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his week we have our annual DINING OUT GUIDE (page 28), where we explore the secret sauce of some of our favorite institutions. The rest of the paper is packed, too. In News, we preview two races for the Spokane City Council (page 13 and 20). In Culture, we talk with an emerging artist whose work will be on display at this weekend’s Terrain event (page 26). In Food, we visit Spokane’s new speakeasy bar (page 30). In Film, we have a review of Joker (page 34). And in Music, we have an interview with Corin Tucker of Sleater-Kinney (page 39). Enjoy! — JACOB H. FRIES, Editor

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lonely poetry of Townes Van Zandt. But not once in my 36 years on Earth have I ever thought of myself as a country music fan. In fact, I was one of those obnoxious people who would say, “Oh, I listen to everything… everything except country music.” So when the last episode aired and I sat on my couch paralyzed by the notion that I’d been a country fan all along, I texted my grandma for comfort and clarification. I asked her if she thought our family was country. And she responded by saying, “Why, no, I don’t think so. I mean, I don’t know much about my dad Cletis’ family other than they were moonshiners from Missouri. And well, your great-aunt was obsessed with Patsy Cline. And I loved Roy Rogers. And your great-uncle plays banjo in a bar band. Wait? Maybe we are country.” So, our denial was a family problem after all.

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A major theme of Country Music was how many musicians had to work against the shame of being country. Kris Kristofferson’s family disowned him for pursuing country music. Merle Haggard lived in fear that his San Quentin prison stint would ruin his career. It’s tough to be associated with an archetype of a bumbling, backwoods hillbilly who doesn’t understand the ways of the world. Growing up in Yakima, I certainly wanted to escape that label. It never occurred to me that a person could be smart and country because I bought into the stereotype just as much as anyone else. But what shaped me even more was growing up as a queer kid in a rural community that didn’t know what to do with people like me. I always looked for signs that I was welcome, and because I didn’t see people who represented me in country music, my teenage brain slammed the door shut on the genre. Ken Burns proved me wrong, though. Country music wasn’t for me, it was me. I couldn’t escape those roots, just like I couldn’t change my height or the color of my eyes. It helps that I see other queer people reclaiming that space today. Like gay singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile who formed the super group the Highwomen and charts in country music with songs like “The Joke.” Or Lil Nas X, a black gay singer-rapper, whose country-rap song “Old Town Road” broke Billboard’s record for the longest-running single. Proving what should have been obvious all along; there is no right way to be country, just like there is no one right way to be an American, and the more we elevate the voices that play against type, the better the music will be. n

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Who Runs This Place?

Next month’s election is a battle between old and new Spokane, between forward- and backward-looking candidates BY JESS WALTER

remember being young in Spokane and wondering, Who runs this place? It was, as I wrote in an early novel, “a donut city,” with a big hole downtown where the nightlife and culture should be. “Urban development” meant another parking lot. Growth was concentrated on the edges, in the suburbs. Young people in the 1980s and ’90s were either fleeing Spokane or, as I wrote then, “dragging around heavy suitcases filled with excuses why they stayed.” Thirty years later, I barely recognize those descriptions. Spokane is a thriving, singular place that makes me irrationally proud to be from here, and proud that I never left — a city of bike lanes and street fairs and art festivals and daring chefs and great neighborhoods, the kind of city that young people are drawn to, that my kids are eager to return to. But as we prepare to elect a new mayor and city council president, I hear the ghosts of old Spokane rattling their chains again, echoes of reactionary, backwardlooking leadership bought and paid for by behind-thescenes money. Back when I wondered who ran Spokane, the mayor was a former TV anchor, but the power lay in stodgy old business and real estate interests whose last good idea

Jess Walter is a No. 1 New York Times best-selling author and a former National Book Award finalist. His seventh novel, The Cold Millions, will be released in 2020. of the Manito Country Club. While I applaud their desire to get involved, neither Wendle nor Woodward has even served on a civic board. Both have been genially vague about their plans and are conveniently funded by business interests and a political action committee of state realtors spending hundreds of thousands of dollars in Spokane to make sure nothing gets in the way of more four-car garages. Here’s the thing — cities don’t succeed and prosper by accident. Current City Council President Ben Stuckart and Councilman Breean Beggs have spent years doing the kind of difficult, on-the-ground policy work that figureheads don’t have time or interest in doing. They have helped oversee a city that has balanced growth with environmental responsibility and a commitment to diversity. Their forward-looking policies have helped ignite development downtown and spurred growth and pride in urban neighborhoods like the Perry District, East Sprague and my home for almost 20 years, West Central. Woodward has fretted that under Stuckart, Spokane might become “another Seattle.” It’s a head-scratching position for a mayoral candidate, campaigning against becoming like the region’s most economically prosperous and culturally dynamic city. Of course, no one wants Seattle’s homelessness problem, or its traffic, or any other

As we prepare to elect a new mayor and city council president, I hear the ghosts of old Spokane rattling their chains again. was Expo ’74, and whose vision of a dynamic city was shopping malls surrounded by ever-expanding suburban cul de sacs. I guess if you wait long enough everything comes back around. The stealth campaigns of former TV anchor and mayoral candidate Nadine Woodward and city council presidential candidate Cindy Wendle remind me of those weak-mayor days, when the city elected figureheads and outsourced the real decision-making to the dining room

big-city ills. But worrying about mid-sized Spokane suddenly becoming a metropolis is like Colville fearing that it’s becoming too much like Mumbai. This fear-based line of thinking is aimed at the reverse-mortgage crowd and is eerily reminiscent of the 1980s nice-place-to-raise-a-family Spokane. The subtext: Let’s just get back in our sleepy, conservative lane. This is why I think the mayoral and city council election of 2019 is an especially important one for young people in Spokane, and a good warmup for those who want to stretch their political muscles in anticipation of 2020. It’s been thrilling the last few years to watch young people take the lead on issues like climate change, reproductive rights and gun control. Passionately engaged in solving problems they will face long after the LETTERS baby boomers have Send comments to gone on to that big editor@inlander.com. Costco in the sky, 18to 29-year-old voter turnout jumped from less than 20 percent in the midterm election of 2014 to 36 percent in 2018, a 79 percent increase, the highest bump of any age group. But those numbers are still well below the average for older voters. A typical 65-year-old is more than twice as likely to vote as a 25-year-old. If youth voting rates were just a few points higher, Donald Trump would be a private citizen off playing golf somewhere, instead of the president off playing golf somewhere. In an off-year local election like Spokane is facing next month, you can expect the youth vote to lag even further behind. This is one reason I’m helping to organize a series of events to register and energize young voters (and voters who just feel young) in 2019 and 2020. The first will be Saturday, Oct. 5, at Lucky You Lounge, in support of Ben Stuckart’s mayoral campaign. Of course, young voters, like all voters, are free to wholeheartedly disagree with my choice of candidates and my view of city politics. In fact, I encourage it. Engagement is the important thing, so that when young people look around, they at least feel they’ve had a voice in deciding who runs this place. n

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LIBERTY… BUT NOT FOR THEE ot only do we have Donald Trump to worry about now, but also Matt

Shea and his gang of “Christians” with their AR-15s who want to wage biblical war on us. They want to turn Eastern Washington into the state of Liberty, and it will be anything but. I moved from Seattle so I could afford a house, and I don’t want to see the real estate values here tanked while every sane person tries to make a mass exodus out. Besides, they want an agriculture-based economy, and Trump has already destroyed their overseas markets. I’ll be damned if I’m going to live in a “Christian Republic” where people carry their AR-15s to stores like they do in Texas and other barbaric places. Those who know how to exploit religion, whether they’re TV evangelists or politicians, do so cynically; they don’t even believe what they preach. American voters and people who give money to these charlatans are not much different. A voter in Denmark would be appalled at the way we vote, and the things we consider important that the government has no business deciding anyway. This “freedom of religion to persecute others” is a phenomenon common in the Dark Ages, but was something the founding fathers were dead set against. And I find this marriage of hyper-capitalism and Christianity that we see today to be quite at odds with the true teachings of Jesus, and quite distasteful. In Matt Shea’s “new Washington,” “Jesus will be exalted, unions will be banned, etc.” as recently appeared in the Inlander (“299 Problems,” 9/26/19). What the hell has Jesus being exalted have to do with banning unions?! Would you not think that Jesus himself would want workers to get a fair shake?! There’s a new kind of foolishness which pervades our land, and it’s quite dangerous, and seems to be contagious.

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friends wisely and that no matter what I said, I would be judged by the company I keep. Fast forward to the Spokane mayoral race on

Nov. 5. Although I respect Nadine Woodward and Ben Stuckart for their passion to serve the people of Spokane, they run with a different crowd. When LETTERS Woodward is bankrolled by outside Send comments to big-money realtors, developers, editor@inlander.com. builders and bankers, to the tune of $137,000, you have to wonder what they will expect in return. Could it be the end of open space from here to Coeur d’ Alene? I think my mother was right.

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LA RESISTANCE HALLOWEEN ART SHOW Please join us for our Halloween group show! (Weekly figure drawing in the gallery Sundays 1 – 4 p.m., $15.) La Resistance / 1816 E Sprague Ave / Oct. 4 31; Reception: Oct. 4, 5:30 - 9 pm / Free

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CENTRAL VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL IMMIGRATION PROJECT ART SHOW Students from CVHS English Language Learning program partnered with students from the art program. The ELL students told their “coming to America” stories which were then illustrated and interpreted by the art students. Reception: Oct. 4; Open during library hours / Free

PULP ART: A PULP FICTION INSPIRED ART INSTALLATION Swords, Suitcases, Gimps and Gore! Art by Danny Anderson Baby Bar / 827 W 1st Ave / Oct. 4 - 31 / Free

INNER WORKINGS at the CHASE GALLERY See the vibrant and mixed media work by Spokane-based artists Kat Smith and Jackie Treiber, and Moscow, Idaho-based artist JJ Harty. Join us for an Artist Reception on Friday, October 4 to meet the artists and get an up-close look at their intricate and inviting work. Chase Gallery / Lower Level, Spokane City Hall; 808 W Spokane Falls Blvd / Sept. 30 - Dec. 19; Reception: Oct. 4, 4 - 7 pm / Free

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ARTISAN GROUP SHOW: CELEBRATING FINE ART CRAFT! A group show featuring the works of fine art crafters working in glass, fiber, wood, clay and silver. Mini painting wall and paint table for customers to create their own.

Iron Goat Brewing / 1302 W 2nd Ave / Oct. 4 & Oct. 5, 11 am - 11 pm / Free

New Moon Art Gallery / 1326 E Sprague Ave / Oct. 4: 5 - 9pm; Oct. 5: 10 am - 4pm / Free

OH HEAVENS! Exhibition of work by Spokane Art School Artist in Residence and pastel artist T Kurtz. Spokane Art School / 811 W Garland Ave / Oct. 4 - 25 / Free

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Terrain is an annual, one-night-only, juried multimedia art and music event celebrating artists in the Spokane area. Featuring new works by hundreds of artists, and attracting thousands of attendees, it is a celebration of new energy and fresh ideas from all over the artistic spectrum. Jensen Byrd Building / 131 E Main / Oct. 4; 5 pm - 12 am / Free

Opening Reception: Oct. 4, 5 - 8 pm; Open during regular library hours / Free

Level Up Coworking Space / Reception: Oct. 4 / Free

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ARCHIE BRAY RESIDENT SHOW Archie Bray ceramics residency program in Helena, Montana is one of the best in the world. See work by current and summer residents of the Archie Bray at Kolva-Sullivan. Free workshop (9:30 am – 3:30 pm) & Artist Talks (12:20 pm) on Thur., Oct 3 at Jundt Art Center. Kolva-Sullivan Gallery / 115 S Adams St / Oct. 4 - 28; Reception: Oct. 4, 5 - 9 pm / Free

JENNY HYDE + JESSICA EARLE AT SARANAC ART PROJECTS Jenny Hyde's "The Streets of Spokane" explores the textures of streets through EKG line drawings. Jessica Earle’s "Melt" presents melted icebergs viewed through the artifice of technology. Saranac Art Projects / 25 W Main St / Oct. 4 - 26; Reception: Oct. 4, 4 - 8 pm / Free

NORMAN ROCKWELL’S AMERICA Norman Rockwell’s depictions of everyday life made him a beloved American artist of the 20th century. Norman Rockwell America includes 22 oil paintings, seven studies, original posters and all 323 vintage Saturday Evening Post magazine covers. Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture / 2316 W 1st Ave / Oct. 5 - Jan. 12 / See website for admission cost & hours

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LIVE ART DEMONSTRATION: MINDFULNESS WEAVING with DIANA TAYLOR Artists and craftspeople share a visual demonstration for you to observe. Demonstrations in October are presented in conjunction with National Arts and Humanities Month. Spokane Valley Library / 12004 W Main Ave / Oct. 5, 2 - 3:30 pm / Free

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TO SHALIMAR: ART inspired by TONI MORRISON’S LITERATURE Mixed media artwork based on the novels and short stories of African American female, Nobel Prize-winning author, Toni Morrison. Spokane Public Library: Indian Trail Branch / 4909 W Barnes Rd / Oct. 1 - 31; Reception: Oct. 5, 5 - 7 pm / Free

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ELECTION 2019

Who’s Best for

Northwest? Political newcomer Andy Rathbun takes on incumbent Karen Stratton in race for Spokane City Council BY SAMANTHA WOHLFEIL

Andy Rathbun and Karen Stratton

fter decades of living in City Council District 3, which covers Spokane north of the river and west of Division, both incumbent Karen Stratton and challenger Andy Rathbun agree that constituents are concerned with overdevelopment, housing availability, traffic and property crime. Stratton, 60, has lived for the better part of three decades in the Audubon-Downriver Neighborhood, where she and her husband raised their son. The couple owns a marijuana farm, and prior to her election in 2015, Stratton had experience working in higher education, as a city employee, and for the state Legislature. Rathbun, 55, has lived for about the same amount of time in West Central, where he and his wife raised their three daughters. He retired a year ago from the Air Force after three decades of service, and spent much of the last 20 years working with the West Central Community Center board and on the West Central Neighborhood Council. Each candidate is hauling a substantial campaign chest: Stratton has raised just less than $41,000, with

no independent expenditures made on her behalf, while Rathbun has just less than $67,000, which includes $30,000 of his own money, and the Washington Realtors Political Action Committee has spent more than $11,000 on his behalf. Stratton makes the case that she’ll continue to fight for her constituents and city employees, putting their interests ahead of those of major political players. Rathbun, meanwhile, contends that it’s time for a change in City Hall, and that Stratton, to her own admission, has at times not been able to work through issues with Mayor David Condon. The Inlander spoke with both candidates about the issues they think are important ahead of the Nov. 5 election. Their conversations have been lightly edited for length and clarity.

RATHBUN

INLANDER: You’re familiar with West Central, but what are the concerns you’ve heard in other parts of your district? RATHBUN: I’ve doorbelled over 4,000 homes now, working up north into Indian Trail and Five Mile Prairie. People’s concerns are property crime, and traffic is a big

“We definitely need to build everything we can up in the city. We need to build up and out. We have a definite housing crisis.” one up there. Over the years, traffic’s just gotten increasingly worse and worse. That Indian Trail area, there’s just one road in and one road out. (Rathbun suggested at the League of Women Voters forum last week that a con...continued on next page

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NEWS | ELECTION 2019 “WHO’S BEST FOR NORTHWEST?,” CONTINUED... nector road around or through an old landfill in that area could be one option to alleviate traffic concerns.) You’ve mentioned concerns about housing availability. Where should that go and how do you address neighborhoods that voice concerns whenever an apartment building is proposed? We definitely need to build everything we can up in the city. We need to build up and out. We have a definite housing crisis. We do not have enough homes of all types. We need to build all throughout the housing ladder, so to speak, so that people can move up and down in the market as their needs change, upscaling with kids and downscaling for empty nesters. We have wonderful neighborhoods and they want to keep their identity. The master plan of the city is mostly building in the centers and corridors. We need to sit down with the builders and the planning department and permitting department and figure out how we can make more use of building up through those centers and corridors. What experience do you have that sets you up for work on the council? During my decades of work with the West Central Community Center we made lots of progress by working together. That’s what we need to do for these important issues. On the City Council there’s a lack of communication, and dysfunction. My opponent Karen Stratton is almost proud of the fact she doesn’t talk with the mayor. We can’t tackle complex issues if they won’t meet with important policy makers. During my career in the Air Force we solved problems and got along and came up

with solutions constantly. What immediate changes would you take to address homelessness? I kind of believe we’re at a tipping point. People are very frustrated with what’s going on downtown. It’s not a crime to be homeless, but there’s a small amount of people downtown giving the homeless a bad name due to bad behaviors. I don’t know when it ever became alright that we put up with and tolerate the behaviors that are going on. There does come a point when jail is a corrective response. We need actual accountability with the people seeking services for homelessness, and we need to absolutely offer services for addiction and mental health issues. We need to help integrate people back into society. There’s programs that are working and we need to bolster those and retake a look at where we’re spending our money. Is there a program you think is working well? The Union Gospel Mission. It’s pretty well documented they’re able to integrate people back in because they have a jobs program. I think that’s a big piece to help people lift themselves up.

STRATTON

INLANDER: What do you think most sets you two apart from each other? STRATTON: First I’ll say experience. I worked for two mayors and I worked in the Legislature. I’ve served one term and I have gotten to know our neighborhoods very, very well. I go to my neighborhood meetings, and I know the issues very well.

Contrary to what Mr. Rathbun quoted from the Inlander [at the League of Women Voters forum], I try very hard to get along with people. I actually welcome diverse ideas and discussions, and I think I’ve been lucky to have opportunities to sit across from people that have differing views and try to come up with good solutions. I just think that I’m better prepared. I’m not running with any intention other than improving my community and making Spokane a better place to live and to work. Can you explain more about not meeting with Mayor Condon regularly? Part of being an adult is recognizing that sometimes it’s not a good use of time to have consistent meetings when you’re just so different and there is really no trust in the relationship. It doesn’t mean that I don’t look out for the betterment of the community. It just means that’s an individual I will not go to unless I need to, and I have. I’ve gone to sit down about employee issues because I support our employees very strongly. To me, when I recognized that relationship wasn’t really benefiting either of us in weekly or monthly meetings, I said, “I promise you I will talk to you if I need you, but let’s not go through this every month if neither of us is benefitting from that.” Do you have major issues with either mayoral candidate, Ben Stuckart or Nadine Woodward? That’s the lesson learned, trying to find that middle ground for the benefit of the people you represent. But I’m concerned. I will say right off the bat I’ve worked with Ben for four years. City government is a difficult nut to crack sometimes and he gets it. I worry that having somebody come in who doesn’t have that experience is

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a little concerning to me. I do have big concerns about somebody walking in with ideas that all the homeless people need to go to jail. The other issue I’ve heard, not only from Nadine Woodward but also from Cindy Wendle, is when you stand up as a candidate and you say every City Council member needs to go, we’re glomming them into this big category, “they’re all crazy liberals and need to go.” What does that say to me? It’s unfortunate because we’re all good people and want to make positive changes. It doesn’t set a good foundation for a relationship. You have to spend three times the effort to work past that.

“I worked for two mayors and I worked in the Legislature. I’ve served one term and I have gotten to know our neighborhoods very, very well.” What do you think are the best solutions for more housing capacity? I really support looking into the urban core and our centers and corridors, where that activity not only benefits the neighborhood, but there are neighborhoods that would like to see it. There are lots of possibilities along North Monroe and that corridor. We need more housing of all types, not just affordable. There are residents that are looking to be in environments where they can hop on a bus and go to work, or eat in a neighborhood and get their prescriptions, where it’s convenient, close and they’re close to services. n samanthaw@inlander.com

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he Spokane City Council agreed Monday to name the Salvation Army as the operator of new EMERGENCY SHELTER space, without knowing exactly where that shelter will be located. The council delayed the decision the previous week due to confusion over Mayor David Condon’s administration’s plan for a new shelter and warming centers. But City Council President Ben Stuckart this time characterized the decision to name Salvation Army as the operator as a necessary step in the process. “I’ve seen a lot of movement in the last week and I’m comfortable with everything moving forward. And this is just one step in the process,” Stuckart says. The vote, which passed 5-1, still did not approve any contract, but allows city staff to prepare a contract with the Salvation Army as the city nails down a location for shelter space. Once a contract is negotiated, the council would need to approve it along with funding to lease a shelter location. The council is also anticipating the same process for at least one warming center location, yet to be determined, with Jewels Helping Hands as the expected operator. Councilwoman Kate Burke, however, said Monday that she still didn’t have enough information to support naming the Salvation Army as the shelter operator. She was the only member to vote against it. “We still don’t have the information we asked for last week,” Burke says. Stuckart suggested that it would be a bad look for the council not to approve the Salvation Army as the operator as the urgency for a new shelter mounts. “I guarantee you that if this doesn’t pass

tonight, then we will be blamed,” Stuckart says. (WILSON CRISCIONE)

DOCUMENTED KILLING

The Spokane Police Department released excerpts of BODY CAMERA footage from the fatal police shooting of David Michael Novak in North Spokane. In response, an attorney for Novak’s family, who plan to sue the city of Spokane over the incident, slammed the department’s handling of the case and called the footage “disturbing.” On Jan. 7, officers responded to 911 callers reporting an active shooter LETTERS near 623 West Send comments to Montgomery editor@inlander.com. Ave. near North Wall Street. (The first officer on the scene, Trevor Walker, relayed over radio that he heard a gunshot.) Shortly after arriving on scene, one of the officers, Brandon Rankin, fatally shot Novak, allegedly thinking he was reaching for a semiautomatic pistol or a shotgun, according to a statement he made to investigators. However, no firearms were recovered from the scene — only a baseball bat. Investigators later determined the reported gunshots were the sound of Novak striking the side of his own truck in his driveway with a baseball bat. Novak died on the scene. Spokane County Prosecutor Larry Haskell declined to file criminal charges against Rankin in August, arguing that the shooting was justified given what the officer believed at the time. A Spokane Police Department internal investigation is ongoing.

