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he season of the summer blockbuster is upon us — time for some good old American escapism. Let’s see, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice already opened, and this week it’s Captain America: Civil War. Every year at this time we get those stories about how Jaws changed the movies — everything had to get more outlandish, more huuuge! But maybe it was two years later, in 1977, when Star Wars hit, that the trend really became entrenched. As fun as that movie was, it marked a change in the art of film. Cinematography — the capturing of reality on film — became less important than special effects. Movie critic David Thomson put it this way in The Whole Equation: “The experience of [Star Wars] was very much like the sensations incurred in playing pinball or the video games that were beginning to appear in theater lobbies… Yes, there were real actors there, but so much of the imagery was fabricated. Nothing looked or smelled like life. Which may be one reason why it appealed so much to those children of all ages rather alarmed by life.” Who doesn’t love a great escape into air conditioning, to another time or place? It can even be good for you — a way to recharge your mental batteries. But what happens when the art we celebrate most, in the form of ticket sales, is pure escapism? Sure, the Academy rewarded Spotlight for its very real subject matter and social conscience, but it’s The Force Awakens that pays the bills in Hollywood.
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ur entertainment industry reflects what the people want, and if you run down the list, it looks like we are, indeed, alarmed by life. Many Americans, it seems, want to pull on the headphones and forget the world. On TV it’s Scandal and Game of Thrones, and people love to say how it really says a lot about, you know, what’s going on in “real” life. Captain America: Civil War will tackle themes of collateral damage in the age of drones — with a bunch of people in funny costumes play-acting. Again, kind of like what’s going in the world. Only it’s not even close. There is a civics dimension to all this: When does escapism turn into avoidance? When does hiding from the world and all its challenges for a couple of hours become tuning out reality on a more or less permanent basis? Figures detailing media consumption prove that America is, more and more, changing the channel on reality. According to the Pew Research Center, in 1980 more than 50 million Americans watched one of the three network newscasts; by 2014 that number was cut in half, to 23.7 million. Sure, cable TV had something to do with that, but in any event, fewer people are engaged. There are other troubling tidbits, too. Accord-
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ing to the Media Insight Project, only 6 percent of Americans have “a great deal of confidence in the press” — just two points higher than Congress. And we’ve all seen the retraction in America’s daily newspaper industry, that bastion of vital journalism for generations. Now that the future of mass media is emerging, it’s not looking so great. More news and entertainment websites have announced layoffs and money problems, but Google and Facebook are filling the void. Their algorithms promise that, for their users, they’ll decide what kinds of information
will and will not get shared. It’s a Big Brother storyline that might make it into the next Captain America blockbuster. Finally, consider the latest tech boom about to hit — virtual reality. With headsets like the Samsung Gear VR or the Oculus Rift, you can lose yourself completely in a shiny, alternate universe.
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s there a cost to all this escapism? If we don’t pay attention and hold their feet to the fire, our leaders will avoid the tough stuff. We’re not, and they are — in fact, Congress is looking at its least productive session since 1956, according to Pew. State governments are using the lack of public engagement to enact all kinds of crazy laws. And in what passes for a presidential election, major policy proposals are floated with no mooring to reality — no method for paying for them, no evidence they will work or ever actually be enacted. It’s like America’s future being conjured up on a green screen. Patrick Allan wrote an essay on Lifehacker. com entitled “How to Snap Back to Reality When ‘Escapism’ Becomes ‘Avoidance.’” He’s a self-help guru, but he might as well be offering advice to America when he wrote, “Escapism doesn’t make you lazy, per se, but too much can turn into avoidance and make you stagnate instead of actively pursuing your goals.” Goals like promoting peace instead of war, curbing climate change and creating a more equitable brand of capitalism all need to be actively pursued. “Your movie marathon won’t protect you,” Allan writes, “from the bills you have to pay.” n
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Unlike other candidates running for president, Republican frontrunner DONALD TRUMP will dance with conspiracy theories. He’s stated that he knew of a 2-year-old boy who developed autism after receiving a vaccination. He’s flirted with the idea that there was foul play surrounding the unexpected death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia in February. He embraced the idea that President Barack Obama was born in Kenya. Most recently, while campaigning in Indiana, Trump brought up a conspiracy theory suggesting that the father of Texas Sen. TED CRUZ, his chief rival for the GOP nomination, was connected to the assassin of President John F. Kennedy. During an interview on Fox News, Trump was asked about Rafael Cruz Sr., a pastor who has been trying to secure the evangelical vote for his son. Trump responded by bringing up support he enjoys among evangelicals, before referencing a report in the National Enquirer claiming to have proof that the senior Cruz was handing out leaflets supporting Cuban dictator Fidel Castro alongside Lee Harvey Oswald, Kennedy’s assassin. The Cruz campaign issued a statement saying that Trump was campaigning on “false tabloid garbage.” Cruz later unleashed on Trump, calling his rival a “pathological liar,” a “moron” and a “narcissist at a level I don’t think this country has ever seen.” (JAKE THOMAS)
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ne person, one vote. This is a basic American principle, but when the Washington State Legislature ended quietly last month, voters once again were faced with challenges to electing candidates of their choice with the recurring death of the Washington Voting Rights Act. Now going into its fifth consecutive year, this bill is designed to fix voting systems, creating a state mechanism for underrepresented communities of color, like Pasco, where the municipal voting system has illegally weakened the Latino vote by changing election systems to districts. Data demonstrates the racially polarized voting; across Washington, just 6.4 percent of school
board members and 7 percent of city councilmembers are people of color. In Yakima, the city was sued in 2012 under federal law, and the courts determined that the city’s large Latino population had effectively been barred from holding spots on the city council because of the city’s at-large voting system. Despite making up more than 40 percent of Yakima’s population, no Latino citizen had ever been elected to city council. Following the ruling, Yakima switched to district voting and made history when it elected three Latinas to the city council for the first time last November — an enormous victory for all. “This is about making sure that all of our citizens have an electoral system that respects their vote, and helps them to elect people from their communities that they choose,” said Rep. Luis Moscoso, D-Mountlake Ter-
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the April 28 issue of the Inlander. As a longtime resident of the Chief Garry Park neighborhood, I was disappointed to see his patronizing description of the area: “downtrodden (to put it nicely) residential and industrial area in east Spokane.” While there are certainly some run-down spots, the neighborhood is a great place to live with multiple parks, a community garden and easy Centennial Trail access. It is full of friendly, hardworking and culturally diverse people. My husband and I bought our first house here and have stayed because we like it so much, even though we could have afforded to move. I am tired of the perception that there are only a few areas in Spokane (South Hill, Downtown, Kendall Yards, Browne’s Addition) that are worth living and working in. If we truly care about our community, we need to see all neighborhoods as worthy of attention and improvement, not as areas to dismiss because of their perceived low economic value. I commend the owners of Iron Goat’s choice to start their brewery in our neighborhood. It was a gamble that has clearly paid off. I encourage the Inlander and other contributors to the local culture to think more carefully about the words they use. Words matter, and the ones Mr. Bookey used only add to the misconceptions about working-class neighborhoods. When we say “Spokane doesn’t suck” we mean all of Spokane. KIM BLESSING Spokane, Wash.
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TRISTAN LANE: As an ex-smoker who still vapes, I can appreciate this. Douchebags who blow clouds in public buildings like malls and restaurants have only themselves to blame. “It’s not smoke” may be true, but it’s still offensive to the majority of non-smokers and non-vapers. RANDI CANIPE: This is stupid and a violation of our rights to the [pursuit] of happiness! If vaping makes me happy and it harms no one else then you need to let me make the choice for myself! You are neither my god or my parent! Just a government who is overreaching! KIRSTIN ANN HAHN: So many people are angry about this. I am mostly indifferent but kinda relieved that this passed. If you cannot smoke in public places, why should you be able to vape? If you say that it is because vaping doesn’t harm anyone else, then what about the respect aspect of it all? When I am working, the last thing I like is someone blowing smoke in my face! CHARLOTTE VANESSA: If people had common sense and didn’t vape in the grocery store, at the mall and other various enclosed public places, this probably wouldn’t have even been an issue. I think that vaping is a great alternative to traditional nicotine/tobacco use. I am also surprised how rude some people are with that alternative…
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n the basement at Daybreak Youth Services, Ryklee, a 14-year-old who gave only her first name, tells a cautionary tale that’s becoming more common. A friend introduced her to Adderall, a prescription drug commonly used to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. From there, she turned to methamphetamine, a drug with a similar chemical structure and similar effects. Sometimes she would smoke meth. Other times she would roll up the tannish powder in toilet paper and swallow it. “I could get it anywhere,” she says of the availability of meth. “It’s extremely easy for me [to get it], anyways.” One day, after taking a large amount of Adderall, she got into a bad fight with her mother over her drug use. Her mother put her under constant supervision for three weeks. Unable to access drugs, she says, the meth withdrawals kicked in. When she wasn’t sleeping, she
was cold and sweaty. “It was horrible,” she recalls. “I had a psychotic breakdown.” From there, a mental health worker referred her to Daybreak, where she takes classes, attends therapy and is working toward recovery. The whole time, Ryklee didn’t give an afterthought to where meth was produced. But there’s been a shift in supply of meth, which has the potential to undo some of the past efforts to stamp out the drug. Meth was once commonly cooked in labs built in houses or garages that were left toxic from the chemicals used to make the drug. In the 1990s and early 2000s, law enforcement and legislators turned their attention to the problem, putting the key ingredient out of reach for many would-be meth cookers, locking up traffickers and shuttering the labs that are now a rarity in states like Washington and Idaho. With meth’s most visible footprint largely gone, public conversations have turned to heroin and opioid-based prescription drugs, which have
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he peak year for meth labs was 2001, according to a report from the Washington State Institute for Public Policy. That year in Washington, authorities seized 1,480 labs. Across the border in Idaho, authorities seized 131 labs. By 2005, the number of seizures had dropped to 532 and 21 respectively. In the early 2000s, both the federal government and Washington enacted laws restricting the purchase of products based on ephedrine, a medication used to treat ailments ranging from the common cold to bronchial asthma that’s also a key ingredient in meth. The federal government and Idaho began applying stiff mandatory minimum sentences for meth traffickers. “So we’ve seen a very sharp decrease in meth production,” says Spokane County Sheriff’s Deputy Mark Gregory. “We haven’t seen any meth labs in really quite ...continued on next page
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he use of meth continues to ebb and flow. According to a Washington State Department of Health report, 12 percent of all adults admitted to publicly funded drug treatment programs in 1999 were meth users. That percentage rose to 22 percent in 2006, dropped to 14 percent in 2010, but has trended upward. After the use of a drug surges, Carnevale, the drug policy consultant, says the public sees its ill effects, causing many people to say, “This drug is clearly not for me.” However, he says there is often a generational tendency to forget about all the downsides to a drug, and it can make a comeback. “These kind of epidemics are short-lived because the consequences of use and abuse are so apparent to the public,” says Carnevale. “They come and go because we forget about consequences.” n jaket@inlander.com
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DOUBLE THE COUNCIL Last week, the Inlander had a story about how the Spokane City Council assistants have become more influential and visible, making some of them targets for the council’s critics. What we didn’t get into, however, was how much the debate over council assistants is tied to the current controversy over the 44 percent pay increase for city councilmembers. Assistants, the current city council argues, have allowed councilmembers to respond more quickly to constituent concerns and to dive deep into the nitty-gritty details of policy. But they’ve been part of a growing council budget too, and critics worry they’ve been part of a gradual shift from a council of part-time citizen legislators toward one of full-time career politicians. (DANIEL WALTERS)
UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY Miranda, Gideon, Brady and Mapp. To legal scholars and attorneys, these names represent landmark U.S. Supreme Court cases from the 1960s that have shaped defendants’ constitutional rights. The details are readily available, and their precedents well-known. But what’s less talked about are the personal stories behind those cases. Clarence Gideon was a career crook. John Brady admitted to participating in a murder. Ernesto Miranda was a convicted rapist with a history as a peeping Tom, and Dollree Mapp has been called the “Rosa Parks of the Fourth Amendment.” Together these cases reveal abuses of power by prosecutors and police and the stark disadvantage that poor people face in the criminal justice system. (MITCH RYALS)
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They’re Coming Back City councilmembers pledge to follow their words with actions; plus, a trio of police shootings ‘CHEAPER THAN PRISON’ In March, the Inlander’s exposé of Washington state’s massive PROPERTY CRIME problem described a unique trait of the state: Despite having the highest property crime rate in the nation, offenders convicted of property crimes are rarely given any supervision after they’re released. An attempt to fix that last year passed the Republican-controlled Senate but went nowhere in the Democratic-controlled House. On Monday, the Spokane City Council unanimously passed a resolution, sponsored by Councilwoman Lori Kinnear, to include “efforts to supervise property crime offenders” and “prioritization of property crime reporting by police departments” in their list of legislative priorities for 2017. “The property crime situation has almost reached an epidemic level in all of our districts,” Councilwoman Candace Mumm says. She also stressed the importance of citizens reporting crimes whenever they occur. “I strongly agree that supervision is a prevention method,” said Councilman Breean Beggs. “Supervision is always way cheaper than prison.”
He pointed to the governor’s 2015 proposal to slightly decrease the amount of time that offenders were sentenced to prison in order to pay for expanded supervision. “Ninety-five percent of all people sentenced to prison are coming back to our neighborhood,” Beggs says. “The question is how are they going to come back? How are we going to supervise them?” (DANIEL WALTERS)
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of a downtown bar. The man was reportedly threatening people with a machete and is expected to survive his injuries. In the third incident, the police shot Johnson in his motel room, but it is unclear if he made any threatening moves prior to being shot. Johnson, diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, was kicked out of a halfway home and had been living temporarily at the motel until his family could find him an apartment, according to his aunt Judy Noritake. “It’s really difficult if you’re a convicted felon with mental health issues to find someone to rent to you,” she says, adding to her call for improved mental health treatment in a 2014 op-ed. “It seems like we have LETTERS psychiatric wards and Send comments to prisons at one end of editor@inlander.com. the spectrum, and at the other there is outpatient care, and in the middle, the solutions for people to live as adults but with necessary supervision is almost nonexistent.” In January 2014, Johnson was shot at least eight times after he flashed a knife and charged at police in an alley behind a homeless shelter, according to officers’ accounts in court documents. Johnson said he did not have the knife in his hand. He now has chronic back pain and limited use of his left hand as a result. Johnson, who is in his early 30s, has cycled between Eastern State Hospital, a psychiatric facility, jail and living on the streets since leaving high school at age 18, Noritake says. He is in stable condition and is expected to survive his recent injuries, police spokeswoman Teresa Fuller says. (MITCH RYALS)
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Can Republicans like Rep. Luke Malek cross the Idaho Freedom Foundation and survive? BY DANIEL WALTERS
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o Idaho Rep. Luke Malek — and the National Rifle Association and the American Conservative Union — there’s no question that he’s a conservative. After all, the NRA graded him with an A and endorsed Malek. The ACU, meanwhile, gave Malek a 91 percent ranking, landing him an “Award for Conservative Excellence.” “I was ranked one point away from being the most conservative member of the legislature [by] the foremost authority of conservatism as an institution in America,” Malek says. “They put on freakin’ CPAC, the gala for conservatives in the United States.” But as conservative report cards go, there’s one where Malek doesn’t fare nearly as well. The Idaho Freedom Foundation’s “Freedom Index” brands Malek with an “F+” At one time or another during Malek’s two terms in office, Idaho Freedom Foundation President Wayne Hoffman has condemned Malek as a “liberal,” a “poster boy of obedience to federal government,” and as someone who’s vowed “to do anything and everything to expand the welfare state.”
Malek has plenty of company. Last year, the Freedom Foundation gave 75 of Idaho’s 105 legislators Ds or Fs for the 2016 legislative session. “I mean,” Malek says. He pauses for a moment. “It’s a joke. Wayne’s whole job is to dupe donors into believing there are problems where there aren’t problems. That’s how he puts food on his table.” Yet in a state where the Republican primary is effectively the only contest that matters, and where turnout has been so low that a couple of hundred passionate ideologues can swing an election, it’s not something that Malek can dismiss; he came within 180 votes of losing to his Republican primary opponent two years ago. “Ironically, this group that has named itself ‘Freedom’ holds policymakers hostage,” Malek wrote in an op-ed last year. “For some, fear of voting against a ranking from the Freedom Foundation is crippling.”
FOUNDATIONAL CONFLICTS
Hoffman, a former Idaho Statesman reporter, considers the Freedom Foundation a watchdog fighting for taxpayer interests and accountability.
