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es, there was that astrologer whom she apparently consulted while giving foreign policy advice to her husband, the leader of the free world. And let’s not forget her war on drugs, which she termed “Just Say No” — regarded today as an ineffective strategy and, applied as public policy, devastating to so many lives. Still, I admired Nancy Reagan. Let’s begin with the results of the recent Siena College poll ranking the greatest first ladies. (The poll tested 10 qualities, including courage, public image, value to the president and “being her own woman.”) The rankings: 1. Eleanor Roosevelt; 2. Abigail Adams; 3. Jacqueline Kennedy; 4. Dolley Madison; 5. Michelle Obama (new to the list); 6. Hillary Clinton; 7. Lady Bird Johnson; 8. Betty Ford; 9. Martha Washington; 10. Rosalynn Carter. Nancy Reagan is nowhere to be found on this list, nor on any list that I’ve looked at. Frankly, some people just didn’t like her — including my late mother. A strong supporter of President Reagan, she referred to Nancy as a “Barbie doll.”

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bit of revealing history might help explain why I’m so out of touch with the mainstream when it comes to Mrs. Reagan. It’s the summer of 1983, and Washington, D.C., is getting ready for its annual Fourth of July celebration on the Mall; everyone was expecting another fun performance by the Beach Boys — mainstays whose music appealed to three generations. Then came the shocking news that Reagan’s Interior Secretary, James Watt, had announced that all rock bands attracted “the wrong element,” and instead he had opted for a “wholesome” program. After announcing the Beach Boys’ replacement, he went on: “We’re not going to encourage drug abuse and alcoholism.” And whom did he select to provide that “wholesome program?” Wayne Newton, the lounge lizard from Vegas! Watt was a moralizing fundamentalist from Wyoming who Reagan chose to lead Interior because he wanted to appease his “Sagebrush Rebellion” constituency. This same constituency is alive and well in today’s Republican Party — would-be federal land grabbers (think the Bundys and their ilk in Oregon, as well as Ted Cruz, who wants to auction off federal land; if Politifact is right, his benefactors include the Koch Brothers, who would be first in line to grab the land.) Seems Watt didn’t know that the Beach Boys were longtime friends of the Reagans. Watt would be gone within months. My guess is that Nancy seized on the first opportunity to orchestrate his departure, just as we know she orchestrated the departure of any number of other top administration players she decided were bad for her husband.

The recent New York Review of Books review of a book about Ronald Reagan, written by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard, speaks to her influence. While showing respect for Nancy’s devotion to her husband, the authors criticize her for “meddling and overprotectiveness.” The reviewer, Nicholas Lemann, writes: “The moment that Nancy Reagan seems to lose them is when she arranges the firings, in rapid succession, of Donald Regan, Raymond Donovan, Margaret Heckler, Patrick Buchanan and William Casey.” That would be Reagan’s Chief of Staff, his Secretary of Labor, his Secretary of Health and Human Services, his Communications Director and his Director of Central Intelligence. You didn’t mess with Nancy Reagan. Nancy regarded Don Regan to be the ultimate sexist. She seemingly just liked another guy better for Donovan’s job. Buchanan was involved in Reagan’s second-worst PR disaster, that trip to Bitburg to honor German soldiers buried there — many of whom were Waffen-SS. Casey was likely identified too closely with IranContra. (Nancy, it’s worth noting, orchestrated her husband’s apology on that debacle, weak though it was.) She also gets credit for convincing her husband to drop his “Evil Empire” talk, moderate his rhetoric and move towards working with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, whose arrival on the stage was a stroke of luck. Meddling? Over-protectiveness? Not at all. Her husband’s reputation was at stake, and she alone, by 1985, had to have known what the rest of the country would find out later — that Ronald Reagan had Alzheimer’s and his condition was progressing.

ot to be overlooked: On the style front, she gave even Jackie Kennedy a run for her money. Nancy, after all, was pure Rodeo Drive. She brought elegance and grace to the White House. Still, my personal choice for greatest first lady of all time is Abigail Adams, who came onto the stage at a critical time in our history and played so many roles so well — confidant, supporter, partner, mother, farm manager, activist, patriot, conciliator and wonderful letter writer. In one way, though, she and Nancy were one. Historian Joseph Ellis puts it best: “Abigail and John remained resolute, infinitely resilient, the invulnerable center.” He could have been writing about Nancy and Ronald Reagan. n

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There’s a secret to reality shows. You don’t have to be the prettiest or the smartest or the most talented. You just have to pop. The true battle is over airtime. Former reality TV star DONALD TRUMP understands that this also applies to the presidential race. Say outrageous stuff, get more airtime. As of the end of February, Trump had spent $10 million on advertising. But he received the equivalent of nearly $2 billion of free airtime, the New York Times reports. Over two and a half times more airtime than HILLARY CLINTON, six times more airtime than TED CRUZ and nine times more than MARCO RUBIO. Sure, not all of that is positive coverage. But cable networks have also been showing entire Trump rallies, live, without commercial breaks. Remember when Ross Perot paid for 30-minute infomercials on prime-time TV? CNN, Fox News and MSNBC have been handing those to Trump for free. Other candidates have tried Trump’s strategy. Cable networks showed Rubio’s speeches live when he was leveling attacks at Trump’s spray-tan and tiny hands. But when Rubio started talking about — ugh — boring policy, he noted, the networks cut away. (DANIEL WALTERS)

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It’s not only the Republican Party experiencing turmoil with the prospect of supporting frontrunner DONALD TRUMP. Breitbart News, a conservative news and opinion website, had to choose whether to back one of its own reporters, Michelle Fields, or Trump, after she accused his campaign manager of grabbing her at a Florida rally last week. Breitbart decided to cast doubt on Fields’ account, and it’s caused major fallout at the news organization. Video has surfaced of Trump’s campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, appearing to grab Fields. A Washington Post reporter has also claimed to have seen Lewandowski grab her. Yet Breitbart published a story expressing uncertainty regarding Fields’ account, and its editor-at-large told staffers not to comment about it. Since then, Fields and several top executives — including the site’s spokesman — have quit. The response may illustrate how vulnerable conservative media outlets are to the Trump campaign. As the New York Times notes, the growth in readership at Breitbart as it welcomed Trump as a candidate has paralleled his rise in the presidential race. Now that his nomination becomes more imminent, deciding to back its reporter likely would have cost the site readers. Fields, who filed a police report, told the Times that the incident has put her in a tough position: “Anything I do, it seems like it is the wrong decision.” (WILSON CRISCIONE)

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COMMENT | GOVERNMENT Primarily, it requires that we recognize, rather than demonize, the importance of economics in finding feasible solutions. Secondly, it requires that we see ourselves as long-term investors in the welfare of our nation. The long-term economics point to solutions that not only reduce costs, but actually better serve the people we aim to help. It costs less to provide a child with an education than a jail cell. It costs less to provide a homeless person with permanent housing than pay for the compounded costs of living on the street. Preventative health care costs less than the emergency room. Drug counseling and mental health services cost less than prisons. These programs cost more in the short term, but less in the long term. That’s why I call it an investment. It’s a bet on the future. To put in place and expand programs

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e live in a world where far too many are suffering far too often. Sadly, this is true not just of our world, but our nation. More than 600,000 people are homeless. More than 15 million children live in foodinsecure households. Tens of millions more Americans live in poverty. Conservatism has often been divided on how to meet these challenges. Social conservatives feel a moral imperative to take action. Fiscal conservatives think the costs of action would be far too expensive.

I believe there is an opportunity for a new progressive politics to emerge from the conservative movement, combining the best of fiscal and social conservatism to build a stronger nation. We can house the homeless, feed the hungry, educate every child, reduce crime and save money. It’s true that these investments will have significant, immediate costs. But they truly are investments, not only in the people they seek to serve, but also in our nation’s long-term prosperity. This long-term prosperity is not found through the selection of the problems we choose to address, but rather in the tactics with which we choose to address them.

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doing this work would require an upfront investment for several decades before the financial rewards were fully realized. For example, we know that effective pre-K programs can greatly reduce crime, and consequently the number of people in prison. However, the benefits for both the individuals who go through the programs and for society at large are not realized until those preschoolers graduate high school and begin lawful, productive careers. While the benefits slowly accrue, we will continue to have to pay for the costly mistakes of our current system. On the other hand, continuing our current system will mean that the potential benefits are never realized, leaving our children worse off both socially and fiscally. Some will argue that I am merely suggesting liberal policies, rather than a new progressive conservatism. The term itself is an oxymoron, they will say. I admit that there has been a disturbing trend of conservatives abandoning the most challenging, immediate problems of our time. But the reality is that traditional conservative fiscal analysis has the potential to provide compelling solutions, no matter what we call it. So let’s stop trying to save pennies today, at the cost of dollars and people’s lives tomorrow. Let’s start investing in our future. n John T. Reuter, a former Sandpoint City Councilman, has been active in protecting the environment, expanding LGBT rights and Idaho’s Republican Party politics.

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COMMENT | FROM READERS

SPOKANE NEEDS AN ICE RINK fter attending the Riverfront Park open house on Feb. 17, I have

some concerns. I am an avid recreational ice skater and care very much about the future of ice skating in Spokane. When I moved here from Seattle, I took lessons, met other skaters, and found a wonderful winter fitness activity. Having used the Ice Palace for 10 years, I am concerned that the new ice ribbon will not meet the needs of our ice skating community. One concern from many skaters is the lack of a roof, side protection and sun protection. The rain, sun, snow, wind and blowing debris all affect the ice rink. This has been the subject of discussion at the rink since the meeting. I am not alone. Every skater I have talked to shares these concerns! With an uncovered rink, there will be many days unsuitable for skating. The ice ribbon is a single-use facility — recreational skating on nice days. This leaves out many who currently use the Ice Palace, and for others will make scheduling for them difficult as bad weather will close the ice ribbon. Those affected include lessons, hockey, curling, school groups, figure skaters, the special education skaters and even recreational skaters when the weather damages the ice. The ice ribbon may be a good addition to our skating choices, but it can not replace the Ice Palace. If the ice ribbon is built, it should be in addition to the Ice Palace. The Ice Palace was named one of the top 10 skating rinks in the U.S. Once it is destroyed, it will be expensive to replace. Keep it open, market it, give the Ice Palace staff and skating community a chance to show you — we need more ice, not less! JOANNE QUINSEY Spokane, Wash.

Readers react to last week’s cover package, which examined how Spokane can embrace a national trend by making its downtown a desirable place to live:

RANDALL BISHOP: Most large cities cater to the affluent because people want to live there. I think if Spokane was somehow able to create the attraction for them to live downtown, they would inherently bring business, people/customers/vacationers and upper end attractions. Catering to affordable living standards only creates those same problems we have now. MARIAH ALMEIDA: Good luck, you’ll need a great economic revival to get a better downtown crowd than most of what I see on a daily basis. ... The WSU medical school might help with our city’s diversity and culture, but that’s still years off. KAREN MOBLEY: Spokane is a desirable place to live. Downtown is better than it used to be and improving all the time. I walk around by myself at all hours of the day and am very seldom worried. I would move downtown but I have a really cool house. CHERE PERRIGO: I loved living downtown, but living in downtown Spokane as opposed to other big cities is not the same. People living downtown still need cars, unlike other big cities. People living downtown also have no ‘real’ grocery, laundry, etc., they can easily walk to. It’s a vicious cycle — you need the infrastructure to bring in the residents, but you need the residents to bring in the infrastructure. 

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‘Not Past Tense’ Washington school districts are preparing for new requirements to teach tribal history and culture, and they’re being asked to rebuild bridges that have been burned BY JAKE THOMAS

hile working as a school counselor in Omak, Lynn Palmanteer-Holder, an educator and member of the Colville Tribe, recalls attending a Thanksgiving pageant put on by a first-grade teacher. On the stage in the school’s gymnasium, the teacher had set up a table replicating a Thanksgiving feast, complete with pieces of paper cut into the shapes of corn and turkeys. With parents and teachers assembled, the teacher took to the piano and began playing a riff evocative of Indian drumming: dum-duh-duh-duh-dum-duhduh-duh. “Reeeeedddmaaaannnn,” she sang out as kids wear-

ing paper headdresses and pilgrim hats danced onto the stage. After the pageant, Palmanteer-Holder had a talk with the well-meaning teacher about what was wrong with the pageant. This Pilgrims-and-Indians approach to teaching, she explained, just plays to stereotypes and leaves students without any meaningful understanding of tribal history or culture. The teacher was receptive, and began bringing in members of the Colville Tribe to teach cultural activities to her students. “Those are the things we’ve wanted to do,” says Palmanteer-Holder. Now, Washington could be on the cusp of moving

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past the Pilgrims-and-Indians approach. In 2015, lawmakers passed legislation requiring each of the state’s 295 school districts to teach the tribal history, culture and government of Washington’s 29 federally recognized Indian tribes. The new law also has the unprecedented requirement that each district collaborate with the tribe closest to them in teaching the curriculum. The new law is a milestone for people like Palmanteer-Holder, who say that teaching tribal history this way will benefit not only native students, many of whom lag behind their peers, but those peers as well. “We’re trying to take the concept of sharing tribal knowledge in Washington state, and we want to build the bridge between those tribes and their school districts,” says Palmanteer-Holder, who is helping organize a summer teaching institute in Omak to help districts meet the requirements that go into effect for the 2016-17 school year. But building these bridges won’t be easy. The legacy of efforts to deliberately extinguish tribal cultures and languages still lingers. Unlike Montana, the only other state with similar requirements, Washington didn’t attach any funding to its law, raising concerns that some districts may treat it as another unfunded mandate. “We have nothing to really compare this to,” says ...continued on next page

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s a doctoral student in education at the University of Missouri, Sarah Shear was the lead researcher in 2011 on a project examining how U.S. schools teach Native American history. After spending two years reviewing 2,000 state standards, she and her colleagues found that in 87 percent of curricula, Native Americans vanished after the year 1900, possibly leaving students with the idea that tribal history is a “long-ago forgotten history.” What’s further troubling, she says, about these curricula is that they leave out critical events in the 1900s, such as government policies that sought to extinguish tribal cultures through boarding schools, as well as civil rights movements, environmental challenges and tribes in modern society. “Indigenous people were first presented as cooperative and friendly, like the ‘pilgrims’ narrative,” says Shear. “Then toward the American Revolution, indigenous people are shifted to becoming the enemy, the people who collectively are standing in the way of the U.S. moving west.” Raymond Reyes, associate academic vice president and chief diversity officer for Gonzaga University who has 33 years experience in Indian education, says how tribal history is taught matters, because incomplete or skewed versions can perpetuate stereotypes and racism among non-natives. And how it’s taught matters, he says, for native students who are facing an achievement gap. A recent report on native education from the state Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction found that “Native students’ graduation rate has consistently been the lowest” of any ethnic group, and their near-27 percent dropout rate was more than double the average. The problem in Washington mirrors the rest of the nation, and it has caught the attention of President Barack Obama, who issued an executive order in 2011 aimed at improving educational opportunities for American Indians and native Alaskans. Reyes sees the new law as an opportunity,

pointing to research finding that curricula which includes the experiences of previously marginalized ethnic groups can engage and motivate minority students. Palmanteer-Holder knows firsthand how eager native students are to hear about their own culture. She recalls teaching a room of especially rowdy students. When Palmanteer-Holder began reading from a collection of native folk tales compiled by Christine Quintasket, a native author in the early 20th century who wrote under the name “Mourning Dove,” she says she had each student’s full attention. “It’s going to help native students and bring recognition to their people,” says PalmanteerHolder of the teaching requirements. “It’s also going to help teachers. It’s going to help other students who live together and play together.” But she’s also seen resistance that’s come in the form of comments on news websites, asking “What are they going to teach, gaming?” She also remembers being stunned by offhand comments made by other educators. In particular, Palmanteer-Holder recalls talking to a principal in a rural area that was once a native gathering place. “He told me that we don’t have to worry about the [state requirements] because we don’t have any Indians around here,” she recalls. Palmanteer-Holder worries that districts will see what could be an opportunity as a burden. Indeed, after the bill creating the requirements was proposed, Ken Kanikeberg, chief of staff to State Superintendent of Public Instruction Randy Dorn, told a legislative panel that implementation would be uneven because some school districts have more resources. According to a report provided to lawmakers by OSPI, the office has seen an increasing interest from districts. More 300 people from just 93 of the state’s 295 school districts have participated in all-day trainings facilitated by OSPI, according to the report. OSPI’s Vendiola says that his office has been busy with inquiries from districts looking for guidance on how to implement the curriculum, and hasn’t been monitoring noncompliance. There’s another obstacle, says Palmanteer-

Holder, and that’s the legacy of boarding schools where Indians were taken, sometimes for years at a time, to forget their ways. The practice continued into the 20th century, and PalmanteerHolder says, “We have this gap in knowledge.”

