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I t’s hard to believe it’s BACK-TO-SCHOOL season, since it seems summer arrived really late, but here we are. In this week’s cover package (page 12), Daniel Walters looks into what happened to kids who never returned to school when COVID forced everyone home, and Nate Sanford chats with Spo kane Public Schools Superintendent Adam Swinyard about how 2022-23 is shaping up. That’s just the start of a great issue, though, as we talk with comedian Adam Conover ahead of his stop at Spokane Comedy Club this weekend (page 18), and we test your Backstreet Boys knowledge before they pop into Spokane Arena (page 26). In other news, this will be the last week you’ll see that mug shot, as I’ll be leaving the Inlander after eight great years, the last one as editor. It’s been an awesome experience, and I’m sticking around Spokane and will join our regular readers in seeing the great things the Inlander does next.
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Local leaders need to first restore law and order, then tackle much-needed reforms BY BILL BRYANT C ommunity safety is one reason we have a government, but across Washington state governments are failing to provide this basic service. For crime and safety, Spokane, for example, is ranked in the bottom 3 percent of U.S. cities, according to data compiled by neighborhoodscout.com. Total crime in Spo kane is 145 percent above the national average. Property crime is 163 percent above the national average, and violent crime is 55 percent higher. In Spokane, the murder and assault rates are twice the Washington state average, all according to the FBI Uniform Crime Report. These aren’t just statistics; they’re signs of a weakening community. You’d think with those numbers that elected of ficials would come together and implement a plan to restore safety, but too many talk past each other. Many Republicans talk about needing more of ficers, while many Demo crats talk about needing more training. Some talk about the need to prosecute crime, while others talk about addressing root causes. Thing is, they’re both right.
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First, we need swift action. City Council members and county commissioners need to publicly encourage officers to arrest those who assault citizens, vandalize businesses, steal property or deal drugs, and make it clear they expect prosecutions. Judges need to harshly sentence anyone convicted of a crime while armed. While much attention has been focused on police killing suspects, 94 percent of people killed by police are armed. Committing a crime while armed must be severely punished. Every state legislator should commit to repealing the antipolice laws passed two years ago. The combined effect of those laws has been to handcuff police officers trying to investigate a crime or pursue a suspect. And police unions, in exchange for this support, need to expe dite the discipline and firing of abusive or negligent officers.
W hile all of the above is necessary, it won’t build a just community.Todothat we need to rebuild a broken mental health system, recriminalize drug possession, reclaim our public spaces and overhaul our foster care system. Among the 50 states, Washington’s mental health system ranks near the bottom. Individuals with untreated mental health issues too often are left to the streets — and are 16 times more likely to be killed by police officers. Before blaming the police, as a community we should acknowledge we’ve failed these people. If a society is measured by how it treats its most vulnerable, we have work to Washington’sdo. experiment with decriminalizing hard drug possession, largely spurred by a state supreme court decision, has failed. Legislators need to pass laws making hard drug possession a crime that results in more than a year of confined rehabilitation, during which time mental health care, vocational training and a post-incarceration housing plan will be provided. It’s a short skip and a jump from a broken mental health system and decriminalizing drug possession to homelessness spill ing out onto our streets — and to crime rising on those streets and around camps. Those who have untreated mental issues or are ad dicted to drugs too often do not seek services. Tolerating camping on public property enables that destructive “choice.” Local and state officials should make it clear that when alternative shelter exists, there is a zero tolerance for camping on public property. To do otherwise is cruel, not compassionate.
W ashington also needs to overhaul its foster care system. Repeatedly, media exposés and court orders have re vealed the state to be warehousing kids in motels and cars. Those who are placed in homes often are bounced around without any stability and then are aged-out onto the streets with littleImmediatesupport. stern action could begin reversing Spokane’s crime statistics, but addressing root causes and building a just commu nity will require reinventing 20th century mental health and social systems. n Bill Bryant, who served on the Seattle Port Commission from 2008-16, ran against Jay Inslee as the Republican nominee in the 2016 governor’s race. He is chairman emeritus of the company BCI, is a founding board member of the Nisqually River Foundation and was appointed by Gov. Chris Gregoire to serve on the Puget Sound Partnership’s Eco-Systems Board. He lives in Winthrop, Washington.
If a society is measured by how it treats its most vulnerable, we have work to do.
hile many nonprofits want to build lowincome housing, at times it can be difficult to get things rolling. For example, when a nonprofit applies for housing project grants from the state or federal government, agen cies often want to see that an organization already has the land to build on, says Ben Stuckart, executive director of the Low Income Housing Consortium. But for nonprofits, buying a piece of land before knowing they’ll get grant money to build there is a huge risk, he says. A new land bank that Stuckart and others just started in Spokane could help solve that problem by obtaining land and abandoned properties, then working with non profits so they can buy those properties over time. “What it really does is remove barriers to building low-income housing,” Stuckart says. “The land bank is a neutral agency. I’m not building the low-income housing, I’m representing all of the low-income developers in town.”
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In partnership with STCU, the Low Income Housing Consortium worked to obtain seed money for the Spo kane Regional Low Income Housing Land Bank from the GoWest Foundation, which works with credit unions and community organizations in six Western states to help communities with projects such as affordable hous ing, financial literacy and more. With $45,000 from GoWest, the new land bank is now up and running, and Stuckart is excited to start col lecting donations so the bank can start gathering proper ties. It’s the first bank of its kind in Washington state. “I’ve got a goal that the land bank needs to raise $1 million over the next year. That may come from soliciting the city, the county, the state and the feds, and it may come from me talking to businesses about what a great idea it is,” Stuckart says. “But in order to pursue the path where I’m buying land, I’m going to either have to start with a gift of land or I’m going to need some money.” Already, he’s in talks with multiple property owners who may be interested in selling their land at a discount to the land bank with the knowledge it will be used for low-income housing; other proposed changes to state law could help the land bank even more in the future.
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In 2018, Washington’s Legislature changed state law so that state agencies with surplus land can gift that land to organizations that will use it for the public good by providing affordable housing. Before, it was illegal for agencies to gift public prop erty at low or no cost, but with a housing crisis affecting “What it really does is remove barriers to building low-income housing,” says Ben Stuckart, pictured here at a potential Peaceful Valley parcel. ERICK DOXEY PHOTO
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Across the country, more than 250 land banks have been created over the last decade, largely in response to the Great Recession’s housing crash, according to an August 2021 report on land banks solicited by Spokane Neighborhood Action Partners (SNAP) and Invest Health Spokane. The report, by the Center for “BRIDGING THE LAND GAP,” CONTINUED... “Across the country, more than 250 land banks have been created over the last decade.” “Out of Reach” is the Inlander’s occasional series investigating why finding a home, or even an affordable rental, has increasingly become out of reach in the Inland Northwest — and what we can do about it. Follow the series at inlander.com/housing.
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There were occasions, he says, when the city would offer a particular home to an organization, but if it didn’t plan to build in that neighborhood within a few years, the property would be sold on the market instead. But with the land bank in place, the bank could take owner ship of those homes and hold onto them until a nonprofit or developer is willing and ready to build a low-income residence there, Stuckart says.
If state and local laws are also changed to allow for those transfers to happen outside of the typical auction process, those properties could more easily be promised for affordable housing.
NEWS | HOUSING every part of the state, facilitating affordable housing projects appealed to lawmakers. That means Spokane’s land bank could immediately start approaching agencies to get parcels of land. But other changes to state and local rules may be necessary to address another possible source of affordable housing: zombie houses.When homes have been vacated or abandoned, becoming nuisance properties that cities legally obtain, they typically get put on the market to go to the highest bidder. When Stuckart served as the Spokane City Council president, he frequently questioned why nonprofits couldn’t get the first crack at those properties.
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Community Progress, outlines how several states changed their laws to specifically allow cities and regions to create land banks to put abandoned properties to good use. “Most land banks focus on a subset of [vacant, abandoned and deteriorated] properties that are causing the most harm to a community by creating public health and safety hazards, driving down property values, and draining local tax dollars through re peated service calls for police, fire, and housing and building code enforcement resources,” the report states. “The targeted inventory of land banks are usually those properties that the private market has rejected given various legal and financial barriers, such as tax or other public liens against the property, that exceed the value of the property.”Somestates have enabled land banks to obtain those proper ties for less than the value of the tax burden remaining on that property.Deals with Spokane’s land bank could also allow nonprofits to pay off a property over 20 or 30 years (rather than buying an entire property up front) depending on the type of loan or grant they get for their project, Stuckart says. “It’s a lot cheaper and a lot less risk for the nonprofit,” Stuck art says. “Instead of them having to come up with that capital up front, they’d build that cost into their proposal.” The newly launched land bank is still gathering support. Stuckart encourages anyone who wants to get involved with the board, which will decide who the land bank works with, or who wants to help with fundraising for land acquisition or is interested in selling or gifting their own property, to reach out to him. His email is “Theben@slihc.org.waitlistforlow-income housing right now is still three years,” Stuckart says. “If people really want to see a difference on the streets, like a visible difference, we’re gonna have to build a lot more low-income housing.” n samanthaw@inlander.com
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The number of homeschooled students inside the boundaries of Spokane Public Schools precisely doubled from fall 2019 to fall 2020 — from 573 to 1,146 students. And one county — Okanagan — increased its number of students by more than 50 percent in a single year, adding 2,800 students in fall 2020. To that, you can credit the flood of students into an online charter school, the for-profit Washington Virtual Academy, which is hosted by the Omak School District. Stuber expects many of those who have now tried it to keep homeschooling, even after the pandemic completely fades away. n
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They got hit from both flanks: You had parents who didn’t want their kids to have to deal with all the masking and other restrictions, and then you had students who were worried that attending school in-person would put their loved ones at risk. “A lot of times I’ve heard that they’re really fearful for their family member’s lives because of the pandemic,” says North Central High School Assistant Principal Jessica Everman. “They go home, and grandma has cancer. Grandma lives with them. If grandma gets it, she’s not gonna make it.”
The pandemic shook enrollment numbers in Washington state, with some parents finding new options that may stick as pandemic restrictions have been lifted BY DANIEL WALTERS
I n the higher-income Mead School District, meanwhile, home schooling exploded by 150 percent in fall 2020. “They’re surprised by how easy homeschooling is and how much easier there is than Zoom school,” says Jen Garrison Stuber, with the Washington Homeschool Organization. “They’re surprised by how much they like their kids… you end up spend ing all this time with your kids, and you end up helping them become better people.”
North Central High School Principal Tami McCracken says the pandemic was particularly difficult for low-income students. Sometimes older students were distracted by needing to help out their younger students with school. Other times, you had a situ ation where four kids — all at different grade levels — were all in the same room, all trying to Zoom with different teachers at the sameThetime.school committed to not giving up on those students, McCracken says. “There were two students specifically that I could drive to their houses without even looking them up anymore because we visited them so often,” McCracken says. “While the counselor and I would say we felt unsuccessful last year, those students [were] in school every day [in 2021-22].”
being in person, other COVID measures became a major factor for why students didn’t return.
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J anell Harvey’s son had already been having trouble in public middle school before the pandemic hit. He’s a great kid, but he has dyslexia, which can make learning tough sometimes. He was on an individualized educa tion plan. He was horrified, he told his mom, to learn that he’d been “tracked” — stuck with kids also struggling in school. And when the pandemic hit and they were plunged into the world of online education, what engagement he had became almost“Heimpossible.wasn’ton Zoom,” Harvey says. “He was on YouTube… he wouldn’t engage. He couldn’t handle the stimulation.” But for her family, it was a chance to deal with the frustration that had been building for a long time. “COVID happened and we had an opportunity,” Harvey says. “I’m like, ‘We’re out.’” For the 2020-21 school year, she and another parent home schooled, splitting tutoring costs. “Our daughter improved two grades of math in three months,” Harvey says. And the next year, she enrolled her kids in a small fledgling private school, Grace Alliance Christian. “That school focuses on small class sizes, focuses on good val ues and meets students where they’re at,” Harvey says, “There’s that one-on-one attention. And you have teachers that can work one-on-one with students, and you can also modify the curricu lum to their level.”
H arvey’s hardly alone. In fall 2020, Washington state lost more than 50,000 students from enrollment in pub lic schools — an almost 5 percent drop. Nearly 2,200 were gone from Spokane Public Schools alone. The number of preschoolers and kindergartners in Spokane Public Schools fell by more than 30 percent. This was a consequence, not just of the pandemic but of the reaction to it. When the American Enterprise Institute, a con servative think tank, looked at which districts had lost the most students during the pandemic, they found that — with a few ex ceptions — the states that were the most cautious about COVID, like New York, California, Oregon and Washington, lost the most students during the pandemic. The states that opened up schools earlier and got flak for being more cavalier about COVID, like Florida, Texas and the Dakotas, suffered much less loss of student enrollment. As a whole, Idaho’s enrollment numbers were some of the least affected in theJoshnation.Westermann, director of Student & Family Services at the Mead School District, says that even after school returned to
“The biggest reason really was some of the COVID restric tions. That was what we heard, over and over and over. The masking and the testing.”