“The Idaho Freedom Foundation has just one client,” Hoffman wrote in a recent op-ed. “Freedom.” Plenty of the foundation’s critics have raised their eyebrows at its tax-exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit designation. The Idaho Freedom Foundation has had to dance on a narrow edge to LETTERS avoid running afoul of IRS Send comments to regulations. It’s legally limited editor@inlander.com. in how much it can officially spend on lobbying. It can produce legislative scorecards like the “freedom index,” but only if it sends them exclusively to its subscribers. It’s not allowed to officially “endorse” candidates — hence the fine-print disclaimer below the flurry of Fs, explaining that the scorecard wasn’t an “express or an implied endorsement” and that the “foundation recognizes that there are inherent limitations in judging the qualifications of any legislator on the basis of a selected number of votes.” Hoffman is dismissive of the value of other scorecards, like that of the American Conservative Union, noting that they only rate a handful of bills. The Freedom Foundation doesn’t rate everything — it doesn’t scrutinize appropriations bills, for example — but it dives into dozens of the detailed bills others would ignore, on issues ranging from college trustees to powdered alcohol to international treaties concerning child support. Sometimes a seemingly minor change to a bill can cause the Freedom Foundation to reject legislation: It turned on a bill it had initially supported — exempting Boy and Girl Scouts organizations from taxes on their candy sales — because not all scouting organizations were covered. Three-quarters of the Idaho legislature is Republican. But Hoffman gives them no quarter. “This is no conservative legislature and this is no conservative governor,” Hoffman wrote last year, condemning the 73 percent of Idaho state representatives who voted to pass a gas tax to fund transportation funding.
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In deep-red North Idaho, Malek has a reputation for being comparatively moderate. Yet the precise shade of his Republican ideology is trickier to nail down.
“At the end of the year, legislators are scored to show how obedient they have been.” A former Kootenai County deputy prosecutor, he’s called the effort to legalize medical marijuana “a predatory campaign by the drug cartels.” But at other times, he can be downright libertarian: Malek’s law firm sued the federal government in 2014 over its bulk data collection practices. This year, Malek received applause from the Freedom Foundation for sponsoring a bill preventing local governments from raising the minimum wage. Yet Malek also is proud of pushing bills the Freedom Foundation ardently opposes. He’s championed a bill upping the pay scale for Idaho’s long-underpaid teachers. He celebrates Idaho adding new mental health crisis centers; Hoffman opined that such centers’ “success depends on an evergrowing government bureaucracy.” Malek says he’s been vindicated: The mental health crisis center in Coeur d’Alene, after only a few months in existence, has saved local hospitals $400,000 in health care costs alone. He also has clashed with the Freedom Foundation over licensure requirements, like those for foreign-language translators. Explaining why he supported the requirement, Malek pulls up a century-old photo of an Idaho man who spent years in jail for a ...continued on next page
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NEWS | IDAHO “THE MEASURE OF MALEK,” CONTINUED... crime he didn’t commit because his not-guilty plea was incorrectly translated as a confession. “If you start going through their quote-unquote ‘analyses,’ they don’t do any research into how these bills affect Idahoans,” Malek says. The biggest point of conflict between Malek and Hoffman is an issue that has largely been consigned to the rearview mirror in the current presidential election: Obamacare. Idaho had two choices when it came to federal healthreform law: Build and run its own health care exchange, marketplaces selling subsidized insurance, or let the federal government provide the exchanges instead. From Malek’s point of view, Idaho running its own health care exchange seemed like the more conservative option — putting more power in the hands of the state instead of the federal government. Here, too, Malek feels that the results have proven him correct. The administrative fees leveled on Idaho’s users of the exchange are only a third of the federal fees. By the end of last year, Malek reports, it had saved Idaho residents more than $10 million. But to Hoffman, this was surrender. “We shouldn’t try to figure out how to make socialism a good useful thing,” Hoffman says. That’s been a key avenue of attack for Art Macomber, the local real estate attorney running against Malek in the May 17 primary. Macomber can’t point to other states that are doing it better, but he believes that Idaho’s choice to build a health-insurance exchange has been a distraction from seeking “market solutions.” And where many state politicians lobby for federal
Idaho Freedom Foundation President Wayne Hoffman funding, Macomber has joined a right-wing chorus calling for Idaho to wean itself off of support from the federal government. “In the long term, Idaho has to be independent and stand on its own two feet,” he says. While Malek’s not a fan of how the federal government spends its money, he doesn’t believe the money is inherently tainted. He doesn’t think Medicaid is an efficient program, but that hasn’t stopped him from seeking alternative state solutions to cover uninsured Idahoans. “The fact that we didn’t cover those 80,000 people at the end of the session this year was a catastrophic mistake,” Malek says.
DECLARING INDEPENDENCE
Malek hasn’t let the accusations from the Freedom Foun-
dation go unanswered. “At the end of the year, legislators are scored to show how obedient they have been,” Malek wrote in the op-ed last year. “This obedience flies in the face of the independence that Idahoans are known for, but the threats work.” This year, other Idaho Republican legislators have joined Malek in this sort of condemnation. Rep. Kelley Packer of McCammon slammed the Freedom Foundation on her podcast, while Sen. Jeff Siddoway of Terreton wrote in a letter to the editor that the handful of legislators with A’s on the Freedom Index “are really the ones that need to be replaced.” “The so-called Idaho Freedom Foundation was discredited many years ago as a special interest organization with a devious agenda,” Sandpoint Sen. Shawn Keough wrote on her campaign website. The Freedom Foundation made her remarks into a fundraising page. Keough knows that these sorts of attacks matter. The ACU gave her an 83 percent rating last year, but the Freedom Index gave her an “F-” In her past two races, she says she’s seen her margins of victory decrease. Yet at a national level, the Republican trend appears to be veering away from the no-compromise focus on ideological purity that defined the Tea Party era. This year’s Republican presidential frontrunner, after all, is Donald Trump, stuffed to the brim with conservative heresies, bragging about his willingness to “make a deal.” But Idaho may be an exception; this was a state where uncompromisingly conservative Texas Sen. Ted Cruz beat Trump handily. Idaho, perhaps, is the place where the purity test still lives. danielw@inlander.com
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Man on a Mission Tod Marshall, Washington’s first poet laureate from the east side, is driven to share the art that saved him By Dan Nailen
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od Marshall has settled into a nice little routine: Smoking weed at his buddy Thrasher’s beat-down apart-
ment in Wichita, Kansas. Doing a little speed now and then. Listening to tunes and watching Thrasher deal pot to a steady stream of visitors. It’s around Christmas, six months after high school graduation.
Tod Marshall strolls his Peaceful Valley neighborhood during a rare respite in his schedule as Washington’s poet laureate. YOUNG KWAK PHOTO
An older neighbor named Kenny, just out of prison, is hanging out, too, when a couple of Marshall’s high school classmates — on holiday break from college — pop in to buy some weed. Not long into the impromptu reunion, Kenny pulls a long knife out of his sock, freaking out the college boys who promptly make their exit. Marshall, though, stays behind even as Kenny pulls out a spoon and needle. And while he decides not to shoot heroin, Marshall parties all night with Kenny and Thrasher before starting the long walk home in the eerie predawn light, his exhaustion and intoxication not enough to keep his mind from working the night over in his head. “Holy Jesus, is this going to be it?” Marshall recalls thinking to himself. “I may be afloat. I may not know what’s next. But I need to avoid living in a place like this with a knife in my sock.” Not everyone can look back on their life and see such a clearly marked fork in the road. But looking at Kenny that night, Marshall recalls, “it was this weird mirror, that this could be your future.” Marshall never saw Kenny again, and his path “didn’t cross much with Thrasher’s anymore.” Until, that is, both Thrasher and Kenny popped up in Bugle, Marshall’s third book of poetry, in a sonnet titled simply with a smiley-face emoji. The 14 lines mix fact and fiction, Marshall’s past growing up poor with his present as a successful academic and one of the Northwest’s leading literary voices. That poem, along with those filling Bugle and his previous books, The Tangled Line and Dare Say, showcases his ability to intermingle humor and despair, darkness and light, sometimes in poems just a few lines long. In person, Marshall is unfailingly funny and generous to those around him, whether they be students or fellow poets. His work shows a depth of wisdom and thought that comes with hard-earned experience, part of the reason he was named Washington’s poet laureate, the first from the east side of the state, in February of this year. “He’s just a really kind, self-deprecating, humble person, the kind of person you want to be around because you know he’s going to be receptive. He’s a very good teacher,” says Laura Read, Spokane’s poet laureate, who’s known Marshall through academic and poetry circles for nearly a decade. “His poems, there seems to be another little part of him that escapes in the poems. Like a little valve or something. It’s really fascinating.” That valve taps into Marshall’s past, where a hectic childhood and the paths not taken — like joining Kenny with that spoon and needle — led to his passionate pursuit of artistry in his writing, and in bringing that art to those communities that rarely get glimpses of art for art’s sake. Rural communities. Poor communities. Places where adults are too busy putting food on the table and where schools are too strapped to care much about the arts. Places Marshall knows all too well. ...continued on next page
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Tod Marshall (left) at a Grateful Dead show; (right) a soccer scholarship allowed Marshall to go to college.
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a dreamer and natural salesman, and his mom as the classic enabler. One of the sudden moves eventually took the family all the way to Wichita, where Marshall spent the bulk of his formative years in a series of trailers (yes, there were tornadoes) and rental houses. The G.I. Joes didn’t make it, but a few things always managed to travel with the family on its sudden moves: Marshall’s Hardy Boys books, soccer trophies, the family’s funky stereo. Friendships were temporary due to the vagabond lifestyle, and possessions were largely temporary, too. “Every time you moved, you really wanted to reinvent yourself again,” Marshall says. “Partially to forget what came before, and partially to create a new life, something better.” At various times Marshall’s dad made a living selling photography packages, as general manager of a professional indoor soccer team and Love is peasant. Love is find. It lends me, it is unlike toast, it is prow. It as a manager of a soccer complex. At one point, after a business deal went is ride, not self-seeding, it is easy language, it keeps sandy loam close. awry, his father had to flee the state, Love does not spite but rejoices chartreuse, celebrates brindle, cheers the family left behind, not knowing where he went, until they reunited in wildflower bloom. Love always process, always trout, always whistle and Portland nearly a year later. flute, always always very dear. Three remain: grain, hap, and love. And The chaotic home life pushed Marshall to be, as he puts it, “hyperthe greatest of these, my brothers and sisters, is love, always peasant, vigilant to threats and distractions” always prow, always sandy loam and always, always near. and throw himself into reading as a (originally appeared in The Tangled Line, 2009) means of coping, an escape from the chaos. Reading came early in school, as New York sent 4-year-olds to kindergarten, and his teen years in Kansas were full of “a lot “The next move was always going to be the good of fantasy books. There was a whole Dungeons & Dragons one,” Marshall says, describing how his father would period. Stephen King.” break the news of another late-night escape. “They were His success on grade school standardized tests conall framed that way, and my mom went along with that.” stantly pushed him into “gifted” classes where he quickly His home was loving, but also a “dysfunctional, alcorealized that his socioeconomic background set him apart, holic household,” Marshall says, recalling two-liter bottles as he shared classes with “kids far more well-off economiof lemonade and vodka sitting around the house, mixed cally, who didn’t have their moms making their clothes.” in advance, for his father’s enjoyment. Marshall describes As a Midwestern teenager in the ’70s and ’80s, a his father, now 25 years sober, as a “Willy Loman type,” The G.I. Joes never made it to Kansas. Marshall’s early childhood was spent, often happily, playing in the woods of upstate New York — the first indications of the avid fly fisherman and backpacker he’d later become. As the oldest sibling, Marshall tended to his little brother and sister as they wandered the wilderness of the Adirondacks, usually free of adult interference. The nights, though, often brought sudden moves to new towns and new apartments so his parents could stay a step ahead of angry landlords and creditors — too many displacements for Marshall to recall, and a part of the family history that changes depending on who is doing the telling, he says.
Loam
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turbulent home life didn’t keep Marshall from a fairly typical existence. He was a gearhead, owning two ’69 Camaros he’d use to gun around town. He worked parttime jobs as a busboy to pay for gas and parts. He tried selling photography packages with his dad for a while, but “I’m not a good closer, and it was pretty sketchy.” He went to a lot of concerts at the local arena thanks to his dad’s role with the indoor soccer team, seeing bands like Rush, Styx, Van Halen and Journey — all bands you can still find on his iPod. Music was a big part of his life from the beginning. His dad had a guitar and “he would hammer out Kingston Trio, Peter, Paul and Mary and others.” Marshall thinks Don McLean’s “American Pie” may have been the first time he “sensed a non-literal relationship between language and meaning.” Marshall was also a self-described “pretty shitty student” in high school, thanks to both a general lack of motivation and a period in 10th and 11th grade “when I discovered substances, shall we say?” Still, he managed to graduate — “I think I had a 2.2 grade point average” — and recognizes that his parents had it rough raising him and his siblings. “As kids, we can be mercilessly oblivious to the pain and suffering of our parents,” Marshall says. “Day to day, my parents did the best they could. They didn’t have a whole lot of options.” Neither did Marshall six months after graduation, walking away from Thrasher and Kenny. But that would soon change.
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It’s second period on a Monday morning at Spokane Valley’s University High School, and Michael Connelly’s ninth-grade Literature Arts class is turning its attention to poetry for the first time. Marshall is visiting, one of dozens of events and appearances for him in April as part of National Poetry Month. Marshall puts an image of the Kansas University mascot on the screen in front of the class. The red, blue ...continued on page 26
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Cover Story | Poet Tod Marshall
The poet and his dog, Teddy, in his home office. Says Tod Marshall: “When I was in high school, I hated poetry.”
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“MAN ON A MISSION,” CONTINUED... and yellow Jayhawk represents where Marshall got his Ph.D. in literature. The Jayhawk, Marshall explains, is not a real bird, but a fictional blend of blue jay and sparrow hawk. It’s also rooted in history; Jayhawks were westward pioneers who would steal from farms as they passed through Kansas. And later, the Jayhawk name was given to the anti-slavery forces in Kansas during the Civil War. That one word, he explains, is loaded with history that goes back 160 years, and is also wrapped up in his own personal story. It’s “one of my favorite words,” he says, and you start stringing together a few of those, and suddenly you’re writing. “Poetry is made of words,” he tells them. “They’re going to be historical commentary, and have emotional connections. Think about all the words that make you sad.” Before class started, he’d worried about the focus that high school kids would have early in the morning. The windowless room doesn’t help, but soon enough he’s clearly in his element, the students calling out some of their favorite words as a way of showing that people’s love of playing with language in early childhood doesn’t disappear as we age. “Hoopla.” “Mahogany.” “Sticky.” “Edamame!” “Moist!” A collective groan erupts as Marshall tells the class that “moist” is possibly the most-hated word in the English language. “Did you say that just to get a reaction?” he asks the
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girl who offered up the reviled term. After she admits as much, he tells the students that’s fine, that poetry is meant to “challenge and inspire,” and that it’s an art form they’ve known and loved since they were kids reading Shel Silverstein and Dr. Seuss books. By the end of the 50 minutes, Marshall has managed to get the students to write haikus and recite poems in front of each other. He’s also told them about his role as state poet laureate and his idea to collect poems from throughout his tenure for a book and website called Washington 129, named for the fact that the state will be 129 years old when Marshall’s two-year stint as state poet laureate ends. He’ll repeat his presentation to a couple more sessions at U High before racing back to man his office hours at Gonzaga University, where he’s an English professor. Marshall’s ability to connect with audiences is part of what makes him a great choice for poet laureate, according to his predecessor in the position, Elizabeth Austen. He’s a natural teacher, and his poetry is appealing on several levels, she says. “Tod combines his deep knowledge of poetry with a genuine desire to help people connect with the art form,” Austen says by email. “And unlike many other academics, he’s able to talk about poetry in ways that are relatable and immediate (and often funny — bonus!). He’s got an egalitarian attitude toward access to art, and he’s already shown he’s willing to work really, really hard to reach people (quite literally), where they are.” Marshall’s own connection to poetry — first as a writer, and now as an ambassador for the state — did not come easily. “When I was in high school, I hated poetry,” Mar-
shall says. “I felt like poems were being taught to me as riddles that I didn’t understand, and that made me feel stupid.” That feeling went away after Marshall was able to leave Wichita and his wild high school years behind.
THE BEST OF TIMES
Soccer ran in the family. Marshall was a strong player growing up, and a short guy could get the best of larger players through guile and speed. He played for his school and on club teams, even while partying hard on the side. After that long night at Thrasher’s, Marshall enrolled in a couple of classes at Wichita State University and sent a recruiting tape to several colleges. One tape made its way to a small school in Michigan, Siena Heights College (now Siena Heights University), and the former all-girls school run by Catholic nuns offered a full scholarship if he could make his way there. His dad AWOL and his mom living with his siblings with relatives in Oklahoma, Marshall caught a ride with a friend to southeastern Michigan. The undergrad population was just 900 or so students, and the small community “for me was tremendously important. The intimate community, the close network.” Figuring that philosophy is what smart people studied, he started with that degree in mind and delved into a variety of causes in college. “I was the guy who, the day they served veal in the cafeteria, would sit down in the doorway … and say, ‘I can’t believe you’re eating veal!’” Marshall says. Inspired by mentors who encouraged his writing once he showed some facility for it, he decided to add English to his philosophy studies, ending up with degrees in both.
