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here’s talk these days about civility in politics, especially after the arrest of the Florida man charged with sending explosive devices to many prominent Democratic politicians. Politics is merely the opposition of one major political party’s ideas against the other major political party’s ideas, though expressions have become more confrontational. Politics has always been a rough business. And it certainly is a business, with many candidates raising and spending millions in their election efforts. The Constitution’s First Amendment allows free speech, though. In colonial times, speech was nasty, even without the facelessness of the internet. In the 1790s, James Callender, a political pamphleteer and journalist, verbally attacked President John Adams at the behest of Thomas Jefferson. Later, Callender turned on Jefferson, alleging publicly that Jefferson fathered biracial children. Callender also published a series of pamphlets alleging publicly that Alexander Hamilton had an affair with Maria Reynolds. The Boston Gazette newspaper published especially vitriolic comments about the King of England, suggesting that he go hang himself, declaring, “We’ll find you the rope.”

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second chance to make a first impression is true. And one’s reputation lasts. That’s why President Trump should be concerned about the midterm elections — his style and reputation were on the ballot. Though the person arrested for sending the bombs appears to be a Trump supporter, voters should look beyond such despicable acts and always choose candidates who have America’s best interests at heart, regardless of party. Candidates should be willing to campaign about what’s the best policy for America rather than engaging in personal attacks against an opponent by pointing out character flaws rather than governing flaws. Mr. Trump should not be blamed for the actions of a deranged person because there are plenty of impaired people in American society who may resort to violence, encouraged by the elected leaders they support. Though violence against free speech is wrong, encouraging it is wrong, too.

t is un-American to shut down political speech for political purposes. Tolerance should prevail so that both sides of an issue can be heard. More civil speech is required of candidates, especially since they inherently have no corner on wisdom. Politicians who encourage the public to shout other office-holders from public places do a disservice to politicians everywhere, for elected office-holders deserve public respect.

“Surely Democrats and Republicans differ on governing priorities, but each candidate loves and wants what’s best for America…” Public officials are charged with a gigantic responsibility, after all, and were elected in most cases, by a majority electorate due public respect. We want our best citizens to serve the public, even in light of the free speech provisions of the U.S. Constitution. Shouting them out of restaurants or other public places are acts of domestic terrorism. Most decent citizens shun such actions, even in the name of sound public policy, and 99.9 percent of Americans don’t engage in such conduct. Those who do should join the remaining majority of citizens and avoid such conduct, lest it blossom into violent acts, the likes of which we’ve seen from the Florida bombing perpetrator or actions by misguided, iconoclastic legislators intent upon their own political agenda at all costs. n

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t’s that time of year: when many of us start rushing from shop to shop, or from website to website, in search of gifts for loved ones. In doing so, Americans spend a lot. Consumers say they plan to spend an average of $1,007 during the holidays, according to the National Retail Federation. That includes $638 on gifts and $215 on items such as food, decorations, and greeting cards. That generosity can take a toll. If you charge $1,000 and take six months to pay it off, you'll pay about $50 in interest (assuming a rate of 18 percent). How do you avoid going into the red this holiday season? Here are some tips. Keep Christmas in check. Be OK with not giving presents. Instead, focus on spending time with friends and family, said Katie Patterson Larson, director of Art Salvage, a nonprofit creative reuse center in Spokane.

Use what you have for tags, bows and other decorations. Paper scraps make great tags. Decorate with leaves, buttons, pinecones, ribbon, yarn and paper.

And for those you do buy for, think about whether it's something they actually want, need or appreciate, Patterson Larson said. "Or are you just gifting to give?"

Resist cheap decorations. "They get worn out and tattered," Patterson Larson said, so you'll have to buy new ones. "It feels inexpensive at the time, but overall it's not."

Recycle, reuse. If you have kids, sell cast-aside or outgrown toys and books online or at shops specializing in used gear. Use your earnings to buy “new-to-them” gifts, checking thrift stores, too. Websites like The Non-Consumer Advocate note that some “used items” still have their original packaging, if that matters to you.

To brighten holiday displays on a budget, consider spray-painting a collection of used ornaments, figurines or frames one color. That makes a chic display, she said.

Regift. Trade used toys, books or clothes with friends to give to others. It's a wrap. Paper, bows and gift bags cost money. But that's an easy place to save. Reusing gift bags is an obvious choice, Patterson Larson said, and brown bags can be decorated. Or create a box or bag meant to be reused, like a fabric gift bag.

One decoration it's OK to cheap out on: the tree. For $5, you can get a permit to cut one down in a nearby national forest. Plus, it's a family adventure. Focus on traditions. Sometimes people buy to get in the holiday spirit, Patterson Larson said. Instead, make the season feel special because you're looking forward to something, like building a gingerbread house or gathering with friends. It doesn't have to be extravagant, she said: "Just stick with the simple things that your family cares about."

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Voters passed a bond to replace Joe Albi Stadium, and they prefer to keep it at the same site. YOUNG KWAK PHOTO

THINK BIG ON ALBI ears ago there was an idea to cover Joe Albi Stadium, and now is the

time to relook at that idea. The $31 million, plus the money from the downtown idea, could remodel the existing stadium to a two-level sports complex. Football, ice hockey, figure skating, soccer lacrosse, wrestling and many, many others could be possible events held there. The second level could be LETTERS used for basketball, volleyball and Send comments to gymnastics, and even a 400-meter editor@inlander.com. full-size track, compared to the tiny 200-meter track proposed. I believe we could play softball/mushball and even a possible whiffle style baseball in the winter. In Texas, they build high school stadiums for $60 million, but they seat 60,000 people. Spokane wants to build a $31 million stadium that seats 5,000. This is a waste of taxpayer dollars for only six months of use a year. This could be a multipurpose year-round event center hosting craft shows, antique shows, movie nights, concerts and so much more. A pool could even be built, offering inside swimming opportunities in the winter months. Albi used to host big events, and it still can! Albi could make the city of Spokane lots of income while providing a unique venue at the same time. CRAIG GERLACK Spokane, Wash.

Readers respond to the Inlander’s post-election coverage on the decision to move Joe Albi Stadium downtown or rebuild at the existing location (11/9/2018):

TONY DINARO: “I think maybe one of the challenges is that a lot of that clarification came after a lot of people had already voted,” [Rick] Romero says. That was the case for me. I had already turned in my ballot before I read Rick’s interview. STEVE DUNN: Not everyone thinks downtown is so great. I avoid it like the plague. BRANDY WAGNER: A thriving downtown is essential to the area’s overall success. I think a stadium downtown is a good idea. But I feel the plan was rushed. I think it can be successful without being tied to the school bond or Joe Albi Stadium. The idea just needs time to mature and be presented to people as a full project. n

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ryce Cedarquist inspects a human body hovering above him. He’s in a room that looks like a generic medical office. The floor is gray, the walls are white, and there’s a waiting area for patients that is empty. But as Cedarquist slowly circles the body, it becomes clear that this is no ordinary medical room. In this room, Cedarquist is a god. With the touch of a button, Cedarquist can make the body move up and down or side to side. He can make it disappear, or he can strip away the skin and the bones. He can pull out the larynx, bring it closer and enlarge it, then return it to the body with no damage done. This, of course, isn’t real life. This is virtual reality. And it could soon change medical education in the United States. “Virtual reality has a lot of potential in the future and I think a lot of schools are seeing that potential,” Cedarquist says. Right now, medical schools are trying to figure out how virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality — which imposes computer-generated images on to a real-life setting — can be applied to the world of medicine. Cedarquist is part of a student team at Washington State University’s College of Medicine exploring how to incorporate VR at the newly founded medical school and what its future might be in health care. The school, in its second year, has purchased four VR sets for students to use as it tries to get ahead of the curve of the new technology.

More established medical schools like University of Washington have VR on their radar. The UW is in an “evaluative stage” as it explores how VR should be used in its medical school, says Darryl Potyk, chief of medical education for the UW School of Medicine-Gonzaga University Regional Health Partnership. “We think it has a great purpose and a great value going forward,” Potyk says. “But we’re still trying to figure out how we’re going to implement it to the best of our ability and to our students’ advantage.”

efore medical school, Cedarquist was already familiar with VR. He roomed with three students in college who studied computer science and had a VR set. “We messed around with it, we did all these party games or we’d go to Ireland and walk around there,” he says. “I said, ‘Wow, there’s huge potential for this in the future.’” He was one of the first to volunteer when he learned WSU was hoping to bring VR to the medical school. He’s looking to go into radiology, a tech-heavy field of medicine, so he jumped at the chance to use the newest technology. John Tomkowiak, founding dean of WSU’s College of Medicine, says he wants students to have a good understanding of VR and augmented reality early on in their medical education. “We already know there are real world applications

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for this technology currently being used,” he says. “And that is only going to grow.” Surgeons can use augmented reality to superimpose a radiographic image on top of a real-life image for pinpoint accuracy during surgery. It’s being used to desensitize kids or people with certain phobias to scary procedures like vaccinations or MRIs. Patients who suffer from post traumatic stress disorder can be exposed to situations using virtual reality that helps them deconstruct what’s making them stressed. By having students experiment and get familiar with VR technology, Tomkowiak says, they can better understand its strengths and limitations. That should be an advantage for them in the future, when health care is inevitably more dominated by technology than it is today. And it’s not just in the field of medicine; students need to be able to advise patients who will increasingly be using VR or who’ll be otherwise constantly immersed in a digital environment. “They need to understand what the pros and cons and risks and benefits are,” Tomkowiak says. “It’s going to be ubiquitous 10 to 20 years from now — or maybe even five years.” Right now, however, the medical field is a bit apprehensive when it comes to VR technology, says Kirk Rowbotham, chief executive for Providence Medical Group locally. It’s not used on a day-to-day basis. “You want to make sure it does what it needs to do ...continued on next page

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BEARER OF BAD NEWS If you watched that viral bear cub video — the one where the bear cub tries and tries again to make it up a snowy mountain where its mom is and then it finally succeeds — a University of Idaho wildlife expert has some bad news for you: That’s not the heartwarming story you think it is. Rather, it’s something closer to a horror story. In fact, the bears were terrified of the DRONE harassing them to get the footage. And it’s a widespread problem with drones, says Sophie Gilbert, an assistant Idaho professor of wildlife ecology. She says drone users need to be more careful and stop filming wildlife if they notice the animals are in distress. (WILSON CRISCIONE)

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ALBI DAMNED A new downtown stadium to replace Joe Albi may have sounded appealing to city leaders, including Mayor David Condon, but voters have soundly rejected the idea. Nearly two-thirds of voters want to build a new, smaller stadium at the current Albi location in northwest Spokane instead of downtown by the Spokane Arena. With the approval of a separate $495.3 million Spokane Public Schools BOND MEASURE, a new middle school (one of three new ones) will also be built at the current Albi site. It’s a disappointment to those representing downtown business interests hoping the stadium could create a triple threat between it, a new sportsplex and the arena that some thought could attract sports events and spur economic activity. “People vote for what they’re comfortable with,” says Rick Romero, a senior advisor to the mayor. “And people are comfortable with Albi where it is.” (WILSON CRISCIONE)

SEARCH RESULTS It’s not a secret that more and more people are looking to move to Spokane from Seattle. But according to a recent report from realtor. com, it also turns out Spokane is the most popular metropolitan area in the country when you factor in how many people from elsewhere want to move here and how many locals want to stay. In looking at searches on the site for the third quarter this year, the company’s economists found that Spokane had more people from out of town looking at HOME LISTINGS here, and fewer people in Spokane looking at listings out of the area, than any of the other 100 biggest metro areas. The majority of those views came from Seattle and King County, with plenty others looking to move here from California, North Idaho and even Georgia. (SAMANTHA WOHLFEIL)

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Who Do You Believe? Phil Tyler announces campaign for Spokane City Council

n October of 2005, according to records, Phil Tyler’s then-wife, Katrina, called law enforcement. She and Tyler were in an argument — and she told Spokane sheriff’s deputies she was afraid it would become physical. She alleged that three days earlier, they’d had an argument and he put her in a wrist lock behind her back. “She told me that Phillip told her the police wouldn’t believe her because there were no signs of injuries,” Sheriff’s Deputy Kevin Richey wrote. But Tyler denied that he had physically restrained his wife. It wasn’t the first time Tyler denied being violent with a loved one and it wouldn’t be the last. On Tuesday morning, Phil Tyler, a former Spokane NAACP president, sent out a press release announcing his candidacy for CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT on a theme of “Positively Spokane.” “My theme also is my commitment to running a positive campaign,” Tyler said. In an interview with the Inlander in March, Tyler acknowledged being verbally abusive, but denied ever

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Spokane’s state Sen. Andy Billig, the only Senate Democrat from Eastern Washington, will be the new SENATE MAJORITY LEADER following a Democratic leadership vote on Monday, Nov. 12. In doing so, he’ll follow in the steps of Lisa Brown, who previously held his seat, and who also served as Senate majority leader from 2005 to 2013. Billig, who takes over for retiring Sen. Sharon Nelson, served in the House from 2011 to 2013, when he first won Brown’s vacated seat. With several Democratic victories, Billig will serve a larger Democratic majority than the Senate has seen in years. At the end of Brown’s tenure, Republicans, and two Democrats who decided to vote with them, formed

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the Majority Coalition Caucus, effectively sharing leadership of the chamber for years, even though Democrats technically held a majority. That changed in 2018, with enough Democrats elected to shift the effective majority, and this year the shift will be even stronger, with the Associated Press reporting a 27-22 margin, with two of the Republican-held seats remaining so close they’ll likely require recounts. “We welcome new members whose energy and passion will help Senate Democrats continue to put people first and tackle the issues Washingtonians care about most – affordable health care, tax fairness, public education, mental health, public safety from gun violence, climate change and more,” Billig said in a statement. (SAMANTHA WOHLFEIL)

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It hasn’t even been six months since Lewis and Clark High School was TERRORIZED by a student who allegedly said he was going to shoot up the school, threatened one girl in particular and caused many parents to withhold their kids from school out of fear for their safety. Now, the same thing is happening again. An Instagram account with almost the same name as before, steven_smith__4, wrote (we’ve left uncorrected the grammar): “cant wait to carry out what i said last school year of what was going to happen.” It threatened two girls, including one who was threatened before. And parents are once again fearful of sending their kids to school. Right now, Spokane police investigators have sought help from federal authorities as they search for the person who made the most recent threats. An 18-year-old former LC student named Ryan Lee was arrested for the first round of threats. He has been charged as an adult and released from jail on bond. He’s not allowed to access social media as part of his release conditions. However, the new threats earlier this month suggest that someone else “took the blame of my doings.” Spokane police spokeswoman Michele Anderson tells the Inlander that the department can’t comment on the status of the investigation, including whether Lee is considered a suspect in the new threats. Meanwhile, the threats have prompted Lewis and Clark to increase its security. They’ve added more school resource officers and have gone to a single point of entry to the building. “We appreciate the students, their families and the staff’s patience while detectives continue to pursue this investigation which is very detailed and complex,” SPD says in a press release. Spokane Public Schools spokesman Brian Coddington tells the Inlander he can’t give a timeline on how long the increased security will last. “We’ll continue to evaluate it like we do all of our security practices,” he says. (WILSON CRISCIONE)

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NEWS | ELECTION 2018 ing sex offenders in the community. Maybe she didn’t need to accuse Brown of supporting socialist dictators. Maybe her campaign didn’t need to digitally alter an Inlander article in her ads blaming Brown’s budgets for Recession-era college tuition hikes. Maybe she didn’t need to suggest during a debate that George Soros was secretly behind a dark money group supporting Brown. Maybe she didn’t need to seek the support of Rep. Matt Shea, the far-right Spokane Valley legislator who’s now making national news for old sermon notes that call for tactics like assassination and sabotage in response to “tyranny.” Maybe, just days before the election, McMorris Rodgers didn’t need to cheerfully accept the endorsement of a president who ended up running an anti-immigration ad that even Fox News dropped for being too racist. But she did. And those things, along with her doubledigit victory, will be part of her legacy in this election. “I’m a trust-builder,” McMorris Rodgers says in her speech. “A trust-builder.”

DID BROWN EVER HAVE A CHANCE? Cathy McMorris Rodgers at an election night party at the Davenport Grand Hotel. ERICK DOXEY PHOTO

It Wasn’t Even Close

What really happened in fight for the U.S. House of Representatives ANALYSIS BY DANIEL WALTERS

he race between Republican U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Democratic challenger Lisa Brown wasn’t tight. It wasn’t neck-and-neck. Brown wasn’t within striking distance. The final result wasn’t remotely bruising. A lot of observers had looked at an early poll showing McMorris Rodgers leading by only 6 points — when the poll had a 5-point margin of error — and convinced themselves that the race was going to be a nailbiter. An initially close margin in the first dump of primary ballots justified that assumption. But here’s the thing: Polling errors work both ways. A 6-point lead with a 5-point margin of error can turn into a 1-point lead or an 11-point landslide. The final result in the primary, for those paying attention, wasn’t good for Brown. Yes, technically, McMorris Rodgers’ led Brown by only 4 percentage points — but when you add in the other conservative candidates in the primary, Brown was lagging 9 points behind, despite all the Democratic enthusiasm. And if you thought the Republicans who voted for other conservative candidates in the primary wouldn’t vote for McMorris Rodgers in the general election, you don’t understand Republicans. During the primary, far-right Republican candidate Jered Bonneau didn’t hold back when it came to criticizing McMorris Rodgers. She was corrupt, he said. She was unethical. She had lost touch with her constituents. She didn’t care about people. “I won’t endorse Cathy,” Bonneau told the Inlander before the primary. “I won’t endorse either party. I’ll probably write myself in.” After the primary, though, he sang a different tune. “Lisa Brown’s bad news — the whole socialist agenda, the whole insanity of the left. I can’t let that win,” Bonneau says. “I’ve got to give all my support to the red... Gotta support my party, gotta support the red.”

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Democrats fall in love, the old cliche goes, while Republicans fall in line. But, for many Republicans, it’s both. It’s not even that they hold their nose to vote for a Republican they despise. It’s that they can go from despising a Republican in the primary — to cheerleading for that same Republican in the general election. In the end, the race wasn’t even within the single digits. It’s possible it never was.