Find the Washington State Enroll ment Explorer on our website, which lets you look at which districts — and individual schools — saw the biggest declines during the pandemic. Check out which grade levels were the most affected and see firsthand that this is mostly a story about preschool and grade schools, instead of high It’sschools.easiest to navigate on your desk top. Go to inlander.com/enrollment.
INLANDER: Is there a big takeaway you or the district learned during the pandemic?
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Is there anything you’re particularly concerned about going into this year?
Washington saw a big statewide drop in enrollment, and that was the case in Spokane as well. Is that something you’re concerned about? Do you see that going in the opposite direction? We’re hearing from families — even families that have histori cally been a public school family. We know that some of them decided on a different schooling option during the pandemic. What we hear from them is the awareness that they have around transitions for their student. And even though they may have historically been a public school family, their student is now ac climated to a different schooling option. And they don’t want to put them through another transition. All indications [show] that our enrollment will stabilize over time and align with historic trends and the growth that we’re see ing in Spokane County.
The Inlander met with Swinyard at the school district office to talk about enrollment, mental health, staffing and the district’s goals for the new school year.
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Spokane Public Schools Superintendent Adam Swinyard on enrollment, mental health and the coming school year
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“The pandemic has put us in the midst of a storm,” Swinyard said to the Spokane School Board on the night of his swearing-in ceremony.Twoyears later, the storm is receding, but the district is still grappling with the enduring effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Spokane Public Schools is actually one of the largest mental health providers in the county. So we have therapists inside of our schools. We also make sure that we have invested in school counselors and intervention staff so that we have a really strong network of resources and supports for kids.
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Mental health continues to be very prominent on our mind. The pandemic impacted our community in lots of different ways and disproportionately impacted some parts of our community. And we’re really committed to making sure that we’ve got sup ports and resources in place.
A dam Swinyard was sworn in as Spokane Public Schools superintendent in July 2020. It was a crazy time for everyone — especially educators.
SWINYARD: Just the importance of relationships and commu nity and how our schools are a hub for supports, for services. [The schools] are such a key landmark in our neighborhoods. And that’s something we knew pre-pandemic, but the pandemic certainly reinforced how incredibly important it is for kids to feel that sense of belonging and to be able to socialize and interact and communi cate and be involved in activities outside the school day… Whether that’s sports or clubs or performing arts, those are the types of things that are really essential to a student’s school experience.
Is learning loss something you’re concerned about? I think certainly you’re hearing lots of national discourse about learning loss. Certainly the pandemic impacted students in a variety of different ways. Certainly distance learning created an impact to progress and learning, and our teachers were really mindful and focused on that this past year. I think as we move forward, we will deepen our understanding of the impacts of the pandemic and try to put ourselves in the best position possible to respond to the needs of the students that were most impacted.
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When you talk to parents who made that choice, do you get a sense for their reasons why? I think there was a wide range of reasons why families made choices during the pandemic to transition away from a public school setting, or whatever school setting their current student was in. So I’m not sure any type of school setting was immune from families not agreeing with the approach, or were concerned about COVID and kind of shifted their options. So I think we saw that across all parts of the K-12. We had families that were concerned about masks being on, masks being off. We had families concerned about social distanc ing; we had families concerned about having vaccinations, not having vaccinations. There was a broad range of opinions and perspectives. Is the district looking at any approaches to draw some of those families back? One of our main focuses is to continue to provide an incred ible academic experience for kids. We have historically low class sizes; we’re experiencing record high graduation rates; we have more resources and support inside of our schools than ever before; we had four of the six Spokane scholars from our school district. So we’re continuing to share the story of the really great academic in-school experience we provide for kids. We’ve also learned from the pandemic that families are in terested in a variety of different school options, and that one size doesn’t fit all. I think that something we learned is certainly that distance learning was very impactful for some kids, we also had students who thrived in distance learning. And we have families that re ally appreciated that model and have a high interest to continue. And that’s why we have created Spokane Virtual, which is a fully online K-12 school option for students to participate in. And we’re receiving really overwhelmingly positive feedback and an excite ment that that is one of a wide range of options that we have in Spokane Public Schools. When it comes to making that choice to go virtual, is that something that parents or kids are able to switch out of? If you commit to a virtual school, are you there for the full year? We do everything we can to meet the needs of families within some of the realities of our constraints around staffing. And like many other parts of our economy, and many school districts across the state, we’re facing significant labor shortages with classroom teachers and support staff. But to the greatest extent possible, we do what we can to be flexible and malleable. How much of an impact have staffing shortages had? It’s had a significant impact. We’ve experienced it for secre tarial staffing, custodial staffing, there’s a national bus driver short age. Anytime you’re down 20, 30, in some cases 40 percent of where you’re typically accustomed to be staffed, it becomes very difficult to provide continuity of services and experiences for kids. So we’ve had to be very creative and flexible. There was a point last year where our building administrators were driving rented vans and transporting kids to school, which I think really reinforced the culture of our school district. We’re about kids, and we’re going to do everything we possibly can to make sure that we serve them to the best of our abilities. Are there any new programs that you’re particularly excited to see rolling out this year? We’re creating a significant emphasis on early learning. And in Spokane County, we have one of the lowest kindergarten readi ness rates in the entire state. And we have one of the lowest per centages of eligible students being served in preschool programs. So we tripled the number of slots — preschool offerings — that our school district offers [from] last year. We are working really closely with community partners that offer preschool to be a collaborative thought partner and a resource and helping them to expand that offering. We need every single kid in our community to have a quality preschool experience so that when they walk into kindergarten they are ready to go and ready to learn. n
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SCHOOLSPRIVATE CHESTERTON ACADEMY OF NOTRE DAME Spokane; Catholic; 9-12; 509-242-3750 chestertonacademyofnotredame.orgor ENLIGHTIUM ACADEMY Spokane; Christian; K-12; 886-488-4818 enlightiumacademy.comor PREPARATORYGONZAGA SCHOOL Spokane; Catholic; 9-12; 509-483-8511 or gprep.com
The “Three Companions Statue” at Gonzaga Prep. YOUNG KWAK PHOTO
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Private Schooling
THE OAKS ACADEMY Spokane Valley; Christian; K-12; 509-536-5955 or theoakscca.org
For details on these schools and others, check privateschoolreview.comout
Checking in on alternatives to public education around the Inland Northwest
Derek Duchesne, vice principal of academics at Gonzaga Preparatory School, agrees. “My advice would be to go on a family tour of the school and do the same thing at a local pub lic school too. Really sit down and weigh the pros and cons and figure out what’s the best fit for their family situation.”
SANDPOINT WALDORF SCHOOL Sandpoint; nondenominational; nursery-8; 208-265-2683 or sandpointwaldorf.org SPOKANE K-12 CATHOLIC SCHOOLS There are nine K-12 Catholic schools in Spokane and Spokane Valley, including All Saints, Cataldo and St. Thomas dioceseofspokane.org/schoolsMore; SUMMIT CHRISTIAN ACADEMY Spokane; Christian; K-12; 509-924-4618 or ncek12.com
NORTH CHRISTIANIDAHOSCHOOL Hayden; Christian; 1-12; 208-772-7546 northidahochristianschool.comor NORTHWEST CHRISTIAN Spokane; Christian; pre-K-12; 509-862-4175 or nwcs.org
SAINT GEORGE’S SCHOOL Spokane; nondenominational; K-12; 509-466-1636 or sgs.org
SALISH SCHOOL OF SPOKANE Spokane; nondenominational/ Salish language immersion; P-8; 509-325-2018 salishschoolofspokane.orgor
LAKE CITY ACADEMY Coeur d’Alene; Seventh-Day Adventist; K-8; 208-667-0877 or lakecityacademy.org
Jamie Tender, head of school at Saint George’s, a K-12 private school in north Spokane, says the school has seen an increase in interest from prospective students — especially 9th and 10th graders. Tender says he’s also seen a growing number of families from out of town searching for their first school in Spokane. “The nice thing about Spokane is we’re able to both provide good public schools, but also strong private schools,” Tender says. For families interested in exploring private schooling options, Tender says his biggest piece of advice is to visit the school in person. Doing research on the school’s website is a good start, but Tender says nothing beats seeing the campus yourself and get ting a sense of the school’s values, mission and vibes.
Duchesne says small class sizes, rigorous college prep and specialized programs are typically the biggest draws for families seeking out private education. Looking ahead to the fall, both Duchesne and Tender say they’re excited about the return of school activities that were cut short by the pandemic. At Saint George’s, students can expect to see field trips to Montana and to the Pacific Coast to study marine biology. At Gonzaga Prep, Duchesne says he’s excited to see the full return of the school’s extensive retreat program.Seethis page for a partial list of major private schools in the Inland Northwest.
BY NATE SANFORD F or families seeking an alternative to public education, the Inland Northwest has a range of secular and pri vate school options. While public schools in Spokane and other parts of Washington are still facing a pandemicrelated decline in enrollment, many private schools report an increase in students.
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W hile some students thrive with six periods, a rotating host of teachers and standard textbook curricula, others need a different approach. Thankfully, they don’t need to leave Spokane Public Schools to find it. The school district offers what are known as “option” schools for students who would benefit from a differ ent approach to their learning. For high school students, there’s the Community School, Lisa Mattson On Track Academy (named for the school’s principal) and Pratt Academy. There’s also a newly created Open Doors program — a virtual GED classroom aimed at those aged 16-24 who are not expected to graduate. There are vari ous programs and alternatives for middle and elementary school students as well. Chris Burke, assistant principal at On Track Acad emy, says the school used to be primarily focused on stu dents who are falling behind and at risk of not graduat ing. It still serves those students, but it’s also expanded to accommodate students who are simply looking at a more individualized approach to learning.
Instead of six periods, students at On Track Academy have a block period, often taught by two instructors who co-teach the students. This allows students to build a more personal connection with teachers, who can get to know the students and tailor instruction to their indi vidual“Oneneeds.ofthe big things students say they like is that they’re not shuffling between six different classes a day,” BurkeOnsays.Track Academy, which accepts students in grades 10 through 12, offers continuous enrollment. Students will often start the school year at a traditional neighbor hood school and realize part way through that they need a different approach. On Track Academy usually starts the school year with around 300 students and ends with closer to Burke500.says he’ll often get calls from students or par ents who are considering transferring to an option school, but are on the fence about whether or not they should make the switch or just stick it out for the rest of the year. Burke says his first piece of advice is for them to get in touch with the school counselor and see what options might be available at their current school. If they think transferring is the best option, the counselor can help them fill out an online application on the school website. Administrators will look at the student’s transcript and get in touch to talk with them about whether On Track Academy is the right fit. Burke notes that over the past five years, he’s noticed parents becoming more open to the idea of alternative education. There used to be a perception that the option schools were just for kids who are in trouble, but that’s quickly changing. On Track Academy moved into a new building last year, which Burke says allowed them to add more elective programs and more hands-on project-based classes. There’s a program called Pathway that offers students experience in things like engineering, digital media and Burke’sart.biggest piece of advice for struggling stu dents: “Don’t be afraid to ask.” n Visit spokaneschools.org/domain/173 for more info
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Spokane Public Schools offers more than its traditional schools to district high schoolers
On Track Academy is one special option for keeping Spokane Public Schools students engaged. CHIANA McINELLY PHOTO
FINDING the RIGHT
“When people say ‘political comedian,’ they’re thinking of someone who’s… making fun of Ted Cruz or whatnot, like what Bill Maher does,” Conover says. “I like to take a larger lens than that. I look at the facts as we know them. Sometimes that ventures into the world of politics. More often, though, it’s about policy.”
OF ATTENTION
Though the germ of Adam Ruins Everything was initially a stand-up routine, Conover found his niche in visually splashy Adam Conover’s new act looks inward and outward for lessons and laughs about attention itself
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Even when speaking directly about the inner workings of gov ernment, it’s clear that Conover’s preferred angles are completely distinct from those of his self-professed “Johnny Carson figure” Jon “Stewart. The G Word is... about this thing that we hire the politicians to manage, not Republicans vs. Democrats,” he says. Pay Attention seems to speak directly to this unwillingness to be boxed into one narrow subject, though Conover stresses that even his new material touches on broader social issues. “[Pay Attention] is [also] about the attention economy and all the businesses that are built on trying to steal our attention away from us,” he says. “It’s about how we can gain more control over that aspect of our lives. That is broadly informational and search ing, about me looking for those answers, and I think it goes way beyond any kind of political comedy.”
A dam Conover built his career on the cold, hard truth — but that’s only half the story. By the time Conover debuted his show Adam Ruins Everything on CollegeHumor in 2014, he had already been rehearsing its core formula for a while, a two-step process Conover describes as “One, say a fact; and two, get yelled at.” He’s never been shy about sharing stories from the days before his endless well of pedantry was paying all his bills, but audiences this summer may well be hearing a very different side of those stories, as Conover’s new hour of stand-up, Pay Atten tion, takes a more personal tack to explore the topic of attention through Conover’s own childhood diagnosis with attention deficit disorder, or ADD. To those familiar with Conover’s work, Pay Attention might seem like a sharp left turn from the guy who jovially pokes holes in pseudoscience and old wives’ tales, but to hear Conover tell it, it’s just the latest spin on his long-standing fascination with cultural myth and inherited misinformation. “The sort of stories that I look to talk about are the ones we were brought up being told,” Conover says. “I was told a story my whole life about how I was a lazy kid, that I was bad, that I was impulsive, and it took a long time for me to unlearn that story and come to understand myself more realistically. We’re told a particular story about kids with ADD that I’m trying to piece apart and replace with something a little bit more true.”
