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et’s clear up some things. The Earth is not flat.

Antifa is not chartering planes and setting fires across the West. Satan-worshipping pedophiles led by the likes of Hillary Clinton and Pope Francis have not united in a deep-state plot against Donald Trump.

You might think to yourself, “No one could possibly believe such absurd things,” but you’d be dead wrong. Lots of Americans do and, thanks to the magic of the internet, they are able to find other people who mirror their zealotry. In fact, in many cases, the algorithms behind Facebook, Google, YouTube and the like have driven them into the arms of each other, led them down dark rabbit holes and delivered them to a place where they’re absolutely convinced of the most outlandish conspiracy theories.

Here at the Inlander, we have warned readers before about the POISONOUS SCOURGE of bogus information. Last fall, we published a report called “Disinformation Nation” wherein experts predicted things would only get worse in 2020. I think it’s now safe to say: They weren’t wrong.

As silly as it might seem at first, this is no laughing matter. When the most basic facts are up for debate, we as a society are especially vulnerable to manipulation. And it’s happening here and around the world. Last week, a 6,000-word memo from a whistleblower at Facebook — revealed by Buzzfeed News — showed how the social media giant ignored or was slow to react to malicious misinformation campaigns that undermined elections, divided countries and resulted in deadly riots. The whistleblower’s conclusion: “I have blood on my hands.”

There is not a quick fix, but we all need to do our part. For starters, read and support real news outlets run by real people. (The algorithmic news feeds of Facebook and Google are inherently flawed, warping our sense of reality.) Also, think twice before you become a super spreader of viral (but bogus) information; check that it comes from a reliable news source.

Finally, watch the new Netflix documentary The Social Dilemma. The film isn’t perfect — it uses some corny dramatization — but it features a number of tech insiders who had a hand in creating this monster. Their warning about social media is terrifying: “We’ve created a system that biases toward false information, not because we want to, but because false information makes the companies more money than the truth. The truth is boring.”

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STEVE ST GEORGE: To Trump: “Do you believe the country would be better off if there were fewer restrictions on your power and authority?” Trump could not resist to answer in the affirmative and would undoubtedly add examples that would further reveal his corruption and moral vacuousness.

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KATE BRANTLEY: This is a tough one because you can’t count on Trump giving honest answers. In addition, he usually doesn’t seem to know what he’s saying with his word soup. With Biden, I would ask how we are going to begin fixing everything that Trump has dismantled.

ELIZABETH ANNE: Describe a time in your political career when you had to admit you made a mistake and how you course-corrected moving forward? I would ask this question because I think it’s hard for everyone to admit when they have made a mistake, but humility makes for good leadership. You can’t be a good leader without holding yourself accountable.

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resident Trump told journalist Bob Woodward — on tape — that he knew the coronavirus was deadly and difficult to contain, yet that he made the very deliberate decision to lie to the public about just how disastrous it would be for the country. He says he lied because he didn’t want to create “panic.”

Few seem to be buying that bit of self-serving nonsense, so Trump, like on most days, has found himself under fire. Indeed, countries that did act, that did follow the science, did use face masks, did promote social distancing, those countries have nowhere near the cases and fatalities that we have suffered in the United States. And Trump is to blame: for bad judgment, for his lies, for the almost 200,000 dead Americans (so far) and for the 6.5 million Americans who have become infected with the coronavirus.

The president has filled some of his time —

when he is not watching Fox “News” — by attacking the military. John McCain remains his favorite target. You remember what Trump said: “He’s a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren’t captured.” So now he has broadened his disdain by calling those who serve “suckers and losers.”

Concerning climate change: Trump doesn’t seem to care about it — even though forests, grasslands and homes are all on fire. Five towns in Oregon, along with our own Malden just south of Spokane, have burned to the ground just since Labor Day. So many hurricanes are pummeling the South, they have run out of alphabet

letters to name the new ones still coming.

Trump has nothing constructive to say about any of this. His sense of decency, duty and reality simply does not exist.

His performance last week in California was both revealing and embarrassing. The fires, according to him, were not caused by a drier, hotter climate; no, this was caused by leaves not raked and exploding trees? He doesn’t even explain what he means by any of that.

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xperts tell us that Putin’s Russia once again is working to influence the American election. Trump knows that Putin wants him to win, so likely he actually hopes they are interfering. Remember his line four years ago: “Russia, if you are listening...”

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In the meantime, he continues to rally his “base,” even ferrying them into his rallies where he refuses to wear a mask and applauds his base for doing the same. What’s worse, he actually denounces scientists who disagree with his uninformed blatherings.

The Centers for Disease Control predicts that a virus vaccine won’t be available before the election; indeed, if we are lucky, we might have it by the second quarter 2021. Trump dismisses this statement. Mostly it’s the bad news he doesn’t like.

The latest CDC statement that masks are the single most important way to control the virus also did not set well with Trump.

As everyone knows, Trump doesn’t wear masks — which, of course, means that members of the Trump “base” wear no masks, which puts him at further odds with the CDC, aka science, aka reality.

To fend off this unwanted news, Trump is now listening to an out-of-the-mainstream scientist who is actually promoting the idea that more deaths are good in that this will promote what he calls “herd mentality” (actually, herd immunity). The idea is deadly nonsense, but this guy is telling Trump what he wants to hear. So the debate in the White House, to the extent there ever is any, has been minimized — perhaps even shut down.

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ne of the roles that all presidents play is “setting an example.” Trump has flunked on the example front since day one, but these latest failures — on health and climate — have and are proving to be even worse. Which brings me to my greatest concern: Given what we now know about all of Trump’s failures and cover-ups, one would think that he would be trailing Biden by at least 30 points, give or take. But a count taken before the Woodward bombshell shows he is down by about six to 10 points nationally, which puts Trump in about the same place he was four years ago at this time against Hillary Clinton.

Trump has no chance at all of winning the popular vote, but remember, our undemocratic Electoral College system put him in office. He lost the popular vote by nearly 3 million votes and still won. This could happen again.

One thing’s for sure: America is about to find out if Trump was right when he said back in 2016 that he could walk down Fifth Avenue, shoot someone in the street, and “not lose one voter.”

Oh, one more thing: For making the single dumbest remark of the year, I nominate Maine Sen. Susan Collins. She voted to acquit Trump at his impeachment, and then justified her vote by saying: “The president has been impeached, that’s a pretty big lesson.” n

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The Red-Carpet Treatment "Tourism is an underrated economic driver," says Visit Spokane CEO Meg Winchester. “We sometimes take for granted how much money it brings in — and those are outside dollars that are coming into Spokane.”

A recent study found that those outside dollars amounted to as much as $1.3 billion in spending in 2019. If the direct and indirect impacts of that spending are taken into account, it’s possible to say that tourists help sustain nearly 18,000 local jobs. Of those, roughly 30 percent are in the food and beverage sector.

That highlights just how much of a far-reaching and interconnected impact that tourism has on the region. When visitor traffic slows in response to a global pandemic like COVID-19, the local economy feels it from top to bottom.

“Visit Spokane is about 90 percent funded by hotel occupancy,” Winchester says. “So, as you can see, it’s a trickle-

down effect. Lower occupancy leaves us with less money to market to bring people to Spokane.”

Matt Jensen is the corporate director of sales and marketing for the Davenport Hotel Collection. He estimates that their branded group of five hotels, which includes the Davenport Tower and the Historic Davenport, have seen around a threequarters retraction in business since statewide restrictions went into effect back in March. All but the Davenport Grand Hotel were closed until the end of June.

“You’ve got the leisure traveler, the corporate traveler who’s here on business and then you’ve got a convention group traveler,” Jensen says. “Well, two of the three have just — poof — gone away. The hotel model has been one piece of it. And then there’s the restaurant model, where we have limited capacity because of social distancing.”

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Champagne Sunday Brunch at the Historic Davenport have been temporarily suspended as a result of the restrictions and the dip in hotel occupancy. But today all Davenport Collection hotels and restaurants are open, with some COVID-19 restrictions. Jensen says there have even been some positive takeaways amid the downturn.

“Especially with our restaurants, it’s pushed us to become more electronic in everything we do. We have QR codes on each table now, and people can scan that and be taken to an online menu on their smartphones.

And the next step in that is our new mobile sites where you can order food online.”

While features like those will help the Davenport Hotels minimize in-person interaction during COVID-19, they’ll also allow them to make room service more efficient and convenient in the long run.

“We’ve got over a hundred years of interaction and great customer service, and now we’re reinventing that, rethinking how we do things.”

Classic red-carpet treatment, enhanced with digital flair, is certainly one way to warmly welcome conventioneers and business travelers back to Spokane when tourism resumes in full. In fact, even as Visit Spokane prepares to launch an integrated marketing campaign across the Inland and Pacific Northwest, there are signs that it’s already working.

“For the past couple of months, countywide we’ve actually been seeing a little over 50 percent occupancy rate in our hotels,” Winchester says. “What that tells us is that, in the grand scheme of things, people are still coming here organically and staying in our hotels and enjoying everything that we have to do in the Spokane region. People are looking for more of an outdoor recreation destination, a safe destination, a getaway. And we offer all of that.” ◆ Business owners who would like to partner with Visit Spokane and take advantage of their marketing platforms are encouraged to email Meg Winchester at mwinchester@visitspokane.com.

All the hotels and restaurants in the Davenport Collection can be found online at davenporthotelcollection.com. The website offers an easy online room booking process and more information about their dining options.

roasted Anvil Coffee, housemade baked goods that are baked fresh every morning, the tastiest breakfast sandwiches, and delicious paninis; all with the friendliest customer service. Our old-fashioned, boiled bagels are the best in town! Stop in or swing by our convenient drive thru, we would love to see you! Maple Street Bistro currently has our lobby closed and all orders are taken at the door. You can take the orders to-go or stay and enjoy our patio seating. We also have a convenient drive-thru option, or you can call ahead and pick up your order at the door or the drive-thru. 5520 North Maple, 328-0473, maplestreetbistro.com

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DAS STEIN HAUS DAS STEIN HAUS GERMAN • NORTH SPOKANE Got a craving for German food? Look no further. Das Stein Haus German Pub and Eatery in North Spokane is your destination for German Brew and authentic homemade German food such as Schnitzels and Bratwurst. We are happy to announce that we are now open for in-house dining. Because of limited seating capacity at this time, we recommend you make reservations. 1812 West Francis, 326-2214, dassteinhaus.net

DOMINI SANDWICHES DELI • DOWNTOWN] We are the longest run family sandwich shop (57 years) in Spokane. We have fresh bread delivered every day and cook the best roast beef in town. Famous popcorn comes with your sandwich too. We have been at this location for 57 years. We are a New York style sandwich shop with only meat and cheese, no veggies. We are doing only takeout, pickup and curbside orders at this time. 703 West Sprague, 747-2324, dominispokane.com

ELLIOTTS AN URBAN KITCHEN AMERICAN • NORTH SPOKANE New American cuisine utilizing ingredients with integrity, in a relaxed neighborhood environment, serving craft cocktails and some of the best service in town. 2209 North

Monroe, 866-0850, facebook.com/elliottsanurbankitchen

INDABA COFFEE COFFEE • FIVE LOCATIONS We are a small family-run business found in the heart of Spokane. We believe hospitality will change the world. For us, this starts with donating a meal with every bag we sell and making friends with everyone we get the pleasure of serving. We offer in-dining seating at our Broadway and Riverside locations. You can also order your drink ahead of time for in store pick up or curbside delivery through the Joe Coffee Order Ahead app.

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FERRARO'S NORTH ITALIAN • NORTH SPOKANE Family owned and operated since 2008.

Homemade recipes handed down through generations. All employees wear masks, tables are six feet apart, Hand sanitizer and gloves are available to customers as well.

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MAPLE STREET BISTRO BISTRO • NORTH SPOKANE Maple Street Bistro prides itself on serving high quality espresso drinks with locally

ECLECTIC • SPOKANE VALLEY MAX at Mirabeau is a great place for food and a one-of-a-kind atmosphere. MAX food is created for you by our skilled chefs and suited to fit even the most discerning palette. To enhance your dining experience, MAX’s chefs have created a menu using scratch cooking. The menu items have been thoughtfully planned to use the freshest ingredients purchased from local purveyors, growers, bakers, winemakers and brewers whenever possible in order to bring to you, our guest, the highest quality products available. Social distanced seating inside and on our outdoor patio.

Thorough cleaning and disinfecting efforts daily. We also offer takeout, curbside to go, delivery and room service for those not wanting to eat inside or who are on the go! 1100 North Sullivan Rd., 922-6252, maxatmirabeau.com

TRAILBREAKER CIDERY & EATERY CIDER • LIBERTY LAKE Trailbreaker Cider is a family-owned company specializing in hand-crafted ciders, using the freshest ingredients from throughout the Inland Northwest. Our ciders are made using real apples, pressed on site here in Liberty Lake and pair wonderfully with our restaurant’s food selection. The state-of-the-art cidery features spacious indoor seating with over a half-acre of outside lawn space that cider lovers can properly socially distance. Our facility also features modern air ventilation systems that refresh the air within the facility once per hour, 24 hours per day. 2204 N. Madson Rd., 592-8219, trailbreakercider.com

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POST STREET ALE HOUSE SPOKANE [DOWNTOWN] Now open Tue-Sat 12-8 pm serving some of our house favorites like fried pickles and flights of local beers on a sampler platter.

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It’s certainly been a summer unlike any other, but the region’s farmers markets have been forging ahead under COVID guidelines to make the most of it. And one thing hasn’t changed: The tail end of the market season in late summer and early fall brings some of the most abundant variety of produce, including tomatoes, pumpkins, apples and melons. For a list of the surprising number of farmers markets in the Spokane area, visit the Inland Northwest Farmers Market Association online at inwfma.org. That website also links to the handy Market Locator tool provided by the Washington State Farmers Market Association, which lets you search by weekday and whether they accept Washington state EBT credits.

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s a single mother of five, Miranda Murinko could use some relief. She and her five kids live in a homeless shelter operated by Family Promise of Spokane, and even though she qualified for a housing voucher, she doesn’t have much time to look for a permanent home. Instead, she helps her two oldest kids, 7 and 4, navigate a virtual classroom — mostly by muting and unmuting the computer when needed.

It would be nice, she says, if her two school-aged kids had somewhere to go while attending virtual school.

“That would help me tremendously,” she says. “Because I don’t get much done as it is right now.”

With Spokane Public Schools and many other area

schools opening the school year with online learning, parents are desperate for some help guiding kids through the virtual classroom. While some parents have joined together to form learning pods — small groups of students who gather together for virtual learning — school districts fear those could create inequities if more low-income families like Murinko are unable to do the same.

So Spokane Public Schools, like many other districts across the country, is working with community organizations to create a low-cost alternative: learning hubs. Simply put, they’re a place for kids to spend the day learn-

ing, providing single and working parents much-needed child care.

“It’s something, definitely, that we champion and we’re encouraging if organizations have the manpower as well as the resources to set it up,” says Oscar Harris, Spokane Public Schools coordinator for family support and community engagement. ...continued on next page

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Organizations like the YMCA have already set up learning hubs in Spokane. Others, like Family Promise, have them sort of by accident: In the first couple weeks of school, the Open Doors Family Shelter packed roughly 30 kids into a meeting space smaller than a classroom where they attended their respective virtual classes.

Priority Spokane, meanwhile, hopes to set up a website for parents looking for learning support for their kids.

But these learning hubs create some important questions: Are they any better at preventing the spread of COVID-19 than a school classroom? And can they accommodate all families who need it?

With schools closed, the burden falls to these community organizations to answer those questions.

PODS VS. HUBS

Each morning, Angela Miller helps her daughter get ready — packing up her laptop, crayons and packet of school work. She then drops her daughter, a third grader at Hamblen Elementary, off at school.

Except school isn’t actually at the school.

It’s at a family friend’s house or, sometimes, at Miller’s house. That’s because Miller and a group of other parents have formed a learning pod. They’ve figured out their work schedules so the parents can rotate having the kids at their house for school each day.

For Miller, it’s the solution to a few problems: She didn’t want to pay for day care. She wanted her daughter to have some guidance and support through distance learning. And she didn’t want her daughter to go to a learning hub or a day camp where there might be 20 other kids.

“At that point, it’s like, ‘Why don’t you just go to school?’” Miller says.

So far, Miller says, the learning pod has worked out.

“I feel better about my daughter being able to stay on track,” Miller says.

For Murinko, however, the early days of distance learning have been more of a struggle.

Without a learning hub or learning pod, setting up virtual school was an immense challenge for Murinko and her daughters. To begin with, Murinko had no access to a computer or WiFi. Thankfully for her, Comcast gave Family Promise — which operates the Hartson House shelter where she has lived since May — a $25,000 grant to provide laptops and six months of internet service.

But then, once school started, Murinko says she often has difficulty helping her 7-year-old, Heaven, navigate the technology.

“I’m not a teacher. I wish I could be. I am too much of a mom,” Murinko says.

The chasm between the two experiences highlights a major concern for schools that started with distance learning: It could widen educational inequities, causing low-income students to fall behind.

“You have to be careful with learning pods and learning centers because it can widen the gap in terms of equity,” Harris says.

Local elementary schools are starting to open day camps for that very reason. Murinko, for one, hopes her daughter Heaven can join. But they’re filling up fast, forcing some parents to look to other options.

The YMCA set up a makeshift school within a matter of weeks, with the goal of helping working families. Throughout four locations in the Inland Northwest, roughly 100 families send their children to the Y during the day. They look, more or less, like schools: An alphabet covers the basketball gym walls, as students sit in desks on the hardwood floor getting help from staff members.

“It’s not just a gym anymore,” says Angela Hanni, program director for the YMCA in Spo-

kane Valley. “It’s an educational hub.”

Spokane Youth For Christ, a nonprofit that aims to help atrisk youth, opened a learning hub of its own in its West Central youth center, says Executive Director Andre Lewis. But it doesn’t have much space. In a room around the size of a classroom, he says the health district only lets them have nine kids in the learning hub. But he says teachers are constantly asking him if he can take more.

“If we were doing this across all four youth centers,” Lewis says, “I’m sure we’d fill up today.”

SLOWING THE SPREAD

But are learning centers any safer than a classroom?

For the most part, yes, says Kelli Hawkins, spokeswoman for the Spokane County Regional Health District.

