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ormer Congressman J. C. Watts visited Spokane on Sept. 23 for the Washington Policy Center annual dinner. When we both served in the U.S. House of Representatives, a different atmosphere and attitude prevailed among House members that seems largely absent today. That attitude was best symbolized by a broad commitment to national progress, a phrase and a concept too often obscured today by personal political victories.

The Contract With America was the Class of 1995’s certificate of commitment to a set of principles and guarantees that, if implemented, would assure voters of tangible national progress — progress for which Congressional Republicans were willing to be held accountable when election time rolled around. It was a kind of “moneyback guarantee.” Largely, it worked.

When Republicans took over the House Majority in January 1995 after 40 years in the minority, Congressional approval jumped from 23 percent in December 1994 to 35 percent in January 1995. And it reached just under 60 percent in the 1998 period while Republicans implemented popular measures such as welfare reform and tax relief, cutting $500 billion from the national debt in the process. President Clinton’s popularity was high then, too — reflecting the public’s satisfaction with the job being done by both Executive and Congressional elected officials.

Congressional approval lately has hovered between 7 and 13 percent, and President Obama’s approvals are consistently below 50 percent, ratings of which no one can be proud.

Obamacare’s disapproval rating is consistently over 60 percent, not a good rating for a President’s signature legislation.

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hile I’m skeptical of “good old days” comparisons, there are several lessons that current policymakers can learn from those of us who served when Congressional approval ratings were higher: 1. Adopt national policies that both Democrats and Republicans favor. Tax reform, controlled spending, reducing national indebtedness, emphasizing non-wasteful spending are all winning policies among the public. Progress on these policies bolsters public confidence.

2. Let the minority party win policy victories.

Republican majorities can be satisfied with a 60-40 or 51-49 victory on major issues. Majorities, including the President, must never gloat post-election because leaders can’t guarantee perpetual majority status. It’s better to empathize with the minority than pulverize it.

3. Always follow the rules and the law. In recent times, policymakers have implemented policies that circumvent the law. The U.S. Senate, contrary to law, didn’t pass a budget for years.

The President’s budget submissions are always late. The President uses Executive Orders to

literally change laws he’s already signed — with no consequence. Doing so is a letdown to public confidence.

4. Admit mistakes honestly and then take corrective steps. Mr. Obama should have admitted mistakes in Benghazi. He’s done little, and the public has, or will, see through the “video excuse” that was proffered in the attack’s aftermath. If Mr. Obama had acknowledged forthrightly the health care website fiasco and pledged to fix it, that issue might not affect the 2014 Congressional elections like it now will.

The IRS targeting is an affront to all. It deviates from a national assumption that the IRS doesn’t pick victims politically. President Obama hasn’t shown the proper amount of outrage or action over it. The public despises hypocrisy.

5. Public officials must always be able to point to progress due to their service. This year, there’s not a lot of progress to tout by any federal public official. The federal budget is terribly unbalanced, national debt will strangle the financial freedom of younger Americans for decades, hotspots such as Syria, Iran, Afghanistan, parts of Africa and North Korea, among others, are a mess, and a largely jobless recovery dogs the United States. Some measure of progress recognized by the public can change public perception — and likewise engender confidence that public officials are making a positive difference.

6. Speak to the public’s higher values. If the public wants anything today, it’s the security that comes with hope — for better days, better opportunities, a secure nation and confidence that our leaders know how to solve our nation’s problems. As the U.S. culture changes on social issues, leaders have to instill a confidence in citizens that inevitable cultural changes won’t diminish American society or our place in the world. For two centuries, the U.S. has largely been a bulwark against oppression by foreign nations, oppression that has been sought by aggressive nations for centuries. While human nature hasn’t changed, it takes at least one nation whose cultural standards are not diminished and that is mighty enough to advocate for world order.

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hat country is America. Public officials have a sacred duty to uphold the national standards and values of which generations of Americans have been proud — free enterprise, liberty, human rights and justice for all.

In the spirit and memory of Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Kennedy and Ronald Reagan, the legacy of American prominence and high standards must accompany all leaders who serve. n

COMMENT | PUBLISHER’S NOTE

The People’s Court

BY TED S. McGREGOR JR.

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t might seem like this is a relatively sleepy election, but there’s one race we all need to study: Spokane County Prosecutor. Most people here don’t even know what an elected prosecuting attorney should do, because we haven’t really seen one for 16 years.

By laying low and wearing a big “R” on his chest every election year, Steve Tucker won four terms. In most counties, the prosecutor is viewed as a community leader, loudly standing up for victims and prosecuting wrongdoing without fear or favor. The prosecutor is supposed to be the people’s lawyer. Not here, apparently.

Remember Robert Lee Yates, the Spokane serial killer? Tucker fought prosecutors from Western Washington, pushing for a more lenient plea deal — a common feature of the Tucker tenure. How about 74-year-old Pastor Wayne Creach, who was shot dead by a sheriff’s deputy on his own property? Tucker ruled the shooting “reasonable and justified.” Still, Spokane County paid the Creach family $2 million. Otto Zehm? Again, Tucker saw nothing wrong with how the police behaved. The United States Department of Justice disagreed and imposed martial law on Tucker’s turf, leading to the conviction of Karl Thompson and — finally — justice for Zehm and his family.

Regarding the recent murder at the STA Plaza, prosecutors failed to file paperwork in time to keep Donald Phillips off the street. Tucker also pleabargained a case in which Jason Hart not only murdered his girlfriend, Regan Jolley, but tried to dispose of her body in acid. (Now that’s a crime deserving of a full prosecution.) When Tucker’s deputy Marriya Wright was allegedly caught texting and transporting wanted felon Matthew Baumrucker, the explanation from Tucker was… complete silence.

Finally, when Tucker let minor Preston Maher off with just 60 days for causing the death of Josie Freier and McKenzie Mott — a sentence an adult might get for unpaid traffic tickets — Josie’s father, Rick, reported that Tucker could not name his daughter.

With Tucker retiring, Spokane gets a shot at change — a chance at a more accountable and effective justice system. But beware: Larry Haskell, a deputy in Tucker’s office, is the status quo candidate. His supporters — police unions, prosecutor’s office staff — seem fine with the Tucker way.

Spokane finally has a solid alternative who is much more than “anyone but Tucker.” Breean Beggs has been advocating for smart justice for years. He helped develop the new municipal court and is already looking at alternatives to a $200 million jail. As you study the choices, keep the Tucker years in mind: Spokane needs its next prosecutor to do just the opposite.  JEN SORENSON CARTOON

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Spokane’s Cultural Spring ’Tis the season to nurture the seedlings of social change that are sprouting up around us

BY RACHEL DOLEZAL

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haven’t been quiet about the challenges my family has faced living in the Inland Northwest. In fact, since my arrival I have been trying to undo the circumstances that landed us here and get the heck out of this place. But for the first time in nearly 11 years, I can actually say that I am excited to live in Spokane. My sudden re-imaging of this region has less to do with the rushing river and charming scenery and more to do with the emerging courage of the people.

I spent a week in Sandpoint recently, riding trails on horseback with 19 other Spo-

kane women as we shared the agonies and ecstasies of our personal and professional lives in an effort to hone our leadership skills. Under the guidance of the best facilitators in the nation, fresh ideas and renewed commitment with purpose coalesced into exciting revisioning for Spokane. I believe these women are the harbingers of a dynamic future for the entire region.

The day after we came off the mountain, important voices were heard at the Don’t Shoot criminal justice panel discussion in downtown Spokane. The honest discussion and grassroots demand for action that equalizes accountability and values life is more than just a seed planted. This is a growing movement for a safer city and a model for

breaking the silence, whether on a street corner or over a glass of wine. We need more of this.

Meanwhile, the five newly appointed commissioners overseeing the Office of Police Ombudsman (myself included) have been studying Spokane’s policing past and preparing for our first public meeting later this month. As an educator, activist and mother of two black sons, I take heart that this city has installed the commission’s oversight of local law enforcing. Spokane could become the change in police accountability that the rest of the nation needs to see.

And then there was a coffee-shop talk.

Squeezed into small wooden chairs at Indaba Coffee just a few days ago, about 50 people came out to discuss racism and prejudice.

Included among the panelists, I was encouraged to see so many passionate folks up and ready to engage with this topic on a Saturday morning. Black, Jewish and white speakers shared from the heart and volleyed questions about how to fight racism locally, what to do when children are targeted by violence and how religion is connected to oppression.

Spokane Faith and Values, which organized it, says it was the largest crowd to ever attend one of their coffee conversations, which I think is fantastic news and indicative of a hunger for more open discussion and opportunity to explore Spokane’s place in the race dialogue.

Across town the same day, though, Temple Beth Shalom was vandalized with a swastika during Yom Kippur, underscoring the relevance of these conversations and reminding me that, amid the smell of new life during springtime, there is also death and decay that must be composted to move into a more hopeful season of optimal growth.

Room for improvement in Spokane?

Plenty. But let’s not forget to recognize what’s working, why it is needed and look for ways to support the tender shoots and saplings that could become the healthier forest of Spokane’s future. n Rachel Dolezal, formerly of the Human Rights Education Institute, is an awardwinning artist and activist who teaches courses in art, Africana history and culture at area universities.

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COMMENT | FROM READERS

Readers respond to a blog post (10/3/14) on a group of Washington state Senate Democrats and their plan to neutralize the Hobby Lobby ruling regarding the Affordable Care Act’s contraceptive requirement.

JEREMY THORNTON: Having a child will cost a business a lot more money than providing birth control.

TAMMY FRIESKE: All I see are a lot of folks who are OK with women being treated as second-class citizens. That’s the way to go!

(Insert sarcasm here) SUPPRESS THE WOMEN. Next, how about we ban women’s right to vote because we overanalyze things. It is NO ONE’S right to decide what’s best for someone else. Period!

CRYSTELLE KNOX: Hobby Lobby does NOT deny birth control medications — just a select few that cause abortion. BIG DIFFERENCE! JEANNE DEPARTEE: Hobby Lobby does NOT cover birth control.

Rather, the insurance company that they choose to use does. Instead, what they have sued for is the right to tell insurance companies what services they may or may not have to provide and that is a very different thing. Hobby Lobby may be covering their percentage of the insurance premium but they are NOT providing the coverage.

JOEL OSBORNE: Regardless of what Mitt Romney says, corporations are NOT people and should not be afforded the same constitutional rights as individuals.

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SCOTT MEREDITH: Their employees still have something like 15 of 18 different birth control options available under their health care plan. Corporations might not actually be “people” but they are owned and run by people, people who might actually have religious beliefs. I guess if you don’t get your way in the Supreme Court, you just throw a fit and try to find a loophole that will allow you to throw religious beliefs out the window.

JON BRULOTTE: They should not have to pay for your contraceptive. It’s actually fairly cheap as it is uninsured. Abstinence is free.

Sex is a decision. Pregnancy is a result of said decision. Birth control is a luxury and not a necessity for quality of life.

CHRIS WAGNER-SCHULTZ: Viagra isn’t a necessity for quality of life either, but that’s covered. Hmmmm… what is wrong with this picture? Oh, yes, I’ve got it! It’s called a misogynistic double standard!

BETHANY SCHOEFF-COTTER: There are so many other issues that are more important. 

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Potholes and a Park

Why (most of) City Hall hopes you’re ready to spend, even after years of cutbacks

BY HEIDI GROOVER

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f the first half of Mayor David Condon’s first term has been defined by want, the coming years could be times of plenty. Following steep layoffs and reorganizations across City Hall in 2013, the mayor is now urging citizens to say “yes” to two significant spending measures.

On the ballot next month are a levy to fund street repairs and a bond to pay for a massive overhaul of Riverfront Park — both promising no increase in citizens’ current property tax rates. By refinancing old debt, city leaders say they’re able to get more out of the same amount of money.

“I hear a lot of [citizens] say, ‘If it’s what I’m paying

now, OK.’ When you start saying, ‘Would you increase it?’ they start stepping back from it,” Condon says.

“That’s why I made that commitment. What could we do [with the same property ELECTION NEWS tax rates citizens currently pay]? And it’s a major INLANDER.COM/ELECTION2014 number.”

The two measures are separate — you’ll be able to vote on them individually — but they’re largely being marketed together. That’s because the combined total expense of the two will cost the same rate property owners are currently paying: 91

cents per $1,000 of assessed value, with 57 cents going to repay a 2004 street bond and 34 cents toward repaying two park bonds. If the measures don’t pass, citizens will see a decline in their property taxes once the old debt is paid off; if they are approved by voters, homeowners will continue paying their 91 cents toward old debt and new work.

Inside City Hall, staff are not allowed to advocate for the measures, but the electeds aren’t holding back.

Condon and six of the seven councilmembers support both the streets levy and the park bond. Councilman Mike Fagan, the lone defector, says he’ll vote for the streets levy because it’s a “primary function of government.” But, to him, it’s not the right time to spend on the park. He’s worried about the other taxes citizens may be asked to pay over the next few years, including asks from the school district and Spokane Transit Authority and state efforts to follow a court mandate to improve K-12 education.

“The public doesn’t know what I know, and the public needs to know what I know so they have an understanding of what it is they face,” Fagan says. “The way government feeds people this stuff is just a little bit at a time to get over the next hurdle.” ...continued on next page

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RIVERFRONT PARK BOND

Back during Expo ’74, Riverfront Park was the proof that Spokane had changed, that enough green space could begin to pave over memories of even the ugliest rail yards and worst environmental missteps. Now, that legacy — and just how quickly it’s receding into our past — is driving an effort to remake the park in a major way.

In 2012, the city’s parks department began the process of envisioning what a future Riverfront Park could look like. Since, with the help of a citizen advisory committee chaired Find more detailed information

by Inlander about the plans for Riverfront publisher Ted Park at riverfrontparkmasterplan.

McGregor, the org and about the streets levy at city has finalbeta.spokanecity.org/projects/ ized a master streetsparksfunding plan outlining $100 million in proposed upgrades over the next two decades.

In the short term, the plan envisions a park with fewer buildings, better marked pathways and a central events area around the iconic U.S. Pavilion.

That’s the work that would be funded by the $60 million bond on the ballot — enough for citizens to see change but not enough to raise tax rates. In the proposal are big, sure-to-happen changes, like doing away with the IMAX Theatre. But many of the details are still up for debate, including the designs for any new buildings

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“One of the misnomers right now is that the designs are set in stone,” says Juliet Sinisterra, the plan’s project manager. “The master plan is a guide.”

STREETS LEVY

Where the park bond is paired with a specific long-term plan for upgrades, the streets levy is more flexible. While paying off old debt, the city will use $5 million a year from the levy for new projects, mostly focused on arterials, freeing up other city money currently used on arterials to pay for residential streets.

The first two years of projects have already been identified, and a citizen subcommittee of the Plan Commission will help choose future projects with an eye toward those that are ripe for federal and state dollars or are in areas that also need utilities improvements, like new water mains under the street.

When the outstanding debt is paid off in 20 years, the city will be free of the borrow-repayborrow cycle it has always used to fund streets work. Instead, it will be left with a “pay-as-yougo” model, directing levy dollars to projects in real time.

“It makes much more sense,” says Rick Romero, the director of the city’s utility department who is credited with conceiving of the levy and bond financing plans. “It’s going to be there every year and it’s going to continue.”  heidig@inlander.com

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“No Other Place” The Spokane County Jail’s mental health manager offers a grim assessment

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o socks. No underwear. No bed. For more than six months of this year, a female inmate sat awaiting a mental health evaluation on misdemeanor charges under “suicide watch” at the Spokane County Jail — confined alone in a bare cell around the clock with just a stainless steel sink and a toilet.

Spokane jail mental health manager Kristina Ray reports this “vulnerable” woman could not be allowed personal items. She often had to wear a suicide smock, a sort of padded apron, as clothing. Without trial or restorative treatment, Ray reports, her mental health issues only became worse.

“During the last six months of waiting for competency evaluation,” Ray writes in a new legal report, “I have seen this inmate engage in disturbing behaviors such as trying to hang herself, jumping off her bunk or sink attempting to hurt herself, scratching herself with her fingernails until she bleeds, and smearing her blood around her cell.”

Ray, who has overseen the jail’s mental health care since 2008, offered a frank new assessment of the facility’s treatment limitations last week as part of a recent class-action lawsuit challenging the time it takes the state Department of Social and Health Services to complete mental health eval of jail inmates.

State law expects DSHS to conduct jail-based mental health evaluations within seven days, but with no legal consequences, that standard has stretched to average waiting times of 30 to 60 days. Advocates on Friday asked a federal judge to force the state’s two psychiatric hospitals to reorganize staffing and ward beds to more quickly evaluate inmates. A hearing on the request is scheduled for this week.

Despite the Spokane jail having certification as a mental health treatment provider, staffing levels and security protocols require most inmates with mental health issues to be locked down in solitary confinement 23 hours a day.

“We have no other place for them,” Ray writes. “Unfortunately, solitary confinement is not therapeutic and exacerbates their symptoms.”

Throughout the past several years, the number of inmates with mental health issues booked into the Spokane jail has increased significantly, Ray reports. Those people, often charged with minor crimes, have also shown more severe symptoms. The new demand has only lengthened the wait time for an evaluation through Eastern State Hospital in Medical Lake.

In a legal response, Eastern State Hospital CEO Dorothy Sawyer contends the facility already runs at close to 100 percent capacity and reorganizing wards would negatively impact the treatment of other patients. As of Monday, the hospital had about 54 jail inmates waiting for evaluations.

Spokane County Commissioner Todd Mielke says officials have worked to introduce new reforms to the criminal justice system to help cut time awaiting trial and facilitate diversions into mental health treatment, but the bottleneck at state psychiatric hospitals remains a frustration. He notes commissioners on Tuesday approved funding for four additional jail nurses.

Ray voiced support for Eastern State sending evaluators to the jails to help speed up the examination process. But she emphasized the jails could not serve as an appropriate setting for therapy or other restorative services.

“Ultimately,” she writes, “more community resources may help keep this population out of jail and hooked into resources that don’t involve the criminal justice system.” n

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IDAHO’S GAY MARRIAGE BAN ILLEGAL The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco struck down same-sex marriage bans in Idaho and Nevada Tuesday. In their opinion, the judges wrote that the bans, “by preventing same-sex couples from marrying and refusing to recognize same-sex marriages celebrated elsewhere, impose profound legal, financial, social and psychic harms on numerous citizens of those states.”

The decision comes on the heels of this week’s U.S. Supreme Court decision not to hear appeals to lower court decisions striking down marriage bans, effectively clearing the way for marriage in at least five states. It was unclear at press time when same-sex marriages in Idaho would be allowed to begin. (HEIDI GROOVER)

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Last Friday, art and music lovers flooded into the old Washington Cracker Co. building for the seventh annual Terrain, a night crammed with sculptures, paintings, photos, poetry, beer and bands. Organizers hope to raise $160,000 to turn the run-down building into a year-round art and performance venue. With a wall full of attendees pledging their support for the project Friday, Terrain is well on its way to becoming a permanent fixture on the Spokane scene.

