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efforts to clear up historical records in order to reduce racism, sexism and all other “isms” through name-changing has been underway for some time now. Consider: Years back, the University of Utah, their teams known as the “Utes,” took a reasonable approach: They went to the tribe and asked for permission to continue to use their name. Permission was granted. However, as part of the deal, the university changed the mascot from the image of an Indian to a Red Tailed Hawk. Closer to home, Eastern Washington University, in 1973, changed from the EWU “Savages” to the EWU “Eagles.”

Wright was a busy man for the month of September as he had almost 1,000 horses and at least seven men murdered. Here in Spokane, we no longer have any high school or college that runs afoul of naming problems. We do, however, have a notorious street — Fort George Wright Drive. Spokanites are familiar with the sordid story: Col. Wright, his troops garrisoned at what today is Mukogawa Fort Wright Institute in hopes of ending the Indian War, invited Chief Qualchan to come in under a white flag for a powwow. Instead, he was arrested. His father came to sort things out and talk, but instead of a powwow Col. Wright hung Qualchan out along Latah Creek. And then, according to one history, things then got even worse: Qualchan’s death was only the beginning of what could be considered a hanging spree by Wright. … Wright was a busy man for the month of September as he had almost 1,000 horses and at least seven men murdered for the cause of westward expansion. So it is that today we have Hangman Valley Golf Course. We also now have another named the Creek at Qualchan. If my reports are correct, this course was named after the chief only because the late Bob Dellwo, then a member of the Park Board, demanded that if we can name a course after the hangman we can at the very least name a course after the chief who was hung. If anyone deserves to have his name airbrushed from history, it LETTERS has to be George Wright — he was Send comments to a murdering rat, no doubt about editor@inlander.com. that. As for Washington-Lee-Liberty High School? At the very least the Arlington board should have come up with a name that made sense. Washington-Liberty is an awkward dodge — a clumsy way of holding on to the W-L nickname. How about Washington-Lincoln High School? That would work — the former the “Father of our Country,” the latter the president who saved the nation from all the Robert E. Lees. n Robert Herold is a former professor of public administration and political science at both Eastern Washington University and Gonzaga University.

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isa Matheson will tell you she’s just a “gloriDo you think the MAC is helping the effort to fied organizer,” and she’s not really sure why include more voices? the Inlander wants to interview her. It’s definitely helping. The MAC already develHer characterization is modest, to say the least, oped this philosophy in the ’80s and ’90s where they and we soon learn how substantive her wanted to be more inclusive and job really is at the Northwest Museum share some sort of narrative of develLETTERS of Arts & Culture. oping exhibits with the local tribes. Send comments to Matheson, a member of the … For me, building on that, I really editor@inlander.com. Nez Perce Tribe and originally from felt the issue of changing policy of Lenore, Idaho, has been at the MAC how we preserve and handle collecsince 2001 and has been the American Indian collections and really preserving the traditional background tion specialist since 2014. While organizing, storing where some of these pieces came from [was imporand maintaining approximately 25,000 different pieces tant]. There are handling protocols in different tribes. is a huge responsibility, she also serves as a liaison between tribal organizations and the museum to help Can you give me an example of those protocols? provide social context for its exhibits. For example, there are certain objects that can The responses below have been lightly edited for only be handled by men, and certain objects that length and clarity. can only be handled by women. We’re trying to put a lot more context into the objects. We’re taking the INLANDER: You do a lot of behind-the-scenes anthropology out of it and putting more of a huwork at the MAC. What part of your job do manities twist on it. These objects actually came from visitors not see at the museum? somebody, somebody made them and there’s a lot of MATHESON: I’m basically in charge of all meaning behind it, whatever it may be, and they were the Native American Indian collections objects and used for certain things and not everybody can handle I assist with a lot of the Native American archival it — being more interactive with tribal organizations or materials, too. And I more or less help strategize in governments and how they want their story to be told. long-term preservation for all the objects. … It’s one I have deep personal connections with all of the of the biggest Plateau collections on this side of the neighboring tribes, either through my family or my Mississippi. husband’s family, and that helps a lot. I get a better I would like to say that I have a contribution in understanding of, hopefully, what they want and how changing old museum policies … to newer inclusivethey want their things taken care of. I see [the MAC], type policies. There’s a stereotype with the museum and my role, as a steward of the collections, helping profession that they are stuffy white guys — scientists, these communities be in charge of their narrative. anthropologists — and there’s a lot of shifting, especially towards American Indian collections, that we How important is that? want to be more inclusive in how we preserve, handle Very important, because if you don’t have that and display collections. We’d like to have more input narrative of the community voice, it’s just more Indian and involvement from the tribes that we’re trying to stuff being displayed. There’s no context to it. It’s put highlight. up as a specimen and not as a family heirloom. n

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ast year, the city of Spokane specifically invited the Lime company to use city streets as its next testing ground: For three months last fall, hundreds of electronic green scooters and bicycles zipped around the streets and, particularly, the sidewalks of Spokane, often with the riders’ hair blowing wild and free in the autumn breeze. The only problem? Both Lime and the riders were, technically, in violation of city law. Ever since 2004, the city of Spokane has mandated that cyclists and scooter riders wear helmets. In fact, for motorized scooters, you had to wear a motorcycle helmet. Now, as the Spokane City Council prepares to pave the way for the return of Lime, or a similar app-based scooter rental company, they’re looking at changing the laws. Brandon Blankenagel, the city’s shared mobility project manager, says that when the city first recruited Lime, city staffers were unaware of the ordinance mandating any company renting bicycles or scooters had to provide helmets on site. But Lime didn’t do that. Lime couldn’t have done that, really. After all, Lime bikes and scooters rely on a technology and business model that the City Council couldn’t possibly imagine a dozen years ago: A company leaves unsecured electric bikes and scooters scattered around a city, and anyone who stumbles upon them can activate with them their phone. And so last fall’s Lime experiment made an outlaw out of most everyone. (Only about a fifth of the Spokane Lime electronic scooter users who answered an online survey last fall confirmed they’d worn a helmet on their most recent ride.) On March 25, the Spokane City Council will consider a proposal to eliminate the requirement that “riders of application-based shared mobility devices” wear helmets, but leave the rest of the helmet law in place. It would create separate standards: Renting a Lime bike? Don’t need a helmet. Riding your own bike? You still do. And that, in turn, raises another question: Should Spokane get rid of its all-ages helmet law entirely?

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for mayor. And yet: “When I was using a scooter during the test pilot, I didn’t use a helmet 13 or 14 times,” Stuckart acknowledges. After all, the scooters and bikes were successful precisely because they made spontaneous travel possible. Late for a meeting? Parked further away from the dinner joint than you desired? Zoom across downtown on a whim. Stuckart, like most Lime users, wasn’t carrying a helmet around on the off-chance he’d see a Lime scooter and have the urge to jump on. It would be hypocritical, he says, to require Spokane citizens to don a helmet if he continued to ride without one. If the helmet law didn’t change, Stuckart says, he simply wouldn’t be able to ride scooters from Lime or one of its competitors very often. “As an elected official, I’m not going to be blatantly breaking the law,” he says. Despite the lack of helmets, the Lime pilot in Spokane wasn’t accompanied by the cascade of scooter-related carnage that media reported in some other cities. One hospital in Salt Lake City reported a 161 percent increase in the number of scooter-involved visits — from 8 to 21 — over a three-month period. Meanwhile, Seattle, concerned about the safety of scooters, banned them last fall. But Spokane didn’t see much of a spike in injuries. “Even though we had 150,000 rides, we did not see a significant spike in crashes or ER visits or anything,” says Blankenagel. True, the scooters largely avoided cars. According to the survey, 72 percent of Lime scooter users used the sidewalk for at least part of their trip. The City Council’s proposed ordinance requires the electronic scooters riders to cast their lot in with the rest of the cyclists on the streets and bike lanes. But if the city were to require helmets, there was an enforcement problem: City Councilman Breean Beggs says he asked Spokane Police Chief Craig Meidl the question directly at a public safety meeting last week: Would the police department enforce laws requiring Lime and bike riders to wear helmets? Nope, the chief said, according to Beggs. As

is, the helmet law is rarely enforced. “I do not want a law on the books that we’re not going to enforce,” Beggs says. Stuckart agrees. He acknowledges, however, that it could look odd to lift the law for Lime bikes but not everyone else. “There’s some weirdness if we negate the law for one thing but not the other things. It’s an odd way of dealing with laws,” he says. “I have friends who are avid bicyclists who argue we shouldn’t have a helmet law in general. … I just think that taking the helmet law away from the others is a longer, more involved process.” But, he says, it’s a conversation worth having.

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In fact, that conversation has been happening for a while. Last year, the city’s bicycle advisory board was digging into the possibility of creating a bike-share program, like those in New York City or Chicago. But Ryan Patterson, chair of the advisory board, says they immediately ran into a problem: the helmet law. “It’s the No. 1 hurdle for bike share in Spokane,” Patterson says. “What about the helmets?” At the same time, over the past three months, a task force examining the Lime bike laws was asking similar questions. The task force, which included Patterson, Blankenagel, City Council members, health district employees, police officers and the author of the original 2004 helmet law took the city’s helmet policy through a formal policy review process. Over the course of several meetings, the group put the helmet policy through a battery of 81 different questions, scrutinizing the impact of the helmet law on different populations. The verdict was mixed, but fairly supportive of the existing helmet law. “I saw that a community could be inherently more healthy with certain laws set in place,” says Councilwoman Kate Burke, who served on the task force. “But I also see it negatively impacting people who are struggling the hardest.” For decades, cyclists have been debating about whether helmet laws do more harm than good by discouraging people from cycling more.

A 1999 review of five case studies suggested that wearing helmets reduced the risk of head and brain injuries by 63 to 88 percent. And studies do show that helmet laws can dramatically increase the number of those people wearing helmets. But most of those studies haven’t assessed whether they’ve had a negative effect of stopping some people from cycling. A 2013 National Bureau of Economic Research report showed that helmet laws for children not only decrease head injuries, but they also decrease other types of bicycle injuries. At first glance, that seems like a good thing: Maybe people are simply more aware of their surroundings when they’re biking or riding scooters while wearing a helmet. Or maybe — as suggested by the fact that injury rates in sports like skateboarding and rollerskating have increased following bike helmet laws — people started biking less. Research on the question is still limited. In Spokane, meanwhile, helmet citations remain rare: In a city of 217,000, less than one helmet law citation on average is given per week — about 30 to 50 per year. SPD Sgt. Terry Preuninger says it’s pretty rare that a harried cop will be able to find the time to pull over a bike rider downtown on a Saturday night for not having the proper headgear. Just like with speeding motorists, whether an officer will cite or warn a helmetless bike rider will depend on how busy the officer is and how risky the violation is. A police officer, Preuninger says, might not care if there’s an older couple riding a bike without a helmet on the Centennial Trail. “[But] if there’s a kid with no helmet doing tricks in the middle of a crosswalk?” Preuninger says. “He’s getting stopped.” But that inconsistent enforcement has some wondering if the helmet law effectively makes life more difficult for low-income people or minorities. “I do believe it is especially enforced as a kind of ‘broken windows’ policing,” Patterson says, referring the law enforcement strategy of cracking down on quality-of-life offenses. “If you have privilege and you are dressed a certain way and you’re white and you’re riding a nice bike, then they’re probably not going to bother you.” On the other hand, some of the most public bicycle-related

“If there’s a kid with no helmet doing tricks in the middle of a crosswalk? He’s getting stopped.” tragedies in Spokane happened to people not wearing their helmets: In 2014, 15-year-old Ryan Holyk was hit and killed by a Spokane County Sheriff’s deputy. The deputy’s vehicle hit Holyk’s unprotected head, leaving an imprint of Holyk’s hat band on the deputy’s bumper. But Patterson worries that questioning whether a bike crash victim was wearing a helmet distracts from some of the factors that make bike crashes possible in the first place, like street design. “I want to make sure that we’re not thinking that the helmet is the answer to protect people, instead of putting the energy into building better systems to protect them,” Patterson says. Still, there’s the option of a compromise: Spokane could go the route many other municipalities, including Spokane County, take: Require that kids wear a helmet, but eliminate the rule for adults. That’s an option that not only intrigues liberal council members like Stuckart and Burke, but is also supported by Mike Fagan, the sole conservative on the council. He takes a libertarian tack. “I would have no problem repealing the helmet law for adults,” Fagan says. “Obviously, we’re still going to pound it into the kids’ heads. Kids gotta wear ’em. ... But at that time, when you reach the threshold where you’re now an adult, I think that you should have the latitude of making the decision yourself.” n danielw@inlander.com

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HEALTHY WASHINGTON The Washington Senate passed the HEAL Act, a bill that would ensure a right to a “healthful environment” for all Washington residents, and the measure now goes to the House for consideration. It’s part of a push to get the state to make ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE principles a priority and focus investments toward communities disproportionately affected by pollution and environmental impacts. Often, that includes communities of color, indigenous communities and low-income areas. “This is a major victory for families and communities disproportionately impacted by pollution and climate change,” said Aiko Schaefer, director of Front and Centered, a statewide coalition of organizations, in a news release. (SAMANTHA WOHLFEIL)

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THE DALY SHOW In last week’s issue of the Inlander, our cover story focused on the culture-war divide splitting the Catholic Church, with SPOKANE BISHOP THOMAS DALY representing the more conservative, traditional wing. On Inlander.com we dug deeper into our interview with Daly (above), asking him to answer a slew of knotty questions: Can priests be gay? Can they talk about their sexual orientation? What does Bishop Daly know about the explosive letter sent by an archbishop suggesting Pope Francis knew about an abuser? Can a person in a same-sex marriage work at Catholic Charities? What did Washington state’s lieutenant governor, a Catholic Democrat, tell Daly about his letter, telling abortion-supporting politicians they shouldn’t take Communion? (DANIEL WALTERS)

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SPLITTING HAIRS Spokane Sheriff OZZIE KNEZOVICH has repeatedly slammed his counterparts across the state who have publicly stated that they won’t enforce Initiative 1639’s gun control laws as “grandstanding,” saying that there’s “nothing in this law for a sheriff to enforce.” (He also opposes the measure and thinks it is “unconstitutional.) As it turns out, he’s mostly right. Currently, only one portion of the law is in effect: the new minimum age requirement for prospective buyers of semi-automatic rifles. The rest of the initiative kicks in on July 1. So, technically, most of the measure isn’t even officially on the books yet, so law enforcement can’t enforce it. However, the responsibility of investigating potential violations of the new purchasing age requirement and forwarding the findings on to local prosecutors does seemingly sit with local level law enforcement — such as sheriffs. (JOSH KELETY)

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he timing was appropriate. With just hours left before we all made the aggravating annual spring forward to daylight saving time, state Rep. Marcus Riccelli’s bill to push Washington state toward permanent daylight saving time overwhelmingly passed the House. In total, 89 representatives — including every Spokane area representative — supported it, with only seven opposed. The bill would signal Washington state’s support for remaining on daylight saving time all year, resulting in darker winter mornings but brighter winter evenings. The Senate has until Wednesday this week to pass the bill out of the Senate. Meanwhile, on a groggy Monday morning, the idea became a rare instance of the liberal Riccelli converging with the policy views of President Donald Trump. “Making Daylight Saving Time permanent is O.K. with me!” TRUMP TWEETED. Slate podcast host Mike Pesca, another fervent supporter of permanent daylight saving time, noted that Trump may have a selfish business interest in promoting the idea: More light in the evenings would mean more business for Trump-owned golf courses. But Riccelli welcomed the presidential seal of approval, engaging in a shameless bit of temporal wordplay on Twitter. “Permanent Daylight Saving Time is picking up momentum throughout our country and is not a partisan

issue… just an issue whose TIME has come,” Riccelli wrote. “Additionally, a broken clock is even right twice a day.” The Trump endorsement isn’t just symbolic: Several states, including Florida and California, have already passed bills or initiatives endorsing switching to permanent daylight saving time. But Congress first needs to approve the change for it to officially take effect. Riccelli says that Washington state Sen. Patty Murray is considering supporting the move at the federal level, at least for the West Coast. Either way, he says, it’s the perfect time to have the debate. “Everyone is sleepy and tired and their kids are waking up late for school,” Riccelli says. (DANIEL WALTERS)

RETROACTIVE JUSTICE

Washington state senators approved a bill on March 11 with a 29-19 vote that could vacate tens of thousands misdemeanor MARIJUANA CONVICTIONS. The bill, which is sponsored by Sen. Joe Nguyen (D-White Center), would require that sentencing courts approve requests for conviction vacations by people who were at least 21 at the time of the offense. “This is something that has been legalized by the vote of the people and would not be criminalized right now,” Sen. Nguyen said prior to the bill’s passage. “As we know convictions create an extreme hardship for folks, whether it’s housing or educational opportunities.” In 2012, voters approved Initiative 502, which legalized recreational marijuana statewide for those over the age of 21. Both the Washington State Patrol and the Administrative Office of the Courts estimate that over 40,000 people across the state could be eligible for conviction

vacation under the bill, the Tacoma News Tribune reports. Earlier this year, Gov. Jay Inslee announced that he would pardon people with misdemeanor marijuana possession charges. However, his initiative limited the number of people that would be eligible — his office estimated the number is around 3,500 — by adding requirements like the misdemeanor be the only conviction on their record. In contrast, the Senate bill would approve vacatations of marijuana-related misdemeanors regardless of the person’s record. But the far-reaching nature of the legislation raised eyebrows among some senators, including local Republican Sen. Mike Padden, who argued that the bill went too far. “Is that what we really want?” he said on March 11. “Certainly the people spoke and voted but when they voted that was prospectively, not retroactively.” Padden and Republican Sen. Jeff Holy pushed several amendments that would’ve prevented further conviction vacations for those who have already gotten two misdemeanor marijuana convictions wiped from their record and required that people apply for convictions within one year of the bill’s enactment. Both amendments were voted down. The bill now moves over to the House before it can head to Inslee’s desk for his signature. (JOSH KELETY)

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Deb Conklin stands in front of boarded-up homes she hopes to convert into affordable housing.