Still More Work The beetles bust their asses for days, stripping flesh from the dead cow, this overtime shift they didn’t request but had to take. No one’s in charge but the sun. Every now and then a crow carries a brother beetle from the bones high enough to glimpse mountains and the city where we scavenge the hide of hours, skeleton of days. Forget us. This is about cows with broken legs, the long rot, coyotes, hawks, and beetles, with mandibles like opposable thumbs, a complete kit for taking bodies apart. Black lords of sage and hunger and dust, O how they labor in the heat, they know neither meek nor might, they feed, they lie on ribs, they creep across skull and hips and spine, and when nothing’s left, dutiful members of the brutal union that trades hours for food, they crawl to death’s next shift. (originally appeared in The Tangled Line, 2009)
A notebook of works in progress.
“All that crazy, druggy energy in high school, when I got to Michigan, got reinvested,” Marshall says. “The nuns taught me a great lesson in what mattered. They were supportive, absolutely accepting, not judgmental.” Two nuns in particular had an outsized influence on Marshall. Sister Pat Hogan took him to anti-nuclear demonstrations and would read poems in her philosophy class in solidarity with war-torn Nicaragua. Another, Sister Pat Schnapp, taught him that despite theories to the contrary, art and Marshall both were connected to the world around them. “I have a clear picture of him in class, his eyes intent and on high alert at all times, processing everything with his high-octane analytic skills,” Schnapp says by email. “He was a refreshingly vibrant student and a joy to have in class, willing to challenge where others were only willing to catch cat naps.” The lessons learned at the hands of the sisters weren’t lost on Marshall. The nuns “instilled in me a sense that all this learning, it wasn’t worth much if you’re not willing to give other people entry points to the same place,” Marshall says. That lesson has stuck with him as he’s continued through his MFA program at Eastern Washington University, through his Ph.D. at Kansas and now as a professor for the past 17 years at Gonzaga.
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It’s early on an unseasonably warm spring Saturday morning and Marshall is behind the wheel of a Subaru Crosstrek, the first new car he’s ever bought, and one that’s going to rack up a serious number of miles as he
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crisscrosses the state as poet laureate. It’s an hour drive to Ritzville, one of the rural stops he’s determined to include in his travels during his twoyear term. As he drives, he alternates between the classic rock of his youth and poems he’s working on memorizing to recite at public events. He figures he has maybe 40 or 50 poems he can draw on from memory; he calls sharing other poets’ words “the ultimate act of hospitality to a work of art.” From his travels before taking on the role of Washington’s poetry ambassador, Marshall has found there’s a hunger for the humanities in all corners of the state. “Every time I do an event in an Odessa or Republic or Metaline Falls, people show up,” he says. “They buy books. There’s clearly an interest out there, a hunger. A real desire for enrichment of this sort. There’s something that happens with the arts that doesn’t happen on the internet or on TV.” There’s competition for Marshall’s event at the Ritzville library, though. The weather is beautiful, sure to attract hikers and fishermen to nearby Crab Creek instead of his talk. And the Ritzville Adams County Journal reports there’s also a concealed weapon training class down the road in Lind. Marshall navigates to the library using Google Maps on the smartphone he bought at the urging of the folks at Humanities Washington and the Washington State Arts Commission, the position’s two organizing bodies, who encouraged him to up his digital game. He’s now tweeting regularly, too, @wapoetlaureate, promoting all manner of poetry events throughout the state. If you want to show the world that poetry is a vibrant and living art form, it seems being digitally engaged is part of the job.
About 15 people gather in the library’s basement for a two-hour workshop that is a miniature version of the conversation Marshall wants to have with the entire state as poet laureate. He gives the gathered — mostly from Ritzville, but also travelers from Lind and Soap Lake — some of his background and how he overcame his hangups about poetry. He reads some William Butler Yeats (“The Song of Wandering Aengus”). And he talks again about how poetry and playing with words is natural for kids, but that playfulness is often beaten out of people by antiquated and intimidating teaching of the form — if it’s taught at all. “The rhythmical movement of language is something we’re drawn to early on,” Marshall says. “One of the saddest dynamics in education the last 15 years is how creativity and the arts keep being squeezed out of the curriculum.” Marshall then joins the group in a writing exercise, and at the end, several read their poems to the group. “I kind of think our imaginations work best when there’s some limitations,” Marshall says on the drive back to Spokane, talking about the exercise and the different ways he plays with poetry. “If I’m told to sit down and write whatever I want, I freak out.” Marshall is not someone who simply plops down and cranks out genius. He works hard on his poems. He sweats over them. “It’s pretty rare that I get lightning bolts from the muse,” he says. He schedules writing time between semesters, or during sabbaticals, meaning there probably won’t be a lot of writing happening beyond these community exercises during his poet laureate tenure. ...continued on next page
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Cover Story | Poet Tod Marshall
OK Do you rename the flowers after relatives living and dead? That red one there with an arching stem must be Kathryn, niece smashed by a jeep in her driveway (getting a ball from underneath), older sis at the wheel. And that one, daisy missing a few petals, must be Dawn, the crack whore cousin Part of Tod Marshall’s job as poet laureate is outreach. Here, he reads a thank-you note from an elementary student.
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“MAN ON A MISSION,” CONTINUED... When he does get to hunker down, he does it in a chair in the Peaceful Valley home he shares with his wife Amy Sinisterra, often with his dog Teddy on his lap, and it isn’t strictly poetry. He’s done essays and pitched some chapters of those collections to publishers. On his first sabbatical as a tenured professor, he wrote 60,000 words for a novel that he doesn’t imagine will see the light of day. “I think there’s a different brain for the novelistic imagination,” Marshall says. “I can write and riff and give descriptions and dialogue and character,” but pulling it all together is a puzzle he hasn’t solved yet. Poetry, though, is another story, judging by the work in his books, the awards he’s received and the respect of his peers. “Tod’s poems are just marvelous — deeply musical, often wrestling with darker aspects of the human existence, and surprisingly, sharply funny,” says former state poet laureate Austen. “He’s also adept at capturing the idiosyncrasies of place, and in a number of poems he memorably evokes the particularities and contradictions of Washington.” Marshall, she says, “is entirely the right person for this role.”
DON’T LET IT END
When he was appointed Washington poet laureate this past winter, Marshall was already teaching a full spring-semester load. That was in addition to leading a committee charged with the formation of a public humanities center at Gonzaga. Marshall envisions the center, slated to open this fall, as providing “free community forums and lectures about contemporary cultural issues” to east side audiences rarely exposed to art and how it connects people. “It’s part of Gonzaga’s mission to break down the barriers between the school and community,” he says. April served as a short, albeit hectic, version of what his schedule might look like for the rest of his tenure as he teaches a lighter load in the fall. Dozens of stops in places like Ellensburg, Seattle, Olympia, Gig Harbor, Bellingham and Federal Way filled his calendar, with media appearances and events like Spokane literary festival Get Lit! interspersed with his poet laureate evangelism. He figures he’ll be able to be more tactical with his travel in time, but he wanted to accept every invitation he got to talk about poetry after he became poet laureate. “Tod is somebody who can’t say no,” says Elisabeth Mermann-Jozwiak, Gonzaga’s dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. She’s talking about his work on campus, but that
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willingness to lead the charge for the humanities extends to all of his roles. “That’s kind of his ethic — service to the community. It comes through his poetry, and it comes through his work with students. It comes through in everything he does. He takes on these tasks with his heart and soul and puts them into projects he believes in.” As poet laureate, that means a focus on Washington 129, which will collect poems written by Washingtonians of all stripes. The idea of showcasing other poets was a big reason he was chosen as the new poet laureate. Julie Ziegler, executive director of Humanities Washington, explains that the job is given to the applicant who combines being active in the state’s poetry community with doing quality, published work, and has a worthwhile project to pursue. “Clearly, Tod had all of that,” she says. “This is not an ivory tower position where you just sit and write lovely poetry,” adds Karen Hanan, executive director of the Washington State Arts Commission. “This is very much about being an ambassador of poetry on behalf of the state, being out there and being visible. And his plan with the 129 anthology, lots of people will get to be part of what he’s doing. They’ll understand the importance of poetry. They’ll see their own words published … He’s saying poetry fits everywhere. It doesn’t matter if it’s a senior citizens’ retirement center or little kids, big kids or the military. He sees poetry as a universal medium that everybody has a say in. Everybody can do it. Everybody can be a poet.” Marshall’s out to prove just that. Just like the students at U High and the people at the Ritzville library, meeting Marshall likely leads to you putting pen to paper and writing a poem, even if you didn’t plan on it. It happened to me, in Ritzville, where I walked away with my first effort at writing a poem since some stunted Rage Against The Machineinspired rap lyrics 20 years ago. It could happen to you, too. “What is poetry? What is art? What does a poem look like in 2016?” These are all questions Marshall posits before extolling the value of poetry, and art in general, in forcing people to think abstractly in a world increasingly determined to try to see complex issues in black and white. The arts “allow for ambiguity of thought,” are about “cultivating those spaces of uncertainty, and we need more of that. Art takes us into that space. “I know the arts are first and foremost about mystery,” Marshall says. “There are three answers, not one answer.” n dann@inlander.com
for 20 bucks. You were 14 in the front seat of a Buick. She took your twenty and laughed, told you to get out and walk home. You did. The universe is a wildflower. Remember that blue blossom the color of summer sky? Dare you to say mama, to say daddy or love or please. In Oklahoma, the rivers are red with red dirt and red water. Sunset, when it finally arrives, is red no matter what you say or do or dream. No matter anywhere: learn to rip things tenderly apart. (originally appeared in The Burnside Review and Bugle, 2014)
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hey sit cross-legged on their blue mats, eyes closed, inhaling and exhaling through their noses. “How do you feel?” asks yoga instructor Diane Sherman, walking among them. “What’s your mood as you start your practice today?” This particular Tuesday is the start of a new six-week advanced yoga session, held weekly in a Recreation Building classroom deep in the bowels of the Airway Heights Corrections Center — a place that looks more like an extra-orderly community college campus, albeit one with checkpoints and closed-in barbed-wire fences, than a medium- and low-security
prison that houses about 1,500 offenders. Tonight, in a whitewashed room used for AA meetings and GED prep classes, tatted-up inmates ages 20 to 60 are asked to focus on themselves for the next two hours. These men have been convicted of offenses ranging from drug dealing to murder. But here in standard-issue white T-shirts and gray sweats, they grimace and sop up their sweaty brows with towels and point and flex their toes — like anyone else in a yoga class in the outside world. Corrections officers are not in the room, but rather down the hall. Sherman, and the three other volunteer
yoga instructors who teach here, do this alone. “What was that? That was cheating,” says Sherman to an inmate she sees trying to take the easy way out of a pose. Sherman, tiny and calm, has a reputation here for being the toughest teacher.
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n the hallway, just before class, Jason (last name withheld, in accordance with the prison’s policy) successfully bends forward and touches his toes. “I’ve never been able to do that before,” says the 35-year-old, with a shaved head. He’s practiced yoga here for three years and says he started for the health benefits. “I’ve now added yoga to my fitness routine, but it’s become more about the mindfulness than anything else,” Jason says. A bearded inmate named Michael agrees, but adds that reaching into the deeper mental side of yoga is far more challenging than the physical aspect. Michael, 41, started yoga while at the Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla, watching P90X videos that included the discipline. “You think you’re doing it right, and then Diane quickly told me my technique was all wrong,” says Michael, who’s now practiced yoga for six years. When other inmates make fun of yoga, these guys ...continued on next page
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CULTURE |HEALTH “STRETCHING WITHIN,” CONTINUED... don’t let it bother them. “I say, ‘If it’s so easy, then why don’t you try it?’” Jason says. “Our class is at 16 guys right now, and by the end we fully expect about half to drop out,” Michael says of this six-week session. “It happens every time.” They say that Sherman’s class is the most challenging, that she has them hold poses until they think they can’t anymore. They’ve all had to pass beginner yoga first to be in her class. “The best part is the end, when she has us in corpse pose (lying down on the mat with eyes closed),” Jason admits. “When I’m doing this, I hate it,” Michael says. “But when I leave here, I feel so much better.” Tonight is the first time back to class in six weeks. Sherman has recently returned from India, and although the inmates say they do yoga on their own, they’re excited to return to the flow.
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riends and family still ask if she’s scared. But Diane Sherman isn’t — not anymore. Her first class, six years ago, was held in the gym (just down the hall from today’s classroom), with 12 offenders in attendance. She wanted to serve this population, but that didn’t come without a heightened sense of awareness. “I was really nervous,” the 54-year-old now admits. “I had my prejudice, I had my fear.” After moving from the Bay Area to Spokane six years ago, the certified yoga instructor and artist landed a position with Harmony Yoga, where she still teaches. When
Diane Sherman says inmates find a “lovely opening into humanity” at her yoga classes. YOUNG KWAK PHOTO she heard that AHCC wanted to start a yoga program, she jumped at the chance. “I was interested in the idea of what freedom exactly is,” she says. “There’s something about prison, they’ve taken a wrong turn in their lives to be here. I’m not here to help them, per se, instead it’s to teach them about a path that’s a different way.” For two years, Sherman was the only instructor. “The guys liked it, but they got a lot of crap for taking yoga, which often has a sissy reputation,” she says.
