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he now iconic yin yang symbol originated in 1991, when it presented itself to me in holographic-sticker form in a pizza parlor sticker machine. The yin yang was an odd, eye-catching form made of starkly contrasted shapes that were familiar and also foreign: a circle with an S shape inside, separating a black side from a holographic silver side, then additional, smaller circles within those shapes, in opposite colors as the side they were on, creating more contrast. There were lots of symbols in
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with a cobra slithering out of the two smaller circles. u The cobra could be a sexual metaphor, since penises were snakes. (My cousin David told me that.) The yin yang, I deduced, was a symbol of sex, something dark and mysterious I should stay away from. The yin yang then wallowed in obscurity until 1995, when my Uncle Drew gave me a set of Pogs for my ninth birthday. Not every uncle is creepy, but the fact that you usually want to specify whether or not an uncle is is a pretty solid indicator of how many creepy ones there are. This one was creepy. Many of the Pogs were “sexy skeleton” themed: skeletons in bikinis, skeletons posing like pinup girls, skeletons caught in the act of dropping a hanky and, randomly, skeletons playing golf. The set also included a silver slammer engraved with a yin yang. The sexual imagery was much more obvious to me now, as I was more mature and worldly. The interior shapes depicted two bodies interlacing; the circles on either side representing those bodies’ holes. There was probably more to it, too, that I didn’t understand because I was too young. “Disgusting,” I thought, and quickly (though unintentionally) lost all my Pogs in a swift recess time defeat “for keeps.” By 1997, I had begun my collection of smiley face T-shirts. What had started as a mild interest in the expressive yellow form quickly turned into an all-out obsession once I figured out that exaggerating a new interest could diminish my previous reputation of being obsessed with cats, which now, at 12 years old, seemed babyish and embarrassing. At Claire’s, looking for smiley face accessories to wear with my smiley face shirts, I found a pair of earrings emblazoned with the yin yang. The symbol was making another emergence into current teenage trends. I reacted to it as though I had found someone’s secret porn stash, stuffing the earrings back into the jewelry rack and, red-faced, fleeing from the store before anyone saw what I was looking at. I thought about the earrings later, like a dirty secret, wishing I had looked at them for a few moments longer. Soon, the yin yang was on every choker necklace, skateboard and blacklight poster I came across. Or maybe I just noticed the symbol more because I was entering my teen years and was becoming more interested in sex and therefore more likely to see it. At the bottom of a “prize candle” I lit for ambiance while listening to CDs and staring at my bedroom ceiling, I found a small metal yin yang charm. Alone in my room, I considered this symbol with more open-mindedness than I ever had before, rolling it around in my palm, rubbing wax out of its crevices. Maybe the yin yang wasn’t something I needed to fear anymore. I could reinterpret its meaning to be something useful in my life instead of symbolic of all the things I didn’t understand. Maybe, I thought, symbols don’t have to have the same meaning for you that they do for other people. n Chelsea Martin is the Spokane-based author of five books, including Caca Dolce: Essays from a Lowbrow Life. Her website is jerkethics.com.
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Q&A KATHY GUSTAFSON The Spokane Symphony’s new marketing director wants to turn the Fox Theater into the centerpiece of your weekend planning BY CONNOR GILBERT
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athy Gustafson is the new director of marketing and communications at the Spokane Symphony, returning to an organization she worked for 12 years ago when she first moved to the region from Chicago. “I feel like I’m at home,” she says. “A lot of people are still there. Even walking through the building… it feels so good to be here.” She is responsible for marketing a packed slate of shows at the Fox Theater for the upcoming year. This interview has been lighlty edited for length and clarity. INLANDER: What do you do now and how did you get here? GUSTAFSON: I worked at the Paramount Theatre as a director of marketing in Aurora, Illinois, just outside of Chicago. I moved out west, and the symphony hired me to be the marketing manager for their “Fox Presents” programming. So when I came on board, the symphony was taking a risk in producing shows that were kind of outside of their NEWSMAKERS wheelhouse, For previous interviews because with local leaders, they weren’t thinkers and artists, visit symphony Inlander.com/newsmakers. shows. They were David Byrne and Lyle Lovett and shows like that. That was in 2008 when the economy was really bad. Arts were struggling. Since the economy has gotten better, do you think people are more interested in the arts? Absolutely. I think it’s twofold. I think, yes, there is a strong economy, but I also think that in Spokane, we really support each other here. Go out anywhere on a Monday night and you’ll think, “Why is it so crowded here?” People in
Spokane just support each other, and they like to go out and have fun. What’s your favorite show that you’ve ever seen at the Fox? When I first worked here 10 years ago, we brought in David Byrne, and it was probably one of my all-time favorite shows I’ve seen in my life. I loved it so much. My second favorite that I ever saw was actually Brandi Carlile when I was first here. It was kind of my first introduction to the symphony. She was so beautiful with the symphony. What shows do you want to keep adding? We want to keep doing the things that are the heart of who we are. So of course we’re going to keep doing our beautiful symphony programs and educating people on symphonic music and the history of it and the emotion of it and how powerful it is. Bringing in amazing guest artists, but also finding things that other people aren’t doing. What are your aspirations for the symphony? My whole goal is that I want people to be sitting on their couch on Wednesday night with their people and being like, “What are we going to do this weekend? What’s going on?” and then say, “Hey, let’s check what’s going on at the Fox, and see what’s happening,” whatever it may be. That is my goal, to have people come to us and really have us as a hub for what they’re doing on the weekend, and we have a ways to go. I think still we have to educate people on what’s happening in that building, and amazing things are happening in that building. n For more information on what’s happening with the Spokane Symphony and Fox Theater, visit spokanesymphony.org and foxtheaterspokane.org.
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SPOKANE YOUTH SYMPHONY 70 YEARS OF INSPIRATION Sunday, Nov. 3, 4pm
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wonder if newcomers to the process fully understand the nature of our city government. The narrow passage of the strong mayor initiative sponsored by Steve Eugster in the late ’90s redefined the roles of the mayor and council members. It also dramatically increased the cost of city government. The current strong mayor form anticipates the election of an individual qualified to carry out the duties previously assigned to the city manager and the compensation confirms that expectation. However, it has LETTERS periodically proven unrealistic to Send comments to assume that only someone with editor@inlander.com. the requisite skill set would enter the race for mayor. Consequently the mayor hires yet another individual to be the city administrator who, hopefully, does have the skills to justify the additional highly paid position. Our cost just went up. Unfortunately, a mayor’s lack of qualification and experience in municipal government can lead to missteps and judgment errors. These can be expensive as we have seen in the past. It is imperative that we select leaders who understand the difference between the private and public sector, who understand the expectations of their roles and who have experience or training required for their positions. The Mayor’s Office is no place for on-the-job training. Ben has paid his dues and is qualified for the job. PHYLLIS HOLMES Former Spokane City Council Member
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Linda Dresback, 67, is moving to California because she’s being evicted and couldn’t find anywhere else in Spokane to stay.
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utside Linda Dresback’s front door, a half-dozen mailboxes are covered with pink sticky notes with frowning faces drawn in Sharpie. Each one represents another neighbor and friend who’s moved out recently, facing eviction from the new building owner. Dresback is next. She’s lived in this apartment complex on the corner of Eighth and Oak on Spokane’s lower South Hill for a decade, and she’s lived in Spokane for her whole life. But the complex’s new owner, Thomas Tedder, gave the building’s tenants a notice in June that they need to be out by Oct. 31. And in September,
Dresback got another notice: She owed more than $200 in late fees for the previous three months, even though she paid her rent as soon as she got her Social Security check, like always. “I’ve been paying my rent on the third for the past 12 years,” Dresback says. It reflects a difficult situation for tenants in an already-tight rental market. People like Dresback, whose sole source of income is Social Security due to disabilities, have few options on where to live. And while new laws passed by the Washington Legislature this year were
aimed to protect tenants, landlords have responded by increasing the pressure, according to housing advocates. Earlier this year, Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill that extends the amount of time a tenant facing eviction receives for not paying rent — from three days to 14 days. But many property managers hoping to get rent checks sooner have simply eliminated the fairly typical five-day grace period given to tenants for rent, issued the 14-day “pay or vacate” notice on the second day of the month, then sometimes slapped on a late fee on top of that. ...continued on next page
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Gov. Jay Inslee signed a law earlier this year aimed at protecting tenants from evictions.
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“UNEXPECTED CONSEQUENCES,” CONTINUED... Terri Anderson, executive director of the Tenants Union of Washington State, thinks landlords are issuing the notices as a way to circumvent the law. If three 14-day notices are issued in a year, then some of the protections that could keep tenants in their home are taken away. “This is happening everywhere,” she says. “This is the landlord’s way of responding to the new law.”
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Tedder says he wanted to cause as “little hardship” as possible for the tenants when he bought the building with more than a dozen apartments on Eighth and Oak in March. “I knew it was in need of some repair, and after buying it I came to realize it needs substantial refurbishing in order to meet our standards,” he tells the Inlander in a statement. He says he “was left with having to evict all the tenants at the same time” because picking and choosing which units to rehab could have caused a discrimination lawsuit. The property management company he owns, Tetiri, gave notice to tenants in May, then extended the deadline by four months in June. But the late fees imposed on the tenants only made trying to move harder, Dresback says. The fees were imposed starting in August, the first month that the new landlord-tenant laws went into effect. Dresback had an attorney from Northwest Justice Project send Tetiri a request for a reasonable accommodation to waive the fees, and Tedder agreed. But he wouldn’t rule out charging those same fees for people receiving government assistance checks on the third day of the month in the future.
“I can’t speculate on every future possibility,” Tedder says. Marley Hochendoner, executive director at Northwest Fair Housing Alliance, says evictions like this reflect the current market. It’s profitable to purchase a property, renovate it, and then charge more rent, displacing people with lower incomes along the way. Knowing this, the state passed multiple laws designed to decrease evictions. Starting in July, landlords had to give tenants 60 days of notice before raising rents and 120 days notice before kicking tenants out for a demolition of the building. That’s in addition to changing the pay-or-vacate notices from three to 14 days in order to give
“It’s a big change of course for people who are on fixed disability incomes who have been accustomed to receiving checks later in the month.” tenants more time to find the money for rent. But when the landlord gives a 14-day notice on the second, as is becoming standard for many property management companies, that only “exacerbates the fear and vulnerability of people wanting to stay housed,” Hochendoner says. And it has the biggest impact on people with disabilities and people who have low or fixed incomes. “It’s a big change of course for people who are on fixed disability incomes who have been accustomed to receiving checks later in the month,” Hochendoner says. Sean Martin, executive director of the Rental Housing Association of Washington, notes that these notices can’t be sent earlier than pre-exist-
ing leases allow. But he says some landlords have removed the typical grace period because the current law now gives residents two weeks to pay rent. “This is a challenge for mom and pop landlords whose mortgage and bills are due much earlier,” Martin says. But those “mom and pop” landlords don’t seem to be the ones removing the grace periods. The Landlord Association of the Inland Northwest has about 800 members who mainly have one or two properties, says president Steve Corker. Corker says they’re more worried about changes to the city of Spokane’s property maintenance code that could quicken the process of enforcing violations. Already, he says, some landlords who don’t feel like they can fix up a building have sold properties to someone with the money to do so — creating scenarios like the one on Eighth and Oak. Extending pay-or-vacate rules? That’s not a huge concern, he says. “We recognize that the housing shortage and the vacancy rate doesn’t allow enough time for people to find options if they have to find a different place for whatever reason,” Corker says. “We basically didn’t really argue with the three or 14-day notice or the extension on rent increases.”
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State Sen. Patty Kuderer (D-Bellevue), who sponsored the bill to extend pay-or-vacate notices, had no idea this would happen. “I did not expect this to be the response,” she says. “The landlords were at the table and negotiated every step of the way.” While she acknowledges that it’s technically legal, she says eliminating grace periods and serving notices on the second of the month violates the “spirit of the law.” She adds “it doesn’t make sense to intentionally cause stress and anxiety on seniors and disabled vets who pay like clockwork on the third of the month.” “I find it shameful,” she says. Rob Trickler, president of the Washington Landlord Association, is confounded by the idea that Kuderer didn’t see this coming. “I flat out told her, face-to-face State Sen. Patty Kuderer in one of the first work groups, that this was going to happen,” Trickler says. Trickler says he personally “hasn’t seen” landlords impose late fees on the second of the month. He says the late fees can get conflated with the pay-or-vacate notices, and that those notices help landlords get money so they can pay mortgages on time. He also suggests another impact of 14-day notices: If a tenant gets three of them, it takes away the tenant’s right to ask for the court’s discretion in postponing an eviction up to 90 days. Anderson, with the Tenants Union, says that’s the real motivation for the response from landlords. “It’s a concentrated effort by landlords to find a loophole in the law that allows them to take away any protections that the law provides,” Anderson says. Kuderer says that’s where she may start in addressing the response to the bill. If landlords are serving the notices as a way to remove judicial discretion, then “one of the options is removing that provision from the law,” she says. Hochendoner says market trends — low vacancies, more renters — are coming to a head and disproportionately impacting low-income residents. Add to that the fear that the new law has given to many of renters, and the situation leaves few easy answers. “The Legislature tries to balance things between tenants and housing providers,” Hochendoner says. “And when they do make what they deem a correction, then the market responds in sometimes unexpected ways.” n wilsonc@inlander.com
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CANDIDATES ON CLIMATE Earlier this month, most candidates running for mayor, Spokane City Council president and City Council gathered at Gonzaga to talk about their thoughts on CLIMATE CHANGE and what the city’s role is. From land-use decisions that can impact the length of the commute someone needs to make it to work and shop, to the funding of public transportation, the candidates were asked to talk about a variety of environmental topics. We also caught up with three of the four conservative-leaning candidates who didn’t attend the forum to get their takes. (SAMANTHA WOHLFEIL)
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SO LONG, TOXIC FOAM As part of its work to dispose of toxic chemicals around the state, the Department of ECOLOGY will be offering free removal and disposal of firefighting foams that contain chemicals in the PFAS family. The perfluorinated and polyfluorinated alkyl substances are persistent, meaning they stick around in the environment for a long time, and when ingested by people, they’re linked to hormonal issues, certain cancers and immune system problems. Spokane Fire Department already stopped use of foams containing those materials years ago, but other departments around the state didn’t see the writing on the wall as early. And for now, the airport and Air Force base will still have the toxic foams on hand until a similarly effective alternative is identified. (SAMANTHA WOHLFEIL)
DAMS BE DAMNED With the artificially calmed waters of the COLUMBIA RIVER in the background, Yakama Nation and Lummi Nation leaders held a joint press conference last week calling for the federal government to remove dams along the lower Columbia River. On the day formerly celebrated as Columbus Day, now celebrated by many as Indigenous Peoples Day, Yakama Nation Tribal Council Chairman JoDe Goudy shared a brief history of how the lands were colonized and the waters eventually controlled with dams. The Columbia, he argued, was dammed in the 1900s without the informed prior consent of the Yakama Nation as reserved under the treaty of 1855. “Today Yakama Nation with its allies are calling upon the United States for the removal of Dalles Dam, for the removal of Bonneville Dam, for the removal of John Day Dam,” Goudy said. (SAMANTHA WOHLFEIL)
A message to our community from Sacred Heart Medical Center and Holy Family Hospital For more than 130 years, Providence has provided high-quality and compassionate health care to our community. And that care and compassion extends to all of our employees who devote their time and talents to our Mission every day. Currently we are in labor negotiations with the Washington State Nurses Association (WSNA) and United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW 21). We’re proud of the contract proposals we have provided the unions that support the health and wellbeing of our employees and their families. Our proposals include: l A commitment to market-competitive wages. Our contract proposals include pay raises for employees at every seniority level and good paying careers for those in our community. In the case of nurses at Providence Sacred Heart, the average wage today is $43.46 per hour totaling more than $80,000 per year before overtime and other incentives. l Exceptional health care benefits. Our health benefits lead the market. On average, our employees pay less than $65 per month for their health care premium. And for those who make less than 400% of the federal poverty level (about $100,000 per year for a family of four), we offer free or significantly discounted health insurance. l Improved sick leave benefits. The new plan we’re offering provides more income security if an illness or injury leaves an employee unable to work. Over half of our employees have fewer than 100 hours of extended illness time saved up. That’s why we’re offering an employer-paid, short-term disability benefit that provides 65% income replacement for up to 25 weeks per event, no matter how long they’ve been employed. This new program complements the new Washington state benefit coming in 2020 that applies to most working people in the state. l Paid parental leave. We are offering moms and dads six weeks of paid parental leave with 65% of pay following a birth, adoption or foster child placement. This, in combination with short-term disability pay, would provide benefits for 12 to 14 weeks to birth mothers. l Paid time off. Our employees can take time away from work for vacation, holidays, or for personal or shorter sick leave, with 25 to 35 days per year (5 to 7 weeks). It is our Mission to care for all, especially the poor and vulnerable. In 2018 alone, Providence Sacred Heart provided more than $70 million in care to patients without the ability to pay on their own. Our proposals are strong and sustainable. They enable us to uphold our Mission to care for all, while supporting our valued employees and their families. We are committed to bargaining in good faith so we can come to an agreement. Meanwhile, we will continue to provide compassionate, high quality care for all.
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Helping Veterans The Washington Attorney General’s Office holds a free legal clinic for veterans in Spokane
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he Washington State Attorney General’s Office is hosting a free legal clinic in Spokane this week for veterans and active military personnel to help with issues like family law, drivers license restoration and basic will writing. To qualify for the clinic’s services, potential clients must be military personnel or veterans who live or are stationed in Washington state, as well as have income that is at or below 400 percent of the federal poverty level. Additionally, the clinic will strictly service clients with civil legal issues, not criminal matters. The clinic will be open from 3-6 pm on Friday, Oct. 25, at the Spokane County Regional Veteran Services Center at 1117 N. Evergreen Rd. in Spokane Valley. Capacity is limited and services are by appointment only. Potential clients are encouraged to call the Attorney General’s Office of Military and Veteran Legal Assistance at (206) 464-6431. Attorneys and members of the legal community who are interested in volunteering can email Assistant Attorney General Travis Alley at travisa@atg. wa.gov or apply online. The project stems from legislation passed in 2017, at the request of Attorney General Bob Ferguson, that created the Office of Military and Veteran Legal Assistance, and allowed the division to actively recruit and train
volunteer attorneys to participate in the pro bono programs. The office serves as a “one-stop shop for legal assistance and pro bono services provided by community organizations and private attorneys,” per a 2017 news release. The office has already held several similar free legal clinics throughout the state this year. Bob Ferguson “Too many of our veterans have significant legal needs but cannot afford counsel — which is why we’re trying to help,” Ferguson says in an Oct. 21 news release. “I am committed to supporting those who have served our country. A special thanks to the members of the Washington legal community stepping up to volunteer their time to make this clinic a success.” (JOSH KELETY)
GETTING WARMER
For once, pretty much everyone was happy. The city administration, local activists and the City Council have fought intensely over the struggles to provide shelter for Spokane’s homeless population, but on Monday night, the mood was far more positive “I just want to say, this is what I’m talkin’ about,” says Councilwoman Kate Burke, who chained herself outside of City Hall last year in protest of the lack of shelters. The cause for celebration was the decision to open up the former Pura Vida building, south of the Browne’s Addition neighborhood, as a temporary warming center for 120 adult single men and women this winter. But unlike the warming centers used last year, it will be a 24/7 facility, it will have storage space for homeless people’s
belongings, and there will be a shower trailer outside to allow people to take showers. The warming center will be run by a relatively new local nonprofit, Jewels Helping Hands. City Council members hope that it will be upgraded to a permanent shelter in the coming months. The city is taking out a two-month lease with an option to buy at a cost of $395,000 — a fraction of what the former Grocery Outlet facility would have cost. City Council President Ben Stuckart argues that the city is essentially committing to buy the shelter. If it does, he notes, the purchase would happen before a new mayor takes office. His opponent, Nadine Woodward, has opposed the purchase of a new low-barrier 24/7 shelter. City spokeswoman Kirstin Davis says the Condon administration is “just looking for solutions.” She says the former Pura Vida facility space could be a youth shelter in the future. The city is also planning to work to increase the amount of family shelter space to accommodate 45 additional people at Catholic Charities’ Rising Strong facility, increase the service hours for Hope House and Women’s Hearth, and bump up the capacity at Truth Ministries by 50 spaces. It’s all part of the city’s strategy to give people a path out of homelesness, Davis stresses. “The numbers are declining for chronic homelessness,” she says, “We’re not warehousing people. That is not the intent.”(DANIEL WALTERS)
GONZAGA, CATHOLIC CHARITIES LAUNCH IMMIGRATION CLINIC
Aiming to address the “significant unmet legal needs of immigrants and their families” in Spokane, Gonzaga Law School and Catholic Charities have joined together to
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launch an immigration clinic. Called “the Catholic Charities Immigration Clinic at Gonzaga Law School,” the clinic will provide immigration legal assistance to low-income individuals, including undocumented immigrants, while simultaneously training aspiring immigration lawyers. “This partnership gives the law school community a unique opportunity to practice the Jesuit ideals of collaboration, educating agents of change, and serving the poor and marginalized in our community,” says Jacob Rooksby, dean of Gonzaga Law School, in a statement. “The Clinic collaboration speaks directly to the Jesuit leadership’s recent call to expand advocacy on behalf of migrants, refugees and asylum-seekers.” LETTERS Sarah Yerden, a spokesSend comments to woman for Catholic Charities, editor@inlander.com. says the nonprofit currently has two immigration attorneys who primarily deal with reunification of families, humanitarianbased visas and naturalization. The partnership with Gonzaga represents an expansion of what Catholic Charities is able to do. The clinic will have second- and third-year law students staffing it, under the direction of a supervising attorney. “It’s a huge need,” Yerden says. “This is just going to expand the reach we have.” The clinic has been running since September, but was announced on Oct. 14 in honor of Inidgenous Peoples’ Day, according to a news release. Rob McCann, president and CEO of Catholic Charities, says he’s thrilled by joining Gonzaga to find “new ways to serve our immigrant neighbors.” “God calls on us to go to the margins to serve the vulnerable, and our partnership means we can bring more resources and providers to this underserved group,” McCann says. (WILSON CRISCIONE) n
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‘Egregious Step Backward’ Spokane’s police ombudsman is concerned about changes to the department’s use-of-force policies BY JOSH KELETY
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art Logue, the Spokane Police Department’s official watchdog, criticized a change in SPD’s new use-of-force policy, arguing that it would undermine impartial oversight of incidents where police use force. Under the previous policy, police supervisors were required to “initiate” an internal affairs complaint whenever any allegation, complaint or concern about a possible use-of-force violation arose — a move that would trigger an internal investigation. However, in the new policy, which went into effect in early October, supervisors are merely required to complete a use-of-force report that would be forwarded up the chain of command and to the internal affairs division, as opposed to filing a complaint that would start a formal inquiry. The change also requires that supervisors report any “egregious” conduct to their superior. In an Oct. 15 letter directed to Police Chief Craig Meidl, Logue slams the new policy as “alarming” and an “affront to community accountability.” He argues that internal affairs investigations are more impartial than chain-of-command reviews of uses of force. He also calls on the department to reinstitute the previous requirement that potential violations be automatically reported to internal affairs. “Use of force is one of the highest privileges a community gives to its Police Department. Removing the requirement that a supervisor initiate an internal affairs complaint when they think a violation may have occurred is ill advised,” Logue writes. “Allegations of
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violations should always be thoroughly documented and investigated without undue command influence. “Impartiality is especially important in use-offorce cases, in which bias and command influence can quickly try to sway outcomes,” he adds. “Internal affairs investigators are generally removed from outside influence in administrative investigations. This is not the case in supervisory reviews of direct report officers, who have the additional scrutiny of their direct report supervisor.” At an Oct. 15 meeting of the Office of the Police Ombudsman Commission — a five-member civilian panel that oversees the work of Logue’s office — Logue criticized the changes as an “egregious step backward.” His recommendation letter criticizing the policy change, which was sent to Meidl, was also endorsed by the commission. Reached by telephone, Meidl says that he’s “disappointed” that Logue didn’t contact him about his concerns when they sent his office the final draft in early September. He argues that the new policy still has “umbrella” language requiring that all department employees “report any policy violation” to their supervisor. The idea, he says, is that supervisors and command staff will file complaints with internal affairs when serious violations of use-of-force policy are identified during the chain-of-command review. “He goes public with it and makes a big firestorm out of something that could have been solved anytime in the last five weeks,” Meidl says of Logue’s comments at the ombudsman commission meeting. “That’s disin-
Police Chief Craig Miedl, left, and Police Ombudsman Bart Logue.
