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The full benefits of on-demand, smart, autonomous transportation are hard to calculate, but so are the unintended consequences for the Inland Northwest. How will self-driving cars impact urban planning, investments in mass transit, the economy and all the industries that currently rely on humans behind the wheel? Staff writers Chey Scott and Dan Nailen get to the bottom of those questions and many more in their fascinating peek into the future of driving (beginning on page 20).

Also this week: commentator Tara Dowd explores the importance of Black History Month (page 8), and in Culture read about a documentary and panel discussion tackling the issue of slut-shaming (page 29).

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hen President Trump announced Judge Neil Gorsuch as his nominee for the Supreme Court vacancy, he justified for many who either reluctantly supported or didn’t vote for him that he was, in fact, the better choice for president. Judge Gorsuch is a superb choice for the highest court in our nation.

Senate Democrats should accept the Gorsuch pick rather than be political poor sports. A poor sport is commonly defined as “someone unnecessarily emotional after being defeated in a contest, thereby exhibiting unacceptable behavior.” Senate Democrats’ intended obstruction of President Trump’s nominee just because he’s a Trump pick is unfounded and threatens to cause an uprising against such obstruction.

Politics involves choices. Presidential choices frame public opinion. Trump chose improperly when he secretly announced his policy for vetting refugees. He’s paid a price for making the announcement alone, without proper “cover” of Cabinet officials, members of Congress and a more fulsome explanation of his policy pronouncement. Springing the announcement on Americans resulted in massive protests and public outcry. Next time, Trump should be more politically careful, realizing that any announcement he makes will likely draw criticism from those who yearned for a Hillary Clinton presidency.

National politics is a contact sport.

But the Gorsuch nomination, by all accounts, is a good one. While conservative in his outlook, Judge Gorsuch is a reasonable scholar with impeccable credentials. The two justices nominated

by President Obama were scholarly, but were more liberal in their outlook, and were largely unopposed by Republicans. Traditionally, presidents are able to choose nominees to fill Supreme Court vacancies, and Trump’s choice justified his election to many.

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hen Senate Democrats, representing the loyal minority opposition, raise false or manufactured criticisms of Judge Gorsuch, they’re acting like poor sports, frustrated that Trump won the election. Those Democratic senators opposing Gorsuch may pay a public price in the 2018 elections, especially senators who represent states that Trump won in 2016. Judge Gorsuch should receive 100 Senate votes for confirmation. Democratic senators should raise their support for a like-minded candidate to replace one of the older liberal justices on the Court upon retirement and hold their fire on Judge Gorsuch. Doing otherwise, or objecting to his nomination on purely political grounds, is a fool’s errand. Democrats lack the votes to stop his nomination anyway.

President Trump is also entitled to have as

Cabinet members those he chooses, unless they’re obviously unqualified. He’s the president and is entitled to his own team.

So far, Democrats have raised specious arguments against the Trump nominees, with the possible exception of Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education. Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski, Republican senators in opposition, object less on substance and more on politics, as both senators have received pressure from teachers unions that oppose DeVos, or perhaps also because both senators want to show their independence on at least one Trump nominee.

Alaska supported Trump, but Maine supported Clinton.

That doesn’t mean, however, that DeVos failed the confirmation test. The margin with Republican votes was narrower without Collins and Murkowski. But in the end, 50 Republican senators voted for DeVos’ confirmation, and Vice President Mike Pence broke the tie, as allowed under Article 1, Section 3 of the U.S. Constitution: “The Vice President of the United States shall be President of the Senate, but shall have no Vote, unless they be equally divided.” Presidents should be able to have their Cabinet selections confirmed, and accordingly be held accountable for such choices.

The same is true for any political choice a president makes. In the case of President Trump, his opponents have every right to criticize actions with which they disagree philosophically. The choices he’ll make as president subject him to such criticism. But elected officials raise their right hand and swear on their oath of office to “preserve and protect the Constitution” and have an implied duty to conform their actions to what’s best for the United States.

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he Cabinet choices and Trump’s choice of Judge Gorsuch are good for America and represent fights the Democrats should avoid. Senate Democrats should swallow hard and withdraw their objections to current Cabinet choices and Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, and fight their philosophical fight another day, when it might mean something. After all, Trump won the electoral vote and therefore the presidency, and objections by Democrats won’t change the outcome.

Poor sportsmanship in politics is as bad as poor sportsmanship in any other field of endeavor. It causes public heads to shake in disgust. n

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COMMENT | RACE This doesn’t even begin to cover the ways in which many black people have mentored me, given me advice, shared their life with me, given me camaraderie, friendship and loyalty. I have personally and professionally benefited from so many amazing black people in my life.

Our society as a whole has done a horrible job at honoring the contributions of black people.

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lack History Month is for us all. It was created because our history books, our media, our entertainment industry — until recently — has ignored the great contributions of black people to our society. Honestly, I love Black History Month because black girl magic and black boy joy are real and amazing.

Besides Native people and Native culture, I have been most influenced in my life by black people and their culture. If you were to ask me who is my favorite author is right now, I would probably say Louise Erdrich or Leslie

Marmon Silko, both Native authors. But I’m just as likely to say Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie or Ta-Nehisi Coates, both black authors. I’m pretty sure that the book Roots

by Alex Haley, which I read during the summer before fourth grade, has been a lodestar in developing my sense of what America was and is.

Hands down, I’m most musically influenced by black artists. From Michael Jackson to Rihanna, and from Chubby Checker to Lauryn Hill — The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill is life. Rap and R&B have been very influential in my life. I was 14 when I attended my first concert.

My parents could only afford to buy one ticket, so I attended the Boyz II Men concert all by myself. I loved it.

I can’t imagine American life without the beauty, artistry, strength, intelligence, resiliency and power of black people. Their influence is so ingrained in my identity as an American, it isn’t possible to separate their contributions. And I certainly don’t want to.

But I think our society as a whole has done a horrible job at honoring the contributions of black people to the United States. In my memory, I didn’t learn about many historic black people besides the few they let into the history books: Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, and Frederick Douglass, to name three. But we are missing out on so many great black people who have helped to make America great. From the slaves who built the White House to the Tuskegee Airmen to Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson — the women the major motion picture Hidden Figures is about.

Locally, Spokane has benefited from the contributions of black people. Our first — and only — black mayor, Jim Chase, was known for caring about youth and getting them involved in their government. His dedication to youth led to the inspiration for the Chase Youth Commission. We also have the Maxey Legacy, started by Carl Maxey, a Spokane-grown lawyer who fought for human rights and justice. His sons, Bill and Bevan, became lawyers and are carrying out their father’s mission of justice for all.

Many people wonder why there has to be a Black History Month. It’s because we don’t include their influence, power, and contributions to our history and our society — at least not in an authentic and total inclusion in our historic psyche. Until that’s the case, we need a month once a year to celebrate, learn about, and honor the contributions of black people. As a Native woman, I am honored to celebrate with my black brothers and sisters.

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Mathematics and his wife spoke only Arabic. She agreed to take care of my son all summer when I was a graduate assistant. When I asked her what I could pay her, she said that she couldn’t take any money, because my son was her son. It was a loving gesture that always brings tears to my eyes. How I wish more people could have such wonderful experiences. Only if you open your hearts and minds.

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Obscene Gestures Spokane political party leaders hope to harness post-election passion into civil discourse. But so far, there’s only been more strife

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wo weeks before a group of people simultaneously flipped her off as she blasted the Spokane City Council for barring a hypothetical religious registry, Spokane County GOP chairwoman Stephanie Cates was hopeful about the level of discourse in Spokane politics.

In mid-January, as Donald Trump prepared for his inauguration and protesters prepared for the Women’s March, Cates congratulated her local counterpart, newly elected Spokane County Democratic chairman Andrew Biviano, on Facebook.

Cates and Biviano had only met each other once before, at a debate in October, when Cates was vice chair of the Spokane County GOP and Biviano was in the midst of a campaign for Spokane County Commissioner that he would lose.

With both being elected to lead their respective county parties this year, Cates envisioned a “new era of civil discourse” between Republicans and Democrats locally. Biviano then thanked her for the congratulatory post.

Since then, sparked by protests, politically charged vandalism, and controversial booing at a Martin Luther King Jr. Day rally, Cates and Biviano have been sparring with each other through the news and social media. Cates has called on Biviano to denounce rude behavior against Republicans, while Biviano says Cates is attempting to distract attention from the real issues facing vulnerable people. Conversely, Biviano questioned why Cates would speak out against a city council ordinance preventing city employees from participating in a religious registry, and Cates has blamed Democrats for creating a hostile environment that led to obscene gestures directed at her and other Republicans at city hall.

The back-and-forth is representative of how, during a time of political turmoil, local party leaders are trying to harness people’s passion and turn it into something constructive.

“National politics is very local now,” Biviano says. “I think more so than we’ve traditionally seen.”

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Andrew Biviano (above) and Stephanie Cates both took over this year as chairs of the local Democrative and Republican parties, respectively.

PROTECT AND RESIST

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For many people, that means stopping lawmakers from repealing the Affordable Care Act without providing an alternative for those who would lose their health care. And that makes high-ranking House Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers a political target for those who fear Republicans will do just that.

McMorris Rodgers was booed during her speech at a Martin Luther King Jr. Day event in Spokane. Eventually, some began chanting “Save our health care!” Afterward, Cates issued a statement calling for Biviano to denounce what she called “bullying and hateful discourse.”

“That wasn’t the time or the place,” Cates tells the Inlander. “I just felt that doesn’t help anyone’s cause when they resort to those tactics.”

But Biviano did not denounce the boos or the chants. Instead, he defended the Affordable Care Act. He says that talking about the decorum of people at a rally is distracting from the real issue.

“I don’t know why they were yelling. Maybe a person was yelling because they’re worried about their kid dying,” Biviano says. “I would be yelling too. I would be yelling at the top of my lungs if I was worried for my life. So let’s focus on what matters.”

Biviano wants to focus more on advancing Democratic values in Spokane County, not necessarily only winning local elections. The silver lining of Trump’s election, he says, is that Democrats are now more involved.

“It’s much easier to build a movement when you’re in the minority than the majority,” Biviano says.

Weeks after McMorris Rodgers was booed on stage, Biviano thought that citizens had found a more productive way to get their message heard. They went to the congresswoman’s office to make her staff aware of their concerns, but Biviano says he was disheartened to see that only one or two people were allowed in at a time, forcing everyone else to stand outside, when he says there was more room inside. Here, Biviano says, they were doing what people say they want by peacefully assembling and protesting, but

McMorris Rodgers’ office presumed they were some kind of “angry mob.”

Cates calls things like gathering the masses together to go down to city council, or to the congresswoman’s office, a “political stunt.”

“That almost overwhelms the system a little bit, and I don’t think that’s effective, because I think it’s better to just speak one-on-one maybe, and not create a stunt,” Cates says.

Biviano disagrees.

“I find it remarkable when Republicans are spending most of their time and energy criticizing Democrats for how they’re expressing themselves,” Biviano says. “But they’re not giving any options for Democrats to express themselves that they approve of.”

‘ATMOSPHERE OF INTIMIDATION’

Being chairman of the Spokane County Republican Party in the past four years was a lot like herding cats, says former chairman Dave Moore.

With so many different factions within the party — Tea Partiers, Libertarians, grassroots Republicans, to name three — it can be difficult to bring everyone together.

“I don’t know why they were yelling.

Maybe a person was yelling because they’re worried about their kid dying.”

But the party is more united now, Moore says. Cates agrees. She says she wants to help grow the party even more locally, and she plans to do that by inclusion, not exclusion.

“That goes back to [Ronald] Reagan,” she says. “Reagan said we’re the majority party, and we need to talk to everyone about what Republicans stand for. You don’t grow by excluding certain groups. Reagan was a big-tent Republican, and I think most of us are big-tent Republicans too.”

Spokane County GOP vice chairman Isaiah Paine says they can take cues from the election, in which he argues the two biggest movements were with Trump and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, both “anti-status quo” movements. More and more, he says, people are seeing through political stunts and grandstanding.

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But lately, the Spokane County GOP has been focused on what Cates describes as an “atmosphere of intimidation” against local Republicans. It’s not just McMorris Rodgers getting booed, or protesters showing up to her office. Cates is more troubled by the vandalism to the GOP office that had graffiti that said “Refugees Welcome” and “Nazi Scum.” She has questioned whether that kind of vandalism, motivated by political affiliation, should be added to the state’s “hate crime” statute.

“It’s chilling to think that if you’re speaking up for your political views, if you’re quoted in the paper or just wearing a hat that indicates which candidate you support, that you could be threatened or your property could be vandalized,” Cates says.

And the day after the vandalism, Spokane City Council unanimously passed an ordinance to prevent a religious registry. Cates, who went to the meeting and called the ordinance “fake council business,” says it was more of a rally than a council meeting.

“What I experienced at the city council meeting was really not civil discourse,” Cates says. “It was an environment that was hostile. There were obscene gestures made when I spoke, there was intimidation, aggressive intimidation. That’s not helpful to the discussion.”

Cates says that city councilmembers, including council president Ben Stuckart, were playing on people’s fears with the ordinance. She says it created hysteria about a policy that has not been proposed.

“My job as the chair of the Republican Party was to help people understand why Republican values, Republican policies, have a positive impact on their lives. And we do value religious freedom. The idea of a religious registry would be unconstitutional, and it’s not what our country was founded on,” Cates says.

Paine says that Republicans would like to see a repudiation from Stuckart or Biviano regarding the tactics used in the audience during the council meeting.

Stuckart, for the record, tells the Inlander he did not see anyone make any obscene gestures because he was too focused on the speakers, but it would have been against council rules.

He points out that he lectured the audience about being polite before the meeting started. He also wonders why Cates wasn’t bringing up intimidation at council meetings any other time, like when Rep. Matt Shea, R-Spokane Valley, and a crowd of armed individuals protested the council’s recognition of an Islamic civil rights group in 2015.

Biviano, meanwhile, questions Cates’ rationale for speaking out against the ordinance if she claims that she wouldn’t support a religious registry in the first place. He says he would have hoped that would have been something both sides could agree on.

“It’s the kind of thing that only Republicans can do right now,” Biviano says. “I can’t reassure anybody about what the president’s going to do, because Democrats have no ability to stop him.” n

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GIVING “Please, for the love of God, don’t give money to PANHANDLERS,” says Rob McCann (pictured), director of Catholic Charities.

This is coming from the director of one of the agencies in Spokane that’s fought the hardest to reduce homelessness. Catholic Charities runs House of Charity, a shelter that takes almost all homeless men and women, but McCann says they won’t feed known aggressive panhandlers, who generally aren’t homeless.

And giving them money, McCann says, “is condemning them to another 24 hours in the horrific addiction cycle... All it’s doing is helping them buy ammunition for people to shoot themselves. Literally. And figuratively.” Read the blog on Inlander.com to learn how McCann and others are looking to help panhandlers in more effective ways. (DANIEL WALTERS)

CRIME How do we decide what is, and what is not, a HATE CRIME? That debate played out this week after Spokane Police incorrectly told reporters that the graffiti on the Spokane County GOP office was being investigated as a hate crime. The words “Refugees Welcome” and “Nazi Scum” were scrawled across the office’s front windows, prompting Spokane County GOP Chairwoman Stephanie Cates to question whether attacks on political ideology should be categorized alongside crimes motivated by a victim’s race, religion, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation or handicap. In Washington, political affiliation is not included in the statutory definition of hate crimes. Other states and the District of Columbia, however, do include political affiliation in their definitions.

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For years, state lawmakers have been unable to agree on a plan to provide the MONEY FOR EDUCATION mandated by the state Supreme Court’s 2012 McCleary decision. But they have promised that by the end of the 2017 session, a plan will be finalized.

The state Legislature has a long way to go in the coming months to meet that goal. The Republican-controlled Senate has released its proposal to fully fund education, and it stands in contrast to the proposal by the Democratic-controlled House.

The Republican plan would involve what’s called a “levy swap.” It would implement a statewide property tax to raise about $2 billion in revenue; at the same time, it would take away levies for school districts, which would reduce taxes statewide by about $2.4 billion. The plan would supplement school districts unable to raise enough money by providing $1.4 billion in state payments for those districts. Under the plan, minimum teacher salary would be $45,000 and teachers would have incentives for bonuses.

