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Marine Ray Garland at the Arena’s Pearl Harbor Survivors Memorial. The 92-yearold from Coeur d’Alene is a Pearl Harbor Survivor and won two Purple Hearts.

CELEBRATING 20 YEARS ARENA PEOPLE

Garth Brooks

Back in 1998, Garth Brooks had gone from up-and-coming country singer to superstar, with concerts selling out across the country. Spokane proved no different, and that put the Arena on equal footing with venues in major metropolitan areas.

Jack Lucas, president of TicketsWest and WestCoast Entertainment, recalls being inundated with hundreds of orders submitted by fax. (The Internet was still young, making fax the alternative to waiting in line.)

“Our manager was on the phone with Garth’s brother, Kelly, who was handling the logistics,” Lucas recalls. “Everybody watched the numbers. And as inventory declined, Kelly would say, ‘Okay, launch the second show.’ So we put the second show on sale. Then the third show, the fourth show, the fifth.” Brooks would ultimately perform for 57,000 spectators over those five nights in July.

The Brooks concert wasn’t the only sold-out event with a lasting impact. The year before, the Arena hosted its first NCAA event, the Women’s Volleyball Championship, and set national attendance records.

“That set in motion a relationship that we now enjoy with NCAA Women’s Basketball,” says Eric Sawyer, President and CEO of the Spokane Sports Commission. “Every major event we’ve done since — from figure skating to Olympic trials — has been a success because it told us as a community that we can play with the big boys and girls.”

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Honoring Veterans Once the doors of the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena were open, the Public Facilities District wasted no time gathering momentum. The calendar was packed with nationally renowned shows, but for the PFD and the community at large, bringing these big-name events to the Inland Northwest was no more important than another mission: honoring America’s military veterans.

It’s a tradition that started with the Spokane Veterans Memorial Coliseum — both in name and deed. “That opened in 1954,” explains PFD CEO Kevin Twohig. “It was a time when veterans were being honored in communities all across the country in those post-World War II years.”

A large, pink granite veterans memorial was relocated from the Coliseum grounds to the Arena in 1995. That was followed by a series of POW/MIA memorials that were moved from downtown. In 2004, the Military Order of the Purple Heart installed its own monument. Another plaque later commemorated the 2010 exhibition of a scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall at the site. Inside the Arena is the Veterans’ Display, a wall that pays homage to a new group of area servicemen and women each year.

Carol Edgemon Hipperson, author of several World War II histories, including Radioman and The Belly Gunner, and an honorary member of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association, cites the 2014 dedication of a Pearl Harbor survivors’ memorial stone as one more example of the Arena living out its commitment. “The Lilac City Chapter of the national Pearl Harbor Survivors Association can definitely confirm that the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena lives up to its name,” Hipperson says.

The tradition of honoring veterans continues as the Arena enters its third decade. Thanks to the dedication of the Gold Star Families support organization, a new sculpture called Illuminating Courage is currently planned for the same southeast plaza.

“The PFD took on the hefty legacy of the Spokane Veterans Memorial Coliseum,” says Twohig, “and has always been pleased to acknowledge and recognize the importance of veterans to the Spokane community.”

NEXT TIME: The NCAA basketball tournament finally comes to Spokane.

TIMELINE: 1996-1998 THE COWBOYS RIDE IN

Spokane’s Wrangler Pro Rodeo Classic took place for the first time in the five-month-old Arena in 1996. Over the weekend of Jan. 19-21, stars of the National Finals Rodeo, as well as cowboys more familiar to the Columbia River circuit, competed for more than $25,000. Today as a Professional Bull Riding Classic, the event remains a fixture on the Arena’s calendar every January.

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Between May 9-17, 1998, the Arena hosted the 80th annual Memorial Cup. The Spokane Chiefs played on their home ice versus the Guelph Storm, the Val-d’Or Foreurs and the Portland Winter Hawks. The Winter Hawks ultimately beat the Storm to win their second Memorial Cup, but the venue proved a huge draw, as the tournament in Spokane set a new Memorial Cup attendance record.

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mericans are disgusted with dishonesty in politics.

Whether focused on the overstatements of President Obama in urging passage of the Affordable Care Act, former Illinois Republican Rep. Aaron Schock’s decision to decorate his congressional office in Downton Abbey style to the tune of $40,000 in taxpayer money, or the recent Hillary Clinton email fiasco, the propensity for high-ranking public figures to fabricate, deceive or downright lie is too frequent.

Clinton’s elaborate private email system while Secretary of State and the receipt, through the Clinton Global Initiative, of millions in foreign contributions raises the question of her suitability to hold the presidency. It also solidifies the thought that some public officials believe they are above the laws that affect the rest of us. Politically connected Al Sharpton, an Obama favorite, reportedly owes millions in back taxes, something for which others who are not as politically connected have been prosecuted and gone to jail.

According to Gallup polling, Americans’ trust in government is down. Reports of dishonesty in high office, working the angles, secretive actions and stonewalling the truth only heighten suspicions that our great country is being run without integrity; that spinning the truth is the rule, not the exception. While many public officials conduct themselves honorably, reports of dishonesty rule the news and give citizens the wrong impression of leadership, resulting in public distrust of all officials, whether justified or not.

Mr. Obama has only added to public suspicions with a perceived chronic lack of transparency in governance, reflected by polling statistics that have registered his approval rating below 50 percent for months.

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he question: How can trust be re-established? It will take courage on the part of public figures. Though she likely won’t do so, Clinton has a perfect opportunity to admit she overreached by setting up a private email account, standing by while the CGI accepted millions in donations from foreign governments while she was Secretary of State, and controlling the release of possibly damning emails that implicate her in the Benghazi controversy, among others. Like her husband’s conduct before her, the ends seem to justify the means.

Some politicians can never admit defeat — or a mistake. Most Americans are forgiving of misdeeds, if only politicians will have the courage to admit fallibility. But the propensity to “power through” difficulties only feeds the public suspicion that the truth is being hidden. If Bill Clinton had simply admitted being dishonest in 1998 when the evidence was clear that he lied under oath (as was later established), there would

have been public disruption, but he could have cemented his legacy as an honest president if he had punctuated his presidency with the message, “Dishonesty never pays, even for presidents.” Instead, he powered through, avoiding conviction by the Senate over his impeachment charges by the House. Though his popularity rating is now high, he’s best remembered by many for his dalliances with a White House intern.

Now, amid reports of Mr. Clinton’s associations with other young females and Mrs. Clinton’s email scheme, the aura of suspicion around the Clintons lingers. That solidifies the notion that corruption could reside in the White House in 2017 if Mrs. Clinton were elected. If nothing else, the Clintons are again at the center of controversy. If Mrs. Clinton becomes a presidential candidate, the public again will replay past Clinton dramas, an exhausting exercise at best.

At a time when relatively few even seek public office, those who do must conduct themselves above reproach if the public is ever to be satisfied that public officials are generally honest.

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o how can honesty in government be reestablished?

Those who serve have a higher obligation than supporting sound public policy; their companion obligation is to personify exemplary conduct. Granted, human imperfections touch both public officials and private citizens, but public officials’ misdeeds always receive outsized attention. That’s why public officials must always conduct themselves honorably, if for no other reason than to bolster public confidence in public policy decisions.

The 2016 presidential elections will reflect just how much voters are ready to overlook public official dishonesty and have lowered their tolerance for public officials’ human frailties, showing whether voters demonstrate outright acceptance of deviousness. Does anyone truly believe that Hillary Clinton didn’t plan to keep private all of her emails while Secretary of State, so that any misdeeds could not be detected? Voters who support her as part of another “event” election — the first female president — and overlook her misdeeds will be responsible for institutionalizing the further cultural decline of American politics.

And if she is elected, we may well endure another presidential term of more Clintonian political dishonesty. 

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t was quite a moment for Spokane last Wednesday, when Gov. Jay Inslee signed a new law that allows Washington State University to launch its own medical school. The next day, at the WSU Spokane campus, Inslee was joined by WSU President Elson Floyd and WSU Spokane Chancellor Lisa Brown to celebrate how a series of unlikely events may add up to a med school here.

I was down poking around the edges of campus recently; I spent eight summers working at Peirone Produce, my grandfather’s business. Now owned by URM, Peirone Produce relocated to the West Plains back in 2010, and I heard they were finally tearing the old place down — making room for another health sciences building. I peeked into one of the old loading bays at the hollowed-out shell of a building, recalling those days, all the workers hustling fruits and veggies out to the fine people of the Inland Northwest. I could see the window in my grandfather’s office, and I thought of him on the phone, buying tomatoes from California as he looked out on the green rim of the South Hill. This was a sleepy, forgotten corner of town back in the 1980s — even the Schade Brewery had been shuttered decades earlier by the twin blows of refrigeration and Prohibition.

I couldn’t help but think how unlikely it all is. It took foresight to collect the land under single ownership — and later to put WSU in control. Then the legislature had to see the wisdom of investing lots of our money into health sciences classroom and lab space in Spokane. And we needed WSU to change its thinking from Pullman-first to embrace a more expansive mission, which happened with the arrival of Elson Floyd.

Then, with the dominoes in place, it took leadership — Floyd, Lisa Brown, Sen. Michael Baumgartner, Rep. Marcus Riccelli and others — to seize the opportunity. Before Spokane could even quite make up its mind about what it thought of the notion, the University of Washington — holder of a literal monopoly for almost a century — was outflanked and the doors of opportunity swung open. Yes, it’s true that the funding piece has not entirely been solved, but change is happening — and fast.

When I saw the walls coming down on the past, right next to shining new buildings, I envisioned an expanding campus sending waves of development across the railroad tracks to the south, connecting to Gonzaga, to downtown and beyond. The old neighborhood isn’t sleepy now; today’s it’s poised to become a beacon of learning, drawing new energy and opportunity to Spokane. 

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COMMENT | COMMUNITY

Progress Report

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BY RACHEL DOLEZAL

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n the wake of fierce opposition to our work this year, there has been an encouraging groundswell of support for the NAACP. Combating the extremism of local hate groups, the Spokane community and leaders across the nation banded together to visualize unity in the face of adversity.

The Spokane NAACP is grateful for all those who rallied, stood in the trenches of online commentary, spoke eloquently to city council and joined as new members in

the month of March. These are tenuous times, and we are working to develop a support base that reaches critical mass to offset the isolation often felt by communities of color in Spokane.

Beyond the public display of camaraderie, there were some ways our local branch grew beneath the surface tension. We added two new active committees, with stellar chairs at the helm of each, and grew to 112 members.

Our Economic Development Committee, under the direction of Ben Cabildo, is focused on developing a usable directory of black-owned businesses in Spokane

and forging a strong allegiance between black professionals and allies in the area. Founder of AHANA (African American, Hispanic, Asian & Native American), a local business development organization, Ben has been working for more than a decade to support and expand access to capital, contract acquisition and strong economic strategies for minority-owned businesses in Spokane. He is joined by committee members who are doing academic research in economics, as well as business owners and retired professionals. With a wealth of expertise, this committee promises to support financial NEW OFFICE empowerment in big The new Spokane NAACP ways. office is located at 25 W. Another important Main, Suite 239. Monthly committee, kick-startmeetings are held at 35 W. ed in February with Main, on the third Monday the voter registration of each month at 7 pm. For drive at the screening more information or to join of Selma, worked hard the Spokane NAACP, visit to expand in March. spokanenaacp.com.

Chaired by political veteran Jan Baker, the Political Action Committee has gained members and is supporting initiatives that further the NAACP mission and vision. Connecting local with state and national issues, this committee addresses voter registration and access and is working toward recruiting local political candidates who represent communities of color.

Through limited lobbying, this committee is dedicated to supporting civil rights through the challenging posture of nonpartisan activism.

The Spokane NAACP seeks to advance life chances and opportunities for people of color while preserving civil rights and racial justice in our region. With a strong base of eight active committees (Education, Health, Criminal Justice, Political Action, Membership, Economic Development, Communications, and Freedom Fund), we are ahead of schedule in our plan to grow the branch from zero to eight active committees by the six-month mark this year. With committee chairs serving alongside officers, this growth has expanded our decision-making board to 16 members on the Executive Committee. This large team means sustainable leadership for Spokane’s NAACP and support for other NAACP units across the state, like the newly formed Pasco branch. It is my distinct honor to serve within such a stellar inner circle amid strong, collaborative arms surrounding the work we do. n Rachel Dolezal, formerly of the Human Rights Education Institute in Coeur d’Alene, is president of NAACP Spokane and teaches courses in Africana history and culture at area universities.

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COMMENT | FROM READERS

NOThe REALLY ABOUT RELIGIOUS FREEDOM recent law passed in Indiana is bringing to the forefront a discussion

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about similar laws in other states. The constant refrain is about whether or not religious beliefs can trump law. However, that’s a smoke screen.

The case is really about the power of the 1 percent to not have to answer to the rest of us.

Let’s take that new law as the talking point. The discussions all revolve around the supposed right of a person to make business decisions that might be bigoted if his religion says that’s OK. The problem with that argument LETTERS is that none of the major media, all Send comments to owned by large corporations, are editor@inlander.com. discussing the full law.

Down at the bottom of the new law is Section 11. It reads: “This chapter is not intended to, and shall not be construed or interpreted to, create a claim or private cause of action against any private employer by any applicant, employee, or former employee.”

Think about that. This bill allows wealthy owners of business to do what they want but prevents employees of those same businesses from requesting religious accommodations from the business owners. The law says if you’re wealthy, you get your way; if you’re not, tough luck. The bill isn’t about religious freedom, it’s about Social Darwinism.

DAVID TEICH Spokane Valley

Reaction to a blog follow-up to “Breaking the Silence” (4/2/2015), a story detailing Spokane Valley cloistered nuns’ concerns regarding a planned residential development next to their monastery.

AMISHA JORDAN: Unless they own the land, preventing others from living on it is selfish. If you need that much privacy, don’t build your monastery in a city.

CHRISTINA WEBER: The last thing a nun is is selfish. And the Valley wasn’t a city when they built it.

Only a few scattered residences existed near their facility when it was built. The golf course wasn’t even there.

RANDALL BISHOP: I’m with the nuns on this one… Let’s be a little respectful and allow them this space. I mean, really, it’s a monastery and history should mean something here.

MELISSA MIGLIURI: It isn’t special treatment. Any development of land allows for the existing landowners in the area to have a hearing on environmental impact and that sort of thing. Imagine how crappy your own property rights would be if anything at all could be built next door. I don’t think the nuns should get special treatment, just the same rights as anyone else. Imagine instead of a cloistered monastery, it was the estate of a super rich family.

SAM HOKENSON: I’m with the nuns. They’ve been there forever.

We don’t need more apartments.

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BETTER BUSING BATTLE Spokane Transit Authority’s ambitious plan would mean more bus routes, more access, later hours... and higher taxes

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s the Spokane Transit Authority fights to convince voters to approve a 3/10ths-of-a-cent sales tax increase on the April 28 ballot, it’s turned at least one prominent critic into an important ally.

Last year, the STA Plaza became a lightning rod for some downtown businesses, which complained that the Plaza had attracted loiterers who blocked sidewalks, intimidated pedestrians and made trouble for downtown businesses. The critiques were intense enough for STA to pause its Plaza renovations for three months while the Downtown Spokane Partnership, Greater Spokane Inc. and Visit Spokane developed recommendations for the transit agency.

For STA, it may have been worth the wait. Last Tuesday, the DSP board voted unanimously to support STA’s ballot measure.

“There was a lot of education about how the ballot measure would actually pull buses downtown away from

BY DANIEL WALTERS the Plaza,” says City Councilwoman Amber Waldref, who serves on both the STA and DSP boards. It would mean faster passenger boarding and more direct, highfrequency routes. STA’s “Moving Forward” plan, in fact, was exactly what some downtown businesses wanted to reduce the crowded sidewalks and Plaza loitering.

Waldref’s reasons for support are far LETTERS broader. “For me, it’s Send comments to about the economic editor@inlander.com. future,” she says. “I firmly believe that investing in transit is going to have a huge return for the economy.”

Not everyone buys that argument. Greater Spokane Inc. declined to take a stand on the measure, and several conservative politicians have come out against it.

Unlike last year’s vote to fund streets and parks, this

measure comes with a true tax increase. And in Spokane County, a tax increase is always a tough sell.

THE PLAN

At a transit forum in Spokane Valley, STA CEO Susan Meyer once again lays out the agency’s long history and ambitious plans. “There has to be additional revenue,” she warns, “or we won’t be able to continue with this level of service.”

About 45 percent of the sales tax increase would simply go to keeping the status quo, replacing aging buses to maintain existing routes. The rest would go to dozens of improvements that bus riders have clamored for. Existing routes, like Wellesley Avenue and Indian Trail, would be upgraded with more frequency and longer hours. New direct routes, like one between Greenacres and the Spokane Valley Mall, would be created. Sleek new park-and...continued on next page

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Chris Cargill of the conservative Washington Policy Center doesn’t believe that. The WPC calls the STA one of “the state’s best managed public transit agencies,” noting its low per-rider costs. But Cargill is skeptical of the Central City Line, arguing that zoning changes and incentives, not streetcar and light rail lines, moved investment to the regions STA has studied. The operational cost of $4.1 million a year for the Central City Line, he

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“We’re extending Saturday night bus service past 11 pm. That’s a big deal,” Meyer says. “[Currently] if you go to a show downtown and you can’t get on the 10 o’clock bus, then you’re stuck.”

The Spokane Home Builders Association, major local political players, praises those improvements, but objects to the flashiest piece of the proposal: the Central City Line. The high-frequency bus route would stretch from Browne’s Addition through downtown and to Spokane Community College. Boarding — riders would prepay at the station, and board using all doors — would be far faster, and buses would depart every 10 minutes.

Initially, the line was proposed as an electric trolleystyle bus, running on overhead wires. Other cities have seen economic investment spring up alongside light rail tracks, and STA hoped that a cheaper alternative would produce similar results. But when the cost of the overhead-wire design proved too pricey, STA shifted, instead proposing using electric charging stations on either end.