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genuous.” Logue tells the Inlander that he wasn’t notified of the change by Police Department staff and only saw it when a staffer in his office came across it. A previous version of the policy that had been circulated in March didn’t feature the change, he says. “They had every opportunity to tell us about any sort of change to that,” he says. “We were never briefed. We never discussed it.” Jenny Rose, chair of the Office of Police Ombudsman Commission, tells the Inlander that Police Department command staff never mentioned the change during their community presentations about the new policy over the summer. The department had been working on the new policy for over a year. “Why didn’t we hear about this?” Rose says. “I was caught off guard.” Meidl says that the changes are intended to keep policy violations that don’t, in his view, warrant a formal inquiry — like pointing a firearm at someone — from getting wrapped up in the internal affairs process. “All violations of a use-of-force policy are not necessarily excessive force,” Meidl says. “The way it is now, every policy violation is going to be an internal affairs complaint rather than a training issue.” However, he clarifies that he is “absolutely” committed to addressing the concerns raised by Logue. Rose says that the department should revert to the previous language: “This new policy is too subjective.” Back in May, Logue criticized the Police Department for failing to open an internal affairs investigation into a controversial arrest that occurred back in February where a police officer lifted a police dog into the window of a car with an allegedly submissive suspect. An internal investigation into the episode wasn’t opened until Logue was notified of the incident by a citizen, prompting a complaint. “I don’t think our office exists to make people comfortable but to point out what we believe isn’t correct,” Logue says. “I fully disagree with a reduction of scrutiny on use-of-force events.” n A version of this story first appeared on Inlander.com.
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Spokane mayoral candidate Nadine Woodward argues that she’s the only non-partisan in race. Still, on several issues, she criticizes Mayor David Condon’s record from the right. DANIEL WALTERS PHOTO
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Mayoral candidates Ben Stuckart and Nadine Woodward both critique Mayor Condon's record — but from opposite ends of the political spectrum BY DANIEL WALTERS
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t wasn’t just that mayoral candidate Nadine Woodward was a fan of “Seattle is Dying,” the gritty KOMO-TV documentary that claimed that Seattle’s “compassion” got “twisted” into a “sickening reality” of homeless camps, syringe-strewn streets and mentally ill people suffering on street corners. Or the fact that she linked to the video on Twitter with the hashtag #WakeUpSpokane. Woodward actually went so far as to call up the reporter who produced it. “I said, ‘You have to come to Spokane and see what’s happening here,’” Woodward recounted during a July appearance at a local Rotary Club, according to an audio recording shared by the liberal activist group Fuse Washington. “I said, ‘We have so many people in encampments along the river, along the Centennial Trail, shooting up in the library’ — which by the way I exposed and was vilified for that.” That picture of Spokane couldn’t be starker from the bipartisan optimism on display in 2016. At the time, conservative Mayor David Condon stood with liberal Council President Ben Stuckart and the director of Catholic Charities to tout their “Housing First” strategy aimed at getting vulnerable citizens off the street and into homes. “New, more permanent housing has opened recently and more is set to come online later this year,” Condon announced. But since the 24/7 shelter model collapsed last year, arguments over the city’s homelessness strategy have become increasingly polarized, especially as the race to replace Condon comes to a head. Stuckart now attacks Condon’s record from the left, arguing that the mayor’s recent
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management decisions have stood in the way of progress and sabotaged their shared homelessness strategy. “The reason we don’t have shelter right now is that the mayor is failing,” Stuckart said at a mayoral debate last week. “And that’s why I’m running for mayor.” By contrast, Woodward brandishes the mayor’s endorsement, praises his budget discipline and avoids attacking Condon by name. Yet, as Woodward argues there has been an exponential explosion of homelessness and crime downtown, she blames many of the policies Condon himself once championed. “People want change,” Woodward said at a debate last week. “They’re tired of the status quo.”
'THE CITY HAS TURNED LIBERAL'
Even with name recognition built over nearly three decades as a local TV anchor, it’s not easy for a conservative to run for citywide office in Spokane. “I know full well that someone who was right-of-center is going to have a hard race in the city election for mayor,” Woodward told the Rotary Club. “[Congresswoman] Cathy McMorris Rodgers lost the city in her last election by 17 points. … The city has turned liberal.” And so Woodward, she explained to the Rotary Club, has tried to keep party politics out of the mayoral race. Condon, despite being McMorris Rodgers’ former deputy chief of staff, tried to do the same thing when he ran with “nonpartisan” on his campaign signs in 2011. After all, Woodward argues, filling potholes isn’t really a Democratic or Republican thing. ...continued on next page
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“FROM BOTH SIDES,” CONTINUED... Still, ideology can influence a host of other issues that mayors have to deal with, including social services, taxes, police, accountability, environmental policy and immigration enforcement. Consider the debate about Border Patrol’s warrantless immigration sweeps inside the cityowned Intermodal Center, the downtown hub for Amtrak trains and Greyhound buses. Stuckart, a liberal, passed an ordinance last year banning Border Patrol from conducting raids without warrants inside the city facility. And Condon, a conservative, refused to implement the ordinance, arguing that it was contrary to federal law. But in his statement, Condon noted that the dozens of people who showed up with “heartfelt testimony” about their experiences with immigration enforcement at the Intermodal Center had “very real concerns.” By contrast, Woodward’s enthusiasm for Border Patrol was unequivocal when she spoke to the Rotary Club. She praised the “incredible service” they were doing at the Intermodal Center, citing “the arrests they’re making with the illegals and especially in the drug trade.” And when local TV stations — including her former employer, KXLY — asked her about her comments, she accused reporters of trying to distract voters and called the media “pathetic.” For this article, the Inlander asked Nadine
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Woodward multiple times for a sit-down interview over the course of a week. As she has frequently done during the campaign, Woodward refused to talk, with her campaign manager saying, “Her schedule is packed as she gets out to talk to voters.” At the Rotary Club, Woodward said she considered herself to be running against not just the unions, but a columnist at the Spokesman-Review and a journalist at the Inlander. Nevertheless, Stuckart says Woodward is further right not just of himself, but Condon: “The things that have come out of her mouth that make my jaw drop would never have come out of David’s mouth.” Another recording, also shared by Fuse, features a liberal activist pretending to be a Trump supporter named Bill Wilson. He attended a Woodward campaign event in July and tried to push her to be more open about her political beliefs. Woodward argues that political affiliation is irrelevant to the job, but she also drops some pretty big hints. “I think their 100 percent sustainable energy ordinance is a joke,” Woodward says to “Wilson” about the City Council’s climate-change policy. She also points to her support for the Border Patrol at the Intermodal Center. “So how am I lining up?” Woodward says.
While Nadine Woodward invited the “Seattle Is Dying” reporter to come to Spokane, Council President Ben Stuckart decried the video’s proposal to force addicts into involuntary treatment at a prison on McNeil Island as “not humane,” “not logical,” “not legal” and “not financially feasible.” DANIEL WALTERS PHOTO
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“What do I sound like?” Finally, she gets a little more explicit. “I did not vote for Hillary Clinton. Is that good enough?” Woodward says, chuckling. Stuckart doesn’t try to hide the fact that he’s on the left. He’s a Democrat. He brags about Gov. Jay Inslee’s endorsement. “I believe if we don’t do something about climate change, we’re kind of going to all die,” Stuckart says. “It can’t be this warm fluffy, ‘We’ll incentivize you.’” Stuckart says he supports the controversial idea of safe injection sites — where addicts can inject illegal drugs under medical supervision — though he says that’s something for the health district, not the Mayor’s Office, to debate. And where Condon did everything he could to avoid raising taxes, Stuckart says he wants to give voters a chance to vote on a tax measure to create a “housing trust fund” to help build more affordable housing. “One went to the voters in the 1990s, and it failed, but it’s time to bring that back,” Stuckart says. And that’s one of Condon’s biggest complaints about Stuckart. “I worry that with the leadership of Ben Stuckart, the city will go down a path of not holding ourselves accountable to the taxpayers’ dollars,” Condon told KHQ when discussing his endorsement of Woodward. Stuckart argues he’s actually more fiscally conservative than the mayor, holding the line against spending one-time dollars on ongoing expenses. He notes that the city’s chief financial officer, Gavin Cooley, has endorsed him. ...continued on next page
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ELECTION 2019 “FROM BOTH SIDES,” CONTINUED... Cooley considers himself progressive, but also says the last two mayors he’s “really felt have been effective are two Republican mayors.” He declines to weigh in on the who’s-more-prudent debate, but he does say that Stuckart provided “excellent leadership” in sticking to the city’s budget principles. “They’re both moderates,” Cooley says of Stuckart and Condon. “I don’t think either one of them want to be viewed that way, but they’re both moderates.” Woodward, for her part, not only hopes to beat Stuckart, but also says she wants to chip away at the 6-1 liberal majority on the council. “Our mayor has had to play defense with this City Council,” Woodward tells the Rotary Club. “I want to be a mayor who can act offensively and get things done.”
TWO PATHS HOME
To Jonathan Mallahan, Condon’s former Neighborhood Services Director, Condon and Stuckart deserve immense credit for reducing the most serious cases of chronic homelessness. “Mayor Condon took a very practical and humanistic approach — to say the right thing to do with the people who are suffering in the city aligns with the financially responsible thing to do,” Mallahan says. Today, Mallahan works for Catholic Charities. Condon and Stuckart both supported the move to the 24/7 shelter system, but both came to believe that it was a mistake to try to cram so many homeless people in a single shelter, the House of Charity. Both have subsequently pushed for a broader network of smaller shelters. Asked recently by the Inlander if there was any major initiative on homelessness that the City Council prevented him from pursuing, Condon says he couldn’t think of any off
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the top of his head. Still, in the last year, Condon and Stuckart have clashed on the details. Condon blames some of the recent problems with “vagrancy” downtown on the council’s decision last year to temporarily suspend the city’s sit-lie law — prohibiting people from sitting on downtown sidewalks during the day — until new warming centers opened. Stuckart, meanwhile, points to the administration’s repeated blown deadlines to find a new location for a city-owned shelter after the city stopped funding Catholic Charities’ 24/7 shelter last year. (On Monday night, the City Council approved a lease for a 24/7 warming center that Stuckart hopes will become a permanent shelter.) Last month, when the council briefly tabled a resolution to pick the Salvation Army to run a shelter, Condon slammed the council for a “disregard for the urgency that is needed to secure a shelter operator for our vulnerable citizens.” But Woodward? Woodward’s complaint is the opposite. She accuses Stuckart of having too much urgency, writing in the Spokesman-Review that an “impulsive push for a city-owned shelter” would “simply establish another unnecessary and expensive bureaucracy that will become a long-term burden.” The city shouldn’t buy a new low-barrier 24/7 shelter, she has argued. She wants cops to crack down harder on homeless addicts who break the law and force them into treatment. She praises high-barrier shelters that require drug tests as offering “accountability” while condemning low-barrier shelters that accept everyone as simply “warehousing the homeless.” She suggests that Spokane should maybe consider banning homeless people from the public library until the library gets a handle on how to handle drug addicts. “We have become a city that just enables,” Woodward often says.
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Woodward critiques the Housing First model, “funded by the federal government and Catholic Charities,” arguing that offering housing to chronically homeless people without strings will just attract more homeless people to Spokane. Housing First isn’t some far-left liberal scheme. It was a George W. Bush program, a part of the president’s platform of “compassionate conservatism” that became a bipartisan consensus. The whole idea, backed by reams of research, is that giving a homeless person a place to live is far cheaper and more effective than trying to fix all their underlying issues first. But Woodward laments the concentration of Housing First units downtown. “That just creates a Skid Row as far as I’m con-
that opening a new shelter is necessary. Without enough shelter space, Stuckart and Condon argue, the city legally can’t enforce its sit-lie restrictions and homeless camping ordinances. In other words, want to crack down on vagrancy? First, you need to offer those vagrants shelter. Otherwise, Stuckart says, public camping will flourish.