THE SACRIFICE

On election night, when McMorris Rodgers begins speaking, she doesn’t gloat about her victory so much as revel in the joy of it. She talks about how inspiring she finds veterans and small business owners and health care workers. How she wants to fight Alzheimer’s. The importance of just being yourself. She returns to the chorus of her campaign: her biography. She grew up working on an orchard. She’s a working mom. She’s a wife. She’s a woman. Her ancestors came out here on the Oregon Trail. She namechecks border security and healthy forests. And she talks about something she’s talked about a lot: The importance of unity and civility. “Lately, it feels like Americans have stopped listening to one another. We have been building divisions instead of bridges,” McMorris Rodgers says in her victory speech. “And as a result, trust has been broken on many fronts. My prayer tonight is that we start building bridges, that we start building trust. That this can be the beginning of healing.” But “civil,” “bridge-building” and “healing” are not the words most people would use to describe McMorris Rodgers’ negative attacks during the campaign. And the thing is, with a margin so big, it’s possible McMorris Rodgers didn’t need to sacrifice civility at all. Maybe it wasn’t necessary for McMorris Rodgers to put out ads accusing her opponent, deceptively, of releas-

In the hours and days since the election, a lot of liberal Spokanites speculated on Facebook about what Lisa Brown could have done better. Maybe she could have taken clearer positions on Medicare for All, or gun control, or immigration. Maybe she could have been more supportive of progressive causes, like the carbon tax initiative. Maybe she could have been a more exciting candidate. Maybe her attempts to show her moderate side left progressives feeling lukewarm, while doing nothing to effectively combat accusations from the right that she was a closet socialist. Maybe she should have listened to D.C. consultants more or listened to focus groups less. Maybe she needed to invest more in voter registration or more in field teams. Maybe she needed to focus more on health care ads and less time defending herself from McMorris Rodgers’ negative ads. Maybe she needed to do better targeting with direct mail. Or maybe — and this may be the most likely of all — maybe it really is impossible for any candidate to turn Eastern Washington blue. The Inlander asked Spokane City Council President Ben Stuckart, subject of last year’s Stranger profile titled “Meet the Man Who Could Turn Eastern Washington Blue.” Ultimately, Stuckart dropped out of the 5th Congressional District race before Brown joined. Yet Stuckart, who Brown just endorsed for Spokane mayor, doesn’t think he could have won this year either. “Lisa raised millions more than I could have,” Stuckart says. “Millions more than I possibly could have, with my network. I think Lisa ran a great race.” After all, Brown accomplished a lot: She raised a ton of money. She got a higher percentage of the vote than any other Democrat who’s ever run against LETTERS McMorris Rodgers. In Send comments to Spokane County, she editor@inlander.com. did better than Hillary Clinton did in 2016 or Barack Obama did in 2012. Ultimately, Brown feels proud about what she accomplished. “I’ve won six elections and I’ve lost one. ... I knew what the odds were in the beginning,” she says. “The odds were always long. On the other hand, what we experienced was historic turnout on both sides.”

THE BATTLE AND THE WAR

McMorris won this battle. But on election night, her fellow House Republicans lost the war. Frequent election loser Dino Rossi was defeated in ...continued on page 22

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NEWS | ELECTION 2018 “IT WASN’T EVEN CLOSE,” CONTINUED... Washington’s 8th Congressional District. Carlos Curbelo, a moderate Hispanic Republican who tried to force House leaders to take a vote on DACA, lost in Florida. U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions, co-chair of the House Committee on Rules with McMorris Rodgers, was ousted in Texas. Mia Love, who was once floated as a potential House leadership candidate, couldn’t survive in Utah. Even as Republicans picked up Senate seats, at McMorris Rodgers’ victory party, a few attendees are frustrated with the loss of the House. “I think it sucks,” says Mike Igo, an Odessa-based McMorris Rodgers supporter with a long old-timey prospector beard. “I wanted them to pick up the House, too.” In the end, Democrats gained more than 30 House seats, despite the booming economy. It’s the best Democratic performance since Watergate. In the end, it wasn’t even close. So here’s my final question: If you were Lisa or Cathy, would you rather have a personal victory? Or control of the House for your party? Would McMorris Rodgers have rather lost on election night if the House Republicans won? Would Lisa Brown prefer to have been elected if it meant Republicans had maintained control of the House? When I asked Lisa Brown that question, she doesn’t hesitate: She’d rather Democrats have control of the House than for her to be elected personally. “That’s really what motivated me to get into it,” Brown says about her race. In fact, Brown believes that she played a small role in the Democrats’ victory. In years past, McMorris Rodgers has been flying all around the country, working to fundraise and stump for her fellow House Republicans. “I believe she would have been doing the same thing during the campaign if she hadn’t had a competitive race,” Brown says. I intended to ask McMorris Rodgers the same question. I assumed I’d have a chance. During the campaign, McMorris Rodgers spoke with the Inlander for lengthy, challenging in-depth interviews on multiple occasions. But on election night, neither the Inlander nor the Spokesman-Review get their questions answered by McMorris Rodgers. Instead, I wait patiently as a scrum of TV reporters lob mostly softballs at McMorris Rodgers for a few minutes. Then, as the small press conference looks to be ending, I jump in: “Would you rather have lost and the Republicans keep the House — “ But then, like a Secret Service agent leaping in front of a bullet, McMorris Rodgers’ campaign manager, Patrick Bell, shuts me down. “Sorry that was the last question,” Bell says, maneuvering in front of me. “Thanks, Daniel. Thanks, everybody.” At the encouragement of another McMorris Rodgers campaign staffer, I spend the rest of the party trying to catch McMorris Rodgers as she shakes hands and takes selfies with her supporters. “Do you have a moment for print?” I ask as she walks out of the party. “All the TV guys got to ask questions? Print doesn’t get anything?” Again, Bell shuts me down. I try one last time as McMorris Rodgers stands in the door to the Davenport Grand Hotel, and get the closest thing to an answer. “We won right here tonight in Eastern Washington,” she says. “Focus on tonight, Daniel.” n A version of this article first appeared on Inlander.com.

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Hype Machine One progressive storyline proved to be viable in Idaho — and it wasn’t Paulette Jordan ANALYSIS BY DANIEL WALTERS

he first big national profile came from Anne Helen Petersen at BuzzFeed, titled “Could Paulette Jordan Be the First Native American Governor?” It was the rumbling that signaled an avalanche: By the time election day rolled around, we counted at least 12 other national or international profiles, from sites ranging from CNN, to Refinery 29, to Splinter News, to The Guardian, to InStyle magazine. Huffington Post wrote big pieces about Jordan not once (“She Hails From Tribal Chiefs. Now She’s Ready To Be Idaho’s Governor”) but twice (“In Deep Red Idaho, Voters Are Fanatic About Democrat Paulette Jordan.”) If Jordan had won the governor’s race, all these profiles would have been prophetic. If she had been within 5 points, they would have been laudatory. If she would have been within 10, they may have even been justified. But Paulette Jordan lost by more than 22 percentage points. She lost by more than 130,000 votes — losing by about 10,000 for each of the national profiles written about her. The Democratic increase in turnout was countered by the Republican increase in turnout. In fact, Jordan did significantly worse than her primary opponent, A.J. Balukoff, did back in 2014. He, at least, only lost by a 15 percent margin. Jordan did even worse than the lieutenant governor

candidate Kristin Collum — who at least broke the 40 percent threshold — suggesting voters may have been splitting their ticket, supporting Collum but rejecting Jordan. Was this the first time a Native American Democrat came so close to becoming Idaho governor? Not even close: Former Idaho Attorney General Larry EchoHawk did better in 1994, losing by only 5.8 percent. In fact, as former Gov. Cecil Andrus’ Chief of Staff Marc Johnson recalls, EchoHawk got his own share of national profiles back then. And, Johnson argues, all those national profiles likely hurt EchoHawk. “It sort of portrayed him as already grasping Paulette Jordan for something on the national stage, that didn’t relate to Idaho,” Johnson says. He says EchoHawk got too focused on personality rather than policy, and also stumbled into a bit of a fundraising controversy. In many ways, Paulette Jordan’s downfall was similar, Johnson suggests. “I think she made a strategic error just in not doing a Beto O’Rourke-type campaign,” Johnson says. She could have been relentlessly engaged with voters on the ground, he says, constantly holding town hall meetings and creating as much local press as possible. “That may have given her an opportunity to grow into the role of being a candidate — having to respond to reporters’ questions every day,” Johnson says. “Good candidates grow into the role, mature their policy positions as the campaign goes along.” Instead, even as Jordan was wowing national outlets, she was feuding with outlets like the Idaho Statesman, objecting to the newspaper’s investigative reporting showing that Jordan’s campaign manager

resigned in part because her campaign had helped create a super PAC to hold political donations from the Coeur d’Alene Tribe. Johnson says she was never really able to develop a clear critique of opponent Brad Little as the latest in a long Republican regime. “[She needed] more stories in the Caribou County Sun and fewer in the Huffington Post,” Johnson says.

UNDERDOGS

To be clear, stories about underdogs — even those who don’t have a shot in hell — are often worth reporting on. We wrote a ton about the Lisa Brown/Cathy McMorris Rodgers race this year, even though the race, ultimately, wasn’t close. But it had looked close enough to be an opportunity to dig into McMorris Rodgers’ lengthy record and her role in the Trump administration. By digging into controversies about Brown, we were able to talk about sex offender policies, college tuition budgeting during the recession and the economy of rural northeastern Washington. There’s some of that in the Paulette Jordan profiles, too: Beyond the “could-she-be-elected” headline (which, to be fair, we used, too), Petersen’s BuzzFeed story has a lot of genuinely good stuff. It showed both why Jordan was a draw, but also why she rubbed a lot of people the wrong way. Most importantly, it shed light on the state of Idaho’s Democratic Party. The story may not have given much insight into how the general election would turn out, but it told you a lot about what would happen in the primary. It showed you that Idaho’s Democrats didn’t want moderates. They wanted someone they could get excited about. It’s just there aren’t that many Democrats in Idaho. “What they were trying to portray was her having a new kind of profile for a Western Democrat,” Johnson says about the national profiles. “What they got wrong was just not understanding the dynamics of the Idaho electorate, how difficult it is for a Democrat under any circumstance, a woman under any circumstances [to get elected governor in Idaho].” And in a different state, those kinds of profiles hold up pretty well: Petersen also wrote a ton of coverage for BuzzFeed on Texas Democratic candidate Beto O’Rourke, and plenty of funny conservative Twitter trolls snarked about all the hype. No, Beto didn’t win. But he came within 3 points in Texas. The Beto hype was real. The worst profiles of Jordan, however, showed little interest in reporting on the very real controversies that Jordan’s campaign was facing. Idaho reporters were digging deep into very real questions, like why the hell was Jordan churning through her staff so quickly? Why did she have them sign nondisclosure agreements? Why did other state Democrats seem to dislike her so much? What was the deal with the PAC she helped to set up? What was she doing with all that money? The Huffington Post, by contrast, was writing hagiography. (“Some people, often older men, cry when they meet Jordan. Others tell her she’s inspiring them to vote for the first time in years. Strangers have asked her to marry them.”)

MEDICAL MIRACLE

Here’s the thing: There actually was a progressive voting miracle that happened in Idaho on election night, one full of grassroots activism and characters with passionate personalities. Arguably, it may have an even greater impact on the Idahoans’ lives than electing a Democratic governor. Yes, indeed, Idaho — conservative, Obamacare-hating, libertarian Idaho — overwhelmingly approved Proposition 2 to expand Medicaid, with 60 percent of the vote. “I take my hat off to the folks behind the organizational effort,” Johnson says. “They did a terrific job of gathering the signatures and driving home a consistent message in the long haul.” No, in deep red Idaho, voters were not fanatic about Democrat Paulette Jordan. But in deep red Idaho, voters were fanatic about expanding Medicaid. And that, in and of itself, is a national-profile-worthy story. n

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erhaps the strangest thing about the proposed merger between Avista and Canadian utility Hydro One is that when this all started, Avista wasn’t really for sale. To hear Avista CEO Scott Morris tell it, the company is and has been strong. That’s why for years Morris has gotten calls from other utilities wanting to scoop up the smaller Northwest company in what’s been a continually consolidating North American energy market. But the answer had always been no. Still, he says, it was worth looking at how Avista was positioned. “When I started with the company in 1981, there were probably well over 100 investor-owned utilities in the market,” Morris says. “When I came back to serve as president in 2000, there were probably 75. Today there’s 50.” Avista is 46th in size among those 50, he says. “We have a very large service territory, lots of space, but not so many customers. We’re very rural,” Morris says. “That certainly isn’t a reason to do anything, but it’s a contextual piece.” As calls kept coming in, the company decided to look at the possibilities, considering that it’s a seller’s market. “From a shareholder perspective, we know that we can get a very nice premium for our shareholders, but it wasn’t really about that,” Morris says. “It was about being a 129-year-old utility. Was there an ability to find a

partner who would not just meet shareholder needs, but their homes and businesses. People like Don Brockett, a absolutely meet the underlying need that our customers, former Spokane County prosecutor, have raised pointed our community and our employees had as much of a concerns about the deal. win?” “What benefit is this sale to the citizens of the state of So Avista compiled a list of about 100 non-negotiaWashington? What do we gain by selling to a company bles, things like maintaining the headquarters in Spoin Canada?” Brockett asks. “I’m surprised more business kane, continuing its philanthropy in the Northwest and people haven’t come in and said, ‘Wait a minute, this maintaining current Avista employees and the reliability ought to be for the benefit of the ratepayers.’” of service. If a company called and was comfortable with If the two companies combine, they’d become one of all the things on that list, they could talk. the largest investor-owned utilities in North America. Enter Hydro One, one of the companies started Unlike many mergers, which find cost savings by by the Ontario government in 1999 when it split up a combining administrative functions and eliminating century-old entity that had controlled virtually all eleredundant positions, this merger would protect existing ments of the electric grid in the province to that point. In jobs at Avista. 2015, the province decided to turn the company public, So the major benefits might be seen in creating planning to sell up to 60 percent of its shares to help pay greater buying power, as the companies could get better down provincial debts. Ontario currently holds deals on supplies bought in larger bulk, 47 percent of the company. Morris says, noting that Hydro One keeps LETTERS Hydro One first expressed an interest in up almost the entire system of power Send comments to Avista in February 2017, and by March, when lines and poles in Ontario. Ideally the two editor@inlander.com. Morris got a call from Hydro One’s then-CEO would also share best practices for things Mayo Schmidt, Morris learned Hydro One was willing to like metering and power generation. work with those non-negotiables. Importantly, Morris says, he didn’t want the deal “The magic of this was Mayo and Hydro One said, to protect Avista customers for only three or five years, ‘We agree with all that. That’s the type of company we like many company-merger agreements. He wanted the are and want to be,’” Morris says. protections to be as permanent as they could be. Even so, Morris knew Avista would face skepticism By July 2017, the two companies reached a $5.3 bilfrom people used to having a regional company power ...continued on next page

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lion agreement and started the process of filing stipulations with regulatory commissions in each of the five states Avista operates in. That’s important, because including those elements of the deal in each public file means those protections couldn’t be changed in the future without getting permission, Morris says. “None of those can be changed unless we get approval from the utility commission,” Morris says. “That was vital to us.” The commissions also have to sign off for the merger to happen, as they protect the best interests of customers. Almost immediately after the merger was announced in summer 2017, concerns started pouring in from customers. Would Avista customers’ bills go up to support Hydro One’s shakier finances? What does it mean when a foreign company owns your utility provider? Why make a deal if Avista is already strong? Over the next several months, testimony was heard at each state commission, and thousands of pages of documents and comments were filed. Alaska and Montana’s commissions signed off on the deal on June 4 and July 10, respectively. But before the merger could close with permission from Washington, Idaho and Oregon, one of the major hypothetical concerns — could Ontario flex its controlling influence over Hydro One and, therefore, Avista? — played out in real time. On July 11, newly elected Ontario Premier Doug Ford, whose late brother Rob Ford gained notoriety as the crack-smoking mayor of Toronto, fulfilled his campaign promise to overhaul Hydro One. The company’s CEO and entire board

announced that day that they’d step down. Ford has also said he wants to lower Hydro One rates, which have in some cases more than doubled in the last decade. One could argue that Ford didn’t technically fire anyone. Instead CEO Schmidt and the board opted to resign to avoid what could have been a drawn-out process, according to lawyers and leaders at both utilities, who had to explain in a late-October hearing why the Washington utilities commission shouldn’t be concerned. The July move not only offered a blow to Hydro One’s stock prices and credit rating, it also highlighted the uncertainties that remain, even with “governance agreements” in place that are supposed to determine how each company will be run. “What faith should this commission have that the other terms of the governance agreement would be upheld in the future if we approve this merger?” Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission member Ann Rendahl asked during the October grilling held in Olympia. The question came in the middle of what turned into a more than three-hour under-oath hearing, as the three-member commission and an adjudicating judge peppered Avista and Hydro One leaders with questions. “In looking at the current situation, which I fully appreciate is very unsettling, that it happened, and how it happened is unsettling to the people at Hydro One as well,” starts Hydro One’s Chief Legal Officer James Scarlett. “But I would like to emphasize that when you stand back and look at this, the governance agreement in fact worked. It did constrain the government’s

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activity. The government did not pass legislation removing or putting a whole new board in.” But the argument that the terms of the agreement kept Ontario from passing legislation to influence the company didn’t fly with Judge Dennis Moss, who oversaw the day’s proceedings. “Well, it didn’t have to pass legislation, did it?” Moss asked. “They had a compliant board of directors that said, ‘We’ll go along with what you want to do.’” Now the decision on whether to approve the merger is left to the commissions in Washington, Idaho and Oregon, with another on-the-record questioning of the companies set for Nov. 26 in Idaho. The companies hope the merger will be approved by a Dec. 14 target date. In the meantime, Avista customers continue to seek answers to pressing questions about the deal, including how they’ll be protected from rate increases, what it means to have a local monopolistic utility controlled by a foreign government, and how clean-energy goals translate across the border.