The ideal situation, in terms of slowing the spread of COVID-19, is that a child can be at home learning, Hawkins says. Yet learning hubs can be better than a classroom, she adds, as long as small groups of students stay together, masks are worn and other precautions are taken.

“There are positives to having learning pods and learning centers because you are dealing with a smaller number of students — we are reiterating that with our guidance — and they’re not mingling with other groups,” Hawkins says.

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“If they go into the school population and then come back into that shelter, it creates a lot more risk,” he says. “We haven’t even allowed the volunteers into the building since March.”

But while the ideal situation for preventing COVID-19 may be keeping students at home, wherever that is, it’s not what’s best for working moms or for student learning, says Harris, with Spokane Public Schools.

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Followed by the Cops Local law enforcement uses social media to keep tabs on criminals — and protesters

BY DANIEL WALTERS

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pokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich stood before a small cadre of local reporters to insist that the arrest of Jeremy Logan, a vocal critic of police, was completely above board.

After failing to find Logan earlier, sheriff’s deputies arrested him on his way to a Black Lives Matter rally on Aug. 30 and had him taken to jail based on a 7-year-old warrant for failing to pay fees related to a nonviolent drug charge in another county.

Yet even as Knezovich hit back against a Huffington Post article suggesting that the arrest was politically motivated — Logan is co-chair of Spokane Democratic Socialists of America — the sheriff’s press conference on Sept. 8 revealed that the old warrant wasn’t the only reason Logan had been targeted.

There was also Logan’s social media feed.

Slide by slide, Knezovich showed the reporters examples of Logan’s posts. He highlighted Logan’s shirtless selfie where he was holding a machete. He pointed to a post with anti-cop rap lyrics and a Jeremy Logan profile picture where Logan proclaimed himself “Always Antifascist.” He displayed a picture of Logan outside the abandoned Seattle Police precinct in the “Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone.”

Knezovich scoffed at Logan’s claim that he hadn’t posted anything threatening, pointing to posts where the DSA leader wrote things like “if you don’t like riots and calling cops ‘pigs,’ GET OUT OF MY COUNTRY” and “I want to take these pigs’ heads off with a hacksaw.”

Knezovich didn’t claim that the statements were illegal. Still, he explicitly cited Logan’s “increasingly violent rhetoric” as one of the reasons why Logan had been arrested.

That admission raised a whole host of other thorny questions. Was the Sheriff’s Office looking into the social media accounts of other local activists as well?

“If you’re going to be throwing protests, we look at everybody,” Knezovich said. “Left, right or indifferent.”

But civil liberties advocates like Jennifer Lee, technology and liberty program manager for the ACLU of Washington, say that’s a problem. Even though much of what people post on Facebook and Instagram is public, Lee says most Americans don’t reasonably expect the police to be tracking them.

“The police shouldn’t be surveilling protesters of any kind and chilling anyone’s fundamental constitutional rights to free speech,” Lee says. “We’re concerned that it’ll increase disproportionate scrutiny of communities of color and other over-surveilled communities.”

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Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich speaking to reporters on Sept. 8 about a controversial arrest involving a vocal police critic.

PERSECUTION OR PROTECTION?

The ACLU has been raising alarm bells about cops using social media to conduct surveillance for years: Lee says the ACLU obtained records showing that, in 2015, the Washington State Patrol had signed a contract to “search and analyze real time social media” with GeoFeedia, a company that was processing a firehose of social media data for law enforcement agencies across the country.

Some agencies, it turned out, were using the tool to monitor Black Lives Matter activists. In 2016, the Seattle Police Department ended up being investigated by their civilian watchdog for failing to get permission from the City Council before contracting with GeoFeedia.

Today, however, the Washington State Patrol says it’s not using GeoFeedia or any other social media monitoring tool. WSP spokesman Darren Wright says the agency has strict rules: They only track someone on social media if it’s related to a specific criminal investigation or an explicit threat.

And if the criminal investigation might intersect with political or religious issues, he says the agency has to get a special approval process from the director to make sure any social media surveillance wouldn’t run afoul of the First Amendment.

Those kinds of guardrails are crucial, argues Dave Maass, senior investigative researcher at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a civil liberties organization focusing on the internet.

“There should be a higher scrutiny and layer of approval before you can start investigating people engaged in protest,” Maass says.

But in Spokane, neither the Police Department nor the county Sheriff’s Office have outlined any explicit policies constraining when they track social media posts.

Instead, both suggest it happens all the time, particularly around protests.

Spokane Police Department spokesman Terry Preuninger says that deciding how many officers to bring to a protest and other major events requires a combination of human intelligence and trawling through social media.

“You can’t believe the volumes of people’s social media that we have been sifting through with these sorts of things, looking into [people] and then who their associates are,” Preuninger says.

While the department won’t scrutinize every attendee’s identity, he says, they do concentrate on the groups and individuals who are organizing it.

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Sheriff Knezovich argues it’s about protecting public safety.

“It’s called doing our due diligence,” says Knezovich. “[What] if we didn’t and, say, the next person is the person who puts a bomb in our community?”

He’s alluding to Kevin Harpham, the Stevens County man who posted over 1,000 times on a white supremacist message board under a pseudonym before attempting to bomb Spokane’s Martin Luther King Day parade route in 2011.

In the last half-dozen years, Knezovich has frequently pointed to screenshots of social media rhetoric from local far-right groups — including those allied with Spokane Valley’s Rep. Matt Shea — and argued that if violent acts were committed against his deputies in the future, their anti-law-enforcement rhetoric was to blame.

But today, with Knezovich railing against far-left activists and the “antifa” movement using similar arguments, Logan claims that it’s Knezovich’s own rhetoric that is reason for alarm.

“Because he thinks that anyone who seems to be opposed to fascism is a potential terrorist, it’s a serious problem that he’s going through people’s Facebook posts,” Logan says.

COPFISHING

The Sheriff’s Office argument is simple: If your post is public, it’s fair game.

“If you’re posting it on the internet, you have no reasonable expectation of privacy,” says Mark Gregory, Sheriff’s Office spokesman. “If it’s out for everybody else to read, it’s out for any of us to read.”

But in the case of Logan, there’s another tension: That Facebook post about cutting pigs’ heads off? That wasn’t public. The post was only visible to Logan’s Facebook friends and the Sheriff’s Office won’t say how they obtained the screenshot.

While Gregory says most intelligence they get comes from tips from the community, when asked if the department uses fake Facebook accounts to gather additional intel, Gregory declined to say.

“We would use any legal investigative means possible to do their jobs and keep the community safe,” Gregory says. “We’re not going to sit and say how we do it.”

The Spokane Police Department is more upfront.

Preuninger admits he himself uses a fake Facebook account to check social media.

And Spokane Police Lt. Rich Meyer sat down with

the Inlander to detail how he created a fake Facebook profile in 2009 as part of his work for the Spokane Regional Drug Task Force.

Meyer says he pretended to be a 39-year-old female Northern Quest Resort & Casino card dealer who was originally from the Los Angeles area. He used a far-away, blurry Google Images picture of people sitting in a bar for his profile pic, uploaded a couple pictures of Los Angeles and some beer into his timeline.

Then, he started making some targeted friend requests. All he had to do was lurk in the background and watch, as suspects eagerly incriminated themselves.

“They would do what they call ‘flossing,’” Meyer says. “They would show pictures on open source media, of them holding up tens of thousands of dollars. Holding up guns.”

For around four years, he took thousands of screenshots. Ultimately, many of these screenshots became part of a massive multiagency operation dubbed “Piranha Slayer” that resulted in 62 indictments of suspects in Spokane, Las Vegas and Los Angeles.

And while the arrests could have been made without his social media surveillance, Meyer says the screenshots were “huge” when it came to sentencing.

But fake Facebook accounts aren’t only against Facebook’s rules, Maass says, they’ve sometimes been used to specifically monitor protesters.

In the summer of 2015 in Memphis, Tennessee, a Facebook account with the name of “Bob Smith” claimed to be a person of color — and totally swore he wasn’t a cop. Turns out, he was a white police officer named Timothy Reynolds who used the account to monitor Black Lives Matter and other local social justice protests.

In Memphis, that was a violation of a 40-year-old consent decree banning the government from collecting “political intelligence” on non-criminals.

While the police say they’re focusing on violent protesters, Maass argues, the peaceful folks get caught in the crossfire.

“I don’t think layering on privacy violations to the peaceful protesters is the way forward,” Maass says.

In Spokane, it isn’t just selling drugs or organizing protests that can cause police to eye your social media page: It’s talking to the press.

In June, the Inlander published an account of Whitworth student Jessie Lewis, a Whitworth student who said that police shot her seven times with rubber bullets during a May 31 protest.

“One of my intel people, the day the article came out, sent me a link to your story,” Preuninger told the Inlander in a June interview. “And then he sent me her Facebook page.”

Her Facebook cover photo, Preuninger said, was a screenshot from the movie V for Vendetta with the caption “can’t destroy a government on an empty stomach.”

While he says it wasn’t enough to draw conclusions, Preuninger argued that it undercut Lewis’ portrayal as an innocent protester.

Lewis scoffed.

“The fact that they tried to discredit Jessie Lewis the account that I had on the street by highlighting a meme I found on Facebook?” Lewis says. “I was tickled.”

By now, many activists are well aware that their social media accounts are being watched — and not just by the cops, but in the public.

Kurtis Robinson, Spokane’s NAACP chapter president, says that activist leaders emphasized how much scrutiny they’re under in this political climate. But while he himself has forwarded threats to the law enforcement to investigate, he stresses that the police have a responsibility to provide protection without falling into the trap of over-policing.

“That’s been a difficult thing in the past for them to actually do so in a fair and equitable fashion,” Robinson says. n danielw@inlander.com

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FAIRY TALE WITH A TWIST Even author Leyna Krow doesn’t know what Hollywood will do with her short story.

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Spokane author Leyna Krow talks about Hollywood’s Jordan Peele and Issa Rae taking on her short story “Sinkhole”

BY NATHAN WEINBENDER

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eyna Krow’s short story Sinkhole begins with the world’s most questionable real estate deal. A family finds their ideal house in the perfect neighborhood, but there’s one big catch: The backyard has a giant pit in it. The husband and wife soon discover that the hole has magical properties, and if you drop something down into the darkness, it appears again in the living room as good as new. It starts with a broken flashlight, then a cracked picture frame and, eventually, the narrator herself.

Sinkhole first appeared in the Spokane-based omnibus Lilac City Fairy Tales and was reprinted in the Seattle

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literature zine Moss, and now it has been optioned to be adapted into a feature film by Universal Pictures and producers Jordan Peele and Issa Rae. Krow spoke to the Inlander about the process of working with Hollywood, and the ambiguous genre designation of her story itself.

Responses have been edited for space and clarity.

INLANDER: Where did the idea of Sinkhole come from?

KROW: Originally I wrote it for Lilac City Fairy Tales, and the theme for the event was “I Married a Monster.”

So that was the prompt that I was working off of, and I

was really just trying to write something that I thought [Fairy Tales editor] Sharma Shields would think was cool.

That was my sole motivation. I wrote it the summer I got married and before my kids came along. Looking back at it now, there’s a lot I got right about the challenges of being a woman and having a family. This is what it’s like to have kids and feel overwhelmed and feel like you’re not doing it right. And hey, there’s a big hole in the yard that makes things better, let’s get right in it with no regard for the consequences. ...continued on page 18

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I feel like you can read this story as a humorous allegory or as a creepy Twilight Zone-type premise. Was that your intention when you were establishing its tone?

Yeah. For me, it sort of straddles that line. I did want it to feel a little horror-esque, but I’m always trying to write to entertain myself.

Jordan Peele and Issa Rae have optioned the rights to adapt Sinkhole into a film. Is this the first time that has happened with one of your stories?

It’s totally new to me, and actually came out of left field. In November, one of the editors from Moss called me. He had moved to L.A. and was trying to make a go of it in the film world. He wanted to take some material and shop it around, and he asked if he could do that with Sinkhole. I wound up talking to 15 different companies and studios via Zoom in my not-air conditioned attic. And, of course, it’s COVID time, so my husband is working downstairs and I’m taking meetings, and our daughter’s screaming about stuff. But the amazing thing was that everybody I was talking to was in their homes as well. I’d be talking to these studio executives who normally would be wearing a suit sitting in a boardroom somewhere, and instead they’re in their living room and their husband is vacuuming with a shirt off behind them.

How did you settle on Peele and Rae? I actually spoke to the executive from Monkeypaw, Jordan Peele’s company, pretty early on, and it was a super fun conversation. And then I spoke to folks from Issa Rae’s company, and they were really neat. This is a story about perfection and expectations put on women,

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but it could also be seen through the lens of a Black woman and the expectations that society puts on Black women, which are even more daunting. As a White writer, I mostly think about White people and White characters, and so I was really drawn to this idea of a film that takes this story to a place that I can’t. I found that really, really appealing.

It’s interesting that someone like Peele, who has a background in both horror and comedy, is taking on a story that could be approached as either horror or comedy.

Right? And I’ll be honest, I don’t know what angle they’re going to come at it from.

But I heard some interesting stuff in these meetings. Some folks were gonna approach it as an indie comedy, others as true horror. Somebody was like, “It’d be like Gremlins.” Somebody else said this would make a great podcast.

Adapting a short story into a movie can’t be easy. What do you think they can do to sustain it at feature length?

The story is five pages. That’s all there is.

I actually think that the brevity of it is seen as a nice thing, because there’s not all this source material to work through. It’s really just a jumping-off place. When we were trying to sell the rights to different production companies, I’d hear different people’s takes, and everybody was like, “How does the sinkhole work? What happens if you go in it twice?” Maybe there is this law of diminishing returns, or maybe something terrible happens. Or maybe you’re transported to a room full of bees — I don’t know. A screenwriter is basically going to have to come up with something way, way beyond what’s in the story. n

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here’s no sugarcoating it, the arts are being decimated by the coronavirus like few other segments of society. The things we as individuals turn to for inspiration and comfort — music venues, art galleries, bookstores, movie houses and stage theaters — are suffering mightily as they wait for some relief, some return to normalcy.

And yet, when we reported the stories for this issue, we found a lot of reasons for hope.

We found arts organizations and venues finding success at reaching their audiences online mere months after being at a virtual standstill. We found local theater companies tackling valuable archiving and renovation projects they’d never get to during a “normal season.” We met up-and-coming and established visual artists, poets and musicians creating exciting new work during the pandemic, and exploring ways to get that work seen, read and heard.

We don’t know when “normal” is coming back. But we know we’re going to want our local art scene alive and kicking. As the stories in this year’s Fall Arts issue show, the heartbeat is still strong. Do what you can to keep it that way.

— DAN NAILEN, Inlander Arts & Culture editor

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Local arts groups see highs and lows in moving in-person events online while the pandemic continues

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he web’s been keeping us connected, but it’s not an ideal alternative for most arts events.

Since the majority of festivals, gallery shows and fundraisers went on standby due to the coronavirus, arts organizations in the Inland Northwest have collectively lost hundreds of thousands of dollars in revenue.

Even though many groups’ artistic happenings have transitioned online, the virtual sphere hasn’t been able to fully replace the in-person art experience. Ticket sales, artwork purchases and cash donations generated during live events are the financial lifelines of most arts nonprofits. When COVID-19 paused gatherings in March, all that spending paused, too, impacting working artists in our community.

For Terrain, the Spokane-based nonprofit that runs a gallery, several one-day festivals, the From Here retail store and other ventures, Executive Director Ginger Ewing estimates COVID-caused losses so far total $360,000.

“It’s really, really, really scary,” Ewing says. “There is no other word that I can describe it as other than devastating. All the ways we generate income to pay rent and utilities and to get money into artists’ pockets is getting people to gather.”

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foots the bill of those events, as well as revenue generated by sales and donations at its flagship events including the one-night Terrain showcase in the fall and two artisan markets. Last year, for example, she says Terrain events directly generated more than half a million in art sales for local artists.

Bazaar, Terrain’s outdoor summer market, was canceled this year after being postponed from June to August. With such short notice, there wasn’t enough time to plan and replicate the market online through a virtual storefront, Ewing says.

She says there’s also no possibility that the usual format of Terrain’s popular, one-night art and performance showcase held most recently in downtown’s Jensen-Byrd Building will be able to take place in early October. Instead of trying to replicate the event online or in a more socially distanced setting, Ewing says the Terrain team hopes to offer an alternative in some form, and plans to announce more soon.

“The general consensus is that while, in some regards, you can pivot and put things online, nothing is ever going to replace that face-to-face interaction and experience with art,” Ewing says. “It’s definitely not translating in terms of being able to generate revenue.”

The current picture is similar for Emerge in Coeur d’Alene, which hosts classes, gallery shows and several large events throughout the year. Executive Director Jeni Hegsted estimates Emerge has lost $90,000 in revenue so far this year. Added to that loss is a fire that forced the nonprofit from its downtown space early in the year; Emerge is currently waiting for construction at its new home to wrap up.

Amid the setbacks, Hegsted says there have been some unexpected bright spots. The new space is bigger and more centrally located in Coeur d’Alene, and gallery shows should resume there at limited capacity late this year.

“It’s definitely more than big enough to add all the different aspects of Emerge that we’re anticipating,” she says. “I think that makes people involved with Emerge hopeful and excited.”

Although Emerge has paused all in-person art classes by transitioning some programs online, Hegsted says a popular alternative for students is to rent pottery wheels for virtual lessons at home. The change allows for more hands-on practice with the equipment than would usually be available at its studio.

While the nonprofit’s annual INK! Print Rally held a few weeks ago was closed to spectators, an event Sept.

30 still offers a chance for the community to engage via a drive-in documentary screening of footage captured the day of printmaking, the unveiling of prints created this year and a chance to purchase the art.

“I think it’ll be really popular, but it’s really challenging to figure out how to engage people and have these events still,” Hegsted notes.

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t’s the small victories keeping arts organizers optimistic as they weather the COVID-19 storm.

Auntie’s Bookstore, for one, has moved all of its usually in-store author readings to Zoom, which has simultaneously allowed it to host authors who otherwise might not visit the area in person, pandemic or not.

“Now that travel isn’t a logistic we have to concern ourselves with, we are able to pair authors in really exciting ways,” says Auntie’s Events Coordinator Claire Davey. “It’s exciting to me, too, because these events feel really intimate. Being able to see authors in their homes, they tend to be more casual, too.”

