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e have to plan for tomorrow, even when we’re unsure of what horrors or hope it may bring. That has always been true, I suppose, but it feels different now. Everything is different now, but looking ahead may be hardest of all. We have lots of little questions, but none can be answered with certainty until we tackle the big one: When will this COVID crisis be over? Lacking that answer, we make plans for life anyway, for the things where we can directly exert a bit more control. Local camp leaders, for instance, are largely counting on summer to come as it always has, but they’re also developing backup plans. (Our 20-page SUMMER CAMPS guide starts on page 15.) Spokane County, meanwhile, is working on plans to distribute $90 million in federal aid money, but commissioners’ early proclamations have ignited a fiery debate over how to best use that cash (page 8). And laid-off workers are planning on unemployment benefits that are slow to come (page 12). Plans, plans, plans. We’re all planning for better days ahead, but let’s not forget to plan time for right now, for the things and people who give us joy and strength in this unsettled and hopefully soon-to-pass moment. — JACOB H. FRIES, Editor

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e are not running Bloomsday this weekend. When I moved to Spokane four years ago, a friend who grew up here made sure I knew about two things that were perfectly Spokane: Bloomsday and the Garbage Goat. The Garbage Goat made sense; not all cities have sculptures that eat trash. I wondered at Bloomsday. What was special about a running race? Isn’t there something like that everywhere? But in May 2017, I signed up for my first Lilac Bloomsday Run. I needed something perfectly Spokane. I felt raw after that long winter — a record-setting season for snowfall, months of snow cover, the usual cold and dark. It had been 10 years since I’d lived somewhere with significant snow, and I didn’t readjust well. I also felt incredibly isolated. After almost a year in town, my efforts to connect with people had been slow to bear fruit. I joined a CrossFit gym, and just as I was starting to get to know people, it closed. I wasn’t a churchgoer. The winter, with all the snow and ice, made me loathe to brave the roads unless it was really essential, so I stayed at

home. It wasn’t a recipe for making new friends. When I signed up for Bloomsday, I wanted to rub elbows with my neighbors. I wanted to soak in the warmth of spring. I wanted to feel like I belonged to something. I waited for the race to begin alongside tens of thousands of others on the closed streets in downtown Spokane. Beach balls bounced around the crowd. I had been told to wear an extra long-sleeved shirt I didn’t want to keep — a Bloomsday tradition — and I waited for just the right tree. I looked for a branch that wasn’t too high, not too full, where my shirt could hang with the others, where it would adorn the tree but not be a burden to it. I threw my shirt onto a branch already decorated with jackets and warm-up pants and T-shirts that would be donated to charity. In this gift, I understood that this wasn’t just another running race. That I was part of something unique.

I soaked up live music. There were cover bands playing Otis Redding and Green Day and “La Bamba,” the bands cheering for runners between songs. Radio stations had their speakers blasting, DJs clapping us on. People played guitars for us on their tiny wooden porches. I noticed the poster slogans. Pinned to one man’s back: “36 in a row, and oh soooo slow.” Held by a spectator: “Keep it up! (But call your doctor if it lasts more than four hours).” Another, “Good job, random stranger!” Firefighters and nuns and Goth kids and people using canes handed out water. Then there were all of us Bloomies. Gray-haired ladies wearing matching neon green stretch pants power-walked past me. Kids, so many kids, running and walking and sprinting — and finishing the whole 12K. Couples, kissing while waiting in line for a mid-race bathroom break. People running for refugees, “for Sam,” for themselves, to not quit.

We are separate in our houses, confined not by the isolation of winter but by our collective care for one another. I walked the last hour with Nicole. She drove five hours from Montana with her dad for the race. She was on her third Bloomsday but didn’t really train for it. In the past week, she’d finished finals for her junior year of college, been promoted at her job, and celebrated her 21st birthday. Bloomsday topped it off. She told me about the timed portion at Doomsday Hill. “You want to run it?” she asked. “Sure!” I said. “Why not?” I did my best, weaving around those who were walking, doing what I could to keep up the pace. I forced my legs onward as my muscles burned and my lungs heaved. I got a high-five from EWU’s eagle mascot, Swoop, at the top of the hill. After Nicole and I finished the race — our times logged together, the Monroe Street Bridge crossed — we said goodbye. I rested alone near the convention center, away from the crowds and festivities. I soaked up the shade, giving my knees and hips a break from gravity, listening to the soft roar of the Spokane River getting ever closer to the falls just around the bend. People walked steadily by, all of us marked with our matching turquoise finisher shirts. After the race, I returned to my familiar loneliness, but it had a fissure. I saw people wearing their turquoise shirts at the grocery store, or in restaurants, or out jogging, and I knew that we were in the same place at the same time. I thought, “Hey! I did that with you!” We are not running alongside each other this May. We are not singing and cheering and sweating on the same streets at the same time. We are separate in our houses, confined not by the isolation of winter but by our collective care for one another. For me, this isolation feels so different from three years ago. While my gym is closed, yet again, this is temporary, and we are connected by the same at-home workouts, by virtual yoga, by our efforts posted on social media. I am now a member of a church, but while I have not attended an in-person service for weeks, I see faces through video conferences. I am separate, but collectively. We are all pausing at the same time. We are holding each other in this. And we’ll see each other at Bloomsday in September. Until then, good job, random stranger! n Erin Popelka is a reader, writer and the founder of Must Read Fiction, an online community of readers. Her short stories and essays have appeared in The Threepenny Review, Berkeley Fiction Review, and Main Street Rag, among others. Find her at erinpopelka.com.

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THE $91 MILLION QUESTION

Spokane County commissioners seek input on how to spend millions in COVID funding — but they still have full control BY DANIEL WALTERS Spokane County Commissioner Al French: “If you want to spend all your money on food and rental assistance, then what happens when you run out of money? People are still unemployed.”

n Wednesday last week, Spokane County Commissioner Al French stands in front of a rare in-person audience of elected officials and local leaders — many who’ve come wearing face masks. The chart looming behind him shows the devastation that the coronavirus has wreaked upon Spokane in under a month. “This is as of March 31,” French says. “Restaurants and hotels, three weeks ago, they were sitting at 67 percent unemployment. Today they’re now at 85 percent unemployment.” He points one by one to each economic sector — each one of the figures representing tens of the thousands of jobs lost. The manufacturing sector. Administrative services. Even health care. They’re all in crisis. “So let’s talk about the $90 million,” he says. The next morning, the sum became official: $91.2 million landed in Spokane County’s account courtesy of the federal government’s huge stimulus bill. With the American economy in free fall, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act — or CARES — has handed counties like Spokane a one-time windfall to repair the damage. With stakes that high and a pool of money that large, a heated debate has ignited over how to spend it. “There are a lot of folks who clearly have needs and or agendas that they would like to see satisfied with the revenue available from the CARES funding,” French tells the Inlander. Yet making the final decision isn’t up to them. It’s up to only three people — county commissioners French, Mary Kuney and Josh Kerns. And so when French told the Spokesman-Review last week that his No. 1 priority would be assisting local businesses recover and that spending one-time cash on efforts like rental mitigation are unsustainable, it alarmed some nonprofit advocates. On Facebook, former City Council President Ben

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Stuckart — now the director of the Spokane Low Income Housing Consortium — reacted by comparing French to a particularly small-hearted Dr. Suess character. “Commissioner Grinch thinks mitigation efforts like rental assistance are ‘not sustainable,’” Stuckart lamented. “There needs to be a public process and dialogue. Not one county commissioner giving it all to businesses.”

o, French says, he’s not heartless. His focus on healing battered businesses, he says, isn’t callousness — it’s prudent long-term thinking, he

says. “If you want to spend all your money on food and rental assistance, then what happens when you run out of money? People are still unemployed,” French says. “And now they don’t even have the way to keep themselves fed or the way to keep themselves housed. The solution to that is to get them a paycheck.” Not only that, French says, but subsidizing rental checks would result in a lot of money disappearing into the hands of out-of-state property management companies, instead of continuing to bounce around the local economy. That doesn’t mean there isn’t money to spend to help people with rent, he says. But French believes that assistance should come from other pools of money, like Community Development Block Grants, to give the county the biggest bang for its buck. When the Spokane Alliance, an activist group of local businesses and nonprofits held a press conference last week, members said they felt that the commissioners’ hearts were in the right place — but they wanted to make sure they were listening to everyone. “While the money is given to the county, it’s to support everybody,” says Gretchen Rehberg, bishop with the Episocopal Diocese in Spokane. “How do we best make that decision? If it’s just the county commissioners making it, then I’m nervous. They are intelligent, well-

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meaning people who don’t necessarily have the wisdom of the collective.” Indeed, the county commissioners repeatedly stress that they want to hear from everybody. They’re not only holding weekly meetings with regional leaders, but last week they also launched an online survey at spokanecounty.org/CARESact. It asks local residents two simple questions: What sort of industry do you work in? And where should CARES Act funding be spent? In the first 24 hours after the survey was posted, Kerns says, the county heard from over 700 people. Kerns himself met with Spokane Alliance over Zoom to hear some of its members’ views about things like child care. “They were hitting it from an angle of ‘child care, those are small businesses as well,’” Kerns says. It’s an argument he respects. He also says that after watching a presentation from Second Harvest Food Bank last week about a potential food bank famine, food security is one of his top funding priorities. “There could be where there’s a gap,” Kerns says. “I would like to be able to have some funds to step in and help with that.”

pokane City Administrator Wes Crago walks to the #InlandStrong podium at last week’s Spokane CARES meeting with a black balaclava hanging loosely around his neck. He hammers at the importance of spreading the CARES Act’s millions into different “buckets.” “Business is huge, gigantic,” Crago says. “But it’s not the only bucket we have to worry about. … Housing, if we drop the ball on that one, the expenses, the [secondary] effect on that one could be devastating.” What about reimbursing the regional emergency operations center for the $9 million that has already been spent to combat the coronavirus? Crago asks. What

about public health funding for things like tracking infections and testing? Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich, with a blue-and-white face mask around his chin, reminds the group about how much damage nonprofit health care organizations have suffered lately. “If we allow the health care systems to go down, everything that we’ve done is for naught,” Knezovich says. Indeed, French sees shoring up the local health care systems and helping business as the same thing. “Maybe the county shows up and says, ‘You know what, we’re going to buy — random number — 10,000 testing units’ and distributes them through the community,” French tells the Inlander. “If they’re healthy, they can go to work.” Similarly, Spokane City Council President Breean Beggs suggests that part of the money be spent on COVID consultants, experts who can outline a plan for what each type of business needs to do to safely reopen. After all, French’s vision isn’t about making individual grants to local businesses so much as aiming to solve the root problems that are holding them back. “We don’t want to pick winners and losers,” French says. “We want them all to be winners.” That might mean loosening regulations on restaurant patio dining. Or, in the case of the beleaguered tourism industry, it could mean a renewed marketing effort. “How do I convince people who don’t live here to come here and spend their money?” French says. “Maybe that’s an advertising campaign that we conduct to bring people back to Spokane so that they’ll spend their dollars at conventions and hotels and restaurants and retail.” But Commissioner Kerns notes that the ongoing uncertainty complicates that plan: Big conventions and major events are likely to be one of the last things to be allowed to return to full capacity. Tourism campaigns don’t make much sense if the businesses are still shuttered. “We don’t know when the gun’s going to go off to allow those people to come back,” Kerns says.

iberty Lake Mayor Shane Brickner momentarily takes the #InlandStrong podium with a proposal of his own: Take some of the responsibility out of the hands of the county commissioners. Split it up. Give 55 percent to the county to spend as it chooses, but divide 45 percent between the county’s cities according to the size of its population. ONLINE “This takes the emotion out of it. This takes the political views The Spokane Veterans Home has out of it,” Brickner says. “It’s become the epicenter of the local pretty straightforward.” coronavirus outbreak, with 36 But when French returns to residents and 14 staff infected. Bethe podium, he gives Brickner an fore residents who tested positive unequivocal response: “No.” were moved to the VA Medical “Our economy is a regional Center, one resident described to economy,” French says. “The minthe Inlander how he was stuck in ute we start balkanizing the funds, a room with another sick resident. it reduces the effectiveness of it.” And those who work at the home Splitting up the funding, wonder if — with better testing French argues, could lead cities — this could have been caught to begin competing against each sooner. (WILSON CRISCIONE) other instead of working together. And while Brickner counters from the audience that dividing up the pie would actually avoid some of the tension, French shrugs it off with an “OK,” before stressing where the power ultimately resides. “Ultimately, the decision will be made by the Board of County Commissioners,” he says. But shouldering that responsibility, as French knows very well, also means shouldering the risk if the county spends the millions poorly. They may not get many more chances. “At some point the feds are going to run out of ink. And they’ll quit printing money,” French says. “And if we don’t have our economy standing up… we’re dead. We’re done.” n danielw@inlander.com

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Mad Dash In the nationwide scramble to get billions in federal pandemic-response aid money, many small businesses in Spokane got hung out to dry BY JOSH KELETY

t’s been roughly a month since Congress approved its $2 trillion aid package in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and collapsing economy. The massive stimulus bill included around $350 billion for small businesses that had bills piling up and employees on the payroll. But Nate Corning, owner of Mark’s Guitar Shop in Spokane’s Garland District, didn’t see a penny of it, despite applying for federal loans weeks ago. Now, his two furloughed employees are receiving state unemployment benefits and he’s staring down a host of bills. And business has plummeted. “I applied for everything like the day they were available,” he says. “I got another week before rent day, but as of right now the money is not there.” Corning applied for both an Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) grant and the Paycheck Protection (PPP) program. To him, it felt like he had thrown his EIDL application papers “into the wind,” since he never received any follow-up. Later, his attempt to get PPP was stalled after the online application interface run by his lender, Chase Bank, kept crashing. It took over a week to get anyone from his bank on the phone. Then his contact at Chase needed him to switch out some forms, adding further delay. On the morning of April 16, his bank contact was pressing him about moving quickly on the loan. And then, hours later — and less than two weeks after the loan program had started — the money that Corning was gunning for was gone. “He’s all over me: ‘I need to know if you still want this loan or not,’” Corning says. “By the time that 10 o’clock rolled around, they stated that there was no money left for the PPP loan.” And yet, just down the street, management at North Hill on Garland got their PPP loan with no hiccups, coowner Paul Z. Cassel tells the Inlander. Corning’s experience is reflective of the chaotic and

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Nate Corning, owner of Mark’s Guitar Shop, missed out in the first round of the Payroll Protection Program loan. inequitable way that billions of dollars in federal coronavirus relief money was doled out to businesses across the country. After Congress originally passed the $2 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act in late March, large restaurant chains like Shake Shack and Potbelly got tens of millions of dollars. (Both companies eventually agreed to return the loan after public outrage.) Additionally, dozens of large companies with legal and financial troubles unconnected to the pandemic were infused with cash while over 200 publicly traded companies received around $750 million, according to the New York Times. And while Congress has since approved billions more to replenish the depleted program, industry experts don’t expect the frenetic pace to change much. “It’s a mad dash. It’s the Oklahoma land grab,” says Ezra Eckhardt, president and CEO of Spokane Teachers Credit Union. “You have everybody on a clock, a limited pool of dollars, limited time, limited information, limited accessibility.” “We did over a billion in PPP loans in less than a week. The scale of how we’re putting out funding to these communities is unprecedented,” says Jack Heath, president of Washington Trust Bank. “We booked more loans in a week than we would do in two years. “The system wasn’t built for it,” he adds. When asked to estimate how many applicants in the region didn’t receive federal loans, Eckhardt says: “It’s easily in the range of 10,000-plus.” “That’s across all the national banks, community banks, credit unions,” he adds. “I think that’s safe for Eastern Washington.” The demand for small-business loans coincides with the surge in unemployment filings across the nation. In Washington, over 500,000 people have filed for unemployment benefits, while the nationwide tally has passed 26 million. “We know in the first round there were many businesses that didn’t get through,” says Alisha Benson, CEO of Greater Spokane Incorporated, an organization representing over 900 businesses and organizations. “It’s overwhelming, and it quickly encapsulates how immediate and significant and deep this pandemic impacts the economy of our community.” One major factor that cut small businesses off from the aid money was the way that it was administered. The Small Business Administration — the federal agency guaranteeing the loans — relied on banks to process PPP loan applications. This meant that small businesses’ relationships with their bank (or lack thereof) and their lenders’ ability to maneuver quickly to process a tidal wave of applications impacted whether or not they could get money.

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“Externally, it’s been difficult for small business owners,” says Ken Plank, chief lending officer at Numerica Credit Union. “If you were lucky enough to have a relationship heading into COVID-19 with a lending institution that was already pretty savvy and up and running and pretty familiar with SBA, then I think that probably helped a lot of the small businesses.” “People say that these programs are to help small businesses and sole proprietors, but a lot of those people don’t have the banking relationships to secure aid,” says Mariah McKay, founder and executive director of the Spokane Independent Metro Business Alliance. (She adds that only a handful of her organization’s members got federal loans in the first round of funding.) “What an idiotic mismatch of intention and realities.” As anecdotal evidence of how smoothly the PPP application process could go for some borrowers, Cassel, co-owner of the North Hill on Garland, for instance, praised his banker at Washington Trust Bank and described the procedure as straightforward. “Once the bank felt like they had a direction and they knew they were going to get the money, it was pretty easy,” Cassel says. “My banker, she was great. This was weeks and weeks before we were able to apply, we were already into it, everyone is scrambling and trying to gather information.” Ongoing changes to the program’s rules made by the Small Business Administration didn’t help either. “It was chaos for the first couple of weeks,” Eckhardt says. “I think in the first 20 calendar days after the CARES Act there were 31 changes to the SBA rules and there’s been more after that.” While Congress approved $310 billion more to replenish the depleted small business aid funding, industry players expect it to get used up rapidly — especially when considering the large number of applicants who were processed but didn’t get funding in the first round before the pool ran out. “I would guess, just based on the rate of the last round, I wouldn’t be surprised if it was four days, probably not more than five days,” Eckhardt says on Monday morning shortly after the program reopened. Back at Mark’s Guitar Shop, Corning was told by Chase Bank staff that he would be in-line for a PPP loan from the second round of financing. But, as of Monday, April 27, he hasn’t heard anything from his bank. Next month’s rent is looming and he hasn’t talked to his landlord yet about the situation. “Normally if I was open for business and people were out shopping, not a problem, I’d have enough for rent in a couple of days,” he says. “But now, selling a few packs of strings every couple of days, that’s not gonna happen.” n joshk@inlander.com

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Overloaded and Uncertain After hundreds of unanswered phone calls, some wait weeks for answers from Washington’s overwhelmed unemployment department BY SAMANTHA WOHLFEIL

hen Tara Moran found out she and her husband would be expecting their first baby by the end of May, she had no way of predicting it would be during a global health pandemic, let alone that her job and those of millions of others would be put on hold for weeks as health officials tried to slow the deadly virus. The COVID-19 shutdowns have forced Moran to forego some traditions — while her husband can’t attend her ultrasounds anymore, her family and friends ultimately insisted on a drive-up baby shower at her Liberty Lake home this weekend. The shutdowns also sparked a complicated unemployment claim as the project manager for a countertop installation company was laid off. Multiple factors may have complicated her April 1 claim, including a change in her last name in February, a previous unemployment claim that ended last May, and her company moving from Washington to Idaho in January. As she tried to figure out why her claim needed adjudication, Moran called Washington’s Employment Security Department (ESD) roughly 100 times a day for more than a week, before she finally got through to a real person last Thursday. Being laid off — or put on “standby” — for a few weeks and then having her claim held up for reasons she couldn’t easily understand added uncertainty to an already stressful time. “It is terrifying. This is our first baby, and I’m 35 so I’m already considered high risk,” Moran says. “It’s been an emotional roller coaster.” She’s not alone. As Washington deals with hundreds of thousands of claims from employees whose businesses have been ordered closed for weeks due to the coronavirus, the state unemployment system has been stressed to its limits. Complicating things, a massive new wave of claims came in on Sunday, April 19, as expanded benefits added $600 to weekly payments and allowed contractors and freelancers to qualify for unemployment for the first time. The state won’t announce until later this week the official tally of first-time applications filed during the first week of expanded benefits ending April 25. But by April 23, the department announced it had already paid out about $900 million in claims that week, and the previous weekly record of 182,000 first-time claims was shattered within 36 hours of the expansion. “We’re typically not allowed to release those numbers until the following Thursday,” says Nick Demerice, public affairs director for ESD. “But we needed people to have a sense of what we’re dealing with.”