The plan from Democrats focuses on boosting starting pay for new teachers to $45,500 starting in 2019; the average salary would be bumped to $70,824. That would require about $1.6 billion in the next two-year budget, but Democrats have not indicated exactly where that money will come from. School levies would be maintained at current levels.

Chris Reykdal, the new state superintendent of public instruction, has offered praise for both plans.

“In the coming weeks and months we will work with the House and Senate to create a bipartisan solution that improves student achievement, empowers educators and maximizes local control,” Reykdal says. (WILSON CRISCIONE)

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“Government confuses everybody,” says Carly Cortright, director of the 311 system. The city’s new system is a way to cut through the confusion. Spot a problematic pothole? Call 311. Did snowplows miss your street? Call 311. Need to figure out how to register for a parks department class? Call 311. Need to talk to a specific police detective? Call 311.

Even obscure information, like the temperature of city pools, is listed in an internal database that the 311 team can look up.

The goal, Cortright says, is to be able to answer caller questions immediately 80 percent of the time, and the rest of the time, be able to connect the caller with the right person or department.

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hile Andres Gonzalez was being arrested for driving on a suspended license, one of his two cellphones rang. It was his girlfriend, and he asked Sunnyside Police Sgt. Scott Bailey to answer, according to court documents. His car was going to be impounded, and Gonzalez wanted his girlfriend to keep the items in his car safe — including nearly $6,000 in cash.

Gonzalez’s girlfriend would never get the money, and more than three years later, Gonzalez still does not have the car back, either. Shortly after he was arrested in September 2013, a second officer arrived “to assist with impounding the car,” court documents say. A drug-sniffing dog came along with him, and alerted the officers to drug residue on the cash. Gonzalez also told police about the “user amount” of cocaine in the car, according to his attorney Douglas Garrison.

Police in Sunnyside, a small city less than an hour’s drive southeast of Yakima, seized the silver BMW and the cash. In April 2014, a municipal court judge there ruled that police could keep everything under the controversial practice known as civil forfeiture.

The judge in Sunnyside ruled that the car and cash were used in a drug sale, based not on Gonzalez’s guilt or innocence, but in part on the fact that Gonzalez had two cellphones, and that the thousands of dollars in cash contained traces of cocaine. But that’s not proof that the money was drug money, Garrison argues, pointing to studies that show 90 percent of U.S. currency has traces of cocaine. Plus, he adds, Gonzalez had an explanation for why he was carrying that much cash. The case is being appealed to the state Supreme Court.

Under Washington state and federal law, police can seize property and cash they believe is linked to some felony crimes, such as drug sales and sex trafficking. They can keep the property and cash without a criminal conviction, or even

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“Policing for Profit,” a recent study by the nonprofit civil liberties law firm the Institute for Justice, found that forfeiture action nationwide has “exploded” since 2001. Washington state’s laws earned a “D-” grade Councilman Breean Beggs wants in the Institute for the council to have power over Justice’s analysis. how Spokane police spend assetIt was Gonforfeiture money. YOUNG KWAK PHOTO zalez’s case, and the Institute for Justice report, that Rep. David Taylor (R-Moxee) pointed to during his recent testimony in support of a bill that would require a felony conviction and a link to the crime before police in Washington could keep seized property and cash. Representatives Matt Shea (R-Spokane Valley), Bob McCaslin (R-Spokane Valley) and Jeff Holy (R-Cheney) as well as some House Democrats, also sponsor the bill.

Two more bills — one sponsored by Sen. Mike Padden (R-Spokane Valley) — also attack the issue, though each does so from different perspectives. The Spokane City Council has been discussing its own ordinance that pushes for more transparency in the Spokane Police Department’s asset forfeiture program as well. Together, the proposed laws grapple with accountability, due process and the fundamental definition of a police officer’s job.

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urrently, no one tells Spokane police how to spend civil forfeiture money, outside of the restrictions under state law.

Spokane City Councilman Breean Beggs wants to change that, submitting a draft of an ordinance

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last December. Police responded tepidly.

Beggs’ proposal would require Spokane police to get city council approval before they spend asset forfeiture money, which can amount to hundreds of thousands of dollars per year. In the past five years, SPD has taken in an average of $178,231, according to numbers provided by the department.

“This makes sure the money is spent according to budget priorities approved by the council,” Beggs tells the Inlander.

The draft ordinance also lays out the council’s priorities for the funds, including engagement with at-risk youth, more police involvement with the city’s therapeutic Community Court and chronic offender programs, and more resources dedicated toward combating human trafficking.

Spokane Police Chief Craig Meidl says he has no problem asking for the council’s approval, but questions whether some of those uses fall outside the state’s definition of “law enforcement activities,” putting Spokane police at odds with state forfeiture laws.

“It’s just different than traditional law enforcement, but it’s still effective,” Beggs says. “My budget priorities ... are spending it on programs that are going to be effective for law enforcement, if you define law enforcement as fewer victims and less crime.”

Beggs notes that the ordinance is intended to silence criticisms that police use forfeiture money as a slush fund. He acknowledges that the department already undergoes an annual audit through the state, and in 2014 the department implemented changes to its policies. Now, for example, SPD can only forfeit a person’s property after a felony conviction in non-drug-related cases.

“I feel that it adds another layer of bureaucracy to a process that is already regulated by the state,” Meidl says of the ordinance.

“However, if this allows city council to feel more comfortable with what the police department is spending seizure money on, then it’s something we’re more than willing to do.”

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imilar to Beggs’ ordinance, Padden’s proposal would shed more light on exactly how much forfeiture money is coming in statewide, and where it’s being spent. The Institute for Justice estimates that figure is an average of about $8.3 million per year. SB 5255 would require police agencies to keep detailed records and submit quarterly and annual reports to the State Treasurer’s Office, which would publish the records on a public website.

Generally, civil forfeiture reform is opposed by police and prosecutors, who see the practice as a way to take the profit out of criminal activity.

Beggs, who is also a civil rights attorney, acknowledges that some of these proposed changes would make it more difficult for police to keep seized items, and could mean that drug kingpins will keep their ill-gotten gains.

“It’s always the question: ‘Is it better for nine guilty people to go free than one innocent person go to prison?’” he says. “We err on the side that it’s better for guilty people to go free than an innocent person be punished.”  mitchr@inlander.com

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Imagine a future where cars that drive themselves rule the road.

Imagine you’re heading to your job in downtown Spokane, typing away on your laptop, when your car gets an automated message about a broken water main on Riverside. What do you do? You keep typing because your car automatically adjusts its route to avoid the mess, taking you right to your office door via the quickest alternate route possible.

Imagine your family owns only one car, and the kids want to go paddleboarding in Coeur d’Alene, but Mom has to work and Dad promised to get grandma to her doctor’s appointment on the South Hill. What do you do? Simply program the car to travel, human-free, between all the destinations, picking up and dropping off the family through the day.

Imagine that you want to take the kids to Disneyland, but flights are so expensive. Order up a long-distance driverless car — sleepy drivers a thing of the past — and you’ll be in the the Happiest Place on Earth in no time.

A hands-free future is coming if you believe the auto-industry engineers, the tech-company futurists, the economists and the academics — pretty much anyone involved with transportation and America’s infrastructure.

Once you come to terms with the idea of “autonomous” vehicles, steering their way using cameras and radar, or “connected” cars talking to each other through onboard computers, it’s hard not to go all sci-fi in your head. But it’s all the easier because people in the transportation field have seen driverless cars coming for years — and the technology is finally catching up with their wild imaginations.

Here in the Northwest, transportation professionals are thinking about what driverless cars will mean for city streets, public transportation, educa-

tion and the economy.

Rhonda Young, a traffic engineer and civil engineering professor at Gonzaga University, sees a future where roads are filled by autonomous and connected vehicles, and stoplights are unnecessary because the cars are “talking” to each other electronically. She thinks Americans will embrace driverless technology relatively quickly, like they did color television and smartphones. While acknowledging there are several steps to come, she says that driverless cars could be the true transportation gamechanger of our lifetime.

“We’re always kind of struggling with these adaptations of technology, but obviously automated and connected cars is a whole other level,” Young says. “It’s the big jump. We’ve always been forwardthinking, but we recognize now the pace and the jump that we’re seeing. It’s like the automobile and horse-drawn carriage kind of leap.”

BACK TO THE FUTURE

The idea of driverless cars goes back decades. We’ve already given computers control over things like missiles, tractors, sailboats and airplanes. Cars are a last frontier of automation mostly because of one unpredictable variable — us humans. But we’ve been working on the idea for many years.

One of the first experiments in self-driving cars came at the 1939 World’s Fair, where designer Norman Bel Geddes built a Futurama ride that introduced the idea of cars traveling in railroad-like tracks. By the 1960s, scientists started playing with the idea of “artificial intelligence” in cars that could navigate city streets on their own. In the ’80s, German engineers designed a Mercedes that drove several hundreds of miles autonomously, and by the ...continued on next page

Tesla’s Model S includes “Autopilot” technology.

LEVELS OF AUTONOMY

The following global standards define six recognized levels of vehicle automation, as defined by SAE International (formerly known as the Society of Automotive Engineers): Level 0: No automation — A human driver performs all driving tasks.

Level 1: Driver assistance — This includes features like adaptive cruise control or parking and lanekeeping assistance, but the driver still controls nearly all driving functions.

Level 2: Partial automation — The car helps the driver with things like speed, braking and staying in its lane — essentially offering hands- and feet-free driving — but the driver still has to pay attention to the environment and intervene at any time. (Currently, Tesla’s autopilot feature is at this stage of automation.)

Level 3: Conditional automation — The next step for cars on the consumer market. This level of car can handle most driving functions on its own, but likely will still require human intervention in case of inclement weather, traffic or other “confusing” scenarios.

Level 4: High automation — This car can do almost everything on its own and is considered fully autonomous, but it might need human driver control in, say, severe weather.

Level 5: Full automation — All driving modes in all conditions and locations are controlled by the car’s system; humans have no role in operating the vehicle other than summoning the car and telling it where to go. (CHEY SCOTT)

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Futurama, a 1939 version of the driveless-car future.

“REVOLUTION ROAD,” CONTINUED... early 2000s the U.S. military was hosting competitions in hopes of finding autonomous vehicles capable of taking over some of its combat needs.

The constant push for technological advances resulted in better software, radar and laser sensors. You’ve probably seen some of the advances achieved along the way: sensors that tell you when you’re drifting between lanes, cars that “self-park” or brake automatically in emergencies.

Now, cars with varying levels of automation are being tested across the country, from Google’s cars (now going by the name Waymo after Google spun off the project) around its Silicon Valley campus to the streets of Pittsburgh, where Uber started testing driverless cars-for-hire in the fall. In Detroit, America’s auto industry is embracing a driverless future, with companies like Chrysler teaming up with Waymo and GM collaborating with Lyft in an effort to catch up with pioneers like Tesla; Washington Gov. Jay Inslee test-“drove” a semi-autonomous Tesla just a couple of weeks ago in Olympia. The federal government (see “The Trump Effect”) has largely stayed out of the way of innovation while making sure that cars from different manufacturers will all be able to communicate with each other electronically within a few years.

SLOWING YOUR ROLL

The No. 1 reason we’re steering toward a driverless future is safety, experts say. Eliminating the human element in moving vehicles also eliminates the cause of most car accidents.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the number of fatal crashes (32,166), total crashes (6.3 million) and crashes involving injuries (2.44

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million) all increased in 2015, the most recent year for which the NHTSA has full stats, over the previous years, while the number of vehicle miles traveled remained essentially the same. In other words, 96 people died in car accidents every day in 2015, the majority of them because of drivers being drunk, distracted or speeding, or reacting to conditions in a Gonzaga’s Rhonda Young way that caused a lethal accident.

Young, the Gonzaga professor and traffic engineer, sees a future where connected cars will help lower those numbers, their communication tools, radars and sensors telling cars when to stop and avoid accidents. And when driverless cars have access to fully geo-mapped cityscapes, Spokane will likely no longer see semi-trucks regularly crashing into downtown underpasses.

In the future, Young says, “with a truck, it knows and will say, ‘I’m 14 feet tall,’ and the moment you turn a corner, there will be a [data-sharing] unit saying, ‘Wait, wait, you’re too tall! You stop now!’”

Young is currently managing a $7 million U.S. Department of Transportation connected-vehicle project on Interstate 80 across Wyoming, one of three DOT pilots and the only one tracking how connected vehicles will work on relatively sparse stretches of rural highway, with occasionally severe weather; the other pilot programs are in Manhattan and on Florida’s Tampa Hillsborough Expressway. By adding connectivity devices in various freight trucks and

THE TRUMP EFFECT The majority of players in the race to develop cars of the future so far seem satisfied with Elaine Chao, President Trump’s pick to head the U.S. Department of Transportation. With experience as both a former Secretary of Labor under George W. Bush and Deputy Secretary of Transportation under his father, plus other past political leadership roles, Chao (whose husband is Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell) has been called a “pragmatic” and “moderate” pick for the job.

Chao’s leadership of the DOT will likely reflect Trump’s preference for lighter industry regulations. During her confirmation hearing, Chao discussed this hands-off approach, saying she doesn’t want federal regulations to “dampen creativity and innovation” in the development of self-driving technology.

In addition to self-driving car regulation, Chao will be tasked with carrying out one of Trump’s other major campaign promises: a plan to invest a trillion dollars into repairs and improvements to the U.S. transportation infrastructure — a system that will also need to evolve to accommodate self-driving cars. (CHEY SCOTT)

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Trucking is likely to be one of the first self-driven sectors. highway patrol cars, Young and her team are studying how well connected vehicles let each other know about weather obstacles like snowdrifts, as well as accidents on the road ahead.

Commerce might be the second-most-common answer to what’s driving driverless technology. Young expects the first adopters to be businesses like the taxi industry and long-haul trucking firms. Detroit’s automakers seem completely on board; Young says she gets the sense from the industry that “they realize their future is in technology,” and they see driverless technology as a bit of a new lease on life after their industry nearly collapsed. While federal regulators have largely stuck to broad safety and communication guidelines, Young says, automobile and technology companies have been left to innovate.

“They see that there are markets for additional systems, or selling the data — packaging and selling it,” Young says. “There’s a lot of excitement because they see lots of informationtechnology potential, too. It’s not just the federal government saying, ‘You’ve got to do this.’”

BETWEEN HERE AND THERE

We’re a few years away from seeing driverless cars pop up across the country. Realistically, it will be decades before all the studies have been concluded and the technology advances to the point where we can kick back and let our onboard computer take the wheel.

Before then, myriad issues have to be addressed. We’re talking about an almost complete reimagination of things like automobile insurance, urban planning and traffic engineering, plus a world of still-unknowns. Those changes will take intellectual, political and financial investments nearly every step of the way.

E. Susan Meyer, CEO of the Spokane Tran-

sit Authority, believes that driverless technology could offer mass transit some exciting ways to better serve the public. “Transit doesn’t exist in a vacuum,” Meyer says via email. “Smart transit (planning) is one element of smart urban planning. Moving people efficiently and cost-effectively will likely continue to be a requirement even if the way transit service is delivered may change.”

People in her field have certainly been talking about vehicle automation the past few years, and she says the exciting aspect for her is “the opportunity to see the development of technology that could truly transform transportation in my professional lifetime.” That being said, Meyer notes that there are plenty of challenges ahead when it comes to driverless cars.

“If everyone now traveling on a bus or train starts to ride alone in a driverless vehicle, then there will be many, many more cars moving the same number of people,” Meyer says. “Given the likelihood of greater vehicle miles traveled, communities will face important choices. How do we balance the allocation of public space to (more) vehicles and to people in the form of bike trails and sidewalks?”

Some see autonomous vehicles as a direct threat to mass transit. Last summer, the Seattle Times published a column by Bryan Mistele, CEO of a connected-car company in Kirkland, in which he railed against a $54 billion transit expansion that, he argued, would be made obsolete by autonomous vehicles. The Seattle Transit Blog cried foul, scoffing at the idea that these vehicles will effectively reduce congestion.

Nevertheless, the eventual emergence of driverless cars will also have real-life, bread-andbutter consequences for families, raising questions about the long-term effects of such a dramatic change in America’s travel habits. ...continued on next page

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If, as Young believes, long-haul trucking and taxi companies are the first to adopt driverless vehicles en masse, “those are areas where you have jobs that are accessible, and they don’t require a college degree,” Young says. “So what’s going to happen to those people?