TAXES > COPS > SHELTERS
Stuckart hasn’t painted the climate downtown with the same dark colors Woodward uses. But Woodward’s claim that Stuckart says “nothing to see here, move along” in regard to downtown is false. In December 2018, months before Woodward announced her own candidacy, Stuckart wrote a resolution outlining a litany of problems, including mental health issues driving police responses downtown, the capacity of the Spokane Police Department and neighborhoods suffering from “chronic nuisance homes, retail theft, unauthorized camps, and drug houses.” The resolution put an initiative on the February ballot asking voters to approve a property tax hike in order to add 20 new police officers and save 30 firefighter jobs. Condon fought against it, bristling at raising taxes. Nearly two-thirds of the voters supported the resolution. Woodward voted against it. “Yeah, I want more officers, yeah,” Woodward said last week. “But not at the cost of higher taxes.” Woodward, who has the Police Guild’s endorsement, insists those officers could have been paid for without
Yeah, I want more officers, yeah. But not at the cost of higher taxes. cerned, and it’s happening right off the biggest entrance into our city off of I-90,” Woodward tells the Rotary Club. In recent months, Condon has grown more skeptical on Housing First — “I think what often happens on federal policy is the pendulum swung too far,” he says — but he still celebrates the “2,667 people who have exited from homelessness to permanent housing.” Either way, both Condon and Stuckart still believe
raising taxes — and she says she’d be able to add dozens more. She says there’s enough fat in Condon and Stuckart’s budget that finding enough to cut is as simple as handing her a pen. But over the course of her campaign, she repeatedly refused to identify anything specific to trim. But then last week, pressed by Stuckart at a debate, Woodward suggested cutting the money that Condon and Stuckart intended to use to buy and operate a homeless shelter. Cooley, the city’s chief financial officer, believes the city could have found money to pay for the extra cops without a tax hike, but says the Condon administration would never consider diverting homeless shelter dollars. “I don’t think that’s ever been on the table, period,” he says. Still, as firm as Woodard and Stuckart’s views sound now, a lot can change. In September, Woodward sent out a statement criticizing Stuckart for a 2017 comment in which he’d suggested that private groups, if they wanted to, could build a tent city, before backtracking and clarifying his thinking. “When I take office, I will make informed decisions based on evidence and community discussion,” Woodward said in the statement, “and I will not make reactive and impulsive choices that change every couple of months.” But a month later, Woodward stood up at a debate and floated a brand new idea, one that she later said she got from talking to a local nonprofit. “One idea that I’ve seen other cities do, and that is, like, a tent city that is temporary during inclement weather,” Woodward began. n danielw@inlander.com
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SPOKANE RACES AND PROPOSITIONS SPOKANE CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT
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“Some lawyers are gunslinger lawyers, and other lawyers put things back together,” City Councilman BREEAN BEGGS told the Inlander last year. “I can do both. I’ve done both.” And so as Beggs runs for council president, he’s counting on his reputation for forging compromise between disparate parties — whether between the mayor and the City Council, between developers and neighborhoods or between environmental activists and Avista Utilities. But his opponent, Northtown Square real estate asset manager CINDY WENDLE, argues that the city’s struggle to accomplish major priorities — like finalizing a new police contract or establishing a new homeless shelter — is proof of Beggs’ ineffectiveness. “If he was truly someone who wanted to work with people, then solutions would have happened by now,” Wendle says. Yet Beggs argues that Wendle is just highlighting her lack of experience. The council actually gets in trouble, Beggs says, if it tries to interfere too much with the police negotiations. Wendle hammers Beggs on his left-wing ideology, while Beggs points to Wendle’s gauzy answers and lack of detailed solutions. On homelessness, Wendle argues that repeat violators of sit-lie laws — which prohibit people from sitting on downtown sidewalks during the day — need to face a choice: treatment or jail. But Beggs argues that new shelters and a reformed jail system are legally and ethically necessary before cracking down. (DANIEL WALTERS)
SPOKANE CITY COUNCIL
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DISTRICT 1: With long-term Spokane city Councilman Mike Fagan stepping down, two conservative candidates are jockeying to fill his seat: MICHAEL CATHCART, director of the pro-business organization Better Spokane, and TIM BENN, a northeast Spokane community activist and chair of the Minnehaha Neighborhood Council. Ideologically, the two candidates are largely in sync. Neither is a fan of raising taxes to pay for services and they both want to increase the number of police officers patrolling city streets. The differences they emphasize are about style rather than substance. Both also want to crack down on drug use in public. Cathcart, who was previously a legislative aide in the state Senate and a lobbyist for the Spokane Home Builders Association, argues that he has the experience, temperament and existing political relationships to pass policy that can benefit the district. He also criticizes Benn, who has run for office numerous times and co-hosts a conservative talk radio show, as unfit for office. “It’s one thing to go on the radio and scream and yell about issues that you hate. It’s another to build relationships to actually advance those policies to get them across the finish line,” Cathcart says. Benn, meanwhile, frames Cathcart as beholden to special interests and out of touch with the district,
citing heavy donations from organizations like the Spokane Association of Realtors. “He might have friends in Olympia, he might have powerful business groups that he knows, but when it comes to representing the people, I know the people,” Benn says. “He’s going to work for the people who got him into office.” (JOSH KELETY) DISTRICT 2: LORI KINNEAR has a background in journalism and public relations. She was a legislative assistant for former Councilwoman Amber Waldref before Kinnear won her City Council seat — representing the South Hill and downtown — in 2015. Kinnear, who drove the effort to make Browne’s Addition a designated historic district, says she wants to continue focusing on neighborhoods in her next term. TONY KIEPE is a former health care consultant who is running on a platform of improving public safety and taking an uncompromising stance on homelessness, arguing that the city should not build more shelter space. Kiepe supports the controversial right-wing idea popularized by Rep. Matt Shea (R-Spokane Valley) that Eastern Washington should split into its own state called Liberty. Kinnear, meanwhile, called for Shea’s resignation following a SpokesmanReview report that Shea targeted her and two other council members for surveillance. But that’s not the only issue where Kinnear and Kiepe stand in stark contrast. Kiepe argues the city shouldn’t spend money on a new shelter or warming centers this winter, arguing that strategy would force people who are homeless to move out of Spokane. Kinnear, meanwhile, calls that not only inhumane, but illegal. And while Kinnear believes in climate change, Kiepe doesn’t — even though he has solar panels on his house. (WILSON CRISCIONE) DISTRICT 3: In the race to represent Northwest Spokane in District 3, political newcomer ANDY RATHBUN faces incumbent KAREN STRATTON, who first won the seat in 2015. In her time on council, Stratton says she’s proud of working with constituents in neighborhoods like Indian Trail, where she encouraged hundreds of voters to voice their opinions on a new development they opposed, which ultimately led the council not to approve a zone change there. Rathbun, who retired from the Air Force a year ago, says he’s proud of his work in West Central over the last 20 years, serving in various leadership positions on its neighborhood council and on the West Central Community Center board. As of the time ballots were mailed last week, Rathbun had received a campaign chest of about $75,000, including $30,000 of his own money, and another $30,000 in independent expenditures on his behalf from the Washington Realtors Political Action Committee and the Spokane Home Builders Association PAC. Stratton, meanwhile, had about $44,000, including $125 of her own money, and about $400 spent in independent expenditures on her behalf by Fuse Votes. (SAMANTHA WOHLFEIL)
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SPOKANE PROPOSITIONS
PROPOSITION 1: It’s been three years that members of the Spokane Police Guild have worked without a contract. What’s the hold up? We don’t know. The press isn’t allowed to sit in on the meetings. Proposition 1 would try to change that by mandating that public union NEGOTIATIONS be opened to the public. Better Spokane, the initiative’s sponsor, argues that it’s all about transparency. In fact, in 2013, the city of Spokane’s Use of Force Commission, a citizen committee tasked with recommended police reforms, called for the city “to be as open as legally possible regarding its negotiations with the Spokane Police Guild and the Spokane Police Lieutenants and Captains Association.” Unions, however, have traditionally opposed the measure, arguing that it’s harder to negotiate when both sides are trying to show off for their stakeholders. City Council President Ben Stuckart also opposes the initiative, arguing that — because state labor law generally requires bargaining conditions to be agreed upon by both parties — if the proposition is passed, it will almost certainly expose the city to an expensive lawsuit it would lose. And even if it doesn’t, Stuckart says, it’s bad practice to unilaterally change bargaining conditions when trying to make a deal in good faith with a bargaining partner. (DANIEL WALTERS) PROPOSITION 2: After Seattle tried to implement a local INCOME TAX, the business-friendly political action group Better Spokane wanted to be extra sure that Spokane couldn’t and subsequently introduced an initiative to ban taxes on “wages, salaries, investments, the sale of goods or services or any other income source.” But City Council President Ben Stuckart notes that Washington’s Constitution already makes income taxes illegal, accusing the ordinance of being a solution in search of a problem. Michael Cathcart, director of Better Spokane who’s also running for the City Council, argues that after an appeals court ruled that Seattle had the right to implement a uniform income tax, the question is in doubt. He says passing the resolution is all about making Spokane an attractive place for businesses. He says the proposition would also outlaw local business and occupation taxes. A business and occupation tax
was used to fund Expo ’74, the transformational event that created Riverfront Park, Stuckart counters. What if the city wanted to do something like that again? “My worry is they’re also trying to attack things like the utility tax,” Stuckart says. And if the law gets interpreted that broadly, he says, it would be devastating to the budget of Spokane. (DANIEL WALTERS)
LOCKWOOD
SPOKANE PUBLIC SCHOOLS BOARD
POSITION 1: NIKKI LOCKWOOD, an activist and leader of a group called the Every Student Counts Alliance that’s fought for discipline reform, and KATEY TRELOAR, a former elementary school teacher, both got involved in Spokane Public Schools as advocates for their children. But they differ on a few key issues. Lockwood opposes any armed officers in schools, while Treloar is open to having some Spokane police officers in schools. Lockwood is in favor of a levy to solve the district’s budget crisis, while Treloar calls it a “short-term solution to a much bigger problem.” POSITION 2: JENNY SLAGLE, who serves on the district’s diversity advisory council and who is the director of tribal relations for the nonprofit Better Health Together, says the district can still do more to reduce racial disparities in schools. KELLI MACFARLANE, a former full-time teacher who has been a substitute for Spokane Public Schools for the last two years, questions whether or not there are disparities in the first place. MacFarlane supports arming officers, while Slagle doesn’t. POSITION 4: The difference between KEVIN MORRISON and ERIN GEORGEN comes down more to their background rather than their policies. Morrison, until 2018, was the spokesman for the district and last year took an interim role as the director of safety and security. And years ago, he managed bond projects for the school district. Georgen is a part-time physical therapist assistant who also runs a graphic design company who says she can bring the perspective of working parents. Both would consider bringing a levy to voters, but Morrison would like to wait a year. Neither are for armed officers in schools, but would like to strengthen the district’s relationship with police. (WILSON CRISCIONE)
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Endorsed by : Spokane County Democrats Spokane Firefighters Local 29 Spokane Tribe of Indians Spokane Education Association Washington Conservation Voters Governor Jay Inslee (D) Lisa Brown (D) Former WA State Senate Majority Leader Andy Billig (D), Marcus Riccelli (D) & Timm Ormsby (D), WA State Legislators And hundreds more
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RIGHT TILT It's a fight between moderates and conservatives in the tussle for the Spokane Valley City Council BY JOSH KELETY
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pokane’s more suburban and conservative neighbor, Spokane Valley, has three of its seven council seats up for grabs this election cycle. Similar issues such as homelessness and rising housing costs dominate headlines in both cities. But in Spokane Valley, it’s a battle between moderates and conservatives over the future council.
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If passed, I-976 is expected to reduce revenue for state transportation projects by $1.9 billion over the next six years.
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WASHINGTON STATE MEASURES INITIATIVE 976: Here are the basics: If you live in Spokane, currently you pay annual car tab fees that include the basic tab renewal and licensing fees (ranges from $30 to $93, depending on your vehicle), another $25 to $65 based on the weight of your vehicle, and a $20 Transportation Benefit District (TBD) fee. For a Subaru Outback from 2002-2004, for example, your annual fees come out to $83.75. Other counties have higher TBD fees, and in the Puget Sound area, drivers also pay a motor vehicle excise tax that is based on the value of their vehicle. Initiative 976 would drop the basic TAB AND LICENSING FEES down to $30 for all vehicles under 10,000 pounds, from snowmobiles to commercial trailers to trucks and cars, unless a change is approved by local voters. It would remove the vehicle weight fee and get rid of TBD fees entirely. The initiative also drops a $150 annual fee levied on electric vehicles to $30, though a new $75 annual fee that started in August would remain in place. The vehicle value used to calculate excise taxes like those in Puget Sound would be reduced and based on Kelley Blue Book values. If approved, the measure is expected to reduce revenue for state transportation projects by $1.9 billion over the next six years, and funding for local transportation projects by $2.3 billion in the next six years. I-976 was sponsored by Tim Eyman, a political activist and professional initiative sponsor who made headlines earlier this year for stealing a $70 office chair from Office Depot. (He later returned it and settled his case, which remains off his record if he doesn’t steal again this year.)
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Proponents like Eyman say that places like the Puget Sound have been hit with overburdensome fees for projects like Sound Transit’s light rail system, and the measure would make costs for residents more reasonable. Eyman says the current vehicle values used for the excise tax are too high. “Taxing a $10,000 vehicle like it’s $25,000 is fraud,” he writes in a guest column widely shared by media outlets around the state. Opponents say major state projects such as the North-South Freeway in Spokane would be in jeopardy without the money collected under the current fees, not to mention the impact on local projects. In Spokane, the measure would mean an immediate loss of about $3 million per year that comes from the Transportation Benefit District fee, which pays for about half of the city’s efforts to repave and chipseal residential roads, explains city spokeswoman Marlene Feist. The measure could also endanger other city projects that rely on matching state and federal funds. (SAMANTHA WOHLFEIL) REFERENDUM 88: This is the chance for voters to decide whether they want AFFIRMATIVE ACTION. Gov. Jay Inslee last year signed a measure bringing back affirmative action — which allows public colleges and other entities to consider race as one factor in admissions — earlier this year. The law is intended to help women and minorities have more opportunities for better education, income and employment, but opponents argue that people should be rewarded based on their merit instead. A “yes” vote approves the measure that Inslee signed, and a “no” vote rejects affirmative action. (WILSON CRISCIONE)
Spokane Valley Councilman Sam Wood is stepping down after being elected in 2015. Jockeying to fill his seat are two selfprofessed conservatives: BO TUCKER, 50, a local chiropractor, and TIM HATTENBURG, 66, a retired Central Valley School District teacher and former library board member. While they’ve both garnered around $15,000 in donations, their donor bases are very different, according to the state Public Disclosure Commission. Hattenburg has received sizeable contributions from a number of lefty heavyweights, including the Spokane County Democratic Central Committee and the Spokane Regional Labor Council. Tucker, meanwhile, has brought in donations from the Spokane Home Builders Association and a number of other conservative candidates running for council seats, such as incumbent Arne Woodard and newcomer Michelle Rasmussen. Tucker isn’t shy about wrapping his council bid in conservative themes, describing himself as “fiscally conservative” and Spokane Valley as having a “conservative nature.” “I realized, as I was looking at the candidates, that there was not a conservative candidate. So that’s why I decided to run,” he says. “We need to maintain a conservative approach in Spokane Valley.” Hattenburg, he says, isn’t a real conservative. In response, Hattenburg frames himself as a lifelong “fiscal conservative” and a “moderate on social issues.” He points to his endorsement from Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich, who is Republican, as evidence of his bipartisan appeal. Hattenburg notes that Tucker has received support from controversial state Rep. Matt Shea (R-Spokane Valley), who has been widely derided for his involvement in fringe right-wing groups and is currently under investigation to determine if he’s promoted political violence. On his website, Shea describes Tucker as a “dedicated family man” with a “rock solid” worldview. Tucker says by email that he did not “seek out” Shea’s support, but he did not respond to follow-up questions about whether he rejects Shea’s support. As far as the city’s role in caring for the homeless, Tucker says that the broader community and the private sector should bear the burden of providing services. “Getting people involved to take care of their fellow man is the answer,” Tucker says. “There’s a sliding scale that happens once the government begins to provide for services.” Hattenburg says that he supports low-barrier shelters and housing for “emergency situations” that are a matter of life or death. However, for long-term housing, he thinks some sort of commitment to behavioral health treatment should be required. On whether Spokane Valley needs its own emergency shelter — currently, the city lacks one — Hattenburg says that though the city currently doesn’t have the budget for it, he would like city staff to study it in the future.
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TUCKER
HATTENBURG
WOODARD
GUREL
PEETZ
RASMUSSEN
The incumbent in this race, Councilman ARNE WOODARD, 66, has been in office for almost a decade at this point. The former real estate broker was first appointed in 2011 and has been in the role ever since, serving as a reliable conservative vote on the council. “I’ve done a very good job of doing what I said I would do,” Woodard says. “I was available to [constituents] to cut regulation, continue to listen and stay conservative and true to those types of values. I don’t think my work is done.” But his opponent, LANCE GUREL, a 70-year-old accountant, is looking to topple him, arguing that he’s better positioned to represent all constituents in Spokane Valley rather than just conservative voters and stakeholders. He describes himself as an “independent” and has been endorsed by Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich. “I disagree with statements my opponent’s made that Spokane Valley wants to stay a conservative, mostly right-leaning community,” Gurel says. “I think we’re a community with a lot of diversity and people who share a lot of diverse interests, and I want to be on the City Council to represent everybody.” The two candidates campaign war chests also illustrate their ideological leanings. Gurel has amassed around $12,000 with donations coming from organizations like the Spokane County Democrats and the Spokane Regional Labor Council. Woodard, in contrast, has roughly $20,000, with big contributions coming from the Washington Association of Realtors and the Spokane Home Builders Association. Woodard points to the council’s role in moving along the Barker Road grade separation project and leveraging limited funds to repave or plan to repave “every major arterial” as some of his accomplishments. On homelessness, Woodard says that he’d like to see the city “do more on the prevention side of it” by keeping people from becoming homeless to begin with. He isn’t vehemently opposed to adding a shelter in Spokane Valley, but argues that it would have to be regionally funded. Gurel, in contrast, supports “Housing First.” However, while he said that Spokane Valley does need to have shelters “within the city” in the future — “I think we can do more,” he says — the people who are “best suited” to do it now are providers in Spokane. Woodard came under fire for comments he made at a council meeting regarding a proposed racial equity policy for Spokane Valley. He said that the city doesn’t need one given that it already passed an anti-discrimination resolution in 2017 and that he’s never heard complaints from people of color that he’s talked to. When asked by the Inlander if he stands by his comments, Woodard says “absolutely.” “You create a problem if you repeat it enough,” he adds. “The citizens out here don’t see that they have a problem. I’ve talked to a lot of racially diverse people.” Gurel says that he was “shocked” by Woodard’s reaction, and that he didn’t understand why he was so unwilling to revisit city policies concerning racial equity.
“Systemic racism exists everywhere. Throughout our society. It exists in our state, it exists in the city of Spokane Valley,” he says.
POSITION 2
Spokane Valley Councilwoman BRANDI PEETZ, 33, was first elected in 2017. Now, the former 911 dispatcher is fighting off a challenge from 62-year-old MICHELLE RASMUSSEN, a former assistant to the city manager and current planning commissioner. Peetz points to her constituent engagement — such as “coffee chats” — and an effort to bring localized training to new officers who are slated to patrol Spokane Valley as some of her accomplishments. She also cites her role in getting road maintenance funded using roughly $7 million in surplus funds. “That speaks volumes about what we’ve done as a council in the last two years,” she says. “I think we’re moving in the right direction and I want to keep moving forward,” she adds. Rasmussen, meanwhile, argues that Peetz hasn’t been financially responsible by voting for using one-time surplus money to fund basic infrastructure. She frames herself as a budgetsavvy, true fiscal conservative. “To think that we could continue to always have surpluses is really not good thinking and planning,” Rasmussen says. “Her statement is just ‘use the surpluses now, and if and when the economy turns we’ll have to take a look at it.’” On homelessness, Rasmussen wants to see the Ninth Circuit Court ruling on the Boise camping ordinance overturned so that local cops can enforce bans on public camping. “We do need to have the Supreme Court look at the Ninth Circuit decision so our police officers and first responders can get people out of our parks,” she says. One of the primary roadblocks to addressing homelessness, she says, is a lack of connectivity between emergency responders and available regional services: “It isn’t always about the beds.” On whether Spokane Valley should have its own emergency shelter, she says a regional facility may be needed: “I believe in starting small, perhaps one regional facility, to help with the immediate need.” Peetz, meanwhile, says that the city should aggressively pursue a new shelter alongside regional partners. “There’s no reason why we shouldn’t be doing something now,” she says. “Sitting back and letting it get worse is not going to do anything for anybody.” When asked whether she thinks the shelter should be in the Valley, Peetz says: “At this point, I don’t think it matters where it goes.” Rasmussen has also been discussed favorably by Rep. Matt Shea, who described her on his website as a “solid Christian Conservative” who will keep Spokane Valley “business and Christian friendly.” When asked whether she rejects his endorsement, Rasmussen writes in an email: “My accepting or rejecting his recommendation of me on his website is of no relevance. He has a right to state what he feels.” n joshk@inlander.com
SPLIT TICKETS
While Inlander commentators are free to give their recommendations, the Inlander itself stopped making endorsements five years ago. Of course, other groups aren’t shy about sharing their preferences. Below you have recommendations from Fuse Washington, the state’s largest progressive organization, and the top-scoring candidates according to We Believe We Vote, a right-leaning faith-based group in Spokane. Note: We Believe We Vote doesn’t explicitly recommend candidates, but rates their alignment with the group’s biblical and constitutional principles. (JACOB H. FRIES)
PROGRESSIVE VOTERS GUIDE
Recommendations from Fuse Washington, the state’s largest progressive organization CITY OF SPOKANE Spokane Mayor: Ben Stuckart Council President: Breean Beggs Council, District 1: No recommendation Council, District 2: Lori Kinnear Council, District 3: Karen Stratton City Proposition 1: NO City Proposition 2: NO SPOKANE VALLEY Council, Position 2: Brandi Peetz Council, Position 3: Lance Gurel Council, Position 6: Tim Hattenburg SPOKANE PUBLIC SCHOOLS School Board, Position 1: Nikki Otero Lockwood School Board, Position 2: Jenny Slagle School Board, Position 4: Erin Georgen WASHINGTON STATE MEASURES Referendum 88: APPROVED Initiative 976: NO
CONSERVATIVE VOTERS GUIDE
Recommended ballot measures and topscoring candidates according to We Believe We Vote, a faith-based group CITY OF SPOKANE Spokane Mayor: Nadine Woodward Council President: Cindy Wendle Council, District 1: Tim Benn Council, District 2: Tony Kiepe Council, District 3: Andy Rathbun City Proposition 1: YES City Proposition 2: YES SPOKANE VALLEY Council, Position 2: Michelle Rasmussen Council, Position 3: Arne Woodard Council, Position 6: Bo Tucker SPOKANE PUBLIC SCHOOLS School Board, Position 1: Katey Treloar School Board, Position 2: Kelli MacFarlane School Board, Position 4: Kevin Morrison WASHINGTON STATE MEASURES Referendum 88: REJECTED Initiative 976: YES
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From left: Elaine Price, Christie Wood, Dan Gookin, Michael Pereira, Dan English, Lacey Moen, Tom Morgan.