hortly after Gov. Jay Inslee signed the bill with the new teaching requirements, Lynn Palmanteer-Holder says of Spokane Public Schools began the new law: “This is a big deal.” evaluating what it was currently teaching, and began incorporating material from “Since Time Immemorial,” a curriculum developed collaboratively by OSPI and the state’s 29 federally recognized tribes. “We don’t want it to be check off the box, ‘OK, we’ve done the Indian unit, so therefore we’ve met the requirements,’” says Wendy Watson, the district’s director of secondary curriculum, of how Native American history and culture will be woven into existing social studies courses and taught throughout the year. A challenge for the district is training hundreds of teachers in the new curriculum, which is complicated by a statewide teacher shortage, says Steven Gering, the district’s chief academic officer. Maybe the biggest undertaking, says Gering, is the law’s requirement that each district collaborate with the nearest tribe to teach its history, culture and government. For SPS, that tribe is the Spokanes. “It’s not past tense,” he says of the Spokane Tribe’s history. “It’s rich and alive and right here.” Gering says the district wants to avoid treating the Spokanes as a cultural “monolith” and has been reaching out, trying to build the long-term relationships to incorporate the tribe’s voice into the curriculum. The tribe is working on how to tell its own story. Last year, the Wellpinit School District, which serves the Spokane Tribe, received a federal grant to develop its own culturally relevant curriculum. Polo Hernandez, the grant coordinator, says that the grant is separate from the state requirements, and is being used on a more ambitious project. The curriculum was developed with three teachers, four “cultural liaisons” and Hernandez, along with input from tribal members and tribal departments overseeing natural resources, as well as language and culture. Hernandez, sitting at a table at Wellpinit High School with others who helped develop the curriculum, stresses the collaborative nature of the project. “Even an elder will say, ‘There is no expert,’” he says. Currently, the Wellpinit School District’s tribal history curriculum is in a pilot phase being taught to 28 seventh-graders and 18 fifth-graders, says Hernandez. Students might hear tribal stories about how the plains were created during a geography lesson that includes Salish words for geographic features, he says. They also learn traditional skills, like how to make a tule mat out of reeds. Salmon and rivers, which hold deep cultural significance to the tribe, are already being incorporated into history lessons. Geri Flett, a social studies teacher, says that a challenge to crafting the curriculum is that there are “different versions of history in the tribe.” Warren Seyler, a tribal member who works for the Department of Natural Resources, chimes in that even the curriculum developed by the state leaves out critical events like the incident at Hangman Creek, where Col. George Wright hanged seven Indians in 1858. He also notes that it’s hard to teach culture in schools because “not every family has the same culture.” What further complicates these efforts, says Seyler, is the trauma of having the tribe’s history suppressed for so long. “It hasn’t been taught,” he says. “It hasn’t been taught here. It hasn’t been taught anywhere.” “We weren’t taught that stuff,” Seyler continues. “But now we want our kids to know that part of their history.” n jaket@inlander.com

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PLAYING DEFENSE A bill increasing funding and providing standards to Idaho’s PUBLIC DEFENSE system is making its way through the legislature. But the state chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union says the measure still doesn’t direct enough money for public defense, and the group is proceeding with a lawsuit that could force more sweeping reforms to the system. The bill, which passed the Idaho House earlier this month and is being considered by the Senate, would make $5.5 million in grants available for the state’s 44 counties, which are responsible for providing lawyers to indigent defendants. The bill also requires the state to come up with standards for public defense. (JAKE THOMAS)

WHAT JACOBSON KNEW More than a year before former Spokane police Chief Frank Straub was ousted, notes from Spokane Police Lt. Joe Walker suggest that the city WAS REPEATEDLY WARNED about Straub’s behavior. Walker wrote that he had discussed concerns about “bullying and harassment” from Straub with Assistant City Attorney Erin Jacobson, and told her about an “I love you” text Straub had sent to a female subordinate. But instead of the concerns sparking an investigation into Straub, the city offered Walker early retirement. (Walker didn’t take them up on it.) Now, as an independent investigation examines the city’s handling of the issues surrounding Straub, Jacobson has refused to be interviewed by the investigator. (DANIEL WALTERS)

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The suspension of a Spokane police captain over a seemingly trifling issue — moving furniture he was told not to — has raised a very important question about HONESTY AND INTERNAL POLITICS in a department struggling with public perception: Can a commanding officer publically disagree with police department decisions? Interviews for the internal investigation reveal Assistant Chief Craig Meidl and then-interim Chief Rick Dobrow’s frustrations with Capt. Brad Arleth for publicly voicing his opinion regarding the new downtown precinct location. When asked in front of the Business Improvement District board if he agreed with then-Business and Developer Services Division Director Scott Simmons’ positive assessment of the move, Arleth said he did not. Arleth, who has spent more than two decades policing downtown, said he saw the impact the old precinct near the STA Plaza had on crime, not to mention the benefits of the relationship with the Downtown Spokane Partnership, which was paying almost $90,000 for a downtown patrol officer. Meidl told internal investigators that it’s important to be honest with the public, but “on the other hand you

also need to … show support for the goals and objectives of the police department.” According to Arleth’s interview, Dobrow told Arleth his comments were “not helpful,” to which Arleth said he refused to be a “cheerleader for somebody’s bullshit.” Arleth was suspended for a month with pay during the investigation. Meidl, who filed the complaint against Arleth, alleged that he was insubordinate when he moved furniture to the new downtown precinct, despite Meidl’s instructions to the contrary. During his interview with the investigator, Arleth argued that Meidl’s directions were not clear and that the other furniture moved into the Intermodal Center from storage was not adequate. Arleth was issued a written reprimand, which he is appealing. (MITCH RYALS)

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Fully funding basic education for Washington schools has been a priority for state lawmakers and GOV. JAY INSLEE since the state Supreme Court’s 2012 McCleary decision demanded that the state do so. That mandate has not yet been fulfilled, and State Superintendent of Public Instruction Randy Dorn may take matters into his

Randy Dorn is fed up with how schools are funded. own hands. Dorn said this week that he is weighing an independent campaign for governor this year. His campaign, he tells the Seattle Times, would at least prod Inslee and Republican challenger Bill Bryant to come up with a plan to fund education. Inslee’s efforts so far, Dorn argues, have fallen short, and he doubts that Bryant will come up with a better plan. Dorn, a former teacher and state legislator, announced earlier this year that he would not seek a third term as Superintendent of Public Instruction. He said he will make a decision on whether to run for governor after seeing how the Supreme Court responds to the Legislature’s efforts to fund schools. (WILSON CRISCIONE)

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randon Hopkins turns open the black lid of a metal drum. A liquid nitrogen mist seeps out of the drum’s opening. Slowly, he pulls out a metal arm holding a package filled with tiny, plastic straws. “This is the only place you’ll find a collection of frozen honeybee semen on Earth,” says Hopkins, a honeybee researcher at Washington State University. “We’ve got honeybee semen from almost every subspecies in Europe.” The drum contains 350 straws containing bee semen from Italy, the Republic of Georgia, Kazakhstan, Slovenia, Poland, France and the United States. Hopkins’ bee breeding program is the only in the world to incorporate frozen germoplasm from male honeybees. Researchers like Hopkins hope those genes will produce hardier bees, more resistant to the colony collapse phenomenon, which has decimated

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bee populations in recent years. “I’ve given out queen bees before to other researchers looking at bee genetics,” Hopkins says. “But all of this frozen male germoplasm has been used to breed the bees here at WSU.” Now those bees are being put to the test, thanks to a research grant from Project Apis m., a nonprofit devoted to protecting honeybees. Hopkins is transporting the bees down to California this spring. These honeybees are bred with the traits of a Caucasian honeybee, a hardier, more mountainous bee from Eastern Europe. He’ll be housing the honeybees near an almond farm and tracking their progress through the winter. “We’re going to see how they forge and interact with the almond crop. These bees are tough. We bred them to tackle the challenges of a harsher climate,” Hopkins says. Walter Sheppard, chair of the entomology department at WSU, says that this breeding program was unique to the university. “Right now, anyone can go on the Internet and order semen from an award-winning bull in 1974. The genetic material lasts for decades. When we started breeding bees, we asked ourselves, why can’t we do the same?” he says. Sheppard says Hopkins could could select genetic material with the best traits, impregnate a queen bee with that mix, and breed better workers. This means honeybees with higher resistance to all the contributing factors in colony collapse: disease, pests and the cold of winter. “The genetics technology is cutting-edge, and it’s all thanks to Hopkins’ preservation technique,” says Sheppard. He explains that the bee-breeding project began in 2000. Hopkins joined the bee-breeding team in 2008 as a doctoral student. At the time, the breeding program struggled to gain access to more diverse bee genetic material. Sheppard says Hopkins started experimenting with freezing bee semen to tackle this issue. He explains that people had tried freezing bee semen in the 1980s and 1990s, but the process exposing the semen to liquid nitrogen ruined the delicate genetic material. In 2011, Hopkins, then a post-doctoral researcher, developed a technique to slowly cool and prepare bee semen to be frozen in liquid nitrogen. After developing a reliable process, he could collect samples and ship them from anywhere across the world. Since then, he’s collected honeybee semen from all over Europe. “We can use that stuff for decades to come. You can mix up the perfect mix of bee genes and impregnate the queen with it. It almost sounds like it came out of science fiction,” says Sheppard. Megan Taylor, a doctoral candidate at WSU, worked with Hopkins on the project. Using the data Hopkins collected during the bee-breeding process, she compared the genetic diversity of American and European honeybees. “Honeybees aren’t native to America, and we banned the importation of new European bees in the 1920s to stop bringing diseases and pests from the old world. That was fine then, but now American bees have been genetically isolated for almost a century,” Taylor says. “Look at how many agricultural disasters in history were driven by too much inbreeding. Some diversity could stave off a similar disaster with bees.” Taylor says that Europe’s honeybee population was far more diverse, with 28 subspecies. Americans only started raising honeybees in the 1860s, and imported just three subspecies from Europe. Taylor says the introduction of the new male bee product could increase the genetic diversity in American honeybees. “That genetic diversity could vastly improve the health of American bees,” she says.  editor@inlander.com This article was provided by Murrow News Service, which is produced by journalism students at the Edward R. Murrow College of Communication at Washington State University.

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CRAIG EHLO HAS FACED DEFEAT BEFORE, BUT NOW HE’S FIGHTING HIS TOUGHEST OPPONENT: DRUG ADDICTION BY WILSON CRISCIONE

s dawn approached, Craig Ehlo lay in a Sacred Heart hospital bed with an IV stuck in his arm. The painkillers were almost flushed from his system, and all he wanted to do was apologize. Hours earlier, after his family took away his stash of pills, Ehlo made a pile of clothes and lit it on fire in a fit of rage, shouting things like “Y’all don’t love me!” Before firefighters came, his family held him down, afraid he would jump into the pile as the flames moved closer and closer to the house. Ehlo wanted to say “sorry” to his wife and kids, but his apology would have to wait. Police were at the hospital, and they took him to jail before he could go home on Aug. 1, 2013. Even after his release the next day, a judge ordered him to stay away from his wife, Jani, two sons, Austin and Gavin, and daughter, Erica. The day that Ehlo’s addiction to painkillers finally overwhelmed him represents a moment of defeat, eclipsing any loss he suffered on the basketball court as a 14-year NBA veteran. That’s including The Shot, the infamous one Michael Jordan made over Ehlo that has haunted him ever since. “I thought just because of my willpower and what I did professionally — fighting through bad

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ankles and playing through a pulled muscle — that I could just stop taking them,” Ehlo says. “And I couldn’t.” His addiction is a cruel reality, far too common among professional athletes. Like The Shot, Ehlo knows that the day he lashed out at his family will never go away. He knows no pill will fix it, just like nothing can entirely erase a collapse in defeat. He’s simply embraced it all, like he always has, and continued on his never-ending road to recovery.

NO GLORIOUS ENDING

It’s lunchtime on a day late last month, and Ehlo’s back stiffens as he waits for his food, though his weathered face reveals no pain. His back doesn’t hurt as much as it used to, but he admits that sitting still for too long makes things worse. “The medicine always took care of that,” Ehlo says, as he sips a Coke. Due in large part to his back problems, Ehlo, 54, is not as agile as he used to be. But that’s a high standard to go by. Growing up in Lubbock, Texas, Ehlo excelled at all three major sports — football, basketball and baseball. When baseball season ended in June, he’d spend the summer working on his aunt and uncle’s cotton farm before picking up the sports cycle again, starting

with football in the fall. His family thought he’d pursue baseball or football. Then he grew. He was skinny, but he had long arms, and he could drive and make 3-pointers. He tried to model his game after former San Antonio Spurs Hall of Famer George Gervin, who had a similar body type. He was playing in junior college when Washington State University coach George Raveling recruited him. Ehlo spent two years at WSU, where he met Jani, and in his senior season helped carry the Cougs to their most wins in a season in more than four decades. That 1983 WSU team lost to fourth-ranked Virginia in the NCAA tournament’s West Regional. Ehlo keeps a newspaper article about the game in a scrapbook. It features a picture of Ehlo face down, his nose buried in the hardwood. The caption begins: “Oh, so close. But for Washington State and Craig Ehlo (who put his nose to the floor), there was no glorious ending Saturday.” Ehlo was selected in the third round of the 1983 NBA draft by the Houston Rockets, where he mostly stayed on the bench. He joined the Cleveland Cavaliers in 1986. In his first two seasons there, he averaged more than 20 minutes a game, and coach Lenny Wilkens often had him ...continued on page 22

Craig Ehlo spent 14 years in the NBA, often guarding Michael Jordan.

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“THE LONG REBOUND,” CONTINUED... guard the other team’s best player. In the same division as the Chicago Bulls, that player was often Michael Jordan. What most people forget is that the Cavs — led by Mark Price, Brad Daugherty, Ron Harper and Larry Nance, all of whom averaged more than 17 points per game in 1988-89 — were considered by some to be the team of the future. Magic Johnson even predicted they would be the team of the ’90s. The third-seeded Cavs were confident they could beat the sixth-seeded Bulls in the first round of the 1989 playoffs after winning all six matchups in the regular season. By the decisive Game 5 in Cleveland, with the series tied 2-2, it was a dogfight, and Ehlo was right in the middle of it. Ehlo was having the game of his life. He finished with 24 points, far above his season average of seven per game. His layup with three seconds left was the reason the Cavs were up 100-99 on the Bulls in the first place. But three seconds was all Jordan needed. Ehlo and Nance tried to double him on the inbound pass so Jordan wouldn’t get the ball, but Jordan was going to get the ball. He caught Ehlo off-balance, dribbled to the left, rose up, hung in the air, patiently waited for Ehlo’s outstretched arm to fly by, and nailed it. Everything about the moment has been immortalized — from the announcer’s call (“A shot on Ehlo, good!”), to Jordan’s celebratory fist pumping, to the splash of Ehlo’s blond hair as he collapsed to the floor in defeat. Ehlo says that shot changed everything. It’s not that he couldn’t bounce back — he had his five best statistical seasons starting the following year, before he went on to play for the Atlanta Hawks and the Seattle SuperSonics. But the Bulls, not the Cavs or anyone else, ended up being the team of the ’90s, and Ehlo thinks it was The Shot that flipped the script. After that, they could never get past Jordan. “I don’t think we’d be sitting here [if the shot missed],” Ehlo says. “My team was good enough … if he would have missed it, I swear we would have hung a couple banners.” By the time he retired in 1997, Ehlo’s back started bothering him. He had constant spasms, and he couldn’t bend over and touch his toes. The physical pain followed back home to Spokane. It eventually consumed him.

WINNING AND LOSING

Ehlo, as an NBA athlete, could always withstand a certain amount of pain. What hurt the most was that it started affecting his family. He couldn’t go out to the lake with them because his back hurt, and he felt it lock up when he picked up his youngest son, Gavin, and threw him into the water. He had two back surgeries — in 2003 and 2007 — that didn’t alleviate the pain. He says he started taking painkillers sometime around 2008. In 2010, he had surgery to fix a herniated disc. The doctor prescribed him hydrocodone. In 2011, Eastern Washington University’s new basketball coach, Jim Hayford, asked Ehlo to join his staff. The two were friends, and Ehlo, who had been working as a local TV commentator, was excited to get out of broadcasting. “I loved winning and losing,” Ehlo says. “When you broadcast, you don’t win or lose. You just go home kind of empty.” He was a player development coach. The players would rib him about The Shot, but they generally got along well with Ehlo, a major reason Hayford hired him in the first place. “He was an absolutely amazing person, and the first

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Craig Ehlo was picked in the third round of the 1983 NBA draft after two years at WSU. thing you want in a coach is somebody who’s a great person around kids,” Hayford says. But coaching took its toll. Practices were at 6 am nearly every day, and working with the players on a daily basis was demanding on his recently repaired back. He says his mind was telling him he could do it, but his body was giving out. He took up to 15 painkillers a day, and continued to isolate himself from his wife and kids. “Craig is such a joyful person, and he would go through some periods where that just wasn’t on him,” Hayford says. “In hindsight, now I realize LETTERS there was probably Send comments to times where he was editor@inlander.com. having to fight his demons.” Through all that, however, Hayford says Ehlo was most helpful after losses. Hayford never had a losing season as Whitworth’s coach, so when the losses piled up at EWU at the beginning, it was hard to stomach. But Ehlo, even to this day, sends Hayford encouraging texts after tough losses. In July 2013, Ehlo resigned, saying he couldn’t help at the level Hayford needed. Hayford says he never mentioned why. But he soon found out. A couple of weeks later at Ehlo’s home just south of Spokane, in the rolling golden hills off the Palouse Highway, the Ehlo family was preparing for an early flight.

The next morning, Aug. 1, 2013, they were going to Las Vegas to celebrate Jani becoming a millionaire through Isagenix, a network marketing company. Ehlo’s bag was packed, but he and Jani were fighting. His family went through it and found his painkillers — hydrocodone pills he bought on the street. This was the last straw. “They took them,” Ehlo says. “And it pissed me off. That was when the behavior was of someone in addiction. Just, the anger… ” He took the suit he packed, doused it with gasoline, and ignited a fire. He took clothes that reminded him of Austin or his daughter Erica, and threw them on the fire too. He wanted to burn everything that reminded him of his family. They called 911, and paramedics brought Ehlo to the hospital. “I thought after the doctor released me from Sacred Heart I’d go home — probably not go on the trip — but at least say ‘I’m sorry.’ But (the police) were waiting for me,” Ehlo says. “So I never got that chance. They went ahead and went to Vegas, and I spent the night in jail.”

