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oting is an emotional act. It’s also a sign of good citizenship. Every good citizen should vote. What right-thinking citizens would let other voters choose who represents them in Congress? Congressional voting is a must. Representatives in Congress stand for about 750,000 citizens each. There are 435 representatives and 100 senators. Elected senators represent the entire state. Every 10 years a national census is conducted to determine, in part, how America is divided by congressional districts. Multiplying 435 by 750,000 gives us a rough estimate of how many Americans there are — about 326 million. Though Congress suffers low approval ratings (recently about 17 percent, according to Gallup), voting for a representative in Congress is one of the most important votes a citizen will cast. Representatives vote on behalf of all citizens in their district as well as for all Americans where public policies are concerned. Tax relief, health care funding and how the federal budget (now about $4 trillion dollars) is spent are among the important votes exercised by representatives. Voters should therefore choose wisely, since they have a stake in the outcome.

directly with the president who controls one branch of the federal government and the federal bureaucracy that implements America’s laws. Usually a freshman House member is not afforded the benefit of legislative support that a veteran leader is afforded. Of course, any elected leader must advocate for his or her district when seated at the leadership table. Another sign of a representative’s effectiveness is how many bills or laws he or she has passed while in office. Representatives must have a hand in passing legislation important to a district, either by leadership position or committee assignment. Love or hate for Congress usually stems from how many bills touching constituents have passed, and whether a representative is therefore effective. Voters should always ask themselves whether the representative has their best interests at heart as they cast their vote for any candidate.

n the House, it’s “our team against your team.” House Democrats usually vote against House Republicans, and vice-versa. Candidates often campaign that they’ll be independent and vote the way they want, but the reality is, one usually votes as their leadership demands… or else! Those who go against their political party leaders usually face tremendous pressure to vote with their party. The argument they face is, “Voting with the opponent party jeopardizes the party (and sometimes the president) at the next election.” One former member, a committed anti-abortion Democrat, voted against his instincts when it was demanded that he do so in order to narrowly pass the Obamacare legislation (the Affordable Care Act). He resigned from LETTERS the House Send comments to thereafter and editor@inlander.com. the House lost a fine member who was not allowed to vote his conscience. Republican members are affected, too. One North Carolina Republican member was compelled to vote for a bill, a measure supported by President George W. Bush, affecting the textile industry in his own state. Afterwards, he was in tears and lost his next election. Yet, having a “seat at the table” can benefit a district. A congressional leader elected by his or her peers not only receives a tremendous honor, but the leader can also shape public policy, and is oftentimes even able to advocate for a district

ravel home for a 5th District of Washington state representative from Washington, D.C., is difficult and takes a toll on the stability of one’s life. Yet citizens want to see their representative regularly. Voters should judge incumbent candidates on the times they come home, the number of town hall meetings they hold and how communicative incumbents are. Accessibility is also critical to any incumbent’s reelection chances. Incumbents should return home regularly to their district, no matter the personal sacrifice or hardship on family. If an incumbent won’t return to talk to voters, the representative should seek other work. Any incumbent who returns regularly should reap their constituents’ respect. Voters are powerful, more so than other leaders in Congress or even lobbyists. Representatives elected by peers should recognize the fine line they must draw between constituents and leadership peers. Choosing constituents over leaders is wise, since without constituents, one would never achieve leadership team status. Voters should consider how many bills any incumbent has sponsored and seen enacted into law, whether a seat at the leadership table helps a representative convey 5th District priorities and whether either candidate has compassion for constituents. Voters should also be skeptical of any challenger who asserts that he or she will be independent of political party influence. n George Nethercutt represented the 5th District of Washington in Congress from 1995-2005.

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‘CALL IT A GUT FEELING’ Last Tuesday, Spokane Valley Mayor Rod Higgins made a motion to change committee assignments for several council members. The biggest change? Moving Councilman BEN WICK off the Spokane Regional Transportation Council Board of Directors. Higgins did not explain it. Neither did council members Arne Woodard, Sam Wood or Pam Haley, all of whom voted in favor of the committee reassignments. Woodard argued the mayor had no obligation to explain himself. “He really doesn’t have to give reasons,” Woodard said. “Call it a gut feeling, if you will.” Reached by phone, Higgins admitted the move had “little to do with the SRTC,” and suggested there were other factors at play having to do with Wick’s general opposition to moves made by Higgins and the council majority. But Wick, who was vice chair on the SRTC board, feels the move weakens the Valley’s position on the transportation council: “I think citizens of Spokane Valley are getting the short end of the stick,” he says. (WILSON CRISCIONE)

THE COST OF WAGES Washington state passed a statewide initiative in 2016 that gradually ratchets up the minimum wage to $13.50 by the year 2020. It was an initiative that Spokane City Council President BEN STUCKART supported, despite concerns from business owners that it would be a disaster. But even though the Washington state economy is thriving as the wage has climbed to $11.50, Stuckart say that many small business owners have told him they genuinely are having a tough time with the minimum-wage increases. “The higher the wages, the harder it is to keep the same number of employees,” Stuckart says, noting that it’s easier for some types of business to raise their prices than others. He says he still believes voting for the minimum-wage hike was the right thing to do. (DANIEL WALTERS)

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NEWS | HOMELESSNESS

Sharing the Burden With pressure mounting on House of Charity, Spokane is speeding up efforts to open a second shelter outside of downtown BY SAMANTHA WOHLFEIL

bout a year into the second attempt at keeping a homeless shelter open 24 hours a day in downtown, the city of Spokane and Catholic Charities agree that something needs to change — for those seeking shelter, for the good of the neighborhood and for the sustainability of services. The House of Charity started keeping its doors open all day and offering sleeping space to both men and women, regardless of sobriety, in 2017. Since then, it’s seen a major increase in the number of people staying there, along with an increase in the number of people hanging around or camping nearby. That’s putting pressure on the staff and patrons at the facility, and attracting some predatory behavior aimed at the vulnerable population, says Nadine Van Stone, vice president of crisis response and shelters for Catholic Charities. “Gradually, over time, what’s happened is it’s just more and more people are there, and more and more people are being asked to go there as camps are being broken up or people are hanging out on the street,” Van Stone says. The Spokane City Council recently agreed to provide more police patrols in the area of the shelter, which sits on the corner of Pacific Avenue and Browne Street, to decrease crime and have officers nearby to respond to incidents, which Van Stone says has been helpful for the shelter and for neighbors. “Unfortunately, with that concentration of people and the folks that are there, some of them are very vulnerable because of their mental health or their addiction,” Van Stone says. “The police are really helping us with the people who come in and prey on them: the drug dealers, people who want to steal from them or assault people for the little belongings or money they have.” The facility provides services to close to 400 people a day at times, and sleeping space for more than 220 men and women on an average night in a building that had previously provided beds to about 100 men per night. With the added pressures, House of Charity has had to hire additional staff and security, and it appears that current funding may not support those levels: The agency told the city this summer it could need another $500,000 in order to keep the doors open all day every day through the end of the year. It’s not the first time funding the 24/7 shelter has been an issue: The first pilot of the 24/7 model lasted from January 2017 to May 2017, when Catholic Charities said it needed more money to keep the shelter open under that new model. Short of other jurisdictions stepping in to help pay for that, the nonprofit stopped offering those services, returning to the former number of beds offered, until the city of Spokane dug into reserves to pro-

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The city of Spokane hopes to ease pressure on the House of Charity by opening a second shelter as soon as this winter. vide $510,000 for the extra need. That was coupled with a $173,000 donation from Providence Health Care and a promise from the city to increase funding again in 2018, and hours were again expanded to 24/7 in July 2017. “What happened was, we all went into the model thinking, ‘Oh, it’s going to look like this,’ then it turned out that there was a lot more to it than I think any of us had considered,” Van Stone says. “We now know what it takes for us to do it in a safe, healthy way, and that does require more staff and security. That’s part of the conversation with the city, ‘What do you want this to look like? Here’s what we want it to look like.’” Now, rather than simply finding more funding for that space, the city is exploring other options and bumping up plans to find a location for a second shelter that could serve people outside of downtown, says Dawn Kinder, director of Spokane’s Neighborhood and Business Services department. “It was determined a smarter investment would be to decentralize and look for a different shelter site, based on what we know is a dignified approach to serving individuals,” Kinder says. “House of Charity has done what we asked: provide staffing to manage a capacity of 300, but it’s clear to everyone it’s not a very safe solution, and it’s certainly not a very dignified solution for the people they’re serving.” So the city is weighing options for another shelter that might open before the cold weather kicks in, Kinder says. “We have had conversations about what that might look like, but no definitive plan has been committed to in terms of where a second shelter might be, or a firm timeline,” Kinder says. “The only thing we know is the second shelter will be outside the downtown core.”

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lans for a second shelter similar to House of Charity had already been in the works, but the city hadn’t planned on really ramping up those efforts until switching how it funds nonprofits in July 2019, Kinder says. By that point, contracts with the city that are currently offered to agencies on a yearly basis will switch to a five-year time frame, making for more stable financial planning for service agencies and allowing less time to be spent on applications. With House of Charity sleeping up to about 300 people per night at times, the city would like to cut that number in half by opening a second option, Kinder says. Ideally, it would be no more than a 15-minute bus ride to downtown, where many services are located. Ryan Oelrich, executive director of Priority Spokane and former chair of the Spokane Homeless Coalition, has visited more than 60 shelters around the country over the past four years as part of his work looking at how best to address homelessness. He thinks there could be some promise in a new shelter in another part of town. “I think if we really want to get ahead of this issue, an additional location is great,” Oelrich says. “Looking at best practices, obviously having those locations within the vicinity of appropriate services, things like mental health and housing, is important, because these are populations that don’t have easy access to transportation.” But there are examples in other communities, such as Salt Lake City, where shelters and services have been spread throughout the city more, in a somewhat strategic way, he says. “Neighborhoods can better help bear that burden and create what I call a positive peer pressure, to provide good influences on those who are struggling,” he says. “I

think that’s a good goal.” However, Oelrich says it is worth looking at where the best investments can be made to truly have an impact on reducing homelessness. With Priority Spokane, the focus has been on how to prevent homelessness in the first place, he says, especially by stabilizing homeless children and those at risk of becoming homeless. “We’re asking, ‘Is what we’re doing really addressing the issue, or are we putting a Band-Aid on a gaping flesh wound?’” Oelrich says. “I just look at the amount of resources it takes to stabilize a homeless child and their family versus the resources it takes to turn a life around when somebody has been homeless and on the streets for years: There’s no comparison. It’s way easier to stabilize that kiddo.” Still, the city and Catholic Charities are trying to offer some help to those who are chronically homeless, as well as those who just need a temporary place to stay, and House of Charity sees a mix. In 2017, the shelter provided a place to sleep to 935 different women and 3,077 different men. And while the city works on other solutions, Catholic Charities has beefed up efforts to address current issues in the neighborhood, Van Stone says. Janitorial staff sweep the neighborhood for garbage several times a day, and they have provided a 24/7 phone number to businesses in the area, who can call if they are having issues with someone hanging out or sleeping on their property or need trash cleaned up. The shelter has also started work on a new covered area next to the building, which will allow smokers to hang out off the sidewalk, far enough away from the entrance to meet state smoking regulations. “It’s just a lot of people to manage in a very small space, but we’re very hopeful that an outside area will be really a blessing for the patrons and also the neighbors,” Van Stone says. “The neighbors were very excited to hear that was going in.” n samanthaw@inlander.com

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SUICIDE AND DRUG ADDICTION RESOURCES