SOMETHING FISHY GOING ON

In response to a push from Gov. Jay Inslee, the state Department of Ecology last week proposed new draft rules for surface water quality regulations that assume a human diet of 175 grams a day, about one full serving, while adjusting compliance deadlines and the acceptable cancer risk rate. Critics, including conservationists and tribal leaders, contend the fish consumption rate should be made more realistic, but the new rules would unacceptably loosen cancer risk standards from 1 in 1 million to 1 in 100,000. Ecology officials argue the proposal would not change actual toxin levels or exposures, but would provide more flexibility for companies to bring toxin discharges into compliance. (JACOB JONES)

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Dollars for Dimes People aren’t opening their wallets for Real Change; plus, new enrollment period for Obamacare RARE CHANGE

A 2-month-old REAL CHANGE campaign to redirect panhandling donations to established Spokane charities has seen few contributions to its fundraising account, but organizers say the awareness effort has increased community dialogue on the issue and helped promote long-term programs.

Downtown Spokane Partnership President Mark Richard says the effort has brought important attention to the need for sustainable solutions to homelessness, driving support for House of Charities, Union Gospel Mission and the YMCA. “Our focus from Day 1 was really on awareness,” he says, acknowledging direct contributions had been lower than hoped. “We’re committed to this as the right approach.”

The Real Change campaign, a $25,000 joint effort between DSP and the City of Spokane, has raised just $212 through its direct online Crowdswell fundraiser, with $100 of that from Richard and another $100 from the DSP’s vice president.

Richard notes charity organizers have mentioned increased interest and support since the launch of the campaign. City spokesman Brian Coddington agreed via email that the campaign was not focused on raising

money, but on “giving people alternatives that include directing resources to services that can make a difference.”

— JACOB JONES

ROUND TWO

The second OPEN ENROLLMENT period for buying health insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act starts nationwide on Nov. 15 and runs through Feb. 15, 2015. Washington exchange officials say users can expect to find a few changes to the state’s online insurance marketplace on opening day.

Customers will have more options, for one: Twice as many private insurance plans will be available on Washington Heathplanfinder (wahealthplanfinder.org).

The penalty for opting out of insurance coverage next year is also steeper — $325 per adult or 2 percent of your income, whichever is greater.

Last year, technical glitches forced exchange officials to take down the website shortly after its launch on Oct. 1. Richard Onizuka, CEO of the Washington Health Benefit Exchange, tells the Inlander that users should have a smoother experience this time around. Five hundred people will be ready to answer questions at the exchange’s Spokane Valley-based call center. Last year,

the center was initially short-staffed with only 140 phone operators.

Customers who purchased insurance on the state marketplace last year will receive letters in mid-October informing them of the automatic renewal process and any changes to their eligibility for 2015 coverage. In Washington, 1.28 million people enrolled in insurance through the exchange. According to a recent Gallup poll, the uninsured rate in Washington dropped from 16.8 percent in 2013 to 10.7 percent in 2014, the fourth highest reduction in the country.

— DEANNA PAN

THE BREAK-UP PLAN

When it comes to MEDICAL EDUCATION, the University of Washington and Washington State University have essentially announced an amicable divorce.

Last month, due to concerns about the lack of medical students in rural areas and conflicts with UW, WSU voted to officially pursue the creation of its own medical school. UW, worried a new med school would suck away resources from its own program in Spokane, actively opposed the plan.

On Friday, the two universities announced that they’d come to a compromise of sorts. The agreement means WSU can freely pursue their medical school, but will be dissolving their medical school partnership with UW. Both schools will seek to expand medical education in Spokane. “The bottom line is we’re prepared to stay and move forward in Spokane,” says Margaret Shepherd, UW’s director of state relations.

Complicated details about allocation of state resources and the separation process still have to be worked out, but those negotiations will take place before the legislature kicks off in January. Both WSU and UW have promised not to lobby against the other’s goals.

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t a town hall meeting in the downtown Spokane library on a recent Tuesday night, about half of the chairs in the room are filled. They’re here to see Joe Pakootas, the Democratic challenger in the 5th congressional district race, standing in front flanked by campaign posters. They all have advice for the candidate ahead of his first debate in Walla Walla on Wednesday night.

Be careful when you talk about gun control. Emphasize your business background. Talk about agriculture.

An Oneida Indian in the audience congratulates Pakootas “for your strength and courage.

For not shielding behind your Indianness.” In the back of the room, a middle-aged man in a newsboy cap and a Pakootas sticker on his sweater raises his hand.

“We as a community have been supporting various candidates against Cathy McMorris Rodgers. We’re so tired of her, we’re beyond words,” he says. “What is the strategy for between now and when the ballots come out — where you think you’re going to catch everyone off guard and she’s going to do a double take? ...What are we going to do?”

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ow do you win? That’s the million-dollar question for the Pakootas campaign — if only they had that kind of money.

“I’m very confident we can actually beat her,” Pakootas says at his office in the Spokane County Democrats headquarters on Main Avenue.

“We’re out there in the district and generating a

lot more support.”

With the general election less than four weeks away, Pakootas boasts more than 200 volunteers, including a bevy of enthusiastic phonebankers and doorbellers, and a ground game for reaching out to independent and swing voters in Spokane. But he faces the power of incumbency and big money: He’s been vastly outraised by his opponent, Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, 12 to 1. Even his supporters quietly admit Pakootas has a “very steep, uphill climb” to come out on top in November.

Cathy McMorris Rodgers “It’s pretty clear who’s going to win,” says Travis Ridout, a political science professor at Washington State University, referring to the incumbent, McMorris Rodgers. The fourth-ranking Republican in the House of Representatives, she’s handily won her past five electoral bids, carrying roughly 60 percent or more of the vote at the polls. The last time voters in the 5th ousted an incumbent was 20 years ago, when they replaced former Democratic Speaker of the House Tom Foley with Republican newcomer George Nethercutt.

“For one, it’s just not a Democratic year,” Ridout says. People tend to vote against the president’s party in the midterms. “Second, Pakootas

is an underfunded candidate. He doesn’t have enough money to run the ads he’d need to run to get the name recognition to potentially defeat Cathy McMorris Rodgers.”

McMorris Rodgers came under the national spotlight in January when she gave the Republican rebuttal to President Obama’s 2014 State of the Union Address. A staunch opponent of the Affordable Care Act, she’s known for her deeply conservative views and close alliance with House Speaker John Boehner and party leadership.

Add all that to one fact: Incumbents are notoriously difficult to unseat. Americans hate their do-nothing Congress, but they dislike their own representatives a lot less. In 2012, 90 percent of House members won re-election at a time when Gallup measured Congress’ approval rating at 21 percent. Incumbents like McMorris Rodgers enjoy huge cash advantages over their challengers.

McMorris Rodgers raised $1.8 million this election cycle, ELECTION NEWS nearly half of which has come INLANDER.COM/ELECTION2014 from political action committees. Meanwhile, the Pakootas campaign has reported raising less than $150,000. That money has paid for five billboards in Spokane, but it hasn’t been enough for TV or radio ads — the two biggest items on his campaign’s wish list.

“In a district that’s so lopsidedly Republican, it makes it even more difficult for a challenger to prevail,” Ridout says. “The best chance for change is if McMorris Rodgers decides to run for Senate or decides to retire.”

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efore a private audience at a Latah Creek fundraiser on Sunday, Pakootas is at ease talking about cuts to the food stamps program, the Paul Ryan budget, and tax breaks for big corporations, and his support for the Affordable Care Act. “We’ve got a lot work ahead of us regardless of whether I get elected or not,” he says. The guests nod their heads in unison.

Part of his pitch is his own story. Pakootas, 57, is the longestserving CEO of the Colville Tribal Federal Corporation, credited with turning the corporation into a profitable enterprise and mounting a landmark lawsuit against Teck Cominco, a Canadian mining company, for polluting the Columbia River. He grew up in poverty on the Indian reservation in Inchelium and spent time in the foster care system as a child. In a district where one in six people live in poverty — one of the litany of statistics he commonly cites — Pakootas says people can relate to his background.

Between now and Nov. 4, Pakootas says he has “almost every hour of every day” scheduled with some kind of campaign event.

There was the YWCA Women of Achievement luncheon on Wednesday. Interviews with the Newport Miner and KYRS. Tickets to the president’s suite at the Eastern Washington University football game on Saturday. Another library town hall in Spokane on Monday. A speaking engagement in Republic on Tuesday.

He’s preparing for his debate in Walla Walla — his first ever — against McMorris Rodgers with a debate coach at Gonzaga University. (By comparison, McMorris Rodgers didn’t participate in any of the five candidate forums ahead of the 5th district congressional primary this summer. She did hold one town hall at Lincoln Center in August, drawing a crowd of 200 people, supporters and critics included.)

Instead of making the four-hour, round-trip drive to and from Inchelium every day, he’s renting a short-term apartment in North Spokane.

“I’m ready,” he says, and the room erupts in applause.

This is the first time Jennifer Compau, an artist and art teacher at Barker High School, has hosted a fundraiser for a political candidate in her home. “He’s approachable. He communicates back. He demonstrates he cares,” she says. One of his 200 volunteers, she spends her free time getting the word out about his campaign.

“He’s gaining lots of steam. She’s disenfranchising people at the same time,” Compau goes on. “I think he’s in it for the long run. If it takes shifting gears twice to get it to the end zone, I think he’s going to continue to go.”  deannap@inlander.com

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Swamp Stories Spokane is Reading’s 2014 selection lets Karren Russell take you on a journey to the Florida Everglades

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aren Russell talks fast, yet eloquently.

She has an effortless sense of humor and speaking with her seem more like catching up with an old best friend. It might not be what you’d expect from the 33-year-old, Pulitzer Prize-nominated and MacArthur Foundation “genius grant”-winning writer.

In May, the Florida native and author of this year’s Spokane is Reading book selection, Swamplandia!, moved across the country to make roots, for now, in Portland.

From there, she jokes over the phone about horribly mispronouncing the names of Northwest locales, like Deschutes and Willamette, and how the region’s forested, mountainous landscape is so starkly different than the Southeastern coast.

“I really don’t have any direct experience with the landscape [here], but it has a dream-familiar feeling,” Russell says, joking, “We didn’t have real forests in Florida. We have the stand-up comedian of trees, the palm tree.”

When asked about being named a finalist for the 2012 Pulitzer in fiction for her debut novel, Swamplandia! (a most unusual year in which no winner for fiction writing was chosen),

Russell still seems sincerely stunned she was even short-listed for the prestigious honor.

“That was already so far beyond my wildest expectations of what was possible,” she says. “I really was just honored and moved by the vote of confidence by the jurors. It’s a shame there was so much confusion about it… but the real truth is that it was so far beyond what I thought possible, it was hard to feel anything but grateful and astonishment that bordered on suspicion — it was unbelievable to me.”

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ussell’s Swamplandia! was chosen as Spokane is Reading’s 2014 selection for the wide appeal of its fantastical tale about three quirky siblings who lose and rediscover themselves in the almost otherworldly setting of the southern Florida swamps.

Each year when program organizers — staff at the Spokane Public and County Libraries, along with Auntie’s Bookstore — start the quest to find an author to highlight, they consider several characteristics, including but not limited to a book with strong characters, setting, story and language.

The featured author must also be able to travel to Spokane for a public presentation. To ensure that a majority of residents haven’t already read it, the book should also be fairly recent; the underlying goal of the program is to encourage Spokane adults to read, says Eva Silverstone, communications manager for the Spokane Public Library.

Swamplandia! was a standout novel to organizers like Silverstone, who touts Russell’s beautiful prose, complex characters and the evocative setting of the Florida swamp. ...continued on next page

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“When you find a book that has all of those characteristics, you find a book that appeals to multiple people,” she says.

The novel follows the Bigtree family children, Kiwi, Osceola and Ava, as they struggle to cope with loss of their mother — a famous alligator pit swimmer — to cancer. The trio are also forced to reckon with their family’s alligatorwrestling theme park, Swamplandia!, succumbing to a forgotten fate as a modern, mainland amusement park scoops up its tourist base.

Swamplandia!’s murky swamp setting is a character of its own. Throughout the novel, mostly narrated by 13-year-old Ava Bigtree, Russell weaves her characters’ stories in with an allegorical tale about humans’ attempts throughout the past hundred years to make the Florida Everglades’ farmable and liveable, destroying its natural characteristics in their wake.

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ost of Russell’s stories begin with setting, such as Swamplandia!’s locale of Florida’s Ten Thousand Islands.

“A lot of writers begin with character, but I always begin with place, for whatever reason,” she explains. “It will just be some setting that I feel a weird magnetism to, even just in my imagination. It really makes sense to think of setting as a character, because it just doesn’t drive the plot, it shapes the people and limits what is possible or impossible.”

Though she grew up in Miami, Russell’s family spent a considerable amount of time in

the Everglades during her youth, and she recalls realizing humans’ effect on the natural swamplands at a young age.

“I think some of the impulse to write this at all must have come from a really queasy horror I felt when I was about Ava’s age, watching the velocity of change,” she says. “We would go camp in the Everglades, and we saw the consequences of our water policy and the urban development.

Without being too political about it, I wanted to acknowledge history of human use and the cultural shift of considering it a wasteland where nothing could grow. I wanted to embed a sense of what had been lost and what is being lost now, because it’s pretty tragic.”

And while Swamplandia!’s world of alligatorwrestling children and its muggy, bug-filled swamp lifestyle may seem ultimately foreign in comparison to the high, evergreen mountains of the Northwest, Russell hopes readers are able to see the beauty of her homeland.

“I hope people visit Florida even though it’s a sort of whacked-up book,” she laughs. “It’s worth going to the Everglades because there’s nowhere like it. [Swamplandia!] is the idea of home — the longing for home — because that is universal wherever you go.” n Spokane is Reading feat. Karen Russell • Thu, Oct. 16, at 1 and 7 pm • Spokane Valley Event Center (1 pm), 10514 E. Sprague • Bing Crosby Theater (7 pm), 901 W. Sprague • spokaneisreading.org

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he $1 million Opus Prize is given to an individual or organization working through faith-based efforts with the poorest and most disenfranchised communities on the planet. Each year, a different university is selected to oversee the selection of the winner. This time around, that honor fell to Gonzaga. Here are the finalists, all of whom will be on hand in Spokane on Oct. 16 for the presentation of the award.

GOLLAPALLI ISRAEL: India still very much operates with a caste system, the lowest rung of which includes the Dalits, also known as “the untouchables.” This group, generation after generation, has worked in waste removal and other occupations deemed impure by Indian culture.

Israel’s Janodayam Social Education Centre works to provide education to children of this caste, advocates for the people in local government and helps Dalit women start businesses.

SR. TERESA “TESA” FITZGERALD: A New York Times profile of Fitzgerald called the Catholic nun the “Sister of

Second Chances” for her work with incarcerated women and their kids. Her Queens, New York-based nonprofit Hour Children helps women with educational opportunities, housing assistance and other services to keep them from heading back to prison.

FR. JOE MAIER: This candidate has a background in the Northwest, having been born in Longview, Wash., before eventually becoming a Catholic priest. These days he runs the Human Development Foundation Mercy Centre, which safeguards the vulnerable children of Klong Toey, a slum in Bangkok, Thailand. The organization oversees kindergartens and helps more than 1,000 kids receive scholarships each year while also working with police to quell the rampant human trafficking occurring in this part of the world.

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CARTOON | The new Star Wars movie — Episode VII — is coming in late 2015. To cue up the excitement, Disney — the new master of R2-D2 and Luke Skywalker — has just launched STAR WARS REBELS. We watched The Clone Wars, along with millions of other dads and kids — it was Cartoon Network’s biggest hit ever. The stories were often intense, the animation sleek — really, it was better than all but two of the actual Star Wars movies (IV and V). Once Disney came along, they canceled it. Now we have Rebels, which takes place between Episode III and IV. Sad to report, the animation is cheap and the stories (so far) seem aimed at the youngest fans — more Ewok than Boba Fett. It is Star Wars, but hopefully it’s not a preview of the new film.

COMEDY | Nothing makes a family road trip go by faster than a JIM GAFFIGAN record. It’s hilarious and clean enough for kids. He’s been on a bit of a roll lately, with his show Obsessed hitting Comedy Central and iTunes earlier this year.

In a couple of weeks, he’ll be taking over the New York Times bestseller list with Food: A Love Story, his new book. It’s a sure bet for him — after all, his most YouTubed moments come from his riffs on Hot Pockets and anything having to do with bacon. “You wanna hear how good bacon is?” Gaffigan asked his audience on 2009’s King Baby. “To improve other food, they wrap it in bacon. If it wasn’t for bacon, we wouldn’t even know what a water chestnut is.” Hey Hollywood: Get this guy a sitcom!

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laywright Neil LaBute hasn’t gone altogether unrecognized in Spokane, his erstwhile hometown, but the current theater season brings more of his work to local stages than the last several years combined. Come January, Interplayers will put his Reasons to Be Pretty and Reasons to be Happy in rotating repertory for the first time. North Idaho College is preparing a full production of The Shape of Things for the end of this month.

But the accidental marathon is underway at Stage Left Theater with two back-to-back one-act plays from LaBute’s Bash: Latter-Day Plays trilogy: Medea Redux and Gaggle of Saints. Both will be directed by Juan Mas, known locally for his work with the Spokane Film Project. The first stars Victoria Gatts as she recounts an intimate relationship with her former middle-school teacher. The other stars Alex Donnolo and Sali Sayler as a young couple who describe an evening at a party where, as is typical of LaBute, the upper-class veneer covers a brutal, bigoted act.

Mas omitted the third play, Iphigenia in orem, because of the sheer emotional intensity of the trilogy, which contributed to LaBute being disfellowshipped from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. “To be honest, I felt that those two pieces were solid and long enough for an evening of theater, and a full evening of all three of those pieces is exhausting,” he says.

He says that he first hit upon the idea of directing these two particular plays after seeing Stage Left’s small, 80-seat space during the Hit & Run VII festival last autumn: “I thought this would be the perfect place to start experimenting with stuff along the lines of very minimal theater where it’s about the words and the performance. There’s no heavy sets,” says Mas. “There’s no special presentation. For me, especially coming from the film world where everything’s overproduced, I wanted to bring it down to the core of the story.”

Between performance dates of the two Bash plays, Nike Imoru will direct actors Dan Anderson, Janelle Frisque, Todd Kehne and Jordan Lannen in a staged reading of LaBute’s The

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Shape of Things at Stage Left. Imoru is a local casting director (most recently for the Syfy channel’s zombie show Z Nation), actress, and former artistic director of Interplayers.

“It’s very sparse,” she says of the reading, “and Juan and I enjoy talking about the bare bones of performance — what the actor can bring inherently through the voice, the emotions and the situations that are already written in the text.

It’s going to be like radio theater as much as like anything else. You’re listening to a series of moral dilemmas, mixed in with desires and needs and boundaries that are traversed in unthinkable ways.”

That’s LaBute in a nutshell, whether it’s the chauvinist malice of In the Company of Men or tracing the fine line between love and hate in his most recent play, Reasons to be Pretty.

“I’ve always found in his work that the question is: Is the darkness in our soul inherent, or

is it something that we learn?” says Mas. Imoru agrees, but notes that darkness only exists in relation to light.

“It’s partly the nature of tragedy that there is this underlying thread of the ridiculous,” she says. “There’s something ludicrous in The Shape of Things. As we’re reading it, we’re howling with laughter, but only because we recognize ourselves within in it. It’s important to see those things as interchangeable.”

“There’s no person I know who cannot laugh when you put a mirror up in front of their face out of the uncomfortableness,” says Mas. “And that lightens you up to absorb the bigger picture.” 

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The lavender spice chevre cheese is just one of the cheeses you can taste at Chattaroy’s open creamery this weekend. ADAM MILLER PHOTO

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ecky Jasper has spent her entire adulthood tending to kids.