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Tara Moran (left) and her husband Ryan. YOUNG KWAK PHOTO answer on Employment Security’s phone lines. After a short explanation that the department is receiving historically high call rates, the system asks users to call back and hangs up. It’s a frustrating message that many callers hear hundreds of times before even being placed on hold, where they often wait for hours to speak with a real person. Even then, the system sometimes hangs up before they can resolve their issue. While the department has set up another phone line just for questions, claims agents continue to get tied up with simple questions that most users could find answers to on the ESD website, Demerice says. He asks that people read the frequently asked questions pages and guides online, and not call unless truly needed. “We’re trying everything we can to lessen that queue of folks, so the people that absolutely have to get through to speak to an agent can do so,” Demerice says. “We also know there are some folks without a smartphone or internet, and those folks have to call to apply.” The department has hired more people to take calls, redirected staff to handle simple verification issues, and hired an outside call center to help triage calls, he says. The department was staffed for historically low unemployment levels before this sudden wave, but most people now get through to the department within a day or two, he says. That wasn’t the case for Moran. She says she received an email from ESD on April 10 asking her to clarify something with her claim, but it didn’t say what information was needed. So she called about 100 times per day until finally getting through last week. Luckily, she says, the employee she spoke with figured out the problem: The name of an Idaho business where she was a server last year was slightly different in the system. A few weeks of her claim have since been resolved, and the company she works for also received a Paycheck Protection Program loan, so she’s back to work. “I was freaking out: so many things could be causing hiccups in my case,” Moran says, “and what it came down to was verifying that one job in Idaho.” While some issues need to be cleared up by agents, a significant way that people who are better off financially

could help the system is waiting to file their weekly claims until later in the week, rather than on Sunday or Monday, Demerice says. “You don’t have only Sunday to file your claim, you can file that all week,” he says. “We’re asking folks if they’re not in an absolutely dire circumstance, please wait a few days, because if they all try to file on Sunday, the system can’t bear it.”

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Mindy Nichols, a self-employed bookkeeper, is not usually eligible for state unemployment insurance. Her hours dropped significantly as the businesses she works for curtailed operations. Somewhat ironically, the little work she has gotten in the last few weeks has included helping businesses with unemployment paperwork, and helping owners apply for federal small business loans. But with the federal expansion on April 19, which applied retroactively to March 29, she was finally able to apply for herself. However, even though the state website got a massive overhaul the day before the expansion, some questions that automatically disqualify people seem to not have been updated in time, because Nichols says she was declined for saying she was self-employed. She called 300 times before finally getting into a queue last Wednesday, where she waited on hold for maybe half an hour, only to find out that agent wasn’t specialized enough to handle her issue. So Nichols was put back on hold while waiting for a more skilled agent. But before her call was answered, she got transferred back to the triage line, then put on hold for another lesser qualified agent. After getting bounced around that loop for hours, she gave up. When she tried again early last Friday morning, she got through after just a handful of tries. The agent told her the system had glitched by not allowing people to say they were self-employed, and her claim was fixed by Monday, April 27, with payments pending. “I’m not faulting them by any means. It’s very frustrating and unprecedented times,” Nichols says. “But it’s frustrating.” Others who’ve been waiting a month haven’t been as lucky. ...continued on page 14

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few hours trying to get through, making hundreds of calls, but never seemed to get an answer. “I don’t know how people are getting through. I want to know their magic,” Echavez says. “Just before this, I had everything going wrong. My car broke down, I had a leak in my roof, my furnace went out and I got it all fixed up and now have all these payments.” She finally spoke with an agent on April 24, only to be told that she needs to wait for the issue to be resolved, because the department is trying to verify information

with her employer. It’s helped a lot that her kids’ schools are dropping off food at the bus stop near their home each day, she says, and some in the school district have donated additional food. But the most frustrating thing for Echavez is that she doesn’t want to rely on services. “I want to be able to work for my money. I feel bad applying for these things that I don’t want to need,” she says. “I’ve saved, so I have a little emergency fund, but I have no income, so once that’s gone, it’s gone.” n samanthaw@inlander.com

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The Salvation Army Kroc Center in Coeur d’Alene is figuring out ways to bring its summer programming online if needed.

fter having their school year totally disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic, a return to some semblance of normalcy come summer is all many school-age kids and their families are looking forward to. For many, this anticipation includes annual summer camp traditions, from sleep-away adventures on the lake to fun-filled day camps for arts, learning or team sports. While experts warn we’ll need to continue degrees of social distancing until an effective treatment or vaccine for COVID-19 is available, there’s still a chance some facets of pre-pandemic life could slowly phase back as warm weather arrives. With this uncertainty in mind and kids’ safety a top priority, several summer camps across the Inland Northwest are developing alternative operating plans in case it’s still unsafe to gather come mid-June and onward. “We’re listening to what the state is saying, and the American Camp Association, and trying to stay up to date with all the information out there,” says Phil Harrison, executive director of Camp Reed, the YMCA of the Inland Northwest’s traditional summer camp experience on Fan Lake north of Spokane. “We’re still two months away from the first session of camp, so we’re making plans but not going so far into every little detail, knowing that it’s so rapidly changing,” he continues. Camp Reed’s first session is scheduled to begin June 14, and Harrison says registrations so far are on track with past years. The YMCA recently updated its refund policy so that if any sessions need to be canceled, families get back their full registration fee, including a deposit. In anticipation of the financial strain many of its campers’ families may be under due to the pandemic, Harrison says his team has also been working to increase scholarship funds. Last year, he says, about 450 of Camp Reed’s 2,000 total attendees went to camp on full or partial scholarships. For the kids’ sake, Harrison is hopeful that Camp Reed can safely open this summer. In the event of cancellations — whether one or two sessions or all of 2020’s camp season

— he says families will be able to access virtual elements of camp, like daily life lesson talks in Camp Reed’s chapel. “If camp is canceled and we can’t come out here, that doesn’t mean camp can’t happen,” he says. “We are looking at avenues of how to have camp even if we can’t physically be here. The biggest thing we want to do is have camp happen in some capacity, and that we’re still connecting with families.”

fter months of digital learning from home, the need to log online for summer camp, too, might not be ideal for kids and their families. Yet it’s the most feasible alternative most groups have. Since public gatherings were banned back in March, Dance Center of Spokane moved all of its classes and rehearsals to video conferencing via Zoom, and plans to do the same for its summer sessions if required. Studio owner Shari Davis also chose not to start Dance Center’s summer camps and workshops until mid-July, whereas in past years those programs would have begun in mid to late June. “No one is going to be throwing kids in summer [camp] by June 15, so I pushed everything to after,” Davis says. “If we still have to do it virtually we will, but I made the costs lower and the class times shorter.” On the positive side, the studio’s instructors have gotten plenty of practice teaching dance virtually. It’s worked surprisingly well even though dancers and their teachers aren’t in the same room. “Those are fun to watch. They are all in their rooms dancing their hearts out,” Davis says. “It’s heartening and sad at the same time, and you smile and nod your head. I’ve watched my students open up in the last month.” Playing team sports like soccer and baseball over a video conference is a trickier proposition. It’s a scenario that Skyhawks and SuperTots Sports Academy hopes to avoid if it can for the more than 600 summer sports sessions it hosts locally for kids ages 2-12. ...continued on next page

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Even so, the Spokane-based youth sports organization, which also has franchises across the U.S., is working on ways to bring elements of its previously canceled spring programs online starting May 4, says company President Jason Frazier. Those tools will continue to be available this summer if necessary. “Without having more information we are optimistic that we can run summer camps, and we are planning as if we are going to have a summer camp season,” Frazier says. “We’ve gotten great responses from parents saying they want programs to happen, and I think they are as optimistic as we are,” he adds. To support families during quarantine, Skyhawks added a free resource page on its website with kid-friendly activity plans and guided workout videos featuring its coaches that families can do together at home. “We’re anxious to offer programs when it’s safe to do so, but we understand, because most of us are parents as well, the impact this has on children,” Frazier says. “We want to have a safe, fun and educational environment for them to return to soon.”

n Coeur d’Alene, the Salvation Army Kroc Center is also considering online engagement if its summer day camps can’t meet in person. “We’re still planning to do camps in whatever capacity we’re able to, given the circumstances when summer rolls around,” notes Audrey Langsev, youth activities coordinator for

the Kroc Center. “We still know come summer that parents are going to need an affordable and safe childcare option for their children, and we want to position ourselves for that if we can. We have always done that for the community,” Langsev continues. The Kroc, too, is already hosting online programs for its members, such as kids’ art classes. The center is also setting aside extra scholarship funds for families experiencing financial hardship due to the pandemic. Typically the Kroc Center hosts 11 weeks of summer day camp for kids in preschool through middle school. Until more is known about how those programs will be affected by the pandemic, Langsev says families can find regular program updates on its website. Kroc staff have also been calling members to check in and answer questions. Besides moving programming online if necessary, camps could be shifted to start later in the summer, possibly continuing through September, says Kroc Center Executive Director Kip Sharbono. He says another major consideration for summer is adding more educational elements to camp that would fill in gaps that may have arisen while kids have been distance learning. “I have a feeling our camps will look more robust,” Sharbono says. “Even if camp goes well each year, we always ask how can we do better, and how can we engage better, and we’re looking at all that even more this year.” n

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CAMP FOUR ECHOES (GRADES 7-10) Two-week programs this year include “Canoe North Idaho,” “Intermediate Sailing,” “Shipwrecked,” and “Idaho Adventures.” See session details online. Girls entering grades 7-10. Offered June 21-July 2, July 12-17, July 19-23 and July 26-Aug. 5. $290-$630. gsewni.org CAMP FOUR ECHOES LEADERSHIP SESSIONS Teen girls learn skills in leadership, the outdoors and working with children that are necessarily to become future camp counselors. Girls entering grades 9-12. Adventures in Leadership (grades 9-12) is July 26-Aug. 5; CIT sessions (grades 10-12) are July 26-Aug. 5 and July 5-23. $500-$610. gsewni.org 800-827-9478 CAMP FOUR ECHOES TOTALLY TRIPPIN’ This year is the inaugural season of Totally Trippin,’ offering road tripping, camping, exploring and seeing new sights. Groups arrive Sunday to meet counselors and fellow campers before gathering gear and hitting the road Monday morning for adventures by horseback, bicycle, hiking and more. Girls entering grades 6-12. Sessions offered June 21-Aug. 5; see details online. $475-$635. gsewni.org 747-8091 CAMP GIFFORD Experience traditional camp activities including kayaking, swimming, hiking, crafts, music, sailing on Deer Lake and more in a faith-based setting at this Salvation Army-operated camp serving low income children. Ages 7-12. Weekly sessions for teens and youth are offered June 22-July 31. See site for details. Cost varies based on income/eligibility. campgifford.org CAMP LADY OF THE LAKE An arts camp on Lake Coeur d’Alene offering dance, music, storytelling and singing workshops alongside traditional camp activities. Music & Dance Week is June 21-27 for teens (12-17) and adults (18+); Family Camp Week is Aug. 9-15. At Camp N-Sid-Sen facilities. $150-$690. ladyofthelake.org CAMP LUTHERHAVEN A faith-based resident camp on Lake Coeur d’Alene, offering traditional camp activities including ropes courses, campouts, water sports, Bible study, archery and more. 3-day and 6-day sessions for grades 1-12 are offered from June 21-Aug. 14. See site for complete details. $162$426/session. lutherhaven.com CAMP MIVODEN Campers experience activities from waterskiing to arts and crafts in a faith-based setting. June 28July 5 (ages 11-13), July 5-12 (ages 8-10) and July 12-19 (ages 13-16). $360/session. mivoden.com 242-0506 CAMP N-SID-SEN A faith-based (United Church of Christ) resident camp on Lake Coeur d’Alene offering traditional camp activities such as crafts, songs, water activities and more. July 5-11 (grades 5-9), July 12-15 (grades 2-4), July 12-18 (grades 10+). Family sessions offered

July 26-Aug. 1 and Aug. 2-8. Work camp (all ages) is May 30-June 5. $220-$520. n-sid-sen.org 208-689-3489 CAMP REED While living in a singlegender, rustic camp cabins, campers join in all that camp has to offer, including waterfront arts and crafts, hikes, campfires, games and more. For boys and girls entering grades 3-9. Weeklong sessions from June 14-Aug. 15. (Horse program/units available July 12-Aug. 1; ages 10 and up; additional $30-$200). $455-$525. ymcainw.org 777-9622 CAMP REED CIT PROGRAM Over the course of two weeks, teens build leadership skills through active team building, group learning, community building and service. The CIT program incorporates one week at camp and one week out of camp on a 200+ mile bike trip. For boys and girls entering grade 10. Sessions offered from June 28-Aug. 8. $325-$645. ymcainw.org 777-9622 CAMP REED MINI CAMP Young campers enjoy a three-day and two-night opportunity to experience camp under the watchful eye of counselors and junior counselors. Mini campers swim, explore and participate in traditional camp activities. Boys and girls entering grades 1-2. Three-day sessions offered from June 14-Aug. 11. $250-$260. ymcainw. org 777-9622 CAMP SANDERS FAMILY CAMP A non-denominational Christian camp exploring outdoors the nature, with swimming, hiking, sports, crafts, music and more. July 8-12. $140/adult. campsanders.net CAMP SPALDING Campers ride horses, swim, boat, zipline, play team sports and more at a faith-based camp. Discovery Camp (grades 2-4) is June 24-27 and Aug. 16-19; Junior Camp (grades 5-6) is July 5-11 and July 26-Aug. 1; Jr. High Camp (grades 7-8) is June 28-July 4, July 19-25 and Aug. 2-8; Senior Camp (grades 9-12) is July 12-18 and Aug. 9-15. $230-$490. campspalding.org CAMP SPALDING LEADERSHIP CAMP A faith-based leadership program for campers interested in becoming camp counselors or helping out at later summer sessions. Grades 10-12. June 20-24. Application process required; due May 22. $330. campspalding.org 731-4244 CAMP SWEYOLAKAN The traditional, rustic sleepaway camp on Lake Coeur d’Alene is accessible only by boat. Campers enjoy swimming, boating, archery, outdoor activities, ropes courses, arts and crafts and more. Coed, grades 1-12. Seven week long sessions are offered between June 28-Aug. 12, most run Sun-Fri. A mini-camp experience (3 day/2 night; $245) is July 29-31. $485/ session. campfireinc.org 747-6191 CAMP SWEYOLAKAN FAMILY CAMP “You and Me, Kid!” is family camping without the hassle. Families can escape for a weekend and reconnect with one

another while enjoying hiking, boating, swimming, archery, ropes courses and an evening beach party and barbecue. Meals included. Sept. 19-20. $85/adults; $50/ages 3-18; kids under age 3 are free. campfireinc.org 747-6191 CAMP SWEYOLAKAN LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS High school juniors and seniors who wish to become future camp counselors learn leadership skills and more. Open to boys and girls entering grades 11-12. Senior CIT session: June 28-July 24. Junior CIT session: Aug 2-21. High school teens can attend camp for free by serving as a “Camper Buddy,” assisting special needs campers, or being a dishwasher or bugler. Application process/prerequisites needed. $860$960. campfireinc.org 747-6191 CAMP SWEYOLAKAN: JUST THE TWO OF US Enjoy a mix of bonding activities with free time to explore with a special child in your life. Parents and their children enjoy activities like boating, swimming, relays, ropes courses, hikes, team building activities and more. Sept. 1920. $85/adults; $50/youth grades 1-12. campfireinc.org 747-6191 COCOLALLA BACKPACKING CAMP A four-day, three-night backpacking trip in the Selkirk Crest of North Idaho, offering Bible studies, swimming, fishing, survival skills and fellowship. Ages 1318. Aug. 5-8 and Aug. 20-23 (intermediate level hiking). $175. clbcamp.org COCOLALLA FAMILY CAMP Families can enjoy a faith-based summer camp together with swimming, canoeing, programmed activities and more. Aug. 1416. $90/couple, plus $10/child to a max of $130, or $70/person. Reserve by Aug. 4. clbcamp.org 208-263-3912 COCOLALLA LAKE BIBLE CAMP A faithbased camp program within the context of the great outdoors, offering traditional camp activities, Bible study and more. July 5-10 (teen camp), July 12-16 (ages 11-12) July 19-23 (ages 9-10), July 26-30 (ages 7-8). $155-$200. clbcamp. org 208-263-3912 LUTHERHAVEN FAMILY CAMP Families can experience a traditional sleepaway camp together in a faith-based setting over the Fourth of July holiday weekend. Cabin, yurt, tent and RV camping options available. July 1-5. $120-$240/ person. lutherhaven.com 866-729-8372 LUTHERHAVEN KINDERCAMP Children are invited to experience sleep-away camp with a family member or adult and enjoy the outdoor activities and scenery at Camp Lutherhaven. Kids ages 4-5 with an adult 18+. July 31-Aug. 2. $132/ adult-child pair; $26 each additional child. lutherhaven.com 866-729-8372 LUTHERHAVEN TREK CAMP Lutherhaven’s water adventure camp formerly known as Outdoor Pursuits. Activities throughout the week include swimming, ziplining, canoeing and ropes courses. Grades 7-12. Sessions

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Aug. 2-7 (grades 9-12) and Aug. 9-14 (grades 7-9). $501. lutherhaven.com 866-729-8372 LUTHERHAVEN: SHOSHONE CREEK RANCH Campers develop their horse skills in the arena and on trails at this rustic mountain guest ranch in a creekside setting. Includes daily horse time, plus popular camp activities like swimming, a climbing wall, tubing, crafts, campfire cooking, worship and Bible study. Grades 5-12; all skill levels. Sessions for girls only offered weekly June 21-July 24; coed sessions Aug. 2-7 and Aug. 9-14. At Shoshone Mountain Retreat. $524. lutherhaven.com 866-7298372 LUTHERHAVEN: SHOSHONE EXPLORERS A faith-based adventure camp at Lutherhaven’s second site on the Coeur d’Alene River. Float the river, hike in the forest, swim in the creek, climb the natural rock wall, camp out, ride horses, zipline and more. Grades 7-9: June 21-26, June 28-July 3 and July 2631. Grades 9-12: July 5-10 and Aug. 2-7. $350. lutherhaven.com 866-729-8372 LUTHERHAVEN: SHOSHONE ODYSSEY Experience outdoor adventures in a tent on Shoshone Creek. Activities through the week include horseback riding, rock climbing, floating the river, swimming and more. Grades 4-6. Sessions offered July 19-24 and Aug. 9-14. $350. lutherhaven.com 866-729-8372 LUTHERHAVEN: WAKE ON THE LAKE Spend the week water skiing, wakeboarding and tubing, along with traditional overnight camp favorites, like sleeping in tents and cooking meals over the campfire. Grades 7-12. Sessions offered July 12-17 (grades 7-8); July 1924 and July 26-31 (grades 9-12). $465. lutherhaven.com 866-729-8372 MIVODEN EQUESTRIAN CAMP A faithbased camp focusing on horse riding and handling skills, trail riding, equestrian sports, barn care and more. June 28-July 5 (ages 14-16), July 5-12 (ages 10-12) and July 12-19 (ages 11-13). $425/ session. mivoden.com 242-0506 MIVODEN EXTREME TEEN CAMPS A faith-based camp for teens who want to push themselves, offering tough climbs, whitewater rafting and survival techniques. Ages 13-16. Week-long sessions offered June 28-July 19. $425/session. mivoden.com 242-0506 MIVODEN FAMILY CAMP The whole family can attend this faith-based camp together, participating in classes, evening campfire sessions and more. Sessions offered July 19-26, Aug. 2-9 and Aug. 12-16. $170-$350/person. mivoden.com MIVODEN TEEN WAKEBOARD CAMPS Catch some air and learn how to wakeboard at a faith-based camp using the camp’s special wakeboarding boat. June 28-July 5 (ages 14-16), July 5-12 (ages 14-16) and July 12-19 (ages 12-13). $425/ session. mivoden.com 242-0506