Learn the warning signs that can indicate whether a person is considering suicide: talking about wanting to die or harm themselves, feeling hopeless or trapped, acting anxious or agitated, isolating themselves, showing extreme mood swings, including suddenly appearing happier or calmer. In Spokane, you can call Frontier Behavioral Healthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s First Call for Help hotline, which is available all day every day for anyone in crisis and for those who just have questions: 838-4428. Additionally, the National Suicide Prevention Hotline is 1-800-273-8255, or you can text the Crisis Text Line at 741741. For drug treatment, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration hotline is a good place to start and can refer patients to treatment centers: 1-800-622-4357. The organizationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website (samhsa.gov) also has a treatment center locator, which will identify all the service centers in a given area. Washington state also has a Recovery Helpline for those looking for addiction treatment services: 866-789-1511. (MITCH RYALS)

Patrick Flynn, apparently suffering from drug withdrawl, hung himself with a bedsheet in the county jail. YOUNG KWAK PHOTO

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A brother and a sister, an addict and a nurse. Their two lives would collide in tragedy inside the Spokane County Jail. Reform efforts would ultimately come too late for Patrick Flynn. In the end, his family is left with a fundamental question:

Why HIm? By Mitch Ryals

egan Flynn recognizes the two black stars tattooed on the chest of the man she’s trying to save. The 44-year-old nurse is on the floor outside of cell 5W28 in the Spokane County Jail. She’s come to relieve the guards who began resuscitating the man they found hanging by a bedsheet alone in his cell. Flynn quickly pushes the tattoos’ familiarity from her mind and begins pumping oxygen into the man’s lungs as she has for others who’ve tried to end their lives behind these bars. Eventually an ambulance arrives and medics take over, while Flynn goes to fill out paperwork. Only then does she realize that her two worlds — family and work — have just collided. The nurse asks for the man’s name. “Flynn,” someone tells her. And the first name? “Patrick.” “That’s my brother,” Flynn says. She staggers away from the cell until her legs register the weight of the situation. She collapses by a bank of nearby elevators. Her mind is locked in a single thought: “It can’t be him. It can’t be him. It can’t be him.” Absent from her mind are the childhood memories of Patrick, or “PJ,” as a 2-year-old running straight from the bathtub out the front door and of the child who broke his arm jumping off a deck playing Superman. Those would come later. Soon, a jail sergeant tells her they have a pulse. Flynn asks to see the man’s booking photo. She has to know for sure. Patrick is transported to the hospital, but he never regains consciousness. For two days this May, family and friends flock to the intensive care unit. Some haven’t seen him in a year or more.

Perhaps ashamed of his addiction and failure in recovery, Patrick stayed away. He was protecting them from himself, they believe. About a month after his death, jail officials would announce reforms intended to eliminate suicides in the facility. In addition to Patrick Flynn, two others have died by suicide in a 12-month period, while two more deaths are currently being investigated. But for those close to Patrick Flynn, the reform efforts bring little comfort. They still have questions about his arrest, if he called anyone from jail and why he wasn’t under closer watch when jail officials learned he was withdrawing from heroin. Patrick wasn’t alone in the world, but had good, decent people surrounding him: a mother who worked as a corrections officer, a sister who is a nurse, another sister who is a social worker, a brother who runs his own business and friends who’ve escaped the addictions that gripped him. So, where did they go wrong? Where did Patrick go wrong? Why him?

Patrick Flynn

Her mind is locked in a single thought: “It can’t be him. “It can’t be him. “It can’t be him.”

TIPPING POINT It had been months since Patrick’s best friend, Mat Coyle, had

spoken to him, and years since they’d seen each other. Coyle moved away from Spokane in 2009. He left behind a lifestyle of drugs and drinking and devoted his life to God. Coyle says he tried to encourage Patrick to do the same. Instead, Patrick distanced himself — aware of his addictions and worried he’d pull Coyle back into the life. In April of this year, just about a month before Patrick’s death, Coyle received a call from Patrick, who asked to come stay at his home in Chewelah. There, Patrick could get away from ...continued on next page

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“WHY HIM?,” CONTINUED... the people and places that fed his habit, Coyle says. He would stand a chance. Several other friends describe similar conversations with Patrick in the months leading up to his death. Patrick had reached out in this way before, but this time was different, Coyle says. He was sober. Coyle could hear it in his voice. Coyle offered to come pick him up that day in April, but Patrick declined, saying he had some work lined up for the next few days. Patrick promised to call again when the work was completed. “The next phone call I got was that he was in the hospital,” Coyle says. Patrick was arrested May 17 after an altercation with a former girlfriend at a dog park near the Browne’s Addition neighborhood. Witnesses who talked to police say they saw Patrick approach a car where the woman was sitting with another man. Patrick and the woman began arguing, though it’s unclear from court documents what the dispute was about. Eventually, Patrick reaches into the running car and removes the keys, according to court records. The woman tries to get them back and, at one point, Patrick throws her to the ground. Patrick leaves, and she follows, records state. Eventually he turns and throws the keys back at her. He’s booked into jail on one count of firstdegree robbery with domestic violence. Less than 48 hours later, a corrections officer finds Patrick hanging from his cell’s top bunk. A Spokane County Sheriff’s detective’s report lays out the official narrative: Early on May 19, Patrick’s cellmate asks to be moved to another cell. Patrick was detoxing, the inmate tells officers. Both men are served lunch at 11 am and, shortly after, the cellmate is moved to a different cell, leaving Patrick alone. At this time, Patrick tells the corrections officer that he’s sick from heroin withdrawals. The officer would later tell a sheriff’s detective that “Flynn was fine at the time, did not appear to be in any distress, did not appear to be sick and did not express any suicidal thoughts or other ideations of depression.” Patrick’s family now questions why his statements about drug withdrawal, and the cellmate’s request to be moved, did not trigger any sort of intervention. About two hours pass before a corrections officer finds Patrick at 1:48 pm. The guard kicks the cell door and radios for backup when Patrick doesn’t react. There is no response to the initial radio call, according to the detective’s report. The officer radios again, and when he hears that help is on the way, he unlocks the door and uses a blade to sever the makeshift noose. The sheriff’s detective’s report does not give the amount of time between the first, unsuccessful radio call and the second. The corrections officer tells the detective that jail policy prevents him from entering an inmate’s cell alone when an inmate is found unresponsive. To Patrick’s family, it seems a crucial lapse. It takes nearly 30 minutes of resuscitation to get a pulse, his sister Megan Flynn recalls. Suicide has been the leading cause of death in local jails since at least 2000, when the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics began collecting data. Of the more than 14,700 jail inmate deaths in the U.S. from 2000 to 2014, 31 percent were by suicide. But because jails are only required to report deaths that happen while an inmate legally is in their custody — rather than under the care of family making end-of-life decisions — many are not captured in the federal data. Each of the three men who died by suicide in the Spokane County Jail in the 12 months from June 2017

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Patrick’s mother, Darla Sawyers, left, and his sister Shannon Griffiths. to May 2018 were found hanging by bed sheets in their cells. Each of them died in the hospital, but only one was still legally in Spokane County’s custody and will be reported to the BJS. Two other inmates died in the Spokane County Jail during that time period. Their deaths are still under investigation by the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office.

UNFINISHED As Patrick lies unconscious in a hospital bed, Michael

Jackson plays over a set of speakers — songs he used to dance to. Family and friends tell stories. They try to remember his smile. And they inspect his tattoos. Two stand out. On his forearm is a quote taken from Alcoholics Anonymous’ primary text, the Big Book. The full quote reads: “As we become subjects of King Alcohol, shivering denizens of his mad realm, the chilling vapor that is loneliness settled down.” The tattoo is unfinished, says Shannon Griffiths, Patrick’s sister. The second, those two black stars on his chest, are reminders of his children, he once told his mother. For friends, he has a different explanation: “So the girls will see stars,” he would say in reference to women he’d bed. And that was Patrick. A jokester and a bit of a maverick. A man so dedicated to the principles behind AA that he has a piece tattooed on his body. Yet like the tattoo, his own recovery is left unfinished. “He was a chronic relapser, but he knew more about AA and recovery than anybody,” says Erin Linhart, who met Patrick in AA. “The problem was, and he would admit this, he would not fully surrender. He was stubborn.” Linhart is now sober, and she says without Patrick’s guidance, she might not have made it. One of his AA sponsors, Robert G., backs this up. He says Patrick has done more work to guide people through recovery while he was using and drinking than most people have done sober. “He did not want people to be around him when he was in pain, when he was in that way,” Robert G. says. “Every time he would get so sober, he would hit a wall of

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DEATH BEHIND BARS

In the past 20 years, 13 inmates have died by suicide in the Spokane County Jail, according to news releases and old newspaper reports. Suicide is the leading cause of death in local jails around the country, and a 2010 report by the National Institute of Corrections estimated the rate of jail suicides to be “several times greater than that in the general population.” In addition to the three men who hung themselves with bedsheets between June 2017 and May 2018, Brandon Ryans, Chris Rogers and Patrick Flynn, two other men have died in the facility during that time. David Good, 52, was found unresponsive in a cell at 2:40 am on March 1. The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office is waiting on lab test results to complete its investigation into Good’s death. A cause and manner of death has not yet been determined. Shane Alan Carson, 31, was found unresponsive in his cell June 13 when a corrections officer went to move Carson’s cellmate to another cell. The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death, which may have been the result of an assault from Carson’s cellmate. A cause and manner of death have not yet been determined. (MITCH RYALS)

reality, like, ‘This is what’s happened to me.’” Robert G. says trauma in Patrick’s past contributed to his addictions, but declined to elaborate so as not to violate Patrick’s confidence. As people such as Robert G. come and go from the hospital room, his family learns more about the man who had distanced himself from them in the past two or three years. A more complicated picture comes into focus as one woman in particular fills in some gaps. Alice Schroeder met Patrick about six years ago. She takes recovering addicts into her home and says Patrick would crash there from time to time.

At 63, she needs an oxygen tank to breathe and a motorized scooter to get around. She says Patrick helped her in the way an in-home caregiver would with personal care and other handy work around the house, but was not paid. He did so out of kindness, she says. “He’d come by maybe twice a week, or sometimes he’d be here for a whole week,” Schroeder says. “But if I texted him, bam! He’d be here within a few hours.” The girl Patrick was dating, the same one he got into an altercation with that led to his arrest, was supposed to be caring for Schroeder, she says, but she suspects the woman had taken some things from her house. Schroeder had asked Patrick to retrieve them, she says, and that’s what he was doing on the day he was arrested. “He was in love with her,” Schroeder says. After Patrick was taken to the hospital, detectives found a copy of a protection order barring him from contact with the woman ripped up and thrown in a trash bag in his cell.

PATHS DIVIDED Patrick checked many of the boxes for a person

at high risk to attempt suicide in a jail. He’s white, male, single, 36 years old, addicted to drugs and was incarcerated for less than three days. His childhood lends more risk factors. At a young age, Patrick and his siblings witnessed domestic violence in the home, says Griffiths, Patrick’s sister. And many family members have a history of alcohol abuse, adds Megan Flynn, his half sister. Darla Sawyers, Patrick’s mother, and his father divorced before he turned 10. Around age 15, he would often be left without supervision when Sawyers worked double shifts as an officer for the Department of Corrections. That’s about when he started drinking and smoking marijuana, Griffiths says. At 18, Patrick got a girl pregnant and they were forced to give the kid up for adoption, Sawyers says. He had three other kids with different women, and his failure as a permanent father figure in their lives was a source of constant pain for him, friends say. Karen Ersche, a professor at University of Cambridge, studies addiction and specifically how it can manifest differently in siblings. In her research, brain scans show that siblings share abnormalities that are linked to impulsive personality traits and may predispose them to drug addiction. Yet a variety of factors may determine whether one sibling can overcome while the other cannot, including gender and age at the time usage began. As the youngest of four siblings in a blended family, Patrick’s struggles with addiction may be due to the perfect storm of genetics, trauma in his past, self-destruction and stubborn free will. “We all struggled with some point in our lives, and we still do, with our parents’ choices,” Griffiths says. “And I feel like Pat got the short stick of that. This didn’t start because he made choices as a young adult. It went deeper and darker than that.”