A mother of five, Jasper’s first career was as a social worker for DSHS. But four years ago, Jasper found herself spending more time with another group of kids: baby Nubian goats. Shifting gears, Jasper and her husband, Lon, started Chattaroy Cheese Company.

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BY AMY MILLER-KREZELAK the creamery produces some of the most delicious and popular goat cheese in the Pacific Northwest. The creamery is open this weekend for tours, tastings, live music and more.

“I felt there was a niche in Spokane that was not being filled. There were small creameries everywhere but here,” explains Jasper. “Cheesemaking is a completely different pace, in a more solitary environment. There’s lots

of time for reflection. It is a trade-off, as I miss the esprit de corps and humor of witty co-workers and the professional challenge inherent in that effort.”

Now, Jasper spends her days with her Nubians. The easygoing goats are precious commodities, but they are also like family; each pasture-fed goat even has a name.

“They’re characters. Goats have been tested recently and they’re more intelligent than anyone thought. I’ve

only had Nubians, but was surprised to find out that different breeds have different personality traits,” says Jasper. “Nubians are talkers. In the early spring I help birth the animals and hand-milk the moms. The new kids are so sweet.”

Jasper’s cheesemaking skills were developed over the years as her natural curiosity led her to try her hand at making homemade cheese.

“I was really late to the whole idea of cheese. I thought it was a really complicated process and wouldn’t be as good made at home,” says Jasper. “One winter I just started making a whole bunch of cheeses in my house — Brie and Camembert — and they were all really good. I took a couple of classes and looked into the business side of it.”

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Jasper’s right-hand woman, Shire Campbell, partakes in almost every aspect of the creamery’s operations, including marketing and sales, working farmers’ markets and tending to and milking the goats.

“I’ve always loved animals. Animals are my first love, but I love cheese,” says Campbell.

The cheese itself is something to savor. The creamery features assorted flavors of fresh, soft chèvre, brined feta, dry mozzarella and cave-aged cheddar and basalt, the creamery’s popular ode to Parmesan. Each cheese is distinctive and ready to use in a variety of cuisines.

“I don’t think I do anything particularly gourmet. When I don’t have time to cook we just keep it light and easy. We toss the chèvre in salads and eggs. We make a delicious eggplant Parmesan with our mozzarella and basalt,” says Jasper.

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ight and slightly acidic, the creamery’s cheeses are pleasing and sweet. The funk or gaminess that some goat cheeses possess is noticeably nonexistent. Jasper credits the sweetness to a number of factors.

“Our creamery has to be really clean. Does are not naturally smelly animals, so keeping the barns clean matters. Bucks can be smelly in the fall. We keep the does and bucks far away from one another,” says Jasper.

“We also cool the goat milk really fast and make cheese within 48 hours at the latest,” she continues. “In our high season, we make cheese almost every day. The milk goes directly into the pasteurizer, which doubles as a cooler. Really good milk gets cooled in about a half an hour. Keeping it fresh and cold makes a huge difference.”

Campbell has her own take on why the milk and cheese are so delicious.

“The love factor is huge,” says Campbell. “I think the goats produce sweeter milk because they’re loved.” n Chattaroy Cheese Company Open Creamery • Sun, Oct. 12, from noon-4 pm • 23720 N. Crescent Rd., Chattaroy, Wash. • chattaroycheese.com • 238-9496

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hen I was little, I would sneak out of bed and turn on the TV and watch the old Dean Martin show,” recalls Renee Cebula, owner of Raising the Bar. “I wasn’t supposed to watch it, but there was something about Dean Martin that was so suave.”

Cebula’s love for the rat pack genre endures. In the summer of 2013, Cebula began selling “vintage and badass” barware out of an equally awesome trailer featuring sets of mid-century barware, bar carts, ice buckets and bar tools, as well as cocktail and vintage recipe books.

“I had looked into having a brick-and-mortar store. I looked into doing an online store, but I wanted to interact with people. I had started to see more mobile retail in Seattle, Portland and Boston,” continues Cebula. “It’s a way also for a new small business or something very unique and innovative to test the market.”

Though Cebula is part of the pop-up retail revolution, she is an historian above all else: “I started researching cocktail culture in America around the World Wars. Where did the Manhattan come from? Who thought of the gin and tonic? I started learning about different decorative artists and trends from the ’40s and ’50s and I just found it fascinating. I started collecting sets here and there based on some of the people I was researching. It was the history first, and it’s been the leading factor

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in everything I’ve been doing ever since.”

One of the appealing aspects of mid-century barware is the distinctive form and function of the design; each glass is intended to be used for a specific beverage.

“Tom Collins, mojitos and spring and summer drinks are for highballs. Lowballs are typically for stronger drinks, shaken or mixed with ice and usually chilled. Those have morphed into rocks glasses and double Old Fashioneds,” explains Cebula.

But she recommends not worrying too much about not drinking out of the appropriate glass.

“Find glassware that you love and drink out of it,” says Cebula. n Raising the Bar • Facebook.com/raising.thebar.7

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t o e w a o t H WE DON’T SAY THE “F” WORD AROUND HERE. It’s tacky. It’s overused. And it reveals the ignorance and lack of awareness of anyone who utters it. If we could remove it from the modern lexicon, we gladly would.

The “f” word is, of course, “foodie.”

Ugh. Just typing it made me shudder. Over the past decade the term has been self-applied to people who — get this — really enjoy eating. Well, duh. Everyone enjoys eating; if we didn’t, we’d all be dead.

But there’s no denying that people care more about what they eat and how they eat.

The Internet is stuffed with so many food blogs — some excellent, but most written by jerks whose only credentials are laptop ownership and a working digestive system — you could easily convince yourself that you’re not knowledgeable enough to make a reservation at the new sushi bar or farm-to-table restaurant in your neighborhood.

Don’t worry. We’ve got you covered. Eating shouldn’t be intimidating, for crying out loud.

In our annual Dining Out issue, we have lessons on everything from ordering a bottle of good bottle of wine for your table (it’s not as complicated as you think), dining at a fourstar restaurant (don’t fear the little fork), understanding what’s in your sushi roll (yes, the fish is sometimes raw), and plenty more.

We hope you come out of this knowing more than when you went in. But please, please, don’t start calling yourself the “f” word.

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Purple plum relish made from plums grown on the orchard of a Latah Bistro sous chef.

King salmon caught from the Columbia River.

Red chard delivered by motorcycle from Jan’s Gardens in the Latah Valley.

Mashed potatoes made with potatoes from Olsen Farms near Colville.

LATAH BISTRO’S GRILLED KING SALMON

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n any given day of the growing season, a local farmer might drop into Latah Bistro with a load of mushrooms, greens, carrots, tomatoes or even beef or pork.

“A lot of our farmers just come right through our door and just set it right there,” says Latah’s executive chef Sean Payne pointing to the counter. “And we buy it from them.

Basically, it’s that easy. We’ve kind of had the reputation of always using local and fresh, so we don’t have to call anybody. They just come right to our door.”

Many of the ingredients Payne uses travel just a mile or so from the dirt to the bistro, including herbs and lettuces from Lima Greenhouses and vegetables from Jan’s Gardens — both in Latah Valley — or a bit further, like heirloom tomatoes from the Jackson Farm in Spokane Valley.

The trend of sourcing foods locally has emerged over the past several years nationwide in the restaurant industry for many environmental, health and economic reasons, but Payne says his favorite part of bringing in local produce is the superior flavor.

“It’s just strong and powerful,” he says.

“You have to cook it less because it’s just so fresh.”

For Zachary Stone, the executive chef at Luna, using local foods is about recognizing the great things that are happening close to home.

“I feel that people take a lot of pride in knowing that their area — the place that they live — is producing the food that they’re eating,” Stone says. “I think that’s much more satisfying than flying something in from South America or Australia.”

For many of his ingredients, Stone has only to step out the restaurant’s back door. Luna’s garden grows things like tomatoes, squash, greens, herbs, beans and berries for the restaurant; the the fruit trees that dot the property produce quinces, apples and cherries. Otherwise, he frequents farmers markets, gets his trout from a sustainable farm in Idaho and beef for his burgers and filet mignon from Double R Ranch, and plans to connect with Northwest farmers this winter so they can grow produce for Luna next season.

“The goal really is to have everything from Oregon, Washington and Idaho with an emphasis on — during peak growing seasons — getting stuff from within the Spokane area,” says Stone.

But he admits sourcing local is a challenge, a juggling act of knowing what to get locally and what to bring in from farther away, so he can keep the cost down for customers. Ultimately, though, he says the challenge is worth the reward of saving fossil fuels, supporting the community and getting a fresher product.

“People want to look for a more sustainable option, and I feel that they really want to know where their food is coming from. And they want to know that their food was grown or raised in a respectful way that’s respectful to the ingredient itself, but also to mother nature and in the end, healthy for them as well,” Stone says. 

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umans crave variety; it’s why we get so excited about new things. We love newly released music and wait in line to see the latest blockbuster on opening night.

The same goes for when a new restaurant opens in your town.

With so many brand new bars, eateries, food carts and other dining establishments popping up in Spokane, we spoke with local restaurateur Matt Goodwin about how to best enjoy your experience at these fresh businesses.

Goodwin is the owner of five establishments in Spokane: the Boiler Room, Fast Eddie’s pub, PRESS Public House on the South Hill, Volstead Act and Papa John’s on the South Hill. His latest establishment, the Backyard Pub and Grill, is set to open this month. It will feature upscale pub fare and, as Goodwin promises, “very good food.”

BE PATIENT

There’s a difference between a hustling server who is up to his eyeballs in requests and a lazy-ass trying to kill time at work. The first few weeks at every restaurant are hectic, Goodwin says, because appropriate staffing hasn’t been figured out. Often in these first few weeks, an establishment will be overstaffed by busy managers filling in the gap in-between rushes.

“Everyone is learning how the system is going to work,” Goodwin says. “It can’t fully prepare you for when you’re in the weeds trying to get everyone served.”

IF YOU GO TO A STEAKHOUSE, ORDER STEAK

This seems like common sense, but there’s always the guy who orders a burger no matter where he goes. Goodwin says the best experience usually comes when you order feature menu items.

“Let the restaurant do what they do best,” he says.

THINGS MAY CHANGE, AND THAT’S OK

Chances are, whatever your favorite restaurant looks and tastes like now, it didn’t start out that way. Restaurants evolve and change as they settle in, something Goodwin says he experienced with PRESS Public House.

“I think we tried to do too much at one time,” he says. “We did coffee, we opened at 6 am, we tried pastries and desserts. We came to realize PRESS is an upscale neighborhood pub; once we found that out, we could dial in.”

SPREAD THE WORD

New restaurants want your attention and patronage, but one of the most important things impressed customers can do to make sure the eatery survives in a competitive world is to tell their family and friends.

“Word of mouth, word of mouth, word of mouth,” Goodwin says.

— CHRISTIAN VOSLER

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ake your seat in the dimly lit, cozy Masselow’s dining room, and you may be surprised when the hostess gingerly places a cloth napkin on your lap.

That’s just the start of the restaurant’s dinner service. Next, your waiter will ask if you prefer still or sparkling water. As the evening progresses, warm bread and creamed butter appears on the table. If ordered, wine, even by the glass, is displayed and then sampled for your approval.

Dishes and cutlery for each course are placed and discarded by wait staff as easily as pieces on a chessboard. You’re asked how everything is, what else you need. You start to wonder if they’d be willing to administer a foot massage if you asked nicely enough.

All of this could seem overwhelming if you’re new to a fine dining experience, but as Masselow’s manager Eric Cook explains, the point is just to let it wash over you.

“We can always tell an experienced diner by the people who let us serve them,” he says.

Opened in 2009, Masselow’s is the only AAA four-star restaurant in Eastern Washington (only 2.5 percent of the nearly 30,000 restaurants rated earn four stars). And yet, the restaurant isn’t at the forefront when many think of fine dining in Spokane. Cook explains they’ve needed time to develop an eclectic cuisine, featuring Northwest-

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cultivated meat and seafood dishes, and establish their reputation.

“There’s a stigma with restaurants in a hotel,” says Cook of the restaurant, situated inside Northern Quest Resort & Casino. “And although we’re not Vegas, we think people will be surprised when they dine here.”

Cook, with 30 years of service experience under his belt, has been at Masselow’s for two months now. But he’s not new to the area, previously working as sommelier (wine steward) at Beverly’s in Coeur d’Alene for nearly 10 years.

He exudes a soothing and calm demeanor when he talks, exactly the way he expects a fine restaurant to run. For Masselow’s — and other highend Inland Northwest restaurants — the guest’s experience is the highest priority. Nothing is ever rushed.

“Fine dining is a performance art,” Cook explains. “We’re paced here; you can be here all night if you want to. I want this experience to be like a spa for your palate.”

A bill for two at Masselow’s, which won’t include tax, being on the Kalispel Indian Reservation, will most likely be more than $100. With prices like that, Cook knows diners expect a lot, and he thinks they should.

Here are some ways to feel as comfortable as possible at a high-end restaurant, even without a

lot of experience eating at them:

SHOULD WE CALL AHEAD?

Make your reservations at least a week early, telling the host or hostess if you have any dietary restrictions and if it’s a special occasion. All of these things will be noted on your reservation.

WHICH FORK?

According to Cook, setting the table with more forks than you’d know what to do with (think the scene from Pretty Woman) is something most restaurants have done away with. “At our restaurant we’re giving you the correct amount of silverware for what’s in front of you,” he says. “But best practice is to move from the outside in, if need be.”

DOES THIS LOOK OK?

Most places in Spokane do not have a dress code.

But as Cook says, it’s really about being comfortable. If you know the restaurant is higher-end, you may not feel comfortable in holey jeans.

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A 26 oz. cowgirl top sirloin steak from the Wolf Lodge Steakhouse located just outside of Coeur d’Alene. YOUNG KWAK PHOTO

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ugged, restorative and refined, the North Idaho dining scene has more than just meat and potatoes to satisfy your appetite. Expect to be surprised with spectacular on-the-water dining and world class cuisine. If you’re a Spokanite glued to your regular list of restaurants, try making the drive. If you’re a North Idaho denizen, you should really check out the culinary splendor in your own backyard.

A LOCAL LANDMARK

Wolf Lodge | 11741 East Frontage Rd. | Coeur d’Alene Everything about Wolf Lodge Inn says old-school Idaho in a raspy voice, gently worn by 75 years.

Outside: faded barn-red walls on an ambling structure born in 1939 as a general store-turnedenduringly popular steakhouse in 1970. Inside: rough-hewn stone, deeply tanned paneling, and a bunkhouse-like decor of saddles, antlers, signs sporting off-color cowboy humor and assorted taxidermy.

Your servers are folks in jeans, boots and cowboy hats, setting down a Mason jar of water on your oilcloth-covered table.

The menu is stick-to-your-ribs in this Interstate 90 outpost at the foot of Fourth of July Pass. Mostly steaks, ranging in cuts from the 10-ounce Lil’ Dude sirloin to the 20-ounce Porterhouse ($39.95). All aged in-house, seasoned just prior to cooking on the open grill fed by tamarack.

And while you might think it sacrilege, try the Idaho rainbow trout, two filets with crispy skin and a slight smokiness. That and a side of their “buckaroo” beans and fry bread will have you wistful for the old days, when a good meal was as simple as building a fire.

ON THE WATER

Forty-One South | 41 Lakeshore Dr. | Sagle Idaho may be the Garnet State, but it’s the water that attracts the visitors. And while mile for mile, Kootenai and Bonner counties offer no shortage of on-the-water (or near-the-water) dining, it’s in Bonner — on Lake Pend Oreille in Sagle, to be exact — that you’ll find a real treasure of a restaurant.

Opened in 1993 as Swan’s Landing, the restaurant now known as Forty-One South has changed both hands and menus over the years. Upgrades expanded the patio, making it ideal for warm-weather dining with views

of majestic Lake Pend Oreille, the bridge, the distant railway and even further distant mountains.

The massive stone fireplaces have been refurbished, making this one of a handful of choice destinations for winter, too.

The menu, supplemented seasonally, is eclectic upscale comfort food like smoked pork empanadas, avocado frites, baby back ribs with cranberry-chipotle sauce and ravioli in pesto cream sauce. A favorite dish was sockeye salmon with raw honeycomb and crispy leeks.

As if the menu and location weren’t enough to entice you, Forty-One South has an additional lure: it’s also home to Shoga Sushi in an adjacent building. Talk about a hidden gem.

WORLD CLASS

Fleur de Sel | 4365 Inverness Dr. | Post Falls What in the world, you may ask yourself, is a French restaurant doing in a golf clubhouse-turnedmassage school? In Post Falls, Idaho, no less? Creating a community of Fleur de Sel fans every night since opening in 2008. The service, the atmosphere, the food, even the view is terrific at this restaurant adjoining the Highlands Day Spa. No frou-frou plates here; chef Laurent Zirotti brings you hearty fare from his youth spent in a region near the French Alps, combined with the panache of his extensive hospitality career in tony places like Cannes. Try duck sausage and leg confit, rendered tender from cooking low and slow in rich duck fat. Over the years — Fleur de Sel changes its menu each season — Zirotti might serve it numerous ways, most recently grand-mère style with caramelized onions, carrots, mushrooms and bacon.

Gnocchi, occasional pasta dishes and meals like Portobello and vegetable lasagna incorporate Zirotti’s Italian heritage, while some dishes — crème brûlée, Boeuf Bourguignon, escargot, rillette — are simply French classics.

Elegant without being pretentious, extravagant in flavor and presentation but not in price, Fleur de Sel will have you torn between wanting to tell everyone you know about it so they can join the club… and wanting to keep it a secret so you can have it all to yourself. 

HOW TO

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ining out with bigger parties is a growing trend in the restaurant scene. While in an upscale setting, it’s important to be courteous and conscious. Don’t be intimidated.

Even if it’s a special occasion for you, restaurants do this all the time, but there are some things you should know. The folks at the Davenport Hotel’s Palm Court Grill provided us with some general guidelines on how to eat with a group.

MAKE A RESERVATION

You can never be “too early” when it comes to notifying the restaurant. Generally, it’s best to make a reservation at least 24 to 48 hours in advance so the staff can fully prepare. Additional staffing could be necessary, floor plans might need to be rearranged to accommodate the bigger table and chefs may want to prep items ahead of time. Not only is life made easier for the staff, but you’ll also be more likely to ensure the best service.

DON’T STRESS THE MATH

Dividing the costs of a meal (and the booze) doesn’t have to be awkward. At the beginning of the meal, simply let your server know if you’d like to split the check evenly or receive separate checks. Often, the server will ask you first. To make things even smoother, you can let the host or hostess know how you’d like the bill split when you make the reservation and they’ll pass the information on.

TIPPING IS KEY

The size of your party shouldn’t affect the way you tip. Instead, it should be based on the quality of your service. Common gratuity is 18 to 20 percent, to be left on the full portion of the bill, excluding discounts and complimentary items. If your server exceeds these expectations or makes the meal especially memorable, it’s a nice gesture to leave a little extra.

— MOLLY SMITH

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hile sushi may no longer seem like the most exotic cuisine in town — you can even find it being rolled in grocery stores — there is still some mystique and perhaps a little fear surrounding this Japanese culinary delight.

Freshness is mandatory for peace of mind, and not all sushi restaurants are created equal.

When you do find a restaurant you like and fish that you trust, wading through extensive options can be overwhelming.