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RESIDENT ROSS POINT BAPTIST CAMP A Christian camp on the Spokane River offering traditional camp activities, worship, Bible studies, games, singing, prayer and more. Grades K-12. Sessions offered June 14-19 (grades 6-9); June 19-20 (grades 2 and below with a parent; $31$41); June 21-24 (grades 2-4); June 21-26 (grades 4-6); June 28-July 3 (grades 9-12). $206-$300. rosspoint.org 208773-1655 SOLE TEEN TREK EXPERIENCE An outdoor leadership expedition that helps teens develop leadership and outdoor technical skills while on a backcountry expedition in the Montana wilderness. Ages 13-18. July 27-Aug. 1 and Aug. 10-15. $670-$695/session. soleexperiences.org SPALDING FAMILY CAMP The whole family can go to summer camp together and enjoy boating, barbecuing, swimming and other traditional camp activities in a faith-based setting. Aug. 19-23. “Mom, Dad & Me” sessions (for kids entering grades K-2; $150-$225) offered June 19-20. $65-$380/person. campspalding. org 731-4244 TWIN EAGLES NATURE OVERNIGHT CAMP Campers learn wilderness skills such as making fire by friction, finding edible/medicinal plants, tracking animals, building natural shelters and more. July 19-24 (ages 10-13) and July 27-Aug 2 (ages 13-18), near Priest River, Idaho. $675-$775 (scholarships available). twineagles.org 208-265-3685 TWINLOW ELEMENTARY CAMPS Young campers enjoy a week of traditional camp activities, including Bible study, team activities, games and more. Grades 3-6. July 5-10 and July 12-17 (general session); special sessions are Aug. 2-7 (lake camp) and Aug 9-14 (arts and sciences; grades 4-6). $335/session. twinlow.org 208-352-2671 TWINLOW FAMILY CAMP Families of all sizes and ages are invited to camp for a semi-structured, faith-based program of activities around the camp with lots of time on the lake. July 1-5. $80/person. twinlow.org 208-352-2671 TWINLOW HIGH SCHOOL CAMPS Themed sessions include “High School Crossfire” (July 5-10), “Water Sports” (July 12-17) “Rock ‘n’ Water” (Aug. 2-7) and “Drama & Debate” (Aug. 9-14) each offering traditional and special themed activities in a faith-based setting. Grades 9-13. Counselors in Training (grades 11+) is June 21-July 1. $335-$440. twinlow.org 208-352-2671 TWINLOW MIDDLE SCHOOL CAMPS A faith-based camp offering traditional activities including archery, crafts, canoeing and more. Grades 6-9. Watersports sessions are July 5-10, Aug. 2-7 and Aug. 9-14. Fine arts session is July 12-17. $335$385. twinlow.org 208-352-2671 TWINLOW PRIMARY CAMP A shorter stay for younger campers offering crafts, games, swimming and faithbased learning opportunities. Grades 1-3. Sessions offered June 28-July 1 and July 12-15. $160/session. twinlow.org 208-352-2671

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YMCA of the Inland Northwest’s Camp Reed is increasing scholarship availability for families attending camp in 2020. time with games, crafts and special activities. Includes breakfast and afternoon snack (BYO lunch). Ages 8-13. Weekly sessions offered June 22-Aug. 28, meets Mon-Fri from 7:30 am-5:30 pm. At the Airway Heights Recreation Center. $125/week. airwayheightsparksandrec.org 244-4845 ALL SPORTS CAMP A fun, safe environment where kids make friends, create lasting memories and learn life skills both on and off the court. Activities include a variety of sports and activities. Lunch included. Ages 6-12. Offered June 15-Aug. 14; meets Mon-Fri 9 am-3:30 pm. At the Warehouse Athletic Facility. $45/day; $135/three days; $225/week. warehouseathletics.com 509-484-2670 BOYS & GIRLS CLUB SUMMER DAY CAMP Boys and Girls Clubs will be open for day camp when it is safe to do so. Please visit our social media pages (@ bgcspokane) or website (bgcspokane. org) for more information and updates. Campers must be Club members ($30 annual fee, plus parent orientation). Grades 1-12. Lunch and afternoon snack included. Extended hours (7-9 am daily) offered for additional fee. $40-$80/ week. bgcspokane.org CAMP ALOTTA FUN The Spokane Northeast Youth Center’s summer day camp is a hands-on enrichment program encouraging recreation and fun, with daily arts, music, sports and weekly field trips. A USDA-approved breakfast, lunch and snack are included. Ages 6-12. Weekly sessions offered June 15-Aug. 28; meets Mon-Fri from 6 am-6 pm. $168/week. spokaneneyc.com 509-482-0708 CAMP DART-LO This wooded day camp on the Little Spokane River offers archery, leadership, outdoor activities, swimming in outdoor pools and more. Bus transportation is offered from four Spokane locations. Open to kids in preschool through grade 9. Ten week-long sessions offered June 15-Aug 21; meets Mon-Fri from 8:50 am-4:15 pm (extended hours available). $230/week. campfireinc.org 747-6191 CAMP DART-LO YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM Program Aides in Learning (PALS) is a program for older campers in grades 6-9 to build leadership skills through outdoor play, service learning and team building. Jr. PALS (grades 6-8) is July 13-31; Sr. PALS (grades 7-9) is June 29-July 10. Kids in grades 6-12 can

also attend camp for free by serving as a Camper Buddy, assisting special needs campers. Application process/prerequisites needed. $230-$340. campfireinc. org 747-6191 CAMP FOUR ECHOES MINI ECHOES DAY CAMP Sample many of the activities available at Camp Four Echoes such as swimming, paddle boating, crafts, hiking and playing games. Campers also have the option of staying overnight on Wednesday, with pickup on Thursday for a full extra day. Girls entering grades K-3. Sessions offered June 29-July 1 or July 20-22. $75-$160. gsewni.org 747-8091 CAMP SANDERS DAY CAMP A non-denominational Christian camp exploring the outdoors and nature with swimming, hiking, sports, crafts, music and more. Grades pre-K through 5. June 29-July 1 from 9 am-4 pm. $48. campsanders.net CAMP SWEYOLAKAN: OUTBACKER DAY CAMP A traditional rustic day camp for boys and girls on Lake Coeur d’Alene, accessible only by boat. Campers enjoy swimming, boating, archery, outdoor activities, ropes courses, arts and crafts and more. Grades 1-6. Three sessions: July 6-10, Aug. 3-7 and Aug. 10-14. Transportation from four CdA locations is included. $230/session. campfireinc. org 747-6191 CUB SCOUT DAY CAMP Spend a day in nature, experiencing outdoor adventure with the ease of staying at home at night. Activities include archery, BB guns, crafts, games and more. Ages K-5. The Inland Northwest Council hosts day camps at various locations, with weekly sessions offered June 17July 26. $50/session. nwscouts.org/ cubscoutdaycamps EARLY LEARNERS ACADEMY The Spokane Northeast Youth Center offers the best of summer with these weekly day camps for preschoolers. The hands-on enrichment program is led by a licensed teacher who encourages education mixed with arts, activities, sports and weekly field trips. Includes a USDA-approved breakfast, lunch and snack. Ages 2.5-5. Sessions offered June 15-Aug. 28; meets Mon-Fri from 6 am-6 pm. $178/ week. spokaneneyc.com 509-482-0708 GIRL SCOUTS CAMP ASHWELL Girls entering grades K-8 enjoy a program tailored to provide experiences in STEM, arts and crafts, cooking, drama, swimming and other skill-building. Each day,

girls lead the way by planning their own activities and trips with their camper group. Each week has a theme as campers create art, explore science, and go on trips related to that theme. Offered June 15-Aug. 28; meets weekdays from 9 am-4 pm with optional extended care from 7:30-9 am and/or 4-5:30 pm. At 1401 N. Ash St., Spokane. $150/week for registered Girl Scouts; $210/week for non-registered girls. gsewni.org 509747-8091 GIRL SCOUTS CAMP MEAND’ER This new program lets campers experience the outdoors council-wide. Sleep in a cabin and enjoy swimming, hiking, fishing, crafting and cooking your own food. Adults who would like to attend need to register and must be backgroundchecked Girl Scout members. Programs are offered at Sun Lakes Dry Falls (June 17-21) and Brooks Memorial State Park (Aug. 12-16). See details online. $75$150. gsewni.org 509-747-8091 HARRY POTTER CAMP Harry Potter fans can attend a school of magic here in America. “First years” experience being sorted into houses, earning house points with Harry Potter trivia, care of magical creatures and potions classes, as well as assorted scavenger hunts, and playing Quidditch in the race for the house cup. Grades 1-5. July 13-17 from 1-4 pm. At St. George’s School. $200. sgs.org/summer 509-464-8814 KROC ADVENTURE CAMP Weekly sessions of this Christian-focused day camp for tweens offer activities such as rock climbing, swimming, field trips and overnight camping at area parks and more. Ages 11-14. Sessions offered June 15-Aug. 14, meets Mon-Fri from 8:30 am-3:30 pm. At the Kroc Center in Coeur d’Alene. $120-$240/session. kroccda. org/camp 208-763-0621 KROC DISCOVERY CAMP Kids swim, rock climb, play games, do arts and crafts, watch movies and go on field trips during each themed weekly session of this Christian-focused camp. Ages 6-10. Weekly sessions offered June 15-Aug. 21, meets Mon-Fri from 8:30 am-3:30 pm; extended care hours available. At the Kroc Center, Coeur d’Alene. $120-$190/ week. kroccda.org/camp 208-763-0621 KROC PEE WEE CAMP A half-day Christian-focused camp with weekly themes, offering swimming (including lessons), games, arts and crafts and more. Ages

4-5. Weekly sessions offered June 15Aug. 14, meets Mon-Fri from 8:30 am12:30 pm. At the Kroc Center in Coeur d’Alene. $96-$120/week. kroccda.org/ camp 208-763-0621 LITTLE SUPERHEROES Make capes, masks, puppets and become a superhero for the week. Learn how to make secret messages that only your fellow superheroes know how to read so you can save the day from the villains. Ages 3-5. June 22-26 from 12:30-3 pm. At Corbin Art Center. $72. spokanerec.org NATURE ADVENTURERS DAY CAMP A day camp teaching outdoor awareness and stewardship through nature immersion, games, crafts, storytelling, songs and exploration. Ages 6-13. July 6-10 from 9 am-3 pm. Sessions offered in Spokane and Sandpoint. $285 (scholarships available). twineagles.org 208265-3685 NATURE NINJAS DAY CAMP A day camp teaching outdoor skills including natural camouflage, stealth, sensory awareness, wild animal tracking and more through games and activities. Ages 6-13. June 15-19 (Sandpoint); June 22-26 and Aug. 3-7 (Spokane). All sessions meet 9 ampm daily. $285 (scholarships available). twineagles.org 208-265-3685 SCHWEITZER ADVENTURE CAMP Each week, campers can climb the rock wall, take chairlift rides, experience the trampoline jumper, hike, play games, swim and more. Includes transportation from the bottom of the mountain. Ages 6-10. Weekly sessions offered June 29-Aug. 24, meets Mon-Fri from 8 am-4 pm. New this year are single-day sessions on July 11, July 25, Aug. 1, Aug. 15 and Aug. 22. At Schweitzer Mountain Resort, Sandpoint. Price TBD. schweitzer.com 208-255-3081 SGS OUTDOOR ADVENTURE CAMP Activities include hiking a 3-mile loop, rock climbing in the gym and on outdoor rocks, building forts, learning to use GPS and kayaking in a pond by the Little Spokane River. Grades 3-6. Aug. 10-14 from 12:30-3:30 pm. At St. George’s School. $150. sgs.org/summer 509-464-8814 SKYHAWKS DAY CAMP A fun, safe and positive environment for kids to be introduced to a new sport each week, along with arts and crafts, swimming, field trips and other activities. Ages 5-12. Weekly sessions offered June 15-Aug. 14. At Pavillion Park, Liberty Lake. $139$155/week. skyhawks.com

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SOLE LEADER OF THE DAY An outdoor leadership day camp that takes participants out onto the water or trails for adventure-based service learning activities that support the community and local environment, and help kids develop a sense of belonging. Ages 10-12. July 20-24. Hosted by SOLE Experiences; location TBA. $215-$240. soleexperiences.org SOLE NATURE DETECTIVES An outdoor science camp letting young kids explore various mini-ecosystems in a fun atmosphere. Ages 4-6. Sessions offered June 15-17 (Sandpoint), July 6-8 (Coeur d’Alene), July 13-15 and Aug. 3-5 (Sandpoint). $82-$102. soleexperiences.org SOLE NATURE EXPLORERS Campers collect clues as they explore the natural world outdoors and learn about the environment around them during each themed day of camp. Ages 7-10. Sessions offered June 15-19 (Sandpoint), July 6-10 (Coeur d’Alene), July 13-17 and Aug. 3-7 (Sandpoint). $150$170. soleexperiences.org SPOKANE VALLEY FREE SUMMER PARK PROGRAM A summer drop-in program hosted by trained recreation staff; no registration needed. (Parents should stay in the park while youth are participating.) Activities include art projects, science experiments, daily games and more. Ages 18 and under. Offered June 15-Aug. 6, meets Mon-Thu. At Edgecliff Park (10:30 am-1:30 pm); Terrace View Park (9 am-12:30 pm); Valley Mission Park (8:45 am-12:15 pm). Free meals are provided at each location through the East Valley School District. Free. spokanevalley.org/recreation 509720-5408 SPOKANE VALLEY PARKS CIT PROGRAM Teens learn skills for responsibly working with children in a daycamp setting, learning leadership and communication skills, team building strategies and more. Ages 13-16. Training sessions are May 28, June 2, 4 and 9; applicants must attend all sessions, counselor shadowing also required. The Spokane Valley Parks & Rec summer day camps run June 15-Aug. 21, at CenterPlace Regional Event Center. Application required. $95. spokanevalley.org/citapplication SPOKANE VALLEY SUMMER DAY CAMP Weekly, themed day camps offer outdoor activities and field trips, swimming, games, crafts and more. This year’s camp weeks include “Movie Madness,” “Hoot & Howl,” “Space is the Place” and more. Ages 6-11. June 15-Aug. 21, meets Mon-Fri from 7:15 am-5:45 pm. At CenterPlace Regional Event Center. $130-$160/ week. spokanevalley.org/recreation 509-720-5408 SPOKANE VALLEY TEEN CAMP A summer experience for teens offering activities such as hiking, swimming, field trips and more. Themed sessions include “Nature Unleashed,” “Amazing Race” and “Walk on the Wild Side.” Grades 6-9. July 6-Aug. 6; Mon-Thu from 8 am-5 pm. At Terrace View Park. $130-$160/week. spokanevalley.org/recreation 509-720-5408 SUMMER DAY CAMP AT MERKEL This all-new camp lets kids explore a variety of activities, discover new interests, make friends and gain confidence through trying something new. Activities include traditional camp games, arts and crafts, sports,

BMX bike riding, skate park activities and more. Ages 6-12. Offered June 15-Aug. 14; meets Mon-Fri from 8:30 am-4:30 pm. At Dwight Merkel Sports Complex. $149/session. spokanerec.org TEEN OUTDOOR ADVENTURE DAY CAMPS Weekly team-building activities include hiking, kayaking, rafting, disc golf, stand-up paddleboarding, rock climbing and more. Ages 12-15. Weekly themed sessions offered June 15-19, June 29-July 2, July 13-17, July 27-31, Aug. 3-7 and Aug. 10-14; meets Mon-Fri from 8:30 am-4:30 pm at Riverside State Park, Bowl & Pitcher. $185-$299/session. spokanerec.org TWINLOW DAY CAMPS Day campers get to do the same activities and programs as overnight campers, including nature walks, archery, swimming, kayaking, sports, games and more in a faith-based setting. Grades 1-5. Weekly sessions offered June 29Aug. 14; meets Mon-Fri from 9 am-5 pm (full) or 9 am-3 pm (half). $135/ week half-day; $175/week full-day. twinlow.org 208-352-2671 WILDERNESS SURVIVAL DAY CAMP Campers experience nature and learn skills including wilderness survival, wildlife tracking, finding wild edible plants, obtaining clean water and more. Ages 6-13. June 8-12 (Sandpoint); June 15-19 (Spokane); June 22-26 (Coeur d’Alene); June 29-July 3 (Sandpoint, Spokane). All sessions meet 9 am-3 pm daily. $285 (scholarships available). twineagles.org 208265-3685 YMCA SUMMER DAY CAMPS Weekly activities include arts and crafts, swimming, active games and field trips. Grades K-8. June 15-Aug. 28 meeting Mon-Fri from 6:30 am-6 pm. At the Central, North and Valley YMCA locations, and Manito United Methodist Church (South Y). $134-$234/ week. ymcainw.org 777-9622 YOUTH OUTDOOR ADVENTURE CAMPS Weekly adventures include stand-up paddleboarding, rock climbing, hiking, kayaking, disc golf and more. Ages 8-11. Weekly sessions offered June 15-Aug. 14; meets Mon-Fri from 8:30 am-4:30 pm at Riverside State Park, Bowl & Pitcher picnic shelter. $185-$299/session. spokanerec.org YOUTH TRIATHLON CAMP A week offering training and teachings from local triathlon experts covering all aspects of swimming, biking and running. The week ends with a sprint-distance youth triathlon. Ages 6-11. Aug. 24-28. At Terrace View Park. $100. spokanevalley.org/recreation YOUTH WILDERNESS SURVIVAL CAMP Participants work on their own and in teams to problem solve and master the basics of shelter, fire, tool use and knife safety, traps, rope and knots, plant uses, animal tracking, primitive skills, navigation and more. June 22-26 (ages 6-9) and June 29July 3 (ages 10-14) from 9 am-4 pm. At Camp Sekani Park. $299. spokanerec.org ADAPTIVE SUMMER ADVENTURE CAMP A three-day experience of outdoor recreation activities for youth with physical disabilities. Youth will learn to rock climb, play disc golf and kayak/paddle on flatwater. Ages 8-15. Aug. 17-19 from 10 am-2 pm. Location TBD. $150. spokanerec.org