In the days and weeks following Patrick’s death, Griffiths returns to the last time, about two years ago, that she talked to her younger brother. He had overdosed after injecting bong water into his veins and landed in a hospital in the Spokane Valley. Before picking him up at the hospital, Griffiths had talked with two of Patrick’s AA sponsors, trying to pull strings to get him into detox. No beds were available. In the car on the way back, she asked Patrick, “If a bed opens up, will you go?” No, he replied, asking to be dropped off at a friend’s house on the South Hill instead. “And that’s when he said to me, ‘You just don’t get it. You don’t get who I am, and you think I live this horrible life,’” Griffiths recalls. He was right, she says now. She didn’t understand.

RHYTHM

This didn’t start because he made choices as a young adult. It went deeper and darker than that.”

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HIGH PRICE TO PAY Sgt. Tom Hill, a spokesman for the county jail,

says inmate threats of suicide are a daily occurance. During his nearly 30-year career, he’s seen people take extreme measures, including inmates using razors they’re given to shave with, inmates throwing themselves off ledges and one inmate who ingested so much toilet paper that medics could not clear an airway in time. In 2017 alone, corrections officers and mental health staff in the Spokane County Jail identified 2,753 different inmates in crisis. When jail staff are aware of inmates’ potential to harm themselves, they are successful at stopping them, Hill says. Inmates are moved to special “watch cells,” where bunks have been removed and where corrections officers check on them every 15 minutes. “We’re struggling with the people we didn’t identify, and how do we prevent those?” Hill says. About a month after Patrick’s death, the jail announced several efforts to prevent future suicides. Starting in September, the jail will replace bed sheets with a thicker blanket, as other facilities have done in response to inmate suicides. The jail has also hired a nationally recognized consultant, Lindsay Hayes, to evaluate its suicide prevention protocols, Hill says. “Our commitment is to figure out a way to identify those people who are at risk of harming themselves,” Hill says. “We won’t be satisfied until we have no suicides in our facility.” Hill also says the jail’s health care provider will soon add the drug buprenorphine to its treatment plan, which helps treat opiate withdrawal. That’s in addition to the jail’s current partnership with the Spokane Regional Health District’s methadone program, which allows patients to continue methadone treatment if they’re arrested. In some ways, Spokane’s efforts to get treatment for drug-addicted inmates stands apart from other local facilities in the state. The Whatcom County Jail is currently facing a federal civil rights lawsuit for denying inmates access to opiate withdrawal treatment. For Flynn’s family, these changes come at a high price. “Three people’s lives later, you make a deci...continued on next page

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“WHY HIM?,” CONTINUED... sion?” Griffiths says. “Changes will be great for future inmates, but those changes should have happened 12 months ago when the first suicide took place.” Although his family is still struggling to take meaning from his death, Sawyers has found a purpose. She wants to organize a group of people who have also lost family members to jail deaths. “I want to know who your son is and what happened to him,” she says. “Let’s talk about what could have been done differently, and let’s hold the jail responsible for making these changes.”

PUSH AND PULL June 25 would have been Patrick’s 37th birthday. Griffiths hosted

friends and family at her South Hill home to celebrate. A couple of days before, more than 100 people showed up for his memorial service at the Valley Landmark Missionary Baptist Church. For the celebration at her home, Griffiths got a replica of Patrick’s 3-year-old birthday cake.

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Although she doesn’t have all the answers she wants, for now she’s taking some solace in the fact that his death has sparked changes in the jail and will hopefully prevent more suicides. She also takes comfort in the fact that both his kidneys and his liver were donated, though she jokes, “Who the hell would want his liver?” Finally, Griffiths says after her brother’s death, she now sees his life through a different perspective. For all his sins, he also did good. He helped people in ways that he couldn’t help himself. “He changed lives,” she says. She thinks back to the last time she talked to him after an overdose landed him in the hospital. She wonders if she could have been more open, more patient. Should she have pressed him harder into rehab? Would it have mattered? “I get that he didn’t fit into the box that we needed him to fit into,” Griffiths says. “And through that we probably pushed him away as much as he pulled away. So that’s what I’m sorry for — that I didn’t make that call [for help] sooner.” n

ABOUT THE

AUTHOR Mitch Ryals covers criminal justice for the Inlander and has written about everything from confidential informants to bounty hunters and a train hopper who lost his leg. He can be reached at mitchr@inlander.com and, by phone, at 509-325-0634, ext. 237.

VISUAL ARTS

Weaving Wheat Into the Bigger Picture Artist Katherine Nelson creates drawings inspired by the Palouse landscape and its legacy as a wheat community BY CARRIE SCOZZARO

Katherine Nelson finds inspiration on the Palouse. TOM SCHIERMAN PHOTO

he Palouse has inspired countless artists with its iconic vistas of grain-covered hills, yellow-gold and green against an azure blue sky and dotted with farmsteads. When clouds roll through and the light shifts, the hills appear to undulate as if a vast carpet of living color. Yet for artist Katherine Nelson, the allure of the Palouse goes well beyond the visual. “Drawing the Palouse is a quest to express the obvious and implied human connections within a unique place formed by nature and agriculture,” Nelson writes in the artist’s statement for the Art Spirit Gallery’s July exhibition of her charcoal drawings alongside Jerri Lisk, Mark Lisk and Al Swanson, a show titled Ancient Grains. “After thousands of field observations, I have developed an admiration for farmers and agrarian fortitude. I see my work aligned with the work I observe, and think that sowing seeds of grain to nurture our bodies is analogous to developing artistic imagery for visual nourishment.” Nelson’s affinity for the Palouse began in 2001, when she relocated to Eastern Washington with her husband and two young sons. Early pieces, which she exhibited at the Art Spirit in 2005, ranged from still lifes to ravens, and from Oregon Coast scenes to rolling fields and broken fences amidst farmlands. By 2007, Nelson was featured in an Art Spirit exhibition entitled The Circle in the Center and Beyond. It conveyed the Palouse through graphic elements of design — light, value, pattern, shape, line — from ribbons of roads to the upswell of morning mist over the land. ...continued on next page

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CULTURE | VISUAL ARTS “WEAVING WHEAT INTO THE BIGGER PICTURE,” CONTINUED... “Charcoal is a perfectly suited medium for expressing the undulating Palouse fields and farmsteads,” Nelson says in an interview from her home in Washington, D.C. “I love charcoal because it is fluid, forgiving, mysterious and strong. I draw by layering dark velvety values and build textures that are obtained through an additive and subtractive process using a variety of charcoals, pastels, blenders, brushes and erasers.” What Nelson says she’s trying to express is a “luxuriant textural carpet full of patterns, shapes and values” not unlike the antique carpets and weavings she remembers her father collecting while a diplomat in the Foreign Service who travelled throughout the Middle East. Indeed, drawings like The Granary and Palouse Colony Aerial View convey a sense of floating over the land, which ripples beneath the viewer in stunning black-and-white. Other pieces, like Morning Light, return to the elongated horizontal format Nelson developed for a 2008 Chase Gallery exhibit. When her husband was reassigned to Brussels, Belgium, Nelson improvised a size and drawing format she could fit into the airplane’s overhead bin on her return trip to Spokane. Nelson experimented with the elongated format in a vertical composition, which also led to one of her largest artworks to date. Ideas About Infinity is comprised of 18 vertical panels based on her extensive visits to Steptoe Butte and measures more than 3 feet high and nearly 9 feet wide. For the mural, Nelson printed her drawings onto sheer fabric overlaid onto opaque fabric. The layers, she says, are about taking a closer look at things. “Looking deeper affords us a more meaningful connection with others, especially when it comes to the people who grow and sustain our food and heritage.”

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Morning Light The panels also suggest relationships, such as those Nelson developed while immersing herself in the grain community during Palouse visits from the East Coast, where she relocated in 2012. During one such visit she was introduced Tom Schierman, a St. John-area farmer and photographer who helped Nelson in her quest for Palouse vistas. He also introduced her to his cousin, Don Scheuerman, who co-founded Palouse Heritage — they grow ancient or landrace grains on their Palouse Colony Farm — in Endicott, Washington, with his brother, Richard Scheuerman. Nelson has visited many private Palouse farms, talked with farmers, attended numerous grain-related events, including the Cascadia Grains Conference and the Grain Gathering, an annual event

led by Washington State University to unite producers, consumers and anyone interested in grain. “From my perspective, as an observer and a visual artist,” Nelson says, “these interdependent artisanal connections between farmers, millers, bakers, brewers and distillers are in fact, weaving people together quite like a carpet.” n Ancient Grains: Jerri Lisk, Mark Lisk, Katherine Nelson and Al Swanson • July 13-Aug. 4; free opening reception Fri, July 13, 5-8 pm • The Art Spirit Gallery • 415 Sherman Ave., CdA • theartspiritgallery.com • 208765-6006. Free discussion by Richard Scheuerman on Palouse grains, Saturday, July 14, 10 am

CULTURE | DIGEST

NAILED IT! For anyone who’s ever tried a recipe and failed miserably, there’s an especially sweet sense of schadenfreude in watching other people mess up even worse. That’s what started the popular Pinterest meme: people post a picture of what their fanciful baked goods were supposed to look like next to the often globby messes they actually turned out, with the caption, “Nailed it!” Now, there’s an entire show with the same name dedicated to the idea, where amateur bakers compete to recreate difficult sweets in a short amount of time. This go around, there’s a local connection: binge through the Netflix series to get to the recently released second season, where in episode two, “Fictitious and Delicious,” you’ll see Chris Elam from Spokane (above) compete for the $10,000 prize. (SAMANTHA WOHLFEIL)

I Have No Mouth and I Must Rant

BY QUINN WELSCH

magine a fantasy world of your own design… except that it’s built to torture your most loathed enemy. What would that look like? Is the ground hot lava? Is all food inedible? Or do you go for a more subtle approach, making them relive terrible memories over and over again. What hellish nightmare world would you propose? This is the premise of one of my favorite short stories that is also, undeservingly, somewhat lost to sci-fi obscurity. I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream is a story about the last five humans on Earth as they wade through a semi-virtual reality controlled by an omnipotent and rage-filled artificial intelligence: Allied Mastercomputer, “AM,” or rather, “I think, therefore I

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ON THIS WEEK’S PLAYLIST Some noteworthy new music arrives online and in stores July 13. To wit: DEAFHEAVEN, Ordinary Corrupt Human Love. In 2018, there is none more metal than Deafheaven. DIRTY PROJECTORS, Lamp Lit Prose. The indie-poppers led by David Longstreth have lost none of their quirky vibe after moving from NYC to LA. RICK ASTLEY, Beautiful Life. All that stupid Rickrolling has apparently led to a new album. Nice going, guys. THE JAYHAWKS, Back Roads and Abandoned Motels. Americana heroes revisit some old favorites. WIMPS, Garbage People. The stellar Seattle punk trio drops by the Bartlett Aug. 24. (DAN NAILEN)