Avista customers pay for their energy.” As part of the proposal, Hydro One will own 100 percent of Avista through a series of shell companies meant to insulate both parties from financial issues. Essentially, the structure, called “ring-fencing,” is designed to protect Avista and its customers from a Hydro One bankruptcy or financial weaknesses, explains Casey Fielder, an Avista spokeswoman. Part of the deal that will be most noticeable to Avista customers is a five-year rate credit; for the average user in each state, that translates to a savings of about $1.38 a month for electric and gas customers in Idaho and about $1.27 per month for Washington customers. But critics point out there isn’t anything in the deal that would necessarily prevent Hydro One from asking for higher rates, regardless of the credits it’s prepared to hand out in the beginning. That’s a major concern for Angelo Lonzisero, who lives in Sandpoint. Although he isn’t an Avista customer, he’s worked with others who are to form Avista Customer Group, which opposes the merger. “We’re not totally against Avista being sold to someone — that’s not the problem,” Lonzisero says. “The problem is we want to be secure that we’re not going to get eviscerated down the road with rates we can’t pay, foreign ownership and things happening we don’t want to happen.” While Avista and Hydro One point to the rate credits as a sign of good faith, Lonzisero questions what real protection Avista ratepayers have in the long term. “A rate credit is just sprinkles on ice cream, that’s all that is,” Lonzisero says. “They come to about a dollar and change per month, per customer. That doesn’t preclude [Hydro One] from going in immediately as soon as the merger is done with a new rate case, and looking for rate increases. They don’t tell people that.”

“A rate credit is just sprinkles on ice cream, that’s all that is.”

HOW MUCH WOULD IT COST CUSTOMERS?

The biggest looming question for Avista customers is: Will rates go up if this deal goes through? Utility rates need to be approved by the state utility commissions, so Hydro One couldn’t just come in and raise rates however it wants. Hydro One notes, “Avista and Hydro One customer rates will not be impacted by any of the costs associated with the transaction. The local state commissions will continue to set the rates

In filings with Idaho’s Public Utility Commission, Norm Semanko, attorney for Avista Customer Group, points to another merger Hydro One wanted to make in Ontario that was denied by the Ontario Energy Board earlier this year. The board’s reasoning was that even with promises for lower rates over the first decade for Orillia Power customers, concerned citizens in that case had pointed out that there were significant rate increases proposed for other companies that Hydro One has already acquired. “The experience of the three acquired utilities in Hydro One’s current distribution rates case is informative,” the Ontario Energy Board’s (OEB) April 2018 decision states. While Hydro One had highlighted the potential for cost savings in each of those acquisitions — to be achieved mostly through efficiencies of scale — the savings didn’t appear to translate to customer bills after the initial couple of years ...continued on next page

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RULED BY A FOREIGN GOVERNMENT?

As was voiced during hearings after the Hydro One board was ousted, there are concerns that Avista will essentially be left to the whims of the Ontario provincial government, which exercises what amounts to a controlling minority share of Hydro One. If the merger is approved, Hydro One would in turn have control over selecting five of the nine members of the new independent Avista Board. Avista and Hydro One have assured regulators that Hydro One is free of Ontario government control. But that argument holds much less water after the board’s ouster. The argument is kind of like if a state governor claimed one day that the DMV was now independent, even though he still appointed the people to lead it, says Robert McCullough, a renowned Northwest utility expert who has experience with Canadian and foreign utilities, and their takeovers of Northwest utilities. “People would ask, ‘What? It’s still the Department of Motor Vehicles, what’s different?’ ‘Well it’s an independent company, there’s a board.’ ‘Who elects the board?’ ‘Well, the governor,’” McCullough says, continuing the analogy. “‘What about checks and balances?’ ‘Oh yeah, he’s appointed another board that reviews what this board does.’ At that point, as an American, you stop and say, ‘This all seems a little rickety.’” When the “fiercely independent” Hydro One shifted course and started over with a new board, it wasn’t anything unusual in comparison to other Canadian utilities, McCullough says, especially if you look at so-called “Crown corporations,” which are controlled by provincial governments. While Hydro One isn’t technically a Crown corporation, it still saw similar influence, because that’s how the political structure in Canada works, McCullough says. “This is very common,” McCullough says. “In Canada just this year, this has happened to

a comparable organization in British Columbia, and now it’s happening to one in Quebec.” But that doesn’t translate to the way things work here, he notes. The major thing U.S. customers have going for them is that regulatory agencies get the final say, both on the merger, and on ongoing things like proposed rate increases and building projects — something McCullough warns the provincial utilities may not be as accustomed to. Indeed, if other takeovers of Northwest utilities by foreign companies are an indication, the regulatory system in the U.S. will continue to protect customers here, so there isn’t as much to worry about, he says. Scottish Power merged with PacifiCorp (aka Pacific Power/Rocky Mountain Power) in 2000, and a group of Canadian pension funds under Australia-based Macquarie Group invested in Puget Sound Energy (PSE) in 2009. Each time, the foreign companies made some odd moves, and each time, they backed out after a few years, with Scottish Power selling Pacificorp by 2006, and Macquarie announcing it wanted to sell its PSE stake in mid-2017. In August, PSE announced that the 44 percent stake would be picked up in chunks by more pension funds, including one out of Ontario. McCullough explains that, among the oddities that happened, Scottish Power came in promising to fix reliability issues, which left people scratching their heads because reliability hadn’t really been an issue here, though it had been in Scotland, which is where the parroted talking points had come from. With Macquarie, there’s a proposal that’s still

“As an American, you stop and say, ‘This all seems a little rickety.’” under consideration to build a massive transmission line right through Bellevue, which PSE has claimed is needed to bring power to Canada. But to utility experts who know that Canada nearly always has surplus energy, that doesn’t make any sense, he says. “We have yet to find out whether the people of Bellevue really need a line that size through town,” McCullough says. “For those of us in the industry, the answer is almost certainly not.” Then why would a utility propose building needless equipment? Because they can get a higher percent of return approved for it by the U.S. regulatory commissions, McCullough says. Thankfully, those commissions scrutinize each deal closely and can say no if they’re unnecessary, he says. “Macquarie had never had to deal with a regulatory panel before, and neither did Scottish Power, so they would make proposals that would get turned down,” McCullough says. “After two examples of exporting a foreign regulatory model to the Northwest, the answer is it’s not working out great. … The regulatory panels have been good.”

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A LEGACY OF PHILANTHROPY

Maybe the largest benefit that Avista executives point to in the proposed deal is the fact Avista’s headquarters and its philanthropic efforts would remain in Spokane. Under the deal, Hydro One will give an initial $7 million to Avista’s foundation, with a commitment to keep adding to the pot by $2 million per year after that, and increasing the yearly philanthropy budget to spend $4 million per year, Morris says. “We’re one of the most philanthropic companies in the state of Washington,” Morris says. “We needed to be able to continue to do those kind of things with the talented people we have.” That includes continuing to invest in economic development, in the University District, and in projects like the Catalyst building, which will connect the University District to the city’s revamp of East Sprague. “Those things are so fundamental to who we are, and important to the region,” he says.

GET RICH QUICK

Some customers question how much benefit they will see compared to Avista executives, who stand to be paid a great deal if the merger goes through. Morris alone would make nearly $6 million the day the sale goes through due to stock holdings, plus millions more in other benefits laid out in executive compensation documents that have existed since before the deal, including severance pay, according to filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Thirteen employee executives and directors, most of whom are separate from the board, stand to get more than $18 million between them the legal day the sale closes, due to payouts for long-term stock incentives they’ve been promised since well before the deal, says Karen Feltes, a senior vice president and chief human resource officer for Avista. “It’s not an extra payout,” Feltes says. “It’s a payout that’s due because the plan is closing and those individuals already hold those grants.”

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Other compensation that was promised to executives long before the deal could also be triggered by the merger. Five executives stand to take in $14.5 million in compensation, months or longer after the sale. And another eight execs would potentially split $7.4 million, depending on whether certain changes happen. The compensation pieces have been criticized by concerned Avista customers, especially as the executive benefits split between about a dozen people over time are close to the five years’ worth of rate credits shared by hundreds of thousands of Avista ratepayers. “The ratepayers of Avista demand that the commission do what is best for them and not what would enrich the shareholders or senior managers of the company,” writes former Spokane County Prosecutor Brockett in his official comment to the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission. “It is the duty of the commission, since the ratepayers are at the mercy of the monopolistic company, to assure that their interests are protected and that they not be taken advantage of because of some flawed business model established to reward a few over the many who must pay their energy rates.” Specifically, when you work for a company that the public has no choice but to use, Brockett wonders why that should entitle someone to any more of a payment when it gets sold. “When you talk the fantastic amounts that’ll be paid for the sale, the question obviously comes up, why are those deserved?” Brockett says in an interview. “When you sell a company, why are you entitled to some benefit like that when you’ve been paid well all along to develop the company?”

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The Sierra Club is betting that the days are numbered for the Colstrip coal plant, which Avista partially owns. by that date, and in the deal signed off on in that state, the town of Colstrip will get to manage $4.5 million that Hydro One will pony up to go toward things like job transition and other costs in the community related to the plant. “That’s pretty significant, because it’s clear Colstrip’s going to be retiring fairly soon,” says Doug Howell, who works with Sierra Club in Seattle. By paying off the debt sooner, rather than the later date that had been planned, the company will make sure ratepayers aren’t stuck footing the bill for a plant they may not even be using, Howell says. That’s Sierra Club’s hope anyway — there will be more incentive to close it if it’s paid off. “[Colstrip is] just going to hell in a handbasket at a super fast rate,” Howell says. “This

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is just Avista protecting themselves. This is the minimum they need to do to make sure ratepayers don’t get the shaft.”

WHAT’S NEXT?

The deal was originally supposed to be done by Sept. 30, 2018, but with the extra scrutiny by the remaining utility commissions, Avista and Hydro One extended that by six months to March 29, 2019. The next major step will be when Idaho’s Public Utilities Commission holds a hearing on Nov. 26. And in Oregon, Nov. 27 is the deadline for written objections to be filed by parties in the required settlement. By mid-December, Washington’s commission will make its decision, and the other commissions could also issue their final say. n

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Miller Cane is in Washington state, having picked up 8-year-old Carleen in his motorhome after her mother, Lizzie, asked him to keep Carleen safe while she’s stuck in jail for shooting her estranged husband, Connor. Long out of the picture, Connor recently learned that Carleen will inherit a massive family fortune that Connor believes is rightfully his. Miller — who’s lately been making his living conning the survivors of mass shootings — is planning to take Carleen on the road. But first, he needs to get some of the girl’s things.

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f this were a history, the dates would matter. If the dates were wrong, the names would matter. If the names and dates were wrong, which they would be, the places would matter, because places always matter. Even when they’re wrong. History can be as stimulating and boring and self-serving and contractual as any compact dreamed up by the pilgrims (such as, “We, whose names are underwritten, the Loyal Subjects of our dread Sovereign Lord King James… having undertaken for the Glory of God, and Advancement of the Christian Faith, and the Honour of our King and Country, a Voyage to plant the first Colony,” etcetera, etcetera, as signed on the Mayflower, December 7, 1492), but if it’s accuracy we’re after, the only True and Exact history can be this: that once, somewhere, something happened to someone. Or this: that on July 9, Miller Cane saw Carleen’s father for the first time, parked in front of Lizzie’s house

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in Mount Vernon. This was not hypothetical Connor, fading into a Fourth of July crowd, or historical Connor, conjured from Lizzie’s stories, or abstract Connor, shot and lurking who knew where. This was actual Connor, dread Connor, pulled to the curb in a black Ford Mustang. At least it probably was. Carleen was in Edison with Mickey and Grace. Miller was in Carleen’s room picking up Waffles from Carleen’s bed. Waffles was a cross-eyed Himalayan who peed in people’s shoes and had no redeeming qualities except that he loved Carleen. And Carleen loved him. Earlier that morning, the jail’s background screeching and rumbling had penetrated the glass separating Miller from Lizzie, a muffled roar that finally dissipated in the car as he drove away from her, but reasserted itself as he scooped Waffles from Carleen’s bed, as though contact with the cat had somehow restarted the sounds now seeping into Carleen’s room. But that was ridiculous. Miller looked at Waffles, who yawned. And then the rumbling became what it had always been — not jail sounds from Miller’s head, but a car engine running outside. Miller walked Waffles toward the window, the cat warm and soft and purring — then peeing — against him. Miller dropped the cat, who bounced back onto Carleen’s bed. “Jesus, Waffles,” Miller said. But Waffles ignored him. Outside, a black Mustang sat at the curb, its tinted glass so dark the driver could have been anyone. Well, not Prince Charles probably, or Princess what’s her name — Flippa — the one who was always breeding, and not Mahatma Gandhi or Jackie Kennedy or any of the other dead celebrities, but definitely, maybe — probably — Connor.

Miller had come for Carleen’s pillow and clothes, her special blanket and Barbie castle. And, of course, for Waffles. Connor might not have recognized Miller under normal circumstances — the two had never met — but if Miller snuck out now and around the block with all this crap, Connor would surely recognize Waffles, and then he’d know who Miller was — who else would be carrying Carleen’s cat? — and he’d know that Miller was the better man, taking care of his daughter by taking her away from him. Lizzie said Connor had been suspicious for weeks. “Does Lard Ass have her?” he asked the day she shot him. She’d only been home a few minutes, and here he was again, which meant he’d been watching the house. “You can’t hide her forever,” he said. Yes I can, Lizzie thought. “She’s my daughter, too,” Connor said, “even if I have been gone. And I have every right — ” “You don’t have any rights,” Lizzie said. She’d hidden Carleen on the peninsula and didn’t have to be nice anymore. But she did have to get rid of him — now and forever — not that she’d kill him, though she did have her father’s gun in her dress pocket. Something was wrong with the will; she didn’t know what, only that Carleen’s money was frozen. “I have rights,” Connor said, “whether you say I do or not.” “What rights?” Lizzie said, and Connor said, “If she’s mine, I have every right in the world.” “If she’s yours?” Lizzie said. “What’s that supposed to mean?” “And if she not mine — ” He’d never sunk this low. Or maybe he’d always been this low. ...continued on next page

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MILLER CANE: A TRUE AND EXACT HISTORY  Chapter 3, Part 1 continued... “She’s not yours,” Lizzie said, “in any way that matters,” and Connor said, “She’s not yours in any way that matters either.” Had they always been this stupid, this childish? “She clearly is mine,” Lizzie said, “since she looks like me and talks like me and calls me Mom and wouldn’t even recognize you.” “So she’s yours,” Connor said. “But I never thought she was mine.” “You asshole,” Lizzie said, and that’s when he moved on her. She stepped back, out of his reach. “You think I’m going to hurt you?” he said. He’d never hit her — never even come close. But he was different now, all that money gone, and desperate, never getting to see Carleen after three attempts in these last few weeks. “Don’t touch me,” Lizzie said. “I swear to god.” “All I want to know,” he said, “is who she belongs to.” “She belongs to me,” Lizzie said. “I want proof she’s mine,” Connor said. “You’re not getting anywhere near her,” Lizzie said. Her back was against the front door now, her hand in her dress pocket. “I’m going to see her,” he said, “whether you like it or not.” And that’s when she shot him. That’s what she told Miller, anyway, at the jail this morning. Now, outside Carleen’s window, the Mustang kept running. What kind of idiot would pollute Mount Vernon all day like that when the rest of the West was on fire? For all the massacres he’d been to, Miller had

never shot anyone or seen anyone shot, though he’d long been a survivor, having lost his nephew and brother. Some people said a dead shooter’s family didn’t deserve survivor status, since the family must have known something of the killer’s plans — his potential to kill — and did nothing to stop him. Worse than the family’s passive complicity was whatever active role they’d played, real or imagined, in the making of the monster. Down on the street the Mustang’s engine went dead, snapping Miller back from the window. If Connor came with a gun, Miller would take him out with a baseball bat. He had fifty pounds on him, at least. Waffles meowed on Carleen’s bed. Miller watched the driver’s door swing open, the driver lifting himself from the car. Did Lizzie even own a bat? Miller couldn’t tell if it was Connor or not, looking at the motorhome across the street, then turning toward Lizzie’s house, the sun’s glare washing over everything. The way you can tell it’s not history is when it’s not boring — because history sometimes is boring, especially pilgrim history. The worst part of the Mayflower Compact was when they promised Submission and Obedience to the colony, which they hadn’t even seen yet — it was still just an abstraction, a corporation, a religious retreat, someone else’s continent. Would cowboys and gangsters and televangelists and Malcolm X and Huck Finn and George Washington and Bonnie Parker and Miles Davis and Mister Rogers and Patti Smith and Merle Haggard all arise from such submission and obedience? Of course not. Maybe Jamestown and Plymouth were just corporations, maybe Plymouth had been filled with religious fanatics, but what about the people who came later, or the people who were already here, or the people brought in chains? Not everyone — hardly anyone — descended from the pilgrims. King James himself had hated them back in England, even as he was furiously rewriting the bible.

Outside, probable Connor limped toward Lizzie’s door, showing off his gunshot wound, and becoming less and less himself as he became a Jehovah’s Witness or an insurance salesman. Did he have to be a corporate stooge or a religious fanatic? Probably. No one else came to front doors anymore — except Connor, fully himself now as he stepped onto the porch, looking up the street and down, pulling something from his back pocket, looking up the street and down. Then he punched the blade of a screwdriver through the front door’s narrow window. Miller took another step back. Nothing was desperate yet. He just had to breathe. On Carleen’s bed Waffles cocked his cross-eyed head at the sound of breaking glass. Somebody’s home, he would have said. Such a sweet, stupid cat. Maybe not so sweet, but Carleen loved him. Downstairs, the door creaked open, creaked closed. Waffles jumped from the bed and bolted. Miller crept toward Lizzie’s room across the hall, looking for something heavy. Lizzie was right, she’d hardly hurt Connor at all shooting him. Maybe he’d left something and would leave once he found it. Miller pushed open the door to Lizzie’s room, which creaked like the front door had. “Carleen?” Connor called from downstairs. Miller froze. “Is that you?” Miller inched into Lizzie’s room. A floorboard groaned. “Who’s up there?” Connor called. And then he was silent. But Miller could feel him coming, could smell his own fear, then realized it was just Waffles’ pee drying on his shirt, Connor creeping silently toward him. n

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THEATER

Where Dreams Are Born Finding Neverland offers magic to the audience, and its young lead actress BY DAN NAILEN

or Ruby Gibbs, landing the role of Sylvia Llewelyn Davies in the touring production of Finding Neverland is both the culmination of a lifelong dream and, hopefully, just the beginning of something special. Just 18 months ago Gibbs was still a theater student at Elon University in her native North Carolina, where she grew up the youngest of three sisters to a single mother. Booking the gig in Finding Neverland has given Gibbs her first opportunity to see the country — she’d never been west of the Mississippi River before the play’s current tour, which stops in Spokane Nov. 15-18 as the season opener of WestCoast Entertainment’s Best of Broadway series. Performing a Broadway musical on stages across the U.S. is something Gibbs has fantasized about since she was a kid and got her first lead role in fifth grade. “I remember that moment. … The show opened with me waking up in my bed,” Gibbs recalls of that long-ago role in Metaphasia, a retelling of The Twelve Dancing Princesses.

