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Inspiration to get you in the holiday spirit PAGE 29

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November 25th - December 18th Find Rudolf at 25 downtown Spokane locations for a chance to win a downtown Spokane prize package! Print your passport online or find one inside Auntie’s Bookstore or River Park Square. For more information on how to participate and a complete list of rules, please visit: downtownspokane.org.

Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony Saturday, December 2nd | 4-8pm

The WTB Crew in Blue is helping light up the night at the first downtown Spokane tree lighting event.

Mobius Day

Friday, December 8th | 5-8pm Join us at Mobius for an after-hours event! The WTB Crew in Blue is giving the first 500 people at both the Mobius Science Center and Mobius Children’s Museum FREE ADMISSION!

Christmas Tree Giveaway Saturday, December 9th | 10am

Washington Trust Bank 2nd & Wall Branch | 706 W 2nd Ave. The WTB Crew in Blue is giving the first 50 families on site a free, fresh-cut Christmas tree, courtesy of WTB. Trees will be provided by Hutton Settlement. Learn more about Hutton Settlement and their Christmas tree farm at www.huttonsettlement.org.

Family Skate Day

Monday, December 18th | 5-8pm Join us at the new skate ribbon in Riverfront Park. The WTB Crew in Blue is giving the first 500 people free admission. Skate rentals are not included.

WTB Cash Mob

Wednesday, December 20th The WTB Crew in Blue is giving away free gas to 20 lucky people at two different gas stations in downtown Spokane. Stay tuned to our Facebook page for more details.

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INSIDE VOL. 25, NO. 6 | COVER ILLUSTRATION: MICHAEL KORFHAGE

COMMENT 5 NEWS 13 CULTURE 23

HOLIDAY GUIDE 29 69 FOOD 71 FILM

75 MUSIC 80 EVENTS GREEN ZONE 86

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n this week’s massive issue, we have everything you need to properly get into the HOLIDAY spirit — calendars, curated recommendations and funny/heartfelt essays capturing the essence of the season (beginning on page 29). For me, the most compelling thing about this time of year is the fact that we all simply try. We try to be decent to each other; try to be generous; try to make peace; try to show up at painfully awkward family gatherings; and try to let those we love know that we do indeed give a crap (even when we don’t show it for most of the year). No, I don’t think it’s the thought that counts. To me, it’s the attempt, the effort, the try. — JACOB H. FRIES, Editor

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ongressman Raúl Labrador came to our town a while ago to talk to Republican voters about why he should be chosen to serve as Idaho governor. Labrador has joined Lt. Gov. Brad Little and businessman/former doctor Tommy Ahlquist in a three-way race for the Republican gubernatorial nomination. A.J. Balukoff, a well-respected hotel owner and education advocate, is the Democratic candidate. Idaho voters are being offered a broad choice of gubernatorial candidates. The May 2018 primary is six months away, and those months will fly, as time always does. Labrador chose to speak in a local church, which was an unusual decision since churches are expected to be non-political. But Labrador doesn’t mind stepping outside the boundaries of normal protocol; he is one of the founding members of the House Freedom Caucus, which specializes in literally taking liberties. The Freedom Caucus is a passel of 30-odd rebellious right-wing congressmen who choose never to compromise their conservative and libertarian ideologies. Members of the Freedom Caucus exercise freely their own freedom to ignore custom and write new rules. They operate in general without regard for party leadership and other members’ positions or feelings. They are quietly detested by other members of Congress. Like many members of the Freedom Caucus, Labrador wants to take away Americans’ right to elect their U.S. senators by eliminating the 17th Amendment to the Constitution. If he and his cohorts had their way, we would be back in the 19th century, when U.S. senators were chosen by special interests in state legislatures instead of voted into office by ordinary people. Freedom isn’t free, but if Raúl Labrador has his way, it will be for sale.

nd what about the freedom to enjoy God’s green earth, or to roam and breathe free? The League of Conservation Voters gave Labrador a zero rating for his 2017 votes on environmental legislation, and a 5 percent rating for votes over the course of his seven years in Congress. Last year, he voted against disaster funding for people affected by the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, where toxic lead had leaked into the city’s water; he voted to eliminate pollution safeguards for our waterways; he voted against a bill protecting farmworkers from dangerous pesticides. He even voted against the Land and Water Conservation Fund, which helped Coeur d’Alene in its acquisition of Tubbs Hill. What about the freedom to live with dignity? At a town hall in May, Labrador made national news by declaring, “Nobody dies because they don’t have access to health care.” And how about freedom from sexual harass-

ment? When the infamous Access Hollywood videotape of Donald Trump’s derogatory remarks about women appeared in October 2016, two prominent Idaho Republicans, Sen. Mike Crapo and Rep. Mike Simpson, condemned him and withdrew their endorsement of Trump. Labrador doubled down in his support. I feel strongly that Labrador is not a good fit to be governor of Idaho. His interests do not match the interests of the everyday Idahoan. The majority of Idahoans are conservative, but they are middle-of-the-road conservatives. Most Idahoans are true freedom lovers. They live one step away from the outdoors. They cherish the simple connection with the four seasons, the feel of boot to trail, or tennis shoe to asphalt. They enjoy uncluttered sunsets and sunrises. They take for granted the serenity of wide-open space and the rugged skyline of the mountains. Most Idahoans have a sense of place, or they wouldn’t stay.