The design, more electric bus than trolley, would still be eligible for federal grant dollars. Conventional buses, while cheaper, wouldn’t.

All in all, STA estimates that local sales tax will only need to pay for $12.2 million out of the Central City Line’s $72 million construction cost. Depending on federal and state funding, that total may be even lower.

In December, ECONorthwest came out with a sprawling 173-page report, estimating that the Central City Line could still improve the surrounding land and property by more than $175 million.

suggests, is steep. “[The measure] would bring Spokane sales tax to one of the highest figures in the state,” Cargill says, for a transit system used by only a fraction of Spokane residents.

THE COST

On the Spokane City Council, the support for STA’s measure is nearly unanimous. Among Spokane County

Commissioners, all business-friendly conservatives, it’s a rare instance of division. Commissioner Shelly O’Quinn was the only STA board member to oppose both STA’s “Moving Forward” plan and the ballot measure. Commissioner Al French, by contrast, has championed STA for more than a decade, arguing that keeping young people in the region depends on a thriving transit system.

County Commissioner Todd Mielke says that French has been opposed to the county taking a stance. “Al has a very strong resistance to doing that because it will be a 2 to 1 vote,” he says.

Like O’Quinn, he’s a skeptic.

As a dollar figure, the 3/10ths-of-a-cent sales tax increase is minor: On a $30 restaurant meal, that’s less than a dime. But as a total amount, that’s $270 million over 10 years. For STA, it’s a massive 50 percent sales tax revenue increase.

“No other government entity has ever asked for that big of a tax hike!” Mielke says. He looks at the county’s aging jail and county parks, and sees plenty else that could use the extra revenue. Is the Central City Line really necessary? “We’ve got to avoid being the crow going after the bright, shiny objects,” Mielke says.

Mielke’s opposition is shared in tax-averse Spokane Valley.

Spokane Valley City Councilmember Ed Pace voted for STA’s “Moving Forward” plan as an STA board member, but voted no on the tax increase.

“It doesn’t seem right that the Central City Line should be paid for by every sales tax payer around the county,” Pace says at the transit forum. “The city of Spokane should pay for that, because it’s mainly going to benefit them.”

But STA counters, pointing out that the plan would greatly expand the Valley’s Mirabeau Point Park and Ride and would improve bus shelters along the Sprague route. Combine just those two, and that’s about the local cost of building the Central City Line. Yes, the entire region pays for the proposal, but everyone benefits.

“It really has been a longtime philosophical underpinning — that this is a regional system,” Meyer says. n danielw@inlander.com

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RENTAL AGREEMENT | New regulations for Airbnb and other SHORT-TERM RENTALS (i.e., those for fewer than 30 days) are starting to take form and could be passed by Spokane City Council next month. This growing segment of the sharing economy has brushed up against zoning codes that weren’t designed for the rise of such rentals. Last week, members of stakeholder groups tasked with looking into the issue gathered to discuss three possible ways forward. Most of the proposals agreed that homeowners should be allowed to rent out their property if they get a permit. However, disagreement remains over whether or not Airbnb hosts should be required to be living in their homes while renting them out. (JAKE THOMAS)

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GOVERNOR VISIT | Gov. Jay Inslee stopped by the Volunteers of America’s downtown Spokane location Thursday to meet with women who have benefitted from his HEALTHIER WASHINGTON PLAN, a multifaceted effort to make Washington the healthiest state in the nation. He listened to the stories of two chronically ill and formerly homeless women, Julie Firzlaff and April Lassich, who were placed in permanent housing by the VOA’s Housing, Homelessness and Healthcare program, or H3. So far 267 men and women have been referred and 46 housed through the H3 program. (LAEL HENTERLY)

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‘Western Culture’ Otter backs “instant racing” in Idaho; a judge orders Washington to speed up mental health evaluations

Spokane public defender Kari Reardon says that almost all of her clients are impacted by prolonged wait times. She calls the decision “tremendous” and “a first step in something that needed to be addressed.”

The only downside, Reardon points out, is the cost to the Department of Social and Human Services, the agency responsible for overseeing mental health evaluations. But, as she and the court decision acknowledge, constitutional rights are guaranteed to all people, regardless of how much it costs. (MITCH RYALS)

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In the Idaho legislature, “historical horse race” machines had few friends. The state legalized the machines in 2013 to prop up the struggling horse racing industry, with the understanding that they would simulate wagering on historical horse races. But many legislators were peeved when it turned out the machines bore a striking resemblance to slot machines, complete with spinning wheels of cherries and treasure chests.

This year, after complaints from area tribes, the Idaho Senate and the House voted overwhelmingly to repeal the bill and make the machines illegal.

But when it landed on the desk of Idaho Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter, he pulled out his VETO pen. In some ways, his veto isn’t a surprise. The legislation had been fervently opposed by ranchers. Otter, who wears boots and a cowboy hat, lives on a ranch. And as reported by the Spokesman-Review, the machine operators donated more than $92,000 to Otter.

“In my view, a precious part of Western culture is at stake,” Otter wrote in his veto message.

While the Idaho Senate failed to override the veto, the body raised another question: Was the veto even legal? The Idaho constitution requires the governor to return vetoed bills to the legislature within five days (not

counting Sundays). The Senate claims it only received the vetoed bill on Monday, after the deadline passed, an apparent violation of the law.

The governor’s staff pointed out that when Otter vetoed the bill on Friday, the Senate already had adjourned for the Easter weekend. “There was nobody upstairs to deliver it to,” spokesman Jon Hanian says. Expect litigation. (DANIEL WALTERS)

ULTIMATUM

A U.S. District judge ruled last week that Washington state violates the constitutional rights of offenders with mental health issues who wait more than seven days for evaluation and treatment.

Offenders in Washington currently wait weeks, even months, before they’re seen by a doctor after a courtordered MENTAL HEALTH evaluation, which delays trial dates and can worsen their condition.

Judge Marsha Pechman has given the state nine months to comply with her decision, which means hiring more staff and making room for the influx of patients.

She also will appoint a monitor to make sure things are going smoothly, since the state has ignored previous court orders.

The phones at the Idaho SUICIDE PREVENTION Hotline are ringing off the hook this year. Since Jan. 1, they’ve received 1,377 calls. That’s 378 more calls than the hotline received in the entirety of 2013.

The hotline currently has 60 volunteers — with two or three of them and a licensed clinician fielding calls 24 hours a day. They plan to add 20 more by the end of May. “About half the calls, the person is having some form of suicidal ideation,” says Volunteer Coordinator Nina Leary. The other calls come from people experiencing non-life-threatening crises.

The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline toll-free number (1-800-273-8255) is a suicide hotline in name but a crisis line in practice, says Leary. Around 30 percent of the calls are critical, with a volunteer keeping the caller on the line until help — in the form of a mental health crisis team, emergency services or police — arrives. In rural Idaho, this can take a long time.

Leary says the uptick in calls is a good thing. It reflects increased awareness, not increased thoughts of suicide, in the state with the sixth highest suicide rate.

An AmeriCorps volunteer has been working full time to get the word out, and hotline ambassadors are doing outreach at community events. (LAEL HENTERLY)

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n a sunny day in August, Mayor David Condon stood on the banks of the Centennial Trail flanked by James Wilburn, then president of the local NAACP, and Rick Eichstaedt, the executive director of the Center for Justice, to announce a new “pathway for connectivity” in the city.

He wasn’t talking about the trail. He was there to announce that the city of Spokane was joining a growing number of cities and counties that have “banned the box” — removing a line from the city’s employment application asking about past felony convictions.

Earlier that morning he had sent a letter to the city’s Human Resources LETTERS Department, Send comments to instructing editor@inlander.com. them to develop policies meant to give qualified applicants “with mistakes in their past” a shot at getting employment with the city government, one of the largest employers in Spokane.

“Those who are being released have this blockage in the way, to keep them from getting back in the community and be productive,” said

Wilburn, who called it a major step and hoped that private businesses would follow suit.

Fast-forward to this month, and the box on city employment applications (for most positions) is gone. But a month into the policy being on the books, there’s been no similar publicity announcing that qualified felons now have more equal footing when being considered for city jobs.

That’s a big problem, say local advocates.

“I don’t think people know that the city is doing this,” says Julie Schaffer, an attorney with the Center For Justice, of Spokane’s new hiring policy. “I think there is a lot of benefit to publicizing it and starting the community conversation about that, because the city should be proud of it and we haven’t seen that.”

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bout 100 cities and counties and 15 states have instituted “Ban the Box” or “Fair Chance Hiring” policies aimed at giving the country’s 70 million felons a second chance at participating in the economy. Those familiar with the implementations of these policies say that putting them in place isn’t enough, and for them to truly succeed there needs to be an accompanying community outreach component, meant to spark a broader conversation about

individuals long stigmatized for having a criminal record.

The issue has caught the attention of Spokane City Council, which hasn’t always been in sync with the mayor on the issue, and will soon be asking the city to do more.

Councilman Jon Snyder says that last year, he and others had spoken to the mayor about a “ban the box” policy, and when the mayor held the press conference announcing he was on board, Snyder was taken by surprise. Now that the policy has been quietly put in place, he’s wondering where the publicity is.

Snyder has drafted a resolution, set for a vote next Monday, that “strongly requests” the city conduct an education campaign on the policy, with the city’s Human Rights Commission taking the lead. The resolution also asks for data tracking to see how well the policy is working.

Schaffer says that the community outreach component is vital because “ban the box” policies are more complex than just removing one line from employment applications, and potential applicants should know what to expect. The box still remains for any position that requires a law enforcement commission, and a criminal conviction is a deal-breaker for many positions. For example, state and federal law prohibits individuals convicted of

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“When you get down to it, the policy is about humanizing people with records.” certain crimes from working in childcare or with other vulnerable individuals.

The city’s policies, Schaffer says, are intended to delay any background checks in the hiring process, so that applicants with criminal records have an opportunity to highlight their work and education history first. Any criminal history, she says, should be revealed at the end of the process so the hiring manager has a complete picture of the applicant.

Schaffer also says that the policy only refers to felony convictions from the past 10 years, and it’s not clear if misdemeanors or arrest records are covered by the policy. She also adds that the policy should clearly state what positions don’t require a background check.

“You know, we haven’t gotten to the marketing side,” says Condon spokesman Brian Coddington. “We wanted to make sure that the policy was in place first before we got to the marketing of it,” which he says will include publicizing the new policy at job fairs and on social media, all of which, he says, will happen within weeks.

Michelle Natividad Rodriguez, an attorney with the National Employment Law Project, says that at the very least, a city should have a “frequently asked questions” or FAQ section about the policy on its website, or video explaining what applicants can expect. More broadly, she says, cities that adopt these policies should be part of a broader culture shift about how society views individuals with a criminal conviction.

“When you get down to it, the policy is about humanizing people with records,” she says.

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“If it works for Spokane, it can work for all employers,” says Snyder. But first, he says, the city needs numbers.

Cedric Bradley, chair of the Public Safety and Criminal Justice committee for the Spokane NAACP, says that people with records looking for jobs need to be retrained to tell their story to an employer, and to realize that the whole world isn’t against them. But he says that’s not the hardest part.

“The hardest part of getting it done is to get the political people to move forward with it,” he says. “A few people may be afraid of the political backlash because people may not be interested or understand it.”  jaket@inlander.com

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Run and Gun Why a Spokane County detention officer won’t face criminal charges after shooting inside a hospital at a fleeing suspect

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ith shackles clanking against his right ankle, Cameron Trevino ran down a staircase inside Deaconess Hospital.

Chasing him was Spokane Jail Deputy Sandy Rief.

“Stop!” Rief yelled as he raced down the stairs, “or I’ll have to shoot you!”

Trevino, unarmed but facing charges of assault and possession of a weapon, didn’t stop. Rief, who was guarding Trevino at the hospital after his apparent suicide attempt at the jail, kept his promise and fired.

Rief missed, and the bullet lodged into the hospital wall. Trevino then fell to the floor, where Rief and a hospital nurse cuffed his hands and ankles.

No one died that day in July 2014, but the episode raises a couple of questions: Why did Rief unchain Trevino’s ankle cuff without securing his other leg, giving him a chance to escape? And should law enforcement officers shoot at unarmed, fleeing people who aren’t yet convicted of crimes for which they’re held?

The decision to shoot at an escaping offender would be understandable, defensible even, if there were an imminent threat to the officer or others, says Rick Eichstaedt, director of the Center for Justice. But Trevino was running away, and Eichstaedt questions how much of an imminent threat he really posed.

Then there’s the issue of shooting inside a hospital, and by doing so, whether Rief created a bigger threat to innocent bystanders than Trevino did.

“Had that bullet hit somebody, the county would be liable,” Eichstaedt says. “There may not be grounds for criminal [charges for shooting at Trevino], but death from a certain level of negligence is involuntary manslaughter. It just seems very strange to be shooting in a confined location like that.”

Last week, County Prosecutor Larry Haskell ruled that Rief was justified in his decision, announcing that his office will not file

criminal charges. His ruling, however, hasn’t settled all the questions surrounding the case.

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ccording to court documents, Trevino was upset with his cousin, Izaac Innes, a member of the Deuce Avenue Crips gang, for giving his girlfriend heroin. On the afternoon of July 11, he confronted Innes, pointing a Smith & Wesson pistol into his chest and saying, “I’m going to kill you,” and was subsequently arrested for assault and unlawful possession of a weapon.

A few days later, in jail, detention officers found Trevino unconscious in his cell after an apparent suicide attempt. He was taken to the hospital for evaluation and treatment July 13.

Around 2 am on July 14, Trevino had to urinate, so Rief opened the ankle cuff chaining Trevino to the hospital bed, and a more immediate urge came over the prisoner — the urge to escape.

Rief was a five-year veteran of Spokane County Detention Services when the incident occurred and had completed the required amount of firearms and defensive tactics training. He also was one of the officers involved in the in-custody death of 33-year-old Christopher Parker in early 2013. He declined to be interviewed for this article.

Once his leg was free, Trevino jerked away from Rief’s grip and sprang to his feet, fists raised, according to records. He slugged Rief in the face; Rief returned the favor. Trevino was unfazed by the blow and evaded the officer, escaping into the hallway.

A lengthy chase ensued that included multiple blows from Rief’s baton, two instances of Trevino laying on his back and escaping again, and an entire can of pepper spray emptied into Trevino’s face while he was trapped in an elevator. Eyes burning, Trevino still managed to get around Rief, who was blocking the elevator entrance, and find the stairwell door.

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and Rief, Trevino started down a long, dim hallway, according to Rief’s testimony. The officer told Trevino to stop or he would be shot, but he continued to run. After Rief fired a single shot from his Glock 21 service pistol, Trevino fell to the floor and waited for Rief and a nurse to cuff him.

Trevino is currently being held in the Washington Corrections Center in Shelton, and multiple attempts to contact him have been denied.

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wo U.S. Supreme Court cases inform law enforcement’s use of force. The first, Tennessee v.

Garner, addresses the issue of deadly force against a fleeing suspect. In 1985, the court ruled that an officer may not use deadly force to stop a fleeing suspect unless the suspect poses a “significant threat of death or serious physical injury to the officer or others.”

In the decision, Justice Corrections Officer Sandy Rief Byron White wrote: “The use of deadly force to prevent the escape of all felony suspects, whatever the circumstances, is constitutionally unreasonable. It is not better that all felony suspects die than that they escape.”

The decision has been written into Washington state law governing use of deadly force; however, it still allows officers a fair amount of discretion. In general, as long as Rief had probable cause to believe that Trevino was going to hurt or kill him or someone else, he is allowed to shoot. According to court documents, Rief believed Trevino to be “a threat to the community if he escaped.”

“He’s an unarmed guy, so how big of a threat is he?” asks Matthew Harget, Trevino’s public defender.

“And he was running away,” adds Eichstaedt. “He was trying to get the heck out of there.”

The second Supreme Court case sets an “objectively reasonable” standard for perceived threats from suspects. In Graham v.

Connor, the court ruled in 1989 that an officer’s use of force must be considered through the lens of a “reasonable officer on the scene.”

The decision has been criticized for decades because it doesn’t seem to allow any room to question the actions of police officers.

“If that’s the standard, then name one circumstance where it would not be appropriate to unload your gun,” Harget says. “For all you know, there could be a nursery with a bunch of babies in the next room.”

Local civil rights attorney Mark Harris echoes Harget’s concern about shooting in a hospital.

“It begs the question, if you have a person who you think is dangerous enough [to] where if he gets loose, you have to kill him, then how did it get to that point?”

No clause in the county jail’s policy manual addresses an officer firing inside of a hospital, but it does allow Rief the discretion to make those decisions.

“During a hospital stay, it’s an officer’s judgment call,” says Sgt. Don Hooper, a training sergeant at the jail. “He could have called for another officer to help, but it’s really up to the discretion of the officer.”

Now that the Spokane Investigative Regional Response team investigation is complete and the prosecutor has decided not to file charges, Detention Services Director John McGrath says an internal investigation and review of the incident will start soon, but he doesn’t expect it to be completed for at least six months.

McGrath lists why, even before his investigation, that he thinks the shooting was justified.

“He knew that [Trevino] was a fleeing felon, what charges he had, and he knew that if he got away … he would do harm to somebody else,” McGrath says. “It doesn’t matter where he is.

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Pay to Play

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ooking for evidence, an undercover operative slips unnoticed into a dim karaoke bar tucked into a strip mall. Eventually hearing enough, the uninvited visitor vanishes into the late summer evening. A few months later, Studio K discovers what the operative had come for: Proof that the little bar on Spokane’s South Hill uses copyrighted music and owes someone a boatload of money.

For many of its 52 years, Studio K has been a place where people proudly belt out karaoke tunes — often terribly, after downing some liquid courage.