GROWING PAINS In Coeur d'Alene, growth, development and housing costs dominate local politics BY JOSH KELETY
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t’s a busy election year for the Coeur d’Alene City Council. With three of its five seats up for grabs, a host of candidates have jumped into the ring, ranging from neighborhood activists to a former cop. But they’re all basically talking about one issue: How to deal with unprecedented growth. Coeur d’Alene’s current population of roughly 51,000 people has grown 16 percent since 2010, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. (Idaho, meanwhile, was ranked as one of the nation’s fastest-growing states.) As such, regional property values and rents have spiked, cultivating a seller’s market. Among the candidates, the responses to the trends are varied. In the race for longtime Councilman Ron Edinger’s seat — he’s retiring after serving on the council for decades — ELAINE PRICE, a 50-year-old longtime Coeur d’Alene resident and small business owner, wants the city to slow the pace of development and listen to the concerns of current residents. She criticizes the city as too willing to let developers run roughshod over neighborhoods. “It seems like the citizens who have been here the longest, who have helped bring the city up, their voices aren’t heard,” Price says. “Infrastructure should be in place before we’re increasing the density.” Price is running against CHRISTIE WOOD, a 58-year-old former Coeur d’Alene Police officer, school board member and current city Parks and Recreation Commissioner. Wood is less squeamish about growth and development. “I am not someone that will say ‘restrict growth completely’ like my opponent has,” Wood says, arguing that the city needs to accommodate a variety of different housing types in its new comprehensive plan, which is slated to be updated. (The plan hasn’t been updated since 2007.) “I’d rather see [the city] focus on bringing diversity in options of what’s available.” In another race, incumbent 58-year-old Councilman DAN GOOKIN argues that the city should impose
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more regulations on how and where developers can build, and mandate green space or facades that fit in with existing neighborhoods. “When they bring in high density, they tend to think that it means the biggest possible structure on the lot,” he says. “If you want to do the density without making that Soviet cinder-block-style housing, you have to add green space and that adds to the cost. “I want to protect the established neighborhoods,” Gookin adds. “The NIMBYs basically don’t like things that stick out and if you can do it in a way that isn’t obnoxious, then people don’t complain.” MICHAEL PEREIRA, a 52-year-old community activist and bank risk analyst, is running against Gookin. He says that the city needs to add more housing to bring down rents, in addition to partnering with nonprofit organizations like Habitat for Humanity to create affordable housing. “It’s a supply-and-demand world,” he says. “We’re going to have to have some high density to address the affordability.” Naturally, he doesn’t take the politically unpalatable tact of saying the city should upzone parcels everywhere. But he does chide the notion of effectively banning new development by warding off large swaths of the city as “historic.” “You can’t just name every neighborhood as historic,” he says. “It’s a balance.” In the fight for 68-year-old incumbent Councilman DAN ENGLISH’s seat, the talking points are a bit different. Political newcomer and beauty salon owner LACEY MOEN is framing the race in terms of generational representation. At 36 years old, she argues the council needs more young people to effectively represent all of the city’s residents. She also says that the city needs to update its constituent communications, such as building out its social media presence or creating an app. “The average age in Coeur d’Alene is 36. We’re a
very young community, and I think a lot of people forget that,” she says. “The issue is that we should be equally representing the entire city of Coeur d’Alene.” Moen doesn’t frame growth in a negative light, but she’s also noncommittal on specific measures the city could take to address rising housing costs: “It’s all about trying things and if it works it works.” English, her opponent, argues that he’s all for young people getting involved in politics and local government. He’s running for a second term on the council and previously served as the county clerk for 15 years. “I am not ready to stand aside at this point, but I’m happy to see the engagement and I hope it lasts,” he says. TOM MORGAN, a 51-year-old HVAC worker and founder of the Lake City Bicycle Collective, is also running for English’s seat. He says that while he’s not anti-development, the city should be wary of allowing new high-end development that won’t provide working-class housing and displacement. “Let’s not go in and plow over older established neighborhoods where stuff is still somewhat affordable and turn it all into units that is only affordable to a handful of people,” Morgan says. On growth, English is also pegging his hopes on the update to the comprehensive plan. He’s a big fan of different small-scale housing types, such as backyard cottages and accessory dwelling units. “Maybe there can be some new creative options for pocket housing,” he says. “Other cities have done some things with a whole cluster of tiny homes.” A third candidate who filed against English, teacher and author Roger Huntman, will also appear on the ballot. However, Huntman tells the Inlander that he has “bowed out” of the race due to a lack of financial resources. “I just can’t compete,” he says. n joshk@inlander.com
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Witch Words Spokane is Reading hosts author Madeline Miller, whose bestseller Circe reimagines a minor female character from The Odyssey BY CHEY SCOTT
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hances are likely that many readers caught early notice of, and instantly devoured, this year’s Spokane is Reading title before it was even announced by the community reading initiative back in March. Circe, by bestselling author Madeline Miller, was an instant hit upon release in April 2018. Miller’s first novel, 2012’s The Song of Achilles, was also a bestseller, and Circe was duly mentioned on several “most anticipated books of 2018” lists. Called “luminous,” “spellbinding,” “gold-lit” and “absorbing” by reviewers, Circe reimagines a slice of the eternal life of a minor character in Homer’s Odyssey: Circe, the outcast witch-daughter of Helios. The novel is now being adapted into an eight-episode series by HBO. In the Greek epic, Circe is known for seducing Odysseus to her remote island home and subsequently turning his ship crew into pigs. A version of these events occurs in Miller’s retelling, yet with tragic insight into Circe’s motivations. Digging deeper, the novel explores many facets of the female experience, which not even immortal demigods can escape: sexism, motherhood, sisterhood, rape, anger, family conflict and choosing one’s own destiny. Before her visit this week for two public events hosted by Spokane is Reading, we chatted with Miller, 41, to find out what she’s currently working on, and what she hopes readers gain from Circe. Responses have been lightly edited for clarity. INLANDER: Tell us a little bit about yourself, and what you’re currently working on. MILLER: I grew up in Philadelphia and New York City. I began studying Latin and Greek in high school and then I fell in love with it and went on to study it in college and got a masters in classics from Brown [University]. Then I became a high school teacher and taught Latin, Greek and Shakespeare. At the beginning ...continued on next page
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CULTURE | LITERATURE “WITCH WORDS,” CONTINUED... of my graduate year was when I wrote The Song of Achilles and I worked on that for 10 years, all while I was teaching. And that came out and then I wrote Circe and here we are. I’m working on a couple different things, a short story about Pandora, and two longer pieces. I’m not sure which will come out first. One is inspired by Virgil’s Aenied, the other epic love of my life, and one by Shakepeare’s Tempest. What inspired you to write Circe? I had always loved the character of Circe; here’s this witch who can turn men into pigs. She seems to wield a lot of power, and like most women she has to be punished for it. She is also highly mysterious, there’s not any other character quite like her. She is this self-made woman, her power comes from her actions, not from her birth, which is a pretty unusual story in the ancient world. I was very frustrated by how small her role is in The Odyssey and how constricted it is by [Odysseus’] perspective. Any time you have a woman’s story in an epic — and there are some strong female characters mentioned in Homer — they tend to be pretty unexplored and pretty two-dimensional. Circe is no exception to that and one of the things I think is less than explored are the extraordinary circumstances — how did she get to become a witch? Why did she turn men into pigs? — none of which are answered anywhere. In so many narratives that tell only one side, we, as readers, don’t always get a clear picture of the whole story, fictional or true. Why was it important to you, as a writer and a woman, to reimagine what this otherwise vilified character experienced? I’m a huge believer in what Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie said about the danger of the single story. If there is just one version of events, as there often is from the ancient world, that becomes the only version. It becomes the objective truth to us. Whenever we tell a story, we need to be welcoming of all the voices in it, most especially the silenced and marginalized. Whether we talk about the classics or modern world, if we’re not listening to those voices we’re not getting the whole story. I was very struck as female classicist. As much as I love these ancient works, with the exception of Sappho they’re all composed by men. And even the fascinating female characters are all coming out of a male perspective, and I think it’s really important that we expand that lens. There are many characters from the ancient world, not just women but also slaves, whose perspectives have really been overshadowed or silenced, so I wanted to be part of telling those stories. What do you hope readers take away from Circe? I certainly hope that they connect to pieces of her story; women, obviously, but also men. I think at its core what I love about these ancient stories is how timeless they are. Circe’s story is a story of a woman born into a horrendous and abusive family and she is trying to get out and make her way in the world and discover her power and where she belongs in the world, and make a home for herself when she finds that hers isn’t possible. I think that story of looking for a home in the world is one that will speak to people. And giving value to women’s experiences, whether as an artist, as Circe is, as a person, as a parent, which Circe also is. And — this is my secret Latin teacher agenda — I love introducing people to the classics. Aside from that, I wanted to write [both books] in such a way that if you knew the myth there would be goodies for you, but if you didn’t they could be a way into the story. When people say ‘I read your book and then The Iliad or The Odyssey,’ I love that. n Spokane is Reading: Circe by Madeline Miller • Thu, Oct. 24 at 1 pm and 7 pm • Free • Spokane Valley Event Center (1 pm), 10514 E. Sprague • Spokane Public Library Downtown (7 pm), 906 W. Main • spokaneisreading.org
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Costumes so on point it’s scary FILLING THE GAP Washington’s Artist Trust, an organization dedicated to providing grants, training and resources to the state’s creative community, announced the recipients of its latest round of Grants for Artist Projects, and among those awarded were several folks from Eastern Washington (DAN NAILEN): u Ryan Abrahamson, Spokane County, Media u Shelby Allison, Spokane County, Visual u Amanda Caldwell, Spokane County, Visual u Olivia Evans, Spokane County, Media u Jon Gosch, Spokane County, Literary u Joe Hedges, Whitman County, Visual u Pamela Awana Lee, Whitman County, Visual u Chelsea Martin, Spokane County, Literary u Callie McCluskey, Spokane County, Media
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isten up, Inland Northwest. Much like the character Stefon on Saturday Night Live, I’ve got some of the hottest new trends for Halloween 2019 and you’re not going to want to miss them. Here’s how to win the relevancy award (I assume that’s a thing) at all the costume contests this year. WHITE CLAW What’s better than getting drunk while shouting to your bros “ain’t no laws when you’re drinking claws”? Getting the group together to dress as cans of all your favorite flavors. Shout that catchphrase while Black Cherry Chad gets handcuffed outside the house party you crashed, and don’t forget to pick up his oversized flatbill hat before someone peels the sticker off. STRANGER THINGS If you’ve gone to a thrift store in any hipsterville like Portland recently, you know that the neon wind slickers and brightly colored shirts of the ’80s are going for
THE BUZZ BIN astronomical rates these days. Spokane is blessedly behind-trend, so try a local shop or raid those boxes in the attic to recreate your favorite look from Stranger Things. High-waisted shorts and striped polos are fine for the guys, while ladies can rock an oversized button down shirt in a pattern ripped straight from a bowling alley carpet catalog.
THIS WEEK’S PLAYLIST Some noteworthy new music arrives online and in stories Oct. 25. To wit: ALLISON MOORER, Blood. Americana ace goes autobiographical on album (and new memoir) that delves into her mother’s murder — at the hands of her father. NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE, Colorado. Whenever Young hooks up with his raucous brothers in Crazy Horse, it’s worth checking out. RICK ASTLEY, The Best of Me. Given the title, I can only assume this an extremely short record. (DAN NAILEN)
HELLO, I’M DOLLY It’s a fact: Everyone loves Dolly Parton. At least that’s the thesis of the brand new podcast Dolly Parton’s America, which is set to explore the life, career and artistry of the country music legend. Hosted by Radiolab creator Jad Abumrad, the series will investigate her universal appeal through insights from fans, academics and Parton herself, simultaneously telling the story of a poor Tennessee girl who became a superstar, then a punchline and, finally, one of the most respected songwriters of her generation. Although just one of the nine episodes has aired thus far, it should hook any passing Dolly enthusiast from the jump. (NATHAN WEINBENDER)
BOOK THREE FOR OAKES Spokane young adult author Stephanie Oakes has a new book on the way. The author recently shared on Facebook that The Meadows, her third novel, is scheduled for a fall 2021 release. Described as “a YA Handmaid’s Tale meets Never Let Me Go,” the novel follows a queer girl who goes through a government-sanctioned conversion therapy program and pretends to be reformed by it. Oakes’ previous two YA titles are The Arsonist (2018) and The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly (2015), the latter of which was adapted into an original drama series by Facebook. (CHEY SCOTT)
STAY BODY POSITIVE, BAD GUYS In the likely event it’s cold on Halloween this year, plan ahead to dress like Billie Eilish, who rocks her baggy sweats and oversized brightly colored shirts with chokers and chains as a way to flip the bird to those who would judge her body. On the flip side, Lizzo has been serenading the nation this year about embracing your body no matter what size. Honor her words and forget about the cold by rocking a sparkly one-piece swimsuit and dancing all night to stay warm. IMPEACHMENT The politically focused couple that doesn’t mind getting yelled or laughed at all night might take this moment in history to dress as a peach and a mint leaf. For the slow ones in the room, try adding a name tag that says “Hi, I’m___.” ‘LIKE TEARS IN RAIN’ As cult classic nerds already know: Blade Runner was set in November 2019, which means it’s a perfect time to break out the oversized trench coats, puffy shoulder pads, wigs and see-through rain coats. Basically the whole movie is set in the rain, so this should be one of the best ways to stay dry this Halloween. n
WATCHING THE WATCHMEN Strap in, folks. The Watchmen season one is here and it is not playing games. This is the dystopian world we saw coming in the 2009 film. Vietnam is a U.S. state. President Robert Redford is a thing. So are reparations. So is, um… squid rain? The new series opens with a brutal retelling of the 1921 Tulsa massacre. Fast-forward 100 years and the racial tension hasn’t let up. This is less a superhero show and more of a sci-fi crime drama. We’re dealing with real criminal justice issues: terrorism, racism, police militarization, etc. And who could have possibly predicted that Rorschach would become a symbol for white supremacy?! Oh, right. Everyone. (QUINN WELSCH)
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Mack the Nice A new Stage Left production of The Threepenny Opera offers a solid performance, but could use more menace BY E.J. IANNELLI
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isten to Bobby Darin sing “Mack the Knife” and you’re bound to hear an infectiously swingin’ earworm about some groovy little rascal named Macheath. Move beyond the oh-so-casual “babes” that punctuate every other line and the punchy, big-band horns, though, and a seedier picture starts to form. There’s a body on the sidewalk that’s “oozin’ life.” Another one hanging in a cement bag. And girls are being called out by name and told to line up to get their turn. The song’s rascal is actually a murderer and a rake. Appearances can be deceiving, in other words, and it’s a point that the original source of that song, Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht’s Threepenny Opera (1928), drives home again and again. “The Ballad of Mack the Knife” comes early in the play, introducing its antihero with far more solemnity than Darin, warning us of his menace. While the shark might telegraph its threat by baring its razor-sharp teeth, the song goes, Macheath does no such thing. He keeps his jackknife hidden and slips away
Robert Tombari (left) and Abbey Crawford in Stage Left Theater’s The Threepenny Opera. undetected after his kill. Macheath isn’t the only book with a misleading cover. Sweet Polly Peachum, the newest addition to his unwitting harem, reveals herself to be a bloodthirsty and willing gang leader when Macheath needs to go on the lam. Polly’s father, J.J. Peachum, is a cynical exploiter of the poor masquerading as an altruist or a legit
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businessman depending on your point of view. Jenny, one of the few constants in Macheath’s fickle life, is relatively quick to sell him out for the right price. The seemingly upstanding police officers to whom he’s entrusted are susceptible to bribes too. You get the idea. With lives at stake and rampant self-serving behavior trumping principles or ethics, The Threepenny Opera can’t
help but take on a sinister quality. No one can be trusted when there’s a chance — or need — to profit. Adam Smith, take note. Deliberately or not, Stage Left’s current production of The Threepenny Opera (using Marc Blitzstein’s 1954 translation) eschews those darker undertones in favor of an upbeat approach that’s closer to a Broadway musical. Having tackled work like Equus at the same theater, director and choreographer Troy Nickerson has shown himself to be no stranger to portent. But with Jeremy Whittington playing J.J. Peachum like a pantomime dame and much of the supporting cast taking such a light, Darin-esque touch, it’s rare to ever spot the glint of the concealed blade. WEEKEND Robert Tombari is a C O U N T D OW N burly Macheath with a Get the scoop on this reliable baritone. Isabella weekend’s events with Mesenbrink, diminutive and our newsletter. Sign up at high-energy as Polly but with a Inlander.com/newsletter. commanding soprano, provides an ideal counterpoint. Abbey Crawford’s Jenny brings a dose of bitterness and world-weariness to a production that might have used some more. If any of these characters has a physical or personality trait worth emphasizing, incidentally, five will get you 10 that Lena Cooley’s costuming will do so. Rarely does a review of The Threepenny Opera fail to mention one of its most famous lines, which comes from the mouth of an irritated Macheath: “Art isn’t nice!” This production downplays that notion, instead shooting for (and certainly getting) broader laughs. And while Threepenny’s glibly saccharine ending seems to insist on giving audiences precisely what they want, appearances, as we know all too well, can be deceiving. n
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NANO C ommercial craft brewing isn’t a cheap business, and it doesn’t turn a quick profit. Opening a 10-barrel brewhouse could easily set you back upwards of $1 million. And just a decade ago, a brewery of that size would’ve been considered “small.” A barrel of beer is 31 gallons, so 10 of those means more than 2,400 pints per batch. Now we’re seeing more and more nanobreweries popping up around the country operating on a much smaller scale. Some on one-barrel systems — that’s the size of just two standard kegs — and others as little as 10 gallons. The region’s largest craft brewery, No-Li Brewhouse, is producing more than 14,000 barrels of beer a year. Meanwhile, Georgetown Brewing Co. in Seattle, one of the state’s largest craft breweries, reached 65,000 barrels in 2017. Most nanobreweries will aim for 100 in a year. We’ve definitely noticed this trend on a regional
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For the Love of God owner and brewer Steve Moss checks his mash tun while brewing a New England-style IPA. DEREK HARRISON PHOTO
There’s an increasing number of breweries around the region operating at a small scale BY DEREK HARRISON
level, so meet five of the Inland Northwest’s newest nanobreweries operating on two-barrel brewing systems or smaller.
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD BREWING
2617 W. Northwest Blvd., fortheloveofgodbrewing.com 2 barrel (bbl) brewhouse When Steve Moss started homebrewing seven years ago, he didn’t even consider opening a commercial brewery as a possibility. The cost for equipment alone made it seem impossible. A few years later, Moss and his friend noticed there were breweries opening and operating on homebrewsized systems. Moss soon realized he wanted to do the same. He was already using a large enough brewing system, fabricated from 80-gallon stainless steel tanks, to brew two-barrel batches.
That’s what led to the opening of For the Love of God Brewing last month in North Spokane’s AudubonDownriver Neighborhood. Moss says the brewery’s focus is “East Coast style” beer: hazy IPAs, fruited beers, kettle sours and pastry stouts. “Trend-forward beers for the most past,” he notes. Some beers Moss has brewed in the first month include a peanut butter banana stout, a raspberry sour with lactose and the First Fruits milkshake IPA — a hazy brewed with lactose that was fermented on Fruit Loops and actually tastes like a bowl of cereal. Moss has plans to add more fermenters to keep up with demand. He also wants to dive into the world of spontaneous beer, a style of ale fermented with wild yeast typically collected in a shallow vessel called a coolship, which he’s already built on the roof of the brewery. ...continued on page 40
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17018 E. Sprague Ave., genusbrewing.com 1.5 bbl brewhouse Peter McArthur opened Nu Homebrew Supply about seven years ago with the intention to sell both beer and homebrew supplies. The venture started out as a bottle shop, but McArthur quickly realized that it didn’t have much long-term viability. Three years into it, he sold off his remaining beer inventory and relicensed the business as a homebrew supply store and commercial brewery. “We already had some of the equipment from doing demonstrations for homebrewers,” McArthur recalls. More recently, he packed up the business, moved to a larger location and rebranded as Genus Brewing and Supply with more of a focus on the brewing side and less on the supplies. Genus celebrated its grand opening last month, but has been selling commercial beer for three years. The operation is a 1.5-barrel system with the ability to multibatch and fill a five-barrel fermenter. McArthur says the smaller scale provides him a chance to crank out beers quickly, which he explains is a huge benefit for experimenting with IPAs. The resulting brews go on tap fresher and run out before the quality deteriorates. For Genus’s current model, there’s the added benefit of also being a homebrew shop. “There’s a lot of stuff we do that is super experimental because we have every ingredient you could possibly think of here,” McArthur says. “We can try stuff like the sour strawberry milkshake IPA we have on tap right now.”
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1026 E. Newark Ave., thegrainshed.coop 1.5 bbl brewhouse The Grain Shed is a brewery built for one reason — to highlight grain. “Every ounce of grain that we use is from LINC Malt, and that’s the design behind our entire brewery,” co-owner Teddy Benson says. “We wanted to use 100 percent local grain.” Benson is co-brewer of the Grain Shed with his
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brother-in-law Joel Williamson, who founded LINC Malt and LINC Foods. The duo started commercial brewing on a 10-gallon system in June last year and quickly upgraded to their current 1.5-barrel setup. Benson says the small-scale system is crucial for their brewery model since they’re doing things so differently from other brewers. Instead of following traditional beer styles, Benson says the Grain Shed focuses on making recipes that highlight the flavors of the grains used. Take the Purple Egytian ale for example. “It’s designed specifically to highlight an ancient grain,” Benson explains. “Purple Egyptian is this really beautiful black barley that has a dried apricot sort of flavor to it, and that’s what we want to be the focal point.” You can find all of the Grain Shed’s beers at their taproom in the South Perry District, but it’s no longer brewed there. In August, Benson and Williamson moved their production from the cramped space to Bellwether Brewing. They still brew most of their beers on the nano-sized system, but also share equipment with Bellwether to crank out 10-barrel batches of some staple beers.
MOUNTAIN LAKES BREWING COMPANY 201 W. Riverside Ave., mountainlakesbrewco.com 1 bbl brewhouse Dave Basaraba and Tim Hilton opened the doors to the Mountain Lakes taproom in April last year. They’d become friends as neighborhood homebrewers and decided to turn their shared hobby into a full-time gig. Mountain Lakes currently runs on three one-barrel brewing systems. Basaraba says a typical brew day consists of a double batch of one beer to fill a two-barrel fermenter, with a different one-barrel batch brewing at the same time. It’s unlike the typical brewery in more ways than one. Instead of brewing behind the scenes, Mountain Lakes’ system is on display in the middle of the taproom. It’s also set up on hardwood floors — most breweries operate on concrete with sloped drains — which creates a challenge for any water-related task. “I think we are the only micro or nano brewery in Spokane with a hardwood floor, so that’s a point of pride,” Basaraba laughs. Limitations aside, Mountain Lakes has a had a strong first year-and-a-half. In March, they won the Inlander’s Best Of readers poll for best new brewery in the region. Then last month, they poured the most beer out of 42 total breweries at the Inland Northwest Craft Beer Festival.