Punctured Dreams Why the city of Spokane is threatening to bulldoze homes that a local nonprofit wants to make into affordable housing BY JOSH KELETY

pokane’s West Central Neighborhood loves its Victorian architecture. And the city as a whole needs more housing. That’s why a plan hatched in 2016 to renovate five aging homes into roughly 35 affordable units seemed promising. But as the project’s backers quickly found out, the world of housing construction can be unforgiving. Several years in, the project has stalled, and the city of Spokane is threatening to demolish the homes unless the Grove Community, a small local social-justice-minded nonprofit that owns the properties, sells them. Depending on who you ask, the action is either a noble effort to save the neighborhood from “blight” or an ill-founded governmental overreach. To Deb Conklin, a local pastor and co-director of the Grove Community who helped spearhead the renovation project, the situation is somewhat Kafkaesque: “I’ve never heard of anything that has less fairness and due process to it,” she says earnestly. “The best intentions to create affordable housing and preserve the integrity of the neighborhood with these old

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historical homes has actually created blight in the community,” says Assistant City Attorney Matthew Folsom, who is leading the city’s crackdown on the properties. Here’s what happened: Back in 2015, Sarff Investments bought up a slew of parcels along Maple and Ash Streets in West Central, with plans to build a carwash. Keith Kelley, a local neighborhood activist who was interested in preserving the roughly 100-year-old homes, negotiated with the company to acquire them for basically nothing so long as they were moved off the parcels and someone else paid for it. After obtaining a $650,000 loan from St. Paul’s Methodist Church — the credit was given on the understanding that it would eventually be paid back from the properties’ rent revenues — the Grove Community purchased five lots in West Central with the intent of moving the homes onto them, Conklin says. The vision was to turn the homes into affordable single-occupancy rentals for “people who need houses,” such as kids coming out of the dysfunctional foster care system and formerly incarcerated people, Conklin says, adding that the lots would feature community gardens that the tenants would manage.

borhood. “We had more and more neighbors complaining that the houses were sitting empty.” By December 2018, Spokane Code Enforcement had declared the buildings substandard and ordered that they be demolished after 90 days if Conklin and the Grove Community couldn’t come up with a new plan. Given the mounting issues, Stratton says that she contacted the city’s legal department and other stakeholders to explore alternative options for the lots. Now, the city, through the Police Department’s civil enforcement unit, has deemed each of the properties a “chronic nuisance.” Folsom, the assistant city attorney, cites a visit to the properties in early February when staff saw “evidence of squatter activity.” Folsom couldn’t point to any significant disturbances or trends of routine threats to public safety stemming from the properties beyond their unsecured nature. Folsom argues that the city would prefer not to demolish the properties and sell them to the highest bidder, as is required by statute. Instead, he says he wants to continue Conklin’s vision by getting her to agree to sell the property to a new owners on the condition that they provide affordable housing and rehab the homes. “The Spokane Police Department and the civil enforcement process is the only thing standing between those properties and demolition,” he says. Conklin, meanwhile, rejects the notion that the properties are abandoned or a nuisance. “We solved those problems. I’ve not seen evidence of any squatters in the last nine to 12 months,” she says. “We’ve boarded the houses up.”

alin Davis and Lisa Tyler, residents at a house adjacent to the house on West Maxwell, say that people routinely occupy the boarded-up house. “They have been [there] since last summer,” says Tyler. “They’re in and out.” Kathryn Wilson, trustees chair at St. Paul’s Methodist Church, says that the squatting is evidence of the need for the project. “If people want to get in, they can get in,” she says. “This is a chronic problem. There’s a lot of people without housing.”

“This is a chronic problem. There’s a lot of people without housing.”

ut problems started cropping up: One of the early contractors, who was supposed to move the homes and renovate them, allegedly pocketed a substantial portion of the $650,000 in financing before running out on the job. (“$450,000 of it went to the contractor who absconded,” Conklin says, though no one was charged.) The group then ended up searching for a new contractor for over a year. In the summer of 2017, people began dumping trash on the lots and squatting in the houses, raising eyebrows with city code enforcement and several liens were also placed on the properties. “The longer they sat, the more we had people camping in them, trashing them,” says Karen Stratton, a City Council member who represents the West Central Neigh-

Weighing over the situation is the sizable $650,000 loan that St. Paul’s Methodist Church sunk into the project. Both Conklin and Wilson are concerned that in both of the scenarios presented by the city, the church won’t recover its money if the property were to end up in someone else’s hands. Conklin argues that the likely market-rate values of the five properties are significantly less than the $650,000 loan, considering that the city would take a chunk of any sale proceeds to pay off several liens. Currently, Folmer says, the civil enforcement unit is working to “pause the demolition” while he tries to get Conklin to agree to sell the property: “If we fail for some reason, then they’ll follow through with the demolition order.” Another option would involve Conklin and the Grove Community coming up with a plan that includes financing and an established contractor. Conklin says they have a new contractor, David Trowbridge, and that they’re working on finding investors quickly. Still, from the city’s perspective, the “clock is ticking,” as Stratton says. n joshk@inlander.com

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Miller Cane and Carleen are on the run in the smoke-filled West, driven by two impulses — to keep 8-year-old Carleen out of reach of her estranged father, Connor, and to pick up Miller’s long-ignored writing gig. He is working on short biographies for a high school history textbook, and he wants to spotlight Narcissa Whitman, one of the first white women to cross the Rockies. Miller and Carleen are now in Walla Walla, visiting Miller’s buddy Avery and doing a little research; they recently visited a library where a lock of Narcissa’s hair was preserved — until Carleen apparently swiped it. Back in Spokane, Miller’s sister, Dena, is trying to unload their ailing mother’s house. Before all this, Miller had been on the road with a different mission: conning the survivors of America’s mass shootings. One of those survivors, Heffner, isn’t finished with Miller.

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hat night after Carleen was asleep, Miller went to his own room to handle a piece of business — paperwork from the realtor to review. It would be nice, Dena had texted, if Miller would check his email once in a while like an adult, an accusation Miller found unfair. No one was responding to email anymore, everyone stupefied by Facebook and Mainline and WhoDat and Litterbox. Miller himself was almost completely unencumbered since fading from the support groups and political organizations he’d founded for his work on the massacre circuit. His only obligation now was to Carleen. He was tired from the heat and smoke, from Carleen

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disappearing this morning, then stealing Narcissa’s hair — if she had stolen it. He opened his email, but couldn’t remember the realtor’s name. There were hundreds of unopened messages. Miller scanned subject lines and opened a few that led nowhere, then opened one headed Our Earlier Business, and immediately encountered the enraged, demented specter of Heffner, exactly why he didn’t open anything anymore. Heffner had no idea Miller had tagged his earlier emails as spam, but now he was writing from a new address, getting around the filter, and while the tone was like his emails after the Rosedale massacre, there was something unhinged in the typography, as if flashes of rage were shaking his ability to adhere to even the simplest conventions of written English. Miller hadn’t recognized the name in his inbox — James May — but the minute he saw the message, he knew who was screaming at him. “DEAREST Miller,” he wrote, “I am RIGHT BEHIND YOU and I will be right BEWHIND ypiu until I FInD YOuY on the day YOU DIE! “ASSHOLD! “I on;y want whats mine and my neighbors and whatr you trook. “I KNOW YOU KNOW THIS! “You talked like you knew us but you dikdn’;t know anything “YOU’RE SON WASN’T TAKIN FROM YOU!!!!!! “LIAR/ “THIS COULDHAVE BEEN SETTLED EAST BUT MONEY WONT SETTLE ANTRTHG NOW. “YOURE NOT HALF WHAT tIM WAS NOT HALKF OF ANYTH9ING “YOUrE NOTHING NOW “JAMES MAY HEFFNER “ps, I am behiond you motehrfutter so tou bewrtrter

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have youre eyts opne 24 hours adayt. Im going to stare you down like Carvin staremd Tim down -- like a goddman dog, like the goddamn dog you are you are. I wil; pit you out of your gosddman misery once and for all ASSHOLE” Miller read the last paragraph again, which became clear if you didn’t pay attention to individual words or spellings. Heffner had been messed up when Miller met him — why wouldn’t he be, with a murdered son? — more messed up and menacing than most, and more menacing still when he showed up at Rosedale looking for money, until Wade laid him out and Miller escaped town. Now, six months after losing his son, he was off the rails entirely, which would have been okay, comforting even — he seemed incapable of hurting anyone now — except for the mention of Carvin, the Cumberland shooter, which felt like a conjuring, an invocation. Miller stood and looked out the window. The motorhome was parked below, on the street in front of Avery’s house. Heffner was not visible anywhere. Of course he wasn’t. The man was deranged, crazy with grief — and there’d probably always been something bent in him. Miller wanted a cigarette. Avery wouldn’t have one and Miller wasn’t going to buy any. He sat on his bed and closed Heffner’s message, but didn’t delete it. He scanned his inbox. There were no other messages from James May or Jimmy Heffner. Maybe the email was just an outburst, evidence of the man’s pain becoming momentarily too much to bear. But in his spam filter, Miller found more, sometimes two or three a day. There was no point in looking at these — except to scare himself, which he obviously needed since he’d hardly given Heffner a thought since picking up Carleen. His worry had been focused on Connor, and while it made sense to worry about Connor, Miller had been stupid, negligent, naïve to think Heffner would disappear. Hadn’t the man tracked Miller from

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Cumberland to Rosedale? Hadn’t he demanded money, whatever he believed Miller owed him, not that Miller owed him anything. He had picked up forty-five grand or so from a couple of Heffner’s co-survivors in Cumberland, but those people had plenty. Mrs. Aiello herself was worth millions. Miller would never take money from an old lady — or anyone — unless it was excess and giving it would also help the survivor. In a massacre’s wake, people wanted to give, and if they had money and got value in return, Miller tried to facilitate such exchanges. Mrs. Aiello’s granddaughter, Sierra, had been one of four kids murdered in Cumberland, a tiny massacre, barely newsworthy, unremarkable except to the survivors, who would never recover. Miller provided Mrs. Aiello access to Sierra — an illusion of intimacy, of interaction. The whole thing was simple and beautiful and he only wished he’d thought of it sooner. When he first started the program — Echo, he called it — Miller had handled the medium work himself. But after a year or so, he hired Jenna, who was better than Miller at reading the dead and comforting the living. Deep access to each victim’s social media and email accounts was purchased from among several sources, and then Jenna (or Miller or Kara, Jenna’s sister, who Miller later hired) brought the dead back to life, or more accurately, channeled them from the afterlife, weaving details from the deceased’s past no one could have known but the deceased (or someone with access to a lot of data). The new webpage or social media account or email exchange was a living memorial, with Jenna or Miller or Kara serving as different mediums channeling beloved victims to each survivor in the program. No one got involved who didn’t want to be involved. Often the interaction was an ongoing email exchange — or comments on a survivor’s social media posts, sometimes as the deceased, with an explicit understanding that it was not really the deceased, but the deceased reaching out through a medium. People contacted him crying, sent gifts and more money, thanked him over and over for keeping them in touch with their lost loved ones, and he was careful about who he enrolled. The spiritual profile was his read of a client. He would never enroll anyone who would be hurt

or would hurt anyone else. Someone like Heffner would never be allowed in, though he probably had given to one of the online action funds. Miller had only ever provided Echo to maybe 20 survivors, and people got their money’s worth, their loved ones arising from the ether. The service started at twenty grand. Everybody won as much as anybody could. But it was a relief to be off the circuit. Miller had done well by doing good — but he did not want to do it anymore. If he’d never hurt Heffner, he’d also never brought his dead son back. He read the man’s emails, all variations of you-did-mewrong-and-I-will-make-you-pay. After thirty or forty they started to seem like harmless ranting, an exercise that almost had nothing to do with Miller — just howling. Maybe this was how he was helping the man, serving as his punching bag. But then a fresh one arrived from the new address, Heffner within electronic micro seconds of Miller, the subject line reading Grettings from your Hometown. Miller opened it right away. “Know,” Heffner wrote “That I AM ALWAYS with you,” one of his standard greetings. Everything in the message was typically crazy, until half way through when Heffner wrote that he was in Spokane. Miller’s heart stuttered. A hundred and fifty miles was too close. But he’d be easy to track to Spokane — so what? That didn’t get Heffner to Avery’s house in Walla Walla. Still, he did seem to be tracking them — unless he was lying, which the last lines suggested he was. “I MET YOUYR Friend WALLACE,” he wrote. Miller didn’t have any friend Wallace. And then he was back on script: “I will TRACK YOU DOWN,” and so on and so forth. Miller read it again, seeing no evidence of Heffner in Spokane. He could have been anywhere in the world. Still, Miller texted Dena and told her to watch for somebody sniffing around — a deranged, possibly dangerous massacre survivor — and to tell the man nothing about their mom or Carleen, or Carleen and Miller’s whereabouts. Odds were good he wasn’t there at all, and if he was, he’d never find them in Walla Walla and probably wouldn’t find Dena either. But Miller woke in the morning to an hourold voicemail. “He’s here, ” Dena said. “I just saw him.” n

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March to Madness This year’s Zags are looking to make history with their first national championship, after which some guys will be heading to the NBA. Meanwhile, we break down the best Zags-turned-NBA players of all time, and analyze how this year’s road to March Madness looks for Gonzaga’s men and women.

NBA Hall of Famer and Gonzaga legend John Stockton. DEREK HARRISON PHOTO ILLUSTRATION

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ALSO WORTHY Courtney Vandersloot, former Gonzaga University star, continues to drop dimes in the WNBA, where she was drafted third overall in the 2011 draft by the Chicago Sky. Last year, she dished out a career-high 8.6 assists per game.

Rising to the

Top The NBA careers of former Zags, ranked

Ronny Turiaf (right) and Adam Morrison (below) both won NBA titles.

BY WILSON CRISCIONE

hen you judge or rank players of any sport, you can end up diminishing their accomplishments instead of celebrating all they’ve done. But hey, it’s also fun, so we’re doing it. With Gonzaga sending more players to the NBA each year, I took a look at how former Zags fared in the NBA, factoring in stats, longevity, peak performance and contributions to winning teams. These are what I determined to be the top 10 NBA careers by former Zags. If you think I left someone off who should have been included, or that I ranked someone in the wrong place, well, I had my reasons.

John Stockton

1. I mean, this is a no-brainer. Stockton (left) the all-time assists and steals leader and a hallof-famer, remains one of the greatest point guards to ever play in the NBA.

KellY Olynyk

2. In his sixth season, Olynyk has already put together the best NBA career of any modern Zag. He’s played 20 minutes per game every season. He’s averaged 10 points and five rebounds while shooting 48 percent from the field and 37 percent from 3-point range. And we’ll always remember the “Kelly Olynyk Game,” when he scored 26 points in a Game 7 win over the Washington Wizards to help advance the Boston Celtics to the Eastern Conference Finals in 2017.

Domantas Sabonis

3. Sabonis is emerging as potential all-star big man in his third season. He can shoot 3s, defend the rim, make smart passes and, of course, display remarkable touch around the basket. He’s putting up 14 points and nine rebounds on 61 percent shooting this season for the Indiana Pacers. The kid has a great career ahead of him.

Ronny Turiaf

4. Turiaf (right) started his NBA career for the Lakers as an energy guy who could block shots and gobble up rebounds off the bench. He missed out on the Lakers’ championship years, but he joined the Miami Heat in the 2011-12 season, contributing solid minutes and winning a championship alongside LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. He ended up playing nine years overall. 5.

Dan Dickau Dickau admits to the Inlander that he would have loved to play in today’s NBA. He’s always been a strong 3-point shooter, and the 3-point revolution in the NBA started just as Dickau’s career was winding down. Still, Dickau had a solid six-year NBA career. In the 2004-05 season, he started 46 games for the New Orleans Hornets, averaging 13.2 points while shooting nearly 35 percent from beyond the arc.

Adam Morrison

6. No former Zag has ever entered the NBA with higher expectations than Morrison (left), who lit up the college scene and was chosen No. 3 overall in the 2006 NBA draft by the Charlotte Bobcats. He put up 11.8 points per game his rookie season but shot just 38 percent from the field — good

numbers for a rookie with room to grow. Unfortunately, he missed the next season with a knee injury, and he never really recovered. He went to the Lakers and was buried on the bench. He did win two championships there, though.

Zach Collins

7. Collins is another former Zag big man who fits what the NBA is looking for these days. He can play good defense, shoot 3s, and recently has shown a unique ability to piss off the other team’s best players. He’s currently a backup center for the Portland Trail Blazers, but don’t be surprised if he earns an expanded role in the coming years.

Austin Daye

8. Somehow it feels like Daye gets left out of the discussion of former Zags in the league. In his second season with Detroit, 2010-11, the sharpshooting small forward looked like he had potential to break out as a solid rotation player for years to come. His minutes dwindled the next year, however, and he bounced around the league until 2014-15 without finding a similar opportunity.

