experience real joy,” Mannan says. “I had an identity crisis after I had been there for a while, because I had to figure out who I am outside of music.”

ll of this is in the album. Carnies & Cowboys grapples with the challenges of trying to make it big in a cutthroat music scene, of being untethered from a steady 9-to-5 existence, of always taking two steps backward for every step forward, of trying to find your true self in the harsh glare of the spotlight. On “It’s Hard to Be a Woman (In This Town),” Mannan spins an anecdote about meeting an older male singer she admires: “He comes to hear you play / You wonder what he’ll say / ‘Baby girl, just keep smiling and looking pretty.’”

This really happened to her, as did everything in “Traveling American Family Band,” as one summer after another of county fair and theme park gigs whiz by: “Seven of us kids in one long bus / What town we in today? / Well, don’t ask us.” “Minnesota State Fair” not only closes the album but signifies the end of her family’s time on the road: “Nobody understands the life that we led / The complex nostalgia, the lingering dread.” “It chronicles the journey from being raised to be a performer and then having this sort of ambivalent relationship with performing and traveling,” Mannan says. That wayward lifestyle is behind her now, as she has settled into life in Spokane with her husband Caleb and their four kids. A few years ago, Mannan founded the WEEKEND Northwest of C O U N T D OW N Nashville series Get the scoop on this at the Bartlett, weekend’s events with a monthly our newsletter. Sign up at showcase of Inlander.com/newsletter. local country and bluegrass artists (it’s currently on hiatus). Some of the songs on Carnies & Cowboys were first performed there, and most of the album was recorded over Memorial Day weekend in a family friend’s house on Hayden Lake. In keeping with the intimacy of the record itself, Mannan is celebrating its release at the Bing on Friday, with a show featuring some of her lifelong friends. She’ll perform the album in full with the band she recorded it with, and will also play alongside childhood friends Sean and Sara Watkins, founding members of the band Nickel Creek. It’s all coming full circle. “From my point of view, it definitely has been very empowering,” Mannan says of the new album. “At the same time, I had a little bit of a meltdown after it was all recorded, and I was listening to it and just had one of those, ‘Oh, everyone’s gonna hear this.’ Because it is, I think, the most representative of me as an as a writer, as an artist, and then also as a person. “It’s all out there.” n Jenny Anne Mannan and Her Angel Band with the Watkins Family Hour • Fri, Sept. 13 at 8 pm • $20-$30 • All ages • Bing Crosby Theater • 901 W. Sprague • bingcrosbytheater.com • 227-7638

MUSIC | POWER-POP

Renaissance Rock

Since they were teenagers, the McDonald brothers have produced some irresistible power-pop hooks as Redd Kross.

Power-pop heroes Redd Kross are back with a great new album and their longest tour in decades BY BEN SALMON

hen he picks up the phone to chat with the Inlander, Redd Kross bassist Steven McDonald is having breakfast: two doughnuts and an iced coffee. It is perhaps no coincidence that he is also looking forward to his band’s extensive fall tour with sludge-rock giants the Melvins, which lasts two full months and stops in Spokane Sunday night. Here it should be noted that McDonald is also the current bassist in the Melvins, which means that at age 52, he’ll be pulling double duty every night on the tour. “That’s a challenge, but at the same time it’s a welcome challenge. It keeps me young,” McDonald says. “I don’t really exercise when I’m at home, so [doing things like this] is probably keeping me alive.” Beyond basic health reasons, the tour is a big deal for Redd Kross, who’ve not been out on the road for this long in “probably 25 years,” McDonald says. The reasons for that are mostly boring and practical — past members couldn’t get vacation time at their day jobs, for example — but the end result is a band that has come nowhere near overstaying its welcome, even after four decades of existence. “I’m sure there’s an appeal to our scarcity,” McDonald says. “I’ve been theorizing, jokingly, that we’re not

going through songwriting menopause because of it. If you think of it like the way a woman is born with her lifetime supply of her eggs, maybe songwriters are born with their lifetime supply of songs. So maybe we still have a bunch of good ones in there.” Redd Kross’ recent output supports that theory. After making a name for itself in the early ’80s SoCal punk scene by unabashedly embracing classic-rock and power-pop hooks, the band released five fine albums between 1982 and 1997 before taking a nearly decade-long hiatus. They returned in 2012 with Researching the Blues, an incredible rock ’n’ roll record that proved McDonald and his brother Jeff — who founded the band as preteens — could still crank out catchy tunes as effortlessly as anyone. Their new album Beyond the Door capably continues Redd Kross’ renaissance. Opening track “The Party” combines hard rock riffs and soaring vocal harmonies into something that belongs on the soundtrack of a lighthearted action movie. “Fighting” juxtaposes punky verses and a simple pop chorus, while “There’s No One Like You” simmers atop an elastic bass line before blooming into a singalong anthem fit for a Foo Fighters album. “Fantástico Roberto” churns and buzzes like a

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lost hit from alt-rock’s heyday. And the bouncy “Punk II” is a good reminder that the band’s first gig was opening for Black Flag — and that Redd Kross was always far too cheeky to fit into the scene from whence it came. According to the McDonalds, Beyond the Door is the most collaborative Redd Kross album ever, with Jeff driving the songwriting process, but Steven chipping in more than he has in decades. Some of that was out of necessity, Steven says, but he also pointed to the passage of time as a major factor in the brothers’ productive working relationship. “I think (there’s) a new level of maturity,” he says. “It just felt like there were very few fights and we just got the job done in a way that felt good and really supportive. Siblings can push each others’ buttons like no one else; if you’ve got an insecurity, that’s just going to get amplified. I feel like this time there was a bit more self-awareness, less insecurity, less acting out (and) less bullshit. Not to say that all that stuff’s behind us — it can still pop up — but I was proud of us at the end of making the record.” Now, it’s time to take that positivity on the road, and while Redd Kross hasn’t toured for two months any time in recent memory, they did do a month in Europe in 2017, and Steven McDonald remembers a shift in his own mindset during that run. “I was just really aware that whole time of, like, ‘Wow, these are the good years. These are the good times,’” he says. “It was not nostalgia. It was about being present now. Appreciate this. And I was able to. Time just keeps moving faster and faster and I am so grateful that we’re in the position to be able to do this.” n The Melvins with Redd Kross and Toshi Kasai • Sun, Sept. 15 at 7:30 pm • $25 advance, $30 day of • All ages • The Big Dipper • 171 S. Washington • bigdipperevents.com • 863-8101

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JAZZ DIANA KRALL

iana Krall is primarily known as a sharp interpreter of the great American songbook, having put a contemporary spin on holiday standards, showtunes and the work of Nat King Cole. But the Canadian jazz musician is no mere cover artist, nor is she firmly stuck in the ’40s, having reinterpreted songs by folks like Billy Joel, Joni Mitchell and Tom Waits. You can see for yourself how effortlessly Krall can conjure magic at the keys, and though you’ll be in a large audience, you’ll feel like you’re shrouded in shadow in a moody, smoky lounge. — NATHAN WEINBENDER Diana Krall • Mon, Sept. 16 at 7:30 pm • $59.50-$97.50 • All ages • First Interstate Center for the Arts • 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. • inbpac.com • 279-7000

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t’s appropriate that the very name of the Minneapolis band Night Moves conjures memories of Bob Seger’s 1976 hit, because their sound has always recalled the hazy AM pop of that decade. Their recent album Can You Really Find Me, however, finds them moving toward the ’80s, with glimmering synths that bring to mind Disintegration-era the Cure and mesh perfectly with the neon design of the front cover. The backbone of the group has always been the duo of vocalist John Pelant and bassist Micky Alfano, and it’ll be interesting to see where they head from here. — NATHAN WEINBENDER Night Moves • Sun, Sept. 15 at 8 pm • $10 advance, $12 day of • 21+ • Lucky You Lounge • 1801 W. Sunset Blvd. • luckyyoulounge.com J J SPOKANE COUNTY FAIR & EXPO CENTER, Pop Evil SPOKANE TRIBE CASINO, Sara Brown Duo STELLA’S ON THE HILL, Ally Burke TAPP’D OFF, Karaoke on the Patio ZOLA, Blake Braley Band

Friday, 09/13

219 LOUNGE, Harold’s IGA 315 MARTINIS & TAPAS, Echo Elysium 1898 PUBLIC HOUSE, Nick Grow A&P’S BAR AND GRILL, DJ Exodus J THE BARTLETT, Late for the Parade, Spilt Milk BEVERLY’S, Robert Vaughn J THE BIG DIPPER, Soultree, Quaggadogg, Jonny Myles THE BIG DOG BAR & GRILL, DJ Dave BIGFOOT PUB, Steve Starkey Band J J BING CROSBY THEATER, Jenny Anne Mannan Album Release with the Watkins Family Hour (see page 45) BOLO’S, Mad Love BOOMBOX PIZZA, Karaoke BRIDGE PRESS CELLARS, The Devon Worley Band