The body camera footage excerpts released by the Police Department included video from both Rankin and Walker. In Rankin’s footage, the time span between him and other officers identifying themselves to Novak as police and shouting commands like “drop the gun” and “get on the ground” and him firing is around 10 seconds. “How can the Spokane Police Department tell the community this is reasonable?” Rondi Thorp, an attorney for the Novak family, writes in a statement that was released last week. “David Novak was in his own yard, he was unarmed. They never gave him a chance to comply.” Troy Teigen, a lieutenant with the Spokane Police Department, acknowledged at a press conference where the footage was unveiled that no sounds resembling gunshots can be heard on Rankin’s body camera footage before he fired. But Teigen added that other footage from the incident features noises akin to gun shots. After the footage was released, Thorp accused the department in a letter to Spokane Police Chief Craig Meidl and Spokane City Attorney Mike Ormsby of “selectively releasing 911 calls” to reporters by allegedly withholding a call that came in five minutes before David was shot reporting a man pounding on David’s car that was making a loud banging noise.” In a text to the Inlander, Meidl couldn’t confirm whether such a call existed but wrote that the Internal Affairs investigation would find it if it did. “There’s a lot of stuff that they’re not telling you guys,” Debbie Novak, David’s mother, said after the press conference. “We’re obviously going to court.” (JOSH KELETY)

OPENING UP THE ROOM WHERE IT HAPPENS

It is unacceptable, mayoral candidate Ben Stuckart said at the League of Women Voters forum last week, that the police guild has gone for three years without a contract. “If I were mayor, we can solve that problem in two hours,” says Stuckart, the council president. But he won’t say how that problem could be solved in two hours. He says he legally can’t. He was briefed on those negotiations in private “executive session,” barring him by law from mentioning what happens in them. Public union negotiations involve taxpayer money, public officials, public employees and influential lobbying groups, but they all happen behind closed doors. The public only gets to see the final result. A new voter initiative aims to change that. Pushed by Better Spokane, Proposition 1 would require “all collective bargaining negotiations be TRANSPARENT and open to public observation.” “It gives the public the ability to hold the elected officials accountable and the members of the bargaining units the ability to hold their negotiators accountable,” argues Better Spokane Director Michael Cathcart, who is also running for City Council. But Stuckart opposes the initiative, arguing that it would inevitably result in a lawsuit. “The hearing examiner correctly pointed out that state law is very clear that negotiations and the rules for those negotiations must be agreed to by both sides,” Stuckart said at the forum. “So what we’d be doing is passing a charter change that puts us in direct conflict with state law.” Lincoln County’s decision to open up union negotiations resulted in an ongoing lawsuit between the Teamsters 690 and the Lincoln County Commissioners. But that hasn’t stopped other municipalities, like Spokane County, from passing similar measures. Stuckart says that even if there weren’t the legal question, he would oppose the transparency initiative. “Negotiations are based on trust,” Stuckart says. “Unilaterally doing something like that and opening them up to the public is bad negotiation tactics.” By contrast, his opponent, former KXLY anchor Nadine Woodward, has supported the initiative. “I think that the voters deserve to see how the sausage is made,” Woodward says. (DANIEL WALTERS) n

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FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING A community forum at Gonzaga University on Tuesday, Oct. 8, will focus on a first-of-its-kind variance for polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) pollution into the SPOKANE RIVER. The school’s environmental law clinic will host a panel of experts, including representatives from the state Department of Ecology and some of the major polluters of PCBs, as they discuss the state’s decision to look into providing an exception to water quality standards. If approved, the PCB variance would be Washington’s first variance for that type of pollutant, and it would be the first exception for a toxic pollutant in the country, according to the clinic. (SAMANTHA WOHLFEIL)

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FEATURING NATIONAL NEWS FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS A half-hour documentary called End the Violence aired on local TV stations Monday night. It’s part of a local campaign made up of a coalition of dozens of local organizations who have come together to raise awareness of DOMESTIC VIOLENCE locally. The documentary creators say they hope the video brings attention to the issue because domestic violence plays a role in other problems facing the community, like childhood trauma and homelessness. “We’ve got to go upstream and try to figure out how we can be preventative around this issue,” says Annie Murphey, chair of the Regional Domestic Violence Coalition. (WILSON CRISCIONE)

AIRBRUSHED QUOTES At the League of Women Voters forum last Tuesday, an argument broke out between City Council President Ben Stuckart and his opponent in the MAYORAL RACE, Nadine Woodward (above), after Stuckart claimed that Woodward had stated on KREM that “climate change wasn’t a local issue.” But Woodward repeatedly said she hadn’t said any such thing. Yet her campaign manager effectively had — telling KREM last month that “environmental policies are a more of a state and national issue, rather than municipal.” KREM had quietly deleted the quote after Woodward’s campaign contacted the news station to insist that Woodward’s campaign manager hadn’t been speaking for Woodward, only appending an explanation after the debate. (DANIEL WALTERS)

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MONEY TALK The Spokane County Board of Commissioners is hosting a series of public meetings in advance of their BUDGET TALKS beginning in November, and the public is encouraged to attend and weigh in. The meetings will feature discussion by county staff about the previous year’s budget, various departments’ financial needs going into the new year as well as a public comment period. All of the meetings will be held in the commissioner’s hearing room at 1026 W. Broadway Ave. at 5:30 pm. Here are the specifics: Last Tuesday was the meeting on the countywide budget, general fund, property valuation and taxation, while the law and justice meeting will be held on Oct. 8. Finally, a meeting on roads, environmental services and human services will occur on Oct. 22. (JOSH KELETY)

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Kiepe-ing It Real City Councilwoman Lori Kinnear clashes with challenger Tony Kiepe on public safety, homelessness and climate change BY WILSON CRISCIONE

here’s at least one thing City Council candidates Lori Kinnear and Tony Kiepe have in common: They both moved to Spokane almost 20 years ago and fell in love with the place. But today, their visions for the future of the city are extremely different. Kinnear has a background in journalism and public relations. She was a legislative assistant for former Councilwoman Amber Waldref before Kinnear won her City Council seat — representing the South Hill and downtown — in 2015. Kinnear, who drove the effort to make Browne’s Addition a designated historic district, says she wants to continue focusing on neighborhoods in her next term. Kiepe is a former health care consultant who is running on a platform of improving public safety and taking an uncompromising stance on homelessness, arguing that the city should not build more shelter space. Kiepe also tells the Inlander he supports the controversial right-wing idea popularized by Rep. Matt Shea (R-Spokane Valley) that Eastern Washington should split into its own state called “Liberty.” “I like the idea: Less taxes, more freedom. I would support that,” he says. Kiepe says Shea is a “mesmerizing” speaker who he sometimes agrees with and sometimes doesn’t. Kiepe says he’s aware of controversy surrounding Shea, but declined to comment on the leaked document called “Biblical Basis for War” that Shea distributed and that appears to outline justifications for violence against perceived tyranny. Kiepe says he “hasn’t read” the document. Kinnear, meanwhile, called for Shea’s resignation following a Spokesman-Review report that Shea targeted her and two other council members for surveillance. But that’s not the only issue where Kinnear and Kiepe stand in stark contrast. As they vie for a council seat in the November election, they also differ on other issues central to the future of the city: public safety, homelessness, housing and climate change.

PUBLIC SAFETY

In debates recently, Kiepe has said that if voters think crime is better than it was four years ago, they should vote Kinnear. If not, he says, they should vote for him. Kinnear encourages voters to look at the stats showing crime is down this year. But the stats are muddy. Yes, violent crime is down in 2019 compared to 2018, but 2018 is the year violent crime spiked, according to FBI and CompStat data. Property crime rates, meanwhile, have dipped slightly in the last few years. In any case, Kiepe says the city needs to do a better job enforcing laws. He says citizens shouldn’t see others

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Lori Kinnear and Tony Kiepe don’t see eye to eye on issues facing the city. injecting drugs in public, and that police officers should be arresting those people and anyone selling drugs. “Are we going after drug dealers who are enabling drug addicts?” Kiepe says. “I would say we’re not.” He argues there should be a larger jail with better services for drug addiction and mental health. And despite a levy that was approved recently that will add even more police officers in the city, he argues there needs to be 20 more officers on top of that. He doesn’t specify, however, where in the budget the money for those officers would come from. Kinnear expresses frustration that Kiepe and other challengers are saying police aren’t enforcing laws. She points out that police would have to see a person using drugs in order to arrest them, or else it wouldn’t hold up in court. Suggesting otherwise, she says, is “doing a disservice to police officers.” She adds that she doesn’t have “any data” that would suggest the city needs to add 20 more officers on top of those added from the levy. The city can’t ignore other areas of government just to keep adding more police. “To just blankly say that without any basis in fact is irresponsible,” Kinnear says.

HOMELESSNESS

Before the primary election, Kiepe told the Inlander that the city should add a new emergency shelter, just not where the city was considering it on Sprague. Today, he says the city shouldn’t spend money on a new shelter or warming centers in the winter, even if there aren’t enough beds for those seeking shelter. There is plenty of shelter now, he argues, and if any more is built, then “more will come.” “If they know Spokane is a harder place to get services from, to get help from, they won’t come here,” Kiepe says. Kinnear, meanwhile, calls that not only inhumane, but illegal, citing the Martin v. Boise case in which a Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled it’s unconstitutional to prosecute homeless people for camping in public when they had nowhere else to go. “If there were no new warming centers or shelters and no space for people to go when they’re cold and sleeping on the streets, parks or public spaces, then we have to leave them there,” Kinnear says. “We cannot

enforce sit-lie, we cannot enforce the camping ordinance.” She says the city has been working to address homelessness in the city but adds that Spokane Valley and Spokane County should help, too. “This is a regional problem, and our partners need to step up,” she says.

HOUSING

Kinnear says she wants to stick to the city’s plan to incentivize development on the city’s centers and corridors, which includes downtown and other neighborhood centers. “We have enough room downtown to build housing — and it doesn’t just have to be affordable housing. It could be market-rate, housing for seniors,” she says. “We have the incentives, and we somehow need to try and entice our developer community to step up and to start building.” Kiepe, however, isn’t on board with focusing on density downtown. “I don’t want to be New York City, where we have high rises in downtown Spokane,” he says. He would encourage development elsewhere, including along boundary lines. He argues more housing in those areas would help bring down rents — even if it means more sprawl.

CLIMATE CHANGE

“I don’t believe in climate change,” Kiepe says. And yet, he put solar panels on his house last year. He proudly says that his solar panels are the equivalent of planting 300 trees a year. But he put the solar panels on to save money, not because of any responsibility to go green, he says. Still, Kiepe says cities have a basic responsibility to keep areas of the city clean. Kinnear says the solar panels “don’t really jibe” with Kiepe denying climate change. Kinnear believes what scientists say about climate change: That it’s real and human-caused. She says it’s a city’s responsibility to help combat climate change. “I think it makes good business sense to plan for the future and to create local green jobs,” she says. “Everything starts at the local level.” n wilsonc@inlander.com

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Jack Powell turned his karaoke skills into a touring Neil Diamond tribute.

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SOLITARY MAN Jack Powell shows how to become a profitable tribute artist, and he’s here to share the secrets

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t might not work for everyone, but Jack Powell has found a pretty lucrative way to make money during his retirement. And it’s something that you just might be able to do yourself, depending on your singing voice, music taste and willingness to travel. About three years ago Powell — a 71-year-old former motivational speaker — was touring the Southwest with his wife, Brenda. The two snowbirds spend summers on the South Hill of Spokane, and winters cruising RV and retirement resorts clustered ...continued on next page

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“SOLITARY MAN,” CONTINUED... mostly in California and Arizona. A natural performer after a childhood doing dance and playing in bands, and a professional life speaking in front of hundreds at corporate seminars, Powell would hit the karaoke stage when the opportunity presented itself. One night in Temecula, California, he did a version of Neil Diamond’s “Holly Holy” that silenced the room, and inspired a resort representative to ask Powell if he had a whole show. He didn’t, and the guy persisted in convincing him to create one, telling Powell “you’ve got the stage presence. You’ve got the mannerisms.” Powell borrowed a friend’s karaoke machine and loaded it with as many Diamond songs as he could find, plus some other favorites to fill out a couple hours (Billy Joel, Kenny Chesney). The free show two weeks later packed the place. “And the guy said, ‘We’ll pay you next time,’” Powell recalls in a chat at his Spokane home. “And I thought, ‘OK, maybe I’m onto something here.’” Indeed he was; in just a couple of years he’s built up a schedule of doing 20-30 shows in retirement communities and small-town theaters while on the road for the winter — shows in which he takes home 80 percent of the ticket sales while providing audiences sick of Elvis impersonators with musical reminders of their beloved, and now retired, Neil Diamond. Now, those retirement communities aren’t always going to be full of Neil Diamond fans. Eventually, they’ll be full of Taylor Swift, Kanye West and Lady Gaga fans. That’s where you come in. Maybe you slay the crowd doing “Shake It Off” or “Stronger” or “Poker Face” at the Monterey Cafe every weekend. And maybe, like Powell, you’re good enough to inspire people to ask if you’re a professional singer. He’s managed to turn his karaoke chops into a gig he says often leads to taking home thousands of dollars. Here’s

some advice on how you can, too. Eventually.

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Powell says there are a couple of reasons Neil Diamond is appealing to paying audiences. The launch of Powell’s tribute coincided with the real Neil’s retirement from performing, so he’s providing a show fans can no longer get from the original source. Plus, “it’s multigenerational. His songs are timeless, and his message is timeless. He’s probably written about every human event you’ve gone through.” A little online research told Powell there was only one other person doing a Diamond tribute in the West, and he used a live band. Powell briefly thought of using live instruments, “but you can’t get the violins, the horns and the big-band sound,” so he’s sticking with backing tracks downloaded online.

KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE

Powell books his shows in retirement resorts because he knows people living in them are in dire need of fun nights out. “These are villages that are 55+ (in age), 3,000 people living in there, and they walk around, or ride in golf carts. They don’t leave the resorts!” Powell says. “They have grocery stores, bowling right there. They have nothing to do, and they’ve got bucks to spend, so when you have a show, they all turn out.” You get 500 people to spend $20 to see you sing your set of Garth Brooks, you’re walking away with $8,000 if you make the same deal Powell does.

GO THE EXTRA MILE

When Powell first did the free trial show, he wore a black shirt and white jacket. Now that he’s going full-Neil upwards of 30 times a winter, he dyes his hair gray (like Diamond in his later years), wears a Diamond-style sparkly shirt and dots the show with stories about the songs. He also goes the extra mile to interact with the

The real Neil performing in 1976.

DIALING UP SOME LESSER-KNOWN NEIL We all know, more or less, the Neil Diamond standards that will dot the set of any Neil Diamond tribute act, whether it’s a relatively new one like Jack Powell, or long-running band like Super Diamond. “Sweet Caroline,” “America,” “Forever in Blue Jeans” are all primo karaoke fodder and a must in any Diamond tribute act’s set. But Diamond’s written songs for decades, and some of them don’t get the attention they deserve. Here are a few we’d like to see the next time a Neil deal comes around: “DELIRIOUS LOVE.” A gem from Diamond’s Rick Rubin-produced 2005 album 12 Songs. “HEY LOUISE.” A slick bit of ’80s yachtrock pop from Diamond’s The Jazz Singer. “MEMPHIS STREETS.” A jaunty number from 1969’s Brother Love’s Travelling Salvation Show. “WALK ON WATER.” The version on Hot August Night offers plenty of drama for a tribute artist. “NO WORDS.” A simple but winning love song from Diamond’s 2008 album Home Before Dark.

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audience — a skill from his motivational-talk days — and even invites an audience member each night to be the Barbra Streisand to his Neil Diamond on “You Don’t Bring Me Flowers.” “They have their 15 minutes of fame, and they’re doing it for the resort or town they’re in, it becomes a conversation piece,” Powell says. “Like, ‘I saw you on stage! You did a really good job!’” So if you’re doing, say, a Nirvana tribute someday, be sure to load up on cardigan sweaters and grow your hair out appropriately. If it’s too late for that, start investing in wigs now.

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Powell not only contacts venues and resorts on his own behalf to book shows, but also tackles all aspects of promotion. He did a photo shoot early on wearing different dazzly shirts. He recorded several Diamond songs at Spokane’s Amplified Wax studio to have samples on his self-maintained website. And he reaches out to media outlets like the Inlander on his own behalf, pitching his story. “I do my own bookings, I do my own insurance, my flyers and posters,” Powell says. “It’s all marketing. You’ve got to make it easy for them.”

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Powell and his wife travel in the nicest RV you’ve ever seen, one loaded with three TVs, a satellite dish, an electric fireplace at the feet of two recliners, even a washer/dryer. And behind it they pull an SUV that he can fit everything he needs for a show inside: sound system, stage backdrop, small lighting rig — even an American flag that dramatically unfurls when he pulls a string at the beginning of (you guessed it) “America.” Granted, not all of us can afford a plush home-onwheels before launching our retirement music careers. But if your car is big enough to carry some sound equipment and a couple of costume changes, you’ll be on your way to being the next Beyonce tribute in no time. You have a few years to work on it. n Jack Powell: Neil Diamond Night • Mon, Oct. 7 at 7 pm • $30/$40 • Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox • 1001 W. Sprague • foxtheaterspokane.org • 624-1200

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Q&A ROIN MORIGEAU Twelve years in, Terrain has proven itself as a resource for emerging artists like this interdisciplinary talent BY DEREK HARRISON

t’s been 12 years since Terrain made its first mark on Spokane. It’s grown from a one-night party featuring 30 artists to a year-round cultural organization with its main event attracting more than 8,000 attendees. With Terrain 12 coming up Oct. 3 and 4, we sat down with Roin Morigeau, a local artist who credits the event with helping them launch their art career. Morigeau, who prefers the gender-neutral pronoun “they,” moved back to the area in 2017 and had recently picked up visual art as a creative outlet. Since then, they’ve had several shows throughout the region, collaborated with local artists like Karen Mobley and joined the The PORTAL Collective at Saranac Art Projects. Now Morigeau is getting ready to open their own creative space — YES IS A FEELING — coincidentally in the former home of Terrain’s Pop Up Shop. We talked to Morigeau about their experience with Terrain and their trajectory through the Spokane art scene. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

that show, John DeRoulet, Karen Mobley, Ellen Picken and Mariah Boyle, had been in the game. I was really the least experienced. I was just through the moon — that show was an amazing experience. I totally blame Terrain for that.

INLANDER: What’s your background in art and how did that lead you to becoming a working visual artist? MORIGEAU: I had my first show in September 2016. So not that long ago. I’d been a musician and a singer my whole life. And I actually came to art through the trades. I was a full-time fabricator in New York, and I had a spinal injury on the job. I lost my ability to lift more than 2 pounds. I went from being able to work with wood, glass, metal, to only picking up a pen and paper. I still just really had a desire to make. I started to draw and paint. I got connected with Terrain and it was such an amazing organization for exactly what I needed, which is giving upcoming artists the tools they need to emerge.

And now you’re opening your own gallery. Can you tell us a little bit about YES IS A FEELING? It was schemed up by Cody Schroeder and I. It’s the former Pop Up [Shop] space in the Steam Plant. It’s such a beautiful, beautiful space. All I want to do is make work in that space. Cody and I will be making work and showing work. We will host performances, we can host poetry nights, we can host panel discussions. Cody is going to be doing photography workshops. I just really want to help support Spokane artists. I’m really excited about creating a new institution. As a queer artist and a queer curator, I’m also excited to bring in my community — my communities from New York, my communities from Seattle, Los Angeles — and creating an opportunity for Spokane to see some of the artists that I’m inspired by personally. n

It sounds like Terrain was a big part of you getting into the art scene here. What was your first experience with Terrain? I was suggested to get in touch with Terrain. I didn’t know what it was. Having just moved back, I’d never been to a Terrain event. So I went online, and I saw that they had a call-out. I applied and I got in. Then the next email that I got was about booths. What I had actually gotten into was Bazaar. OK. I hand drew 150 pieces of art and it was wildly successful. It shocked me. People came with cash. They came to buy art and it was really a beautiful thing to see. Just to see Spokane value art because I didn’t even know you could be a working artist growing up here. After that, I got some pieces in Terrain 10, and then I got into their Creative Enterprise program. Since 2017, I’ve been in all the Bazaars and all the Terrains. It’s been a really amazing experience. Looking back, how did that first Terrain help you grow as an artist? I’m trying to figure out how it happened, but I got cold called after Terrain by Karen Mobley. She saw my work, I’m assuming at Terrain, and she called me up and said, “I’m writing a proposal for the Terrain gallery for a group show and I want to include you.” Everyone in

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You’ve been a part of the event since 2017, and you’re doing it again this year. What’s the value as an artist to continue to do Terrain even after turning art into a career? I say, “Why not Terrain?” I submit every year, even if there’s no guarantee of any piece getting in. I submit because it’s a community and an organization that has given me so much. I love that a percentage of my work goes back to Terrain because as a working artist, I can’t donate with my dollars, but I can donate with a percentage of my work.That makes me happy. And you just never know who’s gonna see your work.