C onover’s work, and The G Word in particular, often tackles controversial or politically charged topics, but he’s careful to avoid “political comedy.”
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Conover describes his recent Netflix special The G Word in much the same way, saying, “It’s this story that the government can’t do anything, that it’s ineffective and we need to take it apart. That’s a story that’s become a very deep part of American culture... Whenever there’s a narrative like that, it is the most fun thing in the world to puncture it, to tell people ‘hold on a second, here’s the actual story.’”
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“I’ve actually had to unlearn some of what I was doing as a TV host,” he says. “In the past, when I’ve toured, I’ve often brought in some of the elements of television... that was great fun to do, but it felt a little bit distant from the audience for me. It felt like I was doing a TV show onstage.”
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The more personal tone of the material seems to have in spired a shift to a more personal format, and Conover is enthusi astic about the results. “What I wanted to do for this show was... just be myself in front of an audience with no mediating graphics or writers writ ing for me,” he says. “It’s been incredibly rewarding, because I really feel like I am myself onstage, in a way I often haven’t been in the Conoverpast.”brings Pay Attention to the Spokane Comedy Club this weekend, and his pitch to local audiences is a simple-yetcompelling one: “If you come, you will laugh a lot, and you will learn a lot, and I will take a selfie with literally every single person in the crowd who wants one after the show. That is the Adam Conover guarantee.” Adam Conover Aug. 18 at 7:30 pm; Fri-Sat, Aug. 19-20 at 7:30 and 10 pm Adam Conover he
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I n case you missed the big news, the G.I. Joe cartoon recently celebrated its 40th anniversary, and to cel ebrate, Hasbro has been running a 24/7 livestream of remastered episodes on its YouTube channel. As a girl of the ’90s with not even the slightest interest in G.I. Joe back then, watching the flat, 2-D antics of all the goofy-named characters — Roadblock, Dusty, Shipwreck, Sgt. Slaughter and even Barbecue, to name a few — was unexpectedly entertaining, and oddly soothing. The plot of each G.I. Joe episode is pure silliness, with just enough absurdity to make grown-ups chuckle. (At times, you really wonder what the writers were going for.) My also-just-turned-40 partner, Will, grew up with the cartoon. One night after catching a few episodes after dinner, we fell deep down the rabbit hole of the internet, finding catalogs of old G.I. Joe action figures that he and his brothers once had. While Will’s G.I. Joe figurines are long gone (along with most of my own childhood toys, save for a few Barbies and Pound Puppies), the memories of them live large in the kingdom of adult nostalgia. Companies like Hasbro and others take full ad vantage of this fact, pumping out a ridiculous number of special collector edition reissues of the original toy models. The real deal from back in the day are hot items on eBay, and in local antique shops.
IT’S THE NOSTALGIA FOR ME
PRIMITIVE TECHNOLOGY on YouTube. It featured an outdoor Mac Gyver type (actually North Queensland’s John Plant) making all manner of stuff from nature: weapons, a kiln to fire clay, increas ingly sophisticated buildings. I watched every video, soothed by the bare-chested, barefoot man’s dogged and mostly silent videos (other than bug- and birdsong). After abruptly halting posts in 2020, Primitive Technology resumed posting recently, including a video on making a metal speartip from swampwater. Pretty handy to know for WTSHTF. (CARRIE SCOZZARO)
THIS WEEK’S PLAYLIST Noteworthy new music arriving in stores and online Aug. 19: DEMI LOVATO, HOLY FVCK. Pre sumably taking cues from Olivia Rodrigo and Machine Gun Kelly, the pop star’s latest album takes things in an “edgy” pop-punk direction. PANIC! AT THE DISCO, VIVA LAS VENGEANCE. You chimed in with a “Haven’t you ever heard of a Panic! song after that first single back in the day?” I chimed in with a “No.”
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ORIGINAL PREPPER
SILVERSUN PICKUPS, PHYSICAL THRILLS. The alt-rock mainstay made this new Butch Vig-produced album during pandemic times, and frontman Brian Aubert’s yearning for personal connection seeps through the tunes. (SETH SOMMERFELD) A LIGHTER TOUCH Considering his sixth novel (2016’s The Underground Railroad) and seventh novel (2019’s The Nickel Boys) both won Pulitzer Prizes for Fiction, you can imagine expectations were high for novel No. 8 from Colson Whitehead. And HAR LEM SHUFFLE does not disappoint, even if the intersecting stories of Har lem’s criminal underworld don’t quite add up to have the same power as those other two books. As a reader, though, delving into the life of furniture salesman Ray Carney and his criminal cousin Freddie who drags him into a web of shady characters and questionable deals that go oh-so-wrong, is pretty delightful. While Whitehead’s prize-winning past marked him as a trenchant writer on race and history, Harlem Shuffle is less thematically heavy while remaining a pretty thrilling bit of crime fiction. (DAN NAILEN)
CULTURE | DIGEST
“When the shit hits the fan” is a popular term for end-days enthusiasts, along with TEOTWAWKI (the end of the world as we know it). The terms ricocheted inside my brain during the 2020 pandemic shutdown when I discovered the 5-year-old series
During a recent visit to the Pine Street Market vendor mall in Spokane Valley, I saw original G.I. Joe figures — still sealed in plastic — with price tags of $200 and up. Others that had once been played with, even sporting a few backyard battle scars to show for it, were just as much. Even if we grown-ups don’t orchestrate grand showdowns between the evil Cobra and the heroic Joes, many still desire to put them up on a shelf to collect dust, if only just to glance over and relive that gloriously golden, carefree past. As they say, nostalgia is a helluva drug, and the feelings evoked by the defining toys of our youth might be one of its most potent forms. Among the many oth er toys I saw that day scattered throughout the vendor mall, waiting to be rediscovered, were Beanie Babies, Matchbox cars, Star Wars action figures, Barbies and so much more. Toys like those and the old school G.I. Joes are generationally defining. And as we age, their former center place in our lives fades to an almost dreamlike state.“I think we had that guy?” Will said to me as we scrolled that site listing all the G.I. Joe toys from the mid-’80s.Even his own memory of a thing once beloved had blurred. n Yo, Joe! The animated G.I. Joe recently turned 40.
G.I. Joe, kids’ toys of the ’80s and ’90s, and the powerful pull of childhood nostalgia BY CHEY SCOTT
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COMMUNITY Island Inspiration
A local food truck is ‘building community through the universal language of food’
I sland Style Food Truck founder Nicholas DeCaro has never heard of John Donne, a 16th-century English priest who wrote what’s now known as the poem “No Man Is an Island.” Although they’re centuries apart, the two men have some things in common. Both triumphed over personal setbacks, employing the island as a metaphor to inspire others. Most people today, in fact, have never heard of Donne, yet modern audiences might remember the latter part of Donne’s phrase: “never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.”
Indeed, Island Style Food Truck is multilingual, with a pano ply of cultural influences: Korean beef bulgogi ($14), Chineseinspired sesame chicken ($13), and French fries with a Japanese seasoning called furikake ($7). Spam musubi is often associated with Hawaiian cuisine and appears on the truck’s rotating menu, but Filipino lumpia is a staple (three for $6).
Nicholas DeCaro (right) runs Island Style with his son Angelo.
This phrase is part of Donne’s larger message that humans are connected; whatever happens to one, happens to us all — no one is anInisland.modern parlance, Donne might have used the word com munity, a word that resonates with DeCaro. Later this month, for example, the mobile eatery will be at a local nonprofit’s “chef’s camp,” teaching teens and preteens about the benefits of being good to their bodies and to the earth through organic“Ourgardening.mottoon
the truck is ‘Island style is a lifestyle of build ing community through the universal language of food,’” DeCaro says. “Food is a language that everybody speaks.”
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“Last year we sold 11,000 [lumpia], all hand-rolled by me and my fiancée,” DeCaro says.
I n addition to catering and farmers markets, Island Style can be found at assorted community events. The mobile food business has partnered with Bellwether Brewing Co. to benefit people from Ukraine and with Feast World Kitchen to benefit families in the Philippines. Island Style also frequently works with schools such as Liberty Lake Elementary for its art festival and a STEM class held at Whitworth University for upper elementary age He’skids. big on helping kids, especially teenagers, says DeCaro, who considered pursuing teaching before he immersed himself in cooking.
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Six years ago, while enrolled at Spokane Falls Community College for sculpture and arts administration, DeCaro created a life-size self-portrait titled Footprints using skull forms, metal chains, pill bottles and broken glass. It symbolized DeCaro’s struggles with drugs and the death of several immediate family members in a short time period. The artwork, which was displayed outside the college library, impacted many of his peers who sought out DeCaro to share their“Istories.decided at that point, I was gonna get my master’s and I was gonna teach art because I could reach out to people and understand pain and hardships and hurt,” DeCaro says. But instead of art, DeCaro ended up developing a food truck in a narrative that underscores the power of community. According to DeCaro, shortly after transferring to Whitworth University, he noticed an old utility truck in his cousin’s auto body shop. The two men casually discussed starting a food truck business. Next thing he knew, his cousin had bought preliminary equipment to make that happen.
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Once the event is over, DeCaro will remain involved with Growing Neighbors, serving on its strategic planning committee.
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And when opportunities to contribute to the community come along, DeCaro likes to say yes, like to the upcoming Grow ing Chefs Camp (Aug. 22-26, noon to 9 pm, growingneighbors. wordpress.com).Thefreeevent ($150 suggested donation) is geared toward preteens and teens, says organizer John Edmondson, director of ministries for Shadle Park Presbyterian Church, where the camp will be Someheld.of the produce for the camp will come from the Grow ing Neighbors garden at Shadle Park Presbyterian, meaning DeCaro won’t know until closer to the event what he’ll actually be cooking. He does know, however, how he’ll approach teaching.
“The thing I really want to keep in mind is some of these kids don’t have the same resources, so I want to keep things simple — basic — and give them an understanding that everything comes down to salt, fat, acid, heat, right?” says DeCaro, echoing the popular cookbook and television show by chef Samin Nosrat.
“In life, my experiences have been: The more involved you are and the more you give of yourself in the community, every thing else comes back tenfold,” DeCaro says. “And I don’t give to get that tenfold back, but it seems like it’s always been that way — to think about others and take care of others. And I just grew up with that lifestyle.” n Get spammed at Island Style Food Truck. YOUNG KWAK PHOTO
But other than his parents’ place, the former DeCaro’s Italian Restaurant, DeCaro had never run a food business, so he leaned on faith and family to guide him. He says one thing his father, Frank DeCaro (who works in the Inlander’s circulation depart ment), taught him is not to think of other restaurants as competi tion, but as DeCaroopportunity.employedsocial media to understand the market and build relationships among the food community. He also built up excitement for what would become a thriving business. “ISLAND INSPIRATION,” CONTINUED...
FOOD | COMMUNITY
One More Thing Chad White’s Uno Más Taco Shop opens in the Wonder Building; plus, more openings and closures
FOOD | TO-GO BOX
D eCaro is currently working on a larger trailer and looking for a brick-and-mortar location. The truck is so busy with catering clients like Phat Panda, Avista and Amazon that Island Style has only a handful of regular markets on its schedule (check facebook.com/I.S.FoodTruck to see where it will be next).
OPENINGS Uno Más isn’t the only new eatery serving Mexican food. CALIFORNIA MEXICAN FOOD (7326 N. Division St.) recently opened in the former location of a Señor Froggy. Like Uno Más, it also has a planned second location, in a former Taco Time in Spokane Valley (6704 E. Sprague Ave.). The restaurant is open 24 hours and serves breakfast all day, as well as burritos, tortas, taquitos, tacos, quesadillas, combination plates and desserts. And another Mexican favorite, DE LEON’S TACO & BAR (10208 N. Division St.) has reopened after significant remodeling and expan sion, including adding a patio. The longtime family-run business has two additional Spokane restaurant locations (2718 E. 57th Ave. and 1801 N. Hamilton St.), as well as two locations of De Leon’s Foods, which also features a grocery store (102 E. Francis Ave. and 15530 E. Sprague Ave., Spokane Valley). Visit deleonstacoandbar.com. Mollie Villarreal-Ruiz opened BRIGHT BITE FOODS, a Spokane-based meal service company early in 2022, offering weekly meal plans with a minimum of three meals. The menu changes weekly and includes dishes like spaghetti with turkey meatballs and a teriyaki rice bowl. Local delivery is available, as well as pickup at NorthTown Mall. Visit facebook.com/ brightbitefoods.