“I have a personal interest in the social implications of it. People are going to lose their jobs. The changes in the workforce are going to be dramatic.”

ROBOTS IN THE WORKFORCE

According to 2016 employment numbers for Spokane County, there are more than 6,000 jobs in categories that involve driving: people behind the wheel of buses, taxis, delivery trucks and long-haul semis. There are another 1,300 or so people working in automotive maintenance and repair; mechanics, tire installers and auto-

body experts.

Clearly, the impacts to the labor market as it stands could be substantial. Yet it’s not all gloom and doom.

“There are opportunities when a new technology comes in for other markets to emerge,” explains Mark Holmgren, a professor of economics at Eastern Washington University who teaches micro- and behavioral economics.

“There might be a transition period, but eventually the unemployment due to that technology will absolve because people will find other ways of being employed,” Holmgren continues.

Even when humans are removed from the picture, not all jobs related to driving are going to be obsolete.

Those robo-cars still need maintenance. Fleet and private car owners still need insurance in some form (it’s up in the air where that liability falls, on the manufac-

turer or the owner), and we’ll still need to build and maintain roadways to maneuver around cities and rural landscapes. Jobs that specialize in repairing and maintaining the software and hardware operating these intelligent vehicles will also emerge.

Researchers in the Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin have released several studies examining the multifaceted impacts of automated vehicles, including their effect on the U.S. economy. Sectors beyond those directly related to driving will face change. In a report presented last month, authors Lewis Clements and Kara Kockelman explore how fewer collisions due to automation not only may decrease the need for auto repairs, but also medical care related to accident injuries, police officers tasked with responding to traffic incidents, and legal services for people in accidents.

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A decade from now, will that brand-new Toyota Prius parked in your garage be obsolete? Maybe.

It also might be the last “normal� car you purchase, since on average, owners are driving their cars for about 11 years before getting a new ride. It could also be the last car you actually need to own.

Though the timeline of autonomous vehicle technology rollout varies widely depending on whom you talk to, we probably won’t see completely driverless cars as a majority on our roads for at least another 30 years or so. And as that technology advances, the phasing out of the non-automated cars we drive now will be very gradual. “I would say there are a lot of people who are very bullish about how quickly this technology will be adopted,� says Don MacKenzie, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Washington who also leads the university’s Sustainable Transportation Lab. Research there focuses on economic and environmental impacts of new transportation technology, and the intersections of that technology with behavior and policy. “This is a technology with unprecedented value to consumers in terms of safety and comfort, but the flipside of that is the technology is also unprecedented in the level of cost and complexity,� MacKenzie continues. “You have to believe that not only can the industry do this, but faster than any other technology in its history when this is the most complex and expensive.�

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When cars become smarter, safer and more convenient to use thanks to on-demand services like Uber and Lyft (but sans driver), the University of Texas report also projects that people in urban environments might feel less inclined to own a car. We also won’t have to worry about parking, and traffic likely will be smoother. This ease of use, however, could prompt us to use cars even more than we now do. Some studies expect that the overall miles traveled per car will go up, requiring a quicker turnover of fleets or individual cars due to wear and tear.

This facet would then boost the manufacturing of new cars.

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TRANSPORTATION “REVOLUTION ROAD,” CONTINUED... geek out about our technological future’s vast potential to change every aspect of daily life, you might think driverless cars are pretty darn weird. And you wouldn’t be alone. The most recent numbers gathered in 2014 by the Pew Research Center show that, in general, Americans are fairly evenly split on the idea of riding in a robo-car.

About 50 percent say they wouldn’t ride in a car they have no control of, but those numbers also vary when factoring in education levels (59 percent of college grads favor the technology) and rural vs. urban locales (51 to 52 percent of urban/suburban folks would give it a try, while only 36 percent of rural residents would.)

Yet these opinions are going to change quickly as the technology advances and becomes more widely available to consumers.

“I suspect the way this happens in reality is more and more people end up with an increased level of partial automation in cars, where they can increasingly disengage,” MacKenzie says. “If you dump this on people as ‘This is a self-driving car,’ some will be all over that, and some are reluctant to embrace that. The challenge is, how do you get this to people in a way where they are comfortable learning with it gradually?”

Right now, semi-autonomous vehicles on the market are only at automation Level 2 (see “Levels of Autonomy” on page 21). A car at this level can take over driving tasks when directed, but a human still has full control over the system and would need to intervene when alerted. This includes Tesla’s Autopilot feature available in its current models, which are also being equipped with “full self-driving hardware” that can allow for upgrades to more advanced levels of automation down the road.

To be an early adopter of Tesla’s Autopilot tech, you’d need to spend at least $71,000 for its Model S sedan. Reserved orders for the maker’s new Model 3 start production later this year; that model is considered a more “budget-friendly” option, with its $35,000 base price.

Costs, timeline and opinions aside, perhaps one of the most beneficial features to users of this future technology is increased accessibility in populations who can’t, for whatever reason, drive cars as they exist today. The disabled, elderly and even kids could hop

into a Level 5 car — one that is fully autonomous and requires no human input other than pickup or destination information — and head off to work, school, appointments, etc., without ever needing a driver’s license, if such licenses even exist at that point.

MacKenzie says that specific demographic-level benefits of car automation is something he hopes to begin researching soon. “We can measure benefits to the consumer in terms of safety, but also in terms of how it affects travel or time, and does it reduce the perceived cost of commuting,” he says.

In other words, when riding in a car becomes a passive activity for all passengers, the value of your time spent traveling via car goes up because you can work, watch TV, sleep, eat, socialize. This potential creates a complicated picture for a future which many hope brings reductions in congestion and to the cost of driving.

“People could travel a lot more — our assessment is a 60 percent increase in miles traveled, which is very assumption dependent, and depends on how this technology affects people’s value of time spent in their car.” MacKenzie explains.

“If we want to avoid blowing up congestion and travel demand, we should look at moving toward on-demand mobility.”

That Uber-like, shared-fleet model, allowing users to summon vehicles ondemand, would make not owning a car even more enticing to many urban dwellers. Yet, as mentioned by STA’s Meyer, such a model could also present major headaches for existing public transit systems.

It’s easy to simultaneously feel baffled by and to get swept up in the almost too-good-to-be-true benefits that a driverless future may offer. But as with any major societal change that’s still a long way from reality, the outcomes here are not entirely clear, especially when it comes to the when and how.

Still, the future of transportation stands to undergo the biggest changes we’ve seen since the introduction of automobiles to the American landscape more than a century ago. The newfangled advancements made us marvel then, and we can expect to feel a similar sense of wonderment when, in the very near future of the current millennia, our cars become robots. n

“If we want to avoid blowing up congestion and travel demand, we should look at moving toward on-demand mobility.”

ABOUT THE AUTHORS Chey Scott now dreams of owning a Tesla Model 3, but don’t tell that to her loyal 2005 Honda Civic named Victor, who manages to navigate the winter roads (with studs) quite well. Chey’s been at the Inlander since 2012, and writes about arts, culture, food (and sometimes cats), and also edits the events section. Email her at cheys@inlander.com.

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Dan Nailen wonders how self-driving cars will navigate Spokane’s winter streets, and plans on driving his now-11year-old Subaru until someone pries it from his cold, dead hands. He writes arts and culture stories for the Inlander and has worked at newspapers in Montana, Idaho, Utah and Oregon. Email him at dann@inlander.com.

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Mammoth Proportions

A massive touring exhibit at the MAC highlights our region’s connections to the iconic beasts of the most recent Ice Age

BY CHEY SCOTT

Museum staff assemble a life-size model of the Columbian mammoth; the species’ bones were first discovered in the Inland Northwest.

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hosts of the ancient past loom over the exhibit halls of the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture, casting their massive shadows across the concrete floor.

Standing on hind legs, a roaring bear towers 12 feet — its actual size — above visitors as they enter Mammoths and Mastodons: Titans of the Ice Age, the newly arrived blockbuster exhibit from Chicago’s Field Museum of Natural History, here through May 7.

Once inside the MAC’s cavernous galleries, visitors’ skin might prickle, just as our human ancestors’ would have, as they sense being watched from above. A snarling smilodon — perhaps better known as the saber-toothed cat — stealthily stalks its prey from atop a rocky perch. By sheer size, though, the king of these Ice Age beasts is the lumbering Columbian mammoth, whose footfalls and trumpet calls reverberated across the Inland Northwest’s fields and forests millions to tens of thousands of years ago. Guests can marvel at its massiveness as they stand beneath a fully fleshed-out, to-scale model, one of many exhibit centerpieces.

One of the largest traveling exhibits, at 8,500 square feet, to ever come to the MAC, Titans of the Ice Age brings global natural history of the Pleistocene era full circle as it highlights how major fossil discoveries from around the world are connected to finds right here in the Inland Northwest.

Columbian mammoth bones were first discovered south of Spokane by a family of homesteaders, the Coplens, in the late 1870s. Fittingly, those original specimens — the first ever to be mounted into a full skeletal specimen — have been permanently housed at the Field Museum for more than 100 years.

“That’s why Spokane is an ultimately important place for all of this, because of that 1876 discovery,” says local author and naturalist Jack Nisbet, whose book Visible Bones includes a retracing of the Coplens’ influential find. (Read more about the discovery in a 2001 Inlander feature by Nisbet, “The Palouse Mammoths” at Inlander.com/mammoths.)

It’s very easy to tag it all back here; just about everything,” he continues. “There are in the hundreds of mammoths found in Eastern Washington, and each is a whole separate story, and the quality of each bone is different.”

Towering beasts and all, Titans of the Ice Age takes visitors of all ages on a highly interactive journey starting millions of years ago, when the early ancestors of Ice Age megafauna roamed the world, that ends with the curious extinction of giant bears, saber-tooths, mammoths and their ilk, a milestone scientists now know barely overlaps early humans.

Most of the hundreds of fossilized specimens and cast replicas in the exhibit come from Ice Age archaeological sites all over the world.

On display just for its Spokane stop, Titans also features several fossils discovered around the Northwest, says director of museum experience John Muredo-Burich. This includes a Columbian mammoth rib from the Coplens’ farm outside of Latah, Washington, that’s never been publicly shown. ...continued on next page

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Mammoths and Mastodons: Titans of the Ice Age • Feb. 11 through May 7; open Tue-Sun from 10 am-5 pm (Wed to 8 pm) • $10-$15 (MAC members free; half-price on Tue) • Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture • 2316 W. First • northwestmuseum.org • 456-3931

TITANS’ SPECIAL EVENTS Learn more about the region’s contributions to Ice Age research at these upcoming programs. (In the Eric A. Johnston Auditorium; entry to each is a suggested $10 donation.)

THE RETURN OF THE COLUMBIA MAMMOTH Wed, Feb. 22 at 6:30 pm Spokane author Jack Nisbet retraces the tangled story of how area homesteaders first discovered mammoth bones in their fields in 1876.

AN OVERVIEW OF THE MOST RECENT ICE AGE FLOODS IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST Wed, March 22 at 6:30 pm Ice Age Floods Institute president Gary Ford covers the floods’ paths from Western Montana to the Pacific Ocean, highlighting landmarks carved out in their wake.

SABER-TOOTH: EVOLUTION AND ECOLOGY OF A MAMMOTH PREDATOR Wed, March 29 at 6:30 pm Gonzaga biology professor John Orcutt shares his research on the iconic predator based on fossils found across the U.S.

THE WENAS CREEK MAMMOTH: EXCAVATION & CURRENT RESEARCH Date TBA (April or May) Learn more from CWU anthropology professor Pat Lubinski about this specimen discovered near Yakima during a road construction project in 2005.

ADVENTURES WITH A BABY MAMMOTH Thu, April 20 at 6:30 pm Titans curator and paleontology professor Daniel Fisher shares the story of Lyuba, the baby mammoth whose 40,000-year-old body was preserved in the permafrost of Siberia.

FIELD TRIP: EXPLORING EASTERN WASHINGTON’S MAMMOTH STEPPE Sat, April 22; time and cost TBA Paleontologist Daniel Fisher and author Jack Nisbet lead a half-day trip to sites in the Palouse where Columbian mammoth fossils were discovered in the late 1870s.

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The most remarkable highlight of all, perhaps, is a 40,000-year-old baby mammoth found in a state of nearperfect preservation, having been encased in the Siberian permafrost until her discovery by reindeer herders in 2007.

“Lyuba,” as she’s called, is thought to have died when she was 1 to 2 months old after suffocating in a mud bog; she is the most complete mammoth specimen in the world. While Lyuba has been displayed at other showings of Titans, the exhibit’s stop at the MAC features a detailed model recreation of her fragile remains.

“With the culmination of artifacts in this show locally and internationally, this is probably a one-time event that might not happen again for at least another 30 to 40 years,” says Moredo-Burich.

Because of its size (requiring 11 semi-trucks to ship) and subsequent expenses ($400,000) for the MAC to rent Titans, admission is an additional $5 per person. Museum staff, however, expect the exhibit to give attendance numbers a healthy boost; other host museums have seen upward of 100,000 visitors during the typical 100-day run, and Spokane will have the show for 122 days. Because of its huge popularity, Moredo-Burich booked Titans nearly two years ago.

“I thought it was a beautiful, perfect fit for this facility. It has a natural history element and a good tie-in to Spokane,” he says. “I just think the general public and kids are really going to be amazed with it.” n cheys@inlander.com

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UnSlut Project founder Emily Lindin published her middle school diary entries on being slut-shamed.

h my god, she looks like such a slut.” “She’s asking for it.” “She’s a crazy slut.”

If any of these phrases sounds all too familiar, you’re far from alone. The term “slut” is everywhere — and has been since its etymological origins more than 500 years ago — whether in jest or in jab, and it’s not OK. The frequency in which modern culture employs the gender-focused insult to shame or bully is one topic of UnSlut, a 2015 documentary that’s been scheduled for a series of screenings over the coming weeks at Spokane County Library District branches.

It’s inspired by the memoir of its director and UnSlut Project founder Emily Lindin; she essentially published an annotated version of her middle school diary detailing her experiences and reactions to being “slut-shamed” by classmates at age 11 for sexually experimenting with her then-boyfriend. UnSlut features six women sharing their own stories of being sexually shamed by those around them. Beyond her personal experiences, Lindin was driven to examine the devastating effects of this gender-based — as it’s mostly directed toward women — bullying and abuse after the tragic 2013 suicide death of a 17-year-old teen who’d been gang-raped by her classmates and blamed by her peers for what happened.

SCLD youth librarian Sheri Boggs first discovered Lindin’s memoir and documentary in a conversation with her friend and

local young adult author Kris Dinnison. To Boggs’ knowledge, there haven’t been any local screenings of UnSlut, and she wanted to bring the film to audiences here. She also feels that its subject matter holds extra relevance in light of the outrageous revelations that emerged during last year’s presidential campaign.

“It’s even more pertinent now to be getting this message out that women are human beings and to be sexual is a human need, and nobody should be shamed,” Boggs says.

After each UnSlut screening, an expert panel will discuss its themes with the audience, and how we can create a culture that doesn’t condone or ignore slut-shaming. Panelists include women’s and gender studies professors from area universities, representatives from OutSpokane and the Spokane Feminist Forum, sexual trauma response counselors and others.

“It’s such an easy thing to get the conversation started, and the film is approachable while not flinching from a very difficult topic,” Boggs says.

— CHEY SCOTT UnSlut: A Documentary Film and Panel Discussion • Wed, Feb. 15 at 6 pm; Cheney Library • Thu, Feb. 16 at 6 pm; North Spokane Library • Mon, Feb. 27 at 6 pm; Moran Prairie Library • scld.org • unslutproject.com

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ALBUM Canadian duo Japandroids famously almost broke up before their 2009 debut even saw the light of day, only to see that album, Post-Nothing, and their 2012 follow-up Celebration Rock turn the Vancouver band into indie darlings, thanks to transcendent live shows and a knack for finding the sweet spot between punk abandon and classic anthem rock. That won’t change with the release of NEAR TO THE WILD HEART OF LIFE, their new set of eight songs that build to some magnificent peaks even as Brian King and David Prowse stick to their basic rock building blocks of guitar and drums, and lyrics about drinking, girls and the road.