AM.” The artificial intelligence is so powerful that it can seemingly keep the remaining humans alive for centuries, torturing them and sending them on painful and impossible quests for its own enjoyment. It’s morbid, and yet you read on. Think The Wizard of Oz meets The Matrix in a post-WWIII backdrop. The recently deceased author, Harlan Ellison, was described in a New York Times obituary as “a furiously prolific and cantankerous writer whose science fiction and fantasy stories reflected a personality so intense that they often read as if he were punching his manual typewriter keys with his fists.” You get the idea. Ellison, who passed on June 27, was somewhat of a maniac and, if you ask me, ahead of his time. I Have No Mouth, penned in 1967, is the type of story you could easily find on the Netflix series Black Mirror, a sort of trippy, psychological horror that really gets under your skin in all sorts of uncomfortable ways. Our modern obsession with technology and the mysterious and slightly spooky subject of artificial intelligence make Ellison’s short story perfect for today’s audience. Sadly, no such adaptation exists. A point-and-click puzzle-style game of the same title was released in 1995 that offered fans a deeper dive into the digital hallucination of AM’s world. But it was only a tease. I can hear AM’s voice bellowing from the ether: Be careful what you wish for. I know. Reimagining our favorite written stories on screen is a risk. But I Have No Mouth is too dark and open-ended to leave unexplored. An abundance of retro sci-fi tales have recently been reimagined into moderately successful screen adaptations — Westworld and Man in the High Castle instantly come to mind. Well, what about Ellison? n

READ READ Former Spokane poet laureate Laura Read’s poem “Pentecost” popped up in the July 8 issue of The New York Times Magazine, selected by former U.S. poet laureate and Pulitzer Prize winner Rita Dove, and praised by Dove for its “seamless blend of the everyday and the visionary” as Read conveys an “imagined conversation with a bereaved neighborhood child” that “travels a path dappled by wonder and sorrow.” Dove’s stirring introduction does justice to Read’s heartbreaking (to me, anyway) piece. You can find it at nytimes. com/section/magazine. (DAN NAILEN)

LIES ONLINE Mark your calendars: Spokane author Stephanie Oakes’ young adult novel being adapted into an episodic drama, The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly, now has an official trailer and a launch date. The premiere for Sacred Lies, streaming on Facebook Watch, is set for Friday, July 27. The series adaptation of Oakes’ 2015 debut novel follows teen protagonist Minnow, who escapes a religious cult and recounts her experiences there. (CHEY SCOTT)

IN THE SHADOWS For those that need a refresher: Yes, Spokane has a competitive soccer team that competes in a league that has a shot at a U.S. Open Cup berth. While the Spokane Shadow aren’t going to be appearing on the national stage anytime soon — since they just fell 2-1 in the NPSL West Region’s playoff quarterfinal against FCM Portland — they did secure the NPSL Northwest Conference regular season championship title after an unbeaten record of six wins and four draws. That’s an impressive feat given the team failed to even qualify for the playoffs last year. (DEREK HARRISON)

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EVENT

OUT of the

ASHES Anthony DiBernardo Jean-Paul Bourgeois

here there’s smoke, there’s fire. And where there’s both, there’s barbecue, which is the featured cuisine at From the Ashes: An American Smoked and Fired Foods Adventure, happening this weekend at the Settlers Creek event venue in Coeur d’Alene. Not just any fire will do, however. Unlike grilling, which involves high heat and fast cooking, properly cooked barbecue requires a low-and-slow approach — grills kept glowing over the many, many hours it takes to impart the necessary flavors and textures we associate with barbecue. A whole hog, for example, takes about 16 hours, according to barbecue expert Anthony DiBernardo, chef and owner of South Carolina-based Swig & Swine and one of four nationally known pitmasters participating in From the Ashes. Brisket takes between 12-16 hours, says DiBernardo, whose cooking style involves using custom smokers burning hickory, oak or pecan wood. DiBernardo’s experiences with fire go beyond the barbecue pit. The chef’s three South Carolina restaurant locations have each suffered from fire damage, including one which left him temporarily without kitchen equipment. The Swig & Swine mishaps gave Framework Meetings and Destinations co-owner Wendi Haught an idea, however. Haught previously experienced DiBernardo’s cooking at an East Coast event and heard about his unlucky situation. It also happened that one of her Inland Northwest clients, Settlers Creek, had lost a portion of its venue site to a fire when their iconic, two-story red barn burned to the ground last August. Haught has worked with Settlers Creek since the venue opened in 2008, when owner Chris Varela and his family converted a historic farmstead — the National Reg-

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How a local barbecue showcase arose from a shared experience with fire, and a desire to highlight smoked and grilled foods

Laura Loomis

Jason Dady

BY CARRIE SCOZZARO ister of Historic Places lists it as the Mooney-Dahlberg Farmstead — to an event venue. Not only was Settlers Creek back on track shortly after the fire — outbuildings, two silos and a 14,000-squarefoot grass amphitheater went unscathed — they still had their impressive cooking equipment, including several 6,500 pound smokers, giant cast iron pots suspended from a 16-foot frame, and a 26-foot-long, double-sided grill on an elevated platform. These details led Haught to wonder if there was a way Varela and DiBernardo could turn each other’s losses into a win-win. The resulting three-way conversation gave rise to From the Ashes, a phoenix of an event which simultaneously promotes Settlers Creek, brings a range of American barbecue styles to North Idaho and raises money for the Kootenai Humane Society. At the one-day event, DiBernardo plans to cook locally sourced whole hogs and certified Angus brisket “burnt ends,” as well as chicken he’ll brine overnight in Alabama white sauce (mayo, vinegar, horseradish, lemon zest and celery salt). He’s also making corn pudding, braised turnip and collard greens and bread ENTRÉE and butter pickles. Get the scoop on local Three additional food news with our weekly nationally recognized Entrée newsletter. Sign up chefs are participatat Inlander.com/newsletter. ing, too: Jean-Paul Bourgeois, from Blue Smoke in New York City; chef Laura Loomis, of Two Bros. Barbecue Market out of San Antonio; and Jason Dady, a chef and owner featured on the Food Network, PBS and the Travel Channel who operates a slew of San Antonio restaurants and local barbecue pits. Local pitmasters Brad Peugh, of B.O.H.I.C.A Smoke, and Daryl

Kunzi, of Drummin’ Up BBQ, are also both participating. Some of the smoked and grilled meat will be used by three local chefs running “application stations,” where they’ll demonstrate what to do with leftover grilled and smoked meats, says Settlers Creek chef Bill Hilbish. Tony Shields, who operates Coeur d’Alene-based Left Coast Fusion Truck, for example, plans to produce two different hors d’oeuvres with sturgeon. “With the grilled sturgeon, we’re going to be making some Asian-influenced lettuce wraps,” says Shields. “With the smoked sturgeon, we will make herb and garlicinfused cream cheese canapés with fresh herbs, zests, fine diced shallots, and molecular-made caviar.” Other local chefs include Cosmic Cowboy’s Chris White, Sysco’s Teresa Whitney and Hiro’s BBQ’s Andy Buffington. Local vendors are highlighted as well, including Athol Orchards, Bean & Pie, Coeur Greens and Spiceology. Bean & Pie is set to serve their organic, locally sourced “Crumptious Handpies,” which, according to owner Katy Bean, “have two layers of flaky butter crust, two layers of filling then are topped with our cinnamon crumb topping.” Local craft beer, cider and wine is featured, too, including Castaway Cellars, Clearwater Canyon Cellars, Coeur d’Alene Cellars, Coeur d’Alene Cider, Colter’s Creek Winery, Daft Badger Brewing, Evans Brothers Coffee, the Filling Station on 5th, North Idaho Cider and Post Falls Brewing Company. n From the Ashes • Sat, July 14 from 11 am-8 pm • Settlers Creek • 5803 W. Riverview Dr., Coeur d’Alene • $29/ages 21+, $25/ages 13+, $15/ages 5-12; $83/family pass • fromtheashesidaho.com • 208-261-2210

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ewly opened in the heart of downtown Spokane, Heritage Bar & Kitchen is steadfastly loyal to two overarching themes: family and the city it calls home. The restaurant’s logo prominently features the nearby Monroe Street Bridge. That landmark’s iconic arched motif is also showcased in a custom, decorative frame around the bar, which serves only beer brewed in Spokane County and Washington-made wines and has a large focus on spirits from Spokane’s Dry Fly Distilling. Other artwork paying tribute to the Lilac City, including a King Kong-esque mural of a sasquatch climbing Riverfront Park’s clock tower, are hung around the pub’s basement location (formerly home of Brooklyn Deli), adjacent to Whistle Punk Brewing. “We wanted to create a place that would be friendly and welcoming, and with a casual pace that still had some class to it without any of the pretense,” says co-owner Gabe Wood, who partnered with longtime friend Alex King to open Heritage. The duo met and became close friends while tending bar at O’Doherty’s Irish Grille and spent the past three years planning their dream restaurant venture before a mid-June opening. “We definitely wanted everything about the concept and theme to revolve around the city of Spokane, and to pay homage to the city through our branding and ambiance and everywhere we could,” Wood continues. On the restaurant’s concise pub food menu, tributes to the region and the owners’ families continue. Several items are based on family favorites, like “the Fancy Nancy,” a childhood favorite often prepared by King’s mother. The dish ($14) consists of two handheld meat pies; essentially soft pockets of pastry dough stuffed with a mix of seasoned ground beef, onions, tomatoes and cheese, and served with a side of salad, curly or sweet potato fries. “We knew we wanted pub style, but didn’t want to be just another pub, so we tried to make things different and unique,” King says, adding that the already popular tenderloin sandwich ($12) — fried pork chop with a cracker crust and topped with mustard, lettuce, onion and pickles — was also inspired by his mother’s Midwest upbringing, and is a dish she’d frequently prepare for their family. To that end, Heritage also put its own spins on a few classics, including the hash brown burger ($14), a smashed beef patty served between

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two ultra crispy (yet not too greasy) hash brown “buns.” For dessert, there’s deep fried peanut butter and jelly ($6; $8 with a scoop of ice cream), a concessions-inspired creation that’s dusted with powdered sugar and served perfectly crispy on the outside, encasing a delightfully gooey filling. Continuing Heritage’s nod to all things Spokane, the bar’s signature cocktail list features mixed drinks named after longtime local television news anchors. “Alex and I were just bouncing a lot of ideas back and forth… we’d been up late and had a couple drinks and we started rolling with it to see where it would go. We had a recipe set for each of the drinks we wanted to do, and we started pairing them off where we thought was appropriate,” Wood explains. Their old fashioned is named after KHQ anchor Dan Kleckner. A drink of dragon berry rum, pomegranate liqueur, lemonade and 7Up, served as a shot or over ice, and is named after KXLY’s Nadine Woodward. When coming up with who’d get a drink named after them, the duo made a rule that each anchor needed to have at least 21 years tenure in the Spokane media scene, and is still on air. Other drinks are named after the likes of Tom Sherry, Stephanie Vigil and others. Food from Heritage can be ordered from the bar to be eaten inside the adjacent, yet separate, Whistle Punk Brewing. Beer from the brewery, however, currently can’t cross over the two business’ thresholds. In the near future, Wood and King plan for Heritage to host a weekly running club, along with a burger-of-the-week special served on Tuesdays. Happy hour, which runs Monday through Friday from 3-6 pm and all day Sunday, offers 20 percent off drinks and appetizers. Weekly $10 lunch specials are advertised on the pub’s social media pages and on a sidewalk sandwich board outside. n cheys@inlander.com Heritage Bar & Kitchen • 122 S. Monroe • Open Tue-Sun 11:30 am-2 am • heritagebarandkitchen.com • 863-9235