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“But I told them, ‘You are the warriors. You know this is hard, and still you come and do this.’” She says the inmates have always been respectful, that they like her class and they wouldn’t want to ruin that. She dresses more modestly here and she’s not allowed to touch the men, instead showing a pose in the correct way next to someone, or explaining with terms. At one point there were six instructors, before a couple of them had to move. Now, two inmates are being trained as part of the statewide nonprofit program Yoga Behind Bars, and will soon be able to lead classes at times when volunteers can’t make it, like on evenings or weekends. Ann Wise, Community Partnership Program Coordinator for the facility, says this is a wonderful step for the program. It’s not easy to be a volunteer here. There’s an annual background check and multiple screenings. Still, Wise says she has about 200 people volunteering for a wide variety of programs. For Sherman, all of this is worth it. After the trip to India, she feels energized and healthy. She says this class is her favorite. “For two hours they get to relax,” she says. “There’s a lovely opening into humanity when we practice together.” Today, already 15 minutes into the class, heat and sweat rise to the inmates’ faces. Sherman brings them into mountain pose — standing at the top of the mat, arms at your side. It’s a time to breathe and prepare mentally before the next round of challenging poses. “Just you standing, being. That’s all you need,” Sherman says. And they all inhale, reach for the sky and begin again. n lauraj@inlander.com
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FROM LEFT: Maxim Chumov, Robby French and Doug Dawson as Hobby Lobby employees in A Bright New Boise. DAN BAUMER PHOTO
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Then Will abruptly confides to Alex that he’s in fact his long-lost biological father, come to reconnect. To restate that: Instead of just approaching Alex elsewhere, Will has gone through the unnecessary, unexplained effort of first becoming his son’s coworker, even though it results in situations that threaten to expose the mysterious secret that Will is apparently so keen to escape. Further interactions with fellow employees Leroy (Robby French; Rent) and Anna (Hannah Paton; Lend Me a Tenor) — broad and jokey in the first act of this production, overly shouty and sinister in the second — eventually propel him to the big, tortured, anticlimactic reveal. Throughout all this, A Bright New Boise never gets to grips with its material; it simply names things. The Rapture, Home Depot, Kandinsky, Rathdrum — lazy, middlebrow proxies for religion, consumerism, art, rural America. Neither these nor the characters’ constant preoccupation with the flaky corporate TV channel succeed in making the play any more profound, just as painting flames and racing stripes on your car won’t make it any faster. A highlight, however, is Jeremy Whittington’s set, an attractive trompe-l’oeil that smashes through the store’s breakroom to reveal a cold, angular strip of national chain stores receding into the surrounding mountains. — E.J. IANNELLI A Bright New Boise • Through May 8: Thu-Sat, 7:30 pm; Sun, 2 pm • $20-$24 • The Modern Theater Coeur d’Alene • 1320 E. Garden Ave., CdA • (208) 676-7529 • themoderntheater.org
TV Just as brilliantly as the StartUp podcast glorifies the startup world, SILICON VALLEY punctures it. You know how you love Office Space, and still quote it to your friends constantly? HBO’s Silicon Valley is from the same guy — Mike Judge — and every single episode is as brilliant as Office Space. You see, mindless corporate absurdity doesn’t change, it just trades the tie for a sweatshirt hoodie and swaps buzzwords like “synergy” for buzzwords like “disruption.” Judge is unmatched in his ability to combine insight with profane, acidic comedy. That hasn’t waned at all in the third season, which explores the idea that wild success doesn’t make your dreams come true — it just makes your dreams subject to a board of directors obsessed with the highest possible share price. GAME STARDEW VALLEY, on the other hand, puts you in the role of a more traditional sort of startup entrepreneur: a pixelated farmer. As a Stardew Valley farmer, you have plenty of choices: Do you focus on hoeing down, spend your day fertilizing soil and planting pumpkins and blueberries and corn and potatoes? Do you put all your eggs in one basket, and raise chickens to provide eggs to put in your one basket? Or do you shrug off all of that and while away the hours with a fishin’ pole in your hand, bringing up carp and tuna and the occasional strand of seaweed? Or do you head into the darkness, deeper and deeper into the mines, chipping away at ore with your pickaxe and slashing at bats with your sword? The result is as addictive as Facebook games like Farmville, except there’s an actual game here, not just clicking and microtransactions. n
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hristy Branson discovered encaustic painting entirely by accident. Though she spent five years studying fine art at Boise State University, making her own art mostly went on hold after getting married, moving to Spokane and raising two children. Now, she can’t paint fast enough. “I had tried every medium and I loved it all, but I hadn’t honed in to what my craft was going to be,” Branson, 44, recalls from her sunlit South Hill studio, in a former service station off of 29th Avenue. A west-facing wall encompassed by two windowed garage doors illuminates the space in warm, natural light. Having moved there in February, it’s a huge upgrade from working on art in her dim, poorly ventilated basement. “I was busy doing life, and it wasn’t until I ran across the medium that a light bulb just went off and I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, I have to get my hands on this and learn everything I can about
it,’” she continues. Encaustic painting is one of history’s oldest art techniques. Translating from its Greek origins as “to burn in,” encaustic involves using melted beeswax mixed with colored pigments and damar resin, the sap from a family of trees in the Eastern Hemisphere. The oldest known encaustic paintings include third-century Egyptian portraits discovered on the sarcophagi of mummies. Still, Branson doesn’t recall ever learning about encaustic while formally studying fine art. She came across the medium several years ago while searching online for how to build her own frames for some other mixed-media pieces she’d created. “I just missed it in college, which is OK because I wasn’t ready for it,” she says. “I found it at this point in my life, and I had to paint. I love the properties — the luminosity of the layers and the possibilities of it.” Branson’s art style hovers between abstrac-
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tion and impressionism. Each piece is heavily layered by overlapping different colors of wax. Sometimes, papered ephemera — wallpaper, sheet music, old letters — is purposely revealed beneath these wax layers. Many pieces are scratched and dotted with grooves and marks that mimic aging; another has gold leaf laid atop its waxy background. Drips of white wax, like rain on a windowpane, run down the center of one piece, while rough grains of sand are embedded into the bottom of another. In a recent experiment, Branson fused pieces of corrugated cardboard beneath the wax layers. “I wanted to see what F I R S T F R I DAY the wax did when it filled the Spokane’s galleries host ridges,” she says, adding, “I like receptions 5-8 pm. Details people to feel my paintings. at Inlander.com/FirstFriday. Some artists say ‘Don’t touch the paintings,’ but I think it’s crazy how finished and glossy the end result can be.” Her most-used tools to mark and dig into the sweet, vanillascented wax before it sets are a pizza cutter, a dental scraper and a pie crust edger. Kitchen — rather than art — supply stores are a hotbed for finding new and innovative ways to mark and scrape away wax layers. “I’m very attracted to old buildings and crumbling paint, and I’m obsessed with old wallpaper that is peeled off,” Branson explains. “I want to create that idea in my paintings that there is always a story behind everyone’s life. History gives this richness, versus everything being so new. I think that’s what I strive for — to reveal more depth than a glossy new surface.” Christy Branson: “What Lies Beneath” • Reception on Fri, May 6, from 5-8 pm; art on display through the month • Free • Barrister Winery • 1213 W. Railroad Ave. • christybranson.com
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Bill Myers of Joseph’s Grainery in Colfax is just one farmer whose grains are turning into local beer with the help of Palouse Pint. JOSEPH’S GRAINERY PHOTO
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s Dan Dvorak stands on a ladder above a mill in the back of Black Label Brewing Company early on a Saturday morning, Joel Williamson stands near the motor — which once powered a washing machine — pressing his hands against the side to make sure no grain falls through without being milled. Typically, a little malted barley not perfectly milled might not matter all that much, but this is different. While Black Label brewer Dvorak works with malt daily, he doesn’t normally know where it was grown. But thanks to Palouse Pint — a new Northwest regional craft malting facility — he knows this malt was grown at Joseph’s Grainery in Colfax. Williamson and Dan Jackson know they live in a big grain-growing area, so when Williamson — a home brewer of six years — wanted to continue localizing ingredients, they both wondered why malted barley couldn’t
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be bought locally. “Ninety-five percent of the grain we grow is exported and is sold in the commodity market,” says Jackson. “You don’t control the price, and you really have no idea where it goes.” As a farmer, Jackson wants other farmers to get a price that’s fair for their product. As a brewer and maltster, Williamson wants to know his ingredients are fresh and local. So together they decided to make that happen by creating Palouse Pint, distributed by LINC Foods, a company that sells locally farmed produce to the region’s stores, restaurants and educational institutions. After approaching brewers around Spokane, they were excited to learn that other people supported the idea of Palouse Pint and what it could become. While half of the funds needed to get custom malting equipment and start Palouse Pint came from local investors, Jackson
knew they’d need to get creative to raise the other half. The Working World — a New York-based nonprofit with revolving loan funds — funded the other half. Once Palouse Pint begins repaying that loan, the money will be put into a local loan fund, available to lend to support other projects. Similarly to Williamson, Dvorak has always worked to keep the ingredients Black Label brews with as local as possible; he’s excited to know the farmer who grows the grain and the process he grows it with. “This is huge for Spokane and this entire area,” says Dvorak. “It’s pretty easy for us to be onboard and want to support what they’re doing.” When Black Label and Badass Backyard Brewing were deciding what kind of beer they wanted to make with Palouse Pint’s first batch of malt, they started looking for a weird hop neither brewery had previously
LONG DAY! SAFARI ROOM. SEE YOU IN 30. Grains are used in the malting phase of the brewing process. DAN JACKSON PHOTO used — or even heard of. With Cleopatra hops and Palouse Pint’s Spokane Pilsner, they created the Palouse SMaSH, a single-hop, single-malt beer. Williamson who gained his maltster title in Winnipeg, Manitoba, wants to experiment with flavors and characteristics of different malts. He plans to work with Crystal 40, English Pale and White Wheat and Oat malts next. To celebrate Palouse Pint’s opening, a launch event benefiting Second Harvest is being held on May 11 at the warehouse in Spokane Valley. Brewed with the first batch of malt, beers from Bellwether Brewing, Big Barn Brewing Company, Black Label Brewing collaborating with Badass Backyard, Hopped Up Brewing Company, Orlison Brewing Co., No-Li Brewhouse and Young Buck Brewing will be showcased, along with Tinbender Distillery’s All Spokane single malt white whiskey.
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Weekend at the Wineries Enjoy new vino, art and entertainment at the annual Cork District event BY LAURA REGESTER
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out tasting rooms to visit, plan their route or select a recommended walking tour. It also has nearby restaurant, lodging and entertainment recommendations for tourists. “The competitive advantage Spokane has is that it’s one of the rare areas with a critical mass of tasting rooms within walking distance in an urban core,” Allen says. “The nice thing is we can pair wine tasting with world class entertainment and culinary options. It’s a unique experience.” Originally, the event was geared more toward tastings from actual barrels of wine, but it has shifted to mainly bottled offerings. This year, there will mostly be bottled wine available for tasting and purchase that has not been previously available to the public. Overbluff Cellars will release three wines in their new space in the Washington Cracker Co. Building. Cougar Crest will feature a rare 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon and will showcase new art from Walla Walla naturalist painter Todd Telander. Latah Creek Wine Cellars will offer a new red sangria to accompany their goldmedal-winning wines. They’re pairing each wine with gourmet snacks and desserts, and the $5 entry fee is refunded for visitors who purchase a bottle. Mike and Ellena Conway, co-owners of Latah Creek Wine Cellars, are two of the region’s veteran winemakers, having witnessed the evolution of the Eastern Washington wine scene since the early 1980s. Mike Conway says the Cork District, which took over the operations of the Spokane Winery Association this year, is integral to the success of Spokane’s tasting rooms. “The Cork District came in with a much bigger vision, and has been able to get some new funding,” Conway says. “In addition to local growth, they’re focusing on getting more tourists here. They’re really expanding on what wineries previously did on their own.” Spring Release Wine Weekend • Sat-Sun, May 7-8, from noon to 5 pm • Tasting prices vary by location • corkdistrict.com • 1-888776-5263
INTREPID There’s a fearless spirit about us Inlanders. It’s unmistakable. Maybe it’s because we have come of age adjacent to the unforgiving wilds of the middle of nowhere. Or because our secluded little spot on the map affords us the luxury of testing the waters early and often.
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eople have always gone to libraries to read, but now you can go to play golf. Or get a haircut. Or drink a beer. The Hillyard Library, built in 1930, became a church in 1983 but was left vacant two years ago. When Dwayne Alexander bought the building, he wanted to make sure the space was utilized to positively contribute to the neighborhood, so he opened the Hillyard Library Sports Bar & Barbershop at the end of February. “There’s a lot going on in this neighborhood right now,” says Alexander. “Our vision is to see Hillyard turn into somewhere people go for nightlife.” Business has already been better than Alexander and co-owner Sean Porter expected, which they attribute to a relaxed atmosphere. “At most bars, you go to play pool, but we wanted to offer things people can’t do other places,” says Porter. The Hillyard Library has darts, a virtual golf simulator and a foosball table. On the patio are a fire pit and a covered space to sit underneath or host musicians. Soon the patio will also include a giant Jenga set, custom beer pong tables and corn hole. Beyond the
Local beer, including several Steam Plant offerings, are at the Library. FRANNY WRIGHT PHOTO games, haircuts ($15), which include a beer, are available from the connected barbershop in the back. Currently, the Hillyard Library hosts two themed weekly nights — Maui Monday and Taco Tuesday. On Mondays, Maui steaks ($12) are grilled out on the patio and are served with corn on the cob and potato salad; Tuesdays include taco deals. Alexander and Porter plan to soon host a weekly College Night. The food menu, which has already been tweaked after customer feedback, lists eight styles of nachos ($5-$11) and six different sliders ($2), varying from taco to seafood. With half of the taps devoted to local beer, the selection will also change depending on what customers want. “A lot of people are coming back to Hillyard that haven’t been here in years,” says Alexander. “And that’s exactly what we’re excited about.” n Hillyard Library Sports Bar & Barbershop • 2936 E. Olympic • Open Mon-Sat, 10 am-10 pm • 475-2500 • facebook.com/hillyardlibrary
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The Hero Complex Captain America: Civil War is fun, top-heavy, and packed with great moments BY PAUL CONSTANT
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ate last year, the full cast list for Captain America: Civil War was released to the media, and to call it “overstuffed” would be too generous by half. Hell, you could pretty much make three Ocean’s Eleven remakes — Ocean’s Thirty-three! — from the celebrities in this movie. Aside from series regulars Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan and Anthony Mackie, Civil War also stars Avengers mainstays Robert Downey Jr., Don Cheadle, Jeremy Renner, Paul Bettany and Elizabeth Olsen. But wait, there’s more: Paul Rudd has been pulled in from last summer’s Ant-Man while William Hurt has been extracted from Marvel’s semi-abandoned Incredible Hulk. Martin Freeman and Daniel Brühl play new characters. Two young actors who will soon be spun off into superhero franchises of their own — Chadwick Boseman as Black Panther and Tom Holland as Spider-Man — require introductions, too. I could list even more celebrity names, but you get the point. It is just short of miraculous, then, that Marvel Studios screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, in combination with directors Joe and Anthony Russo — the same team behind the excellent second installment in the series, Captain America: The Winter Soldier — manage to give every one of these characters a moment or two to shine, even if a few of them feel less necessary
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to the plot than others (Holland’s Spider-Man is great though perhaps the unnecessary 3-D print I watched fun, but he doesn’t impact the events of Civil War much added to the visual confusion. And after two films, at all). Nobody can walk out of this movie saying they Sebastian Stan’s Winter Soldier remains little more than didn’t get their money’s worth. At two-and-a-half hours, a greasy-haired MacGuffin, a cipher for Captain America Civil War is full of tiny character moments, car chases, to pursue and feel conflicted over. explosions, surprises, angst, Aside from those (relatively romance, and quite possibly the CAPTAIN AMERICA:CIVIL WAR minor) problems, Civil War makes best, most exuberant superhero for a magnificent fireworks display Rated PG-13 battle ever put to film. to kick off the first week of summer Directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo The story hinges on a blockbuster season at the multiStarring Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., disagreement between superplex. And it hints at the weirdness Scarlett Johansson heroes — Iron Man (Downey) that is soon to come in the Marvel and Captain America (Evans) Cinematic Universe. Some of the take opposing sides when the United Nations demands best parts of Civil War are those moments when the series authority over superhero actions. Downey is, thankfully, stops explaining itself to new viewers and simply revels much gloomier than he was at the start of the Iron Man in the comic-bookishness of it all. When Paul Bettany’s series; he’s seen some shit, and it’s exacting a very large purple-skinned synthezoid the Vision floats around in toll on his newly rediscovered conscience. Evans is, as a dad sweater and button-down shirt, it’s a genuine always, sublime as Captain America, though it’s a shame nerdy joy, and the sort of thing that viewers could not that he doesn’t have much room to grow or change in his be expected to swallow in the more realistic first “phase” own movie, what with all the glorified cameos and all. of Marvel films leading up to The Avengers. But now the Civil War has many more highs than lows, but it bizarre sight of the Vision pondering the concept of what does suffer from a few grating flaws: the score is entirely exactly constitutes a pinch of paprika seems perfectly forgettable, for one thing, and the action sequences in normal in this context. It’s OK, the movie assures us, we’re the first half of the film are jittery and difficult to follow, all comic book nerds now.