J BUCER’S COFFEEHOUSE PUB, Horace Alexander Young Trio CORBY’S BAR, Karaoke COSMIC COWBOY GRILL, Pat Coast CRUISERS, Karaoke with Gary CURLEY’S, Chris Rieser and the Nerve J FORZA COFFEE CO. (SOUTH), Band Raelund HOGFISH, Thom Shepherd & Coley McCabe HONEY EATERY AND SOCIAL CLUB, The DIGaddie HOUSE OF SOUL, The Soulful Brothers IDAHO POUR AUTHORITY, Ron Kieper Jazz Trio IRON GOAT BREWING, Joel Gorman IRON HORSE (CDA), Royale THE JACKSON ST., Working Spliffs JOHN’S ALLEY, Heat Speak LEFTBANK WINE BAR, Trinity Jazz LUCKY YOU LOUNGE, Hater, Sonoda MAX AT MIRABEAU, Tuck Foster & The Tumbling Dice MICKDUFF’S BEER HALL, The Groove Black MOOSE LOUNGE, Whack A Mole MULLIGAN’S, Son of Brad NASHVILLE NORTH, Ladies Night

THE NYC PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos O’SHAYS IRISH PUB & EATERY, Arvid Lundin & Deep Roots PACIFIC PIZZA, Jason Perry Trio PATIT CREEK CELLARS, Ken Davis In Transit PEND D’OREILLE WINERY, Bright Moments Jazz THE PIN, PhaseOne RED ROOM LOUNGE, Earthlings Crew THE RIDLER PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos RIVER ROCK TAPHOUSE, Joey Anderson THE ROXIE, Karaoke with Tom J SEASONS OF COEUR D’ALENE, Just Plain Darin SILVER MOUNTAIN SKI RESORT, Kyle Swaffard (at Noah’s) SPOKANE EAGLES LODGE, Mingo STORMIN’ NORMAN’S, DJ Danger J VAULT COFFEE, The Voice Showcase with Jacob Maxwell & Mari ZOLA, Pastiche

Saturday, 09/14

219 LOUNGE, Down South Band A&P’S BAR AND GRILL, DJ Exodus

J THE BARTLETT, Keith Harkin BEVERLY’S, Robert Vaughn BIGFOOT PUB, Steve Starkey Band BOLO’S, Mad Love BRIDGE PRESS CELLARS, The Devon Worley Band J BUCER’S COFFEEHOUSE PUB, Colby Acuff CHECKERBOARD BAR, Odyssey, Lust for Glory, Eddie Wilson COSMIC COWBOY, Kyle Swaffard CURLEY’S, Chris Rieser and the Nerve J EMIDA, JamShack GARLAND PUB & GRILL, Slow Cookin’ J HARVEST HOUSE, Just Plain Darin THE HIVE, Miah Kohal Band HOUSE OF SOUL, Nu Jack City IDAHO POUR AUTHORITY, Dustin Drennen IRON HORSE (CDA), Royale THE JACKSON ST., Karaoke JOHN’S ALLEY, Mother Yeti and The Maple Bars J KNITTING FACTORY, Black Label Society, The Black Dahlia Murder, Alien Weaponry LAUGHING DOG BREWING, Kerry Leigh

LEFTBANK WINE BAR, Daniel Hall J LINKS GOLF CLUB, Just Plain Darin LITZ’S BAR & GRILL, Jan Harrison Blues Band MAX AT MIRABEAU, Tuck Foster & The Tumbling Dice MOOSE LOUNGE, Whack A Mole MOOTSY’S, Headless/Heartless, Soul Man Black, S4LT NASHVILLE NORTH, Ned LeDoux THE NYC PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos ONE SHOT CHARLIE’S, Bobby Patterson Band ONE TREE CIDER HOUSE, Son of Brad PACIFIC PIZZA, Nic Vigil PEND D’OREILLE WINERY, Tonedevil Brothers J THE PIN, RockFest Final Four Showcase POST FALLS BREWING COMPANY, Maxie Ray Mills RED ROOM LOUNGE, Why Hunger for Summer THE RIDLER PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos SEASONS OF COEUR D’ALENE, Echo Elysium SILVER MOUNTAIN SKI RESORT, Sam Leyde (at Noah’s)

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Sunday, 09/15

ARBOR CREST WINE CELLARS, Ryan Larsen Band J J THE BIG DIPPER, The Melvins, Redd Kross (see page 47), Shitkid CURLEY’S, Mojo Box DALEY’S CHEAP SHOTS, Rev. Yo’s VooDoo Church of Blues Jam GARLAND PUB & GRILL, Karaoke HOGFISH, Open Mic J KNITTING FACTORY, Andy Grammer, Nightly LINGER LONGER LOUNGE, Open Jam J LUCKY YOU LOUNGE, Night Moves (see facing page) MARYHILL WINERY, Daniel Mark Faller J J NORTHERN QUEST RESORT & CASINO, Old Dominion THE NYC PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos O’DOHERTY’S, Traditional Irish Music PEND D’OREILLE WINERY, Piano Sunday with Ben Olson THE PIN, Afroman RED ROOM LOUNGE, Jason Perry Trio RIVERBANK TAPHOUSE, Sammy Eubanks THE ROXIE, Hillyard Billys ZOLA, Lazy Love

Monday, 09/16

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J CALYPSOS COFFEE ROASTERS, Open Mic COSMIC COWBOY GRILL, Maxie Ray Mills CRAVE, DJ Dave EICHARDT’S, Jam with Truck Mills J J FIRST INTERSTATE CENTER FOR THE ARTS, Diana Krall (see facing page) J J KNITTING FACTORY, Joseph, Deep Sea Diver THE NYC PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos RED ROOM LOUNGE, Open Mic with Lucas Brookbank Brown THE ROXIE, Skinnyfromthe9, Steven Cannon $C, Trae Dakidd, BigNik, Hendrix Smoke ZOLA, Perfect Mess

Tuesday, 09/17

219 LOUNGE, Karaoke with DJ Pat J THE BARTLETT, Open Mic BOOMBOX PIZZA, Karaoke CRAVE, DJ Dave GARLAND PUB & GRILL, Karaoke JACKLIN ARTS & CULTURAL CENTER, Sarah McQuaid THE NYC PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos J ONE WORLD CAFE, Christy Hays RAZZLE’S BAR, Open Mic Jam THE RIDLER PIANO BAR, Country Swing Dancing THE ROXIE, Open Mic/Jam SWEET LOU’S RESTAURANT AND TAP HOUSE, Eric Neuhausser TAPP’D OFF, Karaoke on the Patio THE VIKING, Ashley Pyle ZOLA, Desperate 8s

Wednesday, 09/18

219 LOUNGE, Truck Mills & Carl Rey BEVERLY’S, Robert Vaughn J BLACK DIAMOND, The Digaddie CRAVE, DJ Dave CRUISERS, Open Jam GENO’S, Open Mic IRON HORSE (CDA), Open Jam IRON HORSE (VALLEY), Clint Darnell THE JACKSON ST., Karaoke LANTERN TAP HOUSE, Katie Fisher LEFTBANK WINE BAR, Carey Brazil LION’S LAIR, Funk You Up Wednesdays w/ Storme LUCKY’S IRISH PUB, DJ D3VIN3 MARYHILL WINERY, The Ronaldos THE NYC PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos J THE PIN, Eagle Claw, AA Bottom, Those Damn Kids J POOLE’S PUBLIC HOUSE (SOUTH), Just Plain Darin RED ROOM LOUNGE, Blowin’ Kegs Jam Session THE RIDLER PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos STORMIN’ NORMAN’S, Steve Starkey ZOLA, Donnie Emerson & Nancy Sophia

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MUSIC A CLASSICAL DEBUT

As the Spokane Symphony heads into its 74th year, you’re going to see a new face behind the baton. Music Director James Lowe is making his in-season debut on the Fox stage this weekend, and though he’s a Brit who’s made a home in Scotland, his first program is distinctly American: You’ll hear pieces by George Gershwin and Aaron Copland, two of the most recognized and influential of the country’s songwriters, as well as contemporary composer John Adams. Awardwinning pianist William Wolfram performs alongside Lowe and the orchestra, and also hosts an hour-long symposium before each of this weekend’s performances. — NATHAN WEINBENDER Spokane Symphony Masterworks 1: American Rhythms • Sat, Sept. 14 at 8 pm and Sun, Sept. 15 at 3 pm • $21-$66 • All ages • Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox • 1001 W. Sprague • spokanesymphony.org • 624-1200