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8403 N. Bruce Rd., instagram.com/preciousthingsbeer 10 gallon brewhouse Not long ago, Jeff and Candace Clark were sharing homebrew creations with their friends and neighbors out of their garage converted into a bar. “They weren’t really filling up the tip jar, so we decided that we wanted to do it for real,” Jeff says. So, the couple bought a house in a rurally zoned area of northeast Spokane and converted their new barn-shaped garage into Precious Things Fermentation, a commercial brewery and taproom. They’re still using the same 10-gallon homebrew system as in the old place, making Precious Things the smallest ENTRÉE craft brewery in the region Get the scoop on local and one of the smallest in the food news with our weekly country. Entrée newsletter. Sign up Inspired by breweries in at Inlander.com/newsletter. Europe, Jeff says they wanted the brewery to be “farmhouse style,” in which they make and sell the beer on their property. In the same vein, they’re making seasonal beer and using local ingredients whenever possible. The huckleberry saison on tap now, for instance, was brewed with locally picked berries. “We want people to feel like they just wandered into some little pub in the countryside of Europe,” Jeff says. Precious Things is currently open only on Saturdays, and by appointment Monday through Friday. n
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FOOD | Q&A
CHEF CHATS:
CJ Callahan The Inlander sits down with the chef running Hogwash Whiskey Den in downtown Spokane BY CONNOR GILBERT
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ooking and working in kitchens since he was 15, CJ Callahan has been helming the kitchen at Hogwash Whiskey Den and assisting at Inland Pacific Kitchen since February of 2018. The 37-year-old got his start in the food culture of Chicago, experiencing culinary successes he hopes Spokane can soon emulate. The Inlander stopped by Hogwash to chat about his aspirations, favorite eats and the challenges of doing what he does every day. INLANDER: When did you know you wanted to become a chef? CALLAHAN: According to someone I knew when I grew up, I said that when I was, like, 10. I don’t remember that. I don’t remember ever saying that — no one should ever say that. I went to a proper college for psychology and philosophy, so I thought maybe I wanted to be a psychologist. But that seemed like a lot of schooling and cooking was just more fun. I don’t think I picked it. I think it picked me, which is unfortunate, because it’s a pain in the ass. Favorite guilty pleasure? Jimmy Dean frozen sausage biscuits. Those f---kin’ things. I can’t help it. I’ll eat a whole box. I grew up eating them. I’m not gonna lie, I’ll cook those and I’ll throw a little slice of American cheese on each one of them, because I don’t like the ones that come with cheese. That cheese is gross. Name one restaurant in the Inland Northwest you return to over and over again. I’m a regular at so many, I don’t wanna leave anyone out. I’m gonna say three: Italia Trattoria brunch, Ruins and Brooklyn Deli. Those are my staples, like, I go back to them constantly. What’s the hardest thing about your job? Maintaining your mental health, honestly. And considering the morale of your staff, so personnel management. The hours are always gonna be there, you’re always gonna work too much. Just keeping yourself in the game, trying not to pour alcohol on everything. That’s the biggest thing in this industry. That’s the hardest part for me. It’s hard to say it out loud, but it’s just taking care of yourself and I’m terrible at it. Most of us are. The biggest challenge is doing a good job of not forgetting that you are a person who needs to be taken care of as well. What’s your favorite thing to eat from your own menu? Jamboni. It’s a sandwich that I shamelessly ripped off from the Flying J truck stop in college. With their version, it’s a fried chicken sandwich with ham and
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CJ Callahan at Hogwash Whiskey Den with the bar’s grilled cheese sandwich. Swiss cheese, an inside-out cordon bleu. The one I ate in college, they threw romaine lettuce and ranch on it, but the one we do here is house-made ham, non-processed and non-frozen boneless chicken thighs, generic Swiss cheese because it melts the best, a homemade bun, spicy dill pickles and honey mustard. I’ve seen a couple get in a fight over it once. Where would you travel just for the food and why? Chicago. I mean, in my mind, it’s the best food city in America. It’s also what I know. I have so many good memories and experiences with the food, so many friends who are chefs there who have opened new restaurants that I need to go try. I’m actually going there for Thanksgiving, so hopefully I can try some. I’ll always go to Chicago for food, and I’ll always recommend people do that. It’s just a great food city, it’s got a very high standard for quality and competitiveness, and at the same time, community.
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What would you be doing if you weren’t a chef? I think about this a lot. I’m really good at math, so maybe an accountant. That sounds boring though. I probably would’ve eventually gotten my masters and Ph.D., but that’d take so much time. I’ve got big plans to run for mayor one day. I don’t know why. What’s next for you, five or 10 years down the line? Shit, I don’t know. Five or 10 years, I’d like to keep working here. Between this restaurant and that restaurant [Inland Pacific] in five to 10 years, Spokane will have the palate and the population to sustain them both and accept what we’re doing up there. I feel like it’s not exactly the speed that Spokane’s used to, or they think that it’s something it’s not. I’d like to keep doing this, and these are the places I want to work at and turn into juggernauts, and have people come eat our food and drink our drinks. That’s what I’ve been doing, and that’s why I moved here. n
THE
MADMAN AND THE SEA
The Lighthouse may be a slow burner, but it’s also an enjoyably weird portrait of claustrophobia and mania BY ERIC D. SNIDER
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ou’d be forgiven for thinking The Lighthouse is a comedy when the first two things that happen are Robert Pattinson bumping his head and swearing and Willem Dafoe farting. But while those and a handful of other humorous moments and outlandish events do make this a nutty affair, the sophomore effort from The Witch writer-director Robert Eggers is deadly serious in its basic intentions: to rattle us with slow-burning madness. This fabulous, unnerving sea chantey is set in the 1890s or thereabouts, with Pattinson and Dafoe confined to the title place and the small, remote New England island on which it sits. Their isolation is so absolute that they don’t even bother to learn each other’s names at first, but Thomas Wake (Dafoe) is the senior lighthouse keeper who’s been here seemingly forever and Ephraim Winslow (Pattinson) is his new assistant, a lumberman looking for a new line of work (wonder why?) and who was sent for a monthlong gig as a replacement for Thomas’ last partner, who went crazy. Thomas is demanding of his new underling and won’t let him actually keep the light or write in the logbook (which he has under lock and key). Ephraim does the menial chores during the day while Thomas
sleeps, having been up all night at the lamp. And sure the claustrophobic situation. That’s what the head bonk enough, with all the odd sights and sounds on the island, and the farts were all about: to establish that these are not to mention the solitude and boredom and celibacy, cramped quarters in which no one fits comfortably (and, Ephraim starts to go a little stir-crazy, nearing the level of yes, to signal that there will be things to laugh at as well nuttiness that Thomas has already achieved. as recoil in horror from). It’s in black (Do not underestimate the maddening and white, too, and Eggers’ carefully THE LIGHTHOUSE power of forced celibacy.) composed shots are full of marvelous Rated R I believe Thomas is what you’d call German Expressionist shadows that Directed by Robert Eggers an “old salt,” speaking in a pirate dialect underscore the eeriness. It’s a terrific Starring Willem Dafoe, Robert Pattinson looking movie, and a counter to those (“What brung ye to this dam-ned rock?”) in a voice remarkably similar to that of the who think black and white is always Sea Captain on The Simpsons. Like all good seamen, he’s flat and drab. I’d estimate the film would have been 25 inflexibly superstitious, with haunted eyes that suggest percent less effective in color. he has seen (or at least thought he saw) some dreadful Things come to a boil when Ephraim’s replacement things. That he doesn’t come across as a parody is a doesn’t arrive and Ephraim and Thomas start spending testament to Dafoe’s talent for finding the reality in even all their time drinking, talking and yelling. Confessions the weirdest of characters. Ephraim is less overtly daft are made — or in Thomas’ parlance, beans are spilled — but still puzzling, and Pattinson, bless his soul, commits backstories are revealed, and our two “wickies” become fully to his enigmatic and eventually shocking behavior. a bickering, drunken old married couple. The Lighthouse A lesser actor would be completely lost working one-onis as creeping and methodical as The Witch was, and its one with Willem Dafoe, but Pattinson holds his own. climax prompts similar thoughts of “this is bonkers,” but Eggers, who co-wrote the screenplay with his brother the oddness is more bemusing than terrifying — enjoyably Max, shot the film in a square aspect ratio that reinforces weird rather than soul-shakingly bizarre. n
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FILM | SHORTS services is documented here. It will supposedly coincide with Ye’s new album, but don’t hold your breath. (NW) Not Rated
THE KILL TEAM
Inspired by real events, a new Army recruit goes head to head with his commanding sergeant, whose orders end up killing Afghani civilians. At the Magic Lantern. (NW) Rated R
THE LIGHTHOUSE
Black and Blue
OPENING FILMS BLACK AND BLUE
Issues of race and police brutality are explored in this gritty thriller, starring Naomie Harris as a rookie cop who uncovers evidence of corruption in her force. (NW) Rated R
COUNTDOWN
The teen horror film of the Halloween season, about a popular app that purports to pinpoint the exact date
WESTERN STARS
and time you’ll die. Turns out it’s real — spooky! (NW) Rated PG-13
THE CURRENT WAR
In the late 19th century, Edison and Westinghouse race to popularize their dueling electrical systems. This 2017 film was lost in the Weinstein scandal and is now being released in a director’s cut. (NW) Rated PG-13
NOW PLAYING ABOMINABLE
A reclusive girl befriends an escaped yeti and gets suckered into taking him across China to Mount Everest. Scenic animation, righteous violin solos and unexpected voice acting by Eddie Izzard make it worthwhile. (QW)
AD ASTRA
In this heady sci-fi parable, Brad Pitt travels across the solar system to find his long-lost astronaut father. Part silly space adventure, part heavy meditation on existence and masculinity, it’s intriguing on multiple levels. (NW) Rated PG-13
THE ADDAMS FAMILY
America’s creepiest and kookiest clan gets the toon treatment in an episodic story that finds them moving to the decidedly un-spooky suburbs of New Jersey. Forgettable animated fare. (NW) Rated PG
DOWNTON ABBEY
The beloved British series gets a big screen sequel, fast-forwarding to 1927 to catch us up on all the goings-on of the titular estate and its stiff-upper-lipped inhabitants. (NW) Rated PG
GEMINI MAN
Two Will Smiths for the price of one? If only it were worth the admission. Here’s an anemic sci-fi thriller about an assassin whose greatest nemesis is a younger version of himself. (MJ) Rated PG-13
HUSTLERS
Based on the true story of strippers who swindled their Wall Street customers, this is a terrific, intelligent heist film. Director Lorene Scafaria weaves
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Robert Eggers’ follow-up to The Witch is another slow-burn period piece, with Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson as isolated lighthouse keepers going stir crazy. But unlike The Witch, this unnerving sea chantey is more bemusing than terrifying. (ES) Rated R
sympathy, sensitivity and humor into the tricky clockwork plot. (MJ) Rated R
DOLEMITE IS MY NAME
Bruce Springsteen performs his newest album in this limited engagement concert film, a far grittier, more intimate affair than your typical arena-packing showcase of the Boss. (NW) Rated PG
JESUS IS KING
One of the most famous films in history returns to Dolby cinemas for a short run on the occasion of its 80th anniversary, and the musical fantasy starring Judy Garland plays as beautifully now as it did in 1939. (NW) Rated G
Eddie Murphy makes a comeback in an acclaimed performance as blaxploitation icon Rudy Ray Moore, star and author of the 1975 kung-fu musical action comedy Dolemite. At the Magic Lantern. (NW) Rated R Exclusive to IMAX screens, one of Kanye West’s infamous Sunday
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IT: CHAPTER TWO
The follow-up to 2017’s horror smash is a leaden, overlong slog, with those precious kids, now jaded adults, returning to Derry to finally kill the evil force that is Pennywise the clown. Nothing floats here. (MJ) Rated R
JOKER
The Clown Prince gets his own origin story, with Joaquin Phoenix as a failed stand-up who violently lashes out at society. A Scorsese pastiche that’s not nearly as edgy as it thinks it is. (MJ) Rated R
JUDY
Renée Zellweger disappears into the role of legendary torch singer Judy Garland, whose career is falling apart in the final year of her life. The central performance is revelatory; the film itself is not. (ES) Rated PG-13
THE LAUNDROMAT
Steven Soderbergh’s latest dramatizes the chaos and corruption behind the Panama Papers, but does it in a way that’s unfocused and trite. With its fourth-wall breaking and criss-crossing plots, it’s like a poor man’s Big Short. At the Magic Lantern. (NW) Rated R
LINDA RONSTADT: THE SOUND OF MY VOICE
The towering rock vocalist receives the affectionate career retrospective treatment, looking back at her groundbreaking legacy and talents that were silenced by Parkinson’s. At the Magic Lantern. (NW) Rated PG-13
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(OUT OF 100)
THE ADDAMS FAMILY
45
GEMINI MAN
38
JOKER
58
THE LAUNDROMAT
57
THE LIGHTHOUSE
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MALEFICENT: MISTRESS OF EVIL
43
ZOMBIELAND: DOUBLE TAP
56
DON’T MISS IT
WORTH $10
MALEFICENT: MISTRESS OF EVIL
The Sleeping Beauty villain returns, again played by Angelina Jolie and here going cheekbone to cheekbone with wicked queen Michelle Pfeiffer. The few good ideas of the original are traded in for endless spectacle resembling a video game cut-scene. (NW) Rated PG
THE PEANUT BUTTER FALCON
A young man with Down syndrome and pro wrestling aspirations runs away from his care facility, teaming up with a down-and-out fisherman (Shia LaBeouf) in this heartwarming roadtrip fable. (SR) Rated R
RAISE HELL: THE LIFE & TIMES OF MOLLY IVINS
A documentary portrait of irascible,
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SKIP IT
outspoken political pundit Molly Ivins, who made a career of dencouning corruption and calling out B.S. As garrulous and entertaining as its subject. At the Magic Lantern. (NW) Not Rated
RAMBO: LAST BLOOD
Sylvester Stallone’s super soldier returns to the big screen one final time, going after the Mexican drug cartel that kidnapped his niece. Super violent, super dumb. (NW) Rated R
ZOMBIELAND: DOUBLE TAP
A decade after the horror-comedy hit, our ragtag quartet of apocalypse survivors is back for more bloody adventures. It’s hardly painful to sit through, but it’s not particularly funny and most of the jokes are retreads. (NW) Rated Rn
FILM | AT HOME
Streaming Screams Just in time for Halloween, here are some new horror movies that you can stream at home BY NATHAN WEINBENDER 3 FROM HELL
Rob Zombie follows up his 2005 cult favorite The Devil’s Rejects with another depraved descent into the world of the murderers known as the Firefly Family. This sequel undoes the brilliant, Bonnie & Clyde-esque ending of its predecessor, revealing those verbose, cine-literate sadists survived and, once they break out of prison, they seek refuge in a rough-and-tumble Mexican village. Worth a stream? If you’re a Zombie superfan, you’ve probably already seen 3 from Hell. Casual fans are better off rewatching Rejects, a far superior version of this needless retread. For rent on Amazon and iTunes.
BLISS
Here’s a scuzzy little number. Joe Begos’ film concerns a hedonistic painter who snorts a cocktail of cocaine and DMT and soon develops a taste for the sanguine stuff. The whole movie looks like it was shot under a black light, and its sludgy metal soundtrack and hallucinatory visuals — the movie even begins with an epilepsy warning — make the blood spurting and flesh ripping all the nastier. Worth a stream? Recommended for those who like their horror nasty, brutish and short; it’s in the spirit of the feverish hedonism of the drivein era. For rent on Amazon and iTunes.
HAUNT
It sounds familiar. A group of college kids looking for a thrill on Halloween hit up an “extreme” haunted house, only to discover the attraction’s violent set pieces aren’t make-believe. What separates this film from most direct-toVOD shlock is a clever, twisty script by directors
Haunt Scott Beck and Bryan Woods (A Quiet Place), who conjure memories of Tobe Hooper’s overlooked 1981 slasher The Funhouse. Worth a stream? Despite some third-act hiccups, this is ideal October viewing: a bit goofy, a bit grisly and overflowing with autumnal atmosphere. Streaming on Shudder; for rent on Amazon.
IN THE TALL GRASS
Inspired by a novella from father-son team Stephen King and Joe Hill, this tense fable takes place inside a roadside cornfield that swallows up anyone who steps between the stalks. Director Vincenzo Natali specializes in claustrophobic chamber pieces (his Cube is a classic of the subgenre), and it’s reminiscent of several other King shorts made into films — “Children of the Corn,” “The Mist” and the wonderfully gruesome “The Raft.” But like so many features based on slim volumes, it runs out of steam before it’s over. Worth a stream? Its style is probably enough to warrant a look, but be prepared for a disappointing conclusion. Streaming on Netflix.
LITTLE MONSTERS
No, not the 1989 Beetlejuice ripoff with Fred Savage and Howie Mandel. This is a scrappy, profane Australian horror-comedy about a 30-something loser (Alexander England) who takes a shine to his nephew’s sunny preschool teacher (Lupita Nyong’o) and agrees to chaperone a field trip to a rural farm. Too bad it’s right next door to a government testing facility where zombies break loose. Worth a stream? The movie was a hit at film festivals, and while it’s hardly an original take on the splatter comedy, it might pass the time over pizza and beer. Streaming on Hulu.
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ONE CUT OF THE DEAD
An ingenious meta-comedy from Japan, about a film crew working on a live TV special about a zombie invasion who are attacked by zombies themselves, all while the crazed director demands the camera keep rolling. Opening with a single, uninterrupted 37-minute take, the film then… well, I actually don’t want to spoil what happens next, because the less you know about it, the better. It’s a George Romero nightmare by way of a screwball farce. Worth a stream? Absolutely. Funny, smart, twisty, drenched in buckets of fake blood, and ultimately a celebration of low-budget filmmaking. Streaming on Shudder. n
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NOVEMBER 2019
Celebrate Native American Heritage Month With Us! Don’t miss this opportunity to learn and appreciate our region’s native tribes, people and culture.
November 1st LIFEWAYS WORKSHOP “MAKE YOUR OWN” BONE, BEAD & SHELL NECKLACE
CDA tribal native artist Leanne Campbell provides hands-on instruction and storytelling. Includes snacks and beverages. 6 pm – 8 pm | $25
November 2nd Spend the afternoon and evening celebrating our culture with the following events. 1 pm – 2:30 pm | Free Admission
TRIBAL CULTURE PERSPECTIVES
A panel presentation about respective tribes, cultures and traditions. We are all interconnected and related...but unique and diverse in our own ways. Warren Seyler—Historian, Spokane Tribe Jeanne Louie —Cultural Director, Coeur d’Alene Tribe Francis Cullooyah—Culture Director, Kalispel Tribe Nikia Williamson—Cultural Resources Program Director, Nez Perce Tribe Shelly Boyd—Cultural Specialist, Colville Tribe
FOOD SOVEREIGNTY PRESENTATION
CDA tribal member Maria Givens, who is currently a graduate student at the University of Colorado, offers an overview of food sovereignty, cultural health and nutrition. 3 pm – 3:45 pm
TRADITIONAL FOODS PRESENTATION—ELK PIT BAKE
CDA tribal member Jade Mokry, the current Miss Coeur d’Alene 2019-20, showcases her skill with traditional foods. 3:45 pm – 4 pm
DINNER BREAK
Enjoy an Indian taco bar. 4 pm – 5:30 pm | $5
UNITED BY WATER FILM PRESENTATION
Enjoy this film, directed by Derek Lamere, along with special invited guests, the Coeur d’Alene Tribal family canoe builders. 6 pm – 8 pm | Free Admission
November 3rd NATIVE AMERICAN SIP AND PAINT WITH JEREMY SALAZAR
Sip and create with the talented Native American Jeremy Salazar of the Navajo Nation. Jeremy has dedicated his life towards the contemporary emergence of native art. “My art is like…resurrecting our ancestors with the brilliance of color.” All supplies and instruction provided. Includes two drink tickets. 1 pm – 3 pm | $45 Reserve Your Spot at: CDAcasino.com/Cultural-Tourism or at the Casino Box Office
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Local four-peice Deer releases its debut LP this weekend.
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INSTRUMENTAL ROCK
IN THE HEADLIGHTS On their debut album, Spokane quartet Deer makes a musical statement without vocals BY NATHAN WEINBENDER
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ost bands communicate meanings and messages through their lyrics, but Deer’s songs generate big feelings without ever uttering a word. The Spokane quartet self-describes as “ambient progressive rock” — well, that’s a designation that someone suggested to them, and they’re fine with it — and their twisty and often catchy melodies are told through dual guitars, rather than a frontman singing into a microphone. This arrangement isn’t exactly by design. The foursome — guitarists Chris Renz and Scottie Feider, bassist Andy Bartholomew and drummer Sam Stoner — tells the Inlander that they planned on having a lead singer at one point, but the pieces just never fell into place. It doesn’t really seem to be a problem, anyway: Listeners often do the heavy lifting, writing their own vocal lines in their heads as the band plays. “We were planning on getting a singer,” Feider says,
“but it was one of those things where nothing really worked and we didn’t know anybody.” “A few people showed interest, but nothing ever materialized,” Renz says. “We just got to the point where we embraced being instrumental.” The guys in Deer played their first show as a quartet in 2017, but their musical chemistry had, in some ways, already been established. Its members had previously performed together in other bands, though in different variations. Stoner and Bartholomew have actually played as a rhythm section since they were teenagers — in the on-again, off-again power-pop band Pine League with Feider, and in the now-defunct post-hardcore outfit the Lion Oh My with Renz. That sense of harmony is apparent in Deer’s writing style, which Feider describes as “staring at Chris while he makes all these cool riffs and loops.” “It’s really organic,” Renz adds. “I’ll come up with
a part or Scottie will come up with a part, and usually within 30 seconds, Sam will add a part to it. And if he doesn’t, maybe it’s not something we can explore.” “Pretty much every song has been written really quickly, in one practice, maybe two,” Stoner says. “If we have to force it, we usually just shove it to the side.” Deer dropped their debut album Delta Waves online last month, and they’re celebrating its release with a show at Lucky You Lounge over the weekend. Right now, they’re opting for a digital-only release — you can purchase a download card at the concert — but they’re not opposed to a special vinyl pressing somewhere down the line. “I’m antsy to get it out,” Feider says. “I’m more proud of it than anything I’ve ever done,” Stoner adds. The band started recording Delta Waves nearly two ...continued on next page
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“IN THE HEADLIGHTS,” CONTINUED... years ago with local engineer Lee Stoker, a session that produced a trio of songs they were happy with. But a physical release never materialized, and Deer didn’t get back into the studio for another year, when they knocked out the four other tracks that comprise the rest of the album. Although that gulf of time is bridged seamlessly on the record itself — there’s no dramatic shift in quality or style between the older songs and the newer ones — the album as a whole nonetheless represents the band’s evolution over its relatively short lifespan. Though some of the tracks were written back when a lead singer was still in the cards, the cumulative effect of the swirling guitars, evershifting time signatures and lush dynamics is practically cinematic. Think of it as a soundtrack to your own imagined movie scene.