To encourage virtual reading attendees to support the store, some of the events are ticketed by requiring the purchase of a featured guest’s book. (Auntie’s continues to offer curbside pickup and shipping.) Most events, though, are free.

“We’re still working out how to make this work on the business end,” Davey says. “Book sales [tied to events] have just honestly not been very good. I think a lot of that has to do with the charm of a book event and getting in line to get your book signed and get a few minutes of facetime with the author.”

Museums around the world have gotten creative with online programs and virtual exhibits, too, but nothing beats seeing a 2,000-year-old artifact up close and in the flesh.

Fortunately, the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture — closed to the public for five months — was recently able to reopen under newly issued state guidelines for three final weeks of the blockbuster exhibit Pompeii: The Immortal City.

Museum Executive Director Wesley Jessup estimates the lengthy closure this spring and summer amounted to $250,000 in losses from admissions and program fees for MAC programs.

The museum also had to lay off four full-time staff members. To help make up for some of its losses, the MAC successfully raised $75,000 through a mostly online fundraising campaign.

“Pompeii had the most visitors we ever recorded for February, so it was definitely set to break a lot of records,” Jessup says.

For Pompeii’s brief reappearance, the MAC welcomed about 3,600 visitors even as its galleries remained at 25 percent capacity, with admission offered through timed reservations.

While the museum lost thousands of visitors during its forced closure, Jessup says online programming, from livestreamed lectures to kids camps, offered in the interim was more successful than staff anticipated.

“We had a really healthy participation, so we think the community has been tracking what’s going on and what we have to offer,” he says.

Next up, the MAC is unveiling three new exhibits in early October. The main exhibition celebrates the pop art movement, while another commemorates the 75th anniversary of World War II’s end. A third curated in collaboration with the Spokane Symphony celebrates the orchestra’s 75th anniversary.

For Terrain, an unexpected win despite the pandemic’s uncertainty came in the form of extra time available to its team to photograph and list the complete inventory of locally made goods sold at From Here in an online storefront. Items have since been shipped to customers across the country.

“It took three people six weeks, and in normal times we wouldn’t have the capacity to do that,” Ewing says. “COVID forced us to have an online presence and now that’s in place, it’s something we’ll always do moving forward.”

Terrain also just wrapped up an online auction and art show, raising $30,000 to cover rent and operating costs of its gallery space for the next year.

“While things are so bleak, we are so grateful for people who’ve rallied around us,” Ewing says. “The Spokane community continues to shine in all of this.” n

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Capturing the Moment

The Globe Bar & Kitchen built a socially distanced TV studio to provide live entertainment to its customers. YOUNG KWAK PHOTO

Two Spokane outlets are trying to make socially distanced, livestreamed performances feel a little more “live”

By Nathan Weinbender

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t’s a question that has plagued every local arts scene since COVID-19 lockdowns took effect: How do performers who rely on audiences eke out a living during a pandemic that has prevented us from packing ourselves into venues?

Live, in-person entertainment has been nonexistent in Spokane since March, and it will remain that way until the city has entered Phase 4 of its reopening plans. In the meantime, though, artists have kept their audiences (and paychecks) through increasingly advanced forms of technology, mainly via social media and livestreams.

One of the few places in town that has found a workaround to the cancellation of live entertainment is the Globe Bar & Kitchen, and they’ve done it with the sort of setup you’d find in an average television studio.

The LGBTQ+ hangout, known for its weekly drag shows, has remained open through the lockdowns — save for a few weeks back in March when it was temporarily closed — serving dine-in customers at a limited capacity.

(Its neighboring bar, the Blind Buck, has yet to reopen.)

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to be happening any time soon, the Globe started hosting virtual drag shows on Facebook, which featured a string of prerecorded segments that had been edited together.

But Globe owner Scott Wilburn says he wanted a more spontaneous feel, something that accurately captured the energy of being in the bar and watching a performance in real time.

So he put his background in broadcasting to work and set up a makeshift, in-house studio that allowed performers to strut their stuff for an audience and stay at a safe distance. When you go to a show at the Globe, you’ll essentially be watching a live simulcast: The performers are right below you in the basement — or in “the bunker,” as they prefer it to be called — with multiple cameras trained on them in front of either a glittery curtain or a green screen.

That feed is then broadcast upstairs to the bar’s TV screens, and it also goes out online via Facebook Live.

There are also cameras and mics in the upstairs dining room, so that performers can hear the audience responding to their acts. The performers go one at a time, and

the downstairs crew are all masked up.

Because drag queens rely on tips, their Venmo information is on the screen along with them, and the Globe staff also sends around the type of collection basket that you might see at Sunday church service, except this one is on the end of a 6-foot-long pole.

“I even had to order it from a Catholic supply house,” Wilburn says. “I didn’t tell them what it was for.”

“Much of our community is built around performance and events, and so many of our patrons are performers, whether it’s drag or on our karaoke nights,” says Jeremy Urann, who works the front of the house at the Globe. “A lot of our business and our events revolve around the entertainment aspect.”

The Globe is now operating at just 75 seats, which is less than half of its normal capacity. They’re hosting drag shows on Saturday nights and virtual bingo on Mondays, and they’ll soon be pivoting into live music and stand-up comedy in coming weeks with the same format they’ve established. It’s important for Wilburn to keep his regular entertainers working, and to keep everyone safe.

“The entertainers would hang up their outfits and try to figure out something else to do otherwise,” Wilburn says. “Why not give them a safe place to perform, in front of a camera rather than in front of an audience where their health could be at risk?

They can still practice their craft, they can keep current, and they feel better about it. It gives them a sense of normalcy.”

“Especially as we’ve embraced our LGBTQ identity, it’s important that we have a safe, positive community space, for our customers, our staff and our entertainers,” Urann says. “It’s giving them a place where they can still share their art form and be celebrated safely.”

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lthough it’s a world away from drag queens and the nightlife scene, the local music collective Imagine Jazz was in a similar predicament as the Globe.

Right before the pandemic shut everything down, the group had struck an arrangement to host regular concerts at the for-rent event space the Monroe Room. In-person gigs were put on hold shortly thereafter, and so — in true jazz form — they improvised a new plan in the form of weekly online streaming concerts. Most of those shows have been beamed directly from the Monroe Room, and future concerts will be broadcast from the Holy Names Music Center.

The concerts rely on a simple setup — it’s a couple cameras trained on the performers, with a studio-ready audio setup that is then fed directly onto Facebook — but it has required some fine-tuning to make sure the sound is at its best. The concerts have expanded beyond jazz with some intimate singer-songwriter performances, and certain broadcasts have netted up to 1,000 viewers. Some viewers are watching live in real time; others are watching after the fact on Facebook or YouTube.

“The people who are watching seem to be really happy to see it happening,” says Imagine Jazz founder and artistic director Rachel Bade-McMurphy. “So many people have really just been bummed out not to be able to see any concerts.”

That goes doubly for the musicians: “In some cases, it’s been the first time that anyone has played with another person since March,” Bade-McMurphy says. “It’s a little bit different [from a live show] because they can’t see the responses from people, and they’re so used to being able to feed off of the energy.”

Bade-McMurphy says Imagine Jazz is considering the possibility of continuing the livestreams even after in-person concerts resume, whether that means producing exclusive streaming content or offering a discount ticket price to watch one of their regular concerts from your living room. Some of those updates are thanks to a recent Spokane Arts grant: A portion of those funds will go toward paying artists, and the rest will go toward improving that streaming setup, as well as virtual masterclass workshops and educational outreach.

But regardless of how much longer streaming concerts will be our reality, it’s a relief for both audiences and performers to have some live music again, no matter how it has to be delivered.

“I think it just gives people hope, and something to look forward to,” Bade-McMurphy says. “There’s also the personal connection we’re all kind of looking for, and music can just be so powerful that way.” n Visit globespokane.com and imaginejazz.org to keep up on live events.

How Are You Getting Your Art Fix? KAREN MOBLEY

visual artist and author

My poetry book, Trial by Ordeal, was released in May. I have been working to get it into bookstores (Aunties, Atticus, Wishing Tree and From Here).

My art show, Water and Sky, for the Moses Lake Museum and Art Center was postponed but opens in October. I’ve worked on new poems, stories and paintings. This has been punctuated with gardening, reading my backlog of books and New Yorker magazines, and outdoor excursions.

I have been spending time almost daily with my neighbor 9-year-old triplets. We painted a “magical forest” mural on the side of my house. We’ve played with art materials and they have befriended my cats. It’s been fun to watch them grow, and I’ve been experimenting with materials that I haven’t used for years. I have made a few small sculptures and helped cut 22 rolls of duct tape for numerous forts and “cat entertainment facilities” and “zen huts.” I’ve been listening to Spokane Public Radio. I have listened to numerous home recordings created by musician friends. I missed summer outdoor concerts and performances. I look forward to more Zoom theatre and poetry readings.

I’ve worked hard to encourage other creatives to know about emergency funding sources, grants and opportunities. n

REINALDO GIL ZAMBRANO

printmaker and co-founder Spokane Print & Publishing Center

I ordered several books for personal research: Street Art Today, Animals and Printmaking by Bill Fick.

What I did with these books was to explore more into the techniques, aesthetics, similarities and approaches so I can combine my love for mural painting and printmaking. I have also been doing Instagram Live with several artists friends where we talk about our practice, answer questions and do some demoing.

Also Facebook Live with my homies from Spokane Print & Publishing Center. I am a huge fan of the Chef’s Table and Street Food documentary series on Netflix. The cinematography is great, but the inside stories on how people make and work in their craft is super inspirational to me.

I have checked many “how to” and tutorials on the incorporation of digital tools for my own art making. I have conducted interviews with some of my favorite artists for a printmaking podcast in the Spanish version titled Pine | Copper | Lime.

Also recommend this podcast for some insightful conversations with some amazing artists. n

Art or Die

Spokane muralist Amber Hoit explores being true to herself and ever evolving through painting

By Samantha Wohlfeil

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t’s hard for artist Amber Hoit to describe her style, in part because she doesn’t want to be pinned down to just one thing.

Her art, often mural work now, is part pop art, part pop culture, part realism, part surrealism. It’s not unusual to see a black background with neon pops of color and a focus on Afrocentric characters.

The 30-year-old self-trained artist says art was initially an outlet for her as a teenager while moving from school to school, from Spokane to Seattle and back. She was interested in punk and skating culture, and from that “skate or die” mentality she says she adopted her own “art or die” mantra, which she scribbled over and over in sketchbooks.

“A lot of my stuff was morbid art, and that’s where I was back then,” Hoit says.

But that’s also about the time she started developing a character of sorts who’s evolved in her artwork over the years. At first, it was a girl loosely based on herself, with curly bubble hair and often a dazed look, Hoit says.

“It’s weird for me to explain now, but back then it was very race-related for me. I felt very out of place a lot. I’m mixed — I’m half Black, half White, and living in Spokane and Seattle, I’ve always felt kind of displaced,” Hoit says. “That was kind of my way to describe how I felt inside, like I had to put on a face. It’s kind of this clown character.”

Over time, the character, which embodied how Hoit didn’t feel White or Black enough, went from clown-like to a sort of pop-art cartoon with flowing, colorful hair.

“It went from that, to looking more like a clown, to a more Afrocentric style. I think it was a little more of me wanting to accept the other side of me or a mixture of both,” Hoit says. “People responded really well when I kind of mixed those styles together.”

Now, Hoit says she rarely uses skin tones in her artwork, instead opting for colors like bright blues or greens when working on portraits. For commissioned work, she’s often asked to paint characters from TV shows or comic books, where she regularly implements those bright colors. ...continued on next page

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How Are You Getting Your Art Fix?

SEPT. 25 THROUGH OCT. 4

LINDSAY JOHNSTON

aka Vanna Oh!, musician

artist and former Richmond Art Collective executive director

I have found the pandemic and challenges I faced trying to keep the Richmond Art Collective afloat to be very distracting for me creatively.

I haven’t been able to create any conceptually relevant work since last winter.

I have, however, been using the pandemic to focus on family time, regroup professionally, and learn some new skills. I taught myself to use a sewing machine and quilt. I made each of my stepdaughters a quilt and then taught them to sew. It has been fun sharing skills and developing new ones together. Nesting and building more stability at home has been a welcomed distraction from the chaos and uncertainty of the outer world. n

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ecently, her work has included more murals around Spokane. She was asked to be one of 16 artists who helped paint the Black Lives Matter mural on the Seven2 and 14Four building downtown this summer, which she says was powerful to work on.

“I was so honored,” Hoit says.

In her piece, Hoit chose to highlight activist Angela Davis. The piece in some ways blends her pop art character with her skill for portraiture, with Davis depicted with bright teal skin on a pink letter C. “I put up top, ‘Wanted by the FBI,’” Hoit says. “I wanted to be a little in your face, like this is ridiculous, they’re calling people Antifa, terrorists. … Angela Davis is just the most iconic fighter for everybody.”

For the most part, Hoit says her experience painting the mural was positive, even as that time was extremely emotionally draining. Many came by while she was up on the scissor lift painting to say thanks and share their support.

But not everyone responded well. Some drove by shouting, “All lives matter!” One day when Hoit was up on the lift alone, someone parked near the end of the mural for a long time.

“I was scared for my life. … I stopped painting and I’m hyper aware now,” Hoit says. “The guy gets out of the car, ruffles in the back seat, and I don’t know what he’s doing. So I stand there and watch, because if he pulls out a gun, I don’t know what I’m gonna do. It felt like an eternity.”

Luckily, a man pulled into the parking lot with his daughter to thank her, and Hoit says she asked him to stay. The man instantly understood and remained until it was clear the other man wasn’t there to hurt her.

When the mural was finally finished and people came to see it, Hoit says she watched a woman show up with her entire family for an emotional, quiet moment.

“This is a Black family, and they started

Artist Amber Hoit defies easy genre descriptions in her paintings. YOUNG KWAK PHOTO crying,” Hoit says. “I’m pretty feisty and tough for the most part. I don’t really cry, but I was just done. I started bawling in my car. It was heavy.”

Unfortunately, only a few short days later vandals threw red, white and blue paint across the word “Black” on the mural.

Hoit and the other artists were asked to restore the artwork they’d so painstakingly put up.

“It got defaced and ugh, dude, it was so hard to f---ing go there and do that again,” Hoit says. “I didn’t want to. I had to force myself to, and it took me 10 times longer to fix it.”

But in reflecting on the power of art, the support that artists gave one another through the project, and the recognition that artists of color are getting in this moment, Hoit sees some positives.

“I think it inspires people to keep going and to not back down, which is really scary right now because I feel like they really want us to shut up and be quiet,” Hoit says.

“I think that art is a protest in itself.”

She hopes people won’t just hire Black artists because of this moment, but because they are talented and deserve to be seen and heard. In general, she sees more regional artists getting recognition, which is powerful.

“Spokane Arts and Terrain have both really been pushing art here,” Hoit says.

“I start getting resentful of Spokane, but it makes me want to stay. It may be slow sometimes, but the progression is there. I don’t think I would stay in this town if the arts weren’t promoted as much.” n

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I’ve been studying and consuming Frank Ocean tunes from Channel Orange and Blonde pretty much every time I hop in my minivan. He’s a genius. As for newer music, I recently discovered Tierra Whack while doing YouTube workout videos (RIP gyms!). Her music and persona is so interesting to me. I watched the Rocket Man movie (finally) and started learning to play “Honky Cat” by Elton John on the keys. I wrote some music with DJ Spicy Ketchup (also from Spokane) for fun. We’ll see if anyone ever gets to hear it. I also devoured the first season of Homecoming on Amazon Prime which is up there with Pushing Daisies and Twin Peaks as one of the most artistic series I’ve ever seen. n

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Hoit offers her work through her painting business AOD Painting (for both “art of design” and a little throwback to “art or die”), and some of her pieces can be seen on her Instagram page @aodpainting. Her angel wing murals and others can be found at establishments around the community.

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Divcon, Inc. - divcon-inc.com.................................................................... Iron Bridge Condos - 629 North Iron Court

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Hayden Homes - www.hayden-homes.com..................................................... Summerfield - 5402 North Burns Road Gordon Finch Homes - www.gordonfinchhomes.com.................................... Sunview Ridge - 8618 East Ridgeline Lane Terra Homes - www.myterrahomes.com................................................Timberlane Terrace - 2825 South Sonora Drive Luxury Homes - www.luxury-homes.org............................................... Selkirk Estates - 18106 East Selkirk Estates Road Viking Homes - vikinghomes.com....................................................................Twin Bridges - 19606 East 11th Avenue

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Viking Homes - vikinghomes.com....................................................................... Shamrock Glen - 1734 East C Street Markham Homes Inc. - markhamhomesinc.com..................................................Deer Park Golf Course - 1519 East 1st Markham Homes Inc. - markhamhomesinc.com................................................Deer Park Golf Course - 1513 East 12th

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Luxury home with modern design and finishes meet smart home technology and indoor outdoor living. Greeted with a soaring 20-foot ceiling as you enter the home, statement floor to ceiling gas fireplace, large beams, stunning features and open concept...you will want to stay for a while.

Industrial and warmth throughout, massive upper patio, multiple entertaining spacing and privacy in the city.

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$630K

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Builder Bella Terra Garden Homes Roger P. Fruci, CPA, CFP, 509.879.5340 roger@bellaterragardenhomes.com www.bellaterragardenhomes.com Sales Manager Bella Terra Garden Homes Erika Kahler, 509.995.5077 erika@bellaterragardenhomes.com Staging Design Source

ABOUT THE HOME

The Emerson, an AIA home of the year award winner, is elevator-ready, features a 1,000 SF second-story great room, with options for ground floor independent living suites, a third-story, rooftop terraces, and spectacular penthouses. Buyers can customize multiple floor-plan options, finishes with unmatched quality workmanship and standard finishes include Bosch appliances, custom cabinets, quartz countertops, and Pella Windows and Doors. Ask us about our smart home options. During Fall Festival of Homes, we are offering our gorgeous model home at this amazing price with over $30,000 in free upgrades! (Contact Sales Manager for details).