“I remember opening my eyes and not being able to see the audience, but knowing they were there, and knowing this crazy adventure was about to happen. I just fell in love with it, and I’ve been doing it ever since.” In Finding Neverland, Gibbs finds herself at the heart of another crazy adventure, albeit one on a much grander scale than a childhood play. The musical is based on the movie of the same name which recounted the story of how author J.M. Barrie, battling writer’s block, was inspired to write Peter Pan after meeting a young widow and her four rambunctious sons. In real life, Barrie and Davies were tight friends, while the musical turns their relationship in a decidedly more romantic direction. You might think an actress just one year out of college might be a little young to play a mother of four, but Gibbs says that she’s always been cast in roles that seem beyond her years. “I was the youngest in the class I graduated with [at Elon], but I always played the mothers,” Gibbs says. “In college, you only have a range of like 18 year olds to maybe 23 year olds, so you have to pick the most maternal, and I was always the most maternal. I like to think I’m pretty mature for my age. “It’s funny because now I’m playing the mother of four young boys, but at least she’s a young, hip mother. She’s young and she’s vibrant. It’s nice to be able to sink my teeth into something that’s more age appropriate.” During the pre-tour rehearsals, Gibbs spent as much time as she could getting to know her on-stage sons (and their parents) to form the kind of bond that will show up for audiences. A lot of that time was simply spent “goofing off” with the boys and sharing lunches. “Sylvia is a very silly, creative, inspiring character, and I want to bring that to these children’s lives as much as I can, as Ruby as much as I do as Sylvia,” Gibbs says. Now that the show is on the road, hitting cities large and small, the less glamorous aspects of the theatrical life are part of Gibbs’ reality. The actors have to fend for themselves when it comes to making hotel arrangments, finding restaurants open late after ...continued on next page

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“WHERE DREAMS ARE BORN,” CONTINUED... the show or grocery stores to load up on supplies, and forcing themselves to do laundry when they’d rather be napping. The grind, though, is well worth the experience of being on stage, singing beautiful songs and delivering a story that touches audiences. “What we hope for most of all is that everyone walks away with a smile and a feeling of hope and a reminder that you never have to lose your childlike sense of wonder and play,” Gibbs says. “It’s a show that tries to remind you that, no matter how bad a situation might seem, that everything is just an adventure and you have to take everything in stride. Recognize there’s beauty in everything while you’re on that journey.”

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For a young actress in her first major role, Gibbs’ journey is off to a rousing start. And as she sees it, it’s just the first step toward her ultimate goal in the theater. “I am strong and powerful and bold and goofy,” Gibbs says. “I would love to be that person who takes some classic roles and kind of turns them on their heads. Revamp what it means to be modern woman, a modern leading lady.” n Finding Neverland • Nov. 15-18; Thu-Fri at 7:30 pm, Sat at 2 pm and 7:30 pm, Sun at 1 pm and 6:30 pm • $50-$98 • First Interstate Center for the Arts (formerly INB) • 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. • wcebroadway.com

way season will be the first opportunity to see the “new” First Interstate Center for the Arts. Yes, that’s basically just a new name for a building that’s been known for years as either the Spokane Opera House or the INB Performing Arts Center. But the FIC (help me get this abbreviation to take hold, people) is actually new in many regards after the recently completed $23 million renovation. The six-month fix-up included a complete replacement of the building’s electrical system, a new backstage elevator, a revamped lobby and a new bar/lounge area for pre-show socializing. Perhaps the most striking addition is an art piece, Opening Act by Bill and Karma Simmons, that now hangs from the ceiling of the lobby. Even if you aren’t going inside the FIC, you should be able to spot that cool new addition whenever you drive or walk by the theater. The changes don’t stop at the lobby, either. Once you go inside the auditorium for the show, you’ll be hearing the music from the stage via an entirely new sound system, and sitting in cushy new seats that are three inches wider than the old ones. Speaking as someone who is definitely three inches wider than I was a few years ago, that’s worth every penny of the project. — DAN NAILEN

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NEW NAME, WHO DIS? Spokane-based leather goods purveyor Hustle & Hide has a new name and a new women’s clothing line to celebrate its growth over the past three years. The local company that’s gained a national following is now known as Teddi Joelle, a change owners Teddi (yes, the new name is also her own) and Tyler Cripps say is more reflective of their values and future direction: “There is nothing more personal and lasting than a name…” The company’s handmade leather bags and wallets remain staple products, now alongside a small new collection of women’s clothing: wrap dresses, tunics and T-shirts, ranging from $75-$165 each. Shop at teddijoelle.com. (CHEY SCOTT)

The Devils

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ad news, cineastes. FilmStruck, the streaming service with a curated library of foreign and art films, is going dark at the end of the month. As a devoted subscriber, I’m trying to get in as much viewing as possible before December, and I’ve scoured its vast library — from Godzilla to Godard — for some personal favorites that anyone who has the service should watch before it shuts down. Children of Paradise (1945, France) Director: Marcel Carné Filmed in Nazi-occupied France, this epic melodrama explores the mores of 1830s Paris via the romantic entanglements of a street performer and the glamorous actress he loves from afar. Arguably the greatest French film ever made.

THE BUZZ BIN The Devils (1971, U.K.) Director: Ken Russell Labeled blasphemous and heretical upon release, Russell’s spectacle of religious persecution and paranoia in 17th century France hasn’t lost its dangerous, hysterical edge. In fact, it’s never been released on DVD in the U.S. Secrets & Lies (1996, U.K.) Director: Mike Leigh A white factory worker unexpectedly reconnects with the black daughter she gave up for adoption years ago — a reunion she keeps hidden from her family. A slowburn study of race and class that’s out of print on DVD. THIS WEEK’S PLAYLIST Some noteworthy new music arrives online and in stores Nov. 16. To wit: ANDERSON .PAAK, Oxnard. One of the most creative minds in hip-hop brings Q-Tip, Kendrick Lamar and Dr. Dre on board for his new one. MUMFORD & SONS, Delta. Another round of world domination, coming up! MARIAH CAREY, Caution. In case you need a diva fix during your holiday shopping. MARK KNOPFLER, Down the Road Wherever. The former Dire Straits frontman delivers another oh-so-tasteful excursion.

ART KICKSTART Spokane artist Megan Perkins recently launched a $5,000 Kickstarter campaign to help fund the publishing of a 120+ page, full-color book collecting watercolors of local scenes and landmarks she created during her yearlong project, Artist’s Eye on Spokane. Perkins’ book of the same title is being designed by Thom Caraway and printed by the local Gray Dog Press. Design and layout is already underway, and local backers are expected to receive copies by Christmas. Pledges that include a copy of the collection start at $28. Find the campaign, running through Dec. 1, on Kickstarter.com by searching “Megan Perkins.” (CHEY SCOTT)

RIGHTWARD MARCH If you want a concise history of how racist extremists filling the ranks of the so-called Proud Boys, the “alt-right” and marchers at Charlottesville last summer seemed to suddenly appear on your TV and in your neighborhoods, make your way to the newest New York Times Magazine. Reporter Janet Reitman — in a story titled “U.S. Law Enforcement Failed to See the Threat of White Nationalism. Now They Don’t Know How to Stop It” — outlines how federal, state and local-level law enforcement all focused on exceedingly rare “Islamic terrorism” within U.S. boundaries, rather than the dark homegrown forces that led to the likes of Timothy McVeigh and other domestic terrorists. A good read, available at nytimes.com/ section/magazine. (DAN NAILEN)

The Spirit of the Beehive (1973, Spain) Director: Victor Erice A little girl in a provincial town sees 1931’s Frankenstein and becomes convinced the film’s monster is after her. A dreamy, haunting coming-of-age tale that also considers the reverberations of the Spanish Civil War. Vagabond (1985, France) Director: Agnès Varda From one of the paragons of the French New Wave, a verite-style narrative following a wayward teenager in the days leading to her inevitable death. Its premise suggests fatalism, but this is really a tender, bruising human portrait. Woman in the Dunes (1964, Japan) Director: Hiroshi Teshigahara A Sisyphean parable about an entomologist who becomes trapped at the bottom of a sand dune with a lonely woman being kept there under mysterious circumstances. Strange, ghostly, intense and beautiful. n

MAKING A SEQUEL Making a Murderer was made for the outrage era. It dove into an enormously compelling trial that generated deep mistrust for law enforcement and the court system that convicted Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey of murder. Now, Making a Murderer Part 2 is out, and it deals with the fallout of the original series. To be sure, it’s not as naturally compelling as the first part. But it’s arguably more valuable than the first, as it explores more deeply the flaws in the justice system. (WILSON CRISCIONE)

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Tropical Punch

Spokane muralist Matt Smith emerges on the scene with a new public piece on Stevens Street BY QUINN WELSCH

att Smith works in circles. Always moving, always dividing his attention in different directions, going from one station to the next: kitchen, bedroom, backyard, work table, repeat. Rap music plays, maybe something from Vince Staples, or new Deerhunter. He has been drinking wine, not anything expensive, but just something to get the creative flow going, or steady a shaky hand. He’s worked full time as an artist for the past few years, juggling projects and occasionally dabbling in web design. It’s worked out for him. After college at Evergreen in Olympia and some extended travel, he moved back to Spokane. This is his hometown, and now the artist just put his stamp on it. Smith was commissioned by Spokane Arts in October to complete a public mural under the Stevens Street BNSF overpass. It’s his first mural in a public space, and it’s pretty huge. Six giant alien-looking fish with bug eyes pop out from the concrete wall on one side. A neonyellow and teal fish jumps out from the cold concrete. Its scales and fins resemble the bold styles of coastal Native design. It was designed partially at the suggestion of a man who often sleeps under the overpass, Smith says. Each fish has its own personality and vibrancy, but with similarly energetic colors, bold lines and repetitious patterns. The style is a welcome sight just in time for the increasingly chilly, leaf-blown cityscape of Spokane in November. “My biggest goal for the last five years was to get one in my hometown,” Smith says. “One big mural here. I really want to use it to launch me into a career, open some doors, apply to other cities — Seattle has some great mural work — maybe Portland. Just in the Northwest.” Spokane also has some great murals, he says. And the scene is growing. When he moved back to town

Spokane muralist Matt Smith and his new work on Stevens Street. five years ago, the art scene still felt like it was suffering, “but it was on this verge,” Smith says. Being part of that evolution and part of that process has been exciting and it’s what’s kept him in Spokane, he says. CHECK IT OUT! The new mural Two additional murals have also pays tribute to the recently gone up in Spokane: Spokane River and its major role in the  A mural in Hillyard that nods region’s ecology, but to the neighborhood’s history it’s also just as easily as a trainyard, located at 4715 a reflection of Smith’s N. Market St., produced by own influences, travelWhitworth art students. ling in the tropics of Southeast Asia, where  A nature mural on Post he studied art. It was Street hill, just south of Kiernan there that he found Avenue, produced by Spokane himself attracted to the muralist Daniel Lopez. natural patterns of the region’s monstrous insects and to the various influences of Thai, Chinese, Japanese and Indian artwork. Since

finishing the public piece, he’s landed three new mural commissions. “It’s hard to describe, as an artist, why you would dive into any sort of exploration, or how it has any deepseated meaning inside of the person’s history,” Smith says. “I’m just a fiend for that stuff. I think my color palette is relative to a lot of the colors I saw over there, in Thailand, just wandering through the temples.” He describes his style as a mix of tropical colors and line work mixed with psychedelia, but not in the stereotypical stoner sense. “It’s very organic,” he says. Painting the line work can also be meditative, easing any anxiety and bringing him to a “very Zen” space. He loses himself in that kind of work, he says. The bonus is the interactions he gets from passersby. “Aside from an ego thing, it’s very fulfilling to see that people want to engage with something that you created. It’s people engaging with a part of you. It’s yours. No one can really have it, but they can experience it.” n Follow Matt Smith on Instagram at @armadiller.

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BEAUTIFUL BOUNTY Fill your holiday table with Inland Northwest-made bread, beer, cheese, charcuterie and more BY CHEY SCOTT AND DEREK HARRISON

s you gather with friends and family this holiday season, let the agricultural bounty of our region speak for itself. Bringing together a collection of locally sourced and made products to your dinner table — those suggested here and many more — is much more than a great “humble brag” to out-of-towners unfamiliar with the Inland Northwest’s many quality producers. It’s also a way to honor the truest roots of holiday celebrations: sharing food lovingly made, reflecting on all that we’re grateful for and appreciating this place we call home. (CHEY SCOTT)

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CHEESE

For families with any number of Cougar alumni (or even none), there’s little doubt that someone will bring along a tin of the famously delicious COUGAR GOLD CHEESE to share. The world-famous cheese — a rich white cheddar made at the Washington State University Creamery in Pullman — is what some of the best queso dips, mac and charcuterie boards are made of. Aged for just over a year before selling fast anywhere it’s retailed, Cougar Gold keeps getting better with age, becoming more crumbly and sharp the longer it

sits. While the WSU Spokane Bookie is sold out until January, the store does have a couple other flavors ($29/each): the American-style natural cheddar and the Viking, a semi-soft cheese comparable to Monterey Jack. All flavors, including the Gold, can also be ordered online for $22 each, plus shipping, at cougarcheese.wsu. edu. Local customers can also try their luck at YOKE’S FRESH MARKET (all regional stores’ delis stock it for $35) and ROSAUERS (the South Hill and Five Mile locations both have some as of this writing for $30). (CS)

WASHINGTON WINE

In a region where cups overfloweth with award-winning wines, one of the best and easiest last-minute ways to showcase the area’s local producers is a bottle of wine. There are nearly limitless choices, but a few local winery go-tos include MARYHILL WINERY, which celebrates the first anniversary of its Kendall Yards tasting room with a party on Saturday, Nov. 17, and BARRISTER WINERY, with two downtown locations; a satellite tasting room and main winery. For wines from a little further afield, NECTAR WINE & BEER owner Josh Wade suggests a few Central Washington wineries’ products that are regularly stocked at his Kendall Yards store. Wade’s first pick is Yakima-based Treveri Cellars’ sparkling wine, made in the methode champenoise style (the last stage of fermentation happens in the bottle), and available as a white or rose starting at $12. Wade’s pick for a red wine that pairs well with big holiday dinners is Renegade Wine Co.’s pinot noir ($23). He also recommends Col Solare Winery’s cabernet sauvignon ($60). “This is the 20th anniversary of this wine. It is always a crowd favorite and consistently scores 94 points and above by wine critics and magazines,” he notes. (CS)

CRAFT BEER

Obsessive craft beer drinkers can be hard to please, but we’ve got it covered with the following local beer recommendations — even for that obnoxious cousin who won’t shut up about the difference between a West Coast IPA and a hazy IPA. First up, something light; a refreshing hefeweizen. This lowalcohol German wheat is a great pairing for a pre-dinner charcuterie board. We recommend the Bavarian Hefeweizen (5.5 percent alcohol-by-volume) from Spokane’s WHISTLE PUNK BREWING. It’s available at the brewery’s downtown taproom to go in 32-ounce crowlers. Bread or feta cheese can help enhance ENTRÉE the beer’s spicy notes. Get the scoop on local Next on our menu is a food news with our weekly farmhouse saison, a solid pairEntrée newsletter. Sign up ing for roast turkey or honeyat Inlander.com/newsletter. glazed ham. Try IRON GOAT BREWING CO.’s 2nd Avenue Saison (6.4 percent), which is available to go in 32-ounce crowlers at the downtown taproom. It’s a rustic ale for a rustic dish. Spice things up by adding some garlic and herbs to your bird for flavors that complement the floral hops in the beer. Now it’s time for pie. Traditional pumpkin pie goes hand-inhand with a coffee porter. Go for something a little different and grab the SELKIRK ABBEY Guilt Imperial Belgian Coffee Porter (8.3 percent). Brewed with DOMA Coffee, it both contrasts and complements the pumpkin’s sweetness and pie spices. Find it on tap at the brewery’s Post Falls taproom and in 22-ounce bottles at bottle shops throughout Spokane and Coeur d’Alene. (DEREK HARRISON)

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Even though it seems counterintuitive before sitting down to a big meal, there’s nothing like grazing on appetizers and sipping something boozy in the kitchen as each dish comes together. Flavorful, protein-rich charcuterie boards are an ideal snack to whet palates without taking up too much room in your belly before dinner. Angela Schutz’s growing Spokane business BITES & TREATS CATERING is making the art of charcuterie easy by offering pre-made boards of cured meats, cheese, nuts, fruit, spreads, breads and more for pre-order and pick-up from the Nettleton Street Indaba Coffee Roasters the day before Thanksgiving (Nov. 21 from 5-7 pm) and again before Christmas. Orders ($45/board) must be placed by Sunday, Nov. 18, for Thanksgiving, and by Dec. 20 for Christmas, at smallbitessweettreats.com. (CS)

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FOOD | LOCAL GOODS extra baked goods on hand for walk-in customers during pick-up hours, along with some last-minute hostess gift options. Among the many bakeries of the Inland Northwest offering special holiday treats, MIFLAVOUR in downtown Spokane is also taking pre-orders for Thanksgiving until Monday, Nov. 19 (Christmas order cutoff is Dec. 17), for a couple of pies (apple and pumpkin cream cheese; $45/each) and tarts (pear or pecan; $25/each) and its signature macarons in seasonal and traditional flavors. (CS)

“BEAUTIFUL BOUNTY,” CONTINUED... order a long list of baked goods made from fresh-milled flour that was grown just miles away on the Palouse. Holiday pies ($35), a maple pumpkin and cinnamon pear apple, are made with Sonora wheat crusts, which Duffy says have a distinct flavor and hold up well to baking. The Grain Shed is also selling brioche dinner rolls by the dozen ($13), along with sourdough ciabatta ($8) and croissants ($3-$3.50/each). The bakery’s signature, naturally leavened, wood-fired loaves ($8-$10) make for great sandwiches to hold together tasty leftovers. Duffy recommends the lunch box loaf (also great for French toast, he notes), Egyptian barley bread and seeded Turkey Red. Pre-order any baked goods, including specialty rolls and pies, by calling 241-3853 or emailing orders@thegrainshed.coop. Home bakers can also reserve 1-kilogram bags of 12 varieties of freshly milled flour ($7/each). Orders need to be made by Sunday, Nov. 18, and will be ready for pickup on Wednesday, Nov. 21, during regular business hours, between 7 am and 9 pm. (CS)