CLOSINGS What’s more incredible than burgers and eggs? You’ll have to wait to find out, as the home of INCREDIBURGER & EGGS (909 W. First Ave.) is set to transi tion to a new concept after the fast-casual eatery’s owners, Eat Good Group, rebrand the downtown spot. Visit eatgoodgroup.com.
Get the “whole ass” Uno Mas menu for $59. COURTESY PHOTO
COSMIC COWBOY GRILL (822 W. Main Ave.) has left the River Park Square universe after just under two years in business there. The Coeur d’Alene location (412 W. Haycraft Ave.) remains open. Visit cosmiccow boygrill.com.Withina few weeks of opening its second bakery location in Spokane Valley (18123 E. Appleway Ave.), BAKE MY DAY announced it was closing its original Chattaroy space (34911 N. Newport Hwy.) to focus efforts on the new spot. Visit facebook.com/bakemydayspokane. n To-Go Box is the Inlander’s regular din ing news column, offering tasty tidbits and updates on the region’s food and drink scene. Send tips and updates to food@inlander.com.
S ome readers may wonder why chef-owner Chad White gets so much local press. The answer: The innovative restaurateur always has one more thing up his sleeve. A little over five months since closing his High Tide Lobster Bar inside the Wonder Building (835 N. Post St.), White filled the spot with UNO MÁS TACO SHOP, which means “one more” in Spanish. The menu is very straightforward: five types of “big ass” tacos; three sides; two variations of chips and dip; and assorted extras, like soda ($3). Get a combo meal of one taco and side ($12), like the pork carnitas and the elotes en vaso (street corn in a cup) or two tacos and sides ($22) like the spicy fish tacos and frijoles charros (cowboy beans). Or spring for the “whole ass menu” ($59). The process is also straightforward: Wait in line (this place is already popular), order, pay, and listen for your name. White has two additional restaurants. Zona Blanca (157 S. Howard St.) is a popular spot for ceviche and coastal Mexican cuisine, while barbe cue and a meat-centric menu is the focus at TT’s Old Iron Brewery and BBQ (4110 S. Bowdish Rd., Spokane Valley). To open Uno Más, White partnered with Travis Thosath, his business partner at TT’s, as well Ramsey and Amy Pruchnic, the owners of Hello Sugar, which has loca tions in Liberty Lake and Kend all Yards. A Spokane Valley version of Uno Más is also slated to open soon. It will be located in a former Hello Sugar location (11205 E. Dishman Mica Rd.). Visit facebook.com/unomastacoshop.
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ORPHAN: FIRST KILL Rated DirectedR by William Brent Bell Starring Isabelle Fuhrman, Julia Stiles, Rossif Sutherland Streaming on Paramount+ REVIEW
Oprhan: First Kill is the rare horror follow-up that’s better than the original — but that’s not saying much BY MARYANN JOHANSON Unfortunately for this prequel, Isabelle Fuhrmann kept growing up.
O rphan: First Kill, a prequel to 2009’s horror mystery Orphan, is better than its progenitor. No, scratch that: First Kill is, rather, not quite as bad as the previ ous movie. Still, this is a rare cinematic occurrence, and one to be commended, no matter how qualified. The original 2009 movie played like a parody of horror movies, and, alas, not a knowing one. It had little beyond overbaked tropes of the genre: the “scary” music, the “menacing” camera angles, the telegraphing of every boo. Its big twist — look away now if you don’t want a 13-year-old horror movie spoiled — was that its central “sinister child,” the titular orphan, was not, in fact, a 9-year-old but actually an adult with a pituitary disorder that left her perpetually childlike in body. But she was not childlike in mind: cunning and devious, a violent, psychopathic con artist. Anyway, the secret of the first movie is the entire point in First Kill, which rewinds to explain just how it is that Leena, a murderous 30-year-old criminal incarcerat ed in Estonia, ends up playacting an American waif called Esther. Now, the 2009 movie was, at best, a modest hit, and I’m not sure that anyone was clamoring for Esther’s backstory. But we can be grateful for small favors: This screenplay (written by David Coggeshall with story by Orphan writers David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick and Alex Mace) is more aware of the clichés of the genre this time around, and takes advantage of them in ways that offer some mild surprises.
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First Kill does take an unreasonably long time to get around to those surprises, however. If I were the bailingon-a-movie-halfway-through type, I would have given up before the stuff that makes this minimally intriguing showed up. And there are some almost insurmountable problems from the get-go. For one big thing, Isabelle Fuhrman made a memorable child-actor splash in 2009 as Esther; Orphan was shot when she was only 10 years old. But she’s back as Esther, 23 when this was filmed, and her character is meant to be even younger! Director William Brent Bell engages in a lot of camera trickery to pretend that this normal-sized adult can pass as a prepubescent girl — such as using a child stand-in for long shots, and then only showing her from behind — and many of them are laughably un convincing. But nothing can hide the fact that Fuhrman’s face is now that of a grown woman. (This is probably why Esther has her back to us on the movie’s poster.) If the very young Fuhrman was compelling as a creepily preco cious kiddie, adult Fuhrman is... just... very obviously a grownup with a bit of a pixie face. Is there at least any sly commentary on infantilization of women in our culture? Ha! That doesn’t even seem to have crossed the movie’s mind. This is one of those horror movies in which people have to behave very stupidly in order for anything to happen. Security is absurdly lax in the Estonian facility that Esther escapes from, even though they know how wily and dangerous she is. It is ridiculously easy for her to pass herself off as the missing daughter of a wealthy American couple, the Albrights (Julia Stiles and Rossif Sutherland), with a story about how she was kidnapped and trafficked to Eastern Europe. (She Googled to find missing-kid alerts.) Questions abound: Did no one think to do a DNA test? Wouldn’t there be an alarm from the institution she escaped from, like: Be on the lookout for this grownup who looks like a kid, and here’s a photo? How does almost everyone just look right past all the red flags even they acknowledge that Esther raises? There’s no suspense here at all... until the moment that Esther realizes that she has a more complicated family situation on her hands than she bargained for. What is going on with the Albrights retrospectively ac counts for some of the seeming plot holes in a way that is clever, yet also way too much out of the blue: a hint that something more has been going on is needed so that it doesn’t feel like a cheat. Perhaps worse than that, though, is that there is ultimately no one here to root for — or at least be riveted by in Hannibal Lecter-esque disturbing way — in First Kill The movie doesn’t compel viewers to care about anyone or anything that happens to them. n
Lili Reinhart plays two versions of the same underachiever in Netflix’s Look Both Ways BY JOSH BELL
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Directed by Wanuri Kahiu Starring Lili Reinhart, Danny Ramirez, David Corenswet Streaming on Netflix they quickly fall into an obligatory relationship. Reinhart is bubbly and likable, but both of Natalie’s romances are bland and lifeless, and she barely has any chemistry with either of the male leads. Natalie’s pregnancy is the only convincing evidence of any sexual connection between her and her two Screenwriterparamours.AprilProsser throws in various parallels to show how both Natalies experience the same hopes and the same doubts, although Natalie is a pretty shallow character in both iterations, and Reinhart doesn’t do much to dif ferentiate the two. At least she has more dimen sions than Gabe or Jake, whose own vaguely defined interests exist only in relation to Natalie’s latest mini-crisis. And poor Cara gets only the barest hints of her own subplots in each time line, with girlfriends who show up as essentially background details in a handful of scenes. The friendship between Natalie and Cara is as thinly developed as the romances. Look Both Ways takes place over a period of five years, but often the only way to tell how much time has passed is by observing the growth of Natalie and Gabe’s daughter. Especially in the LA timeline, there’s so little plot progression that it seems like the characters have just been standing around doing nothing for years at a time. Natalie never meets anyone new or pur sues any new goals, and the movie plods dutifully toward its predetermined end, which still somehow takes nearly two hours. Kenyan filmmaker Wanuri Kahiu, whose 2018 LGBTQ drama Rafiki was a film festival sensation, makes her American directorial debut with the kind of anonymous product that seems like it could be helmed by anyone, lacking any distinctive style or personal vision. The entire finale is nearly indistinguishable from a pro motional video for South by Southwest, which represents the pinnacle of artistic achievement for both Natalies. Lucy tells LA Natalie that the most important thing is to bring her authentic self to her art, but there’s nothing authentic about this prefab piece of faux-empowerment. n Look any way to find something better to watch.
A s a way to cram two mediocre rom-coms into a single movie, Netflix original production Look Both Ways has the life of main character Natalie (Riverdale’s Lili Reinhart) split along two paths, diverging on the night of her college graduation. After a one-night stand with her friend Gabe (Danny Ramirez), Natalie is worried that she might be pregnant. She takes a pregnancy test, and the movie follows her as she deals with both possible outcomes. It’s a duller, more predictable take on the delightful 1998 Gwyneth Paltrow comedy Sliding Doors, with min imal humor and minimal passion. Like the recent short-lived NBC drama series Ordinary Joe, it finds multiple ways to make the same person’s life uninteresting. The pregnant version of Natalie decides to forgo her plans of moving to Los Angeles with her best friend Cara (The Bold Type’s Aisha Dee) and instead move back in with her parents (Andrea Savage and Luke Wilson) in Austin to save money while preparing to give birth. Although Gabe supports her decision to have the baby, the two of them keep their relationship platonic, and she even encourages Gabe to date other women.
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Natalie also puts her dreams of working in animation on hold, but it’s not hard to guess how both her career aspirations and her connection with Gabe will work out eventually. It’s only slightly harder to guess how things will go for the non-pregnant Natalie, who does move to LA with Cara and takes a job working for her animation idol, Lucy (Nia Long). She has a mild meet-cute with burgeoning docu mentary producer Jake (David Corenswet), and
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ALSO OPENING BEAST In this thriller, a widower (Idris Elba) takes his teenage daughters on a vacation to the African savanna to reconnect only to be hunted by a murderous rogue lion. Rated R CLAYDREAM Few art styles are as instantly recog nizable as Will Vinton’s stop-motion animation known as Claymation. This documentary tracks Vinton’s rise to mainstream popularity and the reasons why that success faded. Not Rated At the Magic Lantern
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The 21st (!) Dragon Ball feature is the first to employ mainly 3D animation. This time around Piccolo and Gohan must save the world from Com mander Magenta’s reformed Red Ribbon Army and the android Cell Max. Rated PG-13 WE ARE AS GODS Stewart Brand has lived a life on the intellectual forefront, from being an early environmentalist to starting the Whole Earth Catalog. This doc tells Brand’s story and explores his controversial efforts to resurrect ex tinct species. Not Rated At the Magic Lantern
A wise man — errr… group of five men — once said, “Sometimes I wish I could turn back time / impossible as it may seem.” And who can blame them? They probably weren’t thinking about their 2022 tour schedule when they recorded those lyrics.Turns out, it is possible to turn back time, and that time warp comes in the form of nostalgic ’90s feel-good radio hits and men in their 40s (and one who’s 50!) in
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Backstreet’s Back... and Fans Want It That Way
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choreography. For boy band fans, it’s the sort of night dreams are made of. But boy bands aren’t everyone’s cup of tea, and the tickets aren’t exactly cheap. In case the decision to attend isn’t obvious for you, we’re here to help with the aid of another ’90s cultural juggernaut: the magazine quiz. Answer the following questions to help decide what to do when the Backstreet Boys take the Spokane Arena stage on Sunday, Aug. 21. “Backstreet Men” just doesn’t have the same ring to it.
coordinated outfits performing sharp choreography. That’s right, Backstreet Boys fans. After two COV ID-related reschedules, our time has finally come. Ohmigod they’re (finally) back again, and it’s look ing to be worth the wait. Their DNA World Tour is larger than life — yes, many puns intended. Previous setlists show more than 30 songs on the docket, includ ing their biggest hits, semi-forgotten favorites, sexy slow ballads and plenty of high-energy bops with snappy
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TICKETS AVAILABLE TRL fans rejoice! You can still get tickets for the Backstreet Boys show Sun, Aug. 21 at Spokane Arena (720 W. Mallon). The show starts at 7:30 pm, and tickets range from $25-$300. Get them at spokanearena.com
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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING “I WANT IT THAT WAY” LYRICS ARE CORRECT? a) I never wanna hear you say / I actually prefer it the other way b) But we are two worlds apart / Can’t eat through your tart c) Tell me why / Ain’t nothin’ but a heartache / Tell me why / Ain’t nothin’ but a mistake d) Am I your fire? / No, here’s a lighter e) Am I original (Yeah!) / Am I the only one (Yeah!) / Am I sexual (Yeah!)
5 WHO WAS NOT A BACKSTREET BOY FROM 2006 TO 2012, WHEN HE TOOK A HIATUS FROM THE GROUP? a) Nick Carter b) Brian Littrell c) AJ McLean d) Jordan Knight e) Howie Dorough f) Kevin Richardson 6 WHICH LIST CONTAINS THE CORRECT CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER FOR BACKSTREET BOYS AMERICAN STUDIO ALBUMS?