SUMMERFIELD

5402 North Burns Road | Spokane Valley

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Realtor Windermere Real Estate Pam Novell, 509.939.7850 Suzy Dix, 509.994.9300 pjnovell@windermere.com

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629 North Iron Court | Spokane

ABOUT THE HOME

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Builder Divcon, Inc. 509.466.8900 divcon-inc.com

BELLA TERRA GARDEN HOMES

Located on the bank of the Spokane River in the University District, this modern industrial 13-unit condo project leaves nothing to be desired. Exposed brick and beams make every unit its own unique urban masterpiece. Main floor or loft style living with 1-3 bedrooms, quartz counters, tile back splash and stainless appliances. There is still time to add your personal touch to the unfinished units.

Secure private parking with two parking spaces, elevator, and fenced courtyard. Close to Gonzaga University, dining and the Centennial Trail. Prices starting at $300,000.

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Builder Hayden Homes 800.923.6607 info@hayden-homes.com www.hayden-homes.com Realtor Hayden Homes/ New Home Star WA, LLC Julian Stewart, 509.293.7508 summerfield@ hayden-homes.com Staging JLR Interiors

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$395K

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ABOUT THE HOME

The Orchard Encore. Flexible space is the greatest asset of this Encore floor plan based upon the best-selling Orchard model.

At 2,258 square feet, this larger home is a favorite of frequent entertainers for its expansive kitchen, walk-in pantry, and adjoining, open living and dining areas. For an added bonus, choose between an optional desk or beverage center along one wall to complete this beautiful layout. The spacious and private master suite boasts a deluxe ensuite with dual vanity, separate shower and an enormous closet. The other two sizable bedrooms, one of which can be converted into a den or office, share a second bathroom. Exclusively available for the Orchard Encore, choose between an excessive bonus room or optional Jr. Suite as a generous fourth bedroom—this option offering a walk-in close and it’s own full, private bathroom—located just above the garage.

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8618 East Ridgeline Lane | Spokane

2835 South Sonora Drive | Spokane Valley

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Builder Gordon Finch Homes Brian Offield, 509.998.9537 briano@gordonfinchhomes.com www.gordonfinchhomes.com Realtor John L. Scott Joanne Pettit, 509.868.4383 joannepettit@gmail.com Staging Madison Home

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ABOUT THE HOME

Welcome to Sunview Ridge, a Gordon Finch Homes neighborhood, offering expansive southerly views of the Spokane Valley and Mica Peak, providing easy access to all areas of town, I-90 and the Centennial Trail. The “Redwood” is a finely crafted great room rancher featuring a stunning island kitchen with high end appliances, hardwood floors, luxurious master bath with roll-in shower and fully finished walkout basement with wet bar. Attractive Craftsman exterior with hand hewn beams and stone accents, finished 4-car garage, no-step entry, covered deck and patio, high-efficiency gas furnace, solar panels and central air conditioning.

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Builder Terra Homes Steve Edwards, 509.477.9155 sce@myterrahomes.com www.myterrahomes.com Realtor Windermere Valley Dan Dhaenens, 509.991.7349 dand@windermere.com

ABOUT THE HOME

Beautiful 2-story Redwood Home Built by Terra Homes nestled on the hillside Timberlane Terrace Development.

Inside there are 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, plus a den. Open concept gourmet kitchen and living room with a cozy fireplace and room for all the toys with the 3-car garage.

Nice private yard with direct access to 3-acre open space behind home (no one will ever build behind you). Hurry, this home is everything you have been looking for!

TWIN BRIDGES

19606 East 11th Avenue | Spokane Valley

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Realtor Lindsay Dahm, 509.994.5858 John L. Scott Spokane South Hill lindsaydahm@johnlscott.com

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18106 East Selkirk Estates Road | Greenacres

ABOUT THE HOME

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Builder Luxury Homes Pavel and Inna Aleksandrov, 509.362.0987 luxuryhomesspokane@gmail.com www.luxury-homes.org

TIMBERLANE TERRACE

Luxury Homes presents this 2,213 square-foot home in the desired community of Selkirk Estates in the Spokane Valley. An open concept floor plan with plenty of room for entertaining in the oversized kitchen, living room, and dining area. A chef’s kitchen hosts beautiful matte white GE Cafe appliances with champagne bronze hardware. Other premium features include a walk-in pantry, brass pot filler, and wine fridge. Unwind in the luxurious master suite, which showcases a freestanding bathtub and bidet. Gorgeous tile, quartz, and brass finishes featured throughout, as well as designer lighting. Our contemporary design and innovative smart features are sure to leave an impression.

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Builder Viking Homes 509.241.3555 info@vikinghomes.com vikinghomes.com

ABOUT THE HOME

This gorgeous home features engineered hardwood floors throughout the main living spaces in a stunning herringbone pattern. The gourmet kitchen includes contrasting white quartz counters over black painted cabinets, and a hickory accented island with a Blanco® undermount granite Realtor composite sink in athracite black and Moen® Spring Align Windermere Manito Dawn McKenna, 509.951.5011 faucet in matte black. dawnm@windermere.com The master suite features quartz counters and a mudset shower with a herringbone tile accented wall and Moen® Staging Align matte black faucets.

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21481 East Valley Vista Drive | Liberty Lake

24601 East Blue Ridge Avenue | Liberty Lake

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Builder Lexington Homes: a D.R. Horton Company Nicki Hunnel, 509.924.1519 spokane-info@drhorton.com www.drhorton.com/ washington/spokane

ABOUT THE HOME

The Loma, from D. R. Horton, is the perfect single-story home. Boasting a large welcoming entryway, this home feels grand from the time you walk through the front door. The large kitchen overlooks the dining space and living room.

This open concept rancher features 3 bedrooms, 2 baths and comes standard with a third-car garage. You’ll love coming home to the Loma with more than 2,000 square feet of living space on the main floor and an additional 2,000 square feet in a walk-out basement. Drawings, renderings, square footages, Realtor Lexington Homes, D.R. Horton floor plans, and sizes are approximate and for illustration purposes only and Kevin McInnerney, 509.309.6403 will vary from the homes as built. Pricing, included features, terms, availability, kmmcinnerney@drhorton.com and amenities, are subject to change at any time without notice or obligation.

Contact a Lexington Homes, D.R. Horton sales office today to learn more about Staging community-specific features and availability.

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Builder Greenstone 509.458.5860 info@greenstonehomes.com www.greenstonehomes.com

ABOUT THE HOME

Realtor Greenstone Real Estate Sharla Jones rockyhill@greenstonehomes.com

The Sequoia has a spacious layout, including a formal dining room, kitchen with full pantry, drop zone off the garage, main floor den, upper floor loft and oversized laundry room. Upstairs, you’ll find large secondary bedrooms and a master suite with soaking tub and extended walk-in closet.

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VILLAGES AT STONEHILL

24481 East Pinnacle Court, Unit F | Liberty Lake

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1779 North Hood River Road | Liberty Lake

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The Addison is the ideal home for big families and outdoor enthusiasts. The four-car tandem garage offers plenty of room to store vehicles and toys.

The main floor’s open layout and convenient patio access makes entertaining easy. Upstairs, the bonus room creates space for work and play and the spa-inspired master suite is the perfect space for relaxation.

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Builder Stonehill Builders LLC Jake Spencer, 208.772.0108 stonehillliving.com Realtor Windermere Real Estate Jake Spencer, 509.701.0826 jacobs@stonehillliving.com

ABOUT THE HOME

Take a look at this highly desired brand new 1 bedroom condo in Liberty Lake! Host a (socially distanced) meal in the spacious gourmet kitchen with huge island that seats plenty, or just relax on the outdoor patio space with views of the soon-to-be bustling town center! Don’t worry any longer about the cold, snowy walk from secondary parking as this home hosts it’s own attached 1-car garage.

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4203 West Pine Cliff Drive | Spokane

4718 West Lowell Drive | Spokane

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Builder ABOUT THE HOME Panorama Builders Built to entertain and soak in the perfect sunset, this contemporary designed home features an open floor plan and modern touches throughout. Located 509.499.3020 info@panoramabuilders.com in Five Mile View Estates on the Five Mile Prairie with spectacular southwest views, Panorama Builders thoughtfully designed this custom 5 bedroom, panoramabuilders.com 3.5 bath, 4,700-square-foot home to showcase the amazing views. Features include oversized windows, expansive and covered front and back patios, and a three-car garage. The open kitchen design includes custom cabinetry, Dekton countertops and a large walk-in pantry. Master suite includes some of the best views with a large walk-in closet, double vanity and shower, a standalone tub, and beautiful tile throughout. Daylight basement includes a large family room, en-suite, two additional bedrooms, and a wine cellar and wet bar perfect for entertaining.

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Realtor Windermere City Group Darren Lawson, 509.362.4126 dlawson@windermere.com Staging Reflections of You Interiors ETC

ABOUT THE HOME

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Builder Solid Ground Home Builders Lance Marquardt Realtor Jim Luster, 509.939.7535 CEO / Team Founder Luster Team Professional Realty Services jim@lusterteam.com Staging Solid Ground Home Builders

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Modern Farmhouse daylight basement rancher with 2,055 finished sq \ on the main including 3 bedrooms, 2 baths and a 3-car climate controlled garage and 2,055 sq \ unfinished walkout lower level on a fully landscaped view lot. Designer touches and upgrades throughout including a 48” linear/ modern fireplace with monolithic concrete, a wine bar and stunning kitchen with upgraded stainless appliances, Huntwood cabinets and quartz countertops. Spectacular master suite features a vessel soaking tub in front of a wall to wall walk through shower and a walk in closet with access to the laundry room. Other plans are available and can be completed in about 4 months.

SHAMROCK GLEN

1734 East C Street | Deer Park

13745 North Mayfair Lane | Spokane

Builder Condron Homes Corey Condron, 509.325.4865 cpcondron@condronhomes.com www.condronhomes.com

MCCARROLL EAST 4TH ADDITION

This 1,972 sq. ft. slab on grade rancher sits at the end of a cul de sac lot with a stunning view directly towards Mt. Spokane. It features a fully finished 3-car garage that includes space for an RV and all of your toys. The interior has the farmhouse theme throughout that includes quartz countertops, LVP flooring, farm sink, exposed beams, and stunning cabinetry to compliment the white woodwork.

This floor plan has it all with a large walk in kitchen pantry, and 2 separate walk-in closets in the master bedroom. The home also includes a no-step walk-in shower in the master bathroom, a covered rear patio, 9-foot ceilings with vaulted areas, and front and rear yard landscaping.

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$343K

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ABOUT THE HOME

This Towne Series, family home features an office, formal dining, and open concept throughout the kitchen, dining nook and family room, with durable LVP flooring throughout. Family room features a gas fireplace with white painted wood and tile surround. Kitchen includes quartz counters, Arctic grey stained cabinets, Moen® pullout faucet, undermounted stainless steel sink, and pendants above the island.

Master suite includes a large walk-in closet, double sink vanity, garden tub and 5’ fiberglass shower. Backyard features a covered 12’ x 10’ back patio with four can lights, pre-wire for a paddle fan, and a gas stub for barbecue.

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1519 East 1st | Deer Park

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Realtor Windemere North Bill O’Dea, 509.714.3814 odea.b07@gmail.com

DEER PARK GOLF COURSE

1512 East 12th | Deer Park

3 Builder Markham Homes Inc. markhamhomesinc.com

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This 1,357 sq. ft. RV home is a no-step, low maintenance rancher with the garage of your dreams all in one!

Builder Markham Homes Inc. markhamhomesinc.com

The home has beautiful white craftsman style trim with quartz countertops along with full backsplash tile in the kitchen. The 900 sq. ft. (20’x45’) garage is waiting for all of your toys. 11-foot-tall garage doors are ready for a boat with a tower or even a Class A RV.

Realtor Windemere North Bill O’Dea, 509.714.3814 odea.b07@gmail.com

ABOUT THE HOME

Enjoy your entertainers patio and low maintenance yard with front and backyard landscaping and sprinklers that are ready to go! This home is all about less work and more play!

ABOUT THE HOME

GOLF COURSE - OFFICE - DREAM GARAGE - ENTERTAINERS PATIO This BEAUTIFUL 2,013 sq. ft. home backs up to the 1st Tee of Deer Park Golf Course! In addition to the 3 bedroom 2.5 bath is a home office that could double as a home gym space. The master suite has a walk-in closet with custom closet system. The kitchen has cabinets to the ceiling, walk-in pantry, quartz countertops and more.

The 887 sq. ft. 3-car-garage with 11-foot-tall doors is waiting for all of your toys!

Entertain or relax on your (300 sq. ft.) outdoor covered patio ready for TV and gas grill with golf course and mountain views.

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Getting the House in Order Even though theaters have been quiet during COVID-19, that doesn’t mean the show isn’t still going on

By E.J. Iannelli

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n the six months since statewide COVID-19 restrictions went into effect, local stages have been eerily quiet.

There’s been the occasional outward sign of fresh activity, such as Stage Left Theater’s livestreamed adaptation of its annual Playwright’s Playground festival in late August. But the casual observer could be forgiven for assuming that area theaters had resigned themselves to switching off the lights and waiting out the pandemic.

As usual, though, there’s a lot happening behind the curtain. Following the initial round of panic in March, theaters across the Inland Northwest began capitalizing on the downtime, recasting it as an opportunity for some long overdue self-reflection and housekeeping.

“We’ve never been paused this long,” says Spokane Civic Theatre Creative Director Jake Schaefer. “And so, consequently, we’ve never had this much time to pay mind. All that ‘non-space’ space is finally getting looked at. We’ve reorganized. We’ve cleaned up areas. A lot of the backstage areas and storage areas are being evaluated for safety.”

Among other things, the Civic staff has sifted through their marketing archives, scanning hundreds of photographs from past productions into digital formats.

Loose documents are now in plastic sleeves in three-ring binders.

“That’s all been cataloged and taken out to storage.

That was a big deal for me from a management perspective, because I love this place. We’re in a pandemic, but to know that there’s some order for the building and also for the community is kind of a godsend.”

The Civic has also been busy with what Schaefer calls “elbow grease” improvements. These are mostly small-scale, cosmetic building upgrades like painting and minor repairs.

“The board of directors approved a color palette several years ago, and all we’re doing is taking that color palette around. I want it to feel like, when you come in, it’s your Civic,” he says. A capital campaign during the theater’s upcoming 75th season will raise money to hire contractors to tackle the more ambitious projects.

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cross town, Stage Left has likewise been busying itself with inventories and facility improvements, including a completely reworked lighting system, a digital background projector and a roomier front-row ADA path. Furthermore, its staff has been focusing on skill-building.

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Stage Left’s Jeremy Whittington added grant-writing to his skill set during the pandemic. YOUNG KWAK PHOTO

THE REVOLUTION WILL BE LIVESTREAMED

While venues are turning pandemic limitations into an opportunity to take stock of everything from props to programming, the Spokane Theater Arts Council (STAC) has been continuing to foster a broader conversation about inclusivity — particularly as it relates to actors of color and other historically underrepresented communities.

On Aug. 28, STAC hosted a livestream panel discussion titled Seeing Ourselves Onstage. It featured Vanessa Cole, Mathias Oliver and Kiara White, who shared their personal experiences within the local theater community as young artists of color.

“Seeing Ourselves Onstage is a virtual series that we’re presenting through STAC in partnership with Spokane Arts and a few other partners,” says STAC co-founder, community engagement coordinator and event moderator Rio Alberto. The aim is to bring “the dialogue about equitable representation onstage, backstage and in arts admin positions ... to the forefront of the performing arts community here in Spokane.”

The second part of the series will stream on Friday, Sept.

25. Professional artists Wardell Clark, Nike Imoru, Leslie Ishii and DeLanna Studi are scheduled to take part and speak to their involvement with initiatives like Native Voices at the Autry Museum of the American West and We See You, White American Theater.

“We’re bringing these folks who have had success in their field to our community and we’re going to have a dialogue that allows them to share with us what it looks like to operationalize diversity, equity and inclusion in arts organizations,” Alberto says.

“What does it look like to actually do the work? It’s not cute, it’s not comfy, but it’s necessary.”

— E.J. IANNELLI For details on the Seeing Ourselves Onstage series and to RSVP to the virtual event, visit the Spokane Theater Arts Council’s Facebook Events page at facebook.com/spokanetheater.

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Managing Director Jeremy Whittington. “Myself and our frontof-house manager, Joy Wood, started writing grants to different places.”

At least two of those applications have already met with success. In late August, ArtsWA and the National Endowment of the Arts awarded Stage Left $3,000. And in early September, the theater received a $10,000 grant from the Innovia Foundation and Greater Spokane Incorporated’s OPENTogether program.

With that money helping to lift some of the immediate financial pressure, the theater has been finding ways to hold safe virtual performances. The first was Playwright’s Playground, three short pieces that were broadcast in a reader’s theater format hosted by Rebecca Cook, on Aug. 29. They also did a prerecorded video adaptation of the theater’s annual Kid’s Korner festival last week, with scripts written by first graders from Evergreen Elementary in Mead.

On Sept. 26, Stage Left will debut Masterpiece Monologues.

That will be another prerecorded video featuring about a dozen brief, one-person plays written by regional playwrights and performed by local actors. Masterpiece Monologues will also mark the theater’s shift to a new platform called ShowTix4U, which is a combined ticketing agent and livestreaming service.

“We’re trying to balance out live performances with prerecorded performances with spontaneous play readings. We’re going to do fun things just to play with what theater can look like in this age of quarantines and social distancing. Technology has helped us minorly in the past, and now we’re going to lean very heavily on it” without forsaking the immediacy of live theater, Whittington says.

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hough based in Idaho, Coeur d’Alene Summer Theatre has been operating under many of the same strictures as its Washington counterparts. Unsurprisingly, it’s also been engaged in many of the same internal processes, too.

“We have been cleaning our closets, looking at the way we do things, refining procedures, really starting to plan for next year and getting a head start on that,” Jeff Conroy says.

Conroy, a 30-year veteran of nonprofit leadership and consulting, took over the executive directorship in mid-June, two months after the organization had canceled its 2020 season. To minimize expenses, he’s reduced his pay to below minimum wage and reduced his supporting staff to a single part-time employee.

“We did qualify for the PPP, and that has helped us enormously, but we really wanted to try and get through this without taking any loans and taking on any debt long-term. So far, it’s working OK. We’ve gotten a few grants, and we’re going to start going full bore here soon,” he says. Artist interviews for its 2021 season will begin in the next few months.