BOOK I wouldn’t typically have much interest in a memoir written by an actor. The only one I recall reading before now was Bruce Campbell’s, and that’s because anywhere The Evil Dead star goes, I will follow. But a Christmas present of Bryan Cranston’s A LIFE IN PARTS could make me change my mind. Clearly Cranston is a brilliant actor, and his role as Breaking Bad’s Walter White probably made this possible (his Heisenberg face fills the back cover). Cranston doesn’t waste the opportunity, delivering a tome that’s part autobiography, part treatise on the value of creativity and hard work, written through a self-examination of the various “roles” he’s filled up to now.

TV Bryan Cranston is one of the creators of binge-worthy Amazon show SNEAKY PETE, a series that leans heavily on an eminently watchable cast to lure viewers into what, at first, seems a bit of an absurd setup. Giovanni Ribisi plays “Pete,” an ex-con who takes on the identity of his prison cellmate as a means to keep hidden from some shady characters (including Cranston as bad guy Vince) who have been waiting for him to get out of the clink. Pete quickly finds himself absorbed into the drama of the unwitting family (including the excellent Margo Martindale and Peter Gerety) who think he’s their long-lost grandson. n

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Rethinking Pink It’s not your mother’s rosé anymore

BY CARA STRICKLAND

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ith Valentine’s Day on the horizon, you might be in the market for a festive wine to celebrate the occasion. Rosé is the right color, but the only problem is that when you think of pink wine, you automatically land on the large, sweet bottles that took the U.S. by storm during the 1980s and ’90s. John Allen, owner of downtown Spokane wine shop Vino!, says that strain of pink happened by mistake.

“In California, they were making a heavy red wine from a grape called Zinfandel. At Sutter Home, somebody emptied the vat of juice and separated the skins from the already fermenting wine. The skins are where the pigment is,” he says.

Instead of letting the wine ferment until all the sugar had disappeared from the finished product, they kept it sweet and sold it at the winery. “It was such a big hit that the following couple of years they bottled it, put it into distribution, and people went crazy,” says Allen. As a result, a large number of people began to connect the pink color with a sweet flavor, JOHN ALLEN’S but rosé was around long before that ROSÉ PICKS FOR day at Sutter Home.

Walk into a café in the south of VALENTINE’S DAY France on a hot day, and you’ll see AND BEYOND a glass of pink wine in everyone’s u Je T’Aime Rose hand.

Sparkling French Brut, $20 “It’s so hot, they can’t grow u Chateau Routas, $16 white grapes well; it takes a cool u La Croix Belle Rose, $11 climate,” says Allen. “Instead of u Bandol Rosé, $22 making white wine from grapes that Prices may vary at various outlets. don’t really thrive there, they would take some of their better red grapes and leave the skins in contact with the fermenting juice, only for six to 10 hours, take the skins away and then make a white wine. Most of the time they’d ferment it all the way until there was no sugar in it, so it would be bright and refreshing and clean, with just a light tinge of that raspberry or blackberry flavor that comes from the red grape skins. They’re considered very sophisticated.”

Ready to try a dry rosé? You won’t have to look far. “[Rosé wines] are being made by wineries all over Washington,” says Allen. “It’s become one of the hottest selling wines of the spring and summer here in the Northwest.” The best selection can be found in May and June, when the previous year’s harvest begins to hit the market.

Another option for your celebration is a pink sparkling wine. It’s a little less time sensitive, and might be easier to find at this time of year.

If you’re feeling especially thematic, you can go for Allen’s pick above, which means “I love you” in French. Although it never hurts to ask, it’s not likely that your pink sparkler will be sweet. “In order to get sweet bubbly, you almost have to go to a specialist and ask,” says Allen.

No matter your Valentine’s Day plans, a bottle of rosé makes a great date, even if it’s just the two of you. 

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Texas True Barbecue is serving up the meat, whenever you want it

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eter Grundhauser says that the smoker never stops at his Texas True Barbecue in downtown Spokane. He means that literally — he has an employee tending to the meats around the clock, ensuring that his brisket and ribs will be on time, at the right temperature and juicy enough when the lunch rush begins.

The new Texas-style barbecue spot opened last week and has stuck out in the downtown dining scene for a few reasons, namely because it’s one of the only places open until 3 in the morning. With someone on the smoker anyway, they might as well be open, Grundhauser says.

The new restaurant, in the space formerly occupied by Brooklyn Deli before it moved a block to the north, was a byproduct of Grundhauser’s time in the Houston area, doing catering for church events and weddings. When he returned to Spokane again in 2015, his backyard hobby was starting to become a business.

“I got asked to do a few nonprofit events here and some weddings. The guests at the events would come up to me and ask where they could find my restaurant. When I told them I didn’t have one, they’d say that it was a shame,” says Grundhauser.

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also do a chopped beef sandwich. A plate with six ounces of meats (you can mix and match), a side (go for the potatoes) and a drink is $11. A Texas Plate is double the meat and sides with a drink for $17.50.

“The Texas brisket is the star [of the menu] and it’s done in the style of competition barbecue, with the dry rub and the slow smoke,” explains Grundhauser.

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dventure can be scary, but it’s always easier when you’re embarking with a longtime partner. That’s why Rocket Bakery and the Spokane Teachers Credit Union are sharing their new River Park Square location — 50 percent Rocket Bakery, 50 percent STCU — which opened January 24.

“We’ve never done anything like this before,” bakery co-owner Julia Postlewait says of the collaboration, in the works since STCU reached out a year ago. The STCU branch was relocating from Crescent Court, and wanted a community-oriented business to partner with; plus, it didn’t hurt that the two businesses have a long history together.

“We’re in very different fields,” Postlewait says, laughing, “but we’re complementary.”

You’ll still see classics like deep-dish potato bacon quiche and triple berry scones, along with drinks and lunch options, served upstairs and downstairs in the two-story building. It’s the unconventional décor that reflects the unique partnership — downstairs, cheery oranges and golds are paired with exposed metal and Edison light bulbs, while the upstairs has dimmer lighting and a serpentine couch for customers to lounge on.

“We’re amazed at the energy so far,” says Dan Hansen, STCU communications manager. “People love Rocket Bakery, and they’ll be coming in for that and then discover us, and vice versa.”

The orange security mesh that hangs down occasionally may look like it’s part of the artsy, industrial décor, but it actually sections off STCU when it’s closed. That’s one of the perks of the partnership — STCU closes around 5 on weekdays, but its new partner opens earlier and closes later, so customers are always coming in and out.

Postlewait says they’re working together on potential promotions and member deals, but for now, STCU’s monthly cookie and coffee event will have new guests — snickerdoodle and chocolate chip cookies from Rocket Bakery. 

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THE DORK KNIGHT A child’s sense of goofy play reigns in The LEGO Batman Movie

BY SCOTT RENSHAW

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n 2014, The LEGO Movie was the kind of experience which gives a film critic that elusive sense of home: Here was something that at first glance was simply a continuation of the movie industry’s creatively bankrupt mining of familiar brand names and nostalgia, but instead turned out to be one of the year’s best films. As written and directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller, the improbably delightful animated feature found a brilliant game plan for turning this particular toy into a story: combining a child’s anarchic sense of play with a savvy adult’s perspective on how goofy yet inspired that play can look from a distance. That spectacularly earwormy theme song “Everything Is Awesome” didn’t hurt, either.

So when it was announced that The LEGO Movie’s breakout supporting character — Will Arnett’s Batman, with his “darkness … no parents” theme music — would get his own spin-off, it was worth granting the benefit of the doubt. As it turns out, The LEGO Batman Movie adds another level of self-awareness about the entire recent history of comic-book movies, making for a wonderfully engaging mix of action spectacle and genre parody.

Much of that parody is built around the cinematic history of Batman, right from the opening moments of Arnett narrating over “a black screen … with edgy music.” He’s still a solitary, haunted figure who pokes around a cavernous Wayne Manor, so much so that he can’t even admit to the Joker (Zach Galifianakis) that he needs the villain to give him purpose.

That leads an emotionally wounded Joker to aim big for his next

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Rated PG Directed by Chris McKay Starring Will Arnett, Zach Galifianakis, Rosario Dawson, Michael Cera

dastardly scheme: getting himself exiled to the Phantom Zone, so he can gather all of the most evil villains for one grand attack on Gotham.

The premise sets up the story as even more of an intellectual property free-for-all than the original, as a cavalcade of characters ranging from the Wicked Witch of the West to Voldemort to King Kong become part of the climactic battle. The manic approach to the action — now overseen by director Chris McKay, who served as animation co-director for The LEGO Movie — might seem dizzying, but that’s part of what makes these movies feel as much like kids playing with their action figures as conventional big-screen blockbusters, right down to the way the sound effect for characters firing blasters is just people saying “pew pew pew.” The LEGO Batman Movie is more than willing to take its Batman-movie predecessors down a peg, along with the entire current, ill-fated DC cinematic universe; it might be worth an additional star in the rating simply for the sick shade thrown at Suicide Squad.

But while pop-culture references certainly make up a

healthy chunk of the jokes here, it’s also a showcase for engaging character bits built around the voice performances. Arnett’s gravel-voiced Batman might still steal the show with his ego-driven lone wolf routine, but he gets great support from Michael Cera (as a gee-whiz enthusiastic Robin straight out of the 1960s TV show), Ralph Fiennes (as an infinitely patient Alfred) and Ellie Kemper (as the perky automated guardian of the Phantom Zone). Most impressively, it finds a family-friendly way to develop a story out of Batman’s trademark brooding loneliness, crafting a narrative out of his need to recognize the importance of his surrogate family (also including Rosario Dawson as new police commissioner Barbara Gordon). If there’s one thing you generally don’t expect to find in a story where Batman is at the center, it’s the ability to describe it as “feel-good.”

That particular story arc might not be as inspired a pairing of concept and the LEGO brand as the original movie’s celebration of unfettered creativity, but that would be asking an awful lot. It’s still a pleasure watching familiar action-movie tropes revisited through the herky-jerky movement of mini-figures, and getting the sense that a creative team is working hard to deliver fun, rather than resting on a pre-sold name. After two thoroughly entertaining movies — and a LEGO Ninjago Movie already in the pipeline — “LEGO Cinematic Universe” feels more like a promise than a threat. n

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The improbably delightful original LEGO Movie found a brilliant game plan for turning a toy into a story: combining a child’s anarchic sense of play with a savvy adult’s perspective on how goofy yet inspired that play can look from a distance. The LEGO Batman Movie adds another level of self-awareness about the entire recent history of comic-book movies, making for a wonderfully engaging mix of action spectacle and genre parody. While pop-culture references certainly make up a healthy chunk of the jokes, it’s also a showcase for engaging character bits built around the voice performances. (SR) Rated PG

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If you consider yourself a film fan, the annual tour of Oscar-nominated Live Action and Animated short films are must-sees. The stories and filmmaking skills on display offer ample proof that just because a film isn’t feature length, that doesn’t mean it’s any less stirring or miraculous in the right hands.

If there were any justice, short films would be a regular feature at American movie houses, but since they’re not, take advantage while you can.

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FIFTY SHADES DARKER

The original Fifty Shades of Grey book was enough of a hit that a film version of the erotic thriller was inevitable, and the 2015 movie starring Dakota Johnson as Anastasia Steele and Jamie Dornan as Christian Grey was a hit despite an obvious lack of chemistry between the stars. The sequel picks up in Seattle, where Anastasia has broken up with the moody billionaire, but he’s not having it. Naked hijinks ensue.

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JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2

In the first movie, ex-hitman John Wick (Keanu Reeves) comes out of retirement to hunt down the lowlifes who killed his dog and beat him up in a carjacking attempt, and action-movie fans rejoiced. The follow-up finds Wick again dragged from a life of leisure to help a friend face down some of the world’s deadliest assassins in a Romeset flick with a high body count sure to thrill fans of the original. (DN) Rated R

JULIETA

Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar returns to his favorite subject matter — complex women — in his latest film, adapted from stories by Alice Munro.

Middle-aged Julieta bumps into the childhood friend of her estranged daughter Antia, launching Julieta on a reflection of her life, delivered in flashbacks in the director’s patented, colorful style, that proves both heartbreaking and haunting. (DN) Rated R

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Annette Bening stars as a single mom in sunny SoCal in 1979 in this comedy/ drama by director Mike Mills (Beginners). Struggling to raise her teenage son, manage a boarding house and have some semblance of her own life, she recruits some of her tenants, ranging from a punk-rock girl (Greta Gerwig) to the house handyman (Billy Crudup) and one of her son’s school peers (Elle Fanning) for advice and guidance for her boy. (DN) Rated R

THE BYE BYE MAN

“If you say his name, or even think it, he will come for you.” That’s the jumping-off point for this teen-oriented fright flick inspired by urban legends like Slender Man, and movies like The Ring and Evil Dead. The evil of the Bye Bye Man, discovered by three college students, passes from person to person, causing them to do unthinkable acts (apparently including appearing in this movie). The most shocking aspect of this horror-thriller timed for release on a Friday the 13th? Probably its PG-13 rating. (DN) Rated PG-13

A DOG’S PURPOSE

Things didn’t start out great for this “feel good” comedy/drama about golden retriever Bailey (voiced by Josh Gad) who is reborn again and again as another dog after the end of his previous life. The day before its L.A. premiere (which was subsequently

canceled), footage surfaced showing one of the canine cast members in apparent distress during a scene; an investigation into the incident is ongoing. So let that influence your decision to see this film, also starring Dennis Quaid, if you will. (CS) Rated PG

THE COMEDIAN

Robert DeNiro stars as Jackie Burke, an aging comedian who hasn’t been in the spotlight for years, stuck in the public’s mind as the long-ago TV character he once played. When a video of a low-key standup set goes viral, Burke suddenly finds a second life on stage, one helped along by his brother (Danny DeVito), a woman (Leslie Mann) he met while serving community service and her dad (Harvey Keitel). With that kind of star power, and Oscar-winning director Taylor Hackford behind the camera, you’d expect more than you get from this Comedian. (DN) Rated R

THE FOUNDER

Ray Kroc, McDonald’s innovator and later something of a business cult leader, is portrayed here by the intense, superb Michael Keaton. He’s at once genius and evil in that banal way of greedy, insecure men; the film’s protagonist is also its villain. Director John Lee Hancock is at the helm of this wild and sometimes sinister story. (MJ)

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Mary Jackson, who were pioneers in — respectively — mathematics, computer programming and engineering at NASA, without whom it’s astronauts would never have flown. The three black women helped the space agency through its first manned space flight, as documented in this historical drama.

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When jazz pianist Sebastian (Ryan Gosling) and aspiring actress Mia (Emma Stone) first see each other, their attraction is more than magnetic — it can bend time and space. The leads help the musical construction make sense; these two are so head over heels for each other that of course everything stops for a song-and-dance number now and again. (PC) Rated PG-13

LION

Dev Patel stars as an Australian man who was adopted by parents after getting lost on the streets of Calcutta as a child. As the memories come back to him, he sets out to find the mother and brother who he lost that day, even though 25 years have passed. At Magic Lantern. (MB) Rated PG-13

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Lee Chandler (Casey Affleck) is a handyman in several Boston-area apartment buildings, who gets news from his coastal Massachusetts hometown of Manchester-by-the-Sea that his brother has died. What he does not expect upon his return — to a place filled with ghosts, and where everyone speaks his name like he’s a local boogeyman — is that Joe has named Lee as the guardian for Joe’s 16-yearold son Patrick (Lucas Hedges), forcing Lee to confront a past that has left him broken. Rated R

MOANA

Moana is driven to find out what lies beyond the reefs off her beautiful South Pacific island paradise, reefs beyond which her people are forbidden to venture. What makes her special is how she will achieve this: she is chosen by the ocean itself, as a reward for a kind act toward a sea creature, to take on a quest involving a long and dangerous journey that will, hopefully, save her island and her people. (MJ) Rated PG-13

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Chilean director Pablo Larraín (No) makes his English-language debut with one of America’s defining national narratives. Jackie has Natalie Portman as the title character in the days following the death of her husband, President John F. Kennedy. It often nails the connection between history and image, but it’s also never about to let you forget that central idea. (SR) Rated R

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something new in his life. So he does what a lot of teens are doing these days — he builds a truck out of spare pieces found in a junkyard. Then, he finds a lizard-octopus monster thing in his garage (he names it Creech), which takes up residence in his truck, giving it extra super powers. (MB) Rated PG

RESIDENT EVIL: THE FINAL CHAPTER

The sixth chapter of the video gameturned-movie franchise finds badass super-soldier Alice (Milla Jovovich) as the lone survivor of the end-of-theworld battle that closed this movie’s predecessor, Resident Evil: Retribution.