Then a representative of ASCAP (the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) — one of three organizations that own licenses to most published songs played in this country — visited the bar in September 2007 and witnessed amateur performances of five ASCAP-licensed songs, including Britney Spears’ screeching pop hit “Toxic.”

Citing copyright infringement, ASCAP demanded $10,000 for years of back payment. Studio K ended up settling for $5,000 and continues to pay the company’s $800 license fee annually.

“I tried to fight them, but I was way too small,” former co-owner Dale Van Zandt recalls. “Even after all of this time, I can tell you they’re a bunch of assholes.”

Current owner Susie VanderGaag adds: “We were made an example of.”

That likely was the point.

Right now, somewhere in America, music is being played in public — whether it’s through a radio, Pandora, Spotify, Muzak, karaoke or a live band — and it falls to ASCAP and the two other performing rights organizations (PROs) to collect. In principle, it makes sense: Musicians should get paid for their music. But in practice, things can get ugly, with performers caught between PROs and smaller venues struggling to survive.

For their part, local business owners tell of constantly being hounded with emails, letters, calls and somewhat sneaky personal visits, always with the same threat: Pay or get sued. For many venues, it’s not that clear-cut. The PROs don’t have to verify that a business is using songs from their catalog of 10 million-plus songs — they simply assume that’s the case. Also, some of the licensing fees can be steep, and once you agree to pay one group, the other two PROs come knocking.

In some cases, venues unable to pay up have decided to pull the plug on performers altogether rather than risk a lawsuit. Still, for bars like Studio K that have been threatened with lawsuits in the past, there are few options.

“I still think it’s wrong how the PROs collect their fees,” Van Zandt

says, “but I know there’s nothing small businesses can do about it.”

For a song

What happened to Studio K is hardly unique. The Flame in Spokane Valley was hit in 2008 (they settled, according to case documents), and Taylor Swift was even part of a lawsuit in 2010, when Lewiston, Idaho-based Boomers bar paid ASCAP more than $30,000 for playing Swift’s songs and those of other artists.

Each case sends a message. Notably, L.A.-based franchise Roscoe’s House of Chicken and Waffles was dragged to court after seven years of refusing to pay ASCAP. A judge ruled they should pay $36,000, as well as nearly $163,000 in attorney fees, in 2012. Last October, nine New York restaurants were sued for playing the radio at their establishments without paying.

Performance rights weren’t recognized under U.S. copyright law until the Copyright Act of 1909 differentiated them from mechanical rights (i.e., recording), giving birth to ASCAP five years later. But now, while most other countries have only one PRO to worry about, America has three: ASCAP, BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.), which are larger and nonprofit, and SESAC (the Society of European Stage

Authors and Composers).

When it comes to performing published works, musicians have it easy. If a garage band wants to cover a Ramones song, they don’t have to call up Joey Ramone’s estate and ask for permission. They only have to buy the chord sheets or sheet music.

(Recording a cover song for money is a different matter.) Since restaurants, bars or other venues may have that band perform at their establishment, and they’re making money from those songs, the U.S. Supreme Court has put the responsibility on businesses for paying those royalties.

It’s not just the businesses that host live music that need be copyrightcompliant. That music you’re sweating your buns to in spin class must be paid for, and even churches are expected to pay for music played at any other function besides exempted religious services. Controversially, ASCAP even went after the Girl Scouts in 1996 for songs sung around campfires. (The PR nightmare that ensued caused them to eventually back off.)

There are, of course, exceptions to every rule. A business under 3,750 square feet is allowed to play the radio or music television without fear of having to pay. But host live music, and the law is once again on the PROs’ side. Some venues try to bypass the law by allowing only originals or songs ...continued on next page

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“I was such a small fish. Does Eric Clapton [or any major recording artist] really care if a 600-square-foot wine bar plays his songs?”

in the public domain (think “Yankee Doodle Dandy,” “Jingle Bells”).

That means no piped-in tunes between live sets, or impromptu “Free Bird” covers, as well as signing a contract promising to never play one of the PROs’ songs. However, as these options are nearly impossible to adhere to, the PROs would pressure owners to pay them anyway, just to be safe.

“There are tens of thousands of businesses that recognize music is a valuable thing. They recognize that music is more comfortable than silence,” says Vincent Candilora, ASCAP executive vice president of licensing, from his Nashville office.

Candilora knows the struggle that PRO representatives go through to convince certain business owners to pay; he worked his way up through the organization after beginning his career as a music-licensing consultant.

“I used to tell business owners I was working with that music is like parsley on a plate,” Candilora says. “You don’t need it, but it sure makes the overall experience of eating at a restaurant better.”

These days, the Internet has made it far easier for the PROs to search out businesses hosting music. PROs calculate what they’ll charge a business using a set algorithm. Factors are based on capacity (dictated by the local fire department), the establishment’s square footage, the number of days music is performed or played and also the type of music in question (DJ and karaoke are cheaper than live music). Annual bills can run anywhere from $300 to $9,000 per PRO, and businesses are only allowed an all-or-nothing blanket license.

While it’s often true that small-time musicians and songwriters are literally paid pennies in royalties, more successful artists do see profits.

ASCAP, after using nearly 12 percent of its revenue to pay employees and other overhead, divvies up the rest of the earnings among its artists based on the number of times a song is performed, or played on the radio, Spotify and other formats. Last year alone, ASCAP processed payment for more than 500 billion public performances.

SCARED INTO SUBMISSION

In the summers there were outdoor patio parties full of wine and live tunes. In the colder months, Mezzo Pazzo Wine Bar offered their gourmet salads and sandwiches with a side of local music — a mix of originals and cover tunes, mostly from solo acoustic artists. People told Anita Martinez that coming to her cozy establishment, which she ran

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Still, it wasn’t enough, and the wine bar had to close its doors late last year, just days after Christmas.

Martinez says she believed her business was covered; she paid BMI around $300 annually. But about six months after opening, she received her first letter from SESAC. Her first chats with the music-licensing consultant were friendly enough, and he listened as she explained how cash-strapped her business was. Yet nearly every month she’d receive a letter calling for payment.

Things turned more serious when a law firm representing SESAC got involved. Shrum & Associates informed Martinez that a finding of willful infringement would entitle their client to as much as $150,000 for each SESAC song performed.

“I wondered why they even bothered,” says Martinez. “I was such a small fish. Does Eric Clapton [or any major recording artist] really care if a 600-square-foot wine bar plays his songs?”

These days, Martinez and her husband still like to support musicians who once played their establishment. Only now, it’s at other venues. “It’s too bad local musicians have lost yet another venue to play at,” she says.

That’s what Twelve String Brewing Company co-owner Terry Hackler understands as well. Hackler, a lifelong local musician, says he always envisioned his Spokane Valley tap room supporting local artists — the guitar is the theme of the brewery, after all.

He says that SESAC wanted to charge him the same amount they charge businesses three times his size. When he explained that his musicians were only playing originals, SESAC still wouldn’t budge.

“They’re relentless. They are the most un-nice people that I’ve ever dealt with in my life,” Hackler says of the PROs. “If I sound bitter, it’s because I am.”

In December, Hackler ceased hosting live music performances, leaving local performers with one fewer stage.

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JJ White sings karaoke at Studio K Bar & Grill on the South Hill, which recently moved to a new location on Regal. In 2008, the business was sued by ASCAP. stephen schlange photo

“pay to play,” continued...

“I’d like to ask [the PROs] what they think my bottom line is? ... I am just the wildebeest figuring out how much blood I can give to the fly.”

The news wasn’t a surprise, but swung like a wrecking ball nonetheless.

With the business just barely off the ground, Hoerner worried about paying more pressing bills first.

Open now for a year, Hoerner, sitting in the darkened upstairs loft of his music establishment, says he still can’t pay and keep his all-ages music club afloat. Paying SESAC and the other PROs would run about $10,000 per year.

Hoerner says he was proactive in reaching out to the other two organizations. Explaining his financial realities to a human representative, he says, should help bring that high cost down. Then he says he’ll pay.

He wants to pay. He knows the importance of payment. It’s not just the storied histories of non-paying businesses that have been demolished through lawsuits; Hoerner still receives royalty checks for his work with influential Seattle emo band Sunny Day Real Estate.

“Thank God BMI collects royalties for me,” Hoerner says.

“Say there’s this thing you want to do, and you want to take it on the road, and you’ve spent years on it,” Hoerner reasons. “You’ve given up relationships, you’ve f---ed up big phases of your life and then, finally, miraculously, it’s out there in the world, and you get paid and it’s a big deal. Then another person comes along and takes it and says it’s theirs to use as they please. That’s heartbreaking.”

The conflict within him rises to his face, his wide smile drooping somewhat.

“I’m just this tiny guy here trying to make a 100-year-old business come back from the dead,” he says. “I’d like to ask [the PROs] what they think my bottom line is? How can small businesses coexist with our host organism? I am just the wildebeest figuring out how much blood I can give to the fly.”

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At February’s Grammys ceremony, National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences president Neil Portnow, along with Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson and Ryan Tedder of OneRepublic, stood in front of the glittering music elite, calling for music creators’ rights and reform from Washington, D.C. “Music has tremendous value in our lives,” Portnow said from the stage. “While ways of listening to music evolve, we must remember that music matters in our lives, and that new technology must pay artists

fairly.”

The star-filled audience, including producer/songwriter Pharrell Williams, who recently was sued for sampling a Marvin Gaye song for the mega-hit “Blurred Lines,” cheered uproariously.

This was right before the U.S. Copyright Office released the report “Copyright in the Music Marketplace” on Feb. 14, pushing for Congress to revise outdated laws so songwriters would be fairly and more easily compensated. In a seemingly rare moment of both parties reaching across the aisle, the Songwriter Equity Act was reintroduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on March 4. The legislation would allow a special, more efficient, royalty rate-setting board to decide the fair market value of a tune when setting digital rates, meaning the potential for more money for people who actually write songs.

“Every songwriter will have more control over their property,” says Georgia Rep. Doug Collins, one of the act’s co-sponsors. He says music sharing businesses like Spotify curtail creativity because songwriters and musicians aren’t being properly compensated. It’s the songwriters who especially need the law on their side; often, these are not famous people who rely on royalty checks to make a living.

ASCAP is certainly enthusiastic about the move forward; its CEO Elizabeth Matthews recently spoke to the U.S. Senate on behalf of American songwriters, urging lawmakers to update compensation laws reflecting how consumers currently use music.

Yet ASCAP representatives wouldn’t say whether these reforms could mean a higher price for music for businesses and consumers alike.

“We’re just advocating for change, not telling the rate courts what to charge,” says Cathy Nevins, ASCAP’s senior director of public relations.

But Jessica Kiser, an intellectual property professor at Gonzaga University’s School of Law, says that if the Songwriter Equity Act is implemented, the money has to come from somewhere.

“It’s just the realities of economics,” Kiser says, “that eventually these additional rates would probably trickle down to the consumer and businesses, and people don’t want to pay for music the way it is.”

Resolution

At this point, the copyright laws that deem businesses responsible for

Dan Hoerner, owner of Spokane’s Big Dipper, receives royalties from BMI for his work with Sunny Day Real Estate. SEAN McCORMICK PHOTO music performance payments aren’t going anywhere, but there should be viable options for local establishments just starting out.

Some music streaming companies are trying to make it easier for small businesses to play background music, whether in a dentist’s office or a grocery store. Pandora has set up a special business program that pays the PROs and other legal fees so the business doesn’t have to. After owners purchase a special player, Pandora’s prices begin at $25 a month, nearly the same amount that a small business (like the size of Mezzo Pazzo) would pay annually to each individual PRO. Some jukebox companies also offer to pay the licensing costs for businesses. But these options are not conducive to every business model. Tina Morrison, union president of Professional Musicians of the Inland Northwest, says more must be done to educate business owners about exactly where the money they pay goes.

“Why not have a community forum?” she asks. “Let’s get everyone in the same room — musicians, business owners and PRO representatives — and talk about what is expected from all parties and how they can more easily work together.”

Then there’s her idea of local grants for new business owners, where fledgling companies would receive money from city funds or even art foundations to help pay for PRO fees when first starting out.

“Nightlife is a very vital part of this city,” Morrison explains.

“If the city wants more people to come downtown, that includes keeping the music scene vibrant and keeping musicians paid.”

Similarly, Kiser suggests that PROs set up a sliding-scale approach that would allow businesses to get on their feet and establish some revenue before being required to pay the full amount.

In the coming months, songwriters may look forward to more sizable royalty checks. Only time will tell how that directly affects businesses’ PRO fees, the consumer and local musicians who just want a place to play their handful of heartfelt (cover or original) songs.

“We’re all trying to figure this out, how we monetize music again, so artists can justify creating and perfecting it,” Morrison says. “It’s a conversation we as a society should all be involved in.” n lauraj@inlander.com

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Snakes in the Class Lewis and Clark High School drama students are staging a world premiere of a sci-fi rock musical based on real-world issues

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t’s Friday afternoon, the start of spring break, and the cast of Kelly the Destroyer versus the Springfield Cobras is squeezing in a pre-weekend rehearsal. Barely three weeks from now they’ll perform the world premiere of this original musical, which has been exclusively written for and developed by the Tiger Drama program at Lewis and Clark High School.

Sporting purple T-shirts emblazoned with the production’s title, the teenagers grab hoes and a giant snake puppet and assemble for what one of their instructors describes as an “Ozark Bollywood” number.

Opening night brings with it a kind of pressure that only those who expose themselves to the vulnerability of the stage can fully appreciate. A world pre-

miere — one the Tiger Drama Department hopes will resonate with high schools across the country — brings more pressure still.

But this year an added stressor looms: A month of newly introduced Common Core standardized testing commences in May. So while these students are busy memorizing lines and choreography no one has ever spoken or danced before, they do so knowing that they also need to be cramming for tests none of them has ever encountered before. And that, in a tidy circle of life imitating art imitating life, is what Kelly the Destroyer is about.

The musical’s short but accelerated history begins last spring, when drama teacher Greg Pschirrer and

Suzanne Maguire, the school’s coordinator for the federal Gear Up Grant, were planning the 2014-15 program. The theme they envisaged was “From Page to Stage,” highlighting the creative process and “the power and the value of arts education,” says Maguire.

“We thought, what if the kids could see what happens when you take something from its inception and bring it all the way forward?”

She called Rob Hartmann, an old college friend who now teaches at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, and asked him to compose an original song. He and his writing partner Katie Kring offered to go “one better” — a full-blown musical. ...continued on next page

Brie Cole (left) and Sarah Wier face off in the Kelly the Destroyer versus the Springfield Cobras at Lewis and Clark High School. YOUNG KWAK PHOTO

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he plot they drafted combined the sci-fi takeover paranoia of Invasion of the Body Snatchers and The Stepford Wives with Hindu mythology and a bizarre 1953 news story in LIFE magazine. In their musical comedy, a new student, Kelly, arrives at Cotesville High in Springfield, Missouri, to find that a group of high achievers called Cobras (owing to their ruthless ambition and reptilian focus) are plotting world domination under the direction of a sinister educational consultant named Miss Hannah. Their strategy relies on the unforgiving regimes of standardized testing.

Brittany Mendoza-Peña, a curly-haired, bright-eyed junior, plays Savannah. “She’s one of the Cobras — Hannah’s masterpiece. She’s an object of envy throughout the whole show.”

Along with her castmates, Mendoza-Peña has helped shape her character by providing feedback to Hartmann and Kring.

“It’s been very nitpicky,” she laughs. “In the first draft, I had a question about my relationship with Kelly, the protagonist. I was wondering how we would have

Kelly the Destroyer was written for the LCHS drama department and carries with it a critique of standardized testing. YOUNG KWAK PHOTO such an arch-nemesis-type relationship if we’d only talked twice. So they incorporated more scenes of the Cobra trio confronting Kelly.”

That ongoing process has resulted in five script revisions as well as a form of cross-generational pop-cultural exchange. In response to the students’ questions, the writers have been using an online forum to explain motives or share video clips that address the sci-fi cinematic origins of Kelly the Destroyer. For reciprocal context, Maguire has been forwarding Hartmann and Kring information about the new testing that juniors like Mendoza-Peña are preparing to undergo.

“A lot of us really empathize with the characters and the amount of stress they have [over] standardized tests, and new things being added to the curriculum that they never anticipated,” says Mendoza-Peña. “We feel like we’re being spread very thin.” Out of the cast of 26, she’s one of the 12 who will be taking the new Smarter Balanced assessments and one of the 15 who will be taking one or more Advanced Placement tests in May. During that time, they’ll also have to sit for the SATs.

For Maguire and Pschirrer, Kelly the Destroyer is meant not only to serve as a fun, unique learning experience for the students, but also as a medium for the “much bigger message” of the implications of Common Core curriculum and the way it threatens to diminish the arts.

“The soft skills that students learn when they’re taking a production from the beginning to the end are valuable for anywhere they’re going to go,” Maguire says.

“The collaboration, the teamwork, the dedication, the focus, the professionalism — all of those are going to apply.”

“I don’t think people have really stepped back to look at the give-and-take in the choices that we make in the way we assess our students,” adds Pschirrer. “Perhaps it’ll make people re-examine our priorities in our current educational system and realize that we’re a system in turmoil right now.” n Kelly the Destroyer versus the Springfield Cobras • April 24 and 25; Fri and Sat at 7 pm • $10 • Lewis and Clark High School • 521 W. Fourth • tigerdrama.com • 354-7000

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’ve always assumed that Mad Men (AMC, Sundays at 10 pm) would end with Don Draper’s death.

I’m not the only one who held this belief. Some have speculated that the guy falling off the building in the opening credits is a foreshadowing of how Don will meet his fate. And by all conventional logic, Don should have been killed by booze or drunken driving or the jealous husband of one of his mistresses a couple seasons ago.

To watch this revolutionary series in whole is to witness a character whose ups and downs seem to always zero out and take him back to where he started. Last Sunday, as we headed into the final episodes of Mad Men, Don Draper was again single and again killing it in the ad business (despite having started the season essentially unemployed) and again having his pick of women.