Because the theater is one of the few — if not the only — in the region to remunerate its actors, laying the groundwork for the next season will take money. Conroy has been putting his past experience to work and retooling the theater’s donation program as well as augmenting its marketing channels. Both the newsletter and the social media pages have been revamped.

“We’ve been blessed with many patrons still supporting the Coeur d’Alene Summer Theatre because it’s their passion and they understand that the arts are an integral part of the fiber of a community.”

Provided that the spread of COVID-19 is kept in check and the Summer Theatre is able to return to full production next year as planned, Conroy says that his organization, like many regional theaters, will emerge from the forced hiatus wiser, more organized and re-energized.

“I do believe that we are going to come back stronger. We’re going to come back more efficient when it comes to our funding, and I think our shows are just going to be better. This is only an intermission.” n

How Are You Getting Your Art Fix? TOD MARSHALL

former Washington poet laureate

This spring and summer, when American life (already on a grim road of despotism) took a COVID swerve and then kept going (and now may be hurtling toward a Nov. 3 guardrail), I engaged in some reading jags with a couple of friends — stuck at home (like everyone), we simultaneously read a dozen or so Faulkner novels (to understand the Confederate monument issue? The myths of the South? Maybe. But more likely to lose this world by diving into Faulkner’s Yoknapatawpha world — a place as violently messed up as ours, sure, but seemingly driven by understandable forces rather than the haphazard absurdism of our moment) and all of Proust’s A Remembrance of Things Past (which means seven volumes — in translation — of the most obsessively constructed novel in modern literature, books that spend dozens of pages recounting exchanges at parties, considerations and reconsiderations, a magnifying glass put over all lived moments in order to transform those lived moments into that singular vehicle for redeeming the past: art). I don’t know if all of this reading helped or gave me sustenance or satiated a fix, but I am glad for the diversions. As for my own creativity — well, since the end of the poet laureate gig — a frenetic overdose of telling people how much language matters, how words matter — which coincided with the ascendency of Trump and those who empower him and the many, many for whom, it seems, words do not matter, I haven’t felt a compulsion to return to creating. I am glad, though, for the words of others that have helped me look away from the wreckage, and, thus, maybe I’ll find my way back to making things. n

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CREDIT UNION

JENI HEGSTED

visual artists and Emerge director

I often have a dark way of finding comfort. Instead of seeking out comedy and lighthearted content, I’m always drawn to something darker than I’m experiencing. I like to think, “It could always be worse.” Somehow there is comfort in this. During quarantine I read The Handmaid’s Tale for the first time. As an avid reader, I’m not sure how I missed this dystopian gem. I then binged all 4 seasons. I was impacted

by Margaret Atwood’s words in describing this book: “I made a rule for myself: I would not include anything that human beings had not already done in some other place or time, or for which the technology did not already exist.

I did not wish to be accused of dark, twisted inventions, or of misrepresenting the human potential for deplorable behavior.”

I don’t think you can read this book, during this time of COVID-19, great civil unrest and the most important election maybe ever, and not be challenged to fight for the betterment of humanity.

In addition, I had a very hard time focusing on creating art work. Found myself channeling my energy towards creating comfort in our home. Painting many walls, hanging art from people I admire and love, shopping online for the softest bedding. All of these things, along with dancing everyday with my daughter, helped keep my creative spirit alive. n

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Events

SEPT. 25-OCT. 31

UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO DRIVE-IN MOVIES

With theaters closed around the country, drive-ins have made a comeback, and the University of Idaho in Moscow has erected a pop-up drive-in screen in the parking lot of the Kibbie Dome. Movies show at dusk starting with Arrival this Friday, followed next week by Twister Oct. 3. Future titles include Sonic the Hedgehog (Oct. 10), The High Note (Oct. 17) and Remember the Titans (Oct. 24).

To get in the seasonal spirit, Oct. 30 brings the back-toback spookiness of The Nightmare Before Christmas and Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, and on Halloween night you can see a killer triple feature — the original Nightmare on Elm Street, the 2003 remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and the 2017 horror smash It. Gates open at 6:30 and the films start an hour later at dusk. University of Idaho, $20$40, uidaho.edu (NATHAN WEINBENDER)

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Kate Vita is posthumously winning a lifetime achievement award from Spokane Arts this weekend. YOUNG KWAK PHOTO SEPT. 26

SPOKANE ARTS AWARDS

This annual fete focused on the Spokane art scene is moving online, and there’s plenty of reason to join the virtual celebration this year. Jess Walter will read from his new novel The Cold Millions and poet Kathryn Smith will offer a sneak peek at her new book Self-Portrait with Cephalopod as well. There will be dance from the Spokane Chinese Association, music from Jenny Anne Mannan and “words of hope” from an array of local artists (and who couldn’t use those right about now?). All for a mere $5 that will go to pay the creative and technical people making this online bash happen.

Besides recognizing locals in the areas of collaboration, imagination, leadership and inclusion, Spokane Arts will be giving its lifetime achievement award to Kate Vita in what will surely be the most emotional moment of

the proceedings. Vita was named the winner of the 2020 Karen Mobley Impact Award for her work in visual art, film, television, theater, interactive art, digital art and more. Vita died in April after forging a remarkable career that included stints as an animator on Ren & Stimpy and other shows, creating sets for regional theater groups and, most recently a 2019 show of her paintings called Naked, in which she painted portraits of women without makeup, unsmiling, as a commentary on how women become unseen as they age. “It was mindblowing to be visible and treated with such love,” artist Eva Silverstone, one of Vita’s Naked subjects, said of the experience. Vita’s husband and sometimes collaborator Richard Vander Wende will be on hand to accept the award on her behalf. Online, $5, 8 pm, tickets and details at spokanearts.org (DAN NAILEN)

SEPT. 26

OCT. 2-24

Simple pleasures just might get us through the pandemic with our sanity intact, and the good folks at the Spokane Print & Publishing Center have an example teed up for you this weekend. Print Town USA is a daylong celebration of the print and book arts in Spokane. You can browse prints, books, posters and cards produced by members of the center. And while you take a socially distanced tour of the shop at 1621 N. Ash St., you can watch live demonstrations of relief printmaking, letterpress printing, screen printing, bookbinding and more. A free day full of art and community, live and in person instead of at your house on Zoom.

The choice to check it out is simple, right? Spokane Print & Publishing, free, noon-8 pm, spokaneprint.org (DAN NAILEN)

For movies you can watch from the comfort of your own car, head over to Liberty Lake’s HUB Sports Center (19619 E. Cataldo Ave.) for another makeshift drive-in.

The autumn lineup includes 1989’s Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (Oct. 2) and packs the rest of the month with mostly spooky fare, including the original Ghostbusters (Oct. 10), Alfred Hitchock’s classic Psycho (Oct. 17) and the 2018 remake of the pioneering slasher film Halloween (Oct. 24). Other titles on the fall docket also include 2019’s animated hit The Addams Family and the ’80s staple The Goonies (both on Oct. 3), as well as Casper (Oct. 10), Halloweentown (Oct. 17) and Hocus Pocus (Oct. 24). HUB Sports Center, $20/car, hubsportscenter.org/ drive-in-movies (NW)

PRINT TOWN USA

DRIVE-IN AT THE HUB

SEPT. 26 & OCT. 25

WASHINGTON POET LAUREATE CLAUDIA CASTRO LUNA

Washington’s poet laureate Claudia Castro Luna will be hosting a couple online town halls in the coming months, and since she has made a priority out of highlighting our state’s poetry history, the odds are good you’ll not only hear some compelling verse but also learn a thing or two. Born and raised in El Salvador, Luna’s family fled to the U.S. when she was a teenager, and she now teaches at Seattle University. Her projects have included the Seattle Poetic Grid, an interactive map that visualizes specific Seattle-based poems with their neighborhood of origin, and she’s published such poetry collections as This City and Killing Marías.

These virtual events are free to attend, but preregistration is required. Online, free, Sept. 26 at 5:30 pm, Oct. 25 at 4 pm, humanities.org (NW) SEPT. 30

INK! PRINT RALLY AT THE DRIVE-IN

Earlier in September, local artists pressed on for the fourth annual INK! Print Rally hosted by Coeur d’Alene’s Emerge gallery and arts nonprofit. INK! started four years ago to celebrate printmaking and give local artists an opportunity to see their designs come to life on a super large scale; you may have heard about or seen photos of the asphalt roller used to transfer massive carvings onto fabric sheets. While this year’s festival was open to artists only, the public can get a peek at the process during a documentary screening and art unveiling hosted at Hayden’s cinema, transformed lately into a drive-in venue. During the screening, attendees can purchase art, enjoy dinner and drinks from Incrediburger — delivered carside by members of Coeur d’Alene’s roller derby team — and learn more about the printmaking process. Hayden Discount Cinemas, $45, 6:30-11 pm, emergecda. com or facebook.com/emergecda (CHEY SCOTT) OCT. 2

BEDTIME STORIES

In a normal year, Humanities Washington’s annual Bedtime Stories literary celebration and fundraiser takes place with separate events in Seattle and Spokane, both featuring readings of original works by Washington state-based authors centered around an annual theme. This year’s version, of course, is different, and rolls the two nights into one webbased presentation, opening up access to residents across the state and beyond. Bedtime Stories’ 2020 featured writers are National Book Award winner Charles Johnson and author/ scholar Beth Piatote, alongside other to-be-announced contemporaries, reading stories inspired by this year’s theme, “Unheard Voices.” While anyone can tune in to this year’s event for free, Bedtime Stories is a crucial fundraiser for the statewide, cultural education-focused nonprofit and those with the means can choose to give at several levels. Online, free or by donation, 6:30 pm, details/registration at humanities.org (CS)

OCT. 3-JAN. 24, 2021

POP POWER FROM WARHOL TO KOONS: MASTERWORKS FROM THE COLLECTIONS OF JORDAN D. SCHNITZER AND HIS FAMILY FOUNDATION

Next up at the MAC is an exhibit celebrating and exploring the evolution of pop art, “a perennial movement that revels in the new and the now, the celebrity and the commodity, and art made accessible for all.” Art in the show by some of pop art’s most iconic powerhouses is on loan from the Jordan D. Schnitzer Family Foundation. Contemporary artists featured include Jeff Koons, Damien Hirst and Takashi Murakami, alongside early pop art pioneers Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein and Robert Indiana. The colorful and relatable exhibit is set to be a family-friendly experience, inspiring joy and a sense of relatability for viewers of any age.

Visits to this and the MAC’s other fall exhibits will require timed reservations, ensuring everyone in the galleries are safely distanced. Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture, $10-$15, Tue-Sun 10 am-5 pm, northwestmuseum.org (CS) OCT. 3-JAN. 24, 2021

MUSIC FINDS A WAY: THE SPOKANE SYMPHONY

While the Spokane Symphony Orchestra’s 75th season remains on pause until 2021-2022, arts supporters can still celebrate the big milestone with a new collaborative exhibit this fall at the MAC. The symphony, like several other regional arts organizations, was founded soon after men and women returned home from World War II in 1945, and has been performing classical and contemporary music in the community ever since. Explore the organization’s rich history and learn about the people who’ve contributed to its mission over the decades through this show that unites photographs, instruments and other pieces in a celebratory, historical showcase. Also tied to the 75th anniversary is a new book by local historian and journalist Jim Kershner, titled The Sound of Spokane: A History of the Spokane Symphony, which can be found at the MAC’s gift shop and other local booksellers. Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture, $10-$15, TueSun 10 am-5 pm, northwestmuseum.org (CS) ...continued on next page

How Are You Getting Your Art Fix? GINGER EWING

Terrain executive director

Art has truly been a coping mechanism for me during COVID-19. It has brought me to tears, made my soul feel less heavy, and allowed me to do silly things like dance my stress out. I’ve been listening to [Beyonce’s] Black Parade and Run the Jewels on repeat. I’ve been binging Lovecraft Country, Hannah, Insecure and Watchmen.

I’ve been looking at Nina Simone’s quote, “It’s an artist’s duty to reflect the times in which we live.” And Kendrick Sampson’s quote, “There is no revolution without art” for inspiration. I’ve been seeking out visual artists such as Yungai, Damon Davis, Shirien, Joshua Kissi and Dominic Chambers for new perspectives, and have looked towards literary artists and activists such as Charles H.F. Davis III and Kimberly Latrice Jones for guidance. These experiences make me feel less alone. They make me feel rooted in this place and time, and they make me feel more connected to my humanity.

They’re giving me hope to hope again. n

JAMES LOWE

Spokane Symphony music director

Music is always my first port of call when I need comfort or solace, but I try to make sure I don’t get stuck in any genre bubble. I’ve become increasingly interested in traditional folk music lately and think of it as a living aural history of the land from which it comes.

I recently geeked out when I got hold of a rare copy of Lithuanian folk music that Stravinsky “borrowed” from for The Rite of Spring. It’s incredible to see how different languages affect the rhythms, too. In Hungarian, for example, the accent is on the first syllable of each word, and so the folk music has a similar lilt.

My wife and I are also trying to fill in some glaring blanks of films we haven’t seen, so have been on a bit of a Hitchcock binge. Some of the special effects that were so groundbreaking at the time look a bit dated when you compare them with the current trend for green-screen mega blockbusters, but his control of tension is incredible. Last night we watched The Birds and found ourselves holding our breaths for large chunks. I just read that after the premiere in London, they hid speakers in the trees outside the cinema and played the threatening flapping and squeaking noises used in the film at the traumatized audience. What a git! n

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How Are You Getting Your Art Fix? THOM CARAWAY

former Spokane poet laureate and printmaker, co-founder Spokane Print & Publishing Center

Events

Rob Kapilow is featured in Northwest BachFest’s Across The Miles series.

OCT. 9-11

THEATER ONLINE ON CAMPUS

While there’s no replacing the magic of seeing a play as part of a live audience, the show, as they say, must go on! And go on online thanks to the capabilities of Zoom being embraced by the theater programs of local colleges. The University of Idaho kicks off the first of its three planned virtual shows with Happy Mess, a dark comedy about a family whose members are all trying to “live their truth” penned by MFA playwriting candidate Ian Messersmith. (UI will also showcase The Revolutionists Oct. 23-Nov. 1 and A Christmas Carol Dec. 4-13). The Gonzaga theater department’s students will create and host a 10-minute play festival online Oct. 9-10. And EWU’s theater program will present via Zoom She Kills Monsters: Virtual Realms, a story of a girl who discovers her dead sister’s Dungeons & Dragons notebook and finds herself on an adventure in a virtual world. Visit uitheatre.com, facebook.com/ewutheatre and gonzaga.edu for show details, times and tickets. (DN) OCT. 23-26, NOV. 20-23, DEC. 11-14 AND MORE

NORTHWEST BACHFEST ACROSS THE MILES

Artistic Director Zuill Bailey launched Northwest BachFest’s Across the Miles program over the summer, delivering stirring performances to remote classical fans. Now there’s a new season ready, starting with “The Intimate World of Cole

Porter” and featuring Rob Kapilow of What Makes It Great? fame exploring the legacy of Porter’s music. Future shows include celebrations of Beethoven and Chopin, and guest artists from across the country. Tickets are $20/show or $100 for the six-show series, with each gig available for four days on a private YouTube channel, and all delivered in hi-def video and hi-fidelity sound. Included with each ticket is access to Bailey’s Happy Hour chats with the performers, so you can pour a glass and enjoy some class acts from your own couch. Visit nwbachfest. com for complete schedule and tickets. (DN) NOV. 14

THE SACRIFICE OF DARKNESS

The Sacrifice of Darkness is a sci-fi allegory that imagines a future where the sun has been extinguished, and the son of the man responsible for that catastrophe tries to shake his status as a social pariah to bring light back to the world. It’s a graphic novel adaptation of a short story by bestselling author Roxane Gay; she co-scripted this new take on her tale, and will participate in a virtual event hosted by Auntie’s Bookstore, reading from the new book and discussing its issues of race, ecology and economic disparity. A purchase of the graphic novel, published on Oct. 27, functions as a ticket to the event, which will also feature Sacrifice of Darkness co-writer Tracy Lynne Oliver and illustrator Rebecca Kirby. Online, admission via book purchase ($25), 7 pm, auntiesbooks.com/event (NW) n

I cut several things out that kept me occupied prior to COVID, mostly because I had a hard time focusing: reading, movies, sports (hard time caring, once they came back). I have been listening to a lot of music, but mostly familiar, comfortable stuff. I have written almost no poetry since March. In place of all that routine and “normalcy” has been print-making. Even when we were totally shut down, I was able to spend a lot of time in the press room at Spokane Print & Publishing Center, and just made prints. I experimented with new techniques, moved in less representational directions, landed my first prints in some international exchanges and juried shows, and really started to feel like a letterpress print artist, rather than just a dabbler. I’ve connected with many other print artists through Instagram and the United in Isolation video series (print artists giving tours of their studios and talking about craft). Generally, I think there has been a lot of trimming out of what wasn’t truly important for me. The poetry will come back, and the reading already has to some extent. The other thing that kept me going, strangely enough, has been RPGs, and reconnecting with my passion for writing them. Almost all the writing I’ve done has been in that genre, and it’s been great. n

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10/23-25 Coeur d’Alene Scavenger Hunt, Downtown Coeur d’Alene 10/23 Virtual Trivia: Stranger Things (online; SCLD event) 11/6-8 Shop Hop, Downtown Coeur d’Alene 11/6 Spokane Print Fest 2020, Spokane Print & Publishing Center 12/4-6 Santa Visits / Elf on the Shelf, Downtown Coeur d’Alene

BENEFIT

9/25 Civic Eats: Wild Sage (pick-up), Spokane Civic Theatre 9/26 Wishing Stars & Playing Cards benefitting Wishing Star Foundation (Idaho) 9/26 Rock the Runway (online) 9/28-10/2 Into Africa Virtual Auction benefitting Partnering for Progress 10/1 People Who Care (online) benefitting Transitions 10/1 Home Cooking for a Cause (online) benefitting Greater Spokane County Meals on Wheels 10/2-5 Cutter Clutter Auction (online) benefitting the Cutter Theatre 10/9 Big Table Eats Around the World 2020 Style (online) 10/15 Conversations on Nature benefitting Spokane County Master Gardener Foundation (online) 11/21 CASA Partners: Make Time for Kids Clock Auction, Spokane Valley CenterPlace 11/22 Purple Ribbon Banquet, Shriners Event Center

COMMUNITY

9/24-10/17 Museum of North Idaho: Living History Walking Tours, Museum of North Idaho (Tue-Sat) 9/24-26 J National Voter Registration Day: Curbside Voter Registration Drive (Spokane County Library District branches) 9/24-10/1 Virtual Storytime on Facebook Live w/ Spokane Public Library 9/24-10/31 Museum of North Idaho open hours, Museum of North Idaho 9/24-10/22 Learning Circle: Introduction to Key Constitutional Concepts & Supreme Court Cases (online; SCLD event)

See The Sandlot at the HUB Sports Center during Valleyfest on Sept. 26.