Jeremy Pargo

9. Pargo went undrafted in the 2009 draft, but after raising eyebrows in overseas pro leagues, he signed with the Memphis Grizzlies. He was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers the next summer, where he shined. In one memorable game, he scored 28 points and had five rebounds and four assists against the Philadelphia 76ers. But soon after he went back overseas.

Robert Sacre

10. For a center who couldn’t really jump, Sacre played pretty well in four seasons with the Lakers from 2012-16. The team was tanking during much of this time, and Sacre was able to start more than a dozen games in the 2014-15 season. Could Richie Frahm — who played four years, including one for the Sonics and one for the Trail Blazers — have taken this spot? Sure. n

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Making it

big Why Gonzaga has success developing prospects into NBA players BY WILSON CRISCIONE Junior Rui Hachimura has a bright NBA future.

hen Gonzaga was trying to land top recruit Zach Collins, who had ambitions for the NBA, the program didn’t need an elaborate pitch to convince him that coming to Spokane could lead him to the pros. “We just showed him,” says assistant men’s basketball coach Donny Daniels. “At that time, [Domantas] Sabonis had gone to the pros. [Kyle] Wiltjer was in the pros. [Robert] Sacre had been in the pros. Kelly Olynyk was.” It’s the natural progression of the program, says Dan Dickau, the former Gonzaga star who enjoyed a sixyear NBA career. Recruits want to be part of a winning program, but they also want to see that other players like them used the program to propel themselves to the NBA. “I think Gonzaga has a definite blueprint to be able to show that they’ve developed guys to get to the NBA, and then also to have success once they’re there,” Dickau tells the Inlander. Collins, of course, would join that line of Gonzaga big men to make it to the NBA just a year later, the 10th pick in the 2017 NBA draft. And soon, Zags like Rui Hachimura and Brandon Clarke are likely to move on to the next level. It’s become normal for Gonzaga to have top NBA prospects on the roster. So what does that blueprint Dickau mentioned look

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like? Daniels, a top recruiter in his ninth season as a Gonzaga coach, says it’s a combination of things. Deep runs in the tournament are “invaluable” experience for players who want to go on to the next level, whether that’s the NBA or another pro league, he says. Daniels also credits strength and conditioning coach Travis Knight for helping players develop their bodies, and the facilities at Gonzaga let guys who want to work nonstop do so. And being in Spokane has its unique perks. “Johnathan Williams said it the best: ‘There’s nothing to do in Spokane, that’s why I play basketball all the time,’” Daniels recalls. Olynyk, now on the Miami Heat, might be the best example of how quickly players can develop into NBA prospects at Gonzaga. Olynyk took a redshirt year at Gonzaga simply to develop his game. Daniels says he worked in the morning, went to class, went to practice, shot at night, and lifted weights. “When he came back for his junior year, he was unbelievable,” Daniels says. Now, the program calls redshirt years after a transfer the “Olynyk clinic.” Dickau had his own redshirt year in the 1999-2000 season after he transferred from the University of Washington. “I had coaches that were definitely influencing me, en-

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couraging me, working with me to continue to improve,” Dickau says. “I think now, based off the resources they have, the analytics, they can break things down into more detail … with all these things they have at their fingertips, they can map out a plan.” Dickau says Gonzaga big men have had so much success because they often come in with international experience. The way bigs grow up learning the game is just a little different outside the United States. Gonzaga uses that to its advantage. “The way Gonzaga plays has accentuated a lot of their skill sets and abilities,” Dickau says. Daniels doesn’t want to take credit for coaches developing players. The credit should go to the players, he says. Collins, who was at Gonzaga for just one season before he was drafted, was simply a player with NBA destiny. “It’s hard to say in eight months, we did this. No, we didn’t do anything,” Daniels says. Part of the Zags’ recent success going to the NBA is that Gonzaga, currently the top-ranked team in the country, can now recruit top talent. Part of it is that Gonzaga chooses players who are ready to put in the work. “We have good coaches,” Daniels says. “But you gotta remember: The kid has to show up. He has to want it as much as you want it.” n

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Road to the

Final

Four Three keys to Gonzaga making a run to a national championship BY WILL MAUPIN

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he Gonzaga Bulldogs head to the NCAA Tournament for the 21st consecutive season hoping to pull off something the program has never done: win it

This year’s team is quite possibly the best equipped in Gonzaga history to do just that. They’re arguably the most efficient offensive team the sport has ever seen and indisputably the most efficient squad this season. Advanced metrics rate this year’s group even higher than the 2017 team that made the Final Four. March is the month of madness though. Gonzaga, like every team in the tournament, is both vulnerable to an upset and capable of a deep run. Here are three things the Zags need to do in order to avoid the former and achieve the latter.

Stay Up to Speed Some teams are defined by the speed at which they play. Conference rival BYU, for example, used to be known for its fast and furious, run-and-gun approach to offense. Virginia, on the other hand, uses stifling defense to slow games to a crawl. Under Mark Few, the Zags have generally been an uptempo team, but one that falls closer to the middle of the pack than the leading edge. This year, though, they’re going faster than ever. The average offensive possession this season for the Zags lasts just 14.6 seconds, according to stat-guru Ken Pomeroy. Only five teams in the country take less time than Gonzaga. It’s worked for the Zags as they’re the most efficient offense and highest scoring team in all of college basketball. To counter this, opposing teams have often opted to slow the game down rather than try to run with the Zags. For West Coast Conference teams, that proved impossible. But for more talented NCAA Tournament teams, the task won’t be quite as tough. The best way for Gonzaga to avoid this problem is to simply avoid teams capable of doing it. Root for teams like Virginia and Cincinnati, who play slow and stout defensive styles, and teams like Texas Tech and Michigan, with length and quickness that limits transition opportunities, to land on the opposite side of the bracket. Or, better yet, fall victim to early-round upsets. If the Zags don’t get that lucky, they’ll need to take matters into their own hands. Mark Few has employed a 1-2-2, three-quarter-court press at times this season in order to speed up opposing teams.

Play With Constant Defensive Intensity Gonzaga’s only played in a handful of close games this

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Senior Josh Perkins is the only starter remaining from the Zags’ 2017 Final Four run. season, and there’s a common thread connecting each of those games. Only eight teams managed to average one-pointscored per possession, or more, against Gonzaga during the regular season. They include Tennessee and North Carolina, who beat Gonzaga, as well as Illinois, Washington, Duke and Creighton, which were all close games. More recently, San Francisco and San Diego did as well. The only times this season that Gonzaga has looked vulnerable have come when the Zags haven’t played well on the defensive end. After those back-to-back losses in December, the Zags retooled their defense and have transformed into one of the nation’s best teams on that end of the floor. But from here on there’s not going to be an opportunity to learn from a loss. One bad defensive performance could end Gonzaga’s season.

Lean on Veteran Leadership What does Gonzaga have in common with seven of the nine teams to win a national championship so far this decade? The answer is Josh Perkins. Since 2010, only Kentucky (2012) and Duke (2015) have won it all without an upperclassman running the offense.

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Perkins has been absolutely stellar this season, so there’s no reason to expect anything less from him down the stretch. He’s also shown that he’s more than capable of stepping up in big moments. He scored 13 points in the 2017 National Championship and posted the second highest offensive rating of any player in the game. He’s also the only starter left who played in that game. For a program that is always making deep runs in March, this team has a handful of guys in the rotation who haven’t ever experienced anything like that. The freshmen never have, obviously. But neither has junior Brandon Clarke. Senior Geno Crandall’s only ever played in one NCAA Tournament game. That was back in 2017 with his former team, North Dakota, and it was the program’s first-ever trip to the tournament. Pretty different this time around. The lights are brighter at Gonzaga, and they get even brighter when the Zags go dancing. The arenas get bigger, too. Sometimes they aren’t arenas at all, but rather gargantuan NFL stadiums. It’s going to be up to guys like Perkins, who have been through it before, to help shepherd the new faces both on and off the court. n

The Zags’ Five Most Important Games BY TUCK CLARRY

89-87 win vs. Duke Maui Invitational Championship, Nov. 21 At the beginning of the year, Zags fans tried to piece together how in the world they would get to see a matchup of their No. 3 Bulldogs vs. the heralded No. 1 Blue Devils in this tournament championship. The rankings suggested the Zags could compete, but the game itself proved that their big men were just as physically daunting as the heralded blue chip freshmen on the other side.

103-92 win at Creighton Dec. 1

Newcomer Geno Crandall is a key contributor to this year’s Zags.

The second half comeback win for Gonzaga was the first road test the Zags faced this year. The game showed that sophomore guard Zach Norvell can be a lightning rod, serving as instant offense if he’s given the reps to heat up. He’ll be a critical option in March.

intensity of the Volunteers. The game highlighted the need for Rui Hachimura to learn to adapt to physical play and Josh Perkins to assert himself as a scorer.

73-76 loss vs. Tennessee Dec. 9

96-83 win at San Francisco Jan. 12

Still without Killian Tillie and dealing with the added loss of backup point guard Geno Crandall, the Zags struggled to match the

Their first major road game in conference and in a constant stickler of a place to play, the Zags showed there would always be a chasm

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between them and everyone else in the WCC.

94-46 win vs. Saint Mary’s Feb. 9 Before the game versus the supposed rival in the conference, the Zags found out Tillie was hurt yet again. But the news didn’t deter Gonzaga perhaps ending any rivalry talk as they shot 58 percent from the field and 44 percent from 3-point territory. n

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Zykera Rice is key to Zags’ fortunes moving into March Madness.

Reaching New

Heights Gonzaga’s women have already made history this year, but they’re not done yet BY TUCK CLARRY

onzaga has an embarrassment of riches when it comes to the programs that play their games in the McCarthey Athletic Center. As dominant as the men have been in the West Coast Conference, the women are turning into every bit as imposing an annual force in the league. WCC coach of the year Lisa Fortier has progressed the program to ever higher levels, no small feat in a collegiate sport that does not offer the same parity as the men’s game. They were able to hang with the No. 1 ranked Notre Dame Irish for three quarters. They shocked the No. 8 Stanford Cardinal when they came up to Spokane. The Zags were one of the teams listed in the prelimi-

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nary NCAA bracket reveal in February, confirmation that the team is one of the 16 best in the eyes of the committee, only to be leapfrogged after a tough loss to BYU. Gonzaga’s women finished the season ranked 14th in the Associated Press poll — matching the program’s highestever ranking, achieved for the first time back in January — and they have a slim chance of being a Top 4 seed in March Madness when the brackets are announced Monday. If that happens, they’ll get games on their home court. If they don’t, they may travel somewhere far from Spokane instead. At home or on the road, the Zags could do some serious damage in the NCAA tournament in large part because of the tremendous season their three seniors —

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Zykera Rice, Chandler Smith and Laura Stockton — put together. But the depth of the Zags has been a real benefit, and they’ll need it as Stockton went down with what looked like a serious injury in the conference tournament. Rice’s 14 points and 5.9 rebounds per game lead the team in both categories, but the Zags benefit from sophomore Jill Townsend joining Smith and Stockton in averaging nine points. Add sophomore Jenn Wirth and Katie Campbell’s eight points per game and the Zags have a wide set of options offensively. Their season was one full of historic achievements in terms of rankings and recognition, but importantly, they also responded well to adversity. They had the tough break of matching up twice against BYU when the Cougars were shooting red hot, resulting in two 2-point losses. But the Zags responded each time by dismantling their next opponent. Closing out defensively on perimeter shooters was a problem in their two losses to BYU, something that could be a problem against the best teams in the country in March Madness. Both Wirth and Rice are great rebounders and battlers down low, but the physicality of bigschool players will always be a challenge, albeit one that the Zags are anxious to accept. If the Zags can control the tempo and limit their turnovers, they are one of the toughest teams to play in the country. And if they optimize that style of play and lean on Rice and Wirth, their historic season will go on. And one historic season this year could help this program have plenty more in the future. n

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THEATER

Brother, Can You Spare a Line?

Kyle Ross (top) as Austin and Ricky St. Martin as Lee.

At Lake City Playhouse, a contemporary classic like True West is also a way to create opportunity for actors and audiences BY E.J. IANNELLI

here’s a pivotal scene in True West, Sam Shepard’s Pulitzer-nominated 1980 play about the turbulent relationship between two brothers, when the eldest, Lee, is dictating a screenplay to Austin, his younger sibling. He describes a Western-style vignette in which two men on horseback “take off after each other straight into an endless black prairie” just as the sun is setting. “And the one who’s chasin’ doesn’t know where the other one is taking him,” Lee says. “And the one who’s

being chased doesn’t know where he’s going.” For Brooke Wood, a longtime admirer of Shepard’s work, these lines came as “kind of an a-ha thing” when she began directing a new production of True West at Lake City Playhouse in Coeur d’Alene. It was a metaphor she was keen to stress to Ricky St. Martin, the actor playing Lee. “I was like, ‘This is your guys’ relationship. And ...continued on next page

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CULTURE | THEATER “BROTHER, CAN YOU SPARE A LINE?,” CONTINUED... he doesn’t even realize that he’s writing a story about his own struggles.’ That was one of those layers that [Shepard] puts in there where you’re like, ‘Are you freaking kidding me? Did he just literally say that? That’s so awesome.’” Opposite St. Martin in this production is Kyle Ross, who plays Austin, the more stable and successful of the two. Yet much of the tension in True West stems from the fact that Austin’s stability and success are threatened as the more dominant, impulsive Lee muscles in on his line of work as a screenwriter. “They both have beautiful takes on each character. They came with some preconceived ideas, and I try really hard to allow that organic-ness that the actor brings,” Wood says. “Ricky plays Lee a little more aggressively, and he has these beautiful ebbs and tides. The way he delivers a line, I wouldn’t have thought that it could be dark and a bit funny.” Ross, by contrast, is “very tailored” and “put together” until Lee’s threats and interruptions bring him to the breaking point. “When he has his flip,” she says, “you feel it so profoundly. And Kyle has these lovely nuances in his voice, I think because he’s musically trained, so he can take it down to this small, whispering level and it’s almost musical. He’s put his own spin on some of the flow of the dialogue.” Although the play fixes its focus firmly on Lee and Austin, it calls for a cast of four. The other two characters are Saul, the Hollywood producer who Lee attempts to charm away from Austin, and the men’s mother, for whom they’re housesitting. The mother only appears in the play’s final scene, which is why Wood says it’s easy to overlook her significance at first. “The mother blows my mind in how she’s written,” Wood says. “She gives weight to how screwed up these gentlemen WEEKEND are. Mom is definitely the C O U N T D OW N anchor to their sibling rivalry. Get the scoop on this And it makes you start to weekend’s events with wonder, is that why dad left? our newsletter. Sign up at And then it builds this beautiInlander.com/newsletter. ful backstory so that someone who’s watching it could start the show from the end and work backwards.” The mother is played by Kay Poland. David Sharon is playing Saul. Wood says that Sharon’s involvement in True West is a perfect example of the role that a volunteer-driven theater like Lake City Playhouse fills in the community. “He has not been on stage since high school. And he just decided that because his kids do this, he can’t ask them to be fearless if he doesn’t make these decisions. He came out and killed his audition. It makes me happy as someone who’s involved with the Playhouse intimately, just to watch even adults grow.” That also speaks to the theater’s decision to include Shepard’s play in its current schedule. “We’re trying really hard to become something where a couple times a year we’ll have shows that families can come to together,” she says. “But we also work really hard at providing a place for actors who aren’t musical theater majors or who really want to do some straight plays, stuff that’s a little bit grittier and has more depth to it. True West definitely provided that. I guarantee people have seen Kyle Ross onstage, but I promise them they’ve never seen him in a role like this.” Along with providing actors the opportunity to break type or return to the stage after an extended absence, Wood says there’s also an audience-oriented motive for Lake City Playhouse to stage a contemporary classic like True West. “It’s theater that people need to see because it has beautiful writing in it, and it utilizes actors in a way that people don’t always get a chance to see. And the actors in this show have far surpassed anything I had in mind. As an audience member you can feel it from the moment you walk in.” n True West • March 15-31; Thu-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm • $23 • Lake City Playhouse • 1320 E. Garden Ave., Coeur d’Alene • lakecityplayhouse.org • 208-676-7529

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Free Streams

BY NATHAN WEINBENDER

utting cable can be a relief, but relying on multiple streaming services to fill the gaps might not save all that much cash. For movie buffs looking to pinch pennies, here are a few solid outlets offering free films. A SHRILL SERIES The comedy series Shrill is set to drop on Hulu this week, and the buzzed-about show has several Pacific Northwest ties. Starring and co-produced by Saturday Night Live’s Aidy Bryant, it’s based on a memoir by Seattle writer Lindy West and is partly inspired by her time on the staff at Seattle newspaper the Stranger, while Spokane native and SNL alum Julia Sweeney has a recurring role as Bryant’s overbearing mother. All six episodes of Shrill premiere Friday. (NATHAN WEINBENDER)

IMDb Freedive (imdb.com/freedive) The Internet Movie Database is the go-to site for film facts, and it has a curated library of movies you can watch free with ads. Sign in with your IMDb username or a Google, Amazon or Facebook account, and it’s accessible through both desktop and Fire TV devices. Highlights: Quality over quantity with this one. Amongst my favorites in the library are Run Lola Run, Adaptation and Memento, and there are comedy classics like Groundhog Day, Roxanne and Tootsie, and all four Lethal Weapon movies. Kanopy (kanopy.com) If you have a Spokane Public Library card, you already have access to Kanopy, which offers an impressive, adfree selection of indies, foreign films and documentaries. Create a profile and get eight play credits per month, which refresh every 30 days.