With the help of sushi expert Kevin Na, owner of Sushi.com, we dispel some sushi myths and discover the perfect meal for first-timers and sushi veterans alike.

FROM JAPAN TO CALIFORNIA AND BEYOND

The practice of eating sashimi, raw slices of fish, goes back centuries in Japan.

Early forms of sushi were simply cured and fermented meats and fish; vinegar-flavored rice was introduced in the 19th century to mimic this popular savory/sour umami flavor of fermentation without the wait.

Sushi first gained popularity in the United States in the 1970s with the now ubiquitous California roll, a sushi roll, or maki, combining rice, cooked crab salad, avocado and cucumber. Much of today’s sushi highlights this fusion approach.

Vinegar-flavored short-grain rice and raw, steamed, seared or fried fish, vegetables, seaweed, fish eggs, sauces and even bits of crunchy fried tempura batter are combined to create unique maki, and sushi chefs pride themselves on pairing flavors that are delectable and satisfying.

“Our chefs and I think about how the fish will match with the sauce and vegetables.

We like to put a lot of stuff in ours. We have good combinations. We really think about our rolls,” says Na. “Nigiri, small portions of sushi rice, highlight simple toppings such as slices of raw or steamed fish or tiny omelette pieces,” explains Na. “Its taste depends on who makes it. The cut is different, the rice is different. Different thinness and thicknesses of slices of fish taste different.”

FOR THE NOVICE

If it’s your first time eating sushi, say so.

Be honest with your server or sushi chef, and don’t be afraid to admit if you don’t know what something is. Your server will be happy to help you make the best choices for your palate. For newbies, Na recommends ordering pan-fried gyoza and edamame as appetizers and a few maki with cooked fish.

Combination rolls, which can include cooked and raw fish, vegetables and sauces, are an adventurous and popular way to try raw fish.

“We ask, ‘Are you ready for raw fish?’ If you can’t handle raw, we suggest cooked, like fried shrimp, fried soft shell crab or vegetable rolls. Even with raw rolls we can do seared fish,” says Na. “The texture is important.

People feel more comfortable with combinations. If they can handle combinations, we’ll move to the raw.”

FOR THE PRO

Sushi.com is famous for its lush salmon, which practically melts in your mouth, but if you’re a sushi pro, Na recommends trying fresh, seasonal favorites.

Although Na and crew source most fish year-round, seasonal highlights include Copper River salmon, bluefin tuna, abalone, live shrimp, oysters and sea urchin.

“The most popular sushi in Spokane is salmon. We get the whole salmon and prep it here,” says Na. “Even raw, people feel more mentally comfortable with tuna or salmon. There is a bad stereotype about eel, but our eel is delicious. Some people really love sea urchin, or really hate it.

It’s not moderate at all.”

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Avoid drowning your sushi in soy sauce, wasabi and ginger.

Nigiri is meant to be enjoyed for its fresh flavors, gently highlighted by the vinegar in the rice and just a little soy and wasabi.

The distinctive layered flavors in maki suffer from too much salty soy and spicy wasabi.

“From the chef’s point of view, when you are at a nice steak restaurant, you don’t ask for A-1 sauce. A little soy is OK, but too much is insulting,” says Na. 

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A look inside Ruins located near the Spokane County Courthouse. MATT WEIGAND PHOTO

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here’s no sign up — yet.

Although Ruins debuted inside the tiny, chocolate-brown building a couple of months ago, chef/owner Tony Brown has intended to have the neon sign hung for the past several weeks. For now, it’s leaning on a ledge just inside the door.

But Brown is in no hurry to get it up, and he doesn’t have a reason to be. Since the 36-seat eatery opened on the corner of Mallon and Monroe, a half-block from the Spokane County Jail, sandwiched between a bail bondsman and a dusty-windowed machine shop, business has been steady.

It helps that Brown, whose past stints include cooking at Luna and Mizuna (he also co-owns nearby Stella’s Café) has an established reputation as a local chef. Ruins’ ever-changing and versatile small-plates menu, paired with a rotation of seasonally inspired craft cocktails, complements the eclectic, vintage vibe of the establishment.

The historic space, built in the late 1930s, retains its original tile, woodwork and layout.

Out of necessity rather than pretentiousness, Ruins doesn’t take reservations due to its limited capacity.

Still, a driver passing by on Monroe Street in the late evening has to look closely to observe activity inside the dimly lit, tealdoored building, and to guess it’s a restaurant. Ruins hasn’t been entirely unmarked, nor intentionally unadvertised — a black sandwich board sits on the sidewalk and the business has a sizeable following on its Facebook page.

Brown’s philosophy for the small-platesstyle menu, which incorporates locally sourced, seasonal ingredients, is to allow diners to sample a wide range of flavors instead of being stuck with one huge-portioned entrée that costs twice as much as one of Ruins’ small plates.

“Here, you can order five things and try them all,” Brown says.

And while the eclectic, often vegetarianfriendly dishes on the menu can widely vary from week to week, consistency is found in their flavors and thoughtful presentation. A side of spicy pickled cucumbers are served spilling out of a small, stout canning jar atop a plate. An heirloom tomato salad is artistically arranged in overlapping red, orange, green and yellow slices, drizzled in balsamic vinegar and oil. Ruins’ dishes — and prices — range from what one might expect in an upscale pub or lounge to a fine dining restaurant.

“I just cook what I feel like,” Brown says.

“Sometimes I pull from my background at Luna and Mizuna and do more upscale stuff.

Sometimes I want more comfort food, and that is the joy of changing the menu every week.”

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ike Ruins’ always-evolving menu, diners can sample chefs’ creative whims of the night at Blue Table Kitchen (3319 N. Argonne), a nontraditional, European-style eatery in Spokane Valley’s Millwood neighborhood. Its proprietors are Jeff and Julia Postlewait, who also own Bottles, the Rocket Market and Spokane’s many Rocket Bakery cafés, along with longtime friends Karen and Wayne Johnson. Opening just over two years

ago, the couples united their love of eating good food in good company to create Blue Table, which serves multi-course fixed menus two nights a week in a dinner-party setting.

The eatery’s name comes from its two long, blue-painted wooden tables at which up to 24 guests are seated together, to encourage diners to cultivate friendships with other patrons.

Karen Johnson says Blue Table’s seating arrangement was inspired by the couples’ travels to Europe, where restaurants often encourage diners to sit together with strangers.

“You can walk in and join someone’s table and if there is a seat, 90 percent of the time someone will say, ‘Join me,’” she says.

Menus change nightly, with the upcoming several weeks’ worth of dinners posted on the business’s website (bluetablekitchen. com). Most meals are $45 per person, which include wine pairings, while other days diners can bring their own bottle, with dinner priced at $40. The fixed menus range from European- and Asian-inspired dishes, and upcoming featured entrées include sweet potato-crusted mahi mahi with tomato-ginger salsa, beef goulash with noodles and farro risotto.

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cross town, opportunities to dine at the historic Commellini Estate (14715 N. Dartford Dr.) in far North Spokane are even fewer and farther between.

The family-owned estate, built in the late 1930s, currently operates as a private event venue, but opens up its dining room for fixed menu dinners usually four times a year.

Because the dinners are limited to 100-120 people, reservations fill up quickly after an event is announced, says vice president of operations Desiree Seghetti, whose great-great uncle and aunt, Albert and his sister Elide Commellini, founded the estate.

“Our family is from Tuscany, so we try to bring that flavor out in the food,” Seghetti says. “Most Americans are more used to Southern Italian food, which is what you think of when you think of traditional Italian, but ours is more regional Tuscan, in a rustic Italian realm.”

New multi-course menus, priced around $45 per person, are usually created for each dinner night, with the exception of the estate’s chicken cacciatore — by far the most popular dinner of the year, Seghetti says. The family recipe, created by Elide Commellini, was one of the original dishes served at the estate when she opened it as a restaurant in 1941.

“It takes over a week to prepare,” Seghetti says, adding that celebrity guests who’ve eaten the famous family dish during the restaurant’s heyday include Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio.

Commellini’s dinners offer multiple reservation times, and a pre- and post-dinner happy hour open to the public without requiring reservations, which features limited appetizers and desserts alongside specialty cocktails.

To know when Commellini Estate’s next dinner is planned, the venue’s website (commellini.com) offers a free monthly newsletter subscription in which planned events are announced. 

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word.

Well, those same people have a terrible habit of talking (or writing) a lot about what they eat. This can be helpful to the dining populous at large, but only if they give you information you can use.

If their entire blog or Twitter feed consists of them bragging about their freedom from the tyrannical grip of gluten or the benefits of raw food or how they drove 500 miles to find good foie gras, well, they’re not helping anybody.

We write a lot about food here at the Inlander and have learned a few things about how to talk about what you’ve eaten. Here are some tips.

OWN YOUR OPINIONS

If you’re going to blog or tweet or Instagram or Yelp about your city’s restaurant, you should be doing it with your real name. There was a time — a long time — when food writers for the country’s biggest papers and magazines never let their photo match up with their name as to not get special treatment when reviewing. Some even went by pseudonyms. Given that any type of anonymity has gone by the wayside in the selfie age, this practice is largely extinct. But even as an amateur, if you’re going to say something, especially something negative, about a restaurant, you should own it. That restaurant owner probably put his or her life savings into opening the place and the least you can do is own your opinions. The owner or manager might even reach out to you for feedback.

GET EDUCATED

If you’re getting serious about your documenting your dining experiences, you might take some time to research the history, place of origin and other facts about the cuisine you’re talking or writing about. Also consider taking some cooking classes to learn, literally, how the sausage is made. Another idea is to take the time to chat with restaurant industry people and get a feel for how things work in what is an extremely competitive and risky business.

IT’S YOUR OPINION

There’s always going to be that one friend who claims that Papa Murphy’s makes the best pizza in Spokane. You will not agree with him, of course, but you wouldn’t shout him down for it, would you?

The same goes when you start contributing Yelp or TripAdvisor reviews. Don’t spend your time trying to refute what others have posted about the food or service. Rather, spend your words on your own visits (notice the plural: if you’re going to seriously critique a restaurant, you better go more than once) and let your take on the place stand alone.

— MIKE BOOKEY

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There have always been high-class clubs and top-tier restaurants putting together drinks with care and an eye toward the high rollers willing to splurge on some pricey hooch. But now it seems like every shot-and-beer bar or pizza pub has a staff mixologist on hand to put together a concoction full of exotic herbs and top-shelf booze.

Which is great. Truly. We love a world in which a quality cocktail is widely available. But the sudden emergence of omnipresent Moscow Mules and Sazeracs left many of us in the dark when it comes to ordering a drink.

With that in mind, we called on one of Spokane’s expert cocktail crafters, Kristy White, for some guidance. White splits her time behind the bars of Bon Bon and Clover, making her a natural go-to for both experienced imbibers and the newly legal hoping to enjoy something tasty their next, or first, night out.

Like most savvy bartenders, White is quick to note that hers is a hospitality trade, and it’s her job “to get people what they want and not make them self-conscious about it.” Yes, if you order an Alligator Sperm or We hit bartender extraordinaire Kristy White (Bon Bon, Alien Secretion — drinks Clover) with a few more questions about craft cocktails: White dubs “club cocktails” that often feature Inlander: What’s a rookie move you see a lot? “whatever neon dream White: If you come in after 9 o’clock at night and order liquor of the moment is a Bloody Mary, I’m going to card you. I will make you a most popular”— she’ll Bloody Mary if that’s what you want, but I will card you. do her best to make it And [at Bon Bon] and at Clover, as well, the drinks are twofor you. But she’s probounce pours already. People ask for doubles, and I typically ably going to have to try to talk them out of it. It probably won’t taste very good. improvise.

If you want to get If someone walks in and asks for a “bartender’s choice,” a great drink catered to what are they getting? your own taste, howA lot of times I’ll try out new cocktails, things I might ever, you’ll let an expert like to put on a menu. I like to try them out on people and like White take charge. see what they think. I might take a particular spirit at a cer“What I ask people tain time that I’m experimenting with. It changes every day. who don’t know what they want is, what kind If I ask for a good “local” cocktail, what are you serving? of spirit do they like in If you like vodka, there’s a drink I really like called the their cocktail? And that Golden Stone Fly. It’s Dry Fly vodka, lemon juice, Cocchi just means, what kind Americano, honey simple syrup and rhubarb bitters. It’s of base liquor do they fabulous. want,” White explains.

“Do they want vodka?

What does a cocktail expert drink when she goes out?

Do they want gin? Do If I go to a bar, a lot of times I drink beers and shots. they want whiskey or If I want a cocktail, I go to a place where I know I can get a tequila? That will give great cocktail. There are only a handful. me a good starting — DAN NAILEN point.”

From there, White burrows in. If you like “spirituous” cocktails, comprised of some liquor and some fortified wine or vermouth, White will take you one direction. If you like something with citrus juice, that’s a different path.

I offered bourbon as my preferred spirit, and White quickly suggested two options, depending on my taste.

“A great introductory drink if you like citrus is a modern whiskey sour, which is bourbon, lemon juice, lime juice, simple syrup and a little bit of bitters. It’s just a delicious, well-balanced cocktail, and it’s not too sweet,” White said. “If you like something more spirituous, I would generally recommend a Manhattan, just as something to start with, and that’s just bourbon and sweet vermouth.”

The Manhattan is indeed delicious, and it leads to an important tip from White: Always ask if the vermouth is refrigerated.

“It has to be cared for properly. Vermouth will go bad in a matter of days, two days, if it’s not refrigerated,” White says. “It will even go bad if it’s refrigerated in three or four weeks. Nothing tastes worse than bad vermouth. So always ask before you order something with vermouth — martinis, Manhattans, any of those vermouth drinks.” 

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he rest of the table has ordered wine and then the server turns to you. You hang your head and sheepishly ask for a beer.

Been there? Most beer drinkers have over the years, but the notion that beer is the “lesser” when it comes to ordering a drink with dinner has begun to fade away. Many fine-dining restaurants now keep a solid list of tap beers or specialty bottles to choose from.

It wasn’t always this way. A decade and a half ago, a nice restaurant might have a few bottles of beer they’d reluctantly bring out to the folks who eschewed wine.

The tide is turning, though. Spokane’s No-Li Brewhouse has seen its beer land in some of the state’s finest restaurants. A couple of Seattle eateries will gladly serve you a 22-ounce bottle of No-Li, presented by a waiter just like a bottle of wine. Splitting one of these larger bottles could very well become commonplace, believes John Bryant the co-owner of No-Li. “It’s changed in the culture of food. It’s totally acceptable in a white-linen restaurant to order a bottle of beer to share,” says Bryant.

At No-Li’s brewpub, the beer list suggests food pairings and the menu, in term, offers beers that would go well with the food. A finedining establishment may know how to match its menu with a beer, but don’t sweat it, says Bryant.

“With beer, there’s no wrong choice. You could have a stout with fish or a golden with fish. Are there profiles that match better? Sure.” says Bryant. “You should drink what you like.”

While wine will probably always have a place above beer on the ladder of fanciness, many in the brewing industry, Bryant included, argue that beer is actually the more complex beverage.

“Hops are always evolving. If you think about grapes, they’re mostly sustainable, but they’re making hop hybrids now in a lab,” says Bryant.

This, among other reasons, means that broadly speaking, the range of flavors in beer exceeds that of wine, making for more options for food pairings. As more people realize this, Bryant thinks you’ll see more big bottles of beer arriving tableside wrapped in a white cloth.

“I don’t think anyone turns their nose down at beer anymore,” he says.

— MIKE BOOKEY

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Though this can be a welcome position, it’s important to consider not only the cost, but also how the wine will complement each dish. Ryan Biesen, sommelier at the Lincoln Center, gives his best advice on choosing a wine the table will relish at a price point that won’t break the bank… unless you want it to.

WHICH WINE?

Biesen recommends considering what everyone is ordering. Choose your bottle of wine based on the main courses, not the appetizers, and encourage input from the table.

“Knowing your company is important. Ask what’s the last bottle of wine they bought for themselves,” suggests Biesen.

But don’t get hung up on preconceived notions.

Ordering white wine with fish may be the norm, but it’s not obligatory.

HOW MUCH SHOULD YOU SPEND?

With a plethora of inexpensive wines available in the region, it can be difficult to justify spending more for wine when you dine out. But Biesen points out that you’re also paying for the service and knowledge of your server or

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“The world of wine is so expansive at this point that you have a wine for every spectrum of a person’s palate and budget,” says Biesen. “There are inexpensive champagnes out there that are just as good as a Dom Pérignon.

Rare wines demand a higher price.”

STILL INTIMIDATED?

Some wine lists are simplified to pair with all aspects of a menu. Other lists are curated to such an extent that they resemble a tome. Remember, forewarned is forearmed.

“Stick to what you know. Trying something new at $100 a bottle may not be for everyone. Become familiar with wines before you go in,” recommends Biesen. “If you’re not familiar with a varietal or winery, take a trip to Walla Walla. Washington is the new Napa.”

— AMY MILLER-KREZELAK

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Health Buzz The Wellness Bar gives Coeur d’Alene a place to drink fresh-pressed juice

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or several years, the fitness and health scene has been booming in Coeur d’Alene. Those familiar with the area know the city is teeming with cyclists, mountaineers, paddlers, yogis, triathletes and the like.

Monica Engebretsen noticed this movement and wanted to help keep it going, so two years ago she started publishing North Idaho Wellness magazine. Then she noticed something missing.

“We just saw a need for a juice bar in Coeur d’Alene,” Engebretsen says.

Along with her husband, she opened the Wellness Bar in July at a section of Fourth Street she calls “the wellness nook,” because the vicinity is filled with fitness places like CrossFit Coeur d’Alene, Kyle Rutley Fitness and a hot yoga studio.

You can get something to munch on like wraps, salads, sandwiches, hot soup and Protein Pucks, and they serve organic coffee from Evans Brothers and Tao organic tea. But the fresh-pressed juices and smoothies are the focus ($6 for 16 ounces).

The Keep It Moving juice features apple, pear and cinnamon, which tastes like a healthy-for-you, liquid apple pie. The Super Power is packed with spinach, kale, cilantro, green apple and lime.

“It gives you the most amazing natural vitamin buzz ever,” says Engebretsen.

If you need an after-workout recovery smoothie, she recommends the CDA Athlete, a blend of banana, ground chia seeds, kale, blueberries, cinnamon, almond milk, almond butter and protein powder.

With both smoothies and juices, you can buy a logoed Mason jar for $10, which includes your first drink and 50 cents off each subsequent drink. Also, if you do something active to get to the Wellness Bar — like ride your bike or skateboard — you get 50 cents off your drink.

For Engebretsen, the Wellness Bar is about more than simply serving nutritious juices; it’s about inspiring healthy living. In the back room of the shop, just past the office where she publishes the magazine, is a gathering space that hosts free Wednesday wellness chats from 6-7 pm. Engebretsen brings in local health care providers and others to talk on subjects like diabetes, eating paleo or managing anxiety. 

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Nashville North is planning on moving into the spot in Post Falls (6131 E. Seltice Way) formerly occupied by Big Al’s, which closed in March. Nashville North plans to open on Oct. 24 with a bar and live music venue format. They’ll also have barbecue from BOHICA Smoke.

Nectar Wine & Beer, an offshoot of Nectar Tasting Room, has begun work on a wine and beer shop in Kendall Yards. Owner Josh Wade says they plan to serve beer and wine in the location, in addition to selling goods to go.