9/24 J Our Legacy: Our Voice, Our Action, Our Power (online, Spokane Public Library event) 9/25-10/4 16th Annual Fall Festival of Homes (online) 9/26 J Virtual Valleyfest 9/26 J Virtual Trivia: Marvel Universe (SCLD event) 9/26 Welcome Back to Dancing, Sandpoint Community Hall 9/26 J Spokane Arts Awards (online) 9/28 Spokane Is Reading Virtual Book Club: Bury My Heart at Chuck E. Cheese’s (Spokane Public Library event) 10/1 YWCA Women of Achievement Awards (online) 10/2-4 Pumpkin Crawl, Downtown Coeur d’Alene 10/3-12/24 J American Inheritance: Unpacking World War II, Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture (Tue-Sun, through Jan. 2021) 10/3-12/24 J Music Finds a Way: The Spokane Symphony, Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture.

(Tue-Sun, through Jan. 2021) 10/3-12/24 Bomber Boys: Portraits from the Front,

Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture (Tue-Sun, through Jan. 2021) 10/7 Spokane Candidates Climate Change Forum (online) 10/8 When the Dead Talk Back: Modern American Spiritualism (online, Spokane Public Library event) 10/10 SAN’s 35th Anniversary Celebration (online) 10/15 Spokane Public Library Preschool Show & Tell (online) 10/15 Spokane Public Library Show & Tell for K-5 (online) 10/16-27 Whodunit Costume Ball Mystery (online; SCLD event) 10/17 wSpokane Pride 2020 (online) 10/19 Civil Conversation in an Angry Age (online; Humanities Washington event) 10/20 Hacking Democracy: What Social Media is Doing to US Politics (online; Humanities Washington event)

Don’t let a medical pandemic become a child abuse pandemic.

FILM

10/3-31 Moscow Drive-In Movies (Saturdays), University of Idaho Kibbie Activity Center 9/26-10/24 HUB Outdoor Car Cinema (Saturdays), HUB Sports Center

FOOD & DRINK

9/25-30 5 Year Celebration, Bellwether Brewing Co. 9/25-10/30 Girls Wine Night Picnic in the Orchard, High Country Orchard 9/25-12/18 Virtual Wine Classes (online; Fridays), Rocket Market 9/27 Sunday Market & Breakfast, Allie’s Vegan Pizzeria & Cafe 9/28 Instant Pot Dessert Edition (online; SCLD event) 10/2-3 J Whiskey Barrel Weekend, The Coeur d’Alene Resort 10/3-18 World Famous Apple Dumplings (take-out), Green Bluff United Methodist Church 10/8 French Wine Dinner, Dish at Dover Bay Cafe 10/9 Beer Dinner, Magnolia American Brasserie 10/28 Growing Garlic (online, SCLD event) 10/31 Apple Palooza, Downtown Coeur d’Alene 11/20-22 Gobble Wobble, Downtown Coeur d’Alene

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MUSIC

9/24-12/24 Open Jazz Jam, Bucer’s Coffeehouse Pub (weekly) 9/24-12/24 Country Night with Last Chance Band, Moose Lounge (weekly) 9/26 Kevin Gardner, Pend d’Oreille Winery 9/26 Encore Drive-In Nights ft. Kane Brown, Hayden Discount Cinema & U of Idaho 9/27 Piano Sunday with Dwayne Parsons, Pend d’Oreille Winery Many of this fall's arts events are online. For event links, registration and other details, visit the Inlander's events calendar at inlander.com/events.

Meet Roxane Gay, Tracy Lyne Oliver and Rebecca Kirby during the Sacrifice of Darkness online event hosted by Auntie’s Bookstore.

9/25 Athol Farmers Market Fall & Music Fest 9/28-11/30 Drum Circle: The Sunset Drummers, Huntington Park 10/17 Wiebe Jammin, Post Falls Brewing Company 10/17 Dance of the Decades, Bridge Press Cellars 10/18 Thom Shepherd’s Voice, D-Mac’s at the Lake 10/23 Nick Wiebe Jammin, Pend d’Oreille Winery 10/23-12/14 Northwest BachFest: Across the Miles (online) 11/8 Dawna Stafford, Maryhill Winery Spokane 11/10 The Neave Trio (online; U of Idaho) 11/15 John Firshi, Honey Eatery and Social Club 11/20 Bridge Press Music Fest, Bridge Press Cellars

12/4 Jim Brickman: Comfort & Joy at Home (online; First Interstate Center for the Arts)

THEATER

9/25 Virtual Panel Series Part 2: Expanding The Table (online, Stage Left Theater) 9/25 Civic Presents: Young Artist Showcase (online; Spokane Civic Theatre) 9/26 Cruising For Murder, The Coeur d’Alene Resort 10/8-10 Many Maps, One Voice: A Tale of Redistricting Done Right, Spokane Community College 10/9-11 A Happy Mess (online, U of Idaho)

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10/22-25 Clue on Stage, Panida Theater 10/23-11/1 The Revolutionists (online, U of Idaho) 10/30 Murder at the Sanitarium, Crime Scene Entertainment 11/22 Champions of Magic, Northern Quest Resort 12/4-13 A Christmas Carol (online, U of Idaho)

VISUAL ARTS

9/24-12/24 Matrix Press: 20 Years of Collaboration, Jundt Art Museum (closed to public until further notice) 9/24-10/11 In-Between Places, Prichard Art Gallery

9/24-10/10 Hooves, Hearts & Fairy Tales, Confluence Art Gallery (Twisp, Wash.)

9/24-10/1 Keiko Von Holt & Becky Gromlich, Avenue West Gallery 9/24-10/3 J Fresh Perspective, Art Spirit Gallery 9/24-26 J Chris Otten: Wounded Deer, Terrain Gallery 9/25-12/23 Follow the Sun: The Holland and Orton Collections, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art WSU 9/25-12/23 Etsuko Ichikawa: Broken Poems of Fireflies, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art WSU 9/25-12/23 Betty Feves: The Earth Itself, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art WSU

9/25-12/23 Trimpin: Ambiente432, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art WSU 9/26 J Little Spokane River Artist Studio Tour (virtual) 9/26 ArtStyle Northwest, ClayFox Clay School 9/26 J Print Town USA, Spokane Print & Publishing Center 9/30 J INK! Print Rally at the Drive-In, Hayden Discount Cinema 10/1-31 October Guest Artist: Mike DeCesare, Pottery Place Plus 10/2-12/4 J First Friday, Spokane (monthly) 10/2-12/4 First Fridays with POAC, Pend Oreille Arts Council Gallery (monthly) 10/3-12/24 J POP Power from Warhol to Koons: Masterworks from the Schnitzer Family Foundation, Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture (Tue-Sun, through Jan. 2021) 10/9-12/9 EWU BFA Exhibition 2020: The Notion of Something More (online) 10/10 Art on Monroe, North Monroe Business District

WORDS

9/24-12/3 Inland Northwest Milestones (online), Coeur d’Alene Public Library 9/26 Idaho Writers’ League Virtual Conference 9/26-10/25 Washington State Poet Laureate Claudia Castro Luna (online; Humanities Washington event) 9/26 J Yellow Bird: Oil, Murder and a Woman’s Search for Justice in Indian Country (online), Auntie’s Bookstore 9/30 J Sophie Egan in Conversation with Elizabeth Cline (online), Auntie’s Bookstore

9/30-10/7 Teen Book Discussion: All American Boys (online; SCLD event) 10/1 Marie Lu: Skyhunter (online), Auntie’s Bookstore 10/1 She Traveled Solo: Strong Women in the Early 20th Century (online; Humanities Washington event) 10/2 J Bedtime Stories (online; Humanities Washington event) 10/3 J Ghosts of Couer d’Alene & the Silver Valley (online), Auntie’s Bookstore 10/4-14 What’s Age Got to Do with It? (online; Humanities Washington event) 10/6-14 Sticky Subject: The History and Culture of Sugar (online; Humanities Washington event) 10/7 J Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Principal’s Office? (online; Humanities Washington event) 10/8-21 J Who Was Chief Seattle? (online; Humanities Washington event) 10/9 J Nerve: Adventures in the Science of Fear - Eva Holland with Ben Goldfarb (online), Auntie’s Bookstore 10/10 TEDxSpokane (online), Bing Crosby Theater 10/10-17 Storm Warning: Historic Weather in the Evergreen State (online; Humanities Washington event) 10/14 Heating Up: The Ethics of Climate Change (online; Humanities Washington event) 10/15 Alyson Roy: Crisis and Competition: Roman Victory Imagery in Cisalpine and Transalpine Gaul, 125-45 BCE (online, Gonzaga University)

10/15 WSU Visiting Writers Series: Ross Gay 10/16 A Modern Approach to the Birds & the Bees (online), Auntie’s Bookstore 10/19-11/5 Civil Conversation in an Angry Age (online; Humanities Washington event) 10/21 Higher Power: The History of Evangelicals in American Politics (online; Humanities Washington event) 10/22 The Sound of Spokane: A History of the Spokane Symphony (online lecture), Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture 10/27 What Do Sports Teach Our Kids? (online; Humanities Washington event) 10/28 Spoken River 2020 (online; benefitting Spokane Riverkeeper) 11/11 Sometimes Heroes: America’s Changing Relationship with Its Veterans (online; Humanities Washington event) 11/12 Equality on Trial: Race, Fairness, and the US Supreme Court (online; Humanities Washington event) 11/14 J Washington’s Undiscovered Feminists (online; Humanities Washington event) 11/14 J The Sacrifice of Darkness ft. Roxane Gay, Tracy Lynne Oliver and Rebecca Kirby (online), Auntie’s Bookstore 11/17-12/1 The Poetic Apothecary: Poems for Healing and Comfort (online; Humanities Washington event) 11/19 Laura Tedesco: Cultural Crossroads in Central Asia and a Millennium of Shared Heritage (online, Gonzaga University) 12/1 From Mexican to Mexican-American: A Family Immigration Story (online; Humanities Washington event) n

How Are You Getting Your Art Fix? MARSHALL PETERSON

photographer and Marmot Art Space owner

I’ve had many peak experiences in the big museums of Europe and Latin America over the years. There’s nothing that can take the place of seeing works of art in person — so I haven’t spent much quarantine time looking at pixels on a screen.

I’ve needed to pick up art a couple times in Seattle and when I’m there, I go straight to Foster/White, a massive space that often has incredibly inspired (and inspiring) fine art. And Phen, the owner, is a super gracious host. To keep up with what’s happening locally, I listen to podcasts: Mike Malsam’s Art Hour on KYRS and Jim Tevenan’s Northwest Arts Review on Spokane Public Radio. If I want to tune into what’s happening nationally, I listen to Hrag Vartanian’s Hyperallergic and Artnet News’ The Art Angle. And we get in new pieces every day at Marmot, so I’ve found myself staring at them during quarantine.

Nothing beats the first time being in front of a work of art, but great work deserves multiple viewings. It’s fun to space out while staring at art. n

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Ready, set, explore.

Tribal Guided Outdoor Adventures

Historical Day Tours

BIKE & BOAT TOUR 7 HOURS

THE LAST BATTLE TOUR 7 HOURS

Enjoy a full day of adventure with an easy bike ride along the Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes and a beautiful boat ride back on the same location that the Coeur d’Alenes use to cross in their canoes since time immemorial.

This full-day tour with local historians and tribal member guides includes a visit to the Steptoe Battlefield State Park Heritage Site.

Lifeways Workshops

KAYAKING & CANOEING TOUR 6 HOURS

MAKE YOUR OWN CLASSES 6 HOURS

On this tribal-guided tour, you will depart Plummer Point and paddle up to Plummer Marsh. You’ll enjoy wildlife viewing and bird watching while learning the history of the Coeur d’Alene Tribe and Heyburn State Park.

Create your own traditional pieces in a hands-on Authentic Coeur d’Alene Tribal member guided workshop. Classes offered are making your own Pendelton Moccasins, Beaded Pouches, Plateau Basketry and Folded Cedar Bark Necklaces.

TRIBAL HOMELANDS GUIDED HIKES 4 HOUR S

NATIVE AMERICAN SIP ‘N’ PAINT 2 HOURS

Indian Cliffs Nature Trail: Guided three-mile, intermediate-level hike with a steep climb then levels out at the top into a downhill descent. Enjoy views of two lakes and the St. Joe River.

Civilian Conservation Corps Nature Trail:

Create with the talented Native American Jeremy Salazar of the Navajo Nation.

Jeremy has dedicated his life to the contemporary emergence of native art. “My art is like resurrecting our ancestors with the brilliance of color,” said Jeremy. Sip and create your own brilliance with Jeremy.

Guided one-mile intermediate-level hike through a lush canopied natural forest on a trail of historical importance to the Coeur d’Alene Tribe.

Authentic Cultural Dinners Expzrience our Coeur d’Alene Tribal Cultural Lifeways dinner package with traditional tribal hospitality. Our traditional foods/cuisine, storytelling, dance and drum.

Visit cdacasino.com or the Casino Box Office for tickets and information on all upcoming Cultural Tours.

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PEAK SCI-FI POTENTIAL Halfway through its debut season, HBO’s Raised by Wolves teeters on the edge of being one of the best sci-fi shows of the year, or an overly ambitious space drama with too many loose plot threads. The show opens with two stoic androids (“Mother” and “Father”) arriving on an untouched planet to give humanity a new start. Earth has been destroyed by war between the atheists and Sol-worshipping devout, and a colony of believers soon arrives on the same planet. Raised

by Wolves explores some heady themes — nature vs. nurture, the role of religion in advanced civilizations — but at its midway point, the series shows signs of devolving into a messy end. (CHEY SCOTT)

Float On

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BY DAN NAILEN

oward the end of our two-hour innertube float down the Spokane River, Dave Jackson had an assignment.

“Put both your hands and both your feet in the river,” Dave says. “Tilt your head back and close your eyes. Then count to 45 before you open them. Trust the river.”

Easier said than done when this is your first time floating. But for Dave this was his 127th trip down the Spokane this summer, traversing between Redband Park in Peaceful Valley and where he pops out below his house in West Central. The Lewis & Clark High School teacher likes to cram in as many floats as possible between school years.

You might know Dave’s name from LC, or his years as a local attorney, or maybe as one of the folks who helped launch Hoopfest way back when. I, however,

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IDLES, Ultra Mono. One of the more thrilling new bands of the last few years is back with a third album.

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PUBLIC ENEMY, What You Gonna Do When the Grid Goes Down? I don’t know about you, but I’m going to do whatever Chuck D suggests. (DAN NAILEN)

will know him from now on as a diehard Spokane River evangelist. A guy who revels in taking newbies down through water features he’s named things like Tornado Alley, Blue Typhoon, Big Edward and Washing Machine.

While Dave can regale you with river tips (“hug the willows, don’t kiss them”) and geology lessons (hello, Coyote Penis), as well as history facts about things you float by like the former Natatorium Park, he wasn’t always a river guy. After moving to Spokane after decades in Coeur d’Alene, he spent years just looking at the Spokane River before his neighbor (and Spokane Riverkeeper) Jerry White talked him into jumping in back in 2014.

His then-4-year-old son Henry joined on that maiden float, and Dave’s 89-year-old father went down the river with him just a couple weeks back. Beyond family, though, Dave has taken about 50 folks down the river with him just this summer. That’s what I mean by “Spokane River evangelist.”

“This is my church,” Dave proclaimed at one point on our Sunday trip, raising his hands toward the sky.

Later, he explained his passion for the river: “This is Spokane. This is why this city even exists.”

Back to my assignment.

I put my hands and feet in the river, as Dave requested. I close my eyes, tilt my head back and start counting. I feel the breeze and the sun on my face, and hear the gurgle of a tiny rapid. The water, ice cold at the beginning, feels warm now. A duck quacks, and I open my eyes to see it swim away.

I probably counted a little faster than I normally would on solid ground, because I didn’t really trust the river.

But I trusted Dave. n

NO COUNTRY FOR MEN Lauren Beukes is fast becoming one of my favorite authors of grisly genre fiction, telling stories that are as tricky in structure as they are unflinching in their violence. The South African writer’s new novel is Afterland, and it’s an accidentally timely allegory: A viral pandemic has wiped out most of the world’s male population, and one desperate mother finds herself protecting her preteen son who has inexplicably survived. As they escape from government captivity and head to safe haven, they traverse a dystopian wasteland populated by vigilantes, black market criminals, religious cults and hippie communes. (NATHAN WEINBENDER)

DOUBLY RETRO Some of you might remember the glorious, brief early ’00s moment when bands like Futureheads and the Soundtrack of Our Lives seemed to indicate a genuine garagerock revival. That didn’t happen, but one of my faves of that moment, Sweden’s Hives, have kept on rockin,’ and they’re still one of the best live bands around. Last year Jack White’s label captured a Hives show, and the resulting Live at Third Man Records is out Sept. 25. It’s a shredding little slab of goodness including memorable takes on “Hate to Say I Told You So,” “Walk Idiot Walk” and more. (DAN NAILEN)

VOW TO WATCH THE VOW You ever get the feeling that there’s just something off about those companies selling a miracle cure for your low self-esteem? In this case, you’d be right. The Vow, a new documentary series on HBO, details how a company called Nxivm, promising a sort of revolutionary therapy program, was actually involved in a sex cult with “slaves” branded with the initials of “master” Keith Raniere. There are moments you wish the creators would simply get to the point, but it’s still a fascinating look into how an evil company manipulated and exploited well-meaning people. (WILSON CRISCIONE)

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Alex Springer (left) and Ethan Higa, part of Maxwell House’s new ownership, before the pandemic.