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Meanwhile in the Marvel Universe… a disagreement between superheroes — Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) and Captain America (Chris Evans) take opposing sides when the United Nations demands authority over superhero actions. Aside from a lackluster score and unnecessary visual distractions, Civil War makes for a magnificent fireworks display to kick off the first week of summer blockbuster season at the multiplex. (PC) Rated PG-13
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Conor, a 15-year-old boy in Dublin, is taken out of his private Jesuit school and sent to a lesser one where he’s
subjected to the indignities of bullies and petty-minded priests. After Conor tells an attractive, much-cooler girl that he needs a model for his band’s music video, he actually has to go form a band, which is the driving force behind this coming-of-age film. (MB) Rated PG-13
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In a film starring Don Cheadle and directed by Don Cheadle, infamous professional trumpeter Miles Davis and Rolling Stone journalist Dave Braden (Ewan McGregor) search through every nook and cranny of Manhattan to recover Davis’ new session tapes from music producers. At Magic Lantern (MM) Rated R
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Tom Hanks ends up in the desert in his latest movie as Alan Clay, a divorced, downtrodden businessman with a poor relationship with his daughter. He travels to Saudi Arabia hoping to regain himself by selling a holographic telecommunication system to King Abdullah. Meanwhile, he meets a lovely Saudi doctor (Sarita Choudhury) and humorous taxi driver (Alexander Black) who help him and who, soon enough, give his trip a new meaning. (CS) Rated R
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After Superman’s last brawl with his nemesis General Zod, the city of Metropolis is in for another heart-stopping fight between characters — but this time, it’s between two heroes. As Bruce Wayne (Ben Affleck) begins to conclude that Superman is a threat to humanity, he plots an attack to end the Man of Steel’s time on Earth. Lex Luthor (Jesse Eisenberg) also joins in the fight to get his own piece of Superman’s downfall. (MM) Rated PG-13 ...continued on next page
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The iconic meeting of President Nixon and Elvis Presley is now manifested in a comedic fashion on the silver screen. During the winter of 1970, the White House received a handwritten request from Elvis (Michael Shannon) to meet with President Nixon (Kevin Spacey), resulting in a photo of the two which is now one of the most requested prints in the National Archives. (MM) Rated R
EYE IN THE SKY
As British Intelligence forces gain eyes on a group of terrorists in Nairobi, Kenya, Lieutenant General Frank Benson (Alan Rickman) and Colonel Katherine Powell (Helen Mirren) face complications as they command a United States operated drone to launch a missile to assassinate the terrorist group. The allied forces are faced with a decision to strike the group, which would include killing a civilian girl, or face the consequences of continued international terror. (MM) Rated R
FIRST MONDAY IN MAY
This documentary takes us inside the Met’s annual fashion event, which takes place each May and is considered by many to be one of the world’s premiere fashion shows. It’s directed by Andrew Rossi, known for his work on Page One: Inside the New York Times and Thought Crimes: The Case of the Cannibal Cop. At Magic Lantern (MB)
GREEN ROOM
A Washington, D.C.-based punk quartet called The Ain’t Rights play an impromptu show at a rural skinhead bar in the Pacific Northwest after their original gig has fallen through. But, not content to take their money and get out of Dodge, they decide to make fun of Nazis from the stage. After they see a dead guy backstage, the band is locked up and spends the rest of the film trying to escape a murderous Patrick Stewart. (MB) Rated R
HELLO, MY NAME IS DORIS
Doris Miller (Sally Field) is a nevermarried 60-something woman whose life for years has consisted of nothing
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THE BOSS
Rich and queen-like Michelle Darnell (Melissa McCarthy) is used to asserting her power until she goes to federal prison for insider trading. After she serves her time, things are different: She is broke, homeless and alone. Her old assistant Claire (Kristen Bell) is the only person willing to re-engage and offers her a place to stay. Soon the exmogul creates a business model for a Brownie empire that will return her to former glory, though along the way, former adversaries stand as obstacles. (CS) Rated R
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more than taking care of her elderly mother in their Staten Island home and doing data entry in the same Manhattan office. Then Doris’ mother dies, leaving her alone and adrift. At around the same time, her company hires new art director (New Girl’s Max Greenfield), inspiring an infatuation that completely takes over Doris’ thoughts. (SR) Rated R
THE HUNTSMAN: WINTER’S WAR
This is mostly the tale of the Huntsman (Chris Hemsworth) and mostly it takes place after the events of Snow White... and even ultimately negates much of what we learned in that film, which will surely piss off whatever true fans the first movie has. (MJ) Rated PG-13
JUNGLE BOOK
Jon Favreau takes a break from making the Iron Man franchise to craft this live-action adaptation of the Disney classic. There’s some genuine action to be found as Mogwai tries to escape danger, as well as a few laughs with the Bill Murray-voiced Baloo the bear, but overall it’s Disney forcing a kid-friendly feel on a genuinely engaging film. (MB) Rated PG
KEANU
Rell (Jordan Peele) adopts a stray kitten named Keanu to help get over a breakup, and when a thief steals the little furball, Rell recruits his nerdy cousin Clarence (Keegan-Michael Key) to help take down the gangster (Method Man) holding Keanu hostage. Stunts, gunplay and laughs ensue in this throwback to action-based buddy-flick comedies like 48 Hrs. as Key and Peele try to recapture the comic magic of their TV shows. (DN) Rated R
THE LADY IN THE VAN
Based on the true story of eccentric Miss Shepherd (played by beloved British actress Maggie Smith) in Alan Bennett’s story, a temporary visit turns into 15 years when she first parks her van in Bennett’s London driveway. At first he hesitantly allows this as a favor, but soon a relationship is cultivated that permeates and changes both of their lives. At Magic Lantern (CS) Rated PG13
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A young boy Alton has been secretly whisked away by his father. Soon, we find that the boy — who wears swimming goggles at all times — is possessed with other-worldly powers and is being sought by both federal agents believing him to be a dangerous weapon and a cult, which thinks he’s a prophet. Director Jeff Nichols (Mud, Take Shelter) experiments with the sci-fi realm while continuing to explore family dynamics. (MB) Rated PG-13
MOTHER’S DAY
Much like Garry Marshall’s previous holiday movie, Valentine’s Day, he’s at it again, intertwining the stories of multiple characters just in time for the annual day dedicated to the women who raise us. Television show host Miranda (Julia Roberts), love-seeking divorcee Sandy (Jennifer Aniston) and Jesse (Kate Hudson), a woman rekindling her long-lost relationship with her mother, come together for three generations of emotion and celebration in the days leading up to Mother’s Day. (MM) Rated PG-13
RATCHET AND CLANK
Ratchet is an impulsive lombax — a rare, though fictionalized species — who grew up alone. And Clank is a small, intelligent robot. Both come across a powerful weapon that can blow whole planets to smithereens. And an evil alien called Chairman Drek wants to use this weapon to wield power. To combat this, along with the benevolent Galactic Rangers, Ratchet and Clank attempt to stop Chairman Drek. (CS) Rated PG
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Judy Hopps, the first female rabbit on the big city police force, must work with a con artist fox to solve a disappearance case that no one else will take. The film is Disney’s 55th full-length feature, and it delicately explores the issues of race and discrimination in a way that’s entertaining (for kids and adults alike) and never preachy. Actors lending their voice talents include Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Jenny Slate, Kristen Bell, Shakira and even Tommy Chong. (LJ) Rated PG
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Internet Killed the Video Star
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MTV recently announced that it would again be more music-focused, but where does that leave the music video? BY LAURA JOHNSON
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n the same day that Prince was found dead in an elevator at his Paisley Park compound, MTV (formerly an acronym for Music Television) executives announced plans to return to music. They got the chance earlier than expected. After the Prince news hit, the network paid tribute, showing the pop/rock/R&B legend’s music videos and Purple Rain film over and over. It was the start of something more. With new president Sean Atkins on board, the cable network is attempting a comeback, or as Atkins put it in a recent Los Angeles Times article, “a third reinvention.” Although the drama-filled days of Jersey Shore and The
Hills are gone, reality television like Teen Mom 2 and Catfish continue to eat up most of the network programming schedule, and ratings are stagnant. Executives see returning to music as the only option left, but that doesn’t mean showing music videos like they once did. The new MTV plans to bring back some of the original music programming like Unplugged, but with an updated look, as well as some behind-the-music shows. Producer Mark Burnett, of Survivor fame, comes to the network’s rescue, bringing in a hip-hop music competition set in L.A. called Wonderland. A Justin Bieber-produced show will give contestants 24 hours to write a full song.
This is reality, plus music. It’s not that MTV never plays videos; you just need to be awake between 1 and 6 am for their Music Feed program, and that’s only during weekdays. Sister station CMT only plays music videos from 5 to 10 am. VH1 doesn’t even bother. Other Viacom Media Networks channels like VH1 Classic and MTV2, which do play videos, are left out of many cable/satellite packages. We watch our videos online on YouTube or Vimeo now, points out Michael Waldrop, a jazz history teacher at Eastern Washington University, in an email. ...continued on next page
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et’s recall what MTV once was. When it debuted in 1981, with the Buggles’ “Video Killed the Radio Star,” the nation’s youth were transfixed. The channel urged teens and young adults to get politically active, and also have safe sex. Parents’ groups got pissed off about the amount of scantily clad women and rock ’n’ roll-type lifestyles depicted in videos. Many religious families banned the channel from their home entirely. But for all of the trashy videos, there was art as well. Michael Jackson’s dance moves inspired a generation and “Thriller” was a short film in itself. Today, shocking as it may seem, MTV still hands out awards for music videos. The 2015 Video of the Year went to Taylor Swift’s “Bad Blood,” which has received more than 800 million YouTube plays. Plenty of other videos have gone viral without MTV’s help. Adele’s “Hello” has more than 1 billion views. Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’s video “Downtown,” filmed in Spokane last July and made with help from local film production company North by Northwest, has more than 110 million views. But more than just national talent is making music videos these days, and many artists see the medium as a relevant way to self-promote. “I was jealous of the budgets more than anything,” says Sean Finley of watching the Macklemore video. The local filmmaker has directed music videos for local electronic act Water Monster and some of the Collect Series of live videos, which showcase area indie acts. Most recently he worked on a video for local pop act Lavoy, which had an open video extra call at Riverfront Park. “When there are so many other options, how do you make something that someone is going to remember?” asks Finley, a founding member of the Spokane Film Project. “That’s the challenge of music videos.” His goal is to make videos that don’t look like they try too hard, but still stay true to the music he’s depicting. “You don’t want to sink a bunch of time into it; music videos are so temporary anyway,” Finley says. “How many people are people going to watch it? I don’t know.” In “Slow Sea,” which he made with Max Harnishfeger of Water Monster, Finley brought in contemporary dancers to help tell the story. “That’s why music video still exists,” says Harnishfeger. “They’re less of a cultural necessity. It’s more of an art form now, and I don’t think we need MTV to fuel that.” Other artists, like singer-songwriter Kyle Siegel of local acoustic trio Wake Up Flora, have taken to dropping less professionallooking, one-take videos on social media. The videos show him playing and crooning outside buildings, under train tracks and on top of mountains. It’s a way of getting his new music out quickly. Finley says that nuance is key as well. “With music videos, you’re trying to define a personality for the musician,” he says. “There are a ton of other ways of doing that with social media, but it’s part of the process. For someone who’s just discovering a band for the first time, it’s about the message. A music video sharpens the whole picture.” n lauraj@inlander.com
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A songwriting game helped the Helio Sequence relax on their latest record hen Helio Sequence singer/guitarist Brandon Summers answers his phone last week, he and bandmate Benjamin Weikel (drums and keyboards), plus their sound engineer, are just starting the drive from Washington, D.C., to Brooklyn. For the alt-rock band, that means this interview is interrupting their time listening to podcasts, namely “The Joe Rogan Experience” and writer Graham Hancock’s “Magicians of the Gods.” “It gets pretty deep,” Summers jokes. The Portland duo is currently on the road in support of its sixth album, last year’s The Helio Sequence. The album marks a major change of pace for the band, which cut its recording time from a previous two-and-a-half years to one month. This clipped pace was a result of the duo’s participation in the Immersion Composition Society’s 20-Song Game, which challenges musicians to write as many songs as possible in one day, throwing caution to the wind and embracing creativity. While preparing to participate, Summers and Weikel realized they were in the headspace to record an album, so they gave themselves a month to write as much as they could. The process wasn’t without its challenges, though. “It’s not that straitjacket that can be a part of the songwriting process, where you get overfo-
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cused on something,” Summers says. “I’d be like, ‘No, I’ll come back to it later,’ and pull something else up. Then you come back to what you were stuck on with a new energy or a different perspective.” After a month of writing, the pair had 26 songs. The 10 that made the cut, decided with help from family and friends, have a lightness that makes the freedom the band felt while recording audible, while still highlighting the soaring guitar and keys that mark a Helio Sequence release. Summers and Weikel thought the record should be self-titled, because in many ways, writing it took the pair back to what brought them together in the first place. “The spaciousness of it, the shoegaze, the tapestry of sound, the aesthetic,” Summers says. Summers says he and Weikel will use what they learned from the 20-Song Game to work more quickly and let things flow on future records. But for now, it’s back to the road, and many more hours of podcasts. Just don’t expect a Helio Sequence-led podcast on tour life any time soon. “I don’t know if some of that would be appropriate,” Summers says with a laugh. n The Helio Sequence with Nick Jaina • Sat, May 7, at 8 pm • $13/$15 day of • All ages • The Bartlett • 228 W. Sprague • thebartlettspokane.com • 747-2174
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t this point, it’s kind of a joke that we’re mentioning independent rapper Tech N9ne (aka Aaron Yates) is coming through Spokane again, because it seems like the guy is always in Spokane. While we dispelled the rumor that he has a Spokane home in an interview last year, it’s clear why the Kansas City-based artist continues to tour through here — he’s beloved. The Juggalo community’s support is a huge part of his success, but Tech’s dark and familiar music has plenty of other fans, too. Mainstream rappers 2 Chainz, Lil Wayne and Eminem even collaborated on his most recent album, 2015’s Special Effects. As usual, this show is already sold-out. — LAURA JOHNSON Tech N9ne’s Independent Powerhouse Tour 2016 feat. Krizz Kaliko, Rittz, Stevie Stone, ¡Mayday! and CES Cru • Fri, May 6, at 8 pm • Sold-out • All-ages • Knitting Factory • 919 W. Sprague • sp.knittingfactory.com • 244-3279
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overboy is kind of the quintessential ’80s band. The Canadian quintet formed in 1979, and within five short years they’d delivered three platinum albums, glutted the radio and MTV with hits like “The Kid is Hot Tonite,” “Turn Me Loose,” “Hot Girls in Love” and the stillubiquitous “Working for the Weekend,” landed songs on the Footloose (well, just singer Mike Reno, but still) and Top Gun soundtracks and played sold-out tours alongside acts like Journey, Def Leppard and KISS. Their red-hot career slowed in the mid-to-late-’80s as tastes changed, and they broke up in 1988, but got back together as nostalgia for classic-rock heroes hit a fever pitch in recent years. Remarkably, the band’s lineup is still intact, save for bassist Scott Smith, who disappeared at sea in 2000. — DAN NAILEN Loverboy • Sat, May 7, at 7:30 pm • $45/$55/$65 • Allages • Northern Quest Resort & Casino • 100 N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights • northernquest.com • 242-7000