DEER’S FIVE ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
Tides of Man, Young and Courageous Caspian, You Are the Conductor & the Four Trees Blanket, How to Let Go Hammock, Universalis The Appleseed Cast, Two Conversations
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MUSIC | ROCK
Delta Waves was recorded live with a click track, as a means of capturing what a typical Deer concert is like. But don’t think the songs are in any way improvisational: “We’re not a jam band,” Renz explains. “It’s kind of a meditation,” Feider says. “I kind of zone out. It’s a different feeling for me, which I’ve never felt in a project before.” n Deer Album Release with Civiliance and SOT • Sat, Oct. 26 at 9 pm • $7 advance, $10 day of • 21+ • Lucky You Lounge • 1801 W. Sunset Blvd. • luckyyoulounge.com
MUSIC | POP-PUNK
What’s My Age Again? After years of solo pop-punk feels, Seattle’s Lisa Prank becomes a band on Perfect Love Song BY SETH SOMMERFELD
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s we leave our teens and 20-something years behind, there’s an increasing and ever-present societal pressure to compartmentalize everything about our youthful pasts. Sure, pop culture these days relies on nostalgia to a sickening degree, but even the tokens that are acceptable to hold onto are supposed to be done with a somewhat non-seriousness. You’re expected to have moved past all those adolescent feelings. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the woman who playfully named her musical project after the world’s foremost Trapper Keeper artist lives a life that fully embraces those feels. At 30, Lisa Prank’s Robin Edwards still crafts pop-punk songs that radiate hopeless romantic optimism. Edwards is the type of sincere soul that wears a colorful “Prank” tiara at every performance, self-identifies as a “failed figure skater,” makes zines to honor her idols (see the Sheryl Crow tribute Summer of Sheryl), creates joke bands with her friends based on missed connection listings (Who Is She?) and will occasionally dabble in tarot reading. The songs on her new Lisa Prank album, Perfect Love Song, spring forth like entries in a key-locked diary. And after years of navigating the Seattle music scene mostly as a solo performer — one who’d perform her lovelorn lyrics and power chords over drum machine backing — Lisa Prank has finally morphed into a band. “I wanted to make a full band record,” Edwards says. “[But] the songs are still written the same way: Me, in my bedroom, feeling feelings on my guitar.” Perfect Love Song’s inciting incident was the opposite of what the title may suggest. After a nasty breakup, Edwards moved back into the semi-famed Seattle punk house Spruce Haus. Her room shared a door with one of her best friends, Tacocat bassist Bree McKenna. As Edwards began filtering her emotions into songs, McKenna was mere feet away to help flesh out the tunes with bass lines. The pair added drummer Tom Fitzgibbon to the mix, and soon Lisa Prank felt less like a solitary endeavor and more a team effort. The trio eventually descended into the Vault (a Seattle studio inside an actual bank vault) along with producer and twee-pop stalwart Rose Melberg (Tiger Trap) to bring Perfect Love Song to life. Part of Edwards’ songwriting magic is her ability to make even angry breakup songs like “Rodeo” and “Cross My Fingers” ring with an uplifting there’s a light at the end of the tunnel aura. It’s a musical frustration release, without bringing the listener down. And under the guidance of Melberg, the whole album shimmers; whether it’s the quiet tenderness of “Telescope” or little instrumental flairs like the Marine Girls-esque claves and cabasa percussion on “Work Hard.” Fittingly, while pop-punk is a genre that’s often expected to be discarded post-teenage years, it remains a comfortable home for Edwards to express herself. “I think about it like that old saying about country music, ‘It’s three chords and the truth,’” Edwards says. “Pop-punk has a lot of the same formulas. With pop-punk it’s more like, three — sometimes four — chords and the truth.” As Edwards prepares to hit the road with a four-piece Lisa Prank lineup for the first time, her spirits are high, thus her charmingly sincere M.O.: Keep pushing forward, because no matter how many cruddy relationships one endures, the promise of true love will win the day. “I do feel hopefully romantic,” Edwards says. “Maybe it’s because I’ve watched too many rom-coms, or maybe it’s just the way I am. I would’ve thought that my hope in love would’ve been shaken by now, but it seems like I still have it.” n Lisa Prank • Thu, Oct. 31 at 8 pm • Free • 21+ • Lucky You Lounge • 1801 W. Sunset Blvd. • luckyyoulounge.com
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PUNK THE DERELICTS
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he Derelicts have a history befitting a punk band. They began amassing a fanbase with raucous, beer-soaked live shows in the late ’80s, and then drug addiction and the rise of grunge caused the Seattle band to implode. But frontman Duane Bodenheimer has since cleaned up his act, bringing the Derelicts back from the dead and releasing an LP called Life of Strife, their first album since the band’s early days. They opened for old pals Mudhoney at the second-ever show at Lucky You Lounge, and now they’re back to take over Berserk as headliners. — NATHAN WEINBENDER
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J = THE INLANDER RECOMMENDS THIS SHOW J = ALL AGES SHOW
ROCK HALLOWEEN COVER SHOW
Thursday, 10/24
A&P’S BAR AND GRILL, Open Mic BERSERK, Vinyl Meltdown BEVERLY’S, Robert Vaughn J THE BIG DIPPER, Through the Roots, Pacific Dub J BOOTS BAKERY & LOUNGE, The Song Project BRIDGE PRESS CELLARS, Open Mic J BUCER’S COFFEEHOUSE PUB, Open Jazz Jam with Erik Bowen CRUISERS, Open Jam Night FIZZIE MULLIGANS, Country Dance THE GILDED UNICORN, Dallas Kay HOUSE OF SOUL, Jared Hall J KNITTING FACTORY, Collie Buddz, Keznamdi LEFTBANK WINE BAR, Jonathan Tibbitts LION’S LAIR, Karaoke with Donny Duck MOON TIME, Larry Myer MOOSE LOUNGE, Country Night with Last Chance Band MY PLACE, DJ Dave THE NYC PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos ONE WORLD CAFE, Toney Rocks THE PIN, Verbal Assault 8 RAZZLE’S BAR & GRILL, Songsmith Series RED ROOM LOUNGE, Forming the Void, Witch Ripper, Merlock THE RIDLER PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos THE ROCK BAR & LOUNGE, Jam Series TAPP’D OFF, Karaoke on the Patio ZOLA, Blake Braley Band
Friday, 10/25
219 LOUNGE, The Liabilities A&P’S BAR AND GRILL, DJ Skwish ARBOR CREST WINE CELLARS, Justin James J J THE BARTLETT, Kevin Brown Album Release J BERSERK, The Derelicts (see above), Double Bird, Itchy Kitty
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The Derelicts with Double Bird and Itchy Kitty • Fri, Oct. 25 at 9 pm • $7 advance, $10 day of • 21+ • Berserk • 125 S. Stevens • facebook.com/berserkbarspokane
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ure, the next batch of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees were released last week, but the announcement we’re really excited about is the lineup for the Baby Bar’s annual Halloween cover show. A bunch of local artists will be performing as some of their favorite musical acts, including a few Hall of Famers — BaLonely taking on the slick Swedish pop of ABBA, Atari Ferrari strutting their stuff as the Rolling Stones, William Brasch as husky voiced Bob Seger. Also on the docket are tributes to the Replacements, Jesus and Mary Chain, the Go-Gos and Ween. Dress up. Rock out. — NATHAN WEINBENDER
Atari Ferrari
BEVERLY’S, Robert Vaughn J THE BIG DIPPER, Brotha Nature, ExZac Change & Matisse, Willis the Realist, Rouzer BIGFOOT PUB, Nighshift BOLO’S, Pastiche BOOMBOX PIZZA, Karaoke BOOMERS CLASSIC ROCK BAR & GRILL, Mojo Box BRIDGE PRESS CELLARS, Ronin Barrett and the Coyote Kings J BUCER’S COFFEEHOUSE PUB, Spotswood Abbey CHINOOK STEAK, PASTA AND SPIRITS (CDA CASINO), Kosh CORBY’S BAR, Karaoke COSMIC COWBOY GRILL, Son of Brad THE COUNTRY PLACE, James Motley CRUISERS, Karaoke with Gary CURLEY’S, Loose Gazoonz DRY FLY DISTILLERY, Mark Holt IDAHO POUR AUTHORITY, Ron Kieper Jazz Trio IRON HORSE (CDA), JamShack THE JACKSON ST., Outer Resistance JOHN’S ALLEY, The Resolectrics
J KNITTING FACTORY, Quarter Monkey, Children of Atom, T-180, Wayward West LAGUNA CAFÉ, The Ronaldos MAX AT MIRABEAU, Tuck Foster & The Tumbling Dice MICKDUFF’S BEER HALL, Right Front Burner MOOSE LOUNGE, Haze MY PLACE, DJ Dave NASHVILLE NORTH, Ladies Night with Luke Jaxon and DJ Tom NIGHTHAWK LOUNGE (CDA CASINO), Smash Hit Carnival THE NYC PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos OLD MILL BAR AND GRILL, Gil Rivas & Cassandra Wheeler PEND D’OREILLE WINERY, BareGrass THE PIN, Elektroween 2019 PRIME TYME BAR & GRILL, Liquor Down Band RED ROOM LOUNGE, Ghost Coast Tour ft. Jus Allah, Freddie Bunz, Ace Oneder, Peteyboy, Naptown Nicey THE RIDLER PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos
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Baby Bar Halloween Cover Show • Sat, Oct. 26 at 9 pm • Free • 21+ • Baby Bar • 827 W. First • 847-1234
RIVER CITY BREWING, DJ Moonwild RIVERBANK TAPHOUSE, Nick Grow THE ROXIE, Karaoke with Tom J SARANAC COMMONS, Kevin Partridge J SEASONS OF COEUR D’ALENE, Just Plain Darin SPOKANE EAGLES, Stagecoach West SPOKANE VALLEY EAGLES, Into the Drift Duo STORMIN’ NORMAN’S, DJ Danger THE FISCHIN’ HOLE SALOON, Joey Anderson ZOLA, DragonFly
Saturday, 10/26
A&P’S BAR AND GRILL, DJ Exodus ARBOR CREST WINE CELLARS, The Ronaldos J BABY BAR, Halloween Cover Show (see above) feat. BaLonely, Atari Ferrari, Ex-Pets and more THE BARTLETT, The Brothers Comatose, Goodnight Texas BEVERLY’S, Robert Vaughn BIGFOOT PUB, Nighshift
J BLACK LABEL BREWING CO., B Radicals, 528 Tribe BOLO’S, Pastiche BRANDYWINE BAR, Katie Fisher BRIDGE PRESS CELLARS, The Ryan Larsen Band J BUCER’S COFFEEHOUSE PUB, The Jon & Rand Band BULL HEAD, My Own Worst Enemy CHINOOK STEAK, PASTA AND SPIRITS (CDA CASINO), Kosh COSMIC COWBOY GRILL, Son of Brad CRUISERS, Dysfunktynal Kaos, Psidium, In Coming Days, Jacob Vanknowe CURLEY’S, Loose Gazoonz DI LUNA’S CAFE, Kevin Brown EICHARDT’S, Fat Lady GARLAND PUB & GRILL, The Cary Fly Band J HARVEST HOUSE, Just Plain Darin J HUCKLEBERRY’S NATURAL MARKET, Into the Drift Duo IDAHO POUR AUTHORITY, Brian Jacobs IRON HORSE (CDA), JamShack
THE JACKSON ST., Karaoke JOHN’S ALLEY, Sovereign Citizen and the Non Prophets KELLY’S BAR & GRILL, Working Spliffs J KNITTING FACTORY, Tyler Childers, Courtney Marie Andrews LAGUNA CAFÉ, Diane Copeland THE LARIAT INN, Roundabout J LUCKY YOU LOUNGE, Deer Album Release (see page 47) with Civiliance and SOT; Storme MARYHILL WINERY, Joey Anderson MAX AT MIRABEAU, Tuck Foster & The Tumbling Dice MOOSE LOUNGE, Haze NASHVILLE NORTH, Ladies Night NIGHTHAWK LOUNGE (CDA CASINO), Smash Hit Carnival THE NYC PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos PEND D’OREILLE WINERY, Justin Lantrip J J THE PIN, Halloween Cover Show feat. Heart of an Awl, Local Sports Team, 4x4, Stubborn Will, Skunktopus POST FALLS BREWING, Ron Greene RAZZLE’S BAR & GRILL, Halloween Party feat. Dirty Betty THE RIDLER PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos
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RIVERBANK TAPHOUSE, Nick Grow SPOKANE EAGLES, Sharky & the Fins STORMIN’ NORMAN’S, DJ Danger WESTWOOD BREWING, Devon Wade ZOLA, DragonFly
Sunday, 10/27
THE BARTLETT, Talbott Brothers BIG BARN BREWING CO., The DBC Band CRAVE, DJ Dave DALEY’S CHEAP SHOTS, Rev. Yo’s VooDoo Church of Blues Jam GARLAND PUB & GRILL, Karaoke J HARVEST HOUSE, Daniel Hall HOGFISH, Open Mic IRON HORSE (VALLEY), Take 2 LINGER LONGER LOUNGE, Open Jam THE NYC PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos O’DOHERTY’S IRISH GRILLE, Traditional Irish Music PEND D’OREILLE WINERY, Dwayne Parsons J RED BARN FARMS, The DBC Band RED ROOM LOUNGE, Jason Perry Trio THE ROXIE, Hillyard Billys J SOUTH HILL GRILL, Just Plain Darin ZOLA, Donnie Emerson & Nancy Sophia
Monday, 10/28
BABY BAR, Austin Lucas, Feral Anthem J J THE BARTLETT, Deep Sea Diver, BaLonely THE BULL HEAD, Songsmith Series J CALYPSOS COFFEE ROASTERS, Open Mic
COSMIC COWBOY GRILL, Echo Elysium CRAVE, DJ Dave EICHARDT’S, Jam with Truck Mills THE NYC PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos RED ROOM LOUNGE, Open Mic with Lucas Brookbank Brown J TURNING POINT OPEN BIBLE CHURCH, Big Daddy Weave ZOLA, Perfect Mess
Tuesday, 10/29
219 LOUNGE, Karaoke with DJ Pat 315 MARTINIS & TAPAS, John Firshi BABY BAR, Lilac Fortress, Marina Obscura, The Finns, Rayon Xhis J J THE BARTLETT, Northwest of Nashville feat. Jenny Anne Mannan, Kevin Morgan, Matt Mitchell & Eyer Family Band BOOMBOX PIZZA, Karaoke CRAVE, DJ Dave GARLAND PUB & GRILL, Karaoke J KNITTING FACTORY, Cannibal Corpse, Thy Art Is Murder, Perdition Temple THE NYC PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos RAZZLE’S, Brian Hoffpauer THE RIDLER PIANO BAR, Country Swing Dancing THE ROXIE, Open Mic/Jam SWEET LOU’S, Sam Leyde TAPP’D OFF, Karaoke on the Patio J THE VIKING, Songsmith Series feat. Jamison Sampson ZOLA, Desperate 8s
Wednesday, 10/30
219 LOUNGE, Truck Mills & John Firshi THE BARTLETT, Justin Peter KinkelSchuster, The Walleye BEVERLY’S, Robert Vaughn J THE BIG DIPPER, Itchy Kitty, GRLwood, Wasted Breath, Better Daze J BLACK DIAMOND, Songsmith Series feat. Pamela Jean CRAVE, DJ Dave CRUISERS, Open Jam Night Hosted by The Jam Band GENO’S, Open Mic IRON HORSE (CDA), Open Jam IRON HORSE (VALLEY), Kevin Shay Band THE JACKSON ST., Karaoke LEFTBANK WINE BAR, Carey Brazil LION’S LAIR, Storme LUCKY’S IRISH PUB, DJ D3VIN3 MAD BOMBER BREWING COMPANY, Open Mic MILLWOOD BREWING COMPANY, Just Plain Darin THE NYC PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos ONE WORLD CAFE, Julien Kozak RED ROOM LOUNGE, Blowin’ Kegs Jam Session RIDLER PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos SOULFUL SOUPS & SPIRITS, Open Mic ZOLA, Donnie Emerson & Nancy Sophia
Coming Up ...