THE BUZZ BIN Highlights: Kanopy partially fills the void left by the defunct FilmStruck service, with a wide assortment of Criterion Collection-approved films by foreign luminaries — Buñuel, Fellini, Kurosawa, Bergman — and big titles from the acclaimed studio A24, including Moonlight, Lady Bird and Room.

THIS WEEK’S PLAYLIST Some noteworthy new music arrives online and in stores March 15. To wit: KAREN O & DANGER MOUSE, Lux Prima. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs singer is always worth hearing, and this collaboration is intriguing for sure. STEPHEN MALKMUS, Groove Denied. The former Pavement frontman goes electronic. This writer goes perplexed. THE ALARM, Strength 1985-1986. Reissue of this album by the “Scottish U2” includes 22 unreleased recordings. They are coming to the Bing Aug. 7; tix on sale now. (DAN NAILEN)

ALIEN ADMIRATION The Strange Planet webcomic may be the greatest thing to happen on Instagram/the internet in years. Created by artist Nathan W. Pyle, the matter-of-fact observations of Earthling’s weird habits and behaviors by a group of adorable blue aliens take on everything from going to the dentist (“scraping mouth stones”) to getting sunburned (“star damage”) and rushcleaning the house (“we own things but have hidden them”) before guests arrive. Follow on Instagram @nathanwpylestrangeplanet. (CHEY SCOTT)

KUDOS Spokane poet Brooke Matson recently won the Jake Adam York Prize for poetry for her collection In Accelerated Silence, which will be published in February 2020 by Milkweed Editions as part of the honor. The prize annually goes to an author’s first or second poetry collection; her first, The Moons, was published in 2012. You might know Matson best as executive director of arts nonprofit Spark Central. (DAN NAILEN)

PopcornFlix (popcornflix.com) If you don’t mind commercials, PopcornFlix offers a quirky, unusual mix of high art and lowbrow silliness. Watch on your desktop, or through Roku, Apple TV, Xbox and Amazon devices. Highlights: A bunch of cult classics, from the endearingly cheesy (BMX Bandits, Q: The Winged Serpent, Sleepaway Camp) to the generally beloved (The Exorcist III, Clue, Black Christmas). There’s also a bunch of Werner Herzog’s films on here, including his mad jungle adventures Aguirre: The Wrath of God and Fitzcarraldo. Crackle (crackle.com) This Sony-sponsored streaming service has become something of a punchline. After all, they exclusively released the Joe Dirt sequel exactly zero people were clamoring for. But it has dozens of free films with skippable commercial breaks, and you can activate your Smart TV to be Crackle-compatible. Highlights: It has a bunch of pleasantly dumb ’90s comedies you forgot existed — finally, Booty Call, High School High and Multiplicity, all in one place! But there are some gems in there as well, including the martial arts masterpiece Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, the stylish arthouse thriller Drive, the anime freakout Paprika and pedal-to-the-metal action classic Speed. n

DO BETTER With co-creator Louis C.K. rightfully exiled, FX series Better Things is now fully the purview of star Pamela Adlon, and that’s a very good thing. As Sam, a single mother of three girls and working actor, Adlon is one of television’s best characters, a filter-free woman helping her daughters navigate the complexities of adolescence and young adulthood. In the newly launched third season, mother and daughters alike are all unraveling a bit, and Better Things veers gracefully from drama to laugh-out-loud moments unlike few other shows. (DAN NAILEN)

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Finding a Way Home Former Spokanite Debra Gwartney’s memoir I Am a Stranger Here Myself is a distinctly Northwest story BY MINDY CAMERON

his is the story of growing up in a family of strong men and tough women. Sturdy Westerners attached to the landscape and their heritage in Salmon, Idaho. The title, I Am a Stranger Here Myself, is a not-so-subtle clue to the author’s sense of alienation from that heritage, an emotional distance that drives the narrative. But Debra Gwartney takes a nontraditional path with her memoir, weaving a key figure in the history of the American West — Narcissa Whitman — into her own story, fusing memoir and history. It’s an ambitious and tricky goal that leaves the reader wondering at times how the author can possibly make this work. Gwartney pulls the reader into her story on the first pages with a fluid and revealing opening as she drives along remote Highway 93 heading to a family gathering in Salmon. We get snippets of backstory through an imagined conversation with a truck driver bearing down on her. We want to know more. Soon we learn of her childhood interest in Narcissa Whitman, discovered after pulling a book off a grandmother’s shelf. Then, suddenly, in a new chapter we are amid the gruesome massacre at the Whitman Mission, which ended with the death of Narcissa and 12 others, including her husband, Marcus. Gwartney has done her homework on Narcissa, the first Caucasian woman to cross the Rocky Mountains, and

returns to her throughout the book, almost as an alter ego, the first woman to experience displacement in the rugged West. But it is Gwartney’s own story that captures the reader, even as she makes the occasional foray down the what-if trail to reflect on whether, like Narcissa, she would have had the passion and the gumption to leave the comforts of family in the East to make the coveredwagon journey westward. That’s a reverie many of us who grew up in the West have fallen into, including me. (And here I will disclose that I know Debra Gwartney; she was an advisor as I was working on my own memoir as an MFA student.) Leaving aside the history portion of this memoir, its strength lies in the author’s honest appraisal of her early life as a lonely girl, a misfit who yearns to belong. Complicating her search for herself is a deep attachment to the landscape of home — the mountains, the rivers, the valleys, a place she knows “about as well as the lines of my face.” Gwartney deeply experienced the place, but not the culture. She writes that she never shot a gun or aimed an arrow and had little use for horses and whiskey. She captures this dramatically in the book’s most memorable scene, a family midsummer outing on the swollen Salmon River. All her life, she’d resisted joining others on rafting trips and endured the teasing that went along with those refusals. Finally, as a young mother of two girls, she decided to give in to the family tradition. Here she makes the most poignant connection to Narcissa, whose 2-year-old daughter Alice had drowned in a river near the mission house in what is now the Walla Walla area. Readers like me, who have rafted the Salmon or its Middle Fork with equal measure of thrill and fear, will relate to Gwartney’s experience. Father, grandfa-

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ther and brother, all experienced boatmen, enjoyed the sunshine and beer until debris in the high water spelled trouble. Gwartney writes the terrifying details of spilling into the water, struggling, finally feeling solid ground, and waiting to be rescued.

A Northwesterner through and through, Gwartney has lived in Boise, Spokane and now in western Oregon. But it is Salmon, where she was born, that haunted her. With this book, she finally makes peace with the place she “loved best on this earth.” n Mindy Cameron is a former editor at the Seattle Times who now lives in Sandpoint. She can be reached at mindycameron@gmail.com.

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St. Paddy’s Day Pie Find comfort in a hearty shepherd’s pie made with your own twist BY SAMANTHA WOHLFEIL

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ay your glass be ever full, may you always have a strong roof over your head, and may you be in heaven a full half-hour before the devil knows you’re dead.” When the mood is warm and the company good, it’s hard to beat a toast that comes from the heart, or the friends that forgive us the liberties taken with a loosely remembered blessing. The beauty of a toasty shepherd’s pie, cooked up while winter hasn’t quite let go yet, is that the dish is similarly forgiving. Die-hards might tell you that ground lamb is key — otherwise it’s called “cottage pie” — but in the same spirit of your cheerful friends, we’ll wink and let you call this shepherd’s pie if ground beef is easier to find. As a hearty, cheap and filling dish, the classic is, at its core, just meat and vegetables in gravy, covered with mashed potatoes. Add or substitute as many vegetables as you’d like. Don’t like mushrooms? Swap them for some frozen peas. Use beef stock instead of ...continued on next page

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3 large Yukon gold potatoes 4 cloves of garlic 1/4 cup sour cream 4 tablespoons salted butter 1 cup chicken or beef stock 1 cup Dubliner cheese, grated 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 medium yellow onion, diced 2 large carrots, peeled and diced 1 pound ground lamb or lean ground beef 1-1/2 cups diced mushrooms 1 pinch dried rosemary 2 large splashes Worcestershire sauce 2 tablespoons flour Salt and pepper to taste 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Peel and dice potatoes and add to boiling water. Smash garlic cloves with flat side of a knife, remove peels, and add to potatoes. Cook until soft (about 12 to 15 minutes), strain off water, return to pot and mash with wooden spoon or masher. Add butter, sour cream and 1/2 cup chicken or beef stock, stir until creamy, then add Dubliner cheese and stir until melted and combined. Remove from heat. 2. While the potatoes are boiling, heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-low heat. Once the oil is

This comfort food classic can help tide you over until this year’s ultra-late spring arrives. shimmering, add diced onions and carrots and cook for about 2 minutes, stirring to keep from sticking. Add the lamb or lean ground beef and brown, stirring frequently. 3. Once all meat is browned, add the diced mushrooms, rosemary, salt and pepper. Quickly drizzle Worcestershire sauce around the pan in two large circles (about 1 tablespoon if you want to measure). Add remaining 1/2 cup stock, sprinkle flour over the mixture and stir until sauce starts to thicken, about 3 or 4 min-

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utes. Remove from heat. 4. Spoon the meat and veggie mixture into a 9-inch by 9-inch baking dish or individual oven-safe ramekins and spread to cover the bottom. Carefully spoon the mashed potatoes on top to cover the meat mixture completely. Bake for 20 to 30 minutes, until potatoes start to get a golden crust. Optional: add some grated Dubliner on top of the potatoes before baking to get an even cheesier dish. Serve warm. n

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s soon as I heard about the pop-up Filipino nights at Garageland, delivered by BIG Mike’s Cookout, I was on board. At the most recent edition March 7, the menu included four options, which made it easy to try (almost) everything on the menu. The biggest hit out of BIG Mike’s kitchen for me was the bistek siopao, a steamed bun filled with thinly sliced flank steak and onions. At just $3 each, a couple of those could easily make a worthy meal on their own. But I had larger things in mind in the form of the breakfast-oriented dishes filling the menu. The tapsilog ($12) delivered some tasty beef slices along with garlic-fried rice, a perfectly fried egg and sliced tomatoes and cucumbers. The longsilog ($12) is essentially the same dish, but substituting a sweet sausage for the beef. The only dish we didn’t try was the tortang talong ($10), a Chinese eggplant omelette. The menus change with each pop-up, and Big Mike is determined to introduce Filipino food to Spokane. Follow BIG Mike’s Cookout on Facebook to know when his next Garageland pop up happens. (DAN NAILEN)

The newly opened Pathfinder Cafe shares a home with a South Hill bike shop BY ARCELIA MARTIN

hen Sarah Neupert was a Washington State University student in her 20s, she sat in the back of her boyfriend’s roommate’s Nissan Pathfinder the morning after a long night out in Spokane. The two roommates talked about how they’d make great business partners and would someday open a bike shop together. Neupert rolled her eyes. Fast forward 25 years, and Neupert and that former boyfriend, Mark, are now married with kids. And that bike shop her husband and his roommate dreamed up one night is Wheel Sport on 29th Avenue and Grand Boulevard, opened in 2017. Neupert decided to create a cafe inside the shop as a tribute to friendships and dreams that all began inside an old Nissan Pathfinder. “I’m always along for the ride and I always have been with those two,” Neupert says. “I never want to miss out because they’re always doing something fun.” Opening last December, the cafe features touches of the couples’ story in every corner. Pathfinder’s menu uses recipes Neupert crafted during 18 years as a stayat-home mom, and gives customers the option to go sweet or savory, at any hour. Pathfinder serves espresso drinks, chai lattes ($3.75), superfood lattes ($4.50), organic smoothies ($8+) and snacks like avocado toast ($6). There’s also craft beer and cider in cans and bottles. “Avocado toast has probably existed in my life for 10 years,” Neupert says. “So it’s fun now being able to share all of these superfood lattes and all these things that were snacks for me with everybody else.” There’s a little something for everyone, including decadent cacao acai bowls ($12) blended with almond butter, maca powder and dates, and topped with granola, fruit, honey, cocoa nibs and goji berries that satisfy desires for a sweet but healthy start. Vegetarian

crustless quiches ($5) with red peppers and artichokes are baked at Petit Chat Bakery in North Spokane, and served dressed up with Pathfinder’s in-house sauces and greens. That’s what Neupert wanted: choices. “I really wanted options for everyone, I wanted a place that would be eclectic,” she says. “And it’s interesting when you have all different types of food. It has brought together a lot of different types of people as well. And that was always my goal.” Bright yellow accents and bike seats repurposed into coat hangers add to the eclectic aesthetic she envisioned. Neupert hopes customers stick around and enjoy their cup of coffee or snack; not only to fill the stools looking into her husband’s bike shop, but as a continuation of their sustainability efforts. Pathfinder is currently in the process of applying for the Green Restaurant Association’s certification, which acknowledges and measures efforts of restaurants to promote continued sustainability. To incentivize that mission, when customers opt to dine-in, Pathfinder donates the 10 cents that each to-go container would have cost them to one of three Washington charities: SpokAnimal, Second Harvest and Evergreen Mountain Bike Association. Using wooden tokens, customers can choose which of the charities they’d like to donate to. “Part of that is [if] we own a bike shop, we need a planet to ride them on,” Neupert says. Once the weather warms up, Neupert hopes cyclists will complete group rides organized by Wheel Sports at Pathfinder, enjoying an apres-ride beer or one of her homemade muffins. n Pathfinder Cafe • 3026 S. Grand Blvd. • Open Mon-Sat 7 am-6 pm • facebook.com/ pathfindercafespokane • 343-1220

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MANGO TREE GROWS

When one restaurant closes… another opens. The recent news that downtown Spokane dining fixture Hills’ Restaurant closed after more than 25 years was met with some deserved nostalgia and sadness. The main reason for the closure was an offer to buy the restaurant’s building. The Mango Tree Indian Kitchen + Tap House is moving into the corner space at Washington and Main, with a targeted opening between mid April and early May, says operations manager Casey Garland. He says the Spokane location’s menu will mirror what’s served at the Mango Tree’s Coeur d’Alene location, which opened last year and is part of a Canadian-based franchise. (CHEY SCOTT)

SANTE’S LAST SUPPER

The final day of service at Santé Restaurant & Charcuterie is scheduled for Sunday, March 17. After 10 years, owners Kate and Jeremy Hansen are closing the restaurant to rebrand the space as Smoke & Mirrors Saloon, which is planning to offer more of an upscale-casual feel and a “meat-centric culinary extravaganza with sausages, meatballs and steaks taking center stage” on the menu. Santé’s charcuterie program will live on with the new iteration, including meat sold by the pound. Smoke & Mirrors is set to open on Monday, April 1. In the meantime, stop in Santé for one last hurrah and to sample a special St. Patrick’s Day-themed menu served on the 17th between 9 am and 9 pm. (CHEY SCOTT)

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ACID FLASHDANCE Profane, brutal and beautiful, Gaspar Noé’s merciless Climax is a deranged, drug-fueled death drop of a movie BY NATHAN WEINBENDER

arely has a descent into hell had such an impeccable sense of rhythm. Gaspar Noé’s Climax is built upon a fairly straightforward premise — a group of dancers has a really bad, really violent drug trip — but it’s made with such delirious style that it becomes something of a ballet itself, a portrait of excess and debauchery set to music. That shouldn’t be a surprise coming from Noé, who has made some of the most shocking and disturbing movies of the last couple decades, but this is, for all its flailing intensity, his most readily accessible film. Following a prologue that introduces us to the members of this diverse dance troupe through taped interviews, we get an opening sequence that’s an out-ofthe-gate mic drop. It’s an electric, meticulously choreographed dance number set to an insistent, pulsating electronic beat and shot in a single 10-minute take. The dancers undulate and gyrate as if they’re a single organism, but that sense of synchronicity is about to fracture.