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Spokane River Clean-up • Sat, Sept. 14 from 9 am-noon • Spokane; locations vary • spokanerivercleanup.org and facebook. com/SpokaneRiverCleanup

Taylor 2 Dance Company • Fri, Sept. 13 at 7:30 pm • $40-$50/ adults; $20-$30/youth, students • Myrtle Woldson Performing Arts Center • 211 E. Desmet Ave. • gonzaga.edu • 313-2787

Help keep the banks and waters of the Spokane River clean, safe and healthy by signing up with family and friends to join hundreds of other volunteers at the 16th annual fall Spokane River Clean-up, organized by the local environmental nonprofit the Lands Council. Service clubs, church groups and schools are encouraged to join the clean-up efforts along with water recreationists and those who simply care about the health and aesthetics of the region’s iconic natural landmark. For this year’s event, teams will be collecting trash in areas of the Spokane Valley, the University District, Peaceful Valley, High Bridge Park and People’s Park. Make sure to sign up online in advance, and when you head out Saturday morning, dress to get dirty! — CHEY SCOTT

For one of the first performances in its first-ever season, Gonzaga University’s brand new Myrtle Woldson Performing Arts Center hosts the Taylor 2 Dance Company, performing works by its legendary namesake, Paul Taylor. For those outside the modern dance scene — and that’s most of us — you should know the late Paul Taylor was a pioneer of the American art form, and is known for his groundbreaking choreography’s frequent comments on topics like sexuality, spirituality, morality, mortality, war and gender. The six-member Taylor 2 troupe was founded by Taylor himself to perform his repertoire of 147 works around the world, including here in Spokane. The upcoming program at the Myrtle for Taylor 2’s Celebration Tour is a trio of works from the late ’70s and ’90s. — CHEY SCOTT

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Before Garrison Keillor’s retirement from his beloved radio variety show A Prairie Home Companion, he was the kind of NPR celebrity welcomed coast to coast for large shows of music and storytelling. Things have been quieter in Keillor’s world since 2016 (save a flurry of news in 2017 of a sexual harassment claim by a former researcher) but he still hits the road for occasional shows like one this weekend with the Coeur d’Alene Symphony. Accompanied by his longtime collaborator Rich Dworsky, Keillor brings all his familiar characters from Lake Wobegon and performs several songs with the symphony as well. Keillor’s paying his own expenses so all ticket money can go to support the local symphony. — DAN NAILEN The Coeur d’Alene Symphony with Garrison Keillor • Sat, Sept. 14 at 7:30 pm • $35-$75 • Schuler Performing Arts Center at North Idaho College • 1000 W. Garden Ave • cdasymphony.org • 208-765-3833

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For its first concert of the new season, the Spokane Jazz Orchestra is welcoming home an Eastern Washington native to help celebrate the influence of women in jazz music. Powerhouse vocalist Jamie Shew grew up in the Tri-Cities and attended WSU, and now coordinates the jazz vocal program at California’s Fullerton College. When she joins the SJO for this weekend’s show, they’ll explore songs sung, written and arranged by women, drawn from all eras of jazz history. While Shew suggested the theme of “great women of song,” SJO’s music director Don Goodwin expanded that to include writers and arrangers. The end result should be a memorable night for jazz lovers. — DAN NAILEN Spokane Jazz Orchestra with Jamie Shew: The Great Women of Song • Sat, Sept. 14 at 7:30 pm • $19-$32 • Bing Crosby Theater • 901 W. Sprague • spokanejazz.org • 227-7638

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sat and talked a little at the Black Oak Arkansas concerts Aug. 31 - 8:30 pm. Front Stage... you looked like a nice woman and a little shy maybe, sitting in lotus position/blond hair/shorts/red nails /flip flops and you waved goodbye to me. Love to see you again and to talk more? kittycat69lover@yahoo.com

I SAW YOU I MELT WITH YOU I saw you by Ben & Jerry’s on Saturday. We both were tired and a little sunburnt. I am glad I took your ice cream suggestions. Thanks for brightening my weekend. Hope to see you soon. DOG-GONE GREAT ATTITUDE I saw you at the Costco up North in Saturday. You handled that hustle and bustle with ease. Even when you dropped a hotdog you didn’t let that phase you. Your smile was contagious and your ideas exemplary. DON’T GO BACON MY HEART Saw you at Safeway last week. We both were picking up BLT fixings. You were in dark gray and I was wearing a fun yellow pattern. I’m sorry my friend kept running off and interrupting our conversation. Maybe we can do a shopping trip together sometime soon? Or catch a sandwich locally? DELI COUNTER ENCOUNTER I almost walked right into you at the NW Blvd Safeway Deli Counter on Sept. 3. We laughed. You wore glasses and have dark hair. You said I have a beautiful smile. I think you’re very attractive. Coffee? Sunday morning at 10. Indaba on Broadway. Hope to see you there :) AT PIG OUT IN THE PARK You and me

YOU BEING A TWO-MAN TENT COVER I saw you... lying by the roadside, all wrapped up in a bundle. 9/8/19, riding the Spokefest cycle event... A mile north of the four mounds fire station... close to the intersection of Dover and Charles Road. Looks like you “fell off the wagon”... took pity on you. But now you are just extra baggage... ya gotta go. Would be willing to drop ya off downtown Spokane if anybody wants to claim ya.

CHEERS ELLERY AND FRANCES Dear Ellery and Frances please contact me about borrowed books! Ellie, 624-9295

thinking about a fire ban and would appreciate the information. SPORTS RADIO Jeers to Spokane’s radio stations for taking away Fox Sports Radio and ESPN Radio! You left us with local sports (which is OK) and Brock and Salk in the morning or Patchin and Lukens in the afternoon. UGH! The biggest change was that you took away 1510 Fox Sports and turned it into the stupidest concept ever... hip-hop and sports? WTF? The only sports on that station is EWU, Indians,

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JEERS PIGS IN THE PARK Being a newer immigrant to the Spokane area, I’ve attended “Pig Out in the Park” for the past several years. This year will be the last of those. The rudeness of “humans” at the event this year was amazing. I’m not even sure how the event met fire codes this year. The walking spaces were too narrow for people to move through efficiently, but that didn’t prevent many from cutting off small children and the elderly as they aggressively shoved their way. The place also smelled poorly. If it’s against your belief system to wear antiperspirant, would it kill you to at least bathe so you don’t smell like a pig? Perhaps the worse was the abject stupidity of many. Despite multiple signs indicating that pets were forbidden, many were present, providing more congestion problems and smells. FIRE BAN - HEY NEIGHBOR! How about do the neighborly thing and go talk to him! Maybe he is not aware, or just wasn’t

REPLY TO LIME SIDEWALK CRIME: SEPT 5 Dear fun hater: “Irregardless” is not even a word. Focus less on what’s cruising down

into reverse and start honking. She looks up all surprised. How did texting become more important than driving? None of these people were kids. Middle age adults. When they hit me will they say it wasn’t my fault. It was an important text! JEERS TO SEAN Sean, I can’t think of a worse person to coexist on this planet with. You caused me pain by tweezing out my ingrown hairs for me, you hurt my feelings by picking out the cheesecake pieces in the cheesecake ice cream, and

You caused me pain by tweezing out my ingrown hairs for me, you hurt my feelings by picking out the cheesecake pieces in the cheesecake ice cream, and you don’t squeeze the toothpaste from the bottom each time. Dang you!

high school, etc. And then you combine it with hip-hop? Give us a decent sports radio station with national sports! It’s football season and not everyone here is a Hawks fan. Come on, man! GET OFF YOUR PHONE I’m pretty good at spotting drivers using their phones while riding my bike. Especially this case, on the night of Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, when I got stuck behind you at a green light for 20 seconds straight because you were on your damn phone. I do admit to F-bombing you first, but it was justified in my eyes, because you should not have your phone in your hands while driving. Shout-out to the dude in the backseat who told me to go F myself, you suck too. COUNTERFEIT TWEAKER Dude... you

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were pretty amped up when you stopped by my garage sale. I hope you are enjoying the golf clubs and the cash you stole from us. I hope you and your girlfriend got a nice fix, courtesy of us. Don’t worry, we got you on camera, got your plate, description of your car and the best part of all is that the Secret Service has your “money” Enjoy federal prison, asshat.