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hen you grab a slice of pizza at DiNardi’s, you’re tapping into a longstanding family tradition of Italian culinary magic. Ciro DiNardi Sr., hailing from Naples, Italy, and later New York City, helps Ciro DiNardi Jr., owner of the newly opened pizzeria in Spokane’s Logan Neighborhood, as chef in the kitchen, sharing recipes his grandparents passed down to him. There is a visible camaraderie between father and son as they banter and work together. “He’s [a] 75-year-old,” says Ciro Jr. about his hardworking father. “I’m trying so hard to lighten his workload, but he’s just an animal.” Much of the younger DiNardi’s childhood, starting around age 8, included answering phone calls at his parents’ restaurant in Yonkers, New York, which opened in 1964. Ciro Jr. would come into the restaurant after school on days when he didn’t have sports practice to assist the family with whatever was needed. His earliest recollection of making pizza for the restaurant begins at 13. “Everything is originated from my father,” says Ciro Jr. “He learned everything from his family.” Combining New York-style pizza and authentic Italian cuisine, DiNardi’s aims to surprise customers with a behemoth of options in addition to pizza. Basically, almost any Italian meal one might be craving is found on the menu. Meatballs ($5.50), assorted wraps ($8.25), manicotti ($12), ravioli ($12) and seafood dishes ($15-$22) are just a sampling of what’s available. At DiNardi’s, items like chicken marsala ($15) and penne alla vodka ($12) aren’t exclusive to

pasta dishes, they’re also included as toppings for its gourmet pizza offerings ($9.50-$21). Glutenfree substitutes are also accommodated. For dessert, choose between classics like cannoli ($3.95), a waffle cone with cream inside or tiramisu ($5.95), a cake with layers of espresso, rum, custard and cocoa powder. Pair with beer or wine for the ultimate full-course meal. All sauces are made from scratch in the kitchen, as is the pizza dough. For Ciro Jr., it wasn’t ever a question whether to order those premade, as these ingredients are made from passed-down family recipes. Freshness is a constant at DiNardi’s, where pizza slices available at the counter for a quick bite are not kept longer than two hours. For a slower paced meal, there’s indoor seating and a charming outdoor patio. Being a seafood and pasta lover, trying the shrimp scampi ($19), topped with crumbs and fried in a sweet sherry wine sauce and the linguini with clams ($15), which comes in a light and savory white or red sauce, was a treat. The best part? Dipping the fresh bread into remaining sauces for a satisfying ending. “We look forward to being in Spokane for a long time. I want my daughters to be, when I’m long gone, wondering what they’re going to do with it, whether they’re going keep it. That’s how long I want this place to be here. Even longer,” says Ciro Jr. n food@inlander.com DiNardi’s Pizza & Pasta • 829 E. Boone, Suite A • Open Mon-Sat 11 am-11 pm and Sun 11 am-10 pm • dinardispizza.com • 960-7949

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SOFT AT HEART The musical indie dramedy Hearts Beat Loud is charming but slight BY JOSH BELL

here’s nothing hip about the sanitized, gentrified Brooklyn portrayed in Hearts Beat Loud, and the same applies to Brett Haley’s cozy greeting card of a movie. Hearts is pleasant and sweet, with a warmth that is tough to dislike, but it’s also wholly insubstantial, sometimes barely even qualifying as drama. That’s mostly forgivable when the characters are as appealing as record store owner Frank Fisher (Nick Offerman) and his teenage daughter Sam (Kiersey Clemons), both of whom are facing crossroads in their lives. Decades ago, Frank had a promising music career that never took off, and now he’s having a quiet sort of midlife crisis, preparing to close his store after 17 years in business, thanks to declining sales and rising rent. Sam is about to move from Brooklyn to Los Angeles for college, with the goal of becoming a doctor. But both of them are drawn to making music: Frank to recapture the glory days he never quite got to enjoy, and Sam to express the feelings that she too often keeps hidden away. One night Frank convinces Sam to join him for a “jam sesh,” and they compose and record a suspiciously polished and professional-sounding indie-pop song called

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Kiersey Clemons and Nick Offerman are a father and daughter who become unwitting indie pop stars in Hearts Beat Loud.

“Hearts Beat Loud,” which Frank surreptitiously uploads Instead, Haley focuses on emotions, and the persisto Spotify (key scenes in this movie could be edited down tent undercurrent to the story is the loss of Frank’s wife into a particularly heartwarming ad for the streaming and Sam’s mother, a musician who once played in a band service). Even more suspiciously, their song somehow with her husband and who died in a bicycling accident lands on an official Spotify playlist alongside major indiewhen Sam was a child. The pair’s musical efforts are as pop stars, and Frank becomes convinced that they should much about honoring her memory as they are about follow the musical dreams that he’s been putting on hold. creating something new, and there’s a catharsis to their Haley and co-writer Marc Basch satisfyingly invert final performance that brings together grief and love and the typical aspiring-musician narrative by having Frank celebration, as both prepare to move on to new phases in be the one to encourage Sam to postpone college in order their lives. to sign a deal with a small record label and go on tour, That also means that the movie stops cold for long and the movie’s most rewarding thematic concern is the stretches to deliver full original songs, although it’s way that parents can use their kids to pursue their own structured less like a musical and more like a music unfulfilled ambitions. The tension between Frank and video. The compositions by Keegan DeWitt are catchy Sam is pretty mild, though, and and memorable, albeit not quite believable there’s never any real danger that a couple of amateurs throwing something HEARTS BEAT LOUD for they might not do what’s best for together in their apartment. Frank and Sam’s Rated PG-13 both of them, or that their strong rise to indie semi-stardom (under the cutesy Directed by Brett Haley father-daughter bond will be name We’re Not a Band) is the movie’s least Starring Nick Offerman, Kiersey Clemons, harmed. convincing element, and Haley is better at Ted Danson, Toni Collette Both father and daughter get creating low-key hang-out moments (Offertheir own romantic subplots, too, man has great chemistry with Ted Danson as with Frank exploring a potential connection with his very Frank’s stoner bartender best friend) than he is at depictforgiving landlady (an underused Toni Collette) and ing the vagaries of the music business. Sam striking up a summer fling with a quirky art student Like Haley’s previous films, I’ll See You in My Dreams (American Honey’s Sasha Lane). Frank and Sam live in a and The Hero, Hearts coasts on the likability of its charsort of effortless melting pot of tolerance, which may not acters, and Offerman and Clemons are both immensely be entirely realistic (even for ultra-progressive Brooklyn) charming, with Offerman delivering a more low-key but is nevertheless refreshing, giving the movie a gentle version of his typical macho goofball persona. Frank and undercurrent of social commentary without actually havSam are lovely people to spend 90 minutes with; you just ing to make a specific statement. might not remember much about them afterward. n

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A terminally ill small-town minister (Ethan Hawke) becomes the counsel for a troubled young man unhealthily obsessed with the state of the world. From the mind of Paul Schrader, it’s a dark allegory that grapples with faith and ecology, only gradually revealing its true intentions. At the Magic Lantern. (NW) Rated R

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This documentary features stunning footage of the world’s highest peaks and the thrill-seekers who ascend them. Not for acrophobes. At the Magic Lantern. (NW) Rated PG An engaging spin-off of the ClooneyPitt bank robbery larks, with a new group of con artists (led by Sandra Bullock and Cate Blanchett) setting their sights on the annual Met Gala. Like its characters, it keeps you entertained while taking your money. (JB) Rated PG-13

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Hagiographic but enlightening documentary chronicling the extraordinary life and trailblazing career of longtime Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, detailing her roles as a women’s rights advocate and feminist internet meme. At the Magic Lantern. (NW) Rated PG

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Fashion Forward The documentary The Gospel According to André sings the praises of a style icon BY NATHAN WEINBENDER

knew next to nothing about André Leon Talley, the fashion writer and influencer who’s the subject of the documentary The Gospel According to André, as I walked into the theater. Consider it a consequence of my general ignorance about the world of haute couture. But the film presents a compelling remedial portrait of a man who is basically the Zelig of fashion: He’s met everyone and gone everywhere since rising to prominence in the 1970s, and yet he hardly seems to have a personal life. Talley was raised by his grandmother in the conservative Baptist community of Durham, North Carolina, and he recalls revelling in the escapism of fashion magazines as the Civil Rights movement roiled around him. After graduating from Brown University, Talley became an apprentice in the costume wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art under Diana Vreeland, whose dramatic flourishes and speech patterns he seems to have inherited. He went on to write for Interview magazine and was later an editor for Vogue, where his photo spreads tackled race and class in playful, radical ways. Now nearing his 70s, Talley is a towering figure, both literally and figuratively. He’s 6-and-ahalf feet tall and portly, and he almost resembles a buddha in flowing floral caftans that practically swallow him whole. But his taste still holds power: His stamp of approval on a designer’s new collection — or, as it turns out, a First Lady’s gown — is not to be taken lightly. Director Kate Novack’s film follows a standard bio-doc format, combining contemporary footage of Talley’s daily routines with talking head interviews (Marc Jacobs, Anna Wintour, Karl Lagerfeld) about what a bellwether he is, all of it accompanied by archival photos and footage. Although he was a fixture of the New York

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The man, the myth, the well-dressed legend: André Leon Talley. club scene at its wildest, Talley was (by his own admission) something of a puritan, partying with Andy Warhol, Diana Ross and Divine at Studio 54 without ever indulging in, uh, extracurriculars. “I went for the dancing,” Talley assures us, “not for the decadence.” That observation seems to sum up Talley’s general temperament, because it becomes quite clear that he is both a byproduct of his conservative background and a staunch repudiation of it. It’s true that his own aesthetic is inspired by the style of the South in the ’50s, where Sunday church service was treated like a fashion show. But there’s also some frank discussion about how Talley — flamboyant, outspoken, fluent in French — never felt like he conformed to the perceived and narrow-minded norms of black masculinity. Talley doesn’t really discuss his sexuality outright, though he does tell us he’s never been in love. The subject of race, however, is dealt with more explicitly, though not always by Talley himself; it’s mostly Novack’s interviewees who marvel at the notion of a black man from the Jim Crow South seamlessly enmeshing himself within a culture that was overwhelmingly white and bohemian. There is an extraordinary moment, one of the only emotionally vulnerable ones in the film, in which Talley breaks down while detailing the racially intolerant things that acquaintances and colleagues have said to him over the years, and we get the sense that maybe he does still feel like an outsider, despite being a legend in his own field. We sometimes get the feeling that Talley is deliberately holding us — and the filmmakers — at arm’s length, which makes him both a THE GOSPEL enigma ACCORDING TO ANDRÉ fascinating and a somewhat Rated PG-13 frustrating docuDirected by Kate Novack mentary subject. Considering that Talley spent years interviewing celebrities and tastemakers, he knows exactly when to reveal and when to withhold, when to gush and when to quietly ponder. He mostly does the latter, but his silence is nonetheless illuminating. I was reminded of the excellent 2010 documentary Bill Cunningham New York, a profile of the late street fashion photographer that similarly tried to crack the code of a cryptic cultural figure. The Gospel According to André is often as entertaining as that earlier film, a lively profile of a man who changed a niche artform in ways that aren’t necessarily perceptible. Even someone as fashionably out-of-touch as I found plenty to admire about the subject. n