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There’s a celebration in the gymnasium of an old ers, twirling and somersaulting and tilting and lurching academy. There’s some flirting, some drinking, some and hanging upside down. His trademark God’s eye shot more dancing. Then somebody spikes the sangria bowl is in full effect, looking down as everyone writhes, first in with LSD, and as the drugs take hold, the party quickly ecstasy and then in pain. devolves into paranoia, trauma, sexual deviance and Noé has always fancied himself the bad boy of grievous bodily harm. The final 45 minutes of Climax arthouse cinema. From the unflinching brutality of his involve the characters screaming, thrashing, convulsing breakout Irreversible (2002) to the unsimulated sex (in 3D, and contorting, careening from bug-eyed terror to orgiasno less) of 2015’s ponderous Love, he has always been tic glee. Fights break out. Someone is lit on fire. A child rubbing our noses in the darkest proclivities of humanity, is locked in the electrical room. A woman slices herself and to an obnoxious degree. He has a distinct approach with a knife. The characters wander down the building’s — it’s impossible to mistake his films for anyone else’s — long hallways, all of which lead back to the gymnasium, a but I’ve always found his transgressions to smack of descavernous maze that Dante might have written about. peration, showboating style in service of hollow nihilism. If that sounds like something you’d hate, you’re probClimax is no less self-indulgent than Noé’s earlier ably right. films, but for whatever reason the perverse excess But I was mesmerized by it, and despite the occaworked for me this time. It feels less like a wallow in sional moment of misplaced self-importance misery and torture than it does an embrace CLIMAX — blocks of text occasionally fill the screen, of baroque overkill. Noé has often quoted Rated R espousing such dorm-room observations as his inspirations on-screen, and here we see Directed by Gaspar Noé “death is an extraordinary experience” — a stack of VHS tapes that hint at what he’s there’s something pure about the notion of a Starring Sofia Boutella, Romain channeling — the neon color palette of Dario Guillermic, Souheila Yacoub film that’s merely an exercise in movement Argento’s Suspiria, the bug-eyed insanity of At the Magic Lantern and color. Sofia Boutella (Atomic Blonde, Andrzej Zulawski’s Possession, the nightmare Kingsman: The Secret Service) is the only recoglogic of David Lynch’s Eraserhead. nizable actor here; the rest are unknowns, cast primarily The title almost comes to be a joke: The movie starts for their dancing abilities, and they get to show off in exat such a fever pitch that the whole thing feels like one tended sequences where we merely watch them contort, prolonged climax. It doesn’t build; it’s at full blast from bursts of free expression that give way to violence. the beginning. Some people will connect with it and Noé’s regular cinematographer Benoît Debie works others will recoil from it, but it’s an undeniable feat of wonders with his camera: It moves like one of the danchighwire filmmaking. n

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No Wonder The animated adventure Wonder Park isn’t much of a thrill ride BY JOSH BELL

or a movie about a magical amusement park, Nickelodeon’s Wonder Park is surprisingly morbid, with a severe lack of wonder. It’s a tribute to the creativity of childhood that presents that creativity as a sort of grim duty, and the heroine has to leave the movie’s mystical world as soon as she’s finally brought it back to life. The animation is colorful and noisy (if not particularly inventive) and may keep children occupied for 90 minutes or so, but the characters and themes don’t leave much of an impression. In the hierarchy of computer-animated movies, Nickelodeon’s efforts are several rungs below the likes of Pixar and DreamWorks, and Wonder Park isn’t likely to raise their standing. The troubled production (the final film has no credited director) also feels like the result of too many compromises, with a story that was retrofitted from

Sitting through the weirdly morbid Nickelodeon fiasco Wonder Park is like riding a rollercoaster on a flat track. the images of a crazy, impractical amusement park that dramas A Monster Calls and I Kill Giants, in which superlooks like it came from a child’s imagination. Why does natural threats stand in for young characters’ needs to Wonderland (not Wonder Park, which presumably was come to terms with a parent’s illness and/or death. Wonder used as the title solely for copyright reasons) look that Park isn’t as much of a melodramatic tearjerker as those way? Because it actually was born from the imagination movies, but it does needlessly string the audience along of young June (voiced by Brianna Denski), who created with the specter of death. models of weird and wonderful rides as a fun activity Animated family movies can confront serious iswith her mom (Jennifer Garner), and populated the park sues, teaching young audiences about life’s difficulties, with her stuffed animals. but it takes a more delicate, sophisticated touch than When June’s mom is struck by an unWonder Park can manage. Screenwriters specified illness (call it plot device-itis) and Appelbaum and André Nemec are WONDER PARK Josh has to go away for treatment, June loses known mainly for genre TV series like Rated PG her enthusiasm for Wonderland, storing Zoo and Life on Mars, and their sensibility Starring Brianna Denski, Jennifer all her toys and models away in boxes. seems ill-suited to family fare. There’s a Garner, Kenan Thompson, Mila Kunis Yet when she wanders off from a summer lot of superfluous world-building in the camp trip, she somehow stumbles across Wonderland portion of the movie, but it’s Wonderland itself, come to life but also in complete mostly just busy work that pads out the story and delays disarray, slowly being dismantled by a looming darkness. the emotional revelations (although it may be incorpoCould this be related to June’s gloom over her mother’s rated into the Wonder Park TV series that Nickelodeon is condition? Obviously yes, although it takes a belabored developing). 25-minute setup just to get June into the park, and then There isn’t much impact to those emotional revelamost of the rest of the movie for her to realize she needs tions when they come, either, because even June is little to confront her feelings. more than a generic spunky kid with wide eyes and a That’s not necessarily a problem if the journey there bespectacled best friend (who is apparently in love with is entertaining, but the mission to save Wonderland is her, in a somewhat questionable subplot that goes noconfusing and chaotic, and the supporting characters where). Wonderland might end up as an adequate setting (talking, life-size versions of June’s stuffed animals) are for a low-stakes TV show, but as the starting point for a either irritating or mostly irrelevant, just there to stall for big-screen animated adventure, it never manages to take time. The magical elements of the story recall recent dour off. n

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Rick Springfield proves he’s more than just “Jessie’s Girl” on his dark, blues-inspired album The Snake King.

CLASSIC ROCK

From the Heart Rick Springfield’s long journey from pop superstardom to a new bluesy chapter BY DAN NAILEN

here aren’t a lot of graceful ways to step back from massive success in the music business. It’s natural to always want the albums to sell more copies, the songs to play on more radio stations, the tours to play bigger venues. During the ’80s, you could argue Rick Springfield was one of the biggest stars around. His hook-heavy pop-rock earned him 16 Top 40 U.S. hits between 1981 and 1988 (including the chart-topping “Jessie’s Girl”), a Grammy, several hit albums, arena-packing tours, and even his own Purple Rain-esque movie, Hard to Hold. Oh,

and he also starred on the oh-so-hot daytime soap opera General Hospital from 1981 to 1983. Then, simply put, he was gone. After working relentlessly basically since childhood in Australia to make it big, and then finding superstardom, Springfield essentially quit the business. He didn’t make an album between 1988 and 1999, and while he cited a desire to spend time with his family, he later revealed in his 2010 autobiography that behind the sunny facade of a handsome pop-rock star was a life often dominated by depression and darkness. That pause in the high life just

might have saved his life. “The touring got pretty brutal at times, doing the same show over and over for like three months,” Springfield says in an interview, recalling the record/tour/record grind of the ’80s. “Now, we go out for a week or two and we come home. Back then, you’d go out for like three months and you’d come home a different person. A lot of dark stuff happens on the road. It’s kind of like being on a submarine. You’re cut off from the rest of the world, really.” ...continued on next page

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MUSIC | CLASSIC ROCK “FROM THE HEART,” CONTINUED... While you often hear of record companies pushing their successful acts to keep working nonstop, especially when an artist is on a hot streak, Springfield says he didn’t need any encouragement. He’s been a hard worker his entire life, and it took a solid decade of trying different things in the states before he finally hit with “Jessie’s Girl.” The crazed pace of Springfield’s life when the spotlight was brightest was all his doing. “I wrote because I wanted to,” Springfield says. “I was always writing in the tour bus and in the hotel rooms. I wanted to put another record out and I wanted it to be good. No one was ever [saying] ‘Hey man, c’mon, we need a record, we need a record!’ I guess because I was always writing and always ready to do the next record.”

hen Springfield re-emerged from his self-imposed exile, he was in his 50s and facing a music-biz landscape that was nothing like the one he left behind in the late ’80s. He’s spent the ensuing years combining concert tours full of the hits his lifelong fans love with new pursuits like writing novels; his 2014 debut Magnificent Vibration garnered positive reviews, and he’s writing his third now. He also got back into acting, including a role on True Detective and a return to General Hospital for a few years, as well as “playing a creep in American Horror Story, or a weird version of me in Californication.” He enjoys exploring darker characters, he says, because “it surprises people and it gets more attention than just doing what’s expected.”

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“A lot of dark stuff happens on the road. It’s kind of like being on a submarine.” That same approach informs Springfield’s newest music. His 2018 album, The Snake King, is a strikingly assured blues-rock collection that does not sound anything like his hits. And that’s not at all a bad thing, because Springfield has a lot to say about what he sees as our disastrous modern times. At various points on The Snake King, Springfield hammers at religious hypocrisy, our impending environmental collapse and the preponderance of evil in the world on songs like “Jesus Was an Atheist,” “Suicide Manifesto” and “Orpheus in the Underworld.” And he does those songs with some wicked slide-guitar, harmonica blasts and strong vocals that belie his 69 years. Even though Springfield’s been listening to blues music since he was a kid, he says he wasn’t angling to do a blues-rock record just for its own sake. “It was just the right time,” Springfield says. “The style suited what I had to say rather than the regular poprock thing, because it was a lot of angry stuff. A lot of questioning and searching. I just thought it suited it lyrically.” The subject matter certainly struck some of even Springfield’s oldest friends as quite the departure from what they expect from the man. “One of the backup singers I use all the time, Wendy Wagner, she’s hilarious, been on everything. I handed her the lyrics for some of the songs and she says, ‘Rick, what happened to you?’” Springfield conveys with a laugh. “It turned some people off. I had some people thinking I’d gone to the dark side, Satan and all that, missing the whole point.” The audience at Springfield’s Northern Quest show will surely get a dose of The Snake King among the deluge of hits, and Springfield says being able to mix in new material with songs he’s played thousands upon thousands of times keeps him and his long-time band excited to hit the road. “It’s really about us having as much fun as the audience, which is why I still love to tour,” Springfield says. “I have a great band, we love each other, and it shows on stage, and that translates to the audience.” n Rick Springfield • Tue, March 19 at 7:30 pm • $59-$89 • All ages • Northern Quest Resort & Casino • 100 N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights • northernquest.com • 481-2100

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All About the Journey Psych-blues-rock trio King Buffalo visits Spokane in the middle of a growth spurt BY BEN SALMON

s origin stories go, King Buffalo’s is… atypical. It starts off normally enough: Two bands in the same town are falling apart. Velvet Elvis has just recorded an album and booked a tour, but when three members split, the other two are left to figure out how to cover the band’s obligations. So they recruited two members of crumbling fellow Rochester, New York, act Abandoned Buildings Club. “Me and Dan (Reynolds) had a band that was starting to dwindle, so Scott (Donaldson) asked us if we wanted to go on tour and play some Velvet Elvis songs,” says Sean McVay, now the vocalist and guitarist in King Buffalo. “But when we got together to practice, we would just start writing,” he continued. “We didn’t actually practice any Velvet Elvis songs. So we were like, ‘Well, why don’t we just be a band?’” That’s where the story turns. McVay and Reynolds joined a last-gasp version of Velvet Elvis to play Velvet Elvis songs, but their creative relationship with their new band mates was so fruitful, they became King Buffalo before they could even get that far. It made for a weird tour. “People were like, ‘Wait, are you Velvet Elvis or King Buffalo?’” McVay says. “We only ended up learning two Velvet Elvis songs and the rest of the set was new stuff.” In other words, a band that no longer existed traveled around the country playing a bunch of songs by a band that didn’t quite exist yet. King Buffalo has been chugging along ever since. After the amicable departure of a second guitarist, McVay hunkered down with his bassist, Reynolds, and his drummer, Donaldson, and got to work on what would be their debut full-length, Orion, released in 2015. It was here that King Buffalo began to truly take shape as a rumbling, heavy-lidded psych-blues-rock band with a firm command of dynamics and a healthy appetite for

Mellow music meets abrasive riffs in the blues-rock fusion on King Buffalo. sonic wandering. The latest document of King Buffalo’s aptitude and ambition is the band’s sophomore effort Longing to Be the Mountain, which they self-released stateside last year. (Stickman Records released it in Europe.) With six tracks stretched across 42 minutes, the album is a study in patient songwriting, spacious recording and welcome growth. “We like our songs to be a blooming journey of sorts,” McVay says. “With Longing, I really wanted us to record the softest, most calming, mellow music we had ever done, but then I also wanted to put in some of the biggest, most abrasive riffs we had ever played as well, in the same context. I wanted to get as quiet and as loud as we ever have on one album.” Take, for example, “Morning Song,” which slowly grows from a warm blanket of acoustic guitar strums into a sinister snarl of guitars in about nine minutes. Or the title track, which mutates a few times, from ambient sound experiment to heavy psychedelic blues to delicate interlude to towering cliff of six-stringed crunch. In “Quickening,” an intricately droning guitar part eventually gives way to a savage riff, while the four-minute “Cosmonaut” shimmers and echoes like interstellar indie-pop. Without question, Longing to Be the Mountain is the sound of a band bending and stretching beyond its previous boundaries. And they sound comfortable doing so,

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especially considering it wasn’t exactly comfortable at the time. “We definitely were trying to push ourselves into new sounds and new structures. It was actually really scary,” McVay says. “I remember (we got the final mixes back) when we were on tour, so we listened to them in the van and I was terrified. I was like, ‘Oh my god, are the people that like us going to hate this record?’ It was a really scary moment.” People didn’t hate it. Quite the opposite, in fact: The band grew its audience significantly in 2018 (opening for the Sword on tour didn’t hurt) and positive reviews poured in from prominent rock websites like the Obelisk, Heavy Blog is Heavy and Echoes and Dust, which called King Buffalo “a band poised on the edge of greatness.” For McVay and his band mates, that’s just more evidence that sometimes straying from the path is necessary, even for a band on the rise. “We looked at each other like, ‘What did we do?’ It’s so different from the other stuff we’d done,” McVay says. “But we made this. This is a real moment that happened in our lives, and hopefully people like it.” n King Buffalo with Dawn of Life, Carved in Bone and Lust for Glory • Wed, March 20 at 6 pm • $10 • All ages • The Pin • 412 W. Sprague • thepinspokane.com • 385-1449

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Thursday, 03/14

J THE BARTLETT, RIPE, The Brook and the Bluff BERSERK, Vinyl Meltdown THE BIG DOG BAR & GRILL, DJ Dave BOLO’S, Blues Boogie BOOMERS, Randy Campbell J BOOTS BAKERY, The Song Project BRIDGE PRESS CELLARS, Open Mic J BUCER’S COFFEEHOUSE PUB, Open Jazz Jam with Erik Bowen COEUR D’ALENE EAGLES, KOSH THE CORK & TAP, Truck Mills CRUISERS, Open Jam Night FIZZIE MULLIGANS, Country Dance THE JACKSON ST., Songsmith Series J KNITTING FACTORY, The Glorious Sons, JJ Wilde, Dogtown 420, Invasive, Sins & Sinners J LAGUNA CAFÉ, Just Plain Darin MAX AT MIRABEAU, Dawna Stafford MICKDUFF’S BEER HALL, Jake Robin O’SHAYS, O’Pen Mic Thursdays THE OBSERVATORY, Reverend Yo’s Blues Hour POST FALLS BREWING, Kyle Swaffard RED ROOM LOUNGE, Chrysalis feat. PNUT BUTR, Nintendeaux, Storme, Brainfunk, BNGRZ RIDLER PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos THE ROCK BAR & LOUNGE, Jam Series THE ROXIE, Music Challenge ZOLA, Blake Braley

Friday, 03/15

219 LOUNGE, Smith McKay All Day A&P’S BAR AND GRILL, DJ Skwish ARBOR CREST WINE CELLARS, Maxie Ray Mills J THE BARTLETT, Tyler Alai, Ray Badness J THE BIG DIPPER, Wasted Breath, Double Bird, Bad Motivator, Citizen Plague

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larence Greenwood, the singer-songwriter better known as Citizen Cope, has always been an independent spirit, even while working under the auspices of major labels. He’s been producing material through his own RainWater Recordings imprint for years now, but it hasn’t hindered his mainstream popularity: He even had his biggest hit with the self-released 2012 album One Lovely Day. Heroin and Helicopters, his first LP in seven years, is a collection of deceptively catchy songs that just so happen to be about the precarious state of the world. It’s a welcome return to his trademark amalgam of rap, rock, folk and electronic influences, with the occasional reggae-tinged beat and chiming guitars reminiscent of Abbey Road-era George Harrison. — NATHAN WEINBENDER Citizen Cope with David Ramirez • Wed, March 20 at 8 pm • $32.50 • All ages • Knitting Factory • 919 W. Sprague • sp.knittingfactory.com • 244-3279

POP THE HOOT HOOTS

he Hoot Hoots have really leaned into their self-applied rainbow motif, from the cover designs (and the titles) of recent albums like COLORPUNCH and Rainbow Squadron, to the ROYGBIV-themed duds they don onstage. Anyone who’s been caught up in the sweat-drenched dance party that is a Hoot Hoots live show knows that it’s an appropriate stylistic choice, because their brand of infectious power-pop is bright, vibrant and super shiny. The Seattle quartet’s last swing through Spokane was for KYRS’ 2016 Halloween bash, but even though we’re smack-dab in the middle of March, don’t let that preclude you from showing up in your most colorful costume. — NATHAN WEINBENDER The Hoot Hoots with dee-em and Lonesome Shack • Thu, March 21 at 8 pm • $8 advance, $10 day of • All ages • The Bartlett • 228 W. Sprague • thebartlettspokane.com • 747-2174

THE BIG DOG BAR & GRILL, DJ Dave BOLO’S, NightShift BOOMBOX PIZZA, Karaoke BOOMERS, Kosta La Vista BRIDGE PRESS CELLARS, Valerie Jeanne Band J BUCER’S COFFEEHOUSE PUB, Raul Blanco & Navin Chettri CHINOOK STEAK, PASTA AND SPIRITS (CDA CASINO), KOSH CORBY’S BAR, Karaoke COSMIC COWBOY GRILL, Clint Darnell THE COUNTRY PLACE, Gil Rivas CRAFTED TAP HOUSE, Into the Drift CRUISERS, Karaoke with Gary CURLEY’S, Dragonfly HOP MOUNTAIN TAPROOM AND GRILL, Joey Anderson HOUSE OF SOUL, Nu Jack City IDAHO POUR AUTHORITY, Ron Kieper Jazz Trio