J LUCKY YOU LOUNGE, Lisa Prank (see page 49), Oct. 31 J SPOKANE ARENA, Luke Combs, Nov. 1 J FIRST INTERSTATE CENTER FOR THE ARTS, Jason Mraz & Raining Jane, Nov. 2 J THE BARTLETT, Remo Drive, Nov. 3
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MUSIC | VENUES 219 LOUNGE • 219 N. First, Sandpoint • 208-2639934 A&P’S BAR & GRILL • 222 N. First, Sandpoint • 208-263-2313 ARBOR CREST WINE CELLARS • 4705 N. Fruit Hill Rd. • 927-9463 BABY BAR • 827 W. First Ave. • 847-1234 BARLOWS • 1428 N. Liberty Lake Rd. • 924-1446 THE BARTLETT • 228 W. Sprague Ave. • 747-2174 BEEROCRACY • 911 W. Garland Ave. BERSERK • 125 S. Stevens • 714-9512 THE BIG DIPPER • 171 S. Washington • 863-8098 BIGFOOT PUB • 9115 N. Division St. • 467-9638 BING CROSBY THEATER • 901 W. Sprague Ave. • 227-7638 BLACK DIAMOND • 9614 E. Sprague • 891-8357 BOLO’S • 116 S. Best Rd. • 891-8995 BOOMERS • 18219 E. Appleway Ave. • 755-7486 BOOTS BAKERY & LOUNGE • 24 W. Main Ave. • 703-7223 BRIDGE PRESS CELLARS • 39 W. Pacific • 838-7815 BUCER’S COFFEEHOUSE PUB • 201 S. Main, Moscow • 208-882-5216 THE BULL HEAD • 10211 S. Electric • 838-9717 CALYPSOS COFFEE & CREAMERY • 116 E. Lakeside Ave., CdA • 208-665-0591 CHECKERBOARD BAR • 1716 E. Sprague Ave. • 535-4007 COEUR D’ALENE CASINO • 37914 S. Nukwalqw Rd., Worley, Idaho • 800-523-2464 COEUR D’ALENE CELLARS • 3890 N. Schreiber Way, CdA • 208-664-2336 COSMIC COWBOY GRILL • 412 W. Haycraft, CdA • 208-277-0000 CRAFTED TAP HOUSE • 523 Sherman Ave., CdA • 208-292-4813 CRAVE• 401 W. Riverside • 321-7480 CRUISERS • 6105 W Seltice Way, Post Falls • 208773-4706 CURLEY’S • 26433 W. Hwy. 53 • 208-773-5816 DALEY’S CHEAP SHOTS • 6412 E. Trent • 535-9309 EICHARDT’S PUB • 212 Cedar St., Sandpoint • 208-263-4005 FIRST INTERSTATE CENTER FOR THE ARTS • 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. • 279-7000 FIZZIE MULLIGANS • 331 W. Hastings • 466-5354 FOX THEATER • 1001 W. Sprague • 624-1200 THE HIVE • 207 N. First, Sandpoint • 208-457-2392 HOGFISH • 1920 E. Sherman, CdA • 208-667-1896 HONEY EATERY & SOCIAL CLUB • 317 E. Sherman, CdA • 208-930-1514 HOUSE OF SOUL • 25 E. Lincoln • 598-8783 IRON GOAT BREWING • 1302 W. 2nd • 474-0722 IRON HORSE BAR • 407 E. Sherman Ave., CdA • 208-667-7314 IRON HORSE BAR & GRILL • 11105 E. Sprague Ave., CdA • 509-926-8411 JACKSON ST. BAR & GRILL • 2436 N. Astor St. • 315-8497 JOHN’S ALLEY • 114 E. Sixth St., Moscow • 208883-7662 KNITTING FACTORY • 911 W. Sprague Ave. • 244-3279 LAGUNA CAFÉ • 2013 E. 29th Ave. • 448-0887 THE LANTERN TAP HOUSE • 1004 S. Perry St. • 315-9531 LEFTBANK WINE BAR • 108 N. Washington • 315-8623 LION’S LAIR • 205 W. Riverside • 456-5678 LUCKY YOU LOUNGE • 1801 W. Sunset LUCKY’S IRISH PUB • 408 W. Sprague • 747-2605 MARYHILL WINERY • 1303 W. Summit Pkwy, Ste. 100 • 443-3832 MAX AT MIRABEAU • 1100 N. Sullivan • 924-9000 MICKDUFF’S • 312 N. First Ave., Sandpoint • 208)255-4351 MONARCH MOUNTAIN COFFEE • 208 N 4th Ave, Sandpoint • 208-265-9382 MOOSE LOUNGE • 401 E. Sherman • 208-664-7901 MOOTSY’S • 406 W. Sprague • 838-1570 MULLIGAN’S • 506 Appleway Ave., CdA • 208- 7653200 ext. 310 NASHVILLE NORTH • 6361 W. Seltice Way, Post Falls • 208-457-9128 NORTHERN QUEST RESORT • 100 N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights • 242-7000 NYNE • 232 W. Sprague Ave. • 474-1621 O’SHAY’S • 313 E. CdA Lake Dr. • 208-667-4666 PACIFIC PIZZA • 2001 W. Pacific • 443-5467 PEND D’OREILLE WINERY • 301 Cedar St., Sandpoint • 208-265-8545 THE PIN • 412 W. Sprague • 385-1449 POST FALLS BREWING CO. • 112 N. Spokane, Post Falls • 208-773-7301 RAZZLE’S BAR & GRILL • 10325 N. Government Way, Hayden • 208-635-5874 RED ROOM LOUNGE • 521 W. Sprague • 838-7613 REPUBLIC BREWING • 26 Clark Ave. • 775-2700 RIDLER PIANO BAR • 718 W. Riverside • 822-7938 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 STORMIN’ NORMAN’S SHIPFACED SALOON • 12303 E. Trent • 862-4852 ZOLA • 22 W. Main Ave. • 624-2416
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MUSIC NATURAL SOUNDS
Kevin Brown wears a lot of hats. He’s the music director of the Blue Waters Bluegrass Festival. He hosts Spokane Public Radio’s weekly program Front Porch Bluegrass. He’s also a singer-songwriter, and celebrating the release of his new album Heroes and Sparrows with two shows, one at the Bartlett on Friday night, and the following evening at Di Luna’s in Sandpoint. The record is, in keeping with Brown’s interests, inflected with folk and bluegrass, mostly acoustic and delicately finger-picked, and revels in such simple pleasures as the wonders of the natural world and the serenity of your own backyard on a quiet night. The Colorado-based musicians who recorded with Brown — bassist Eric Thorin, Ben Winship on mandolin, fiddle player Natalie Rae Padilla — also join him on stage. — NATHAN WEINBENDER Kevin Brown Album Release • Fri, Oct. 25 at 8 pm • $10 • All ages • The Bartlett • 228 W. Sprague • thebartlettspokane. com • 747-2174 • Sat, Oct. 26 at 7:30 pm • $12 advance, $15 day of • Di Luna’s • 207 Cedar St., Sandpoint • dilunas.com • 208-263-0846
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COMEDY STILL LIVING
FILM SHORT SCARES
Damon Wayans • Oct. 24-27, Thu at 7:30 pm, Fri-Sat at 7:30 and 10:30 pm, Sun at 7:30 pm • $40-$55 • Spokane Comedy Club • 315 W. Sprague • spokanecomedyclub.com • 318-9998
Northwest Horror Fest 2019 • Fri, Oct. 25 at 7 pm • $15 • Garland Theater • 924 W. Garland • filmfreeway.com/ northwesthorrorfestival
Damon Wayans’ career has sprawled far beyond his sketch comedy roots of In Living Color, the pioneering show he co-created with brother Keenan (Damon’s Homey D. Clown remains classic). Some might know him from his cuddly family sitcom My Wife and Kids, his recent stint on the TV version of Lethal Weapon, or roles in generally forgettable movies that ran on cable forever (Bulletproof, Major Payne, Mo’ Money). I, for one, always recall him in the bit role of the “Banana Man” in the original Beverly Hills Cop. No matter where you know him from, though, Wayans was most likely the funniest thing involved. His current stand-up tour is called “It’s Personal,” so expect a lot of stories stored up after years working in all realms of the business they call “show.” — DAN NAILEN
The days are getting shorter and Halloween decorations are going up, so you know what that means: It’s officially horror movie season. This weekend, the Garland Theater is hosting the Northwest Horror Fest, which screens a selection of regionally made horror shorts assured to chill. A panel of independent judges dole out awards in a number of categories, including special effects, editing, direction and a prize for best overall film. With titles like “1-800-Witches Gotta Burn” and “Dr. Jekyll in Love,” how could you not get into the spooky spirit? And considering popular horror features like Lights Out, Mama and The Babadook began as short subjects, maybe you can catch an early version of the next creepy classic. Recommended for viewers 13 and older. — NATHAN WEINBENDER
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MUSIC NEW TRADITION
No doubt when the Spokane Symphony first added a show dedicated to music from the Harry Potter films, they expected the fans of J.K. Rowling’s magical world to support it. Four years on, it’s become far more than just a concert, and a highlight of the Halloween season in the Inland Northwest. And it’s grown to three shows to accommodate its popularity. Before the music even starts, fans (often dressed as their favorite characters) show up for 90 minutes of pre-show activities ranging from magic shows to selfies with local actors dressed as Voldemort, Snape, Dumbledore or other favorites. The symphony’s show includes performances by the Professional Ballet School, Spokane Symphony Chorale and area youth choirs, and included featured performances by pianist Archie Chen and vocalist Derrick Parker. — DAN NAILEN Spokane Symphony presents Ancient Tales of Magic: Music of Harry Potter and Other Halloween Favorites • Sat, Oct. 26 at 2 pm and 8 pm; Sun, Oct. 27 at 3 pm • $22-$55 • Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox • 1001 W. Sprague • spokanesymphony.org • 624-1200
"Spokane Night Lights" by Danielle Flinn So if you're free on Friday, November 1st, head downtown to celebrate the creativity of local artists. Pick up your free poster at the River Park Square concierge desk while supplies last. Enjoy free refreshments while you mingle with friends old and new.
WORDS SPIRITUAL SISTERHOOD
With a spooky title and inspiration both, it’s perfectly fitting that the release of Spokane artist and poet Kathryn Smith’s new book, Chosen Companions of the Goblins, is happening just days before Halloween. The collection was inspired by the lives of the infamous Fox sisters, a trio of self-proclaimed spirit mediums credited with launching the late-19th century American obsession with spiritualism and seances. The sisters “communicated” with the dead through series of taps, the source of which was later revealed (spoiler alert) to be the women cracking their joints beneath their long skirts. Joining Smith for the celebration and reading of poems from the collection are local poets Laura Read, Ellen Welcker and Maya Jewell Zeller with author Kris Dinnison. — CHEY SCOTT Kathryn Smith Book Launch: Chosen Companions of the Goblin • Fri, Oct. 25 at 7 pm • Free • Woman’s Club of Spokane • 1428 W. Ninth Ave. • bit. ly/35fwHQP
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I SAW YOU APPLE CUP PREVIEW AT SHADLE CENTER 10/16, You saw me and let me cross through the spot you were pulling into. I noticed your WSU decal and asked if your car had been vandalized as you stepped out. You replied that you would’ve hit me on purpose if you saw my UW hoodie before you stopped. It was funny. Contact notaduckatleast@gmail.com to see what else we have in common.
I SAW YOU SUPERWASH SUPERGIRL I saw you at the best laundromat in Spokane; you taught me how to properly fold a fitted sheet and rescued my lone sock from the dryer a month or two ago. You recently dyed your hair Halloween colors and are always wearing something fun, I like your style. I’m usually sitting at the table near the ice cream freezer, reading or playing my switch. I’d love to buy you a coffee sometime. mason. jar.menagerie@gmail.com COSTCO CHEESINESS I saw you at the new Northside Costco last Friday. It was a bit crazy but you held your cool effortlessly. I was really impressed by your helping others, kind words and taste in cheeses. Perhaps a shopping date is in our future? FALL FLIRTING Saw you at Siemers out at Greenbluff this Sunday. You were in a faded blue plaid shirt. I was in leopard print. We both remarked on how amazing it smelled: Fall leaves, cooking doughnuts and sausages, post rain. Thank you for helping me load that perfectly round but VERY heavy white pumpkin into my wagon. I think it’d be a fun place to have a date. What about you?
CHEERS VALLEY CARMAX IS AWESOME! Just wanted to give a quick shout out to the Carmax in the Valley! I bought a car from there recently and realized it wasn’t what I wanted and the Carmax team (Sam in particular) went above and beyond to make things right. Not only that, but it was the best car buying I’ve ever had. Who knew that selling cars for what they’re ACTUALLY worth would make the buying process infinitely better? Thanks guys! HELP AT THE AIRPORT 10/17 I had a panic attack on Alaska air flight 2349 right before take off. The flight attendant, an attractive African American woman, held my baby while trying to keep me calm. Once off the plane the kindest woman (middle aged, blond hair I believe) walked me through all the steps of getting my belongings back, keeping my baby and me calm, and made exceptions to fully refund the flight. I only mention their appearances in the off chance this gets back to them so they know how much I appreciated them. A scary and mortifying experience was made so much better because of these two gracious women. I can’t thank you both enough for caring for me and my baby during such a tough time.
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JEERS CORPORATE GREED Jeers to KHQ channel 6/Cowles Corporation and DirecTV for their corporate greed and finger pointing to why DirecTV customers have not been able to watch this channel for several weeks. But, thank you to Northwest Broadcasting
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First, I don’t engage in road rage, as a 20 year old woman, I don’t want to breathe my last breath while an older gramma aged man decides to degrade me and make me feel like trash on the road. Do you own the roads? Why are you in such a hurry to be two seconds ahead of me? I don’t know. What I do know is why my parents grew up to be negligent and treat their kids as if
So thanks Grandpa, I’d love it if you killed me on the road thanks to your pride.
to finally setting their child-like financial battle with DirecTV and now allowing KAYU channel 28 back on the system. CURE SPOKANE Yes it’s obvious that Spokane has changed and isn’t as safe as it used to be. But the solutions that are being presented won’t fix the problems! First of all moving the bus station underground will only reduce traffic and less homeless in that small area. The problem is city wide not just downtown. Then having more police is just going to create more violence and deaths since we know how our cops handle things. Have some compassion people. Building a bigger jail, increasing police, and building an underground bus station won’t solve the issues. Instead let’s use that money to create more rehabs, homeless housing, job opportunities, rehabilitation programs, train people to deal with uncooperative and unstable mentally ill people in a safe way rather then sending police every time. ROAD RAGE GRANDPAS To all the older 60+ men who have flipped me off, cut me off, and slammed on their brakes in front of me while driving.
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they’re unimportant. If you were their parents, I understand completely. So thanks Grandpa, I’d love it if you killed me on the road thanks to your pride. Or better yet make me feel undeserving of respect while you flip me off and scream profanities out your window for me going the speed limit on the freeway. Maybe you should reevaluate what matters to you, the future generations or your pride. I get some drivers are crazy, but I’m not one of them and no one should be treated like trash while driving. Especially by those who are supposed to be a safe place for a generation without parents. MI BASURA ES TU BASURA To the upstanding citizen who thinks it’s OK to throw your garbage out your car window onto the street, because it’s “biodegradable.” Imagine everyone in this city (or any other city) taking the same stance. The icing on this cake was your apparent need to puff up your chest when I called you out on it - as if I somehow wronged you by returning YOUR garbage. Sure, I gently placed it on top of your car... but following your argument, “it’s biodegradable”... so it’ll break down eventually, right? Yet somehow, I’m the asshole? I get
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THE GHOST BALL In it’s 8th year, the event features live/silent auctions, heavy appetizers, no-host bar, costume contest, program highlighting the purpose of the party and dancing until midnight. Oct. 26, 7-11:59 pm. $60-$75. Riverside Place, 1108 W. Riverside. elevationsspokane.org LADIES MASQUERADE A “ladies only” event hosted by the Mule Deer Foundation with raffles, games, prizes, live/silent auctions, dinner, drinks and more. Wear a mask and gown and help support conservation. Oct. 26, 5:30-10 pm. $50. Chateau Rive, 621 W. Mallon. facebook.com/SpokanechapterMDF/ THE PUMPKIN BALL The 16th annual event benefits Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital and Vanessa Behan Crisis Nursery, and includes a three-course dinner, live music, pumpkin carving displays, live/silent auction, raffles and more. Oct. 26, 5:30 pm. $175/person; $350/couple. Davenport Grand Hotel, 333 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. thepumpkinball.org PURPLE RIBBON PAGEANT A benefit to increase awareness of domestic violence, advocate for the needs of families living with domestic violence, and provide education to prevent and stop abuse. Proceeds support the Women’s Healing and Empowerment Network (WHEN). Oct. 26, 5 pm. $10. Healing Room Ministries, 115 E. Pacific Ave. whenetwork.com ELEGANT EBONY DINNER & SILENT AUCTION The University of Idaho Black Student Union hosts its first event of the year, featuring an auction, food and more. Black tie attire. Oct. 27, 4 pm. $8$10. 1912 Center, 412 E. Third St., Moscow. (208-669-2249) THROW CASH AT PLANNED PARENTHOOD A Halloween-themed benefit for Planned Parenthood. Includes a silent auction, games, talent show featuring drag, singing, dancing, poetry and a costume competition. All ages, 18+ is recommended. Oct. 30, 6 pm. $5; free for costumed attendees. The Pin, 412 W. Sprague Ave. (505-0287)
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DAMON WAYANS Wayans is most fondly remembered for his three seasons as writer and co-star on the Emmy Award winning series In Living Color. His writing for the series earned him two personal Emmy nominations. Oct. 24-27 at 7:30 pm; also Oct. 25-26 at 10:30 pm. Oct. 2427. $40-$55. Spokane Comedy Club, 315 W. Sprague. spokanecomedyclub.com HARRY J. RILEY Hailing from South Carolina, Harry got his start in Spokane after time in the Air Force. On stage, his topics of discussion range from current events to his childhood growing up on a plantation in the South. Oct. 24, 7:30 pm. $8-$14. Spokane Comedy Club, 315 W. Sprague. spokanecomedyclub.com THE PUNDERGROUND’S 3RD ANNIVERSARY Spokane’s punning competition is celebrating and having pun with The Punderground crew, food, puns, and punny prizes guaranteed. Oct. 24, 7-9:30 pm. Free. Boots Bakery & Lounge, 24 W. Main Ave. (509-703-7223) NO CLUE Audience suggestions start the night of mayhem, trapped at an inn full of quirky characters, including someone with a grudge to settle. Fridays at 7:30 pm through Oct. 25. $8. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland. (747-7045) RALPH PORTER Ralph got his start do-
ing stand up in Anchorage, becoming the first local comic to win the Anchorage Laugh Off Comedy Competition three years in a row. Oct. 25-26 at 7:30 pm, Oct. 26 at 10 pm. $10-$22. Spokane Comedy Club, 315 W. Sprague. (509-318-9998) SAFARI The BDT’s version of “Whose Line,” a fast-paced short-form improv show with a few twists added. Fridays at 7:30 pm. $8. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland Ave. bluedoortheatre.com THE DOPE SHOW! A comedy showcase where comedians joke, then toke, the joke some more. Oct. 27 at 8 pm. $8-$14. Spokane Comedy Club, 315 W. Sprague. spokanecomedyclub.com JOSH FIRESTINE Josh is an up and coming stand-up comedian from Tacoma who draws from experiences as a husband, father and veteran for a light-hearted take on everyday life. Oct. 31, 7:30 pm. $8-$14. Spokane Comedy Club, 315 W. Sprague. spokanecomedyclub.com
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COLVILLE CORN MAZE & PUMPKIN PATCH Visit the 12-acre corn maze and take home a pumpkin. Open daily from 11 am-7 pm through Oct. 31. $6-$8. Colville Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch, 73 Oakshott Rd. colvillecornmaze.com (684-6751) HARVEST FESTIVAL “Kids” of all ages are invited to trick-or-treat with residents. Wear your favorite costume (not scary) and enjoy carnival games, face painting, and more. Bring an item for the food drive. Oct. 24, 6-7 am. Free. Touchmark South Hill, 2929 S. Waterford Dr. touchmarkspokane.com HAUNTED GINGERBREAD HOUSES Create a spooky take on gingerbread houses. The library provides candy and supplies (including allergy-friendly options). This program is for children and teens; young children should bring a grown-up. Oct. 24, 4-5 pm. Free. South Hill Library, 3324 S. Perry. spokanelibrary.org (444-5300) RIGHTFULLY HERS An exhibit commemorating the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment is on display at the Colfax, Colton, Endicott, LaCrosse, Malden, Palouse, Rosalia, St. John, Tekoa and Uniontown branches of Whitman County Library. Open daily through Nov. 30 during library hours. Free. whitco.lib.wa.us SCARYWOOD HAUNTED NIGHTS Silverwood celebrates its 10th year transforming the park into an array of horrific haunts and endless scares. Thu from 7-11 pm, Fri-Sat from 7 pm-midnight through Nov. 2. $27-$41. Silverwood Theme Park, 27843 U.S. 95. scarywoodhaunt.com THRILLER CLASS Learn Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” routine in time for Halloween. Oct. 24, 7-9 pm. $5-$15. Woman’s Club of Spokane, 1428 W. Ninth. strictlyswingspokane.com (279-9041) AMAZING MAZE Explore the giant box maze covering the entire floor of the church gymnasium. Snacks and beverages for purchase. Oct. 25-26 from 6-8 pm. Free. Spokane First Church, 9004 N. Country Homes Blvd. (509-467-8986) GHOUL OL’ FASHIONED FUN Join Camp Fire volunteers for spooky, safe and family friendly Halloween fun at Camp DartLo, including a haunted house, treat hunt, bingo, costume parade, crafts and more. Oct. 25 from 4:30-7 pm and Oct. 26 from 11 am-4 pm. $5. Camp Dart-Lo, 14000 N. Dartford Dr. (747-6191) MOONLIT MONSTER CRUISES Spend Halloween weekend on the spooky wa-
ters of Lake Coeur d’Alene during cruises featuring spooky décor, a photo contest, Halloween cocktails and more. Gates at 4:30; first departure at 5 pm. Oct. 25-27. $10. The Coeur d’Alene Resort, 115 S. Second. cdaresort.com (208-765-4000) POLLINATOR TALK The Inland Northwest Community Gardens’ seed swap, silent auction and resource fair includes the talk “Pollinator Diversity and Interactions in Spokane” by Dr. Gary Chang (Biology, Gonzaga). Oct. 25, 6-9 pm. Free. WSU-Spokane County Master Gardener Program, 222 N. Havana. incgincommunitygardens.org SPOOKWALK Meet the ghosts of Browne’s Addition on a walking tour of the neighborhood and hear stories about spirits of the past rising from eternal sleep. Proceeds support Friends of Coeur d’Alene Park. Oct. 25-26 and Oct. 31 from 6:30-8:30 pm. $20. Browne’s Boomtown Bistro, 1924 W. Pacific. tinyurl.com/ BrownesTours (850-0056) TECH EXPO An event to address current broadband issues and share ideas for the future; for businesses, cities and individuals. The Expo allows vendors to share plans to expand internet connectivity in the region and include web designers, and area high school tech teams. Oct. 25, 11 am-6 pm. Free. CCS Colville Center. debra.hansen@wsu.edu BECK’S HARVEST HOUSE FALL FEST Enjoy the giant corn maze, pumpkin patch, fall treats (pumpkin donuts, freshpressed apple cider) and more. Sept. 21-Oct. 27; Sat/Sun from 10 am-5 pm. Harvest House, 9919 E. Greenbluff Rd. greenblufffarms.com (238-6970) ELMO CELEBRATES 50 YEARS OF SESAME STREET KSPS Public TV celebrates 50 years of Sesame Street with Elmo making an appearance for story time. Sesame Street books and educational resources also given away. Oct. 26, 10:3011:30 pm. Free. Cheney Library, 610 First St. ksps.org (443-7700) FALL FEST & APPLE PALOOZA A harvest farmers market at Fifth and Sherman with free hay rides, harvest produce, music, food and apple tasting events throughout downtown Coeur d’Alene. Oct. 26, 10 am-3 pm. Free. bit.ly/2Zriwbt FALLS FESTIVAL This annual community event begins with a movie followed by a carnival of games for the kids as well as a chili cook off and costume contest. Oct. 26, noon. Cutter Theatre, 302 Park St., Metaline Falls. cuttertheatre.com FRIENDS OF THE OTIS ORCHARDS LIBRARY BOOK SALE Proceeds support library programs, activities and services. Oct. 26, 10 am-3 pm. Otis Orchards Library, 22324 E. Wellesley. scldfriends.org GOODWILL TRUNK OR TREAT Join Goodwill Industries and Local Finesse Car Club at the South Hill Goodwill store (2927 E. 27th Ave.) for candy and treats, a car decoration competition and more. Oct. 26, 6:30-7:30 pm. Free. facebook. com/events/541293013078683/ HAUNTED HOPE! A free Halloween family event with games, prizes, a spooky cabin, bounce house, face painting and more. Oct. 26, 4 pm. Free. Hope Marketplace, 620 Wellington Place, Hope, Idaho. (208-264-5696) MONSTER’S BALL HALLOWEEN PARTY Featuring a cash-prize costume contest, a live DJ, no-host bars, beer pong, photo booth, happy hour specials from the Coeur d’Alene Taphouse Unchained and more. 21+. Oct. 26, 9 pm. $25/$30. The Coeur d’Alene Resort, 115 S. Second.