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SPECIAL NEEDS BEATS AND RHYTHMS CARDIAC CAMP A medically-supervised resident camp for children with congenital heart disease, who can enjoy traditional camp activities, including outdoor activities, crafts, team building exercises and more, in a safe medically supervised environment. Ages 9-15. Aug. 6-9. At Ross Point Camp facilities in Post Falls. No cost. beatsandrhythms.org 509-474-6725 CAMP DART-LO: YOU BET I CAN! This wooded day camp on the Little Spokane River offers outdoor activities, swimming in outdoor pools and more. “Camper Buddies” accompany campers with disabilities. Bus transportation is offered from four Spokane locations. Ages 6-21. Three sessions offered: July 6-10, July 20-24 and Aug. 3-7. $230. campfireinc.org 747-6191 CAMP GOODTIMES A camp medicallysupported by pediatric and oncology physicians and nurses for children affected by cancer. Highlights include college sports team visits, the tie-dye extravaganza, bass fishing day, and a host of typical camp activities. Ages 7-17. July 6-10; day and resident options. At YMCA Camp Reed. Free for qualifying children. ymcainw.org 777-9622 CAMP JOURNEY A sleepaway camp experience at Ross Point camp facilities catering to children diagnosed with cancer (other criteria also applies; see website), and offering traditional camp activities such as swimming, arts and crafts, archery, boating and more in a medicallysupervised environment. Ages 7-17. July 19-25. Resident and day (July 20-23 from 9:15 am-4 pm; ages 5-7) options available. No cost. rosspoint.org/campjourney 509-312-9825 CAMP NO LIMITS A traditional summer camp designed specially for children who have experienced limb loss, hosted at the Camp Cross facilities on Lake Coeur d’Alene. Ages vary. June 28-July 1. $500 (assistance available). nolimitsfoundation.org 207-240-5762 CAMP STIX Children and teens with diabetes enjoy a week of traditional camp activities including rock climbing, archery, zip-lining, swimming, campfires and more while receiving resources to mentally and physically overcome the everyday challenges of living with diabetes. Ages 9-16. June 21-27 at YMCA Camp Reed facilities. $900 (scholarships available). campstix.org 484-1366 CAMP SWEYOLAKAN: YOU BET I CAN! A traditional rustic resident camp for boys

and girls on Lake Coeur d’Alene, accessible only by boat. “Camper Buddies” assist campers with disabilities during activities such as swimming, boating, outdoor activities, ropes courses, arts and crafts and more. Ages 6-21. Two week-long sessions (Sun-Fri) offered: July 12-17 and July 20-24. One minisession offered July 29-31. $245-$485. campfireinc.org 747-6191 CAMP TWIGS A day camp designed for kids with diabetes, during which they’ll learn about their type 1 diabetes, participate in traditional summer camp activities, and meet other kids their age, as well as adults who have diabetes. Ages 6-8. July 31-Aug. 2 at Camp Dart-Lo Spokane. Price TBA (scholarships available). campstix.org 484-1366 FUNSHINE DAY CAMP A fun-filled camp for those with developmental and/or physical disabilities. Campers have the opportunity to interact and socialize with their peers through crafts, music, science experiments, books, board games, group activities, swimming and more. Fridays are field trip days to a variety of locations. Each week the camp centers around a different theme, and campers get to celebrate the end of summer with a carnival and potluck. Ages 6-21. Weekly sessions offered June 22-Aug. 7, meets Mon-Fri from 10 am-3:30 pm. Adult session (ages 18+) offered July 22-26. At Shadle Park. $219/week. spokanerec.org LUTHERHAVEN CHAMP CAMP Kids and youth with special needs can experience traditional sleepaway camp activities including swimming, hikes, arts and crafts and more in a faith-based setting. Ages 8-21. June 21-26 (ages 8-21 only) and June 28-July 1 (ages 18-21+; campers older than 21 may register with prior approval). $250-$426. lutherhaven. com 866-729-8372 LUTHERHAVEN FAMILY CHAMP CAMP A weekend designed for families who have a child (or children) with developmental or special physical needs. Accessible activities including swimming, hikes, arts and crafts and more in a faith-based setting. Aug. 7-9. $70-$110. lutherhaven.com 208-667-3459

EDUCATION ACT/SAT PREP CAMP Students can use their free time this summer to get ready to take the ACT or SAT test with educational staff at Gonzaga Prep. Aug. 10-14 from 1-3 pm. $140. gprep.com BLAST OFF INTO SPACE! Learn about the

planets, stars, moons and much more while creating fabulous galactic art. Ages 3-5. July 6-10 from 12:30-3 pm. At Corbin Art Center. $72. spokanerec.org BLOOM COACHING COLLEGE APPLICATION CAMP A camp for high school students to get a jump start on the college application process while experiencing traditional camp activities. Campers depart with a heightened sense of awareness, confidence, direction and plan for their future education. Grades 10-11. Aug. 1-6; resident and day (9 am-5 pm) camp sessions offered. At Ross Point Camp facilities. $1,000-$1,500. youandibloom.com/camp-2020 406533-5582 BREAKER SPACE Discover how common household objects and machines work by taking them apart. Learn the function of each part and the fundamentals of hand tools and their applications. Tuition includes all materials and a basic tool kit to keep. Grades 3-6. July 13-17 from 9 am-12:30 pm. At St. George’s School. $195. sgs.org/summer 509464-8814 CAMP CRIME SCENE Immerse yourself in challenging puzzles with crime scene investigation. Learn evidence collection techniques, study the clues, analyze the data, and maybe even solve the crime. Grades 5-8. Two-week sessions offered July 6-30, meets Mon-Thu from 8 am-1 pm. Price TBD. spokaneschools.org/ summerSTEMcamps 509-354-4648 CAMP INVENTION Imaginations soar in the all-new Camp Invention program, Elevate. Campers team up to play hybrid hover ball games, tackle environmental challenges and become confident entrepreneurs designing the next great invention. Local educators will lead fun, hands-on STEM activities building collaboration and creative problemsolving skills. Grades K-6. June 15-19 at Moran Prairie Elementary (Spokane) and East Farms STEAM Magnet School (Newman Lake); June 29-July 3 at Betz Elementary (Cheney). $235-$240/session. invent.org/camp 800-968-4332 CAMP METAMORPHOSIS A program for highly capable children who choose three areas of focus for the week, with options in science, drama, art and more. Entering grades 4-6. Offered July 6-10 or July 13-17, meets Mon-Fri from 9 am-4:30 pm. At Whitworth University. $350-$525. whitworth.edu/campmetamorphosis 777-3226 CAMP OPPORTUNITY A week-long, project-based camp to engage gifted youths’ creativity through science, technology, engineering, art and math. This

year’s areas of exploration include outdoor survival, engineering challenges, mad science, animal behaviors, automotive technology and more. Students entering grades 6-9. July 20-24 from 9 am-4:30 pm. At Whitworth University. 350. whitworth.edu/campopportunity 777-3226 CREEPY CRAWLIES GALORE This camp nurtures kids’ interest in biology through the study of insects, or entomology. Campers learn about insects that live near the art center and conduct fun experiments and make crafts. Ages 6-11. Aug. 3-7 from 9 am-3 pm. At Corbin Art Center. $139. spokanerec.org CURSIVE WRITING CAMP Kids hone their longhand writing skills, learning proper technique to write in cursive. Ages 7+. July 6-9. At SpoLang. $80. spolang.com DIGITAL FABRICATION & 3D PRINTING Take your 2D ideas from imagination to 3D modeling and printing. In the second week, kids are presented with a real-life problem that might be solved with the use of 3D printing. They’ll work in small groups and in teams to design, create and implement a physical model that solves that problem. Grades 5-8. Oneweek sessions offered July 6-30, meets Mon-Thu from 8 am-1 pm. Price TBD. spokaneschools.org/summerSTEMcamps 509-354-4648 DRAGON CHESS CAMP Spend 15 hours learning and practicing all aspects of your chess game, including opening principles, middle-game strategy, tactics and end-game technique. There will be puzzle-solving contests, a pawn wars mini-tournament and a camp tournament. Grades 1-8. Aug. 3-7 from 9 amnoon. At St. George’s School. $150. sgs. org/summer 509-464-8814 EARTH SCIENCE ROCKS! Explore how rivers flow to oceans and lakes and why tsunamis, hurricanes and typhoons occur in this camp combining science and art. Ages 6-11. June 22-26 from 9 am-3 pm. At Corbin Art Center. $139. spokanerec.org FOREIGN LANGUAGE CAMPS During each session, students participate in interactive, age-appropriate games, music and movement activities, and arts and craft projects that center around a specific theme. Includes sessions for students in elementary, middle and high school. July 6-9 (German) and July 13-16 (Spanish). At SpoLang. $150. spolang. com 981-1155 G-PREP LITERACY CAMP A week of literacy for students entering grades 6-10, who join Gonzaga Prep English faculty

and students to bolster skills in the language arts. This four-day camp features engaging workshops targeting reading comprehension, grammatical skills and writing skills. Grades 6-10. 2020 dates TBA. $80. gprep.com G-PREP MATH CAMP A camp providing basic skills for students to be successful in Algebra 1 at Gonzaga Prep. Students build on math skills and strategies for learning math. Concepts such as prime factors, number sets, order of operations, fractions, graphing and mathematical vocabulary are taught in a rigorous environment to model the expectations of a high school level Algebra 1 course. Aug. 3-13. $80. gprep.com GENERATION ALIVE: SERVE YOUR CITY SUMMER CAMP Explore Spokane with a view towards helping others and participate in three days of serving, learning and growing. Youth leave camp with a better understanding of local nonprofits and steps to take to make a difference. T-shirt, daily lunch and snack included. July 14-16 (grades 6-9); July 28-30 (grades 8-12); Aug. 4-6 (grades 6-9), meets from 9:30-5 pm. Begins daily at 418 W. Sharp Ave. $100-$120/session. generationalive.org 509-747-6054 GENERATION ALIVE: SERVE YOUR CITY SUMMER CAMP (NEXT LEVEL) Generation Alive’s Next Level camp is for returning campers only. Build on last year’s experience by digging deeper into the needs of our community. Serve at several of Spokane’s local nonprofits, learn about servant leadership, and make new friends while having fun. Grades 8-12. June 23-26 from 9:30 am-5 pm. Meets at 418 W. Sharp Ave. $125-$150. generationalive.org 509747-6054 GIRLS LOVE LEGOS Legos are a great start to learning about engineering, coding and the scientific process. Because SPS’s Lego camps traditionally fill with boys, this program specially focuses on keeping girls engaged in robotics through Legos. Grades K-3. One-week sessions offered July 6-30, meets MonThu from 8 am-1 pm. Price TBD. spokaneschools.org/summerSTEMcamps 509-354-4648 GONZAGA PREP ROBOTICS CAMP During the first hour of the day, students work with Arduino processors to build electronic circuits. The second hour of camp involves building robots to accomplish a challenge. Students with any level of knowledge in the subject are encouraged to join. Grades 3-8. 2020 session dates TBD. Price TBD. gprep.com HARRY’S LABORATORY Immerse your-

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Camp Sweyolakan is Camp Fire’s traditional summer camp on Lake Coeur d’Alene. self in potions and cook up some magic as you study dragons, magical creatures and wizardry. Ages 6-11. July 27-31 from 9 am-3 pm. At Corbin Art Center. $142. spokanerec.org I DIG DINOS! Learn about paleontology, the study of prehistoric life including dinosaurs, reptiles, fish, amphibians, prehistoric birds and more. Campers make costumes, crafts and their own fossils. Ages 6-11. June 15-19 from 9 am-3 pm. At Corbin Art Center. $139. spokanerec.org KIDS LOVE CHEMISTRY & BIOMED These two popular science camps have been combined so kids get two weeks of hands-on experiences with the elements that make up our world and destroy or fuel our bodies. Kids will make predictions, create chemical reactions, identify contaminants, dissect things and learn how things work. Grades K-6. Two-week sessions offered July 6-30, meets MonThu from 8 am-1 pm. Price TBD. spokaneschools.org/summerSTEMcamps 509-354-4648 KIDS LOVE ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION Use engineering skills to create plans for a cat condo, a dog house or even a fairy garden. After creating a plan, gather supplies and get to work on constructing for our pets, real or imaginary. Grades K-6. Two-week sessions offered July 6-30, meets Mon-Thu from 8 am-1 pm. Price TBD. spokaneschools. org/summerSTEMcamps 509-354-4648 KIDS LOVE LEGOS Campers use Legos to learn about force, motion and speed and to understand the foundations of block programming. Based on age and experience, students use Lego Simple Machines, WeDo 1.0 and 2.0 and EV3 Mindstorm kits, which include gears, motors, sensors and block programming. As a team, campers use their imagination to design and program a

robot that can navigate a challenging mission and solve a unique problem. Grades K-8. Weeklong sessions offered July 6-30, meets Mon-Thu from 8 am-1 pm. Price TBD. spokaneschools.org/ summerSTEMcamps 509-354-4648 KIDS LOVE PHYSICS Through trial and error, learn about the forces of flight and motion and how these forces lift rockets into the air. Campers design and build rockets, roller coasters and race cars while exploring the concepts of physics including mass, velocity, gravity and potential and kinetic energy. Grades K-6. Two-week sessions offered July 6-30, meets Mon-Thu from 8 am-1 pm. Price TBD. spokaneschools.org/summerSTEMcamps 509-354-4648 KIDS’ COOKING CAMP Kids learn how to cook amazing recipes, improve their knife skills, kitchen safety and cleanliness, all while having fun. Campers eat what they make and take home recipes for their creations. Ages 8-12. Sessions offered June 22-25 and July 13-16; meets daily from 2-4 pm. At the Kitchen at Second Harvest. Price TBD. secondharvestkitchen.org 252-6249 LANGUAGE LUNCH: ASL Learn introductory American Sign Language over the lunch hour in a fun, relaxed, conversational setting. This class is part of the Regional Theatre of the Palouse’s Performing Arts School Language Studio. Remote access streaming options are available. Ages 8+. June 15-18 from noon1 pm. $15. rtoptheatre.org 509-334-0750 LANGUAGE LUNCH: FRENCH Learn introductory French over the lunch hour in a fun, relaxed, conversational setting. This class is part of the Regional Theatre of the Palouse’s Performing Arts School Language Studio. Remote access streaming options are available. Ages 8+. July 6-9 from noon-1 pm. $15. rtop-

theatre.org 509-334-0750 LANGUAGE LUNCH: GERMAN Learn introductory German over the lunch hour in a fun, relaxed, conversational setting. This class is part of the Regional Theatre of the Palouse’s Performing Arts School Language Studio. Remote access streaming options are available. Ages 8+. July 13-17 from noon-1 pm. $15. rtoptheatre.org 509-334-0750 LANGUAGE LUNCH: INTRO TO SPANISH Learn introductory Spanish over the lunch hour in a fun, relaxed and conversational setting. This class is part of the Regional Theatre of the Palouse’s Performing Arts School Language Studio. Remote access streaming options are available. Ages 8+. Part 1 meets June 22-26 and Part 2 meets June 29-July 2; Mon-Thu from noon-1 pm. $15. rtoptheatre.org 509-334-0750 LEGO ROBOTICS CHALLENGE CAMP Campers are challenged to build motorized simple machines and robots to solve increasingly difficult challenges. Older campers (grades 4-7) tackle programming challenges using sensors, following lines and taking on Missions from the FLL robot game “Into Orbit.” Grades 1-7. June 22-26, meets from 9 am-2:30 pm. At Westminster Congregational UCC Church, Spokane. (Camps could be postponed to Aug. 17-21 due to COVID-19.) $145. discoveryrobots.org 509-294-3642 LEGOS AND PROGRAMMING Create specific programming for Lego designs and see them move. Lego pieces, laptops and specialized software are provided. Level I is for those with no experience; Level II is for continuing students. Grades 1-3. June 15-19 from 9 am-noon. At St. George’s School. $150. sgs.org/ summer 509-464-8814 LITTLES LOVE ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION Builders, architects and designers love engineering and construction; your preschooler will too as they practice the engineering design process in a take-apart center. Ages 4-5. July 13-16 from 8 am-1 pm. Price TBD. spokaneschools.org/summerSTEMcamps 509-354-4648 LITTLES LOVE MATH AND SCIENCE Chemists, chefs and paleontologists love math and science; so will your preschooler after they spend a week in this camp. They’ll make predictions, measure, sort and more. Ages 4-5. July 6-9 from 8 am-1 pm. Price TBD. spokaneschools.org/summerSTEMcamps LITTLES LOVE PHYSICS In this camp, explore force and motion using race cars,

paper planes and kites. We’ll use catapults to learn to make predictions and draw conclusions about distance, speed and density. Ages 4-5. July 27-30 from 8 am-1 pm. Price TBD. spokaneschools. org/summerSTEMcamps 509-3544648 LOOK TO THE STARS Blast off to outer space and learn about the planets, stars, moons and more while making fabulous galactic art such as designing your own planet with a comic and story. Ages 6-11. July 6-10 from 9 am-3 pm. At Corbin Art Center. $139. spokanerec.org MAKE MY GAME / CODING Kids use a variety of software platforms to learn basic and advanced block programming, and are given a challenge to design and program their own game to solve a unique problem. Grades K-8. Weeklong sessions offered July 6-30, meets MonThu from 8 am-1 pm. Price TBD. spokaneschools.org/summerSTEMcamps 509-354-4648 MAKING AND TINKERING Children explore the wonders of everyday items with Caralee Palmer, lead teacher at North Wall Schools. Familiar stories and materials can inspire young children to solve scientific, technological, engineering and math problems. Snack provided. Ages 4-7. Aug. 17-21 from 9 am-noon. $150. northwallschools.com 466-2695 MAYAN ADVENTURE CAMP Campers use Legos (beams, bricks, motors, gears and more) to build robots to help an archeological team explore an ancient Mayan temple. Younger campers use Legos and WeDo, while older campers build and program EV3 Mindstorms robots to explore the Mayan site. Grades 1-7. June 15-19 from 9 am-2:30 pm. At Westminster Congregational UCC Church, Spokane. (Camp could be postponed to Aug. 10-14 due to COVID-19.) $145. discoveryrobots.org 509-294-3642 RASPBERRY PI The Raspberry Pi is a small and powerful computer built specifically with young programmers in mind. Campers receive their own programmable Pi and learn about the software and hardware capabilities of these machines while creating in Minecraft and programming Linux. Grades 5-8. Two-week sessions offered July 6-30, meets Mon-Thu from 8 am-1 pm. Price TBD. spokaneschools.org/summerSTEMcamps 509-354-4648 READY, SET, GO! Develop writing and reading strategies with favorite children’s literature to prepare for the new school year. Students are also introduced to basic Spanish vocabulary. This session is recommended for new SGS

students. Grades K-2. Aug. 3-7 from 9 am-3 pm. At St. George’s School. $300. sgs.org/summer 509-464-8814 SATORI CAMP A pre-college camp for gifted and intellectual middle and high school students, offering two-dozen courses in subjects such as math, digital arts, rhetoric, music, literature, journalism and more, with recreational and social activities throughout. Ages 12-18. July 19-25, commuter/resident options. At EWU Cheney. $795-$895 (scholarships available). satoricamp.org 509359-6267 SGS ROCKET CAMP Students explore how to build rocket bodies, mix rocket fuels using ratios and weighing chemicals, experiment with different propellants, build and test rocket motors and make recovery systems. Grades 5-8. June 15-19 from 9 am-noon. At St. George’s School. $175. sgs.org/summer 509-464-8814 SGS STEM CAMP A camp promoting learning through hands-on discovery activities. Students conduct experiments, explore their creativity and challenge their critical thinking skills. Tuition for camp includes all materials. Grades 1-3. June 22-26 from 12:30-3:30 pm. At St. George’s School. $510. sgs. org/summer 509-464-8814 SHE CODES: GIRLS CODING CAMP Throughout this camp, participants learn to use core computer coding concepts and collaborate on a project with other participants. We value diversity and we welcome girls, non-binary, and transgender kids of any identity and any background to participate. Grades 4-7. July 23 and 24 from 8:30 am-noon. At Spark Central. Free; pre-registration required. spark-central.org 279-0299 SQUIGGLY BUGS & SLIMY SLUGS Budding entomologists learn about insects, including how they eat, move, work and what makes them special. Kids read stories, go on nature walks and discover the bugs living around the art center. Ages 3-5. July 20-24 from 9-11:30 am. At Corbin Art Center. spokanerec.org SQUISHY CIRCUITS Campers learn to control and modify LED lights by creating squishy circuit animals, magic wands, paper masks and arm bands. Advanced campers use micro-controllers to transform LED lights into elements of costumes, clothing and accessories. Grades K-6. Weekly sessions offered July 6-30, meets Mon-Thu from 8 am-1 pm. Price TBD. spokaneschools. org/summerSTEMcamps 509-3544648