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If baking isn’t your culinary strength, consider leaving cake, pies and other sweets up to the pros. A SMALL BATCH (formerly Batch Bakeshop) in Spokane’s West Central Neighborhood is taking pre-orders for several baked treats to share with friends and family Thanksgiving weekend, and is hosting more pop-ups next month. Pre-orders for Thanksgiving are open until the end of day Friday, Nov. 16, for five featured desserts: a roasted plum brown butter tart ($30), old-fashioned pear galette ($25), cranberry crunch cake ($20), pumpkin butterscotch cream pie ($35) and a gluten-free apple cheddar walnut pie ($35). Pickup for pre-orders is on Nov. 21 (12-

Clockwise, from bottom: Batch’s cranberry crunch cake, a slice of old fashioned pear galette, a gluten-free apple walnut cheddar pie and roasted plum brown butter tart YOUNG KWAK PHOTO 4 pm) and Nov. 22 (10 am-noon). Batch is donating $2 from each pie to the nonprofit Salish School of Spokane. If you miss pre-orders, or need to boost your treat inventory, Batch owner Mika Maloney says the shop will have

Don’t forget to adorn your table — or show appreciation for a host — with a creative centerpiece from one of the region’s many floral shops. At PARRISH & GROVE BOTANICALS in downtown Spokane’s Saranac Commons, options abound. The shop’s custom floral arrangements, which for Thanksgiving must be placed by Sunday, Nov. 18 (for Christmas by Dec. 20), start at $40. Florists will create fresh arrangements using many festive, seasonal plants and blooms, like mums, berry branches, evergreens, yarrow and cockscomb. After Thanksgiving, also look for locally grown poinsettias, along with Christmas cactus, Norfolk Island pine, amaryllis bulbs and lots of year-round house plants. If you’re in a rush and didn’t pre-order, Parrish & Grove stocks fresh, seasonal bouquets to display in any vase. Want to make your own table arrangement? Sign up for the shop’s Thanksgiving table centerpiece workshop ($50) on Saturday, Nov. 17, held during the store’s second anniversary weekend, which includes 10 percent off all purchases, including pre-orders. A wreath-making and wine-tasting workshop ($50) is also coming up on Dec. 16. Register at parrishandgrove.com, and call 838-7784 to place an order. (CS) n

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RESERVE A LOCALLY RAISED, ORGANIC TURKEY AT MAIN MARKET This week’s food section offers plenty of suggestions for local products that will showcase the the Inland Northwest’s culinary bounty at your family’s gatherings this holiday season, but don’t forget the bird. Main Market Co-op in downtown Spokane is currently taking reservations for local, free-range farmed, organic turkeys from Palouse Pastured Poultry. The Co-op is the only place to purchase these birds that happily wander on an idyllic family farm near Rosalia. Reserved birds, ranging in size between 12-20 pounds, are $15, in addition to the final weighted price of $6/pound. Main Market recommends making a reservation in person, but if you can’t, call the store at 4582667. Fresh turkeys will be available for pickup the week of Thanksgiving, and available again

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FIND NEW BRUNCH, HAPPY HOUR OFFERINGS AT THE BLACKBIRD The Southern barbecue spot on the north end of downtown rolled out some revisions to its brunch and happy hour menus. Owner Patrick McPherson also tells us that the restaurant soon plans to reintroduce burgers to its regular menu, which have been absent since the concept change from Southern-inspired comfort foods to barbecue early this year. New brunch offerings include a breakfast burrito ($12) with eggs, bacon, hash browns, mornay sauce, salsa and choice of pulled pork, sausage, pulled jackfruit or smoked cauliflower. The chicken on a biscuit ($14) is also new, featuring a “buttermilk dredged” chicken breast topped with hot sauce aioli, spicy honey butter, arugula and a lemon vinaigrette. For this season’s happy hour menu, the Blackbird is serving snacks like barbecue nachos ($7), smoked chicken taquitos ($4), pretzel sticks with cheese ($4) and spicy fried pickles ($4). Offered Monday through Friday from 3-6 pm, happy hour also includes a few new $5 featured cocktails: a cucumber-watermelon infused vodka, orange peel gin and tonic and banana-honey infused whiskey. Rotating wines are $5/glass and select draft beers are half-off. See all the menus at theblackbirdspokane.com.

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SERIOUS THRILLS Steve McQueen’s heist drama Widows brings real heft to its genre story BY JOSH BELL

irector Steve McQueen, whose austere and sometimes punishing dramas (Hunger, Shame, 12 Years a Slave) could not exactly be described as “crowd-pleasing,” may seem like an odd choice to direct a twisty heist thriller based on a TV series. But it’s McQueen’s rigorous dedication to character development, social commentary and plot mechanics that sets Widows apart from the typical B-level crime drama that might air dozens of times on TNT a few years from now. That’s not to say that the British auteur turns the story into some kind of dour civics lesson: He retains and even enhances the story’s tense structure and pulpy plot twists, while making sure that every narrative turn counts for more than just shocks and thrills. It also helps that McQueen’s co-writer is thriller expert Gillian Flynn, author of Gone Girl and Sharp Objects, who knows something about creating steely, determined female characters with questionable morals. The widows of the title end up that way because their criminal husbands are gunned down mercilessly by the Chicago police while trying to get away with millions of dollars in stolen money. The women have varying degrees of knowledge about their husbands’ illegal activities, but that doesn’t make a difference when the extremely dangerous men from whom the group stole

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the money show up and insist on restitution. treats her fellow widows with stern discipline as cover Veronica Rawlins (Viola Davis), widow of the for her own all-consuming grief. That makes her percrew’s leader Harry Rawlins (Liam Neeson), gets a formance a little one-note at times, and Rodriguez and very nasty visit from the Manning brothers, Jamal Debicki get more range to play, as the women discover (Atlanta’s Brian Tyree Henry) and Jatemme (Get Out’s untapped veins of resilience and ingenuity. As a pair Daniel Kaluuya), demanding their $2 million paid back of father-and-son local politicians intimately connected within a month. Luckily, Harry left Veronica detailed with the underworld, Robert Duvall and Colin Farrell plans for his next score, and she recruits fellow widows play out a separate and entirely fascinating drama in Linda Perelli (Michelle Rodriguez) and Alice Gunner the margins. (Elizabeth Debicki) to help her pull off the job. There are a lot of those margins, though, remindThe actual heist doesn’t take place until the finale, ers that Widows is based on a 1980s British TV series but it’s absolutely worth the wait, and created by Lynda La Plante. Even if the seeing every detail of the planning stages plotting could be tighter, the digressions are WIDOWS makes it clear how much these desperate almost always interesting, and McQueen Rated R women have to learn in a short amount makes time to reflect the tough socioecoDirected by Steve McQueen of time. McQueen and Flynn also make nomic realities of present-day Chicago, Starring Viola Davis, Michelle while also relating them back to the central sure to give real weight to the danger the women are in, both from the sinister Man- Rodriguez, Elizabeth Debicki, story. He also keeps the movie visually Cynthia Erivo nings (Henry and especially Kaluuya are inventive, utilizing a number of long takes chilling as the smiling, sadistic criminal and some unexpected angles on otherwise leaders) and from their own lack of knowledge and mundane scenes (an entire conversation between Farprep time. This is no Ocean’s 8, with its breezy female rell’s Jack Mulligan and a campaign aide is shot from bonding over elaborate schemes. This is life-or-death outside their moving car, with their faces obscured). stuff. What could have been a throwaway thriller ends McQueen gets top-notch work out of his entire up as a smart and involving drama — that’s still comcast, led by Davis as the glowering Veronica, who pletely thrilling. n

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Based on a memoir by Garrard Conley, a gay teenager (Lucas Hedges) from a Baptist family is sent away to a conversion therapy camp. Directed by co-star Joel Edgerton. (NW) Rated R

CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME?

In a rare dramatic turn, Melissa McCarthy plays Lee Israel, a celebrity biographer who had a side hustle selling fake letters from dead famous people in the late 1980s. (NW) Rated R

FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE CRIMES OF GRINDELWALD

Another foray into the Harry Potter universe, with creature wrangler Newt Scamander and a young Dumbledore teaming up to stop the dark wizard Grindelwald. (NW) Rated PG-13

INSTANT FAMILY

Mark Wahlberg and Rose Byrne play a childless couple who adopt a tenacious teenager and her two younger siblings, experiencing all the pains and joys of parenthood. (NW) Rated PG-13

WIDOWS

After a group of career criminals are killed during a heist, their wives band together to finish one last job. Director Steve McQueen’s most mainstream film is nonetheless artfully made, a twisty thriller with a stellar cast of character actors. (JB) Rated R

WILDLIFE

Paul Dano’s directorial debut concerns a 1960s family coming apart amidst unemployment, abandonment and roving wildfires. Carey Mulligan is getting acclaim for her central performance. At the Magic Lantern. (NW) Rated PG-13

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The study of a young drug addict and how his personal demons erode his relationship with his father. Despite solid performances and good intentions, it’s little more than a clunky PSA. (JB) Rated R

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The band Queen and late frontman Freddie Mercury (played by Rami Malek) get the biopic treatment, and the results won’t exactly rock you. It takes a disappointingly conventional approach to a wildly unconventional figure. (JB) Rated PG-13

COLETTE

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Colette (Keira Knightley), who began as a ghostwriter for her husband in the early 1900s and eventually published acclaimed work under her own name. At the Magic Lantern. (NW) Rated R

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The holiday-hating grump gets another animated adaptation, with Benedict Cumberbatch voicing Whoville’s resident Scrooge. Kids might like it; everyone else will quickly forget it. (MJ) Rated PG

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Claire Foy takes over the role of punk hacker Lisbeth Salander, after a computer program that can override nuclear codes. Visually compelling, but dramatically turgid and laughably implausible. (NW) Rated R

HALLOWEEN

Masked killer Michael Myers is on the loose and after Laurie Strode again, resulting in a surprisingly solid, if slightly routine, thriller. A direct follow-up to the 1978 horror classic, ignoring a litany of earlier sequels. (NW) Rated R

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Gerard Butler and Gary Oldman shout their way through this Tom Clancy-ish thriller about Navy SEALs on a mission to save the kidnapped Russian president. (NW) Rated R

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A latchkey kid finds kinship amongst the L.A. skater scene in this semi-autobiographical period piece written and directed by Jonah Hill. He really nails the look and feel of the era. The narrative? Not as much. (SS) Rated R

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to-riches story finds a booze-soaked musician (Bradley Cooper) eclipsed by his protege and lover (Lady Gaga, who can really act). An engaging rock melodrama that offers both the glitter of escapism and the grit of serious issues. (EB) Rated R

TEA WITH THE DAMES

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VENOM

Tom Hardy’s bad-boy journalist is possessed by a wisecracking alien symbiote, and he goes after a billionaire scientist doing dangerous experiments. Plays like a 13-year-old boy’s idea of a cool, edgy superhero movie. (NW) Rated PG-13 n

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An ad exec (Tika Sumpter) has her life upended when her wild sister (Tiffany Haddish) gets out of jail and moves into her place. Tyler Perry’s latest is so tonally confused that it’s almost interesting. (NW) Rated R

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The classic Christmas tale gets a truly WTF update, which plays out like Narnia meets The Wizard of Oz meets CGI cacophony. Keira Knightley, Helen Mirren and Morgan Freeman star. (NW) Rated PG

THE OLD MAN & THE GUN

Robert Redford gives his supposed swan song as an escaped con who becomes the world’s most charming bank robber. A throwback to the films of the ’70s, and based on a true story. At the Magic Lantern. (NW) Rated PG-13

OVERLORD

American troops in WWII uncover a horrifying scientific experiment while on a mission in a Nazi-occupied village. An earnest war picture grafted onto a super-gory monster movie, passably entertaining in a drive-in kind of way. (NW) Rated R

SMALLFOOT

An animated tale about an outcast yeti who sets out to prove to his village that humans do exist. With an anonymous visual style and forgettable songs, this toon barely clears a very low bar. (JB) Rated PG

A STAR IS BORN

This third remake of the classic rags-

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Unfinished for 40 years, Orson Welles’ recently completed swan song is a wild, meta, multimedia fever dream about an Old Hollywood director’s struggle to finance his own final film. A mad narrative experiment, a scabrous show-biz satire, and totally unlike anything you’ve seen before. (NW) Rated R

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The Boy Who Still Lives As a new Fantastic Beasts movie hits theaters, we reflect on Harry Potter and the legacy of Azkaban BY ISAAC HANDELMAN

or the better part of the seven elapsed years since the release of the eighth and final installment in the film franchise centered on the Boy Who Lived, I have not been thinking about Harry Potter. Obviously, the franchise still has plenty of ardent followers — the ones who are lining up for the midnight premiere of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. Not I. I’ll always hold Rowling’s witches and wizards near and dear to my heart. My life, however, moved on, and I didn’t remain closely attentive to Rowling’s ever-evolving magical universe once the core book and film franchises had ended. And yet here I am, seven years on, thinking about Harry Potter again. My latest mental jaunt into the world of witchcraft and wizardry comes thanks to a pair of spontaneous group viewings of random films from the franchise — one a connective tissue, the other a singular, striking fantasy film — after which I found myself finally able to articulate just why one of them outclasses the rest of the pack. Ah, Harry, your magic continually recaptures those bold enough to think they’ve moved on. Watching the franchise’s sixth entry, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, for the first time since it came out in 2009 was an emotional ride. However, probably more than any other film in the franchise, Half-Blood Prince is a connecting chapter, and is in no sense a compelling standalone product. The same cannot be said for the third installment, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban,

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban directed by future Oscar winner Alfonso Cuarón (Children of Men, Gravity). The film opens with one of the more whimsical, emotionally charged childhood runaway sequences in film history, wherein Harry’s repressed anger sends his inflated Aunt Marge billowing through the skies of Little Whinging. Later, when Harry himself takes flight over the lakes surrounding Hogwarts on the back of Buckbeak the Hippogriff, it’s tough not to be swept away by the magical joy of the moment. Harry’s brief, complete escape from the dark forces that so frequently suffocate his day-to-day existence is visually enamoring and immersive. Cuarón’s talent as a visual filmmaker is evidenced by the icily effective Dementor sequences, panache that’s in the service of the film’s exploration of fear. The suggestion that fear is best conquered not by trivializing the feeling but by refusing its domination on the strength of other, equally complicated emotions is depicted on-screen with tense, ultimately cheer-inducing elegance. Meanwhile, Hermione steps forward to provide the support of a true friend in the face of Harry’s terrifying, world-shattering revelations, literally — in a particularly brilliant sequence — relieving Harry of the perceived invisibility that accompanies the hopelessness of his grief. This is powerful stuff, and its effectiveness lies not with past or future events, but with the story transpiring entirely within the bounds of Azkaban. Sure, there are plenty of connections to what has come before and what is still to come in the story. Take, for instance, the decidedly testy behavior of Severus Snape during the film, a detail which could easily fly over the head of a casual viewer. However, the tidbit carries deep implications regarding Snape’s past, which come into serious play in later installments but which are treated as winks to attentive fans by the coy Cuarón. Without the intervention of the visionary director, Harry Potter might not have gone down in history as a film franchise that captured the love of an entire generation for more than a decade, which is itself no small feat. This is perhaps thanks to dispersed bits of the cleverly analogized, emotionally affecting thematic concerns with which the third installment bursts at the seams. But thanks to Cuarón, the series gave birth to a truly great film by any cinematic standards. All of us childhood Potter acolytes can rest easy knowing that Harry is safely ingrained in the annals of muggle history. n

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Spokane’s cat-punk quartet Itchy Kitty is no gimmick, whiskers be damned BY C. A. COYLE

aomi Eisenbrey had a funny idea roughly five years ago. The goofy thought was to start a punk band centered around cats, kittens and any feline-related subject matter. And with no real long-term vision for the project, no boundaries or expectations were ever considered. Fast-forward to 2018 and you will find what once was a joke has developed into a prominent punk outfit at the center of Spokane’s rapidly growing music arena. Your eyes are not fooling you. Itchy Kitty absolutely still embraces their “cat-punk” origins (i.e. the guitar player is named “Catman” — try and guess which member it is), but one could argue the cat shtick is now a nonsequitur for the four-piece. Eisenbrey (bass and vocals), her cousin Ami Elsten (guitars and vocals), Mike “Sug” Tschirgi (drums) and Catman (guitars) have grown into a focused, tightly wound unit that holds no agenda. “I’ve had people poke fun at the fact that it’s gimmicky,” says Eisenbrey. “People will be like, ‘This thing happened to this cat, you should write a song about it.’ I’m over the ‘writing about cats’ thing. We’ve moved on.” If nixing the cat shtick is step one in the route to appreciating Itchy Kitty, step two would be resisting a lazy comparison to bands like 7 Year Bitch or Bikini Kill. Not unlike Selene Vigil (7 Year Bitch) or Kathleen Hanna (Bikini Kill), Elsten and Eisenbrey both deliver terrorizing and sour vocals containing cynical, satirical and pungent lyrics. However, the assemblage with Catman’s unrestrained guitar gusto, Tschirgi’s steadfast thwacking and overall diversity in song structures within the band’s catalog make Itchy Kitty’s musicianship something special. Their new album, Mr. Universe, is proof. The 14-song raid is a barrage of thick guitar-centered raunchy punk, yet the collection is much too tight and intelligent to be cast as just another tawdry collection of thrash. “Mama Cheese,” the second song on the album, is a fire-spitting ...continued on next page

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“FERAL HISS,” CONTINUED... rollercoaster that feels like the Reatards ripping Sweet’s “Ballroom Blitz” to shreds; the two-and-a-half-minute “Size Queen” brilliantly highlights each member’s dexterous playing while still yielding a monstrous, anthemic chorus that bleeds the Pagans; and the band revamps one of its staples, “Year of the Slut,” by hitting the breaks and drenching it with an ominous, Flipper-meets-Velvet Underground finish. “The first album [Careless Whisker] was largely a live record,” says Catman. “With this one, we definitely wanted to stretch out and see what we could do beyond what we could perform live. There are a couple of things on [Mr. Universe] that have more gui-

tars than we have hands, but it’s super fun.” What has not progressed for the band is the attention the combo gets for simply having two female members up front. Not only do Elsten and Eisenbrey regularly receive the all-too-familiar sexist, backhanded compliments at shows, but the group as a whole is witnessing a growing sense of exploitation surrounding female empowerment. The gesture may be nice, but the message doesn’t sync with Itchy Kitty. “Promoters try and book you with other female rock bands and it makes [this] really awkward, dumb thing,” says Catman. “I’m not so much for female power as just people power,” adds Elsten. “It doesn’t

matter what gender you are. … We don’t need to put this [band] on a pedestal just because there are titties involved. That’s not our thing.” As for trying to silence endless misogynistic exchanges, the endeavor seems fruitless. Instead, they have an ever-expanding sense of humor about the whole thing. “Don’t touch my butt,” laughs Eisenbrey. “I’m trying to shred!” n Itchy Kitty Album Release with Indian Goat and Bad Motivator • Fri, Nov. 16 at 7:30 pm • $7 • All ages • The Big Dipper • 171 S. Washington • bigdipperevents.com • 863-8101

MUSIC | NEO-PSYCH Martin Herman Conductor

Brody Dolyniuk Vocalist

The Music of Queen

Erin Birgy, better known as Mega Bog, explores nature, identity and sexism in her music.