2 WHAT BACKSTREET BOYS SONG IS YOUR FAVORITE AND WHY? a) “The Call”: Early aughts cellphone references deserve more love and attention. b) “I Want It That Way”: Is there any other choice? c) “All I Have To Give”: It’s the most underrated song of their entire discography. Fight me. d) Any of them: I love Justin Timberlake and Nick Lachey’s harmonies! e) Idk, I was too busy voting for Limp Bizkit on TRL when these songs were popular.
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3 WITHOUT GOOGLING, LYRICS FROM WHICH BACKSTREET BOYS SONG ARE QUOTED IN THE FIRST LINE OF THIS STORY? a) “Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)” b) “I Want It That Way” c) “Shape Of My Heart” d) “Bye Bye Bye” e) “Incomplete” 4 WHO IS NOT A BACKSTREET BOY? a) Nick Carter b) Brian Littrell c) AJ McLean d) Jordan Knight e) Howie Dorough f) Kevin Richardson Give yourself the points that correspond with the answer you chose for each question. Then total up your score and see below to learn just how big a Backstreet Boys fan you are. 1. a) 4 b) 3 c) 5 d) 2 e) 1 2. a) 4 b) 3 c) 5 d) 2 e)1 3. a) 5 b) 3 c) 4 d) 1 e) 2 4. a) 1 b) 1 c) 1 d) 5 e) 1 f) 1 5. a) 1 b) 1 c) 1 d) 1 e) 1 f) 5 6. a) 2 b) 4 c) 3 d) 1 e) 5 7. a) 3 b) 1 c) 5 d) 4 e) 2 BONUS: Kevin and Brian (5 points). 35+ I’m not sure why you’re reading this, you already have VIP tickets, you picked out your outfit months ago, and you made a sign to wish Howie a happy birthday (it’s next week, obviously). You’ll be there.
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You’re a true fan, and you should absolutely go. You definitely owned at least two of their albums, and you have a favorite member (prob ably AJ, but Kevin is a close second). If you haven’t already bought your tickets, you need to. 21-27 You would have a blast, you should get some friends together and make a night of it. You maybe had one of their albums, and you can at least sing along to the big singles off the others. For a while, your favorite was Brian, but you lost interest after he started getting political. But you’re willing to give him another shot. 14-20 It’s debatable, you could stay home or go and be happy either way. Maybe listen to a few ’90s pop playlists to help you decide. 8-13 You’d be happier staying home. It’s OK. Less people for me to elbow on my way up to the stage.
a) I Want It That Way, I Want It That Way (Remixes), In a World Like This, DNA b) Millenium, DNA, Backstreet Boys, Never Gone, In A World Like This, Black & Blue, This Is Us c) Millenium, I Want It That Way, Larger Than Life, Shape Of My Heart, Black & Blue, Never DNAUnbreakable,Gone,
d) Backstreet Boys, Millenium, No Strings Attached, 98 Degrees and Rising, Celebrity e) Backstreet Boys, Millennium, Black & Blue, Never Gone, Unbreakable, This Is Us, In a World Like This, DNA KTBSPADOESSTAND Kiss Those Backstreeters Singing Perfect Acapella b) Keep Telling Brian (to) Stop Pinching A.J. c) Keep The Back(S)treet Pride Alive d) Keep The Back(S)treet People Active e) Kevin The Baritone Sounds Pretty Amazing BOYS
ARE COUSINS? 12th Annual Songwriting Workshop and more! WEIRD? maybe COOL? definitely
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FOLK PUNK AJJ A fter clawing her way to country relevan cy with her 2016 breakthrough album, Hero, Maren Morris has only seen her stardom in both the country and pop realms skyrocket. She teamed up with EDM standouts Zedd and Grey for the mega crossover hit “The Middle” (not a Jimmy Eat World cover) and had two singles (“The Bones” and “Girl”) top the country airplay charts with her follow-up al bum, Girl (which won CMA Album of the Year). Morris’ ability to balance an ever-feisty edge with a casualness to sink into moving and relat able ballads is on full display on her new 2022 LP, Humble Quest. She may still be humble, but certainly expect that star swagger when she takes the stage at Northern Quest. SOMMERFELD Maren Morris • Wed, Aug. 24 at 7:30 pm $59-$236 • 16+ • Northern Quest Resort & Casino • 100 N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights • northernquest.com I f you took Woody Guthrie and raised him on the Mountain Goats, anarchist punk music and general Millenial cynicism, you might have something resembling AJJ (formerly Andrew Jackson Jihad). Led by singer/guitar ist Sean Bonnette, the group’s lyrics-driven screeds against an unjust world offer biting criticisms on politics, religion and the general f---ed-up nature of modern society. While Bonnette’s warbly voice can certainly be an acquired taste, once you’re on board it opens up a world of revolutionary rabble-rousing where marginalized voices can sing along and sunny pop songs can revolve around the hopes of a mega guillotine. SOMMERFELD WHY? • Sat, Aug. 20 at 8 pm • $20 • 21+ Lucky You Lounge • 1801 W. Sunset Blvd. luckyyoulounge.com & LOUNGE, Karaoke with Rich SHERMAN SQUARE PARK, Floating Crowbar ZOLA, Desperate8s Friday, 8/19
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Call them seeds, pulses, legumes or the name known throughout the Palouse: lentils! These versatile, nutritious agricultural gems are the star of a two-day festival back in person this year with cooking demos, kids’ crafts, a 3-on-3 basketball tournament and live music both days, like country music star Tyler Rich, who takes the stage at 2:30 pm on Saturday. Of course there’s food, includ ing this year’s lentil cookoff. The 2020 lentil recipes are available for download from the festival website for free! And if you need another reason to attend, know that proceeds benefit a slew of local organizations, which means you’re helping grow the com munity by just showing up.
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— MADISON PEARSON Spark Central’s 6th Birthday Celebration • Fri, Aug. 19 from 6-8 pm • Free • The Nest at Kendall Yards • 1335 W. Summit Pkwy • spark-central.org
Spark Central, located just across the street from Inlander HQ in Kendall Yards, is a nonprofit focused on igniting creativity, innova tion and imagination in people of all ages. With free programming to boot, Spark Central is committed to breaking down barriers within the West Central community. Their dedication to the com munity is what brings us to now: the organization’s sixth birthday party. Join Spark Central staff and fellow community members for a free concert at the Nest in Kendall Yards. Emceed by a longtime friend of Spark, Kiantha Duncan, the concert stars The Latrice Experience. Get your fill of celebratory warm fuzzies and soul music — there’s no better combination.
FESTIVAL LOTS TO SEED AND DO
MUSIC DOWN AND DIRTY Country rockers the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band might have looked like a bunch of California hippies when they got started in the late ’60s, but they gained a lot of respect among musicians and critics with their monumental 1972 album Will The Circle Be Unbroken. Collaborating with some of the legends of bluegrass and traditional country like Roy Acuff, Earl Scruggs and Mother Maybelle Carter, the Dirt Band boys introduced some of America’s best musicians to a younger audience, and showed the old-timers what a great young band could do, too. The band’s worked almost nonstop since 1966, and de spite a few lineup changes, it’s still led by founding member Jeff Hanna and includes a couple more players in the sextet who’ve been with the band 40 years or more. Their latest re lease, Dirt Does Dylan, is dedicated to the tunes of America’s greatest poet rocker, and they’ll surely play plenty of it when they stop in Spokane.
— CARRIE SCOZZARO National Lentil Festival • Fri, Aug. 19 from 5-11 pm and Sat, Aug. 20 from 11 am-5 pm • Free • All ages • Spring St. and Reaney Park, Pullman • lentilfest.com • 509-334-3565
— DAN NAILEN Nitty Gritty Dirt Band • Sun, Aug. 21 at 7 pm • $35-$52 • All ages • Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox • 1001 W. Sprague Ave. • foxtheaterspokane.org • 509-624-1200 MUSIC KEEPING THE SPARK ALIVE
L O A N S A V A I L A B L E New Construction Bridge Loans Land Development Fix & Flip 509-926-1755 www.pmcmoney.com PacificMortgageCenter_LoansAvailable_051922_6S_WT.pdf 8919 E Euclid, Millwood • Tues-Sun 10a-6p • 509.922.6080 GRANDNEWLOCATIONADULT Bikes starting at OPENING 8919 E. MILLWOODEUCLID E Euclid Ave E Trent Ave RdArgonneN E Empire Ave$499 KIDS Bikes starting at $299 DEALS!!GREAT AUGUST 18, 2022 INLANDER 31 COMMUNITY FAIR GAME I’m a sucker for a fair. Large or small, near or far, if there’s some rigged games, unhealthy fried food and a demolition derby involved, I’m all about it. With the North Idaho State Fair kicking off Friday, you get all that and then some, like monster trucks and a big-air motorcycle show. In between deep-fried Twinkies and elephant ears, you can check out concerts by the likes of Jordan Davis (Aug. 22), Skillet (Aug. 23) and the All-American Rejects (Aug. 24), although they’ll cost you a bit extra than just fair admission. I’m more likely to go for the $30 all-day, all-you-can-ride pass because nothing screams “fun!” like getting on a dicey roller coaster or the brand new Freak Out ride (basically a giant flipping, swinging pendulum).
— LAUREN RODDIS Unity in the Community • Sat, Aug. 20 from 10 am-4 pm • Free • Riverfront Park • 507 N. Howard St. • nwunity.org and facebook.com/unityinthecommunityspokane
— DAN NAILEN North Idaho State Fair • Fri, Aug. 19-Sun, Aug. 28; hours vary • $8 adults; $6 kids and seniors • 4056 N. Government Way, Coeur d’Alene • nisfair.fun
COMMUNITY EQUITY, INCLUSION, UNITY After 28 years, Unity in the Community is still just as exciting an event as it was when it first started in 1994. The region’s largest multicultural celebra tion promoting equity and inclusion throughout every facet of the Northwest happens this weekend in Riverfront Park. There are five different vendor areas — a youth fair, career and education fair, health fair, early learning fair, and general vendors — as well as a cultural village and a stage where performers provide entertainment for the entirety of the event. This fun-filled day of community companionship and educational engagement has some thing for anyone and everyone.
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FELLOW CONCERTGOERS The Sum41/ Simple Plan concert at the Knit was a night I’m going to remember forever. I want to thank my fellow concert fans for keeping an eye out for my daughter, the 8-year-old in the black tee with red ear muffs. You seriously made her first concert INCREDIBLE. She was able to be right in front and was protected at all times by those around her. She had an absolute blast and was so excited to see Simple Plan up close! Thank you, thank you, thank you, and rock on! FEMALE RESPONSE TO MAN WHO WAVED To the succinct lady making very clear why women recreate outdoors. THANK YOU!!! Most of us worry about unwanted male interactions when we are doing what we’re doing. Women being outside IS NOT AN INVITATION... to anything. I LOVED how you focused on exactly what is going through your mind and body when you (we) work out outside. It’s NOBLE AND HEALTHY AND STRONG and has absolutely nothing to do with passing males. There was something transcendent about your wording. Almost like... women have a whole myriad of reasons for fitness, working out and adventure... just like men. Hmmm! Anyway just wanted to send a huge thanks!!!!
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LOOK GORGEOUS Sierra… the reason this was never done was because I didn’t know. Hope you smile reading this, gorgeous.
DEDICATED SOUTH HILL WALKER Cheers to the older gentleman in the grey sweatsuit who walks up and down the South Hill every single evening. The heat didn’t even stop you; you’re a dynamo! I honestly don’t know how you do it, but wow! Watching you these past months has truly been a joy and reminds me daily, “If he can do it, I can do it.” Thank you for your inspiration. JEERS KEEP YOUR BUTTS IN THE CAR I’m not going to pass judgment on cigarette smokers. What you do with your money and your body is none of my business. However, that ends when you flick a butt out the window of your vehicle. That is a scum bag move. Keep it in the vehicle until you can toss it in the trash like an adult. Be a good human.
Saturday Aug 20th - 7:05PM Wear your prince or princess costume and take pictures with all of your favorite storybook princess characters! Princes Night! vs. Presented by: I SAW YOU YOUR TURN, YES IT IS Just a shout-out for Camp Hope and its benefactors. You do great work, but we need you to step up one more time, and when these people (really are they just pawns in some sick cosmic game?) need to move, we’d like to know where you live and shop and relax so that they can head your way. Jewels Helping Hands’ Julia Garcia where do you call home? The Barbieris? Smith-Barbieri Foundation off Garland? (South Hill, North of Garland, Spokane Valley, we are talking to you!) Do you get to go home and wind down and relax? We don’t. Your neighbors in Browne’s Addition, Downtown and Liberty Park, phew, we are tired, so we would like your neighbors and your neighborhood park to share in the responsibility, the trash, the crime, the vandalism. Really, it’s your turn. And thank you for all you do. MEOW KAPOW! You were in the produce section of the Super 1 on 29th singing to the ’80s hits, and occasionally dancing. You wore a sweatshirt featuring a kitten throwing a grenade. I liked the silver in your hair. I complimented your dancing skill and your shirt. You made me laugh. Want to meet up and dance to ’80s songs? I have a kitten shirt I can wear, too.