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EDUCATION STEM MULTI-SPORT CAMP This program combines strategic STEM-based activities with traditional Skyhawks sports instruction and a focus on life skills such as teamwork and sportsmanship. The STEM Sports curriculum gives students the opportunity to get behind the sports they love with modules centered around technology, science and innovation. Subjects include ball design, calculating distances and angles, velocity, acceleration and much more. Ages 6-12. Offered July 13-16 and Aug. 10-13; meets Mon-Thu from 9 am-noon. At North Wall Schools. $145/session. northwallschools.com 466-2695 STOP-MOTION & VIDEO CONSTRUCTION Campers learn using storyboards, props, backdrops and cameras as they produce, direct, light and shoot their own videos and stop-motion animation. Campers plan and produce their own short movies, while developing leadership, communication, project management, design and technical skills. Grades 5-8. Two-week sessions offered July 6-30; meets Mon-Thu from 8 am-1 pm. Price TBD. 509-354-4648 TECH TREK The 6th annual week-long camp for girls offers hands-on science and technology classes, field trips and more. Campers should be entering grade 8 in the fall, and girls must be nominated by a teacher. July 26-Aug. 1. At EWU Cheney. Volunteers are also needed for camp staff positions, including monitors (21+), health aides, student counselors (16+), teachers and workshop presenters. Free (campers must be nominated and selected). techtrek-wa. aauw.net YOUNG CHEFS ACADEMY CULINARY CAMP An immersive culinary adventure for young chefs, empowering them to grow in their knowledge of the culinary arts and self-confidence. Ages 7+. Three-day sessions offered June 15-Aug. 21; morning/afternoon sessions available. Price TBD. coeurdaleneid.youngchefsacademy.com 208-772-6807 YOUNG DRONE OPERATORS Campers learn the basics of how to fly a drone, how to take one apart and put it back together, as well as rules and regulations of operating a drone. At the end of the camp, they’ll use problem-solving skills to complete search and rescue missions. Grades 5-8. Two-week sessions offered July 6-30; meets Mon-Thu from 8 am-1 pm. Price TBD. spokaneschools.org/ summerSTEMcamps 509-354-4648

CREATIVE ARTS A GOOD IMPRESSION CAMP Split light and splatter color; from prisms to paint this camp has kids constructing, drawing, painting and playing with color. Grades 2-5. July 9 from 9 am-2 pm. At the MAC. $45-$50. northwestmuseum. org 509-456-3931 ADVANCED SEWING: SKIRTS Aspiring fashion designers tackle drafting flat patterns from body measurements, starting by making a simple straight skirt. This class is intended for students with strong sewing skills who are ready to begin designing their own garments. Supply listed provided upon registration. Ages 8-16. July 27-31 from 9 am-12 pm or 2-5 pm at Let’s Get Sewing Studio, 8707 N. Wall St. $125. spokanerec.org

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Spokane Valley Parks & Recreation hosts summer day camp sessions for all ages through the summer. ANCIENT ART TREASURE HUNTERS Explore bygone civilizations through this ancient art treasure hunt as you draw, paint and sculpt to make art just like early mankind. Ages 6-11. Aug. 10-14 from 9 am-3 pm. At Corbin Art Center. $139. spokanerec.org ANIME ART MADNESS! Learn about the art of Japanese anime and manga as you draw, paint and sculpt your own characters and create quirky, unique personalities for them through creative thinking and storytelling. Ages 6-11. July 6-10 from 9 am-3 pm. At Corbin Art Center. $139. spokanerec.org ART IN NATURE, NATURE IN ART Paint, sculpt and draw what you see in nature surrounding the Corbin Art Center, including on nature hikes. Ages 6-11. July 20-24 from 9 am-3 pm. At Corbin Art Center. $139. spokanerec.org ART ROCKS! Explore the styles of five modern artists, including Van Gogh and Seurat, and then create your own masterpiece with Caralee Palmer, lead teacher at North Wall Schools. Children engage with numerous media and techniques as they develop their final works. All materials and snacks provided. Grades K-3. Offered June 22-26 and July 6-10, meets 9 am-noon. $125/session. northwallschools.com 466-2695 BEACHY SEA FUN IN THE SUN A week of sea-inspired arts and crafts, including animals in the ocean and pirates, mermaids and more. Ages 3-5. July 20-24 from 12:30-3 pm. At Corbin Art Center. $72. spokanerec.org BEST OF SUMMER CAMP Spend a week enjoying the most popular activities and projects offered during this summer’s creative arts camp sessions from Spokane Parks. Ages 6-11. Aug. 10-14 from 9 am-3 pm. At Corbin Art Center. $142. spokanerec.org BIRDS OF A FEATHER Make aviary themed crafts and learn about the many different species of birds as you watch birds in the park and garden. Ages 3-5. July 27-31 from 12:30-3 pm. At Corbin Art Center. $72. spokanerec.org BLACK CAULDRONS & RUBY SLIPPERS Campers dive into the colors of their favorite adventures and create a book of illustrations to take home. Sessions also include exploration of the MAC’s galleries and historic Campbell House. Before/after care available. Grades 2-5.

July 13-16 from 9 am-4 pm. At the MAC. $180-$200. northwestmuseum.org 509-456-3931 BLOW YOUR TOP CAMP Dig into the world’s stories and myths around volcanoes as you paint, build and blow up some art. Grades 2-5. June 25 from 9 am-2 pm. At the MAC. $45-$50. northwestmuseum.org 509-456-3931 CAC ARTISTS GOT TALENT! Get started on your next masterpiece in this session offering painting, mixed media and more. Art is displayed in a special Friday art show. Ages 6-11. Aug. 3-7 from 9 am-3 pm. At Corbin Art Center. $142. spokanerec.org CASTLES, PRINCESSES, KNIGHTS & DRAGONS Campers make armor, shields, hats, crowns, wands and more in this creativity-focused day camp. Ages 3-5. June 15-19 from 9-11:30 am. At Corbin Art Center. $72. spokanerec.org CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE Young writers pull out their most imaginative ideas working as a team to write a own “Choose Your Own Adventure” style book, complete with illustrations. Each writer leaves camp with their own copy of the collective adventure. Grades 4-6. July 28-31 from 10 am-noon. At Spark Central. Free; pre-registration required. spark-central.org 279-0299 COLORFUL! MESSY! PROCESS ART! Come up with theme ideas, mix colors, apply paint and incorporate found objects into your mixed media art. Ages 6-11. June 22-26 from 9 am-3 pm. At Corbin Art Center. $139. spokanerec.org COME LEARN TO SEW A camp for students with little or no prior sewing experience to learn how to thread, fix tension, sew straight and curved seams and how to use a pattern. Ages 8-16. Sessions offered June 15-19, June 22-26, July 6-10 and Aug. 3-7. Meets from 9 am-noon or 2-5 pm at Let’s Get Sewing Studio, 8707 N. Wall St. $145. spokanerec.org COSPLAY FOR KIDS Cosplay is the art of imitating a character from an anime, video games or other forms of media. In this camp, kids pick a character they’d like to play and/or create their own. This includes choosing an outfit/ costume for the character, identifying supplies and materials, designing and assembling components, making the costume and learning to play the part of the character. Grades 5-8. Two-week

sessions offered July 6-30, meets MonThu from 8 am-1 pm. Price TBD. spokaneschools.org/summerSTEMcamps 509-354-4648 CRAZY CLAY FUN! Explore how to mix up some DIY salt dough and create sculptures from other materials such as air-dry clay and slime. Ages 3-5. June 29-July 2 from 12:30-3 pm. At Corbin Art Center. $62. spokanerec.org CRAZY! WACKY! SCULPTURES! Learn how to mix up your own do-it-yourself salt dough and make a 3D sculpted project featuring recycled objects, along with paper masterpieces like headbands and hats. Ages 6-11. June 29-July 2 from 9 am-3 pm. At Corbin Art Center. $115. spokanerec.org DOODLE BUG ART FUN! In this camp, kids learn about new and clever abstract techniques to create art. Ages 3-5. June 22-26 from 9-11:30 am. At Corbin Art Center. $72. spokanerec.org DRAW, PRINT, TIE-DYE & STAMP Students work on several projects with local artist Karen Mobley, including designing, drawing, printing, tie-dyeing and stamping their very own one-of-akind art T-shirts. Ages 10+. July 27-Aug. 1 from 10 am-noon. At Karen Mobley’s studio, Spokane South Hill. $125. spokaneartschool.net FAIRIES, TROLLS & GNOMES IN THE GARDEN Hunt for elusive garden critters and make glittery art inspired by what you find. Ages 3-5. July 13-17 from 12:30-3 pm. At Corbin Art Center. $72. spokanerec.org GET MESSY CAMP Squish, splatter and stomp your way into art as you explore printing, painting and clay molding in this one-day camp. Grades 2-5. Offered June 24, July 22 and Aug. 12 from 9 am-2 pm (register for each day separately). At the MAC. $45-$50. northwestmuseum. org 509-456-3931 INLAND NORTHWEST YEARBOOK CAMP A three-day workshop designed to teach and empower students to build the best yearbook possible. Classes include photography, design, writing, interviewing, marketing and leadership. July 29-31. At EWU Cheney. Resident/ commuter options. Price TBD. yearbookdiscoveries.com INNOVATIVE ARTIST’S STUDIO A fine art camp exploring drawing, painting,

printmaking and sculpture using diverse materials, techniques and other creative processes. Ages 6-11. July 13-17 from 9 am-3 pm. At Corbin Art Center. $135. spokanerec.org INTRO TO NATURE PRINTING Explore the world of printmaking and plants, with an introduction to the basic techniques involved with monotyping and nature printing. In addition, students learn how to prep their paper, roll ink onto plates and discover how to use the impression of plants to make their own prints. Ages 14+. Meets June 8, 15 and 22 from 4-6 pm. At Spokane Art School. $85. spokaneartschool.net JUNIOR COUNSELORS IN TRAINING (CIT) Sixth and seventh graders can gain experience and develop skills in team building, mentorship, communication and leadership while assisting second and third grade campers. For grades 6-7. July 13-16 and July 27-31 from 9 am-4 pm. At the MAC. $180-$200. northwestmuseum.org 509-456-3931 LANDSCAPE PAINTING Artist Owen McAuley leads this session on contemporary landscape painting from photographic sources. Ages 15+. Offered June 29-July 20 and July 27-Aug. 17, meets Mondays from 2-4 pm. At Spokane Art School. $80. spokaneartschool.net LITTLE ART MASTERS Young artists explore art through color, texture and more by creating with paint, crayons, glue and scissors. Ages 3-5. June 8 from 12:30-3 pm. At Corbin Art Center. $72. spokanerec.org LITTLES STEM ART STUDIO Children explore what it means to be an artist, how art is made, how to mix color and what tools artists use while continuing to develop vocabulary, literacy, math, science and motor skills through a variety of activities and games. Ages 4-5. July 20-23, meets from 8 am-1 pm. Price TBD. spokaneschools.org/summerSTEMcamps 509-354-4648 MAKING MANGA AND ANIME Join fellow fans of comics and animated shows to take your drawing and animation design skills to the next level. Kids learn to develop, draw, illustrate and animate their favorite characters, both original or from existing media. Grades 4-8. Twoweek sessions offered July 6-30; meets Mon-Thu 8 am-1 pm. Price TBD. spokaneschools.org/summerSTEMcamps 509354-4648 MORE PAINT PLEASE! Put on your smock and get painting with watercolors, washable tempera and more as you experiment with new techniques, brushes and other alternative tools. Ages 3-5. June 29-July 2 from 9-11:30 am. At Corbin Art Center. $59. spokanerec.org NATURE ART CAMP This camp introduces elementary school students to a variety of nature-based activities, expanding their understanding between the relationship of art and nature. In this 2-day camp, they’ll make eco-friendly craft birds, use plants to make works of art and interact with a giant bird nest public art installation. Ages 6+. May 25 and June 1 from 4-5:30 pm. At Spokane Art School. $36. spokaneartschool.net NATURE MADE CAMP What art supplies can you find in your backyard? In this camp, find inspiration in Native American art using supplies from the great outdoors to do printmaking, dyeing and weaving and bead work. Campers also explore the galleries, Campbell House and more. Before/after care

available. July 27-31 from 9 am-4 pm. At the MAC. $180-$200. northwestmuseum.org 509-456-3931 OPEN ART STUDIO Bring artistic ideas to life using tools to explore different types of media. Supplies provided for drawing, painting, collage, printmaking, cardboard sculpture and fiber arts. For all skill levels. July 13-17 from 9 am-12:30 pm (grades 1-3) and July 20-25 from 12:30-3:30 pm (grades 4-6). At St. George’s School. $125. sgs.org/summer 509-464-8814 PAINTING & DRAWING USING SOFT PASTELS This soft chalk pastel class focuses on all aspects of using pastels to create original works of art. Subject matter is mainly focused on creating landscape art, but students are welcome to choose their own individual subject matter. Ages 15+. Offered June 25-July 16 and July 30-Aug. 20; meets Thursdays from 5:30-7:30 pm. At Spokane Art School. $80. spokaneartschool.net PASSPORT TO FUN! Explore countries around the globe and their unique animals and cultures. Stamp your passport as you learn and read stories about a new country each day. Ages 3-5. Aug. 3-7 from 9-11:30 am. At Corbin Art Center. $72. spokanerec.org PRESCHOOL PICASSOS: BEST OF SUMMER CAMP This camp features the Corbin Art Center’s most popular art projects completed throughout this summer’s preschool camp programs. Ages 3-5. Aug. 10 from 12:303 pm. At Corbin Art Center. $75. spokanerec.org ROUND-UP RODEO! A cowboy and cowgirl inspired camp where kids make wearable costumes, Wild Westthemed arts and crafts and more. Ages 3-5. July 6-10 from 9-11:30 am. At Corbin Art Center. $72. spokanerec.org SEWING II Young sewists learn about gathering, zippers and quilting. This session is for students who are comfortable threading and operating a sewing machine, and offers different themed projects during each session. Ages 8-16. Offered June 29-July 3, July 13-17 and Aug. 10-14 from 9 amnoon or 2-5 pm at Let’s Get Sewing Studio, 8707 N. Wall St. $125. spokanerec.org SHAPES, LINES & LANDSCAPES Learn how to draw and shade shapes, add lines, textures and other techniques to your drawings with pen, pencil, oil pastels and paint. Ages 6-11. June 29July 2 from 9 am-3 pm. At Corbin Art Center. $115. spokanerec.org STEM ART STUDIO A camp for kids who like math and science, but are more passionate about art. Learn how to use STEM while engaging your creative side to express yourself artistically. We’ll paint, draw and sculpt, and use a diverse array of mixed media, materials and techniques to express ourselves. Grades K-6. One-week sessions offered July 6-30; meets Mon-Thu from 8 am-1 pm. Price TBD. spokaneschools.org/summerSTEMcamps 509-354-4648 STOMP, CHOMP & ROAR, DINO STYLE Explore the world of dinosaurs, reptiles and prehistoric birds through “dino-rific” craft projects and costumes. Ages 3-5. July 13-17 from 9-11:30 am. At Corbin Art Center. $135. spokanerec.org

STORYBOOK ART SPARKLE Kids read some storybook favorites and then make fantastic art inspired by each story. Ages 3-5. June 8-12 from 9-11:30 am. At Corbin Art Center. $72. spokanerec.org SUPER NATURE EXPLORERS! Discover the world around you and make projects inspired by nature and science. Ages 3-5. Aug. 10-14 from 9-11:30 am. At Corbin Art Center. $72. spokanerec.org THERE’S A DRAGON IN THE ART ROOM Use your imagination and creativity to paint, glue and sculpt fantastical art projects inspired by dragons, trolls, unicorns and other mythological creatures. Ages 6-11. June 15-19 from 9 am-3 pm. At Corbin Art Center. $139. spokanerec.org TROPICAL FOREST ADVENTURE Travel to a tropical rainforest and learn about some of the animals, plants and insects that live there. Kids make art projects to display and wear. Ages 3-5. June 15-19 from 12:30-3 pm. At Corbin Art Center. $72. spokanerec.org UNICORNS, WIZARDS & DRAGONS, OH MY! Have a magical time creating costumes, crafts and other mythological-inspired creatures. Ages 3-5. Aug. 3-8 from 12:30-3 pm. At Corbin Art Center. $72. spokanerec.org WANDS, WIZARDS & DRAGONS, OH MY! Young wizards can make their own wands, creative costume pieces and other magical crafts. Ages 3-5. July 27-31 from 9-11:30 am. At Corbin Art Center. $72. spokanerec.org WHALE VS. SHARK & OCEANS OF ART Future marine biologist and oceanographers learn about sharks, jellyfish, whales and other marine animals and their habitats. Create sea creatures with paint, paper, recycled materials and more. Ages 6-11. July 20-24 from 9 am-3 pm. At Corbin Art Center. $139. spokanerec.org

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MUSIC WSU HORN CAMP Student musicians work with WSU faculty to improve musical skill and technique, focusing on group techniques, horn ensemble, private lessons, chamber music and more. Grades 7-12. June 21-26. Resident/commuter options. At WSU Pullman. Register by May 16. $395$600 (scholarships available). music. wsu.edu 335-8046 WSU OBOE CAMP Student musicians study with WSU faculty, focusing on improving musical skills through group techniques, reed making, performance and more. Grades 7-12. June 21-26. Resident/commuter options. At WSU Pullman. Register by May 22. $395-$600 (scholarships available). music.wsu.edu 335-7966 BROADWAY BOOTCAMP Explore musical theater through voice, acting and movement classes. Camp participants perform in a showcase written exclusively for them at the week’s end. This session provides opportunities to prepare for upcoming school, summer and college auditions and programs. Grades 6-12. July 27-31 from 9 am-3:30 pm. At St. George’s School. $295. sgs.org/summer 509464-8814