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Lightening Up New owners of the Maxwell House see a bright future while staying rooted in the West Central establishment’s long history

BY DAN NAILEN

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rom the outside, the 8,000-square-foot blueish-gray Maxwell House is daunting.

Step inside, though, and it’s not hard to understand why the restaurant/bar holds one of Spokane’s oldest liquor licenses and has been a favorite West Central haunt for decades.

Open the front door and you’re immediately greeted by a long wooden bar and what new co-owner Alex Springer calls “the gauntlet” — a smattering of small tables and bar stools regulars have to dodge to buy each other pitchers during Friday night happy hour. At least, that’s the case in non-COVID times; the gauntlet’s been quieter since March as bellying up to a bar isn’t allowed under current restrictions.

Immediately left of the front door are larger tables where grandparents sit with their kids (and their kids’ kids) to dine on the popular broasted chicken and burgers. Keep moving through the restaurant space and there’s another room full of video games and more tables, yet another room that serves large groups. Still farther, you find a door opening to a massive backyard and full

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sand volleyball court.

Yes, the place is huge, something that’s helped Maxwell House keep a pretty steady business going since Phase 2 started and they were able to reopen at half-capacity.

And that’s not even taking into account nine apartments upstairs.

Springer and fellow owner Ethan Higa are focused on leading a transformation of the restaurant and bar, including eventually making the exterior a more welcoming reflection of the good vibes they’ve found inside since taking over in early January. The duo wants to maintain some of the place’s charm that led former owners Richard and Kay Culnane to successfully operate for more than 50 years, but also, Springer says, “slowly bring it into the 21st century.”

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pringer is a former manager of Downriver Grill, and Higa came over from the Wave Island Sports Grill & Sushi Bar; they’re joined in the new Maxwell House ownership group by Arman Mohsenian, William Page and former Gonzaga basketball player Casey Calvary. Springer

and Higa had been looking to open a little bar together and maybe do some catering when they heard the Culnanes were going to sell Maxwell House. That was about 18 months ago, and now they find themselves working long hours, updating menus and getting a friendly earful from regulars about what they may or may not change.

“We definitely bought ourselves a Cheers bar,” Springer says, comparing Maxwell House to that old TV sitcom spot “where everybody knows your name.”

“I love that people have accepted us. They’ve been very welcoming, and they all have things to say. You know, ‘What I would do’ or ‘Don’t change this.’ We’re taking it in stride and trying to be very accommodating and respectful.”

The duo did a deep clean for a couple days after taking over, then reopened basically as the Maxwell House the regulars know and love. But they’ve introduced some changes. Instead of just the chatter of customers providing the soundtrack to a night at the Maxwell House, music now plays overhead. The east-facing windows were ...continued on page 42

keep washing your hands. (it's icky not to!)

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“LIGHTENING UP,” CONTINUED... painted black years ago, but they scraped them clean to let the sunshine in (Calvary’s height came in handy on that project). A menu of deep-fried favorites, steaks ($17) and that beloved chicken — Springer guesses they sold 300 orders of broasted chicken ($14) their first month in charge — has grown to include salads ($3-$11) and fresh hummus ($7). Thanks to the pandemic, they’ve done more takeout business than they were expecting, but that chicken works great for curbside pickup, Springer says.

Both Springer and Higa say they’ve been pleasantly surprised by the multigenerational customer base that loves the Maxwell House, and see the place serving a community they believe is growing northward from Kendall Yards.

“My favorite story I keep hearing is, ‘I used to come here as a kid. Well, kind of. My parents used to leave me in the car while they came in here to have beers,’” Higa says with a laugh.

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nother subtle change that’s planned is keeping Maxwell House open longer hours to capture some of the late-night crowd. They were well on their way to establishing themselves as a service-industry late-night spot when Gov. Jay Inslee ordered alcohol sales to stop at 10 pm. They’ll be developing a late-night menu, too, when things get back to normal.

“We thought we’d really have to work at it to get that late-night crowd,” Higa said before the pandemic hit.

“Nope, they’ve just been here. Like, ‘OK, I guess we’re busy late night!’”

Busy is a key word for both Springer and Higa.

Springer figures they worked more than 50 straight days when they took over before taking a half-day off. Even though they’re taking it slow when it comes to changes, there’s a lot to do every day even before addressing longterm plans like developing the area around the volleyball court into outdoor dining and patio space.

Thankfully, both guys enjoy the hospitality business.

They’d like Maxwell House to be the first of several establishments they open, even though it could take five or 10 years to get their vision for their new spot into place.

“I enjoy working with people. I enjoy being on my feet,” Springer says. “I’m not a person who can sit in a cubicle for eight hours a day, it just drives me crazy.”

“The thing I like about restaurants is there’s something different every day,” Higa adds. “And for the most part, we make people happy. And that’s what makes me happy.” n Maxwell House • Open Mon-Fri 11 am-10 pm; Sat noon-10 pm; Sun 10 am-10 pm • 1425 N. Ash St. • facebook.com/maxwellhouserestaurant • 326-6890

Changing Hands A northside pub changes ownership; plus local dining updates in North Idaho

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rohibition Gastropub on North Monroe Street is soon starting a new chapter.

Last week, current owners Jill and John Leonetti announced that after five years running the American comfortfood-focused restaurant and bar — often using it to give back to the community through dozens of charitable partnerships — they’re passing Prohibition on to a new, local owner.

Taking over the restaurant on Oct. 1 is Spokane chef The Leonettis are off on a new adventure.

Michael Wiley of Wiley’s Downtown Bistro, which Wiley says he’ll continue to operate.

The Leonettis are now off to Phoenix for Jill’s career as a project manager in the recycling industry, and a change of pace allowing the couple, who have a young son, to focus on spending more time together as a family.

“To have found someone [to take over] during this COVID situation, especially someone who seems to care as much as Michael does about things, he gives a lot in his business,” Jill Leonetti notes.

“Most of the staff are excited and want to stay and we’re looking forward to the transition. [Michael’s] personality is going to be such a good fit. He is so well liked, and has such a good rapport with customers.”

Incoming chef-owner Wiley also shared thoughts on

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the Wiley’s Downtown Bistro Facebook page about the forthcoming transition, expressing optimism to be expanding with a second restaurant despite the many challenges the pandemicshadowed year has brought to the hospitality industry. Wiley has been running the bistro on north Washington Street since 2017.

Customers and friends can come by to say goodbye to the Leonettis and welcome Wiley during a drop-in-style send-off on Saturday, Sept.

26.

“We’ll both be there, and we’re looking forward to people stopping by to grab a cocktail and say goodbye to both of us,” Jill Leonetti says. “We are really grateful this worked out, and I can’t convey enough how much support we got from the community” over the years. (CHEY SCOTT)

NEW FACES AND EXPANDED PLACES IN NORTH IDAHO

Despite several pandemic-caused closures amongst local restaurants, there’s still good news in the form of several recent expansions. In addition to its Parkside Tower spot across from McEuen Park, BAKERY BY THE LAKE has added a second location at 315 E. Coeur d’Alene Lake Drive for those passing through the east side of town. The new location is on the ground floor of the newly constructed Lake Drive apartments, and the bakery’s popular cinnamon rolls are still just $2 on Sundays.

Roughly a year after first opening in the Riverstone complex, BEAR PAW COOKIES recently took over the former Shenanigan’s in downtown Coeur d’Alene for a second location at 312 Sherman Ave. Order a “bear bones” for your four-footed friend and treat yourself to something sweet, like the new ice cream and waffle cone cookie “taco.”

Meanwhile, ROKKO’S TERIYAKI recently left Riverstone to occupy the former San Francisco Sourdough eatery (which still has a Rathdrum location) at 322 Sherman Ave. The new digs feature a blue dragon mural the entire length of the entry wall and the same Japanese homestyle “soul food” that made this eatery popular when it first debuted in the (since closed) Cheney area.

In other expansion news, GIORGI’S recently added a second location at 155 W. Neider Ave. in Coeur d’Alene, branching out from its Rathdrum headquarters to serve hearty breakfasts and burgers featuring wild game like elk.

(CARRIE SCOZZARO) n

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ESSAY

BACK ON THE BIG SCREEN Is Tenet worth a trip to Idaho just to remember what it’s like to go to the movies?

Yes, masks are required.

BY NATHAN WEINBENDER

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ovie theaters are closed in Washington, but it doesn’t mean people aren’t getting their cinematic fix. Makeshift drive-ins are popping up everywhere, including a new one at the Spokane County Fairgrounds, and new big-budget titles are hitting streaming and VOD platforms.

Then there’s Christopher Nolan’s Tenet. It was supposed to open in July, the first movie to usher us back into cinemas, but after a series of delays, Tenet finally hit 2,800 American screens in early September. It isn’t showing in this corner of Washington, though all you have to do is hop over the state line into North Idaho, where it’s playing at Coeur d’Alene’s Riverstone Regal Cinemas and Hayden Discount Cinemas.

It’s sort of crazy that I can drive just 40 minutes from my place in Spokane and be sitting in a multiplex again, something I haven’t done since March. Of course, there are inherent risks to that venture: Scientists have expressed concerns about visiting movie theaters amidst a pandemic, and sitting in a small, enclosed space with a crowd and breathing in circulated air is a serious health risk. And while every major chain has been upfront about the safety precautions they’re taking — limiting theater capacities, upping sanitation procedures, requiring masks — how enforceable are those rules? After all, you’re not supposed to text in movie theaters, and people do it anyway.

I was still curious about the experience of seeing a movie mid-pandemic (and I was just as curious about Tenet), but I wanted to go about it as safely as possible.

I opted for a showtime — Wednesday, early afternoon — that I knew would be sparsely attended and was in one of the large theaters at the Coeur d’Alene Regal.

The theater lobby was empty when I arrived, save for a hand sanitizer station near the concession counter where a single (masked) employee sold me a medium Pepsi. I didn’t see another soul as I made my way to Auditorium 7, where I had a seat in the back row of a theater that I’d estimate has just over 300 seats. To promote social distancing, Regal’s ticketing site automatically blocks off every other row and automatically puts two buffer seats on either side of you.

Miracle of miracles, I had the entire theater to myself.

I couldn’t have asked for a better scenario. Ten minutes before the movie started, two other people walked in. They were unmasked, despite signs on the front entrances and the doors to the auditorium requiring them, but they were also a good 10 rows away from me so I paid them no mind. I kept my mask on.

I settled in as the reel of ads for M&Ms and AT&T unspooled, and I realized the block of commercials I once found so annoying was now weirdly comforting. Then the trailers started, and I was sort of thrown off: It’s unusual watching a string of clips for upcoming blockbusters — No Time to Die, Wonder Woman 1984, Dune — as if we’re heading into a totally normal fall movie season when all of those movies are totally going to open without delay.

It was like time had stopped inside this theater, like the chaos of the outside world didn’t exist, which I suppose is as appropriate an environment as any to see a

Christopher Nolan film.

The lights went down, the studio logos cued up, and it finally hit me — I’m seeing a movie! My giddiness was sustained during the film’s first 30 minutes: Tenet kicks off with one of Nolan’s graceful action cold opens, and then throws us right into a hilariously convoluted plot that had my brain working overtime. But then it drones on for another two hours, joylessly zig-zagging through a series of twists, reversals and elaborate heists that I found dour and clinical and that, I must admit, I could not follow. I walked into the theater hoping that my first real movie in six months would be a masterpiece, but it turned out to be a major disappointment.

Nolan has also put the film in an unusual position: Tenet was forecasted to bring the dormant American theater industry roaring back, and yet it has grossed (perhaps unsurprisingly) only $36 million in the U.S. Add an additional $30 from my screening last week.

Since I was a teenager, I’ve been going to the movies nearly every week, sometimes two or three times. It’s a routine as common as grocery shopping or unloading the dishwasher. Now here I was in an honest-to-god movie theater, and it felt almost like a novelty. Will I make the trip back to Idaho to see something else? Probably not: It’s not exactly convenient for me, and I also doubt that every moviegoer will take as many precautionary measures as I did. The last place I want to contract COVID is in a matinee screening of The New Mutants.

If you do choose to go to the movies, do it with caution. And if you do see Tenet, consider taking notes. n

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HISTORY

LEFT OF THE DIAL Thirty years ago this week, the Replacements released their final album All Shook Down. Where does it rank among the punk pioneers’ catalog?

BY DAN NAILEN

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’m a card-carrying member of the Replacements Fanboy Club, worshipping at the altar of the Minneapolis quartet as well known for their sometimes drunk and disastrous live shows as they were their searing portraits of Midwestern heartbreak and working-class ennui.

The Replacements always seemed on the verge of a mainstream breakthrough, but while their peers like R.E.M. made it big, the ’Mats seemed to blow every golden opportunity. A shot to play on Saturday Night Live?

They ended up banned after singer Paul Westerberg yelled “come on, f---er!” to guitarist Bob Stinson on air.

A gig opening a Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers tour?

They got fired after wearing Petty’s wife’s dresses on stage. When it came to their career, the Replacements were truly the gang that couldn’t shoot straight.

And yet Westerberg, Stinson, his little brother bassist Tommy Stinson and drummer Chris Mars created some of the best music of the ’80s, as they evolved from punk brats into straightforward rock ’n’ rollers with a true poet in Westerberg leading the way.

By the time 1990 arrived, the world (and their record label) had pretty much given up on the Replacements becoming stars. In fact, their final album All Shook Down was supposed to be Westerberg’s solo debut until a late change of plans. The four Replacements (now including Bob Stinson’s, um, replacement Slim Dunlap) only performed together on one song (“Attitude”), and several session musicians and guests dot the album, including Velvet Underground’s John Cale and Concrete Blonde’s Johnette Napolitano.

All Shook Down, celebrating its 30th birthday this week, was divisive among Replacements fans when it came out, but it’s aged remarkably well and features more than its fair share of great pop-rock songs. While I’m going to hate myself for mentioning these bands’ names in something I’m writing about my beloved Replacements, if All Shook Down came out a few years later under the names Train or Goo Goo Dolls, it probably would have been huge. Instead, it was the last hurrah of one of the ’80s best rock bands.

Let’s see how All Shook Down ranks in comparison to the band’s other works:

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STINK (1982)

Granted, Stink is an EP, not a proper album. And it certainly has its charms as its eight songs were recorded in one shot, capturing the life of four poor dudes who came from difficult upbringings in songs like “White and Lazy,” “God Damn Job” and “F--- School.”

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DON’T TELL A SOUL (1989)

While Westerberg’s wordplay was as strong as ever, and this album includes the closest the band ever came to a hit with “I’ll Be You,” Don’t Tell a Soul’s songs suffer from an effort to make them radio-friendly. That attempt failed mightily, but a 2019 reissue with producer Matt Wallace’s original mix showed that it could have been much better.

SORRY MA, FORGOT TO TAKE OUT THE TRASH (1981) 6.

The band’s debut (and the band itself) was classified as “punk” when it came out, and there is certainly plenty of snotty energy on songs like “Takin’ a Ride” and sneering attitude on songs like “I Hate Music.” But there was no

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MORE REPLACEMENTS WORTH CHECKING OUT u TROUBLE BOYS: THE TRUE STORY OF THE REPLACEMENTS

by Bob Mehr. This 2016 band bio is excellent, eye-opening and infuriating, and also reportedly the source of a soon-to-bedisastrous movie. u COLOR ME OBSESSED. This 2011 documentary is told com-

pletely through the eyes of Replacements fans, and it’s surprisingly effective given its lack of band footage and interviews. u FOR SALE: LIVE AT MAXWELL’S 1986. This long-bootlegged

live set got spruced up for a proper release in 2017 and it’s 29 songs of roaring fun.

hiding the band’s early knack for hooks on “I’m in Trouble” and “Shiftless When Idle.” Of its 18 tracks, only seven reach the twominute mark.

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HOOTENANNY (1983)

The weirdest entry in the Replacements’ catalog is an extremely loose set of songs, as befits a band famously sloppy on stage in their early years. On the title track, the four members swap instruments. On “Lovelines,” Westerberg culls the lyrics from personal ads in the local weekly paper. “Buck Hill” is a country instrumental. But it also has “Color Me Impressed,” one of the band’s best, and the ballad “Within Your Reach,” featured to great effect in ’80s flick Say Anything.

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ALL SHOOK DOWN (1990)

Despite originally being planned as a Westerberg solo album, it instead became the band’s swan song. Bassist and co-founder Tommy Stinson considers it his favorite of all the band’s albums thanks to its consistently strong songs, despite the use of plenty of outside musicians to flesh out the tunes. A few years ago I would never have listed it this high, but time has been kind to All Shook Down, and songs like “Merry Go Round” and “Sadly Beautiful” are among the band’s best.

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PLEASED TO MEET ME (1987)

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LET IT BE (1984)

The only Replacements album recorded as a trio, Pleased has a lot to offer, from the perfect power-pop of “Alex Chilton” and “Can’t Hardly Wait” to one of Westerberg’s best ballads in “Skyway.”

Made in Memphis, the album includes horns on a few songs, and the real Alex Chilton from Big Star himself lending some guitar assistance. This album is getting a well-deserved box-set reissue Oct. 9, including demos that make up the last recordings done with Bob Stinson still in the band.

The favorite of many ’Mats fans and their last on hometown Minneapolis label Twin/Tone Records, Let It Be is the sound of the band putting its punk roots firmly in the rearview in favor of straightforward rock on songs like the excellent opener “I Will Dare” and “Favorite Thing.” Their sense of humor is fully intact on “Gary’s Got a Boner” and a cover of KISS’s “Black Diamond,” and ballads like “Unsatisfied” and “Sixteen Blue” still pack a punch.