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J bAby bAR, Summer In Siberia, The Dancing Plague of 1518, Bombshell Nightlight J tHe bARtLett, The Helio Sequence (See story on page 49), Nick Jaina beveRLy’S, Robert Vaughn J tHe big DippeR, Robbie Walden
Band, Courtney Biggs, Jesse Quandt Band BIGFOOT PUB, Tracer BLACK DIAMOND, DJ Major One BOLO’S, Slow Burn BON BON, Kentucky Derby party feat. The Bight and Pine League J CALYPSOS COFFEE & CREAMERY, Frankie Ghee COEUR D’ALENE CASINO, Bill Bozly, Eclectic Approach CRAVE, Stoney Hawk CURLEY’S, Chris Rieser and the Nerve DALEY’S CHEAP SHOTS, Mojo Box FIZZIE MULLIGANS, The Vibe Raiderzz GARLAND PUB & GRILL, Dangerous Type HOPPED UP BREWING CO. (4132488), Nick Grow IRON HORSE BAR, Tell the Boys THE JACKSON ST., DJ Dave J KNITTING FACTORY, The Nixon Rodeo, Free The Jester, Breakdown Blvd., Windowpane, 37 Street Signs LA ROSA CLUB, Open Jam THE LARIAT INN, Honkey Tonk a Go-Go LEFTBANK WINE BAR, Karrie O’Neill MOOSE LOUNGE, YESTERDAYSCAKE MULLIGAN’S BAR & GRILLE, Eric Henderson NASHVILLE NORTH, Luke Jaxon, DJ Tom J NORTHERN QUEST CASINO, Loverboy (See story on facing page), also, DJ Ramsin J NORTHTOWN MALL-BONEFISH GRILL, Pamela Thomas-Martin
OFF REGAL LOUNGE (473-9401), Donnie Emerson & Nancy Sophia J THE PALOMINO, Dirk Quinn Band, Ragtag Romantics, Mary Chavez PEND D’OREILLE WINERY, Tom Catmull REPUBLIC BREWING CO., Bootleg Sunshine THE RESERVE, Back2Basics with DJ Dan THE RIDLER PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos feat. Christan Raxter & Steve Ridler RIPPLES RIVERSIDE GRILL, Gladhammer Classic Rock Band J THE SHOP, Steve Schennum J THE PIN!, Eternal of Killa Beez Wu Tang Clan, Demon Assassin, 7upper, Michete, WurdOne, David Shawty, Shawn Thoma$ THE ROADHOUSE, Black Jack Band THE VIKING BAR & GRILL, Nu Jack CIty ZOLA, Uppercut
Sunday, 05/08
ARBOR CREST WINE CELLARS, Concerts on the Cliff feat. West Side Cobras THE BLIND BUCK (290-6229), Milonga COEUR D’ALENE CASINO, Kosh DALEY’S CHEAP SHOTS, Jam Night with VooDoo Church J KNITTING FACTORY, Atreyu, Islander, Sworn In, Alive In Barcelona LINGER LONGER LOUNGE (208-6232211), Open jam ZOLA, Anthony Hall and Nate Stratte
Monday, 05/09
J CALYPSOS COFFEE & CREAMERY, Open Mic EICHARDT’S, Monday Night Jam with Truck Mills LEFTBANK WINE BAR, Monday Night Spotlight feat. Carey Brazil RED ROOM LOUNGE, Open Mic with MJ The In-Human Beatbox ZOLA, Fus Bol
Tuesday, 05/10
J THE BIG DIPPER, The Singer and the Songwriter, Joshua Belliardo, Jordan Collins, Matthew and Sarah, Carousel Calliope, The Way Home THE JACKSON ST., DJ Dave LEFTBANK WINE BAR, Turntable Tuesday MICKDUFF’S BEER HALL (208-2096700), Second Tuesday Open Mic MIK’S, DJ Brentano SPOKANE GYMNASTICS, Adult Hip Hop Dance Class SWAXX, T.A.S.T.Y with DJs Freaky Fred, Beauflexx J THE PIN!, AAU Youth Basketball benefit show hosted by Demon Assassin ZOLA, The Bucket List
Wednesday, 05/11 J BABY BAR, Lavoy, the City Hall, the Co-Founder J THE BARTLETT, Iska Dhaaf, the Smokes J THE BIG DIPPER, Katchafire, Mystic Roots, 1 Tribe
EICHARDT’S, Charley Packard GENO’S TRADITIONAL FOOD & ALES, Open Mic with T & T THE JACKSON ST., DJ Dave THE LANTERN TAP HOUSE, DJ Lydell LITZ’S BAR & GRILL (327-7092), Nick Grow LUCKY’S IRISH PUB, DJ D3VIN3 J NO-LI BREWHOUSE (242-2739), Just Plain Darin RED ROOM LOUNGE, Hip Hop Is A Culture THE RIDLER PIANO BAR, Jam with Steve Ridler SOULFUL SOUPS & SPIRITS, Open mic SPOKANE COMEDY CLUB, Open Mic J THE PIN!, Gem Starks, DJ Freaky Fred THE ROADHOUSE, Open mic with Vern Vogel and the Volcanoes ZOLA, The Bossame
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MUSIC | VENUES 315 MARTINIS & TAPAS • 315 E. Wallace, CdA • 208-667-9660 ARBOR CREST • 4705 N. Fruit Hill Rd. • 927-9463 BABY BAR • 827 W. First Ave. • 847-1234 THE BARTLETT • 228 W. Sprague Ave. • 747-2174 BIG BARN BREWING • 16004 N. Applewood Ln, Mead • 238-2489 THE BIG DIPPER • 171 S. Washington St. • 863-8098 BIGFOOT PUB • 9115 N. Division St. • 467-9638 BING CROSBY THEATER • 901 W. Sprague Ave. • 227-7638 BLACK DIAMOND • 9614 E. Sprague • 891-8357 BOLO’S• 116 S. Best Rd. • 891-8995 BOOMERS • 18219 E. Appleway Ave. • 755-7486 BOOTS BAKERY & LOUNGE • 24 W. Main Ave. • 703-7223 BUCER’S COFFEEHOUSE PUB • 201 S. Main, Moscow • 208-882-5216 BUCKHORN INN • 13311 Sunset Hwy.• 244-3991 CALYPSOS • 116 E Lakeside Ave., CdA • 208665-0591 THE CELLAR • 317 E. Sherman, CdA • 208-6649463 CHAPS • 4237 Cheney-Spokane Rd. • 624-4182 CHATEAU RIVE • 621 W. Mallon Ave. • 795-2030 CHECKERBOARD BAR • 1716 E. Sprague • 535-4007 COEUR D’ALENE CASINO • 37914 S. Nukwalqw Rd., Worley • 800-523-2464 COEUR D’ALENE CELLARS • 3890 N. Schreiber Way, CdA • 208-664-2336 CRAFTED TAP HOUSE • 523 Sherman Ave., CdA • 208-292-4813 CRAVE• 401 W. Riverside Suite 101. • 321-7480 CRUISERS • 6105 W Seltice Way, Post Falls • (208) 773-4706 CURLEY’S • 26433 W. Hwy. 53 • 208-773-5816 DALEY’S • 6412 E. Trent • 535-9309 EICHARDT’S • 212 Cedar St., Sandpoint • 208263-4005 FEDORA PUB • 1726 W. Kathleen, CdA • 208765-8888 FIZZIE MULLIGANS • 331 W. Hastings Rd. • 466-5354 THE FLAME • 2401 E. Sprague Ave. • 534-9121 FOX THEATER • 1001 W. Sprague • 624-1200 GRANDE RONDE CELLARS • 906 W. 2nd • 455-8161 HANDLEBARS • 12005 E. Trent, Spokane Valley • 309-3715 HOGFISH • 1920 E. Sherman, CdA • 208-667-1896 IRON HORSE • 407 E. Sherman Ave., CdA • 208-667-7314 THE JACKSON ST. • 2436 N. Astor • 315-8497 JOHN’S ALLEY • 114 E. 6th, Moscow • 208-8837662 KNITTING FACTORY • 911 W. Sprague Ave. • 244-3279 LAGUNA CAFÉ • 2013 E. 29th • 448-0887 THE LANTERN TAP HOUSE • 1004 S. Perry St. • 315-9531 THE LARIAT • 11820 N Market St, Mead • 4669918 LA ROSA CLUB • 105 S. First Ave., Sandpoint • 208-255-2100 LEFTBANK WINE BAR • 108 N. Washington • 315-8623 LUCKY’S IRISH PUB • 408 W. Sprague Ave. • 747-2605 MAX AT MIRABEAU • 1100 N. Sullivan Rd. • 924-9000 MIK’S • 406 N 4th, CdA • 208-666-0450 MOOTSY’S • 406 W. Sprague • 838-1570 MULLIGAN’S • 506 Appleway Ave., CdA • (208) 765-3200 x310 NASHVILLE NORTH • 6361 W. Seltice Way, Post Falls • 208-457-9128 NECTAR• 120 N. Stevens St. • 869-1572 NORTHERN QUEST • 100 N. Hayford • 242-7000 NYNE • 232 W. Sprague Ave. • 474-1621 THE OBSERVATORY• 15 S Howard • 598-8933 O’SHAY’S • 313 E. CdA Lake Dr. • 208-667-4666 THE PALOMINO • 6425 N Lidgerwood St • 242-8907 PEND D’OREILLE WINERY • 301 Cedar St., Sandpoint • 208-265-8545 THE PIN! • 412 W. Sprague • 368-4077 RED LION RIVER INN • 700 N. Division St. • 326-5577 RED ROOM LOUNGE • 521 W. Sprague Ave. • 838-7613 REPUBLIC BREWING • 26 Clark Ave. • 775-2700 THE RESERVE • 120 N. Wall • 598-8783 THE RIDLER PIANO BAR • 718 W. Riverside . • 822-7938 THE ROADHOUSE • 20 N. Raymond • 413-1894 SEASONS OF COEUR D’ALENE • 209 E. Lakeside Ave. • 208-664-8008 THE SHOP • 924 S. Perry St. • 534-1647 SOULFUL SOUPS & SPIRITS • 117 N. Howard St. • 459-1190 SPOKANE ARENA • 720 W. Mallon • 279-7000 SWAXX • 23 E. Lincoln Rd. • 703-7474 TAMARACK • 912 W Sprague • 315-4846 TIMBER GASTRO PUB •1610 E Schneidmiller, Post Falls • 208-262-9593 THE VIKING • 1221 N. Stevens St. • 315-4547 ZOLA • 22 W. Main Ave. • 624-2416
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Cinematographer Matt Vielle (left) and director Brian Gurnett (right) set up their next shot for their 50 Hour Slam production. CHAD RAMSEY PHOTO
FILM SLAMMIN’ CINEMA
Last month, nearly 300 local filmmakers took to the mean streets of Spokane to create short movies. The catch, because there always has to be a catch, was that the contestants only had 50 hours to write, shoot and edit and turn their film in on time. This Saturday, the public can view the top 15 films made during this year’s 50 Hour Slam, as well as vote for their favorite. Filmmakers were required to include elements of dance in their movies — a first for the event, now celebrating six years — so expect a lot of movement throughout the films. The screening also features live, local music (from new group Super Sparkle) and art on display. — LAURA JOHNSON 50 Hour Slam screening • Sat, May 7, at 7 pm • $10-$12 • Bing Crosby Theater • 901 W. Sprague • 50hourslam.com • 227-7638
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COMMUNITY WALK WITH MOM
VISUAL ARTS SPRING STROLL
27th Annual Mother’s Day Historic Homes Tour • Sat, May 7 and Sun, May 8, from noon-4 pm • $15/MAC members; $20/public • northwestmuseum.org/mothersdaytour • 456-3931
First Friday • Fri, May 6, from 5-8 pm • Free • Locations in and around downtown Spokane • See a complete list of events and venues at Inlander.com/FirstFriday
Appreciate the history of Spokane’s founding elite and the company of mom this weekend during the MAC’s annual Mother’s Day Tour, this year featuring two exquisite homes — the LeutholdBrown House, built in 1925, and the Matthews-Woldson House, built in 1916 — on West Sumner Avenue overlooking the city. These two residences are rarely seen, and visitors will be able to tour them from top to bottom. Historic automobiles, live music and light refreshments at each stop make for a quaint day in one of Spokane’s most magnificent historic neighborhoods. — CHEY SCOTT
The highlights of May’s First Friday include a show by well-known Spokane nature photographer Craig Goodwin (pictured above) at Craftsman Cellars and lush, large-scale paintings by Neicy Frey examining the intricate details of mushrooms (Iron Goat Brewing). Plus, see nine all-new streetfront installations by various local artists showing their work as part of the Window Dressing program. Window Dressing takes unused, empty storefronts and fills them with local art, adding vibrancy to the otherwise unwelcoming and drab “holes” in the downtown core. — CHEY SCOTT
CULTURE NOT JUST FOR KIDS
Comics are enjoying a major resurgence of late, exposing thousands of noncomic-book fans to their exciting worlds, in large part thanks to the neverending list of blockbuster films based on popular characters. Yet comics and graphic novels go so much deeper than Marvel’s megaheroes and villains. That’s where Free Comic Book Day comes in. Offering sample-sized issues of dozens of titles, the annual event — now in its 15th year — was created to reward longtime fans and hook newbies to the genre. With titles for all ages, six Spokane-area locations area offer free comics along with costume contests, sales and photo ops with special guests and local cosplayers. — CHEY SCOTT Free Comic Book Day • Sat, May 7 • Participating shops include: Merlyn’s, The Comic Book Shop (Division and NorthTown locations) and Hastings Entertainment (all locations) • freecomicbookday.com
WORDS CELEBRATE MOTHERHOOD
Mother’s Day may be comprised of flowers, breakfast in bed, and a mixture of “Thanks yous” and “I love yous,” but this Sunday, thanking mothers for all they do is expanded into an artistic forum. As part of the national event Listen To Your Mother, nine local women and one man read essays they’ve written on the topic of motherhood. Included in this list is local author Sharma Shields, historical and fantasy romance author Lindsey Edwards and one single dad, Ronald Smalls. Motherhood brings all these figures together for an evening of solidarity and colorful anecdotes. — CLAIRE STANDAERT Listen To Your Mother Spokane • Sun, May 8, at 7 pm • $19 • Bing Crosby Theater • 901 W. Sprague • listentoyourmothershow.com • 227-7638
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BENEFIT
RUMMAGE SALE BENEFIT Offering clean, gently-used clothing, household and garden items, furniture, toys, artwork, books and more. May 5-6, 8 am-4 pm, May 7, 8 am-2 pm. Free. St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 5720 S. Perry St. stsphens-spokane.com BE A DANCER TO BEAT CANCER Live 50’s/60’s music by Sharkey & The Fins, an appetizer buffet, silent auction, raffles and more to raise money for ACCOIN's Family Day Camp, for children with cancer and their families to attend 3 times a year for free. May 6, 7-11 pm. $30/$35. Northern Quest Casino, 100 N. Hayford Rd. (928-3782) JAZZ UNDER THE STARS Listen to the award winning CVHS Jazz band, with special performances by area middle
school jazz programs. Also enjoy dessert and bid on auction items to support the band programs at Central Valley. May 6, 6:30-9:30 pm. $10/$15. Central Valley HS, 821 S. Sullivan. (927-6848) GIRLS ROCK LAB: GEAR & INSTRUMENT DRIVE Drop off used instruments and gear at INK Art Space to be used to teach girls how to create music and their own rock band during Girls Rock Lab 2016. May 7, 12-5 pm. Free. Spark Center, 1214 W. Summit Pkwy. sparkwestcentral.org HOOKED ON CONSERVATION WITH A SPLASH Inland Northwest Land Conservancy celebrates 25 years of preservation/conservation with a benefit event. May 13, 6-9 pm. $75. Spokane Convention Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. inlandnwland.org
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I SAW YOU CAPE BOARDING I saw you riding down Ray Street wearing a forest green Legend of Zelda cape on your skateboard. JEM GIRL I saw your beautiful smile and brown almond eyes in my dreams and in my life, as they once were and always will be. You are a Jem. HOT HOYA MOM You are a mom of a CdA AAU Hoya player. I've seen you just a few times at AAU games and at FallFest (Schweitzer) this past year. You are a fit, really pretty blonde, that smiles a lot and seems to have positive energy. We already of something in common with a son about the same age. Like the opportunity, outside of the gym:), to meet you & have a coffee/glass of wine/beer! MR. POCKETS I remember seeing you in the treasure house, and I want to thank you for your kindness and your huge heart. I hope to see you again and I hope you will be able to speak this time. ARE YOU AN ARTIST? I'm sorry if my greeting was weird last week at the GO. I had to know where I'd seen you before. I got nervous and seemed strange, I know and I apologize.
I SAW YOU RE: DARLIN You didn't leave much of a description. Not sure if it was me you are interested in. Send picture and more details to imafreightmover@gmail.com.
mom and has done so much for everyone. She's got a big heart and deserves so much. I love you mom. Love Ashley!
If I'm the one I'll bring the beer!
CHEERS GO CV BEARS! Cheers to the CV artists for making it into the Vans Custom Culture Top 50! Way to go Jaiden, Lela, Juan, Abby and Jenna! Support CV at Vans.com/CustomCulture LENDING THE COMMUNITY A HAND Cheers to Mark Peterson of KXLY for his philanthropic work in the community. From home makeovers to reinvigorating ballparks for kids to digging up stumps from the windstorm and helping veterans. We need more like him. LOVE SONGS Suddenly it feels like all the love songs that ever existed are coming to life for me. I realize they were all written about you and me... GOOD GUY BLOOMSDAY PAMPHLET
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GET FIT Thanks to Traci and Ken Zanol at Anytime fitness, Five mile. They have just added another 3,000 square feet to their fitness facility. Your clients think it's the best gym on the North side. Traci gets new equipment twice a year and really cares about her gym attendees. Not only is she giving us the option to stay fit but she has brought a lot of business to the Five mile district. They care about their clients and go out of their way to be personable and helpful every day. Kudos to both of you for caring enough to give 'the very best'. Beverley
JEERS REGARDING SACRED HEART PARKING Though I can totally sympathize with
NEWS FLASH! PEDESTRIANS FIRST! Jeers to all the Spokane jerk drivers who deliberately do not stop for pedestrians when they have the right of way to cross the damn street! You have an endless supply of profanity and middle fingers directed your way from yours truly whenever this happens! LAGUNA CAFE ON 29TH AVE To a South Hill restaurant who charged my table
Jeers to all the Spokane jerk drivers who deliberately do not stop for pedestrians when they have the right of way to cross the damn street!"
Cheers to the runner instructions pamphlet Bloomsday puts out every year. Thank you for making the rules of the road witty and entertaining. It's tricky business telling 50,000 people what to do, but your humor about lost kids and erratic beach balls is one of the highlights of the race. YOUR BIRTHDAY WISH Elli!! I know you've always wanted to see your birthday in this section and I can't think of a better way to say you are the most awesome, beautiful, wonderful best friend ever! Happy birthday Secret Agent E. I love you more than all moose in Russia. HAPPY MOTHERS DAY! Wanted to wish my beautiful mother Debra a Happy Mothers Day. She is the most amazing
the fact that parking far away when you are in pain is hard, there is a very good reason that there is a "Physician Only" parking designation close by. Have you ever wondered where these Doctors are when traumas arise, your family members need a specialist to come see them, or are in crisis on the floor? Good chance that they were in the office, or at home before they were called in. They are in a rush to get to the patient to provide their expertise in their field. They should not be circling around trying to find a spot to park and get to the bedside. So though you are in pain and inconvenienced, remember that sometimes minutes can mean life and death and that this decision was not based solely on privilege but on the need for them to go to various hospitals to care for patients in need. So
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please don't trash the Doctors for something that is done by the facility in which they provide care, for there may come a day when you need them and wish they could get there sooner. Not to mention many Doctors give up countless hours of sleep and family time to provide care for those whom they have never met until they needed care. So they are not giving "the middle finger"! They are professionals and would never give the "Finger" to a patient in need.