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THEATER CINDERELLA Join Cinderella and her animal friends on a magical adventure. This classic story is perfect for little ones to shine brightly on stage. Ages 5-7. June 15-19 from 9 am-3 pm; showcase Friday at 3:15 pm. At Spokane Children’s Theatre. $200. spokanechildrenstheatre.org 328-4886 CYT NORTH IDAHO CAMPS CYT North Idaho musical theater camps are a fun, upbeat way for children to learn about dancing, acting and singing. Camps revolve around theater workshops, games and team building activities, culminating in a showcase for families to see what students have learned. Ages 5-18. July 6-10 and July 20-24 (ages 5-7 meets 9 am-12:30 pm; ages 7-12 meets 9 am-4 pm); July 13-17 (ages 10-14; meets 9 am-4 pm); Aug. 3-7 (ages 13-18; meets 10 am-5 pm. cytnorthidaho.org 208-930-1001 CYT SPOKANE JUNIOR CAMP Campers rotate through theater workshops including dance, drama and voice, play exciting theater games, participate in a showcase rehearsal, make lifelong friends and more. All campers perform in a musical theater showcase for family and friends at the end of the week. This year’s theme is “Kids of Broadway.” Ages 10-12. July 6-10 from 9 am-4 pm. $225. cytspokane. org 487-6540 CYT SPOKANE MINI CAMP Campers rotate through theater workshops including dance, drama and voice, play exciting theater games, participate in a showcase rehearsal, make lifelong friends and more. All campers perform in a musical theater showcase for family and friends at the end of the week. This year’s theme is “Kids of Broadway.” Ages 5-6. June 22-26 from 9 am-noon. $125. cytspokane. org 487-6540 CYT SPOKANE TEEN CAMP Campers rotate through theater workshops including dance, drama and voice, play exciting theater games, participate in a showcase rehearsal, make lifelong friends and more. All campers perform in a musical theater showcase for family and friends at the end of the week. This year’s theme is “Kids of Broadway.” Ages 13-18. July 13-17 from 9 am-4 pm. $225. cytspokane.org

CYT SPOKANE YOUTH CAMP Campers rotate through theater workshops including dance, drama and voice, play exciting theater games, participate in a showcase rehearsal, make lifelong friends and more. All campers perform in a musical theater showcase for family and friends at the end of the week. This year’s theme is “Kids of Broadway.” Ages 7-9. July 20-24 from 9 am-4 pm. $225. cytspokane. org 487-6540 G-PREP SUMMER DRAMA CAMP Michael Barfield (St. Al’s drama director) and Jenna Solberg (Cataldo music director) lead this year’s camp, packed with diverse theatre workshops, improv, singing, choreography and a final performance for family and friends. Grades 4-8. Aug. 3-14; Mon-Fri from 9 am-3 pm. $250. gprep.com GREEN EGGS & HAM Join “Sam I Am” while singing, dancing and acting in this colorful adventure, making lots of friends along the way. Ages 8-12. June 22-26 from 9 am-3 pm. Showcase Friday at 3:15 pm. At Spokane Children’s Theatre. $200. spokanechildrenstheatre.org 328-4886 HARRY POTTER: HERMIONE GRANGER & THE HOGWARTS HOME For an entire semester, there are no adults at Hogwarts and students are in charge. Will they follow the rules or make up their own? During this Play-in-a-Week camp from Spokane Valley Summer Theatre, discover if Hermione holds the key in this magical world. Grades 3-7. July 22-24 from 10 am-2 pm. $175. svsummertheatre. com/camps 368-7897 HESPERUS ARTS MUSICAL THEATRE A fine art division of NBC Camps designed to build talent and skill. Camp directors believe each student can greatly improve singing, acting and dancing talent. Students work on dance technique, improv, voice lessons and performance talent. Every camper gets to perform and work on their skills. Ages 12-19 (overnight) and 8-12 (day). June 29-July 24; day camp meets Mon-Thu 9 am-3 pm. At Whitworth University. $245-$305. hesperus-arts.com 800-406-3926 LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL A teen theater camp to rehearse and perform the story of Elle Woods, who charms her way into law school and

proves to herself and the world what she’s truly capable of. Ages 13-19. Aug. 3-14; meets Mon-Fri from 9 am-5 pm. Casting auditions June 1-2 from 6-8 pm. Performances Aug. 14-15. At Spokane Children’s Theatre. $325. spokanechildrenstheatre.org LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING During this Playin-a-Week camp from Spokane Valley Summer Theatre, the fate of Middle Earth is in the hands of the hobbit Frodo Baggins and his companions in the Fellowship as they begin their journey to destroy the “One Ring.” Grades 4-8. Aug. 3-8 from 10 am-2 pm. $175. svsummertheatre.com/camps 368-7897 MUSICAL THEATRE: DON’T FORGET TO ACT! Students focus on dialogue and character relationships to elevate their performance as a musical theatre actor, performing scenes from “Beauty and the Beast,” “Mary Poppins,” “Wicked” and “Mamma Mia.” Grades 7-12. July 27-31 from 10 am-2 pm. $175. svsummertheatre.com/ camps 368-7897 PETER PAN IN NEVERLAND In this Play-in-a-Week camp from Spokane Valley Summer Theatre, J.M. Barrie’s timeless tale of Peter Pan, a boy who can fly, comes alive. Grades 2-6. July 13-17 from 10 am-2 pm. $175. svsummertheatre.com/camps 368-7897 RTOP PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL Participants learn to work as a cast and build confidence together through singing, dancing, and acting. Ages 8+. Weekly, themed sessions are offered June 15-July 17, meets Mon-Fri from 9 am-noon or 1-4 pm. Performers also present a public showcase on the final day of each camp (Fridays) at 1:30 and 3 pm. At Regional Theatre of the Palouse, Pullman. $100-$250/session. rtoptheatre.org 509-335-0750 SPOKANE CIVIC THEATRE: PLAY IN A WEEK The Civic’s “Play in a Week” courses focus on teamwork and collaboration, culminating in a fully staged performance. Two to three play titles and one set-making class are offered each week. This year’s themes include Lord of the Rings, PD Eastman and Harry Potter. Ages 6-13. Weekly sessions offered June 22-Aug. 14; meeting Mon-Fri (times vary). $75$125/week; discounts for multiple sign-ups. spokanecivictheatre.com

STARS ON STAGE Learn about singing, dancing and stage acting in this fast-paced, high energy camp for beginners and experienced performers to explore the inner workings of a big musical show. Students demonstrate their skills in a showcase at the end of the week, performing hits from some of Broadway’s biggest shows. Grades 1-5. July 6-10 from 12:30-3:30 pm. At St. George’s School. $195. sgs.org/ summer 509-464-8814 SUMMER STAGE DRAMA CAMP Students team up for storytelling, acting and improv and acting games and a final day performance for family and friends. Ages 6-11. July 13-17 from 9 am-3 pm. At Corbin Art Center. $139. spokanerec.org THE ADVENTURES OF HARRY POTTER & FRIENDS During this Play-ina-Week camp from Spokane Valley Summer Theatre, Harry Potter and his friends spend the day in Care of Magical Creatures class. What they discover and learn will change their lives forever. Grades 2-6. June 22-26 from 10 am-2 pm. $175. svsummertheatre. com/camps 368-7897 THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND OF DR. SLIMEY What do you get when you put a group of explorers, a mad scientist and experiments gone wrong on the same island? Join us as we bring to life the exciting tale of three souls who stumbled upon “The Mysterious Island of Dr. Slimey.” Ages 10-13. July 27-31 from 9 am-3 pm. Showcase Friday at 3:15 pm. At Spokane Children’s Theatre. $200. spokanechildrenstheatre.org THE WIZARD OF OZ During this Playin-a-Week camp from Spokane Valley Summer Theatre, Dorothy, Lion and the Tin Man travel to the Emerald City, encountering several obstacles along the way. Grades 2-6. June 29-July 3 from 10 am-2 pm. $175. svsummertheatre.com/camps 368-7897 THEATRE CAMP: I AM A STORYTELLER In this week-long camp from Spokane Valley Summer Theatre, students utilize scenes from the scripts of “Almost Maine” and “Little Women” to explore the theme of love. Students then workshop what it means to be an actor, and how to tell a character’s story with honesty, truthfulness and integrity. Grades 7-12. July 6-10 from 10 am-2 pm. $175. svsummertheatre. com/camps 368-7897 UNTOLD: STORIES OF UNSUNG HEROES Every tale has characters that don’t get the attention they deserve. Tell their stories with acting, song and dance, and bring them out of the shadows and into the spotlight. Ages 8-12. July 6-10 from 9 am-3 pm; showcase Friday at 3:15 pm. At Spokane Children’s Theater. $200. spokanechildrenstheatre.org 328-4886 WSU MUSICAL THEATRE CAMP Students receive lessons and coaching sessions from WSU faculty on both song literature and script preparation, culminating in a showcase performance at the end of the week. Students also participate in workshops and clinics covering topics such as stage movement, musical theater styles, audition and resume preparation and technical theater. Coed, entering grades 11-12. Resident/ commuter options. At WSU Pullman. $395/commuter; $600/resident. music.wsu.edu

DANCE, CHEER, GYMNASTICS ADVENTURE GYMNASTICS CAMP This popular camp is now in its 17th year, offering themed days of challenges and adventures in gymnastics, like scavenger hunts and obstacle courses, costumes and more. Campers learn a progression of tumbling skills, plus enjoy structured gymnastics lessons on the vault, bars, balance beam and rings. Ages 3-14. Offered July 13-17 and Aug. 17-21; half or full-day sessions available. At Spokane Gymnastics. $159-$259/session. spokanegymnastics.com 533-9646 BALLET ARTS ACADEMY SUMMER PROGRAMS The local studio offers summer classes for all skill levels and ages, including a Frozen 2-themed camp, pointe and pre-pointe classes, summer intensives for beginner to advanced dancers and drop-in classes in August ($17/session). See complete schedule online. Reserve a spot by June 5. $150-$230/week. balletartsacademy.com CHEER CAMP In addition to tumbling, stunts, dances and cheers, athletes learn gymnastics skills during structured lessons on the vault, bars, beam and floor. Campers are grouped according to age and skill. All groups perform a gymnastics and cheer routine at a Friday performance for family and friends. Ages 3-14. Offered July 27-31 and Aug. 10-14; half- and fullday options. At Spokane Gymnastics. $159-$259/session. spokanegymnastics.com 533-9646 CHEER CLINIC This new clinic covers tumbling, dance, and cheer stunting techniques. Sessions are led by collegiate and former high school/ competitive cheerleaders. Coed, ages 8-18. July 13-16 from 1-4 pm. At Dance Center of Spokane; classes will move online if needed. $175/week. dancecenterofspokane.com 448-2426 CHEERTOTS Kids play a variety of games to develop balance, movement and motor skills as well as listening to instructions. Sessions also introduce basic cheerleading skills, songs and chants. Ages 3-6. Offered June 16July 21; meets once a week at Edgecliff Park, Spokane Valley. $93/session. supertotsports.com CREATIVE MINDS, BRIGHT MINDS PRESCHOOL STEAM CAMPS A dance camp for young learners that incorporates art, science and math into themed weeks. Ages 3-5. July 13-16, July 2023 and Aug. 10-13. from 9 am-noon. At Dance Center of Spokane; classes will move online if needed. $175-$475. dancecenterofspokane.com 448-2426 DANCE COMPETITION WORKSHOP A session for those interested in participating in Dance Center of Spokane’s 2020-21 season; required for all competition students. Contact the studio for details. All ages. Aug. 24-27 from 1-8:30 pm. $60-$125. dancecenterofspokane.com 448-2426 FANTASY DANCE CAMP A camp of creative dance and play based on a daily theme with proper stretching, crafts, games, story, dance and snack time. Dancers are encouraged to dress up as their favorite characters. Ages 3-10. July 9, July 15, July 21 and July 27 from 10 am-noon. At Isabelle’s Dance Time.

$35-$45/day; $120-$160/full camp. isabellesdancetime.com 927-0972 GONZAGA SUMMER DANCE INTENSIVE A week of dance instruction for intermediate and advanced skill levels, including techniques for hip-hop, modern, contemporary, ballet, jazz and musical theatre. Taught by Gonzaga Dance program faculty in the new Myrtle Woldson Performing Arts Center. Each session concludes with an informal performance for family and friends. Ages 13-20. July 27-31 (ages 13-20; intermediate/advanced) and Aug. 3-7 (ages 9-13; beginner/intermediate). $200-$350. gonzaga.edu/ summerdance 313-6508 ISABELLE’S DANCE TIME SUMMER CLASSES The studio offers classes in ballet, pointe, jazz, contemporary, musical theater, choreography, and stretch and strengthening. Ages 8 to adults. Sessions offered July 6-23; meets Mon-Thu from 5-9 pm. Unlimited classes are $150/person or $200/family. isabellesdancetime. com 927-0972 JAZZ INTENSIVE A class for dancers at levels 1-3, with placement based on age and skill level. Instruction is led by guest teachers Dave Massey and Kaisa-Mikale Hance. Ages 9-18. Aug. 3-6. At Dance Center of Spokane; classes will move online if needed. $90/day or $300/full week. dancecenterofspokane.com 448-2426 JUNIOR DANCE CAMP Dancers learn three routines, jump on the trampoline and perform for their family and friends at camp’s conclusion. Ages 4.5-6. July 28 from 5:15-7:30 pm. At Bleker School of Dance. $30. blekerschoolofdance.com 892-7977 KIDS’ DANCE, DRAMA & CHEER CAMP Themed classes teach ballet, jazz, tap and hip hop (varies by session) and include “Under the Sea,” “Dazzling Disney,” “King of New York” and more. Sessions for beginning and experienced dancers. Ages 3-12. Offered July 20-Aug. 20. At Dance Center of Spokane; classes will move online if needed. $110-$375. dancecenterofspokane. com 448-2426 MARESSA’S SCHOOL OF DANCE SUMMER SESSION Summer sessions include programs in pre-primary ballet, cheerleading, jazz, hip-hop, lyrical, modern, ballet and more. Ages 2 to adults. June 29-Aug. 29; session times vary by age and skill level, see website for complete schedule and class options. $115-$250. maressasdance.com MINI JAZZ INTENSIVE A camp focusing on jazz technique, with afternoon sessions on lyrical, musical theater and jazz turns. Guest taught by KaisaMikale Hance, an LA-based choreographer. Ages 6-10. Aug. 3-6 from 11 am12:30 pm. At Dance Center of Spokane. $125. dancecenterofspokane.com MYSTERY GYMNASTICS CAMP Clues, riddles, puzzles, challenges and mysteries are interspersed with structured gymnastics lessons on the vault, bars, balance beam, rings, floor and Tumbl Trak. Campers are taught a progression of tumbling skills, plus jumping, leaping and climbing elements in the ninja room. In addition to the daily “mystery” to solve, there will be time to bounce on the jumping castle and onto the new pit pillow. Ages 3-14. Aug. 3-7; full and half-day sessions available. At Spokane Gymnastics. $159-$259. spokanegymnastics.com

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DANCE, CHEER, GYMNASTICS NINJA ZONE GYMNASTICS CAMP Ninja Zone embraces children’s energy and ignites their confidence through a fusion of gymnastics, martial arts, obstacle course training and freestyle movement. Campers learn jumps, flips, rolls and kicks designed to help improve total body coordination, build strength and increase agility. Beyond skill, this camp teaches self-confidence, discipline, impulse control, responsibility and instinctual safety. Ninjas show off their skills at a special performance on Friday for family and friends. Ages 3-14. Offered July 27-31 and Aug. 10-14; half- or fullday options. At Spokane Gymnastics $159-$259/session. spokanegymnastics.com 533-9646 PARKOUR + GYMNASTICS CAMP In addition to structured gymnastics rotations, this camp includes an introduction to safety, basic techniques for jumping, vaulting, climbing and swinging. All campers train in the main gym with various obstacles, including the salmon ladder and in the parkour room with wooden obstacles and bars. Athletes show off their skills in a Friday performance. Ages 6-14. Offered July 27-31 and Aug. 10-14. Half or full-day options available. $159$259/session. spokanegymnastics.com 533-9646 PRESCHOOL GYMNASTICS CAMP Fundamental gymnastics elements are taught by knowledgeable coaches with fast-paced rotations focusing on the development of strength, balance, agility, coordination and flexibility. Campers learn social skills necessary to work in a group and interact independently of their parents (who can watch from the viewing area.) Campers enjoy fun activities, challenges, games, plus storytime, crafts, bouncing and playing in the foam pit. Ages 3-6. July 20-24 from 12:304:30 pm. At Spokane Gymnastics. $179. spokanegymnastics.com 533-9646 PRINCESS/PRINCE DANCE CAMP Join in the fun to be a ballet “princess” or “prince” in this imaginative class for both experienced dancers or those seeking an introduction to ballet. Ages 3-5. Three-day sessions offered July 8-10 and Aug. 5-7. At Sandra Olgard Studio of Dance. $45/session. sandraolgardsstudioofdance.com 838-7464 SANDRA OLGARD STUDIO SUMMER INTENSIVE Courses meet four days a week for two weeks. These classes in ballet, modern/contemporary help fine tune skills learned throughout the year, and add new skills or introduce students to dance. Ages 6-20. Sessions offered June 15-25 and/or Aug. 10-21. $100$155. sandraolgardsstudioofdance.com 838-7464 SKYHAWKS CHEERLEADING Kids learn essential skills to lead crowds, including proper hand and body movements, jumping and choreographed performance skills. Ages 5-11. Held at parks and schools in the Spokane/Coeur d’Alene area. Summer sessions offered from June-August; see site for complete list of dates and locations. $79-$167/ session. skyhawks.com SUMMER DANCE INTENSIVE A course to develop strength, stamina and flexibility while improving technique in ballet, pointe, jazz, contemporary, lyrical, tap, musical theater, tumbling, hip hop and more. Ages 10+. Aug. 10-13 and Aug.