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The band’s major-label debut was also its last with the original lineup, as guitarist and band co-founder Bob Stinson’s substance abuse issues led to the other ’Mats tossing him out. He left on a high note (no pun intended) as Tim is the ultimate distillation of the band’s strengths, from Westerberg’s improved songwriting (“Here Comes a Regular,” “Swingin Party”) to the band’s sweet mix of punky attitude and tasty hooks (“Bastards of Young,” “Waitress in the Sky”). This is the album that should have broken them big. It did not. n

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OUTDOORS DOWN BY THE RIVER

The annual Spokane River Clean-Up is primarily focused on picking up debris and litter around the river, keeping our city’s most prominent natural resource as near perfect as possible, but it also allows you to cross “exercise” and “socialize” off your to-do list. This year’s event was pushed back a week due to poor air quality, but it’s back on again this Saturday, starting bright and early and going into the afternoon. This year’s clean-up is “virtual,” but that doesn’t mean you’ll be able to participate from your den. You’ll need to sign up online and select the area you and your group would prefer, and then you’ll work in small groups at safe distances. Pick up trash bags and gloves in advance at the Lands Council’s downtown offices at 25 W. Main Ave. — NATHAN WEINBENDER Spokane River Clean-Up • Sat, Sept. 26 at 8 am • Free • All ages • landscouncil.org • 360-461-5975

SPORTS HOOP IT UP

While Hoopfest couldn’t run its usual massive tournament across the streets of Spokane this year, the organization has gotten creative with online alternatives for folks who just are itching for a basketball fix. Consider this weekend’s Hooptown USA esports tournament, in which players will take to the NBA 2K20 video game and battle it out for court supremacy. It’s free to play in the youth, high school and 19+ divisions, and just $5 to join the Elite Division, where a $2,000 prize is at stake. All the action will be broadcast live on SWX and all major streaming services.

— DAN NAILEN Hooptown USA esports Tournament • Sat, Sept. 26 from 6-10 pm • Free or $5 to play • Register to play at justaddmonsters.com

THEATER THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT

The Spokane Civic Theatre might be precluded from its usual live on-stage performances and off-stage classes right now, but they’re not giving up their development of new talent, nor their ability to reach an audience. This Saturday is the first Civic Presents online original show, Young Artists Showcase. The Civic reached out to performers between the ages of 12 and 19 who have been in a previous show or class at the theater and asked them to contribute up to two minutes of a monologue or song “introduced or inspired by” something the kids experienced during the pandemic. The contributions have been edited together into a seamless showcase of the region’s young stage talent, and you can watch it for free Friday night at the Civic’s website.

— DAN NAILEN Civic Presents: Young Artists Showcase • Fri, Sept. 25 at 7:30 pm • Online at spokanecivictheatre.com

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FESTIVAL THE VALLEY RALLIES

For the 31st annual Valleyfest, festivities are going to be a little different. Instead of a central hub at Mirabeau Park and events like a community parade, hot air balloon launch and other gatherings across its usual three-day run, Valleyfest has made the “leap,” as its 2020 theme suggests, to a mostly virtual format. Local vendors are participating in an online marketplace, and kids can enter their creative shoebox-sized mini floats into the “Marvelous Mini Parade.” Other activities include a 10-day multisport challenge for locals to complete on their own, and a neighborhood-based “Lily Pad Procession” to showcase Spokane Valley residents’ themed, decorated porches via a self-guided tour. Capping off the day of socially distanced events is a 7 pm drive-in screening of The Sandlot in the parking lot of the HUB Sports Center.

— CHEY SCOTT Valleyfest 2020 • Sat, Sept. 26 • Online and at locations across Spokane Valley • Details at valleyfest.org

WORDS SKY’S THE LIMIT

One of the biggest highlights this fall for Auntie’s Bookstore is an upcoming special event with bestselling young adult author Marie Lu, who, if not for the pandemic, might have been too busy to swing through the Lilac City while promoting her latest book, Skyhunter. Instead, Lu is presenting to Spokane readers via a virtual meet-and-greet that also gives each attendee (50 “seats” are available) a bit of one-onone time with the L.A.-based author, artist and video game industry veteran. To participate in the online event, you’ll need to preorder a copy from Auntie’s of Skyhunter, which releases a few days before Lu’s talk, and can be picked up at the store or mailed to your home. Skyhunter is a dystopian tale set in a war-torn world where a team of young elite warriors are committed to doing whatever it takes to defeat an evil, conquering federation.

See a full synopsis and order your copy on Auntie’s website.

— CHEY SCOTT Virtual Meet & Greet with Marie Lu • Thu, Oct. 1 at 6 pm • $20 book purchase as ticket • Online; details at auntiesbooks.com

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Fox-given moniker of “liberal” and call a spade a spade: the liberals are THE INTELLECTUALS. On a final note, look out Status Quo, as we may one day win back our conservative brothers and sisters and, with the input of both concrete and formal operational thinkers, unite to address the real enemy. Thank you for your post. Sincerely, another card carrying American Intellectual.

I SAW YOU BLONDE IN BLACK DRESS, TRADER JOE’S Friday afternoon, Sept. 18, we walked to carts same time, exchanged glances. I saw line, was discouraged, put cart back, left. I was in scruffy purple T-shirt, horrible hair day. Lol. I should’ve stayed, talked to you. Any chance for a rematch??

CHEERS GREAT ARTICLE BY DANIEL WATERS Article about Jenny Graham from September 14 was fantastic. Way to stay calm, cool, and collected and to maintain the integrity of your reporting. Kudos.

RESPONSE TO STUPID IS...BECUZ Hallelujah! You just earned a perfect “10” for your assessment on the IQ gradient between liberals and conservatives. The alleged covert cabals that feed the media have done a BRILLIANT job targeting the concrete thinking population by making them feel safe, superior, and somehow connected to them e.g. to the elite alpha males that run them. Unfortunately for the U.S. it seems that the conservative vote stands for an attempt to prevent the imminent Communist, gun-outlawed takeover by the Un-American, unethical, and idiotic baby killers aka the liberals.

I propose the best initial response to this sad situation is to annihilate the

SPREADING SMILES There is a woman who stands on the corner of Division and Indiana. She is out there quite often so I’m sure many of you have seen her.

I don’t know her name or her story.

She always has her headphones in and a smile on her face. She dances, sings, yells, waves and overall always looks like she is having a blast. She never asks for handouts. (As far as I know.)

This woman has brought a smile to my face so many times I’ve lost count. With everything going on in the world today it’s heartwarming to know there are still people out here just trying to find some joy in the little things. A smile, a hello or a wave can go so far for someone feeling low. I appreciate this woman so much for brightening up my day and I’m sure many more. Cheers to you lady! And keep the smiles coming!

5-MILE STARBUCKS CONFUSION Saturday 9/19 around noon. To the couple in the orange Subaru (Crosstrek?), we did not see you guys in line and cut in front of you by mistake. Thank you both for turning a hectic situation into a good experience that left a smile on our faces.

We will pay it forward!

CHEERS TO PAYING IT FORWARD FOR RBG As Donald Trump settles on his Eva Braun in Spanx pick for the U.S. Supreme Court, Americans pitching for Democracy donate an astonishing 50 million dollars plus, in a matter of hours after RBG’s death, in a baked economy, during a pandemic, to ensure that the Trump Party does not ‘Make America Germany 1936’.”

JEERS YOU CALLED MY SON FAT AT JACK IN THE BOX You spineless POS why would

you yell at and call a kid a fat ass? I know my son well and he is polite to all so what ever you were thinking saying something like this to him, you are lucky he rode his bike there that day otherwise your day would not have turned out as well as it did and idgaf what is going on with you that gives you no right to come at my

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IGNORANCE ON DISPLAY Jeers to “Who Lives There?” (Sep 10) for willful ignorance and blind, irrational thinking.

You must be clairvoyant to be able to ascertain all those hateful characteristics about your neighbor from a sign in their yard. But you don’t know them at all, do you? Do you know their name, their occupation, their family situation?

You have let your hatred for the man whose name appears on that sign harden your heart against your fellow citizen, but why? It used to be that differing opinions and views about politics in particular were respected and debated, not vilified. But now, expressing support for a particular candidate or cause evokes outright abuse and even violence from some people. Shame, too, on the Inlander for choosing to print such a worthless, divisive screed. Surely there are more positive submissions to share.

Interestingly, you never read about such hateful rhetoric being directed at a person with a B-H sign in their yard.

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MY HEALTH IS MY BUSINESS To the female at the grocery store (not lady) who said I should mind my own business.

You should respect your elders. Your husband was acting like a child in the store running and talking silly. I did not yell at

With everything going on in the world today, it’s heartwarming to know there are still people out here just trying to find some joy in the little things.

son like that! And he has a great memory so when we see you or your automobile around that will not be a good day for you and I won’t even insult you like you did my son. See you when I see you

SOUND OFF

WHY DIDN’T YOU GET IN THE BIKE LANE? Dear Bicycle Lady, Tell me why on Sunday afternoon, Sept. 20th, you had to ride down the middle of the road when there was a bike lane on your right? I was behind you all the way from 29th to 10th on High Drive/Cedar along with other cars. I honked a couple of times

especially when you got in the turning lane and I tried to pass only to have you quickly veer right back in front of me and I had to slam on my brakes. Did you want to be killed? Did you notice all the bicyclists riding up the hill were in the bike lane?? Bicyclists want to be treated fairly but when you act like this by hogging the road when a beautiful bike lane is right there — I just don’t get it????

KHQTV BE THERE FOR EVERYONE In the past I have always tuned into KHQ tv. We cannot depend on them anymore. Let us begin with 4:30-5 am, we need the weather report it delegates safe morning travels. I have called and begged them to please turn off that horrid hard rock noise so early in the morning. We are just rising and need just the news, not head banging noise. They refused our request.

The cheer I give this weekend evening news goes to KXLY and KREM stations.

The smoke was frightening!!! It was so nice to see they cared gave direction as to a safe place to breath, the convention center, I worried for so many knowing how hazardous the air was. What did KHQ have for evening news time?

Sports!!! Really!! This was a serious time for the community. Shame on you for not

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him but he got the message. You felt the need to correct me after I changed lanes — to once again avoid the unmasked manchild — telling me to mind my own business. Oh boy could I have laid into you! However, I did not engage in your nonsense. Seems a grown man could stand up for himself if I had been rude.

He was silly but more respectful than you. My health is my business and if you want to disobey the law in public you should expect people to care and perhaps comment. I won’t see you again because I won’t shop there again.

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The guy I’m seeing is super attentive and affectionate when we’re together, but then he always falls off the grid. He’ll wait weeks before texting me to make plans again, and sometimes I have to initiate. What’s his deal, and how do I proceed? It’s a new relationship, so I’d feel too needy to tell him I want more attention. —Yearning We have a term for a pleasant, attentive man who drops by from time to time and then isn’t seen for weeks, and no, it is not “boyfriend” but “UPS man.”

Some will say you should just ask for what you want: Hit the guy up for increased attention and presence like you’d hit up the Burgers R Us server for another thingie of mustard. However, we modern humans have an antique psychological operating system: psychology adapted for solving recurring mating problems for ancestral humans.

So, responding to behavior without considering the underlying evolved motivation could get you in trouble, maybe even nuking your chances with a guy.

Evolutionary psychologists David Buss and David Schmitt find that humans opt for different “sexual strategies”: “short-term” (casual) or “long-term” (committed).

Which strategy is activated depends on “context,” including factors like a person’s mate value (relative to their competition) and the stage of life they’re in.

Many men eventually want to settle down with a long-term partner. However, because for men, having sex does not lead to ye olde bun in the oven (and the need for a committed partner to help feed and shelter the child that results), they evolved to prioritize sexual variety and commitment-free sex. (All the better to spread more of their genes into future generations!) So, a “short-term sexual strategy” is generally optimal for men in a way it just isn’t for women.

Women, just like men, engage in casual sex. However, women’s emotions evolved to push them to seek commitment (and freak out and long for it when they perceive it isn’t there — sometimes even when a woman knows she wants nothing more than a one-nighter from a guy). So, a woman might be relieved some himbo she dragged home is sneaking down the tree outside her bedroom window after sex but then wake up in the morning all, “How dare you?!” that he isn’t back under it, holding up a speaker attached to his iPhone, and trying to win her heart Cusack in “Say Anything”-style.

In men, a long-term sexual strategy — being commitment-driven rather than sexual smorgasbord-driven — can be triggered. Recall that sexual strategies are “context-dependent.” Wanting a family is one such context. But men will also commit when that’s what it takes to land a woman with high “mate value,” who can “afford” to hold out: commitment or goodbye.

Your immediate focus, however, should be on what you potentially have in common with a coke-obsessed lab rat. Psychologists find that “intermittent reinforcement” — occasional, unpredictable “rewards,” like a guy who pops up unexpectedly from time to time — is the stuff obsessions are made of. (Poor little lab rats that push a bar and only sporadically get a hit of cocaine will often push the thing till they’re lying paws up in the corner of their cage.)

Contrast intermittent reinforcement with “regular reinforcement,” like a guy who’s always there for you. When rewards come reliably and predictably rather than randomly and unpredictably, the suspense is gone. The air goes out of the crazy, and you can relax and maybe even take Mr. Reliable for granted.

Becoming obsessed with a guy — even if you do your best to hide it — tends to send a message, and it isn’t, “I’m seriously high in mate value!” It also shifts your focus from learning who he is and what you might have together to the chase. All that matters is whether he’s called, when he might call, and how you might find a gig-economy sorcerer to cast a spell to make him call.

To avoid taking off on the crazy train, open your life up to other men. This doesn’t have to mean swiping a new guy into your bed every night. You could be exploring your prospects in Zoom conversations, taking advantage of how the pandemic has slowed the pace of dating. Adding men on your end changes your emotional context from needy and desperate to “hope you come around, but if you don’t, plenty more where you came from.”

He may sense he has competition and change his strategy: start calling and coming around on the regular. Of course, maybe with the attention and commitment famine no longer a factor, you’ll end up with another guy — one who makes the relationship you two have feel like a dream as opposed to the last desert mirage you see before you collapse in the sand and are eaten by buzzards. n

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regardless of how cool they claim to be. Well, it’s reached weed, too.

Pumpkin-flavored edibles and, yes, even pumpkinspice-flavored edibles are available for sale around the country and online. Cannabis isn’t yet legal at the federal level, but that hasn’t stopped trendy flavors like this from spreading across the country. I’m no fan of pumpkin ales when it comes to beer, and I can’t say I’ve ever tried a pumpkin-spice latte, but this? For the novelty, at least, I’m on the lookout.

Fall into the Season Enjoy autumn with these seasonal cannabis products

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he heat is gone and the smoke has cleared. Now, officially, autumn is upon us. With the coming of a season that ushers in colder weather, it’s time to start appreciating ways to consume cannabis that can keep you warm, or at least make you feel good about the impending chill. Here are three ways to stay seasonal when you’re looking to relax.

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Nighttime temperatures are finally dropping low enough to allow for a comfortable bath. So, it’s time to make it even better by taking that warm bath water and spiking it with cannabis.

You can find those fizzy, essential oil-infused balls that make your bathing experience as fun as a childhood bubble bath for sale nationwide, at grocery and big-box stores alike. But the dispensary offers another level. From simple bath salts to big bath bombs — as well as post-bath balms — companies like Washington’s Honu, available at stores like Cinder, offer products that deliver a spa-like treatment complete with a body high.

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They described this indica-heavy strain as “like pulling up in an old pickup truck at a farmers market,” which is ideal for how I want to spend my season. Now more than ever, I want to get a ride up to Greenbluff and find something to take home from the fall harvest.

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Making Their Mark

Maker’s Mark bourbon is one of the many highlights of the Resort’s Whiskey Barrel Weekend

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And you could lay claim to one of them as an “ambassador” of this distinguished brand of Kentucky whiskey.

How? Find out at the Coeur d’Alene Resort’s annual WHISKEY BARREL WEEKEND, Oct. 2-3, which features all manner of events for whiskey lovers, from cocktail mixing classes to golf to a grand whiskey dinner.

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An ambassador is an enthusiastic fan of bourbon, says Maker’s Mark’s “diplomat” Dave Kearns, who works in the marketing arm of the 67-year-old distillery. His job includes helping to share the company’s history and all the details that go into making Maker’s Mark bourbon.

And the details matter. If it’s spelled “whisky,” it’s typically from Scotland (and called Scotch) or it’s a product like Maker’s Mark, which uses the Gaelic spelling as a nod to the origins of the golden elixir. Whiskey is distilled grain, whereas bourbon must include at least 51 percent corn and be aged in new oak barrels.

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“We can’t add anything and still call it bourbon,” explains Kearns. “The color and the flavor comes from the wood and the grains and the yeast.”

Maker’s Mark uses French oak, which adds spice and astringency, and American oak for its vanilla and caramel notes. And for their Private Select bourbon, Maker’s Mark custom-creates a barrel that lends a completely unique taste to the final spirit, something they did again this year with the resort.

Find out more during the weekend, which kicks off with a TASTING EVENT on Friday ($79). Check out the wax glass dipping — Maker’s Mark bottles are distinct with their red wax-dipped neck — and find out how to become an ambassador while tasting a variety of whiskey labels from across the country.

Saturday is full of possibilities. PLAY GOLF on the award-winning resort course, tasting whiskeys and nibbling from a Southern-inspired menu. Reservations required: $125 green fees.

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See what’s COOKING with Chad White, a local chef whose TT’s Old Iron Brewery, High Tide Lobster Bar and Zona Blanca are all hits. White, who also competed on Bravo TV’s Top Chef, will share his tips for cooking with whiskey in what’s sure to be an entertaining and tasty afternoon.

Tickets: $35.

Saturday concludes with the GRAND WHISKEY DINNER at the Hagadone Event Center, and includes magnificent food, music, an outdoor cigar lounge and plenty of whiskey tasting. Tickets: $160.

Of course, you could make a weekend out of it and stay at the Resort. Visit their website for information about overnight packages. But don’t delay. At press time, some events are selling out or are close to sold out.

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Upcoming Events Cruising for Murder SEPTEMBER 26

All aboard for an adventure filled with peculiar passengers and conspiring crew members. This three-hour murder-mystery cruise is full of intrigue and includes dinner as you sharpen your sleuthing skills to call out the killer. $149-$249; 6-9 pm; crimesceneentertainment.com.

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This is definitely not your typical yard sale -- it’s a yart sale featuring fine art to fun art at reasonable prices. You’ll find originals and prints of pre-owned art at great prices and many are already framed and ready to hang. Sip some wine or beer and also enjoy live music from the CDA Symphony while you shop. Free; noon-6 pm; Coeur d’Alene Chamber Visitor Center

Community Appreciation Weekends SEPTEMBER 26-OCTOBER 25

Save money and help our local food banks! For each general admission ticket sold, $4 will be donated to help local food banks and for each youth/senior ticket sold, $1 will be donated.

Admission is only $40 (ages 8-64) and $23 (ages 3-7 and 65+) at the front gate. Save more when you purchase your tickets at silverwoodthemepark.com.

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