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an extra .50 per person for splitting the check 4 ways. The unfortunate thing is the food servers will often be the ones to suffer when patrons begin deducting that amount from their tips. When asked about this practice, as I have never experienced it before, the owner chose to argue with me instead of thanking me for my feedback and bringing my concern to his attention. He lost 4 customers tonight when we were made to feel like an inconvenience for causing them to have to swipe 4 cards, that's just greedy.
band playing blaring, deafening noise on Jefferson & Riverside. For the elderly, sick and disabled this is not a joyous event, it a like having a horrible nightmare that is impossible to wake up from. Please advise Bloomsday people, how we can get you to pay attention to us & put this noise somewhere else next year. RUDE My mom is a 20 yr vet of the USAF. We were at a hardware store and she parked in the spot that was designated for vets. While we were putting our stuff in her car and this old man who parked next to us just kept looking at my mom. Giving this disgusted look at her. It just made me so mad that the people today cannot accept that women can also be in the military and serve and protect our country. And obviously he's one of those people who have not come to accept that. DEACONESS HOSPITAL, INLAND IMAGING AND OTHERS It's very clear, we are not your patients, just your "accounts." BLOOMSDAY PROTESTERS To the antiabortion protesters perennially located just before the second mile on the Lilac Bloomsday course, you are making no friends with your graphic imagery. While you certainly have a right to peacefully voice your opinions, your displays have long since become disgusting and vulgar, well out of setting for this family event. For all this I still can't bring myself to despise you as your actions degrade yourselves far more then they do those of us who are forced to see them. I hope that you return to the realm of good taste soon as there is no reason we can't all be civil.
THIS WEEK'S ANSWERS
OLD BUT NOT HEARING IMPAIRED Yes Bloomsday is a wonderful Spokane event, however emails have been sent to the Bloomsday committee to consider the senior building @ Jefferson & Sprague, just feet away from the Metal
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COMEDY
2.0PEN MIC Locals try their best, new material at this weekly open mic, Thursdays from 8-10 pm. Free. The District Bar, 916 W. First. (244-3279) FIRST THURSDAY COMEDY Live standup comedy the first Thursday of every month in Impulse Nightclub at 8 pm (doors open at 6 pm). Each edition of the show features funny local folks from around the region. Ages 21+ only. $10. Northern Quest Casino, 100 N. Hayford Rd. northernquest.com (242-7000) MS. PAT With a comedy career now spilling over 9 years this powerful woman brings an honest, in your face, and hilarious perspective to her shows. May 5-7, at 8 pm; also Sat. at 10:30 pm. $15-$20. Spokane Comedy Club, 315 W. Sprague. spokanecomedyclub.com STAND-UP COMEDY Live comedy featuring established and up-and-coming local comedians. Fridays at 8 pm. No cover. Red Dragon Chinese, 1406 W. Third Ave. reddragondelivery.com SAFARI Fast-paced short-form improv games based on audience suggestions. (Not rated.) Saturdays at 8 pm. $7. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland Ave. bluedoortheatre.com (747-7045) SHOWDOWN AT THE EAGLE SALOON A western-themed murder mystery written by Presley DuPuis and performed by CYT North Idaho’s Improv Team. Social hour from 6-7 pm, show begins at 7. Proceeds benefit the CYT North ID Improv Team to help pay for expenses at the national CYT Exo-Improvathon. May 7, 6-9 pm. $15. CdA Eagles, 209 Sherman. cytni.org (208-762-9373) STAND-UP OPEN MIC Mondays; signup at 9:30 pm, show at 10 pm. Ages 21+. No cover. The Foxhole, 829 E. Boone. facebook.com/thefoxholespokane TRIVIA + OPEN MIC COMEDY Trivia starts at 8 pm; stick around for open mic comedy afterward. Tuesdays, from 8-10 pm. Free. Checkerboard Bar, 1716 E. Sprague Ave. checkerboardbar.com OPEN MIC A free open mic night every Wednesday, starting at 8 pm. Doors open at 7 pm. Free. Spokane Comedy Club, 315 W. Sprague. (318-9998)
COMMUNITY
TREASURE! A touring exhibit exploring the history of treasure and treasure hunting, the technology used to look for it, and the people obsessed with finding it. Includes a variety of thematic areas, including underwater and buried treasure, gold rushes, treasures in the attic and in popular culture, and modern treasure hunting. Through May 29. Museum open Tue-Sun, from 10 am-5 pm. (Half-price admission on Tuesdays.) $5-$10/admission. The MAC, 2316 W. First. northwestmuseum.org FIRST FRIDAY SWING DANCING A monthly community swing dance, beginning with a lesson in vintage swing followed by live swing music at 8:30 pm. Fridays, 8-11:30 pm through June. $10. The Gathering House, 733 W. Garland Ave. vintageswingspokane.com GLOW FOR HUNGER KIDS FUN RUN The second annual fun run for kids supports meal programs through Northwest Harvest. Choose a 1-mile or 1.5-mile distance. For kids up to grade 8. May 6, 7 pm. $25-$100. Joe Albi Stadium, Wellesley and Assembly. northwestharvest.org/glow-for-hunger-2016
MAY DAY FESTIVAL Celebrate the ancient tradition at a community festival with singing and dancing around the May Pole, an appearance of Lady Spring, cascarones, and a community potluck. Open to the public and all ages. May 6, 4-6 pm. Free. Windsong School, 4225 W. Freemont Rd. spokanewindsongschool.org NATIVE PROJECT OPEN HOUSE The center’s annual open house celebrates 27 years of serving the community, with tours, a free barbecue, Native American arts and crafts market and more. May 6, 10 am-4 pm. Free. NATIVE Project, 1830 W. Maxwell. nativeproject.org 27TH MOTHER’S DAY HISTORIC HOMES TOUR Visit and explore two historic homes on the South Hill overlooking the city as part of the MAC’s annual Mother’s Day event. Also includes live music, antique automobiles and a self-guided walking tour of the historic homes along Cliff Drive. May 7-8, 12-4 pm. $15/$20. northwestmuseum.org FAMILY FUN FAIR (CDA) Events include a mother-daughter fashion show, free mini-makeovers, vendor fair, giveaways, photo ops, reading stations, live entertainment and more. May 7, 12-5 pm. Free. At 200 W. Hanley Ave., CdA. (928-9664) FREE COMIC BOOK DAY Each person can choose two free comics. Other events include storewide sales, local artists on site, a costume contest, character photo opps and more. May 7, 9 am-9 pm. Free. Merlyn’s, 19 W. Main Ave. bit.ly/1Y5P54n (624-0957) FREE COMIC BOOK DAY (NORTHTOWN) Includes a Batman appearance from 11 am-noon. Attendees can select three free comics, plus one additional with can of food for local food bank. May 7, 10 am-9 pm. Free. The Comic Book Shop, 4750 N. Division St. freecomicbookday.com (487-4175) FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2016 Includes a Batman appearance from 9:30-10:30. Attendees get three free comics plus one additional with can of food for local food bank. May 7, 10 am-7 pm. Free. The Comic Book Shop, 3207 N. Division St. thecomicbookshop.net (326-7018) KARELIAN BEAR DOG (KBD) 5K A dog- and family-friendly 5K benefiting WA Department of Fish and Wildlife’s non-state-funded KBD program. These KBDs are tasked with providing a non-lethal option for handling conflicts primarily between humans and bears/ cougars. At the race, meet the new, local KBD puppy Jax and his officer handler. May 7, 9 am. $10-$25. CenterPlace Event Center, 2426 N. Discovery Place Dr. bit.ly/1Tt6FLQ NORTH IDAHO VETERANS STAND DOWN The 23rd event kick offs a St. Vincent de Paul program assisting veterans and their families in the five North Idaho counties with services throughout the year. On site are service organizations that provide medical, dental, housing, clothing, food assistance, haircuts, massages and more. Employers also accept applications. DD214 or Military ID required for admission. May 7, 8 am-2 pm. Free. Kootenai County Fairgrounds, 4056 N. Government Way. stvincentdepaulcda.org RIVER CITY FLEA MARKET GRAND OPENING The new spring/summer flea market offers outdoor vending for daily booths and weekends. At the Greenacres Vendor Mall, 17905 E. Appleway. Opening weekend is May 7-8. The
market is then open weekly, Thu-Sun, 10 am-5 pm. Free. Spokane Valley, Spokane Valley. facebook.com/RiverCityFlea (309-3236) SCC MOTHER’S DAY PLANT SALE The SCC Greenhouse hosts a weekend plant sale in the Greenery (Building 10). Offering Mother’s Day baskets, annuals, perennials, herbs, vegetables, trees and shrubs. May 7, 9 am-5 pm. Spokane Community College, 1810 N. Greene. scc.spokane.edu SPOKANE YOM HASHOAH (HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL) OBSERVANCE The annual observance and memorial includes a reading of winning student essays from the Eva Lassman Memorial Creative Writing Contest, an art exhibit of entries themed for the observance, children’s candle processional, a candle lighting ceremony and a performance by the Mead HS Chamber Orchestra. May 7, 7 pm. Free and open to the public. Temple Beth Shalom, 1322 E. 30th Ave. (509-747-3304) FREE STATE PARKS DAY As part of the Discover Pass legislation, residents are offered access to any state park without needing a Discover Pass. Includes access locally to Riverside and Mount Spokane State Parks. Upcoming free days: May 8, June 4, June 11, Aug. 25, Sept. 24, Nov. 11. Free. parks.wa.gov TREASURE HUNT SPOKANE A real life treasure hunt, during which teams race against the clock to solve a series of riddles for the chance to win $250. May 8, 8-10 am. $19-$55. Spokane, n/a. treasurehuntspokane.com (944-5717) HOLMES HEROES: A CELEBRATION OF TALENT Celebrate the talent of the West Central neighborhood’s elementary students, as participants in the Music Innovates program present a concert at The Nest (next to the Kendall Yards Welcome Center). In addition, Spark Center hosts a display of student artwork and activities with the Walking School Bus program. May 10, 6-8 pm. Free. Spark Center, 1214 W. Summit Pkwy. sparkwestcentral.org (279-0299) LAW ENFORCEMENT MEMORIAL PROJECT Two fallen officers’ names are added to the Spokane Law Enforcement Memorial: Officer Rick L. Silva, of the Chehalis Police Dept., and Detective Brent L. Hanger of the Washington State Patrol, both lost their lives in the line of duty. The Spokane memorial honors all law enforcement officers who have died or been killed in the line of duty in Washington state May 10, 11:30 am. Free and open to the public. Spokane County Courthouse, 1100 W. Mallon. spokanecounty.org CITY HALL AT THE MALL The annual event includes Mayor Higgins’ State of the City address, one-on-one conversation opportunities with City Council members, information about city programs and services, activities, and more. Takes place in the first floor center court. May 11. Free. Spokane Valley Mall, 14700 E. (720-5411)
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GREASE A special, one-time showing, with $1 concessions in the historic theater. May 6, 7-9 pm. $3. Sixth Street Theater, 212 Sixth St., Wallace. sixthstreetmelodrama.com (208-752-8871) 50 HOUR SLAM SCREENING The 6th annual event features a variety of short films created during the 2016 50 Hour Slam event. May 7, 6-10 pm. $10/$12. Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague. 50hourslam.com (227-7404) CCS INTERNATIONAL FILM FEST: WHAT’S IN A NAME? In this French comedy/drama, Vincent is about to become father for the first time, and during a dinner at his sister’s house; he reveals he intends to have his son baptized “Adolphe.” May 10, 7:15 pm. $5/public; free/CCS students with ID. Garland Theater, 924 W. Garland Ave. garlandtheater.com (327-1050) CHINESE MOVIE NIGHT: WOLF TOTEM In 1967, a young Beijing student is sent to live among the nomadic herdsmen of Inner Mongolia. Caught between the advance of civilization from the south and the nomads’ traditional enemies – the marauding wolves – to the north; humans and animals, residents and invaders alike, struggle to find their true place in the world. Rated: PG-13 May 11, 7-9 pm. Free. The Kenworthy, 508 S. Main. kenworthy.org 17TH ANIMATION SHOW A screening of 11 award-winning, animated shorts from around the world. May 12, 7:30 pm; May 15, 3:30 pm. $4-$7. Panida Theater, 300 N. First Ave. panida.org
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8TH ANNUAL WINE, RIDE & DINE Taste regional reds and white wines while taking in the spectacular views of the roaring Spokane River Falls, just a short walk away from a multi-course dinner from Anthony’s or Clinkerdagger. Includes wine tasting, a glass of wine for the SkyRide, all taxes and gratuities. Wednesdays and Thursdays, 4:30-6 pm, through May 19. Ages 21+. $50-$55. Riverfront Park, 705 N. Howard. spokaneparks.org (625-6200) GOOSE ISLAND MIGRATION WEEK The week-long event offers a look into the makings of Goose Island Beer (Chicago), with local and Chicago chefs collaborating on meals and more. Event locations and times vary, and include beer tastings, a documentary screening and more. Through May 6, see link for event details. bit.ly/1TJ4zKk MARGARITA RECEPTION Join Tequilier Simon Stapel and learn how tequila is made while experiencing the difference in the graduated varieties as you sample four Don Julio tequilas, all paired with south-of-the-border appetizers. May 5, 7:30 pm. $65/person. Masselow’s, 100 N. Hayford Rd. (481-6020) TEQUILA TASTING PARTY Join Tequilier Simon Stapel and learn how tequila is made while experiencing the difference in the graduated varieties as you sample four Don Julio tequilas: Reposada, Silver, Anejo and Don Julio 1942, all paired with south-of-the-border appetizers. May 5, 6-8 pm. $30. EPIC, 100 N. Hayford. (242-7000) BOOZERUN PUB CRAWL The 6th annual post-Bloomsday pub crawl to 7-9 downtown Spokane bars is open to teams, individuals and couples. See event page for details. May 7, 6 pm. $15.