Now she’s headed to The Hive, where the Resident Evil story began, to take down the Umbrella Corporation once and for all. (DN) Rated R

RINGS

Who knew the deadly effects of a cursed videotape could last so long after people stopped actually watching anything on videotape? The latest in the Ring series comes 15 years after the original introduced the idea of victims dying within a week of watching the dastardly film. This time, a young woman sacrifices herself by watching the video after her boyfriend does in an effort to save him, only to find an undiscovered “movie within the movie” that takes the scary little girls and abandoned wells you might remember to frightening new levels. (DN) Rated PG-13

ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY

Set before A New Hope, Rogue One follows Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones), the daughter of Galen Erso (Mads Mikkelsen). When Rebel intelligence soldier Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) rescues Jyn from prison, she becomes part of the mission to find out if there is any way to stop the new project that her father designed — the Death Star.

Rated PG-13

THE SALESMAN

Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi won an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in 2012 for his divorce drama A Separation, and his latest film to reach American shores likewise delves into a marriage under duress. Husband and wife Emad and Rana are actors and teachers, and when Rana is attacked by an unknown assailant in their new apartment, Emad becomes obsessed

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Besides his traumatized wife’s reaction — she refuses to go to police and risk shaming the family by the attack becoming public — Emad’s society stands in the way of honest discussions of sexual assault. Even so, Farhadi manages to convey how reactions to trauma are universal, no matter where we live or what language we speak. At Magic Lantern (MJ) Rated PG-13

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Here’s a tale of theatrical impresario Buster Moon (voice of Matthew McConaughey), a koala, who in a last-ditch attempt to save his grand but failing theater, decides to put on a voice-talent show, open to anyone. This brings animals of all shapes and sizes to work up routines to perform. (MB) Rated PG

THE SPACE BETWEEN US

On-screen wunderkind Asa Butterfield (Hugo, Ender’s Game) plays another space-dwelling boy in this futuristic flick about the first human born and raised on Mars, Gardner Elliot. Growing up on the red planet in a colony of just 14 other people, Gardner wonders who his father is, and what life on Earth is like. He begins chatting online with an Earthling teen named Tulsa, whom he eventually visits. But Gardner was not built to withstand Earth’s atmosphere, and time is running out. (CS) Rated PG-13

SPLIT

James McAvoy easily takes on his most terrifying role to date in this psychological thriller/horror from M. Night Shyamalan about a man with dissociative identity disorder (aka split personality) who kidnaps three girls. The girls realize they need to leverage one of their captor’s 24 distinctly varied personalities to protect themselves from his most violent and creepy persona, “the beast.” (CS) Rated PG-13

XXX: THE RETURN OF XANDER CAGE

You didn’t think Xander Cage (Vin Diesel) would return, did ya? Well, tighten up your abs and check the oil in the motorcycle, because it turns out that the badass secret agent didn’t die after all! Cage is back with the CIA to stop the nefarious villain Xiang from obtaining the heinous super weapon called… Pandora’s Box. Seriously? Pandora’s Box? A little on the nose, don’t you think? (MB) Rated PG-13 

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And this is what it looks like: Alice (Jovovich) Resident Evil: The Final Chapter purports to be in a postapocalyptic wasteland, hooking up with the last in this dying franchise, but when the bad a ragtag group of survivors whose names you guy has a line at the end about his work “not may recall because you played the games. If the being over yet,” I can’t help but be fearful about terms “t-Virus” and “Raccoon City” ring a bell, what the future may hold. 

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Sweet and Sour Retro rocker Sallie Ford digs deep on Soul Sick

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allie Ford pulls no punches on her new album Soul Sick. The Portland singersongwriter has written and recorded a set of songs about struggling with insecurity, anxiety and depression. About feeling like an outsider and the urge to quit. About learning and overcoming and healing.

And Ford doesn’t hide behind metaphors or mumbled lyrics. Song titles on Soul Sick include “Screw Up,” “Loneliness is Power,” “Failure,” “Never Gonna Please” and “Unraveling.” Within the first 30 seconds of the album’s opening track, “Record on Repeat,” Ford summarizes the aesthetic of her second solo effort following the breakup of her old band, the Sound Outside.

“Woke up feeling sour,” she sings against a walk-in-the-park bass line and breezy electric guitar, “on the sweetest summer day.”

The juxtaposition of dark lyrical themes and bright pop music is an age-old musical construct, but few have done it quite as consistently as Ford does on Soul Sick. She calls it a “happy accident,” but more accurately, it seems to be a

collision of Ford’s natural musical proclivities — surf-tinged roots-pop-rock soaked in a midcentury vibe — with her newfound desire to write songs around a single theme.

“It’s hard to feel inspired when ... you start to feel like you’re a cliché if you just keep writing love songs, or songs about being annoyed by something,” Ford says by phone. “I just wanted to explore being inspired again, [and] I guess it was kind of an intense thing that I went through that made me want to write the record anyway.”

The obvious question here: What did Ford go through? The answer: Not any one particular thing.

“I haven’t really figured it out myself,” she says. “After I broke up with the band, I sort of realized I wanted to figure things out and dig deeper, and go through therapy and stuff like that. [But Soul Sick] is also about everything I deal with still — being a creative person who also gets depressed sometimes, or feels insecure about myself. I think those are relatable things.” ...continued on next page

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et’s rewind for a minute: Ford moved from her hometown of Asheville, North Carolina, to Portland on an arts-driven whim just over a decade ago. Within a few years, she was writing songs and performing live with the Sound Outside, her retro-rock quartet that won the title of Portland’s Best New Band in a 2011 survey of local scenesters by the alt-weekly paper Willamette Week.

The Sound Outside opened for the Avett Brothers, played the Late Show with David Letterman and made two well-received records before splitting up in late 2013. Ford formed a new band and released her first solo album, Slap Back, in 2014. Then she decided to slow down a bit and take her time on a follow-up, working with Portland producer (and M. Ward associate) Mike Coykendall.

The two bonded over their love of seminal American garage-rock band the Monks and decided to try to evoke a heavy ’60s vibe — Farfisa organ sounds, jangling guitars, soulful “oohs” and “ahhs,” etc. — on Soul Sick. Ford didn’t shy away from the idea, despite the throwback nature of her previous work.

“I want to be inspired by the past, and that’s all the kind of music I listen to. I think anything I do is going to sound like the past anyway,” she says. “It’s not like I’m making electronic music or whatever.”

With a sonic idea in mind and in search of a theme, Ford found inspiration in Sufjan Stevens’ devastatingly sad 2015 album Carrie & Lowell, a set of songs plainly about Stevens’ childhood and

his relationship with his deceased mother. Ford, 29, who had turned heads in the past with frank lyrics about sexuality, wanted to try the same direct style regarding a more difficult topic.

“It’s pretty amazing to hear someone opening up that way and talking about their personal life in their music,” she says. “It sort of opened this door for me, and it made me not even have to think about what I was writing. It just came right out.”

The result is Ford’s most mature record yet.

“Get Out” is a grungy rocker that showcases her massive voice, which has drawn comparisons to Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday. The amazing “Romanticized Catastrophe” is built around a wordless vocal straight out of the doo-wop tradition. “Rapid Eyes” employs a gloriously warm horn section. And the groovy, ultra-percussive “Middle Child” sounds like a junkyard jam exclusively for kids who never quite felt like they fit in.

Ford counts herself among that group, for sure. But Soul Sick is not only excellent, it’s evidence that she’s closer than ever to finding her place in the world.

“I’ve had a lot of time to go through my life and think about what has made me into who I am now,” she says. “It’s weird feeling like a grown-up.”  Sallie Ford with Jenn Champion • Wed, Feb. 15 at 8 pm • $10/$12 day of • All-ages • The Bartlett • 228 W. Sprague • thebartlettspokane.com • 747-2174

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SKA-ROCK REEL BIG FISH

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ere’s the thing about a horn section — it almost always makes a song better.

Whether you’re talking about soul or funk, rock or reggae, a well-appointed horn section can take already great songs to a whole new level, and make middling songs seem a lot better than they really are. In the mid-’90s wave of ska-influenced acts like No Doubt, the Mighty Mighty Bosstones and Less Than Jake, having a killer horn section is one of the things that made Reel Big Fish stand out. It certainly helped make a hit out of the SoCal band’s 1997 breakthrough “Sell Out.” They’re still on the road plying their energetic wares, including a tour that includes fellow ’90s refugees Anti-Flag as well as reggae-fied Ballyhoo! and Toronto punks Pkew Pkew Pkew.

— DAN NAILEN Reel Big Fish with Anti-Flag, Ballyhoo! and Pkew Pkew Pkew • Fri, Feb. 10 at 7:30 pm • $23 • All-ages • Knitting Factory • 919 W. Sprague • sp.knittingfactory.com • 244-3279

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Thursday, 02/09

BARLOWS AT LIBERTY LAKE, Sunny Nights Duo J THE BARTLETT, Dead Horses, N. Sherman BEEROCRACY, Open Mic BOLO’S, Inland Empire Blues Society Monthly Blues Boogie BOOMERS CLASSIC ROCK BAR & GRILL, Randy Campbell BOOTS BAKERY & LOUNGE, The Song Project J BUCER’S COFFEEHOUSE PUB, Open Jazz Jam with Erik Bowen BUCKHORN INN, Spokane River Band J CHAPS, Spare Parts COEUR D’ALENE CASINO, PJ Destiny CRAVE, DJ Freaky Fred CRUISERS, Open Mic Jam Slam hosted

by Perfect Destruction and J.W. Scattergun FEDORA PUB & GRILLE, Tommy G J LAGUNA CAFÉ, Just Plain Darin THE LANTERN TAP HOUSE, Andy Rumsey LEFTBANK WINE BAR, Truck Mills J J NORTHERN QUEST CASINO, Roots and Boots feat. Sammy Kershaw, Aaron Tippin, Terri Clark THE OBSERVATORY, Vinyl Meltdown OFF REGAL LOUNGE, Donnie Emerson & Nancy Sophia THE RESERVE, Liquid with DJ Dave THE ROCK BAR & LOUNGE, Spokane River Band ZOLA, Sauce Policy

Friday, 02/10

315 MARTINIS & TAPAS, Truck Mills BABY BAR, Dapper Devils, Tourist Union, Don Hawkins J THE BARTLETT, Violet Catastrophe BEVERLY’S, Robert Vaughn

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ou can’t have the heartache required of a lot of blues music without having some good love come first, and there’s definitely some love in the air for the Sweethearts of the Blues show being thrown by the Inland Empire Blues Society just in time for Valentine’s Day. Headlining is Smokin’ Sonny Hess, a Portland-based R&B powerhouse who, with her two-piece backing band, won the Cascade Blues Association’s Best New Act award in 2013. Opening up is Spokane native Annie O’Neill, now performing and teaching in Seattle, who will bring some original acoustic blues to get the evening started. Add some dinner to your evening and you have date night pretty much set.

— DAN NAILEN Sweethearts of the Blues: Smokin’ Sonny Hess and Annie O’Neill • Sun, Feb. 12 at 6:30 pm • $18 • 21+ • The Roadhouse • 20 N. Raymond Rd., Spokane Valley • spokaneroadhouse.com • 413-1894

BIGFOOT PUB, YESTERDAYSCAKE BOLO’S, Dangerous Type BOOMERS CLASSIC ROCK BAR & GRILL, No Rules J BOOTS BAKERY & LOUNGE, Thunder Bros.

COEUR D’ALENE CASINO, Kosh, Uppercut CURLEY’S, Karma’s Circle FEDORA PUB & GRILLE, Just Plain Darin FIZZIE MULLIGANS, Tell the Boys J IRON GOAT BREWING CO., Buffalo Jones EP Release Party with Andy Rumsey J J KNITTING FACTORY, Reel Big Fish (see story above), Anti-Flag MOOSE LOUNGE, The Usual Suspects

MULLIGAN’S BAR & GRILLE, Cole McAvoy NORTHERN QUEST, DJ Patrick NYNE, The South Hill, DG-JG PATIT CREEK CELLARS, Ken Davis, In Transit PEND D’OREILLE WINERY, The Powers THE RIDLER PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos feat. Christan Raxter & Steve Ridler SPOKANE EAGLES LODGE, Stagecoach West J SPOKANE FALLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE, The Mike Stern Band THE PIN!, Sean Thomas and Friends THE ROADHOUSE, The Sidemen VICTORY SPORTS HALL, Hannah

Rebecca ZOLA, Raggs Gustaffe and Bush Doktor

Saturday, 02/11

J J BABY BAR, Friends of Mine, Those Problem Children, Halcyon BARLOWS AT LIBERTY LAKE, Jan Harrison, Doug Folkins, Danny McCollim J THE BARTLETT, Twin Towers BEVERLY’S, Robert Vaughn BIGFOOT PUB, YESTERDAYSCAKE BOLO’S, Dangerous Type BOOMERS CLASSIC ROCK BAR & GRILL, No Rules COEUR D’ALENE CASINO, Kosh CRUISERS, The Sidemen

CURLEY’S, Karma’s Circle EAST SPOKANE GRANGE, Spokane Contra Dance FIZZIE MULLIGANS, Tell the Boys J FLAME & CORK, Just Plain Darin FREDNECK’S, Deez Nutz feat. Chris Kidd, Dee Senese GARLAND PUB & GRILL, Working Spliffs HOPPED UP BREWING CO., Hannah Rebecca THE JACKSON ST., DJ Dave J KNITTING FACTORY, Winter Wreck feat. Traveler of Home, Over Due, We Are Captured, Sons of Donovan and more LA ROSA CLUB, Open Jam LAGUNA CAFÉ, Diane Copeland

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MOOSE LOUNGE, The Usual Suspects MULLIGAN’S BAR & GRILLE, Brother Music NORTHERN QUEST, DJ Patrick OBSERVATORY, You Just Proved These Signs Work (comedy) J THE PALOMINO, Elephant Gun Riot, Over Sea Under Stone, Wandering, The Drag PROHIBITION GASTROPUB, Wyatt Wood THE RESERVE, Nu Jack City THE RIDLER PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos feat. Christan Raxter & Steve Ridler THE ROCK BAR & LOUNGE, DJ Steve Baker SPOKANE EAGLES LODGE, Sharky and the Fins THE PIN!, Venture Crew Presents: Friends with Benefits THE THIRSTY DOG, Armed & Dangerous VFW POST 5924 (ELK, WA), Honky Tonk-a-Go-Go ZOLA, Raggs Gustaffe and Bush Doktor

Sunday, 02/12

CURLEY’S, Bad Monkey DALEY’S CHEAP SHOTS, Jam Night with VooDoo Church IRON HORSE BAR & GRILL, AlgoRhythms LINGER LONGER LOUNGE, Open jam O’DOHERTY’S IRISH GRILLE, Live Irish Music J THE PIN!, Silent Planet, Hail The Sun, Dayseeker, Ghost Key, Ghost Heart J THE ROADHOUSE, Inland Empire Blues Society Valentine’s Show feat. Sonny Hess, Annie O’Neill (see story on facing page) ZOLA, Blake Braley Band

Monday, 02/13

J CALYPSOS COFFEE & CREAMERY, Open Mic EICHARDT’S, Monday Night Jam with Truck Mills RED ROOM LOUNGE, Open Mic with Lucas Brookbank Brown ZOLA, Kellen Rowe

Tuesday, 02/14

BABY BAR, Open mic J J THE BARTLETT, The Caleb Brown Jazz Quartet COEUR D’ALENE CASINO, PJ Destiny THE HIVE, Lotus IRON HORSE BAR & GRILL, Dan Conrad THE JACKSON ST., DJ Dave J LAGUNA CAFÉ, Pamela Benton LEFTBANK WINE BAR, Turntable Tuesday MICKDUFF’S BEER HALL, Open mic night MIK’S, DJ Brentano

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THE RIDLER PIANO BAR, Jam night with Gil Rivas THE VENUE, T.A.S.T.Y with DJs Freaky Fred, Beauflexx ZOLA, 5 Second Rule

Wednesday, 02/15 J J THE BARTLETT, Sallie Ford (see story on page 39), Jenn Champion GENO’S TRADITIONAL FOOD & ALES, Open Mic with T & T IRON HORSE BAR & GRILL, Steve Livingston THE JACKSON ST., Wyatt Wood J KNITTING FACTORY, Kane Brown [SOLD OUT] LEFTBANK WINE BAR, Carey Brazil LUCKY’S IRISH PUB, DJ D3VIN3 THE RIDLER PIANO BAR, Piano Bar with Christan Raxter RIVELLE’S RIVER GRILL, Jam Night: Truck Mills and guests J THE PIN!, Philthy Rich, Cordel Drake and Mista Snipe, Herk Kuttz and Pure Class, Treveezy, Alley Griff, TMS, Jelon THE PIN!, DJ Freaky Fred THE ROADHOUSE, Open mic with Johnny Qlueless ZOLA, The Bossame

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Second Sting, the Nixon Rodeo, Blue Tattoo, Idol Hands, Dirk Swartz,, Feb. 17 ARBOR CREST WINE CELLARS, Jacob Cummings, Feb. 17 LEFTBANK WINE BAR, Nick Grow, Feb. 17 CHATEAU RIVE, An Evening With Taylor Hicks, Feb. 17 J THE BARTLETT, Violet Catastrophe, Feb. 17 THE OBSERVATORY, The Hawthorne Roots w/ Lucas Brown & Friends, Feb. 17 BABY BAR, Runaway Octopus, The Emilys, Feb. 17 THE BIG DIPPER, Cold Blooded, Xingaia, The Hallows, Feb. 18 J THE PIN!, Rivercity Rockfest feat.