CHEERS TO THE JEERS IN THE DOG ISSUE To the person who wrote “Protect your furry friends” about keeping your dogs leashed unless in designated areas, thank you. Some dogs may be in training when they’re out, possibly working on behavior issues; some may have aggression issues or protective problems that they’re working on. You don’t know if the leashed dog is blind or deaf, and sometimes owners and dogs are just having bad days and don’t want to socialize. I have a 14-year-old rescue who can’t see well and when startled will snap. I’ve lost count on how many times I have told owners “my dog is not nice” and they still disrespect my dog’s boundaries saying, “It’s OK, hehe;” “I’m telling you, it’s not OK,” then my dog attacks. He’s drawn blood many times, and he’s also ended up at the ER thankfully only once, but I’ve known a lady who had two of her senior rescues die because of encounters from off-leashed dogs and irresponsible owners. It’s heartbreaking. It’s not right to people who are respecting the law by doing what’s correct and responsible. If I’m having a stressful day and just wanna have a picnic with my dog to clear my mind, I don’t need some loose dog running up into our area. I’ve also noticed that a lot of the people who have their dogs unleashed are unhealthy, as when those dogs come running up to my dog, in no way are their owners able to even get to a bad situation fast enough, so I have to constantly be on the lookout to protect just taking my dog on a walk. And like the other person said, dogs in truck beds, not cool.
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THIS IS BREAKING NEWS? REALLY KXLY? Local wildfires, explosion of homelessness, city looking to cram homeless warehousing (not services) down my neighborhood’s throat, global warming’s effects on farmers, residents, etc., shootings, murders, national level corruption and your GMA Breaking News lead is Serena Williams’ eventual — not even immediate — retirement from tennis????? REALLY? STUPID DRIVERS I’m a nurse at the largest hospital in Spokane. I work on the trauma unit. Shame on all the STUPID drivers! We will meet either you or your victims. I’m not just talking about the drunk or drugged drivers. I’m also talking about the drivers in such a hurry to get somewhere. And the drivers that treat the road like a video game. And the drivers that may be perfect in every other way, but they can’t turn off their freaking cellphone while they’re driving!!! I only live 9 miles from the hospital, and I’m almost a victim every day I drive to work. Rest assured, we will continue to give you and your victims kind and compassionate care. One thing that we’ve noticed is that the people that cause these accidents are usually the whiniest patients. Our sympathy goes to the victims. If YOU caused the accident, find your sympathy in the dictionary — it’s somewhere between shit and syphilis.
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MISDIRECTED JEERS Regarding the comments about Crime Check. My understanding is that they get close to 2,000 calls per day. Remember, they cover the whole county. I too have been frustrated by lack of response and “script following” by Crime Check reps. But let’s direct our anger where it really belongs. At the county prosecutor’s office, state government and an entrenched system that includes law schools, many attorneys and “nonprofit” legal aid organizations. They benefit from catch and release! So rather than punishing behavior that damages the law abiding and society in general, they support a flawed system that instead encourages repeated crime. HISTORIC WALLACE Driving back from a camping trip with a hungry family of four, we’re lured by the signs along the interstate: “Visit historic Wallace, Idaho.” Despite negotiating a hazardous construction zone, we choose to exit and grab a bite to eat. But alas, historic Wallace truly is history since the town was shuttered at 2:30 on a Tuesday afternoon in the middle of summer! One place didn’t allow minors, many places were closed, and others were ending food service at 3 pm. Why? Is it the labor shortage? COVID? The town establishments seem charming and interesting... through the front windows. Too bad we couldn’t browse and buy. n
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The MAC’s collection of cloth flour sacks offers a window into the early develop ment of Eastern Washington’s wheat industry, which today contributes bil lions of dollars to the state’s economy. The sacks are also a tangible reminder of the mills that played a critical role in Spokane’s early growth. Tue-Sun from 10 am-5 pm, third Thursdays from 10 am-9 pm, through Oct. 30. $15-$20. Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture, 2316 W. First Ave. northwestmuseum.org
DROP IN & RPG Stop by and explore the world of role playing games. Build a shared narrative using cooperative prob lem solving, exploration, imagination and rich social interaction. First and Third Sat. of every month, 1-3:45 pm. Free. Spark Central, 1214 W. Summit Pkwy. spark-central.org (509-279-0299) HOG HAVEN: BATTLE OF THE BANDS AND CLASSIC CAR SHOW A battle of the bands competition paired with a classic car and motorcycle show. Proceeds sup port Palouse Cares Food Network. Aug. 20, 3 pm. Free. Eastside Marketplace, 1420 S. Blaine St.. Moscow. eastsidemar ketplace.com (208-882-1533)
The Blue Door Theater players turn your summer mis haps into laughs and better memories. Fridays at 7:30 pm through Aug. 26. $8. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland Ave. bluedoortheater.com (509-747-7045)
SAFARI A fast-paced, short-form come dic improv show. Saturdays from 7:30-9 pm. $8. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Gar land Ave. bluedoortheatre.com
WALLACE HUCKLEBERRY FESTIVAL A festival celebrating all things huckleberry featuring a 5k race, pancake breakfast, food and craft vendors, live music, kids events and more. Aug. 19, 7 am-9 pm and Aug. 20, 7 am-3 pm. Free. Wallace, Idaho. wallacehuckfest.com (406-241-7134)
KERNEL During the Kendall Yards Night Market, kids are encouraged to par ticipate in activities for a voucher to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables. Wednesdays from 5-7 pm through Aug. 24. Free. Spark Central, 1214 W. Summit Pkwy. spark-central.org (509-279-0299) VOLUNBEER WITH ICICLE BREWING COMPANY Volunteering with Second Harvest followed by an exclusive beer tasting with Icicle Brewing Co. Registra tion required. Ages 21+. Aug. 25, 5:307:30 pm. $25. Second Harvest, 1234 E. Front Ave. secondharvestkitchen.org AIRWAY HEIGHTS DAYS Take part in watermelon races, a cornhole tourna ment and hear live music from local bands. Aug. 26-27. Free. Sunset Park, 924 S. Lawson St. airwayheightsparksandrec. org (509-244-4845) VALLEYGIRLS VINTAGE VENDOR SHOW & SALE
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LAUNCHNW COMMUNITY TOWN HALL: NORTH SPOKANE An opportunity to engage with the community and partici pate in facilitated discussions about how to ensure student success. Aug. 23, 5:307 pm. Free. Northwood Middle School, 12908 N. Pittsburg St. (509-624-2606)
THE RUM REBELLION: PROHIBITION IN NORTH IDAHO Featuring historical photographs, newspaper articles and artifacts including a moonshine still, this exhibit tells the story of how the panhan dle of Idaho was anything but dry dur ing Prohibition. Through Oct. 29, open daily from 11 am-5 pm. $2-$6. Museum of North Idaho, 115 Northwest Blvd. mu seumni.org (208-664-3448)
EPICUREAN ON THE GREEN A ninehole couple’s golf scramble. The tourna ment features food and libation samples throughout the course, followed by an afterparty with dessert, drinks, prizes, raffles, team awards and live music. Aug. 25. $125. MeadowWood Golf Course, 24501 E. Valleyway Ave. epicureande light.org (509-232-4567) SALMON BARBECUE DINNER PICNIC Dinner includes salmon, potato salad, green salad, baked beans, dinner roll and ice cream cup. All proceeds benefit Spokane Square Dance. Aug. 28, 12-4 pm. $10-$15. Western Dance Center, 1901 N. Sullivan Rd. SquareDanceSpokane.org
NORTH IDAHO STATE FAIR Celebrate the 100th year of the North Idaho State fair with 10 days of fun. Aug. 19-28, times vary. $6-$8. Kootenai County Fair grounds, 4056 N. Gov’t Way. nisfair.fun
HAWAIIAN DANCE & DINNER A night of Hawaiian fun, dining and dancing. In cluded with admission is dinner and one raffle ticket. Ages 21+. Aug. 27, 6:30-9:30 pm. $15-$25. Southside Community Cen ter, 3151 E. 27th Ave. southsidescc.org
MAMMA MIA! Moscow Community The atre partners with Inland North Waste to present the original Mamma Mia film and its ABBA soundtrack. Proceeds support upcoming MCT shows. Aug. 18, 7-9 pm. $15. The Kenworthy, 508 S. Main St. ken worthy.org (208-882-4127)
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The 2022 light show theme is “One River, Many Voices.” Aug. 1-31 at 9:30 pm and Sept. 1-30 at 8:30 pm. Free. Grand Coulee Dam Visitor Center. usbr. gov (509-633-9265)
NEW TALENT TUESDAYS Watch come dians of all skill levels work out jokes together. Tuesdays at 7 pm (doors at 6 pm). Free. Spokane Comedy Club, 315 W. Sprague. spokanecomedyclub.com
MILLWOOD DAZE The annual celebra tion includes a pancake breakfast, 5k run/walk, car show, scavenger hunt, vendors, food trucks and more. Aug. 27, 9 am-4 pm. Free. Downtown Millwood. millwoodnow.org (509-939-1083)
The family nudist ranch offers hiking, hot tubs, bocce ball, pickle ball and more. Meet other naturalists for a barbecue lunch for $5. Aug. 27, 10 am-4 pm. Free. Kaniksu Ranch, 4295 N. Deer Lake Rd. (509-233-8202)
The market features over 80 vendors with unique items and food and drinks. Sep. 3-4, 8 am-6 pm and Sep. 5, 8 am-2 pm. Northern Pacific Depot Railroad Mu seum, 219 Sixth St., Wallace. wallaceid. fun (208-752-0111)
The Spokane native is a writer and actress known for her work in Wrists of Fury. Aug. 25, 7:30 pm, Aug. 26-27, 7:30 & 10 pm. $15-$28. Spokane Comedy Club, 315 W. Sprague. spokan ecomedyclub.com (509-318-9998)
THE WAY WE WORKED An exhibit cu rated by the Smithsonian Museum and the National Archives that celebrates the history of work in America and explores the places that Americans worked, from farms to factories and mines to restau rants, as well as in homes. Wed-Sat from 11 am-4 pm through Aug. 20. $3-$6. Spokane Valley Heritage Museum, 12114 E. Sprague. spokanevalleymuseum.com
CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEAT BALLS Part of the Garland’s free kids movies series. Aug 15-19, daily at 9:30 am. Free. Garland Theater, 924 W. Gar land Ave. garlandtheater.com
CREATIVE ENTERPRISE PITCH PARTY Terrain’s version of Shark Tank. Thirteen artist entrepreneurs give three-minute presentations followed by a Q&A from a panel of local business experts. Aug. 23, 5-8 pm. Free. The Philanthropy Center, 1020 W. Riverside. terrainspokane.com
The 104th annual fair features vendor booths, food trucks and a rodeo. See website for full schedule. Aug. 18-21. Pend Oreille County Fairgrounds, 419152 State Route 20. poc fair.com (509-445-1367)
AMERICANS & THE HOLOCAUST This traveling exhibit from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum examines the motives, pressures and fears that shaped Ameri cans’ responses to Nazism, war and genocide in Europe during the 1930s and 40s. Located on the third floor of the Fol ey Center Library. Aug. 23-Oct. 7, Mon-Fri from 3-8 pm and Sat-Sun from 1-5 pm. Free. Gonzaga University, 502 E. Boone Ave. gonzaga.edu (509-328-4220)
The biannual plant sales, hosted by Friends of Manito, include selections of perennials, house plants and home/garden decor items. Aug. 27, 8 am-3 pm. Manito Park, 1800 S. Grand Blvd. thefriendsofmanito.org
NEIGHBOR FEST A community event with food, lawn games and live music. Aug. 20, 1-4 pm. Free. Post Falls Library, 821 N. Spokane St. communitylibrary.net
FUNKY JUNK ANTIQUE & CRAFT FES TIVAL
This summer vintage sale features a bake sale, handcrafted goods, furniture sales, vintage clothes and more. Aug. 26-27, 10 am-5 pm. Free. ValleyGirls Vintage Market and Classes, 17618 E. 6th Ave. valleygirlsvintage.shop