IRON GOAT BREWING CO., Kori Ailene IRON HORSE (CDA), JamShack KOOTENAI RIVER BREWING CO., Truck Mills LAGUNA CAFÉ, The Renaldos LEFTBANK WINE BAR, Nick Grow MARYHILL WINERY, Kyle Richard MATCHWOOD BREWING, Red Blend MAX AT MIRABEAU, Jan Harrison Blues Experience MICKDUFF’S BEER HALL, Mickey and Duffy, Devon Wade MOOSE LOUNGE, Loose Gazoonz MULLIGAN’S, Joey Anderson NASHVILLE NORTH, Ladies Night with Luke Jaxon and DJ Tom NIGHTHAWK LOUNGE (CDA CASINO), Smash Hit Carnival J OUTLAW BBQ & CATERING MARKET, Songsmith Series PACIFIC PIZZA, Walleye

PEND D’OREILLE WINERY, Bright Moments J THE PIN, You Matter Benefit Concert THE RIDLER PIANO BAR, Dueling THE ROXIE, Karaoke with Tom SILVER MOUNTAIN SKI RESORT (NOAH’S), Echo Elysium STUDIO 107, Arvid Lundin & Deep Roots UP NORTH DISTILLERY, Robby French VALLEY EAGLES, Stagecoach West ZOLA, The Cronkites

Saturday, 03/16

A&P’S BAR AND GRILL, DJ Exodus THE AGING BARREL, Just Plain Darin ARBOR CREST WINE CELLARS, Justin James J THE BARTLETT, Trego, Smackout Pack

J THE BIG DIPPER, Undercard, The Adarna, Fury 500, RagBone BOLO’S, NightShift BOOMERS, Kosta La Vista J BUCER’S COFFEEHOUSE PUB, Dan Maher CHINOOK STEAK, PASTA AND SPIRITS (CDA CASINO), KOSH COSMIC COWBOY GRILL, Bill Bozly CURLEY’S, Dragonfly GARLAND PUB, Last Call Band THE GROWL’N DOG, Traverse, Parodime, Shy the Rebel and more HOUSE OF SOUL, Nu Jack City HUCKLEBERRY’S NATURAL MARKET, Into the Drift IDAHO POUR AUTHORITY, Browne Salmon Truck J INDABA COFFEE ROASTERS (RIVERSIDE), Kat Higgins IRON GOAT BREWING, Jay Condiotti

IRON HORSE (CDA), JamShack THE JACKSON ST., Karaoke JOHN’S ALLEY, Jeff Crosby LAUGHING DOG BREWING, Chad Patrick LEFTBANK WINE BAR, Nick Grow MARYHILL WINERY, Spare Parts Duo MATCHWOOD BREWING, The Powers MAX AT MIRABEAU, Jan Harrison Blues Experience MICKDUFF’S BEER HALL, Miah Kohal Trio MOOSE LOUNGE, Loose Gazoonz NASHVILLE NORTH, Ladies Night with Luke Jaxon and DJ Tom NIGHTHAWK LOUNGE (CDA CASINO), Smash Hit Carnival O’SHAYS IRISH PUB & EATERY, CDA Fire Fighters Pipe and Drum Corp THE OBSERVATORY, Bar Talk, Bad Motivator ONE TREE CIDER HOUSE, Son of Brad PACIFIC PIZZA, The Longnecks PEND D’OREILLE WINERY, Mike & Sadie Wagoner J THE PIN, 2Klix, Prying Free, Aggressive Behavior, thrpii POST FALLS BREWING COMPANY, Eric Neuhausser RAZZLE’S, My Own Worst Enemy

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RIDLER PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos SILVER MOUNTAIN SKI RESORT, Christy Lee (at Noah’s) STORMIN’ NORMAN’S SHIPFACED SALOON, Karaoke WESTWOOD BREWING, Sam Leyde ZOLA, The Cronkites

GARLAND DRINKERY, Ruthie Henrickson HOUSE OF SOUL, Karaoke Unlimited J THE PIN, The Browning, Betraying the Martyrs, Exortionist RED ROOM LOUNGE, Open Mic ZOLA, Perfect Mess

Sunday, 03/17

Tuesday, 03/19

1210 TAVERN, Jan Harrison Blues Experience DALEY’S CHEAP SHOTS, Rev. Yo’s VooDoo Church of Blues Jam EICHARDT’S, Dodgy Mountain Men GARLAND PUB & GRILL, Karaoke IRON HORSE (CDA), JamShack THE LANTERN TAP HOUSE, The Shea Tea Folkin Irish Band LINGER LONGER LOUNGE, Open Jam MATCHWOOD BREWING CO., Ken Mayginnes MICKDUFF’S BEER HALL, Brendan Kelty J THE PIN, Coaster, Leviticuss, Joshua James Belliardo, Bonita Sarita, Nathan Chartrey, Naïve, Bendi THE ROXIE, Hillyard Billys J SOUTH HILL GRILL, Just Plain Darin STORMIN’ NORMAN’S, Karaoke ZOLA, Lazy Love

Monday, 03/18

THE BULL HEAD, Songsmith Series J CALYPSOS COFFEE ROASTERS, Open Mic CHECKERBOARD BAR, Songsmith Series feat. Nicki Feiten CRAVE, DJ Dave EICHARDT’S, Jam with Truck Mills

219 LOUNGE, Karaoke with DJ Pat BABY BAR, And And And, Help, Aan J THE BARTLETT, Open Mic BOOMBOX PIZZA, Karaoke CRAVE, DJ Dave GARLAND PUB & GRILL, Karaoke HOUSE OF SOUL, Karaoke Unlimited LEFTBANK WINE BAR, Turntable Tue. J J NORTHERN QUEST RESORT & CASINO, Rick Springfield (see page 47) J THE PIN, Acoustic Night with William Nover, Aaron Jay Ramsey, Kate Sexton, Eric Patton & more RAZZLE’S, Open Mic Jam RIDLER PIANO BAR, Country Swing Dancing THE ROXIE, Open Mic/Jam SWEET LOU’S, Gemini Dei THE VIKING, Songsmith Series ZOLA, Desperate 8s

Wednesday, 03/20 219 LOUNGE, Truck Mills & Carl Rey J THE BIG DIPPER, Fell from the Ship, Creek, Lost in Time, Hanford, Sciandras Game J J BING CROSBY THEATER, Asleep at the Wheel CRAVE, DJ Dave

CRUISERS, Open Jam Night GENO’S, Open Mic HOUSE OF SOUL, Karaoke Unlimited HUMBLE BURGER, Mise IRON HORSE (CDA), Open Jam IRON HORSE (VALLEY), Evan Denlinger THE JACKSON ST., Karaoke JOHN’S ALLEY, Dash J J KNITTING FACTORY, Citizen Cope (see facing page), David Ramirez THE LANTERN TAP HOUSE, Carter Hudson LEFTBANK WINE BAR, Carey Brazil J THE LOCAL DELI, Devon Wade LUCKY’S IRISH PUB, DJ D3VIN3 J J THE PIN, King Buffalo (see page 49) with Dawn of Life, Carved in Bone, Lust for Glory J POOLE’S PUBLIC HOUSE, Just Plain Darin RED ROOM LOUNGE, Blowin’ Kegs Jam Session RIDLER PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos THE ROXIE, Nate Ostrander STORMIN’ NORMAN’S, Steve Starkey ZOLA, Cruxie

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J J THE BARTLETT, The Hoot Hoots (see facing page), Dee-em, Lonesome Shack, March 21 J NORTHERN QUEST RESORT & CASINO, Stephen Marley, March 21 HOUSE OF SOUL, Erotic City: Prince Tribute Band, March 22 J KNITTING FACTORY, Deafheaven, Baroness, Zeal & Ardor, March 24

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MUSIC | VENUES 219 LOUNGE • 219 N. First, Sandpoint • 208-2639934 315 MARTINIS & TAPAS • 315 E. Wallace, CdA • 208-667-9660 ARBOR CREST WINE CELLARS • 4705 N. Fruit Hill Rd. • 927-9463 BABY BAR • 827 W. First Ave. • 847-1234 BARLOWS • 1428 N. Liberty Lake Rd. • 924-1446 THE BARTLETT • 228 W. Sprague Ave. • 747-2174 BEEROCRACY • 911 W. Garland Ave. BERSERK • 125 S. Stevens • 714-9512 THE BIG DIPPER • 171 S. Washington • 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 BAKERY & LOUNGE • 24 W. Main Ave. • 703-7223 BUCER’S COFFEEHOUSE PUB • 201 S. Main, Moscow • 208-882-5216 BUZZ COFFEEHOUSE • 501 S. Thor • 340-3099 CALYPSOS COFFEE & CREAMERY • 116 E. Lakeside Ave., CdA • 208-665-0591 CHATEAU RIVE • 621 W. Mallon Ave. • 795-2030 CHECKERBOARD BAR • 1716 E. Sprague Ave. • 535-4007 COEUR D’ALENE CASINO • 37914 S. Nukwalqw Rd., Worley, Idaho • 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 • 321-7480 CRUISERS • 6105 W Seltice Way, Post Falls • 208773-4706 CURLEY’S • 26433 W. Hwy. 53 • 208-773-5816 DALEY’S CHEAP SHOTS • 6412 E. Trent • 535-9309 EICHARDT’S PUB • 212 Cedar St., Sandpoint • 208-263-4005 THE FEDORA • 1726 W. Kathleen, CdA • 208-7658888 FIZZIE MULLIGANS • 331 W. Hastings • 466-5354 FOX THEATER • 1001 W. Sprague • 624-1200 THE HIVE • 207 N. First, Sandpoint • 208-457-2392 HOGFISH • 1920 E. Sherman, CdA • 208-667-1896 HOUSE OF SOUL • 25 E. Lincoln • 598-8783 IRON HORSE BAR • 407 E. Sherman Ave., CdA • 208-667-7314 IRON HORSE BAR & GRILL • 11105 E. Sprague Ave., CdA • 509-926-8411 JACKSON ST. BAR & GRILL • 2436 N. Astor St. • 315-8497 JOHN’S ALLEY • 114 E. Sixth St., Moscow • 208883-7662 KNITTING FACTORY • 911 W. Sprague Ave. • 244-3279 LAGUNA CAFÉ • 2013 E. 29th Ave. • 448-0887 THE LANTERN TAP HOUSE • 1004 S. Perry St. • 315-9531 LEFTBANK WINE BAR • 108 N. Washington • 315-8623 LUCKY’S IRISH PUB • 408 W. Sprague • 747-2605 MARYHILL WINERY • 1303 W. Summit Pkwy, Ste. 100 • 443-3832 MAX AT MIRABEAU • 1100 N. Sullivan • 924-9000 MICKDUFF’S • 312 N. First Ave., Sandpoint • 208)255-4351 MONARCH MOUNTAIN COFFEE • 208 N 4th Ave, Sandpoint • 208-265-9382 MOOSE LOUNGE • 401 E. Sherman • 208-664-7901 MOOTSY’S • 406 W. Sprague • 838-1570 MULLIGAN’S • 506 Appleway Ave., CdA • 208- 7653200 ext. 310 NASHVILLE NORTH • 6361 W. Seltice Way, Post Falls • 208-457-9128 NECTAR CATERING & EVENTS • 120 N. Stevens St. • 869-1572 NORTHERN QUEST RESORT • 100 N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights • 242-7000 NYNE • 232 W. Sprague Ave. • 474-1621 THE OBSERVATORY • 15 S. Howard • 381-5489 O’SHAY’S • 313 E. CdA Lake Dr. • 208-667-4666 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 • 326-5577 RED ROOM LOUNGE • 521 W. Sprague • 838-7613 REPUBLIC BREWING • 26 Clark Ave. • 775-2700 RIDLER PIANO BAR • 718 W. Riverside • 822-7938 RIVELLE’S • 2360 N Old Mill Loop, CdA • 208-9300381 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 THE THIRSTY DOG • 3027 E. Liberty Ave. • 487-3000 TIMBER GASTRO PUB •1610 E Schneidmiller, Post Falls • 208-262-9593 ZOLA • 22 W. Main Ave. • 624-2416

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COMEDY LET’S GET WEIRD

Eric Andre’s “talk show” on Adult Swim is one of the most delightfully unhinged programs to ever reach TV screens (hit YouTube and search for “Eric Andre Pissing Off His Guests” for an awesomely uncomfortable six minutes starring some seriously befuddled big names). But Andre (above) is much more than what you see on The Eric Andre Show. He graduated from the Berklee College of Music (he’s a bass player), acted in a variety of film and TV roles, and will provide the voice of Azizi in the live-action Lion King coming this summer. He’s also a hell of a funny stand-up comic, and that’s most pertinent to us because he’s coming to Spokane for four shows this weekend. — DAN NAILEN Eric Andre • Fri, March 15 and Sat, March 16 at 7:30 and 10:30 pm • $35-$65 • 21+ • Spokane Comedy Club • 315 W. Sprague • spokanecomedyclub.com • 318-9998

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MUSIC HONKY-TONKIN’

Asleep at the Wheel is legit country royalty, a band of honky-tonk heroes led by Ray Benson, who’ve been tearing up stages in their native Texas and around the world for nearly 50 years. Specializing in a country-swing sound pioneered by the likes of Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys, Asleep at the Wheel have won 10 Grammys, been given a lifetime achievement award by the Americana Music Association and shared stages with the likes of Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, Emmylou Harris and Merle Haggard. Benson’s current lineup of the band even has a Spokane connection in fiddler Dennis Ludiker. You’ll want to pack your dancing shoes for this one. — DAN NAILEN Asleep at the Wheel • Wed, March 20 at 8 pm • $30-$50 • All ages • Bing Crosby Theater • 901 W. Sprague • bingcrosbytheater.com • 227-7638

COMMUNITY GOING GREEN

Even if there’s not a blade of green grass in sight just yet, local revelers are sure to don the color in full force this St. Paddy’s weekend. The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick’s parade is an annual highlight, and spectators can expect to see lots of local nonprofits and schools walking the streets in festive Irish-inspired regalia, alongside local political groups, elected officials and businesses. For other local St. Patrick’s events happening the same day, consider the Irish Drinking Team’s 14th annual pub crawl across downtown Spokane. The Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture is also hosting a Friday evening celebration of all things Irish; visit each of those groups’ websites for details. — CHEY SCOTT St. Patrick’s Day Parade • Sat, March 16 at noon • Free • Downtown Spokane • Parade map and information at friendlysonsofstpatrick.com

SCREEN JONESIN’ FOR INDY

Is there another piece of movie music that better communicates adventure and derring-do than John Williams’ main theme from Raiders of the Lost Ark? His score for the 1981 swashbuckling classic, which of course introduced us to wisecracking treasure hunter Indiana Jones, is one of cinema’s most famous, and like Williams’ other collaborations with Steven Spielberg, it immediately conjures images from the film. So it only makes sense that the Spokane Symphony would screen Raiders while they’re performing the score, a treatment that the orchestra and conductor Jorge Uzcategui have previously given to Psycho, City Lights and The Phantom of the Opera. Fun fact: Despite its cultural ubiquity, Raiders’ score lost at that year’s Oscars to Vangelis’ just-as-iconic music for Best Picture winner Chariots of Fire. — NATHAN WEINBENDER Raiders of the Lost Ark in Concert • Sat, March 16 at 8 pm • $32-$75 • Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox • 1001 W. Sprague • spokanesymphony. org • 624-1200

16th Annual Spokane Motorcycle Show presented by Toyota

This Weekend! March 15-17 - Spokane Fairgrounds

indoor stunt show - swap meet - poker run budweiser biker bar - beard competition toyota great gas giveaway - boot shine

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THEATER BEND AND SNAP

The modern classic Legally Blonde, a story of beauty and brains only this time in musical form, is coming to Spokane for one night. Legally Blonde takes audiences on Elle Woods’ journey of self-discovery as she tackles sexism and stereotypes as a blonde, pink-loving, Harvard Law student. With a sassy, hilarious and high-tempo soundtrack featuring numbers like “Bend and Snap,” “Ireland” and “What You Want,” this musical proves to Elle and everyone who doubted her that creativity and smarts can go a long way — and even take you to Harvard. She even manages to solve a murder case, because exercise gives people endorphins, and endorphins make people happy, and happy people don’t kill their husbands! — ARCELIA MARTIN

SPOKANE

JUNE 29 & 30, 2019

Legally Blonde: The Musical! • Thu, March 21 at 7:30 pm • $41.50-$71.50 • First Interstate Center for the Arts • 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. • inbpac. com • 279-7000

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I SAW YOU LIBRARY MAGIC I saw you first. Three years ago at the Shadle Library. Through bookshelves I watched you until I decided I wasn’t content with just observing anymore. I asked you out first, your kiss was my first, your love - my first. These past three years have been more challenging and rewarding than I could have ever imagined. I love you and I like you. Happy anniversary darling. MISSING YOU I used to see you every morning before work. Once in a while, I would catch a glimpse of you after work. We didn’t talk, but it was nice to know you were there. Last I saw, you were there before the snow came. I am not sure when you left, but I do know that I haven’t seen you in awhile. I don’t know if the snow pushed you away or if the snow plows drove you away. As I drive to work I hope beyond hope that I may see you around, but no luck. I hope the best for you, wherever you are. I wish the weather was nicer and we were still on the same routine, but I know life happens. Missing you… my hubcaps. AND HER NAME WAS SERENDIPITY 03/08/19, Value Village: Me strange

guy (Lewis) wearing combat boots, shorts, fleece, shirt, and a leprechaun Hat. You were wearing something, sorry for not remembering. Nothing other than seeing your face, watching you smile, and laugh, was all that really mattered to me, and all that I cared about that day. Hope you’re enjoying the wine looking glass thingie I got you. You made my day. Question? Do you believe in serendipity? lottalipps@ hotmail.com MAMA MIA, I LIKED SEEING YA I saw you at Mama Mia on Friday. You handled the stress of the week with ease and a mojito. I was impressed by your good naturedness and kindness with the staff. My friends and I really enjoyed your dad-jokes. Pasta on me next time? BRIGHT EYES I was taking the elevator up from the first floor at the library downtown. It wasn’t that good of a day that day, too much drama at my apartment building. You were on your way up to do some work searches and I was on my way over to get some things downloaded. You complimented my haircut and didn’t accept my self-deprecating answers to said compliments. Thank you for that if you would like to meet to have a cup of coffee send me a word and we can go from there. Thank you again. DREAM BECOMES REALITY This may sound weird but I met you in a dream last week. I had never seen you before, but I woke up remembering vivid details about the dream and you. I didn’t think much of it because I figured it was just a dream. However, I was at the Walmart parking lot in Post Falls this weekend and I saw you. Your car was broken down so I helped you jump it. I thought you looked familiar but I couldn’t figure out why, until I put together later that you were the girl

from my dream. Things like this don’t happen to me ever and so I have been pretty shocked since. I’m just wondering what the universe is trying to tell

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me.

you can’t hide, because I will chase you down and prove my love to you if I have to go to hell and back again for you.

taking advantage of generous people and manipulating everyone into pitying you. What happened to you 37 years ago does not give you the right

You can run from love, but you can’t hide, because I will chase you down and prove my love to you if I have to go to hell and back again for you.