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Making Country Cool Marty Stuart is the not-so-secret weapon of Chris Stapleton’s All American Road Show BY DAN NAILEN

hris Stapleton is the big name on the ticket for the All American Road Show, and for good reason. The bearded frontman has managed to take old-school country songs and turn them into modern commercial gold. He’s sold millions of albums and won awards by the armful in the years since breaking through with his 2015 album Traveller. And he’s done it in an environment that tends to reward bro-country and slick twang-pop more than traditional sounds, making Stapleton’s success all the more impressive. When Stapleton takes the stage at Spokane Arena next week, he’ll be the headliner, but he won’t be the elder statesman on the bill. And no matter how successful or long a career Stapleton enjoys from here on out, it’s hard to imagine it matching that of one of his openers, Marty Stuart. The 59-year-old Stuart has blended traditional

country, rockabilly and honky-tonk for years, earning Grammy Awards and a dedicated following. And between his collaborations with virtually everyone in Nashville, his hosting a long-running country-themed TV show and his incredible collection of music memorabilia, Stuart’s become the unofficial historian of country music, even as he keeps performing and recording excellent music like his latest album, Way Out West. As such, he has a great perspective on the Chris Stapleton phenomenon. “I think his authenticity is what’s speaking to everybody,” Stuart says. “In Nashville, they always say, ‘It all begins with the song.’ The song that introduced Chris to the world, ‘Tennessee Whiskey,’ it was a good song 40 years ago, it was a good song when George Jones cut it, it was good when David Allen Coe cut it. But Chris introduced it in a way where the whole world got behind

it, and that’s beautiful. He’s a song man. “He’s flying the flag for the entire culture of country music right now, and he’s doing it in a very real way. It’s him and three guys on stage. And he’s delivering, it’s not bells and whistles. It’s not bullshit country music, it’s not anything other than true, authentic music coming from his heart and soul.”

hat’s why Stuart says he and his longtime band the Fabulous Superlatives are happy to saddle up and hit the road for an arena tour where most fans will have no idea who they are, “playing to a lot of kids who have never heard country music before. They just know Chris Stapleton is the guy.” It’s exciting for an old pro like Stuart who’s played venues large and small, a challenge that “don’t scare me ...continued on next page

Marty Stuart (in black) and his Fabulous Superlatives. ALYSSE GAFKJEN PHOTO

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because I lived through that when I was in Lester Flatts’ band, and I lived through that when I was in Johnny Cash’s band.” Yes, you read that correctly. Stuart had stints in country legends Flatts’ and Cash’s bands well before he launched his own solo career. In fact, he’s as well known for his personal biography than his music. Consider this: Not only was Stuart a member of Cash’s band for five years, he was married to one of Cash’s daughters for a spell, he took the last photo of the Man in Black before he died and he co-wrote the last tune Cash ever penned (“Hangman”). He was “family” to soul legends the Staples Singers, was adopted into the Lakota Sioux nation, and his collection of music memorabilia is such that organizations like the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame hit him up to borrow objects for their shows.

hat shouldn’t get lost among all the interesting tidbits of Stuart’s personal biography — and a few minutes spent clicking the “history” menu on martystuart.net is time well spent — is his incredible facility with all manner of country music. He’s a hell of a “song man” himself, and performing and writing has been part of his life since he first played Buck Owens’ “Tiger by the Tail” as a 9-year-old growing up in Philadelphia, Mississippi. Stuart comes full circle a bit to that early cover of a “Bakersfield sound” classic with his 2017 album, Way Out West. After recording 156 episodes of The Marty Stuart Show, “a very traditional country, Nashville-centric” kind of TV show, Stuart says he felt it was time for him and his band to push themselves in a new direction and “put our hearts on the line.”

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“We talked about what inspired us that came out of the West,” Stuart says. “We talked about the Byrds, and go-go boots, The Munsters, cool cars, go-go girls. We just kept riffing on all these things, and it sort of became a love letter to the West, and the Mojave (Desert). I didn’t want to do a Bakersfield record; that’s been done to death. I didn’t want to do a tribute to Buck (Owens) and Merle (Haggard). I said, ‘Let’s go to the Mojave Desert and make it a psychedelic trip through the desert, the spirit world.’” The result is a wide-ranging album that touches on everything from classic campfire sing-alongs (a la Marty Robbins) to Beach Boys harmonies to border-radio rock stompers, all produced by Mike Campbell of Tom Petty’s Heartbreakers. It’s an album that should thrill fans of the Byrds’ 1968 pioneering rock-country mashup Sweetheart of the Rodeo, which makes some sense as Stuart was heavily influenced by that album as a kid — and he’s about to hit the road with the Byrds’ Chris Hillman and Roger McGuinn to showcase that record for its 50th birthday. Just another amazing chapter in a country career that’s been very good to Stuart, just as he’s been very good to country music. “I’ve said it 100 times: Whether you get on [country music] by way of Florida Georgia Line, or you get on by the way of Jimmie Rodgers and the Carter Family, just get on and start looking around,” Stuart says, with evangelistic zeal. “You will plunder through some stuff that’s not going to matter to you, but you will also come heart-to-heart, faceto-face, with a lot of things that inspire you, inform you, and have the power to change your life and enrich your life. “That’s what the world of country music is.” n

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THE NEW NORTHERN QUEST SUMMER STAGE Northern Quest Resort & Casino revamped its outdoor stage since the end of last summer, and the results are impressive. A new seated grandstand rises dramatically skyward opposite the stage, and there’s really not a bad seat in the place. Bathrooms, concessions and band merchandise are all underneath the new seats, essentially in the same areas where they were before, but now on pavement instead of grass. The new configuration added about 1,000 new seats to Northern Quest’s summer layout. And while that will no doubt help them draw ever-bigger names to the region, be forewarned: You’ll want to get there early if you need to pick up your tickets at will call, because there’s 1,000 more people doing the same at the shows this summer. (DN)

through punk pioneers who loved CCR — Mike Watt (the Minutemen) claimed he only wore flannel because John Fogerty did, and his band covered “Have You Ever Seen the Rain?” And Circle Jerks did a fiery version of “Fortunate Son” in 1987. Sold! The stamp of approval from my childhood musical heroes led me to delve into the lyrics on this one skewering false patriotism and the idle rich taking advantage of the working class. The message remains timeless. (DN)

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Wrote a Song for Everyone John Fogerty is coming to town, so we’re picking our favorite Creedence Clearwater Revival songs BY DAN NAILEN AND NATHAN WEINBENDER

t’s one of the great party conversation starters amongst music nerds: What band is America’s equivalent to the Beatles? There’s a serious argument to be made in favor of Creedence Clearwater Revival, the Bay Area quartet that successfully threw blues, country-rock and zydeco influences into a riff-heavy cauldron. Like the Fab Four, CCR cranked out hit after hit in a short amount of time (in their case, only five years), and most of their material instantly entered the rock canon. As CCR’s primary songwriter and frontman John Fogerty makes his way to Northern Quest Resort & Casino on Tuesday, we’re looking back at our favorite material from him and his groundbreaking band. — NATHAN WEINBENDER “BORN ON THE BAYOU” There are a lot of contenders, but when I think of the ultimate Creedence Clearwater Revival song, this one rises to the top. John Fogerty’s passionate vocals about a father telling his son “don’t let the man get you, do what he done to me,” the evocative soundscape of chiming guitars and a killer rhythm section doing work, the Southern

obsession despite being from Northern California — it all comes together on this track from CCR’s sophomore album, the first of three (!) released in 1969. (DAN NAILEN) “GREEN RIVER” Of that trio of CCR’s 1969 LPs, my favorite is Green River, a flawless half-hour of gritty backwoods rock without an ounce of fat on it. Like so many of the band’s records, its tracklist reads almost like a greatest hits compilation, featuring undisputed classics like “Lodi,” “Wrote a Song for Everyone” and “Bad Moon Rising,” which might be their signature track (with apologies to “Fortunate Son”). But it’s the title song, which kicks off the album on a twangy guitar lick, that is the most insistent on the record. You can hardly understand a word Fogerty is saying, but it doesn’t matter. It’s one of the great all-time album openers. (NW) “FORTUNATE SON” My first introduction to Creedence Clearwater Revival came through an old TV commercial selling their greatest hits via mail or phone. It didn’t take. My second came

“WHO’LL STOP THE RAIN” Fogerty penned two major precipitation-themed inquiries during CCR’s final years — “Who’ll Stop the Rain” and “Have You Ever Seen the Rain?” — melodic, mid-tempo Top 10 singles exploring the cultural turbulence of their era. They’re both perfect pop songs, but which is the more perfect? Maybe an unfair question, but having listened to both multiple times back-to-back, I’ll give the slight edge to “Who’ll Stop the Rain”: It’s an unusually reflective and sonically woozy elegy from the band, with golden harmonies that cut through the downpour like a sunbeam. (NW) “I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE” I’m not generally a fan of covers, particularly when the song being covered is an absolute classic. But in the case of CCR’s rollicking, 11-minute take on the Motown masterpiece “I Heard It Through the Grapevine,” it’s an unexpectedly ideal marriage of artist and material. CCR transforms an R&B jewel, made famous by both Marvin Gaye and Gladys Knight, into a high-energy barroom jam, with Stu Cook’s bassline chugging along and Fogerty’s throat-shredding vocals cutting through the fuzz. It’s their longest recorded track, but it flies by. (NW) “THE OLD MAN DOWN THE ROAD” John Fogerty took a decade-long pause from the music biz to fight various legal battles with his record company, and his return as a solo act on 1985’s Centerfield album coincided with the rise of MTV when I was an adolescent. This tune was his first video and instantly recalled the Creedence sound with its swampy setting and Fogerty’s distinct Southern-tinged drawl. Some would say the song is a rip-off of Creedence’s “Run Through the Jungle,” to which I say, “Yeah, so? Great song!” Most importantly, this tune marked a rebirth for Fogerty performing and recording. (DN) n John Fogerty • Tue, July 17 at 7:30 pm • $49-$99 • Northern Quest Resort & Casino • 100 N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights • northernquest.com • 242-7000

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ver hear a familiar song and wrack your brain wondering, “Where is it I’ve heard this before?” New York trio X Ambassadors have a lot of tracks like that. The insistent handclaps and thudding bass drums of “Jungle” and the folky singalong “Renegades” were used in a series of Jeep commercials, and the band’s ballad “Home” was written for the Netflix movie Bright. Their music has also popped up on shows like Lucifer and The Blacklist. They’re everywhere, and you just didn’t know it. Brothers Sam and Casey Harris specialize in the kind of polished indie-pop that’s built on undeniable hooks, which should translate into an electrifying live show. — NATHAN WEINBENDER X Ambassadors with Billy Raffoul • Sat, July 14 at 8 pm • All ages • $27 • Knitting Factory • 919 W. Sprague • sp.knittingfactory.com • 244-3279

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ome of our sharpest observations come during drunken reminisces, and a lot of David Ramirez’s songs play out like barroom lullabies. On his album, We’re Not Going Anywhere, the Texas singer-songwriter reflects on adult responsibilities and long-distance relationships, about being the only one without obligations tomorrow and the loneliness of the open road. Ramirez is recording every show on this tour and making each one available as a download for concertgoers, so unlike a lot of nights out, you’ll always have a document of where you were this evening. — NATHAN WEINBENDER David Ramirez with Matt Wright • Sat, July 14 at 8 pm • All ages • $14 advance, $16 day of • The Bartlett • 228 W. Sprague • thebartlettspokane.com • 747-2174