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Jensen-Byrd Building 131 E. Main Ave. Oct. 3, 6-11 pm, $25; Oct. 4, 5 pm-midnight, free terrainspokane.com Featuring live music, performances, visual art, installations and more.

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159 S. Lincoln St. Oct. 5, 7-10 pm facebook.com/yesisafeeling Synth performance by Shantell Jackson, live drawing by Roin Morigeau and Jackson and new works by Cody Schroeder and Morigeau. DEREK HARRISON PHOTO

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FIRST FRIDAY Spokane’s monthly arts showcase features gallery receptions, live music and a chance to meet local artists across the downtown core and beyond. Receptions for this month’s events are Friday, Oct. 4, from 5-8 pm, unless otherwise noted below, where events are listed alphabetically by venue. This month’s events coincide with Spokane Arts Month, which celebrates the region’s arts and culture community. Listings were compiled from information provided by First Friday’s organizer, Downtown Spokane Partnership, Spokane Arts and host venues/artists. Red stars denote Inlander staff picks. For additional information visit firstfridayspokane.org and spokanearts.org. (CHEY SCOTT) AVENUE WEST GALLERY, 907 W. Boone Ave. Watercolors by member artist Keiko Von Holt and guest Diane Conkright. BABY BAR, 827 W. First Ave. Pulp Art: A Pulp Fiction Inspired Art Installation by Danny Anderson. BEN JOYCE GALLERY, 806 W. Third Ave. Solo showcase by Ben Joyce. J CHASE GALLERY, 808 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. Inner Workings features mixed media by Kat Smith, Jackie Treiber and JJ Harty. Reception 4-7 pm.

COMMUNITY BUILDING, 35 W. Main Ave. The Spokane Watercolor Society’s fall juried member show. Reception 5-7:30 pm. CRAFTSMAN CELLARS, 1194 W. Summit Pkwy. Watercolor and oil paintings by Lisa Marie Brown. Reception 4-8 pm. FIRST AVENUE COFFEE, 1011 W. First Ave. Paintings by Sam White. INDABA COFFEE ROASTERS, 518 W. Riverside Ave. Art by Mikayla Killpatrick. Reception 6-10 pm.

Pieces by Makoto Fujimura (left) and Julie Gautier-Downes IRON GOAT BREWING CO., 1302 W. Second Ave. Mixed media art by Dan McCann. J JENSEN BYRD BUILDING, 131 E. Main Ave. Terrain 12, the annual juried arts showcase features visual art, performance, live music, installations and more, from 5 pm-midnight. J JUNDT ART MUSEUM, 502 E. Desmet Ave. A reception and artist walk-through of Makoto Fujimura: Silence - Mysterion, from 4-8 pm. J KOLVA-SULLIVAN GALLERY, 115 S. Adams St. The gallery hosts its annual Archie Bray Resident Show featuring ceramics and mixed media by residents of the Archie Bray Foundation. Reception 5-9 pm. LA RESISTANCE, 1816 E. Sprague Ave. The gallery’s annual Halloweenthemed group show. Reception 5:30-9 pm. MARMOT ART SPACE, 1202 W. Summit Pkwy. Italian Hillsides by Gordon Wilson.

NEW MOON GALLERY, 1326 E. Sprague Ave. A showcase featuring artists working in glass, fiber, wood, clay and silver. Reception 5-9 pm. POLKA DOT POTTERY, 808 W. Main Ave., suite 225 “Harry Pottery Night” offers themed painting activities; $10 reservation. J RICHMOND ART COLLECTIVE, 228 W. Sprague Ave. Fairy Tales, a group exhibition by Amanda Caldwell, Brian Deemy, Grace June, Ira Gardner, Julie GautierDownes, Susan Vander Kooi and Tayler Parkin. J SARANAC ART PROJECTS, 25 W. Main Ave. Featuring member artist Jenny Hyde’s The Streets of Spokane and Jessica Earle’s Melt. Reception 4-8 pm. SOULFUL SOUPS & SPIRITS, 117 N. Howard St. Art by Laura Cox. SPARK CENTRAL, 1214 W. Summit Pkwy. Meet comic book artist Jason Gorder from 5:30-8 pm.

SPOKANE ART SCHOOL, 811 W. Garland Ave. Oh Heavens! by artist in residence T Kurtz. Open 10 am-5 pm. SPOKANE PUBLIC LIBRARY, DOWNTOWN, 906 W. Main Ave. Three exhibitions: Nature-themed art by Karen Mobley and Mariah Boyle, Shoes! by Carl Richardson and Mariah Boyle, the Immigration Project Art Show by Central Valley High School students. J TERRAIN GALLERY, 304 W. Pacific Ave. Stroke of Nature features art inspired by the natural world by six local women. V DU V WINES, 12 S. Scott St. Mixed media drawings by Ilsa Payne and music by Crushpad. Reception 5:30-9:30 pm. VINO! A WINE SHOP, 222 S. Washington St. Art by Karen Kaiser with wine tastings from 3-6:30 pm. J WONDER SPOKANE, 835 N. Post St. The Wonder Building and AS2 unveil two new commissioned murals by Daniel Lopez.

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Furbeyre’s works have been shown at the downtown Spokane library, Dodson’s Jewelry and other community venues. Her watercolors have a calligraphic quality inspired by plants and botanical imagery.

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Clockwise from left, works by Caren Furbeyre, Karen Mobley, Louise Kodis and Melissa Lang.

A Quiet Place A new art show, A Stroke of Nature, peacefully contemplates the natural world BY QUINN WELSCH

ou can expect a crowded space with music, performers, selfies and excitement at Terrain 12, at the Jensen Byrd Building on Friday. But a few blocks south of the annual arts showcase, you might find a more calming art space at the Terrain Gallery in the Washington Cracker Co. Building. Opening the same night, A Stroke of Nature is removed from the raucous event, and probably for a good reason. The expectation is a show that instills a sense of inner quiet, says organizer Karen Mobley. It’s the same sense of quiet you might find outdoors, in trails and ponds in our local parks, but also in more urban areas, too, like neighborhoods, or even in a strip of grass in a parking lot, she says. A Stroke of Nature, is an exploration of these settings and more. “I think sometimes people look at art because they want that feeling of hush,” she says, “and when I say ‘hush’ I don’t mean ‘SHHHHH!!!’” A group of six artists (including Mobley) are contributing a total of about 30 pieces for the show, ranging from the abstract to more literal, using oil, acrylics, watercolors, drawings and fibers. The artists, all women from Spokane, each provide their own unique “riff” on nature, Mobley says. The show’s exact qualities are hard to describe in words, but perhaps that’s where the art speaks for itself. “While this is all about nature, this isn’t a landscape exhibition,” Mobley says. “It’s about the inspiration that comes from natural experiences. I can’t speak to the motivation of everyone, but I think one of the reasons this kind of work is created is because of the sense of reverie or appreciation for the things you see, but also the ephemeral nature of nature.”

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The show also includes the works of 90-yearold Lila Girvin, a longtime Spokane artist whose acrylic paintings are reminiscent of abstract expressionists from the mid-20th century, with a hint of Japanese sumi art. “They’re not nitpicky tidy little things. They’re gestural, fluid works,” Mobley says of Girvin’s art. “Her work, while very contemporary, does have a place in the chronology of American art, and she is a woman of her time.”

viewer could speculate that the all-women art show is a meditation on climate change, or the state of the planet’s health. Mobley organized a similar show around the Spokane River last year at the Terrain Gallery, titled Land/Escape. But this new show isn’t trying to provoke. “I think all of the artists in this show have environmental consciousness, but none of them are doing work that’s like hard-hitting pontification about environmental issues,” she says. “It’s more on the emotional, spiritual, experiential level.” That isn’t to say A Stroke of Nature won’t challenge your relationship with the natural world. Rather, the goal is to also make viewers reconnect with it. “I don’t think, as humans, most of us have lost our relationship to being outside,” Mobley says. “Maybe some younger people are living very much in virtual worlds, but I think there is a very fundamental human impulse to appreciate the beauty — the sounds, the smells, all that stuff — that comes from being in nature.” n A Stroke of Nature • Thu-Sat, Oct. 4-26, 5-8 pm • Free • Terrain Gallery • 304 W. Pacific • terrainspokane.com • 389-7137

Girvin has produced landscape paintings in her distinctive style, reminiscent of abstract expressionists, for many years. Her work has been exhibited widely and is in many collections, including the city of Spokane and Washington state’s public art collection.

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LOUISE KODIS

Kodis has been making art in Spokane for nearly 50 years, and is known for her public art at locations such as the Spokane International Airport and Boise Airport.

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MELISSA LANG

Lang has lived and worked in Spokane for years and says, “My paintings and drawings reference nature and science to metaphorically translate the human condition into a visual language.”

MEGAN MARTENS-HAWORTH

Martens-Haworth teaches at Spokane Falls Community College and has exhibited at the Kolva-Sullivan Gallery, the Terrain Gallery, Saranac Art Projects, WSU, the downtown Spokane library and the MAC.

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KAREN MOBLEY

Mobley has exhibited extensively in the region including shows at Marmot Art Space, Kolva Sullivan and the downtown Spokane library. She has been artist-in-residence at Laboratory, Jentel Foundation for the Arts, Brush Creek Foundation for the Arts and AIR Studio Paducah.

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A United State of Food Checking the pulse of the Inland Northwest’s rising culinary scene BY CHEY SCOTT

ver the past decade, locals have eagerly watched and savored as the Inland Northwest’s dining culture continues to expand in a big way. From highly anticipated restaurant openings to innovative service formats, risk-taking menu creativity to a calendar packed with special food-and-drink-related events, the signs are apparent: We are, and have been for some time, in the midst of a local food renaissance. While it’s a positive trend, it does pose some serious questions. Can the local economy sustain this continued growth? How many more restaurants can we support? What is the local food scene still missing? What does the closure of Santé, a trendsetter in Spokane fine dining, and the departure of its chef/owner Jeremy Hansen, say about the state of affairs? These were just some of the areas we set out to discuss with three established and pioneering local chefs for this year’s Dining Out issue. “I think we’re in a good spot,” notes

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Tony Brown, chef-owner of Stella’s Cafe and Ruins, which rotates its world cuisineinspired menu each month. Brown plans to open his long-anticipated higher-end restaurant, Eyvind, and its sister basement eatery, Hunt, in downtown Spokane sometime this fall. “Spokane for a long time was a meatand-potatoes town, and I think diners are a bit more adventurous than they used to be,” Brown continues. “I guess what I’m trying to say is that 10 years ago, I don’t know if a restaurant like Ruins would have worked. I don’t think there were enough people that would support it.” Brown still sees plenty of opportunity for the industry to continue growing. He’s not worried about getting pushed out by a rise in competition, nor are his contemporaries. There are plentiful real estate opportunities, he says, for restaurants in Spokane’s downtown core, where all of his eateries are located, and elsewhere in the city. “I mean, obviously with Jeremy [Han-

sen] leaving, it opened up some spots, but in addition to that… it’s moving right along,” he notes. Fellow regional chef Adam Hegsted, whose expanding food empire stretches from Coeur d’Alene to downtown Spokane and up into the Sandpoint area, echoes this thought. “All boats rise. The more we are successful, the more [others] are successful,” Hegsted says. “That is our idea, and more and more people are thinking like that. I see a lot more collaboration for sure, which is great to see.” Chef Travis Dickinson, who co-owns Cochinito Taqueria, an upscale twist on Mexican street food, similarly has embraced this communal mindset. “Everyone is kind of working here together to make it grow,” Dickinson says. The Spokane-born chef returned to the region about five years ago after getting his start at kitchens in Portland’s uber-competitive culinary industry. ...continued on page 7

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Crabulous

The Palm Court Grill at the Historic Davenport puts its owner’s love of Dungeness crab on delicious display BY DAN NAILEN

ttention to detail is a hallmark of the Historic Davenport Hotel. That’s obvious from the meticulous restoration job it underwent 20 years ago, including the Spanish Renaissance lobby that’s a beautiful spot to indulge in a meal from its Palm Court Grill. The attention to detail didn’t stop when the hotel reopened in 2002. Last week as I met with Palm Court chef Adam Swedberg and the Davenport’s head of marketing, Matthew Jensen, they’d just come from a meeting with Davenport owner Walt Worthy in which the three had literally sifted through some of the kitchen’s signature crab cakes to make sure they were up to Worthy’s standards. While many use a mix of lump crab meat in their crab cakes, the Palm Court uses only the fry legs of fresh Alaskan Dungeness crab, “that real nice, long piece of meat out of the main part of the leg,” Swedberg says. “That’s a fry leg — the most succulent, meatiest, biggest part.” Using just the fry legs is more expensive — about $36.50 per pound versus $24 per pound for lump meat — but Worthy wants nothing less than the best, Jensen says. “He doesn’t care about the money he spends on it, he just wants the best quality to come out.” The results speak for themselves. Plenty of places offer crab cakes, but few can match the Palm Court’s version. Besides the Dungeness fry legs, they’re served with an excellent mustard aioli, a perfectly cooked pasta rice pilaf and seasonal vegetables drizzled with a balsamic reduction and chive oil. It’s a harmonious collection of flavors served as both an entree ($28.95, with two crab cakes) or appetizer with melon slaw taking place of the rice and veggies ($14.95). Swedberg’s worked in various Davenport kitchens for 14 years, and consistency is a hallmark, and a requirement for a customer base who knows what it wants: the Davenport dishes they know and love. “Our crowd that we kind of have here in this hotel are a little bit older crowd,” Swedberg says. “They’re not looking for that new, modern style of food. They’re kind of coming here to look for something they’re more comfortable with. The classics.” PALM COURT GRILL 10 S. Post St., Spokane 789-6848 davenporthotelcollection.com Open daily 6 am-close For many of them, that means going straight to the “Fresh Dungeness Crab” section of the menu — yes, crab dishes get their own page beyond other fish and meat dishes. The Davenport crab Louis salad ($26.95) is easily the most popular item; it was invented for Louis Davenport himself more than a century ago by chef Edward Mathieu, and it is delicious, topped with those Dungeness fry legs. While the kitchen makes tens of thousands of the crab Louis salads annually, the

“A UNITED STATE OF FOOD,” CONTINUED... “If we’re all doing cool things, we build each other up. We don’t have that competition like in other cities,” Dickinson continues. “We’re building a culture, and it’s pretty unique as far as my experience to have a group of 15 to 20 people who have that same goal.” Another benefit of having more food options in an urban area is that it pushes everyone to strive higher, Hegsted notes. “That is part of an emerging restaurant scene, having restaurants that keep pushing and doing innovative stuff,” he says. “It forces everyone to be better, which makes a better food scene, even if it is something you’re worried about, in the back of your mind” as an owner.

Palm Court Grill Executive Chef Adam Swedberg. crab cakes are a popular item as well. “We probably do five crab cake batches a week; they make about 50 per batch, so about 250 crab cakes a week,” Swedberg says. They’re a favorite of Worthy’s, as is the wild Alaskan halibut ($34.95) and the Palm Court’s prime rib French dip sandwich ($24.95), the meat shaved thin to order. Being a hotel restaurant, the Palm Court Grill obviously has to cover all the bases of a traveling clientele, including breakfast, lunch and dinner, and Swedberg prides himself on being able to deliver special requests in addition to the luxurious items filling the menu. Whether you’re in for a crab-filled entree or a snack like the Cougar Gold cheese dip ($12.95) or hummus plate ($11.95), you don’t want to walk out without trying the Davenport Signature Sundae ($9.95), a mountainous combination of Häagen-Dazs ice cream, the Davenport’s signature peanut brittle, hot fudge and caramel. Its decadence is fitting, given the setting. n For more great seafood, also try: Anthony’s (Spokane and Coeur d’Alene), Syringa Japanese Cafe & Sushi Bar (Coeur d’Alene), Hay J’s Bistro (Liberty Lake)

hile it might seem, based on the buzz and constant coverage of new spots opening, like the number of restaurants in the Spokane area has exploded in recent years, data from the Washington Hospitality Association shows a steady yet gradual increase. Spokane County was home to a total of 829 restaurants in both 2018 and 2017 (this year’s numbers aren’t in yet). The county’s five-year increase in total restaurants, going back to 2014, is 3.1 percent, which is slightly behind the state average of 4.8 percent. Breaking it down, Spokane County restaurants earned $911.4 million in sales in 2017, the most recent year for which such data is available. The industry employs just under 16,000 people, and the county has about 1.6 restaurants per 1,000 residents. The countywide restaurant service format breakdown is 35 percent full service, 43 percent counter or quick service and 23 percent in other categories. (Similar numbers for Kootenai County were unavailable by press deadline.) While the feeling that more restaurants are a boon to the existing scene is shared among the three chefs we spoke with, they say one category the Inland Northwest is lagging is authentic international cuisine. “I like that there are a couple of different ethnic style restaurants that are really pushing the boundaries, which makes for great vitality in the food scene,” Hegsted says. “That is what makes a place have a more bright and vibrant culture. I would love to have more.” In order to support this diversity and creativity in the culinary community as a whole, Brown hopes to see local diners’ curiosities grow deeper. “There is a lack of restaurants willing to go out on a limb because they don’t think people would come to the restaurant because it might be too weird or a cuisine they haven’t heard of, but I think 99.9 percent of restaurants are going to have something you can eat and enjoy,” he says. “You just have to find it.” As the Inland Northwest’s restaurant industry growth and experimentation continues to push existing boundaries, local diners also shouldn’t forget to continue supporting their favorites — both longstanding establishments like those profiled in this year’s Dining Out issue, and more recent innovators whose culinary teams are nudging the region towards its next phase. “It’s a really neat and interesting time to be in Spokane as far as the dining scene goes. It’s becoming more and more progressive, and more locally focused,” Dickinson says. “I see a lot more creativity in this town, and chefs moving in from other cities. It’s becoming a destination.” n

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Elevated Comfort

Beverly’s at the Coeur d’Alene Resort has elevated dining for three decades — even with familiar favorites like fried chicken BY CARRIE SCOZZARO

BEVERLY’S 115 S. Second St., Coeur d’Alene 208-765-4000, beverlyscda.com Lunch: Mon-Sat 11 am-2:30 pm Dinner: Sun-Thu 5-9 pm; and Fri-Sat 5-10 pm

Beverly’s fried chicken features truffle honey, Yukon Gold mashed potatoes and skillet roasted corn.

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15,000-bottle wine list tended by a sommelier. Impeccable service from the moment guests step off the elevator on the seventh floor to the time they unfold their linen napkin. A priceless lakeside view. A seasonally changing menu with fresh seafood, anchored by classics like filet mignon and roast duck, and food show-worthy presentation. That’s Beverly’s at the Coeur d’Alene Resort, which has quietly and elegantly continued to shape fine dining throughout the region Beverly’s Executive Chef Jim Barrett. for more than 50 years. The resort, which is one of only two restaurants in Idaho recognized by the Distinguished Restaurants of North America (Spokane list-makers include Masselow’s and Churchill’s), actually dates to 1965 when it was the North Shore Resort. Its flagship fine dining place, the Cloud Nine, was the place to go for special occasions. In order to get more people familiar with dining there, recalls the resort’s longtime executive chef Rod Jessick, then-owners Bill Reagan and Bob Templin wanted something accessible to area diners. For under $5, says Jessick, they served all-you-can-eat broasted chicken with mashed potatoes, gravy, beans almondine, coleslaw and dessert. It was a hit. But chicken dinners didn’t fit the format of what current owners Duane Hagadone and Jerry Jaeger of Hagadone Hospitality envisioned for the then newly christened Coeur d’Alene Resort, which opened on May 4, 1986. Named for Hagadone’s mother and replacing Cloud Nine on the seventh floor, Beverly’s Restaurant would redefine fine dining yet again. In the early days, says Jessick, Beverly’s was about the experience, like servers arriving tableside with a domed entrée, which they removed with a flourish. Now, they’re much more foodfocused, says Jessick, one of five chefs to lead Beverly’s in the restaurant’s 33-year history. Jim Barrett is Beverly’s current executive chef and a key to why chicken dinners have returned to the seventh floor. After numerous requests, including from former owner Reagan, who now serves as the resort’s general manager, Barrett set out to create a dish that balanced expectations about fried chicken — crispy, tender, flavorful — with the panache Beverly’s diners have come to expect. “I knew it had to be good to get past chef Rod,” says Barrett, whose 25-year career with Hagadone Hospitality restaurants includes resort pastry chef and executive chef at Tito’s Italian Grill. Barrett experimented with brining — he uses buttermilk — frying, and a balanced flavor combination of salty, savory and sweet. The result: truffle honey fried chicken with ultra-creamy Yukon Gold mashed potatoes, roasted skillet corn and a decadent chicken demi-glace ($32). Call it elevated comfort food. Included with the meal is the resort’s signature orange butter flake roll, whose history illustrates the degree to which Hagadone has been involved with the resort’s continued success. After having one of Spokane Club’s signature orange rolls, Jessick was then tasked with creating a Beverly’s-worthy version. A similar thing happened with the resort’s new digital tablet menu, says Jessick. Hagadone saw a tablet elsewhere and brought the technology to the resort, says Jessick, who likes how it’s held the culinary team accountable. “It has to look as good or better than it does in the picture” on the menu, he says. n For more great elevated fried chicken, also try: Honey Eatery & Social Club (Coeur d’Alene), 1898 Public House, Casper Fry

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Downriver’s signature DRG Chipotle BBQ burger is its top-selling menu item.