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bit.ly/22VMLzR IVORY TABLE SUPPER CLUB Chef/ Owner Kristen Ward prepares a rustic, French-style meal that features flavors of the season. Only 30 spots available so sign up early. May 6, 6 pm. $65/person (+$25 for wine tasting). The Ivory Table, 1822 E. Sprague. ivorytable.com FRENCH HIGH TEA Celebrate 100+ paintings by French artist Nicole Taflinger (1927-2016). Bank Left Gallery/Bistro honors her art legacy and contribution to the arts around the Palouse and the world by featuring a French high tea. The exhibit runs through June 18 and is free to view. May 7, 12-2 pm. $22/tea. Bank Left Gallery, 100 S. Bridge St., Palouse. bankleftgallery.com (878-1800) IBU: BIG BREW DAY 2016 Local home brewers are invited to bring their equipment to brew together for National Homebrew Day. Includes a barbecue, raffles, free tastings and more. May 7, 10 am. Free to attend. Nu Home Brew & Bottles, 14109 E Sprague. on.fb. me/1Ucfsqy (808-2395) KOREAN COOKING CLASS Hosted by the Spokane-Jecheon Sister City Association, learn to make bulgogi beef, chapchae (sweet potato noodle salad), kimchee and soybean sprouts. Reservations requested by May 4. May 7, 11 am1:30 pm. $20/person, $40/family. St. Mark’s Lutheran, 316 E. 24th. (448-4311) SPRING RELEASE WEEKEND Celebrate Mother’s Day with the Wineries of Spokane’s downtown Cork District. Featuring more than 30 new releases. See event details and map online. May 7-8, noon-5 pm. May 7, 12-5 pm and May 8, 12-5 pm. Varies by tasting room. Downtown Spokane. corkdistrict.com MOTHER’S DAY CHAMPAGNE BRUNCH The annual brunch features an all-you-can eat buffet with carving stations, made-to-order omelets, sides, dessert table and a special gift for Mom. May 8, 9 am-2 pm. $30/adults; $10/ ages 6-12. Immaculate Heart Retreat Center, 6910 S. Ben Burr. ihrc.net
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MUSIC IN HISTORIC HOMES The final concert of the 2015-16 series is at the historic Dickey House, a 1928 English Tudor home hidden below the bluff on east 20th Avenue, and which has never been opened to the public. Performing are Keleren and Michael Millham. May 4-5, performances at 3, 5 and 7 pm. $25; $10/students. spokanehistoricconcerts.org (533-9593) COEUR D’ALENE SYMPHONY “Realm of Nature” is the 2015-16 season finale, with a program of works by Grieg, Brahms and Beethoven. May 6, 7:30 pm and May 7, 2 pm. Kroc Center, 1765 W. Golf Course Rd. cdasymphony.org THE LIL’ SMOKIES BENEFIT CONCERT: A concert to benefit 88.5 KRFY community radio, featuring The Lil’ Smokies along with local favorite Doug Bond and Terry Ludiker opening the show. May 6, 7:30-10 pm. $15/$18. Panida Theater, 300 N. First Ave. krfy.org WHITWORTH MEN’S CHORUS Spring concert in Quall Hall at Whitworth Presbyterian Church. May 6, 7:30-9 pm. Whitworth Community Presbyterian Church, 312 W. Hawthorne. (777-3280) SPOKANE SYMPHONY CLASSICS The season finale of the classics series — No. 10, “Blockbusters” — features a trio
of immensely tuneful, well-crafted and popular pieces by Tchaikovsky, Respighi and Prokofiev. May 7, 8 pm and May 8, 3 pm. $15-$54. Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox, 1001 W. Sprague. foxtheaterspokane.com (624-1200) NORTHWEST OPERA The group’s spring show, “Mom’s the Word: The Diva Dialogues” pays tribute to mothers through song. May 8, 2 pm and May 13-14 at 7:30 pm. $12. Holy Names Music Center, 3910 W. Custer Dr. (327-3598) MUSICFEST NORTHWEST HIGHLIGHTS Young local musicians perform movements of popular concerti and operatic arias with the Spokane Symphony. The concert features ballet, brass, flute, guitar, piano, reed, string and voice division winners of the Young Artist Section held earlier in the week. May 11 and 13, at 7:30 pm. Free. Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague Ave. musicfestnorthwest.org LEON ATKINSON & LARRY JESS: BRASS WORKS A Friends of Guitar Hour Concert featuring Atkinson on guitar and Jess on brass. May 12, 7:30 pm. $32. Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague Ave. bingcrosbytheater.com PIPE ORGAN CONCERT By international theatre organist Ken Double, playing the church’s newly refurbished pipe organ. May 12, 7 pm. Donations accepted. First Church of Nazarene, 9004 N. Country Homes Blvd. (467-8986)
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BEGINNING BIRD WATCHING The Friends of Turnbull and Spokane Audubon Society offer a hands-on chance to learn about tools and tips for observing and identifying what you see in a fun walk. May 7, 9-11:30 am. Free; Refuge entrance is $3/car. Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge, 26010 S. Smith Rd. fotnwr.org (448-2291) KENTUCKY DERBY HAT PARTY & VIEWING Offering prizes for the fanciest hat and more. May 7, 2 pm. EPIC, 100 N. Hayford Rd. northernquest.com SPOKANE EMPIRE Arena football game vs. the Billings Wolves. May 7, 7 pm. $15-$110. Spokane Arena, 720 W. Mallon. spokanearena.com (279-7000)
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A BRIGHT NEW BOISE A performance of Samuel D. Hunter’s dark comedy. Through May 8; Thu-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm. $20-$24. The Modern Theater Coeur d’Alene, 1320 E. Garden Ave. themoderntheater.org (208-667-1323) DISNEY’S NEWSIES Based on true events, this show tells the story of a band of underdogs who become unlikely heroes when they stand up to the most powerful men in New York. May 3-8; show times vary. $32-$155. INB Performing Arts Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. wcebroadway.com EVITA U-Drama performs one of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s best, most tightly composed scores. University senior Caitlyn McLennan (last spring’s Mary Poppins) tackles the role of fem-icon Eva Perón, Argentina’s first lady from 1946 until her death in 1952. April 28-May 7, Thu-Sat at 7:30 pm. $12-$14. University HS, 12320 E. 32nd Ave. (228-5240)
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I’m a happily married 30-year-old woman. A co-worker pointed out a senior trainer at work constantly sneaking lustful glances at me. I was later assigned to his section. We quickly became close friends, and he began mentoring me. He’s married, too, with two children, so though we were extremely flirtatious, nothing inappropriate ever happened, and I told my husband about him. Recently, there were rumors that this man and I were hooking up. He freaked, AMY ALKON saying he could lose everything, and cut off our mentorship and our friendship. This was a real slap in the face, as was learning that he’d never told his wife about me. Should I confront him about how bad it feels to be cut off by him? —Betrayed Workers’ comp covers many on-the-job accidents — but unfortunately not the kind where a married man slips and falls into his co-worker’s vagina. Granted, that isn’t what happened here. But you don’t have to have the fun to have the fallout, which is why some execs now avoid having closed-door meetings with opposite-sex co-workers. Also consider that when somebody has a lot to lose, they have a lot to fear. We all hope for life-changing experiences, but it’s best if they aren’t getting fired, going through a bitter divorce, and having the ex-wife drop off the kids on alternating weekends: “Okay, boys, time to put down the Xbox and go visit your dad at the homeless shelter!” And no, he never announced to his wife, “Hey, honey, I’m mentoring this total hotbody. There’s a rumor that we’re hooking up. Believe me, I wish we were…” Of course, he wouldn’t say that, but he probably senses what psychologist Paul Ekman has found — that we tend to “leak” what we’re really feeling through facial expressions and body language (especially if these include Gollum-like panting and slobbering: “Must. Have. The. Precious”). You probably understand this intellectually. But the sting from being socially amputated comes out of what psychologist Donna Hicks, an international conflict resolution specialist, deems a “dignity violation.” Hicks describes dignity as “an internal state of peace” we feel from being treated as if we have value and our feelings matter. Because we evolved as a cooperative species and reputation was essential to our remaining in our ancestral band, we react to threats to our dignity as we would threats to our survival. You patch up your dignity not by marching around all butthurt while waiting for him to repair it but by calmly taking the initiative. Tell him that you miss having him as a friend and mentor — but that you understand. Counterintuitively, you should find that being the bigger one makes you feel better. Acting like the antithesis of the scorned work wife should help him ease up, too. Though it’s unlikely that things will go back to how they were, he should at least stop treating you like poison ivy in career separates.
EVENTS | CALENDAR FICTION A successful married couple thrive on their candid relationship, but their trust begins to break down when they decide to share their diaries with each other. Through May 22, Thu-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm. $22. Spokane Civic Theatre, 1020 N. Howard St. spokanecivictheatre.com (325-2507) ONE-ACT PLAY FESTIVAL Four nights of student directed short plays, presented by University of Idaho Theatre Arts. Some shows contain mature content and themes, nudity and violence. May 3-6, 7:30 pm. Free/UI students; $10/public. The Forge Theater, 404 Sweet Ave. (208-885-6465) GETTING SARA MARRIED StageWest Community Theatre presents a comedy about an unmarried lawyer, her meddling aunt, a prospective suitor, a very special delivery man and a very angry girlfriend. Through May 8; Fri-Sat at 7 pm, Sun at 3 pm with a special Mother’s Day “high tea” ($30) on May 8 at 3 pm. $5-$12. Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 639 Elm St., Cheney. (234-2441)
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MEET THE ARTISTS Meet Teresa Peluso-Antosyn and Gina Corkery in the gallery, see their latest works, enjoy refreshments, and join in the celebration of the “Freshen Your World” spring art showing. May 5-6, 5-7 pm. Free. Pacific Flyway Gallery, 409 S. Dishman Mica Rd. pacificflywaygallery.blogspot.com FIRST FRIDAY Art galleries and businesses across downtown Spokane and beyond host monthly receptions to showcase new displays of art. May 6, from 5-8 pm. For complete event de-
tails, the Inlander provides a comprehensive listing of all First Friday events at Inlander.com/FirstFriday. ART MOVEMENT SHOWCASE A visual and performance art showcase featuring local painters, photographers, sculptors and dancers. Proceeds from art sales benefit the Spokane County United Way. May 7, 6:30-9:30 pm. $12. Satori Dance Studio, 122 S. Monroe. gradproevents.weebly.com TOM WAKELEY: ALONG THE TRAIL A month-long-showing of original contemporary oils by the Priest Lake artist with a reception on May 29, from 1-3 pm. The gallery hosts its annual Mothers’ Day Open House on May 8, 10 am-4 pm, with a door prize and complimentary flower for each Mom. Show runs through June 1, gallery open daily at 10 am. Entree Gallery, 1755 Reeder Bay Rd. entreegallery.com
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3 MINUTE MIC Auntie’s first Friday poetry open mic continues with Remember the Word featured reader Keleren Millham. Open mic readers can share up to 3 minutes’ worth of poetry. May 6, 8-9:30 pm. Free. Auntie’s, 402 W. Main Ave. auntiesbooks.com READING: THOR HANSON The acclaimed biologist hosts an evening of story and rhyme in celebration of his new children’s book, “Bartholomew Quill.” May 6, 6-7 pm. Free. Auntie’s, 402 W. Main Ave. auntiesbooks.com LISTEN TO YOUR MOTHER SPOKANE The 6th annual event features local writers reading original works on motherhood and mothering. A portion
of proceeds benefit the Women Helping Women Fund. May 8, 7 pm. $19. Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague. bingcrosbytheater.com (227-7404) BUDDHIST WISDOM & MEDITATION FOR HUMANISM A series of three lectures to be delivered by Venerable Professor Geshe-La Thupten Phelgye, a Global Scholar and Mentor in Residence at EWU. May 9, 16 and 23, from 5-6 pm. Free. Spark Center, 1214 W. Summit Pkwy. sparkwestcentral.org (359-2328) JOSE ANTONIO VARGAS The speaker and founder of Define America, Vargas talks about his documentary “Documented a film by an (illegal immigrant) undocumented American.” May 11, 11:30 am-1 pm. Free. SFCC, 3410 W. Fort George Wright Dr. defineamerican.com READING: JOSHUA TUTTLE The Spokane author reads from his book “Songs of My Selfie: An Anthology of Millennial Stories.” May 12, 7-8 pm. Free. Auntie’s Bookstore, 402 W. Main Ave. auntiesbooks.com (838-0206)
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THE LILAC SHOP A one-month only pop-up shop selling gently used men’s and women’s clothing, accessories, home decor, artwork, and local artisan’s wares. Grand opening May 5, 5-7 pm. Free. The Lilac Shop, 2209 N. Monroe. facebook.com/thelilacshop 142ND KENTUCKY DERBY See the race live on the big screen, enjoy drink specials and visit local vendors on site. Also includes a hat contest, photobooth and live music by Pine League and The Bight. May 7, noon-2 am. $5/$7. Garland Theater, 924 W. Garland. (216-5057) n
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I’m a 34-year-old woman who’s been in a yearlong relationship with a wonderful man. I’ve caught myself several times almost calling him by my ex’s name. Surely, this means something, but what? I loathe my ex and regret spending seven long years with him. Still, could I have unresolved feelings for him? —Disturbed It’s like when you pour orange juice on your cereal instead of milk, which surely only happens because you’ve been having sex dreams about fruit salad. If your near name slips are a sign of anything, it’s probably that you need a snack and a nap. Your brain is an energy hog, so it likes to cut corners where it can, especially when you’re tired. Basically, like your web browser, it’s big on autofill. In researcher-speak, this means it makes “retrieval errors” — reaching into the right file drawer but just grabbing any old name and then going, “Yeah, whatever…good enough.” Research by psychological anthropologist Alan Page Fiske finds that the biggest predictors for name swapping are the same “mode of relationship” — like here, where both names are from the boyfriend zone — and being “of the same gender.” Boringly reassuring, I hope. There’s also a boringly simple fix — from memory researcher David Balota: asking and answering the question “What is my current boyfriend’s name?” using “spaced retrieval.” This means setting a timer for, say, 15 seconds and then 45 seconds and then two minutes so you’re recalling the name on demand (as opposed to just reciting it over and over again). You might also try to see these near errors as a sign of the rich tapestry of our bustling modern lives, or some bullshit like that. At least that’s what I tried to tell myself last week when I got off the phone with “Love you!” and heard back, “Um, yes, ma’am. Thank you for choosing AT&T.” n ©2016, Amy Alkon, all rights reserved. • Got a problem? Write Amy Alkon, 171 Pier Ave, #280, Santa Monica, CA 90405 or email AdviceAmy@aol.com (www.advicegoddess.com)
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35. Thurman whose mother, Nena, was briefly married to LSD guru Timothy Leary 36. Small bills 37. Raise the price of, at an auction 38. Goes down 39. Dietary std. 40. Aid in finding sunken ships 41. Rand McNally publication 42. “The good friend just ingested Ajax!” 45. Tales of old 46. Small amount? 47. ____, Bonaire and Curacao (Caribbean’s ABC islands) 50. Elisabeth of “Cocktail” 52. Eurozone peak 55. “The cotillion honoree just ingested Time, People and GQ!” 59. Candid 60. Unlocked? 61. Restful places
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Rapid Fire
Army Spc. Chris Hansen, stationed at Fort Drum, N.Y., visits a first-grade class at Adams Elementary School, where he was once a student. YOUNG KWAK PHOTO
After forming connections through letters, Army Specialist Chris Hansen meets his pen pals BY BLYTHE THIMSEN
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fter serving two tours in Afghanistan with the Army, artillery soldier Specialist Chris Hansen is used to handling rapid-fire shots, but the ones coming at him on a recent Tuesday morning were especially fast and furious. Dressed in his fatigues, and standing in front of a group of 25 fifth graders seated on the library floor at Adams Elementary in Spokane Valley, Hansen answered a nonstop stream of student questions. “How did you wash your hands and get water in the desert?” “What was your most dangerous mission?” “Do you get to use Morse code?” “Did you kill anybody?” “How high up do your boots go?” “Did you drive to your missions, or did you fly on one of those planes with a big flap on the back?” “How do the enemies send threats — do they call or leave letters?” This was a long-anticipated face-to-face meeting of Hansen and the students who have been his pen pals for more than two years, ever since Hansen’s first deployment to Afghanistan in 2013. As a former student at Adams Elementary, Hansen remembers sitting at his desk, writing letters to servicemen in Iraq, as part of Mrs. Custer’s library class. Fast-forward 13 years. The Central Valley High School graduate found himself in the Army, deployed to the far side of the world, with the job of protecting his base. When Julie Custer, his former Adams Elementary librarian, learned that Hansen was deployed, she decided to have her students write him letters. Custer, whose own
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son is in the Army, has had her students write letters to local servicemen ever since receiving a request from Fairchild Air Force Base in 2003. Her fourth- and fifth-grade students were thrilled whenever Hansen’s return letters arrived in the mail. He sent home his unit patch to their class as a personal gift, and the students sent him a Dr. Seuss bookmark and books to read. “I remember when I was in school, doing the exact same thing for soldiers. Being on the other side really makes it that much more meaningful,” Hansen writes in one letter of thanks.
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hen their packages would finally arrive at his base, Hansen’s entire platoon enjoyed reading the letters and hearing what students were learning. Soon, Hansen convinced eight of the men within his platoon to join him. They each adopted a classroom at Adams Elementary, and wrote letters, sharing about themselves. When the students made them a festive Christmas poster, it went up on the walls of the barracks. When a camel spider made its home in their barracks, the servicemen took pictures of “Frank” and sent them to the students. “A lot of the guys have kids back home, so they understand kids, and they were excited to participate,” says Hansen. “It was fun. Kids don’t know it, but they say some pretty funny things.” The letters, along with the books the students sent to the servicemen, brightened their days. In turn, Hansen’s platoon sent a Veterans Day
video for the students, giving them a demonstration of firing a howitzer and a chance to see their wall that was decorated with pictures from Adams students. “It was always a boost to morale, knowing that kids at my school were so excited about what I was doing and were thinking of me,” says Hansen of the pen pal relationship. Joining the Army opened the world to the 2011 Central Valley graduate, who has now traveled coast to coast in the U.S. and has visited six different countries: “I used to look at books and pictures showcasing the Army, and wonder what it would be like. Finally, I decided maybe I should quit wondering what it would be like, and just go do it.”
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ne of the rewarding parts of his time in the service has been building this pen pal relationship, Hansen says. Up until this meeting, though, it had only been letters, gifts and videos that connected Hansen to the group. “I’ve been wanting to come visit, but every time I’ve been home, the school has been closed for Christmas or summer break,” he says. On this Tuesday, Hansen finally got the chance to meet the students face-to-face. A group of students spent their recess with their noses pressed against the library windows, staring in to where he was, exclaiming “It’s Chris! It’s Chris!” When a first-grade student raised her hand and timidly asked about the realities of war, Hansen answered his young friend in relatable terms. “Have any of you ever been bullied, or had a friend who was bullied?” he asked. “You know the right thing to do when your friend is bullied is to stand up for them. Well, my friend was getting bullied, so my other friends and I went and stopped the bully.” After asking him questions all day, there are now more than 440 students who have a friend to look up to; one who will keep the bullies away and answer all their rapid-fire questions. n
Eastern Washington University’s College of Arts, Letters & Education Presents
Free three-part lecture series May 9 Buddhist wisdom and Meditation
We begin with an introduction to Buddhism and the benefit of Buddhist wisdom and meditation for our mental and physical health.
May 16 Life, Death and beyond – Meditation
We reflect on the true nature of our lives and our potential for a happy life, fearless death and further journey in reincarnation.
May 23 Self-Love and Cultivation of Compassion – Meditation With Venerable Prof. Geshe-La Thupten Phelgye Global Scholar and Mentor in Residence Eastern Washington University
We reflect on the importance of both self-love and cultivation of universal compassion toward all beings in our lives.
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