Even while guys in the office are growing devastating mustaches in these Technicolor days of the late 1960s, Don is still ’50s sleek.

The times they are a-changing, but Don Draper has not.

He may seem like a man existing out of time (question: what secret tonic is Jon Hamm taking to stay this young?), but as we saw in this first step toward The End, Don has to live with his past.

We saw it in the sudden death of the department store heiress he seduced in an early episode, and you can bet there are more ghosts coming for him, and many of them are going to hit closer to home than that one illicit fling. He has kids (expect to get a serious dose of Sally before the series wraps) and ex-wives and a name he left behind — the guy is not getting out of this thing easy.

Don Draper, a man with two ex-wives and two lives.

Of course, the show has grown in scope, bringing in other characters to become prominent vehicles for the overall story line, and Don doesn’t have to carry as much weight as he did when this show debuted eight years ago. Those characters aren’t getting out easy, either. Peggy is waiting to break out of her cage, Joan has found some added swagger, Pete still might be a serial killer and Roger Sterling could easily transform to cult leader before we’re done.

Will Don get out alive? Maybe. But that Don Draper of the slicked-back hair, epic sexual Rolodex and corner office is going down, and it’s going to make for some excellent television.

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All these people and all this Then it’s time for the ask: alcohol are here because of The D I S T I L L E D Won’t you write a check for The Politician. The president of the Politician? There’s more fumbling A SHOT OF LIFE Spokane City Council wants to with plastic cups full of beer and keep his gavel for another four wine as checks are stuffed into years and has invited his friends and supportenvelopes. ers out to have a drink, listen to him speak and The main event is over. People start to go maybe even contribute to his campaign fund home, but The Politician isn’t done. He looks before the night is over. tired from glad-handing and drinks water from a More than 300 people file into the large plastic cup. His tie loosened, he sits for a moment room. They fill out forms stating what kind of in a fold-up chair and chats with a little girl. But support they’ll offer and fill out nametags. Some in a moment, he’s back at it after getting one mingle while others queue up for plastic cups full more cup of wine. of beer (red or blond) or wine (red or white).

More people go home. The wine bottles have The lights are dimmed. It’s time from speechbeen corked. The kegs of beer have been sealed. es from friends of The Politician, who praise Joni Mitchell plays on the stereo. Volunteers him for steering money toward economically throw cups into plastic bags and pick at nametag depressed parts of town, allowing people to keep stickers that supporters have dropped and are goats and chickens in their yards, supporting the now stubbornly stuck to the wooden floor. The arts and befriending nearby Indian tribes. night is over. It’s time for one more handshake The Politician takes the stump. The audigoodbye. 

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FROM LEFT: Thomas Heppler, Craig Hudkins and Nathan Patrick Nelson. CHRIS WOOLEY PHOTO

Horse Sensation Call it dark, call it controversial or just call Stage Left’s production of Equus what it is: great theater

BY E.J. IANNELLI

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t’s tempting to fixate on the “edginess” or “controversy” of Equus, Peter Shaffer’s 1973 psychosexual exploration of a boy who deifies horses and yet willfully blinds a half-dozen of them, as if it has to be excused or justified to a public too sheltered to cope with abstract portrayals of animal cruelty or a few fleeting glimpses of nudity.

For local perspective, recall that this play was staged in 1989 in the basement of the Civic — the same studio theater where Clue: The Musical is currently enjoying a sold-out run. Mark Pleasant — now a frequent star of light comedies and musicals — played the role of the troubled youth, Alan Strang. Have audiences truly become more averse to the play’s content in those 26 years, opting instead for a diet of blithe entertainment, or is it vanity that leads one to presume they do?

Acceptability, normalcy, sin: these are notions that Equus, now in a terrific production at Stage Left directed by Troy Nickerson, broaches and challenges. When Hesther Salomon (Jone Campbell Bryan) first approaches Martin Dysart (Thomas Heppler), a jaded child psychiatrist who has dealt with disturbing cases for years, she warns him about the particular heinousness of this one. The boy, seemingly unprovoked, plunged a hoof pick into the animals’ eyes, for heaven’s sake.

By act two, however, Dysart is flailing through an existential crisis, wondering aloud if

reticent, 17-year-old Strang (Nathan Patrick Nelson) isn’t somehow a figure worthy of envy. Even a warped passion such as his might be preferable to the psychiatrist’s own resigned nihilism. And besides, is Strang’s unfettered, sexualized equestrian fetish any stranger than a major religion that takes a masochistic delight in the suffering of its savior? Or the worship of gods, now quaintly entombed in antiquity, who demanded ritual sacrifice?

Under Nickerson’s inspired direction (he has the characters remain onstage after their initial appearance to become silent participantobservers), this production of Equus unites all the elements of quality theater: intelligent material, solid acting and beautifully functional sets and costuming. Lei Broadstone’s shirtless “horses” (Nick Bailey, Craig Hudkins, Scott Mackay, Jerrod Galles) also sit alongside as mute witnesses; they wear black leather, silver studs and buckles, evocative not only of riding gear but the kinky fantasies that, say, Strang’s father (played

by Chris Jensen) might indulge were it not for self-repression. Among a strong cast, Tami Rotchford, an alumna of the 1989 Equus, delivers a particularly affecting performance as Dora, Strang’s prim, fretting mother. n Equus • Through April 26; Fri and Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm • $10 • Stage Left Theater • 108 W. Third • spokanestageleft.org • 838-9727

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A CUP OF ART Coffee becomes beautiful and competitive at the Thursday Night Throwdown

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fter hours, Indaba Coffee is still buzzing with caffeine as Spokane’s baristas prepare for their monthly latte art competition.

“Who wants a latte?” asks Bobby Enslow, Indaba’s owner. He offers a drink with a tulip emblazoned in the foam. The official pouring starts in 30 minutes, but the storefront is already peppered with practice lattes and spectators waiting to watch the Thursday Night Throwdown.

Noticing a growing interest in latte art, two Atlanta baristas, Ben Helfen and M’lissa Muckerman, hosted the first Thursday Night Throwdown in 2008. This emerging art form involves pouring infused milk into espresso in such a way that creates a design — such as a tulip or rosetta — on the latte’s surface. The event quickly caught on in cities around the globe, and Enslow hosted the first event in Spokane a few years later as one of his many community-building Bobby Enslow YOUNG KWAK PHOTO endeavors. He regularly invites other independent coffee shops to host the event and encourage camaraderie among competitors.

The lattes are free for the taking, the competitors banter as they perfect their framed rosettas, and observers chat casually while they wait for the main event. With such a relaxed atmosphere, it’s hard to tell that there’s a lot at stake for Spokane’s coffee professionals.

One of Enslow’s hearts — as he refers to his passions — is to “elevate Spokane’s image of coffee to that of artistry and culinary instead of what we’re known for, which is the bikini barista stands.”

The timing is right for Spokane’s coffee scene to alter its image, according to Indaba’s manager, Evan Lovell.

“Because of our demographic… we’re on the cusp of this generational shift,” Lovell says. “All the sudden, it’s all about roasting light and getting these natural flavors out of it instead of adding stuff.”

With such coffee meccas as Seattle and Portland in close proximity, Spokane might easily be overlooked. Enslow suggests, however, that Spokane’s focus on creating signature beverages will make specialty coffee approachable to more people. These drinks unite the nuances of the coffee with culinary ingredients such as aromatic bitters, finding a meeting place between super-sweet espresso-stand drinks and a culture of purists drinking espresso, says Enslow.

For Spokane’s baristas, creating latte art is one way of inviting new people into the coffee conversation. Attendees range from novice home-brewers to skillful baristas, and the experts are willing to share their coffee wisdom, free of the pretensions that often can intimidate a newcomer to the coffee scene.

The baristas throw in $5 to compete, and spectators gather to watch as they steam the milk, pour the shots, and finally create intricate designs in the espresso. Two baristas compete at a time, and a panel of three judges eliminates one each round.

A spectator sips a latte, abandoned from an earlier round, and comments that he feels like he’s drinking art. In fact, the artistry of the coffee drink in his hand extends beyond the tulips and rosetta designs.

“If you see a well-prepared latte art beverage, chances are that everything else [will] be in place. You know, if the level of passion is there for the milk, you’d hope that the level of passion is there for the shots,” says Enslow.

As the competition continues, some of the participants explain their technique, further extending the invitation to the conversation around specialty coffee. “A 20-layer tulip,” Enslow boasts playfully to his competitor as he presents his latte to the judges. Though he’s been organizing the event for years, Enslow has never won the competition. In the final round, he faces Kaiti Blom of Revel 77. The judges are split, but the divide is in favor of Enslow, and he wins his first throwdown. n Thursday Night Throwdown • Thu, April 16 at 8 pm, 7:30 pm signups • Indaba Coffee Bar • 1425 W. Broadway • Spectators welcome • facebook.com/TNTINW • 443-3566

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The soup and half-sandwich special from Tilly’s. CARRIE SCOZZARO PHOTO

A Comfortable Pace Tilly’s in Post Falls invites you to relax

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he pace may have slowed down a bit for State Line Speedway’s former owners, Joe and Cindy Doellefeld, but not by much. Not since they opened Tilly’s restaurant on Seventh Avenue in Post Falls.

After 24 years running the Speedway, the Doellefelds drew on a variety of past experiences to develop Tilly’s.

Their restaurant experience came from running the Speedway Diner, also located in Post Falls, which the new owner renamed the Saddle Sore Inn. Joe has marketing experience as former manager of a radio station in the

Seattle-Tacoma area, and past president of the Post Falls Chamber of Commerce.

“People like to see the people who own it running it,” says Joe, a tall, easygoing fellow who directs traffic in the dining room while Cindy is the driving force in the kitchen.

Tilly’s might sound Irish — it was named in part for a place the Doellefelds saw while visiting Ireland — but its theme is Americana. Located in a converted turn-of-thecentury, Victorian-style home, the place is bedecked with antique signs, automotive ephemera and assorted kitchen

items like a string of colorful, vintage aprons. Whimsical touches include an oversized cloth chicken sitting in a seafoam-green high chair and a display of local artwork and cards.

A large blackboard announces the daily special, typically a half-sandwich, soup and salad like the grilled Italian ham-and-cheese with zesty marinara, salad (with choice of homemade dressing) and from-scratch vegetable barley soup ($7.50).

Standard sandwiches include the grilled roast beef and meatball ($7.95) or deli sandwich on oat nut bread with choice of meat and cheese ($6.25/$7.95). Try their Hearts of Palm salad ($8.50) or share the nachos ($7.50).

Beer and wine, as well as a small kids’ menu ($3.75) are also available.

After your meal, don’t be surprised when a chocolate chip cookie arrives fresh from the oven. It’s just one of the many touches the Doellefelds have added to create a welcoming environment. n Tilly’s on Seventh • 212 E. Seventh Ave., Post Falls • Open Mon-Fri, 11 am-3 pm; Fri-Sat, 11 am-10 pm • Facebook: Tilly’s on Seventh • 208-262-9940

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Everything but the Truck Melone’s serves up food truck-style cuisine in a brick-and-mortar restaurant

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ood trucks offer a little taste of everything. When scouring the streets for some grub, you can find Mexican food on one corner, Jamaican at another and barbecue down the street. So when Michael Melone created his restaurant, knowing he didn’t want to be pigeonholed into any one cuisine, he chose to bring the food truck concept indoors.

“I just wanted food that tastes good, and that concept aims to lend itself to the widest variety you can have,” Melone says.

In the middle of March, he opened Melone’s Culinary Public House in a space at Coeur d’Alene’s Riverstone plaza once occupied by the Mill Public House. The construction process meant going down to the studs and starting over, he says.

Large photographs of Portland food trucks clue you into what’s on the menu. Melone — previously the food and beverage director at the Santaluz Club in San Diego and co-owner of Dolce Pane e Vino, an Italian-style restaurant, wine bar and cheese shop in Rancho Santa Fe, California — collaborated with head chef Tariq Rahman to create food truck-type items that layer various cultural influences for a blend of flavors.

“The nice thing about food trucks is you get a handful of awesome flavors, and because it’s cold up here, it’s nice to bring those flavors inside,” says Melone.

The menu is divided into two parts: “sinners,” a variety of comfort food, and “saints,” gluten-free dishes that adhere to the primal diet. Among the former, you’ll find banh mi, a Reuben, Chicago burger sliders ($9) and three different kinds of tacos ($11). There’s also tilapia with mango salsa, kogi steak with cucumber kimchi and chicken with pico de gallo and wasabi mayo.

Under “saints” you can snack on sweet potato fries ($6) or dine on a salad ($9) or kabobs ($10), including mahi mahi with bell peppers, onions and pineapple. As a longtime sommelier, Melone chose a wine list heavy with blends and syrahs to stand up to the spicy foods and other bold tastes. 

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BROOKLYN DELI 122 S. Monroe | 835-4177 This cozy, East Coast-style joint is nestled between train tracks and a bedrock foundation, just below street level. By day the popular (extremely busy) deli serves giant pickles, fresh salads, and artisan soups (the tomato is famous around town) and sandwiches. By night, the lounge offers a small selection of craft beers on tap, and a full yet simple bar.

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DOMINI SANDWICHES 703 W. Sprague | 747-2324 The sandwiches are huge and untainted by anything remotely green or grown from soil. Ham, corned beef, salami, liverwurst and turkey are all sold by the sandwich,

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They’re also the foundation of a food dynasty and a perennial winner of the Best Sandwich Shop award in the Inlander’s Best Of reader’s poll.

GARLAND SANDWICH SHOPPE 3903 N. Madison | 326-2405 Located just off Garland Avenue, this little sandwich place should not be underestimated. Its menu is replete — sandwiches range from gourmet paninis to well-executed classics like the BLT. Really hungry? Order the Dagwood, which weighs more than a pound. A rotation of soups and a salad menu round out the menu.

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KELLY’S IRISH PUB 726 N. Fourth St. Coeur d’Alene | 208-667-1717 With its dark green walls festooned with Irish memorabilia, Kelly’s is Coeur d’Alene’s place to “Erin go Bragh.” Corned beef, fish and chips, bangers and mash, Irish pasties, Guinness stew — you’ll find all the traditional old-country favorites at this Irish pub, as well as an array of sandwiches, Reuben included.

Dessert takes on a decidedly French note, with pastries provided by Kelly’s Beignets and Scones. It’s not unusual to hear the Coeur d’Alene Firefighters Pipes and Drums band playing here, but other international traditions like beer pong and karaoke also are embraced.

MELTZ EXTREME GRILLED CHEESE 1735 W. Kathleen Ave. Coeur d’Alene | 208-664-1717 The name says it all. Everything at Meltz in Coeur d’Alene is extreme.

Even the simple grilled cheese sandwich. That’s right, the masterminds of this venue have found a way to reinvent the classic into a five-star delicacy. To start your finger-licking experience, you get the choice of sourdough, wheat or gluten-free bread. Next comes

the most important aspect of your meal: the cheese. Cheddar, fontina, provolone, mozzarella and more are offered at Meltz. Whether you go the simple route, build your own or try your hand at one of the Uncommon sandwiches, your heart will melt and your taste buds will be satisfied.

PICABU BISTRO 901 W. 14th | 624-2464 Picabu attributes its longstanding success to its menu’s flexibility.

Rather than offering a segregated section for vegetarians or the glutenintolerent, it simply tweaks its dishes to cater to customers’ needs.

Try anything with fire sauce on it.

Creamy and garlicky with a spicy kick, this housemade condiment is served on everything, from prawns to pasta, or tofu, if you so desire.

They have chocolate peanut butter pie, too.

ROCKET MARKET 726 E. 43rd | 343-2253 The wine selection at this gas station-turned-yuppie mecca is enough to draw the middle-class professionals from the surrounding neighborhoods, but they’ll stay for the recently expanded deli, lovely dining space, wine classes and sum-

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SMACKY’S ON BROADWAY 6415 E. Broadway | 535-4230 “You could eat here twice a week for a year and never have the same thing twice,” says owner Mike Ackermann, who named Smacky’s after the pet monkey he owned when he was growing up in the Philippines.

The shop has earned a passionate following for its array of deli sandwiches, French dips, panini, wraps, and a few Smack Attack sandwiches, including the massive Napoleon — and each sandwich always comes with pretzels and a pickle.

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Al Pacino shines as titular rock star Danny Collins in a sadly predictable film

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t’s easy to see why Al Pacino took a shine to this project: It provides the veteran actor with a role that requires him to dial his performance up and down — unlike much of his work over the past couple of decades, in which he always seems to be going at full tilt. Hooah!

Arguably, these oppositional qualities are the rightful domain of dramedy, the comedic and dramatic elements of the story vying for laughs and tears, generalities and intimacies. As the titular character in Danny Collins, Pacino delivers his best work in a long time, but it’s contained within an utterly predictable redemption story that only comes alive when Pacino plays one-on-one scenes with the other cast members.

Danny Collins is an over-the-hill rock star who we meet as his new album Greatest Hits: Vol. 3 is about to drop. He hasn’t written a new song in three decades, and the new release and accompanying tour seem calculated to maintain his fabulous home, private plane, young girlfriend and vast quantities of booze and cocaine.

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Then, out of the blue, the unique birthday gift given to him by his manager and best friend Frank Grubman (Christopher Plummer, who’s terrific) causes a crisis of conscience.

The gift is a framed letter to Danny from John Lennon, written in 1971 when Danny was just starting out in the music business. Inspired by a true incident that happened to the British folk singer-songwriter Steve Tilston, the movie’s conceit is that the former Beatle wrote to Danny after reading an early interview the emerging musician gave to a rock magazine. The letter, which contained Lennon’s phone number and an invite to telephone him and Yoko, was sent to the magazine and never forwarded to Danny, eventually falling into the hands of a collector, which is where Frank discovered it. Receiving it more than 40 years late, with no further chance for follow-up, the letter starts Danny thinking about all the ways in which his life might have progressed differently had he received the letter back in ’71. Impulsively, Danny

cancels his tour and checks into a Hilton in New Jersey with the notion of connecting with the now-adult son he has never known.