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Welcome to the Neighborhood

Downriver Grill has been serving tasty burgers and ultra-fresh specials to its northwest Spokane neighbors and visiting diners since 2003 BY CHEY SCOTT

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ue to its longstanding popularity — and especially during Wednesday’s all-day burger special — parking at Downriver Grill can be a challenge. Finding a spot on the surrounding streets is a worthwhile struggle; just make sure not to block anyone’s driveway. The restaurant’s relationship with its neighbors in the historic Audubon-Downriver Neighborhood in northwest Spokane is a symbiotic one, says Downriver Grill co-owner and director of operations Juli Norris. “We were the first [local] restaurant that was located in a neighborhood, and a lot of people were concerned that we weren’t going to make it because we weren’t on Division, or we weren’t downtown,” Norris recalls. “But we believed in the sense of community and building a gathering place in the neighborhood for the locals of Spokane, but also to try to be a destination place for people visiting Spokane.”

For the past 17 years, Downriver Grill has simultaneously evolved and maintained its identity as one of the region’s dining mainstays, offering customers plenty of reasons to return again and again, whether that’s for burger night, happy hour, the latest fresh sheet or a special occasion. From filet mignon ($39/7 ounces) to its beloved gorgonzola fries ($14), Downriver does it all, and well. “We’re not located next to the mall or a movie theater. [CustomDownriver Grill Executive Chef Tyler Gardner. ers] come here to be here and to dine here, so we take it really seriously, making sure we give each guest who comes in an experience that is uniquely Spokane” in both food and customer service, Norris explains. The restaurant is co-owned by Norris and Jonathan Sweatt, who co-founded the restaurant in 2003. Leading Downriver’s culinary team is executive chef Tyler Gardner and sous chef Ian Milowic. On Wednesdays, of course, the reason many regulars and newcomers alike stop by is the restaurant’s popular “Chef’s Burger of the Moment” night, recently rebranded as Burger Dome. The weekly special, available from 11 am to 9 pm in addition to daylong happy hour, features a limited-time beef patty creation for just $10, and a pint of beer to go with it for $3. After Burger Dome day, Thursday marks the release of another new fresh sheet, with specials from the kitchen — usually fresh seafood, a superb-quality cut of beef or pork, or housemade pasta — available through Sunday night, or until they run out. Recent Burger Dome iterations include classics topped with peppered bacon, cheddar, spicy fry sauce and pickles, to a version with blackberry molasses barbecue sauce, fried onions and garlic aioli. If restaurant staff are late posting the week’s burger on Downriver’s social media pages, Norris says they’re likely to get a few phone calls. On average, the promotion sees up to 250 burgers heading out the kitchen. Burger night’s sales record so far is 306, Gardner says. As with Downriver’s signature burgers — the DRG Chipotle BBQ ($15) and Dr. G’s Gourmet ($17) — the ground beef for Wednesday’s feature is a blend of certified Angus chuck with filet mignon, short rib or other scraps left over from the restaurant’s in-house butchering. Beef is locally sourced from Lone Crow Farms in Deer Park. DOWNRIVER GRILL 3315 W. Northwest Blvd., Spokane 323-1600, downrivergrill.com Tue-Fri 11 am-9 pm, Sat-Sun 9 am-9 pm “It’s the highest quality burger we can offer, and it’s custom,” Gardner notes, adding that the restaurant’s top selling menu item is its DRG Chipotle BBQ burger. “Our goal is to be approachable,” Norris summarizes. “We definitely want to be a place where people can celebrate life’s most important events. It all comes back to community. We want someone to get the same level of service when they come in for that $100 bottle of wine and filets as when they come in for $3 beer and a $10 burger.” n For more great upscale burgers, also try: Prohibition Gastropub, Durkin’s Liquor Bar, Lodgepole (Moscow)

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Loaded Loafs

Mizuna’s vegetarian-focused menu has something for everyone — and the meatless meatloaf doesn’t disappoint BY QUINN WELSCH

MIZUNA 214 N. Howard St., Spokane 747-2004, mizuna.com Mon-Sat 11 am-10 pm, Sun 4-10 pm

Mizuna’s veggie and grain-based “meatloaf” can satisfy even staunch carnivores.

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izuna has been a leading establishment for vegetarian dishes in the Spokane area for over two decades. By now, the competition has started to catch on. It’s a bit of a conundrum, admits chef-owner Mike Jones, who’s been at Mizuna since 1996 and its owner since 2006. “Ten years ago when people asked what we did, our description was like, ‘local food, organic food, really paying attention to Mizuna chef-owner Mike Jones. vegetarian food,’” Jones says. “Now if we say that, it’s the same thing as everyone else.” How does Spokane’s OG vegetarian restaurant stay relevant? Keep it simple, Jones says. Trends come and go, and as long as Mizuna is focused on good flavor and locally sourced ingredients, there’s no reason to feel insecure about the restaurant’s place in the local food scene, he says. “We don’t really chase trends, we just do our own thing,” Jones says. “Use [fewer] ingredients and let the … ingredients shine. Don’t put every texture and every flavor in every dish. Less is more at that point. Go back to the basics.” A classic favorite on the menu right now is the Field Roast and quinoa meatloaf ($22), he says. “If someone were going into a purely vegetarian restaurant and had no idea what to order, I think that would satisfy everybody,” Jones says. Full disclosure: I am not a vegetarian. I don’t typically go meatless when I go out for dinner. And meatloaf, regardless of its ingredients, is not something I seek out no matter where I go. But I’ll try anything once, and after a recent visit to Mizuna I may even try the meatloaf twice. The “loaf,” a convincing blend of vegetables and quinoa with a tomato-chipotle glaze smeared on top, comes served on top of a cushion of gorgonzola mashed potatoes. Meat eaters: Imagine a meatless meal that is delicious and sticks to your ribs. “We cook mushrooms and garlic and herbs and the quinoa and grind it all up and make a plant-based ‘meat.’ Treat it as you would a meatloaf: add some breadcrumbs and egg, make it into a patty and bake it,” Jones says. “It’s just [got] earthy and deep flavors. It’s just really heavy and has a lot of protein in it.” The ingredients are mixed with Field Roast’s vegan Celebration Roast, made from butternut squash, apples, sage, onions, celery and cranberries, which makes for a more crumbly loaf than traditional meat. Yet paired with the mashed potatoes, it holds together well. The combination has a nice, comforting flavor that doesn’t overwhelm the taste buds — and yet it’s unlike a typical meal I might order at one of my usual haunts. If your dietary restrictions include gluten, you might try Mizuna’s crispy gorgonzola polenta ($21), which Jones also recommends. My partner had this, and I can vouch (neither of us are gluten-free, either). The polenta bites come with grilled portobello mushrooms, asparagus and creamy gorgonzola sauce that I was eagerly bartering for. If you’re looking for something off the beaten path, Jones also recommends the cashew-crusted seared avocado ($22), another gluten-free menu item, this one with a vegan option. “I think everyone should branch out,” Jones says. “You never know until you try it.” n

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CHURCHILL’S STEAKHOUSE 165 S. Post St., Spokane 474-9888, churchillssteakhouse.com Mon-Thu 4-10 pm, Fri-Sat 4-11 pm, Sun 3-9 pm

Churchill’s 16-ounce bone-in tenderloin with garlic mashed potatoes and sugar snap peas.

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Prime Cuts Churchill’s Steakhouse serves up old school vibes and the best possible meat BY NATHAN WEINBENDER

t Churchill’s Steakhouse, quality is the name of the game. It’s the reason that the downtown fine dining establishment has remained a go-to spot for a prime cut of red meat for the last 12 years. “Quality first,” says Don Rey, Churchill’s general manager. “It’s always about the quality of product, the quality of the tabletop package. Everything we do is related to quality, and the service that goes along with that.” Churchill’s General Manager Don Rey. Rey has been Churchill’s general manager since 2014, following a career as an executive chef in various hotels. The place itself has been in operation since 2007, save for a brief period where it was shuttered following a fire, and it serves the most discerning carnivores from a small brick building with a distinctive red awning at the end of Post Street. “Other fine dining establishments do a good job, but I think as far as people looking for a steakhouse, they’re not going to find anything better in town,” Rey asserts. Customers have the choice between eating in an upstairs dining room, which requires a reservation, or in the downstairs lounge, which does not. The dining room has more of a formal atmosphere, with its ornate chandelier, modern design and crisp table linens. That doesn’t mean, though, that you need a tux and tails to be served. “We get guys who come in who are golfers in khaki shorts and polos,” Rey says, “which is more than acceptable.” The lounge, meanwhile, presents a more casual and relaxed environment, with its dark wood and fully stocked bar. Unlike the dining room, it offers open seating, as well as features like Mis-Steak Nights — when slightly irregular cuts of beef are served at discount prices — and the popular Wimpy Wednesday burger deals. There’s also live piano music every night of the week. Churchill’s exclusively serves USDA Prime Midwest beef — a designation that only about 3 percent of all animals receive in the U.S. — and the prices on the menu reflect that. Of course, Rey says, people are more willing to pay $50 for a steak that they know will be one of the best they can get in the Inland Northwest, and that’s what they’ll get at Churchill’s. When it comes to making that great steak, Rey says a lot depends on the equipment and the technique that’s used to cook it. The steakhouse’s chefs use an infrared broiler, which is equipped with ceramic panels that can heat up between 1,800 and 2,200 degrees Fahrenheit and create a sear that locks in the juices of the meat. The finishing touch is a special in-house seasoning blend. “That in combination with the searing kind of sets us apart,” Rey explains. “It’s not like a charbroiler, where it’s just the bottom flame.” Rey says the most popular items on Churchill’s menu are likely the 8-ounce filet (“based on tenderness”) and the 14-ounce ribeye (“based on flavor”). But it’s the 16-ounce bone-in tenderloin ($67) that really stands out: “It’s kind of a unique cut, because most butchers remove that whole tenderloin muscle and cut that into a filet mignon.” Regardless of the cut of steak you prefer — or how you want it cooked — you’re going to be treated well at downtown Spokane’s premiere steakhouse. That’s the guarantee. “What they can expect is quality service, attentive service, without being overbearing,” Rey says. “I check on every table every night to ensure guest satisfaction. We strive to create that memorable guest experience that makes them want to come back.” n For more stellar steaks, also try: The Barrel Steak & Seafood House, Masselow’s Steakhouse (Airway Heights), Hydra Steakhouse (Sandpoint)

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Clinkerdagger’s pan-seared shellfish fettuccine.

Classic Clink’s

Forty-five years after opening, Clinkerdagger keeps regulars happy with consistency, seasonal specialties and a surprisingly superb pasta

hile some fine dining restaurants try to keep up with the absolute latest in food trends, one of the things that keeps Spokane classic Clinkerdagger relevant is its consistency. “We’re the classic,” says general manager Debi Moon, who’s coming up on 25 years working at the restaurant,

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BY SAMANTHA WOHLFEIL which sits in the back of the Flour Mill building overlooking the Spokane River. “If you had the pea salad 10 years ago and want it now, we want it to be the same. We try to keep our core menu the same.” Of course, executive chef Jason Sir has a featured sheet where you’ll find fresh seafood and other limited

offerings, she says. But on the main menu, you’ll always find the Broadway pea salad, the rock salt prime rib, and the burnt cream dessert. “Some of the things that are our top items we’re known for are still the same as 25 years ago when I started,” Moon says. “The number one selling item 100

Clinkerdagger’s longtime General Manager Debi Moon. percent of the time is the prime rib.” However, even regulars will find the core menu diverse enough to switch things up depending on their mood. While not necessarily known for its pasta, the restaurant’s pan-seared shellfish fettuccine ($31) is served up with perfectly al dente pasta in a creamy smoked salmon sauce. A mini seafood smorgasbord of seared scallops, prawns and clams is complemented by spinach and fresh tomato speckled throughout, with toasted bread to mop up every bit of the savory sauce. After sharing the oven-roasted crab artichoke dip ($17) to start and devouring most of two separate entrees, one dish of the burnt cream (aka crème brûlée, $8) to share makes for the perfect amount of sweetness to end the night without feeling too full. In addition to the food, Moon and her staff pride themselves on offering high quality service. CLINKERDAGGER 621 W. Mallon Ave., Spokane 328-5965, clinkerdagger.com Mon-Thu 11 am-9 pm, Fri-Sat 11 am-10 pm, Sun 3-9 pm “Our goal is that every guest feels like they’re the only one,” Moon says, “whether you’re taking care of a single guest having half a sandwich at lunch, or the CEO of a company next door.” The staff members also truly know their regulars. Importantly, they even notice when they’re missing. “Recently one of our regulars had a heart attack. We knew something was up because we didn’t see him,” Moon says. “We got ahold of his wife and found out, and then sent him a card and a care package. Those things make a difference.” Behind the scenes, the restaurant also tries to give back to the community, from offering discounted three-course meals to first responders, health care professionals and educators at different times of the year, to doing a makeover for Crosswalk youth shelter and working with local food banks. As the years go on, some of its longtime regulars have shifted from dinnertime to lunchtime as they get older, Moon says. To encourage new diners to try Clinkerdagger, on Mondays in October, couples can get a bottle of wine and a three-course meal for $30 per person. Plus, she notes, happy hour is served seven days a week from 3-6 pm. “We just have a team that’s great, and we’re looking at ways that we can continue to move forward,” Moon says. “We’re inviting different demographics in and we’re really trying to cater to the next decade of people.” n

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Reema Shaver opened Bistango in 2005. DEREK HARRISON PHOTO

Tradition with a Twist Bistango finds long-term success by sticking with the bar’s martini lounge focus

istango Martini Lounge owner Reema Shaver knows one of the keys to having a bar that withstands the test of time is knowing who you are as a business. “If you’re going to be a speakeasy, be a speakeasy; if you’re gonna be a tiki bar, be a tiki bar,” Shaver says. BISTANGO MARTINI LOUNGE 108 N. Post St., Spokane 624-8464, bistangolounge.com Mon-Thu 3 pm-12 am, Fri-Sat 3 pm-2 am Rather than follow trends as they come and go, she’s made sure that Bistango sticks with its roots in martinis. You’ll find much more than just vodka or gin, however, as the drink menu, massive from day one, has only grown since opening in 2005. “I’m a martini lounge. You want a martini? I’ll

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BY SAMANTHA WOHLFEIL give you a martini,” Shaver says. “But if your husband doesn’t want a martini, I’ve got a great Old Fashioned or Manhattan for him as well, and I always have.” As a cook, not a bartender, Shaver says she spent months researching and coming up with the cocktails on her menu before opening. “It was a very popular six months for my friends, because they got to sample a lot of drinks,” she says with a laugh. Creativity with flavor combinations led her to create drinks like the Salsa, which features vodka, house lemon mix, lime juice, muddled limes, cilantro and jalapenos. “People laughed at me at the time, like, ‘Oh my gosh, cilantro in a drink?’ and I’m like, ‘Well, you put mint in a mojito, why can’t you [use] cilantro?’” Shaver says. “It’s our third most popular drink now.” First and second most popular are the Huckleberry Reem’s Drop and their mojito. The Reem’s Drop comes in several flavors, including classic lemon, and straw-

berry, which is made with a real fruit puree. Rather than a simple sugar coating, the drop glasses have sugar torched to the rim, creating a warm caramel, marshmallow-y flavor with each sip without the crunch of raw sugar. “It makes us different from the next person that serves lemon drops, which is everybody,” she says. While Bistango’s atmosphere is elegant, with a ceiling that mimics a twinkling starlit night, Shaver says more people have realized over the years that they don’t need to dress up to go, whether visiting after work, stopping in for a bite on their way to a movie, or just enjoying their evening. “It’s OK to come as you are and just have fun,” she says. n For more great cocktails, also try: Peacock Room, Sapphire Lounge, Rain Lounge, Hogwash Whiskey Den, 315 Martinis & Tapas (Coeur d’Alene), Durkin’s Liquor Bar, Bon Bon, the Volstead Act

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CHEF LU’S ASIAN BISTRO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

CHINOOK STEAK, PASTA AND SPIRITS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

COCHINITO TAQUERIA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

COLE’S BAKERY AND CAFE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

CRAFTED TAP HOUSE + KITCHEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

THE BACKYARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

DAS STEIN HAUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

DE LEON’S TACO & BAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

DRY FLY DISTILLING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

DURKIN’S LIQUOR BAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

ELK PUBLIC HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

FARMHOUSE KITCHEN & SILO BAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

FIVE GUYS BURGERS AND FRIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

GILDED UNICORN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

HONEY EATERY & SOCIAL CLUB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

HOP MOUNTAIN TAP ROOM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

INCREDIBURGER & EGGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

LAGUNA CAFE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

LATAH BISTRO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

LOGAN TAVERN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

LUCKY YOU LOUNGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

MADELEINE’S CAFE & PATISSERIE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

MARYHILL WINERY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

MAX AT MIRABEAU RESTAURANT & LOUNGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

MICHLITCH SPOKANE SPICE COMPANY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

NORTHERN QUEST RESORT & CASINO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

NUDO RAMEN HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

REMEDY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

REPUBLIC KITCHEN + TAPHOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

SAWMILL GRILLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

SPENCER’S FOR STEAKS AND CHOPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

STEAM PLANT KITCHEN + BREWERY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

SWEET LOU’S RESTAURANT AND TAP HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

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THE SWINGING DOORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

THREE PEAKS KITCHEN & BAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

VERACI PIZZA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

VINE & OLIVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

VOLSTEAD ACT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

THE WANDERING TABLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

THE YARDS BRUNCHEON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

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Come dine and celebrate with us all October. Octoberfest Menu & Specials featuring Authentic old-country recipes, German favorites and steins of great German beer. Business & family reservations, off site catering and Oktoberfest dinners to go.

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10 n. post spokane, wa

(509) 474-9618

1812 W. FRANCIS | 509.326.2214 | M-F 11AM -2AM | SAT -SUN 9AM -2AM

TAILGATING ON THE FLY!

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Mi Taco Es Tu Taco

[drink responsibly]

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Found at local spirit retailers and at our tasting room

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2727 S Mt Vernon #5 South Hill

SPOKANE’S ONLY OFFICIAL AMERICAN OUTLAWS BAR CHAPTER #194

1414 N Hamilton St. North Spokane

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10 N. Sullivan Road Phone: 509-927-2840

Hours: 11am-10pm Every Day

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OPEN DAILY Mon - Fri 12PM - 10PM • Sat 11AM - 10PM • Sun OPEN AT 10AM FOR BREAKFAST! 14017 N Newport Hwy suite G, Mead, WA • 509 934-1945 • hopmountaintaproom.com

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HAPPY HOUR: 3-5PM FRI & SAT  4-6PM SUN -THU DOWNTOWN SPOKANE  110 S MONROE ST #EATNW (509) 309-3698  WWW.GILDEDUNICORN.COM 

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4 HAPPY HOUR

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(208) 930-1514

Sun-Thurs 7am-9pm Fri-Sat 7am-10pm

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Serving Spokane! NEW LUNCH & DINNER SMALL PLATES FULL BAR • HAPPY HOUR EVERYDAY 4PM-6PM Mon-Thur 11am-9pm • Fri-Sat 11am-10pm • Sun 11am-8pm • 509.448.0887 • 2013 E. 29th, Spokane • RestaurantsSpokaneWa.com

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TAKE IT TO THE MAX!

est 2007 Classic French Pastries • Casual Dining • Espresso • Beer & Wine

Serving award winning pastry, breakfast and lunch daily for 12 years

415 W. Main Ave.

(509) 624-2253

Breakfast, Lunch & Pastries

Monday-Friday 7:45am - 4pm Saturday 8:30am - 4pm Sunday Brunch 8:30am2pm

Patio Open Daily

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Find what you need in spices and seasonings at our Spokane store or online

Locally Owned and Operated for 70+ years! 130 N. Stone St., Spokane, WA • 509-624-1490 • spokanespice.com

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Daily 3PM-6PM

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BRUNCH Every Saturday and Sunday 6am-2pm BLOODY MARY BAR

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one block west of Altamont, two blocks north of Sprague

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sharing the craft foods we love to eat a local brews we love to drink

on our beautiful patio

Open Daily | Full Bar 818 W. Sprague Ave | 476-0650 • 9602 N. Newport Hwy | 467-0292 NudoRamen.com

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9AM-12PM • Drinks at 10AM $ 2 brunch 1 mimosa or non alcoholic includes a e! beverage of your choic

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s, Idaho

302 N. Spokane Street • Post Fall (208) 777-0807

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ICONIC. HISTORIC. MAJESTIC. EAT | DRINK | SHOP

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BREAKFAST SERVED ALL DAY EVERY DAY TRY ONE OF OUR FAMOUS HAIL MARY'S WITH YOUR BREAKFAST CALL TO SCHEDULE YOUR HOLIDAY PARTY (20-75 GUESTS)

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GIRL’S NIGHT OUT

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Open Daily Lunch & Dinner 11:30am Northwest Wines & Interesting Imports 8 Local Taps

ESS (OPENING 20

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IN RIVERSTONE

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Serving breakfast and lunch items all day featuring seasonal local products and producers.