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MUSIC | VENUES 219 LOUNGE • 219 N. First, Sandpoint • 208-2639934 315 MARTINIS & TAPAS • 315 E. Wallace, CdA • 208-667-9660 ARBOR CREST WINE CELLARS • 4705 N. Fruit Hill Rd. • 927-9463 BABY BAR • 827 W. First Ave. • 847-1234 BARLOWS • 1428 N. Liberty Lake Rd. • 924-1446 THE BARTLETT • 228 W. Sprague Ave. • 747-2174 BEEROCRACY • 911 W. Garland Ave. BERSERK BAR • 125 S. Stevens • 714-9512 THE BIG DIPPER • 171 S. Washington • 863-8098 BIGFOOT PUB • 9115 N. Division St. • 467-9638 BING CROSBY THEATER • 901 W. Sprague Ave. • 227-7638 BLACK DIAMOND • 9614 E. Sprague • 891-8357 BOLO’S • 116 S. Best Rd. • 891-8995 BOOMERS • 18219 E. Appleway Ave. • 755-7486 BOOTS BAKERY & LOUNGE • 24 W. Main Ave. • 703-7223 BUCER’S COFFEEHOUSE PUB • 201 S. Main, Moscow • 208-882-5216 BUZZ COFFEEHOUSE • 501 S. Thor • 340-3099 CALYPSOS COFFEE & CREAMERY • 116 E. Lakeside Ave., CdA • 208-665-0591 CHATEAU RIVE • 621 W. Mallon Ave. • 795-2030 CHECKERBOARD BAR • 1716 E. Sprague Ave. • 535-4007 COEUR D’ALENE CASINO • 37914 S. Nukwalqw Rd., Worley, Idaho • 800-523-2464 COEUR D’ALENE CELLARS • 3890 N. Schreiber Way, CdA • 208-664-2336 CRAFTED TAP HOUSE • 523 Sherman Ave., CdA • 208-292-4813 CRAVE• 401 W. Riverside • 321-7480 CRUISERS • 6105 W Seltice Way, Post Falls • 208773-4706 CURLEY’S • 26433 W. Hwy. 53 • 208-773-5816 DALEY’S CHEAP SHOTS • 6412 E. Trent • 535-9309 EICHARDT’S PUB • 212 Cedar St., Sandpoint • 208-263-4005 THE FEDORA • 1726 W. Kathleen, CdA • 208-7658888 FIZZIE MULLIGANS • 331 W. Hastings • 466-5354 FOX THEATER • 1001 W. Sprague • 624-1200 THE HIVE • 207 N. First, Sandpoint • 208-457-2392 HOGFISH • 1920 E. Sherman, CdA • 208-667-1896 HOLLYWOOD REVOLVER BAR • 4720 Ferrel, CdA • 208-274-0486 HOTEL RL BY RED LION AT THE PARK • 303 W. North River Dr. • 326-8000 HOUSE OF SOUL • 120 N. Wall • 217-1961 IRON HORSE BAR • 407 E. Sherman Ave., CdA • 208-667-7314 IRON HORSE BAR & GRILL • 11105 E. Sprague Ave., CdA • 509-926-8411 JACKSON ST. BAR & GRILL • 2436 N. Astor St. • 315-8497 JOHN’S ALLEY • 114 E. Sixth St., Moscow • 208883-7662 KNITTING FACTORY • 911 W. Sprague Ave. • 244-3279 LAGUNA CAFÉ • 2013 E. 29th Ave. • 448-0887 THE LANTERN TAP HOUSE • 1004 S. Perry St. • 315-9531 LEFTBANK WINE BAR • 108 N. Washington • 315-8623 LUCKY’S IRISH PUB • 408 W. Sprague • 747-2605 MAX AT MIRABEAU • 1100 N. Sullivan • 924-9000 MICKDUFF’S • 312 N. First Ave., Sandpoint • 208)255-4351 MONARCH MOUNTAIN COFFEE • 208 N 4th Ave, Sandpoint • 208-265-9382 MOOSE LOUNGE • 401 E. Sherman • 208-664-7901 MOOTSY’S • 406 W. Sprague • 838-1570 MULLIGAN’S • 506 Appleway Ave., CdA • 208- 7653200 ext. 310 NASHVILLE NORTH • 6361 W. Seltice Way, Post Falls • 208-457-9128 NECTAR CATERING & EVENTS • 120 N. Stevens St. • 869-1572 NORTHERN QUEST RESORT • 100 N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights • 242-7000 NYNE • 232 W. Sprague Ave. • 474-1621 THE OBSERVATORY • 15 S. Howard • 598-8933 OMEGA EVENT CENTER • 25 E. Lincoln Rd. O’SHAY’S • 313 E. CdA Lake Dr. • 208-667-4666 PEND D’OREILLE WINERY • 301 Cedar St., Sandpoint • 208-265-8545 THE PIN! • 412 W. Sprague • 368-4077 RED LION RIVER INN • 700 N. Division • 326-5577 RED ROOM LOUNGE • 521 W. Sprague • 838-7613 REPUBLIC BREWING • 26 Clark Ave. • 775-2700 RIDLER PIANO BAR • 718 W. Riverside • 822-7938 RIVELLE’S • 2360 N Old Mill Loop, CdA • 208-9300381 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 THE THIRSTY DOG • 3027 E. Liberty Ave. • 487-3000 TIMBER GASTRO PUB •1610 E Schneidmiller, Post Falls • 208-262-9593 ZOLA • 22 W. Main Ave. • 624-2416

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Local artists Kay O'Rourke (left) and Alexandra Iosub teamed up for Emerge's Home Again show.

VISUAL ARTS HOMAGE TO HOME

Four accomplished local artists team up in pairs for a showcase musing on the concept of home at Coeur d’Alene’s Emerge gallery and studio. Go Home features art by ceramicist Gina Freuen, collaborating with illustrator Tiffany Patterson. The showcase simultaneously features art from the duo of figurative artist Alexandra Iosub and painter and assemblage artist Kay O’Rourke. “This show started a year ago with the idea that once a year it would be cool to have established professional artists to mentor up-and-coming artists,” says Emerge Director Jeni Riplinger-Hegsted. “This coincided with Gina and Kay reaching out and expressing a desire to show together in a more experimental gallery… Tiffany Patterson and Alexandra Iosub are the perfect artists to pair with Gina and Kay. All four artists have a unique personal style which, through collaborating, has created many very interesting works.” — CHEY SCOTT Go Home • Opening reception Fri, July 13 from 5-8 pm; on display through Aug. 4 • Free • Emerge • 208 N. Fourth St., Coeur d’Alene • emergecda.org

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THEATER FAIRYTALE ENDINGS

MUSIC BACH TO BASICS

Into the Woods • July 13-29; Thu-Sun at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm • $20-$38 • Central Valley High School Performing Arts Center • 821 S. Sullivan Rd. • svsummertheatre.com

Mozart on a Summer’s Eve • Tue, July 17 and Wed, July 18 at 7 pm • $15-$30 • Manito Park • 2124 S. Tekoa St. • nwbachfest.com

Childhood nostalgia with a twist, the Tony Award-winning musical Into the Woods is a mix of all things fantasy. Don’t be fooled by the innocent narratives that drive this show; it’s a complicated story woven with tragedy and dark humor. Spokane Valley Summer Theater is performing the production as its summer main stage show, running for three weeks beginning this Friday. Whether you need a fairytale fix or simply want to support local theater arts, this show has a narrative with a steady stream of classic genre tropes and perhaps a few unexpected twists: Princesses, magic beans, sex, death — you name it. — BROOKE CARLSON

Spend your evening soaking up the mesmerizing melodies that only classical musicians can create at the 28th annual Mozart on a Summer’s Eve, held over two weekday evenings. The outdoor performances showcase music from prominent classical composers including Mendelssohn, Bernstein, Shostakovich and, of course, Mozart. Be sure not to miss the first half of the program, featuring Grammy Award-winning cellist and Northwest Bach Festival Artistic Director Zuill Bailey. Guests can reserve a table seat for $30, which includes a catered dessert and coffee, or bring their own blankets or chairs for $15 general admission lawn seating. — BROOKE CARLSON

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COMMUNITY SPITTIN’ PITS

The Cherry Pickers Trot is back for a major milestone year in 2018, combining family fun with a 4-mile run through Green Bluff’s picturesque orchard country. Walkers, strollers and kids are encouraged to take part in the run and to compete for prizes. The summer festival also includes food vendors, music and the free Tot Trot for children ages 5 and under. The 40th anniversary event wouldn’t be complete, of course, without the Cherry Pit Spit — dubbed the “largest pit spitting event this side of the Rockies” — in which contestants try to spit a cherry pit as far as they can. The Cherry Pit Spit record is 49 feet and 4 inches (men’s record; women’s is 32 feet, 9 inches), in case you were curious or wanted to start practicing at home to try to beat it. — SEAN PRICE 40th Annual Cherry Pickers Trot • Thu, July 19 from 5-7 pm • $15 for run; festival events free • Beck’s Harvest House • 9919 E. Greenbluff Rd. • greenbluffgrowers.com/cherry-pickers-trot

Food. Beverages. Music. Celebrity golf. Providing hope. Showcase Celebrity Golf Exhibition to Fight Cancer CDA Resort Golf Course, Saturday, July 28

Community Cancer Fund’s annual fundraiser to fight local cancer is back, and you’re invited to attend. Come watch 9-holes of celebrity golf while enjoying live music, a variety of beers and other beverages, as well as tasty cuisine from local food truck vendors. TICKETS Together, we are Community Cancer Fund.

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MUSEUM LOVE OF LETTERS

It’s probably been a decade or more since most of us wrote an actual letter on paper (thank-you cards don’t count here), with the traditional salutations, stamps and seals. Even so, don’t underestimate handwritten, physical mailed correspondence’s importance in today’s instant, internet world. That’s part of the vision behind the Smithsonian’s traveling exhibition Mail Call, set to soon depart from its current stop at the Spokane Valley Heritage Museum. The exhibit offers a fascinating look back on America’s history of mailed letters to military personnel, from the Revolutionary War to the Afghanistan War, and the meaningful connections these handwritten updates and words of encouragement still have to men and women in active duty service roles, far away from their loved ones. — CHEY SCOTT Mail Call • Through Sat, July 14; open Wed-Fri 11 am-4 pm, Sat 11 am-4 pm • $4-$6 admission • Spokane Valley Heritage Museum • 12114 E. Sprague • spokanevalleymuseum.com • 922-4570

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Benefitting: communitycancerfund.org

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I SAW YOU MULCH BUYER AT HOME DEPOT I saw you as you were checking out on Monday. Turned out I was parked next to you and I kept glancing at you as you unloaded your shopping cart. I should have offered to help you with the bags of mulch. You were driving a gray Acura SUV... or maybe a Lexus? I’m not too good with car emblems and I didn’t want to stare more than I already was. I’d love to have a cup of coffee with you. Hoping you see this and post a message in response. TO THE BABE AT THE BARTLETT To the buzzcut babe enjoying the Posies at the Bartlett: I love your look. Your utilitarian hairstyle combined with that sleek, snug dress is such a great look for you. Your smile was the frosting on the beater. You’re beautiful. BEAUTY AT VALLEY FRED MEYER You were wearing a black and white sleeveless button up top and had long dark hair. I was wearing a long black skirt and black T-shirt musing over the cheese case when you walked in and took my breath away. I thought you were just so stunning! I would love to talk to you! poetcrzy@gmail.com I SAW YOU IN THE AISLES I saw you

wandering the aisles of the north Trader Joes on Sunday July 8. You were leaning against a structure pole holding a single tomato. You sarcastically asked if I “come here often.” Well, the answer is no, but I would visit the store more if it meant spending time with you. I was wearing the floral summer dress, getting margarita and nacho supplies. Maybe we can grab drinks after a shopping trip sometime?