cdaresort.com (208-765-4000) MOONLIT MONSTER CRUISE (21+): The drinks are stronger, the cruise is spookier and the music is louder on this adultsonly Moonlit Monster Cruise. Oct. 26. $10. The Coeur d’Alene Resort, 115 S. Second. cdaresort.com (208-765-4000) NAVRATRI The Natanam School of Bharatanatyam hosts this annual festival. Navratri is an Indian tradition of dancing the night away with family and friends. Food and beverages available for purchase. For info email Devika at devika. gates@gmail.com. Oct. 26, 6-9 pm. $12. Southside Community Center, 3151 E. 27th Ave. sssac.org (535-0803) A RECIPE FOR A HEALTHY “WE” Join YWCA this October for the “End the Silence Campaign” and stop by Sweet Frostings to learn how to live out a healthy relationship. Oct. 26, 12-3:30 pm. Free. Northtown Mall, 4750 N. Division. ywcaspokane.org (509-482-0209) ROSALIA HALLOWEEN FALL FESTIVAL The inaugural event includes a dessert walk, kids crafts, wagon rides, glow light parade, street dance, food and drink vendors, trunk-or-treat and more. Oct. 26, 3-9 pm. Free. Rosalia, Wash. facebook. com/RosaliaChamberofCommerce SPARK-O-WEEN Spark Central gets spooky for a day of creative learning and trick-or-treating. Help build a monstrous LEGO mansion, enchant a drawing to light up and type a scary story on our haunted typewriter. Costumes welcome. Oct. 26, 2-5 pm. Free. Spark Central, 1214 W. Summit Pkwy. spark-central.org TRUNK OR TREAT A dog friendly trunk or treat festival. Bring a decorated trunk and hand out candy, or dress up for costume contests. Suggested $1 donation at the door; children 6 and under free. Oct. 26, 1-4 pm. $1. Spokane Humane Society, 6607 N. Havana St. bit.ly/2mQjWKJ REDUCE YOUR CARBON FOOTPRINT THROUGH ZERO WASTE LIVING Learn how you can reduce waste and plastic usage and save money, live healthier, and in a way that benefits the environment. Oct. 27, 2-3 pm. Free. South Hill Library, 3324 S. Perry St. spokanelibrary.org LEAGUE OF EDUCATION VOTERS SPOKANE BREAKFAST Join education, business, community leaders and elected officials for this second annual event, featuring a keynote speaker and panel discussion with experts in the field of early childhood education. Oct. 29, 7:30 am. $0-$250. Davenport Grand Hotel, 333 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. (800-918-9344) MAGIC: THE LIBRARY GATHERING Meet other local Magic: The Gathering players and test out your latest deck before your next tournament. Also enjoy Magic: The Gathering Arena on our laptops. Ages 16+. Oct. 29, 6-8 pm. Free. Spokane Valley Library, 12004 E. Main. (893-8400) SCIENCE CAFE: PARASITES Join EWU’s Amy Gray to learn how parasites manage resource theft, change a host’s appearance and reprogram behavior to get what they need. Oct. 29, 6:30-8 pm. Free. Lindaman’s, 1235 S. Grand Blvd. (706-461-1627) NEON JUNGLE An immersive glow fun house experience for all ages. Proceeds benefit local students with learning disabilities through the Wired2Learn Foundation. Oct. 30-Nov. 1 from 6-9 pm. At 1800 N. Hwy. 41, Post Falls. w2lfoundation.com CAMPBELL HOUSE HALLOWEEN Wear your costume for a fun, family-friendly Halloween experience. Complete a scavenger hunt, make a craft project and
more. Oct. 31, 5-8 pm. $5; ages 3 and under free. Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture, 2316 W. First Ave. (456-3931) TRICK OR TREAT IN DOWNTOWN COEUR D’ALENE A safe, family friendly event held at participating businesses throughout downtown Coeur d’Alene. Also stop at 6th and Sherman for “Trunk or Treat” with First Presbyterian Church. Oct. 31, 4-6 pm. Free. Downtown Coeur d’Alene. (208-415-0116) TRICK OR TREAT SO ALL CAN EAT WSU College of Nursing students host this third-annual event for kids with dietary restrictions or other special needs, with games, crafts and prizes, plus carb counts on all treats, gluten-free options and a peanut-free environment. Oct. 31, 5:307:30 pm. Girl Scouts HQ, 1404 N. Ash St. bit.ly/2B2iA3w (324-7340) TRUNK OR TREAT Meet the neighborhood, decorate your trunk and pass out treats to neighborhood kids. Oct. 31, 6 pm. Free. East Central Community Center, 500 S. Stone St. (868-0856)
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DOMINION: A LEGAL DECONSTRUCTION A viewing of the award-winning documentary and legal discussion by nationally-recognized animal lawyer Adam Karp. Oct. 25, 11:30 am-5 pm. Free. Gonzaga University School of Law, 721 N. Cincinnati St. (888-430-0001) THE DOG WHO SAVED HALLOWEEN Zeus and his family notice strange lights and sounds coming from their neighbor’s home on Halloween. Costume contest precedes film. Oct. 26, 3-5 pm. Free. Panida Theater, 300 N. First Ave. panida.org ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW The Garland’s regular screenings of the cult classic include prop bags, shadow casts and other revelries. Oct. 26. $7. Garland Theater, 924 W. Garland. (327-1050) STUDIO GHIBLI FEST: SPIRITED AWAY A wondrous fantasy adventure from one of the most celebrated filmmakers in the history of animation. Oct. 27 at 12:55 pm (dubbed) and Oct. 28 (subs) and Oct. 30 (dub) at 7 pm. At Regal Northtown and Riverstone; AMC River Park Square. fathomevents.com
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FARM & FOOD EXPO The annual event provides resources and education to small acreage farmers, garden enthusiasts, and foodies. Oct. 25-26. $25-$100. Spokane Community College, 1810 N. Greene St. sccd.org (533-7000) APPLE & CIDER TASTING More than 30 varieties of apples and fresh pressed cider are be available for tasting during this event at the University of Idaho’s Sandpoint Organic Agriculture Center (10881 N. Boyer Rd). Oct. 26, 1-4 pm. Free. uidaho.edu/cals/sandpoint-organic-agriculture-center CRAFT BEER & COOKIE FEST Local breweries compete for the best beer and Girl Scout cookie pairing, with attendees casting their votes. All proceeds support local Girl Scouts. Oct. 26, 4 pm. $25-$35. Girl Scouts of E. Washington and N. Idaho, 1404 N. Ash St. (747-8091 ext. 202) MYSTERY HAPPENINGS & DINNER An autumn evening of dining and storytelling of mysterious happenings. Includes a dinner menu inspired by Portugal. Oct. 26, 6-8 pm. $24.50+. Bank Left Gallery, 100 S. Bridge St., Palouse. bankleftgallery.com (509-878-8425)
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I’m a 30-something gay guy. When I moved to a new city five years ago, I knew nobody except two female co-workers, who became my first friends. I have since met wonderful, talented, artistic people who are more my style. I no longer work with these ladies, and I’m just not interested in hanging out with them anymore. When they call to get together, I keep saying I’m busy, but they’re not getting the picture. How do I break up with them without being mean? —Trapped
When you break up with a romantic partner, there are comforting cliches you can trot out, like “It’s not you; it’s me,” “You deserve better,” and “We can still be friends.” When you break up with a friend, where do you go with that? “We can still be people who hide behind mall kiosks so they don’t have to speak to each other”? It helps to understand the underpinnings of friendship. We like to think of ourselves as rational and discerning people with very good taste, and naturally, we believe this shapes our choice of friends. In fact, personality psychologist Mitja Back and his colleagues find that a major driver of whom we’re friends with is “mere proximity” — living on the same block, working together, or, in Back’s study, being randomly assigned seats next to each other in a college class. Location, location, location! Really special, huh? Still, maybe you feel a little guilty about exiling these ladies from your life, because you used them to have some somebodies around when you knew nobody. However, they hung out with you willingly. It’s not like you were some odious character they were forced to go to brunch with at gunpoint. The kindest approach, of course, is to keep distancing yourself and hope they get the message or just give up on trying to get together. You do say that the “take the hint!” approach hasn’t been working. But are their calls and texts so screechingly bothersome that it’s worth it to go all rip-the-Band-Aid-off? If you decide it is, you could say, “You guys have been so kind to me, and I’ve enjoyed our times together, but I’ve gone through some personal changes, and I don’t think we’re such a great match anymore.” Be prepared: They may press you to tell them more. For maximum kindness, stick to this sort of vague statement. Don’t go all truthful on them: They were human placeholders, the sidewalk furniture of friends, like curbside chairs you dragged home so you wouldn’t have to ask your dates, “Hey, wanna stand in my living room and watch Netflix?”
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I seem to keep getting together with the same messed up guy over and over again. Basically, the men I’m attracted to all have the same issues (emotionally unavailable, fear of commitment, etc.). Each time, I tell myself I can make things different. How do I stop doing this? —Broken Picker Your problem isn’t being attracted to guys who turn out to be messed up. It’s going forward with them after you discover that. It’s like seeing the sign “Shark-Infested Waters” and then saying to yourself, “They probably just say that so the lifeguards don’t have so much work. And I mean, do I really need my arms? Both arms?” Research by psychologist Roy Baumeister on self-regulation — professorese for self-control — finds that it has four components: standards, motivation to meet those standards, self-monitoring to make sure you’re doing that, and the will to control urges to do what you know you shouldn’t be doing. You probably believe you have standards, but chances are you haven’t thought them out to the point that you can tick off what they are. Not having a solid grasp on them means you can’t monitor whether you’re following them and take action if you aren’t. Now’s the time to change that. Write down a list of your standards: your must-haves for a guy you’re with, the qualities you can’t do without. When you’re interested in a guy, don’t just hope he hits the marks; ask questions that draw out the sort of man he is and also look at his behavior. If he falls short of your standards, make yourself move on. Yes, make yourself. This will be hardest the first time and if you really like a particular guy. Eventually, it’ll become easier to weed out the guys with issues, though you may need to work on your own before you’re comfortable with guys who’d make you happy. Should you find yourself jonesing for a project, opt for something safe, like gluing elbow macaroni all over your car, as opposed to being like the storm chaser dude who’s all surprised when he gets blown into the next state and impaled by rebar. n ©2019, 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 VEGAN BRUNCH BUFFET An all-youcan-eat meal of sourdough cinnamon rolls, tofu scramble, fried “chicken,” biscuits and gravy, breakfast tacos, mimosas and more. Oct. 27 at 8 and 9:30 am. $30. Allie’s Vegan Pizzeria & Cafe, 1314 S. Grand Blvd. bit.ly/2nJzjFF BLIND BOOK, BOO & BREW Heritage’s mystery book selection event. Each wrapped book is tagged with a genre and its first sentence. Includes a local draft beer. Oct. 30, 6 pm. $8. Heritage Bar & Kitchen, 122 S. Monroe. heritagebarandkitchen.com
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BILL GAITHER & GAITHER VOCAL BAND The Gaither Vocal Band shares timeless gospel classics, and inspiring new favorites. Oct. 24, 7 pm. $25-$40. Calvary Chapel of Spokane, 511 W. Hastings Rd. premierproductions.com ANCIENT TALES OF MAGIC: THE MUSIC OF HARRY POTTER Experience music from Harry Potter performed by the Spokane Symphony, plus scary classical music. Come early for lobby activities. Oct. 26 at 2 and 8 pm, Oct. 27 at 3 pm. $22-$55. Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox, 1001 W. Sprague. spokanesymphony.org THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES The Palouse Choral Society celebrates 20 years with a concert of favorites. Oct. 26, 6 pm and Oct. 27, 4 pm. $8-$20. St. Boniface Catholic Church, 207 S. St. Boniface St. palousechoralsociety.org
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THE GREAT PUMPKIN RACE Cheer for pumpkins on wheels as they race to the finish during Meals on Wheels Spokane’s annual event. Oct. 26, 8 am-2 pm. $15-$25. Greenwood Cemetery, 211 N. Gov’t Way. mowspokane.org WARREN MILLER’S TIMELESS Kck off the season with the 70th anniversary film, featuring ski legends like Glen Plake, alongside newcomers Caite Zeliff, Jaelin Kauf and Baker Boyd. Oct. 26, 6 pm. $20. Sixth Street Theater and Melodrama, 212 Sixth St., Wallace. sixthstreetmelodrama.com INLAND NORTHWEST SPORTS HALL OF FAME INDUCTION & RECEPTION Eight outstanding sports figures are honored for their commitment and dedication to the regional sports scene. Oct. 29, 4 pm. $15-$30. Spokane Arena, 720 W. Mallon Ave. spokanearena.com AN EVENING FOR GLACIER NATIONAL PARK Learn about work of the Glacier National Park Conservancy to protect and preserve the park. Includes a presentation on landmark research on Glacier’s lynx population. Oct. 30, 7-9 pm. Free. Mountain Gear, 2002 N. Division. (406-892-3250)
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ASPIRE COMMUNITY THEATRE: THE ADDAMS FAMILY The famously macabre Addams Family is put to the test when outsiders come to dinner. Thu-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sat-Sun at 2 pm through Oct. 27. $19-$25. Kroc Center, 1765 W. Golf Course Rd. aspirecda.com MISS SAIGON Experience the acclaimed new production of the legendary musical, from the creators of Les Misérables. Oct. 23-27; times vary. $52-
$110. First Interstate Center for the Arts, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. broadwayspokane.com (800-325-7328) NIGHTFALL WITH EDGAR ALLAN POE A highly theatrical adaptation of four of Poe’s best: “The Raven,” “The Fall Of The House Of Usher,” “The Pit and the Pendulum,”and “The Tell Tale Heart.” Oct. 24-27. Pullman Civic Theatre, 1220 NW Nye St. pullmancivictheatre.com THE ODD COUPLE A female version of Neil Simon’s hilarious contemporary comic classic. Thu-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm through Nov. 3. $20-$23. Lake City Playhouse, 1320 E. Garden Ave. lakecityplayhouse.org (208-673-7529) THE SERVANT OF TWO MASTERS A modern translation of Carlo Goldoni’s masterpiece. Oct. 24-26 at 7 pm. $6-$8. Lake City High School, 6101 N. Ramsey Rd. (208-769-0769) THIS RANDOM WORLD BY STEVEN DIETZ A performance that asks serious question of how often we travel parallel paths through the world without noticing. Oct. 24-26 at 7:30 pm, Oct. 26-27 at 2 pm. $6-$17. Forge Theater, 404 Sweet Ave., Moscow. (208-885-6465) THE THREEPENNY OPERA This political and social satire of Weimar sensibility concerns the larger consequences when “Mack the Knife,” an infamous bandit, marries Polly Peachum. Thu-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm through Nov. 3. $20-$25. Stage Left Theater, 108 W. Third. spokanestageleft.org THE ADDAMS FAMILY Wednesday Addams has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family – a man her parents have never met. Fri at 7 pm, Sat-Sun at 2 pm through Oct. 27. $12-$16. Spokane Children’s Theatre, 2727 N. Madelia. spokanechildrenstheatre.org NOISES OFF A comedy that’s been called “the best farce ever written,” as hapless actors rehearse and perform a flop called Nothing On. Oct. 24-26 at 7:30 pm. Free. North Idaho College, 1000 W. Garden Ave. nic.edu A PLACE TO CALL HOME The story of Levi Hutton’s struggles and joys as he built and endowed the 100 year old Hutton Settlement. Oct. 25-Nov. 3; ThuSat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm. $13-$25. Spokane Civic Theatre, 1020 N. Howard St. spokanecivictheatre.com THE LARAMIE PROJECT The play shocks, challenges and moves audiences as it reveals the lowest depths of hatred and greatest heights of compassion. Oct. 25-26 at 7 pm, Oct. 27 at 2 pm. $11.49-$16.74. Heartwood Center, 615 S. Oak St., Sandpoint. heartwoodsandpoint.com DOUBLE DARE LIVE! All the action and excitement of Nickelodeon’s popular TV show on stage. Oct. 28, 7:30 pm. $35$65. First Interstate Center for the Arts, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. inbpac.com
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NORMAN ROCKWELL STEP-BY-STEP: HOW HE CREATED HIS ICONIC PAINTINGS This unique program includes a discussion and demonstration of Norman Rockwell’s step-by-step methods for creating his famous paintings. Oct. 26, 5-8 pm. $20; discount for local students/faculty. The MAC, 2316 W. First Ave. northwestmuseum.org (456-3931) SPOOKY FAMILY DINNER A quarterly open studio potluck event which allows community members to visit RAC
studios to get to know resident artists. Costumes encouraged. Oct. 26, 6-9 pm. Free. Richmond Art Collective, 228 W. Sprague. (805-895-1419)
WORDS
NICHOLAS CARR: WHAT SMARTPHONES ARE DOING TO OUR MINDS Carr is known for his books “The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains,” “The Glass Cage: How Computers are Changing US,” and “The Big Switch: Rewiring the World from Edison to Google.” Oct. 24, 7 pm. Free. Gonzaga Hemmingson Center, 702 E. Desmet Ave. gonzaga.edu (509-313-6942) SPOKANE IS READING: CIRCE BY MADELINE MILLER The national bestseller is a retelling of the story of Helios’ unwanted daughter, Circe, who doesn’t seem to fit with the world of gods or mortals. Miller presents at two free events: Oct. 24 at 1 pm (Spokane Valley Event Center) and 7 pm (Downtown Spokane Library). spokaneisreading.org BEDTIME STORIES SPOKANE Northwest writers Jess Walter, Sharma Shields and Ben Goldfarb unveil original short stories based on the theme “Man in the Moon.” The Humanities Washington Award is also presented to The Salish Language School of Spokane. Oct. 25, 5:30 pm. $150. Spokane Club, 1002 W. Riverside. humanities.org BOOK LAUNCH: CHOSEN COMPANIONS OF THE GOBLIN Spokane poet Kathryn Smith reads from her new collection, which draws on the lives of the Fox sisters, who spurred the American Spiritualist Movement of the late 19th century. Joining her is Kris Dinnison, Laura Read, Ellen Welcker and Maya Jewell Zeller. Oct. 25, 7 pm. Free. Woman’s Club of Spokane, 1428 W. Ninth. bit.ly/35fwHQP (509-838-5667) PULITZER PRIZE WINNER VIET THANH NGUYEN Nguyen delivers the Idaho Humanities Council’s 16th Annual North Idaho Distinguished Humanities Lecture. Nguyen’s debut novel “The Sympathizer” won the Pulitzer Prize, was a Dayton Literary Peace Prize winner, and made the finalist list for the PEN/Faulkner award. Oct. 25, 7 pm. $65-$130. The Coeur d’Alene Resort, 115 S. Second. idahohumanities.org NEIL HILBORN WITH WILLOW HAWKS (OF THE SONDER BOMBS): Hilborn is a bestselling author and, with over 150 million views to his credit, is the most-watched poet ever. Oct. 26, 3 pm. $20-$26. The Bartlett, 228 W. Sprague Ave. thebartlettspokane.com SPOKANE WRITERS CONFERENCE Programs during the 5th annual event include workshops on screenwriting, submitting to journals, creating emotion and tension, memoir writing, dialogue and more. Oct. 26-27; attendees must register for individual workshops. Free. North Spokane Library, 44 E. Hawthorne Rd. scld.org/writers-con-2019 TEDX SPOKANE: TEDxSpokane is part of a growing phenomenon known as TED, a nonprofit devoted to sharing ideas in short, powerful talks. Oct. 26, 9 am. $50. Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague Ave. bingcrosbytheater.com TIMOTHY EGAN The award-winning author reads in support of his new book, “A Pilgrimage to Eternity: From Canterbury to Rome in Search of a Faith.” Oct. 29, 7 pm. $6/$45. Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague. bingcrosbytheater.com (509-227-7404) n
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