Brunch

AT KENDALL YARDS

Days A Week

HAPPY HOUR: 3:00PM TO 5:00PM EVERY ITEM FOR $4!

MODERN AMERICAN FOOD & LIBATIONS 1242 W. SUMMIT PARKWAY, KENDALL YARDS #EatINW THEWANDERINGTABLE.COM ·

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LUCK ISN’T THE ONLY THING ON THE MENU. Not far from our casino floor, you can hit a jackpot of restaurants and lounges like Riverbank Taphouse, Legends of Fire, Masselow’s Steakhouse, the Topgolf Swing Suite at EPIC, and more. See it all at northernquest.com.

NORTHERNQUEST.COM | 877.871.6772 | SPOKANE, WA

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CULTURE | DIGEST

Five ’80s Slasher Flicks IT’S A CELEBRATION Spokane Arts hosted its annual awards over the weekend with a fun shindig at Lucky You Lounge, and besides cocktails, food and assorted merriment, the organization named Mark Anderson’s successor as Spokane poet laureate. That would be Chris Cook, who you might know from his job as a trumpet man in the Spokane Symphony (or his years as a foosball champion. Or yo-yo trick artist. Dude has myriad skills). They also awarded four individuals and organizations for their roles in keeping Spokane’s art scene awesome (DAN NAILEN):  Queer Art Walk for leadership  Reinaldo Gil Zambrano for imagination  FEM+FEST for inclusion  Jenny Anne Mannan for collaboration

BY BILL FROST

he original Halloween (1978) and Friday the 13th (1980) movies didn’t invent the “slasher” genre, but they did kick off a bloody wave of horror that ruled the ’80s. Which makes sense — have you seen archival photos of ’80s people? They needed some killing. Here are five ’80s slasher flicks to stream between the Halloween parties that nobody invites me to anymore. You dress up as sexy Ben Shapiro one time… SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE II (1987) High schooler Courtney (Crystal Bernard) takes her girl group on a weekend retreat, only to have band practice and brushes with lesbianism interrupted by the return of the Driller Killer! Even better, he’s been reincarnated as a singing rockabilly greaser with a sick drill guitar! Yes, it’s slasher flick with cool kills and musical numbers — sex and blood and rock ’n’ roll, baby! (available on Amazon Prime, Tubi, Shudder, YouTube)

THE BUZZ BIN NEW YEAR’S EVIL (1980) Speaking of rock ’n’ roll, early slasher New Year’s Evil features the most over-the-top metal theme song of the genre — suck it, Halloween. Blaze (Roz Kelly), host of a New Year’s Eve new-wave countdown TV show, receives a call from a mystery fan claiming he’ll kill a “naughty girl” in each time zone at midnight, and she’ll be the last. Bonus: “Punk” rockers galore. (Amazon Prime, YouTube)

THIS WEEK’S PLAYLIST Some noteworthy new music arrives online and in stores Oct. 4. To wit: AVETT BROTHERS, Closer Than Together. Their shows in the region this summer were pretty hot stuff. Hopefully the album will be, too. ANGEL OLSEN, All Mirrors. She might incorporate synths and a 14-song orchestra on her fourth album, but Olsen’s killer songwriting comes through loud and clear. WILCO, Ode To Joy. Eleven albums in, the band isn’t reinventing itself on its first album in three years. And that’s just fine. DANNY BROWN, uknowwhatimsaying¿. The rapper aims to combine music and comedy on his latest, and producers like Q-Tip are here to help. (DAN NAILEN)

IT’S-A-ME! MICROTRANSACTION! Stop what you’re doing and download Mario Kart Tour to your Android or iPhone. Now, jump on and race me. The game’s user interface is a little messy, but the gameplay is a more simplified version of the original — and way more fun and way less frustrating, if I may add. Simply press your finger on the direction of the track you want to move to and outmaneuver your opponents. Unlock all of the characters, like Pauline, the damsel in distress from the original Donkey Kong, so you can chase down and waste her former captor. (QUINN WELSCH)

WHO HASN’T READ HARRY POTTER? Potterless is a podcast about Mike Schubert, a 24-year-old man, who has somehow managed to not read what some consider the greatest book series of all time — until now. He’s a legitimately funny host, and his cynical but clever insights into the books will make you wonder how you missed the obvious foreshadowing, the faults in Quidditch and the minute details of Hogwarts. Find it at potterlesspodcast.com — binge away, Potterheads. (CARSON McGREGOR)

CHOPPING MALL (1986) With an impossibly fantastic title to live up to, Chopping Mall barely even tries — but at least there’s a spin on slashers: killer robots. A group of idiot 20-somethings break into a mall to spend the night (because… fun?), only to have the party crashed by boxy security Roombas set to berserker mode. Fun! (Amazon Prime, Tubi, Shudder, YouTube) GIRLS NITE OUT (1982) A college campus scavenger hunt turns bloody when a killer in a mascot bear costume starts slashing up students with serrated knife “claws.” Even worse, he involves the college radio DJ to help broadcast his murders — as if that gig wasn’t already humiliating enough. (YouTube) STRIPPED TO KILL (1987) An LAPD detective (Kay Lenz) goes undercover at the Rock Bottom strip club to investigate a string of stripper murders. Never mind that Emmy-winning actress Lenz is pole dancing (badly) in a low-budget slasher — Stripped to Kill features the most bizarrely ludicrous killer reveal of any flick on this list. Even weirder: The strip club is owned by Norman Fell (Three’s Company’s Mr. Roper). (Amazon Prime, Tubi) n

BOOING THE BOO-ERS Legendary rocker Robert Plant came to Spokane Sunday night and delivered a scintillating set mixing Led Zeppelin classics with cover songs and newer tunes. Just before taking the stage, he played a video of Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg. Cheers for the newly famous 16-year-old quickly were overwhelmed by booing in the First Interstate Center for the Arts. Not sure whether those boos were from people who hate Earth, or from middle-aged men afraid of smart teenage girls with a microphone. Maybe they were just morons. I report, you decide. (DAN NAILEN)

Visit billfrost.tv for more trenchant television coverage.

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(SPEAK)EASY THERE,

SCOFFLAW

A Riverside Old Fashioned, Bloody Verde and Rattlesnake Shake on a bookcase near the entrance to Riverside Book Club. YOUNG KWAK PHOTO

New downtown Spokane speakeasy Riverside Book Club opens with literary flair BY SAMANTHA WOHLFEIL

rue to the tradition of Prohibition-era speakeasies, it can actually be a little difficult at first to find Scofflaws Book Club, one of downtown’s newest cocktail bars. First of all, the bar has already changed its name after receiving a cease-and-desist letter from Scofflaw bar in Chicago for alleged trademark infringement. “We’re gonna have to change the name,” owner Bryan Harkey says. “It’s not gonna be fun, but I don’t have the time, money or effort to have a lawyer fight it.” So now, you’ll be looking for Riverside Book Club. The key is not to focus on the bar’s address at 108 N. Washington St., but instead to wander around the corner onto Riverside, where you’ll find a plain storefront marked S. 100. There, through the glass windows, you’ll see a wall of bookshelves and know you’re close. It’s pretty simple to figure out which shelf opens to reveal the bar (Hint: it’s the one with fake books), but

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Harkey says he’s still finalizing the design to make sure people know how to get inside. The early days of the bar’s soft open saw some would-be customers wandering around outside the building. “You’d think that people wouldn’t be so confused, because it’s called [Riverside] Book Club and there’s a giant bookcase, but there’s no sign so people are having a hard time,” Harkey says. “We’re leaving it open a little until we get it all done.” While there are plans for a grand opening later in the month, patrons can already gather in the bar’s green “library-style” booths between 2 pm and 2 am daily. Inside, massive portraits of Ernest Hemingway and Charles Bukowski decorate the walls and drinks are served in elegant chiseled glassware at the black pouredconcrete bar. On the menu, guests will find many house concoctions that put a refined twist on classic cocktails. Take,

for instance, the Riverside Old Fashioned ($10), which features house-made coconut-infused Old Forester bourbon, Clear Creek eight-year apple brandy, and spiced almond syrup. Garnished with a classic orange peel and served over a gentleman’s cube, the drink hits the classic notes with a warm but subtle coconut flavor that lingers after each sip. The bar’s current seasonal menu offers several options for those who like to imbibe in something a little sweeter and fruitier. The High Five ($9) is a bright mix of Damrak Gin, Aperol, grapefruit, lime and simple syrup, while the Kentucky Maid ($9) is essentially a mojito made with whiskey instead of rum, featuring Elijah Craig bourbon, lime, simple syrup, mint and cucumber for a refreshing finish. The plan, Harkey says, is to feature a rotating selection of house infusions and syrups on the menu as he feels inspired to create them. Right now, there are four

bourbons, each infused separately with coconut, Thai chili, fig and apricot, as well as a variety of syrups made from fresh fruit, such as honeydew. Harkey tended bar for a handful of years before spending the last seven or so years working as a liquor and wine distributor for Young’s Market Company. There, he learned a lot about wine and spirits, and eventually felt inspired to open his own place. “I quit my job, where I was successful and had benefits, to open my own bar,” Harkey says with a chuckle, “because I needed more stress in my life.” Happy hour is from 2-6 pm, when the three draft beers can be found on special for $4 and the three draft cocktails (currently variations of a boulevardier, a margarita and a cosmopolitan) are on special for $7. Buffalo Trace infused bourbons are also discounted at $6. Eventually, regulars might even be able to sign up for their own library card, offering them access to specials and discounts. For now, despite the trademark issue, Harkey says he’s happy to be open, with staffing and the overall setup (fancy wallpaper finishing and dimmer lighting are in the works) for the brand new nightlife spot getting finalized in coming weeks.

ENTRÉE

Get the scoop on local food news with our weekly Entrée newsletter. Sign up at Inlander.com/newsletter. “It sucks because I’ve wanted a bar named Scofflaws for several years now,” Harkey says. “But we’re going to move on. My friend was joking with me that I should change the name every several months. It’ll be good to call it Riverside Book Club so people have an easier time finding it.” n Riverside Book Club • 108 N. Washington St. • Open Mon-Sat 2 pm-2 am; Sun 6 pm-2 am • facebook.com/ scofflawsbookclub (for now) • 413-1069

C A M E R O N M AC K I N T O S H PRESENTS

B O U B L I L & S C H Ö N B E R G ’S

OCTOBER 23-27

FIRST INTERSTATE CENTER FOR THE ARTS

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Lone Mountain Farms owners Emily and Luke Black.

Out of Left Field

CARRIE SCOZZARO PHOTO

A North Idaho couple is creating the area’s first farm-based brewery using grains grown on their Rathdrum farm BY CARRIE SCOZZARO

TONIGHT!

armers Luke and Emily Black have been going it alone on many levels, but it’s their vision of a farm-based brewery that sent the owners of Lone Mountain Farms venturing into unknown territory. Named for nearby Lone Mountain Road, the Blacks’ six-year-old farm between Rathdrum and Athol is a reflection of the couple’s unique backgrounds, interests and skills. Emily, who grew up on a Montana ranch and says

the garden is her “happy place,” is parlaying her expertise in marketing with a new side venture to help farmers navigate online sales and promotion. Luke, who spent his childhood on his grandparents’ Rathdrum farm, channeled his computer programming abilities to design an app that directs garden watering, and yet is most excited about growing hops and grains. They’d talked about brewing beer, Luke says, but didn’t pursue creating a brewery on-site until more

recently. “From the surface, there were seemingly insurmountable obstacles in obtaining the proper permitting to have a brewery on the farm and that really stopped the idea from getting anywhere,” Luke says. Last year, however, he did the math on his hopsgrowing enterprise and was depressed to find he was only making around $1.50 an hour. “That was really the catalyst for me to start on the brewery idea, so we could market our hops and grains directly to consumers.” While more and more people were saying “yes” to Lone Mountain Farms’ garden output — they offer a veggie community-supported-agriculture (CSA) box, sell through LINC Foods and are a staple at the Kootenai County Farmers Market — the Blacks had to get used to hearing “no” from the myriad entities involved in regulating Idaho’s liquor laws. “There wasn’t really any reference cases of farms doing exactly what we were wanting, so every agency said no initially,” says Luke, who’s the brewmeister for the farm’s one-barrel operation. Unfazed, they approached the problem from another angle, patiently illustrating how they were, in essence, an estate winery, which in Idaho means being able to sell what you produce on site, as well as distribute what you make. After the initial OK, Luke says, licensing took another six months, during which they started building the 2,100-square-foot metal structure that would house the brewery, a shop, a tasting area that doubles as a farm stand and an office for Emily’s marketing business. In July, the couple finally got their license and — fingers crossed — plan to open the farm to the public on Saturday, Oct. 5, offering market produce and beer in growlers, eventually adding 16-ounce cans. Their beer list is set to include year-round brews like the Forager, with orange mint, rosemary and fir tips, and seasonal offerings that follow what’s happening on the farm. The couple made a lavender raspberry stout, for example, earlier in the year, followed by a kale pale ale. A zucchini chai brown featuring chai from local mobile coffee company Coffee Roboto is in the works. Another unusual component of Lone Mountain Farms’ offerings involves Luke’s interest in dryland grains. Surrounded by deer-proof fencing, much of the farm’s acreage is dedicated to grain trials for such unusual varieties as rouge de Bordeaux, which is ideal for breadmaking and Egyptian black barley. “Our goal is to find what grows well, is not irrigated and has a lot of flavor,” Emily says. n Lone Mountain Farms • 25415 N. Ramsey Rd., Athol, Idaho • lonemountainfarms.com • 208-597-6086

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CdA Hosts Whiskey Weekend

at the German-American Society’s Historic Deutsches Haus

Saturday October 5th • 4:00pm Tickets $10 - Enjoy Live Entertainment Live music including the Odessa OOM PA’s and MA’s, Authentic German Beer, Wine, Schnitzel & Bratwurst (Available for Purchase)

DEUTSCHES HAUS

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erald in the heart of fall with an event that’ll warm from the inside out during the Coeur d’Alene Resort’s inaugural Whiskey Barrel Weekend on Friday, Oct. 4, and Saturday, Oct. 5. The showcase is a partnership with Maker’s Mark Distillery, and includes tastings, a golf event (sold out), cocktail sessions, and Saturday’s “Grand Whiskey Dinner.” Tickets ($35-$150) for several events are already sold out as of this writing, so if you plan to attend don’t wait to hop online to snag yours. More than 50 different whiskeys from distilleries around the U.S. are featured throughout the weekend, including a special custom blend from Maker’s Mark featuring “a richness that reflects the natural beauty of North Idaho,” says Coeur d’Alene Resort Marketing Director Amy VanSickle. The custom blend is the result of a private tasting and tour at Maker’s Mark’s Kentucky headquarters taken by the resort staff. Tickets, the complete schedule and resort stay packages can all be found at cdaresort.com. (CHEY SCOTT)

CANDLE IN THE WOODS RELOCATES TO ATHOL

You might say Candle in the Woods is burning brighter these days, or perhaps they’re just easier to find. Since 2002, chef-owner Dave Adlard and his wife Lisa operated the reservation-only fine dining experience out of their cabin along a long, flat, forested road in a rural area near Athol, Idaho. Now the eatery is located inside the

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former Saddle Up restaurant just off Highway 95 in Athol, which the couple has transformed inside and out, from landscaping and cozy lounge areas to an open kitchen and game room where guests may relax during scheduled breaks, called intermezzos, in between rounds of their typical 12- to 14-course meal. What hasn’t changed is the guest-centric experience: An impeccably dressed table, changed throughout the meal; an extensive wine list, from which wine selections are expertly paired and included in the $130 prix fixe menu. For a few bucks more, they’ll arrange for a limo to pick you up and drop you off. And the food. Gracious, the food! A recent menu — Adlard changes it frequently — included asparagus in prosciutto with chevre cheese and berries, tuna tartare, smoked salmon and caper and tableside ice cream with tandoori macaron, just for starters. “It’s as much about the experience as the food,” says Adlard. Find Candle in the Woods on Facebook to reserve your spot. (CARRIE SCOZZARO) n

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WHY SO SERIOUS? After all the commotion and controversy, Joker is finally here… and it’s one big eye roll BY MARYANN JOHANSON

las, the only mildly interesting aspect of Joker is the notion that it’s so incendiary a depiction of a white man ignored by society who turns to violence that it could incite real-life violence by real-life white men who think they are being ignored by society. We could say that this is ironically appropriate, if unintentionally so. Or is it intentional? Did someone set out to make a movie that would serve as a call to arms for disaffected white men? Whatever: This pathetically ineffectual movie can only wish to be so dangerous. Joker is faux Scorsese. It is ersatz Christopher Nolan. It is not fit to lick the boots of either Taxi Driver or The Dark Knight, though the height of its ambition would appear to be its desperation to do so. This is a movie so dull, so obvious, that that is the most criminal thing about its portrait of a man “driven” to criminality by society. Are you sad? Are you lonely? Is your life not what you’d hoped it would be? Welcome to humanity. Deal with it. Director and co-writer Todd Phillips is a filmmaker whose entire “oeuvre” (I use the word loosely) has been about celebrating white-male inadequacy, about white men somehow getting away with skating through life thoroughly unengaged in anything beyond partying (see

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his Hangover movies), or humiliating white men who try to grow up (see his appalling Due Date). Now, Phillips is attempting to be “serious” by removing all the plausibility-denying fantasy from a comic book villain by making a movie about him that is “realistic” and “gritty” or whatever-the-hell he thinks gives him cover for indulging male rage as a reasonable response to an unreasonable world. In a visually washed-out retro Gotham featuring overtures of late ’70s/early ’80s New York City — there’s a strike by sanitation workers that is causing black bags of garbage to disgustingly pile up on city streets, which actually happened in the Big Apple in 1977 and 1981 — Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix) is a failed stand-up comic, on-call clown for streetside promotions and children’sward hospital visits, and… that’s it. He has nothing else and doesn’t seem to be trying to have anything else, but he’s also not happy with this. He cares for his not-at-allwell mother (Frances Conroy) and fantasizes about his neighbor (Zazie Beetz), as if caring for blood relatives and dreaming of getting it on with people out of our league is not reality for the vast majority of the human race. Arthur has not been granted fame and fortune on a platter without having to do the work to earn it, though he fantasizes about that, too, via a late-night TV talk

show hosted by Robert De Niro’s Murray Franklin. Arthur likes to dream that Franklin’s show will see Arthur’s alleged comedic genius. De Niro’s presence here might be the most inexplicable aspect of this damn movie. I am a huge De Niro fan, but he is bizarrely miscast: He simply does not have the charming, relaxing personality that America wants to drift-off-to-sleep-with-the-TV-on-in-thebackground to. This casting is likely meant to be a nod to De Niro’s King of Comedy turn, but even that suggests a willful misreading of The King of Comedy and of De Niro’s entire JOKER cinematic history. Rated R The real world of 2019 Directed by Todd Phillips Starring Joaquin Phoenix, handed Phillips a platter of easy pickings: income inequality Robert De Niro, Zazie (billionaire Thomas Wayne, i.e., Beetz, Frances Conroy Batman’s dad, is the ostensible villain here); the collapse of social services (the safety net that helps Arthur deal with his mental illness is cut); even the not-so-quiet rage of pathetically ineffectual men threatening to boil over into civil unrest. And Joker does not one thing interesting or engaging with it. It pushes no envelopes. It is not edgy in any respect. It is just… here, assuming that its mere existence is reason to applaud. It is not. n

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Sure, it’s nowhere near as good as the original, but this CGI remake of Disney’s 1994 classic is nonetheless an entertaining, visually sumptuous jungle adventure. The stories and songs remain foolproof — hakuna matata, indeed. (SS) Rated PG

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A Star Is Reborn

She got rhythm: Judy Garland gets the standard biopic treatment, though Renee Zellweger plays her beautifully.