CHEERS

GRATEFUL FOR GOOD NEIGHBORS HUGE thanks to all the folks in the Browne’s Addition who have worked hard this winter to keep their sidewalks - and even the crosswalks - clear. Some have even cleared more than just their pavement! Your consideration for your fellow BA neighbors is greatly appreciated. GRATITUDE Aloha, to the generous person who paid for my family’s dinner at Clinkerdaggers on Saturday March 9th (my birthday dinner). We would like to express or surprise and gratitude! There were lanterns floating over the river... it was the perfect evening! We sure hope your evening was as special as ours! YOU ARE SO CUTE WHEN YOU’RE MAD Admit it, you are so in love me it drives you insane. I guarantee you no other woman could handle your craziness, because I am just as crazy as you, probably even crazier. God made me for you, why is that so hard for you to accept? You can run from love, but

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COSTCO ROCKS! To the Spokane Valley Costco Team! You guys know how to work with the public! First Saturday of the month, 500 people who want their groceries, and not a grouchy person who works there! From the entrance to the exit, there was a smile and thank you! That’s AWESOME!

JEERS NOT SO MAGIC BOY Well that didn’t turn out like I had hoped. I really thought we were on the same page at the ice rink and it isn’t my fault that you thought my innuendo’s were slang for something else. It was not nice of you to scream and run out of my house, jump in your car and screech your tires. I tried telling you about the tail but I guess you thought I was talking about a video game. I don’t know why you had to be so cruel about one little bunny tail, we could have removed it and continued on to our happily ever after. Have fun eating Pizza Rita by yourself a**hole. SNAKE IN DISGUISE Summer is not just a season... You are a snake. Quit

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to be so pathetic. Being engaged to a lifer tweeker looks pretty bad... But hey it suits you. Clearly you not only have severe codependent patterns, you are a total food addict and if you have done drugs all your life you might be an addict... Denial is a sad place and you live there. Hope you quit manipulating people before you find yourself sad and lonely... Which I have a feeling is a place you have been often in your life. Sure hope you find recovery but considering your counselor believes your lies... You probably won’t. n

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BENEFIT

ST. PATRICK’S DAY FAMILY NIGHT: VOLUNTEERING & TREATS! Participate in a food sort, then head to the Kitchen to decorate shamrock cookies, make Irish soda bread, and ride the smoothie bike. Light snacks provided. March 14, 5:30-8 pm. $15. Second Harvest Food Bank, 1234 E. Front Ave. secondharvestkitchen.org (252-6249) WAFFLES4WHEELS A community building event in support of Meals on Wheels Spokane. Participating restaurants offer a special dish (or dishes), from which a portion of sales is donated directly to MOW Spokane. March 10-16. See link for complete list of restaurants in Cheney, Spokane and Spokane Valley. waffles4wheels.com SPARKLE & SPEND Spokane Preservation Advocates’ annual fundraiser auction and dinner. March 16, 5 pm. $50. Barrister Winery, 1213 W. Railroad Ave. spokanepreservation.org (344-1065) THE PEARL PROJECT An experiential, contemplative and interactive learning event weaving together the elements of sacred text, art and ritual. Mondays (7-8:30 pm) through April 1. $10/event, $30/all four. West Central Episcopal Mission, 1832 W. Dean. (208-446-6015)

COMEDY

2.0PEN MIC Local comedy night hosted by Ken McComb. Thursdays, from 8-10 pm. Free. The District Bar, 916 W. First Ave. facebook.com/districtbarspokane/ GUFFAW YOURSELF! Open mic comedy night hosted by Casey Strain; Thursdays at 10 pm. Free. Neato Burrito, 827 W. First Ave. (847-1234) PIFF THE MAGIC DRAGON The star of NBC’s America’s Got Talent and Penn & Teller: Fool Us is something like Larry David in a dragon suit, performing jawdropping magic tricks. March 14, 8 pm. $34.50-$36. Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague. bingcrosbytheater.com CRIME SHOW Audience suggestions add twists and turns to an all-improvised comedic take on the whodunit. Fridays at 7:30 pm through March 22. $8. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland. bluedoortheatre.com ERIC ANDRE Fans know Andre as the creator/host of Adult Swim’s “The Eric Andre Show.” He’s also a writer and executive producer for the network’s new late night comedy “Mostly 4 Millennials,” which premiered in 2018. March 15 and 16 at 7:30 and 10:30 pm. $35-$65. Spokane Comedy Club, 315 W. Sprague. spokanecomedyclub.com STAND-UP COMEDY Live comedy featuring established and up-and-coming local comedians. Fridays at 8 pm. No cover. Red Dragon Chinese, 1406 W. Third Ave. reddragondelivery.com SAFARI The BDT’s version of “Whose Line,” a fast-paced short-form improv show. Saturdays at 7:30 pm through March 30. $8. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland Ave. bluedoortheatre.com THE SOCIAL HOUR COMEDY SHOWCASE Featuring comics from the Northwest and beyond, and hosted by Deece Casillas. Sundays, from 8-9:30 pm. Free. The Ridler Piano Bar, 718 W. Riverside Ave. socialhourpod.com COMEDY SHOWCASE The Monday night showcase lets the audience help pick the “Best Set” of the night from among four local comedians. Third

Monday, from 8-9:30 pm. No cover; two-item min. purchase. The Buzz Pizzeria, Bar and Lounge, 501 S Thor St. thebuzzspokane.com (509-340-3099) OPEN MIC A free open mic night every Wednesday, starting at 8 pm. Doors open at 7 pm. Free. Spokane Comedy Club, 315 W. Sprague. (318-9998) BRENT MORIN Morin worked for the Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien and continues to work for the Conan show now on TBS. March 21-23 at 7:30 pm, March 23 at 10 pm. $15-$28. Spokane Comedy Club, 315 W. Sprague. spokanecomedyclub.com (509-318-9998)

COMMUNITY

PI{E} DAY A celebration of the most irrational of numbers: Pi, with math activities, a recitation war, and a pie contest. Participants are encouraged to bring their best homemade pies; sweet, savory, and everywhere in between. March 14, 5-7 pm. Free. Spark Central, 1214 W. Summit Pkwy. spark-central.org (279-0299) SHOWING UP FOR RACIAL JUSTICE Join PJALS and members of the community to continue work fighting white supremacy, supporting racial justice organizing led by people of color, and deepening our understanding of race locally. Second/fourth Thursday of the month, from 5:30-7 pm. Community Building, 35 W. Main Ave. pjals.org TO ERR IS HUMAN: A PATIENT SAFETY DOCUMENTARY Through interviews with leaders in healthcare, footage of real-world efforts leading to safer care, and one family’s compelling journey, this documentary looks at our healthcare system’s ongoing fight against preventable harm. March 14, 6 pm. $15/general; free/students. EWU Riverpoint Campus, 668 N. Riverpoint Blvd. wshef0314.eventbrite.com 49TH ANNUAL HAWAIIAN CLUB LU’AU Whitworth’s Hawaiian Club celebrates with authentic Hawaiian cuisine along with a show filled with many traditional Polynesian dances. March 15, 4:30-8 pm. $12-$22. Whitworth University, 300 W. Hawthorne Rd. (777-4703) INLAND EMPIRE SHUFFLE Spokane’s annual swing dance and jazz music festival hosts dancers from across the country for a full weekend of swing dance workshops, live music, dances, and a formal vintage banquet. $180$205/weekend pass; single event pricing available. March 15 from 7-11 pm and March 16-17 from 10 am-11 pm. Montvale Event Center, 1017 W. First. strictlyswingspokane.com SPRING ON THE AVE Join local retailers and restaurants to kick-off spring and celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in one of Spokane’s oldest shopping districts, the Sprague Union District. March 1516; times vary. Free. Sprague Union District, 2400-1600 E. Sprague Ave. spragueuniondistrict.com COSPLAY CONTEST Come dressed as your favorite character for the chance to win a gift certificate to the store. Judging based on overall look and percentage of the costume that was handmade. Sponsored by KuroNekoCon. March 16, 4-6 pm. Free. The Comic Book Shop, 4750 N. Division. thecomicbookshop.net (487-4175) LANDSCAPE DESIGN A presentation by local Master Gardener Kurt Madison, who frequently lectures on gardening, garden design and other topics around

The Rock Rollers Club of Spokane presents the region. March 16, 10 am. Free. Manito Park, 1800 S. Grand Blvd. thefriendsofmanito.org (456-8038) NORTH IDAHO REGIONAL SPELLING BEE Forty-six 4th-8th graders from the five northern counties of Idaho participate in the 16th annual contest. March 16, 9 am. North Idaho College, 1000 W. Garden Ave. (208-769-3300) ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARADE The annual parade organized by the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick is open to all, whether you’re a dyed-in-the-wool Irish person or just Irish-for-the-day. March 16, noon. Free. Downtown Spokane. friendlysonsofstpatrick.com VIRTUAL REALITY FRUIT NINJA For school age children through high school. Come learn about virtual reality and play VR Fruit Ninja with us. March 19, 3:30-5 pm. South Hill Library, 3324 S. Perry St. spokanelibrary.org CONFRONTING HOMELESSNESS Join Spokane Public Radio for a panel of regional experts discussing the current state of homelessness in the Inland Northwest, as well as future initiatives. Panelists include Kate Burke (Spokane City Council), Dr. Bob Lutz (SRHD), Kay Murano (Spokane Low Income Housing Consortium), Mark Richards (DSP) and more. March 20, 6:30-8:30 pm. Free to attend. Spokane City Hall, 808 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. kpbx.org (328-5729) CREATING, BUILDING & SUSTAINING THE LILAC BLOOMSDAY RUN Athlete, author and businessman Don Kardong talks about how Bloomsday grew from a modest idea to become the largest timed run in the country along with the challenges faced along the way, and what’s being done to maintain the event’s health. March 20, 5:30-8 pm. Free and open to the public. Gonzaga University Jepson Center, 502 E. Boone Ave. gonzaga.edu MOM’S NIGHT WITH THE ISAAC FOUNDATION Moms can enjoy a glass of wine, beer, soda or water and socialize with others moms who have children touched by special needs. Preregistration online requested. March 21, 5-8 pm. Free. Black Label Brewing Co., 19 W. Main. theisaacfoundation.org SPOKANE REACTS Join the Museum’s Curator of Special Collections and students from EWU to celebrate the opening of this student-curated interpretive archival exhibit to learn about how Spokane reacted to some of the nation’s biggest stories of the 20th century. Spokane Reacts is open to Archives researchers and visitors during research hours through 2019. March 21, 6-8 pm. The MAC, 2316 W. First. (456-3931) THURSDAY NIGHT LIVE (TNL) On each third Thursday, the MAC offers evening entertainment including live music, activities, public talks, gallery openings, guided gallery walk-throughs and food and drink for purchase. Visit the MAC’s site or Facebook for updates on scheduled guests and events. Free/members, $5/non-members. The MAC, 2316 W. First. northwestmuseum.org A WALK THROUGH POVERTY The 30-minute documentary and accompanying art exhibit by artist Cameron Day explores the plight and complexity of poverty in the Inland Northwest. Exhibit open March 8-22. March 21, 7-8 pm. Free. Spokane Valley Library, 12004 E. Main. scld.org (893-8350)

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10am - 6pm Friday & Saturday • 10am - 4pm Sunday Admission: Adults $6 • Seniors (65+) $5 • Children 12 & under FREE Honoring our Armed Forces: Admission for Military is $5

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MARCH 23 8PM MARCH 24 3PM Francis Poulenc - Les biches, Suite for Orchestra Camille Saint Saëns - Violin Concerto No. 3 Béla Bartók - Concerto for Orchestra

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RECIPE FOR INFUSED SYRUP

• 4 grams of finely chopped cannabis • 3 cups of granulated sugar • 2 cups of water • 2 tablespoons of liquid lecithin DIRECTIONS 1. Bring the water to a boil 2. Add cannabis while stirring 3. Add granulated sugar while stirring 4. Add lecithin and cover for 20 minutes 5. Strain flower 6. Let sit until cool

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ne of the easiest ways to incorporate cannabis edibles or CBD in your daily routine is by using an infused syrup. Any reliable health store or dispensary sells an infused syrup of some kind, though you pay extra because they did the work for you. But the thing is, making your own simple syrup with some CBD or THC goodness isn’t that difficult, and a good batch should last you for days or weeks depending on how often you indulge. All you need is a measuring cup, a container to decarboxylate your flower over the stove, four grams of cannabis, three cups of sugar, two cups of water and two tablespoons of liquid lecithin. Once you finely chop your flower and the water is at a low boil, begin to add the cannabis to the water, stirring throughout the process. Once all of the cannabis

is added, add the sugar and continue frequently stirring to maintain the decarboxylation process and dissolve the sugar into the water so it properly binds. Once the sugar is dissolved, dump the two tablespoons of lecithin in, and cover the container for about 20 minutes. Remove the container from its heat source, strain the cannabis out from the mix and let the liquid result cool. Once cooled, you’ll have simple THC syrup, and an easy way to pour and dose out your THC in a multitude of ways. Perhaps the syrup can be your sweetener for your morning coffee, or you can begin finding the balance of crossfading and make some fancy cocktails that call for a simple syrup mixer, like an Old Fashioned. An ounce of the THC syrup should be the perfect amount to coast and enjoy your beverage of choice. n

NOTE TO READERS Be aware of the differences in the law between Idaho and Washington. It is illegal to possess, sell or transport cannabis in the State of Idaho. Possessing up to an ounce is a misdemeanor and can get you a year in jail and up to a $1,000 fine; more than three ounces is a felony that can carry a five-year sentence and fine of up to $10,000. Transporting marijuana across state lines, like from Washington into Idaho, is a felony under federal law.