MASKING THE PAIN

Like her brother, Carla Ehlo usually stays up late. Around 2 or 3 am Aug. 1, she would have been up watching a movie in her home on the south side of Lubbock. She was awake when got a call from her then 22-year-old nephew, Austin, who sounded upset. ...continued on next page

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He told her everything about the fight, the fire, the police. Carla booked a flight to Spokane. While Carla was on her flight, her younger brother Craig sat alone in Spokane County Jail. He wore a yellow jumpsuit, orange socks and no shoes — the jail didn’t have any that fit. His thinking at that point was clear: He was done abusing painkillers. He was released from jail the next day. Back when Craig got his first NBA contract, Carla says he built their parents a house. He bought Carla a car. Before August 2013, the last time Carla had seen her brother was when their mom died the year before and Craig flew to Lubbock to be with her. Their dad had died a few years earlier. In 1992, their older sister died of cancer. The family always was close, but they became closer when times were tough, Carla says, and Craig was always the first one there to help. “He’s just a good person like that,” she says. “He just does good things for people all the time.” When Carla got into Spokane, Craig was at his mother-in-law’s house, surrounded by friends and family. He looked thinner. Craig had been ordered by the judge not to see his wife or kids, and Carla could see how that wore on him. “I think that’s the hardest thing that he had to deal with, was how to get his kids’ confidence back and his wife’s confidence back, that he could beat this,” Carla says. “He does love his kids and wife very much. They are his life.” Ehlo wanted to get treatment across the country on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The place was called Gosnold Addiction Treatment Center. He heard about it from Chris Herren, a former NBA player who was addicted to heroin and treated at Gosnold. Carla wanted to go with him, but Craig felt he should do it alone. The two split up at the airport. Carla flew to back Texas, her brother to Massachusetts. They talked every other day for a month over the phone, and each time she heard him he was doing better — “back to the Craig before all this happened.” Ehlo is one of many athletes who have battled opioid addiction. It’s common among athletes at every level. In the NFL, more than half of former players have reported using opioids, and 71 percent of those players reported misuse of the drugs, according to a 2011 study funded by ESPN and the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Ehlo isn’t the only former star athlete from WSU who has experienced such a problem. Ryan Leaf, a former WSU quarterback picked No. 2 overall in the NFL draft — and considered by many the No. 1 overall bust in NFL history — recently spent time in prison for breaking into homes and stealing prescription pills. “It’s a fact that athletes have injuries. It’s a fact that athletes have pain. And it’s a fact that doctors are there to treat that pain,” says Lori McCarthy, Gosnold’s director of clinical outreach. “It’s really about the person taking

Craig Ehlo says one day in jail was enough for him.

the pain medication, and what that means to them, and what gets set off in the brain that will propel someone to continue to use something, even if it’s no longer needed.” Ehlo, in fact, has some experience on the other side. Two of his Houston Rockets teammates — Mitchell Wiggins and Lewis Lloyd — were kicked out of the NBA after testing positive for cocaine. He said in a 1987 Spokane Chronicle article that that he knew they had problems, but “as a player, you can’t tell another player anything. Those guys would look you straight in the eye and tell you they were clean.” Ehlo, for his part, says he never used drugs in the NBA, only Advil. Ehlo lists Aug. 1, 2013 as his clean day. He spent 30 days at Gosnold before he came back to plead guilty to a charge of second-degree reckless burning. He didn’t have to spend more than that one day in jail, but that was enough for him, he says. He still goes to Narcotics Anonymous meetings around town and meets with a group from his church for more help. He’s able to spend time with his family again, and he says they’ve supported him through his recovery. He remembers, at Gosnold one day, hearing the story of an older man who asked his doctor if he could have a pill that would make the addiction go away. The doctor said there is no such pill. That, Ehlo says, helped him understand what it would take to get better. “The amount of work that I put in to be a pro basketball player helped a lot, in the sense that I knew I was gonna have to do a lot of work to beat the addiction. And I can’t do it by myself. I had tried that a bunch of times, but the meetings, the education, the support of my family, has all been tremendous,” he says. “In the community, no one says, ‘That’s Craig: the addict.’ I’m still kind of viewed as someone in the community that can offer something.”

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High school students and their families had nearly filled the Spokane Arena. Ehlo, at 6-foot-7, wore a suit and red tie, and towered over the Yakama Nation Tribal School’s basketball coach, asking him questions before broadcasting the team’s State B semifinal game for SWX. As the high school bands blared music during timeouts, Ehlo and his broadcasting partner, Dave Cotton, talked basketball. When the game was over, Cotton posed for a picture with Ehlo. “I just think the world of the guy,” Cotton says. “Really, the community is fortunate to have him, and I pinch myself when I’m calling a game with him.” Ehlo loves being around basketball, whether it’s youth games or the pros. Broadcasting happens to fit his schedule more than the demands of being a coach did, and he likes doing it because “I know what I’m saying.” He recently sent the Pac-12 Network his résumé in hopes he could do more broadcasting soon. When he used to call Gonzaga games, he remembers Chicago native Jeremy Pargo re-enacting The Shot with another player on the team. Things like that irritated Ehlo at first, but he eventually shook it off. “I think I turned it into kind of being an honor,” he says, “instead of a dishonor.” Now he starts each day on his knees in prayer. One of his counselors at Gosnold had a saying: “If your pills were on the floor, you’d be on your knees to find them.” Jani, he says, is typically already up before him, going 100 miles an hour. He walks the dogs, something that has become his best therapy and most physically demanding task. If it snows, he’ll shovel the sidewalk. If he has games ...continued on next page

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to broadcast, he’ll do some research. Otherwise he and Jani stay at home. Their three kids have all moved out, but they often go on family trips. Earlier this year, he and Austin went to Cleveland to catch a few Cavs games. Last week, they took a family trip to Arizona. “I think Gavin said it best: ‘I got my dad back,’” Ehlo says. “I can’t say it any better.” In the NBA, Ehlo was always chasing the championship ring he never got. After everything he’s been through, that hasn’t changed. He coached the Rogers High School basketball team in the early 2000s, hoping to get the

Pirates at least to a district championship. When he got into broadcasting for the Sonics after that, he was hoping they’d win a championship, because the team’s broadcasters also received rings. He went to EWU as a coach for a chance at a Big Sky Conference ring. He’s learned to embrace both the wins and the losses, but he’ll always strive for that feeling of victory. “At any level,” he says, “that probably is the underlying thing that you chase.”  wilsonc@inlander.com

Main Man How Eric McClellan helped save Gonzaga’s season BY WILL MAUPIN

f you’ve been watching the HBO series Gonzaga: March to Madness, you saw Eric McClellan perhaps rescue his team — seemingly lost, following one blown game after another — from missing the NCAA Tournament. “None of us are having fun right now,” McClellan told his team after a rough practice following their Feb. 20 home loss to St. Mary’s. “I refuse to go out like that. We all got some growing up to do.” And they did grow up, with McClellan leading the way. This month in Las Vegas, Gonzaga picked up critical wins over Portland, BYU and Saint Mary’s to capture the West Coast Conference Tournament title and accompanying automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament. McClellan, a senior, scored 61 points over Thursday, March 17, at 6:57 pm those games while (Televised on TruTV) shooting 50 percent Pepsi Center, Denver from the field. That production came on top of his usual exceptional defensive output. Still, he was left off the all-tournament team. Kyle Wiltjer, who took home tournament MVP honors, had something to say about that after the Zags’ 85-75 victory over ...continued on next page

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“MAIN MAN,” CONTINUED... St. Mary’s in the championship game. “My good friend over here, Eric McClellan, this guy’s defending his ass off, hitting shots,” Wiltjer said. “This is the real MVP over here.” McClellan’s presence has been invaluable for the Zags down the stretch this season. Facing a potential end to their now-18-year streak of NCAA Tournament appearances, this Gonzaga team was unlike any we had seen in recent memory. A program long known since the days of John Stockton for being a prolific producer of high-level guards was suddenly bereft of quality at that position. “When we dropped those games (against Arizona and UCLA) at home early in December, of course everybody was talking about the guard play,” head coach Mark Few said. People are still talking about the guard play. But what was once negative has now become positive, as McClellan, Josh Perkins and Kyle Dranginis form one of the

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nation’s top-10 3-point-percentage defenses. A backcourt renaissance has taken place over the past few weeks, in large part due to McClellan. His presence can’t be taken for granted, because his path to Gonzaga was far from easy. So when McClellan told his teammates to grow up at that practice, his words carried some extra weight. McClellan, after all, is perhaps the team’s expert on growing up. The first stop of his college career was Tulsa, where he played as a freshman for the Golden Hurricane, before transferring to Vanderbilt. As a sophomore with the Commodores, McClellan was in the middle of a productive season when a theft charge led to his dismissal from the team. That’s when Gonzaga came calling, and after an extensive vetting process, the university took a risk on McClellan as a student-athlete. With the Zags playing their best basketball of the season, that risk seems to have paid off. This rejuvenated

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backcourt has 11th-seeded Gonzaga entering their opening NCAA game against 6th-seed Seton Hall as the early favorite in the eyes of Las Vegas oddsmakers. McClellan will be called upon to help stop the Pirates’ sophomore star, Isaiah Whitehead (18.4 points and 5.0 assists per game). It’s a perfect March matchup: Whitehead, the Big East Tournament’s Most Outstanding Player, against McClellan, the WCC Defensive Player of the Year. But for McClellan, basketball is about more than awards. “This isn’t about basketball,” McClellan tweeted in response to his dismissal from Vanderbilt, “this is about how I progress as a man. I’ve made decisions that I’m going to have to live with.” Well, it’s come full circle; progress as a man led to progress on the basketball court. He and the Zags should be happy about their decisions. In the end, Gonzaga helping save McClellan resulted in the guard helping save Gonzaga’s season. n

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time around, Spokane is getting its highest-seeded team since first hosting the tournament in 2003 with the arrival of Oregon, the top seed in the West region. The games are a boon to the local economy, of course, with Visit Spokane estimating as many as 15,000 people coming to town for the tournament, and dropping $2.8 million while they’re here.

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MARYLAND TERRAPINS (5-SOUTH) RECORD: 25-8, 12-6 LOCATION: College Park, Md. MILES FROM SPOKANE: 2,097 CONFERENCE: Big Ten HEAD COACH: Mark Turgeon

Ranked third in both major preseason polls, this was supposed to be Maryland’s year. Point guard Melo Trimble (14.4 ppg), coming off an impressive first campaign, would be joined by Duke transfer Rasheed Sulaimon (11.1 ppg) and freshman sensation Diamond Stone (12.9 ppg) — a star because of his play, not just his name. Given that triple threat, they finished in just a four-way tie for third place in the Big Ten. Still, the Terps do have a lot of talent. Five players average double figures in scoring for Maryland, with forwards Robert Carter (12.8 ppg) and Jake Layman (11.2 ppg) joining the above trio. As a team they shoot 48.8 percent from the field, good for 11th best in the nation — for some local context, Gonzaga ranks 14th and Eastern Washington is ninth. While not quite as good on the defensive end of the court, Maryland is no slouch, either. Opponents’ possessions have averaged 18 seconds, one of the longer marks in the country during this first season of the 30-second shot clock: Maryland’s defense is hard to break down. That combination of offense, defense and talent has led Maryland to some good wins (Iowa, Purdue) and mostly kept them from picking up bad losses. A Feb. 18 loss at Minnesota is the only real blemish on their résumé. If the Terps can put it all together, they’ve got a shot at making some noise. (WILL MAUPIN)

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Head coach Scott Nagy has the Jackrabbits dancing for the third time in five seasons. That’s impressive for any mid-major program, especially so for one with only 11 years of experience in Division I. South Dakota State quickly rose up the ranks in the lowly Summit League — an interesting choice of name for a conference populated by schools located on the plains and prairies. They’ve finished as one of the top two teams in the league in each of the past five seasons. This year, to get to the NCAA Tournament, the Jackrabbits had to knock off North Dakota State in the Summit League final. That’s the same North Dakota State that captured Spokane’s heart last time the tournament was held here, back in 2014. These Jackrabbits also have the makeup of a team capable of playing Cinderella. Three seniors start in their backcourt: Wisconsin transfer George Marshall (14.9 ppg), Deondre Parks (14.7 ppg) and Jake Bittle (8.6 ppg). Their offense isn’t all that pretty, but it is effective. With veteran leadership on the perimeter and heavily used freshman big man Mike Daum (15.2 ppg) inside, the Jackrabbits draw a ton of fouls. Nearly one quarter of their points are scored at the free-throw line. (WILL MAUPIN)

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RECORD: 23-10, 12-6 LOCATION: Berkeley MILES FROM SPOKANE: 720 CONFERENCE: Pac-12 HEAD COACH: Cuonzo Martin

RECORD: 27-5, 13-3 LOCATION: Honolulu MILES FROM SPOKANE: 2,887 CONFERENCE: Big West HEAD COACH: Eron Ganot

To describe this year’s Cal Bears in a word, try “loaded.” The team’s five starters all average double figures. The group includes Pac-12 Freshman of the Year and first-team all-conference forward Jaylen Brown, an NBA-ready player averaging 15 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2 assists. The only reason he’s not a superstar is that he’s surrounded by equally talented players. Fellow freshman Ivan Rabb (an all-conference second-teamer averaging 12.5 points and 8.5 rebounds) is a beast, and guard Jordan Mathews connected on 86 3-pointers this season (Gonzaga’s Kyle Wiltjer made 81, by way of comparison). On the other end, the Bears led the Pac-12 in team scoring defense and outrebounded teams by about seven per game. Eighteen of their wins came at home, so leaving Berkeley might make them vulnerable, but the team’s total of 10 losses is a bit deceptive. Among them is a one-point road loss to the Midwest Region’s No. 1 seed, Virginia, and another is a three-point road loss to West No. 1 Oregon — a team the Bears also pummeled by 20 at home. Two losses came in November, and of the remaining eight, only one came against a non-tourney team. In other words, don’t be surprised if Cal makes it out of Spokane, and maybe all the way to Houston’s Final Four. (DAN NAILEN)

Word came from the NCAA in December that Hawaii would be banned from next year’s postseason due to infractions committed by a previous coach, making this season the last hurrah for a number of juniors, including multifaceted scoring leader and Big West Player of the Year Stefan Jankovic, a 6-11 force who can play inside but also hit 3s; he averaged 15.7 points and 6.6 rebounds while hitting 40 percent of his shots outside the arc. Guard Aaron Valdes, another junior, averages 14.6 points and 5.5 rebounds, while all-conference senior point guard Roderick Bobbitt is the team’s glue, leading Hawaii in 3-pointers and assists while averaging 13.3 points and 4.2 rebounds. First-year head coach Eron Ganot, just 33, got the team to refocus after the bad news; he’s familiar to Gonzaga fans after serving as a St. Mary’s assistant from 2010 to 2014. In posting 25 wins, he set the conference record for first-year coaches, previously held by Hall of Famers Jerry Tarkanian and Lute Olson. Proving it’s tough to beat a team three times in a season, Hawaii won the conference championship in Anaheim against Long Beach State after losing to the 49ers twice in the regular season. That was their biggest win of the season, but they did beat fellow tourney team Northern Iowa by 16 points and lost to West Region No. 2 Oklahoma by only three. This is the team’s first trip to March Madness since 2002. (DAN NAILEN)

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RECORD: 28-6, 14-4 LOCATION: Eugene MILES FROM SPOKANE: 369 CONFERENCE: Pac-12 HEAD COACH: Dana Altman No team west of Kansas is hotter than the surging Ducks, riding an eightgame winning streak, capped by an impressive three-game run to win the Pac-12 Tournament. The reward? Oregon’s first NCAA No. 1 seed. The Ducks love to run, and their athleticism can overwhelm opponents. Four starters averaged in double figures, led by sophomore Dillon Brooks’ 16.7 ppg. The 6-7 forward, an NBA-caliber talent, will play for Canada in this summer’s Rio Olympics. Brooks’ smooth, fluid game is complemented by the grit and toughness of senior forward Elgin Cook (14.3 ppg), son of former NBA star Alvin Robertson. In the backcourt, sophomore Casey Benson isn’t much of a scoring threat, but gets the ball to those who are, and doesn’t turn it over; his 4.48-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio leads the nation. Tyler Dorsey has been a freshman revelation, averaging 13.8 ppg and hitting 43 percent from beyond the arc. The X-factor is 6-10, 190-pound senior Chris Boucher, a force in the paint (12.1 points, 7.6 rebounds, 3.1 blocks per game) and matchup nightmare who can float out to the perimeter and nail 3-pointers. Spring-loaded sophomore forward Jordan Bell is a strong defender, shot blocker and rebounder whose points come inside. The Pac-12’s regular-season champs can compete with anyone, but foul trouble could expose a thin bench; only two reserves, Bell and senior Dwayne Benjamin, make meaningful contributions. They won’t be outcoached: Altman, voted the conference’s top coach for the second straight season, takes his 12th team to the NCAAs; this is Oregon’s fourth consecutive trip under Altman, including a Sweet 16 run in 2013. (MICHAEL MAHONEY)

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There’s no more unlikely NCAA Tournament team than the Crusaders, who barely cracked double-digit wins in the regular season, then rode an improbable four-game hot streak in the league tournament to their first NCAA appearance since 2007. Junior forward Malachi Alexander (12 ppg), junior guard Robert Champion (11.5 ppg) and freshman forward Karl Charles (10.8 ppg) all rang up double figures for Holy Cross, but they’re the only real scoring threats on a team that averaged just 65.3 points per game, near the bottom of Division I. (MICHAEL MAHONEY) OR

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RECORD: 22-12, 11-7 LOCATION: Baton Rouge, La. CONFERENCE: Southwestern Athletic HEAD COACH: Roman Banks Local fans may remember the Jaguars, who threw a scare into the Zags in their NCAA opener three years ago, but there’s only one holdover from that squad — senior Christopher Hyder, who averages nearly 10 points and 5 assists. This undersized team’s scoring punch comes from the backcourt, where Adrian Rodgers (16.6 ppg), the top 3-point threat, and Trelun Banks (12.6 ppg) can fill it up. Southern finished fourth in the SWAC, but a three-game conference tournament run meant an NCAA berth. If the Jaguars make it to Spokane, check out the Southern band, known as “The Human Jukebox”; it’s like no college band you’ve ever heard. (MICHAEL MAHONEY)

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Saint Joseph’s comes to Spokane on the heels of a gritty run through the Atlantic 10 Tournament last weekend. The Hawks, still coached by Phil Martelli, who brought the team to national prominence with a 30-win season back in 2003-04, beat George Washington, Dayton and VCU in the conference tournament in Brooklyn and are peaking at the right time after losing their final two regular-season games. They get the bulk of their offense from forwards Isaiah Miles (18.4 ppg) and DeAndre Bembry (17.3 ppg). The duo combined for 56 points in the A-10 championship game against VCU, which was marked by the super-bizarre ejection of senior big man Papa Ndao, who clearly said something real nasty to the officials after getting whistled for a foul. Ndao, who came back from injury after missing last year, did not receive a suspension and will be available in the NCAA Tournament. The more casual fans in the stands at the Spokane Arena will want to keep an eye on the Saint Joe’s mascot. It’s a Hawk (a guy in a hawk suit, actually) that flaps its wings through the entire game. Seriously — the dude never stops. (MIKE BOOKEY)

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RECORD: 22-10, 12-6 LOCATION: Cincinnati MILES FROM SPOKANE: 1,742 CONFERENCE: American Athletic HEAD COACH: Mick Cronin

Cincinnati fans probably let out a groan when they saw that the NCAA selection committee had, yet again, sent them off to Spokane. In 2014, they also played here, arriving as a 5 seed, only to get knocked out by a hustling Harvard squad. This time around, the Bearcats arrive with a slightly less offensively talented roster, but one that was good enough to finish in a three-way tie for third place in an up-and-down American Athletic Conference. Cincy has four players averaging in double figures, led by Troy Caupain, a junior guard who scored 37 points in the Bearcats’ crushing four-overtime conference tournament quarterfinal loss to UConn — yes, the one in which UConn hit a buzzer-beating prayer from beyond half-court, keeping the game alive in the third overtime. Like all of Mick Cronin’s teams, Cincy plays a tight and bruising brand of defense, with the team only giving up 62.9 ppg, 10th in the nation. Expect Saint Joseph’s to struggle with senior forward Octavius Ellis, who has been a rebounding monster in the latter half of the season. (MIKE BOOKEY)

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TV You think that your dance card of politically oriented comedy shows is full with The Daily Show, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver and the like? You need to make space for FULL FRONTAL WITH SAMANTHA BEE. The Daily Show veteran manages to go places her many male peers don’t or won’t in her weekly half-hour (Mondays at 10:30 pm, TBS), bringing a much-needed dose of humanity to go along with the harder-edged humor she aims at deserving blowhards. From eulogizing the GOP while also skewering Bernie Sanders’ vow to “end institutional racism,” it’s equal-opportunity hilarity, and her interviews with everyone from cuddly Syrian refugees to ignorant anti-abortion zealots are always on point.