Wade is hoping for a February opening.

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Awards: Spokane breweries (and Washington breweries as a whole) didn’t fare too well at the Great American Beer Festival, but the Inland Northwest didn’t come away empty-handed. Kootenai River Brewing in Bonners Ferry,

Idaho, won a bronze medal in the Scottish Ale category for their McGreagor Scottish Ale. Fresh Hops: Enough time has passed for the hops harvested a month ago to have been made into beer. You can find these locally at No-Li Brewhouse, which is offering a fresh-hop IPA, and Iron Goat Brewing Co., which has released their community-powered Spo-Hop ale, made from hops picked by Iron Goat fans.

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Spokane Food Park: If you’re a fan of street food, but don’t always know where to find it, the Spokane Food Park at Sprague Avenue and Perry Street may be able to help with that. The year-round spot for vendors is planning an early 2015 launch, with plans to feature as many as 10 trucks. 

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SUSHI FISHERMAN’S MARKET GRILL & SUSHI 215 W. Kathleen Ave. | Coeur d’Alene 208-664-4800 They’ll hook you with fresh seafood, but the market also serves seafood dishes from sushi to salads to fish and chips. A consistent bright spot is the sushi menu, in the capable hands of sushi chef Sean Lawrence, who’s been on the sushi side of things at the restaurant for more than two years. Try their Dragon Roll stuffed with tempura shrimp and vegetables or the soba salad, which mixes green vegetables with yellowfin tuna, green tea soba noodles and garlic ginger soy dressing.

SUSHI I 4314 S. Regal | 703-7053 Opened in 2011, Sushi I has a casual ambiance and outdoor seating, making it a perfect place to grab a relaxed dinner. They offer takeout, unlike most sushi places, and the servings are generous. Their most famous roll is the Godfather, consisting of lobster tempura, tuna, salmon and masago.

WASABI BISTRO AND SUSHI BAR 10208 N. Division | 290-5573 Arguably Spokane’s prettiest sushi bar, Wasabi is located on the corner of Division and Hawthorne, just across the street from Whitworth University. Despite the sleek, modern décor, they provide fresh dishes at reasonable prices. The Las Vegas roll is the most popular. The Spider roll is a favorite, as well as the spicy tuna roll for only $5. If someone in your dining party is not particularly fond of sushi, fear not — Wasabi also serves a full menu of other Asian items. Be sure not to overlook the cocktail menu, either.

GINGER ASIAN BISTRO 1228 S. Grand Blvd. | 315-5201 Come here if you want to feel classy.

Ginger Asian Bistro, located on the South Hill, provides fresh, delicious sushi. Their most popular roll, they say, is the Las Vegas roll, containing shrimp tempura, asparagus and avocado and topped with fresh spicy tuna, sprinkled bread crumbs, mayo, eel sauce and finished with masago (fish eggs) and scallions.

THE WAVE 525 W. First | 747-2023 Formerly Raw Sushi, the Wave morphed from Raw’s Hawaiian-Sushi fusion into Hawaiian-Sushi-American sports bar. Customers at The Wave can bite into a burger, follow it with a sushi roll and partake in the sweet sounds of amateur karaoke, while watching Monday Night Football on one of 23 HD screens. Restaurant workers in Spokane tend to have a special fondness for The Wave: On Mondays, it gives anyone from the service industry 25 percent off their tab, which is a good reason to stick with the restaurant business. 

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Just the Feels

find something genuinely wounded in a successful man returning to the place where he was simply the local adolescent screw-up. And Duvall turns Joseph’s moral rigidity into both a blessing and a curse, invoking his hard-nosed dad character from The Great Santini without making it feel like he’s simply repeating himself. They’re terrific together, including a wonderful scene where Joseph at last allows Hank to come to his aid when he’s at his most vulnerable. Even when the big, tearful finale between them arrives, it ends on a surprisingly edgy note.

If The Judge had been able to keep its focus on that relationship, it might have been easier simply to roll with its big “Cat’s in the Cradle” tearjerking. But the story by director David Dobkin (Wedding Crashers) and screenwriter followed into the courthouse bathroom by the prosecutor Nick Schenk (Gran Torino) wanders all over the place over (David Krumholtz), whereupon Palmer makes note of the the course of 140 minutes, attempting to explore Hank’s cliché of the prosecutor following the defense attorney relationships with too many other characters: his two into the bathroom, and the cliché of the prosecutor askbrothers (Vincent D’Onofrio and Jeremy Strong); his ing the defense attorney how he sleeps at night knowing young daughter (Emma Tremblay) as his own marriage he’s helping a guilty man escape justice. Check us out, crumbles; his high-school girlfriend, the filmmakers assure us; we get how you Samantha (Vera Farmiga), including a expect this to play out, and we’re not gonna THE JUDGE bizarre subplot in which Hank makes do you like that.

Rated R out with Samantha’s daughter and then But do us like that, they do. The central Directed by David Dobkin has to wonder whether she’s actually his plot finds Hank traveling to his rural Indiana Starring Robert Downey Jr., daughter. The Judge keeps trotting out hometown for his mother’s funeral, where David Krumholtz, Robert Duvall characters like witnesses, never underhe sees his estranged father, Joseph (Robert standing how few of them are actually Duvall), for the first time in years. A renecessary to make the story’s case. spected veteran judge, Joseph is also about to find himself It all builds, as one might expect, to a courtroom on the receiving end of a murder charge — the victim is finale, shot by cinematographer and longtime Spielberg a convicted murderer whose crime was made possible collaborator Janusz Kaminski with enough radiant backby Joseph’s leniency — and thus the angry son and the lighting to make every character look like a heavenly apprickly father must work together and possibly come to parition, and featuring the kind of witness-stand moment respect one another and so on and so forth. that exists only in movies of this kind. In your brain, you The fact that it works at all is almost entirely thanks know how ridiculous and overwrought it all is. And in to the men playing the roles. Downey could play this your gut, it might still work just a little bit anyway.  kind of slick fast-talker in his sleep, but he manages to

The Judge hopes that emotional response overwhelms your logical objections

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hile watching The Judge, I found myself considering how much the process of thinking critically about a movie is like being a member of a trial jury. An inner voir dire tells you that you’re supposed to be considering the matter at hand rationally and objectively. At the same time, a filmmaker — much like an effective attorney — is often more concerned with shifting your sympathies by appealing to a particular emotional response. It’s no longer about “just the facts”; they’d much rather have “just the feels.”

Of course it’s silly to think those two elements aren’t always intertwined in our responses to art, yet there are also times when you want to resist the jerking of your strings more than you actually end up resisting. In a whole lot of ways, The Judge is a steaming mess of a movie, overstuffed and brimming with a sense of its own dramatic importance. And then there’s that thing where simply watching two great actors wrestle with a complex father-and-son dynamic makes parts of it hard to resist.

It’s even more aggravating when The Judge opens with such a bald-faced suggestion that it understands its own manipulations. Hotshot attorney Hank Palmer (Robert Downey Jr.), defending a corporate weasel, is

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Robert Downey Jr. plays Hank, a hotshot lawyer who reluctantly reconnects with his father, Joseph, a respected veteran judge. Joseph is also about to find himself on the receiving end of a murder charge — the victim is a convicted murderer whose crime was made possible by Joseph’s leniency — and thus the angry son and the prickly father must work together and possibly come to respect one another and so on and so forth. (SR) Rated R

KILL THE MESSENGER

In 1996 San Jose Mercury journalist Gary Webb published an investigative series alleging that the CIA had allowed Nicaraguan drug traffickers to inundate Los Angeles with crack cocaine in the 1980s to fund rebels in Nicaragua. In this biopic, Jeremy Renner plays Webb, whose newspaper eventually rebuked their support of his

Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead reporting, leading to Webb’s eventual suicide in 2004. Years later, it is widely believed that Webb’s reporting was accurate. Directed by Michael Cuesta, who directed some of the best episodes of Homeland. (MB) Rated R

MEET THE MORMONS

This documentary is produced by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, which looks into the lives of six different members of the worldwide religion. All proceeds from the film benefit the Red Cross. (MB) Rated PG

PURGATORIO

A Mexican documentary that takes a stylized and almost mythical approach to telling the story of those living near the U.S. border. It’s a touching and emotional piece and brought to the Magic Lantern as part of the miniSpIFF series. (MB) Not Rated

WALKING THE CAMINO: SIX WAYS TO SANTIAGO

Walking the Camino documents the journeys of a wide swath of hikers, from a pair of Canadian retirees to a Brazilian woman looking to defeat depression to a guy just looking for a physical challenge, all of whom have taken it upon themselves to walk the length of a 500-mile trail in northern Spain. At Magic Lantern (MB) Not Rated

The documentary Alive Inside follows Dan Cohen, founder of the nonprofit organization Music & Memory, which uses the power of music to invigorate people who are sick and lonely. Just seeing people listening to music on screen, seeing that intense sense of joy and self, it just shows how important music is for this planet. The film understandably won this year’s Sundance Film Festival Audience Award.

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Loosely adapted from Alan Snow’s 2005 book Here Be Monsters!, this stop-action film tells the tale of the titular creatures, reclusive scavengers who live beneath the surface world in the heart of a pointy mountain. Yet they’re believed to steal babies and eat humans. The “Boxtroll exterminator” Archibald Snatcher is trying to maximize that fear in order to move up the Cheesebridge hierarchy, even as the now 10-year-old Boxtroll-raised human boy, called Eggs, begins to wonder if he may belong to a different world. (SR) Rated PG

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Richard Linklater’s newest film, shot over the course of 12 years, is a true masterwork and eschews the bigbang theory of dramatics in favor of the million-and-one little things that accumulate daily and help shape who we are, and who we will become. The story focuses on Mason, who we follow from age 7 to 19 as he struggles with divorced parents and the process of learning how to navigate the world.

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The girl has cancer, the boy is in remission from cancer; this story can only end badly. As far as teenage cancer love stories go, John Green’s recent young adult novel of the same name isn’t half bad — not nearly as sappy as A Walk to Remember. Shailene Woodley (The Descendants, Divergent) plays the lead. (LJ) Rated PG-13

GONE GIRL

David Fincher (Fight Club, The Social Network) gets his paws on the novel

by Gillian Flynn (who also wrote the script) and comes up with one of the twisting-est, turning-est and most unsettling movies of the year. Ben Affleck is the once-happy husband whose once-happy wife, Rosamund Pike, up and vanishes on the morning of their fifth anniversary, with lots of clues and a few secrets pointing directly at him as the perpetrator. But amidst the curious cops, nosy neighbors, distraught relatives, and ratings-chasing news people, the mood of the film changes radically, then does so again, and again. (ES) Rated R

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY

The titular Guardians are a ragtag, fivepronged crew of interstellar outcasts tasked with stopping Ronan the Accuser (Lee Pace), a rogue zealot bent on planetary destruction. The Guardians are led by Peter Quill (Chris Pratt), a cocky, wisecracking treasure hunter from Earth who likes to go by StarLord. (SS) Rated PG-13

HECTOR AND THE SEARCH FOR HAPPINESS

Simon Pegg (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz) stars as Hector, a budding psychiatrist who hits a rut in his own life and realizes he’s not doing any favors for his patients. Thus, he goes out on a globe-trotting adventure to see how different people around the world find happiness. Finding adventure after adventure, Hector hopes to find a new way of looking at life. (MB) Rated R

LEFT BEHIND

What do you get when you combine Nick Cage and the apocalypse? Crashing planes, mysterious disappearances of loved ones and mass chaos. Inspired by the Christian end times that influenced the bestselling novel series, this is the first thriller in a series of three.

Armageddon never looked so modernday sci-fi. (MS) Not Rated

LOVE IS STRANGE

Ben (John Lithgow) and George (Alfred Molina) have been together for a long time, but when they get married, George is fired from his job at a Catholic school because he’s gay. The couple is then forced to sell their house and end up staying at different houses, which isn’t the easiest way for them to start their married life — or easy on the people they’re crashing with. (MB) Rated R

THE MAZE RUNNER

A group of displaced young men with erased memories find themselves trapped in a deserted wasteland with no way out, except for a treacherous maze known to kill those who dare enter. A mysterious and powerful force keeps the prisoners hostage and in constant fear. Once Thomas arrives on the scene, he inspires the group to attempt an escape as they try to solve the mystery of their capture. (MS) Rated PG-13

MY OLD LADY

Mathias Gold, an American, cannot inherit his father’s apartment in France until 90-year-old tenant Mathilde Gerard (played by Smith) dies. While sharing the space, the two develop an unusual closeness, made only more complicated by the love interest between Gerard’s daughter and Gold. This exploration of temporality, money and affection takes place in the quintessential French setting, juxtaposing Gold’s comically terrible language skills and American-ness. (MS) Rated PG-13

THIS IS WHERE I LEAVE YOU

Judd (Jason Bateman) is a simple guy whose marriage is falling apart just as he receives the call that his father has passed away. So off he heads to the family home in upstate New York for the funeral, and to learn from his mother, Hillary (Jane Fonda), that Dad had one last request: the entire family should sit shiva for the full traditional seven days. That means an often-contentious week for Judd, stuck in the same house with Mom, his older brother Paul (Corey Stoll), his sister Wendy (Tina Fey) and youngest brother Phillip (played by an amazingly hilarious Driver), a perpetual screw-up. (SR) Rated R

THE SKELETON TWINS

As a winner at the Sundance Film Festival, this story of an estranged family is perfectly bizarre, emotional and lighthearted. Siblings Milo and Maggie, played by Bill Hader and Kristin Wiig, reunite after 10 years of separation and attempt to find understanding in their messy relationship. Their quirky, loving and complicated dynamics are highly entertaining. (MS) Rated R

THE TRIP TO ITALY

Over six amazing Italian courses, old coworkers Steve and Rob, played by Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon, respectively, develop their quirky friendship on a food critic tour. The two share silly conversations, delicious meals and whimsical adventures among the backdrop of the Italian countryside. With feel-good side plots of romance and self-discovery, the film’s overall story stays close to the food and the landscape. (MS) Not Rated 

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e’s working on a new stage persona.

This one, a female he’ll call Falconvein.

It’s a recent Saturday and Kevin Barnes is wandering around Columbia, Missouri, perusing vintage stores for a new outfit to wear at Of Montreal’s show later that night. He goes straight for the women’s clothing section.

“Women’s clothes are just so much better than men’s,” the lead singer/ songwriter explains over the phone. “There was a heyday in the ’60s and ’70s when normal people took chances in their fashion choices. Those are the clothes I’m interested in.”

He says he’s been too conservative on stage recently; he wants to glam it up a bit and get more in touch with his feminine side. He explains this new persona will probably be quite similar to his other grandiose glam-rocker personality, Georgie Fruit — described as a gender-bending black man in his 40s.

“When the Georgie Fruit thing happened I was

TRANSFORM AGAIN Of Montreal’s Kevin Barnes blurs the line between self and alter ego

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Kevin Barnes, center, serves as musical ringmaster for Of Montreal’s circus-esque touring shows.

on medication for depression,” recalls Barnes, 40.

“That was fun to explore that every night, inhabit that creature. It became so natural; it became absurd to think of it in those terms of another persona. He was just me.”

Of Montreal’s stage shows are essentially a circus act, full of rainbow confetti dots, fantastical costumes and psychedelic lights blurring everything together. The amount of performers who end up on stage is always a surprise but in the middle of all this wildness is Barnes, serving as musical ringmaster.

He bounces and dances around, his voice at times tender, at other times raw.

Even with so much happening around him, you can’t take your eyes off of him.

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while his brother David works out the stage action. For their Saturday performance at the Knitting Factory, the group’s first time playing in Spokane, Barnes says there will be about 12 people rolling in on their bus.

“In Taylor Swift terms, our group is small, but it’s a big production for indies,” he says.

“This thing is all DIY and all self-financed. It’s a labor of love, and we all do it for the fulfillment we get out of it. It’s great to travel with your friends.”

When he’s not performing, Barnes says he’s writing. “I have journals and journals full of lyrics,” he says. “Most of it’s crap.”

But even if most of it is unusable to Barnes, he’s still managed to put out an album almost every year since the band’s inception in 1996 in Athens, Georgia, where he still lives. Through that time, Barnes’ tunes have warped and transformed. The band’s best-known song, “Wraith Pinned to the Mist and Other Games,” from 2005’s The Sunlandic Twins, features a distinct electronic pop vibe. Each subsequent album has fallen deeper into funky, psychedelic rock ’n’ roll.

“I just get so bored so easily, it doesn’t seem right to stay in one genre,” Barnes explains. “I feel like abandoning the spirit of the old [record] as soon as each one is done.”

Lousy With Sylvianbriar, recorded in San Francisco and inspired by the poetry of Sylvia Plath, was released last October, but the band already has another album in the bag, waiting for an early 2015 release date. The new LP, titled Aure-

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ate Gloom, is about the people in Barnes’ personal life (he separated from his wife in December).

“This record is the most confessional that I’ve made in a while,” admits Barnes, who says fans should expect at least one unreleased song at the upcoming Spokane gig. “It’s not really scary to release this, but I’m talking about specific people and they haven’t heard it yet. I’m not sure how they’ll react.”

That Of Montreal is constantly changing musical genres, stage personas and band members (20-some musicians have been in and out of the band) Visit Inlander.com for complete was caught on listings of local events. camera in the recent rock documentary The Past is a Grotesque Animal. Barnes has seen the film. He’s not sure it’s completely accurate, but he understands that filmmaker Jason Miller had to find a narrative.

“It’s weird for me, it’s hard to be objective,” Barnes says. “The film is touching at times, I just don’t like how it gets so dark, with me alienating people out of the band. The narrative is like, here’s a man who has decided to make art above all else.” n lauraj@inlander.com

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Of Montreal with Pillar Point • Sat, Oct. 11, at 8 pm • $15 • All-ages • Knitting Factory • 919 W. Sprague • sp.knittingfactory.com • 244-3279

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“ a knockout performance! ” -The New York Times Gigan is just one of the many loud-ass bands coming through the Hop! this weekend.

Feed the Creature Chicago-based Gigan lets their growling, hissing and technically dazzling music do the talking

BY BEN SALMON

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he first 60 seconds of Gigan’s 2013 album Multi-Dimensional Fractal-Sorcery and Super Science sound like a terrifying sci-fi creature lurching to life. Shards of high-pitched noise dance around an ominous whir and a blast of noisy hissing clears a path for drumbeats and guitar rumble. At 100 seconds, a primitive growl enters the frame, almost buried by the chaos of mind-bending riffs and rhythms flying around.

The song is called “Beneath the Sea of Tranquility,” and its brutal combination of heavy noise, technical skill and insuppressible melody embodies Gigan, a Chicago-based progressive death metal band. Its stirring intro, meanwhile, reflects core member Eric Hersemann’s vision of Gigan being not so much a band, but an indistinct and inhuman metal-making thing.

“We don’t actually acknowledge the crowd very much when we’re playing, because it’s just supposed to be one long piece of music experienced by a group of people and … I want people to draw their own conclusions and have their own experiences based exactly on what they hear, and not any sort of impressions we may give them,” Hersemann says. “This band is not about who’s on the stage. It’s about what’s coming from the stage. It’s about the music itself, and that’s it.”

He’s wise to let the music do the talking.