At this point you might be forgiven for mistaking the film for an extended Hilton commercial. While trying to penetrate the wall his son Tom (Bobby Cannavale) has built up, Danny also tries to seduce hotel manager Mary Sinclair (Annette Bening). The road to redemption is paved with all the usual pitfalls (plus a granddaughter named Hope, in case anyone out there still needs a map).

Pacino gets to play a rock star with a large personality and eye-catching wardrobe (several DANNY COLLINS times, he’s referred Rated R to as “slightly Directed by Dan Fogelman ridiculous”) as well Starring Al Pacino, Annette Bening, Christoas a gentle old soul pher Plummer, Jennifer Garner who’s afraid he’s missed out on the life he was meant to have.

Dipping into schmaltz on occasion, Danny Collins, for the most part, manages to rise above its predictability.

This is the debut of screenwriter Dan Fogelman as a director. For every Cars and Crazy, Stupid, Love, the screenwriter has charmed us with, there are also his scripts for such things as the witless Fred Claus and The Guilt Trip.

Yet at least with Danny Collins and his previous movie Last Vegas, he’s writing stories about men past middle age — believe it or not, an underrepresented minority when it comes to leading roles. n

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As the titular character in Danny Collins, Al Pacino delivers his best work in a long time, but it’s contained within an utterly predictable redemption movie that only comes alive when Pacino plays one-on-one scenes with the other members of the cast. Pacino plays an over-the-hill rock star who we meet as his new greatest hits album is about to drop and then he finds out that he once missed a chance to meet John Lennon.

The news sends him on an introspective journey. (MB) Rated R

FREETOWN

A group of Liberian missionaries attempt to escape from their hometown of Monrovia amidst a brutal civil war to nearby Sierra Leone. The journey’s difficulty is compounded when rebel fighters try to hunt down and kill them.

(MB) Rated PG-13

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The film is a carefully calibrated courtroom drama about Viviane’s five-year struggle to obtain a divorce from her husband Elisha (Simon Abkarian) within the religious laws of Israel, a battle marked by the kind of tragic and absurd blend of events that can only be labeled as Kafkaesque. At Magic Lantern (MB) Not Rated

THE LONGEST RIDE

The latest adaptation of a Nicholas Sparks novel, The Longest Ride features Scott Eastwood (son of Clint) as a cowboy who falls in love with a city girl (the awesome Britt Robertson) but then gets kicked off a bull and severely injured. Everyone wants him to quit, but he just can’t, because he just can’t. You know how these Nicholas Sparks charters are, right? (MB) Rated PG-13

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Based on E.L. James’ mega-selling novel, the sex-drenched film tracks the relationship between a rich businessman named Christian Grey (Jamie Dornan) and naïve college student Anastasia Steele (Dakota Johnson) as they explore bondage and other masochistic proclivities in his special sex room, on his helicopter, in an elevator – you get the idea. Every generation needs its mainstreaming of “kinky” via a feature film, and Millennials, this is your Last Tango in Paris or 9 ½ Weeks. (DN) Rated R

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Jack O’Connell (Unbroken) is the raw, young and ultimately naive British Pvt. Gary Hook, who is sent with his squad to Belfast during the Troubles under the command of the very much in-overhis-head Lt. Armitage (Sam Reid). Almost immediately, things go horrifically awry, as a seemingly simple guarding action performed in conjunction with the local police ends up with one young soldier’s brains blown out by an IRA assassin. At Magic Lantern (MS) Rated R

AMERICAN SNIPER

American Sniper opens with Bradley Cooper’s Chris Kyle on his first tour in Fallujah, perched on a rooftop protecting the Marines clearing buildings door to door. From the moment of his first life-or-death decision, the story flashes back — to his Texas childhood, his career as a rodeo cowboy, his eventual enlistment and his courtship and marriage to his wife, Taya (Sienna Miller) — before returning to his experiences serving in Iraq. (SR) Rated R

CINDERELLA

Director Kenneth Branagh’s version of the Disney animated classic goes heavy on the back story, introducing the beloved mother (Hayley Atwell) of young Ella (Lily James) before mom’s untimely passing and Ella’s merchant father (Ben Chaplin) remarrying, ultimately leaving poor Ella with a stepmother (Cate Blanchett) and two stepsisters

(Holliday Grainger and Sophie McShera) who treat her poorly as Cinderella step-family characters are wont to do. (SR) Rated PG

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From the people who brought us the Kevin Sorbo-powered Christian persecution film God’s Not Dead comes another story of faith about a minister trying to be more true to his religion.

What really matters is that Brian “The Boz” Bosworth is in this film. Oh, and Lee Majors! And Sean “Rudy” Astin!

And Mira Sorvino! (MB) Rated PG-13

FURIOUS 7

The tagline of the latest installment of this vroom-vroom series is: “Vengeance hits home.” Damn, that’s some serious stuff. Jason Statham’s Deckard Shaw is out for blood to avenge the death of his brother and he’s bringing the whole gang with him, including Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Ludacris, Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez and, of course, the late Paul Walker, who died in a real-life car accident before the film was finished.

(MB) Rated PG-13

GET HARD

Will Ferrell plays James, a wealthy, spoiled, selfish fellow who lives in a huge home with a beautiful fiancée but soon finds himself arrested for fraud and facing jail time. To toughen up, he hires the only black guy he knows, a square played by Kevin Hart, to show him how to “get hard” for prison. It’s not Ferrell’s (or Hart’s, for that matter) best work. (ES) Rated R

THE GUNMAN

Has the world gone mad or is Sean Penn really playing the lead in an action movie? That appears to be the case as Spicoli himself plays a mercenary sniper who kills a prominent mining official in Africa and has to go into hiding. But when he surfaces, he finds that there are still a lot of people out there looking to kill him. Also stars Idris Elba and Javier Bardem. (MB) Rated R ...continued on next page

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Oh is an alien who finds himself very out of place on Earth when he’s banished by his race of aliens, bent on making the planet their own by capturing all humans. Soon, he meets Tip (voiced by Rihanna) and the pair try to elude the aliens. (MB) Rated PG

INSURGENT

In the second film of the Divergent series, Shailene Woodley returns as Tris Prior, a young woman living in a dystopian future in which people are segregated into a social caste system by personality. As part of the Divergent class, Tris finds her group heading for annihilation at the hands of the nefarious leader of the Erudite class played

by Kate Winslet. (MB) Rated PG-13 The surprise indie hit of the spring, this inventive horror film gives us Maika Monroe as a teenage girl who loses her virginity, only to learn that in doing so she inherited a demonic follower from her boyfriend. As ghoulish beings follow her every move, she has to sleep with someone else to pass along the curse to another carrier. It’s less sexy and far creepier than it sounds. (MB) Rated R

KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE

Harry (Colin Firth), code name Galahad, recruits Eggsy (Taron Egerton), a kid from the wrong side of the London tracks, to be a member of the Kingsmen, an ostensibly classy set of British spies. The whole film touts how the Kingsmen follow rules to keep them gentlemanly, but it eventually veers far off course into something that fully contradicts itself. (MJ) Rated R

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This time, the cast, which features Judi Dench, Maggie Smith and Bill Nighy, finds that their retirement hotel has filled up with tenants. So, their pal Sonny (Dev Patel) decides to open another hotel, which he brings forth with Bollywood flair. (MB) Rated PG

SEVENTH SON

This epic fantasy tale from centuries ago stars Jeff Bridges as Master Gregory, the last in a long line of supernatural warriors tasked with keeping humanity safe against evil forces led by a mean witch (Julianne Moore). For help, the master recruits a country boy born “the seventh son of a seventh son” to teach him how to battle dark magic. (DN) Rated PG-13

SONG OF THE SEA

Ben and Saoirse are left motherless, and as such, big brother Ben is tasked with babysitting his mute, 6-yearold sister while their father, Conor, shrouds his grief in his work manning the family’s lighthouse. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, Song of the Sea follows the children as they try to get back to their father. At Magic Lantern (CS) Rated PG

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Inspired by Jane Wilde Hawking’s memoir about her life with former husband Stephen Hawking, the brilliant theoretical physicist (A Brief History of Time) diagnosed with motor neuron disease at age 21, the film’s heart beats with a romantic optimism, even when each of them finds new soulmates and their union ends. (SD) Rated PG-13

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When the sacred Crabby Patty recipe is stolen by a pirate (Antonio Banderas), Spongebob Squarepants leaves behind the only world he has ever known.

With the help of his friends Patrick, Mr. Krabs, Sandy and Squidward, Spongebob journeys through our world and becomes a hero. (CB) Rated PG

When David (Johnny Weston) finds blueprints for a time machine in his garage, he and his friends are determined to make the most of it. As their manipulation of the past results in plane crashes, riots and natural disasters, the teens discover that they must go back to the beginning if they have any hope of undoing the ripple effect. (CB) Rated PG-13

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When he discovers his students’ amazing ability to run, Jim White (Kevin Costner) is determined to form a cross-country team that would one day be state champions. Inspired by the legacy of the McFarland High School runners of 1987, McFarland USA follows White and his team from a small farming town in California on their journey against the odds. (CB) Rated PG

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Sissako does a remarkable job bringing the viewer into an utterly foreign world of sparse, sandy landscapes dotted with mud huts and tents and making us empathize with the local fisherman, cattle herders and children who suddenly have a cast of gun-toting foreigners imposing sharia law on the small village. At Magic Lantern (DN) Rated PG-13

WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS

Jemaine Clement, best known as half of Flight of the Conchords, co-wrote and co-directed this hilarious mockumentary about a group of vampires living in a mansion together. It’s like The Real World for the undead. At Magic Lantern (MB) Not Rated

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Socially maladroit and painfully single-minded, Andrew (Miles Teller), a freshman at a competitive conservatory, lives only to drum. Early on, he’s tapped by an instructor named Fletcher (J.K. Simmons) to join his elite band.

(KJ) Rated R

WOMAN IN GOLD

History gives Woman in Gold all the drama required of a top-notch thriller in this true story of a woman trying to reclaim the humanity torn from her family by the Nazis. Helen Mirren plays Maria Altmann, an Austrian Jew forced to flee during World War II, who is navigating the international legal system in an effort to find her family’s possessions that were stolen by Hitler’s regime — in particular a painting by Gustav Klimt, “Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I.” Ryan Reynolds co-stars as Altmann’s young lawyer. (DN) Rated PG-13

THE WRECKING CREW

In the 1960s, when rock music was coming into the mainstream, a group of hard-working musicians laid down the tracks that made a whole lot of people — other than themselves — very famous. They became known as the Wrecking Crew and could be heard on records by everyone from the Beach Boys and Sonny and Cher, as well as traditional musicians like Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra. At Magic Lantern (MB) Rated PG 

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he unequal status of women in the face of Israeli law is put on trial in this awardwinning film from the brother/sister team of Shlomi and Ronit Elkabetz, the latter of whom also stars as the titular character Viviane Amsalem. The film is a carefully calibrated courtroom drama about Viviane’s five-year struggle to obtain a divorce from her husband Elisha (Simon Abkarian), a battle marked by the kind of tragic and absurd blend of events that can only be labeled as Kafkaesque.

In Israel, there is no civil marriage or divorce; only Orthodox rabbis can legalize these marital states. In order for a woman to divorce, she must be granted a gett from her husband, who needs no grounds for refusal. The primary interest of the presiding rabbinical courts is the preservation of the Jewish family, so unless there is evidence of abuse or inadequate support, the courts place no value on irreconcilable differences. A woman who lives apart from her husband without a gett is automatically shunted into a lower stratum of society for the rest of her life.

Three years prior to the start of the film, Viviane separated from Elisha, who refuses to grant her a gett. She has now brought her request to the rabbinical court, where her case will drag on for another five years while she’s whacked by a continual series of Catch-22s. Almost all of the film takes place within the walls of the courtroom, the plaintiff and the defendant along with each of their attorneys at tiny wooden tables, while the rabbinical jury of three towers over

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The Amsalems are Moroccan Jews who moved to Israel; Elisha is a fastidiously religious man, while Viviane, who was 15 when they married, has grown more secular over the years — one of the results, she claims, of living with her pedantic husband. Relatives and neighbors are called in as witnesses as the trial moves forward in dollops, scheduled at intervals of several months or weeks. Yet even these testimonies give way to unforeseen twists and consequences.

Remarkably, the film is composed entirely of point-of-view GETT: THE TRIAL shots. Although she’s in the OF VIVIANE AMSALEM room, Viviane Not rated is not even part Directed by Shlomi Elkabetz and of the image Ronit Elkabetz during the film’s Starring Ronit Elkabetz, Menashe Noy, Simon Abkarian, Sasson Gabai, early minutes. At first, she dresses Eli Gornstein, Gabi Amrani modestly for the court appearances; midway through, as her hope dwindles, her attire grows more indelicate. However, Ronit Elkabetz’s marvelously calm yet reactive face speaks volumes. Gett is the third in a trilogy by the Elkabetzes, but it’s not the least bit necessary to have seen the earlier films before watching Gett. Their exposé of the rifts between Israel’s religious foundations and secular beliefs, as well their blows against the patriarchy, come through loud and clear. n

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DREAM COME TRUE After taking his jazz tunes all over the world, Ryan Keberle returns home to Spokane

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H

e picks up his trombone and suddenly nothing else matters. Not the stresses of living in New York City, or an upcoming concert with a famous musician or a full day of teaching. Lips pressed to the mouthpiece, he blows into an instrument that’s become almost an extension of his body. Through this trombone’s multiple feet of tubing, Ryan Keberle produces the restless music he fell in love with while growing up in Spokane: jazz.

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This weekend, for the first time since moving to the Big Apple in 1999 — where he would eventually go on to perform with jazz greats, play backup for Justin Timberlake and tour with Sufjan Stevens — the world-renowned player and composer comes back to his hometown headlining a concert with his modern jazz band Catharsis.

They’ll play indie-rock covers along with Duke Ellington, the Beatles, jazz standards and a whole array of long-form originals that the band has cultivated during its two years

together. These are the fluid songs that make Keberle feel alive.

For reasons he can’t understand, Keberle, 34, says the trombone came naturally to him after choosing it back in fifth grade.

“I had played the violin and piano for years prior to that, but the trombone just made sense,” says Keberle, whose father Daniel Keberle is a jazz trumpeter and professor at Whitworth University.

After selecting his instrument, the next few years became a blur of attending school, lessons, Spokane Youth Symphony rehearsals and coming home to practice his trombone for hours “because it was always fun,” Keberle says. John Coltrane fascinated him; he listened to the jazz legend’s complex melodies and modes on heavy rotation. He’d jam with his father and local jazz musician and friend Brent Edstrom. But he had a mind for numbers too. Shortly before graduating from Mead High School, Keberle announced to his family he’d be an engineer. But after touring a California school he’d received a full-ride scholarship to, he told his father he wanted to be a jazz musician. With his parents’ support, he moved to New York a year later.

“It’s amazing I have any social skills at all,” Keberle jokes.

The schools he attended for jazz studies are incredibly telling of his trombone prowess: the Manhattan School of Music and later the Juilliard School. But he says the best thing that came out of those programs were the contacts he made along the way.

Since graduation, Keberle has made a living as a professional jazz musician (although he’s also currently a music professor at Hunter College in Manhattan). He’s played for movie scores and Broadway productions, performed with the Saturday Night Live house band and has recorded with David Bowie. Recently, he played trombone on the new Sufjan Stevens album Carrie & Lowell, but the track didn’t end up making the final cut.

“I’m proud to call my music jazz, but I hope it appeals to other audiences, too.”

“I tried not to take it personally. Sufjan has finished hundreds of recordings that have never made an album,” Keberle says.

Keberle says that star-struck feeling goes away eventually. For him, meeting one of his favorite jazz artists, pianist Brad Mehldau, was a much bigger deal than sitting in a tiny recording space with David Bowie.

“The thing that never gets old, though, is learning from these musicians,” Keberle says sincerely.

In many ways, his band Catharsis (a jazz quartet without the piano) is his most personal project yet. He’d met all of the musicians through various gigs over the years, but when they first got together to play Keberle’s compositions, things didn’t click right away.

“It was frustrating because, as a composer, you imagine something and then they bring their own conception to it,” Keberle says. “You have to let it grow into its own thing. And now we’re completely comfortable as a band.”

That math mind is still with Keberle when he’s writing songs, helping him make sense of the complicated rhythms and harmonies he hears in his brain. But he says his pieces must include two important ingredients: groove and melody.

“The groove is not just what the drums are playing, but what everyone should be playing in. The better that feels, the more powerful the music is,” Keberle explains. “And I’ve never been drawn to a song that doesn’t have a strong melody. It’s imperative for improvising off of.”

Bringing a vocalist into the Catharsis fold was a big decision, but singer Camila Meza, a classically trained guitarist, has found her own role in the band. Sometimes she sings a wordless melody, other times a countermelody, which can be challenging to sing in tune.

“For her to have this instrumental background has allowed Camila to become just another player in the band. Not just the featured performer,” Keberle explains.

Through this genre-bending, ever-blossoming music, Keberle says he’s trying to grow jazz’s aging fan base.

“I’m proud to call my music jazz, but I hope it appeals to other audiences, too,” he says. n Ryan Keberle & Catharsis feat. Brent Edstrom Trio • Fri, April 10, at 7:30 pm • $15-$20 • All-ages • Bing Crosby Theater • 901 W. Sprague • bingcrosbytheater.com • 227-7638

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Irreal isn’t totally hopeless, but it does feel a bit like spiraling down into a deep, dark hole built from sinister drumbeats, prickly guitars, squalls of noise and Brian Case’s icy incantations on life as confusion and despair. “Aging with grace like the sun in your eyes / Living in a loop of different lives,” Case sings in the flattest, grayest tone ever as “Another Thought” roils behind him at krautrock pace.