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17-20. At Dance Center of Spokane; classes will move online if needed. $75/ day; $250/week or $400/both weeks. dancecenterofspokane.com 448-2426 TAP & DRAMA LESSONS A one-week class ideal for both dance and theatre students. Ages 5+. Offered June 29-July 2 and/or Aug. 3-6. At Sandra Olgard Studio of Dance. $45-$65. sandraolgardsstudioofdance.com 838-7464 TEEN DANCE CAMP Dancers learn at least six new dance routines during the week which also includes trampoline jumping, swimming field trips and games. Ages 13+. July 20-23 from 2:309 pm; July 24 from 10 am-4 pm. At Bleker School of Dance. $160. blekerschoolofdance.com 892-7977 TEEN DANCE CAMP Sessions for beginning and advanced students cover styles including ballet and jazz fusion, hip hop and more. Ages 11+. Sessions offered July 20-23, July 27-31, Aug. 10-13 and Aug. 17-20. At Dance Center of Spokane; classes will move online if needed. $110/session. dancecenterofspokane. com 448-2426 TRAMPOLINE & TUMBLING CAMP Campers enjoy a week of high-flying action featuring instruction on the Tumbl Trak, double mini trampoline, EuroTrampoline, rod floor and the spring and air floor, intermixed with games and activities. Campers learn essential skills such as air awareness, progressive tumbling, strength and coordination. New this year is the pit with a giant air pillow. Ages 6-14. July 20-24 from 12:30-4:30 pm. At Spokane Gymnastics. $179. spokanegymnastics.com 533-9646 UCA CHEER CAMP A three-day middle and high school cheerleading camp. This year’s theme is “Spirit Power,” featuring the closing pep rally “Super Squad Rally.” July 13-16. At WSU Pullman. Resident/commuter options. $195-$390. uca.varsity.com YOUTH DANCE CAMP Dancers learn five-plus routines, jump on the trampolines, go on swimming field trips and play games. Ages 7-12. July 27-31 from 8:30 am-3 pm. At the Bleker School of Dance. $160. blekerschoolofdance.com 892-7977

BASKETBALL BREAKTHROUGH BASKETBALL: ELITE GUARD CAMP A three-day basketball camp for intermediate to advanced players, covering essential skills, techniques, habits and drills to become an elite player and to develop an elite mindset. Coed, grades 7-12. July 24-26 from 9 am-3 pm. At the HUB Sports Center. $295. breakthroughbasketball. com BREAKTHROUGH BASKETBALL: SCORING & PLAYMAKING CAMP A three-day camp covering offensive skills through improved ball handling, passing, shooting, footwork and finishing skills. Players also learn advanced playmaking concepts. Coed, grades 4-9. July 21-23 from 9 am-3 pm. At the HUB Sports Center. $245. breakthroughbasketball. com EWU MEN’S DEVELOPMENT CAMP Players hone skill development and play in competitions and contests under coaching of EWU staff and players. Coed, ages 7-12. July 20-23; full and half-day options. At EWU Reese Court. $80-$140. ewumensbasketball.totalcamps.com

Skyhawks hosts kids’ sports programs year-round, so even if summer camp can’t meet in person this year, there are other opportunities. EWU MEN’S ELITE CAMP EWU coaches and former players offer instruction, with each player receiving an evaluation and feedback at the end of camp. Open to players entering grades 9-12. July 1-2. At EWU Reese Court. $150. ewumensbasketball.totalcamps.com EWU MEN’S TEAM CAMP EWU coaches and staff provide instruction through competition, contests, practice and more. Teams (8 player min.) are guaranteed to play seven games. One coach free per team with registration. Sessions offered June 13 (one-day camp is $200/ team), June 17-19, June 19-21 and June 29-July 1. Resident/commuter options. $210/overnight player; $500/commuter team. ewumensbasketball.totalcamps. com FUNDAMENTAL FOCUS BASKETBALL CAMP A fundamental skills camp with coach Rod Mitchell, who has taught youth and college-level camps across the Northwest. Coed, grades 4-8. July 13-15 from 9 am-4 pm. At the HUB Sports Center. $150. hubsportscenter. org/basketball GONZAGA FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS CAMP Younger players learn basic skills and game fundamentals from the Gonzaga men’s team coaching staff. Coed, entering grades 1-6. July 27-29; morning (9 am-noon) or full-day (9 am-5 pm) sessions offered. $130-$250. gonzagabasketballcamps.com GONZAGA MEN’S ADVANCED SKILLS CAMP Players receive instruction in footwork, shooting technique, ball handling, passing, rebounding and offensive/defensive team concepts from Gonzaga’s coaching staff. Boys entering grades 3-12. July 9-12. Resident/commuter options. $330-$450. gonzagabasketballcamps.com GONZAGA MEN’S TEAM CAMPS The Gonzaga men’s coaching staff and current/former players provide instruction to high school boys’ teams (min. of 8 players) looking to refine their skill and team play. Offered June 22-25, June 29-July 2 and July 23-26. Resident/ commuter options. $350/player. gonzagabasketballcamps.com NBC BASKETBALL CAMP (NIC) This complete player camp offers training in all aspects of the sport including leadership and confidence training. Boys, ages 10-17. July 20-24. At North Idaho College. Resident/commuter options. $545-$595. nbccamps.com 800-4063926 NBC BASKETBALL CAMPS (HUB) The Complete Skills Jr. day camp offers instruction for boys and girls. Ages 8-12. Sessions offered June 22-24, July 2729 and Aug. 10-12. At the HUB Sports

Center. $180. nbccamps.com 800-4063926 NBC BASKETBALL CAMPS (WAREHOUSE) Programs for summer 2020 include beginner camps for young athletes (Rookie) along with a slightly more advanced skills camp. Coed, ages 6-12. Rookie camps: Aug. 3-5 and Aug. 1012. Skills camp: Aug. 3-6. At the Warehouse, Spokane. $105-$235. nbccamps. com 800-406-3926 NBC BASKETBALL CAMPS (WHITWORTH) A variety of overnight and day camp options are available throughout the summer, including Pure Shooting, Offensive Skills, Position Specific, AllStar, Junior Camps and more. Boys and girls ages 8-19. Sessions from June 15Aug. 13. At Whitworth University. $240$999. nbccamps.com 800-406-3926 NBC COMPLETE SKILLS CAMP Sessions offer total basketball skill development with a focus on fundamentals in an encouraging atmosphere with knowledgeable staff. July 20-23 (girls, ages 9-14) and Aug. 17-20 (coed, ages 9-13) from 9 am-3 pm. At Real Life Post Falls. $220. nbccamps.com 800-406-3926 NIGEL WILLIAMS-GOSS BASKETBALL SKILLS CAMP A camp with the former Gonzaga University players, covering form, shooting drills, post and perimeter defense, ball handling, offensive moves, conditioning and more. Coed, ages 7-15. Aug. 17-19 from 9 am-4 pm. At the HUB Sports Center. $250-$275. hubsportscenter.org/basketball SKYHAWKS BASKETBALL A skill-intensive program for beginning to intermediate athletes, teaching passing, dribbling, shooting and rebounding. Coed, ages 6-12. Camps are offered June through August at schools in the Spokane/Coeur d’Alene area; see site for complete list of dates and locations. $79-$169/session. skyhawks.com SKYHAWKS STEM & PLAY: BASKETBALL This program combines STEM-based activities with traditional basketball instruction and a focus on skills such as teamwork and sportsmanship. Ages 7-11. June 29-July 2, meets Mon-Thu 9 am-3 pm. At the HUB Sports Center. $134. skyhawks.com ST. GEORGE’S BASKETBALL SKILLS CLINIC Work on individual skill development and get ready for the next basketball season. This clinic focuses on fundamentals to develop the complete player including ball handling, shooting mechanics, offensive arsenal and defense, along with basketball specific strength, agility and quickness training. Coed, grades 5-9. June 22-25 from 9 am-noon. $100. sgs.org/summer 509464-8814

ST. GEORGE’S BOYS & GIRLS BASKETBALL Join Dragon basketball coaches to work on individual skills as well as offensive and defensive team concepts. Learn the fundamentals and play games to reinforce what has been taught. Open to all skill levels. Grades K-7. June 15-19 from 9 am-noon. $125. sgs.org/summer 509-464-8814 VANDAL WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CAMP An opportunity for young girls to learn the fundamentals of basketball in a fun and competitive environment. Each day campers do drills and play games related to dribbling, passing, shooting and defense. Girls, grades 2-8. June 15-17. At U of Idaho Memorial Gym. $100. vandalwomensbasketballcamp.com WHITWORTH MEN’S TEAM CAMP High school teams have the opportunity to compete in a minimum of five games as they’re coached by Whitworth’s coaching staff and guests. June 19-21; register by May 29. Resident/commuter options. $180-$400/player. whitworthpirates. com 777-4415

BASEBALL/ SOFTBALL G-PREP SOFTBALL CAMP A fundamental camp for girls; details TBA. Grades 4-12. July 23-24 from 9-11 am or 12-2:30 pm. $30-$40. gprep.com GONZAGA BASEBALL HIGH SCHOOL PROSPECTS CAMP A camp for high school players (graduating 2020-24) interested in playing at the college level and learning the skills to accomplish that goal. Includes option for pitchers only. Aug. 3-4. At Gonzaga’s Patterson Baseball Complex. $95-$225. zagsbaseballcamps.com GONZAGA PREP BASEBALL CAMP Kids spend a week on the baseball diamond in this all-encompassing camp covering hitting, infield defense, outfield defense and base running. Grades 1-8. June 2224 from 9-11:30 am. $75. gprep.com GONZAGA PREP CATCHING CLINIC A camp focused on the defense of catchers. G-Prep’s varsity head coach leads athletes through drills that assist in framing, blocking and throwing out runners. Grades 6-12. June 15-16 from 8-10 am. $80. gprep.com NIKE BASEBALL CAMP A fun, intensive camp where campers take their baseball game to the next level. All facets of the game are covered and campers leave camp feeling confident in the new skills learned. Boys ages 9-13. July 2024. At Whitworth University. Resident/ commuter options. $405-$625. uss-

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EWU INDIVIDUAL/TEAM CAMP Improve techniques and game strategies as an individual or with a team, with instruction from EWU coaching staff. Grades 9-12. Offered June 17-20 and June 24-27. At EWU Roos Field. Overnight/commuter options. $90$335. ewufootball.totalcamps.com EWU QUARTERBACK CAMP Join Eastern coaches and players for a non-contact camp specially focused on quarterback skills. June 20 from 9 am-noon (grades 9-10) and from noon-5 pm (grades 11-12). At EWU Roos Field. $100-$125. ewufootball. totalcamps.com 509-359-4233 EWU SPECIALIST CAMP A camp offering instruction and drills for kickers and long snappers with Eastern’s ST coordinator Heath Pulver, including film review and evaluations. Grades 9-12. June 20 from 10:45 am-4:30 pm. At EWU Cheney. $65-$85. ewufootball.totalcamps.com 509-359-4233 EWU WR/DB CAMP A non-contact skills camp for wide receivers and defensive backs, led by Eastern coaching staff and players. June 20 from 9 am-noon (grades 9-10) and noon-5 pm (grades 11-12). At EWU Roos Field. $60-$80. ewufootball.totalcamps. com 509-359-4233 EWU YOUTH CAMP Learn football fundamentals from EWU players and coaches. Also includes a post-camp autograph session and group photo with Swoop. Grades 3-8. June 22 from 9 am-noon. At EWU Roos Field. $30$50. ewufootball.totalcamps.com G-PREP FOOTBALL CAMP A football camp with everything from drills to in-game competition. Kids have an opportunity to be led by varsity coaches and varsity players. Grades 5-8. June 22-25, meets 8 am-noon. At Gonzaga Prep. $75. gprep.com NFL YOUTH FLAG FOOTBALL LEAGUE Teams of 5-10 members can register to participate in this summer league, with practice on Tuesdays and league games on Thursdays. June 2-Aug. 13. Coed, ages 5-16. Register by May 22 to participate, more information online. At Dwight Merkel Sports Complex. $135. spokanerec.org SKYHAWKS FLAG FOOTBALL Players learn skills on both sides of the football, including passing, catching and defense, in camps ending with the Skyhawks Super Bowl. Camps are held at local parks and schools throughout the Spokane and Coeur d’Alene area. Coed, ages 6-12. Camps offered June-August; see site for complete list of dates and locations. $134/session. skyhawks.com VANDAL HIGH SCHOOL TEAM CAMP Campers experience the same coaching philosophy as the Vandals in a fast-paced, energetic atmosphere with morning individual practice sessions, 1-on-1 competitions, afternoon team practice and scrimmages, strength and conditioning instruction, and more. Grades 9-12. June 22-24. Commuter/resident options; at University of Idaho, Moscow. $225-$250. vandalfootballcamp.com VANDAL SHOWCASE A one-day, fullcontact camp to offer potential high school prospects in the Northwest an opportunity to be evaluated by the University of Idaho football staff. Grades 9-12. June 20 from noon-5 pm. At University of Idaho Kibbie Dome. $125. vandalfootballcamp.com

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irtually every musician starts out trying to copy their heroes. With time and dedication, those stilted early steps can turn into finding their own sound and adding something fresh to the rock canon. For longtime Go-Go’s bassist Kathy Valentine, that proved true as a songwriter, as she took her love for glam-rock and punk and turned it into pop-rock ear candy like “Vacation” and “Head Over Heels.” Those songs helped propel the Go-Go’s into being the first all-female band to write all their songs and play all their instruments on a Billboard-topping album, 1981’s Beauty and the Beat. Now, with her new memoir All I Ever Wanted: A Rock ’n’ Roll Memoir, Valentine again finds herself looking to her heroes for inspiration. “My favorite memoirs of all time are Patti Smith’s Just Kids and Chronicles: Volume One by Bob Dylan,” Valentine says from her Austin, Texas, home. “Those were what I strived for, and I knew that I would not achieve anything near what they did. But I thought, if I’m just shooting for that, even if I fall short — which, of course I will fall short — I’m falling in the right direction.” The appeal of those works for Valentine was that they built their stories through snapshots in time, rather than being straight autobiographies like the one by Valentine’s guitar hero Keith Richards. While she’s a lifelong reader who used to “devour books, a couple books a month,” the 61-yearold Valentine says her attention span has lost some focus the last few years, whether due to “age or hormones or being a mom.” So she wanted to write a tightly focused memoir that would keep the attention of someone like her. “It was really important to me that I have a pace, and kind of go deep but not linger deep,” Valentine says. “Keep the page turning.”

ith All I Ever Wanted, she’s certainly succeeded. Its pages hold a brisk trip through Valentine’s formative years in Austin, raised essentially by a mother who is more

interested in being her friend and partner in partying. Valentine tracks her moves to London as punk burst onto the scene, and eventually to Los Angeles just as the grit of the ’70s rock scene was being washed away by the sun-dappled, cocaine-addled shift into the ’80s MTV era. As she contemplated a memoir, Valentine started seeing “a natural arc” in her life journey running alongside the evolution of the music scene as she started going back through her archives and researching the Go-Gos’ rise from L.A. club band into arena headliners, and eventual demise due to addiction, bad management and personality conflicts, all in a five-year span between 1980 and 1985. “That was such a good arc in so many ways, because I got to tell about the chaos of growing up and how music was there for me, and I got to show how it became more than just something I love. It became a dream, and then getting that dream and then losing it,” Valentine says. “My story and my journey kind of paralleled a lot of what was going on in our country, just the decadence and people losing their way. Our country really lost its way those years, as well.” One of the pleasant surprises of All I Ever Wanted is how far it veers from any Hollywood tell-all vibe. There are plenty of appearances by celebrities and fellow rockers, to be sure, thanks to Valentine’s friendships and romantic relationships, but the book is most revealing when she’s discussing her upbringing as a kid pretty much left to her own devices by her mother. While that freedom fueled Valentine’s love of music, it also launched an early reliance on drugs and alcohol to deal with the pressures of life, and led to harrowing events like a rape when she was 14 and an abortion as a 12-year-old girl that Valentine writes about in unflinching detail. Revealing such personal things in a memoir, despite years of dealing with her feelings through song, proved challenging. That was especially true when writing about her relationship with her mother. ...continued on next page

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“THE GROUNDED GO-GO,” CONTINUED... “It was very difficult. I didn’t want to hurt anybody,” Valentine says. “I wrote everything. There’s a lot I wrote and didn’t put in there. As I was writing, there were things that I just thought, ‘OK, there’s a difference between putting blood on the page, which is what a memoirist wants, and being an open, gaping wound. “I asked my mom about everything and she was very, very supportive. She really earned my respect for her bravery and courage and letting me tell my story, whether it made her look great or not … If I whitewashed my adolescence and the way my mom raised me, it wouldn’t have been as harrowing or compelling, and that’s such a human part of the story.”

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alentine says several folks who have read the book tell her the parts before and after the chapters about her Go-Go’s years are the most compelling, and it’s true. Between her Dazed and Confused-style Texas adolescence and post-Go-Go’s fight for sobriety and efforts to form a new band, the reader gets to know Valentine in a way that’s more relatable than in the pages spent describing major-label recording sessions and trips to the Grammys. Valentine’s take on the Go-Gos’ time in the spotlight, though, is plenty compelling. She joined the band as an emergency substitute bass player for four shows between Christmas and New Year’s Eve at the end of 1979, and the chemistry between the five women was immediate and obvious in Valentine’s telling. And that chemistry would lead to a record deal, massive and immedi-

ate success and the quartet’s dreams coming true. For the most part, Valentine says, the band had it good as it learned the ropes of the music business. Their musical peers treated them with respect, as did their record label. The media, on the other hand, often treated the Go-Go’s as more a novelty than a pioneering group of rock ’n’ roll feminists making serious noise in a maledominated industry. “We didn’t write political songs, but at the same time, they weren’t fluff, either. The lyrics were smart,” Valentine says. “We were kind of relegated into being just not a weighty band. And when your first song is ‘We Got the Beat,’ you know, we obviously weren’t Go-Go’s Against the Machine. But the fact is we were doing it our way without any kind of patriarchy kind of packaging us and putting us out there. It was a very organic thing.” Launching a book in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic obviously is far from organic, but Valentine is keeping a clear-eyed perspective that comes through in All I Ever Wanted. “People are losing their businesses that they put years of their lives into, people are losing their lives and their loved ones, so it’s hard to be sorry for yourself,” Valentine says. “I’ve lived long enough and am self-aware enough to see that sometimes you look back and things work out.” n Kathy Valentine’s All I Ever Wanted: A Rock ’n’ Roll Memoir is available now from your favorite local bookstore.

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ewing is my new coping mechanism. The rhythmic whir of the machine’s motor is soothing white noise to my thoughts, and as the neat stitches march across the fabric like busy ants, my mind escapes to happier times. After the initial shock of the coronavirus pandemic’s gravity smothered me with anxious dread (and all of us at the Inlander moved to a part-time schedule for a few weeks), I needed a productive outlet, a distraction to maintain my sanity and feel useful amid the chaos. Puzzle pieces of an answer fell into place one night as I tossed and turned in anxiety-induced insomnia. I have known how to sew since I was a girl. People need

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THIS WEEK’S PLAYLIST Some noteworthy new music hits online and in stores May 1. To wit: BUILT TO SPILL, Built To Spill Plays the Songs of Daniel Johnston. Judging by opener “Bloody Rainbow,” this set originally meant to include Johnston (R.I.P.) should be a killer. CAR SEAT HEADREST, Making a Door Less Open. Bandleader Will Toledo leans heavy on the electronics. DAMIEN JURADO, What’s New, Tomboy? The man is a national treasure, get on board. Visit Inlander.com/music for a list of new local releases available now. (DAN NAILEN)

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face masks to help prevent the spread of disease. A friend happened to give me an older but sturdy sewing machine last summer. Making cloth masks for loved ones and local groups in need of personal protective equipment is also what my Gramma Scott would do if she was here today. As sentimental as it sounds, I dove into this project not only for myself, to cope, and to support our community in some small way, but as a tribute to her legacy and the skills she taught me. As I’ve batch-sewn nearly 100 masks these past weeks, I keep returning to the first moment at her antique Singer, a heavy-duty machine from the early 1950s built into a walnut table. I was seven. She started me with a piece of notebook paper, coaching me to go slow and keep my fingers away from the needle while tracing the thread over blue lines on the page. Raised during the Great Depression and World War II, my Gramma sewed out of necessity. As a teen she took apart hand-me-down clothing, restyling pieces to match fashions of the time. She was exceptionally thrifty and talented. Gramma’s sewing room was a magical place filled with fabric, thread, ribbon, buttons, and craft supplies galore. Looking back on all the things we made together as I grew up — doll clothes, Little House on the Prairie dress-up outfits, quilts, prom dresses and more — in that safe, lint-scented space is a deep well of happy nostalgia I’ve drawn on to persevere through the sleepless nights and fear of the unknown. I like to think that years from now we’ll also look back on both the hard and the happy moments of this point in time for a reminder of our past selves’ strength. Until then, I’ll just be sewing. n

RELIVING THE PAST For sports fans everywhere, the only remaining moment we can all share together no longer comes from live games. It comes from an ESPN documentary on the Michael Jordan-era Chicago Bulls. The Last Dance is a 10-part miniseries giving a behind-the-scenes look at the 1997-98 season, the last one Jordan would play for the Bulls. Between Jordan’s unfiltered comments, never-before released footage, and an in-depth look at the team’s eccentric cast of characters (ahem, Dennis Rodman), The Last Dance is one to remember. (WILSON CRISCIONE)

DRIVE-BY ART If you’re itching to get out of the house, Saturday offers a great reason via the Art On The Go art show, in which dozens of Spokane-area artists are putting their work in their yards and windows for viewing. All you need is a car or bicycle, and a map you can find by searching “Art On The Go Art Show” on Facebook, and you’re set. The show is Saturday, May 2, from 11 am-4 pm. (DAN NAILEN)

MOST IMPROV’ED Imagine watching a high-wire trapeze show where the acrobatics are impressive, but once or twice a show, the performer plummets and breaks his arm. That’s the trepidation with which I approached Netflix’s Middleditch & Schwartz, the improv comedy show from Ben Schwartz (Parks and Rec) and Thomas Middleditch (Silicon Valley). And this is longform improv, where the entire show is one straight story. Fortunately, while there are moments in the middle where you can see them teetering on the high wire, the two comedians always make the payoff worth it, merging all the improvised plotlines and running gags into an exquisite conclusion. (DANIEL WALTERS)