Since 2006, Gigan has built a reputation as one of extreme metal’s most thrilling and technically dazzling bands, thanks largely to its critically acclaimed three albums: 2008’s The Order of the False Eye, 2011’s Quasi-Hallucinogenic Sonic Landscapes,

and the stunning Multi-Dimensional, which sounds like a gang of acid-tripping music majors trying to write the ultimate tech-death metal opera while hurtling, without seat belts, through space on a rusty old rocket.

Gigan’s whole aesthetic, from the music to the album art to the live concept, springs from Hersemann’s bustling imagination — his love of the unknown, and the collision of the two. “(Space) is just one more direction to take your mind,” he says. “It’s such a wide expanse of undiscovered area, it lends itself to ... lots of different concepts. But I feel that way about our oceans, too, and certain parts of the world that are not traversed by man. It’s so unknown, and that’s what makes it amazing.”

Hersemann doesn’t scale back his vision when talking about his band, either, often referring to it as the “Gigan universe.” He knows that kind of language means the music must be transportative, and he’s up for the challenge.

“When you’re listening to this band, I want you to be a part of that world,” Hersemann says.

“You’re no longer in whatever sweaty club that we’re playing that night. You have entered the Gigan universe, and we’re gonna have our way with you and spit you out.”  music@inlander.com Gigan with Pyrrhon, Artificial Brain, Zan, Rot Monger, Infrablaster, Serpentspire and Pythium • Fri, Oct. 10, at 7:30 pm • $10 • Allages • The Hop! • 706 N. Monroe • 368-4077 • thehopevents.com

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ust as you can no longer easily label Matisyahu as the “Hasidic reggae-rapper” — he ditched the garb of the Orthodox Jewish sect publicly nearly three years ago, though he maintains he’s still a member of the faithful — his music has also evolved dramatically beyond the scope of any simple genre classifications. His most recent album, Akeda, arrived earlier this year, and blends elements of electronica, rock, pop, folk and industrial with some elements of the sounds that first made him famous back in 2006.

No matter what his sonic approach, or his attire, you can be sure Matisyahu remains an engaging performer, his lanky frame bouncing around the stage to the sounds created by Dub Trio, his touring band for the past five years.

— DAN NAILEN Matisyahu with Cisco Adler, Radical Something • Tue, Oct. 14, at 8 pm • $28 • All-ages • Knitting Factory • 919 W. Sprague • sp.knittingfactory.com • 244-3279

J = THE INLANDER RECOMMENDS THIS SHOW J = ALL AGES SHOW

Thursday, 10/9

J THE BARTLETT, Hillstomp, Folkinception J THE BIG DIPPER, The Jay Thomas Quartet with Kevin Woods BUCKHORN INN, Spokane River Band J COEUR D’ALENE CASINO, Kix Brooks COEUR D’ALENE CASINO, Last Chance Band FIZZIE MULLIGANS, Luke Jaxton THE FLAME, DJ WesOne J GRANDE RONDE CELLARS, Old Time Music Session with Carlos Alden J THE HOP!, Hellion, Dark White Light, OneFall JONES RADIATOR, Madeline McNeill J THE KENWORTHY (208-8824127), Brady Goss with Bart Budwig J LAGUNA CAFÉ, Just Plain Darin LEFTBANK WINE BAR, Chris Rieser J LUXE COFFEEHOUSE, Particlehead MACKENZIE RIVER PIZZA CO. (3154447), Kicho NORTHERN QUEST CASINO, Randy Houser O’SHAY’S, Open mic J THE PHAT HOUSE, The Tone Collaborative and friends J RIVERPOINT CAMPUS (3596200), EWU Pride Center National Coming Out Day Concert ROADHOUSE COUNTRY ROCK BAR, Luke Jaxon J SPOKANE ARENA, Safe in Sound EDM Fest feat. Flux Pavilion, Destroid With Excision, Adventure Club, UZ, Terravita ZOLA, Andy HackBarth Band

Friday, 10/10

BEVERLY’S, Robert Vaughn J THE BIG DIPPER, The Working Spliffs, Voodoo Lounge

42 INLANDER OCTOBER 9, 2014

INDIE ROCK SALLIE FORD

P

ortland’s Sallie Ford traded in her band, the Sound Outside, for a group of three rocking women. Last December, Ford played one of her very last shows with her old group at the Bartlett to a sold-out show of devoted fans. This weekend, she’s back with the new crew. Ford’s newest record Slap Back is scheduled for release next Tuesday, but three singles have already been made public. Her new act is a little less quirky and retro-sounding, her voice even a little more full and graceful, rather than that nasally and harsh (yet amazing) sound of previous works. This new music is truly rock ’n’ roll.

— LAURA JOHNSON Sallie Ford with Summer Cannibals • Sat, Oct. 11, at 8 pm • $12/$14 day of • All-ages • The Bartlett • 228 W. Sprague • thebartlettspokane.com • 747-2174

BIGFOOT PUB, Untied BOLO’S, Torino Drive BUCKHORN INN, Country Soul CHECKERBOARD BAR, The Tenants COEUR D’ALENE CASINO, Keys West Dueling Piano Show CURLEY’S, Shiner DOWNTOWN COEUR D’ALENE, Mateo plays flamenco guitar FIZZIE MULLIGANS, Johnny Qlueless THE FLAME, DJ Big Mike FREDNECK’S (291-3880), Ken Davis and In Transit GRANDE RONDE CELLARS, North Point with Barry Aiken J THE HOP!, Gigan (See story on page 41), Pyrrhon, Artificial Brain, Zan, Infrablaster, Rot Monger, Pythium IRON HORSE BAR, Smash Hit Carnival JOHN’S ALLEY, The Scott Pemberton Band JONES RADIATOR, Hillfolk Noir J KNITTING FACTORY, American

Authors, The Mowgli’s Echosmith LAGUNA CAFÉ, Robinsong LITZ’S (327-7092), Octoberfest feat. the Smoke’n Wheels, LOS, Martini Brothers MARTKET PLACE WINE BAR (8387815), Truck Mills THE MEMBERS LOUNGE (703-7115), DJ Selone and DJ Eaze J MEZZO PAZZO WINE BAR, Spare Parts NECTAR, Daniel Mills Son of Brad NORTHERN QUEST CASINO, DJ Ramsin, DJ Freaky Fred NYNE, DJ C-Mad THE PALOMINO CLUB, Last Chance Band PEND D’OREILLE WINERY, Ron Criscione J THE PHAT HOUSE, Ragtime Steve, Bing Crosby Project RED LION HOTEL RIVER INN, Chris Rieser & Snap the Nerve ROADHOUSE COUNTRY ROCK BAR,

Devon Wade Band ROCKER ROOM, YESTERDAYSCAKE SPOKANE VALLEY EAGLES (9223433), Spokane River Band THE VIKING BAR AND GRILL, The Finns, Tumble Down Badger ZOLA, The Bossame

Saturday, 10/11

J THE BARTLETT, Sallie Ford (See story above), Summer Cannibals BEVERLY’S, Robert Vaughn J THE BIG DIPPER, Tanzer4 Rock Off Battle of the Bands with Bandit Train, Blackwater Prophet, the Expo, Damit Jim BIGFOOT PUB, Untied BOLO’S, Torino Drive BUCKHORN INN, Country Soul J CHAPS, Just Plain Darin with Tyler Coulston COEUR D’ALENE CASINO, Keys West Dueling Piano Show COEUR D’ALENE CELLARS, Steve

Simisky, Ron Greene CURLEY’S, Shiner FIZZIE MULLIGANS, Johnny Qlueless THE FLAME, DJ WesOne J THE HOP!, Green Jelly, the Atlas Moth, the Proselyte, the Ashamed J INDABA (443-3566), Particlehead IRON HORSE BAR, Smash Hit Carnival JOHN’S ALLEY, The Scott Pemberton Band JONES RADIATOR, Dion Vox J KNITTING FACTORY, Of Montreal (See story on page 39), Pillar Point THE LARIAT (466-9918), Way Out West LITZ’S, Octoberfest feat. the Smoke’n Wheels, LOS, Martini Brothers NORTHERN QUEST CASINO, DJ Ramsin, DJ Freaky Fred, DJ Patrick NYNE, The Divine Jewels THE PALOMINO CLUB, DJ One J THE PHAT HOUSE, Flannel Math Animals RED LION HOTEL RIVER INN, Chris

Rieser & Snap the Nerve ROADHOUSE COUNTRY ROCK BAR, Devon Wade Band ROCKER ROOM, YESTERDAYSCAKE USK BAR AND GRILL (445-1262), Johnny & the Moondogs VFW POST 1474 - HILLYARD (4873784), The Ravinz  THE VIKING BAR AND GRILL, Rocktoberfest: The Adarna, Freak System, Boneye, ThirionX, Steven Jaimz, Eddie Wilson ZOLA, The Bossame

Sunday, 10/12

 BING CROSBY THEATER, Carbon Leaf, Wyatt Wood THE CELLAR, Pat Coast

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COEUR D’ALENE CASINO, Kosh COVENANT SPOKANE (924-8817), Citizens & Saints DALEY’S CHEAP SHOTS, Jam Night with VooDoo Church  THE HOP!, Ringworm, The Drip, Cold Blooded, Diazepam  KNITTING FACTORY, Twenty One Pilots, Misterwives  LITZ’S, Octoberfest feat. Carey Brazil, Gil Reeves, Nick Grow ZOLA, Bill Bozly

Monday, 10/13

 CALYPSOS (208-665-0591), Open Mic EICHARDT’S, Monday Night Jam with Truck Mills  THE PHAT HOUSE, Open Mic  RICO’S (332-6566), Open Mic ZOLA, Nate Ostrander Trio

Tuesday, 10/14

315 MARTINIS AND TAPAS, The Rub BABY BAR, Steel Cranes  THE BARTLETT, Noah Gundersen, Caroline Rose CRAFTED TAP HOUSE + KITCHEN (208-292-4813), Kosh FEDORA PUB, Tuesday Night Jam with Truck Mills  THE HOP!, Red Fang, Black Mastiff, the Static Tones JOHN’S ALLEY, Arthur Lee Land JONES RADIATOR, Open Mic of Open-ness  KNITTING FACTORY, Matisyahu (See story on facing page), Radical Something, Cisco Adler THE PHAT HOUSE, Open Jazz Forum THE VIKING BAR AND GRILL, David Simmons ZOLA, The Bucket List

Wednesday, 10/15  THE BARTLETT, Saintseneca, Busman’s Holiday  THE BIG DIPPER, Rags & Ribbons, Kiven CRAFTED TAP HOUSE + KITCHEN, Kosh

EICHARDT’S, Charley Packard FIZZIE MULLIGANS, Kicho GENO’S (368-9087), Open Mic with T&T JOHN’S ALLEY, Jaime Wyatt and the Bang Bangs JONES RADIATOR, Jazz night with with Brendan McMurphy, Rachel Bade-McMurphy and more  KNITTING FACTORY, Anberlin LA ROSA CLUB, Robert Beadling and Friends THE LANTERN TAP HOUSE (3159531), Open Turntables Night with DJ Lydell LUCKY’S IRISH PUB, DJ D3VIN3  MEZZO PAZZO WINE BAR, “Lonesome” Lyle Morse  THE PHAT HOUSE, Songwriters’ Open Mic RED ROOM LOUNGE, Bodhi Drip SEASONS OF COEUR D’ALENE, Kosh SOULFUL SOUPS AND SPIRITS, Open mic THE VIKING BAR AND GRILL, Matthew Winters ZOLA, The Bossame

Coming Up ...

THE BARTLETT, The Growlers, The Garden, Oct. 16 THE HOP!, Elektroween, Oct. 17 THE BARTLETT, The Sweeplings, Oct. 17 BING CROSBY THEATER, Nicole Lewis, Christy Lee Comrie, Angela Marie Project, Oct. 17 BUCKHORN INN, Sammy Eubanks, Oct. 17-18

UNDERGROUND 15, Guns of Nevada, Oct. 18 THE BARTLETT, Burger Records Caravan of Stars feat. Together Pangea, The Memories, AJ Davila & Terror Amor, Mozes & the Firstborn, Oct. 18 CHECKERBOARD BAR, Mudhelmet, Oct. 18 SLAB INN, Raise the Roof ft. Spokane River Band, Steve Starkey, Border Patrol Band, 9 Lives Band, Shayne Rammler Band, Oct. 19 NORTHERN QUEST CASINO, Kenny Rogers, Oct. 19 THE BIG DIPPER, The Bob Curnow Big Band, Oct. 20 INDIE AIR RADIO, Concerts @ Indie Air Radio feat. Sarah McQuaid, Oct. 20 THE BARTLETT, Polecat, Communist Daughter, the Holy Broke, Oct. 22, INB PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, Jason Mraz with Raining Jane, Oct. 22 THE BARTLETT, The Apache Relay, Desert Noises, Oct. 23 KNITTING FACTORY, Alter Bridge, California Breed, Oct. 23 THE NEST AT KENDALL YARDS, Kendall Yards’ Oktoberfest, Oct. 24 THE BIG DIPPER, Tanzer4 Rock Off Battle of the Bands final round, Oct. 24 THE BARTLETT, Mudhoney, Barton Carroll, Oct. 24 KNITTING FACTORY, Allen Stone, Bad Rabbits, The BGP, Oct. 24

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Hillfolk Noir SATURDAY OCTOBER 11TH

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Nerd Night w/ Nehemiah MONDAY OCTOBER 13TH

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Open Mic of Open-ness @ 7:30pm WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 15TH

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MUSIC | VENUES 315 MARTINIS & TAPAS • 315 E. Wallace, CdA • 208-667-9660 ARBOR CREST WINE CELLARS • 4705 N. Fruit Hill Rd. • 927-9463 BABY BAR • 827 W. First Ave. • 847-1234 THE BARTLETT • 228 W. Sprague Ave. • 747-2174 BEVERLY’S • 115 S. 2nd St., CdA • 208-765-4000 THE BIG DIPPER • 171 S. Washington St. • 863-8098 BIGFOOT PUB • 9115 N. Division St. • 467-9638 BING CROSBY THEATER • 901 W. Sprague Ave. • 227-7638 BLACK DIAMOND • 9614 E. Sprague • 891-8357 THE BLIND BUCK • 204 N. Division • 290-6229 BOLO’S• 116 S. Best Rd. • 891-8995 BOOMERS • 18219 E. Appleway Ave. • 755-7486 BOOTS BAKERY & LOUNGE • 24 W. Main Ave. • 703-7223 BOWL’Z BITEZ & SPIRITZ• 401 W. Riverside Suite 101. • 321-7480 BUCER’S COFFEEHOUSE PUB • 201 S. Main, Moscow • 208-882-5216 BUCKHORN INN • 13311 Sunset Hwy.• 244-3991 THE CELLAR • 317 E. Sherman, CdA • 208-6649463 CHAPS • 4237 Cheney-Spokane Rd. • 624-4182 CHECKERBOARD BAR • 1716 E. Sprague • 535-4007 COEUR D’ALENE CASINO • 37914 S. Nukwalqw Rd., Worley • 800-523-2464 COLDWATER CREEK WINE BAR • 20 W. Jerry Ln., Worley • 208-263-6971 CONKLING MARINA • 20 W. Jerry Ln, Worley • 208-686-1151 CURLEY’S • 26433 W. Hwy. 53 • 208-773-5816 DALEY’S CHEAP SHOTS • 6412 E. Trent • 535-9309 EICHARDT’S • 212 Cedar St., Sandpoint • 208263-4005 FEDORA PUB • 1726 W. Kathleen, CdA • 208765-8888 FIZZIE MULLIGANS • 331 W. Hastings Rd. • 466-5354 THE FLAME • 2401 E. Sprague Ave. • 534-9121 FOX THEATER • 1001 W. Sprague • 624-1200 GRANDE RONDE CELLARS • 906 W. 2nd • 455-8161 THE HOP! • 706 N. Monroe St. • 368-4077 IRON HORSE • 407 E. Sherman Ave., CdA • 208-667-7314 IRV’S BAR • 415 W. Sprague Ave. • 624-4450 JOHN’S ALLEY • 114 E. 6th, Moscow • 208-8837662 JONES RADIATOR • 120 E. Sprague • 747-6005 KNITTING FACTORY • 911 W. Sprague Ave. • 244-3279 LAGUNA CAFÉ • 4302 S. Regal St. • 448-0887 LA ROSA CLUB • 105 S. First Ave., Sandpoint • 208-255-2100 LATAH BISTRO • 4241 Cheney-Spokane Rd. • 838-8338 LEFTBANK WINE BAR • 108 N. Washington • 315-8623 LION’S LAIR • 205 W. Riverside Ave. • 456-5678 LUCKY’S IRISH PUB • 408 W. Sprague Ave. • 747-2605 LUXE COFFEEHOUSE • 1017 W. First Ave. • 624-5514 MAX AT MIRABEAU • 1100 N. Sullivan Rd. • 924-9000 MEZZO PAZZO WINE BAR • 2718 E. 57th • 863-9313 MOOTSY’S • 406 W. Sprague • 838-1570 MOSCOW FOOD CO-OP • 121 E. Fifth St. • 208882-8537 NECTAR• 120 N. Stevens St. • 869-1572 NORTHERN QUEST • 100 N. Hayford • 242-7000 NYNE • 232 W. Sprague Ave. • 474-1621 THE SHOP • 924 S. Perry St. • 534-1647 O’SHAY’S • 313 E. CdA Lake Dr. • 208-667-4666 THE PALOMINO CLUB • 6425 N. Lidgerwood St • 443-5213 PEND D’OREILLE WINERY • 301 Cedar St., Sandpoint • 208-265-8545 THE PHAT HOUSE • 417 S. Browne • 443-4103 PJ’S BAR & GRILL • 1717 N. Monroe St. • 328-2153 RED LION RIVER INN • 700 N. Division St. • 326-5577 RED ROOM LOUNGE • 521 W. Sprague Ave. • 838-7613 REPUBLIC BREWING • 26 Clark Ave. • 775-2700 THE ROADHOUSE • 20 N. Raymond • 413-1894 THE ROCK BAR • 13921 E. Trent Ave. • 43-3796 ROCKER ROOM • 216 E. Coeur d’Alene Ave. • 208-676-2582 ROCKET MARKET • 726 E. 43rd Ave. • 343-2253 SEASONS OF COEUR D’ALENE • 209 E. Lakeside Ave. • 208-664-8008 THE SHOP • 924 S. Perry St. • 534-1647 SOULFUL SOUPS & SPIRITS • 117 N. Howard St. • 459-1190 SPOKANE ARENA • 720 W. Mallon • 279-7000 SPLASH • 115 S. 2nd St., CdA • 208-765-4000 THE SWAMP • 1904 W. Fifth Ave. • 458-2337 UNDERGROUND 15 • 15 S. Howard St. • 290-2122 THE VIKING • 1221 N. Stevens St. • 315-4547 WEBSTER’S RANCH HOUSE SALOON • 1914 N. Monroe St. • 474-9040 ZOLA • 22 W. Main Ave. • 624-2416

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LECTURE IDEAS WORTH SPREADING

Loads of intricate knowledge on interesting and varied fields of study are all available in one place — Spokane’s own version of the Technology, Entertainment and Design, better known as TED, conference. Among the 14 speakers featured at the local presentation is expert peacemaker Samuel Mahaffy, whose experiences as a conflict resolver and management consultant inspire his talk on the creation of peaceful space. Washington State University sleep researcher Dr. Bryan Vila also presents on the impact of fatigue in “critical occupations,” partly based on his previous experience as a law enforcer. The talks’ theme is “Connections and Intersections,” tying the audience into others’ intellect.