For many, Disappears aren’t the ideal soundtrack to their lives. But for Case, it’s a necessary outlet.

“There’s something in there that’s dark, I guess. The music is a way to kind of push those things out that you keep in to protect … your life,” he says. “I have two kids. I’ve got to be a positive person and I have to take care of people.

Everyone in this band has responsibilities that go beyond (Disappears). I think as a human there are things that you have to put somewhere else and leave them there until it’s time to deal with them. Luckily, we can kind of do that with this band. I can get out some of these existential crises or fears about the future in a positive way.”

Irreal is Disappears’ fifth full-length, and

while the band has never been happy, there is an obvious arc across the discography. Early albums made extensive use of shoegazey bursts of feedback, but beginning with 2012’s Pre Language, Disappears’ sonic world has become an increasingly stark, sparse place.

Minimalism and repetition have always been part of the concept behind the band, Case says.

But now those qualities have shifted out of presskit quotes and into the actual songs.

“At first there really was no space in the music. It was really these dense hits of three minutes, four minutes at a time,” Case says.

“But as the music started to expand and become more open, something that was really important to us was to make sure we weren’t filling every second with something, and that we were letting the ideas breathe. I think through time we’ve just become way better at that.”

Practically speaking, that means Disappears has become quite skilled at recording a song and then stripping away superfluous sounds to highlight a particularly strong element.

“When you have a really small change after lots of repetition, it feels huge,” Case says.

“Those are the moments we’re really trying to capture.” n Disappears • Fri, April 10, at 8 pm • $10/$12 day of • All-ages • The Bartlett • 228 W. Sprague • thebartlettspokane.com • 747-2174

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hen BOAN (pronounced like “moan”) plays its wobbly version of warped electronic music, it’s almost hard to stay standing. It feels like you could be time traveling or progressing quickly through a wormhole. Adding to that sense of floating through space is lead singer Mariana Saldana’s haunting but punchy vocals and trippy dance moves she likely picked up from watching The Ring. The duo from Austin accurately refers to its sound as “Texas acid wave music.” Recently playing SXSW (just like seemingly every other band in the world) on the Holodeck Records stage, they’re now paired perfectly on tour with Montreal-based electro-poet Marie Davidson.

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MUSIC | VENUES 315 MARTINIS & TAPAS • 315 E. Wallace, CdA • 208-667-9660 ARBOR CREST WINE CELLARS • 4705 N. Fruit Hill Rd. • 927-9463 BABY BAR • 827 W. First Ave. • 847-1234 THE BARTLETT • 228 W. Sprague Ave. • 747-2174 BEVERLY’S • 115 S. 2nd St., CdA • 208-765-4000 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 THE BLIND BUCK • 204 N. Division • 290-6229 BOLO’S• 116 S. Best Rd. • 891-8995 BOOMERS • 18219 E. Appleway Ave. • 755-7486 BOOTS BAKERY & LOUNGE • 24 W. Main Ave. • 703-7223 BOWL’Z BITEZ & SPIRITZ• 401 W. Riverside Suite 101. • 321-7480 BUCER’S COFFEEHOUSE PUB • 201 S. Main, Moscow • 208-882-5216 BUCKHORN INN • 13311 Sunset Hwy.• 244-3991 THE CELLAR • 317 E. Sherman, CdA • 208-6649463 CALYPSOS • 116 E Lakeside Ave., CdA • 208665-0591 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 CURLEY’S • 26433 W. Hwy. 53 • 208-773-5816 DALEY’S CHEAP SHOTS • 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 Ave.• 924-3720 THE HOP! • 706 N. Monroe St. • 368-4077 IRON HORSE • 407 E. Sherman Ave., CdA • 208-667-7314 IRV’S BAR • 415 W. Sprague Ave. • 624-4450 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 • 4302 S. Regal St. • 448-0887 THE LANTERN TAP HOUSE • 1004 S. Perry St. • 315-9531 THE LARIAT • 11820 N Market St, Mead • 466-9918 LA ROSA CLUB • 105 S. First Ave., Sandpoint • 208-255-2100 LATAH BISTRO • 4241 Cheney-Spokane Rd. • 838-8338 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 MOOTSY’S • 406 W. Sprague • 838-1570 MOSCOW FOOD CO-OP • 121 E. Fifth St. • 208882-8537 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 SHOP • 924 S. Perry St. • 534-1647 O’SHAY’S • 313 E. CdA Lake Dr. • 208-667-4666 THE PALOMINO CLUB • 6425 N. Lidgerwood St • 443-5213 PEND D’OREILLE WINERY • 301 Cedar St., Sandpoint • 208-265-8545 PINNACLE NORTHWEST • 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 ROADHOUSE • 20 N. Raymond • 413-1894 THE ROCK BAR • 13921 E. Trent Ave. • 43-3796 ROCKER ROOM • 216 E. Coeur d’Alene Ave. • 208-676-2582 ROCKET MARKET • 726 E. 43rd Ave. • 343-2253 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 SPLASH • 115 S. 2nd St., CdA • 208-765-4000 SWAXX • 23 E. Lincoln Rd. • 703-7474 THE SWAMP • 1904 W. Fifth Ave. • 458-2337 UNDERGROUND 15 • 15 S. Howard St. • 290-2122 THE VIKING • 1221 N. Stevens St. • 315-4547 WEBSTER’S • 1914 N. Monroe St. • 474-9040 ZOLA • 22 W. Main Ave. • 624-2416

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Sherlock Holmes and the Cure of the Sign of Four SARAH WURTZ PHOTO

THEATER DEAR WATSON

Local theatergoers love a mystery, it seems. A year ago the Spokane Civic Theatre sold out its production of Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap, while every showing of the current studio theater production of Clue: The Musical has sold out, including a few added to its run. What we’re trying to tell you is not to wait to get tickets to see this next thriller, based on the second installment of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s original Sherlock canon. Because the chosen script seemed a little flat, Civic technical director David Baker — a Sherlock enthusiast — rewrote it to spice things up, meaning the Civic’s version will be like no other.

— CHEY SCOTT Sherlock Holmes and the Curse of the Sign of Four • April 10-26, Thu-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm • $18-$25 • Spokane Civic Theatre • 1020 N. Howard • spokanecivictheatre.com • 325-2507

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FILM HANGIN’ WITH THE DUDE

Back by popular demand to Suds & Cinema is the always hilarious The Big Lebowski, a film that rewards repeated viewings like few others. Dress as The Dude or any one of the unforgettable characters to win great prizes in the costume contest. Perry Street Brewing is pouring its Kolsch and single hop pale for $4 a pop, while Brain Freeze Creamery serves up some Lebowski-themed ice cream — White Russian, perhaps? Keep the good vibes going after the show with a post-party at Rain Lounge, where 21 Window Distillery provides the vodka for The Dude’s favorite cocktail.

— DAN NAILEN Suds & Cinema: The Big Lebowski • Wed, April 15, doors open at 6 pm; movie starts at 7:30 • $4 • Bing Crosby Theater • 901 W. Sprague • bit.ly/LebowskiSuds

FOOD TRUCK MANIA

Food trucks are popping up and gaining popularity across the Inland Northwest, and this growing local trend hits the Lake City on Sunday for the first ever Coeur d’Alene Food Truck Rally. Six local members of the Greater Spokane Food Truck Association will gather at McEuen Park and spread some grub love to the community. There’ll be options for any kind of foodie out there, with everything from gourmet grilled cheese to crepes and Jamaican jerk up for grabs. Watch out for another food truck rally in June in conjunction with the annual Car d’Alene festival and parade.

— KAITLYN ANSON Coeur d’Alene Food Truck Rally • Sun, April 12, from 10 am-6 pm • Free admission • McEuen Park • 710 E. Mullan Ave. • greaterspokanefoodtrucks.com

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RUN A FASTER HALF

Get prepped for Bloomsday (it’s less than a month away!) with another local race. Formerly held in July, the Negative Split — the name refers to the goal of running the second half faster than the first — 5K and half marathon has moved up in the race calendar and has a new start/finish spot offering scenic views of the Spokane River and downtown from the burgeoning Kendall Yards development. The race is also partnering with the weekend Spokane Women’s Show for packet pickup and to host its new sister event, the Finish Strong Women’s Fitness Games. Last-minute runners can register for the Negative Split up until 6 pm the night before.

— CHEY SCOTT Negative Split • Sun, April 12, at 9 am • $45/5K, $95/half marathon • Starts/finishes in Kendall Yards, West Summit Parkway • nsplit.com

PERFORMANCE CALLING ALL QUEENS

Grab your heels, your posse and your fierce attitude and get ready for the most fabulous competition in local drag history. Queens from across the region strut their stuff on the Bing Crosby stage in hopes of winning the Inland Empire Drag Championship and a cool $500. Up from L.A. to guest emcee the event are the outrageous, over-the-top personalities simply known as Jessica and Hunter. This bestie duo have built an online identity poking fun at Hollywood excess and gay culture clichés, using every bit of hyperbole in the book. This event is being marketed as open to anyone, so give it a go, guys, or just head out to marvel at the fab-ness of the Northwest’s resident queens. Then mingle after the show over some sparkling champagne in the Ovations Lounge above the Bing.

— COURTNEY BREWER Inland Empire Drag Championship • Sat, April 11, at 8 pm • $20-$25; VIP $32-$37 • Bing Crosby Theater • 901 W. Sprague • bingcrosbytheater.com • 227-7638

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THE SPOKANE AURORA NW ROTARY CLUB INVITES ALL CYCLISTS STARTING AT SPOKANE FALLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE • First century ride of the season • 15, 25, 50, 66, 100 miles • All levels of riders are welcome • Course is monitored • Rest stops along the course • End of ride baked potato feed with all the fixin’s for all riders to enjoy HURRY! ONLY 2 WEEKS AWAY!

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There is also a tri-athlete secured bike corral for those who want to do a 5K run after the 100-mile ride.

Proceeds support Local and International Rotary Projects.

Google Lilac Century Ride for more information.

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I SAW YOU RED FORD OF RAGE Me: Meandering down Argonne towards the freeway, trying not to get stuck behind the bus in my Suburban, quickly changing lanes to go around it, with at least three car lengths worth of room to do so. You: Angry Bird behind me in a giant red Ford pickup (Napoleon?), deciding he doesn't like people going around the bus by merging into his lane in front of him, so races up to my back bumper, and proceeds to follow me onto I-90 West that way. Then tries to bully through the right on-ramp lane to cut me off but got boxed in. Poor thing. So he decides to ride my bumper in the fast lane for miles until he finds a tiny opening, cuts the person off in the right lane, then again in the far right lane, then zooms in front of a semi in the middle lane, also cutting him off, so that Angry Bird can get next to me.

Then decides to not just cut me off in the fast lane, but forces me nearly into the median so that I had to slam my brakes on, because there wasn't enough room.

Angry bird, I'd be mad too if I drove a pile of you-know-what Ford. However, chasing women down the freeway because of some ill-perceived idea that women shouldn't be allowed to change lanes, all while dangerously cutting off four other vehicles and endangering dozens to somehow show me cutting people off is bad, is probably not your best quality. You're a narcissistic idiot, but I like Napoleon-complex jerks with bad taste in trucks who enjoy intimidating women.

Coffee?

HASTINGS HANDSOME Wednesday April 1, Hastings on Sullivan. You, handsome black sweatshirt behind me. Me, short dark hair buying a CD for an Easter gift. We made eye contact, I saw you look at me I know you saw me look at you. Driving down Sprague we smiled at each other again. Now I kick myself for not rolling my window down and giving you my number. Maybe we could meet for coffee and discuss a future movie rental together?

WHEN’S DINNER…? 29th and Perry.

Stopped at light. You: parking white pickup in driveway, dark hair with cap and beard. I knew what was for dinner…

Pizza! Me: You made my entire week by waving & flashing that welcoming smile to a total stranger. Hope the slices were heaven.

ROCKWOOD ON 5TH I was getting my blood tested on March 26th. You were the cute, blonde nurse, about 20-22.

You had a little trouble pronouncing my name and after I corrected you, we started laughing and really hit it off. I only got to talk to you for 2 minutes, but I felt a real connection. I regret not asking you for your number, but I left my name and number at the information desk. I have no idea if you got it, but I'd really like to talk to you again. Message me at drmuhgee@hotmail.com SPAGHETTI Wednesday April 1st around 5pm @ Spaghetti Factory downtown Spokane. You with 2 cute little girls celebrating a 5-year-old's birthday, me with my teenage daughter. I told the server we would share bread. Our eyes met a bunch. Single? Interested? Care to go out?

CAPONE'S EYE-LOCK I looked up from my table and my eyes locked with your daring and direct gaze. You have long, black hair and were seated with a collection of younger, equally nice looking women (your daughters?) and one male.

You know who you are. I'd like to know, too. weisacre@gmail.com

CHEERS THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES To Liam Stewart, #11, Spokane Chiefs. Thanks for the memories and good luck in your

SERIAL CAN LITTERERS To the compulsive serial litterer who lives or works up on Five Mile prairie, who has singlehandedly dumped over 60 tall cans of Old English HG800 High Gravity Malt Liquor along the north end of Five Mile road (and continues to do so). This jerk has deposited the lion's share of litter in this north-facing forest. Someone else had dumped over 100 Steel Reserve High Gravity cans along Waikiki, and continues to do so. Who said one or two people can't make a difference? But your drinking and driving is a problem for everyone.

PAY RAISE To all the fast-food workers who are complaining about not enough money maybe you should look at this first. The fast-food business is slow, bottom line. I worked at a fast-food establishment back in the 80's and it was fast A CONCERNED CITIZEN'S WARNING food. The way they operate now is a joke Please don't shop for any reasons for and to seek more money when there are tons of people work harder than they do but don't get squat is ridiculous. Don't let the workers fool you, back in the day we had to actually flip burgers now all they do is put em on the grill close WHEN'S DINNER...? the lid and when the lid pops up they take em off and they still take 10 min per order. any products at any time at a local busiwhen fast-food establishments (in the ness on the Division Street in Spokane, 80's) didn't give a business to just anyWashington. I was assaulted and injured one they had 1 min to get someone in by persons there and encourage everyand out of drive through, 2-3 to get them one to find your products at other repuout of the store. Now you can drive up table stores with far better products. and be the only car in line or in the store Assault and battery of customers is a and it still takes you 7-10 min for them to common practice at this store far more fill your order. All I'm saying is how bout than known. Please keep a vigilant eye we get the quality back up first before on this store everyone in the community. we look for more money, and fast-food Sincerely, A Concerned Citizen. workers wonder why sells are down.

"Maybe we should introduce a new burgRIGHT OF WAY To the person in the er that will help" they say. No you need compensator truck at Trent and Starr to introduce your stores to faster service. who believed they had the right-of-way It’s sad when i can go anywhere else when turning left on a busy 2-lane road and get faster service than what used just because they got there before I did, to be fast food. Quit your belly aching please remember that you do not! It is and speed up your process, by the way, your responsibility to look all ways to fast-food establishment, I'm one of the see if traffic is coming, not just who is people you have lost as a customer your coming left and right on Trent, but also just too slow.  the person turning right. I should not have to get ran off the road since you do not know how to drive and are trying to impress your girlfriend. Pay attention!!

SMILE! To the fella at the DOL who told me I "dropped my smile," I didn't realize I'm not allowed to have a neutral expression. I apologize that I wasn't adhering to your idea that a lady has to smile all the time. To the guy who asked me to dance and when I declined said I was "stuck up," I'm sorry you can't understand that everything isn't about you and maybe I really just didn't want to dance. I will really work harder in the future on doing things with my face and body to please

GRUMPY GRANNY NEEDS TIME OUT To the granny in the lime green toaster on wheels at Walmart 3-30-15. I asked you in a loud voice "Do you not see me?!" To which you replied "Yes, Unfortunately I do see you." You are supposed to STOP in the white striped zone where people are walking!! That doesn't mean keep turning your toaster car into me. That means STOP! I was wearing a bright maroon shirt. Are you that blind? Or are you that callous?

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SHOUT OUT TO THE VA IN SPOKANE With all the bad press circulating about the VA, I just wanted to say thanks to the folks over at Physical Therapy. Went in this morning to get information for some shoes for my dad. Asked about

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backwards-thinking "gentlemen" like you, I forgot that a lady's body and face are for the sole pleasure of men and I'm not allowed to do what I fell like. Oh wait.

No, I won't. My body, my rules.

You made my entire week by waving and flashing that welcoming smile...

compression socks and before we left they were setting us up with an appointment later in the day to get checked out for an electric scooter. Walt & Trish, you guys rock, thanks for going the extra mile for my dad.

JEERS

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BENEFIT MOORE-TURNER GARDENS BENEFIT Northland Rosarium owner Carol Newcomb presents “Heritage Roses for Your Garden.” Also meet local garden writers Pat Munts and Susan Mulvhill, who sign their new book “Northwest Gardeners Handbook.” Proceeds benefits Friends of the Moore-Turner Heritage Gardens. April 10, 12-2 pm. $5 min. donation. Corbin Art Center, 507 W. 7th. heritagegardens.org (998-9869) LAVENDER & LACE The SCC Horticulture scholarship fundraiser is sponsored by the Inland Empire District Garden Clubs, and includes a vintage and eclectic style show by garden clubs. April 11, 2 pm. $10. Woman’s Club of Spokane, 1428 W. Ninth. (327-6363) YWCA OF SPOKANE SPRING FLING The 10th Annual Spring Fling silent auction and champagne brunch benefits the YWCA of Spokane and its programs. April 11, 10 am-12:30 pm. $50; registration required. Anthony’s at Spokane Falls, 510 N. Lincoln. ywcaspokane. org (326-1190) DACHSHUND RESCUE NW OPEN HOUSE The local rescue celebrates 24 years of rescuing Dachshunds with a potluck open house; cash donations welcomed. Leave a message to RSVP and organizers will call with directions.