Washed in Black, Free the Jester, Blue Tatoo, Sixteen Penny, Banish the Echo, Feb. 18 ARBOR CREST WINE CELLARS, Jan Harrison, Doug Folkins, Pat Barclay, Feb. 18 J KNITTING FACTORY, Pierce the Veil, Falling in Reverse, Feb. 18 NORTHERN QUEST CASINO, Experience Hendrix Tour, Feb. 18 J THE BARTLETT, Hip Hop Night feat.

Lou Era, DJ Felon, T.S. The Solution, The Wanderers, Nijaia, Feb. 18 THE OBSERVATORY, Summer in Siberia, The Smokes, Each Both, Feb. 18 J THE PIN!, Alterbeast, Aenimus, Depths of Hatred, Feb. 20 THE OBSERVATORY, Meatbodies, Loomer, Empty Eyes, Feb. 22 J THE BARTLETT, Jerry Joseph and the Jackmormons, Feb. 22 RED ROOM LOUNGE, Rusted on the Rails, Hey! is for Horses, Feb. 23 J SPOKANE ARENA, Blake Shelton, Sundance Head, Raelynn, Feb. 24

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315 MARTINIS & TAPAS • 315 E. Wallace, CdA • 208-667-9660 ARBOR CREST • 4705 N. Fruit Hill Rd. • 927-9463 BABY BAR • 827 W. First Ave. • 847-1234 BARLOWS • 1428 N Liberty Lake Rd, Liberty Lake • 924-1446 THE BARTLETT • 228 W. Sprague Ave. • 747-2174 BEEROCRACY • 911 W Garland THE BIG DIPPER • 171 S. Washington St. • 863-8098 BIGFOOT PUB • 9115 N. Division St. • 467-9638 BING CROSBY THEATER • 901 W. Sprague Ave. • 227-7638 BLACK DIAMOND • 9614 E. Sprague • 891-8357 BOLO’S• 116 S. Best Rd. • 891-8995 BOOMERS • 18219 E. Appleway Ave. • 755-7486 BOOTS • 24 W. Main Ave. • 703-7223 BUCER’S COFFEEHOUSE PUB • 201 S. Main, Moscow • 208-882-5216 BUCKHORN INN • 13311 Sunset Hwy.• 244-3991 CALYPSOS • 116 E Lakeside Ave., CdA • 208665-0591 THE CELLAR • 317 E. Sherman, CdA • 208-6649463 CHAPS • 4237 Cheney-Spokane Rd. • 624-4182 CHATEAU RIVE • 621 W. Mallon Ave. • 795-2030 CHECKERBOARD BAR • 1716 E. Sprague • 535-4007 COEUR D’ALENE CASINO • 37914 S. Nukwalqw Rd., Worley • 800-523-2464 COEUR D’ALENE CELLARS • 3890 N. Schreiber Way, CdA • 208-664-2336 CRAFTED TAP HOUSE • 523 Sherman Ave., CdA • 208-292-4813 CRAVE• 401 W. Riverside Suite 101. • 321-7480 CRUISERS • 6105 W Seltice Way, Post Falls • (208) 773-4706 CURLEY’S • 26433 W. Hwy. 53 • 208-773-5816 DALEY’S • 6412 E. Trent • 535-9309 EICHARDT’S • 212 Cedar St., Sandpoint • 208263-4005 FEDORA PUB • 1726 W. Kathleen, CdA • 208765-8888 FIZZIE MULLIGANS • 331 W. Hastings Rd. • 466-5354 FOX THEATER • 1001 W. Sprague • 624-1200 HOGFISH • 1920 E. Sherman, CdA • 208-667-1896 IRON HORSE • 407 E. Sherman Ave., CdA • 208-667-7314 THE JACKSON ST. • 2436 N. Astor • 315-8497 JOHN’S ALLEY • 114 E. 6th, Moscow • 208-8837662 KNITTING FACTORY • 911 W. Sprague Ave. • 244-3279 LAGUNA CAFÉ • 2013 E. 29th • 448-0887 THE LANTERN TAP HOUSE • 1004 S. Perry St. • 315-9531 THE LARIAT • 11820 N Market St, Mead • 4669918 LA ROSA CLUB • 105 S. First Ave., Sandpoint • 208-255-2100 LEFTBANK WINE BAR • 108 N. Washington • 315-8623 LOON LAKE SALOON • 3996 Hwy. 292 • 233-2738 LUCKY’S IRISH PUB • 408 W. Sprague Ave. • 747-2605 MAX AT MIRABEAU • 1100 N. Sullivan Rd. • 924-9000 MICKDUFF’S• 312 N First Ave., Sandpoint • (208) 255-4351 MONARCH MOUNTAIN COFFEE • 208 N 4th Ave, Sandpoint • (208) 265-9382 MOOSE LOUNGE • 401 E. Sherman • 208-6647901 MOOTSY’S • 406 W. Sprague • 838-1570 MULLIGAN’S • 506 Appleway Ave., CdA • (208) 765-3200 x310 NASHVILLE NORTH • 6361 W. Seltice Way, Post Falls • 208-457-9128 NECTAR• 120 N. Stevens St. • 869-1572 NORTHERN QUEST • 100 N. Hayford • 242-7000 NYNE • 232 W. Sprague Ave. • 474-1621 THE OBSERVATORY• 15 S Howard • 598-8933 O’SHAY’S • 313 E. CdA Lake Dr. • 208-667-4666 THE PALOMINO • 6425 N Lidgerwood St • 242-8907 PEND D’OREILLE WINERY • 301 Cedar St., Sandpoint • 208-265-8545 THE PIN! • 412 W. Sprague • 368-4077 RED LION RIVER INN • 700 N. Division St. • 326-5577 RED ROOM LOUNGE • 521 W. Sprague Ave. • 838-7613 REPUBLIC BREWING • 26 Clark Ave. • 775-2700 THE RESERVE • 120 N. Wall • 598-8783 THE RIDLER PIANO BAR • 718 W. Riverside . • 822-7938 RIVELLE’S• 2360 N Old Mill Loop, CdA • (208) 930-0381 THE ROADHOUSE • 20 N. Raymond • 413-1894 SEASONS OF COEUR D’ALENE • 209 E. Lakeside Ave. • 208-664-8008 THE SHOP • 924 S. Perry St. • 534-1647 SOULFUL SOUPS & SPIRITS • 117 N. Howard St. • 459-1190 SPOKANE ARENA • 720 W. Mallon • 279-7000 TIMBER GASTRO PUB •1610 E Schneidmiller, Post Falls • 208-262-9593 THE VENUE • 23 E. Lincoln Rd. • 703-7474 ZOLA • 22 W. Main Ave. • 624-2416

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Mitch Heid as Henrick and Amber Fiedler as Anne in A Little Night Music.

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THEATER WIFE SWAP

Partner swapping isn’t just reserved for dancing in the Civic’s production of A Little Night Music, the Tony Award-winning romantic waltz set in 20th century Sweden. The musical follows several conflicted couples, anchored by actress Desiree and the men who love her — plus their wives and the people they love, hate or plot to seduce. Inspired by the comedy Smiles of a Summer Night, and featuring the hit jazz standard “Send in the Clowns,” the two-act show should bestow “night smiles” on “the young, the fools, and the old” before things are said and done, kind of like Valentine’s Day weekend.

— RAVEN HAYNES A Little Night Music • Feb. 10-March 5: Thu-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm • $24-$30 • Spokane Civic Theatre • 1020 N. Howard • spokanecivictheatre.com • 325-2507

PERFORMANCE LIFE IN MOTION

BalletBoyz, an all-male dance ensemble founded by former dancers of the UK’s renowned Royal Ballet, presents an elegant, funny and sometimes strange take on life and death in a show called, well, “Life.” Currently on its American tour, the show unfolds in two parts: First, choreographer and filmmaker Pontus Lidberg offers his “ode to childhood” with the “Rabbit,” a clever look at social pressures with a dose of Lewis Carroll-brand nonsense. To close, choreographer Javier de Frutos breaks the fourth wall for “Fiction,” a dance exploring the aftermath of his “death,” complete with a campy, narrated obituary.

— RAVEN HAYNES BalletBoyz: Life • Tue, Feb. 14 at 7:30 pm • $20-$40 • Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox • 1001 W. Sprague • foxtheaterspokane.com • 624-1200

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PERFORMANCE HEAT IT UP

If dance is emotion, flamenco is doing it right. Get swept away by this passionate art form with an evening of authentic flamenco guitar, singing and dance at Flamenco Pasión. Award-winning Santa Fe guitarist Joaquin Gallegos joins professional dancers Amelia Moore and Monica Mota, with a special guest singer. Mota, also the show’s producer, says she’s put together a top-quality show to not only entertain, but hopefully to take the first step toward creating a thriving flamenco community in the Inland Northwest. Doors open at 6 pm.

— RAVEN HAYNES Flamenco Pasión • Sat, Feb. 11 from 7-9 pm • $20/$25 day of • Ella’s Theater • 1017 W. First • quieroflamenco.wixsite.com/mysite/events • 590-3247

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WORDS STEAMY READS

Get in a Valentine’s Day state of mind and meet local, bestselling romance authors Asa Maria Bradley (pictured), Katee Robert and Rebecca Zanetti — Bradley writes about sexy Vikings, Robert has published dozens of steamy titles, and Zanetti is known for her dark paranormal plots. The trio plan to share some of their personal writing techniques and tips, as well their top suggestions for titles and authors to add to your reading list. Don’t overlook the diversity and incredible popularity of the romance genre — it’s one of top categories in fiction, and its readers can’t (and shouldn’t) be lumped into stereotypes.

— CHEY SCOTT Romance Party with Novelists • Thu, Feb. 9 from 7-8 pm • Spokane Valley Library • 12004 E. Main Ave. • Also on Sat, Feb. 11 from 2-3 pm • North Spokane Library • 44 E. Hawthorne • Free • scld.org

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CLASSICAL MY CLASSY VALENTINE

Also just in time for the most romantic day of the year, Spokane Symphony musicians gather in the historic Davenport Hotel to woo lovers of all ages with a performance of baroque, classical and contemporary chamber music.

Plan a night out with your sweetie, and choose to sit in the gallery of the stately Marie Antoinette Ballroom following a romantic meal, or get a table which includes wine and small bites. Spending time together at an event like this definitely trumps a cheesy card, chocolates and flowers; but don’t skip these things if you know your guy/gal adores Valentine’s Day’s more commercial traditions; there’s no shame in wanting to be pampered!

— CHEY SCOTT Spokane Symphony Chamber Soirée 2: Valentine’s • Tue-Wed: Feb. 14 and 15 at 7:30 pm • $20-$48 • Davenport Hotel • 10 N. Post St. • spokanesymphony.org • 624-1000

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I SAW YOU THE RIDE The first time I saw you in the back of my Ford, I noticed a beauty that couldn’t be ignored. // I adjusted the mirror; the road didn’t interest me, I was driving the tudor but all I could see... // Was you sitting there, you needed a ride, I didn’t know then that you’d be my bride. // Now 44 years later you still make my heart skip.

God had a plan the day you hurt your hip.

ROCKET MARKET Thursday, 2-2, early evening. I was with my female friend sitting at a table when you walked in and you immediately caught my attention with your glowing smile and stunning dress. I teased you about the heater you pulled out and you offered to share the heat. I wanted to talk to you more though I did not want to be rude to my friend and you appeared to be studying. I would love to meet you there on a Thursday. Study break?

I SAW YOU...TWICE I saw you on my way to work as you were pulling your car out from the Gonzaga district. You caught my eye even though I was casually running late. Then you conveniently showed up for what I think was a meeting with Gonzaga, about journalism or maybe all of you were getting your english majors? Anyways, you asked my name and I got so shy I didn’t even catch yours! But perhaps third time is the charm? itsjustsyd@ gmail.com

CHEERS THANK YOU TO THE AMAZING PLANNED PARENTHOOD STAFF Huge cheers to the

incredible staff and volunteers at Planned Parenthood in Spokane. You’ve been there for me since I was 17 to always professionally answer my dumb questions and calm me at the most anxious times in my life.

You’ve been there to help me with birth control, breast exams, UTIs, IUDs, and more.

You’ve been a positive force in the lives of so many women in this community, and we are so thankful for all that you do!

UBER DRIVER TO THE RESCUE I want to give a shout out to the Uber driver that helped me get my car unstuck at my place on the South Hill during that snow event on 2/3. I was going to have to wait over 8 hours for tow truck assistance. I’m sure you had much better things to be doing than digging an Accord out at 2 am. Thank you for your kindness — I appreciate you!

THANKS KYRS! Thanks, KYRS, for an amazing Music & Gear sale. We found some amazing CDs and vinyl albums in pristine condition plus an excellent Sony cassette player for that box of cassettes in our basement. Best of all, we could help support Thin Air Community Radio.

SHANEESE Mon amour pour vous ne connaît pas de limites et restera éternel. Je suis toujours à toi.

JEERS THE “F” WORD To those who put the “F” word on their posters, or on their clothing, or in their everyday language: Think about it, it degrades and devalues the most basic form of human intimacy. Why would women (let alone men) ever find this word appropriate? It’s time to start a movement, one word at a time, to replace this word with more meaningful if not more creative expressions.

RESPONSE TO “GIVE PEACE A CHANCE” To the self-described “younger white male”.

First of all, freedom of the press is one of our five freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution, so no, the press will not “shut their pieholds”, nor do the majority of Americans want them to. We need to know exactly what is going on in our congress.

Yes, the majority of us do disrespect Trump based on what he said during his campaign and now and we disrespect his actions. I can believe that you are not a Democrat or a Republican and I would venture a guess

that you did not even vote! Forget this “give him a chance” drumbeat from the right. He had a chance to try to bring this country together after the election and he failed miserably. The right has shown us who they are for eight years of obstructing President Obama (started on the very night of his first inauguration at the meeting in a DC restaurant). They called him horrible

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skating rink of a road. Thanks for waving with one finger afterward though! Back at ya buddy.

YOU MAKE ME SICK! To the dude who sat in the last row at the Thursday SpIFF Animation Showcase: you sat right behind me and coughed through the whole showing. I tried covering my mouth with my coat

The Neanderthals disappeared over time, but the descendants of the modern humans continued to thrive and spread throughout Europe and Asia. We are all descendants from these modern humans that originated in Africa, so I am always bemused by white supremacists who believe that white skinned people are the supreme race of people on Earth. Unlike Africans, all

If I pay the money to see a show I want to SEE A SHOW!!! I suggest that the next time you play a show you wear some tighter jeans sir!!!

names as well as disrespecting his wife.