— MOLLY SMITH TEDxSPOKANE • Mon, Oct. 13, at 9 am • $30 • Saint George’s School • 2929 W. Waikiki • tedxspokane.com • 466-1636

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CULTURE ALL ABOARD!

WORDS HEALING IMAGES

Spokane Model Train Fall Show • Sun, Oct. 12, from 9:30 am-3:30 pm • $6; 12 and under free • Spokane County Fair & Expo Center • 404 N. Havana • rivercitymodelers.org • 991-2317

Visiting Artist Lecture Series feat. Dr. Chip Thomas • Wed, Oct. 15, at 6:30 pm; also at 11:30 am at SFCC and Oct. 16 at EWU • Free • The MAC • 2316 W. First • northwestmuseum.org

Consider the Fall Train Show this weekend a comicon for model railroaders, because the folks who obsess over building miniature trains and creating elaborate displays for those trains to navigate are just as passionate as any cosplay kid. Vendors and collectors will fill nearly 200 tables with all manner of trains, railroad art, videos and assorted artifacts, and there will be at least five operating train layouts to check out, in addition to an array of workshops for both the veteran modeler and those new to the rails.

— DAN NAILEN

Imagine driving down a long desert road, looking up at a lone water tower and thinking, “Hey, my doctor did that.” Such is the experience for the patients of Dr. Chip Thomas, a photographer and artist who also works as a physician at a low-cost clinic. Known for adorning buildings with his larger-than-life, black-and-white photographs of the Navajo Nation people, Thomas has been invited to kick off the 2014-15 Visiting Artist Lecture Series, a program that hosts internationally known artists presenting in Spokane.

— CHRISTIAN VOSLER

GONZAGA PREPARATORY SCHOOL Rooted in Faith, Excellence and Service

VISUAL ART BEHIND THE ART

When viewing art in a gallery or public space, the questions of “how” and “why” often arise in one’s thoughts. Discovering what went into an artwork as it was created is usually even more intriguing than our own interpretations. As part of Create Spokane Arts Month, more than a dozen local artists across many disciplines are opening their creative spaces to the public, letting us see where and how their ambitious projects come to life. Local artists including Garric Simonsen, Gay Waldman, Karen Mobley, Tom Quinn and Austin Stiegemeier also offer live art demonstrations and hands-on activities, as well as their one-of-a-kind pieces for sale.

— CHEY SCOTT Spokane Open Studio Tour • Sat, Oct. 11, from 10 am-4 pm • Free • Locations across Spokane • Studio map available at createspokane.com

OPEN HOUSE

Sunday, October 19th | 1:00 - 3:30 pm Come experience Gonzaga Prep at our annual Open House!

Each family is assigned a student ambassador to tour through departments and give a student’s perspective on academics, spiritual life and extracurricular activities. Students and parents can visit with faculty, counselors, and coaches.

Questions regarding the Open House?

Contact Corrina O’Brien Kelsey, Admission Director ckelsey@gprep.com or (509) 483-8512

FILM TAKE A HIKE

For several hundred years, Christian pilgrims have traveled a trail across northern Spain on their way to a shrine memorializing St. James the Great.

In recent years, the 500-mile path has attracted people from around the world who complete the hike, or at least portions of it, for personal, spiritual reasons rather than religious ones. Walking the Camino documents the journeys of a wide swath of hikers, from a pair of Canadian retirees to a Brazilian woman looking to defeat depression to a guy just looking for a physical challenge. Director Lydia B. Smith will be on hand for the Oct. 10 and 11 screenings while Gonzaga alum Maggie Cech, who hiked the trail in 2013, will answer questions on Oct. 12.

— MIKE BOOKEY

TRADITION

FORMATION

INNOVATION

TRANSFORMATION

College Prep Environment

Walking the Camino: Six Ways to Santiago • Oct. 10-12, at 6:15 pm; Oct. 12, at 5 and 7:15 pm; Oct. 14-16, at 7 pm • $8 • Magic Lantern Theatre • 25 W. Main • magiclanternspokane.com • 209-2383

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BENEFIT

SPR PRESENTS DR. ZORBA PASTER The host of the public radio program “Zorba Paster On Your Health” hosts a Q&A session based on his book, “The Longevity Code.” Oct. 9, 7-9:30 pm. $20-$23. Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague. spokanepublicradio.org/ zorba (509-328-5729) BEYOND PINK DESIGNER BRA FASHION SHOW Event includes a silent auction, no host bar and hors d’ oeuvres with a fashion show featuring local artists and designers. Event proceeds supports local women who cannot afford thermography. Oct. 10, 5 pm. $50.

Convention Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. beyondpink.net (863-7776) RESCUE ON THE RUNWAY The fourth annual charity date auction benefiting

the animals of the Spokane Humane Society, with food, cocktails and more.

Oct. 16, 5 pm. $10/advance; $20/door.

Knitting Factory, 919 W. Sprague. tinyurl.com/nap9ckn THANKSGIVING OF COMPASSION: A HARVEST FOR THE ANIMALS A celebration and benefit for the animals of River’s Wish Animal Sanctuary. Special guest Geshe Phelgye blesses the harvest for the animals at 2 pm. Oct. 18, 1-4 pm. $10. River’s Wish Animal Sanctuary, 11511 W. Garfield Rd. riverswishanimalsanctuary.org (951-3650) SALUD A tapas, dessert and wine tasting gala benefiting The Family Guide and The Coeur d’Alene Tribe’s STOP Violence Against Women program. Oct. 19, 4-7 pm. $25. Lincoln Center, 1316 N. Lincoln. facebook.com/StopViolenceAgainstWomenDay (928-9664)

Devices in the hands of students allow us to better prepare students with digital citizenship training while gaining better technology skills by embedding these skills in every class.

We are not a tablet school.

We are a high-performing Jesuit, Catholic school... using tablets.

An Accessible Jesuit Education

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RELATIONSHIPS

Advice Goddess FASTEN YOUR BIBLE BELT

My boyfriend and I are spending Christmas with his family. I like them and get along well with them.

However, they’re very religious, and he wants me to join them in going to holiday church services. I grew up secular in a conservative town, and because of all I went through, I developed a deep distaste for religion. His family knows I’m an atheist but doesn’t know the extent of my aversion to religion. I explained to my boyfriend AMY ALKON that the idea of sitting through church and going through the motions, given how I feel about religion, is downright upsetting to me. Though he’s no longer religious, he doesn’t share my aversion, and he insists I go out of respect for him and his family. Should I just go and grin and bear it as a favor to him?

—I’m (Not) A Believer It’s Jesus’ birthday, but seeing as you guys aren’t that close, you figured he wouldn’t mind if you skipped it.

Believe it or not, this isn’t the first time religion has caused tension in the world. And sure, there’s something to be said for doing things you aren’t exactly into to please your partner. However, going to somebody’s religious service as an atheist who’s seriously upset by religion isn’t quite the same as “grinning and bearing it” at the opera. You probably aren’t opposed to Verdi on principle, and it’s unlikely to call up childhood memories like “My mommy says your mommy is in bed with the devil” and fun neighborhood games like “Burn The Little Heathen At The Stake.”

The problem started when your boyfriend decided that you just had to go and used the “respect!” argument to try to guilt you into giving in. This is lowblow, crush-the-competition arguing. (What can you even counter with — “Nah, I don’t want to show respect for your parents!”?) Of course, when two people partner up, there will always be disagreements. But in a relationship, winning really isn’t everything. Having a difference of opinion without trying to do to your partner what Hitler did to Poland, that’s everything.

We can understand this intellectually. The problem is, we’re all essentially large, bratty children. We want what we want when we want it, and we want Miss Perkins to turn around so we can hit little Jason over the head with a toy truck until he gives it to us. Behavioral economist Daniel Kahneman explains in “Thinking, Fast and Slow” that our instinctive emotional system is our brain’s first responder — taking over long before our rational system (the janitor that cleans up after our impulses) even decides to get out of bed. So opting for a more adult approach to disagreements requires preplanning — sitting down with your partner before you’re in conflict mode and making a pact to fight not to win but to understand where the other person’s coming from.

When you find yourselves at odds, instead of hammering each other with what you want, explain why you want it; lay out the emotions behind it. Focusing on each other’s feelings — truly focusing, not just pretending to listen until you can get back to selling your points — should lead you to be moved by each other’s fears or distress. This, in turn, should inspire a more compassionate and constructive response. For example, if instead of telling you “You have to go with us to church!” your boyfriend says something like “I just want my family to like you,” his push to get you into a pew sounds more like something he’s trying to do for you than to you. This allows you to respond lovingly to him, reassuring him that his family already likes you (despite not quite understanding your blase attitude toward burning in hell for all eternity).

For this mode of conflict management to work, you have to accept that some differences just can’t be bridged. Still, discussing them in a way that makes you both feel respected and understood should at least leave you feeling good about each other and the relationship. In this situation, the reality is, your being a nonbeliever could ultimately be a big problem for his parents. But you show your respect by acting respectful to them — maybe welcoming them back from Mass with a punchbowl of your famous eggnog — not by disrespecting your own beliefs and going to church “just this once,” which sets a bad precedent. If all goes well, they’ll just accept your choices. Otherwise, you may have to resign yourself to spending Christmas week in bed — tied to it, while Granny and the dog assist the priest who’s performing the exorcism on you.  ©2014, 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

COMEDY

STAND-UP COMEDY OPEN MIC Local comedians; see weekly schedule online. Thurs at 8 pm. Free. Uncle D’s Comedy Underground, 2721 N. Market St. bluznews.com (483-7300) NO CLUE Murder-mystery comedy improv show. Fridays at 8 pm through October. $7. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland Ave. (747-7045) OPEN MIC COMEDY Live stand-up comedy, open to newcomers and experienced comedians. Fridays at 8 pm.

Ages 21+. Free. Red Dragon Chinese, 1406 W. Third, (475-6209) SAFARI Fast-paced short-form improv games based on audience suggestions.

Saturdays at 9 pm. $7. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland Ave. (747-7045) GABE RUTELDGE Live comedy show.

Oct. 17-18 at 8 pm. $8/show. Uncle D’s Comedy, 2721 N. Market. (483-7300) GREAT IDEAS: SPOKANE: TODAY! Much like its estranged cousin, TED Talks, this event is a meeting of brilliant minds, a public forum of cutting edge ideas. Oct. 17, 10 pm. $5. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland Ave. (747-7045)

COMMUNITY

COLVILLE CORN MAZE & PUMPKIN PATCH Explore 12 acres of corn maze and pumpkin patches, offering u-pick or pre-picked. Open daily through Oct. 31 (hours vary by day). $5/kids (5-12), $7/adults, free/under 5. At 73 Oakshott Rd. colvillecornmaze.com (684-6751) SCARYWOOD 2014 Silverwood Theme Park’s annual haunted nights run through Nov. 1. Thur from 6:30-11:30 pm; Fri-Sat from 7 pm-1 am; Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 from 7 pm-midnight. $21-$40.

Silverwood Theme Park, 27843 U.S. 95. scarywoodhaunt.com (208-683-3400) WSU SPOKANE HEALTH FAIR Event includes screenings, flu shots, program information and more. In the South Campus Bldg. Oct. 9, 11 am-2 pm. Free.

WSU Spokane, 600 N. Riverpoint Blvd. spokane.wsu.edu (509-358-7500) INCREDIBLE CORN MAZE & PUMPKIN PATCH Includes three mazes through 12+ acres of corn, pumpkin patch, helicopter rides (Sat-Sun) and free drive-in movie night (Sat at 8 pm) Also includes the “Field of Screams” haunted maze (Fri-Sat).

Through Nov. 1. See website for hours and pricing information. $7-$10. Incredible Corn Maze, 3405 N. Beck Rd. incrediblecornmaze.com (855-855-MAZE) POST FALLS LIONS HAUNTED HOUSE

The annual event is open this season Fri-Sat through Oct. 25 and Oct. 31 from 6 pm-midnight, also the week of Oct. 26-30 from 6-10 pm. $7/person or $5 with 2 nonperishable food items.

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Run/walk begins at the Chamber, and ends at the Post Falls Lions Haunted House. Oct. 11, 4-5 pm. $15-$20. postfallschamber.com (208-773-5016) SKATING WITH SCOUTS The local Boy and Girl Scouts troops host an evening, community skating event. Open to all.

Oct. 11, 5-7 pm. $6.50-$8.50. Pattison’s, 11309 N. Mayfair. (607-2490) WINTERIZING 101 Local experts share ways to insulate your home, how to get your heating system ready for a new season and tools you may need for winterization. Oct. 11, 9-10 am. Free. Spokane Valley Library, 12004 E. Main. (893-8400) 9TH ANNUAL TREK BREAST CANCER AWARENESS RIDE A bike ride to raise awareness for breast cancer prevention, screening and treatment; with all registration fees going toward the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Event includes a 10-mile or 25-mile all-ages ride, drinks/ snacks, prizes and a post-ride barbecue.

Oct. 12, 10 am-1 pm. $40/person; $100/ family of four. Two Wheel Transit, 817 S. Perry St. twowheeltransit.com SPOKANE TRAIN SHOW Event featuring operating layouts, wooden modular layout for kids to run, vendors, demos and more. Oct. 12, 9:30 am-3:30 pm. $6/adults; ages 12 & under free. Spokane County Fair & Expo Center, 404 N. Havana. rivercitymodelers.org WA STATE LEGISLATOR CANDIDATE FORUM Hear candidates for the WA state Senate and House of Representatives discuss their platforms and priority issues. In the Nursing 105 Bldg. Text questions to (619) 9-GO-VOTE. Oct. 15,

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BROWNE’STOBERFEST A neighborhood celebration of Octoberfest with food and music by the Step Brothers, Jimmy Nuge, Wally Anthony, The Original Plaid Cats Trio, Kenneth Rokicki, and Steven King. Oct. 10-11. $5. Browne’s Tavern, 1924 W. Pacific. (315-9934) APPLE FEST Event includes crafts, entertainment, food trucks, apple dumplings and more. Through Oct. 19, Sat from 10 am-5 pm and Sun from 12-5.

Green Bluff United Methodist Church, 9908 E. Greenbluff Rd. (979-2607) MARKET STREET HARVEST FESTIVAL Events include the “Coldest Breakfast in Spokane” benefit, a kids fest with live entertainment and activities, craft beer and wine tasting, live music and local vendors and food trucks. Oct. 11, 9 am-8 pm. $5/adults; kids 12 and under free. Hillyard Business District. marketstreetharvestfest.com SANDPOINT OKTOBERFEST The annual fall festival includes local beer and wine, live music, local food, arts and craft vendors, kids activities and an international chef cook-off between Reese Warren of Eichardt’s and Amanda Skidmore of All Season’s Cafe, in Nelson, BC. Oct. 11, 12-5 pm. Downtown Sandpoint. sandpointchamber.com

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MINI-SPIFF FEAT. DEAD SNOW 2 The Spokane International Film Festival hosts a screening of the Norwegian horror film about Nazi Zombies. Oct. 10, 8:30 pm. $8. Magic Lantern Theatre, 25 W. Main. spokanefilmfestival.org WALKING THE CAMINO: SIX WAYS TO SANTIAGO Screening of the awardwinning documentary film following several individual’s journeys over the 500-mile Camino de Santiago trail in Spain. Events include a Q&A with the director (Oct. 10-11 at 6:15 pm) and with Gonzaga alum Maggie Cech who’s traveled the trail (Oct. 12 at 5 pm and 7:15 pm.) Also screens Oct. 15-16 at 7 pm.

Magic Lantern, 25 W. Main. (209-2383) AMERICAN INDIAN FILM FESTIVAL Festival features screenings of three documentaries and three short films, with proceeds benefiting the Idaho Mythweaver. Doors open at 5 pm. Oct. 11, 6-10 pm. $12. Panida Theater, 300 N. First Ave. panida.org (208-255-7801) SECRET SURPRISE FRIGHT NIGHT

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Oct. 13, 7 pm. $8. Magic Lantern Theatre, 25 W. Main. spokanefilmfestival.org UNFAIR: EXPOSING THE IRS A documentary investigates the alleged coverups and abuses of power at the Internal Revenue Service. At Regal Cinemas Northtown and Riverstone 14. Oct. 14, 7 pm. $12.50. fathomevents.com

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FRESHTIVAL Fresh-hopped beer fest featuring 10+ beers with live music each night at 10 pm. Oct. 9-11. Lantern Tap House, 1004 S. Perry St. (315-9531) REPUBLIC BREWING OKTOBERFEST The brewery pours Bavarian-style beers alongside brats, kraut and live music.

Also includes games, prizes and a costume contest. Oct. 10-11, Fri 4-8 pm, Sat 2-8 pm. Republic Brewing Co., 26 N. Clark Ave. (775-2700) CRAFT BEER & COOKIE FEST An evening fundraiser event to support Girl Scouts’ programs, featuring local craft

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EWU PRIDE CENTER NATIONAL COMING OUT DAY CONCERT Featuring Gaye Adegbalola and the Wild Rutz, an a capella blues quartet. Oct. 9, 7-8 pm.

Free. Riverpoint Campus, 600 N. Riverpoint Blvd. sites.ewu.edu/pridecenter CDA SYMPHONY Program includes works by Rossini, Mozart and Dvorak.

Oct. 10 at 7:30 pm, Oct. 11 at 2 pm. $16$27. Kroc Center, 1765 W. Golf Course Rd. cdasymphony.org (208-765-4957) SPOKANE ACCORDION ENSEMBLE: AMERICANA Concert by the local group. Free-will offerings accepted.

Oct. 11, 2-3:30 pm. Central Lutheran Church, 512 S. Bernard. (624-9233) SPOKANE SYMPHONY CLASSICS Classics Series No. 2: Yang Plays “Nights in the Gardens of Spain,” featuring acclaimed pianist Joyce Yang. Oct. 11 at 8 pm and Oct. 12 at 3 pm. Prices vary. Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox, 1001 W. Sprague. spokanesymphony.org CHRIS NELSON ORGAN RECITAL A program titled “The Three Organists”

featuring pieces by Bach, Franck and Bruckner. Oct. 12, 4 pm. $10. St. John’s Cathedral, 127 E. 12th Ave. (838-4277) PALOUSE COUNTRY COWBOY POETS The Fall Roundup features performances by poets along with musicians. Oct. 12, 2 pm. $8. Dahmen Barn, 419 N. Park Way, Unionton. artisanbarn.com GONZAGA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA A concert featuring the renowned American violin soloist Kurt Nikkanen, under the direction of conductor Kevin Hekmatpanah. $10-$13. Oct. 13, 7:30 pm.

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FIDDLER ON THE ROOF Directed by Troy Nickerson and Heather McHenryKroetch. Through Oct. 19, Thur-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm. Oct. 15 benefits Big Brothers Big Sisters ($35). $22-$30.