Loretta Ross has been at the forefront of women’s rights for most of her life.

hile the official observance of International Women’s Day was more than a week ago, on March 8, Spokane hasn’t overlooked a local celebration of the world’s women. A local consortium is hosting a Saturday evening celebration, offering an interactive art experience made by women for women, a community resource fair and networking opportunities. Free childcare and transportation also are available to attendees. The highlight of the Spokane event is a keynote address by Loretta Ross, who’s devoted her career to advancing women’s unarguable human rights, addressing racism and uniting women of all backgrounds in the women’s rights movement. She’s also notably the creator of a movement called “reproductive justice.” We caught up with Ross via phone before her visit to Spokane. Here’s a sampling of our conversation:

have a child, and the right to parent your children in a safe and healthy environment. The right to have a child is complicated by birth plans, whether you want to use a midwife or doula, and resisting the pressure for forced C-section, which is very much being abused in our society. The right not to have a child is the right to use abortion and birth control and abstinence, LETTERS and the right to deterSend comments to mine if you’re ready to be editor@inlander.com. a parent, or parent more children. The right to raise children in a safe and healthy environment means they don’t have to worry about out-of-control guns and environmental catastrophes like climate change, and getting substandard education.

INLANDER: Can you give us a brief preview of what you’ll be talking about during the Spokane event? ROSS: I am both a rape and incest survivor. I had a baby at 14 because I had been impregnated by a cousin who was 27. I ended up parenting the child I had; my son was born in 1969. And in an attempt not to get pregnant again, I had the Dalkon Shield — an IUD that was popular in the 1960s and ’70s — and as a result I was sterilized. That was my intro to the women’s movement, as a rape and incest survivor, so what I’m going to talk about is about how we have to keep women’s whole lives in the picture as we talk about reproductive politics.

What do you wish more women were educated about when it comes to the area of reproductive justice, and demanding recognition of their undeniable human rights? If I could change one thing, I would say every woman should be educated about how her body works from childhood. You can’t be self-determining if you don’t know how sex works, or what your period means. I would give every child an opportunity to know how their body works, and not just in clinical things that make them go to sleep in the biology classes, but how relationships are formed and what real love looks like. — CHEY SCOTT

Can you summarize the basics of the reproductive justice movement? It’s three things: it’s the right to have a child, the right not to

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ALBUM Considering the sonic consistency M. Ward brings to his solo albums, his reverbed vocals and guitar wizardry applied to folk tunes is a love-it-or-hate-it proposition. I’ve been firmly in the “love it” camp for years, and his latest, MORE RAIN, will keep me there. He expands his sonic palette a bit, filling the songs with lots of doo-wop backup vocals and lush harmonies delivered by guests like Neko Case, the Secret Sisters and k.d. lang. There are more upbeat tunes than typical from the Portland singer-songwriter, and that’s a good thing, especially when he nods to T. Rex on “Time Won’t Wait” or gallops through “Girl From Conejo Valley.” BOOK Like most music lovers I know, debating the merits of songs, albums and bands is a cherished pastime. THE RAP YEAR BOOK: THE MOST IMPORTANT RAP SONG FROM EVERY YEAR SINCE 1979, DISCUSSED, DEBATED, AND DECONSTRUCTED is a joyous literary version of the internal debate author Shea Serrano had as he mulled the best hip-hop songs of the past few decades. Using that conceit as a jumping-off point to the genre’s history and the culture of the time for each respective song, Serrano ends up creating a highly entertaining, genuinely educational read, even including dissenting opinions from other writers, as well as killer illustrations from Arturo Torres. n

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What’s Brewing? Spring means a bouquet of new beers at Inland Northwest breweries BY MIKE BOOKEY

hile you’ll still find a few big, dark and malty winter brews clinging for life on the shelves of your local beer aisle, the longer days are finally here and it’s time to celebrate with the wide range of beers that accompany spring in the Northwest. There’s also no shortage of other news on the brewery front, so let’s get to it:  River City Brewing has again rolled out its Riverkeeper IPA, a portion of the sales from which go to benefit the Spokane Riverkeeper, helping maintain the vitality and health of the Spokane River. I tasted this year’s Riverkeeper, and it is indeed different from previous iterations. Brewed with eight hop varietals, it’s got a lot of bite on the front end, but is smooth enough to be sessionable. This year’s beer coincides with the inaugural Riverkeeper Riverwalk campaign, which directs beer fans to eight bars and restaurants near the banks of the river through the end of March:

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David’s Pizza, the Knock Irish Pub, Veraci Pizza, Ripples Riverside Grill, O’Doherty’s Irish Grille, Nectar Wine & Beer, The Blackbird Tavern + Kitchen and Rock City Grill. You can get a checklist from Numerica Credit Union (or maybe you snagged one from last week’s Inlander); once you’ve hit seven of the eight spots, you’ll be entered to win a rafting trip with ROW Adventures.  One of the season’s more adventurous beers can be found at Cheney’s thriving New Boundary Brewing, which unveiled the Angry Belgian, which they describe as a “mahogany dubbel.”

 Black Label Brewing has their Rees’ Irish Red on tap to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. They’ve also brought back their full-bodied Tropical Thunder IPA, if you want to have a more Northwest-style St. Patrick’s Day.  Speaking of Irish beers, Iron Goat Brewing — which has shut down brewing at their east Spokane location (the taproom is still open, though) and transported their equipment to their soon-to-open downtown spot — brought back their Irish Kate. Be careful, though. It’s 9.5 percent ABV.  Daft Badger Brewing in Coeur d’Alene recently got into the bottling game. Currently, both their Summer’s Envy IPA (big but citrusy) and their burly Josiah’s Revenge imperial stout (9.86 percent ABV) are both in 22-ounce bottles and available at the taproom.  Finally, another reason to celebrate spring: It brings with it the second annual Spokane Craft Beer Week, taking place from May 16-22. Organizers say a list of events is coming soon. n

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he charcuterie plate is the tell-all taste of what you can expect at Flame & Cork, a new wood-fired pizza place with a modest beer and wine selection. First, how many pizza places have a charcuterie plate? Theirs uses homemade bread baked on-site in their pizza oven, generously accompanied by cured meat, cheeses, house-pickled onions, garlic and cauliflower and housemade pesto ($10). Add a glass of Coeur d’Alene Cellars’ Scarlet Lake Syrah ($9.50) or Kona Fire Rock Pale Ale ($4.50) and Caesar salad with house dressing ($8) for a splendid shared meal. Their pizzas are equally generous, widely ranging in flavor combinations with a faintly charred crust ($10-$16). The irregularshaped rectangles are about 10 to 11 inches across. Try Nico’s, with prosciutto, arugula, mozzarella and pecorino ($12) or the Sicilian with housemade fennel sausage ($14). Flame & Cork makes grana panna, a creamy cheese sauce using hard, grass-fed cheese (like Parmigiano-Reggiano). They use it on pizzas like the Mario with portabella mushrooms and dry coppa ($14) and in the stuffed mushrooms ($6). Chef and general manager Nick Young is still tinkering with the menu, adding soups and daily lunch specials, as well as looking for a way to cure his own meats and make his own cheeses. Young started the restaurant with his stepmother, Connie Young, and father, John. “It’s been a dream of mine ever since I was 16,” says Young, who left the area to attend the University of Oregon. While there, he fell in love with cooking, eventually working at such notable Eugene establishments as Ox & Fin and Belly. Upon returning to North Idaho, Young recognized a dearth of dining establishments in Hayden and renovated a former design center to create Flame & Cork, which features a large stone fireplace, slate floor and cozy woodwork. A fortress-like, stonecovered structure in the center of the dining area may soon be converted to a wine storage area. n Flame & Cork • 9225 N. Government Way, Hayden • Open Tue-Sat, 11 am-9 pm • Facebook: Flame & Cork wood fired pizzas • 208-635-5836

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BURGERS BOOMER’S CLASSIC ROCK BAR & GRILL 16208 E. Indiana, Spokane Valley 208-755-7486 Two things about Boomers Classic Rock Bar & Grill: It’s the kind of place where bands play classic rock every weekend, and the burgers are juicy and full-textured. The best seller is the Frankenstein, a burger decked out in fried Spam, fried egg, deepfried onion, chipotle brown gravy and (says the menu) an ambulance. The Patty Benatar, Mr. Mojo Rising and Sublime burger each come with their own signature extras. D. LISH’S HAMBURGERS 1625 N. Division | 323-7130 D. Lish’s serves up juicy burgers that are, well, delicious. Go ahead and take a pass on the many fast-food joints lining North Division, and hit up this classic place for a top-quality lunch or dinner. It’s fast-food cheap with a lot more taste. HOGAN’S 2977 E. 29th | 535-7567 Some call it a throwback. Others call it old school. Whatever it is, it’s working. With 1950s décor and

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’ve been onboard with the dystopian advenJames) and a handful of others, over the wall and tures of Tris Prior (Shailene Woodley) in her through a blasted and inhospitable hellscape to post-apocalyptic future Chicago, but this third see what — and who — is out there. outing — with the fourth and final installment The small pleasures of getting answers to due next year — is a disappointing drop-off from the mysteries of Tris’ world are instantly overthe first two films, which only just skated by on whelmed by the practical considerations of what the novelty of a very cool female action hero and those answers bring… and those aren’t, alas, the appealing metaphor for the struggle against further questions and more intriguing mysteries, the enforced conformity her world offered. In just accidental conundrums of plot and character Allegiant, based on the first half of the novel of that smarter scripting and a more cohesively the same name, the reasons for the apparently considered science-fiction culture-scape could precarious foundations of her world have avoided. (I haven’t read are revealed, the metaphor suddenly Veronica Roth’s Divergent THE DIVERGENT fails as a metaphor, and the concrete SERIES: ALLEGIANT – PART 1 novels; I cannot say whether reality replacing it is far less intriguthese problems exist in the Rated PG-13 ing. books or are unique to this Directed by Robert Schwentke Classified as danger- Starring Shailene Woodley, Naomi adaptation.) There is a huge ously “Divergent” in a Watts, Theo James plot hole here that brings the society where almost entire story crumbling down everyone is easily into its obviousness, one that slotted into five “Factions” based will echo through the whole rest of the film: Why upon their temperament and didn’t those experimenters just do X? skills, Tris had — in the first two Without spoiling things, it concerns a matter films, Divergent and Insurgent — of how order and control are handled in the city been leading a fight in Chicago Tris and her friends discover beyond the wall, to regain control from a ruthless and it’s something that she and they should have leader who was cracking down found themselves subjected to as well. There on Divergents and the rogue would barely be a story if they had, but that’s Factionless. That culminated, hardly an excuse... and if there is good reason at the end of Insurgent, with the why they are spared this treatment, it is never ofrevelation that Chicago was fered — no one among the people they encounter in fact the site of a grand even seems to consider that it was an option. We experiment, that the rise see it, though, and the stakes for the experimentof Divergents meant the ers — led by David (Jeff Daniels) — are so high, experiment had been it’s wildly implausible that it wasn’t part of their a success, and that plan all along. the people of Chicago Between that plot hole and the loss of the were welcome to rejoin metaphor about conformity that has informed the rest of humanity Tris’ journey up till now, all we’re left with — if outside the wall that has we want to find anything of substance and meancontained them. ing in Allegiant — is a weak and barely acknowlThis is the big decision edged philosophical clash between Tris’ young to be made as Allegiant opens: and eager idealism and the messy, complicated reShall they go out to meet the ality she discovers beyond the wall, as embodied people who have been experiby the pragmatic David. Even that quickly gives menting on them, and if so, how way to the dullest sort of black-and-white, goodcan such people ever be trusted? versus-evil battle that throws away the potentially Factionless leader Evelyn complex sci-fi concepts it had been playing with, (Naomi Watts), effectively in reverting to a simplistic box-checking exercise in control of the city and inciting mob action filmmaking, complete with a ticking-clock hatred against the defeated Erudite countdown that must be stopped. Faction, has pushed Chicago to the The ending is so foregone as to be downright brink of total civil war, and perhaps anticlimactic... and there’s still another movie to those unknown outsiders can help get through. I had been looking forward to seeing restore peace. So off go Tris, her where Tris’ story would go, and now I feel as if I boyfriend and lieutenant Four (Theo can confidently guess it all already. 

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Hope Ann Gregory (Melissa Rauch from the Big Bang Theory) is a onetime gymnastics superstar who earned Olympic glory and fame years ago, but is left to grasp for past glory in her small town while living in her dad’s basement, still wearing the old USA sweatpants and ponytail of her youth. A chance at redemption arrives in the opportunity to coach a new young star in this effort to do for gymnastics what Caddyshack did for golf — make it funny. (DN) Rated R

COLLIDING DREAMS

This documentary deals with the complex issue of Zionism in Israel and discusses with an even-handedness rarely found when this topic comes up the history of how Israel became the destination for so many European Jews. The film has been heralded for its moderate approach to the controversial topic. At Magic Lantern (MB) Not Rated

MIRACLES FROM HEAVEN

After young Anna Beam finds out that she has a fatal digestive disorder, her mother Christy (Jennifer Garner) will stop at nothing to find a cure to save her beloved daughter. But after Anna falls headfirst into a tree in the Beam’s backyard, everything changes when she reveals that she made a visit to heaven after her tumble. Even more miraculously, she begins to recover from her fatal condition in the weeks following her fall. (MM) Rated PG

THE DIVERGENT SERIES: ALLEGIANT – PART I

Our hero, Tris (Shailene Woodley) returns to find herself up against the Factionless leader Evelyn (Naomi Watts), who’s effectively in control of the city and inciting mob hatred against the defeated Erudite Faction, which has pushed Chicago to the brink of total civil war. Now, Tris and company wonder if reaching out to the outsiders they learned of in the previously installment of the series could help them. (MJ) Rated PG-13

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A young woman (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) wakes up after a serious accident to find herself being taken care of by a doomsday survivalist type (John Goodman) who tells her the world outside his bunker is an uninhabitable wasteland. This isn’t exactly a sequel to 2008 hit Cloverfield, but expect some of the same mix of humor and horror. (DN) Rated PG-13

BROOKLYN

Saoirse Ronan’s lovely central performance as a fresh-off-the-boat Irish immigrant lifts Brooklyn’s perfectly pitched narrative of love and homesickness as the young woman learns to navigate her new life. Rated PG-13

THE BROTHERS GRIMSBY

Sacha Baron Cohen, better known as the man behind his go-to characters Ali G, Borat and Brüno, stars as Nobby, a low-life, dead-beat Brit who suddenly finds himself teamed up with his secret agent brother. Don’t expect the typical

Baron Cohen brilliance here, though. It’s a soul-crushing experience for fans of this allegedly brilliant comic. (MJ) Rated R

CREED

Donny is an angry orphaned teen, rescued from the foster-care system by the widow (Phylicia Rashad) of boxing legend Apollo Creed from the Rocky series. She has learned that Donny is the illegitimate son of her late husband and has decided to take responsibility for him — and that unique backstory of a tough kid brought into a life of privilege gives Michael B. Jordan the opportunity for a terrific performance. Donny then heads into the ring for a boxing career with help from his trainer, none other than Rocky himself (Sylvester Stallone, of course). (SR) Rated PG-13

DEADPOOL

In the latest installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, we find the redclad assassin Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) seeking out a man named Francis (Ed Skrein) for his role he played in ruin-

ing his life. But we also see his former life as Wade Wilson, a wisecracking mercenary. (SR) Rated R

EDDIE THE EAGLE

Michael “Eddie” Edwards was cut from

every sports team he ever joined. Little did the British ski jumper know, he would make a historic and improbable performance during the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. Based on the true story of the British athlete, Edwards