They used racist terms and even displayed images of lynching. So, buddy, as the New Yorkers say, “Fuddgidaboutit.”

so I didn’t have to breathe in your germs, but you never stopped — what a selfish thing to do! Stay home, ‘cause you make me (and everyone else) SICK.

NO PROPHETS IN THESE BLACK WATERS. I went to the Black Water Prophet show on the 21st of January at the Big Dipper.

It was such a cool event sponsored by the wonderful people at Senator Guitars. I am so stoked that there is a local music shop that is willing to support local music. If you haven’t gone there yet you should. BUT.... I was very disappointed by the performance of Black Water Prophet (the headliner).

I am such a big fan and always look forward to there shows. But at this particular show the lead singer wasn’t wearing the tight pants that he usually does. If I pay the money to see a show I want to SEE A SHOW!!! I suggest that the next time you play a show you wear some tighter jeans sir!!!

HAVE SOME RESPECT FOR OTHERS To the employees from another floor who came down to our floor to eat the food at our potluck we brought for one of our retiring employees, and didn’t have the decency to bring a dish to share for everyone, but instead waltzed in, prepared a plate of food for themselves, and then left without congratulating or saying goodbye to the retiree.... shame on you for being so rude, only thinking of yourself and not appreciating what our potluck was for!! We prepared and paid for all of that food and decorations for the retiring employee and for the people who contributed to it, not for you to get a free lunch and walk off without any appreciation at all. Grow up and think of others instead of just yourselves!!!

BLACK CRV ON BROADWAY & ADAMS To the driver of the black Honda CRV at Broadway & Adams (Valley): you have some cajones! The roads were a sheet of ice, and anyone with any brains or sense of self-preservation would pay attention to their surroundings before pulling through an intersection. If you’d bothered to look then you’d have seen my car attempting to slow down but instead sliding on the

WHITE SUPREMACISTS Anthropologists have determined that modern humans originated in Africa. Around 60,000 years ago these earliest humans began migrating northward into Europe and Asia. As they moved throughout Europe they encountered the Neanderthals who were already living there. The Modern humans from Africa occasionally mated with the Neanderthals producing hybrid children.

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

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

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people of European descent also contain 2% to 4% Neanderthal DNA in our genes.

The reality of our humanity is there are no African-Americans, no Asian-Americans, and no Mexican-Americans; there are only American-Africans, and Chinese-Africans, Mexican-Africans, and African white supremacists. The truth of our shared humanity is that there is less than 0.5% difference in the DNA between any humans of any ethnic origins. So all the people of European descent who believe that merely by the color of their skin they are superior to other humans, I would like to point out that perhaps the reason you are white is because of the Neanderthal DNA in your genome. Don’t forget that the Neanderthals became extinct because they just couldn’t compete with the modern humans from Africa. 

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BENEFIT

OUR PLACE FUNDRAISER Our Place’s 9th annual fundraiser with GU Theatre, featuring a showing of Shakespeare’s “Troilus & Cressida.” Includes a 6 pm reception and silent auction; play begins at 7:30. Feb. 9, 6-9:30 pm. $25.

Gonzaga University Magnuson Theatre, 502 E. Boone Ave. ourplacespokane.org A TOUCH OF CLASS Local professionals and semi-pros perform during the 11th annual variety show and stage production, benefiting Spokane Valley Partners Food Bank. Feb. 10, 6:30-9 pm. $5-$12; $30-$32/families. St. Josephe’s Catholic Church, 4521 N. Arden. facebook.com/benefitspokanevalley/ HEART FOR THE ARTS The annual gala and auction benefits the 2016/2017 season. Dress up and join the theater drinks, food, and a performance of The Improv Co-Op. Ages 21+. Feb. 11, 6 pm. $35/person; $60/two. Liberty Lake Community Theatre, 22910 E. Appleway Ave., Ste. 1. (342-2055) LOCAL FARM FRESH FOOD GALA The third annual gala dinner benefits the NEW Hunger Coalition and its community food bank partners. The evening includes a social hour, silent auction, dessert and a primer rib dinner. Feb. 11, 4:30 pm. $25. Colville, Wash.

SWEETHEARTS BALL The annual Post Falls Community Volunteers event includes a dessert and no host bar, along with live music by the Tuxedo Junction Big Band. Feb. 11, 6:30 pm. $18/person; $35/couple. Greyhound Park & Event Center, 5100 Riverbend Ave. gpeventcenter.com (208-502-0132) LEON PATILLO The former lead singer of Santana returns to Spokane for a special benefit concert. At Feb. 12, 4-6 pm. Free. Valley SDA Church, 1601 S. Sullivan. (509-710-9791) SHARE THE LOVE FOR CUP OF COOL WATER A show displaying local art in the themes of “Hope and Love.” Purchase any piece to benefit youth being supported by Cup of Cool Water. Addmission includes three tastings and one pint. Includes live music by Nick Grow.

Feb. 12, 6-9 pm. $15. Bellwether Brewing Co., 2019 N. Monroe. bit.ly/2jrgnGV “A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC” BENEFIT A special showing of the romantic comedy musical and support the programs and services of Lutheran Community Services Northwest. Includes a social hour and silent auction baskets. Feb. 15, 6:30 pm. $30. Spokane Civic Theatre, 1020 N. Howard. (343-5020)

COMEDY

CAROLINE RHEA Live show by the comedian and actress. Feb. 9-11, at 8 pm; also Feb. 11 at 10:30 pm. $15-$28.

Spokane Comedy Club, 315 W. Sprague. spokanecomedyclub.com (318-9998) GUFFAW YOURSELF! Open mic comedy night hosted by Casey Strain; Thursdays at 10 pm. Free. Neato Burrito, 827 W. First Ave. (509-847-1234) CHOOSE TO LOSE Join the Blue Door Players for a wacky, all-improvised game show. Fridays, through Feb. 10, at 8 pm. $7. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland Ave. bluedoortheatre.com COMEDY EDITION: REEL ROMANCE Satire, standup, and sketches that spoof some of the biggest offenders in the romance genre, featuring performances

by Tom Meisfjord, Steve Johnson, Greg Beachler, Jay Mitz, Casey Strain, Dan Anderson, Sam Vidovich and Missy Narrance. Feb. 10, 7-9 pm. $10-$12.50.

Ella’s Theater, 1017 W. First. friendsofthebing.org MCMANUS IN LOVE A one-man show written by nationally recognized and Sandpoint-grown humorist Patrick F. McManus, starring Pat’s indentured actor, Tim Behrens. Feb. 11, 7:30-10 pm. $12-$20. Panida Theater, 300 N. First Ave. (208-255-7801) PHILL THE MIKE A duo improv comedy show; comedians get suggestions from the audience, Phill improvises a story, Mike improvs a song and then they improv scene work inspired by both. Feb. 11, 10 pm. $7. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland. bluedoortheatre.com SAFARI The Blue Door’s fast-paced, short-form improv show. The gamebased format relies on audience suggestions to fuel each scene. Rated for mature audiences. Saturdays at 8 pm. $7. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland Ave. bluedoortheatre.com (747-7045) YOU JUST PROVED THESE SIGNS WORK A “freaky collision” of standup, improv, and music featuring: Ditch Kids, The Kinshasa Comedy Tour, Dorian Slay, The Poids, and Mechadrum. Feb. 11, 8 pm. $5. The Observatory, 15 S. Howard. observatoryspokane.com (598-8933) KINSASHA COMEDY TOUR Featuring Erik Escobar (Last Comic Standing, Buzzfeed), Tony Lavdiotis (Clubs & Colleges), and Theo Manhattan (Comedy Time). Also includes local comedians.

Feb. 13, 8 pm. $15. Spokane Comedy Club, 315 W. Sprague. (318-9998)

COMMUNITY

GSI STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS Mayor Condon discusses the impact of collaboration in driving several large Spokane initiatives over the past five years. He’ll also share the opportunities ahead in the areas of safety, health, compassion, economic vitality and sustainable infrastructure. Feb. 10, 11:30 am. $30/$55. Spokane Convention Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. greaterspokane.org/events/2674 INTERNATIONAL DARWIN DAY The Humanists of the Palouse and the Secular Student Alliance at the U. of Idaho host the 6th annual Darwin on the Palouse, featuring two keynote speakers who are researching GMOs and vaccines, respectively. Feb. 11, 6:30 pm. 1912 Center, 412 E. Third St. DarwinonthePalouse.org (208-669-2249) KYRS ANNUAL OPEN HOUSE Learn about the local nonprofit, public radio station and all it’s got planned for this year. Feb. 11, 12-3 pm. Free. KYRS, 25 W. Main Ave. kyrs.org/calendar (747-3012) MAMMOTHS & MASTODONS: TITANS OF THE ICE AGE The highly-interactive touring exhibit features hands-on activities, hundreds of fossil specimens from around the world, full-size models of Ice Age megafauna, and an exact replica of the 40,000-year-old baby mammoth specimen Lyuba, found in the Siberian permafrost. Feb. 11-May 7; open Tue-Sat, 10 am-5 pm (to 8 pm on Wed; half-price admission on Tue). $10-$15. The MAC, 2316 W. First. northwestmuseum.org SPOKANE CONTRA DANCE The Spokane Folklore Society’s Valentine Dance features music by River City Ramblers and Nora Scott calling the dances.

Feb. 11, 7-10 pm. $5-$7. East Spokane Grange, 1621 N. Park Rd. (598-9111) STAND WITH PLANNED PARENTHOOD Local pro-choice advocates plan to stand outside of the office of Cathy McMorris Rodgers to urge her to save our healthcare. Feb. 11, 9-11 am. Downtown Spokane, offices at 10 N. Post St. . bit.ly/2jNd393 VALENTINES DATE NIGHT Spend an evening making pottery while enjoying desserts and sparkling cider. All supplies and instruction demos provided.

Offered Feb. 11 and 18, from 6-9 pm. $90/couple. Urban Art Co-op, 3017 N. Monroe. urbanartcoop.org (327-9000)

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Advice Goddess SAVINGS AND ALONE

AMY ALKON

I’m a 28-year-old guy in a corporate job. I’m out there trying to meet women and date (or hook up), but I’m not doing so well. In college, I was able to hook up and get girlfriends pretty easily, and I haven’t put on 100 pounds or anything.

I’ve noticed that three of my male co-workers (at my same level at work) are getting lots of girls. All three are in major debt from buying clothes and leasing cars they really can’t afford. Is being on the road to bankruptcy really what it takes to impress the ladies?

—Living Within My Means

Candlelight all over your apartment is really romantic — unless you’re using it because they’ve cut your power off again.

When women finally start looking to settle down and make a life with a man, the last thing they want is some credit-card-surfing spenditarian who gets his exercise running from collection agents. However, despite this, women can also be like blue jays on shiny objects — especially shiny objects with, say, Audi emblems — and men’s “mate competition” through spendy-spend-spending reflects that.

Research on men and women ages 18 to 45 by evolutionary social psychologist Daniel Kruger found that men who had run up credit card debt were more likely to have multiple sex partners than their more sensibly spending bros. (Women’s debt level didn’t have any meaningful effect on their sexual body count.)

Again — rather obviously — women aren’t all “I’m looking for a man who’ll eventually have to crowdfund our children’s dental bills.” However, looking at Kruger’s findings, another evolutionary psychologist, Glenn Geher, speculates that men’s overspending “may act as a false signal of wealth, and although it is a false signal” (of the ability to provide resources for a woman and any children) “sometimes this deception is effective.”

As for why that might be, just as a guy doesn’t get to ask a woman whether her genes or steel-belted Spanx are the force behind her supermodel abs, a woman won’t be poring over a guy’s credit report at the bar. She’ll just paw admiringly at the cashmere hoodie he took out two loans and sold his twin brother into slavery to buy.

This isn’t to say you need to go into the red to get girls. It’s ultimately a bad strategy for any guy who wants more than a string of flings. However, what would probably lead more women to give you a chance are the first-glance trappings of success — beautiful shoes, designer eyeglass frames, that fab cashmere sweater, and maybe a really nice soft leather jacket.

The thing is, you can get these items simply by shopping shrewdly — like at endof-year sales or on eBay. They’ll surely cost more than the duds you’d otherwise buy, but consider them investments to get you in the door. Remember, even women who want a boyfriend who’s fiscally responsible are likely to be impressed by that sweater that took four years combing a Mongolian goat to make. And let’s say some woman’s just looking for a hookup. It’s all good; she won’t know you long enough to discover that although you do drive a brand-new “alternative-fuel” vehicle, it isn’t a Tesla; it’s a Schwinn.

EVENTS | CALENDAR BEAUTY & THE STRUGGLE: BLACK WOMEN PANEL AND DISCUSSION What does it mean to be a Black Woman and move in professional world?

Join us as we listen to women who are self-motivated and feel empowered to lead. Feb. 15, 11:30 am-12:30 pm. Free.

SFCC, 3410 W. Fort George Wright Dr. spokanefalls.edu (533-3546) WRITE YOUR REPRESENTATIVE WORKSHOP Participants are encouraged to write to elected officials at the state or local level about issues that matter to them. Paper, envelopes, stamps, and addresses, as well as letter writing guides, are provided. Feb. 11, 6-8 pm. (Also includes a second workshop on Feb. 26, 2:30-4:40 pm, at the Pioneer Center, 240 SE Dexter St.) Free. Unitarian Universalist Church of the Palouse, 420 E. Second. (208) 882-4328)

FILM

BEING MORTAL Hospice of Spokane and KSPS host a special screening of the FRONTLINE documentary exploring the intersection of life, death, medicine and what matters in the end. Feb. 9, 6:30-8:30 pm. Free. KSPS Public TV, 3911 S. Regal St. (354-7724) HIDDEN COLORS A series of films on the history of Black people in America.

Feb. 2, 9, 13 and 23, from 1-3 pm. Free.

Spokane Falls Community College, 3410 W. Fort George Wright Dr. (533-3546) LEONARD A. OAKLAND FILM FEST The 10th annual film festival, featuring documentarian Alexandra Hidalgo, a faculty panel, and a World War II inter-

FOOD

VALENWINE WEEKEND Explore the wineries of Spokane’s Cork District, which features more than 15 tasting rooms, walking tours and new releases.

Feb. 11-12, from noon-5 pm. Varies.

Downtown Spokane. corkdistrict.com A FOODIE AFFAIR The venue’s next Farm to Table series is a four-course Valentine’s dinner, featuring ingredients sourced from small farmers within 50 miles. ($25 for ages 12-18) Feb. 12, 4:30-7:30 pm. $55. Mont Lamm Events, 7501 Enoch Rd. montlammevents.com VALENTINE’S DAY SUPPER CLUB A five-course dinner by Chef Kristen Ward, featuring wine pairings ($25/ person), romantic music and candlelight. Feb. 14, 6 pm. $65. The Ivory Table, 1822 E. Sprague. ivorytable.com NATURAL HOMEMADE CONDIMENTS Learn to create mayonnaise, country gravy, sweet and a savory butter, and more. Feb. 15, 5:30 pm. $39. Kitchen Engine, 621 W. Mallon. thekitchenengine.com

MUSIC

MARC TEICHOLZ GUITAR CONCERT The acclaimed classical guitar virtuoso performs in the GU Student Chapel, third floor of College Hall. Feb. 9, 7-8:30 pm. $10/door. Gonzaga University, 502 E. Boone. gonzaga.edu/music

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I love my girlfriend and try to be good to her. However, her folks came to visit, and she thinks I was rude because I seemed uninterested and was on my phone the whole time.

I told her that I think her parents are boring. I was just being honest. She got really mad.

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MAN OVERBORED

There comes an age when other children’s parents shouldn’t have to hire monkeys and birthday clowns.

Twenty-some years ago, in the hospital maternity ward, your girlfriend’s mom and dad heard the wonderful news — and it wasn’t, “It’s an iPhone!” So, when her folks are visiting, there’s a reasonable expectation that, yes, you would redirect your attention from “Words With Friends” to words with parents.