April 12, 12-5 pm. facebook.com/DachshundRescueNW (796-2140) AUTHOR JOHN GRAY A luncheon benefitting the Spokane District Dental Society Foundation, featuring John Gray, Ph.D., author of Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus,” who presents on how to get what you want at work. April 16, 11 am-12:30 pm. Convention Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. (838-0436) APRIL SHOWERS The Land Council’s annual fundraiser, offering dinner and live/silent auctions to support the restoration and revitalization of Inland Northwest forests, water and wildlife.

April 18, 5-9 pm. $65/person; $450/ table. Northern Quest, 100 N. Hayford Rd. tinyurl.com/khaafug (209-2407) CHOCOLATE & CHAMPAGNE GALA Lutheran Community Services Northwest’s annual gala features tastings of champagne and chocolate and a gourmet dinner, with silent and live auctions. Proceeds benefit the Sexual Assault and Family Trauma Response Center. April 18, 6 pm. Mirabeau Park Hotel, 1100 N. Sullivan Rd. lcsnw.org/ spokane (747-8224) HEAR ME RUN SPOKANE A 5K run benefiting the Spokane HOPE School, the region’s only early learning program for deaf and hard of hearing children.

April 18, 9:30 am-noon. $30/adults, $17.50/kids 6-12, free for kids age 5 and younger. Riverfront Park, 705 N. Howard. hearmerunspokane.com (863-7097) HUNNY BUNNY SPAGHETTI FEED & SILENT AUCTION Last fall, 4-year-old Annabelle was diagnosed with a very aggressive cancer of the sympathetic nervous system. She’ll be traveling back and forth to Seattle Children’s Hospital for a special trial treatment, and to offset medical expenses the resort hosts a benefit event. April 18, 5-7 pm. $30/ adult; $15/child. CdA Resort, 115 S. Second. (800-688-5253 extension 21)

COMEDY STAND-UP COMEDY 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) LIVE, LOCAL COMEDIANS Performing every Friday and Saturday, at 8 pm.

April 10-11, Art Krug; April 17-18, Chris Molineux; April 24-25, Don Parkins & Friends. $12. Uncle D’s Comedy Underground, 2721 N. Market St. (483-7300) POETS UP! Poetry-themed improv comedy show using audience suggestions. Fridays in April at 8 pm. $7. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland Ave. bluedoortheatre.com (747-7045) 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. (838-6688) SAFARI Fast-paced short-form improv games based on audience suggestions.

(Not rated.) Saturdays at 9 pm. $7. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland. (747-7045) STAND UP / SHOW DOWN Live comedy, Mondays at 8 pm. Free. Sapphire Lounge, 901 W. First. facebook.com/ spokanecomedyfan (747-1041) JAY SHINGLE’S COMEDY SCHOOL “Jay Shingle’s Comedy School: A Seminar on Comedy” performed by local comedian Andy Woods. April 15, 10 pm. Free. Baby Bar, 827 W. First Ave. (509-847-1234) OPEN MIC COMEDY Wednesdays at 8 pm. Ages 21+. Free. Brooklyn Deli & Lounge, 122 S. Monroe St. (835-4177) GUFFAW YOURSELF Open mic comedy night; every other Thursday at 10 pm. Free. Neato Burrito, 827 W. First Ave. (847-1234)

COMMUNITY FREE TAX PREPARATION IRS-certified volunteers are available to assist those who earn less than $52,427 in preparing and e-filing their taxes at eight locations throughout Spokane County. Sites open through April 15; times and locations vary. unitedwayspokane.org (353-4851) TOASTMASTERS The local club is one of the oldest in Washington state, celebrating 70 years in 2015. Meets Mondays at 6:45 am. Free. Spokane Valley City Hall, 11707 E. Sprague. toastmasters.org (927-3989) SENIOR RESOURCE FAIR An event to inform seniors and their families about available services and resources within the region including hospice care, social work services, fun activities, seniorfocused housing, financial and counseling services. April 10, 10 am-1 pm. Free admission. CenterPlace Event Center, 2426 N. Discovery Place Dr. (926-1937) SPOKANE WOMEN’S SHOW The annual women-centric event celebrates 10 years, offering informational presentations and vendors relating to women’s health, beauty, fashion, cooking and more. New this year, the show is partnering with the Negative Split 5K and the new Finish Strong Fitness Games.

Spokane Convention Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. spokanewomensshow.com 49TH ANNUAL BUTTERCUP HIKE Partake in this long-time tradition and group hike led by Michael Hamilton, former DHC President, retired geologist and resident naturalist. April 11, 1-4 pm.

Free. Dishman Hills, 625 S. Sargent Rd. dishmanhills.org (328-9900) BLOOMSDAY TRAINING CLINICS Sessions begin with a presentation on race training, followed by warmup and a supported run. Week one is

1-mile route, increasing by a mile each week to prep for the full length of the Bloomsday course. Saturdays at 8:30 am, through April 25. Free. Spokane Falls Community College, 3410 W. Fort George Wright Dr. phc.org (533-3500) SPOKANE ANTI-RFRA RALLY Organized community protest against legalized discrimination allowed through the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. April 11, 11:30 am-1 pm. Riverfront Park, 705 N. Howard St. on.fb.me/1CcB1Js (808-9240) FOOD FOR FINES Celebrate National Library Week with a donation of food to the Second Harvest Food Bank and reduce your overdue fees. April 12-18; each food item donated offers $1 off overdue fines; up to $10. Spokane County Library branches. scld.org (893-8200) SPOKANE VALLEY COMMUNITY VISIONING MEETING Includes a presentation of the Vision Report, with brainstorming exercises based on themes discussed at the previous meeting, focusing on Comprehensive Plan Goals and Policies and more. April 15, 6-8 pm.

CenterPlace Event Center, 2426 N. Discovery Place Dr. (720-5335) EARTH DAY SPOKANE Events include children’s activities, local vendor booths, a farmers market, live music and more.

April 18, 10 am-5 pm. Free. Riverfront Park, 705 N. Howard St. facebook.com/ earthdayspokane (487-0702)

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FILM SPOKANE FILM SOCIETY The local group screens a film to get audiences thinking, with each month focusing on a new theme. Beer/wine and food for purchase during the show. Thursdays at 9 pm. $5. Garland Theater, 924 W. Garland Ave. (327-1050) STILL ALICE Alice Howland is a renowned linguistics professor whose life beings to change when she starts to forget words and then more. April 9-12, show times vary. Rated PG-13. $3-$6.

The Kenworthy, 508 S. Main St. kenworthy.org (208-882-4127) DAMNATION Screening and discussion of the documentary film about America’s growing movement to restore healthy rivers through the removal of costly, outdated dams. April 10, 7-9 pm. $8. Sandpoint Event Center, 515 Pine St. (208-265-9565) NIC FILM CLUB: BEFORE SUNRISE Screening of the Richard Linklater film and 1995 sequel to his film “Before Sunset.” April 10, 6 pm. Free. Coeur d’Alene Public Library, 702 E. Front Ave. cdalibrary.org (208-769-2315) PAPER PLANES An imaginative children’s film about a young Australian boy’s passion for flight and his challenge to compete in the World Paper Plane Championships. April 10, 7:30-9 pm. $4-$7. Panida Theater, 300 N. First Ave. panida.org (208-255-7801) LAST DAYS IN VIETNAM Special screening of the Oscar-nominated film

by Rory Kennedy. Hosted by KSPS Public Television to honor local Veterans.

April 13, 6:30-9:45 pm. Free; RSVP requested. Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague Ave. ksps.org (443-7717) VIDEO PRODUCTION 101 Shoot video and edit with free editing software.

Learn how to film an interview, incorporate B-Roll, edit and upload. April 14, 1:30 pm. Free. Hillyard Library, 4005 N. Cook St. (444-5380)

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EVENTS | CALENDAR SUDS & CINEMA: THE BIG LEBOWSKI An encore Suds screening of the cult classic, with beer from Perry Street Brewing ($4/pint) and complimentary ice cream from Brain Freeze Creamery. Followed by a White Russian after-party at Rain Lounge. April 15, 7:30 pm. $4. Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague Ave. bit.ly/ LebowskiSuds (227-7404)

FOOD & DRINK SMALL BITES, SPRING NIGHTS In a hands-on cooking class make drunken whisky-soaked mushrooms, sweet and spicy chicken satay and caramelized onion and apple tarts. April 10, 6-8 pm. $49. Inland Northwest Culinary Academy (INCA), 1810 N. Greene St. (533-8141) VINO WINE TASTING Friday, April 10 features Kontos Cellars of Walla Walla, from 3-6:30 pm. Sat, April 11 features McKinley Springs Winery. Tastings include cheese and crackers. Vino!, 222 S. Washington St. vinowine.com (838-1229) CDA CELLARS WINE DINNER A fourcourse dinner pairing courses with wines from the local winery, alongside live music and an art exhibition featuring the work of Sarah Gates. April 11, 6 pm. $65/ person; reservations required. The Coeur d’Alene’s Restaurant, 1116 Ironwood Pkwy. (208-665-7007) COOKING CLASSES AT GREENBRIAR Class topics include edible gifts, creole/ cajun cooking, asian food, hearty dinners, Latin food, soups and more. Classes on April 11 and 18 from 11 am-1:30 pm. $45.

Greenbriar Inn, 315 Wallace Ave. greenbriarcatering.com (208-667-9660) ITALIAN LOVE: CHOCOLATE TASTING

& ART Sample chocolates and truffles from around the world alongside lunch, and view art by Laurel Macdonald. Art on display through May 9; reservation for lunch/tasting required. April 11, 12-2 pm. $18. Bank Left Gallery, 100 S. Bridge St. bankleftgallery.com (878-8425) CDA FOOD TRUCK RALLY Coeur d’Alene’s first ever food truck rally includes Meltz Extreme Grilled Cheese, Coeur de Breizh Crepes, Shameless Sausages, The Jamaican Jerk Pan, 3 Ninjas, and King of Tacos in the lower parking lot of city hall, adjacent to the new McEuen Park playground. April 12, 10 am-6 pm.

Coeur d’Alene City Hall, 710 E. Mullan Ave. greaterspokanefoodtrucks.com SAUERKRAUT WORKSHOP Workshop includes hands on instruction, Q & A, recipe and general fermentation knowledge. Bring your own vegetables. At private residence at 1712 W. Main Ave. $25. spokane.net (230-0489) BEN & JERRY’S FREE CONE DAY The 36th annual event benefits local charities and thanks the community for their support of the local franchise. April 14, 12-8 pm. River Park Square, 808 W. Main Ave. riverparksquare.com (509-624-3945) GARDEN STRATEGIES FOR THE URBAN DWELLER The Inland Northwest Food Network features a panel of gardening experts sharing tips and ideas for growing your own food. Topics include patio gardening, square foot gardening, raised beds, soil prep, community gardens and more. April 14, 5:30-7:30 pm. $5 (includes dinner). University of Idaho Kootenai County Extension, 1808 N. Third, CdA. infarmu.org (208-446-1680) ROTISSERIE RUMBA A class on how to

make five different meals using a grocery store rotisserie chicken. April 15, 6-8 pm. $59. Inland Northwest Culinary Academy (INCA), 1810 N. Greene St. (533-8141) HOMEMADE BREAD & BAGUETTES A class on baking fresh bread to complement spring meals, including barbecues.

April 16, 6-8 pm. $49. Inland Northwest Culinary Academy (INCA), 1810 N. Greene St. (533-8141) INVESTING IN LOCAL FARMERS & FOOD Informational luncheon about the Inland NW Food Network’s newly-forming Local Investing Program, which seeks to grow the region’s food system through a simple, yet profoundly impactful investing strategy that connects lenders, who provide peer-to-peer low-interest loans, to farmers and food businesses.

April 16, 12-1:30 pm. Free (lunch paid for by attendees). Bistro on Spruce, 1710 N. Fourth St. infarmu.org/local-investing (208-664-1774) ONLINE TOOLS FOR HOME CHEFS Learn about the best websites and apps to help you find new recipes or organize all your old favorites. Also search for recipes suited to particular dietary requirements and explore special tools for analyzing a recipe’s nutritional profile. April 16, 7 pm.

Free. North Spokane Library, 44 E. Hawthorne Rd. (893-8350)

MUSIC BROADWAY THROUGH THE AGES The Mountain Harmony Show Choir leads local children in a performance of show tune classics. April 17-18; dinner at 6:30 and show at 7:30. $12-$25. Circle Moon Theater, Hwy 211 off Hwy 2. northwoods-

performingarts.com (208-448-1294) RYAN KEBERLE & CATHARSIS A homecoming performance by the Spokane native, Mead High School graduate, and world-renowned jazz musician, with his band Catharsis. Opening the show is the Brent Edstrom Trio. April 10, 7:30 pm. $15-$20. Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague Ave. (227-7404) SWINGIN’ INTO SPRING DANCE The CDA Charter Jazz Band hosts a community dance to raise funds for new facilities.

Doors open at 6:15 pm with free beginning swing dance lessons until 7. April 10, 7-9 pm. $8/person; $14/couple. Lake City Center, 1916 N. Lakewood Dr. lakecitycenter.org (208-667-4628) KPBX KIDS’ CONCERT Spokane Public Radio presents “Western Reunion,” a cowboy music and poetry show. April 11, 1 pm. Free. Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague Ave. (227-7404) WHITWORTH CHOIR Spring concert by the university’s choir. April 11, 8 pm. $7.

Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox, 1001 W. Sprague. (624-1200) WHO’S NEXT TALENT SHOWCASE Local performers compete in the second annual showcase. $25 entry/per contestant. April 11, 8 pm-2 am. $7/adv, $10/ door. Swaxx, 25 E. Lincoln Rd. on.fb. me/1xVUWLH (823-5755) CHORETEUR Spring choral concert featuring a program of five centuries of love songs. April 12, 4 pm. By donation.

Holy Names Music Center, 3910 W. Custer Dr. (276-2605) ARVO PART CONCERT/LECTURE “Mirror in the Mirror: A Celebration of Arvo Part” includes a concert of solo piano pieces

by the contemporary classical composer, and a lecture on the techniques he created, by Donivan Johnson. In the Gonzaga University Chapel. April 14, 7 pm. Free.

Gonzaga, 502 E. Boone Ave. (313-6733) BYU COLLEGIATE SINGERS Singers from Brigham Young University, under the direction of Dr. Randall Kempton, perform an array of music styles that appeal to broad audiences. April 15, 6-7:45 pm. $3-$5. Panida Theater, 300 N. First Ave. panida.org (208-255-7801) BEN KLEIN ELVIS TRIBUTE SHOW The Spokane-based, award-winning Elvis impersonator and musician performs.

April 17, 7:30 pm. $12-$25. West Central Community Center, 1603 N. Belt St. wccc. myspokane.net/ (868-4671)

SPORTS & OUTDOORS FINISH STRONG FITNESS GAMES Spokane’s first-ever women’s fitness games, during the Spokane Women’s Show. 100 women will compete in five team events.

April 10-11. Spokane Convention Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. nsplit.com AMSOIL ARENACROSS As the official feeder system for Monster Energy Supercross, AMSOIL Arenacross attracts the best up-and-coming riders in the world.

April 11 at 7 pm (professional) and April 12 at noon (amateur). $10-$40. Spokane Arena, 720 W. Mallon. (279-7000) HARMONY YOGA OPEN HOUSE Sample Yoga classes free of charge at; complete schedule online. April 11, 9 am-6 pm.

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My mom left when I was young, and my former husband left me, too. Maybe because of this, I’ve noticed that I’m quick to assume that any man I’m seeing is ditching me. In the early stages of dating, if there’s a lag in calling or texting me back, I’ll lash out — block the guy on Facebook and delete him from my phone — only to feel stupid when I learn that his phone battery died or he was already asleep. As a relationship progresses, I still perceive relatively innocuous things as signs it’s AMY ALKON over, and I keep testing a guy’s limits with demands and drama, pushing him to (finally) bail. How do I stop doing this? It’s totally unconscious in the moment. —Abandonment Issues It’s good to make an effort to see what a man’s made of — just not to the point where he’s unsure of whether he’s in a relationship with you or he got really drunk and enlisted in the Marines.

You seem to be turning your past — getting ditched by those closest to you — into prophecy. This isn’t surprising. British psychoanalyst John Bowlby had a theory that our “attachment style” — the way we relate in close relationships — stems from how attuned and responsive our mother was to our needs for comforting when we were infants. If your mommy (or other primary caregiver) was consistently there for you during your infant freakouts, you end up “securely attached,” meaning that you tend to feel that you can count on others to be there for you when you need them.

Research on adults by social psychologists Cindy Hazan and Phillip Shaver did find that patterns of relating to romantic partners seem to trace back to childhood attachment experiences. But attachment history isn’t the whole story. Genes, temperament, childhood environment, and other factors also shape how we relate. And though research finds that securely attached children seem likely to end up securely attached grown-ups, adult shifts in attachment style are common. In other words, just because somebody’s mommy was kind of an ice bucket, they aren’t necessarily doomed to see every boyfriend as an ice bucket with a penis.

Unfortunately, though we have the ability to reason, we hate to wake the poor dear from its nap. As behavioral economists Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky pointed out, in the heat of the moment, the brain’s emotion department is our “first responder,” quick to hop on the drama pony. If our rational system parses the situation at all, it’s usually much later (often after we’ve burned two or three bridges and carpet-bombed a relationship into fresh farmland).

Not going all Full Metal Jackie in the moment takes preplanning — pledging to yourself to step back and run suspicious-seeming situations through the reason department. A technique called “cognitive reappraisal” seems to help. This involves dialing down your emotional response by changing the meaning some situation has for you. Instead of thinking “I know he’s left me!” when an hour goes by without a text back, reframe his absence in a positive light. For example, “He’s out getting me flowers.” You don’t have to know that this explanation is true. It just needs to be positive and possible. Research by psychologists Iris Mauss and James J. Gross and others finds that using this imaginative reframing not only decreases kneejerk negative emotions but activates the prefrontal part of the brain involved in emotional control and downshifts the pounding heartbeat of stress to the thumping heartbeat of possibility.