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your sidewalk and more on your own intellect. This will, I believe, help you out regardless of the current “bane” of your miserable existence. RE: HOOD VANDALS You taped a deer’s head on the front of your car? Are you f---in kidding me? That is the most white trash thing I’ve ever heard. TEXTING AND DRIVING I’m on my way to work. Turning left, the lady in front of me doesn’t move. The light is green. I can tell she is texting. I honk. She holds up a just a minute finger. We miss the light. Man beside me on Division texting swerves into my lane. Then bounces off the barrier. I honk. He flips me off. Turning left in the center lane. A woman texting swerves into the middle straight at me. I slam it

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you don’t squeeze the toothpaste from the bottom each time. Dang you! Ugh, you know I have nothing bad to say about you. I fall in love with you more each day and you’re perfect to me. But you always want a jeer about you, so here you go. Only because I love you. - M n

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EWI OF SPOKANE WINE & WIN Executive Women International Spokane is a networking group with a focus on philanthropic, literacy and professional development. Each year it awards $15,000 in scholarships to local students. Enjoy an evening of wine and hors d’oeuvres with a raffle. Sep. 12, 5 pm. $30. Maryhill Winery Spokane, 1303 W. Summit Pkwy. ewispokane.org EYE CONTACT: HOMELESS ART EXHIBIT & FUNDRAISER The annual fundraiser supporting all Volunteers of America programs features live music, dance, poetry and performance art with a curated display of artwork produced by homeless men, women, and youth; specifically those who’ve been guests at Crosswalk Youth Shelter and Hope House Women’s Shelter. Sep. 12, 6 pm. $25. Washington Cracker Co. Building, 304 W. Pacific. voaspokane.org HAPPINESS HOUR Mingle with friends, taste local craft beers, wine and cider, and help raise funds to grant wishes to kids with critical illnesses. Sep. 12, 5:30 pm. $0-$75. Montvale Event Center, 1017 W. First. montvalespokane.com/ event-center 2019 OUR TOWN GALA The annual charity gala hosted by Mayor David and Mrs. Kristin Condon supports the following local nonprofits: Family Promise, Fairchild Families Forward and a local scholarship fund. Sep. 13, 6:30 pm. $125+. Riverfront Park, 507 N. Howard St. spokaneriverfrontpark.com MEDVENGERS A benefit for the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine is an evening of appetizers, cocktails, dinner, silent and live auctions and more. Sep. 13, 6-10 pm. $150. Davenport Grand, 333 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. medicine.wsu. edu/medvengers/ (800-918-9344) WALK TO BREAK THE SILENCE The S.A.V.E. Coalition Corp of Kellogg hosts this annual run/walk supporting a local organization dedicated to suicide prevention, awareness, education, training and support. Includes free food and live music after walk. Sep. 13, 5 pm. Free. Kellogg, Idaho. BLUE JEAN BOOGIE The Hayden Senior Center’s annual dinner and dance fundraiser, featuring a country-western theme, a prime rib and salmon dinner, no host bar, live auction, dancing and more. Sep. 14, 5 pm. $50-$500. Kootenai County Fairgrounds, 4056 N. Government Way. kcfairgrounds.com CLEAN COMEDY SHOW + AUCTION The fourth annual fundraiser for American Heritage Wildlife Foundation, North Idaho’s only federal and state permitted wildlife rehabilitator of nongame mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians. Professional comedian Gabriel Rutledge entertains; includes an auction. Sep. 14, 5:30 pm. $20. Memorial Community Center, 415 Wellington Place. (801-347-1526) RUNWAY RENEGADES FASHION SHOW The annual benefit fashion show features Northwest designers and a partnership with Goodwill INW to raise money for arts education for local youth. Sep. 14, 5-11 pm. $30-$60. Riverside Place, 1108 W. Riverside Ave. bit.ly/30tfUa5 (509-747-1200) SPOKANE WALK FOR APRAXIA The annual walk raises funds and awareness for the programs at Apraxia Kids and celebrates the lives and hard work of children working to overcome CAS. Sep.

14, 11 am-2 pm. $10-$20. Mirabeau Park, 13500 Mirabeau Parkway. (868-5118) 5 MILE 5K A 5K run/walk with a postrun pancake breakfast, activities and other family activities. Sep. 15, 9 am. $10-$30. New Horizons Community Church, 3122 W. Lincoln Rd. nhccspokane.com

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2.0PEN MIC Local comedy night hosted by Ken McComb. Thursdays, from 8-10 pm. Free. The District Bar, 916 W. First. facebook.com/districtbarspokane GUFFAW YOURSELF! Open mic comedy night hosted by Casey Strain; Thursdays at 10 pm. Free. Neato Burrito, 827 W. First Ave. (509-847-1234) JONATHAN KITE Best known as “Oleg,” the hilarious, sex-crazed Ukrainian cook opposite Kat Dennings and Beth Behrs on the CBS comedy hit “Two Broke Girls,” Kite has studied improvisation and sketch comedy with Chicago’s Second City and The Groundlings in Los Angeles. Sept. 12-13 at 7:30 pm, Sept. 14 at 10 pm. $12-$24. Spokane Comedy Club, 315 W. Sprague. (318-9998) LAUGH FOR LIFE On break from touring with John Crist, Mike “The Bowtie” Goodwin is a southern gentleman with a curious mind, love for people, and heart for God. Sep. 13, 7 pm. By donation. Turning Point Open Bible Church, 11911 N. Division. lifeservices.org NEARLY FAMOUS COMEDY Join the Nearly Famous Comedy duo of Michael Glatzmaier and Deece Casillas at the historic Tekoa Empire Theatre. Sep. 13, 7-9 pm. $12. Tekoa Empire Theatre, 126 S. Crosby St. tekoaempiretheatre.com NO CLUE Join the BDT Players as they put a comedic spin on everyone’s favorite macabre guessing game. Audience suggestions start the night of mayhem, trapped at an inn full of quirky characters, including someone with a grudge to settle. Fridays at 7:30 pm through Oct. 25. $8. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland Ave. bluedoortheatre.com STAND-UP COMEDY Live comedy featuring established and up-and-coming local comedians. Fridays at 8 pm. No cover. Red Dragon Chinese, 1406 W. Third Ave. reddragondelivery.com SAFARI The BDT’s version of “Whose Line,” a fast-paced short-form improv show with a few twists added. Rated for mature audiences. Fridays at 7:30 pm. $8. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland Ave. bluedoortheatre.com (747-7045) COMEDY FOR CANCER Featuring Spokane comedian Harry J. Riley; all proceeds directly support the Summit Cancer Foundation. Sep. 15, 2 pm. $20. Spokane Comedy Club, 315 W. Sprague. spokanecomedyclub.com (318-9998) DRINK N DEBATE A monthly improv comedy competition featuring four teams of three comedians from across the Pacific Northwest. Sept. 15, Oct. 13 and Nov. 10 at 7:30 pm. $5/$10. Spokane Comedy Club, 315 W. Sprague. spokanecomedyclub.com THE SOCIAL HOUR COMEDY SHOWCASE Featuring comics from the Northwest and beyond, and hosted by Deece Casillas. Sundays, from 8-9:30 pm. Free. The Ridler Piano Bar, 718 W. Riverside Ave. socialhourpod.com OPEN MIC A free open mic night every Wednesday, starting at 8 pm. Doors open at 7 pm. Free. Spokane Comedy