Renée Zellweger goes over the rainbow as Judy Garland in the otherwise middling biopic Judy BY ERIC D. SNIDER

onsidering how good America is at producing icons worthy of biopic treatment, it’s ironic how bad we are at making biopics. The usual formula is for someone to give a career-best performance as some tortured artist or other, but for the movie itself to be a by-the-numbers recitation of events from the person’s history. This formula is effective — Bohemian Rhapsody was a smash and won four Oscars — but it sure is dispiriting, especially for fans of the icon in question who were hoping for a definitive biography. Judy, starring Renée Zellweger as Ms. Garland during the last year of her life, is just this sort of biopic, and the disparity between the quality of her performance and the quality of the movie is particularly stark. Zellweger, who hasn’t done much onscreen lately apart from the 2016 Bridget Jones sequel, doesn’t need a comeback quite as badly as Garland did in 1969, but she swings for the fences, adopting a voice and mannerisms that recall Garland without being a straight-up impersonation so that she can make the character her own. The film is centered around Garland’s five-week run of shows at London’s Talk of the Town theater, and the scenes of Zellweger onstage belting out Garland’s signature tunes are enough

to make you think someday there’ll be a subpar biopic about Renée Zellweger. (It will star Taylor Swift.) When we meet her, Judy is still a legend, but a broke one. Her addiction to pills and alcohol has made her “unreliable and uninsurable” in the movie business, so she’s grateful for the chance to work in London even though it means being away from her teenage children, Lorna and Joey Luft, whose father Sidney (Rufus Sewell) will use Judy’s absence as pretense for seeking custody. In London, Judy refuses to rehearse. On opening night, her handler, Rosalyn (Jessie Buckley), finds her a jittery, fidgety mess — whether from nerves or pills or both it’s not clear. Zellweger excels at showing Garland’s extremes: A demanding, confident diva one minute, an anxious wreck the next. This ability to turn on a dime is used to marvelous effect when Rosalyn drags Judy to the theater, sends her stumbling out onto the stage… and Judy pulls it together and knocks ’em dead, giving her audience no indication that she was semi-coherent 10 minutes earlier. Who doesn’t feel roused by a good oldfashioned “the show must go on” moment in a showbiz movie? But then there’s the rest of it. Nothing in Tom Edge’s

screenplay (adapted from Peter Quilter’s play End of the Rainbow) is bad per se, and Rupert Goold (True Story) is competent enough as a director. There’s just no oomph to it. The plot follows Judy’s ups and downs, the victories and the setbacks, but the recounting of them is rote. Apart from Zellweger’s performance, nothing about the film is noteworthy. Goold is clearly passionate about his subject, but passion is not the same thing as vision. Actually, there is one other noteworthy element: Darci Shaw’s work as Wizard of Oz-era Judy, seen in flashbacks establishing that Judy has been abused by the system ever since childhood. Shaw does a sharp impersonation of young Garland, but the gist of these scenes is always the same: A studio boss tells Judy to do something (or more often not to do something), and Judy defies him. Michael Gambon is also onboard as the promoter who books Judy for the London gig, an old friend and supporter who wants to help her but can only do so much. JUDY Faithful adherents to Judyism Rated PG-13 will recall that she got married Directed by Rupert Goold to husband number five around Starring Renée Zellweger, Jessie Buckley, Rufus Sewell this time; that’s Mickey Deans, played by Finn Wittrock as a dashing younger man who briefly helps Judy feel good about herself again. As is so often the case, we’re left with a terrific, endearing, pitch-perfect performance trapped in a movie that isn’t nearly worthy of it. You can see how this was probably better as a stage play, with only three characters (Judy, Mickey and her pianist) and a limited focus. Expanding it to encompass more of Garland’s life in the late ’60s adds clutter, not value. Still, when it wins all those Oscars, at least we’ll feel good about the one for Best Actress. n

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he first indication things are different in SleaterKinney’s world comes with the first notes of their new album, The Center Won’t Hold. It’s the title track, and while a woozy buzz creeps in the background, an industrial sledgehammer clang punctuates Carrie Brownstein’s dark opening lines: “I need something pretty to help me ease my pain / I need something ugly to put me in my place.” Two minutes in, the tech-heavy approach falls away in favor of a frenzied rush of guitars and drums while band co-founder Corin Tucker takes over, wailing the song’s title over and over like a punk-rock mantra. In that song, you’ll find everything about where Sleater-Kinney is in 2019, nine studio albums in and 25 years after forming in Olympia. In that final minute, it’s the Sleater-Kinney fans know and love — the distinct vocals of Tucker and Brownstein, the aggressive guitars of both women grounded by the firecracker drumming of Janet Weiss. In those first two minutes, though, it’s a whole new approach, abetted by producer Annie Clark (aka St. Vincent). Those two minutes — and several songs shared before the album’s release — had fans and critics hemming and hawing all summer at the band’s apparent shift

from guitar-centric punk, an outcry that only got louder when drummer Weiss quit the band a month before the album’s release and two months before Sleater-Kinney’s tour kicks off in Spokane. Here’s the thing: When The Center Won’t Hold arrived Aug. 9 and one could hear the whole album, it had everything you could want from Sleater-Kinney. There are songs of poppy perfection (“Love”), intense ballads (“Broken”), expansive experiments (“RUINS”), adding up to a winning collection from a band intent on pushing themselves in new directions. We talked to Tucker shortly after Sleater-Kinney played North Carolina’s Hopscotch Music Festival with its new touring lineup of Brownstein and Tucker backed by multi-instrumentalists Katie Harkin and Toko Yasuda, and drummer Angie Boylan. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. INLANDER: You started your last tour in 2015 in Spokane, too, that one after the band’s hiatus. Do you have specific memories of that show? TUCKER: It was an intense experience, because we were so nervous. We hadn’t played together for almost a decade, and we just had no idea what the reaction would

be, if anybody would care, if anybody would be there. And it was a great show! There were people who, like, flew in for that show! You played a couple of weeks ago. How nervous were you, with a whole new album to deal with, and three other people on stage with you and Carrie? We were nervous for that, too. And we had the added complexity of Hurricane Dorian outside, so we were worried the power was going to go out, too. So, lots of pressure, but it went really well. The songs really kind of came to life in the live show like we were hoping. It’s one thing to make an album and kind of construct the songs a certain way, but when you perform them live, sometimes you can play with them a little bit, giving them a little teeth. You made The Center Won’t Hold in a different way, with you and Carrie writing separately, collaborating with St. Vincent. Why were you craving a change? Being able to take risks with your music or your art and try different things that you might be interested in, I think that’s something we’ve done with a lot of our ...continued on next page

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“THE FUTURE IS NOW,” CONTINUED... albums. We wanted to try something different, wanted to take the band to a new place. I think we’ve always been those kind of writers that want to try something different. There was kind of a fun, almost theatrical element that we’re able to do with this record. You’ve mentioned seeing a Depeche Mode show and being inspired for this album. How so? Their longevity is really the kind of classic songwriting that they do. “Personal Jesus” is just one of the all-time classic songs. And that song is such a great collaboration between guitar riffs and synthesizers. I found that kind of inspiring, thinking, “Oh, we’re working with St. Vincent, and we’re trying to do something different with instrumentation. How do you write those kind of lines that really, really work in that setting?” They’re such a fun band live, as well. People love their music even years and years later.

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Chemistry is so important for a band. How did you pull it all together after Janet left to make this tour happen? Obviously we knew Katie [Harkin] because she toured with us on No Cities [the band’s 2015 album No Cities to Love]. We knew we needed another player that could do keyboards and occasionally guitar, and we’ve known Toko [Yasuda] a long time. She’s a very accomplished musician, back from the Blonde Redhead days. She’s played with St. Vincent on the road as well. Finding a drummer was… you know, tough. Really tough. Janet is an amazing drummer, and her drum parts are very, very challenging. It was actually my husband, Lance Bangs, who said, “Hey, there’s this amazing drummer from Brooklyn who was actually in a Sleater-Kinney cover band.” Before we got back together and did the No Cities record, during the hiatus, there was a Sleater-Kinney cover band in Brooklyn! And they were really, really good. So we flew Angie

[Boylan] out and she blew us away. We got so, so lucky. And she knows our catalog, you know? She’s already played a lot of the songs. You and Carrie have talked about the responsibility you feel with the band and its reputation. Does that play into when you decide to make an album? Does the political moment push you to work with the band? That might be a factor, but more of it is really that we just really enjoy it as an outlet, a creative outlet. That is really the biggest piece of it for us, that we find a lot of joy in it. We like to write and we like to be able to express ourselves in that way. It’s a really unique way to be able to voice your opinion, to have it heard and be blasted through a microphone, literally as a way to make your voice heard and your opinions heard. It’s always something that’s really empowering. And I think that especially when you’re dealing with our kind of political and cultural moment, yeah, it’s extra cathartic to be able to write and create. As a music lover, have you found it to be something you look to for getting through trying times in the political or cultural scenes? Oh yeah, absolutely. It’s kind of a critical element for me, in music I identify with or that I reach for. There has to be an element of a real response to culture and politics that I feel like I can identify with. Since Trump’s election, it’s such a weird place. More than ever, as our society is kind of more isolated because of our relationship to technology sometimes, I feel like music is kind of a safe space for people to go to find others like themselves, or find some kind of support for who they are, who they might want to be. I think that’s really important. n Sleater-Kinney with Shamir • Wed, Oct. 9 at 8 pm • $33-$39.50 • All ages • Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox • 1001 W. Sprague • foxtheaterspokane.org • 624-1200

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Songs of Empathy Kishi Bashi’s newest album anchors the historical in the personal, and finds the groove amidst the gloom BY NATHAN WEINBENDER

he Japanese word “omoiyari” communicates a meaningful concept — that empathy is rooted in our interest in other people. A basic premise, no doubt, but one that’s very much needed today. Omoiyari is also the title of musician Kishi Bashi’s newest album, which finds compassion in periods of prejudice and repression from our country’s recent past. You need not look back all that far. Kaoru Ishibashi says his record is about “how resilient we are and how compassionate we can be” as humans, but it arrives at that conclusion by way of heartbreak and pain. Though, along the way, he finds the occasional ray of sunshine. “I focused more on the human stories of love, desire and loss, the universal things that are the real ways we can connect to the past,” Ishibashi tells the Inlander from a tour stop in Dallas. “This isn’t a dusty picture from 75 years ago. This could be my dad, or me. That’s why my album’s more reflective of human nature rather than tragedy.” The singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, studio engineer and Seattle native began his musical career as a founding member of the band Jupiter One, and later played as a touring violinist with acts like Regina Spektor and Of Montreal. As a solo artist, he’s always been a sensitive storyteller, and this new album takes it one step further. “I feel like [the topic of] minority identity, and inclusivity and diversity, is on everybody’s mind,” he says. “It’s tumultuous, but America is becoming a more inclusive place, I think.” Ishibashi has also been working on a documentary film that will essentially be a companion piece to the Omoiyari album, and he’s hoping it will premiere early next year at the SXSW Film Festival. Alongside director Justin Taylor Smith and a group of graduate students from Brown University, Ishibashi visited the sites of six former Japanese internment camps, including Heart Mountain, Wyoming, and learned the history. “Sometimes it’s in a beautiful place, and you feel conflicted because you’re trying to process tragedy and beauty at the same time,” Ishibashi says. This new album performs a similar kind of balanc-

ing act, reconciling ugly facts of humanity by way of bright folk-pop and gorgeous Americana. It also does it through the prism of intimate, personal stories. “F Delano,” named after the president who gave the goahead to the internment of Japanese people in the 1940s, is set within one of those camps, “in the desert where no one should live.” “Summer of ’42” is the story of lovers separated by that same internment, and another romance is splintered by the injustices of the Jim Crow South in “Angeline.” But the songs have a musical buoyancy that belies their harsh subjects, with lush arrangements that impart an operatic grandeur, and vocal harmonies that sometimes seem a thousand voices deep. It also abandons the electronic leanings of its predecessor, 2016’s Sonderlust, which relied heavily on synths and violin loops. Ishibashi wrote the songs that appear on Omoiyari over the last two years while he was touring and making the documentary, though he recorded the bulk of the album in about a week. He typically works alone, he says, but this time he enlisted a band that could help him shape the sound. “I walked in [to the studio] with nine songs and came out with nine songs,” he says with a laugh. “It was a departure in that I relied on other musicians to achieve this vision.” Kishi Bashi is now on the road with a four-piece backing group, and the show that’s heading to Spokane on Monday is, as he describes it, a rock show that morphs into a mini symphonic concert, and then back again. There will be heaviness and seriousness, yes, but if you know anything about Kishi Bashi’s music — how uplifting and expansive and downright danceable it can be — it’s also going to be a high-energy show. “It won’t be a lecture on discrimination,” he laughs. “It’s just a big, fun time, and a celebration of what it means to be a human being. With all the terrible things humans are doing to each other, you can’t let that take over your life.” n Kishi Bashi with Takenobu • Mon, Oct. 7 at 8 pm • $20 • All ages • Knitting Factory • 919 W. Sprague • sp.knittingfactory.com • 244-3279

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he 10 songs on Damien Jurado’s latest LP, In the Shape of a Storm, have been accumulating over the last two decades, mutating and shapeshifting but never being committed to tape. The album itself, though, was recorded in a matter of hours: Much of it is Jurado alone with his guitar, exposed without the expansive production of his longtime collaborator, the late Richard Swift. In that sense, Storm is both a retrospective of a songwriter’s burgeoning voice and an on-the-fly portrait of his current artistic sensibilities, a musical photo album that develops right before our eyes. — NATHAN WEINBENDER Damien Jurado with Corrina Repp • Sat, Oct. 5 at 8 pm • $18 • All ages • The Bartlett • 228 W. Sprague • thebartlettspokane.com • 747-2174

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Thursday, 10/3

A&P’S BAR AND GRILL, Open Mic Night with KC Carter J THE BARTLETT, Jeffrey Foucault BERSERK, Vinyl Meltdown BEVERLY’S, Robert Vaughn THE BIG DOG BAR & GRILL, DJ Dave J BOOTS BAKERY & LOUNGE, The Song Project BRIDGE PRESS CELLARS, Open Mic J BUCER’S COFFEEHOUSE PUB, Open Jazz Jam with Erik Bowen J CHATEAU RIVE, Just Plain Darin CRUISERS, Open Jam Night FIZZIE MULLIGANS, Country Dance J HOUSE OF SOUL, Jazz Thursdays LEFTBANK WINE BAR, Jonathan Tibbitts LION’S LAIR, Karaoke with Donny Duck J MONARCH MOUNTAIN COFFEE, Open Mic Hosted by Scott Reid MOON TIME, Monarch Mountain Band MOOSE LOUNGE, Country Night with Last Chance Band MOUNTAIN LAKES BREWING CO., Steven King THE NYC PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos: Dinner and a Show O’SHAYS IRISH PUB & EATERY, O’Pen Mic Thursdays ONE WORLD CAFE, When Particles Collide J THE PIN, Uh Oh and the Oh Wells Album Release with Mallory & Snacks at Midnight RAZZLE’S BAR & GRILL, Songsmith Series feat. Jason Perry THE RIDLER PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos feat. Christan Raxter & Steve Ridler TAPP’D OFF, Karaoke on the Patio THE STEAM PLANT, Son of Brad ZOLA, Blake Braley Band

Friday, 10/4

219 LOUNGE, Desparate 8’s 1210 TAVERN, Jan Harrison Jazz with Barry Aiken & Doug Folkins

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ELECTRONIC BOY HARSHER

oy Harsher features the brooding vocals of Jae Matthews and the dynamic synth arrangements of Augustus Muller, who met in film school, bonded over their shared love of David Lynch and New Order, and now produce darkwave sounds out of western Massachusetts. The duo represents both sides of the same synth-pop coin — the despairing minimalism of Suicide merging with the lush goth-pop of Cocteau Twins. They’re busy, too: 2019 has seen two new Boy Harsher releases, the full-length Careful and the Country Girl Uncut EP, and both are moody, cinematic and somehow still danceable. — NATHAN WEINBENDER Boy Harsher • Fri, Oct. 4 at 8 pm • $12 advance, $14 day of • 21+ • Lucky You Lounge • 1801 W. Sunset Blvd. • luckyyoulounge.com J THE BARTLETT, Bailen, Gracie & Rachel BEVERLY’S, Robert Vaughn THE BIG DOG BAR & GRILL, DJ Dave BOLO’S, Chris Rieser and the Nerve BOOMBOX PIZZA, Karaoke BRIDGE PRESS CELLARS, The Sammy Eubanks Band J BUCER’S COFFEEHOUSE PUB, Eric E THE BULL HEAD, Working Spliffs CHINOOK STEAK, PASTA AND SPIRITS (CDA CASINO), Echo Elysium CORBY’S BAR, Karaoke COSMIC COWBOY GRILL, Just Plain Darin J COSMIC COWBOY GRILL, Just Plain Darin CRUISERS, Karaoke with Gary CURLEY’S, The Caretakers GEM STATE CLUB, DJ BenewahBeatz IDAHO POUR AUTHORITY, Dustin Drennen IRON HORSE (COEUR D’ALENE), Karma’s Circle JACKLIN ARTS & CULTURAL CENTER, Pamela Benton’s P.B. & Jam

JOHN’S ALLEY, Pick Axe J LUCKY YOU LOUNGE, Boy Harsher (see above) MAX AT MIRABEAU, Kosta La Vista MICKDUFF’S BEER HALL, Groove Black MOOSE LOUNGE, Whack A Mole MULLIGAN’S BAR & GRILLE, Pat Coast NASHVILLE NORTH, Ladies Night with Luke Jaxon and DJ Tom NIGHTHAWK LOUNGE (CDA CASINO), Pastiche THE NYC PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos OLD MILL BAR AND GRILL, Nick Wiebe PEND D’OREILLE WINERY, Mike Wagoner PEND OREILLE PLAYHOUSE, Open Mic THE RIDLER PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos RIVER CITY BREWING, Ray Badness THE ROXIE, Karaoke with Tom SEASONS OF COEUR D’ALENE, Robby French SPOKANE EAGLES LODGE, Take 2 STORMIN’ NORMAN’S SHIPFACED SALOON, DJ Russ ZOLA, Royale

Saturday, 10/5

219 LOUNGE, Brendan Kelty Trio J J THE BARTLETT, Damien Jurado (see above), Corrina Repp BEVERLY’S, Robert Vaughn BIG BARN BREWING CO., The DBC Band BOLO’S, Chris Rieser and the Nerve J BUCER’S COFFEEHOUSE PUB, Phoenix Blues Band THE BULL HEAD, Dimestore Cowboys, Intentionally Blank CHINOOK STEAK, PASTA AND SPIRITS (CDA CASINO), Echo Elysium COSMIC COWBOY GRILL, Robby French CRUISERS, Six Gun Quota, Chase the Sun, Bret Allen CURLEY’S, The Caretakers GEM STATE CLUB, DJ BenewahBeatz HARRISON, Oktoberfest feat. PJ Destiny & JamShack J HARVEST HOUSE, Nick Grow J HOP MOUNTAIN TAPROOM AND GRILL, Just Plain Darin HOUSE OF SOUL, Kalimba: The Spirit of Earth, Wind & Fire

IDAHO POUR AUTHORITY, Justin Lantrip IRON GOAT BREWING CO., Amy Bleu IRON HORSE (COEUR D’ALENE), Karma’s Circle THE JACKSON ST., Karaoke JOHN’S ALLEY, The Senders J KNITTING FACTORY, All That Remains with Lacuna Coil, Bad Omens, Toothgrinder, Uncured LUCKY YOU LOUNGE, Rock the Vote with Ben Stuckart; Uh Oh and the Oh Wells MARYHILL WINERY, Katie Fisher MAX AT MIRABEAU, Kosta La Vista MOOSE LOUNGE, Whack A Mole NASHVILLE NORTH, Walker Hayes NIGHTHAWK LOUNGE (CDA CASINO), Pastiche THE NYC PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos ONE TREE CIDER HOUSE, Nick Grow PACIFIC PIZZA, The Dead Channels, Marina Obscura PEND D’OREILLE WINERY, Red Blend Trio POST FALLS BREWING COMPANY, Pat Coast

THE RIDLER PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos SPOKANE EAGLES LODGE, Take 2 STORMIN’ NORMAN’S SHIPFACED SALOON, DJ Russ TOWNSHEND CELLAR, Son of Brad ZOLA, Royale

Sunday, 10/6

J BIG BARN BREWING CO., The Kevin Shay Band DALEY’S CHEAP SHOTS, Rev. Yo’s VooDoo Church of Blues Jam GARLAND PUB & GRILL, Karaoke J HARVEST HOUSE, Just Plain Darin HOGFISH, Open Mic LINGER LONGER LOUNGE, Open Jam MARYHILL WINERY, Nick Grow THE NYC PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos O’DOHERTY’S IRISH GRILLE, Traditional Irish Music PEND D’OREILLE WINERY, Annie Welle