CULTURE | BENEFIT

Sweet Relief Spokane Symphony launches Musicians’ Relief Fund to help local classical stars survive the pandemic BY DAN NAILEN

ou might not know it from the fancy attire they wear on stage at the Fox Theater, but for the musicians in the Spokane Symphony, it’s a part-time gig. It’s a prestigious gig, to be sure. But like most artists, it’s just one piece of a puzzle full of hustle they have to solve to make a living. Consider Amanda Howard-Phillips, the symphony’s principal second violinist. She’s married to Chip Phillips, the symphony’s principal clarinetist. Both teach as adjunct faculty at Gonzaga, and she takes on private violin students and plays in the Spokane String Quartet, while he also earns money as a professional landscape photographer. Howard-Phillips and Phillips both saw their earnings take a hit when the Spokane Symphony was forced to cancel the remainder of its 2019-20 season due to COVID-19, with all 70 members of the symphony furloughed. For this couple, though, the cancellation comes right

The Spokane Symphony started a Musicians’ Relief Fund to help furloughed players like Amanda Howard-Phillips. on the heels of an economically devastating medical emergency just a couple months before the coronavirus started making its way around the world. Their second child, Arthur, was born prematurely six months ago and had to spend a month in the neonatal intensive care unit before he could go home and join his parents and 5-yearold brother David. “I had a problem with my placenta that caused dangerous bleeding,” Howard-Phillips says from her home, where she’s trying to keep David entertained since his kindergarten year was cut short. “You never plan for something like that. And you really never plan for something like that and a global pandemic. I missed a lot more work than I originally intended to.” The couple spent their “meager savings” on medical care for their son, so the arrival of COVID-19 is one economic disaster on top of another. Their story, and similar economic hardship among Spokane’s classical musicians, has inspired the creation of the Musicians’ Relief Fund for community members to help out these artists who bring vibrant life to the Fox stage and special events throughout the region for much of the year. Donations will help the musicians pay the bills until they are able to get on stage again. “This Relief Fund will be an essential resource for Spokane Symphony musicians who need help making rent, buying groceries and squeaking by,” says Colleen McElroy, piccolo and second flutist with the symphony, in a statement announcing the fund’s creation. The fund was designed to help musicians who either

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didn’t qualify for unemployment benefits, or for whom those benefits still won’t cover their basic needs. Donations are tax-deductible, and can be made online at spokanesymphony.org (hit the “Support” tab, then go to “Give Now”), or by mailing a check to: Musicians Relief Fund c/o Spokane Symphony, P.O. Box 365, Spokane, WA, 99210. Howard-Phillips is quick to note that while her family’s situation is dramatic, “we all have our own individual stories, different combinations of jobs we cobble together to make a living. It’s not just Chip and me, there are lots of musicians that the relief fund will help bridge the gap during this difficult time.” Her own family’s growth was part of a “baby boom” Howard-Phillips has seen among her fellow symphony musicians the last decade or so, and many of her peers were there for support during Arthur’s time in the NICU. The family vibe among the symphony’s members is real, she says, and not just because there are “like 20 or 25 couples” in the symphony. She’s really looking forward to some return to normalcy, like we all are. For her family, that’s maybe a trip to a national park where they can camp and hike and Chip can take pictures, followed by getting on stage again this fall to perform in the symphony’s 75th season. “We’re optimistic we’ll be able to get back to work,” Howard-Phillips says. “When I was hospitalized, I really missed playing. Music is my therapy. When you’re stressed out or scared or feeling overwhelmed, that’s what you do. For the musicians and the audience. It’s cruel we can’t play for an audience right now.” n

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NEWS

Craving Connections Creative cooking at home with chef Ricky Webster; plus more DIY home entertaining options BY CHEY SCOTT

pokane chef Ricky Webster is bringing tips, recipes and good cheer from his kitchen to yours through a series of lighthearted cooking videos. The chef and winning cooking show alum has so far shared how to make several on-theme dishes and drinks for your next Tiger King or Ru Paul’s Drag Race watch party, with more to come. “I wanted to feel like I could reach and nurture people in some form, and feel like I was still feeding people and giving them tips and pointers on how to cook with things you already have in your pantry,” Webster says. The chef, who serves as a consultant for food service company Sysco Spokane, is also currently furloughed and trying to make the best of his situation. After posting a few Facebook Live cooking videos to his personal page, Webster says friends and family encouraged him to take his tutorials to the next level, playing to his strengths as a chef and host. For the Tiger King-themed episode, paying homage to Netflix’s viral docuseries about a polygamist tiger breeder-turned-felon in Oklahoma, Webster shared recipes for a tiger-striped snack cake, “PETA” pizzas and a “Cool Cats and Kittens” cocktail. “Tiger King is taking our attention off all the pain and frustration that we’re all feeling,” Webster says. “So I was like, ‘I’m going to play with that and have fun, too.’” The chef has also been taking to other platforms, such as TikTok, to share bread-making tips and how to care for a live sourdough starter. A few of his sourdough posts have racked up more than 100,000 views. To find Webster’s cooking videos, search “Ricky Webster” or “Tiger King Eats” on YouTube.

DIY KITS GALORE

Local food spots are getting creative with their take-out options, offering make-at-home kits for everything from cupcakes to cocktails (see Inlander.com/food for more on drinks). Lilac City Bakery and sister location Celebrations Bakery are taking preorders for themed cupcake-decorating kits ($40 each; gluten-free and vegan kits also available for $50). Each kit comes with a dozen premade cupcakes, piping bags of colored icing and decorations

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Spokane chef Ricky Webster is a natural at the online-cooking game. like sprinkles. Last week’s theme was a sunflower-inspired cupcake; new themes are announced Mondays on the bakery’s social media pages. Vine & Olive Eatery and Wine Bar in Coeur d’Alene is helping take craft night to the next level with a DIY wine cork trivet kit that comes with a bottle of bubbly rose. The $20 kit has all the supplies and instructions you’ll need (minus a hot glue gun) and can be preordered for pickup. Make one for yourself, your best friend or as a Mother’s Day gift. Find details on the restaurant’s Facebook page. Restaurants in the Goodwin Group — Backyard Public House, Barnwood Social Kitchen, Remedy Kitchen & Tavern, Brick West Brewing — recently introduced a collection of “avoid the store” home cooking and entertaining packages. A movie box ($29) comes with candy, popcorn and soda, while the dinner box ($49) comes with basic ingredients to make up to eight meals. The restaurants are also offering brunch boxes ($39) and cut-your-own steak boxes ($85-$135). Call your nearest location to order a box for Friday pickup.

CRAVE! FOOD FEST CANCELED

Organizers of Crave! Food & Drink Celebration recently announced a decision to cancel this year’s event in midJuly. “The COVID-19 crisis makes it impossible to schedule and coordinate the many moving parts of this great event,” Crave! director/co-founder and chef Adam Hegsted says in a release. The annual culinary celebration in Spokane Valley, launched in 2017, brings together local and regional chefs, restaurants, food producers and food lovers for five days of tastings, demonstrations, panels and more.

Ticket holders for Crave! 2020 can roll over their tickets to next year’s event, set for July 15-18, 2021, receive a refund, or donate their ticket purchase amount to the newly founded food insecurity nonprofit Spokane Food Fighters.

ORDER A BAGEL, PAY LATER

To support customers facing financial hardship during the pandemic, Spokane bakery Sweetbox Delivery has discounted its bagels by 50 percent and is offering an order now, pay later “bagel loan” program. “The whole point behind all of it was to just give people some time, give them something to look forward to,” Sweetbox owner Clay Cerna says. Customers who take advantage of the pay-later promotion will get an invoice after June 1. The promotion is currently set to run through May 4, and orders can be placed online at sweetboxdelivery.com. Most of Sweetbox’s business is wholesale orders from coffee stands, grocery stores and cafes, many of which are temporarily closed. While Sweetbox’s retail orders haven’t been enough to completely make up for those wholesale losses, Cerna says he’s had more retail orders in the last three weeks than in the past three years since Sweetbox opened. Cerna also owns the downtown commercial kitchen River City Kitchen, which opened in the Spokane Intermodal Center late last year. To support small businesses using the space, Cerna opted to suspend rent payments through June for his seven tenants, including a caterer, hot sauce maker and hot dog cart. “Hopefully it’ll help out with companies that can operate right now, and they can keep employees on payroll,” he says. n

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xtraction was supposedly the most-watched new movie on Netflix last week, and yet it feels suspiciously like one you’ve already seen, possibly late at night on some obscure cable channel back in the ’90s. It’s an action film riddled with as many cliches as bullet holes, the story of a hard-to-kill white dude running roughshod over throngs of faceless bad guys in a thirdworld country. In this case, we’re in India — Mumbai, to be exact — as the teenage son of an imprisoned crime lord is kidnapped by his dad’s main rival. Enter Tyler Rake (Chris Hemsworth), a swaggering mercenary to whom we’re introduced as he wakes from a nap, walks straight off a nearby cliff and plunges into the water below, where he meditates on his Troubled Past. Rake and his associates are hired to swoop in and rescue the kid, named Ovi (Rudhraksh Jaiswal), but it soon becomes apparent that they’re outnumbered and surrounded, and he’s hauling ass through crowded marketplaces and bustling city squares with his charge in tow. This is the feature directorial debut of longtime stunt coordinator Sam Hargrave, and his action sequences sometimes make up for what the story lacks in originality. He employs lots of digitally erased edits, creating the illusion of unbroken takes in impossible situations, and his expertise lends a blunt force to various fistfights and shootouts in mostly confined spaces. It’s a good thing, too, because there are no meaningful characters to hang

on to here — the opposing drug lord is a stock bad guy, Rake himself is a glowering blank, and an intriguing subplot involving Rake’s former colleague (David Harbour) doesn’t really go anywhere. Extraction (good luck remembering that title!) was adapted from a graphic novel called Ciudad, co-written by Marvel regulars Joe and Anthony Russo, and their involvement might suggest a cheeky genre deconstruction. Nope: Extraction keeps a mercilessly straight face for most of its running time, even as it trots out ancient action movie tropes that really should have been retired already. But I don’t know — maybe it’ll give you a burst of macho entertainment when you’re up late at night and your standards aren’t at their highest.

DIRTY BOOKS

The new documentary Circus of Books is predicated on an intriguing and admittedly amusing bit of cognitive dissonance: One of Los Angeles’ premier adult emporiums was, for decades, operated by a buttoned-up, middle-aged Jewish couple, who kept the true nature of their jobs hidden from even their closest acquaintances. Amongst those unaware of Barry and Karen Mason’s X-rated livelihood were their three children, and their daughter Rachel has now directed this touching tribute to her own parents and to their once-booming business, which finally shuttered last year. The Masons started their careers in magazine distri-

bution in the 1970s during a moment of financial desperation, and they soon discovered that the real money was in adult material, specifically publications catering to gay men. Their coffers overflowing, the Masons soon took over the West Hollywood adult emporium Book Circus and renamed it Circus of Books, eventually operating two locations and their own video distribution company at the height of their success. According to the film, neither of the Masons were interested in the contents of the packages they sold — they were concerned about profits, and nothing more. Karen, in fact, held on to her conservative religious upbringing for years, even denouncing her own son when he came out of the closet. But the Masons’ prominence within L.A.’s LGBTQ+ community meant they were incidental witnesses to major historical shifts: They were on the frontlines of the AIDS epidemic, targeted by the Reagan administration’s crackdown on so-called obscene material (the store was even the subject of an FBI sting, though charges were later dropped), and finally a victim of the internet’s porn industry. Like its very subjects, Circus of Books is a charming, surprisingly bittersweet film about potentially salacious material. Replace the Masons’ adult shop with any family-owned business struggling to move physical media in the streaming era, and it turns out you have a universal story. n

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I’m a gay man. I was in a relationship with my ex for about three years. We’re on good terms and hang out as friends. He recently started dating a guy who looks like my long-lost twin (except he’s got about 40 pounds on me). Our mutual friends find this creepy and weird, and I have to say, I do, too. —Disturbed When two people break up, there’s often the inevitable, “It’s not you...” but you don’t expect, “It’s not you; it’s you...with more of a thing for beer, fried foods, and cake.” This sort of thing can seem seriously creepy, until you drop in on a behavioral genetics researcher like Nancy Segal. Research by Segal and others on identical twins separated at birth (sometimes by a hospital mix-up) and raised apart suggests that many of our behaviors and preferences are genetically driven. For example, Segal told me “most behaviors have a 50% genetic effect.” There’s an interplay between genes and environment that can shake things up a bit, but if Mommy likes hot food and dark-haired men, there’s a good chance her daughter (who shares approximately 50% of her DNA) will also be thumbs up for Sergio and Sriracha. The power of genes in driving behavior and preferences is reflected in Oskar and Jack, separated-at-birth identical twins Segal studied. When they met as adults, they discovered they both wrapped tape around pens and pencils to get a better grip, read books from back to front, and flushed toilets before using them as well as afterward. Sure, these could be wild coincidences, but they’re most likely expressions of personality traits, which are substantially driven by genetics. For example, Segal explains in “Indivisible by Two: Lives of Extraordinary Twins” that “both Jack and Oskar were sensitive to germs,” so their shared “penchant” for the double flush “is understandable.” We might not see situations like yours often simply because there’s a gap between the features and traits we’re most attracted to and those available to us in people around us. Accordingly, it is possible that neither you nor the new guy entirely reflects your ex’s mate preferences, but your ex missed you and came as close as he could to replacing you when choosing his next boyfriend. Apparently, he picked him up not at the bar but at Costco, where the products we know and love come in more generous packages: “Dumpster-sized,” “Grand Canyon-sized,” and “black hole-sized extra value pack.”

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It’s good to let your partner know you don’t take him for granted, though ideally not by waking up every morning all excited he’s (still) there: “Wow, can’t believe you didn’t sneak out, fake your death, and move to Belize!” The Stoic philosopher Epictetus said something along the lines of, “It is not events that disturb us but the views we take of them.” In other words, it is not what happens to us that makes us feel bad but our interpretation of it. Chances are your interpretation is that it would be HORRIBLE if you were to get dumped again. Psychologist Albert Ellis calls this “catastrophizing”: engaging in irrational, overblown, drama llama thinking that only serves to make us more miserable. Rational thought, however, is the face-slap out of hysteria that we used to see in old movies. An example of the rational approach: There are “HORRIBLE” things in the world, like being eaten alive by a family of bears. But let’s be honest: Being dumped is merely a miserable experience you’d prefer to avoid. You will survive. Research by psychologist Lauren C. Howe suggests a person’s interpretation of their breakup is key to their ability to recover from it. She finds that people who cast their breakup as a learning experience, viewing it as an opportunity for personal growth and better relationships in the future, are less chewed up by romantic rejection and less likely to suffer “lasting damage” in its wake. Sure, as Ellis says, we all “prefer” to avoid breakups and other painful experiences. Unfortunately, “experience is the best teacher” does not include the experience of being clonked over the head by a chunk of wisdom that falls out of a passing plane along with a child’s car seat and a gift-wrapped blender. n ©2020, 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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tell. Hope the adults in your life are solid and you are being taken care of and well advised.

I SAW YOU COMMON SENSE SAVE LIVES! I saw you in People’s Park last week laying face down on the bike path on the far side (North) of the bridge. At first I thought you were just taking a sunny nap on a beautiful spring day catching some rays. It looked casual because a few people had just walked past you and your useless friend. Lucky for you that i’m not as useless as your buddy and not so scared of the Corona that I would just walk/ride around your broken head traumatized body (throwing up, seizing, heaving breathing) in fear of only having a 99 percent chance of surviving the virus if I caught it from you. So let me get this straight, the moral/ ethical high ground is practicing social distancing rather than helping a kid who has life threatening injuries? Take off your masks Spokane, make the 911 call and stick your Corona fearing virtue signaling heads up your own candy asses. P.S Cheers to Spokane fire and their super fast response. The two good Samaritans (lady and pitbull walker) Kid- I really hope this just end up being fun story for you to

HIGH BRIDGE PARK ATV RIDER 4-15-20 Things are changing so rapidly theses days but I’m sure High Bridge Park has not become an ORV park. We saw you taking advantage of the current lock-down to enjoy a Quad ride through the park. I am however not shocked, Spokane has the highest population of people with “ I am the most important person in the world” syndrome of any U.S. city. Now is the time to unite as a society, it is not the time to pick and choose which laws to follow.

CHEERS THANKS PIZZA RITA! I went to Pizza Rita on Indiana for my first take out food of the quarantine and the pizza was spectacular! So good! Thanks! ANGELS IN UNIFORM The other day at my apartment complex in the Valley. The police arrived because someone had called them because some dude slashed some tires on a car. The handling of the situation was very very impressive. The dude did that because some lowlife stole his friends car and he was trying to get it back for his friend. Me and my friends were so impressed by the handling of the situation by Law Enforcement that it compelled me to write this. Thank you all who protect and serve us. You should get paid more for what you do. God bless. TO ALL THE NURSES AND DOCTORS A big cheers to you all. You are doing the best job in helping us stay healthy all while putting your own

health on the line. Thank you all so much! God Bless you all for being so selfless & having such big hearts. You are all truly Angels on this Earth.

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are trying to participate in meetings from home. We can hear the roar of your sexual insecurity from inside our homes with all the windows closed. Please go advertise the inad-

Perhaps you could forego your usual triple shot, soy milk, vanilla latte and make your own coffee at home.

JEERS TORN FLAG To the moron in the red truck flying the severely torn American flag on the back of his truck, kick rocks. This country is at a crucial point in history and for you to fly the flag in this condition has brought me to tears. How could you have the disrespect to do so? NOT OUT OF THE WOODS YET We’re not really happy to see you. We might smile at you, but it’s only because we’re on the clock. Nobody is asking you to bake your own bread, or churn your own butter, but the very least you could do is take a second to consider how many people your local grocery and deli workers come into contact with each day. Perhaps you could forego your usual triple shot, soy milk, vanilla latte and make your own coffee at home. Here’s another thought: stock up on what you actually need and cook your own damn food AT HOME. PRIVILEGE PROTESTS Privilege,

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that’s what these protests are all about. You lot can at least be honest about that. Because if it were anything else, these protests would have started weeks ago. If it was

about small business you all would have said something then. Only, no these protests are not about that, Its nothing but a big temper-tantrum because you were told you can’t go over to your friend’s house and play. I’m just gonna sit back and watch all these protesters catch covid-19, just after having been at a protest to end social distancing. I mean correlation isn’t causation but that would be ironic. FIBBERS You boast that grocery workers now have “hazard pay” of $2 an hour. GREAT NEWS! Why is it in the Jeers column you ask? Jeers go out to “Select” retailers that cut hours. Let’s be fair. TACTLESS BIKERS Gonzaga may be closed, but the Logan neighborhood is still here. Several essential businesses are still open, several more are trying to make a living online. On Sunday morning when you were blasting past, at least three churches’ online services were interrupted by your excessively loud motorbikes. During the work week, several of us

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equacy of your masculinity on some other street than Hamilton. COMPROMISED COMPLAINER Sweetie, it’s not that people don’t give a f*@k, it’s just that you would always find something to complain about. COVID is just your convenient scape goat currently. I’m sure at “19, 20 21” you weren’t doing much better. I can’t say you’re setting the best example victimizing yourself and trying to make others feel small. Turns out virus or not, being a control freak still doesn’t work. n

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