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SCREENING: INTO THE ARCTIC Each Thursday and Saturday at 1 pm and 2:30 pm, the MAC screens this 47-minute film telling the compelling story of artist Cory Trepanier’s first leg of his multi-year quest to explore and paint the dramatic wilderness of the Canadian Arctic. Weekly through May 11. $5$10/admission. The MAC, 2316 W. First Ave. northwestmuseum.org STAN & OLLIE Laurel (John C. Reilly) and Hardy (Steve Coogan), the world famous comedy duo, attempt to restart their film careers as they embark on a grueling theater tour of post-war Britain. PG. March 14-17, times vary. $5$8. Panida Theater, 300 N. First Ave. (208-255-7801) MEANINGFUL MOVIES: IMPRISONING A GENERATION A film following four Palestinian youth who were detained and imprisoned under the Israeli military and political systems. March 15, 7-9 pm. Free/by donation. Unitarian Universalist Church, 4340 W. Fort George Wright Dr. meaningfulmovies.org (325-6283) MAYA ANGELOU: AND STILL I RISE Celebrate Women’s History Month with the documentary about Dr. Maya Angelou, which sheds light on untold aspects of her life through never-before-seen footage, archival photographs and videos, and her own words. March 16, 2-4 pm. Free. South Hill Library, 3324 S. Perry. (444-5300) MONDAY MOVIES: BLOWIN’ UP The story of rebel heroines in Queens, NY defying the criminal justice system to change the way women arrested for prostitution are prosecuted. March 18, 7-9 pm. $8. Magic Lantern Theatre, 25 W. Main. magiclanternonmain.com INTERNATIONAL FILM SERIES: SHOPLIFTERS A Japanese couple stuck with part-time jobs and hence inadequate incomes avail themselves of the fruits of shoplifting to make ends meet. In Japanese with English subs. March 19, 7 pm. $5. The Kenworthy, 508 S. Main. kenworthy.org 350 SPOKANE PRESENTS: PARIS TO PITTSBURGH This film celebrates Americans across the country who are taking action into their own hands to fight climate change instead of waiting around for lawmakers in D.C. to do something about it. Screening sponsored by local climate action group 350 Spokane. March 21, 6:30-9 pm. Free/$5 suggested donation. Garland Theater, 924 W. Garland. (327-1050)

FOOD

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PERFECTLY COOKED STEAK Whether it’s for two people or 20, learn tricks to perfect doneness every time. Both classic and modern techniques will be used including sous vide. March 14, 6-8 pm. $59. Spokane Community College, 1810 N. Greene St. (279-6030) THURSDAY WINE SOCIAL The weekly complimentary wine tasting event features different wine themes and samples of the shop’s gourmet goods. Thursdays, from 4-6 pm. Free. Gourmet Way, 8222 N. Government Way. gourmetwayhayden.com/wines WINE TASTING Taste the wines of Liberty Lake Cellars. Includes cheese and crackers. March 15, 3-6:30 pm. $15. Vino! A Wine Shop, 222 S. Washington St. vinowine.com (838-1229)

14TH ANNUAL IRISH DRINKING TEAM PUB CRAWL Follow the team around the bars of downtown Spokane throughout the day or plan you own schedule. To become a member, purchase an Irish Drinking Team apparel (hoodie, T-shirt, jersey, etc.). March 16, 7 am. bit.ly/2HhqryG IRISH COFFEE CELEBRATION This annual celebration covers how a proper Irish coffee is made with friend of Roast House Tim, who, in a previous life, served drinks at Buena Vista Cafe, home of the original Irish whiskey cocktail. Tickets include a demonstration, drink samples and a traditional glass to keep. March 16, 1-3 pm. $25. Roast House Coffee, 423 E. Cleveland Ave. roasthousecoffee.com SIP & SAMPLE The market’s weekly afternoon tasting, featuring 1-2 wines and something to munch on. Saturdays from noon-4 pm. Petunias Marketplace, 2010 N. Madison. (328-4257) ST. PATRICK’S DAY PUB CRAWL ON GARLAND Celebrate with this third annual pub crawl at eight participating bars, with $800+ in cash and prizes. Check in outside of ZipperZ, 913 W, Garland. March 16, 4 pm-midnight. $7$10. Garland District. bit.ly/2T0JC1U SUPPER CLUB: WINE & CUISINE OF SOUTH AFRICA Explore five courses of South African-inspired dishes, paired with six wines. On the menu: Chakalaka (African flatbread), lobster bisque, smoked duck, roasted goat, curry spiced chocolate mousse. With wine commentary by Dustin Lewis, Eagle Vino. March 16 at 6 pm and March 17 at 4:30 pm. $70. Petunias Marketplace, 2010 N. Madison. (328-4257) INVEG POTLUCK Join the local group for a community potluck on the third Sunday of each month, offering food and time to connect with others. Please bring a plant-based dish to share (no honey, eggs, meat or dairy). Free. Woman’s Club of Spokane, 1428 W. Ninth. inveg.org (542-7829) COOKING CLASS: TIRAMISU A handson evening in the kitchen followed by a five-course meal of focaccia bread, a tomato basil salad, creamy garlic polenta, osso bucco and tiramisu. March 22, 6-9 pm. $80. Commellini Estate, 14715 N. Dartford Dr. commellini.com

MUSIC

POSTMODERN JUKEBOX: WELCOME TO THE TWENTIES 2.0 A celebration of the style and craftsmanship that typified music of past generations. March 14, 7:30 pm. $43-$108. Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox, 1001 W. Sprague. foxtheaterspokane.org ST. PATRICK’S BLEEPING BAD BLARNEY BASH The evening includes raucous live Irish music with the energetic band Keilidh Shillelagh, costumed dancers, no-host adult beverages, a best-dressed St. Patty’s contest and more more. The MAC’s current exhibitions are also open viewing, including “Luminous: Dale Chihuly and the Studio Glass Movement.” March 15, 7-10 pm. $20. The MAC, 2316 W. First Ave. northwestmuseum.org (456-3931) CENTER FOR MUSIC THERAPY OPEN HOUSE Learn what music and play therapy are and how they can improve quality of life for special needs children and adults. March 16, 10 am-1 pm. Free. Center for Music Therapy, 1315 N. Napa. musictherapy4health.com

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BETWEEN A SQUAWK AND A HARD PLACE I’m a 32-year-old gay man, and my boyfriend of three years sometimes vents to his friends about our relationship. I feel a little betrayed by this – like my privacy’s being violated. Why can’t he figure things out on his own – without bringing in a jury? –Disturbed

A few years back, a woman with a grudge against my assistant called me to try to get me to fire her: “She talks trash about you!” Me: “Everybody talks trash about their AMY ALKON boss!” The truth is, we all do a lot of grousing to others about people in our lives – our romantic partner, our business partner, our criminal conspirator. That’s actually a healthy thing, though it runs contrary to what emotion researcher Bernard Rime calls the “Lone Ranger individualist perspective of adult emotional regulation.” This, Rime explains, is the mythic view (held even by many psychologists) that healthy adult processing of emotions involves a sort of “rugged individualism” – meaning being “self-contained, independent, and self-reliant.” In fact, Rime notes, emotion seems to have evolved to be not just an internal, solo process but a “fundamentally interdependent process.” Research by the late social psychologist Stanley Schachter, Rime, and others suggests that experiences that give rise to emotion in us motivate us to seek out others – to share the experiences and our feelings. Rime explains that our emotions – especially painful ones – can be overwhelming to us. Experiencing emotion “is a dense and diffuse experience in need of cognitive articulation”; that is, it needs to be hashed out and understood. “By using language and by addressing others, individuals ‘unfold’ the emotional material” so they can understand and manage it and maybe gain objectivity and insight. Understanding how driven we are to share our experiences might help you stop feeling like your boyfriend’s betraying secrets and instead see it as his seeking a sounding board. There’s a good chance that this serves to improve your relationship – sometimes by confirming that he has a legit issue to discuss with you and try to resolve. Of course, we’re all prone to latch on to crazy and ride it like a pony. We need someone to talk sense into us – like to convince us that the jail time isn’t worth it, despite our partner’s disgusting, depraved indifference to all that’s good and right. Yes, I’m talking about atrocities like opening food packages from the middle (“Hello...are you a rodent?!”), vacuuming in weird, random lines (like a serial killer!), and setting the alarm an hour early and then hitting snooze five times (surely an underappreciated cause of homicide).

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I’m a 66-year-old man. I got married in my mid-20s. I was totally faithful, but my wife left me after 10 years (I think for another woman). I was with the next woman for 20 years. Again, I was faithful, but she left me, too. Is being faithful overrated? I thought it was the way to secure a relationship. –Failed Relationships Keeping a marriage together by being faithful is important – but it’s also a step above keeping a marriage together by not being dead. (Note that the marriage ceremony has a little more text to it than “Keep it in your pants, mkay?”) Still, it isn’t a surprise that you’d go, “Wait...faithful to the first one, faithful to the next one; must’ve been why these relationships tanked!” This leap you’re making probably comes out of how uncomfortable our minds are with uncertainty (stemming from ambiguous situations, unanswered questions, and other mental untidiness). According to research by cognitive neuroscientist Michael Gazzaniga, a mechanism in our brain’s left hemisphere that he calls “the interpreter” steps in to fill in the blanks, to save us from the cognitive chaos by coming up with an explanation. Unfortunately, it’s like the world’s sloppiest detective. It quickly scans for any patterns or vaguely plausible meanings and then just goes with them – creating a narrative that seems to make sense of our experience (and never mind the tedious snore of weighing whether it actually does). Accordingly, though it’s easier on the ego to see your being faithful as some sort of common denominator, a more productive take would be accepting that relationships end and considering whether there’s anything you might have done better, both in picking partners and in being one. You might also reconsider the notion that you had “failed relationships.” The reality is, partners change and grow apart. They come to want conflicting things (like a wife perhaps wanting a wife of her own). Or they just get bored with each other. As I see it, a 10- or 20-year relationship is a feat to celebrate -- not only making a relationship work for a whole lot of years but refraining from bludgeoning your mate for the horrible, psyche-scraping sounds they make when they chew. n ©2018, Amy Alkon, all rights reserved. • Got a problem? Write Amy Alkon, 171 Pier Ave, #280, Santa Monica, CA 90405 or email AdviceAmy@aol.com (www.advicegoddess.com)

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EVENTS | CALENDAR AN EVENING WITH THE HAFSO SISTERS A benefit for the Spokane Area Youth Choirs with a silent auction. March 16, 7 pm. $20. Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague. (227-7404) SPOKANE SYMPHONY: INDIANA JONES & THE RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK Relive the magic of this great adventure with John Williams’ epic score performed live to the picture by the Spokane Symphony. Come early for pre-concert activities in the lobby. March 16, 8 pm. $32-$195. Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox, 1001 W. Sprague. spokanesymphony.org AMERICAN GUILD OF ORGANISTS The program includes Mormon Tabernacle’s “Recessional,” a Toccata by Italian composer Girolamo Frescobaldi and more. March 17, 3 pm. Free. Central Lutheran Church, 512 S. Bernard St. (624-5627) FLOATING CROWBAR Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with the rhythmic sounds of Irish pipes, flute, whistle, banjo, mandolin, as well as fiddle and guitar. March 17, 3-4 pm. Free. Airway Heights Library, 1213 S. Lundstrom. scld.org (893-8250) SPOKANE STRING QUARTET The afternoon program includes Fanny Mendelssohn’s String Quartet in E-Flat Major, Bela Bartok’s String Quartet No. 5 and Felix Mendelssohn’s String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 13. March 17, 3 pm. $12-$20. Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague. bingcrosbytheater.com SPOKANE YOUTH SYMPHONY: NEW HOPE Featuring the four orchestras of the Spokane Youth Symphony: Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonic, Sinfonietta and Strings. March 17, 4 pm. $12$16. Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox, 1001 W. Sprague. (624-1200) EXPLORE MUSIC WEEK The annual celebration allows the public to come try out an instrument or two. March 2022; 3-5 pm. Holy Names Music Center, 3910 W. Custer Dr. (326-9516) SUZANNE BONA IN CONCERT Featuring a program of compelling music spanning countries, cultures, and eras, with guest musician James Reid. March 20, 7 pm. $15. University of Idaho Administration Building, 851 Campus Dr. uidaho.edu (888-884-3246) WEDNESDAY NIGHT CONTRA DANCE Spokane Folklore Society’s weekly dance, with music by Crooked Kilt and caller Nora Scott. March 20, 7:30-9:30 pm. $5/$7. Woman’s Club of Spokane, 1428 W. 9th. myspokanefolklore@gmail.com

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SPOKANE MOTORCYCLE SHOW & SALE Features of the 16th annual show include an indoor stunt show, swap meet, Budweiser biker bar, Law Shark indoor poker run, beard and mustache competition, Toyota’s great gas giveaway and more. March 15 from 3-8 pm, March 16 from 10 am-8 pm and March 17 from 10 am-4 pm. $10 (cash only); kids 12 and under free. Spokane County Fair & Expo Center, 404 N. Havana St. spokanemotorcycleshow.com TUNDRA SWAN FESTIVAL Festival events include a presentation by Kyle Spragens of Washington Dept of Fish & Wildlife, a photography workshop, swan viewing, buffet lunch and more. March 16, 10 am-4 pm. $5-$30. Camas Wellness Center, 1821 N. LeClerc Rd., Cusick. porta.us (844-767-8287)

EPIC BRACKET PARTY Kick off this year’s college basketball tourney and celebrate St. Patrick’s day with Irish specials and beer. Brackets must be turned in by March 20 for a chance for prizing. March 17, 3 pm. EPIC, 100 N. Hayford Rd. northernquest.com FREE STATE PARK DAYS All Washington State Parks are open for day use without needing to show a Discover Pass; includes access locally to Riverside, Mt. Spokane and Palouse Falls state parks. March 19, April 20, April 22 and June 1. parks.state.wa.us BIG HORN OUTDOOR ADVENTURE SHOW The 59th show features new events, as well as previews gear, fishing, boating, shooting sports, hunting, backpacking and more. March 21-22 from 12-8 pm, March 23 from 10 am-8 pm and March 24 from 10 am-4 pm. $10. Spokane County Fair & Expo Center, 404 N. Havana. bighornshow.com

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THE FLICK Three underpaid employees attend to one of the last 35 mm film projectors. Their tiny battles and heartbreaks play out in the empty aisles, more gripping than the lackluster, second-run movies on screen. Through March 24; Thu-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm. $14$27. Spokane Civic Theatre, 1020 N. Howard. spokanecivictheatre.com NOISES OFF When a provincial theatrical troupe goes on tour, anything can happen, on stage and off. March 14-16 at 7 pm. Free. Saint George’s School, 2929 W. Waikiki Rd. sgs.org (466-1636) THE SEAGULL On a 19th-century Russian lakeside estate, the magic of summer evokes passion in three generations of self-doubting artists in this play by Anton Chekhov. March 15-16 at 7:30 pm, March 10 at 2 pm and March 14 at 5 pm. $10. Eastern Washington University, 526 Fifth St. bit.ly/2H1fpxa SEUSSICAL JR. Favorite Dr. Seuss characters come to life in this delightful gumbo of musical styles. Through March 23; Thu-Sat at 7 pm, Sat at 2 pm. $16. Liberty Lake Community Theatre, 22910 E. Appleway Ave. bit.ly/2E6Y2cn FAST AND FURIOUS Stage Left’s sixth annual staged reading of super-short plays, showcasing new comedies and dramas written by local and national playwrights. March 15-16 at 7:30 pm, March 17 at 2 pm. $12. Stage Left Theater, 108 W. Third. spokanestageleft.org KING LEAR Join us for one of the Bard’s great tragedies, directed by Brian Cheney. March 15-16 at 7:30 pm, March 17 at 2 pm. $5. Ignite! Community Theatre, 10814 E. Broadway. (795-0004) SPOKANE CIVIC THEATRE SEASON ANNOUNCEMENT PARTY Be among the first to learn the productions slated for the 2019-20 lineup and purchase season tickets. March 15, 7:30 pm. Spokane Civic Theatre, 1020 N. Howard St. spokanecivictheatre.com (325-2507) TRUE WEST Sam Shepard’s character study examines the relationship between Austin, a screenwriter, and his older brother Lee. March 15-31; Thu-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm. $20-$23. Lake City Playhouse, 1320 E. Garden Ave. facebook.com/lakecityplayhouse/ ALMOST, MAINE With a delicate blend of humor and heart, realism and absurdity, Almost, Maine asks us to consider the wonder of love. March 15-16 at 7:30 pm, March 10 at 2 pm. $12-$15.

Whitworth Cowles Auditorium, 300 W. Hawthorne. whitworth.edu/theatre LEGALLY BLONDE: THE MUSICAL Elle Woods tackles stereotypes, sexism, snobbery and scandal in pursuit of her dreams. March 21, 7:30-10 pm. $41.50$71.50. First Interstate Center for the Arts, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. wcebroadway.com

ARTS

LUMINOUS Partnering with Tacoma’s Museum of Glass and Portland-based collector George Stroemple, the MAC presents its first all-glass art exhibition. Thirty-three international artists working in glass, including Dale Chihuly, are featured. Through June 23; Tue-Sun from 10 am-5 pm. $5-$10. The MAC, 2316 W. First. northwestmuseum.org A GOOD HAND: A TRADITION WORTH PRESERVING March’s show explores the works of Leslie Cooley, Larry Bergman and Ken Smith, three pen and ink artists. Joining the trio is mosaic artist Kerry Whitsitt, who brings her glass, hand-cut designs. March 15, 4-8 pm. Free. New Moon Art Gallery, 1326 E. Sprague. newmoonartgallery.com MEL MCCUDDIN: THE INNER EYE BOOK LAUNCH The new book showcases nearly 300 images of works from 1960-2018. The artist is available for book ($125) signings. March 15, 5-8 pm. Art Spirit Gallery, 415 Sherman Ave. theartspiritgallery.com SAINT PATRICK’S DAY ART PARTY Member artists share hands-on activities and demos with the public, including a kids craft, glass blowing and more. March 16, 11 am-4 pm. Tsuga Arts Northwest, 1114 S. Perry. (768-1268)

WORDS

DELIA OWENS Hear from the NYT bestselling author of “Where the Crawdads Sing,” a breakout fiction debut that is being applauded as “painfully beautiful.” March 16, 8-9:30 pm. [SOLD OUT] Spokane Public Library, 906 W. Main. auntiesbooks.com POETRY RISING A program offered every other month, featuring poetry and prose readings and music and art presentations. March 19, 6:30-7:30 pm. Free. Shadle Library, 2111 W. Wellesley Ave. spokanelibrary.org (444-5300) 2ND ANNUAL VALLEY SLAM Cheer on local high school students as they perform original poetry on stage. Judging panels feature local writers and literary enthusiasts. March 20, 6:30-8:30 pm. Free. University High School, 12320 E. 32nd Ave. scld.org (893-8400) DONELL BARLOW: MEDICINE TRACKS The local author’s memoir is the story of an indigenous woman’s journey toward healing, facing a variety of painful circumstances that most can relate to. March 21, 7 pm. Free. Auntie’s, 402 W. Main. auntiesbooks.com (838-0206) WORKSHOP: POWER 2 THE POETRY Join us on World Poetry Day for a workshop in writing and performing powerful poetry led by one of the poets of Power 2 the Poetry, a local movement promoting freedom of expression, providing a platform to underrepresented demographics in our community and growing awareness of social, cultural, and political issues. March 21, 7-8:30 pm. Free; registration required. Spark Central, 1214 W. Summit Pkwy. sparkcentral.org (279-0299) n

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