This next bit of advice may sound lame and unbelievable (because it did to me until I read the research by psychologist Mario Mikulincer, Phillip Shaver, and others that suggests it works). It seems you can boost your sense of emotional security through mentally “priming” yourself — like by repeatedly imagining yourself being treated lovingly by a man or a parent. You can get this security-enhancing effect just by viewing positive images — for example, by repeatedly looking at a photo of lovers gazing into each other’s eyes or a video loop of a mother cuddling her baby (as opposed to leaving it on a counter at a train station).

How secure you feel can also be transformed by whom you’re with. The best partner to help you shift out of auto-panic is one who is loving and caring and has a more “secure” attachment style — in other words, a person who doesn’t leap to the conclusion that your being in the bathroom for 20 minutes means you’ve crawled out the window to freedom. With some consistent work and the right guy, you could someday get to the point where absence really does make your heart “grow fonder” — instead of making it get out a tiny hammer and wood strips to construct an itsy-bitsy coffin for your relationship. n ©2015, 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 KROCMAN SPRINT TRIATHLON A beginner-friendly sprint distance triathlon of an 800-yd swim, 12-mile bike ride and 5K run. Register by April 7. April 11, 7 am. $48-$60. Kroc Center, 1765 W. Golf Course Rd. kroccda.org (208-667-1865) SPOKANE BIKE SWAP Buy new and used bicycles and accessories from the bike corral, or visit local bike shops and other vendors on site. Proceeds benefit the Friends of the Centennial Trail.

April 11-12, 9 am-3 pm both days. $5; kids 12 and under free. Spokane Fair & Expo Center, 404 N. Havana, spokanebikeswap.org (477-1766) WASHINGTON TRAILS ASSOCIATION AT RIVERSIDE STATE PARK WTA continues to build a .75-mile new section of trail to incorporate great viewpoints overlooking the Little Spokane River.

April 19, 8:30 am-3:30 pm. Free. Riverside State Park. wta.org (921-8928) NEGATIVE SPLIT The annual, locally organized half-marathon race gets a new date and route; includes a 5K option. April 12, 9 am. $35-$75. The Nest at Kendall Yards, 1335 Summit Parkway. nsplit.com WASHINGTON TRAILS ASSOCIATION AT ILLER CREEK Join in for a day of trail improvements and maintenance including digging tread, brushing, drainage work and other activities to improve the outdoor experience of hikers, equestrians and mountain bikers.

Register online. April 14 and 28 from 8:30 am-3:30 pm. Iller Creek Conservation Area. wta.org (921-8928)

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Produced by University of Idaho Theatre Arts. Through April 11; Thur-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm. $5-$15. University of Idaho Hartung Theater, 6th & Stadium Way. uidaho.edu/class/theatre (208-885-6465) GOD OF CARNAGE Performance of the three-time Tony Award-winning comedy about the tension between civilized behavior and savage instinct. Through April 12; Thur-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm.

Thurs.-Sun.. through April 12. The Modern Theater CdA, 1320 E. Garden Ave. themoderntheater.org (208-667-1323) BECKY’S NEW CAR Performance of the original comedy with serious overtones; a devious and delightful romp down the road not taken. April 10-19; Thu-Sat at 7:30 pm; Sun at 2 pm. $10-$12. Pullman Civic Theatre, 1220 NW Nye St. pullmancivictheatre.org (332-8406) DONALD MARGULIES’ COLLECTED STORIES Collected Stories chronicles the relationship between Ruth, a celebrated author with a dry wit and a distinguished career, and her talented, bright-eyed young protégé Lisa. April 10-26; ThurSat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm. Modern Theater Spokane, 174 S. Howard. themoderntheater.org (455-7529) EQUUS Performance of the 1974 Tony Award-winning play written by Peter Schaffer. Play contains nudity, adult situations and language. Through April 26; Fri-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm. (No performance April 5) $10. Stage Left Theater, 108 W. Third. spokanestageleft.org LITTLE WOMEN The story of Louisa M. Alcott’s famous novel comes to life on

stage. April 10-19, Fri-Sat at 7 pm, Sun at 3 pm. $5-$12. Pend Oreille Playhouse, 240 N. Union, Newport. pendorielleplayers.org (447-9900) ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST Performance of Dale Wasserman play, adapted from the novel by Ken Kesey. April 3-11, Fri-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm. $10/adults, $8/seniors/students/ youth. Jones Theatre at Daggy Hall, WSU Pullman Campus. performingarts. wsu.edu (509-335-8522) SHERLOCK HOLMES: CURSE OF THE SIGN OF FOUR A classic thriller adapted from a novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, directed by Christopher Wooley.

April 10-26; Thur-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm. $18-$25. Spokane Civic Theatre, 1020 N. Howard St. spokanecivictheatre.com (325-2507) INNOCENTS LOST: THE GRIMM TRIAL OF HANSEL & GRETEL Northwest Opera’s 2015 season opens an original tale of courtroom drama set to Humperdink’s familiar music. April 11 at 7:30 pm, April 12, 18-19 at 2 pm. $12. Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 2715 S. Ray St. (327-3598) SLEEPY HOLLOW: A MUSICAL TALE A musical performed by students in the Civic’s Spring 2015 Academy Intensive.

April 11 and 18 at 2 pm. $5-$10. Spokane Civic Theatre, 1020 N. Howard St. spokanecivictheatre.com (325-2507) STAGE TO SCREEN: GREAT EXPECTATIONS The Bing screens a filmed performance of the first ever London West End production of the Dickens’ classic.

April 12, 2 pm. $15. Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague Ave. bingcrosbytheater. com (227-7404)

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VISUAL ARTS LEE KROMSCHROEDER The wildlife art of nationally renowned artist Lee Kromschroeder is featured through April 30.

Gallery open Tue-Fri, 10 am-5 pm; Sat 10 am-2 pm. Pacific Flyway Gallery, 409 S. Dishman Mica Rd. pacificflywaygallery. blogspot.com (209-4228) THE ART OF RWANDA Rwandan artist Innocent Nkurunziza is in attendance for the opening reception of the fundraiser for Spokane’s Healing Hearts Northwest.

Dr. Hal Goldbeg of Spokane and Nkurunziza also co-present “Rwanda Miracle: How Art and Medicine are Saving Lives,” at 7 pm April 10, 5-8 pm. Dodson’s Jewelers, 516 W. Riverside Ave. (624-4163) MASTER OF FINE ARTS THESIS EXHIBITION Exhibition of work by MFA candidates. Opening reception April 10, from 6-8 pm. Show runs through May 9; Gallery open Mon-Sat. Museum of Art/WSU, Wilson Rd, Pullman museum.wsu.edu (509-335-1910) NEW WORK BY 10 ARTISTS The gallery’s April group show features work by Chris Bivins, Beth Cavener, Morse Clary, Peter Cox, Kathy Gale, Ben Joyce, Jerri Lisk, Mel McCudding, Carla O’Connor and Sarah Swett. Reception April 10, from 5-8 pm; show runs through May 9. Gallery open Tue-Sat, 11 am-6 pm. Art Spirit Gallery, 415 Sherman Ave. theartspiritgallery.com (208-765-6006)

ART DEMONSTRATION DAY Each year the artist cooperative chooses a theme and hosts artists and craftspeople to demonstrate what they create — 2015’s theme is books. Learn from an experienced self-publisher, the editor from the WSU Press, tips on preserving books and more. April 11, 11 am-4 pm. Free. Dahmen Barn, 419 N. Park Way, Uniontown. artisanbarn.org (509-229-3414) RIVER BEND ARTIST GUILD SHOWCASE Second annual showcase of local artists’ work, featuring Jerry Yates, Kim Powers, Sharon Yates, Glenda Kochen and Ellen Pfalzgraff. April 11-12, from 10 am-5 pm. Free. Gallery at the Barn, 6095 Dufort Rd, Sagle, Idaho. artatriverbend@ gmail.com ARTISTS’ PANEL PROGRAM The museum’s third and final artists conversational panel program focuses on anecdotal and professional insights of the participating artists Allie Vogt, Mel McCuddin and Ildiko Kalapacs, moderated by Dean Davis.

April 12, 2 pm. Regular museum admission applies. The MAC, 2316 W. First Ave. northwestmuseum.org (456-3931) NIC STUDENT ART SHOW A showcase of original artwork by NIC fine art students.

April 13-May 18; gallery open Mon-Fri. Opening reception April 13, from 5-7 pm.

Free. North Idaho College, 1000 W. Garden Ave. nic.edu (208-769-3276) MIDWEEK MONET PAINT PARTIES Local artists provides a step-by-step introduction to acrylic painting, with themes ranging from landscapes to still life to abstracts. Glass of wine included in admission; all supplies provided. Classes on April 14; May 6, 20; June 17; from 5:30-8:30 pm. $40/class. Jacklin Arts & Cultural Center, 405 N. William St. the-

jacklincenter.org (208-457-8950) VISITING ARTIST LECTURE: SAM DURANT Sam Durant, an L.A.-based multimedia artist presents for the third and final Visiting Artist Lecture for the 20142015 series. His talk is on the theme: “Social Landscape: Artists Who Redefine Cultural Identities in America.” April 15, 6:30 pm. Free. The MAC, 2316 W. First Ave. northwestmuseum.org (456-3931)

WORDS BLURT & BLATHER An all-ages open mic series, on the second and fourth Thursday of the month. Open to poetry, stories and other spoken word performances.

Free. Boots Bakery, 24 W. Main Ave. facebook.com/blurtnblather (703-7223) DIGITAL PRIVACY LECTURE Assistant Professor of Communication Studies Erica Salkin present Whitworth’s next “Great Decisions” lecture, exploring privacy issues in the digital world. In the Weyerhaeuser Hall Robinson Teaching Theatre. April 9, 7:30-9 pm. Free. Whitworth, 300 W. Hawthorne Rd. (777-3834) MILLENNIAL MEETUPS: OPEN MIC POETRY EDITION Celebrate National Poetry Month and write, share and listen to poems. Free refreshments and prizes for participants. Sign-ups at 6:45 pm. (Millennial Meetups are designed for adults in their 20s and 30s.) April 9, 7-8:30 pm.

Free. CdA Public Library, 702 E. Front Ave. on.fb.me/19PEmqW (208-769-2315) AUTHOR S.M. HULSE Spokane author Sarah Hulse reads from her debut novel “Black River,” set in Western Montana.

April 10, 6 pm. Free. The Well-Read Moose, 2048 N. Main. facebook.com/

TheWellReadMoose (208-215-2265) KATIE CANTRELL The Reardan, Wash.native reads from and talks about her debut book, “Have Stroller, Will Travel: Exploring Italy with Two Small Children and Other Ridiculous Moments in Parenting.” April 11. Free. Auntie’s, 402 W. Main Ave. (838-0206) SPOKANE STORYTELLING LEAGUE The local group meets monthly (2nd Tuesday from 7-8:30 pm, Sept-June) for storytelling for both entertainment and instruction. Free. Corbin Senior Center, 827 W. Cleveland Ave. (467-5703 or 466-8672) BROKEN MIC Spokane Poetry Slam’s longest-running, weekly open mic reading series, open to all readers and all-ages. Wednesdays at 6:30 pm. Free. Neato Burrito, 827 W. First. spokanepoetryslam. org (847-1234) GONZAGA VISITING WRITERS SERIES: MICHAEL GURIAN Gurian is the New York Times-bestselling author of 26 books published in 21 languages. His work has been featured in professional journals and major media, including The NYT, The WSJ, Time, Newsweek, CNN, PBS and NPR. April 15, 7:30 pm. Free and open to the public. Gonzaga University, 502 E. Boone Ave. (328-4220) INLAND NORTHWEST WRITERS GUILD Guest speaker Melissa Huggins from EWU gives an overview of GetLIt!, highlighting events of interest to writers during the April 20-26 festival. Also includes a kickoff to the Writers Challenge. April 15, 6:30 pm. Free. Auntie’s, 402 W. Main Ave. auntiesbooks.com (838-0206) LGBT WRITERS: THEIR LIVES, THEIR WORKS LaVona Reeves, PhD, English, talks about several LGBT authors fea-

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ETC. PREMIER HOME IMPROVEMENT SHOW A trade show for home improvements and projects. April 10-12; Fri 12-7 pm, Sat 10 am-7 pm, Sun 10 am-5 pm. $8/weekend. Spokane Fair & Expo Center, 404 N. Havana. spokanespremiershow.com (509-477-1766) GORDON S. JACKSON CONFERENCE IN MEDIA LAW & ETHICS Whitworth hosts its inaugural conference, exploring research, practice and professional issues related to mass communication law and ethics. April 11, 8:30 am-2 pm. $20/public’ $10/students. Whitworth University, 300 W. Hawthorne. bit.ly/19CvpRE (777-1000) HOLISTIC/PSYCHIC FAIR The Metaphysical Research Society of Spokane presents its semiannual psychic readers and vendors fair, hosting 40+ vendors/ practitioners. April 11, 10 am-5 pm. $20 admission. Unity Spiritual Center, 2900 S. Bernard St. (838-8155) INLAND EMPIRE DRAG CHAMPIONSHIPS Hosted by “Jessica and Hunter” with “celebrity” judges, cash prizes, and a champagne party in the Ovations after the show. April 11, 8 pm. $20-$25. Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague. (991-6511) THUNDER FROM DOWN UNDER Performance by the internationally-acclaimed male revue. April 11, 7 pm. $25-$35.

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YO U R SO U R C E F O R LO C A L N E W S

SCHOOL BUS 0 4 H T I W S N R U OVERT * D R A O B N O CHILDREN “Local” News

Is that sensational TV news story happening in Spokane or New Jersey? Click the link to find out

BY DANIEL WALTERS

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n January, @KHQlocalnews blasted out a story across Twitter and Facebook: “#Schoolbus overturns with 40 children on board. READ MORE HERE: http://bit.ly/1ARws9H #WatchKHQ” It’s the sort of headline, sent out when some buses were still in route, that could make a parent’s heart freeze and mind race: Is my kid OK? Yes, your kid is OK. Click through to the story and learn that the bus overturned, with no serious injuries, on a road more than 2,000 miles away — a 36-hour drive — in Gaston County, North Carolina. But still, #WatchKHQ. KHQ’s Facebook fans were furious: “That was cheap and sneaky KHQ. Very poor taste if you ask me.” “Shame on you for possibly scaring parents that check your news station!” “[Damn] you guys. It isn’t even local. Could have at least said something. My son is late getting home and I read this? Thanks.” “I am officially unliking your page KHQ! You force us to click links for YOUR RATINGS! I’ve had it. I’m done.”

To its credit, KHQ edited its Facebook post and apologized, though it left

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up the misleading Twitter post. Just 27 minutes after posting the bus story, however, KHQ put out another tweet: “House catches on fire with children inside, how would you feel? READ MORE HERE: http://bit.ly/1C2bZjX #WatchKHQ” That fire? In Bastrop, Louisiana.

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HQ isn’t the only culprit. KREM gave us “Shoeless boy in PJs runs to school to flee stepmom.”

Where? St. Paul, Minnesota. KXLY tweeted “Officials seek to close loophole in naked neighbor case,” complete with a pixelated naked picture. In Charlotte, North Carolina.

These stories barely even have regional relevance, much less national relevance.

You can’t see that these stories aren’t local until you click through, rewarding the misleading station with page views.

Corey Hutchins, writing for the Columbia Journalism Review, recently lamented the same trend nationwide. Worse, there was a sense that, in general, TV news viewers didn’t care where their stories came from.

“A mugshot of someone with wiggedout hair, busted teeth, and creepy tattoos

on her face is going to titillate plenty of people, whether it comes from their local police station or the NYPD,” he wrote.

Desperate sensationalism isn’t anything new for TV news, of course. As long as there have been bikini baristas, the old saying goes, there have been bikini barista slide shows on local news websites.

But is it too much to ask for the desperate sensationalism from our local TV news to be local?

KHQ didn’t respond to requests for comment. But I did reach Melissa Luck, executive producer with KXLY. She stresses that, in any story involving public safety, KXLY will never obscure the location. “The page views that we would get is not worth the loss of trust from our viewers,” Luck says.

But she defends the long-running practice of including non-local news stories in local newscasts. “I’m in the target demo. I’m a 36-year-old mom. I want to know what’s going on outside the community as well,” Luck says. “People do engage on the national content on our site. If they didn’t, we wouldn’t share it.”

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acebook rewards that engagement twice: If 400 people comment on one KXLY story, it’s more likely that other KXLY stories will show up in their readers’ newsfeeds. If everyone online is arguing about, say, the color of a dress, KXLY feels compelled to give their fans another platform to discuss it. “We want the page views,” Luck says.

Yet unless local TV journalists have

something to add — analysis or additional reporting — there’s a classier way to share non-local stories: Simply link or retweet the originals. The reporters who’ve actually done the work on the bus crashes, house fires or naked men deserve those page views, not the aggregators and syndicators.

Local TV stations excel at reporting on the smallest neighborhood stories: When there’s a pile-up on Monroe Street, or a fire in the neighborhood, or a burglary across the street, you turn to TV news to find what happened. But dumping sensational non-local stories into the mix dilutes that power, making it easier to miss relevant local news in the flood of stories in our social media feeds.

Worse, it can fool people into thinking that the world is more grotesque and dangerous than it truly is — especially if it initially seems like horror stories are happening in their backyard, instead of thousands of miles away.

One way to fight bad social media, of course, is with good social media: This week, I launched the @NotinSpokane Twitter account. If KHQ tweets a story about a machete-wielding madman, without mentioning in the tweet that the madman is only wielding his machete in North Carolina, I’ll save you a click by letting you know directly.

If local news stations want your page views, naturally, they can still get them the traditional way: By reporting on local news.  danielw@inlander.com * IN GASTON COUNTY, NC

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