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Monday, 10/7

J THE BARTLETT, Carbon Leaf THE BULL HEAD, Songsmith Series J CALYPSOS COFFEE ROASTERS, Open Mic COSMIC COWBOY GRILL, Kyle Swaffard CRAVE, DJ Dave EICHARDT’S, Monday Night Jam with Truck Mills J J KNITTING FACTORY, Kishi Bashi (see page 41), Takenobu THE NYC PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos J OBJECT SPACE, Forrest Friends, Ergot Rye RED ROOM LOUNGE, Open Mic with Lucas Brookbank Brown ZOLA, Perfect Mess

Tuesday, 10/8

219 LOUNGE, Karaoke with DJ Pat J THE BARTLETT, Last Zonky Night BOOMBOX PIZZA, Karaoke CRAVE, DJ Dave GARLAND PUB & GRILL, Karaoke J KNITTING FACTORY, Too Broke to Rock feat. Badflower LITZ’S BAR & GRILL, The ShuffleDawgs Blues Power Happy Hour THE NYC PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos J THE PIN, Alterbeast, Cognitive, Micawber, Warforged RAZZLE’S BAR & GRILL, Open Mic

Jam THE RIDLER PIANO BAR, Country Swing Dancing THE ROXIE, Open Mic/Jam SWEET LOU’S RESTAURANT AND TAP HOUSE, Gemeni Dei TAPP’D OFF, Karaoke on the Patio J THE VIKING, Songsmith Series feat. The McCues THE VIKING, Songsmith Series ZOLA, Desperate 8s

Wednesday, 10/9

219 LOUNGE, Truck Mills & Denis Zwang J J THE BARTLETT, Grieves, Mouse Powell, Jango BEVERLY’S, Robert Vaughn CRAVE, DJ Dave CRUISERS, Open Jam Night Hosted by The Jam Band J J MARTIN WOLDSON THEATER AT THE FOX, Sleater-Kinney (see page 39), Shamir GENO’S TRADITIONAL FOOD & ALES, Open Mic with Host Travis Goulding IRON HORSE (COEUR D’ALENE), Open Jam THE JACKSON ST., Karaoke JOHN’S ALLEY, Five Alarm Funk J KNITTING FACTORY, Loud Luxury, Cid THE LANTERN TAP HOUSE, Dodgy Mountain Men LEFTBANK WINE BAR, Carey Brazil LUCKY’S IRISH PUB, DJ D3VIN3 MAD BOMBER BREWING COMPANY, Open Mic

MARYHILL WINERY, The Ronaldos MICKDUFF’S BEER HALL, Open Mic THE NYC PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos THE PIN, Saliva J RED DRAGON CHINESE, Tommy G RED ROOM LOUNGE, Blowin’ Kegs Jam Session REPUBLIC BREWING CO., North Wind THE RIDLER PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos SOULFUL SOUPS & SPIRITS, Open Mic STORMIN’ NORMAN’S SHIPFACED SALOON, Gil Rivis ZOLA, Donnie Emerson & Nancy Sophia

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COMMUNITY HAUNTED NIGHTS

Forget the pumpkin patch: Scarywood Haunted Nights is back and looks to bring more fall scares than ever to locals. Through its past 10 iterations, Silverwood’s Halloween-themed attraction has established itself as a top destination in the Northwest for spooky misadventures. In addition to many of the classic Silverwood rides you’ve come to know like Tremors, Panic Plunge and Timber Terror (backwards!?), Scarywood boasts five haunted attractions and seven “scare zones” throughout the park that are always a safe bet for some mayhem. Make sure to go through them all, and don’t forget to watch out for costumed actors wandering throughout the park looking for a quick jump scare. Pro tip: Thursdays have less of a crowd and tickets are cheaper. — CONNOR GILBERT Scarywood Haunted Nights • Oct. 3-Nov. 2, Thu from 7-11 pm; Fri-Sat from 7 pm-midnight • $27-$41 • Silverwood Theme Park • 27843 US-95, Athol, Idaho • scarywoodhaunt.com

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Suds & Cinema: Office Space • Thu, Oct. 3 at 7:30 pm • $6.50 • All ages • Bing Crosby Theater • 901 W. Sprague • bingcrosbytheater.com • 227-7638

Pivot Mainstage: Full Circle • Thu, Oct. 10 at 7 pm • $10 • All ages • Washington Cracker Co. Building • 304 W. Pacific • pivotspokane.com

Office Space, Mike Judge’s wry satire about the daily drudgery of pencil pushers, desk jockeys and clockwatchers, made hardly a peep when it landed in theaters in early 1999. But through its near constant rotation on Comedy Central, it developed a cult following, and now many of its jokes — The TPS report! Flair! The red stapler! — have become catchphrases and memes unto themselves. As the film turns 20, the Inlander is screening it as part of our Suds & Cinema series, which pairs classic movies with local breweries. Bring your own printer, and we’ll supply the baseball bats. OK, actually there will be no bashing of office equipment, but there are office chair races, free pre-movie sheet cake, free popcorn and beers pouring from River City Brewing. — NATHAN WEINBENDER

If you’ve ever told a killer anecdote, the kind that you’ve shared with enough rapt dinner party audiences to have all its details and nuances memorized, then Pivot might be a perfect showcase for your raconteurial skills. The local storytelling event is back at the Washington Cracker Co. Building next week, showcasing a collection of real-life tales both happy and sad, humorous and reflective. The only catch: The storytellers must adhere to a given theme (sometimes literally, sometimes loosely) and this time it’s Full Circle — think of all the great, out-of-nowhere punchlines this could inspire. The roster includes TV anchor Melissa Luck, poet Emily Gwinn, Northwest Public Broadcasting news manager Scott Leadingham and more. — NATHAN WEINBENDER

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You might think you know Norman Rockwell — most Americans feel that way after his hundreds of Saturday Evening Post covers made their way into the country’s collective consciousness over the course of six decades. But there’s more to the man than those iconic scenes of Americana, and you’ll learn about him at the new show at the Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture. Norman Rockwell’s America collects all those covers, of course — 323 in all — but adds several oil paintings and original posters of Rockwell’s that show his more serious side, and how aware he was of some divisive issues in the country he spent much of his life depicting in its most desired state, rather than its most realistic. — DAN NAILEN

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Depending on how you look at it, the internet is the greatest tool for human connectivity and innovation ever created, or it’s a bottomless cesspool of depravity that proves we’re actually the worst and there’s no hope. While there’s some middle ground to be found, it’s unquestionably true that the internet has allowed some user groups to find unequivocal reinforcement for their radical views in protected and like-minded online communities. The next installment of Humanities Washington’s Think & Drink discussion series aims to examine this complex topic, including how the web affects how we treat one another, both online and off, and whose responsibility it is to try and stem the internet’s rising tides of racism, trolling, violence and much more. The talk features experts from Gonzaga University’s Institute for Hate Studies. — CHEY SCOTT

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tion, I saw your charming dark frames, lovely dark locks, and killer smile. Thank you for the friendly and calming chatter; if you were a bartender or barista I’d be back for sure, but I fear I’d be risking anemia becoming a regular at Riverfront for blood draws. I’m dying to know if you’ll buy that ‘80s style one-piece for the ski season; if you’re inclined to let a hapless romantic buy you a hot chocolate, drop me a line: ahaplessromanitc@gmail.com

I SAW YOU TRULY SORRY ON ARGONAUT I was and acted like a BULLY to Shannon B. Who was my BF in grade school. This happened in the mid ‘70s. I literately kicked you in the behind quite a few times and I don’t know why I did that. I saw you in the DMV on Lidgerwood years ago. I was with my gandson and adult daughter (now passed away). I wanted to apologize then but couldn’t as she was using and I was worried she would nod. I want you to know I’m so sorry. Sincerely, Kathy N.

YOU SAW ME SHOPPING TRIP SMILES You saw me from across the aisle in the Trader Joe’s on the South Hill. You came up with a compliment and left me smiling. Not just for that shopping trip but for the rest of the day. Hope you enjoy those peanut butter cups. You really light up everyone you encounter.

CHEERS CHEERS TO THE FRIENDLY PHLEBOTOMIST Last Friday, I didn’t actually see you jab me with the needle, I’d looked away at that moment as I was a bit foggy, no doubt from the fasting (and a minor fear of needles); I did however take note of you before the exsanguina-

REPLY-STRANGER @FLYING GOAT You are so welcome, it’s nice to see a time when people can be themselves. There was a table of us girlfriends. When we saw your daughter we talked about how we couldn’t do that in our day and had to hide from family and military. We wished we could have been brave and gone to homecoming. We are glad they had a wonderful evening. PRIEST LAKE RESCUE Cheers to the volunteer EMT team at Priest Lake who rescued an experienced mountain biker Saturday September 23 after shattering my hip in a freak accident that morning and getting me airlifted to an emergency room. These unsung heros gave up their day from family to assure my safety and potentially life. Their unselfish dedication to community is unmatched and never appreciated enough. Thanks to you all, I may be able to ride again next season. Thank God for your service. THANK YOU A THOUSAND TIMES OVER To Captain Tracie Meidl of Spokane Police Department for believing in me. Now I am able to be with my family, be the father, husband and friend God made me to be. I am now able to contribute back to the community. Captain Tracie Meidl possesses that essence of genuine kindness that illustrates that even the darkest times can be illuminated by one good deed. That genuine kindheartedness has the miraculous power to heal, transform and inspire. It can also foster forgiveness and a desire to change like it did in me. I would also like to take this opportunity to congratulate her in being “Woman of the year 2019.” Very well deserved. Spokane is very fortunate to have her as our Captain.

THANKFUL FOR YOU Thank you for taking the trek down to Central Washington with me, for putting up with all of the unexpected changes and for always being willing to adapt, learn and remain interested. You keep me smiling. THANK YOU FOR GETTING ME OUT OF HARM’S WAY Thank you to the group of guys who pushed my disabled car through the intersection of Third and

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could somehow find room for itself on the slightly enlarged ~40 acre footprint still available. I SAW THE SIGN AND DIDN’T WANT IT. As someone who believes you should have at least minimal experience in a position you are applying for and a believer of having viable literal plans... I choose to be a supporter Mr. Stuckert and his campaign. To whomever it was

quite apparent that all of the people behind you who paid very good money ($100+/seat) were none of your concern as you blocked the view to the stage with your pathetic antics. Numerous polite attempts to ask you to sit were met with glaring looks and overly loud fake laughter. I’m sure (in your mind) Mr. Plant heard your slurred shrieks over all others, justifying your actions. *eye roll* Your childish behavior aside, we did manage

When you first stood up we nearly called 911, as we thought you were having some sort of a seizure. Imagine our surprise, then disdain, when it dawned on us your off-beat gyrations and arm waving were an overly alcohol-fueled attempt at ‘dancing’...

Division to the alley behind Fig Tree Home Décor on September 26th. You guys are awesome! Thank you also to the personnel at Fig Tree Home Décor for providing me with a dry and safe place to wait for the tow truck. It made a very bad day much better!

JEERS REPURPOSING REJECTED AGAIN X3 Here we go again. After tearing down the Coliseum which could have been repurposed as covered parking as well as semi-outdoor events and tearing down the IMAX which could have been repurposed as a food court, now the powers that be want to tear down Joe Albi Stadium. My idea for Albi (since it has too much(?) capacity) is to simply remove the top half of the seats which would cut it down to ground level... hopefully the new middle school planned for this area

from Nadine Woodward’s campaign that saw my large prominent Ben Stuckert yard sign and still decided to enter my personal property and literally open my outside door and shove a Nadine Woodward sign IN my screen door, lots of Jeers to you! No respect and obviously no experience in politics... Like your candidate. Please come get your “new” sign... you can find it in my yard with some additional verbiage. INTOXICATED @ ROBERT PLANT To the obnoxious 70s-something blonde lady with the “I want to speak to a manager” haircut at Robert Plant on Sunday evening - middle of the Orchestra Level Section, row P. When you first stood up we nearly called 911, as we thought you were having some sort of a seizure. Imagine our surprise, then disdain, when it dawned on us your off-beat gyrations and arm waving were an overly alcoholfueled attempt at “dancing”... It was

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to enjoy the show, although it could have been tremendously better without you causing a visual barricade and distraction. For future reference, during an ovation it’s commonly accepted to stand and applaud the performers. During the show, not so much... Next time be courteous of others, and sit down. Or better yet keep your self-entitled obnoxious a$$ home so TRUE fans can enjoy the performance. n

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EVENTS | CALENDAR

BENEFIT

AIM FOR CHANGE CORN HOLE TOURNAMENT Proceeds support Creative Life Foundation and its mission to connect vulnerable and marginalized people to resources in order to break cycles of poverty, exploitation, and risk. Oct. 3, 7 pm. $50. The Porch, 1804 W. Broadway Ave. theporchspokane.org INFUSING WITH LOVE All Heart Infusion celebrates its second year serving the region with an evening of cocktails, food, dessert and live music by Bill Bozly, along with a silent auction. Oct. 4, 5:30-8:30 pm. $30. The McGinnity Room, 116 W. Pacific. allheartinfusion.org (309-2230) BACKYARD HARVEST’S ANNUAL HARVEST HAPPY HOUR This annual fundraiser supports the nonprofit’s work of putting fresh produce into the hands of those that need it most. The event includes wines from Merry Cellars and Persian and Iranian-inspired hors d’oeuvres. Oct. 5, 5:30 pm. $35. Merry Cellars Winery, 1300 NE Henley Ct. (338-4699) BEYOND PINK FASHION SHOW & AUCTION The annual benefit includes auction items a fashion show and more, with proceeds supporting breast cancer screenings for local women. Oct. 5, 5:30-9:30 pm. $75. Davenport Grand Hotel, 333 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. beyondpink.net CHENEY FFA ALUMNI BENEFIT DINNER & AUCTION Includes live/silent auctions, a barbecue chicken and rib dinner, drinks and music. Proceeds help sponsor local students in their agricultural endeavors. Oct. 5, 5 pm. $18.35. Shriners Event Center, 7217 W. Westbow Blvd. elkatif.org GLASSYBABY POP-UP EVENT A Glassybaby popup event benefiting Vanessa Behan Crisis Nursery. Oct. 5, 12-5 pm. Mel’s, 12501 N. Division St. (467-5132) SHOSHONE MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION FALL FEST The annual fundraiser, previously known as “Summer Wine,” includes live/silent auctions, appetizers, wine and beer tasting and more. Proceeds support the only hospital in the Silver Valley. Oct. 5, 6 pm. $60. Silver Mountain Ski Resort, 610 Bunker Ave. silvermt.com (208-783-1111) SPOKANE COUNTY WALK TO END ALZHEIMER’S The world’s largest event to raise critically needed funds and awareness for Alzheimer’s disease. Participants honor their loved ones and those in our community who’ve been impacted by Alzheimer’s during a Promise Garden Ceremony, followed by a 3-mile walk. Pet and family friendly. Oct. 5, 10 am. By donation. Riverfront Park, 507 N. Howard St. act.alz.org/spokane SPOKANE FALLS MONTESSORI FUNDRAISING DINNER The annual social and auction, catered by the Women and Children’s Free Restaurant. Proceeds pay for teacher certifications, classroom supplies, and field trips and music classes. Oct. 5, 5:30-8:30 pm. $35. Moran Prairie Grange, 6006 S. Palouse Hwy. (328-6466) COMEDY TO THE RESCUE An event bringing the laughs to raise awareness for animal advocacy through local rescues Higher Ground Animal Sanctuary, The Furry Farm Rescue and SCRAPS. Oct. 6, 7:30 pm. $20. Spokane Comedy Club, 315 W. Sprague. (318-9998)

COMEDY

BRAD WILLIAMS Williams’ first onehour special, “Fun Size,” was the highest rated on Showtime, and a year later, he

followed that up with his second special, “Daddy Issues.” Oct. 3-5 at 7:30 pm, Oct. 5 at 10 pm. $18-$33. Spokane Comedy Club, 315 W. Sprague. (318-9998) JUBAL FRESH COMEDY TOUR Jubal is a standup comedian, a Marconi Award winning radio host, podcaster, television personality and comedy writer and graffiti artist. Oct. 4, 7 pm. $27-$47. Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague Ave. bingcrosbytheater.com (227-7404) LADIES OF COMEDY Stand-up by Spokane Valley Comedy Competition winner Cheri Hardman, followed by live music by Nu Jack City. Oct. 4, 7-11:45 pm. $15/$18. House of Soul, 25 E. Lincoln. (340-9370) LATE LAUGHS An improvised comedy show featuring a mix of experiments in improv, duos, teams, sketch and more. First/last Friday of the month at 9:30 pm. $8. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland Ave. bluedoortheatre.com (747-7045) NO CLUE Join the BDT Players as they put a comedic spin on everyone’s favorite macabre guessing game. Fridays at 7:30 pm, Sept. 13-Oct. 25 7:30-9 pm through Oct. 25. $8. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland Ave. bluedoortheatre.com THE SOCIAL HOUR COMEDY SHOWCASE A one-night event, including a tap takeover by One Tree Hard Cider, with headliner JR Berard, Deece Casillas and host Tony Russell. Oct. 4, 8 pm. $6.24. Black Diamond, 9614 E. Sprague. blackdiamondspokane.com FIRE BRIGADE IMPROV The theater’s in-house, family-friendly comedy troupe performs the first Saturday of each month at 7 pm. $5. Ignite! Community Theatre, 10814 E. Broadway. (795-0004) PREACHER LAWSON In 2015 Preacher won the title of Funniest Comedian In Florida; in 2016 he was crowned the winner of the Seattle International Comedy Competition. Oct. 5, 8 pm. $25-$29.50. Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague Ave. bingcrosbytheater.com (227-7404) SAFARI The BDT’s version of “Whose Line,” a fast-paced short-form improv show with a few twists added. Rated for mature audiences. Fridays at 7:30 pm. $8. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland Ave. bluedoortheatre.com (747-7045) STANDUP COMEDY TOUR LIVE TAPING Road warriors Cody Woods (Comedy Central) and James Myers (Sirius XM) tour the country putting on live standup shows in unorthodox venues. Oct. 9, 8 pm. $10. Paradise Creek Brewery, 245 SE Paradise. paradisecreekbrewery.com POST COMEDY THEATRE With the change of a hat or wig and impeccable dialect, comedian Robert Post switches at lightning speed between six hilarious characters in a quick-change spoof of a murder mystery. Oct. 10, 7:30-9:30 pm. $15-$25. Myrtle Woldson Performing Arts Center, 211 E. Desmet Ave. (313-2787)

COMMUNITY

COLVILLE CORN MAZE & PUMPKIN PATCH Visit the 12-acre corn maze and take home a pumpkin. Open daily from 11 am-7 pm through Oct. 31. $6-$8 for maze. Colville Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch, 73 Oakshott Rd. colvillecornmaze.com WALLACE FALL FOR HISTORY FEST Wallace celebrates its colorful history with guided tours of homes, buildings, the cemetery and Dante’s Peak filming areas, along with workshops, re-enactors, a dinner show and more. Oct. 3-6; event times/locations vary. $80. wallaceidahochamber.com/fallforhistory/

SCARYWOOD HAUNTED NIGHTS For a decade now, Silverwood has transformed into Scarywood Haunted Nights, boasting an array of horrific haunts and endless scares. Oct. 3-26 and Nov. 1-2; Thu from 7-11 pm, Fri-Sat from 7 pmmidnight. Thurs.-Sat.. through Nov. 2. $27-$41. Silverwood Theme Park, 27843 U.S. 95. scarywoodhaunt.com CUSTER’S FALL ANTIQUE & COLLECTOR’S SALE Shop among thousands of unique items including kitchenware, industrial, estate and costume jewelry, furniture, primitives, mid-century modern, rustic garden, elegant glass, prints and much more. Oct. 4-6; Fri 4-9 pm, Sat 10 am-6 pm, Sun 10 am-4 pm. $6 weekend admission. Spokane County Fair & Expo Center, 404 N. Havana. custershows.com FALL FESTIVAL OF HOMES The 15th annual event is the largest new home construction showcase in the Inland Northwest, featuring 30 homes from 19 builders varying in price from $190,000 to $1,150,000 in neighborhoods throughout the Spokane area. Oct. 4-6 from 10 am-5 pm. Free. spokanefestivalofhomes.com JURASSIC QUEST Go back in time 60 million years and see more than 80 gigantic, walking, breathing animatronic dinosaurs. Oct. 4-6; Fri 3-8 pm, Sat-Sun 9 am-8 pm. $25-$41. Spokane Convention Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. jurassicquest.com (279-7000) MASTER GARDENER PLANT CLINIC Need assistance identifying a garden pest or determining why a plant is not thriving? The Master Gardeners can help with a wide variety of horticulture issues. For information about preparing a sample for pest identification, call 477- 2181 or email mastergardener@spokanecounty.org. Oct. 4 and Oct. 18 from 1-5 pm. Free. Cheney Library, 610 First St. scld.org (509-477-2181) BECK’S HARVEST HOUSE FALL FESTIVAL Enjoy favorite activities including the giant corn maze, pumpkin patch, fall treats (pumpkin donuts, fresh-pressed apple cider) and more. Through Oct. 27; Sat/Sun 10 am-5 pm. Harvest House, 9919 E. Greenbluff Rd. (238-6970) CODE IN THE DARK A competition and party with a live DJ, black lights and lasers creating a party atmosphere while programmers from across the Inland Northwest compete blind for the campion’s trophy. Oct. 5, 7 pm. Free and open to the public. Montvale Event Center, 1017 W. First. codeinthedarkspokane.com THE COMMUNITY CONNECTION EXPO WITH SPOKANE MAMA More than 50 vendors give Spokane moms the tools and opportunities they need to feel connected in Spokane. Includes free wellness classes, small bites, a cash bar and a connection area for mingling. Oct. 5, 9 & 10 am. Free. The Centennial Hotel, 303 W. North River Dr. spokanemama.org DOWNTOWN FALL FEST Festivities in Riverfront Park, River Park Square and downtown Spokane include crafting with Mobius and Art Salvage, photo booths, an urban pumpkin patch, carnival, German beer garden and food, straw maze, food vendors, a science show and more. Oct. 5, 11 am-5 pm. Free. bit.ly/30LoNw2 FALL BLACKSMITHING HAMMER-IN Spokane’s semiannual blacksmithing event where beginners can learn basic forging techniques and experienced smiths can gather and learn from each other. All experience levels welcome. Oct. 5-6 from 8 am-noon and 1-5 pm. $25/ session. Morgan Jade Ironworks, 2403 E. Euclid Ave. columbiafireandiron.org