Surely, this is not news to you — or really anyone whose brain has not been relocated to a jar. So you might ask yourself whether this ignore-athon of yours reflects some subconscious desire to sabotage your way out of the relationship. If that’s not the case, consider something the late German social psychologist Erich Fromm pointed out: “To love somebody is not just a strong feeling -- it is a decision, it is a judgment, it is a promise.” In other words, loving someone is something you do. Tragically, this acting lovingly business may sometimes require you to put your entertainment needs second — even if the only way to survive the crushing tedium of being with your girlfriend’s folks is to spend the evening secretly pacing the floater in your right eye. n ©2017, Amy Alkon, all rights reserved. • Got a problem? Write Amy Alkon, 171 Pier Ave, #280, Santa Monica, CA 90405 or email AdviceAmy@aol.com (www.advicegoddess.com)

national film. Screenings on Feb. 10-11 at 7 pm and Feb. 12, at 3 pm. Free. Whitworth University, 300 W. Hawthorne. whitworth.edu/oaklandfestival NATIVE HERITAGE FILM SERIES: BARKING WATER See the 2009 Sundance feature selection from CherokeeCreek filmmaker Sterlin Harjo. Feb. 11 at 12:30 and 3 pm. Free. Sandpoint Library, 1407 Cedar St. (208-265-9565) SENSE AND SENSIBILITY Celebrate Valentine’s Day by watching one of Jane Austen’s greatest books in movie form. Tea and cookies also served. Feb. 11, 2 pm. Free. East Side Library, 524 S. Stone St. (444-5331) NIC DISABILITY AWARENESS FILM FEST The festival hosts screenings of a different film(s) each month, from September through April. See website for titles/descriptions. Films scheduled for Feb. 15, March 15 and April 19, all showings at noon. Free. North Idaho College, 1000 W. Garden Ave. bit.ly/1SiBHKi EMBRACE: ONE WOMAN’S JOURNEY TO INSPIRE EVERYBODY A film exploring why poor body image has become a global epidemic and what women everywhere can do to have a brighter future. Feb. 16, 7:30-10 pm. $11. Regal Spokane Valley Stadium 12, 14706 E Indiana Ave. bit.ly/2kkVrT1 UNSLUT: A DOCUMENTARY SCREENING AND DISCUSSION This film explores the causes and devastating effects of what is often called “slut shaming” and gender-based discrimination in the U.S. and Canada. Includes a panel discussion with local experts, writers, and podcasters. Free. Feb. 15,

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MUSIC IN HISTORIC HOMES An intimate classical concert in the historic Knight House (249 W. Sumner Ave). Feb. 8 and 9, with concerts at 3, 5 and 7 pm. spokanehistoricconcerts.org 20TH ANNUAL GOSPEL EXPLOSION Join Whitworth students and local praise teams for this campus celebration of Black History Month. Feb. 10, 7-9 pm.

Whitworth University, 300 W. Hawthorne Rd. whitworth.edu (777-4568) SADIE SICILIA IN THE SPOTLIGHT Formally known as “Sadie Wagoner” the musician is joined by guests Chris Terracciano, Mike Wagoner, Tammy Wagoner, Reese Warren and Chris Lynch. Feb. 10, 7:30-9:30 pm. $12. Panida Theater, 300 N. First Ave. panida.org (208-255-7801) SFCC JAZZ: THE MIKE STERN BAND The 6-time Grammy nominatee has distinguished himself over an esteemed fourdecade. Feb. 10, 8 pm. $20/$40. SFCC, 3410 W. Fort George Wright Dr. facebook. com/SFCCJazzPresents/ (533-3569) FLAMENCO PASIÓN An evening of authentic Flamenco guitar, singing and dance. Feb. 11, 7-9 pm. $20/$25. Ella’s Theater, 1017 W. First. quieroflamenco. wixsite.com/mysite/events SPOKANE SYMPHONY CLASSICS 6: TCHAIKOVSKY & SHAKESPEARE Tchaikovsky drew inspiration from Shakespearean tragedies to create a pair of masterpieces. Hamlet captures tension and conflict using powerful orchestration and dramatic contrasts. Cellist Joshua Roman reprises his acclaimed performance of Bates’ Cello Concerto. Feb. 11 at 8 pm and Feb. 12 at 3 pm. $15-$54. Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox, 1001 W.

Sprague. spokanesymphony.org INLAND EMPIRE BLUES SOCIETY VALENTINES SHOW “Power House: Sweethearts of the Blues Show” features Smokin’ Sonny Hess and her band, All Aces along with Annie O’Neill. Feb. 12, 6:30 pm. $15-$18. The Roadhouse, 20 N. Raymond Rd. spokaneroadhouse.com JAZZ HISTORIAN TED GIOIA A talk by the jazz pianist and author of “How to Listen to Jazz.” In the Bruce M. Pitman Center. Feb. 13, 7 pm. Free and open to the public. University of Idaho, 709 S Deakin St. uidaho.edu/class/jazzfest

SPORTS

BRRC PARTNERS IN PAIN 5K The 31st annual winter classic returns, hosted by the Bloomsday Road Runners Club. Feb. 11, 10 am. $15-$25. West Central Community Center, 1603 N. Belt. bit.ly/2kEAiRE SPOKANE CHIEFS Regular season match vs. the Tri-City Americans. Feb. 11, 7:05 pm. $10-$23. Spokane Arena, 720 W. Mallon. spokanearena.com SPOKANE LANGLAUF The 37th annual 10K cross country ski race is open to all, with funds benefiting local efforts to teach and maintain facilities in the local Nordic ski community. Feb. 12, 10 am. $30-$35. Mt. Spokane State Park. spokanelanglauf.org (509-238-2220) KING OF THE CAGE A mixed martial arts event featuring Spitz v. Howell in the “New Blood” battle and local bantamweights Mark “Marky Mark” Coates and Eduardo “El Torro” Torres. Feb. 16, 7 pm. $25-$30. Coeur d’Alene Casino, 37914 S Hwy 95. cdacasino.com (800-523-2467)

THEATER

CATCH ME IF YOU CAN A musical based on the hit film, performed by Aspire Community Theatre. Feb. 9-18; Thu-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm. $13-$17. Kroc Center, 1765 W. Golf Course Rd. bit. ly/2klmw61 (208-696-4228) TITUS ANDRONICUS The U. of Idaho presents Shakespeare’s most brutal revenge tragedy. Through Feb. 12, Thu-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm. Free/students; $5-$15/public. Hartung Theater, 6th & Stadium Way, Moscow. uitheatre.com VANYA & SONIA & MASHA & SPIKE See one of the most lauded and beloved Broadway plays of recent years. Through Feb. 19, Thu-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm. $25. Spokane Civic Theatre, 1020 N. Howard St. spokanecivictheatre.com FAST AND FURIOUS IV The 4th annual staged reading of 35 super-short plays, featuring new works by local and national playwrights. Feb. 10-11 at 7:30 pm; Feb. 12 at 2 pm. $10. Stage Left Theater, 108 W. Third Ave. spokanestageleft.org A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC Sondheim’s romantic waltz explores the tangled web of affairs centered around traveling actress Desirée Armfeldt and the men who love her. Feb. 10-March 5, Thu-Sat at 7:30, Sun at 2 pm. $22-$30. Spokane Civic Theatre, 1020 N. Howard. spokanecivictheatre.com TROILUS & CRESSIDA GU Theatre & Dance present an adaptation of Shakespeare’s musical/comedy/history/tragedy featuring original music. Feb. 10-18; Fri-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm. Also Feb. 11 at 2 pm. $15. Magnuson Theatre, 502 E. Boone. gonzaga.edu/theatrearts

THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES The University of Idaho Women’s Center presents its annual production of Eve Ensler’s solo show. Ticket sales benefit Alternatives to Violence of the Palouse, the Women’s Center and the V-Day Campaign. Feb. 10-11, at 7 pm. $8. The Kenworthy, 508 S. Main St. kenworthy.org GIRL, AWAKE! This theatrical experience for all ages and genders benefits The Malala Fund. Feb. 11, 7-9 pm. Entry by donation. Westminster Congregational United Church of Christ, 411 S. Washington St. girlawake.com (208-640-9742)

VISUAL ARTS

GODDESS ART SERIES PROJECT (GASP) Nearly three dozen artists representing a range of ages, occupations, media and subject matter participate in the monthlong exhibition. Through March 3; reception Feb. 10, 5-8 pm. Emerge, 208 N. Fourth. bit.ly/2jLMZrz GET TO KNOW SPOKANE’S ARTS ORGANIZATIONS & RESOURCES Local arts organizations and creative spaces, including Spokane Arts, Laboratory Spokane, Terrain, and many others, gather to discuss their programs and resources for artists of all disciplines. Feb. 11, 9 amnoon. Free. Spark Central, 1214 W. Summit Pkwy. bit.ly/2lkJYA2 JERRI LISK: SIMPLE See vibrant acrylic paintings on aluminum by the Idaho artist. Feb. 10-March 4; gallery open Tue-Sat, 11 am-6 pm. Opening reception Feb. 10, 5-8 pm; artist talk Feb. 11, at 1 pm. Art Spirit Gallery, 415 Sherman Ave. theartspiritgallery.com (208-765-6006)

WORDS

CRAZY POLITICS Join the public discussion with WSU professor Cornell Clayton, who gives a timely talk titled “Crazy Politics: Populism, Conspiracy Theories, and Paranoia in America.” Feb. 9, 7-8:30 pm.

Free. North Central H.S., 1600 N. Howard. humanities.org READING: ALEXANDRA HIDALGO Hidalgo leads a discussion before the viewing of her feature-length documentary, “Vanishing Borders.” In Weyerhaeuser Hall. Feb. 9, 7-9 pm. Free. Whitworth University, 300 W. Hawthorne. (777-3253) WORKSHOP: WRITING POST-APOCALYPTIC FICTION Stephanie Oakes, author of “The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly,” leads a workshop exploring what makes a unique post-apocalyptic story, and how to write one. Registration required. Feb. 9, 7-9 pm. $40. Spark Central, 1214 W. Summit Pkwy. spark-central.org READING: ERIC SCOTT FISCHL Meet the author who writes speculative historical fiction and hear him read from his soon-to-be released novel “Dr. Potter’s Medicine Show.” Feb. 10, 7-8 pm. free.

Auntie’s, 402 W. Main. auntiesbooks.com THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN Spokane Public Library is proud to own a complete set of “The North American Indian” by Edward S. Curtis. This rare set held in the Northwest Room’s vault comes out for a viewing with Librarian Riva Dean. Feb. 11, 10:30 am. Free. Downtown Spokane Library, 906 W. Main Ave. spokanelibrary.org (509-444-5336) n

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Fake Out

Lab tests have showed synthetic cannabinoids to be 85 times more potent than natural marijuana.

Synthetic marijuana: still not fake news

BY CONNOR DINNISON

F

ake massacres, fake polls, fake bacon shortages.

“FAKE NEWS,” yell the tweets from the president. True or not, dezinformatsiya has infiltrated the American imagination (again). Are we not suckers for

exaggeration and propaganda? Remember Reefer Madness?

“The burning weed with its roots in Hell!” But where’s the beef?

In December, the New England Journal of Medicine released a report describing an investigation into a “mass intoxication” incident in New York City where 18 people were hospitalized with “zombielike” behavior. The culprit? A very real substance: AMB-FUBINACA, i.e., fake marijuana.

Synthetic cannabinoids (similar to cannabis only in that they bond to the same receptor cells in the brain and tissues) have made headlines in American newspapers for years, but new “ultrapotent” incarnations of the drugs

are now being reported, as in the case above, where lab tests found AK-47 24 Karat Gold (the drug’s street name) to be 85 times more potent than the THC in a natural marijuana plant. A related chemical has been implicated in the deaths of at least 40 people in Russia.

Washington state’s Pharmacy Quality Assurance Commission adopted rules in 2011 to ban such substances and gave law enforcement authority to “prosecute for the distribution, manufacture, sale and possession” of synthetic weed. The great irony is that many of the chemicals, such as AMB-FUBINACA, were first concocted and patented by supranational pharmaceutical companies like Pfizer. Public access to the patents has allowed illicit operations in China to export such drugs to American shores for packaging and sale. As John Huffman, an early developer of synthetic cannabinoids as a chemist at Clemson University in the 1980s, lamented, “someone opened Pandora’s box.”

Did it have to be this way? “If cannabis were federally legal, people wouldn’t be using synthetic cannabinoids,” argues VICE correspondent Hamilton Morris.

Legalizing marijuana would, as with any plant product on the free market, reduce its wholesale price dramatically, a phenomenon already unfolding in the states that have implemented a legal recreational market. The price of a pound of cannabis in Colorado, according to the Washington Post, has fallen 24.5 percent in the past year.

It’s much the same in Washington: about two percent per month. At least economically, cheap cannabis could steer thrill seekers away from synthetic cannabinoids, which are now so affordable that many homeless populations have become frequent users of the drugs.

Why choose an unnatural, dangerous alternative when the “real thing” is so cheap that, as one researcher predicts, it’s almost free, “the way bars give patrons beer nuts and hotels leave chocolates on your pillow.” n

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Cheer On

In these weird and rapidly changing times, we might need sports more than ever

BY MIKE BOOKEY

Have sports become “safe zones”?

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ootball is done. The Super Bowl — the best one ever, you’ve been told — is over, and there’s no more football on the horizon until sometime too early this summer, when you accidentally see a preseason game at the bar and realize that football has re-entered your life.

You’re used to feeling an emptiness in early February, but maybe this year it feels like a little more of a weight than before. You’ve used sports as a needed distraction the past few months, to the point that you’ve found yourself flipping the radio from NPR’s coverage of the most recent executive order to listen to a couple of guys discuss quarterback ratings and assist-to-turnover ratios.

There’s nothing wrong with this, and thankfully, there are a lot of sports other than football out there to suck up your attention.

However you feel about the changes happening in our country, it’s likely that you’ve been affected somehow. Maybe your soul has been sanded down by the dayby-day unfoldings of this new administration. It’s OK to be scuffed up a bit, and you should care about all of this.

But you need a distraction, and sports might be the tonic you need. Sports let you escape, mostly because they exist somewhat outside of reality, in that as a fan, the result won’t affect the rest of your life, unless you’re wagering your mortgage on games.

In certain circles, it’s fashionable to be ignorant of sports. I could be generalizing here, but these are often

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the same people who have told you that they “don’t even own a television.” Then there are some people who just don’t like sports. That’s fine, too, because most of the people glued to SportsCenter don’t understand the joy of maintaining miniature Civil War figurines or scuba diving or counting magpies or doing a lot of pushups. And those are all healthy distractions, too.

Sports are easy, though. I was at a gathering a few days after the inauguration, and a friend of a friend, whose reputation had previously been that of congeniality and hugs that lasted too long, was making the rounds.

He rejoiced about making America great again and whatnot. I rolled my eyes, and watched as he recited the same script to other partygoers, who also rolled their eyes.

The party went on, and I tried to dodge any postinaugural talk, which was difficult, seeing as how the transition of power was what most Americans had on their mind. It was weird, until the Gonzaga game came on. Sure, some had plans to watch it on delay after the party. Others didn’t know it was basketball season. Still, a hearty contingent of folks found a television and warmed themselves by the glow of what would soon become the nation’s top-ranked team.

The basketball talk was much more comforting than the political conversation, and I’ve been doing a lot of basketball talk as of late. Part of that is because the No. 1 college basketball team in all the land resides in our city, but it’s also due to the fact that discussing other headlines

is exhausting or enraging, depending with whom you’re conversing.

There’s this scene in City Slickers where Daniel Stern’s character says, “When I was about 18 and my dad and I couldn’t communicate about anything, my dad and I could still talk about baseball.” While I don’t always look for wisdom from early-’90s comedies, this is gold. When you can’t find common ground with someone, talk about sports, because you probably agree on a lot more than on anything else — unless this person is a Yankees fan.

This isn’t to say that sports can’t be political at times.

Hell, some of the most eloquent criticisms of Donald Trump’s demeanor that I’ve read have come from San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg PopoLETTERS vich. And there is, Send comments to and should be, room editor@inlander.com. for sports figures to make big statements.

LeBron James — one of the most famous athletes on the planet — has spoken out. Even Russell Wilson, a guy who previously seemed afraid to drink a Coke at the risk of offending his Pepsi-loving fans, offered his opinion on immigration issues.

By and large, though, sports are a unique and amazing space where the real world doesn’t always matter. If you’re looking for a refuge, turn on a game or buy some tickets. Cheering for something will feel good. 

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