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ETHNICITY, RACE & INDIGENOUS PEOPLES CONFERENCE The theme of this year’s conference is “Bridges and Walls Across the Americas: Dialogues of Survivance, Endurance, and Resistance,” and brings together the disciplines of anthropology, history, sociology, political science, linguistics, Spanish and Portuguese, geography, literature, and law. Sept. 12-14. $30/$60. Gonzaga University, 502 E. Boone. (979-6949) JOURNEYS & ADVENTURES The Northwest Room displays permanent art from the collection, including Catholic Ladders, panoramic maps of Spokane and original artwork. The room also includes five display cases, which feature temporary exhibits, which rotate several times a year. Through Nov. 30; open Tue-Sat from 1-6 pm (until 8 pm Tuesdays). Downtown Spokane Library, 906 W. Main. spokanelibrary.org LATAH COUNTY FAIR This year’s fair, “The Greatest Shows on the Palouse,” features all-new classes in baked goods, a carnival, kids zone, 4-H presentations, logging sports, food vendors, animal shows, entertainment and more. Sept. 12-15. Sep. 12-15. Free. Latah County Fairgrounds, 1021 Harold St., Moscow. latahcountyfair.com SAVING SEEDS FROM YOUR GARDEN: Gardeners have been saving seeds long before seed catalogs came into existence. Master Gardener Steve Nokes shares which seeds you can save and how to save them. Sep. 12, 5-6 pm. Free. Cheney Library, 610 First St. scld. evanced.info/signup/list?df=list&nd=15 0&kw=Saving+Seeds+from+Your+Gard en (509-893-8280) STRANGER THINGS GATHERING Celebrate the ’80s, Hawkins, Indiana, and all things paranormal and supernatural with crafts, decorations, and snacks. Grades 6+ Sep. 12, 3:30-5:30 pm. Free. Airway Heights Library, 1213 S. Lundstrom St. scld.org (893-8250) VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION Attend orientation to learn more about joining Spark’s superhero team. Second Tuesday of the month from 5:30-7 pm. Free. Spark Central, 1214 W. Summit Pkwy. spark-central.org (279-0299) DROP IN & RPG Experience this unique form of game-playing and build a shared narrative using cooperative problem solving, exploration, imagination, and rich social interaction. Second and fourth Friday of the month, 4-7 pm. Free. Spark Central, 1214 W. Summit Pkwy. spark-central.org FRIENDS OF THE DEER PARK LIBRARY BOOK SALE Proceeds support library programs, activities, and services. Sept. 13-14 from 9 am-4 pm; Sept. 15 from 11 am-3 pm. Free. Deer Park Auto Freight, 2405 E. Crawford Ave. scldfriends.org SISTER CITIES “CONNECTIONS” GARDEN OPENING CELEBRATION The garden has blue-green curved pathways, symbolizing connections of each of the rivers of our Sister Cities to the oceans of the world. Art plays a key role in the garden, featuring sculptures from partnerships with Limerick, Ireland, Nishinomiya, Japan and Spokane. Plans are underway for art from partner cities in Jilin, China; Jecheon, South Korea and Cagli, Italy. Sep. 13, 11-11:45 am. Free. Riverfront Park, 507 N. Howard St. riverfrontspokane.org (625-6600)

A Japanese maiden’s pride and honor are wounded by an American naval officer. Puccini’s breath-taking score brings hope and anticipation, betrayal and despair in this enduring favorite. Sung in Italian with English supertitles

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EVENTS | CALENDAR 3D PRINTING 101 Come learn the process of making the perfect print, the pros and cons to different printers, and how 3D printing can impact your life. Sep. 14, 12-1 pm. South Hill Library, 3324 S. Perry St. spokanelibrary.org (444-5300) AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION’S HEART & STROKE WALK This familyfriendly event includes a health and wellness expo, stage program, heart healthy snacks and a morning walk, along with a Miracle Mile route. Sep. 14, 9 am-noon. WSU Spokane Student Academic Center, 600 N. Riverpoint Blvd. www2.heart.org ANTIQUE APPRAISAL FAIR Learn the value of your antiques, inheritances, collectibles and more. Appraisals are done by celebrity judges Grant Zahajko and Tim Gordon. General admission to watch is $8. Sep. 14, 3-9 pm. $15/first Item, $10/ second item. Inland Northwest Rail Museum, 23700 Sprinkle Rd., Reardan. inlandnwrailmuseum.com (796-3377) ASTRONOMY AT THE LIBRARY Learn how to use binoculars for stargazing and navigating the night sky. Bring a pair of binoculars for a spin and a viewing, conditions permitting. Presented by Spokane Astronomical Society. *Moon is not visible for viewing. Sep. 14, 4-5 pm. Free. Moran Prairie Library, 6004 S. Regal St. scld.org (893-8340) BREAK THE SILENCE 5K Join the Suicide Prevention Action Network (SPAN) of North Idaho at their 11th annual walk to end suicide and raise awareness. The walk is also held in remembrance of those lost to suicide and to raise awareness to prevent suicide. Sep. 14, 10 amnoon. Free-$30. Riverstone Park, 1800 Tilford Ln., CdA. spannorthidaho.com BUDGETING FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS & BEYOND Finding it hard to budget for special occasions? Get a few tips from Jon Maroni of Canopy Credit Union in time for the holidays. Sep. 14, 3:30-4:30 pm. Free. Hillyard Library, 4005 N. Cook St. (444-5300) CRUISE ON MONROE The second annual celebration and car show’s first event was to celebrate the re-opening of Monroe street following five months of construction. This year’s celebration features a car show and events at local businesses along the Business District’s main thoroughfare. Sep. 14, 10 am-4 pm. Free. North Monroe Business District, North Monroe Street. bit.ly/322G306 HERITAGE GARDENS TOURS Step back in time and experience this unique garden as it looked in 1915. Learn about the discovery of this lost garden, the carefully planned restoration and the two influential families of early Spokane who made this their backyard. Gardens close for the season at the end of September. Tours every Saturdays in Sept. from 11 am-noon. Free. Moore-Turner Heritage Gardens, 507 W. Seventh Ave. heritagegardens.org KIDICAL MASSIVE BIKE RIDE Spokane joins thousands of kids worldwide for a special family friendly afternoon bike ride of about 3 miles, heading out from Spark Central through Kendall Yards and back on the Centennial Trail. Sep. 14, 1-2:30 pm. Free. Spark Central, 1214 W. Summit Pkwy. summerparkways.com MUDGY & MILLIE’S BIRTHDAY PARTY “Mudgy & Millie” was published in 2008 and was the first of two books written about the characters by Susan Nipp. Coeur d’Alene artist Terry Lee also shares the story of the creation of the bronze sculpture along the Mudgy & Millie Trail. The event also includes songs from each

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of the books, a visit by the characters and birthday cake. Sep. 14, 11 am. Free. Coeur d’Alene Public Library, 702 E. Front Ave. cdalibrary.org (208-769-2315) SPOKANE RIVER CLEAN-UP Join 600+ locals in the 16th Annual Spokane River Clean-Up. Areas being cleaned include locations from Spokane Valley, to the University District, including the Downtown gorge area around Peaceful Valley, High Bridge and People’s Park. Sep. 14, 9:30 am-noon. spokanerivercleanup.org NORTH IDAHO SPEED DATING Meet local singles in a short amount of time in a friendly, low-pressure setting. Sep. 15, 6 pm. $20. Calypsos Coffee Roasters, 116 E. Lakeside Ave. calypsoscoffee.com SHARING THE DHARMA DAY the Tibetan Buddhist monastery near Newport opens it doors for guided meditation, a vegetarian potluck lunch and facilitated discussion on a topic. Sep. 15, 9:45 am-3 pm. By donation. Sravasti Abbey, 692 Country Lane Rd. sravastiabbey.org BASIC DNA & GENEALOGY WORKSHOP A six-week course on basic DNA genealogy, presented by Lynda Keenan of Eastern Washington Genealogy Society. Attendees must start with first session on Sept. 23 (weekly through Oct. 28). Register with llkeenan62@gmail.com. Sep. 23, 12:30-2 pm. Shadle Library, 2111 W. Wellesley. spokanelibrary.org COMMUNITY WORKSHOP: MISSION AVENUE TO CARLISLE AVENUE Over the past two years, communities near the North Spokane Corridor and Children of the Sun Trail have identified opportunities to enhance quality of life, connectivity, safety, and activities among other ideas. Please join us to give additional input on the Mission Avenue to Carlisle Avenue area. Sep. 17, 5 pm. Free. Spokane Community College, 1810 N. Greene. (533-7000) NEW LIBRARY CARD HOLDER OPEN HOUSE (AGES 6+) If you’ve gotten a new library card at the Hillyard Library in August or September 2019, drop by to learn more about what the library has to offer. Includes a fun magnet craft and snacks. Sep. 17, 4-6 pm. Free. Hillyard Library, 4005 N. Cook St. (444-5300) DOLLARS & SENSE: NAVIGATING YOUR CREDIT Explore ways to improve your score, establish good credit, and deal with collection agencies. Sep. 18, 6-8 pm. Free. Spokane Valley Library, 12004 E. Main. scld.org (893-8400) HOW TO PREVENT MEDICARE FRAUD In this presentation with the Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP), gain resources and information to empower and assist Medicare beneficiaries, their families and caregivers to prevent, detect and report health care fraud, errors and abuse. Presented by the Statewide Health Insurance Benefit Advisor (SHIBA) program, a free service of the Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner. Sep. 18, 3-5 pm. Free. Argonne Library, 4322 N. Argonne Rd. scld.org (893-8260) #CIVICENGAGECDA LAUNCH PARTY The Civic Engagement Alliance is hosting a launch party offering a glimpse of its vision and current projects, with wine, hors d’oeuvres and ambient jazz trip-hop music. The Civic Engagement Alliance’s mission is to generate grassroots community engagement for the common good. Sep. 19, 6-8 pm. Free. Art Spirit Gallery, 415 Sherman Ave. civicengagecda.com APPETITE FOR CONSERVATION Enjoy local cuisine prepared by London’s Catering, and hear about the need for conservation in our area and how to help fa-