FAMILY DAY AT THE MAC Join the MAC for the opening of “Norman Rockwell’s America” and enjoy family-friendly activities including Spokane Archaeology Day on the front lawn. Free with regular admission; sponsored by STCU. Oct. 5, 11 am-3 pm. $5-$10. Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture, 2316 W. First. (456-3931) FRIENDS OF THE SPOKANE VALLEY LIBRARY BOOK SALE Proceeds support library programs, activities and services. Pre-sale 8:30-9:30 am ($10) followed by regular sale. Oct. 5, 8:30 am-3:30 pm. Free. Spokane Valley Library, 12004 E. Main. scldfriends.org/events HEALTH & WELLNESS FAIR More than 50 businesses, agencies and organizations offer info on healthy living, future planning, recreation, financial and legal choices, health insurance alternatives, senior living choices and more. Oct. 5, 9 am-2 pm. Free. Southside Community Center, 3151 E. 27th. sssac.org (535-0803) HOT ROD BLUES A classic car show in the center of Browne’s Addition featuring a beer garden, food vendors and live music by Tuck Foster & The Tumbling Dice, DeepForest Project and Busch Brothers Band. Oct. 5, 1-7 pm. Free. (844-2187) KIDS COSTUME EXCHANGE The Coeur d’Alene Public Library is accepting donations of clean, gently used children’s costumes for an exchange. Oct. 5, 10:45 amnoon. Free. Coeur d’Alene Public Library, 702 E. Front Ave. cdalibrary.org LIBRARY CON! If you enjoy manga, anime, comics, and superheroes, you’ll love this free event offering a chance to meet various local vendors, authors and artists. Oct. 5, 10 am-5 pm. Free. South Hill Library, 3324 S. Perry. spokanelibrary.org OKTOBERFEST The German-American Society hosts live music and dancing, performances from local dancers and musicians and the singing of traditional Oktoberfest songs. Traditional German food, beer and wine available for purchase. Oct. 5, 4 pm. $10. German American Hall, 25 W. Third Ave. (448-7029) SPOKANE ARCHAEOLOGY DAY Celebrate Inland Northwest archaeology, historic preservation and Columbia Plateau cultural heritage. Activities include an archaeological survey and mock excavation, identification of historic bottles, cans and artifacts; atlatl (spear) throwing, zooarchaeology and more. Oct. 5, 10 am-3 pm. Free. The MAC, 2316 W. First Ave. northwestmuseum.org SPOKANE COALITION OF COLOR CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT & COUNCIL CANDIDATE FORUM The Coalition, which consists of the NAACP, HPBA, and APIC Spokane, hosts candidates for City Council President and City Council elections. The forum addresses topics concerning communities of color. Oct. 5, 10 am-noon. Free. East Central Community Center, 500 S. Stone. (868-0856) THE CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY OF CLIMATE CHANGE DENIAL At least 97% of climate science studies suggest that climate change is happening and caused by humans. Yet, 43% of Americans say they disagree with scientists that global warming is occurring due to human activity. Dr. Vinai Norasakkunkit, Associate Professor of Psychology at Gonzaga, discusses some relevant background theories and his past and ongoing behavioral studies Oct. 6, 2-3 pm. Free. South Hill Library, 3324 S. Perry. spokanelibrary.org RUN FOR THE ANGELS FAMILY FUN DAY The 8th annual event remembers children who have died, and raises awareness of pregnant and infant loss. It

includes family activities, a kids concert, silent auction, remembrance ceremony, run and more. Oct. 6, 12-4 pm. $25. McEuen Park, 420 E. Front Ave. runsignup.com/runfortheangels (208-557-4371) HEATING UP: THE ETHICS OF CLIMATE CHANGE Ethicist and Gonzaga professor Brian G. Henning discusses how global warming itself is not the only problem — it’s a symptom of a larger issue concerning how we conceive of ourselves and our relationship to the natural world. Oct. 7, 6:30 pm. Free. South Hill Library, 3324 S. Perry St. humanities.org (444-5331) KSPS EVERY CHILD READS STORYTIME An hour dedicated to reading, interactive stories, songs, crafts free take-home educational resources. Oct. 7, 10:30-11:30 am. Free; registration required. KSPS Public TV, 3911 S. Regal. ksps.org ADA LOVELACE DAY SOCIAL Ada Lovelace Day (ALD) is an international celebration of women in science, technology, engineering, art, and math (STEAM). This event is hosted by the local nonprofit Future Ada. Oct. 8, 6 pm. Free. Saranac Public House, 21 W. Main. futureada.org KNOW THE ISSUES ON YOUR BALLOT The League of Women Voters discuss Referendum 88, regarding affirmative action; Initiative 976, concerning motor vehicle taxes and fees; advisory Votes 20-31; SJR 8200, a Constitutional Amendment concerning legislative powers; Spokane City Charter Amendments (Prop 1, Prop 2) and Spokane’s Get Out the Vote Campaign. Oct. 8, 5:30-7:45 pm. Free. Downtown Spokane Library, 906 W. Main. (444-5336) THINK & DRINK: ONE CLICK AWAY HATE AND THE INTERNET From trolling to White Nationalism, join us to explore the mechanics of online hate, the responsibilities of tech companies and governments, and what we should and shouldn’t do to try to stem the tide. Oct. 8, 7 pm. Magic Lantern Theatre, 25 W. Main. humanities.org 24TH MAYOR’S AWARDS IN THE ARTS The annual awards presented by the CdA Arts Commission and the City of Coeur d’Alene recognize and encourage excellence in the arts throughout the city. Oct. 9, 6-8 pm. Free. Hagadone Event Center, 900 S. Floating Green Dr. artsandculturecda.org GSI MAYORAL DEBATE KHQ anchor Sean Owsley moderates the business community-focused debate between candidates Ben Stuckart and Nadine Woodward. Oct. 9. Free. Spokane Convention Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. greaterspokane.org WOMEN’S WELLNESS FAIR Learn ways to live a healthier and balanced life. Includes healthy food samples, education, workout sessions, 70+ vendors and more. Oct. 9, 4:30-7:30 pm. Free. Coeur d’Alene Resort, 115 S. Second. cdaresort.com OPIOID SOLUTION SYMPOSIUM Join Panhandle Health District for the 2nd annual symposium, open to all who have interest in collaborating to reduce opioid misuse, abuse and overdose in the region. Oct. 10, 10 am-8:30 pm. Free. Kroc Center, 1765 W. Golf Course Rd. PRxOSsymposium2019.eventbrite.com

FILM

SUDS & CINEMA: OFFICE SPACE Celebrate the film’s 20th anniversary with a special screening, including pre-movie activities, free cake and more. Oct. 3, 6:30 pm. Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague. bit.ly/2lLVVEa

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RELATIONSHIPS

Advice Goddess MURK IN PROGRESS

I’m in a weird place in my life: My work situation’s up in the air, and there’s a lot of uncertainty in my romantic life and my living situation. Friends are telling me to be patient and live in the moment, but I’m finding all of this not knowing extremely upsetting. Is there anything I can do to feel less anxious? —Distressed When everything seems uncertain, it’s easy to go really dark: “Please forward my mail to the refrigerator box in the underpass where I’ll soon be living with my fiance, the cat.” Decision researchers have consistently found that we humans have a strong “ambiguity aversion” or “uncertainty aversion.” We get seriously unsettled by the big foggy monster of the unknown: not knowing what’s going to happen or not having enough information or expertise to reasonably predict it. As for what’s going on under the hood, brain imaging research by neuroeconomist Ming Hsu and his colleagues found that the amygdala — an area of the brain tasked with spotting threats and mobilizing our response to them — was more activated in response to “ambiguity” (that is, when research participants asked to make decisions had information withheld from them). This freakout by our brain’s Department of Homeland Security would have been a good fit in the ancestral times in which it evolved. Back then, an uncertain world was an especially life-threatening world, because there were no antibiotics, fire departments, or rubber-soled shoes. These days, however, we’re living in a world vastly safer than the one our psychology is adapted for. This one’s got countless cushions which make disasters go down less, well...disastrously. To tamp down the queasiness of uncertainty, verbalize your fears. Research by neuroscientist Matthew Lieberman suggests this depowers the amygdala by putting the prefrontal cortex, the brain’s reasoning center, to work. Tell the story of your worst fear in each of your uncertain situations: Your boss not only fires you but chases you out of the building with a broom. Then, carrying a box of your stuff, you come home to your roommate in bed with your boyfriend. Then you go out for a beer, only to return to a smoking pile of ash where your apartment used to be. Obviously, you’d prefer that none of this happen. However, you aren’t unemployable or unloveable, and you have friends with couches, and there’s Airbnb. (Worst-case scenario — and of course, I’m not actually advising this — you go to the hospital and tell them George Washington is talking to you through your eyeglasses and get three hots and a cot for 72 hours.)

AMY ALKON

EVERYTHING OLD IS NUDE AGAIN

I’m in my late 40s. I’ve noticed many of my friends reconnecting with and marrying people they knew years ago — sometimes friends, sometimes exes. Is everybody just desperate, or is dating all about timing? —Wondering In your early 20s, you know what’s vitally important in a partner: that he doesn’t have “weird nostrils” or wear a belt buckle with his own name on it. Then you do some living and maybe get shredded by a relationship or two, and your preferences change. In short, context matters. Context is simply your personal circumstances, and it includes factors like your own mate value, the man-woman ratio where you are (or the availability of same-sex partners if you’re gay), and whether you’re in a hurry to have a baby before your ovaries retire to a cabin. It turns out that when looking for partners, we have a budget. It works like it does at the supermarket. You can buy the finest steak and lobster and then starve for the rest of the month, or you can shop more in the Top Ramen and lunchmeat arena and keep yourself consistently fed. Evolutionary psychologist Norman Li applied this budgetary approach in researching partner preferences. Prior research had poor methodology, simply asking, “Hey, what do you want in a partner?” Well, if somebody asks you that — sky’s the limit! — what’s your answer? “Um, is Chris Hemsworth available? How ‘bout Liam?” But when you’re constrained, you have to make tradeoffs. You have to “buy” the important qualities first — “necessities” versus “luxuries,” as Li put it. When research participants were most constrained, intelligence and kindness were major priorities for both sexes. When budgets expanded, there was more “spending” in other areas, like creativity. This might explain why people in their 40s suddenly see something in people they tossed aside years ago or maybe just never thought of as partner material. Basically, at a certain point, many people give up on finding the exact right person and look for a right enough person. For some former sticklers, there comes a point when they’re all, “I’m game!” if a guy’s address isn’t WHX134 (his car’s license plate) and he doesn’t have multiple wives (two or three of whom he’s still married to). n ©2018, Amy Alkon, all rights reserved. • Got a problem? Write Amy Alkon, 171 Pier Ave, #280, Santa Monica, CA 90405 or email AdviceAmy@aol.com (www.advicegoddess.com)

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EVENTS | CALENDAR MOTHERLOAD SCREENING Spokane in Motion hosts this screening in partnership with EWU University Urban & Regional Planning, Wheel Sport Bicycles and the City of Spokane. Wheel Sport offers cargo bikes to try at 4:30 pm. Oct. 4, 4:30-7 pm. Free. EWU Riverpoint Campus, 668 N. Riverpoint Blvd. bit.ly/2oEjmRe (359-2331) RBG The KRFY & BC Human Rights Task Force present this screening of the film about U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Oct. 4, 7-9 pm. Free. Panida Theater, 300 N. First Ave. panida.org (208-255-7801) ELVIS UNLEASHED This film features unaired footage of The King as he filmed the iconic “68 Comeback Special.” Oct. 7 and 10 at 7 pm. At Regal Cinemas Northtown and Riverstone (CdA). $15. fathomevents.com MACABRE MOVIE MONDAYS Every Monday in October, Lucky You screens two horror movies in the basement, at 8 and 10 pm. Free. Lucky You Lounge, 1801 W. Sunset Blvd. luckyyoulounge.com PALOUSE FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL Each Tuesday at 7 pm in October, the Kenworthy shows a film presented in French with English subtitles for the 10th annual film festival. Free for WSU/ UI students with ID. See schedule online. $5-$10. The Kenworthy, 508 S. Main St. kenworthy.org (208-882-4127) CHINESE MOVIE NIGHT: PLASTIC CHINA Director Wang Jiuliang chronicles the lives of recycling plant laborer Pen, his young daughter and boss, movingly portraying life on the fridges of global capitalist society. Oct. 9, 7 pm. Free. The Kenworthy, 508 S. Main. kenworthy.org MOVIE NIGHT: FLAMENCO, FLAMENCO An evolutionary musical odyssey through a dynamic art form, crafted by Oscar-winning filmmakers. Oct. 9, 6 pm. Free. Downtown Spokane Library, 906 W. Main. spokanelibrary.org THURSDAY MATINEE MOVIE CLASSICS: THE COVERED WAGON KSPS Saturday Night Cinema co-host Shaun Higgins continues classic movie screenings at the MAC with the first of four films based on “The Western: Myth, Legend and Reality.” Oct. 10, 1:30 pm. $7. The MAC, 2316 W. First. (456-3931)

FOOD

WINE & DINE Learn to integrate wine into appetizers, entrees and dessert, creating a depth of flavor, and discuss how wine compliments food. Oct. 3, 6-8 pm. $59. Spokane Community College, 1810 N. Greene St. (279-6030) WHISKEY BARREL WEEKEND Experience classes taught by industry insiders, master distillers, tastings of the finest whiskey and more. Oct. 4-5. The Coeur d’Alene Resort, 115 S. Second. cdaresort.com GERMAN OKTOBERFEST DINNERMenu items include sauerkraut, braised cabbage, hot German potato salad and more, including vegan/vegetarian options. Beer pairings available. Oct. 5, 5 pm. $30. The Grain Shed, 1026 N. Newark. facebook.com/thegrainshed.coop BOTTOMLESS MIMOSA SUNDAY BRUNCH Chef Steven and team create a buffet brunch (new menu each week) with a mimosa bar. Service at 9 am and 10:30 am. Oct. 6, 13, 20 and 27; Nov. 3, 10, 17 and 24. $20. Nectar Catering and Events, 120 N. Stevens. (869-1572) FALL FOR BITTERS WORKSHOP Learn

how to make and use bitters in this hands-on “make-and-take” workshop. 21+. Oct. 6 at 3:30 pm and Oct. 10 at 5:30 pm. $49. From Here, 808 W. Main. terrainspokane.com/fromhere ELLIOTTS + DRY FLY DINNER A meal by chef Tony Elliott featuring five courses, each paired with a spirit from Dry Fly. Oct. 8, 6 pm. $75. Elliotts, an Urban Kitchen, 2209 N. Monroe. (866-0850) COOKING CLASS: CHEF JOE KUBISTA Join the chef of Franklin’s Restaurant in Coeur d’Alene for a hands-on class on using everyday ingredients to create something special. Registration required. Oct. 9, 5:30-7 pm. Free. Second Harvest Food Bank, 1234 E. Front Ave. secondharvestkitchen.org (252-6242)

MUSIC

MIKE LEDONNE’S GROOVER QUARTET Imagine Jazz presents Mike LeDonne’s Groover Quartet with Eric Alexander, Peter Bernstein and Joe Farnsworth. Oct. 3, 8-11 pm. $20-$30. House of Soul, 25 E. Lincoln. (936-0819) COEUR D’ALENE SYMPHONY: A GLORIOUS BEGINNING Opening performances of Conductor Jan Pellant and Coeur d’Alene Symphony Orchestra’s season: “Heaven and Earth” featuring Smetana’s “The Moldau” and the Dvorak Symphony Number 6. Oct. 4 at 7:30 pm, Oct. 5 at 2 pm. $10-$20. Kroc Center, 1765 W. Golf Course Rd. cdasymphony.com (208-765-3833) AN EVENING WITH GEORGE WINSTON As one of the foremost instrumental composers, Restless Wind documents George Winston’s sociological observations in American history. Oct. 4, 8-10 pm. $32. Schuler Performing Arts Center, 1000 W. Garden Ave. toofarnorthproductions.com THE SENDERS A night of classic music from the 50s, 60s and 70s at the historic theater. Oct. 4, 7-9 pm. $20. Tekoa Empire Theatre, 126 S. Crosby St. tekoaempiretheatre.com WHAT WE NEED IS HERE The 125 singers in Gonzaga’s Concert Choir, Discantus Treble Chorus and Glee Club perform diverse music from South African to Choral to Hip-Hop. Oct. 4, 7:30 pm. Free, donations accepted. Myrtle Woldson Performing Arts Center, 211 E. Desmet Ave. gonzaga.edu/music JAYDEEN LUDIKER & “GROUP THERAPY” FIDDLE ORCHESTRA National Adult Fiddle Champion JayDean Ludiker returns to Harrington with her fiddle orchestra for an evening of foot stomping hoedowns and nostalgic tunes. Oct. 5, 7-8:45 pm. By donation. Harrington Opera House, 19 S. Third St. (253-4719) JOSEPHINE THE VOLCANO A vocal harmony power trio that pulls inspiration from a variety of American roots genres. Oct. 5, 7-9 pm. $12. Pend Oreille Playhouse, 236 S. Union Ave. pendoreilleplayers.org (447-9900) SPOKANE SYMPHONY MASTERWORKS 2: GARDEN ROMANCE Music director James Lowe conducts this program of Shostakovich, Satie, Rodrigo and Mozart. Guest artist Robert Belinic performs one of the great works of the guitar repertoire, Rodrigo’s Concerto de Aranjuez. Oct. 5 at 8 pm and Oct. 6 at 3 pm. $21+. Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox, 1001 W. Sprague. (624-1200) NEIL DIAMOND NIGHT In this two-hour show, Jack Powell performs 25+ Neil Diamond hits, plus well-known classics by

other artists. Oct. 7, 7-9 pm. $30/$40. Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox, 1001 W. Sprague. (624-1200) JAZZ BIG BAND & JAZZ NORTHWEST CONCERT The first jazz concert of the year featuring the award-winning WSU jazz Big Band directed by Greg Yasinitsky and the faculty ensemble Jazz Northwest. Oct. 8, 7:30 pm. Free. Bryan Hall Theatre, 605 Veterans Way. music. wsu.edu (335-3898) SPOKANE SYMPHONY FALL SOIREE Enjoy small ensembles of Symphony musicians performing chamber music from Baroque to contemporary. Oct. 9, 7-8:30 pm. $54. Rockwood South Hill, 2903 E. 25th. spokanesymphony.org

THEATER

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ANNA BAER: BLITHE WITH ME Baer investigates calm and chaos in her mixed-media abstract painting, creating large-scale works that are beautiful, personal and lively. Reception Oct. 5, 2-3 pm, lecture 3-4 pm. Through

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causing this vape-related epidemic. “The CDC has not yet determined the specific cause of this outbreak and has recently advised consumers to consider refraining from vaping pending the outcome of their investigation,” Inslee’s order states. Once more specific causes are determined, the order directs the Department of Health and the Liquor and Cannabis Board to immediately ban products that contain the problematic ingredients. Both agencies are involved because the order applies to all vape products, not just those containing THC but also more traditional electronic cigarettes. ...continued on page 52

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The sweeping approach taken by Inslee is reflective of what has been happening around the nation in the wake of this health crisis. At the time of Inslee’s order there had been over 800 reported cases and 12 deaths linked to vape-related respiratory issues in the United States. According to the CDC, most of those cases involved vape products containing THC rather than those containing nicotine. Nonetheless, Inslee’s order targets all vape products and as a result deals another blow to the electronic

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