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THE FINEST HOURS

In Disney’s most recent take on a historical event, a hurricane-force storm batters the U.S. Coast Guard’s SS Pendleton tanker ship into two pieces with more than 30 sailors taking refuge in the sinking stern. Bernie Webber (Chris Pine) and three other men embark on a rescue mission with all odds against them. (MS) Rated PG-13

KUNG FU PANDA 3

Jack Black returns to voice the titular martial arts master, Po, and this time around he’s tasked with teaching sweet fighting skills to his crew, the Furious Five. And not a moment too soon, what with an evil, horned spirit named Kai (J.K. Simmons) threatening to steal the chi of every kung fu master in China. (KJ) Rated PG

THE LADY IN THE VAN

Maggie Smith stars as an eccentric and mysterious woman who parks her van in the driveway of a playwright — and then stays there for 15 years. It’s a spirited and nuanced role for Smith, and she shines throughout. At Magic Lantern. (MB) Rated PG-13

LONDON HAS FALLEN

After the British prime minister dies suddenly and mysteriously, world leaders summoned to London for the funeral, allegedly “the most protected event on Earth,” come under terrorist attack. The only survivor among them is U.S. President Benjamin Asher (Aaron Eckhart), thanks to impossibly badass Secret Service agent Mike Banning (Gerard Butler). They then survive on pure idiocy in this banal action flick. Rated R (MJ)

THE REVENANT

Director Alejandro González Iñárritu, fresh off the success of Birdman, returns with this period drama featuring Leonardo Di Caprio as Hugh Glass, a guide in the Western wilds of the early 1800s who is attacked by a bear and has to cling to life and crawl back to safety. The problem with Iñárritu’s visual pyrotechnics are that although he seems to be making sure that audiences appreciate the gritty realism of it all, he also wants to make sure they know they’re watching a movie. (SR) Rated R

SPOTLIGHT

In 2001, the Boston Globe editor-inchief Marty Baron (Liev Schreiber) asked the paper’s “Spotlight” investigative news team — Walter “Robby” Robinson (Michael Keaton), Mike Rezendes (Mark Ruffalo), Sacha Pfeiffer (Rachel McAdams) and Matt Carroll (Brian d’Arcy James) — to turn their attention to the case of a Catholic priest accused of sexually abusing several children. And as they begin digging — at first reluctantly — into the case, they discover that the Catholic Archdiocese of Boston might be engaging on a massive scale in hushing up cases of abusive priests. (SR) Rated R

STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS

If you are reading this, we assume you are just now learning of this film’s existence here on the 33rd page of our venerable publication and not from the marketing you may have seen on a cereal box, bottle of brake fluid or tube of hemorrhoid cream in your household. The seventh installment of the franchise is the biggest yet, full of all the big sci-fi visuals we’d expect from new director J.J. Abrahams. (MB) Rated PG-13

WHERE TO INVADE NEXT

In Michael Moore’s latest documentary, the provocative director “invades” other nations — stalking into Norway and Italy, and also France and Germany and Finland and Iceland, even Tunisia — in search of great ideas America can steal, from improved health care to better childhood education. At Magic Lantern Rated R (MJ)

WHISKEY TANGO FOXTROT

Based on the memoir The Taliban Shuffle: Strange Days in Afghanistan and Pakistan by journalist Kim Barker, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (WTF, get it?) places Tina Fey in the leading role of a war correspondent sent to cover the events of Operation Enduring Freedom. On this assignment, she forms relationships with her international reporter colleagues, played by Margot Robbie and Martin Freeman, while dodging bullets and comedically struggling to succeed in this far-away war zone. Rated R (CS)

THE WITCH

In the mid 1600s, a family has been banished from a New England settlement and have set up a farm alone on the edge of an ominous forest. William (Ralph Ineson), his wife Katherine (Kate Dickie) and their five children try to scratch out subsistence. Then their infant son, Samuel, disappears while in the care of oldest daughter, Thomasin (Anya Taylor-Joy), and the family gradually comes to suspect that some dark force is threatening both their lives and their souls. (SR) Rated R

THE YOUNG MESSIAH

There have been no shortage of films about the life of Jesus Christ, but this one treads on fresh ground by telling of JC’s days as a kid, which, you know, you never really hear about. This film, based on the book by Anne Rice, tells of a 7-year-old Christ as his family travels from Egypt to Nazareth. (MB) Rated PG-13.

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Judy Hopps, the first female rabbit on the big city police force, must work with a con artist fox to solve a disappearance case that no one else will take. The film is Disney’s 55th full-length feature, and it delicately explores the issues of race and discrimination in a way that’s entertaining (for kids and adults alike) and never preachy. Actors lending their voice talents include Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Jenny Slate, Kristen Bell, Shakira and even Tommy Chong. Rated PG (LJ) n

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Jennifer Kemple went from being one of the best local blues singers to doing her own hip-hop thing BY LAURA JOHNSON

ocal musician Jennifer Kemple may not have been born scrappy, but she learned from a young age how to fight back and take care of herself. Kicked out of the house at 14 when her mother’s boyfriend said she had to go, Kemple got her own apartment and eventually finished high school. By that time she’d already had her first baby boy and had some run-ins with authority. Music was the thing she was good at, she says. “By junior high, I’d been blackballed from all local talent shows,” says the 37-year-old grandmother. “I just kept winning.” Her booming, sultry vocals continued to get her in with some of Spokane’s best acts. Eventually landing with blues crew Big Mumbo (which would later reform as Stepbrothers) in 2007, she was lauded by the Inland Empire Blues Society as best female performer and best female vocalist multiple years running. In 2012, she beat out 150 contestants at Northern Quest Resort & Casino for a chance to try out for the shortlived Simon Cowell vehicle The X Factor, eventually making it to the producer’s round during the Florida auditions. But the blues didn’t always satisfy in a way that hip-hop could. Although she is sitting in with Stepbrothers this weekend for the Coeur d’Alene Blues Festival, she isn’t with a band anymore.

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Jennifer Kemple often goes to the Monroe Street Bridge to write her lyrics. YOUNG KWAK PHOTO

Today, barely touching her latte at Coeur Coffee, the Inland Empire Blues Society Hall of Famer is quick to point out that she’s been rapping since 1990; it’s just that no one took that part of her seriously. The same year she went looking for renown with Cowell, she decided to take her hip-hop/R&B music to the next level.

iel “AllWorld” Elliott wasn’t impressed the first time he saw Kemple performing on the Hop! stage in 2014. But the manager for rapper Dalima saw that she had heart. When asked for advice that night, he gave it to her straight. “I told her, ‘You need to change your image. When you’re onstage, you look like someone’s mom and you just got done cooking,’” Elliott says while on tour last week. The next week, she sent him photos of her new street-style performance look. He approved. “She takes to my advice. She thanks me,” Elliott says. “I’m not trying to get anything out of her, other than help her be the artist she wants to be.” Since then, he’s taken her under his wing, and even brought her down to Sacramento for a series of shows earlier this year. He says her recently released sophomore album Ugly, produced by Firing Squad Studioz in the Tri-Cities, proves how much she’s improved. Her rhymes have gotten faster and her lyrics more personal, but there is still room to grow. Although many of her mentors are Juggalos, or are at least affiliated with that scene — she’s made a track with Twisted Insane, opened for Rittz and is invited to chill with Tech N9ne every time he comes to town — her hip-hop sound is more old-school inspired. She gets angry, sure, but she doesn’t rap about murder and steers clear of the clown makeup. Tri-Cities producer Jason “Z Brainsick” Zarate says that after watching Kemple perform at the now-defunct Carr’s Corner, he had to get her in his studio, even if her style wasn’t his norm. He then worked on her past two albums. “There’s just something about making music with people you know for a fact are going to write and record something dope every time they approach a mic,” Zarate says via email.

vgly describes how Kemple has felt throughout her tumultuous past. “I’ve been beaten down my whole life,” Kemple says. “I’ve seen death. I’ve lived in fear.” She and her ex-husband were both jailed for domestic abuse, and while she and her two children got out of the situation, her self-esteem was low. She used to have asthma so serious she often couldn’t grasp for air, and was in and out of the emergency room. “It all had to do with my weight,” Kemple admits. A little more than a year ago, she got serious about slimming down. She started walking everywhere, cutting the carbohydrates and hitting the gym. She’s now lost more than 170 pounds. “I was over 400 at my heaviest. I realized I didn’t want to be buried in a piano crate, and that was the way I was headed,” Kemple says. “I’m now the skinniest I’ve ever been in my life.” She’s finally found a man who treats her well, who believes in her music. She says she can be herself on stage, now that she can move around more freely. The music of hip-hop legends like Queen Latifah and Missy Elliott still speak to her. These are real women with curves, who made it by being true to their own self-image. “Bitches ruin this for the rest of us, sleeping around to get ahead,” she says. “People like Nicki Minaj and Iggy Azalea, they think they’re cute, but they’re a bad example to other women.” She sometimes wonders when she’ll burst into the spotlight. She wants to know when it will be her turn. “It’s the underdogs that make the world go round,” she says. “I don’t think I’m too old. If I just keep pushing and keep working, something might happen for me. I am in the making.”  lauraj@inlander.com Coeur d’Alene Blues Festival feat. Stepbrothers with Jennifer Kemple and more • Sat, March 19, at 4:30 pm • $35 • all-ages • Coeur d’Alene Resort Convention Center • 115 S. 2nd St., Coeur d’Alene • cdaresort.com • 208-765-4000

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MUSIC | SOUND ADVICE

ROCK DAVID CROSBY

t seems Spokane is never going to get the members of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young together at the same time — especially after a recent public dispute between Nash and Crosby. Last year, Neil Young and Graham Nash came through the area; this month, it’s David Crosby’s turn to woo the classic rock fans among us. Crosby’s music, from his time with the Byrds and CSN and even his solo stuff, is definitely more out there than that of his cohorts, but that’s what makes him so endearing. Expect his upcoming solo acoustic show to include a steady stream of the hits, with a dash of tunes from his 2014 album Croz, his first studio release in more than 20 years. — LAURA JOHNSON An Evening with David Crosby • Fri, March 18, at 8 pm • $48-$63 • All-ages • Bing Crosby Theater • 901 W. Sprague • TicketsWest.com • 227-7638

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Thursday, 03/17

ARBoR CREST WinE CEllARS, Fireside Music Series feat. Evan Denlinger J ThE BARTlETT, Jonathan Richman with Timmy Larkins J Bing CRoSBy ThEATER, Kahulanui BooMERS ClASSiC RoCk BAR & gRill, Randy Campbell acoustic show BooTS BAkERy & loungE, The Song Project J BuCER’S CoFFEEhouSE PuB, St. Pat’s celebration with Dan Maher BuCkhoRn inn, The Spokane River Band J ChAPS, Spare Parts ChECkERBoARD BAR, Brisket Blues Revue CoEuR D’AlEnE CASino, PJ Destiny FEDoRA PuB & gRillE, Kyle Swaffard FizziE MulligAnS, Kicho ThE FlAME, DJ WesOne ThE JACkSon ST., St. Patty’s Day parking lot party feat. Heart Avail, Free Whiskey, Mud Helmet J lAgunA CAFé, Just Plain Darin J linColn CEnTER (327-8000), St. Paddy’s Day w/ Johnny Boyd and Hot Club of Spokane MiCkDuFF’S BEER hAll (208-2096700), St Paddy’s Party feat. Mobius Riff J MonARCh MounTAin CoFFEE (208-265-9382), Open Mic hosted by Scott Reid noDlAnD CEllARS TASTing RooM (927-7770), Lauren McKinley: Jazz Piano o’ShAyS iRiSh PuB & EATERy, Open mic with Adrian and Leo, CdA Firefighters Pipe and Drum Corp J o’DohERTy’S iRiSh PuB & BBQ (924-2578), Nick Grow ThE PAloMino, The Green Party feat. DJ Perfechter

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EVENT BOWIEFEST 2016

avid Bowie is gone, but his legend lives on throughout the world, including in Spokane this weekend with BowieFest 2016. The local tribute to the never-compromising rock star includes music from Matthew Hughes, Stardust, and Jan Francisco (featuring members of the Camaros) as well as DJ Pauliday. Everyone is invited to dress up as their favorite-era Bowie, and there will be a costume contest. Along with a silent auction, which includes original Bowie-inspired art, expect a vinyl and art sale as well as coffee, tacos and a no-host bar. Proceeds from the event go to Boys & Girls Club of Spokane County. — LAURA JOHNSON BowieFest 2016 • Sat, March 19, at 6 pm • $20 • All-ages • Chateau Rive at The Flour Mill • 621 W. Mallon • Facebook: Spokane BowieFest 2016

J ThE Pin!, St. Patty’s Day Celebration with DJ Beauflexx RED RooM loungE, Latin Tursdays feat. DJ Wax808 SAPPhiRE loungE (747-1041), JoLynn zolA, Boomshack

Friday, 03/18

ARBoR CREST WinE CEllARS, Fireside Music Series feat. Karrie O’Neill J BABy BAR, Marijuana Killed MarC, East Sherman (early show), Dept of Martyrs, Dead Sea Squirrels (late show) BEvERly’S, Robert Vaughn ThE Big DiPPER, Sessionz Smooth Jazz feat. Heather Simmons and Michael Bethely J Bing CRoSBy ThEATER, An Evening with David Crosby (See story above)

Bolo’S, The Vibe Raiderzz BooMERS ClASSiC RoCk BAR & gRill, Kosta la Vista J BuCER’S CoFFEEhouSE PuB, Blue Funk Jailbreak ThE CEllAR, Donnie Emerson & Nancy Sophia Duo ChECkERBoARD BAR, Nogunaso, Haunting Skies, Osara and Benign CoEuR D’AlEnE CASino, Tell the Boys, Bill Bozly ThE CoEuR D’AlEnE RESoRT, Truck Mills FizziE MulligAnS, Gladhammer ThE FlAME, DJ WesOne iRon hoRSE BAR, Aftermath ThE JACkSon ST., Tracer JonES RADiAToR, Musicians food drive concert feat. Dionvox, the Lovesick Project, the STOP, Zaq Flanary J kniTTing FACToRy, Breaking Benjamin [Sold-out]

lEFTBAnk WinE BAR, Carey Brazil loon lAkE SAloon (233-2738), St. Paddy’s Day Party feat. Six-Strings n’ Pearls MAx AT MiRABEAu, Jesse Weston Trio MiCkDuFF’S BEER hAll, Open House feat. Devon Wade MulligAn’S BAR & gRillE, Kosh nAShvillE noRTh, Luke Jaxon nECTAR TASTing RooM, Dan Conrad noDlAnD CEllARS TASTing RooM, Tim Nodland noRThERn QuEST CASino, DJ Ramsin ThE PAloMino, Walking Corpse Syndrome, Thunder Knife CD Release with Ripchain, Concrete Grip, Project X PEnD D’oREillE WinERy, Ron Greene J ThE Pin!, Black Tusk, Cold Blooded, All But Lost, Tsuga PRiME TyME BAR & gRill (238-

6253), Mojo RED RooM loungE, Anniversary party with TAUK, L.O.S. J ThE RESERvE, The Tone Collaborative, B Radicals, Marco Polo Collective ThE RiDlER PiAno BAR, Dueling Pianos feat. Christan Raxter & Steve Ridler SEASonS oF CoEuR D’AlEnE, Hanna Rebecca SWAxx, YESTERDAYSCAKE ThE RoADhouSE, Spokane Dan & The Blues Blazers uShER’S CoRnER SAloon (4820700), Armed & Dangerous CD Release show ThE viking BAR & gRill, Stepbrothers J WoMAn’S CluB oF SPokAnE, Swing Dance feat. Villa Blues & Jazz zolA, Uppercut

Saturday, 03/19

BARLOWS AT LIBERTY LAKE (9241446), Jan Harrsion, Eugene Jablonski, Nick Herman  THE BARTLETT, Nate Greenburg, Nate Stratte, Hope Hines, Phillip Brannan, Ash Madison BEVERLY’S, Robert Vaughn  THE BIG DIPPER, Wandering I EP release show feat. Over Sea Under Stone, Tsuga, Children of Atom BOLO’S, The Vibe Raiderzz BOOMERS CLASSIC ROCK BAR & GRILL, Kosta la Vista  BUCER’S COFFEEHOUSE PUB, Skinny the Kid  CALYPSOS COFFEE & CREAMERY, Frankie Ghee THE CELLAR, Donnie Emerson & Nancy Sophia Duo  CHATEAU RIVE, BowieFest 2016 feat. Automatic Shoes vocalist Matthew Hughes, the ethereal duo, Stardust, Jan Francisco, and more (See story on facing page) COEUR D’ALENE CASINO, Tell the Boys, Bill Bozly COEUR D’ALENE CELLARS, Eric Neuhausser

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 THE COEUR D’ALENE RESORT, The Coeur d’Alene Blues Festival feat. Stepbrothers and more (See story on page 40) FEDORA PUB & GRILLE, AlgoRhthyms Band FIZZIE MULLIGANS, Gladhammer THE FLAME, DJ Big Mike  THE GATHERING HOUSE (7472818), Be Open Mic Night IRON HORSE BAR, Aftermath THE JACKSON ST., DJ Dave JONES RADIATOR, Pink Socks, Flannel Math Animal KING’S BAR & GRILL, Black Jack  KNITTING FACTORY, Spokane breakout show feat. Sustenance ForSouls, Twist, Kevin and the Spokes, The Vibe, Pacific and Pine, North Fork, Rot Monger, AEsh, L.O.S. LA ROSA CLUB, Open Jam THE LARIAT INN, Saddle Sore LEFTBANK WINE BAR, Karrie O’Neill MULLIGAN’S BAR & GRILLE, Ron Greene NASHVILLE NORTH, Luke Jaxon NODLAND CELLARS TASTING ROOM, Riley Gray and Tim Nodland NORTHERN QUEST CASINO, DJ Ramsin PEND D’OREILLE WINERY, Bridges Home THE RIDLER PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos feat. Christan Raxter & Steve Ridler  THE SHOP, The Rising Tide THE SHOP, The Rising Tide SUNSHINE INN, Flying Mammals SWAXX, YESTERDAYSCAKE  THE PIN!, Green Hip-hop Showcase