cilitate the protection of natural areas in the Inland Northwest through the Inland Northwest Land Conservancy. Includes a live auction and entertainment program by the Spokane Civic Theatre. Sep. 19, 5:30 pm. $56.88-$65. Riverside Place, 1108 W. Riverside Ave. recspokane.com SPOTTING FAKE NEWS & IMAGES ON THE WEB “Fake news” is a term thrown around a lot lately, but it isn’t new. This presentation is designed to give you the tools to assess the validity of online news and images, cover the technology that is being used to deceive you, and let you know about resources your library offers that can help you along the way. Sep. 19, 6-7:30 pm. Free. Post Falls Library, 821 N. Spokane St. bit.ly/2lBoC6R THURSDAY NIGHT LIVE! Join the MAC each third Thursday of the month, from 5-9 pm, for live music outdoors in the amphitheater, public talks, workshops, and/or gallery openings, guided gallery walk-throughs and more. Free/members; $5/non-members. The MAC, 2316 W. First Ave. northwestmuseum.org (456-3931) SPOKANE STRIKE FOR THE CLIMATE Residents from across Eastern Washington are participating in Global Climate Strikes to demand transformative action be taken to address the climate crisis. Come together as a community to fight for a cleaner, safer and healthier climate and bring this issue to the attention of those within our community. Meet at the Rotary Fountain in Riverfront Park before 12:30 pm. Sep. 20, 12-4 pm. Free. 350spokane.org

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SPOKANE COUNTY INTERSTATE FAIR The 10-day event includes access to exhibits in agriculture, gardening, food preservation, gardening and more, along with live music and entertainment on the Grandstand, including the PRCA Rodeo and Demolition Derby, and performances by Foreigner, Trace Adkins and more. Sept. 6-14 from 10 am-10:30 pm; Sept. 15 from 10 am-8 pm. $8-$11/gate. Spokane County Fair & Expo Center, 404 N. Havana St. spokanecounty.org (477-1766) 5TH ANNUAL SPOKANE HERBAL FAIRE Featuring a marketplace of artisan vendors and herbalists, plus children’s activities, prize drawings and more. Classes are offered on salves, tinctures, essential oils, wildcrafting, plant identification and others. See details online. Sept. 14-15 from 10 am-4 pm. $3 suggested donation; kids free. West Central Episcopal Mission, 1832 W. Dean. spokaneherbalfaire.org SECOND ANNUAL RETRO REVELRY A celebration of all things retro: music, art, cars, food and more. Sep. 14, 11 am-3 pm. Free. Jacklin Arts & Cultural Center, 405 N. William St. thejacklincenter.org 49TH ODESSA DEUTSCHESFEST The annual celebration offers authentic German food made with recipes passed down through generations of locals, a city-block big biergarten, live music, a parade, kids zone, and street vendors. Sept. 19-22. $0-$50. Odessa, Hwy 21 and Hwy 28. deutschesfest.net

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BLINDED BY THE LIGHT A comedy set in 1987 England about a teenager from an immigrant family who learns to live his life, understand his family and find his own voice through the music of Bruce Springsteen. PG-13. Sept. 12-15; times vary. $5-$8. Panida Theater, 300 N. First Ave. panida.org (208-255-7801)

THE FAVORITE Inspired by the true life events of MMA fighter Luke Benjamin Bernard, this film drama examines spiritual and physical transformation through the life of two brothers. Rated PG-13. Sept. 12, 14-15; times vary. $5-$8. Panida Theater, 300 N. First Ave. panida.org MIDSOMMAR A couple travels to Sweden to visit a rural hometown’s fabled mid-summer festival. What begins as an idyllic retreat quickly devolves into an increasingly violent and bizarre competition at the hands of a pagan cult. Rated R. Sept. 12-15, times vary. $7. The Kenworthy, 508 S. Main St. kenworthy.org CLASSIC CARTOONS Free classic cartoons return to the Kenworthy from June to September, every Saturday from 9 amnoon. Free. The Kenworthy, 508 S. Main St. kenworthy.org (208-882-4127) MEANINGFUL MOVIES: IMMIGRATION A screening of the shorts “Immigrant Prisons, Immigrants for Sale,” “No More Detention: Free Pastor Noe,” “Trauma at the Border” and “Families Torn Apart” to learn more about the immigrant prison industry, how it profits off the detention and suffering of people, and the injustices of the U.S. family separation policy. Films are followed by a facilitated discussion featuring members of the Spokane Immigration Rights Coalition. Sep. 15, 6 pm. Free, donations accepted. Magic Lantern Theatre, 25 W. Main Ave. magiclanternonmain.com (209-2383) INTERNATIONAL FILM SERIES: WOMAN AT WAR Halla is a 50-year-old independent woman. But behind the scenes of a quiet routine, she leads a double life as a passionate environmental activist. Known to others only by her alias “The Woman of the Mountain,” Halla secretly wages a one-woman-war on the local aluminum industry. Sep. 17, 7 pm. $5. The Kenworthy, 508 S. Main. kenworthy.org JUST EAT IT: A FOOD WASTE STORY Filmmakers and food lovers Jen and Grant dive into the issue of waste from farm, through retail, all the way to the back of their own fridge. After catching a glimpse of the billions of dollars of good food that is tossed each year in North America, they pledge to quit grocery shopping cold turkey and survive only on foods that would otherwise be thrown away. Presented by the Moscow Food Coop. Sep. 18, 7 pm. Free. The Kenworthy, 508 S. Main St. kenworthy.org

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CHEF’S INTERNATIONAL DINNER Created by chef Adam Hegsted, in collaboration with chefs Ian Wingate, Aaron Fish and Trevor Stratton. Guests enjoy a fivecourse meal of authentic international cuisine prepared with locally sourced ingredients and covering a wide range of cultures, also paired with cocktails. Reservations required. Sep. 12, 6:30 pm. $35. The Wandering Table, 1242 W. Summit Pkwy. thewanderingtable.com PARTY ON THE PATIO A summer event series at the new Spokane Tribe Casino, with drink (local beer, wine and spirits) and food specials, live music, giveaways and more. Sept. 12 from 4-7 pm. Shuttles from area hotels available. Free. Three Peaks Kitchen + Bar, 14300 W. SR Highway 2. inlander.com/spokane/PartyonthePatio/Page (509-818-1547) SCOTCH & CIGARS Select a flight of whiskey, scotch or bourbon paired with a recommended cigar during an event on the outdoor patio. Thursdays, from 6-10 pm. $15-$25. Prohibition Gastropub, 1914