Spokane Civic Theatre, 1020 N. Howard St. (325-2507) LES MISERABLES Performance of the classic musical based on Victor Hugo’s epic novel. Through Oct. 18, Thur-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm. $17-$25. Lake City Playhouse, 1320 E. Garden Ave. (208-667-1323) A BRIGHT NEW BOISE Written by Samuel D. Hunter, a former Moscow resident, and with Jonathan Rau, (John Travolta’s nephew) in the cast. $10-$15. Oct. 10-19,

Thur-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm. $10$15. U. of Idaho Hartung Theater, 6th & Stadium Way. (208-885-6465) THE DROWSY CHAPERONE The Tony Award-winning musical parody. Oct. 1018; Fri-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm, except Oct. 11 at 8 pm. $8-$10. Whitworth Cowles Auditorium, 300 W. Hawthorne. whitworth.edu/theatre FUNERAL FOR A GANGSTER A murdermystery dinner theater performance, set in a 1920s speakeasy. Oct. 10-11 and 17-18 at 6 pm. $25. Cutter Theatre, 302 Park St, Metaline Falls. cuttertheatre.com (446-4108) LAFFING ROOM ONLY A fast paced, mad-cap comedy performed in a dinnertheater format. Oct. 10-11 and 17-18; dinner at 6:30, show at 7:30. $12-$25. Circle

Moon Theater, Hwy 211 off Hwy 2, Newport. (208-448-1294) THE LITTLE MERMAID Performance of the classic tale based on Hans Christian Anderson’s story. Oct. 10-26, Fri at 7 pm (no show Oct. 17); Sat at 1 and 4 pm (except Oct. 11), Sun at 1 pm. $8-$12. Spokane Children’s Theatre, 2727 N. Madelia. spokanechildrenstheatre.org (328-4886) THE MOUSETRAP Performance of the Agatha Christie mystery story. Oct. 1019; Fri-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm. $12.

Pullman Civic Theatre, 1220 NW Nye St. pullmancivictheatre.org (332-8406) NEIL LABUTE IN SPOKANE Performance of a two, dark one-act plays by Neil LaBute: “Medea Redux” and “Gaggle of Saints,” both exploring the complexities

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MARVIN SMITH: UNTITLED A exhibition of paintings; show runs through Nov. 25. Gallery open Mon-Fri from 9 am-5 pm. Free admission. EWU Gallery of Art, Cheney campus. ewu.edu/cale/programs/art/gallery (359-2429) TIMOTHY C. ELY Featuring works by the contemporary graphic artist. Oct. 10-Nov. 2; reception Oct. 10 from 5-8 pm, artist talk Oct. 11 at 1 pm. Free. Art Spirit Gallery, 415 Sherman, CdA. theartspiritgallery.com (208-765-6006) SPOKANE STUDIO TOUR Local artists across disciplines open their studios for the public to see where they work, ask questions, and purchase art. Studios also

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“We are an alternative dating site for people who enjoy marijuana, aka 420-friendly dating,” says 420singles.net founder Ryan Moxon, describing his site.

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Saint George’s School, 2929 W. Waikiki Rd. tedxspokane.com (464-8764) JOURNALIST & AUTHOR WILLIAM J. DOBSON A presentation at the U. of

Idaho’s Martin Forum, discussing “The Dictator’s Learning Curve,” building on the arguments of his book of the same title. Reservations required. Oct. 14, 7 pm.

University of Idaho Law School, Moscow.

(208-885-7725) BEACON HILL READING SERIES An evening of poetry and prose featuring local writers Kathryn Smith, Shann Ray, and Ellen Welker. (SCC Library, 2nd floor).

Oct. 15, 6:30-7:30 pm. Free. SCC, 1810 N. Greene St. (533-7000) PALOUSE BASIN WATER SUMMIT FEAT. CHARLES FISHMAN The 10th Annual event is a community dialogue about water resources and features a keynote presentation by best-selling journalist and author of “The Big Thirst – The Secret Life and Turbulent Future of Water,” Charles Fishman. Oct. 16, 4:30-8 pm.

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Opus Prize for faith-based humanitarian leadership. Oct. 16, 7-9 pm. Free, tickets required. Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox, 1001 W. Sprague. gonzaga.edu/ beinspired/opus-prize REPERTORY DANCE THEATRE The Salt Lake City-based company presents a spectrum of dances in its performance of “A Global Tapestry of Dance,” sponsored by Festival Dance & Performing Arts. Oct. 11, 7:30 pm. $18/students; $26/public. Jones Theatre at Daggy Hall, WSU Pullman Campus. festivaldance.org (208-883-3267) BLUE MAN GROUP The performance group is known for its theatrical shows and concerts combining comedy, music and technology. Oct. 16-19, show times vary. $32.50-$72.50. INB Performing Arts Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. inbpac.com (800-325-7328) n

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Beguiling Brunette Babe, Atticus Coffee October 3rd, by the half&half, I saw you, a beautiful brunette in jeans and a grey sweater, strike up a conversation with an elderly woman, compliment her decorative cane, then walked back to your table and putting your nose in a book, your long hair covering one eye. Damn, girl. You exude sexy.

Let’s keep this thing going.

corner I heard you say something along the lines of it being a nice night... or complimenting me on looking nice that night. I had started off behind you in that same isle that I then came face to face with you, in so I believe you went straight for what you needed with a fast turn around time. You were perhaps heading from the beer section. I filled my h2o jugs in record time in hopes that you’d still be in the check out line but you were gone. If I had thought quickly enough, I would have turned right around and caught you in order to meet you! You were in a reddish colored t-shirt and your hair is dark along with dark facial hair. I am blond and may have been in a red jacket but I can’t remember. I would very much like to meet you!

Perhaps you, or someone you know

town and had just started a job as a professor at GU. You are a beautiful blonde named Lisa. Me tall with auburn hair wearing a Seahawks shirt on the patio with some friends and we talked for a minute. Kicking myself ever since, regretting I didn’t get your number.

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what society has become. Our neighbors are narcissitic, spoiled brats, with no consideration to anyone else. Most of the homes in this neighborhood were built a long time ago, 1940 or earlier. The trees have been here much longer.

It’s now not such much the issues of the trees, it’s an issue of neighbors being self-centered and un-caring.

Inconsiderate. Oh, and to the first jeers about this? I don’t know what SMH means, probably something stupid. But you don’t spell KARMA KHAMA. Tsk tsk tsk. Everything about the whole process from taking down trees, putting up a huge building to tearing out part of the swales so they can have a pretty new driveway? Stinks.

Terrain Vana White We shared in a moment of showcasing a fine piece of art Vana White style. We only had a brief chat. Let me be your Pat SaJack again over a nice cup of joe?

London Calling Craig, there are reasons why I havent gotten a hold of you...at the top of the list, I no longer have your contact info, and unfortunately did not memorize your email address. Wish I would have. Darn!

What You Put in My Head I saw you, Mr. Dark, hovering barely noticeably just inches above the ground and putting horrible thoughts in people’s heads. I think I know why you do this, but I also realize you could be putting that thought in my head.

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Terrain every year... I see you at Terrain every year. You’re around five foot six, dark red hair, glasses.

This year you had a brown fedora on. I was wearing a maroon shirt and jeans. Our eyes met for a second upstairs. I couldn’t think of anything to say other than “I think you’re remarkably good looking and I’d like to talk to you.”

Rosauers On 14rh & Monroe I was riding on a shopping cart when you rounded the isle in Rosauers on 14th, Friday night, October 3rd, around 7:45. I thought you were handsome and far more importantly, you occured as friendly, confident, sharp, and personable. I jumped off the cart when you entered the isle and you smiled and spoke of riding on carts as being fun. After I turned the

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Holistic Festival I was helping my friend at his booth, and you were helping at the booth next store.

We spoke briefly in the afternoon.

I was embarrassed to ask you out in front of your parents, but I would like to take you out for coffee sometime.

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will read this and recognize that this is you, and tell you! Please email jj677223@gmail.com. Thank you. And just in case you don’t have a computer, I will do my best to show up in that same spot @ the same time this coming Friday night!

It’s not every day that someone catches my attention so strongly.

Team Work! Thank you kind stranger! October 1st, at about 7:50am at the Hamilton/Nora intersection, I was in the left turn lane on Hamilton Northbound, you were Hamilton Southbound. You left a gap (as all should, but many don’t) so people could still turn.

The far lane was still moving and I couldn’t see past the stopped cars to see when I could turn. You threw up your hand in a “wait for it” type gesture, then counted me down “3....2....1....” and gave me a GO! GO! GO! wave of the hand. You are awesome and I wish more drivers were as thoughtful as you!

Concerned Stranger I just wanted to say thank you to the concerned stranger who stopped to make sure I was okay while I was standing on the bridge overlooking the river next to the Upper Falls Powerhouse. I looked like I was crying and although I was just enjoying the nice weather, I was touched by your concern. I wish that there were more people out there like you!

Cheers/Jeers Wow, 2 comments regarding the “Tree Killers”. First of all, to the person who wrote the first Jeers? Maybe you should spell K A R M A before you trash someone. You just look ignorant, like your jeers. I won’t reply any more to your stupid rant because, well, you are an idiot with no clue as to what I was talking about. The second jeers, more or less, got it right. They have every right to do what they want with their property. My point now is that these people had/have no consideration Submit your Cheers at at all to us, their neighbors.

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Dozen “Cheers” Cupcake s Courtesy of These wonderful neighbors even had the balls to ask us Celebrations Bakery for a 5 foot easement. We said no. There is no room to plant Winners drawn bi-weekly at random. much of anything, let alone trees Must be 18 or older to enter. or bushes to cover up this eyesore. Anyway, I appreciate what the second jeer writer wrote, about

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Cheers to Spokane for coming out in full force for Terrain! It was inspiring to see a line out the door, all people who were there to celebrate the amazing creative talent in our area. The “Spokane Doesn’t Suck” prints said it all sure, it was crowded, but that was a good thing!

Seahawks Jersey Cheers to all the nice people that have been praising and mocking my “Seahawks” jersey. Thank you all for the laughs because nothing says football like a Vancouver Canucks jersey with a hockey stick on the front, have you seen your eye doctor lately?

what’s the attack on pedestrians all of a sudden, some of you driver’s could help us out by walking the way you drive or should I say can’t drive, anyway, leave walking people alone if you are in that big of a hurry that people walking are holding you up time to re-orginize your stupid life. Everyone have a great day!

Here’s To Looking At You, Charles You asked me to look back at you, but the truth is I see you in all directions, everywhere I look, and even when I try to look away, your image and presence is so vividly carved, as if you are a part of me... the part I see right through. It is because of you that I’ve seen the utmost beauty in both light and dark, a vision of perfect balance despite the steepest terrain and loneliest of descents. I’ve tasted the sweetness of the changing of our hues even amongst the unavoidable bitterness as the seasons continue to transform and break the both of us within their own secret rythym and purpose. I see in you a sacred truth of belonging, an immeasurable knowing of passion, the true author of romance. You asked of me to bury the harvester of sorrow and make a life with you.

I ask that you believe me, believe in me when I tell you that I am, and will continue to make love and lives with you, until time and space make way for the ultimate collision with one another. I believe that it is not you or I that win or loose. I believe that love wins all, and I LOVE YOU. Buttercup Happy Birthday “Will” ‘’’Will’,,, thirty plus years and they can’t be put into words. All this time and you still look the same, so pretty, Photo-shop wouldn’t change a thing. Amazing really, you still stop traffic and teenage girls wish they were you. Your photography work really is awesome and that’s passion as much as talent. You’re good at a whole lot more than you realize, just ask those grand kids that can’t get enough of you, or those grown kids, that when they show up at your farm, go first to you and catch up to me afterwards.

I’m glad it’s that way. I’m glad it’s your birthday and we’re all blessed to have even known you, let alone been able to call you ‘Mom’, or ‘Grandma’ and me getting away with calling you,,’Will’, when your nick-name should have come from some beautiful Greek Goddess’s name. But it’s not just the looks, it’s that heart and all of us hope your’s is a Happy Birthday. ‘Mak’.

Pixie You are the most wonderfull and amazing woman I have ever met

Jeers Enjoy My Trailer I hope the person/ persons who stole my trailer that was filled with items going to Habitat for Humanity enjoys their “high” they get when they sell everything that was in there. I feel sorry for the people who think they have to steal from others. What a disappointment.

Bicycle Thieves Thanks to the bicycle thief that stolen my grey with white lettering SCOTT Aspect mountain bike from the downtown library. I speak for myself and the 14 other bikes you stole from there that were locked up on how much I hope Karma gets you and you reap what you sow. It took me 5 months of saving to get that bicycle and it was my main means of transportation and my anti-depressant as I suffer from depression and am limited to bicycle riding. Also that bicycle is registered with the police and you may think no one saw you, but if you look up at the post office that is right across the way the camera saw you, so soon the police will see you as well as I will see you. Hope you enjoy it while it last because karma is coming for you and lots of people know that bike!

RE:RE: Pedestrians OK to the idiot who wrote ‘You’re totally right those people don’t pay taxes on their shoes (idiot) like we do on our cars and they have NO RIGHT to be out on the roads that we pay for. Point number one just cause you pay taxes for you car doesn’t mean you know where the money goes for as you know they could be using that tax money to fix Riverfront park, you don’t know, no one knows eactly where tax money is spent once it leaves your hand, just because you paid it at the license place. And technichally they did pay taxes on their shoes when they bought them (idiot). If you know a little something you would know that governments often take money allocated for one thing and use it on another, so don’t say you know for a fact that you car tax went to the roads. If there was a more pressing issue that’s where your car tax went, and

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Share The Road? You Betcha Thank you to the Inlander reader who quite eloquently demonstrated that bicycles and cars could not possibly have the same rights since bicycles were not to be found on I-90. I will go even further in his direction: one also cannot find cars on the Centennial Trail. In order to make it worth our tax money, I suggest we start driving on it and play chicken with the bicycles, to show them hippies who really owns the road! If people ride their bicycles, it is really because they are too poor to own a car, not because they want to exercise or make our air cleaner (this is a myth). If they could really afford an expensive SUV (such as mine), I bet they would use it because it is the American Dream. If you are too poor, it is God’s will and therefore you deserve it. Amen!

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Road Rage Driver Jeers to the barely restrained road rage driver who takes exception to cars displaying a “Same Road, Same Rules” bumper sticker. Mine is one of those autos that triggers your reptilian anger response. When I’m not adding to the climate change your children will have to suffer through, I’m usually commuting by bicycle, obeying the road rules orders of magnitude better than 90% of Spokane drivers. But, after further review of your reasoned argument, I’ve decided to change my sticker to “I’m warming the planet. Ask me how!”, a statement that more accurately reflects what we are purposefully doing to those generations that follow.

Thieving Season Well, it’s fall again in Spokane, which means it’s thieving season! Lock your home up tight, put the club on your steering wheel, don’t leave anything in your car and keep an eye on your bike ‘cause the thieves are out in full force! BUT this jeers isn’t about the thieves, its about the police and judges in arrest and prosecute petty crimes in Spokane County. What’s the deterent for a criminal when the police bust an apartment full of stolen backpacks and people and don’t make a single arrest? My car was stolen this year, just to be cleaned out and moved a few blocks away, and the police officer told me they have a good idea who is doing this but the judges in Spokane refuse to prosecute these criminals because it fills up the jails! Then my friend’s car gets broken into and the police find her stuff (and tons of other’s things) in an apartment filled with people and don’t make a single arrest, just confiscate the goods and return it to the proper owners.

This type of petty crimes effects all of us, as it increases insurance rates and decreases the quality of life in the area. Police need to start actually protecting their lawabiding citizens instead of turning a blind eye to those that refuse to play by the rules.

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Reading is Hard These days, we’re surrounded by great books — the trick is reading them

BY DANIEL WALTERS

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used to know how to read. I could read fast, I could read long, I could read chapter books.

I was the flashlight-under-the-covers sort of reader. The kid combing through yellowed paperbacks in the back room of his grandparents’ house, scarfing up Crichton and Grisham and Michener — even Grandma’s Nora Roberts book. I read Animal Farm standing up. I read War and Peace because it was long. I read Ulysses to seem smart and didn’t understand a word of it.

I’d have to force myself at parties to concentrate on talking to the person in front of me instead of being sucked away by the temptations on the bookshelf behind me.

But then I grew up.

I still read, technically. I vacuum up quick-take blogs, skim through a million witty ephemeral tweets, and scan longform journalism pieces. But the novel — the chapter book — has suddenly become hard to crack.

Ironically, the struggle began in the place that’s supposed to be a haven for reading: college. It became easier, frankly, to watch pirated episodes of 24 or play video games than sit down with a novel. Super Smash Brothers, after all, is easier than Brothers Karamazov. Reading became harder, and everything else became easier.

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t’s a national trend: A 2014 Pew Poll found 23 percent of Americans admitted to not reading a single book in the past year, dramatically up from 8 percent in 1978. In the Internet age, being bored is obsolete. Beautiful Ruins author Jess Walter describes the challenge to me as “the constant bombardment of really fast information.”

Entertainment comes cheap and quick, and so does emotion. “You can be really moved by a [YouTube video] of a really cute kitten riding a moped,” Walter says. “And that doesn’t take nearly the effort as Anna

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Karenina.”

Ah, yes. Anna Karenina. The novel that, despite a valiant attempt by a beautiful woman across two years to get me to read it, I still couldn’t get through, so she married someone else. It’s joined on my dusty bookshelf by dozens of other important books — Jonathan Franzen! Philip Roth! Gabriel García Márquez! — that I’ve started but not finished and dozens more I’ve purchased and not started.

And here, there’s the sense I’ve been cheating on my first love: These days, the laptop, not the paperback, comes to bed with me. See, a relationship with Netflix requires very little effort. Novels are high-maintenance. They get jealous. They demand long stretches of uninterrupted personal time. They demand solitude, a quiet room and a quiet mind.

My failure is all the more shameful in Spokane, which, judging by award-winning authors like Walter, Shawn Vestal and Sharma Shields, has a thriving literary scene. Spokane is writing what I should be reading.

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ut adulthood, with its jobs and marriages and taxes and children, can squeeze the life out of any reader.

Even Shields, author of the short story collection Favorite Monster, can testify to that.

She remembers working as a travel agent in Missoula, trapped in a cubicle, strapped to a headset.

“I didn’t read any books the entire three years I worked there,” Shields says. “I got so depressed because that part of my life was snuffed out.”

Never again, she swore: She sought out jobs, instead, where reading was integral.

But now, with two young kids, she has a different sort of challenge. “Usually I’m pretty exhausted when the night rolls around,” Shields says. “I have a tougher time concen-

trating on the books.”

Some harried adults slip in reading during breaks at work or when the kids go to sleep. Shields sits down beside her playing children, and slips in some reading amid the chaos.

For me, however, reading usually happens only where everything shiny and flashy is stripped away. A distant cabin. An airplane. Any place without Wi-Fi where books become the best source of entertainment by default.

Even then, the novel is often a slog for the first hour. For my Twitter-addled mind, the vastly different pace of a novel is like a first glance at a Magic Eye: confusing, dizzying, off-putting, obscure. Then finally, if I cross my eyes just right, everything snaps into focus. I become, once again, the reader I was as kid, immersed in characters, language, story and meaning.

“A lot of my favorite books, you have to learn how to read them… Ulysses, Blood Meridian, Proust,” says Vestal, the local columnist who just won a PEN Literary Award.

“Often I’ll feel that after I’ve read for 15 and 20 minutes, something happens.”

Adulthood’s big struggle, after all, is having the willpower to choose between what is hard and what is easy, between what is filling and what is fulfilling. It takes intentional willpower to pass up the buffet of easier, more attractive entertainment.

Reading in this age is a choice as simultaneously simple and impossible as swapping the curly fries for salad or the comforter for the stair-stepper.

It means leaving the laptop in the backpack and the phone on the dresser. It means turning on the bedside light, spending enough time between the covers and the pages for all the distractions and temptations to fade away. To once again learn how to read.  danielw@inlander.com

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