CHEERS HOOPFEST TO POOPFEST This is a Cheer and a Jeer. I love Hoopfest. It is a family event that crosses all generations, racial divides and brings the community together. This event succeeds because Business owners and operators are willing to shutdown the streets of the core on the second largest city in Washington. Yes, for many, the two days of Hoopfest is a financial bonus. And yes, a few find that access prevents them from benefiting. We all can be proud to claim Spokane home, location of the Worlds Largest 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament. However... I work at a Spokane parking garage. I have been yelled at, cussed and even assaulted. I have been in this city for 27 years. In that time it has become obvious that many of you HATE having to pay for parking. Whether at a meter, outdoor or enclosed parking lot. Grow up. This is the second largest city in the state. Get it? If you do not want to pay for parking, live in the city of Tekoa. Either accept it, take a bus, or don’t participate. Follow and read signs designed to keep you and your family safe. Don’t be stupid. If you and your children are standing on an active garage exit ramp and staff asks you to move, move. Don’t flip a lot of crap to the employee. We are trying to protect our jobs, employers, ownership and mostly you. If you have small children, prepare. Don’t tell the child to drop and poop on the sidewalk where people are watching the game. (This actually happened.) Walk the 20 feet

to the Port-a-Potty. HOW TO CHANGE CONGRESS Cheers to all the folks who have their Lisa Brown yard signs on display. But if you really want to support her campaign to change our ineffective Congress, you’ll have to do more than put out a

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GETTING HOT IN HERE July 1st: Bus fares went up and on most Spokane Transit buses, it seems, the AC has been turned off. Calling to inquire about this, the response by STA has

to cross but you’re in a rush and can’t wait. Well then, hustle your ass across the street! Sauntering across the road like it’s a lazy Sunday afternoon at Manito Park is not OK. RE: SHAMEFUL TIPPING I agree servers should make a living wage like the

You were leaning against a structure pole holding a single tomato. You sarcastically asked if I “come here often.”

sign. Lisa isn’t taking any money from corporate PACs, so she’s depending on contributions from people like you and me to get her message out. You can also volunteer in many different ways, from writing postcards to making phone calls to knocking on doors. Go to lisabrownforcongress.com, or visit campaign headquarters at 1507 E. Sprague. Thanks for being a concerned citizen and getting involved!

JEERS LAW BREAKERS I’ve only lived in Spokane for a few years but I’ve already become aware that there seem to be few penalties for breaking the law. One of many examples is the law breakers on Upriver Drive. Although the speed limit is either 30 or 35 mph, many low life scumbag fools pass cars that are obeying the laws. Sometimes they pass illegally on double lines or even on the right side (motorcycles) and often they give the typical obscene finger sign that bespeaks their low IQ. So, where is law enforcement? Where are the tickets? Let’s make this great city some money. Please step up law enforcement and issue tickets to these low lifes. Look for

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

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been: “The use of the AC is up to the individual discretion of each bus driver.” Seriously?! Bus drivers have their own very large window and a small circulating fan for their personal comfort, while the bus windows and the roof exhaust vents are being kept closed. What is this, punishment to the riders who are paying their salaries? For those riders who may have complained about it being too cold on buses, you can always add layers. Public Decency Laws only allow us to strip down so far — and thank Heaven for that, as some things just can’t go unseen! Come on STA. Have a heart for those of us faithful patrons who have breathing and other health situations which need AC in enclosed spaces. Thanks to fellow passengers for their tolerance and understanding. JAYWALKER AT SPRAGUE & BROWNE Jeers to me for losing my temper and honking at you, but double jeers to you for leisurely strolling across Sprague when the crosswalk signal clearly said “Don’t Walk.” Traffic signals are not open for interpretation. “Don’t Walk” means just that. It means “don’t walk now because the automobiles currently have the right of way.” Hey, I get it that sometimes it’s not your turn

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rest of us and not be dependent on tips but until they happens, they are. The way the law is set up at the moment, we the customers are responsible for a majority of the server’s wage. You said if the servers don’t like it, they can go to college and “get a career like the rest if us.” What makes you assume they aren’t in college? Even if they weren’t, who would serve us our food if all the servers quit their jobs for careers? Go lobby for servers to make a living wage, but don’t blame them for the law and certainly do not blame them for their depencence on tips to be able to eat and have a roof over their head. n

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BENEFIT

EVENING IN TUSCANY An annual fundraiser benefiting the Morning Star Boys’ Ranch, featuring live music, a wine dinner and more. July 13. $175$300. Arbor Crest Wine Cellars, 4705 N. Fruit Hill Rd. (448-1202 ext. 217) THE GREAT SPOKANE ROAD RALLY Greater Spokane County Meals on Wheels hosts a full day of cruising, fun challenges, a barbecue and a car show, all in support the senior and vulnerable adults in our County. $100/team. Honor Point Military & Aerospace Museum, 6095 E. Rutter. spokaneroadrally.com NEW HOPE BENEFIT CONCERT A concert with live classic rock and roll to benefit New Hope Resource Center, along with concessions, baked goods, raffle and silent auction. July 15, 5:30-8 pm. Free. New Hope Resource Center, 4211 E. Colbert Rd. newhoperesource. org (467-2900) PITCH FOR THE CURE The 13th annual event takes on new form as a Sunday brunch on the field at Avista Stadium, with food from Red Rock Catering. Tickets include admission to the afternoon game against the Eugene Emeralds. July 15, 9 am. $75. Avista Stadium, 602 N. Havana St. (343-6805) RANDALL’S ROUNDUP TRUCK SHOW The annual truck show to benefit Pediatric Cancer Research features models from 1987 and older. Free for the public to view; $40/vehicle. July 15, 9 am-3 pm. Rtech Fabrications, 11863 N. Tracey Rd, Hayden. (208-719-0490) SPOKANE VALLEY PARTNERS GOLF SCRAMBLE With the funds raised from the 20th Annual scramble, the nonprofit is able to provide meals to 450 homeless students in the Central Valley School District. July 19, 1 pm. $125/$500. Liberty Lake Golf Course, 24403 E. Sprague. (509-255-6233)

COMEDY

2.0PEN MIC Local comedy night hosted by Ken McComb. Thursdays, from 8-10 pm. Free. The District Bar, 916 W. First Ave. facebook.com/districtbarspokane/ BRENDAN SCHAUB Brendan is a multiplatform entertainer, best known for his career in professional sports – with both the UFC and NFL – and as a personality in podcasting and comedy. July 12-13 at 7:30 pm, July 14 at 7 and 9:30 pm. $25-$50. Spokane Comedy Club, 315 W. Sprague. (509-318-9998)

GUFFAW YOURSELF! Open mic comedy night hosted by Casey Strain; Thursdays at 10 pm. Free. Neato Burrito, 827 W. First Ave. (509-847-1234) 50/50 A mix of favorite improvised games and show formats. Fridays at 8 pm, July 6-Aug. 10. $7. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland. (747-7045) SAFARI The BDT’s fast-paced, shortform improv show in a game-based format relies on audience suggestions to fuel each scene. Ages 16+. Saturdays from 8-9:30 pm. $7. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland. bluedoortheatre.com JAY MOHR Comedian, actor, radio host and best selling author, Jay Mohr has been performing stand-up comedy since he was sixteen years old. July 15, 8 pm. $22-$30. Spokane Comedy Club, 315 W. Sprague. (318-9998) THE SOCIAL HOUR COMEDY SHOWCASE Featuring comics from the Northwest and beyond, and hosted by Deece Casillas. Sundays, from 8-9:30 pm. Free. The Ridler Piano Bar, 718 W. Riverside Ave. socialhourpod.com COMEDY SHOWCASE The Monday night showcase lets the audience help pick the “Best Set” of the night from among four local comedians. Third Monday, 8-9:30 pm. No cover; two-item min. The Buzz Pizzeria, Bar & Lounge, 501 S. Thor. thebuzzspokane.com IMPROV JAM SESSIONS An informal, open-format improv session led by a BDT troupe member. No cost to attend, participation is required. Mondays from 7-9 pm through Aug. 27. 18+. Free. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland Ave. bluedoortheatre.com (747-7045)

COMMUNITY

HERITAGE GARDENS TOURS Spokane has changed, but the 1915 gardens have been restored to look just as they did when the Turners entertained their guests: fragrant heritage roses, colorful perennials, a rose arbor, a tea house and more. July 12 at 2 pm and July 15 at 11 am. Free. Moore-Turner Heritage Gardens, 507 W. Seventh. heritagegardens. org (590-6908) MAIL CALL This Smithsonian Traveling Exhibit explores the history of America’s military postal system and examines how, even in today’s era of instant communication, troops overseas continue to treasure mail delivered from home. Through July 15; Wed-Sat 11 am-4 pm. $4-$6. Spokane Valley Heritage Museum, 12114 E. Sprague Ave. valleyheritagecenter.org

FRIENDS OF THE CHENEY LIBRARY BOOK SALE Proceeds from book sales support various library programs, activities, and services. July 13, 9 am-3 pm and July 14, 9 am-1 pm. Free. Cheney Library, 610 First. scldfriends.org/events/ LOLA’S ON THE LOOSE! Lola the dog has escaped her backyard and is running around Spokane County. Follow her tracks to several Spokane County agencies such as SCRAPS, the Water Resource Center, The Fair and Expo Center and the Parks and Rec to help find Lolo and have fun along the way. July 13, 11 am-3 pm. bit.ly/2JBcIE8 3K FUN RUN & BRUNCH! A 3K fun run plus brunch afterwards benefit the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Spokane. Kids can run too, for $20 each. July 14, 8 am. $20-$35. Ferrante’s Marketplace Cafe, 4516 S. Regal St. bit. ly/2kX0TdP (509-443-6304) GHOST NIGHT PSYCHIC READINGS & SPIRITUALISM A night of spiritual readings with Spokane psychic medium Candess Campbell and host ghostologist Chet Caskey at the haunted Corbin Art Center. Includes refreshments, beer and wine (21+). July 14, 6:30-8:30 pm. $22. Corbin Art Center, 507 W. Seventh. spokaneparks.org HISTORIC GRANGE DINNER & DANCE An evening of food, storytelling and dancing for the whole family. Step out on the dance floor and learn a variety of dances from the 1930s–50s, taught by Mitchell Frey. The Prestwold Players perform music that will take you back to a simpler time at the Grange. July 14, 5-8 pm. Free. Moran Prairie Grange, 6006 S. Palouse Hwy. (951-0523) RIVER FLOW YOGA Meet at the Howard Street South Channel Bridge Saturday mornings this summer to de-stress, release tension, breathe deeply and rejuvenate. Saturdays from 9-10 am through Aug. 18. Free. Riverfront Park, 705 N. Howard St. riverfrontpark SCENIC PEND OREILLE TRAIN RIDES The train runs north from Newport to the whistle-stop at Dalkena. Along the way, riders may spot a moose, elk, eagles and other wildlife. Depart at 11 am, 1 pm and 3 pm daily. Summer ride weekends July 14-15 and Aug. 4-5. $15$20. sporttrainrides.com BONSAI SHOW & SALE The Inland Empire Bonsai Society hosts its annual show and sale in the Manito Park Meeting Room. July 15, 10 am-4 pm. Free. Manito Park, 1800 S. Grand Blvd. inlandbonsai.com

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The saga continues. Join us for Star Wars trivia, character appearances & Star Wars jersey auction. Plus postgame Dairy Queen Circle the Bases.