The annual event features farm house and barn-chic decor vendors, food vendors, live music and vintage sellers. Sept. 3-4 from 10 am-4 pm. $5. Bonner County Fairgrounds, 4203 N. Boyer Rd. funkyjunkantiqueshow.com UNDER THE FREEWAY FLEA MARKET
COMEDY CAFE: TOURNAMENT OF LAUGHS A stand-up comedy competi tion with audience judging and participa tion. Aug. 27, 8 pm. $17.39. Wren Pierson Community Center, 615 Fourth St. cityof cheney.org (509-498-9250) DUSTIN NICKERSON Dustin Nicker son calls himself “the world’s most average person” but has appeared on Comedy Central, Fox, Hulu and Netflix doing stand-up comedy. Aug. 28, 7 pm. $20-$28. Spokane Comedy Club, 315 W. Sprague. spokanecomedyclub.com
GRAND COULEE DAM LASER LIGHT SHOW
COMMUNITY GOLDEN HARVEST: FLOUR SACKS FROM THE PERMANENT COLLECTION
PEND OREILLE COUNTY FAIR
FILM DREAMWORKS ANIMATION: THE EX HIBITION — JOURNEY FROM SKETCH TO SCREEN From the makers of Shrek, Madagascar, Kung Fu Panda, How to Train Your Dragon and Trolls, comes an extraordinary exhibition celebrating over 25 years of DreamWorks Anima tion. Through Sept. 11; Tue-Sun from 10 am-5 pm (third Thursdays until 9 pm). $15-$20. Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture, 2316 W. First Ave. northwestmu seum.org
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COASTER CLASSIC CAR SHOW Clas sic cars from across the Northwest are shown at Silverwood during Labor Day weekend. Sep. 3-4, 7 am-4 pm. $35-$40. Silverwood Theme Park, 27843 U.S. 95. silverwoodthemepark.com
PANIDA THEATER OPEN HOUSE Stop in for a tour, a cold brew or just to check out classic Charlie Chaplin shorts and more. Aug. 20 from 12-4 pm. Free. Panida The ater, 300 N. First Ave. panida.org UNITY IN THE COMMUNITY A multicultural event featuring a cultural vil lage, career and education fair, senior resources, free school supplies and bikes helmets and entertainment. Aug. 20, 10 am-4 pm. Free. Riverfront Park, 507 N. Howard St. nwunity.org (509-625-6600) SPOKANE RENAISSANCE FAIRE WORKSHOP: IMPROV & PATRON IN TERACTION An educational and inter active workshop on improv and patron interaction while in character at the ren faire. No previous acting experience is necessary. Aug. 21, 1-4 pm. Free. The Hive, 2904 E. Sprague Ave. facebook. com/spokanerenfaire (509-499-5700)
FAIRY FESTA This fantasy festival in cludes crafts, music-making activities, a marketplace with vendor booths and more. Wear a costume for special dis counts at Spokane Gallery. Aug. 27, 10 am-4 pm. Free. Spokane Gallery and Framing, 409 S. Dishman Mica Rd. spo kane-gallery.myshopify.com
SUMMER PLANT SALE
COMEDY ADAM CONOVER Adam is a self-pro claimed “investigative comedian” and the host of Adam Ruins Everything on HBO Max. Aug. 18, 7:30 pm, Aug. 19-20, 7:30 & 10 pm. $20-$35. Spokane Comedy Club, 315 W. Sprague. spokanecomedy club.com (509-318-9998) LARRY THE CABLE GUY An evening of laughter and entertainment with comedy icon and multiplatinum recording art ist. Aug. 18, 7:30 pm. $39-$89. Northern Quest Resort & Casino, 100 N. Hayford Rd. northernquest.com (509-481-2800) MOSTLY CLEAN COMEDY NIGHT A com edy night hosted by Jody Carroll featur ing Charles Hall Jr. and Ryan McComb. Aug. 19, 8 pm. $20-$25. Panida Theater, 300 N. First Ave. panida.org
This festival features a lineup of official selections produced by professional filmmakers around the world that showcase the passion, life style and culture of fly fishing. Aug. 25, 7-9 pm. $20. Magic Lantern Theatre, 25 W. Main Ave. spokaneriverkeeper.org
FOOD TRUCKS & FRUIT FESTIVAL
THE SMURFS Part of the Garland’s free kids movies series. Aug 22-26, daily at 9:30 am. Free. Garland Theater, 924 W. Garland Ave. garlandtheater.com
The annual craft beer, cider and wine fest raises funds for the North Idaho Centennial Trail and in cludes live music from Kyle Richard (2-5 pm) and Jam Shack (5-8 pm), plus a mi mosa and wine bar (4-8 pm) and Coeur d’Alene-area food trucks. Aug. 20, 2-8 pm. $35-$55. Coeur d’Alene City Park, 415 W. Mullan Rd. nictf.org/ales BARONESSE BARLEY HARVEST DAY Stand in the field where the barley is grown while enjoying brews and spirits made with Baronesse Barley. The Jo seph’s Grainery crew is harvesting the 2022 crop while guests tap their toes to local band Tone Sober. Experience a “full-circle moment” and meet the farmer, maltster, brewers and distillers standing in the field where it’s grown. Aug. 20. Free; reservations required. Colfax. josephsgrainery.com BREWS & VIEWS Enjoy the views from the Vista House at the top of Mt. Spo kane while drinking selections from local breweries. Saturdays from 12-5 pm through Aug. 27. Mt. Spokane State Park, 26107 N. Mt. Spokane Park Dr. mtspokane.com
FOOD & DRINK SIP & SHOP A wine and shopping event benefiting the Panida Theater. Aug. 18, 4-8 pm. Free. Pend d’Oreille Winery, 301 Cedar St. powine.org (877-452-9011) CANINES & COCKTAILS Bring your dog to the patio and enjoy dinner, drinks and treats for you and your furry friend. Every Friday from 2-7 pm. South Perry Lantern, 1004 S. Perry St. lanternspo kane.com (509-473-9098)
SILVER MOUNTAIN TRAIL RUN Choose between a 6k, 9k or 18k course and ride up North America’s longest gondola to the mountain start line. Aug. 21. $45$105. Silver Mountain Resort, 610 Bun ker Ave. nsplit.com
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SPOKANE INDIANS VS. TRI-CITY DUST DEVILS Promo events during the six-game series include Family Feast Night (Aug. 18), Fireworks Night (Aug 19), Storybook Princess Night (Aug. 20) and Dollars in Your Dog Night (Aug. 21). Aug. 18-20, 6:35 pm and Aug. 21, 1:05 pm. $8-$22. Avista Stadium, 602 N. Ha vana St. milb.com/spokane (535-2922) YOGA & MIMOSA CRUISES Tickets in clude a 45-minute class by CDA Power Yoga, and a mimosa (or sparkling ci der). Snacks, cocktails, mimosa flights and more available for purchase. BYO yoga mat. Thursdays at 9 am through Aug. 25. $29.50. cdacruises.com
BIGFOOT PUB 50TH ANNIVERSARY PARTY Celebrate with live music, special drinks, games and prizes all weekend. Aug. 19-21, 11 am-2 pm. Free. Bigfoot Pub, 9115 N. Division St. (509467-9638) ALES FOR THE TRAIL
SUMMER MOONLIGHT MOVIES: HOLES Bring a lawn chair, blankets, snacks and enjoy a movie under the moonlight. Movie begins at dusk. Aug. 26. Free. Sunset Park, 924 S. Lawson St. airwayheightsparksandrec.org
RRR A fictitious story about two leg endary revolutionaries and their journey away from home before they started fighting for their country in 1920s. Aug. 26, 7-10 pm. $5. The Kenworthy, 508 S. Main St. kenworthy.org (208-882-4127)
FOOD TRUCK FRIDAY This year’s food truck selection includes Mixed Plate, Skewers, One Night Stand, Tacos Ca margo, Good Dilla and more. Located on Wall Street. Fridays from 11 am-2 pm. through Aug. 26. Downtown Spokane. downtownspokane.org
A NIGHT OUT A five-course meal in cluding appetizers, rosé hour, bubbles and a rooftop view. Each course is paired by expert sommeliers. Aug. 25, 5 pm. $205. Wanderlust Delicato, 421 W. Main Ave., Suite 103. culinarydope.com
LIBERTY LAKE SUMMER FESTIVAL: SPOKANE SYMPHONY An outdoor memorial concert performed by the Spokane Symphony. Sept. 3, 6 pm. Free. Pavillion Park, 727 N. Molter Rd. spokan esymphony.org (509-755-6726)
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SATURDAY CARTOONS AT THE FARM ERS MARKET Showings of cartoons during the Moscow Farmers Market. Every Sat through Oct. 31 from 8 am-1 pm. Free. The Kenworthy, 508 S. Main St. kenworthy.org (208-882-4127)
INTERNATIONAL FLY FISHING FILM FESTIVAL
U-PICK HUCKLEBERRIES Ride up the chairlift to pick huckleberries on Look out Pass. Aug. 19-Sept. 5, Fri-Sun from 10 am-3:30 pm. $13. Lookout Pass Ski & Recreation Area, I-90 Exit 0. SkiLook out.com (208-744-1234) RIDE & DINE This summer series in cludes a scenic gondola ride, live music and a mountain-top barbecue dinner. Fridays from 3-8 pm through Sept. 2. $8-58. Silver Mountain Resort, 610 Bun ker Ave. silvermt.com
MILLWOOD DAZE MOVIE NIGHT Bring chairs or blankets, relax and enjoy En canto, the tale of an extraordinary fam ily who live in the mountains of Colom bia. Aug. 26, 8:30-10 pm. Free. Millwood Park, 9205 E. Frederick Ave. millwood now.org (509-939-1083)
The annual barbecue includes food, drinks, swag and prizes. RSVP required. Aug. 20, 11 am-1 pm. Free. Spokane Re gional Health District, 1101 W. College Ave. sannw.org (509-324-1500) CAMP COCKTAIL A three-class series during which participants explore sig nature cocktails from U.S. cities; the final installment explores New Orleans with Hogwash’s Simon Moorby and Raising the Bar’s Renée Cebula. Aug. 21, 5 pm. $65. Hogwash Whiskey Den, 304 W. Pacific Ave. raisingthebarnw.com
RIVERFRONT EATS Riverfront Park’s local food truck series. Tuesdays from 11 am-2 pm through Aug. 30. Riverfront Park, 507 N. Howard St. riverfrontspo kane.org (509-625-6600)
ALBUM RELEASE PARTY: JAKE RO ZIER’S HARD TO KILL A GHOST To celebrate the release of Rozier’s new album, the band is joined by Ben Vogel and the Contraband and Bailey Allen Baker. Aug. 19, 7-10 pm. $5-$7. Black Diamond, 9614 E. Sprague Ave. black diamondspokane.com (509-385-4263)
THE SOUNDS OF MUSIC Families can rotate through stations to explore vari ous aspects of music including pitch, rhythm and how different textures re late to the sounds instruments produce. DIY you own percussive instrument, take sound samples and make beats on Garageband. Aug. 23, 12-2 pm. Free. Spark Central, 1214 W. Summit Pkwy. spark-central.org (209-279-0299) SPIRIT OF SPOKANE CHORUS A fourpart harmony barbershop chorus. Re hearsals held every Tuesday from 6:309 pm. Free. Opportunity Presbyterian Church, 202 N. Pines Rd. opportunity presbyterian.org (509-924-9750) TUMBLEWEED MUSIC FEST A threeday music festival in Richland’s How ard Amon Park, also featuring craft and food vendors. Sept. 2-4. Richland, Wash. tumbleweedfest.com
NATIONAL LENTIL FESTIVAL A festival that celebrates Eastern Washington and North Idaho’s lentil production, featur ing lentil dishes, a lentil cook-off, beer garden and live music. Aug. 19 and Aug. 20. Reaney Park, 460 NE Morton St., Pullman. lentilfest.com
POURS & PICKS Enjoy $6 wine by the glass and $4 charcuterie picks in the Cafe, every Wednesday from 4-6 pm through Aug. 31. The Culinary Stone, 2129 N. Main St. culinarystone.com
OUTDOOR MOVIE NIGHT: THE GOONIES Join Mikey and his friends as they seek out fabled treasure left by the pirate One-eyed Willy and his crew. Aug. 26, 8-10:15 pm. $5. Northwest Mu seum of Arts & Culture, 2316 W. First Ave. northwestmuseum.org
DRAG BRUNCH Watch Nova Caine and the cast of Runway perform while en joying a full breakfast menu and mimo sas. Sundays from 10 am-2 pm. Globe Bar & Kitchen, 204 N. Division. globe spokane.com (509-443-4014) GARDEN TEA PARTY Spend the after noon in a flower field sipping gourmet tea and eating finger foods. Aug. 21, 1 pm. $30-$45. Grumpy Chicken Farm, 1535 E. Shingle Mill Rd. grumpychicken farm.com (208-274-3358) LUAU DINNER SHOW Enjoy Hawaiianfusion cuisine served buffet-style along with Hawaiian music, dancers and flame throwers. Aug. 21, 4:30-8 pm. $45. Coeur d’Alene Casino, 37914 S. Nuk walqw. cdacasino.com (208-769-2464)
WINE WEDNESDAYS Enjoy wine spe cials, food and live music while watch ing the sunset over the orchard. See website for live music lineup. Wednes days from 5-8 pm through Aug. 24. Free. Beck’s Harvest House, 9919 E. Greenbluff Rd. becksharvesthouse.com
Part of the Liberty Lake Summer Festival, Avengers Endgame is the con clusion of the Avengers’ fight against Thanos. Movie starts at dusk. Aug. 20. Free. Pavillion Park, 727 N. Molter Rd. pavillionpark.org (509-755-6726)
RIVER CITY ROOTS FESTIVAL Featur ing live performances on a big stage on West Main Street, a fine art show, entertainment for children and families, and a 4-mile run through the heart of Missoula. Aug. 26-27; see schedule on line. Missoula, Montana. rivercityroots festival.com
COME FEED THE BISON Tours include farm history, a talk on bison and a Q&A session. Then, meet, greet and handfeed the bison. Fri-Sat from 12:30-1:30 pm through Sept. 2. $7. Win-Tur Bison Farm, 4742 W. Highway 231. winturbi sonfarm.com (509-258-6717) LIBERTY LAKE THROWDOWN This an nual cornhole tournament raises funds for the HUB Sports Center. Aug. 20, 11 am-8 pm. $30-$75. Orchard Park, 20298 E. Indiana Ave. pavillionpark.org