N. Monroe. facebook.com/Prohibition. Gastropub.Spokane1 (474-9040) THURSDAY WINE SOCIAL The weekly complimentary wine tasting event features different wine themes and samples of the shop’s gourmet goods. Thursdays, from 4-6 pm. Free. Gourmet Way, 8222 N. Government Way. gourmetwayhayden.com/wines (208-762-1333) WINE ON WALL: CORK DISTRICT HAPPY HOUR Featuring more than 30 wines to enjoy and a chance to learn more about local wineries and their plans for this year’s harvest crush. Sep. 12, 4:30 pm. $15. Downtown Spokane. downtown. spokane.net NERD NIGHT: COFFEE SCIENCE Sample different roasts from Vessel Coffee Roasters, enjoy caffeinated cookies from Made With Love Bakery, scoops of “Coffee, Coffee BuzzBuzzBuzz” ice cream from Ben & Jerry’s, strike a pose with FunnyBooth Photo Booth, and go home with a complimentary sample bag of coffee. Guests can also help Mobius select a name and a roast for their special coffee blend released during the holidays. Sep. 13, 6-8 pm. $25. Mobius Science Center, 331 N. Post. bit.ly/2Pn0X8D (321-7137) SISTER CITIES GARDEN DEDICATION LUNCHEON Following the Spokane Sister Cities’ “Connections” garden dedication, attendees are invited to mingle at the Looff Carousel for a pasta buffet with vegetarian options and dessert. Sep. 13, 11:45 am. $23. Riverfront Park, 507 N. Howard St. spokaneriverfrontpark.com WINE TASTING Taste Spokane’s own Weather Station Wines. Includes cheese and crackers. Sep. 13, 3-6:30 pm. $10. Vino! A Wine Shop, 222 S. Washington St. vinowine.com (509-838-1229) HALFWAY TO ST. PATTY’S DAY Enjoy a buffet of traditional Irish fare including Guiness stew and bangers & mash! The Kelly Irish Dancers perform on stage at 3 pm, and fiddlers entertain at 5 pm. Sep. 14, 1-10 pm. Kelly’s Bar & Grill, 324 W. Fourth St., Newport. (509-447-3267) SIP AND SAMPLE The market’s weekly afternoon tasting, featuring 1-2 wines and something to munch on. Saturdays from noon-4 pm. Petunias Marketplace, 2010 N. Madison St. petuniasmarket.com SUPPER CLUB WINE PAIRING DINNER A collaboration with guest presenter Mike Scott featuring premium Italian wines from prestigious wine regions, including Piedmont, Tuscany, Abruzzo and Veneto. The five-course menu reflects the culinary heritage of each region. Sept. 14 at 6 pm, Sept. 15 at 4:30 pm. $70. Petunias Marketplace, 2010 N. Madison St. petuniasmarket.com (328-4257) INVEG POTLUCK Join the local group for a community potluck on the third Sunday of each month, offering food and time to connect with others. After each potluck is a featured guest speaker on topics such as sprouting, nutrition, animal rights, cooking, and more. Please bring a plantbased dish to share (no honey, eggs, meat or dairy). Free. Woman’s Club of Spokane, 1428 W. Ninth. inveg.org TAPAS TUESDAYS A showcase of tapas plates featuring charcuterie and cheese, tiny baguettes and topped flatbreads. Tuesdays from 4-6 pm. Tues., 4-6 pm through Dec. 31. $10. Wanderlust Delicato, 421 W. Main. wanderlustdelicato.com WINE WEDNESDAY Stop in for wine tastings and light appetizers every Wednesday from 4:30-6 pm. 4:30-6 pm. The Culinary Stone, 2129 N. Main St., CdA. culinarystone.com (208-277-4166)

LUNCH & LEARN LECTURE SERIES WITH WSU Spokane Public Library, in partnership with WSU College of Medicine and De Leon Foods, presents this ongoing lecture series delivered by WSU students of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology Department. Topics cover all aspects of nutrition and exercise and how they relate to your health and daily life. Lunches provided by De Leon Taco and Bar. (First come first served.) Sessions on Sept. 19, Sept. 26, Oct. 24, Oct. 31, Nov. 7, Nov. 21 from noon-1 pm. Free. Shadle Library, 2111 W. Wellesley. spokanelibrary.org SOUPTEMBER: BATTLE FOR THE GOLDEN LADLE Sample soups from local restaurants and vote for your favorite. This year’s competitors include Dish, Beet and Basil, Chimney Rock, Eichardt’s, Jalapenos, Pack River Store, Pend d’Oreille Winery, Skeyes the Limit, Spuds, Tango Cafe, Trinity at City Beach and Winter Ridge. Also enjoy a raffle, auction and live music featuring Browne Salmon Truck. Proceeds support Sandpoint Community Resource Center. Sep. 19, 5-8 pm. $10. Farmin Park, Third & Main, Sandpoint. Give. Classy.org/SCRCSoupTember2019 CASANOVA DI NERI WINER DINNER A dinner featuring a menu by Beverly’s executive chef Jim Barrett alongside Casanova di Neri wines selected by Sommelier Sam Lange. Reservations required. Sep. 20, 6:30 pm. $150. Beverly’s, 115 S. Second St. beverlyscda.com (208-765-4000)

MUSIC

GOOD CO ELECTRO SWING Seattle’s electro swing band makes its first stop in Sandpoint. Sep. 12, 7 pm. $9.39-$13.59. Heartwood Center, 615 S. Oak St. heartwoodsandpoint. com (208-263-8699) THE LOWEDOWN Meet the Spokane Symphony’s new artistic director James Lowe, and get a preview of the orchestra’s Masterworks 1: American Rhythms (Sept. 14-15) season opener concert. Sep. 12, 121:30 pm. Free. First Avenue Coffee, 1017 W. First. spokanesymphony.org VILLA BLUES N’ JAZZ Sultry vintage blues and jazz featuring vocalist Heather Villa and jazz musicians Brian Flick (upright bass), Michael Lenke (trumpet), and Eugene Jablonsky (guitar). Sep. 12, 6:308:30 pm. Free. South Hill Library, 3324 S. Perry. spokanelibrary.org MOLLY STARLITE & THE SPUTNIKS’ CURSE OF THE TIKI Enjoy a scripted concert extravaganza set in 1962 on a tropical island honeymoon. Sep. 13, 7-9 pm. $5-$10. Panida Theater, 300 N. First Ave. mollystarlite.com CONCERT IN THE PARK This year’s headliner is Starlite Motel, a softrock duo consisting of vocalist Beverly Gallagher and guitarist Bob Gallagher, owner 4,000 Holes Record Store on Monroe. Includes support from Blue Canoe, a local rock/ alt-country trio. Sep. 14, 5 pm. Free. Corbin Park, 2914 N. West Oval St. spokaneparks.org AN EVENING WITH GARRISON KEILLOR & THE COEUR D’ALENE SYMPHONY Keillor and his longtime accompanist Rich Dworsky perform to benefit the Coeur d’Alene Symphony. Sep. 14. $35$75. Schuler Performing Arts Center, 1000 W. Garden. cdasymphony.org

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I know some men refuse to use emojis because they think they’re silly or cheesy. But I have to say, when men use emojis, they make me feel good. Is it crazy that a heart or a rose emoji makes me feel like a man’s more interested? —Wondering It’s easy to misinterpret tone in texts. However, emojis are basically the cartoon cousins of commas, which can make the difference between a quiet evening at home and AMY ALKON an evening spent handcuffed facedown while the forensics team digs up your backyard for skeletal remains. (If only you’d tucked the commas into the appropriate places when you texted, “I love cooking my dogs and my grandma.”) Emojis in courtship were the subject of two studies from the Kinsey Institute. In the more recent one, social psychologist Amanda Gesselman and her colleagues found a link between emoji use and maintaining a connection beyond the first date, as well as more romantic interactions and more sex (over the year that participants were surveyed about). I suspect emojis are an especially helpful tool for men to use in dating. Research by psychologist Simon Baron-Cohen suggests that men, in general, don’t have women’s emotional fluency — that is, women’s ease in identifying and expressing emotion. Emojis help men communicate warmth and interest in a woman easily and comfortably. This in turn keeps women from getting mad that men don’t show their feelings — or mistaking a lack of expressiveness for a lack of feeling. So it’s no surprise you appreciate the emojis. Still, there’s much that remains unexplored in these studies. For example, do people who use more emojis get more dates and sex, or do people who get more dates and sex use more emojis? And do emojis play well with everybody, or do they sometimes kill a developing connection? ”Wait...a 55-year-old man just sent me an entire screen of cartoon eggplants?” Of course, emojis could more charitably be viewed as a classic form of communication. The medium was just different back around 2000 B.C., when the pharaoh would dispatch the eunuch with stone tablets covered in pictures of dogs, beetles, and mummies. Message: “Dinner is at 6, unless there’s a plague of locusts.”

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EVENTS | CALENDAR SONGWRITERS’ CONCERT WITH THOM & COLEY A concert with hit songwriters Thom Shepherd and Coley McCabe, nominated this year in 14 categories between the TRMA Awards and the People’s Choice Awards, including Entertainer of the Year, Duo of the Year, Songwriter of the Year and others. Sep. 14, 8-10 pm. $15. Panida Theater, 300 N. First Ave. (208-255-7801) SPOKANE JAZZ ORCHESTRA: THE GREAT WOMEN OF SONG FT. JAMIE SHEW Concert special guest is jazz vocalist Jamie Shew, in an ode to the legendary women who’ve influenced her and the jazz world. Sep. 14, 7:30 pm. $17-$30. Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague Ave. spokanejazz.org SPOKANE SYMPHONY MASTERWORKS 1: AMERICAN RHYTHMS The first classical music concert of the 74th season of the Spokane Symphony, now under the baton of new Music DirectorJames Lowe. Masterworks 1 features the music of George Gershwin with guest pianist William Wolfram, and Aaron Copland, plus John Adams’ “Short Ride in a Fast Machine.” Sept. 14 at 8 pm; Sept. 15 at 3 pm. $21+. Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox, 1001 W. Sprague. spokanesymphony.org THE WILLOWS: PETER, PAUL & MARY TRIBUTE Featuring 20 songs of Peter, Paul and Mary plus a narrated historical and musical look at the 1960’s through the lens of the famous trio. Sep. 14, 7-8:45 pm. By donation. Harrington Opera House, 19 S. Third St. (253-4719) WASHINGTON IDAHO SYMPHONY: THE MUSIC OF STAGE & THE SILVER SCREEN The first concert of the 48th season features a compilation of Broadway favorites, the theme from the classic film 2001) and popular music from John Williams. Sep. 14, 7:30 pm. $12-$25. Pullman High School, 510 NW Greyhound Way. (509-332-1551) DIANA KRALL The multiple Grammy Award-winning jazz pianist and worldrenowned singer returns to the U.S. in September. Sep. 16, 7:30 pm. $60-$98. First Interstate Center for the Arts, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. inbpac.com