Party with Composure, TNiinja, Traveezy, Wrang, and more THE ROADHOUSE, Ryan Larsen Band THE VIKING BAR & GRILL, Dimestore Prophets ZOLA, Uppercut

Sunday, 03/20

COEUR D’ALENE CASINO, Kosh DALEY’S CHEAP SHOTS, Jam Night with VooDoo Church JOHN’S ALLEY, Tinsley Ellis LINGER LONGER LOUNGE (208-6232211), Open jam MOOSE LOUNGE, Chris Rieser and the Nerve NEWMAN LAKE GRANGE (926-2517), Country Jammers  NORTHERN QUEST CASINO, Lyle Lovett, Robert Earl Keen [SoldOut] REPUBLIC BREWING CO., Jumaane Smith and Skerik’s Bandalabra ZOLA, Caprice

Monday, 03/21

 CALYPSOS COFFEE & CREAMERY, Open Mic EICHARDT’S, Monday Night Jam with Truck Mills LEFTBANK WINE BAR, Monday Night Spotlight feat. Carey Brazil RED ROOM LOUNGE, Open Mic with MJ The In-Human Beatbox ZOLA, Fusbol

Tuesday, 03/22

315 MARTINIS & TAPAS, The Rub THE JACKSON ST., DJ Dave JONES RADIATOR, Open Mic of Open-ness LEFTBANK WINE BAR, Turntable Tuesday MIK’S, DJ Brentano RED ROOM LOUNGE, Tuneful Tuesdays w/ The Nates SWAXX, T.A.S.T.Y with DJs Freaky Fred, Beauflexx ZOLA, The Bucket List

Wednesday, 03/23  THE BARTLETT, The Raven & the Writing Desk, Edmund Wayne EICHARDT’S, Charley Packard THE JACKSON ST., DJ Dave THE LANTERN TAP HOUSE, DJ Lydell LITZ’S BAR & GRILL, Nick Grow LUCKY’S IRISH PUB, DJ D3VIN3  POOLE’S PUBLIC HOUSE (SOUTH HILL), Just Plain Darin RED ROOM LOUNGE, Hip Hop Is A Culture THE RIDLER PIANO BAR, Jam with Steve Ridler SOULFUL SOUPS & SPIRITS, Open mic  THE PIN!, Extortionist, Aenimus, Aethere, Serpentspire, Lions Beside Us; LATE SHOW - Coaster, Eazz Muzic THE ROADHOUSE, Open mic with Vern Vogel and the Volcanoes ZOLA, The Bossame

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LEFTBANK WINE BAR, Turntable Tuesday, Tues., 7 pm. JONES RADIATOR, Open Mic of Openness, Tues., 7:30 pm.  THE BARTLETT, Northwest of Nashville feat. An Dochas, Broken Whistle, Floating Crowbar, Howling Ave. • 509-624-1200 1001 West Sprague Gael Trio, March 29, 8 pm. MIK’S, DJ Brentano, Tues., 8 pm. RED ROOM LOUNGE, Tuneful Tuesdays w/ The Nates, March 29, 9 pm-midnight. SWAXX, T.A.S.T.Y with DJs Freaky Fred, Beauflexx, GENO’S TRADITIONAL FOOD & ALES, Open Mic with T & T, performing Mendelssohn’s LUCKY’S IRISH PUB, DJ D3VIN3, Wed.. ZOLA, The Bossame, Wed.. Violin Concerto in E minor THE LANTERN TAP HOUSE, DJwith Lydell,the Spokane Symphony 6-9 pm. Also on the program, THE RIDLER PIANO BAR, Jam with Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances! Steve Ridler, 6 pm.  THE BIG DIPPER, Bart Budwig (with band), the Weather Machine, Lucas Brookbank Brown, March 30, 7 pm. EICHARDT’S, Charley Packard, 7-10 pm. THE ROADHOUSE, Openismic with this concert sponsored by Brenda & LeRoy Nosbaum Vern Vogel and the Volcanoes, 7-11 pm. BING CROSBY THEATER, Warren Haynes’ Ashes & Dust Band, March 30, 7:30 pm.  THE BARTLETT, San Fermin, Esme Explore Bach, Golijov and Patterson, March 30, 8 pm. Bruckner with BING CROSBY THEATER, Warren Haynes, March 30, 8 pm.  JONES RADIATOR, Crunkthe Witch, Spokane Symphony! Itchy Kitty, March 30, 8 pm. RED ROOM LOUNGE, Hip Hop Is A Culture, SOULFUL SOUPS & SPIRITS, Open mic, 9 pm. THE PIN!, DJ Freaky Fred, 9:30 pm. THE BIG DIPPER, Thready Thursday ft. kLL sMTH, Resonant Language, Mugsy, March 31, 8:30 pm-1 am.  THE PIN!, White Flag/Whitethis Tee concert is sponsored by 10 year anniversary party, March the Kelsch Family - In memory 31, 9 pm. of Dr. Bill and Phyllis Kelsch PEND OREILLE PLAYHOUSE, Open Mic, NECTAR TASTING ROOM, Cris Lucas, April 1, 6:30 pm.  THE PALOMINO, Soul Proprietor April Fools’ Funkfest, April 1, 7 pm.  THE PIN!, MOTION THEATRE , A Method Conflict, Broken Identity, Band,of Bar & Banter Knights of Pluto, April 1, 7:30 pm. 5-6:45pm BABY BAR, Tough Customer, Mirror Symphony Performance Mirror, Phlegm Fatale, April 1, 9:30 pm-1 am. 7-8pm

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MUSIC | VENUES 315 MARTINIS & TAPAS • 315 E. Wallace, CdA • 208-667-9660 ARBOR CREST • 4705 N. Fruit Hill Rd. • 927-9463 BABY BAR • 827 W. First Ave. • 847-1234 THE BARTLETT • 228 W. Sprague Ave. • 747-2174 BIG BARN BREWING • 16004 N. Applewood Ln, Mead • 238-2489 THE BIG DIPPER • 171 S. Washington St. • 863-8098 BIGFOOT PUB • 9115 N. Division St. • 467-9638 BING CROSBY THEATER • 901 W. Sprague Ave. • 227-7638 BLACK DIAMOND • 9614 E. Sprague • 891-8357 BOLO’S• 116 S. Best Rd. • 891-8995 BOOMERS • 18219 E. Appleway Ave. • 755-7486 BOOTS BAKERY & LOUNGE • 24 W. Main Ave. • 703-7223 BUCER’S COFFEEHOUSE PUB • 201 S. Main, Moscow • 208-882-5216 BUCKHORN INN • 13311 Sunset Hwy.• 244-3991 CALYPSOS • 116 E Lakeside Ave., CdA • 208665-0591 THE CELLAR • 317 E. Sherman, CdA • 208-6649463 CHAPS • 4237 Cheney-Spokane Rd. • 624-4182 CHATEAU RIVE • 621 W. Mallon Ave. • 795-2030 CHECKERBOARD BAR • 1716 E. Sprague • 535-4007 COEUR D’ALENE CASINO • 37914 S. Nukwalqw Rd., Worley • 800-523-2464 COEUR D’ALENE CELLARS • 3890 N. Schreiber Way, CdA • 208-664-2336 CRAFTED TAP HOUSE • 523 Sherman Ave., CdA • 208-292-4813 CRAVE• 401 W. Riverside Suite 101. • 321-7480 CRUISERS • 6105 W Seltice Way, Post Falls • (208) 773-4706 CURLEY’S • 26433 W. Hwy. 53 • 208-773-5816 DALEY’S • 6412 E. Trent • 535-9309 EICHARDT’S • 212 Cedar St., Sandpoint • 208263-4005 FEDORA PUB • 1726 W. Kathleen, CdA • 208765-8888 FIZZIE MULLIGANS • 331 W. Hastings Rd. • 466-5354 THE FLAME • 2401 E. Sprague Ave. • 534-9121 FOX THEATER • 1001 W. Sprague • 624-1200 GRANDE RONDE CELLARS • 906 W. 2nd • 455-8161 HANDLEBARS • 12005 E. Trent, Spokane Valley • 309-3715 HOGFISH • 1920 E. Sherman, CdA • 208-667-1896 IRON HORSE • 407 E. Sherman Ave., CdA • 208-667-7314 THE JACKSON ST. • 2436 N. Astor • 315-8497 JOHN’S ALLEY • 114 E. 6th, Moscow • 208-8837662 JONES RADIATOR • 120 E. Sprague • 747-6005 KNITTING FACTORY • 911 W. Sprague Ave. • 244-3279 LAGUNA CAFÉ • 2013 E. 29th • 448-0887 THE LANTERN TAP HOUSE • 1004 S. Perry St. • 315-9531 THE LARIAT • 11820 N Market St, Mead • 4669918 LA ROSA CLUB • 105 S. First Ave., Sandpoint • 208-255-2100 LEFTBANK WINE BAR • 108 N. Washington • 315-8623 LUCKY’S IRISH PUB • 408 W. Sprague Ave. • 747-2605 MAX AT MIRABEAU • 1100 N. Sullivan Rd. • 924-9000 MIK’S • 406 N 4th, CdA • 208-666-0450 MOOTSY’S • 406 W. Sprague • 838-1570 MULLIGAN’S • 506 Appleway Ave., CdA • (208) 765-3200 x310 NASHVILLE NORTH • 6361 W. Seltice Way, Post Falls • 208-457-9128 NECTAR• 120 N. Stevens St. • 869-1572 NORTHERN QUEST • 100 N. Hayford • 242-7000 NYNE • 232 W. Sprague Ave. • 474-1621 THE OBSERVATORY• 15 S Howard • 598-8933 O’SHAY’S • 313 E. CdA Lake Dr. • 208-667-4666 THE PALOMINO • 6425 N Lidgerwood St • 242-8907 PEND D’OREILLE WINERY • 301 Cedar St., Sandpoint • 208-265-8545 THE PIN! • 412 W. Sprague • 368-4077 RED LION RIVER INN • 700 N. Division St. • 326-5577 RED ROOM LOUNGE • 521 W. Sprague Ave. • 838-7613 REPUBLIC BREWING • 26 Clark Ave. • 775-2700 THE RESERVE • 120 N. Wall • 598-8783 THE RIDLER PIANO BAR • 718 W. Riverside . • 822-7938 THE ROADHOUSE • 20 N. Raymond • 413-1894 SEASONS OF COEUR D’ALENE • 209 E. Lakeside Ave. • 208-664-8008 THE SHOP • 924 S. Perry St. • 534-1647 SOULFUL SOUPS & SPIRITS • 117 N. Howard St. • 459-1190 SPOKANE ARENA • 720 W. Mallon • 279-7000 SWAXX • 23 E. Lincoln Rd. • 703-7474 TAMARACK • 912 W Sprague • 315-4846 TIMBER GASTRO PUB •1610 E Schneidmiller, Post Falls • 208-262-9593 THE VIKING • 1221 N. Stevens St. • 315-4547 ZOLA • 22 W. Main Ave. • 624-2416

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THEATER BACKSTAGE CLASSIC

Translated to stage, the vintage glamour of the early 20th century makes for some of the liveliest and most nostalgic modern theater out there. Enter 42nd Street, a musical comedy classic since its Broadway premiere back in 1980 (although the show is based on a 1933 film) that beckons audiences to “come and meet those dancing feet.” The musical brings a quintessential story of the American Dream, as young dancer Peggy tests her luck at stardom by auditioning for the newest stage show out there. Her path to the stage is bumpy and fraught with setbacks, but of course there’s a happy ending before the curtain closes. — CHEY SCOTT 42nd Street • March 24-27; Thu-Sat at 7:30 pm; Sat at 2 pm, Sun at 1 and 6:30 pm • $32.50-$72.50 • INB Performing Arts Center • 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. • wcebroadway.com

COMEDY LADIES FIRST

If you’ve never seen Rachel Feinstein on her Comedy Central standup specials, as a finalist on Last Comic Standing, or her appearances on Inside Amy Schumer, The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore or John Oliver’s HBO show, you might not know she’s one of the hottest comedians going. But if you can judge a person by who they hang with, well, just look at that list of appearances again and recognize! She’s currently headlining a tour of women comics that also includes Portland’s Bri Pruett and Seattle’s Mono Concepcion. — DAN NAILEN Ladies Night Out with Rachel Feinstein • Sat, March 19, at 8 pm • $35 • Bing Crosby Theater • 901 W. Sprague • bingcrosbytheater. com • 227-7638

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MUSIC OLD FRIENDS

While both men have had successful, independent careers, there’s no denying the link between longtime friends, Houston natives and college neighbors Lyle Lovett and Robert Earl Keen. It goes back about 30 years, when they co-wrote “The Front Porch Song,” which later appeared on their respective debut albums. Lovett has gone on to a long, Grammy-winning career full of genre experimentation, while Keen has forged a path of more straightforward rootsrock, country and folk. Expect some swapping of stories as well as tunes, as the buddies team up for a night of solo acoustic music. — DAN NAILEN Lyle Lovett and Robert Earl Keen [SOLD OUT] • Sun, March 20, at 7:30 pm • $55/$65/$85 • Northern Quest Resort & Casino • 100 N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights • northernquest.com • 481-2800

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Calling all people who like to laugh (that should be everyone): downtown’s Spokane Comedy Club finally opens this week. Comedians Sarah Colonna of Chelsea Lately (she’s also engaged to Seahawks punter Jon Ryan) brings the hilarity through Saturday, while Jamie Kennedy (Malibu’s Most Wanted) comes in for a one-night only performance Sunday. The full-time comedy club plans to bring in a slew of high-caliber comedians every long weekend, and is already booked solid through June, as well as offering free open mic nights every Wednesday. There is a two-item minimum purchase during the club’s paid shows. — LAURA JOHNSON Spokane Comedy Club opening weekend feat. Sarah Colonna and Jamie Kennedy • Thu-Sun, March 17-20, at 8 pm (also 10 pm, Sat. only) • $13-$23 • Ages 21+ • Spokane Comedy Club • 315 W. Sprague • spokanecomedyclub.com • 318-9998

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VISUAL ART WESTERN HERITAGE

Though lately in the spotlight for the second ousting of its executive director, the MAC is powering forward — and will continue doing so — with the debut of two new, Northwest-centric exhibits; both opened late last month. A solo show featuring the block prints and serigraphs (aka screenprints) of Western artist Norma Bassett Hall is shown alongside the Native American culture exhibit Nuunimníx. The latter, which translates to “our very own,” displays historic clothing, artifacts and ephemera that celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Nez Perce National Historical Park, comprised of 38 sites across Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington. Embrace our region’s diverse cultural heritage as you visit both shows. — CHEY SCOTT

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Norma Bassett Hall / Nuunimníx • Through May 29 and June 12, respectively • Museum hours Tue-Sun, 10 am-5 pm • $5-$10 admission (half-off on Tue) • The MAC • 2316 W. First • northwestmuseum.org • 459-3931

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CHANGED LIVES LEAVE HERE A fundraiser for the Adult & Teen Challenge Spokane Campus, which helps people become mentally sound, emotionally balanced, socially adjusted, physically well, and spiritually alive. March 17, 6-8 pm. $40. CenterPlace Regional Event Center, 2426 N. Discovery Place Dr. teenchallengepnw.com (244-5610) DINE OUT TO FEED SPOKANE Dine at participating restaurants (see link) in March and part of the proceeds go to Feed Spokane, which rescues prepared food in the community from being tossed out and transports it to local charitable meal sites to feed the foodchallenged in our city. Campaign runs daily through March 31. bit.ly/1phcfth

BREAST INTENTIONS BENEFIT Guests receive two glasses of wine and passed appetizers during an event that benefits the regional nonprofit that provides properly-fitted bras for underprivileged women. March 20, 3-6 pm. $20/person. Clover, 913 E. Sharp Ave. cloverspokane.com (487-2937) ST. BALDRICK’S HEAD SHAVING EVENT Gonzaga hosts the second ever St. Baldrick’s event, during which students and community members volunteer to shave their heads in collaboration with the largest non-governmental funder of childhood cancer research in the U.S., St. Baldrick’s Foundation. March 20, 12-4 pm. Free. Gonzaga University, 502 E. Boone Ave. stbaldricks.org/events/gonzagagoesbald2016 (328-4220)

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W I SAW U YOU

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CHEERS JEERS

I SAW YOU SAMUEL I met you two years ago at Jerry Fest and what an interesting time we had. It was a great day, although probably not the most ethical for me. Starting with tequila shots in the AM and continuing to Garfield Bay to bask in the sun. I tried teaching you to back float and remember how magical the sun looked bouncing off the water and reflecting the blue sky. There are people that can come and go from a person’s life without question but I’ve found myself thinking of you many times over. Maybe you’re just a great memory I get to keep forever but who knows what the Universe has in store. I hope you see this. Xoxo Silly Blonde Girl BEAUTIFUL CHEF I saw you when you were just finishing up for the night at the hotel restaurant you work in. Me, the guy working for the hood and vent cleaning company. We talked for a few minutes about last few minutes before closing the worst, and odd things and times people ordered room service. I would have asked you for your number, but we were both technically working, and the other guys I work with were giving me a hard time because I could hardly keep my eyes off you. If you read this and are interested post something back. THERE YOU WERE AS SMUG AS CAN BE I saw you standing there looking as smug as can be with another woman on your arm. Why were you telling me you were single and leading me on? While

you were getting me to feel sorry for you & your sad life. Thank you for opening up my eyes so I can move on...

YOU SAW ME UNICORNS, PANTHERS, AND BABY BEARS, OH MY! You fill me with endless joy, yet leave me empty. Yes, yes our meeting was the best I've ever had in my life!