A Shared Reality

Since getting her start in Spokane’s DIY scene, Mega Bog’s Erin Birgy creates trippy free-form soft rock with an edge BY ELISSA BALL

ega Bog is the decade-old musical project of Erin Birgy, a songwriter who grew up in Spokane but left in 2004. Now based in New Mexico, Birgy tours constantly with a fluctuating roster of bandmates. With seabird-cry samples and sounds that mimic nature, Mega Bog songs are pleasantly trippy, like feeling edibles kick in as you sip rosehip tea. The band’s breathy vocals, free-form song structure (more jazz than jam band) and unhurried saxophone create an unapologetically soft sound. But don’t let cheeky song titles like “Boob Desert” and “Fwee” fool you into thinking Mega Bog is pure twee: The song “Diznee” includes violent imagery — “There’s a man with a gun in his hand / Says he hates my laugh / And wants me gone” — and “Worst Way” vulnerably addresses sexual assault. Mega Bog is gentle and tough. I met Birgy seven years ago at an all-ages DIY venue in Seattle. This month I caught up with her by email; the following interview has been edited for length. INLANDER: With songs like “Earth” and “Wet Moss,” it’s clear that the natural world shapes your music. What’s your relationship to the outdoors, and what places in Washington state inspire you? BIRGY: Something I especially love about … Washington state is how much you can still see what “was there.” … Instead of nature and city existing oppositely, the ecosystem is transpar-

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ent. My mom would always pack us up for day trips and we’d explore different parts of Eastern Washington in a pretty awesome way. Once we went to Metaline Falls and there was about an hour of the drive you couldn’t see outside the car because of how thick the air was with monarch butterflies. That style is still so ingrained in me. Mega Bog has always toured heavily, mainly playing DIY and all-ages venues. What about these spaces attracts you? I was introduced to people making things work without the means and encouragement to do so via The Finger, an alternative paper started in Spokane. I started working and writing for The Finger when I was 14. Just by witnessing the style of flipped-out, intentional and compassionate community, many doors and parts of the world began opening up. This is still how I look at music and what kinds of spaces I want to provide for my bandmates and those who interact with the music. When is the last time you encountered sexism in the music industry, and what strategies have you developed to deal with it? I don’t feel like it’s a “last time” type of situation — because it happens perpetually — but my walls become sharper and brighter. So many folks associated [with] the music industry have a hard time trusting women to play the game that was already created. The institutional sexism frustrates me way more than boys f---ing around in a disrespectful way at a show, because in those situations it’s easy to be direct. Not only are you a band leader, but you also engineer and mix much of your music. Did certain recording experiences push you to take the reins in new ways? Yeah, I think a lot of it starts with necessity … because you want this project to exist, and early on everyone was so young and we learned together. There wasn’t someone I could call … and ask to do specialized tasks for a single project. ... When something like an album is completed, you’ve all taken part in bringing a fantasy into a shared reality. It’s so beautiful, in a sense that’s still pretty punk. n Mega Bog with Ripe Mangos, Misty Mountain Pony Club and Pit • Sat, Nov. 17 at 9:30 pm • $5 • 21+ • Baby Bar • 827 W. First • 847-1234

JANUARY 26, 2019 | 8PM A 50 PIECE ORCHESTRA & FULL ROCK BAND PERFORM QUEEN CLASSIC SONGS IN A BRILLIANT COMBINATION OF PASSION AND POWER

Michael Cavanaugh

THE MUSIC OF

BILLY JOEL Starring in Broadway’s smash hit, Movin’ Out, Michael Cavanaugh has received both Grammy and Tony Award nominations. Morihiko Nakahara CONDUCTOR

FEB 2, 2019 • 8PM “The New Voice of the American Rock and Roll Songbook!”

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INDIE ROCK PEDRO THE LION

ore than a decade ago and without much fanfare, David Bazan ostensibly shuttered his solo project Pedro the Lion, dropping the moniker and performing under his own name on albums that grappled with the complexities and occasional contradictions of modern-day religion. Almost as quietly as he ended it, Bazan recently resurrected Pedro the Lion and is back on the road with a new lineup, featuring Spokane native and former Globes frontman Erik Walters and journeyman Seattle drummer Sean Lane. The trio recently recorded a new album that’s due out in January, and its title — Phoenix — seems fitting for a band that’s getting a much-anticipated second life. — NATHAN WEINBENDER Pedro the Lion with Chris Staples • Sun, Nov. 18 at 8 pm • Sold out • All ages • The Bartlett • 228 W. Sprague • thebartlettspokane.com • 747-2174

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

Thursday, 11/15

J THE BARTLETT, Florist, Ripe Mangos BERSERK, Vinyl Meltdown BEVERLY’S, Robert Vaughn J THE BIG DIPPER, Jordan Collins, Kate Laine, David Joseph J J BING CROSBY THEATER, Ryan Bingham J BOOTS BAKERY & LOUNGE, The Song Project J BUCER’S COFFEEHOUSE PUB, Open Jazz Jam with Erik Bowen CORBY’S BAR, Open Mic and Karaoke THE CORK & TAP, Truck Mills CRUISERS, Open Jam Night DARCY’S RESTAURANT & SPIRITS, Old School Dance Music and Karaoke w/DJ Dave THE GILDED UNICORN, Kori Ailene THE JACKSON ST., Zaq Flanary and the Songsmith Series J LAGUNA CAFÉ, Just Plain Darin J THE LOCAL DELI, KOSH J MONARCH MOUNTAIN COFFEE, Open Mic Hosted by Scott Reid NIGHTHAWK LOUNGE (CDA CASINO), PJ Destiny J J NORTHERN QUEST RESORT & CASINO, Air Supply THE RIDLER PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos feat. Christan Raxter & Steve Ridler THE ROXIE, Steve Starkey SLICE & BISCUIT, Bluegrass Jam STEAM PLANT BREWING CO., Ron Greene ZOLA, Blake Braley

Friday, 11/16

219 LOUNGE, Truck Mills Quartet THE AGING BARREL, Just Plain Darin ARBOR CREST WINE CELLARS, Isaac Walton BABY BAR, Dreamdecay, Belt of Vapor BEVERLY’S, Robert Vaughn

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PROG-ROCK STEVEN WILSON

ou’d be hard pressed to find a more prolific progressive rock musician than Steven Wilson. As the founder, lead guitarist, lead vocalist and songwriter of the defunct band Porcupine Tree, he’s a musical force on par with Geddy Lee of Rush and Dream Theater’s John Petrucci, known in some (admittedly, very dorky) circles as “the king of prog-rock.” Recently, he’s been recording and touring as a solo musician, dabbling in the weird world between art-rock and pop. Wilson rolls through Spokane on the heels of releasing a new live album, Home Invasion: In Concert at the Royal Albert Hall. — HOWARD HARDEE Steven Wilson • Sat, Nov. 17 at 8 pm • $32-$47 • All ages • Bing Crosby Theater • 901 W. Sprague • bingcrosbytheater.com • 227-7638 J J THE BIG DIPPER, Itchy Kitty Record Release (see page 47) w/ Indian Goat & Bad Motivator BOOMBOX PIZZA, Karaoke BOOMERS CLASSIC ROCK BAR & GRILL, No Rules J J CHATEAU RIVE, An Evening with Coco Montoya CHECKERBOARD BAR, Hip-Hop for Hunger Food Drive CORBY’S BAR, Karaoke CRUISERS, Karaoke with Gary DARCY’S RESTAURANT & SPIRITS, Karaoke and Dancing w/DJ Dave FARMHOUSE KITCHEN AND SILO BAR, Tom D’Orazi and Friends J J GONZAGA UNIVERSITY, HipHop & Rap Club Fall Fest feat. Sylvan LaCue J HEARTWOOD CENTER, Runaway Symphony HILLYARD LIBRARY SPORTS BAR, Jan Harrison Blues Experience J HUCKLEBERRY’S NATURAL MARKET, Mary Chavez

IDAHO POUR AUTHORITY, Mike and Shanna Thompson J IRON GOAT BREWING CO., Eliza Catastrophe IRON HORSE (CDA), JamShack THE JACKSON ST., Into the Drift JOHN’S ALLEY, Afrosonics J KNITTING FACTORY, Underoath, Dance Gavin Dance, The Plot in You LEFTBANK WINE BAR, Nick Grow MARYHILL WINERY, Daniel Hall MAX AT MIRABEAU, Kosta la Vista MICKDUFF’S BEER HALL, Devon Wade MOONDOLLARS BISTRO, Steve Fleming NASHVILLE NORTH, Ladies Night with Luke Jaxon and DJ Tom NIGHTHAWK LOUNGE (CDA CASINO), Stevie Monce NYNE, StepBrothers with Jennifer Kemple O’SHAYS IRISH PUB & EATERY, Arvid Lundin & Deep Roots THE OBSERVATORY, The Colourflies, The Pink Socks & T-180

OMEGA EVENT CENTER, Fox Stevenson with Daethstar, Blackout, Zavalas, Thunder PEND D’OREILLE WINERY, Brian Jacobs J THE PIN, Within Sight, Separating the Seas, Gavin Lyon, Beyond the Remains, Sciandras Game, A Day on Earth THE RIDLER PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos feat. Christan Raxter & Steve Ridler SOULFUL SOUPS & SPIRITS, Mark Ward STUDIO 107, Ron Kieper Jazz Duo THE THIRSTY DOG, DJs WesOne & Big Mike UP NORTH DISTILLERY, Son of Brad ZOLA, The Cronkites

Saturday, 11/17

219 LOUNGE, Lavoy J BABY BAR, Mega Bog (see page 49), Misty Mountain Pony Club, Ripe Mangos

J THE BARTLETT, The Garden, LE1F, Machine Girl BEVERLY’S, Robert Vaughn J THE BIG DIPPER, Elephant Gun Riot, Undercard, Bar Talk, Heroes for Ghosts, Jimmy Nuge J J BING CROSBY THEATER, Steven Wilson (see above) BOOMERS CLASSIC ROCK BAR & GRILL, No Rules CEDAR STREET BRIDGE, Rob Smitty COSMIC COWBOY GRILL, Kyle Swaffard FREDNECK’S, Just Plain Darin HOGFISH, Alive in Barcelona, Everyone Loves a Villain, Midline HOUSE OF SOUL, Nu Jack City IDAHO POUR AUTHORITY, Truck Mills IRON GOAT BREWING CO., Dario Ré w/Culbertson and Zuniga THE JACKSON ST., Karaoke JOHN’S ALLEY, Laney Lou and the Bird Dogs JR’S BAR-N-GRILL, Tinfoil Top Hat, Andy Rumsey

THE LANTERN TAP HOUSE, Buffalo Jones LEFTBANK WINE BAR, Chuck Dunlop THE LOCAL DELI, Son of Brad MARYHILL WINERY, Jessica Haffner MAX AT MIRABEAU, Kosta la Vista MICKDUFF’S BEER HALL, The Letter B NASHVILLE NORTH, Ladies Night with Luke Jaxon and DJ Tom NIGHTHAWK LOUNGE (CDA CASINO), Stevie Monce J THE OBSERVATORY, Dark White Light, The Wild Lips, Dustfuzz PEND D’OREILLE WINERY, Sadie and Desiree POST FALLS BREWING COMPANY, Devon Wade THE RIDLER PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos feat. Christan Raxter & Steve Ridler RUBY CHOW’S, Dreamtime & Devadasi Dance STORMIN’ NORMAN’S SHIPFACED SALOON, Karaoke WESTWOOD BREWING CO., Kicho ZOLA, The Cronkites

Sunday, 11/18

J J THE BARTLETT, Pedro the Lion (see facing page), Chris Staples

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THE BLIND BUCK, Show Tune SingAlong Sundays CRAVE, DJ Dave DALEY’S CHEAP SHOTS, Rev. Yo’s VooDoo Church Jam GARLAND PUB & GRILL, Karaoke IRON HORSE (VALLEY), Kevin Shay Band LINGER LONGER LOUNGE, Open Jam LUCKY’S IRISH PUB, Open Mic feat. Lucas Mcintyre MARYHILL WINERY, Howard King NIGHTHAWK LOUNGE (CDA CASINO), Stevie Monce O’DOHERTY’S, Live Irish Music PEND D’OREILLE WINERY, Piano Sunday with Desiree STORMIN’ NORMAN’S SHIPFACED SALOON, Karaoke ZOLA, Lazy Love

Monday, 11/19

THE BULL HEAD, Songsmith Series J CALYPSOS COFFEE & CREAMERY, Open Mic CHECKERBOARD BAR, Open Mic Night CRAVE, DJ Dave EICHARDT’S, Monday Night Jam with Truck Mills RED ROOM LOUNGE, Open Mic with Lucas Brookbank Brown ZOLA, Perfect Mess

Tuesday, 11/20

219 LOUNGE, Karaoke with DJ Pat J THE BARTLETT, Thunder Brothers Open Mic BOOMBOX PIZZA, Karaoke

CRAVE, DJ Dave GARLAND PUB & GRILL, Karaoke J KNITTING FACTORY, SoMo, Johnny Stimson LEFTBANK WINE BAR, Turntable Tuesday THE OBSERVATORY, Musician’s Open Mic RAZZLE’S BAR & GRILL, Open Mic Jam THE RIDLER PIANO BAR, Country Swing Dancing SWEET LOU’S RESTAURANT AND TAP HOUSE, Gemini Dei THE VIKING, Local Lounge Night ZOLA, Dueling Cronkites

Wednesday, 11/21

219 LOUNGE, Truck Mills & Mike Thompson BLACK DIAMOND, Songsmith Series feat. Joseph Belliardo CRAVE, DJ Dave CRUISERS, Open Jam Night Hosted by The Jam Band THE DISTRICT BAR, Hip-Hop After Party with Willie Loo Styx, Lilac City Dynamics, Bendi, Tr3zy, Joshua Belliardo GENO’S TRADITIONAL FOOD & ALES, Open Mic with Host Travis Goulding HOUSE OF SOUL, Jazz & Whiskey Wednesdays IRON HORSE (CDA), Open Jam IRON HORSE (VALLEY), Howard King THE JACKSON ST., Karaoke J KNITTING FACTORY, The Nixon Rodeo, Free the Jester, Moretta

J THE LOCAL DELI, Devon Wade LUCKY’S IRISH PUB, DJ D3VIN3 J MATCHWOOD BREWING CO., The Powers J MILLWOOD BREWING COMPANY, Nick Grow J THE PIN, UBI of CES CRU, The Palmer Squares, Joey Cool and more J POOLE’S PUBLIC HOUSE (SOUTH HILL), Just Plain Darin RED DRAGON CHINESE, Tommy G RED ROOM LOUNGE, Blowin’ Kegs Jam Session THE RIDLER PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos feat. Christan Raxter & Steve Ridler THE THIRSTY DOG, Donny Duck Entertainment Karaoke J TWO SEVEN PUBLIC HOUSE, Vanna Oh! ZOLA, Cruxie

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J KNITTING FACTORY, Sammy Eubanks & The Work’in Class, Nov. 23 J PANIDA THEATER, Redhead Express, Nov. 23 TERRAIN, Dark Wave Disco feat. HOAXES, Mini Murders, Water Monster, DJ Drug Lord, Nov. 23 THE OBSERVATORY, Kung Fu Vinyl, SUS, Vernita Avenue, DJ Donuts, Nov. 24 J BING CROSBY THEATER, Chris Robinson Brotherhood, Nov. 27 J THE PIN, Whitechapel, Chelsea Grin, Oceano, Slaughter to Prevail, Nov. 28

MUSIC | VENUES 219 LOUNGE • 219 N. First, Sandpoint • 208-2639934 315 MARTINIS & TAPAS • 315 E. Wallace, CdA • 208-667-9660 ARBOR CREST WINE CELLARS • 4705 N. Fruit Hill Rd. • 927-9463 BABY BAR • 827 W. First Ave. • 847-1234 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 BUCER’S COFFEEHOUSE PUB • 201 S. Main, Moscow • 208-882-5216 BUZZ COFFEEHOUSE • 501 S. Thor • 340-3099 CALYPSOS COFFEE & CREAMERY • 116 E. Lakeside Ave., CdA • 208-665-0591 CHATEAU RIVE • 621 W. Mallon Ave. • 795-2030 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 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 THE FEDORA • 1726 W. Kathleen, CdA • 208-7658888 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 HOLLYWOOD REVOLVER BAR • 4720 Ferrel, CdA • 208-274-0486 HOUSE OF SOUL • 120 N. Wall • 217-1961 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 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 NECTAR CATERING & EVENTS • 120 N. Stevens St. • 869-1572 NORTHERN QUEST RESORT • 100 N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights • 242-7000 NYNE • 232 W. Sprague Ave. • 474-1621 THE OBSERVATORY • 15 S. Howard • 381-5489 OMEGA EVENT CENTER • 25 E. Lincoln Rd. O’SHAY’S • 313 E. CdA Lake Dr. • 208-667-4666 PEND D’OREILLE WINERY • 301 Cedar St., Sandpoint • 208-265-8545 THE PIN! • 412 W. Sprague • 368-4077 RED LION RIVER INN • 700 N. Division • 326-5577 RED ROOM LOUNGE • 521 W. Sprague • 838-7613 REPUBLIC BREWING • 26 Clark Ave. • 775-2700 RIDLER PIANO BAR • 718 W. Riverside • 822-7938 RIVELLE’S • 2360 N Old Mill Loop, CdA • 208-9300381 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 THE THIRSTY DOG • 3027 E. Liberty Ave. • 487-3000 TIMBER GASTRO PUB •1610 E Schneidmiller, Post Falls • 208-262-9593 ZOLA • 22 W. Main Ave. • 624-2416

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Mateusz Wolski’s next installment of the M Show is this weekend.