EVENTS | CALENDAR NOPE The residents of a lonely gulch in California bear witness to an uncanny and chilling discovery. Aug. 19, 7 pm, Aug. 20, 4 & 7 pm and Aug. 21, 4 pm. $7. The Kenworthy, 508 S. Main St. kenwor thy.org (208-882-4127)
MOVIE IN THE PARK: AVENGERS END GAME
The fourth annual festival includes fresh fruit and food truck vendors all week end long. Aug. 20-21, 9 am-6 pm. Beck’s Harvest House, 9919 E. Greenbluff Rd. becksharvesthouse.com PILSNER PICNIC Tickets include a glass and sample of each pilsner from par ticipating breweries: Bale Breaker, Brick West, Icicle, Laughing Dog, Lumber beard, Pelican, Perry Street and Whistle Punk. Aug. 20 at noon. $17.39. Brick West Brewing Co., 1318 W. First Ave. brickwestbrewingco.com
CIRCLING RAVEN CHAMPIONSHIP
This annual tournament features a 54-hole format and a $200,000 purse prize. Aug. 22-28. $10-$40. Circling Ra ven Golf Course, 27068 S. Highway 95. cdacasino.com (800-523-2464) ROOFTOP SUMMER YOGA Each week of the donation-based class brings a different feel and practice. Tues from 6-7:15 pm through Aug. 30. By dona tion. Saranac Rooftop, 25 W. Main. root edyogapnw.com (509-315-8862) WINE & YOGA CLASS A 60-minute hatha yoga emphasizing somatic move ment and breath work. Ages 21+. Aug. 23, 5:30-7:30 pm. $50. Arbor Crest Wine Cellars, 4705 N. Fruit Hill Rd. ar borcrest.com (509-927-9463) HISTORIC WALKING TOURS Join local historian Chet Caskey for a free walking tour of Riverfront Park, where the city’s past and present merge in unique ways. Aug. 27, 10 am & noon. Free. Riverfront Park, 507 N. Howard St. riverfrontspo kane.org SPQNI SHOOTOUT A youth 3-on-3 bas ketball tournament for kids in grades 3-12. Registration does not guarantee entry. Aug. 27-28, 9 am-6 pm. Free. Spokane Tribe Casino, 14300 W SR
TACOS Y TEQUILA FESTIVAL The sec ond annual festival brings together great food, family fun, and tequila to help raise scholarship funds for Hispanic youth in the community sponsored by the Hispanic Business/Professionals As sociation. Aug. 27, 1-10 pm and Aug. 28, 11 am-7 pm. Free. Flatstick Pub, 618 W. Main Ave. tacostequilaspokane.com
MUSIC RIVERSTONE SUMMER CONCERTS Featuring the Van Peepeghem Quartet. Aug. 18, 6-8 pm. Free. Idaho Central Credit Union Arena, Coeur d’Alene. art sandculturecda.org
NEWMAN LAKE BASS BATTLES This three-week tournament is a catch-andrelease tag-style tourney. Utilizing the MyCatch app, anglers record catches with a photo and then release the fish back into the lake. Prizes totaling over $3,000 are awarded to the top rank ing competitors. Through Aug. 20. $20. Newman Lake. anglersatlas.com
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POETRY PRELUDE: THOM CARAWAY A poetry reading before a performance of music by Soul Proprietor. Aug. 18, 6 pm. Free. Coeur d’Alene Park, 300 S. Chestnut St. annie@matlow.org
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THEATER NUNSENSE A musical farce about a convent of nuns staging a fundraiser to enable them to bury the last four nuns of their order who died of botulism in an unfortunate convent cooking acci dent and are temporarily being stored in the freezer. Aug. 18-20, 7:30 pm and Aug. 21, 2 pm. $50-$142. Schuler Per forming Arts Center, 1000 W. Garden Ave. cdasummertheatre.com
ADULT PAINT NIGHT Explore the me dium of acrylic pouring by creating a beach landscape. Aug. 22, 6 pm. $10. Colfax Library, 102 S. Main St. whitco lib.org (509-397-4366)
MICHELE HARPER: THE BEAUTY IN BREAKING As a part of the SCLD Online Author Series, Michele Harper discusses her book “The Beauty in Breaking.” Aug. 22, 6 pm. Free. scld. org/authors-series BROKEN MIC Spokane Poetry Slam’s longest-running, weekly open mic reading series. Wednesdays at 6:30 pm; sign-ups at 6 pm. Free. Neato Bur rito, 827 W. First Ave. bit.ly/2ZAbugD (509-847-1234) n
JUVENTINO ARANDA: ESPERÉ MUCHO TIEMPO PA VER Aranda’s work expresses a search for iden tity at the intersection of Mexico and America. Aranda’s art draws from preColumbian sources as well as current affairs related to the social, political and economic struggles of late capi talism and notions of the American dream. Aug. 23-March 11, Tue-Sat from 10 am-4 pm. Free. Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art WSU, 1535 NE Wilson Rd. museum.wsu.edu
ARTISTS STUDIO TOUR
OBJECT/ARTIFACT Sculptors Rob McKirdie, Tybre Newcomer and Co zette Phillips present a collection of work that reflects on their past explo rations and how materials preserve and shape perception. Mon-Fri from 10 am-5 pm through Aug. 26. Free. Spo kane Art School, 811 W. Garland Ave. spokaneartschool.net (509-325-1500) HOT SUMMER NIGHTS
The 10th an nual event takes the public on a tour of artists studios in and around the Coeur d’Alene area. Download the free map and take a self-guided tour or take a VIP shuttle bus ride for an extra cost. Aug. 27-28 from 10 am-5 pm. Free. artsandculturecda.org (208-292-1629)
This annual event features over 50 local artists of various trades and expertise. Enjoy live music, wine, beer and food all weekend. Ages 21+. Aug. 20-21. Free. Arbor Crest Wine Cellars, 4705 N. Fruit Hill Rd. arbor crest.com (509-927-9463) BYO PIECE PAINT CLASS A workshop to help develop work-in-progress pieces. Pre-registration required. Mon from 12-3 pm, Sat from 2-5 pm. $85. Paint In My Hair, 3036 N. Monroe St. facebook.com/paintinmyhair SUNDAY ART MART Local emerging artists and crafters exhibit and sell their work in a casual environment. Sundays from 12-4 pm through Aug. 28. Down town Spokane. downtownspokane.org
TIMOTHY CONNOR: BEAUTIFUL WOUNDS The Ice Age Floods Institute Cheney-Spokane Chapter offers an evening with Timothy Connor discuss ing the Channeled Scablands of East ern Washington. Aug. 18, 6:30-7:45 pm. Free. The Hive, 2904 E. Sprague Ave. iafi.org (509-954-4242)
BEVERLY HODGINS: MERCY AND MADNESS Hodgins explores the story of Spokane’s first female physician in her new book, “Mercy and Madness.” Aug. 19, 7 pm. Free. Auntie’s Book store, 402 W. Main. auntiesbooks.com BOOKSTORE ROMANCE DAY Local romance author Courtney Davis dis cusses her book Princess of Prias. Aug. 20, 5 pm. Free. The Well-Read Moose, 2048 N. Main. wellreadmoose.com
SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK: KING LEAR Performed by Montana Shake speare in the Parks. Aug. 21, 5 pm. Free. Pavillion Park, 727 N. Molter Rd. pavllionpark.org
VISUAL ARTS LOST IN TRANSLATION A self-guided mini-exhibition in the Campbell House that explores the history of Oriental ism, Egyptomania and other forms of exoticism in design and fashion. TuesSun from 10 am-5 pm through Nov. 13. $15-$20. The MAC, 2316 W. First Ave. northwestmuseum.org
WORDS HOW THEY MAKE IT: CREATING A STORY AT DREAMWORKS Dream Works storyboard artists Heidi Jo Gil bert and Joel Crawford discuss how they develop animated characters. Aug. 18, 6-9 pm. $10. Northwest Mu seum of Arts & Culture, 2316 W. First Ave. northwestmuseum.org
SISTER ACT A woman hiding in a con vent helps her fellow sisters find their voices as she rediscovers her own. Aug. 5-21, Thu-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm. $25-$41. University High School, 12320 E. 32nd Ave. svsummertheatre.com
A group show featuring paintings, sculptures, pho tography, wood carvings, mixed media art and more. Aug. 5-28, Fri 5-8 pm and Sat 12-5 pm. Free. Shotgun Studio, 1625 W. Water Ave. (509-688-3757) TERRAIN GALLERY FUNDRAISER Support Terrain by purchasing art work made by over 50 local artists. All proceeds support Terrain and gal lery maintenance. Fridays from 4-7 pm through Aug. 27. $200. Terrain Gallery, 728 N. Monroe St. terrainspokane.com
RIVER RIDGE ASSOCIATION OF FINE ARTS MEETING Bring in a piece for a “critique with kindness, please” ses sion. Aug. 24, 10 am-noon. Free. Spo kane Art Supply, 1303 N. Monroe St. rrafaofspokane.com
MEGAN PERKINS OPEN STUDIO Visit Perkins at her studio in Deer Park. The event features never-before-seen paintings, a tour of the artist’s creative space, food and drinks. Aug. 27, 9 am-2 pm. Free; RSVP required. meganper kinsart.com
THE SOUND OF MUSIC At this annual show, cast members ages 8-108 per form together for the local community. Aug. 19-28, Fri-Sat at 7 pm, Sat-Sun at 3 pm. $15-$20. Kroc Center, 1765 W. Golf Course Rd. cytnorthidaho.org
LILAC CITY LIVE! Jess Walter, Ryan McComb and Tanya Ballman make an appearance at this edition of Spo kane’s late-night talk show. Cash bar is available. Aug. 18, 8 pm. Free. Central Library, 906 W. Main Ave. spokaneli brary.org (509-444-5336)
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states that have fully legalized cannabis, and it is far from the largest state that has done so. States like California and New York have more than double the population of Washington, and they’ve legalized cannabis as well. As have states like Virginia, Michigan and New Jersey, which also have more people than Washington. As of market close on Friday, Aug. 12, Simon’s Tilray Brands had a market capitalization of $2.34 billion. That’s just one company, but it has a market cap of nearly a billion dollars more than Washington’s legal market generates annually. The Motley Fool, a publica tion covering the stock market, regularly updates a list of what it considers to be good investments called “Best Marijuana Stocks for 2022.” Yahoo, Investopedia and U.S. News and World Report, among many others, offer similar lists.
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C annabis is becoming a hot commodity on the stockRecently,market. Tilray Brands’ CEO Irwin Simon, who leads a company that is among the largest cannabis brands on the planet, and one publicly traded on NAS DAQ, said he thinks cannabis can become a seriously profitable industry within the United States. “The U.S. is a $100 billion opportunity in cannabis,” Simon told Yahoo Finance. “If you look at cannabis today in the U.S., 93 percent of Americans want medical cannabis legalized and about 63-65 percent want adult use. Today, it’s legal in about 33 states, plus D.C.” The money-making potential of cannabis is well known. In fiscal year 2021, Washington state alone gener ated $1.49 billion in retail sales. Washington is one of 19
Despite the federal prohibition of cannabis, the indus try is being traded on renowned stock exchanges such as the NASDAQ and New York Stock Exchange. Some companies, like Tilray, are forthright in their commitment to the cannabis industry. Others, like Brit ish American Tobacco (NYSE: BTI) are involved in the cannabis industry through more convoluted and hidden ways. Whether they’re upfront about it or not, there are numerous publicly traded companies who are deeply involved with cannabis, which means regular people who invest in the stock market are able to invest money into the cannabis industry.
Investing in cannabis is becoming a real deal BY WILL MAUPIN
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BE AWARE: Marijuana is legal for adults 21 and older under Washington State law (e.g., RCW 69.50, RCW 69.51A, HB0001 Initiative 502 and Senate Bill 5052). State law does not preempt federal law; possessing, using, distributing and selling marijuana remains illegal under federal law. In Washington state, consuming marijuana in public, driving while under the influence of marijuana and transporting marijuana across state lines are all illegal. Marijuana has intox icating effects; there may be health risks as sociated with its consumption, and it may be habit-forming. It can also impair concentration, coordination and judgment. Do not operate a vehicle or machinery under the influence of this drug. Keep out of reach of children. For more information, consult the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board at www.liq.wa.gov. TO READERS Be aware of the differences in the law between Idaho and Washington. It is illegal to possess, sell or transport cannabis in the State of Idaho. Possessing up to an ounce is a misdemeanor and can get you a year in jail and up to a $1,000 fine; more than three ounces is a felony that can carry a five-year sentence and fine of up to $10,000. Transporting marijuana across state lines, like from Washington into Idaho, is a felony under federal law.
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