CHEERS SWEETIE, KEEP SHINING YOUR LIGHT It's been two years since you opened up your life. I know afterwards was one of the most difficult, rough, stormiest times for you. You prevailed over hardships and obstacles. You have matured and grown so much since then. You came into your own and found your voice. There are so many out there who need someone like you; someone who understands them: who will be there for them in their darkest hours. So keep shining your light, sweetie. Know that I will always be there for you. You will always have my love and support. SHOUT OUT: THANKS & STOP IT THANKS!!! This afternoon, 3/11, in the drizzling rain on my way to the Eastside library, I saw a pink jacketed woman picking up trash on the S. Altamont hill. That's no easy task as the hill is steep and has sidewalk only on the west side. On my drive back up the hill, you had reached the top, and had a cleverly staked stack of bags of trash. You are a great citizen.!! STOP IT, LITTERERS!! Keep your garbage in your car, stuff it in your pockets, whatever. What kind of citizen are you? WAS RESCUED OUT OF MY CAR BY A BEAUTIFUL PERSON! Thank you to the young lady that rescued out of my silver car with the alarm going off in at Walmart on Broadway on Friday 3/11 around 3 pm. My car locked me in and the windows did not work. However, I was able to get my sunroof open. I'm standing up thru the roof and I waved her over. I was so scared and not sure if I even said THANK YOU! You rock! NON-LOCALITY According to the principle of quantum non-locality, two particles that used to be next to each other still maintain a seemingly impos-

sible connection when separated by a distance. CHEERS TO THE INLANDER!!! Thank you for your blurb on the game Pandemic Legacy. So much fun and only got it because of your article. It offers a very

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getting screwed! HELLO BATMAN You have no idea what a charge you give me in one phone call. Always on my mind and living in hope that your extreme tolerance will soon be overcome. You are a patient, kind, and

You fill me with endless joy, yet leave me empty.

different gameplay then most board games. Very fun to play a cooroperitivly compared to monopoly which usually which is the destroyer of relationships. This game brought us together attempting to save the world. It's seriously so fun! Try it!!!! K FINN I know I'm stuborn, too independent, and (lately) hormonal, and that I haven't been good at communicating, so I wanted to put down in words how much you mean to me and our family. Our girls adore you and you're a wonderful father to them and I can't wait to see the relationship you'll have with our newborn son as he grows. You're a hard worker, you're smart and ambitious and always thinking of the next thing (even if your enthusiasm for household projects scares me). With the house, our jobs and three kids to take care of its easy for our relationship to get overlooked, but I want to change that. You are so important to me and I want our love for each other to be the foundation for our family and the rest of our lives together. So I want to move forward from here and keep growing and for you to know that I want you in my life forever. You are my whole heart. — J Finn

JEERS THAT SHINY BLINKY THING Jeers! To the idiots whom drive and do not use turn signals! I don't know how many times I see people not using their turn signals. The automotive industry just didn't decide, "Hey, let's create some-

SOUND OFF 1. Visit Inlander.com/isawyou by 3 pm Monday. 2. Pick a category (I Saw You, You Saw Me, Cheers or Jeers). 3. Provide basic info: your name and email (so we know you’re real). 4. To connect via I Saw You, provide a non-identifying email to be included with your submission — like “petals327@yahoo.com,” not “j.smith@comcast.net.”

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thing to show other people which way others are taking but then not use them and juat have it for show." I would be rich if I got a dollar for the number of people whom do not use their turn signal. And this is how accidents happen! Use your turn signals!!!

END BATMAN/BATGIRL BANTER Is anyone else annoyed with the backand-forth banter between "Batman" and "Batgirl"? I feel like they publish something every week!!! LAZY CONSUMERS You may not fly a national carrier but we are the Only nation in the World(!) that has to take their shoes off to board a plane. That's because the Sheeple of the US have been told that since that is the Only way to protect us from terrorists we've bought into that completely! Really? No other yes NO other country does that EVEN Israel! The most hated country in the world! We're the most gullible on the list BTW. The City of Spokane and the Public Safety building has/is telling us the same basic message — has for years. The Lazy Spokane consumer buys into that completely! The guy that got convicted for killing Otto Zehm walked out of jail a week or so back with a big smile on his face. The 50 yes 50 Spokane police officers that stood and saluted him when he was taken out of the court room are happy too. They still have their jobs and still hold the citizens of Spokane with the same or more contempt that they did when they stood and saluted. The scared little sheeple that pays their salaries would NEVER say anything to upset them or question. They know what's best. Heard anything about what's going on at City Hall with the Straub investigation or the election? NO? Keep your head in the sand because if you actually looked behind you you're

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loving man who deserves every happiness afforded you. Take off your cape and be where you belong. Loving you always, Batgirl. STOLEN MEMORIES You would think that having a package left at the recessed back door would be hint enough, but apparently it did nothing but peak your curiosity. And stealing a package that's ten pounds, even, props to you!! But what you don't know is that package that you so deliberately was the last bit of my brother that I have not seen in four years and the uncle that my daughter has only met a handful of times. You stole a piece of my family, and I hope it was well worth it and you enjoy the carving that he poured his sweat, time, and love into. But hey, a simple bear that was made by my brother probably isn't much use to you, so who knows where that piece of my brother will end up. But still, good for you, you lousy piece of filth. 

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COMEDY

GUFFAW YOURSELF Open mic comedy night; every other Thursday at 10 pm. Free. Neato Burrito, 827 W. First Ave. (847-1234) SARAH COLONNA Sarah is well known as a popular roundtable regular on the hit late night talk show “Chelsea Lately.” She also served as a full time writer on the show, as well as a producer, writer and star of the show’s spin-off scripted series “After Lately.” March 1719, at 8 pm. Also March 19 at 10:30 pm. $14-$25. Spokane Comedy Club, 315 W. Sprague. spokanecomedyclub.com STAND-UP OPEN MIC Local comedians; see weekly schedule online. Thursdays at 8 pm. Free. Uncle D’s Comedy Underground, 2721 N. Market St. bluznews.com (483-7300) CRIME SHOW A crime show-themed improv show performed by the Blue Door Players. Fridays in March at 8 pm. $7. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland Ave. bluedoortheatre.com (747-7045) MICROBIOGRAPHY III Guests monologists recall stories from their past based on a prompt from the audience. In between stories, improv group “The Freedom Association” (Mark Robbins, Pat Thomas, Mara Baldwin) create theatrical scenes loosely based on those stories. Ages 18+. March 18, 8 pm. $12. The Bartlett, 228 W. Sprague. thebartlettspokane.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 LADIES NIGHT OUT WITH RACHEL FEINSTEIN Rachel was a finalist on Season 7 of “Last Comic Standing” and has recently been seen on “Inside Amy Schumer,” as well as the smash hit feature film, “Trainwreck.” March 19, 8 pm. $35. Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague Ave. friendsofthebing.org SAFARI Fast-paced short-form improv games based on audience suggestions. (Not rated.) Saturdays at 8 pm. $7. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland Ave. bluedoortheatre.com (747-7045) JAMIE KENNEDY The actor, comedian and filmmaker performs live during the Spokane Comedy Club’s opening weekend. March 20, 8 pm. $18$23. Spokane Comedy Club, 315 W. Sprague. spokanecomedyclub.com STAND-UP OPEN MIC Mondays; signup at 9:30 pm, show at 10 pm. Ages 21+. No cover. The Foxhole, 829 E. Boone. (509-315-5327) SPOKOMEDY: COMEDY CONFESSIONS Each month a new line-up of comedians confess their stories, and March’s show is themed “Worst Date Ever.” Hosted by Nick Cavasier. March 22, 9 pm. $5. Tamarack Public House, 912 W. Sprague. on.fb.me/21s9UHJ TRIVIA + OPEN MIC COMEDY Trivia starts at 8 pm; stick around for open mic comedy afterward. Tuesdays, from 8-10 pm. Free. Checkerboard Bar, 1716 E. Sprague Ave. checkerboardbar.com RODGER LZAOLA Lizaola has opened up for such acts as comedy legend David Brenner, Eddie Brill, Louis CK, Tom Cotter, Mike Epps, Jimmy Dore, Tom Rhoads and others. March 24, 8 pm. $10-$15. Spokane Comedy Club, 315 W. Sprague. spokanecomedyclub.com

COMMUNITY

SPOKANE SILENT READING PARTY Bring a book or an eReader and prepare to zip your lips as you delve into the magic of words. Guitarist John Paul Shields accompanies the civilized silence with classical guitar. Wine and coffee will be available. March 17, 7-9 pm. Free. Spark Center, 1214 W. Summit Pkwy. sparkwestcentral.org TREASURE! A touring exhibit exploring the history of treasure and treasure hunting, the technology used to look for it, and the people obsessed with finding it. Through May 29. Museum open Tue-Sun, from 10 am-5 pm. (Half-price admission on Tuesdays.) $5-$10/museum admission. Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture, 2316 W. First Ave. northwestmuseum.org YOUNG MAN IN A HURRY: THE LIFE OF ISAAC STEVENS A new exhibit showcasing the Governor’s controversial treaty negotiations, his Civil War heroics and his connection to Spokane Valley history. It’s the first in a series examining the Valley’s early history. Through May 28, open Wed-Sat, 11 am-4 pm. $4-$6 admission. Spokane Valley Heritage Museum, 12114 E. Sprague. valleyheritagecenter.org JUST PLAY Come to the library for a community playdate, with favorite toys and activities from the Play & Learn Storytimes to enjoy. March 18, from 10 am-noon. free. Argonne Library, 4322 N. Argonne Rd. (509-893-8260) CDA CASINO 23RD ANNIVERSARY POWWOW The event begins with a grand entry, consisting of a prayer, grand entry song, flag song and victory song and continues with dances for men, women and children as well as intertribal dancing for all to participate. A dinner break commences at 5 pm, followed by a second grand entry at 7 pm. Vendors are also present to display and sell crafts. March 19, 1 pm. Free and open to the public. Coeur d’Alene Casino, 37914 S Hwy 95. cdacasino.com (800-523-2467) FREE STATE PARKS DAY As part of the Discover Pass legislation, residents are offered access to any state park without needing a Discover Pass. Includes access locally to Riverside and Mount Spokane State Parks. Upcoming free days: March 19, March 26, April 22, May 8, June 4, June 11, Aug. 25, Sept. 24, Nov. 11. Free. Riverside State Park, Spokane. parks.wa.gov GET GREEN & GET OUTSIDE A celebration of spring time. Stop by the open house event to meet birds, turtles, tortoises, snakes and more. Includes games and activities for the kids. March 19, 10 am-2 pm. $5 suggested donation. West Valley Outdoor Learning Center, 8706 E. Upriver Drive. on.fb.me/1WY6efi (509-340-1028) INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY CELEBRATION Featuring an interactive art experience by local women artists, community resource fair, networking and a keynote address by women’s issues expert Loretta Ross (6 pm). March 19, 4-8 pm. Free. Riverside Place, 1108 W. Riverside Ave. on.fb. me/1Xrjyt2 (509-747-1200) NIC SPELLING BEE The winner of the regional bee receives an all-expense paid trip to the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington D.C. in June. March 19. North Idaho College, 1000 W. Garden Ave. nic.edu (208-769-3316)

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RELATIONSHIPS

Advice Goddess HI MONEY, I’M HOME!

AMY ALKON

My boyfriend is going to a dinner out of town to get an award for a film he made, and he didn’t invite me. When I told him I felt excluded, he said that he was embarrassed because his parents are paying for his flight and he has to stay with a friend. I get it; he does wonderful work, but he’s still struggling financially. Still, if the tables were turned — if I were getting an award — I would at least tell him I wish he could come. —Upset

There are a lot of things Martin Scorsese has been known to say, but one of them is not, “I want you by my side at this festival, and I only have to dig through the trash for 8,234 more cans to make that happen.” It isn’t surprising that your boyfriend — as a man — is more sensitive about being…as they say…brokeahontas than you would be if the (awards dinner) tables were turned. As I frequently explain, men and women aren’t just physically different; they evolved to have corresponding psychological differences. A biggie comes out of how there was a far greater potential cost to an ancestral woman from any sex act (pregnancy and a kid to feed) compared with the cost to a man: “Gee, that was a whole teaspoonful of sperm!” So female psychology evolved to push women to look for “providers” — men with access to resources and a willingness to share them. That’s why women go for guys who show signs of wealth, like a temperature-controlled nursery for their sports cars. Wealth is a cue to the all-important ability to bring home the bison. But in ancestral times, we couldn’t hang on to stuff — including food — because we didn’t have refrigerators, let alone houses to keep them in. There was just the meat you could eat before it went bad and your man’s ability to hunt it down. So what does it for a lot of women is potential — signs that a man could soon be, uh, dragging home tasty dead animals (probably shrink-wrapped, unless their guy is good with a crossbow). You seem to be one of those women. (You get that they don’t give out film awards to just any doof who shoots a cat video on their iPhone.) If you do believe in your boyfriend, tell him — regularly, in detail. If he gets that you’re proud of him and that you’d be happier eating hot dogs on a bench with him than dining with some corporate drone at Le Whatever, he’s less likely to feel he’s failing you by being undercapitalized. This should help him be more inclusive in the future — at least emotionally — when that “historic location” where he’ll be staying is the sagging love seat where his buddy lost his virginity in 1992.

Nice BoNiNG Structure

I’m 25, and my boyfriend is 29. He is super-sweet, is a good person, and treats me really well. However, recently, he told my roommate that she has “nice cheekbones.” I didn’t say anything, but I think this was inappropriate. It’s not like “I like your shirt” or whatever. It’s about another woman’s beauty. Can I tell him I don’t want him complimenting other women in the future? —Hurt It says something when a man notices a nice view — like that it’s only a matter of time before he and that pretty orange sunset are sneaking out to his car to have sex. Okay, it’s possible that “nice cheekbones” is man-speak for “Those are some hypno-hooters you got there, honey.” But maybe he was just trying to say something nice. Or maybe he was mesmerized in a bad way — like “Whoa…are those forceps marks?” — and he noticed her noticing and ducked for verbal cover. As for why you find this upsetting, consider that our emotions aren’t just feelings; they tell us what to do. The disturbing emotion of jealousy, for example, is what evolutionary psychologist David Buss calls a “coping device” for “mate retention” — an alarm system that helps us guard against being cheated on. However, sometimes this alarm system can be a little oversensitive and in need of recalibration — like the one at my parents’ house that used to go off whenever my uncle cut one in the den. In deciding whether you should say something, context matters. You describe your boyfriend as attentive, “super-sweet,” and “a good person.” If he isn’t regularly jawing on about other women’s looks, maybe it’s a little premature to turn your relationship into a repressive regime. Model your free speech policy on that of Iran or North Korea and it’s only a matter of time before you’re in a datenight rut: “So…same old, same old…dinner and a cavity search?” n ©2016, 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 CATHOLIC CHARITIES VOLUNTEER INFO SESSION Learn about the many volunteer opportunities available and how to help others in need through the programs/services offered by CCS. RSVP requested. March 22, 10-11 am. Catholic Charities Family Service, 12 E. Fifth St. catholiccharitiesspokane.org CELEBRATE WORLD WATER DAY Tour the Spokane County Water Reclamation Facility and visit the Water Resource Center. Learn about the unique relationship between the Spokane River and our primary aquifer, the Spokane Valley-Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer, and see how clean water is reclaimed from wastewater and returned to the river. March 22, 2-3:30 & 4-5:30 pm. Free. Spokane County Water Resource Center, 1004 N. Freya. spokanecounty. org/wrc (477-7577) LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS JUDICIAL FORUM The LWV Spokane breaks down some of the barriers between the courts and the community by hosting local judges, who talk about the exciting work the courts are doing. Refreshments and mingling at 5:30 pm, program at 6 pm. March 22, 5:30-8 pm. Free. Gonzaga University School of Law, 721 N. Cincinnati St. (326-8026) WEEMAC EXPLORATION SESSIONS The MA’s pre-K museum educational exploration sessions, with activities to foster exploration and social development in prep for Kindergarten. Kids and a parent will engage in art activities and viewing, discover walks, songs, story time and more. Tuesdays from 9:3011:30 am, through May. For kids ages 4-5. $5/two people. The MAC, 2316 W. First. northwestmuseum.org READY? SET, GROW! Celebrate the coming of spring with info booths and displays sponsored by the Idaho Master Gardener Program at the Kootenai County Extension Office and other local agencies. Information is also available about composting and getting started with raising urban chickens. March 23, 5:03-7:30 pm. Free. Coeur d’Alene Public Library, 702 E. Front Ave. cdalibrary.org SPOKANE FOLKLORE CONTRA DANCE Spokane Folklore Society’s weekly dance, with Dawg Paw playing; caller TBD. No experience needed, everyone is welcome. Beginner workshop at 7:15 pm. March 23, 7:30-9:30 pm. $5$7. Woman’s Club of Spokane, 1428 W. Ninth. spokanefolklore.org (598-9111) SQUARE DANCE LESSON Square dance lessons held every Wednesday from 7-8:30 pm, through May 18. No partner needed. $3/person. Western Dance Center, 1901 N. Sullivan Rd. squaredancespokane.org (270-9264) FOURTH FRIDAY PUB PEDDLERS Group cycling ride, making a few stops along the way to a final destination. Meets at 7 pm, departs at 8 pm. Free. The Swamp, 1904 W. Fifth. (251-2107) MEDIA LITERACY SALON: RACISM & THE MEDIA A workshop hosted by the Northwest Alliance for Responsible Media. March 25, 5:30 pm. Free. Community Building, 35 W. Main. on.fb. me/1S0Ed5B (232-1950)