rituals of a cat and a coyote, Gabriela delivers Benito an ultimatum. Thu-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm. through Sep. 22. $20-$25. Stage Left Theater, 108 W. Third Ave. spokanestageleft.org JOSEPH & THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT A reimagining of the Biblical story of Joseph, his father Jacob, eleven brothers and the coat of many colors. Thu-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm through Sep. 29. $23-$25. Lake City Playhouse, 1320 E. Garden Ave. lakecityplayhouse.org (208-673-7529) ROALD DAHL’S MATILDA THE MUSICAL Matilda is a little girl with astonishing wit, intelligence and psychokinetic powers. She’s unloved by her cruel parents but impresses her school teacher, the loveable Miss Honey. Thu-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm. through Oct. 13. $15-$35. Spokane Civic Theatre, 1020 N. Howard. spokanecivictheatre.com SEE HOW THEY RUN A fast-paced British farce that takes place in a vicarage in Merton-Cum-Middlewick in the late 1940s. Sept. 13-29; Fri-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm. $15. Ignite! Community Theatre, 10814 E. Broadway Ave. igniteonbroadway.org (795-0004) THE SCENT OF A THOUSAND RAINS A performance piece in verse for an actor and a violinist in the ancient tradition of solo versed performance with live music that connects us to the oldest forms of live theatre in the Western tradition. Transportation to performance site included. Sep. 13 and 14 at 5:15 pm. Mt. Spokane State Park, 26107 N. Mt. Spokane Park Dr. squaretoptheatre.org THE TRAGEDY OF KING RICHARD THE SECOND Simon Russell Beale plays Shakespeare’s Richard II, broadcast live from the stage of the Almeida Theatre in London to cinemas. Sep. 15, 2 pm. $7-$12. Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague Ave. bingcrosbytheater.com RSC: MEASURE FOR MEASURE When a young novice nun is compromised by a corrupt official, who offers to save her brother from execution in return for sex, she has no idea where to turn for help. Sep. 16, 6:30 pm. $12. The Kenworthy, 508 S. Main St. kenworthy.org

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BARRE ON THE RIBBON Join Core4Collective on the Numerica Skate Ribbon in Riverfront Park every Thursday this September for free barre classes. Instruction begins at 6 pm. Riverfront Park, 507 N. Howard. (625-6600) MARCH FOR THE FALLEN The annual 5, 10 or 15k run, walk or ruck march honors the service and sacrifice of U.S. military members, along with the families, friends and battle buddies who have stood alongside. Sep. 14, 8:30 am. $25-35. Riverside State Park, Spokane. marchforthefallen.com (994-5613) PURE BARRE Enjoy a workout followed by wine and shopping from Lululemon and Pure Barre. Sep. 18, 5:30 pm. $35. Arbor Crest Wine Cellars, 4705 N. Fruit Hill Rd. arborcrest.com (927-9463)

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REFERENCES TO SALVADOR DALI MAKE ME HOT Following the Persian Gulf War, Gabriela awaits the return of her husband, Benito; who’s been forever changed by the war and its aftermath. Imagined through the mating

ANNA BAER: BLITHE WITH ME The exhibit features generous white spaces, and vibrant paints and washes. Baer investigates both calm and chaos in her mixed-media abstract painting, creating large-scale works that are beautiful, personal and lively. Through Oct. 18; Mon-Fri 10 am-5 pm, Sat 10 am-2 pm. Free. Bryan Oliver Gallery, Whitworth, 300 W. Hawthorne. (777-3258) ART COLLECTING 101: PART 2 Join Blair Williams of The Art Spirit Gallery, for a casual evening with artists and art professionals sharing ideas about how to start, expand, protect and preserve an art collection. Sep. 12, 5:30-7:30 pm. Free. The MAC, 2316 W. First Ave. northwestmuseum.org (456-3931) REINALDO GIL ZAMBRANO: MELÃO Zambrano is an award-winning printmaking artist based in Spokane, and originally from Caracas, Venezuela. Sept. 11-Nov. 1; open Mon-Thu 10 am-4 pm; Fri 10 am-2:30 pm. Free. Boswell Corner Gallery at NIC, 1000 W. Garden Ave., Bldg. 22. nic.edu (208-769-3276) UNEARTHING FREEDOM: A COLLABORATIVE DISCOVERY OF LIFE, NATURE & EXPRESSION Sheila Grubb’s paintings in oil on wood panels depict

color fields in abstract motion that uniquely capture the landscape. She invites the viewer to savor the stillness of a space, finding a place where the mind can rest. Through Oct. 6; Tue-Sun from 10 am-5 pm. $5-$10. The MAC, 2316 W. First. northwestmuseum.org NUESTRA ESPERANZA, NUESTRO FUTURO (OUR HOPE, OUR FUTURE) LATINX ART EXHIBIT An all-Latinx showcase exploring the hopes, dreams, and cultural heritage of Latinos, Latinas, and Latinx artists in the Pacific Northwest. Sept. 13-Oct. 4; gallery open Thu-Sat from 12-4 pm. Opening reception Sept. 13 from 5-8 pm. Free. Emerge, 208 N. Fourth St. emergecda.com THE SHAPE OF IT ALL A playful and energetic show featuring artwork by sculptor Ben Joyce, ceramist Sean O’Connell and poet/artist Neal Crosbie. Sept. 13-Oct. 6; Tue-Sat 11 am-6 pm. Opening reception Sept. 13 from 5-8 pm. Free. Art Spirit Gallery, 415 Sherman Ave. theartspiritgallery.com

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MARY CLEARMAN BLEW A reading with the author of the novels “Sweep Out the Ashes,” “Ruby Dreams of Janis Joplin” and “Jackalope Dreams.” Books available for signing. Sep. 12, 7 pm. Free. BookPeople of Moscow, 521 S. Main St. bookpeopleofmoscow.com AUTHORS FOR AFRICA DINNER Spend an evening learning about WISE’s “deconstructed scholarship” program in Zambia, while entertained by local authors. Sep. 14, 5 pm. $23.14. Old Spaghetti Factory, 152 S. Monroe St. osf.com (509-624-8916) DENNIS DAUBLE: BURY ME WITH MY FLYROD Meet the retired fisheries scientist, outdoor writer and author of the award-winning natural history book, “Fishes of the Columbia Basin,” and three collections of short stories. Sept. 14, 10 am-1 pm. Free. BookPeople of Moscow, 521 S. Main. (208-882-2669) GONZAGA VISITING WRITERS: DISABILITY POETICS FT. DENISE LETO AND ADAM GIANNELLI A talk with the two guest poets, facilitated by Roseanne Quinn. Sep. 17, 7:30 pm. Free and open to the public. Gonzaga University Jepson Center, 502 E. Boone Ave. POSTCARD STORIES Join Dorian Karahalios, alumnus of the MFA at EWU and co-founder of Spokane Print & Publishing Center, for an evening of postcard stories. Hone your writing skills, learn about flash and micro fiction and write stories. For teens and adults. Sep. 18, 7 pm. $0-$480. Spark Central, 1214 W. Summit Pkwy. spark-central.org SUNSET STORY SLAM: SIBLING RIVALRY A live storytelling event where anyone can come and sign up to tell a story. Signups at 7:30, show at 8 pm. 21+. Sep. 18, 8 pm. Free. Lucky You Lounge, 1801 W. Sunset Blvd. luckyyoulounge.com AN EVENING WITH MARTHA BROCKENBROUGH Brockenbrough is the author of a dozen books for young readers. Her novel “The Game of Love and Death” was a Kirkus Prize finalist and won the Washington State Book Award. She founded National Grammar Day and teaches in the MFA program at Vermont College of Fine Arts. Her newest book for teens and adults, “Unpresidented,” examines Donald Trump’s rise to power. Sep. 19, 7-8:30 pm. Free. Auntie’s, 402 W. Main. auntiesbooks.com n

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