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MUSIC CLASSICAL CUT-UP

Mateusz Wolski is far more than a world-class violinist, a role he most often showcases as concertmaster of the Spokane Symphony. He’s also a world-class wit, something that comes through in the variety show he created and hosts a couple times a year. The newest edition, The M Show: The String Centric Edition, is happening this weekend and will feature live music, comedy and film bits to showcase (you guessed it) all things string, like Wolski’s violin, for one. The show promises a “unique take on concert etiquette” and will feature guest playwright and radio DJ Molly Allen. — DAN NAILEN The M Show: The String Centric Edition • Fri, Nov. 16 and Sat, Nov. 17 at 8 pm • $37.50-$54; $90/table • Riverside Place • 1110 W. Riverside • spokanesymphony.org • 624-1200

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MUSIC OH SO BLUE

THEATER HIGH FLYING HOLIDAY

Coco Montoya • Fri, Nov. 16 at 8 pm • $25 • All ages • Chateau Rive at the Flour Mill • 621 W. Mallon • performanceplease.com

A Magical Cirque Christmas • Tue, Nov. 20 at 7:30 pm • $32-$72 • First Interstate Center for the Arts • 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd • inbpac.com • 279-7000

Coco Montoya’s path in life was largely determined by seeing the right concert at the right time. For him, it was seeing Albert King open a show headlined by Creedence Clearwater Revival in 1969, a gig that opened his eyes and ears to the powerful blues music that inspired him to pick up a guitar (after a few years drumming in Albert Collins’ band) and land a gig with John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, filling a spot once held by Eric Clapton and the Rolling Stones’ Mick Taylor. Montoya eventually went solo, forming his own backing band and becoming a fiery and passionate frontman. See for yourself as the true blues master hits Spokane. — DAN NAILEN

For one night only, A Magical Cirque Christmas brings trapeze tricks with a holiday flair. In addition to traditional circus acts, there’s mind-blowing magic, comedy and a chorus singing holiday hits with live musicians. Featured are husband and wife aerialist team Tyce and Mary Nielsen of Duo Transcend, also finalists on America’s Got Talent, performing the duo trapeze and duo roller skating. Head on down to the newly renovated First Interstate Center for the Arts for an evening of illusions and show-stopping performances with a touch of holiday magic. — MICHAELA MULLIGAN

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MUSIC BEATS HAPPENING

Gonzaga University’s best-known alum-turned-music icon is surely Bing Crosby, but it could just as easily be the alma mater of our next big hip-hop star. The university’s student-run Hip-Hop and Rap Club has been bringing together rappers, beatmakers, MCs and other like-minded musicians for the last couple years, and now the group is throwing its second annual Fall Fest, a showcase for the work of its members. The concert will be headlined by Miami-based hip-hop artist Sylvan LaCue, whose most recent full-length Apologies in Advance is a therapeutic, emotionally transparent concept record that lets us eavesdrop on a support group of troubled souls sharing their demons. See him and some of GU’s up-and-comers before they blow up. — NATHAN WEINBENDER

EVENTS | CALENDAR

BENEFIT

GLOBAL-BOOTS WAFFLE WEEK Boots is donating $1 to Global Neighborhood for every waffle sold through Nov 17. Global Neighborhood offers employment and job training to former refugees in the Spokane community. Boots Bakery & Lounge, 24 W. Main. bootsbakery.com FAMILY DINNER A fundraiser event for the Richmond Art Collective to celebrate the launch of its 2019 campaign (through Dec. 31) to support its artists, exhibitions, programming and more. Nov. 16, 5-8 pm. Richmond Art Collective, 228 W. Sprague. richmondartcollective.org KYRS SILENT AUCTION GALA Celebrate 15 years of community radio with auction items, appetizers and drinks, and live music by Milonga. Nov. 17, 7-10 pm. $25. Hamilton Studio, 1427 W. Dean. kyrs.org PROM WITH A PURPOSE A “Mom Prom” event benefiting Wishing Star Foundation, featuring a live DJ, raffles, contests, photo booth, cash bar and more. Nov. 17, 8 pm. $35-$45. Knitting Factory, 919 W. Sprague Ave. sp.knittingfactory.com CELEBRATE BOB ROSS Join KSPS for an evening celebrating the lovable, soothing Bob Ross. Ticket sales benefit KSPS Public TV. Ages 21+. Nov. 20, 6:30-8:30 pm. $54. Pinot’s Palette, 319 W. Sprague. ksps.org/bobross BLACK FURDAY ADOPTION EVENT The Humane Society of the Palouse in Moscow discounts adoption fees. All adoptable pets are spayed/neutered, microchipped, de-wormed, and depending on age, may have all vaccinations. Nov. 23, 1-6 pm. $45/cat, $57.50/dog. humanesocietyofthepalouse.org

GU Hip-Hop & Rap Club Fall Fest feat. Sylvan LaCue • Fri, Nov. 16 at 7 pm • $12/students, $15/general • All ages • Gonzaga University’s Cataldo Hall • 502 E. Boone • commerce.cashnet.com

COMEDY

THEATER DAISY CHAIN

COMMUNITY

Even if you weren’t alive in 1964, chances are good you’ve at least heard of, if not seen, the infamous “Daisy” television commercial. Standing in a field, a little girl plucks petals from a flower, counting each one. The camera zooms in on her innocent face as an authoritative male voice begins counting down from 10. A nuclear explosion then erupts on screen. The ad — aired only once during the 1964 presidential race between Lyndon B. Johnson and Barry Goldwater — has since been recognized for forever changing the landscape of American political advertising. And though the 2018 midterms are now over, Spokane’s Stage Left Theater is next producing the timely Daisy, a contemporary script by Sean Devine exploring decisions made by an eccentric group of historically based characters who created the ad’s controversial and resonating imagery. — CHEY SCOTT Daisy • Nov. 16-Dec. 2: Fri-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm • $20 • Stage Left Theater • 108 W. Third • spokanestageleft.org • 838-9727

COMEDY NIGHT A night with comedian Jessica Watson and internationally touring headliner Cory Michaelis. Hosted by Mark Morris. Nov. 15, 8-9:30 pm. $10. Brothers Bar, 111 W. Shaffer. (258-8875) MUSICAL An all-improvised musical comedy based on audience suggestions. Fridays in November at 8 pm. $7. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland. bluedoortheatre.com GOOD TIMES AT GOODTYMES Mark Morris Comedy presents Jessica Watson and Dry Bar Comedy sensation Cory Michaelis. Nov. 17, 8-9:30 pm. $5; 2-drink min. Goodtymes Bar & Grill, 9214 E. Mission. (928-1070) SAFARI A fast-paced improvised show relying on audience suggestions to fuel each scene. Saturdays at 8 pm. $7. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland. (747-7045)

SCC POINSETTIA OPEN HOUSE There are 22 varieties to choose from in a variety of sizes. Nov. 15-16 from 10 am-5 pm. Free. Spokane Community College, 1810 N. Greene St. scc.spokane.edu (533-8167) THURSDAY NIGHT LIVE! The museum hosts a monthly, rotating mix of programs including live music, happy hour, gallery talks, Art@Work exhibition openings, films, courses, lectures and more. Nov. 15, 6-9 pm. $5. The MAC, 2316 W. First. northwestmuseum.org (363-5324) CUSTER’S CHRISTMAS ARTS & CRAFTS SHOW More than 300 artisans from across the Northwest display and sell fine art, handcrafted holiday and gift items and specialty food. Nov. 16 from 10 am-8

pm, Nov. 17 from 10 am-6 pm and Nov. 14 from 10 am-4 pm. $6/weekend admission. Spokane County Fair & Expo Center, 404 N. Havana St. custershows.com HOLIDAY LIGHTS + LAKE CRUISES Take a holiday cruise across the lake to view more than 1.5 million holiday lights and visit Santa Claus and his elves at his waterfront toy workshop. Forty-minute cruises depart daily, Nov. 16-Jan. 1, at 5:30, 6:30 and 7:30 pm. LIghts are on display daily. $7.50-$22.25. The CdA Resort, 115 S. Second. cdaresort.com RPS HOLIDAY KICKOFF Celebrate Santa’s arrival with free hot chocolate and face painting, the cast of Spokane Civic Theatre’s “Elf The Musical” and more. Jolly Ol’ St. Nick arrives for the annual tree lighting at 7 pm. Nov. 16, 6 pm. Free. River Park Square, 808 W. Main Ave. riverparksquare.com (509-624-3945) STARTUP WEEKEND SPOKANE During the annual 54-hour innovation gathering, attendees look for a team, create a business idea, and receive feedback from experienced entrepreneurs. Nov. 16-18. $10-$40. Spokane Valley Tech, 115 S. University Rd. startupweekendspokane.com CARING FOR WINTER HOUSEPLANTS Learn tips and practices for keeping plants like amaryllis, Christmas cactus and more alive into the next year with WSU Master Gardener Steven Nokes. Nov. 17, 10 am. Free. Manito Park, 1800 S. Grand Blvd. (509-456-8038) JANE AUSTEN SOCIETY HIGH TEA Celebrate Jane Austen’s birthday with a special high tea at the historic Roosevelt Inn, decorated for the holidays. Period dress is lovely, but not required. Nov. 17, 1-3 pm. $27.60-$38.60. Roosevelt Inn, 105 E. Wallace. bit.ly/2JJzVS9 (208-765-5200) MOSCOW CONTRA DANCE With music by Crooked Kilt and calling by Nancy Staub. An event for all ages; lesson at 7:30 pm. Nov. 17, 7:30-10:30 pm. $5-$8. 1912 Center, 412 E. Third. (208-669-2249) MUSEUM FAMILY DAY Explore the exhibition “What Grandmother Taught: Women, Tradition and Plateau Art,” featuring basketry and beadwork by master Plateau artists. Get inspired to make your own beadwork and enjoy other familyfriendly activities. Nov. 17, 10 am-5 pm. $5-$10 admission. The MAC, 2316 W. First Ave. northwestmuseum.org (456-3931) NOVEMBER OPEN HOUSE This month’s theme is “Raptor Rampage.” Come learn about extinct “raptors” and feathered friends that are still around today. Includes crafts, an outdoor scavenger hunt, and a presentation with resident raptors. Nov. 17, 10 am-2 pm. $5 suggested donation. West Valley Outdoor Learning Center, 8706 E. Upriver Drive. bit.ly/2yJ7zCw SHOP & AWE The 4th annual pre-Christmas party features drinks from Bellwether Brewery, food and more. The store is filled with vintage Christmas goods for sale from its team of curators. Also includes a blanket drive; bring one and be entered in a raffle for a $100 gift certificate. Nov. 17, 5-9 pm. Boulevard Mercantile, 1905 N. Monroe. bit.ly/2PqMdVC NOVEMBER SCIENCE CAFE: GRATITUDE Join Dr. Philip Watkins (EWU) for a talk about how gratitude and quality of life are intertwined. Arrive by 6:30 pm for a seat, and bring questions. Nov. 19, 7-8 pm. Free. Lindaman’s, 1235 S. Grand Blvd. bit.ly/2RTjeH3 (220-4796) SMART LIFE ROADSHOW The second annual event introduces consumers to some of the newest and most unique advancements in smart, internet-connected

and voice-enabled technology for the home and office. Nov. 20, 10 am-6 pm. Free. Gonzaga Hemmingson Center, 702 E. Desmet. amazon.com/adlp/smartliferoadshow (313-3527) CITY-WIDE THANKSGIVING DINNER Join the Union Gospel Mission for a free Thanksgiving feast. The banquet is open to all, especially those who are homeless, hungry or alone on the holiday. Guests enjoy turkey with traditional sides, served by local volunteers. Nov. 21, 4:30-6:30 pm. Free. Spokane Convention Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. uniongospelmission.org (535-8510)

FOOD

BEAUJOLAIS NOUVEAU DAY A celebration of this year’s Beaujolais Nouveau wine release, with cheese, sausage, pates, baguettes and more. Nov. 15, 7 am10 pm. $30. The Grain Shed, 1026 N. Newark. facebook.com/thegrainshed.coop COOKING CLASS: SWEET POTATO GNOCCHI Learn how to make this gnocchi to wow Thanksgiving guests. Enjoy a glass of wine or beer upon arrival and a meal to finish. Nov. 15 and 16 from 6-9 pm. $65. Commellini Estate, 14715 N. Dartford Dr. commellini.com DRINKS WITH CLASS Learn fresh twists on 1920s-era craft cocktails with craft spirits bartender Jocelyn DuPree. Includes three drinks and recipes. Nov. 15, 6:30 pm. $35. The Gilded Unicorn, 110 S. Monroe. gildedunicorn.com GOURMET COMFORT FOODS Join Kristi for a grown-up version of decadent, made-from-scratch mac and cheese and more. Nov. 15, 5:30-7 pm. $39. Kitchen Engine, 621 W. Mallon. thekitchenengine. com (509-328-3335) FIRST FOODS TRADITIONAL DINNER Rogers High School’s Nk’wu Nation Native Student Organization hosts its third annual feast. Guests enjoy traditional indigenous foods including squash, elderberry, acorn, bison dishes and more. Nov. 15, 6-8 pm. $10 suggested donation. Rogers High School, 1622 E. Wellesley Ave. (354-6647) NUTRITIOUS FALL SOUPS Join Korrin Fotheringham to learn to make simple, nutritious soups to fuel you and your family this winter. Nov. 15, 6-8 pm. $40 + ticket fees. My Fresh Basket, 1030 W. Summit Pkwy. (558-2100) 90S BAR CRAWL Lace up your LA Gears, slap on your bracelets and saddle up your Furbies to take on downtown Spokane, 90s style. Tickets include an event cup, koozie, slap bracelet, discount drinks at participating bars, 90s music and more. Nov. 17, 3-10 pm. $27-$30. bit.ly/2P2oI5b MARYHILL SPOKANE 1ST YEAR ANNIVERSARY The winery’s Spokane tasting room celebrates with live music, wine discounts, a David’s Pizza fundraiser for Spokane Fantasy Flight, live radio broadcast and more. Nov. 17, 1-4 pm. Free admission. Maryhill Winery Spokane, 1303 W. Summit Pkwy. bit.ly/2zLyU7L SONS OF NORWAY LUTEFISK DINNER The Spokane Sons of Norway hosts its annual dinner. Menu includes lutefisk, meatballs, potatoes, vegetables, lefse, lingonberries and white cake. Nov. 17 at noon and 2 pm. $10-$20. All Saints Lutheran, 314 S. Spruce. bit.ly/2IKb1RV 2ND ANNUAL FRIENDSGIVING A fivecourse dinner by Couple of Chefs Catering, paired with beer. Vegetarian options available. Nov. 21, 5-8 pm. $28. Community Pint, 120 E. Sprague. bit.ly/2QCHgG5

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I SAW YOU TUESDAY NIGHT DICK’S I saw you at Dick’s on Tuesday night. We both were dressed well and following up election party drinks with a late night snack, I suppose. I found comfort in the fact that we both were attempting to heal sorrows of the night’s wins and losses by stuffing our mouths full of a local favourite. I hope you enjoyed that Whammy. Maybe next time we can get shakes together? TURKEY FEST ROMANCE I saw you, also braving the Friday night FREE turkey crowds at the Northside Winco. You were diligent and collected. I was impressed because by no means was I any bit of either. I noticed your smile and contagious laugh from a few aisles away. Can you finish that whole turkey on your own? Maybe you need help prepping it? PERFECTION... CONTINUED Me, still a short lady, you, still a tall gentleman. I submitted an “I Saw You” this time last year, and as I requested, we synced up to meet at Perfection Tires to celebrate one year of FUN! (And to get our snow tires on.) Since then you’ve not only built a special rack in your garage to keep my tires, you’ve continued to build and carve out a space in your life and your home for my heart (and my stuff.)

I thank God every day for our chance meeting at a tire store, and for the wonderful man you are. I love our partnership, in everything from our bumbling attempts at learning Ballroom Dancing to updating your kitchen. (I love the countertops, but not as much as I love you... and I REALLY love the countertops. 2019 is looking to be an exciting year for us, my love. So, dear Inlander readers, stay tuned for the next installment of “Perfection . . . “ in the “I Saw You” section. GREAT AMERICAN READ You were at the Great American Read party at the downtown library on October 23, in a costume featuring a pet dragon (NOT daenerys of Game of the Thrones: you were in leather, or brown) and I wished I had caught who you dressed up as, if only because I am in need of more dragon literature, and kind of I hoped you were dressed up as a character from my favorite dragon novels by Naomi Novik. I was not in costume; but had purple hair and was nonetheless passionate about books. either way find me at spokanedragonfans@gmx.com WALGREENS NW BLVD, NOV. 7 You: Larger blonde woman in an older car. I was stopped behind you and watched you freak out on someone pulling out of their parking space and made you wait a full 30 seconds for them. News flash: this is a parking lot and you will have to wait for people! Cheers to the other driver who flipped you off and made you go even more crazy. Made my day. GOLDILOCKS AT VALLEY MUV I’ve seen you at the Muv in the Valley a few times, and I can’t lie, you get my heart rate up before I even step on the elliptical. I can’t stop staring at your perfect hair flowing out from under your hat while you lift. This may seem a little stalkerish, but I’ve seen you in the parking lot and I LOVE your red Tacoma! I’m pretty shy and you are always so into your workout, I haven’t built up the courage to talk to you. I’ll keep admiring you from afar while you relentlessly crush

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the stair climber, but one day I hope ride shotgun in your truck to see my reflection in your Oakleys.