FILM

THE BIG SHORT In 2008, Wall Street guru Michael Burry realizes that a number of subprime home loans are in danger of defaulting. Burry bets against the housing market by throwing more than $1 billion of his investors’ money into

credit default swaps. Showing March 17-20, times vary. $6. The Kenworthy, 508 S. Main St. (208-882-4127) LADY IN THE VAN In 1973 London, playwright Alan Bennett (Alex Jennings) develops an unlikely friendship with Miss Shepherd (Maggie Smith), a homeless woman who lives in a van in his driveway for the next 15 years. Rated PG-13. March 17-20, show times vary. $4-$7. Panida Theater, 300 N. First Ave. panida.org (208-255-7801) NATIVE HERITAGE FILM SERIES: TRUDELL Two screenings of the final film for the season, at 12:30 and 2:30 pm, chronicling the life of Native American poet and activists John Trudell. March 19. Free. Sandpoint Library, 1407 Cedar St. (208-265-9565) MOSCOW FOOD CO+OP PRESENTS: THE LAST CROP A personal tale of a family caught in the middle of a delicate interplay between urban and agricultural space in California’s Central Valley. March 23, 7-9 pm. Free & open to the public. The Kenworthy, 508 S. Main St. kenworthy.org (208-882-4127)

FOOD & DRINK

IRISH FOOD COOKING CLASS Chef Janet Campbell hosts a special St. Patrick’s class teaching how to make a delicious, hearty Guinness braised beef stew and Irish soda bread from scratch. March 17, 6-8 pm. $40. Gourmet Way, 8222 N. Government Way. (208-762-1333) ST. PATRICK’S DAY DINNER RBC has been brewing Irish beers all month in preparation for this meal. Freckles’ Gourmet BBQ cater a traditional Irish dinner; reservations strongly recommended. March 17, 2-9 pm. Republic Brewing Co., 26 N. Clark. republicbrew.com TONY’S + CDA CELLARS WINEMAKER DINNER A special winemaker dinner in the tank room with Tony’s chef, Cheyenne D’Alessandro and Coeur d’Alene Cellars’ Kimber Gates, offering a wine and food pairing experience. Price includes gratuity ($65/wine club members). March 18, 5-8 pm. $75/person. Coeur d’Alene Cellars, 3890 N. Schreiber Way. (208-664-2336) VINO WINE TASTING Sample varieties from Monte Scarlatto of Red Mountain. Tastings include cheese and crackers. March 18, 3-6:30 pm. Vino! A Wine Shop, 222 S. Washington. (838-1229) GROWING TOMATOES FROM SEED TO HARVEST A hands-on class with Master Gardener Marilyn Carothers as spring’s planting season approaches. March 19, 10:30 am-noon. Free. Medical Lake Library, 3212 Herb St. (893-8330) MICKDUFF’S ANNIVERSARY PARTY Offering Happy Hour all day, live music (5-10 pm) by Josh Hedlund and Justin Landis, and Harold’s IGA. March 19, 11 am-10 pm. Free. MickDuff’s Beer Hall, 220 Cedar St. mickduffs.com/beerhall BYO WINE/BEER SAINT PATTY’S DAY DINNER Enjoy an evening of delicious Irish fare in Two Lakes Catering’s own commercial kitchen in Sandpoint, Idaho. Bring your own beer/wine; ages 21 and over only. Two Lakes Catering Kitchen, 723 Pine St, Suite B. March 19, 6-10 pm. $55/person. Sandpoint, n/a. on.fb.me/22g7gXK (509-557-7293) BALANCE & BREWS One hour of yoga led by local instructor Mary Naccaratto, with one pint of beer to enjoy at the end of the session. Sundays in March, 11 am. $15/session. Downdraft Brewing, 418 W. Seltice Way. downdraftbrewing.com

INVEG POTLUCK Join the local group for a community potluck on the third Sunday of each month, offering delicious food and time to connect with others. After each potluck is a featured guest speaker on topics such as sprouting, nutrition, animal rights, cooking, and more. Please bring a 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: RAVIOLI Join Chef Jean-Pierre in this hands-on class during which participants make their own homemade ravioli. March 22, 6-8 pm. $40. Gourmet Way, 8222 N. Government Way. (208-762-1333) COMMUNITY COOKING NIGHTS Follow along with Second Harvest’s head chefs as scratch cooking skills are applied to healthy and cost-effective meals. Recipes are based on what is readily available through Spokane County food banks. All are welcome; no experience is necessary. Wednesdays, 5:30-7:30 pm. Free. Second Harvest, 1234 E. Front. secondharvestkitchen.org COOKING CLASS: EASTER BRUNCH Chef Randee shares how to prepare classic brunch favorites, including quiche and creme brulee french toast. March 24, 6-8 pm. $40. Gourmet Way, 8222 N. Gov’t Way. (208-762-1333) ROAST HOUSE POUR OVER COMPETITION A friendly competition for all skill levels, and also celebrates the release of its San Isidro coffee from Guatemala. Includes music, food and beer. Open to spectators; competitors should call to reserve a spot. March 24, 6 pm. $10/ competitors. Roast House Coffee, 423 E. Cleveland Ave. roasthousecoffee.com

MUSIC

KAHULANUI The nine piece band’s debut CD, Hula Ku’I, was nominated for a 2014 Grammy Award in the Regional Roots category. March 17, 7:30 pm. $27-$37. Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague Ave. bingcrosbytheater.com ST. PADDY’S IN PALOUSE The Palouse Arts Council sponsors the 13th annual celebration, featuring traditional Irish music by Potatohead, Irish dancing by Jessie Hunter, and special guests including John Elwood and Sally Burkhart. Also offering Irish soda bread cheese, and cookies for snacking. No-host bar with beer/wine. March 17, 6-8:30 pm. $5. Palouse Community Center, 220 E. Main. (878-1701) CDA BLUES FESTIVAL This year’s headliners are Dana Fuchs and Tinsley Ellis. Also featuring the Sara Brown Band, Robin Barrett & Coyote King, Robb Boatsman & RampageLive, Charlie Butts & the Filter Tips, Bakin’ Phat, The Doghouse Boyz, Tuck Foster & The Mossrites, the Stepbrothers. Events from March 18-20. $5-$35. The CdA Resort, 115 S. Second. cdaresort.com CHAMBER MUSIC FOR SPRING Celebrate symphonic instruments during Friday Musical’s Centennial Year, as performing members represent most sections of an orchestra: cello, flute, oboe, bassoon, tuba and piano. March 18, 1-2:30 pm. Free. Hamblen Park Presbyterian, 4102 S. Crestline St. (448-2909) AN EVENING WITH DAVID CROSBY Legendary singer-songwriter and social justice activist David Crosby is a two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, inducted as a member of both the folkrock band The Byrds, and the era-defin-

SPOKANE BRITISH BRASS BAND The Spokane British Brass Band presents their March concert, “Over the Channel.” The band performs works by Holst, Walton, Debussy and more. March 20, 3-4 pm. $10. Lewis & Clark High School, 521 W. Fourth. sbbb.org BRAD RICHTER The JACC welcomes the classical guitarist who performs with his residency students. March 23, 6:30-9 pm. $5-$8. Jacklin Arts & Cultural Center, 405 N. William, Post Falls. thejacklincenter.org ALEX DEGRASSI & ANDREW YORK Two leading innovators of the guitar, Grammy-winning classical guitarist, Andrew York, and Grammy-nominee and Windham Hill superstar, Alex de Grassi join forces to fuse the sounds and traditions of steel and nylon into a unique duo program. March 24, 7:30 pm. $30. Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague Ave. bingcrosbytheater.com

SPORTS & OUTDOORS

VOLUNTEER WITH WTA AT FISHTRAP LAKE A day of outdoor volunteer service on BLM land as Washington Trails Association continues work on a proposed 7-mile loop hiking, biking, and horseback riding trail. At the Fishtrap Lake BLM trailhead, Fishtrap Rd., Sprague, WA. March 17, 23, 29 and 31, from 8:30 am-3:30 pm. Free. bit.ly/1L9SmxM (921-8928) CONQUEST OF THE CAGE Mixed martial arts event featuring 13 title fights, including a lightweight super fight between Adam Smith of Spokane and Michael Kuehne, from Kalispell, Montana. March 18, 7 pm. $45-$125. Northern Quest, 100 N. Hayford. (242-7000)

NCAA DIVISION I MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP ROUNDS 1-2 Catch games in the first and second rounds of the division one collegiate championships. Games on March 18-20; times vary. Spokane Arena, 720 W. Mallon. spokanearena.com PACIFIC NORTHWEST QUALIFIER: Taking place at three venues, including the HUB Sports Center, and Reese Court at EWU for two weekends, the massive volleyball tourney is now in its 19th year. March 18-20 and 25-27. Spokane Convention Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. pacificnwqualifier.org BLOOMSDAY TRAINING CLINICS Get in running shape for the 40th Lilac Bloomsday Run with hosted community training clinics, offering graduated conditioning and supported training courses. Saturdays at 8:30 am, through April 23. Free. SFCC, 3410 W. Fort George Wright Dr. bloomsdayrun.org NATIVE PLANTS HIKE THROUGH STEPTOE CANYON Terry Gray leads a field trip to look for spring blooms and assess riparian habitats along Steptoe Canyon. Bring lunch, water, sunscreen, and an appropriate jacket. Meet at Dissmore’s IGA (1205 North Grand) in Pullman. March 19, 9 am-5 pm. Free. whitepineinps.org TURNBULL NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE DAY Activities include a kids scavenger hunt, guided refuge tours and more. March 19, 9:30 am. $3/car. Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge, 26010 S. Smith Rd. fws.gov/refuge/turnbull LIVING WITH GRIZZLY BEARS David Moskowitz, a biologist, photographer, author and outdoor educator, shares photos and stories of his work and travels across the landscapes where grizzly bears roam. Learn how to distinguish grizzly bears from black bears using

tracks and other sign, and the differences in behavior of the two bear species. March 20, 7 pm. Free. GU Jepson Center, 502 E. Boone Ave. BACKYARD CONSERVATION STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM The popular program, now in its 4th year, provides access to local experts on a variety of gardening and conservation topics. Classes on Mondays in March, from 5-7:30 pm. Each night covers two subjects taught by local experts. $25. Spokane Conservation District, 210 N. Havana St. bit.ly/1mIyfuU MOOSE AND COUGARS & BEARS, OH MY! Join a Riverside State Park ranger and find out how to deal with potential animal encounters. March 24, 7 pm. Free. REI, 1125 N. Monroe St. rei.com/spokane

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ALADDIN JR. A stage adaptation based on the Disney movie of the same name. March 17-19, 25-26 at 7 pm; also March 26 at 2 pm. $6-$8. Rogers High School, 1622 E. Wellesley Ave. (354-6551) JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber’s timeless classic featurrd professional guest artist and CVHS alumni Andrea Olsen. March 17-19 and 23-26 at 7:30 pm; also March 20 at 2 pm. $8-$14. Central Valley High School, 821 S. Sullivan. cvtheatre.com LITTLE WOMEN: THE MUSICAL The timeless story by Louisa May Alcott is brought to life on stage. Through March 20, ThuSat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm. $22-$30. Spokane Civic Theatre, 1020 N. Howard. spokanecivictheatre.com MAYBE BABY The Modern’s 2015 resident playwright Matt Harget brings his romantic comedy about a couple’s dif-

ficulties trying to conceive a child to the stage. Through March 20, Thu-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm. $20-$24. The Modern Theater CdA, 1320 E. Garden. themoderntheater.org (208-667-1323) HAPGOOD Dual natures of light — and people — are the theme of Tom Stoppard’s espionage thriller. March 18-April 10, Thu-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm. $22. Spokane Civic Theatre, 1020 N. Howard. spokanecivictheatre.com LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD The POP Association presents its third through sixth grade production, an adaptation of the famous fairy tale. March 18-19, 7 pm. $5-$12. Pend Oreille Playhouse, 236 S. Union Ave. pendoreilleplayers.org SEUSSICAL A musical production based on the fanciful works of Dr. Seuss; The Cat in the Hat tells the story of Horton, an elephant who discovers a speck of dust containing Whos. March 4-20, Fri at 7 pm, Sat-Sun at 2 pm. $12/adult, $8/ ages 12 and under. Spokane Children’s Theatre, 2727 N. Madelia. spokanechildrenstheatre.org ONE WAY TICKET An original musical that takes place in contemporary Spokane as a dance company attempts to make flights and travel arrangements all around the world. Performed by the Hyper-Formance Jazz Dance Club, featuring dancers of all ages. March 20, 7 pm. $10-$12. Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague. bingcrosbytheater.com STAGE TO SCREEN: FRANKENSTEIN Directed by Academy Award-winner Danny Boyle, Frankenstein features Benedict Cumberbatch as Dr. Frankenstein and Jonny Lee Miller as his creation. March 20, 2 pm. $17. Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague Ave. bingcrosbytheater.com

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BYRON BUCHANAN AND BEST OF THE BASEMENT EXHIBITION Well recognized for his mixed media and hand-painted acrylic collages, Byron (who recently relocated to CdA) selects Hollywood and political icons, such as Mick Jagger, Johnny Cash, Jackie O., and Marilyn Monroe, to star in his canvases. His work shows alongside some of the Art Spirit’s best pieces from its basement archives. Through April 2; gallery open Tue-Sat, 11 am-6 pm. Free. Art Spirit Gallery, 415 Sherman Ave. theartspiritgallery.com KATHLEEN RUSSELL A retrospective of paintings by the local artist, a graduate of the Rudolph Schaeffer School of Design and NYU. She has lived recently in Argentina and Mexico, and is the founder of the local political discussion group “Need to Know.” Through March 31 and open during library hours. Free to view. Downtown Spokane Library, 906 W. Main Ave. (444-5336) NORMA BASSETT HALL This is the first solo exhibition of Hall’s work since her death in 1957. Through May 29. Museum hours Tue-Sun, 10 am-5 pm, (Wed., 10 am-8 pm). Half price admission on Tuesdays. $5-$10/museum admission. The MAC, 2316 W. First. northwestmuseum.org NUUNIMNIX An exhibition in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Nez Perce National Historical Park, showing historical elements from the park. Through June 12. Museum hours Tue-Sun, 10 am-5 pm, (Wed., 10 am-8 pm). Half price admission on Tuesdays. $5-$10/museum admission. The MAC, 2316 W. First. northwestmuseum.org 67 - INCH Explore our relationship between the natural and technilogical with Laboratory Artists-in-Residence Premade art team from Poland (Aleksandra Ewa Dutkowska and Aleksandra Łukasiak). Their interactive installation is ready to be explored and amaze all visitors. Open daily, March 18-25, 5:30 pm-1 am. Free. Richmond Art Collective, 228 W. Sprague, second floor. on.fb.me/1U7rZLQ (230-5718) LUCK OF THE MOON The March exhibit offers a third Saturday reception, featuring three special artists: painter Alice Harmon, sculptural doll artist Wendy Zupan, and assemblage artist Shanda Woodward. March 19, 11 am-5 pm. Free. New Moon Art Gallery, 1326 E. Sprague. manicmoonandmore.com RIVER RIDGE ASSOCIATION OF FINE ARTS The association’s monthly meeting. Hear about plans for the fall show, and guest speaker Shana Smith also talks about her art career. March 23, 10 am-12:15 pm. Free. Spokane Art Supply, 1303 N. Monroe St. (327-6622) EX-VOTO Portland-area artist Angennette Escobar’s show, “Ex-Voto,” opens March 24 at Trails End Gallery in Chewelah (101 N. Park Street) with a 5-8 pm reception. The exhibit of clay

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t’s 7 am at nYne on the Saturday before St. Patrick’s Day. Outside the downtown bar, a stream of greenclad people — green hats, glasses, neck beads, hair ties, tutus and dyed hair, as well as jerseys and hoodies with the text “The Irish Drinking Team” — stand in the morning drizzle waiting to get in. “I’m so excited about the hoodies this year,” chirps one woman. “I don’t care if I look cute. I’m warm.” As the crowd waits to get their IDs checked, Bryan Quinn makes his way up and down with a megaphone, rousting the sleepy crowd. Quinn, a burly, goateed man clutching a bottle of Gatorade, says the all-day drinking event began as informal pub crawl among local bartenders. By 2005, he says interest in the event — which starts early in the morning, hits nine other establishments and ends when no one is left standing — has swelled to the point where jerseys emblazoned with “The Irish Drinking Team” were made, and it’s only grown from there.

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“We’re talking almost 500 jerseys in Spokane,” says Quinn, adding that they can also be found in Philadelphia, Las Vegas and New Orleans, among other cities. He says that team members look out for each other. “We’ve had different situations where something came up with one of our members,” says Quinn, who explains that recently the daughter of team member Sean Sullivan was diagnosed with cancer. The team has taken up a collection it’s calling “Sullivan Strong.” “What we try to do is raise money to help with the bills,” he says. “But it’s also a Make-a-Wish kind of situation, where she can take that money and do whatever she wants with it.” “Ladies and gentlemen,” he tells the line. “Don’t forget to leave a buck for Sullivan Strong.” A man approaches Quinn and asks, “What are you doing?” “We’re drinking beer,” he says. “Is it free?” he responds.

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nside the bar, there are dazed, sleepy expressions. Hands pick at plates of eggs and ham and hold Bloody Marys or cans of Red Bull. On the back of team members’ jerseys are nicknames, like “liquor ass,” “homie” or “ol’ dirty.” Pitchers of green beer and chilled pint glasses are delivered to tables. “Relax” by Frankie Goes to Hollywood blares over the speakers, and girls with short red skirts make their rounds encouraging revelers to have a shot of Fireball whiskey. At one table are Kevin and Shelly Lindsley, who are here because their newlywed daughter asked, “You guys wanna come to a pub crawl?” “I thought, I’m up at 4:30 anyways,” says Kevin, who started the morning with a shot of Fireball. Besides, he says, it’s an opportunity to bond with the new in-laws. “We wanted to do everything epic before moving to the westside,” says daughter Halie Gosser.

hile people trickle in, Quinn takes the stage, asking the team to put some money in for the Sullivan family. “Everyone give me a ‘Hell yeah!’ for Sullivan Strong,” says Quinn, and the crowd dutifully responds. For Quinn, St. Patrick’s Day “is one day, we are all Irish. That’s the key for us.” Although it may seem like a cliché, Quinn says there’s more to it than that. “This is our way of becoming one,” he says. “We’re all kinds of people who come together.” After all, he says, “The biggest thing is just to get people together and spend the day.” n

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