YOU SAW ME PROPANE AT CHEVRON 11/9 AROUND 5:30 I was short on brain power this evening when trying to checkout following a very stressful day of responding to divorce court filings. I didn’t see who you were, and couldn’t find you

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The only thing you re going to manage is to get that animal to be terrified of you. When you yell or strike an animal, it doesn’t correct the behaviour you are trying to stop, but it can make the animal scared and mean. And seeing as in this case, the animal you are beating (yes, I do in fact hear it and I do make the calls) is a dog, he might turn and defend himself. But here’s one of the biggest tragedies in this; if that dog turns and bites you, he will be labelled a dangerous animal and put to sleep. But if he does nothing, he may very well be

I found comfort in the fact that we both were attempting to heal sorrows of the night’s wins and losses by stuffing our mouths full of a local favourite.

after the cashier told me what you were wearing. I would very much like to take you out for lunch or coffee if you would oblige me - no strings attached. Like I said, I didn’t even get a chance to put a face with the name, but would like to chat with, and meet this kind hearted soul - we might just be cut from the same cloth. Please consider sending me an email to say hi - j_v_z@hotmail.com. I won’t smother you with “thank yous”, but we are the company we keep, and I like your style. Tell me which Chevron and either your sweater color, hair style, or what type of visible piercing(s) you may have had. These are the only clues I was given to work with .

at the table next to me. The manager on duty knew his name and made sure to return a couple of dollars he said the kid “dropped.” I am assuming this probably came from his tip jar. Later, another teenager seeming to be troubled came in from the cold to warm up and the manager addressed him by name and had no issue with him taking up a table without making a purchase. I found this to be an incredibly uncommon kindness. To top it off, the client I was meeting left her purse behind and the manager went above and beyond mak-

ing sure it got back to her. Cheers to the staff at Starbucks for reminding me there are kind people wherever you go! YOU GUYS ROCK!! Thank you to the adorable EMTS that helped me up after I fell in the parking lot of the Valley Regal Cinemas on Tuesday, November 6th. You two are truly great!!

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beaten to death one day. Damned if he does, damned if he doesn’t. If you harm your animals just because they won’t do exactly what you want, then you are a horrible person that should never own animals or have children. People reading this; if you hear abuse, CALL someone. Please. n

JEERS BOY SCOUT(S) DISAPPOINTMENT I am disappointed with the Boy Scout(s) who left a “Scouting For Food” bag on my porch for me to fill with non-perishables for the Food Bank, which I gladly did do, but no one came to pick it up on the second Saturday of November as they said they would. Scouting is supposed to be about showing responsibility in the community. STOP HITTING YOUR PETS Seriously.

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MUSIC

LILAC CITY LIVE! November’s event features Spokane author Samuel Ligon, author of the serial novel Miller Cane, currently being published in the Inlander each week. Also featuring music by Nat Park and the Tunnels of Love, artist Mary Anne Gebhart and comedian Mara Baldwin. Nov. 15, 8-9 pm. Free. Downtown Spokane Library, 906 W. Main Ave. spokanelibrary.org (444-5300) GU HIP HOP & RAP CLUB: FALL FEST FT. SYLVAN LACUE The 2nd annual Fall Fest concert features headliner Sylvan LaCue, who’s made waves in the hip hop scene following his most recent album. Spokane’s T.S the Solution opens. Nov. 16, 7-10 pm. $5-$15. Gonzaga University, 502 E. Boone. bit.ly/2CU0ymi THE M SHOW: MUSIC, MAYHEM & MYSTERY A new night of classical/pop music plus comedy from host Mateusz Wolski, concertmaster of the Spokane Symphony. Nov. 16-17 at 7 pm. $25-$60. Riverside Place, 1110 W. Riverside. spokanesymphony.org (624-1200) BLACK VIOLIN: CLASSICAL BOOM TOUR Classically trained violist and violinist Wil Baptiste and Kev Marcus combine classical and hip-hop influences to create a distinctive multi-genre sound. Nov. 17, 8 pm. $38-$48. Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox, 1001 W. Sprague. foxtheaterspokane.com (624-1200) CHORALE CDA: MADE IN THE USA A concert celebrating the centennial of Leonard Bernstein’s birth and his works, as well as those of American composers. Nov. 17, 2 pm. $10-$20. First Presbyterian Church, 318 S. Cedar St. choralecda.com (509-747-1058) KPBX KIDS’ CONCERT: SCOTT KIRBY Scott Kirby’s “Main Street Souvenirs” is a celebration of classic Americana that explores 150 years of music through piano performances. Nov. 17, 1 pm. Free. Spokane Falls Community College, 3410 W. Fort George Wright Dr. kpbx.org AMERICAN GUILD OF ORGANISTS The Spokane Chapter of the American Guild of Organists presents its annual fall concert. Nov. 18, 3 pm. Free. Central Lutheran, 512 S. Bernard. (624-5627) FLUTE FEST RECITAL The Spokane Flute Choir celebrates the many faces of flute music with a free recital. Nov. 18, 2-3:30 pm. Free; donations accepted. Holy Names Music Center, 3910 W. Custer Dr. bit.ly/2RbUE3T GONZAGA WIND ENSEMBLE FALL CONCERT Led by composer and conductor Robert Spittal, presenting the Spokane premiere of Spittal’s “Diversions” for clarinet and wind ensemble. Nov. 18, 3-4:30 pm. $10. Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox, 1001 W. Sprague. gonzaga.edu/music EWU ORCHESTRA + CHOIR CONCERT A “Baroque Celebration” featuring Vivaldi’s Gloria and other works from the Baroque era. Nov. 20, 7:30-9 pm. $3$5. Eastern Washington University, 526 Fifth St. ewu.edu (359-2241) MUSIC & COMMUNITY A special Thanksgiving Eve music and community event featuring The Powers from Coeur d’Alene. Ornaments are available to decorate with a canned food donation for the Bonner County Food Bank. Nov. 21, 6-9 pm. Free. Matchwood Brewing, 513 Oak, Sandpoint. matchwoodbrewing.com

SPORTS & OUTDOORS

SPOKANE CHIEFS VS. SEATTLE THUNDERBIRDS Promo: Coeur d’Alene Casino Bingo night. Nov. 16, 7:05 pm. $11-$25. Spokane Arena, 720 W. Mallon Ave. spokanearena.com (279-7000) SPOKANE CHIEFS VS. CALGARY HITMEN Promo: “Fred Meyer Shop with the Chiefs” night. Nov. 17, 7:05 pm. $11-$25. Spokane Arena, 720 W. Mallon Ave. spokanearena.com (279-7000) BRRC TURKEY TROT The Bloomsday Road Runners Club’s annual event to collect food and cash for Second Harvest Food Bank. Runners/walkers have the option of 2-5 mile routes. Nov. 22, 9-10:30 am. Free; donations accepted. Manito Park, 1800 S. Grand Blvd. brrc. net (868-6433)

THEATER

BANDSTAND: THE BROADWAY MUSICAL ON SCREEN From Andy Blankenbuehler, winner of the Tony for Best Choreography in Bandstand and Hamilton, this new musical explodes with dancing as America’s soldiers come home in 1945 to ticker-tape parades and overjoyed families. Nov. 15 and Nov. 19 at 7 pm. Regal Cinemas Riverstone, 2416 Old Mill Loop. fathomevents.com CONSTELLATIONS This spellbinding, romantic journey begins with a simple encounter between a man and a woman. Nov. 9-Dec. 2; Thu-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm. $14-$27. Spokane Civic Theatre, 1020 N. Howard. (325-2507) FINDING NEVERLAND Direct from Broadway is the incredible story behind one of the world’s most beloved characters: Peter Pan. Nov. 15-17 at 7:30 pm; Nov. 17 at 2 pm and Nov. 18 at 1 and 6:30 pm. $50-$98. First Interstate Center for the Arts, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. wcebroadway.com (800-325-7328) AN INSPECTOR CALLS Rogers Encore Dramas has double-cast this murder mystery drama. The first weekend features a different cast than the second. Nov. 15-17 at 7 pm. $5-$7. Rogers High School, 1622 E. Wellesley. (354-6551) MERRY MEN The Washington state premiere of this Robin Hood story like you’ve never seen before. Nov. 8-18; Thu-Sat at 7 pm, Sun at 2 pm. $10. SFCC, 3410 W. Fort George Wright Dr. spokanefalls.edu/drama RADIUM GIRLS Inspired by a true story about a radium watch dial painter fighting for justice. Nov. 15-17 at 7 pm. $8$10. Lewis and Clark High School, 521 W. Fourth. tigerdrama.com THANKS A LOT / TRUE BELIEVER Unknown Locals and the Panida Playhouse Players team up for two one-act plays to kick off the holiday season. Nov. 15-17 at 7:30 pm, Nov. 18 at 3:30 pm. $10-$14. Panida Theater, 300 N. First Ave. panida.org (208-255-7801) WORKING, A MUSICAL Based on Studs Terkel’s bestselling book of interviews with American workers. Nov. 9-17; Thu at 5 pm; Fri-Sat at 7:30 pm; Sun at 2 pm. $10/general. EWU, 526 Fifth St. ewu.edu/cale/programs/theatre CYT NORTH IDAHO: MY SON PINOCCHIO, JR. This new musical retells the classic story from Geppetto’s perspective. Nov. 9-18; Fri-Sat at 7 pm; Sat-Sun at 3 pm. $11-$15. Kroc Center, 1765 W. Golf Course Rd. kroccda.org

DAISY Based on true events, Daisy explores the moment in TV that launched the age of negative advertising and forever changed the way we elect our leaders. Nov. 16-Dec. 2; Fri-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm. $20. Stage Left Theater, 108 W. Third Ave. stageleft.org DISNEY’S NEWSIES THe story of a ragtag group of newsboys who form a union to fight greedy newspaper owners who raise the price of “papes.” Nov. 8-10 and 15-16 at 7 pm; Nov. 17 at 2 pm. $10-$12. Ferris High School, 3020 E. 37th Ave. spokaneschools.org/ferris TWO WITCHES, NO WAITING A comedic peek into the lives of Arlene and Elzbeth Marcus, mysterious sisters living in their grand ancestral home. Nov. 9-25; Fri-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm. $12$15. Ignite! Community Theatre, 10814 E. Broadway. igniteonbroadway.org A MAGICAL CIRQUE CHRISTMAS A holiday show featuring international talent performing magic, circus acts and favorite Christmas carols. Nov. 20, 7:30-9:30 pm. $32-$72. First Interstate Center for the Arts, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. wcebroadway.com

VISUAL ARTS

ALLIE VOGT: ENDLESSLY REWINDING Paintings and drawings by the former NIC faculty member and artist. Nov. 13Feb. 1; Mon-Fri 10 am-4 pm. Reception Nov. 13 from 5-7 pm; gallery walk 1-2 pm. 6. Free. North Idaho College, 1000 W. Garden Ave. nic.edu (208-769-7764) MODERN MASTERS: GROUP F/64: Nearly 50 works from five of Group f/64’s members: Ansel Adams, Imogen Cunningham, Willard Van Dyke, Brett Weston and Edward Weston. Through Feb. 3; Tue-Sun 10 am-5 pm; until 8 pm third Thu. $5-$10/admission. The MAC, 2316 W. First. northwestmuseum.org ORNAMENTS & SMALL WORKS SHOW The annual showcase features holiday ornaments and other small works made by more than 40 regional artists. Nov. 9-Dec. 21; Mon-Fri 10 am-5 pm, Sat 10 am-4 pm. Free. Spokane Art School, 811 W. Garland Ave. spokaneartschool.net MUSIC TO YOUR EARS This month’s show features works by Dan Droz, who combines his love of music, sculpture, and recycling into imaginative pieces of functional art. Nov. 16, 5-9 pm. Free. New Moon Art Gallery, 1326 E. Sprague, Suite B. newmoonartgallery.com

WORDS

DR. TEMPLE GRANDIN Hear from one of the the most accomplished and wellknown adults with autism in the world. Nov. 16, 6 pm. $25. Schuler Performing Arts Center at NIC, 1000 W. Garden Ave. (208-769-7780) BOOK SIGNING: STEPHEN PITTERS The local author, poet and host of KYRS’s “Spokane Open Poetry” hosts a signing of his “Conversations on Altered Roadways” and “Prerecorded.” Nov. 17, 9:30 am-12:30 pm. Free. 2nd Look Books, 2829 E. 29th. (535-6464) THE CONTINUING CASE OF SPOKANE GARRY Dr. David Beine presents current findings about the recently disputed location of Chief Garry’s land, and some intriguing stories of the various characters involved in this historic land dispute. Nov. 20, 6:30-7:30 pm. Free. Shadle Library, 2111 W. Wellesley Ave. spokanelibrary.org (444-5300) n

Advice Goddess BEST MAN FOR THE SOB

I’m a 28-year-old guy with an amazing girlfriend. She gets upset and sometimes cries, and I never know how to soothe her. I’m afraid to say the wrong thing, so I don’t say anything at all. Of course, she then gets more upset, thinking I don’t care. But I do care, and I want her to know. —Tongue-Tied When things get emotionally fraught in a relationship, it’s tempting to wish for a simpler existence — like being a dog so all that’s expected of you is 1. Don’t pee on the rug. AMY ALKON 2. Sit still while the girlfriend dresses you up as a bee. In fact, if you’re like a lot of men, a female partner’s tears are liquid kryptonite, causing you to pretty much lose consciousness while appearing to be totally awake and ambulatory. Women may not entirely get this — or the extent of it — because of some sex differences in emotion processing. Generally speaking, putting it in collegiate terms, the female mind majors in psychology; the male mind majors in physics — though individual male and female minds vary, of course. Research by psychologist Simon Baron-Cohen finds that women tend to be the “empathizers” of the species, driven (from childhood on) to identify others’ “emotions and thoughts, and to respond to these with an appropriate emotion.” Men, on the other hand, tend to be “systematizers” — driven to understand the inner workings of the blender. The good news is, there’s a secret — even for the most emotionally inarticulate man — for comforting an upset woman: You don’t have to be Shakespeare; just don’t go all shutupspeare. For example, last week, when I was bummed about something — to the point of tears — I was on the phone with my boyfriend, and he said the sweetest thing: “I’m bad at this” (meaning knowing what to say) “but I want to help you feel better.” This made me feel loved — and better. Also, it was kind of sexy. (Showing vulnerability, contrary to what many believe, is a sign not of weakness but of strength — suggesting you have enough social and emotional capital not to act all superhero all the time.) As an emergency measure — if even the words about not having the right words fail you — you can communicate your desire to comfort her with a hug, hair stroking, and other loving gestures. Again, just be sure to make some kind of effort to soothe her (lest she add feeling emotionally abandoned by her boyfriend to her boohoo list). Ideally, when your girlfriend suddenly wants to try some new positions, they aren’t things like standing on the base of the fireplace as she’s screaming at you to say something already.

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My husband’s parents asked to be in the delivery room while I’m giving birth, and he said yes — without asking me. Now he doesn’t want to tell them otherwise, which is weird because he isn’t usually lacking in assertiveness. I get along fine with my inlaws, but I don’t want them in there with me. —Horrified Mom-To-Be There are those men who understand what it’s like to give birth — those who’ve passed a kidney stone the size of a decorative lawn boulder out a slim fleshy tube normally meant for urine. You are not doing a one-woman show in the delivery room; you are the lead character in a medical procedure — one that can involve pooping while pushing, horror movie-esque blood spatter, and impressive strings of screamed profanity (interspersed with tender maternal utterances like “GET THIS DEMONSPAWN OUT OF ME!”). Sociologist Erving Goffman pointed out that we all engage in constant “impression management,” editing our behavior to control how others see us. (Choosing how much of our selves to make public is a big part of this.) Goffman explains that losing control — not being able to present our desired image — is deeply disturbing to us, leading to feelings of shame and compensatory strategies to clean up the damage. (Never looking your father-in-law in the eye again sound good to you?) You say your husband generally isn’t lacking in assertiveness. Chances are, in the wake of his saying yes instead of “Gotta check with my wife,” he would feel bad about going back on it. (Maybe part of his impression management is coming off as a man of his word.) But back on his word he must go, because it’s your choice whether you make your private parts public parts. Not surprisingly, you feel you put your best foot forward with your feet in shoes under the dinner table — not in stirrups while the inlaws go sightseeing with the iPhone up the, um, Grand Canyon: “Look, Ralph...there’s a little fist coming out! Quick! Get a shot for our Instagram!” n ©2018, Amy Alkon, all rights reserved. • Got a problem? Write Amy Alkon, 171 Pier Ave, #280, Santa Monica, CA 90405 or email AdviceAmy@aol.com (www.advicegoddess.com)

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hether they’re only here for a day, or you’ve got them the whole weekend, spending time with loved ones this Thanksgiving is made all the more memorable when you get to do things together. Start a new tradition (and work off some of that stuffing) by spending the day skiing, snowboarding or just enjoying the view at SILVER MOUNTAIN RESORT, which celebrates opening day, Nov. 23 (visit silvermt.com). Head up for opening day and be the first to test out five new runs Silver is debuting off of chairs two and four which promise to open up some steeper terrain and more glades.

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December holidays? How about tickets to CHRISTMAS UNWRAPPED (tickets: $27.50), a cabaret-style performance starring Ellen Travolta, which starts the day after Thanksgiving and runs through Dec. 16 at THE COEUR D’ALENE RESORT, or get inspired to really deck the halls by viewing the elaborate professionally decorated Christmas trees on display at THE FESTIVAL OF TREES. The trees are open for viewing at THE COEUR D’ALENE RESORT CONVENTION CENTER starting Friday, Nov. 23.

If that sounds like a bit much, plan to take a walk together around TUBBS HILL, then stop in town for a cuppa Joe at any of the many coffee shops nearby, such as BAKERY BY THE LAKE, EVANS BROTHERS COFFEE ROASTERS or VAULT COFFEE. Is it too early to be thinking about the next holiday? Stop by CHRISTMAS AT THE LAKE and pick out something special for the tree.

The day after Thanksgiving is also when everyone bundles up and heads downtown for the PARADE, which start at 5 pm. This charming, small town parade works its way down Sherman Avenue and culminates with the LIGHTING CEREMONY at 6 pm when 1.5 million lights are turned on to illuminate the largest on-the-water holiday light display in America (insider tip: park north of downtown and walk the pleasant few blocks to the Coeur d’Alene Resort). Then comes the FIREWORKS!

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Jane Austen Society High Tea NOVEMBER 17

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Holiday Gift and Food Faire NOVEMBER 17

Coeur d’Alene High School’s gift and food faire has developed a big following over the past 27 years. This year’s show will feature more than 150 different vendors. Due to construction at CHS, this year’s event is being hosted at Canfield Middle School. $2

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