overnors Robert Smylie, John Evans, Cecil Andrus and Phil Batt were all very middle-of-the-road, centrist leaders concerned about both business and education. Two were Republicans, two were Democrats. Partisanship, while ever-present in both the governor’s office and the legislature, has until recently not been the first consideration. Governors Andrus, a Democrat, and Batt, a Republican, worked diligently together to prevent the state from becoming the nation’s nuclear waste site. Both governors were also concerned about human rights, regardless of political party. Andrus was first elected in 1970 on a platform that included saving the White Clouds natural area. In 2015, Rep. Simpson sponsored the bill that finally gave wilderness status and protection to the White Clouds. Each of these elected officials has cared first about Idaho, its people and its land. Today, more than ever, the state needs a governor who understands the importance of protecting Idaho’s precious resources. Idaho contains 34.5 million acres of national public lands. Labrador wants the federal government to turn over the national lands for the states to manage. Polls show that a vast majority of Idahoans are opposed to such a move, preferring instead the hiking, fishing and camping options that we all now enjoy. Labrador may well be a sharp, hard-working lawyer. But he is no friend of freedom. These days, with self-styled friends like him, freedom has all the enemies it can handle. n

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COMMENT | SELF-HELP to isolate yourself and not feel bad about it. When you can bring yourself to be around friends and family again, probably sometime in the spring, it’ll be like a reunion. Exciting! You’ll get to eat as much garbage food and takeout as you want because there’s very little reason to bother making a decent meal. Why would you put yourself through the discomfort of cooking when you already feel so sad and useless? Cookies by the roll. Various forms of microwave pizza. Loaves of bread like you’re a cartoon peasant. All this, and more, can be yours.

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Survival Guide How to be optimistic about your oncoming seasonal depression BY CHELSEA MARTIN

s seasonal depression approaches, I’ve found myself trying to plan for it by making lists of ways to stay motivated, things to focus on, and ways to trick my brain into ignoring its own bad attitude. But then I thought, maybe I’m going about this all wrong. Maybe the depression itself is a good thing. While it’s true that seasonal depression can be a bummer due to the unshakeable negativity, lack of personal motivation, general neverending blah-ness, and the fact that your life temporarily feels like a painful and meaningless path to nowhere, it’s

also true that there are ways to enjoy and benefit from those feelings. Here are a few ways that I’ve discovered. You’ll save a ton of money on your heating and electricity bills by never leaving your bed. Personally, I think this is one of the most overlooked financial tips for getting through the winter months. Stay in bed and watch those dollar signs roll in. When someone requests your presence somewhere other than your bed, kindly inform them that you are extremely busy building your nest egg. You’ll get a much-needed break from friends and loved ones. Somehow everyone’s attitude, regardless of whether it is more negative or positive than your own, will make you feel worse about yourself, so ’tis the season

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You’ll have loads of extra time, since you won’t be interested in books or television or music or games or socializing or exercise or any of the things you used to enjoy. Excluding hobbies from your life will give you ample time for suddenly urgent feelings like emotional numbness, hostile introspection and unplaceable dread, just to name three! Your skin will shine. Seasonal depression is like a vacation from personal hygiene. Naturally occurring beneficial bacteria will flourish from your lack of showering, flossing and brushing your hair, and the greasy buildup will leave you with a fashionable shiny glow. You’ll finally catch up on your sleep. It’s not like there’s any reason to do anything else. Getting out of bed and doing something mildly productive will make you feel like a gold-medal athlete. When is the last time you were truly proud of yourself? What if I told you that you could achieve that feeling by doing something as simple as changing your socks? What if I told you that you could have that feeling once, twice, or maybe even three times per month? Time management won’t feel like such a priority. Wasting time won’t make you feel bad about yourself, because your self-worth literally couldn’t get any worse. Go ahead and play video games on your phone and mindlessly scroll through social media all day, because what difference does it make? Binge-watch a sitcom from 20 years ago while eating an entire box of saltines and drinking a bottle of wine you forgot to give your mom on her birthday, straight from the bottle. There’s no downhill from here, so soak it in. n Chelsea Martin is the Spokane-based author of five books, including Caca Dolce: Essays from a Lowbrow Life. Her website is jerkethics.com.

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COMMENT | FROM READERS

NO LAST “LAST WORD”? And that’s it? After so many years of faithful service, the “Last Word” is unceremoniously dumped? And never mentioned again? Just shoved into shameful obscurity? No the “Last Last Word”? No retrospective the “Best of the Last Word”? No regretful but appreciative editorial saluting the the “Last Word” for everything it’s done? Well! STEVE WING Spokane, Wash. [EDITOR’S NOTE: We know the “Last Word” will be missed, but we also hope you’ll find the same quality writing and thoughtful, funny and/or trenchant pieces you found there throughout the Inlander. It’s also worth noting that here at the Inlander, we never say “never again.” In fact, we’ve just revived another old Inlander standby, “The Buzz Bin,” which dates back to our very earliest days in the mid-1990s. Check it out on page 25.]

HEADS IN THE SAND? It’s amazing how those who voted for Trump will quote the fake news as supplied by the Russians about Hillary Clinton, when anything derogatory is said about Donald Trump (“Trump’s Minefield,” 11/16/17). And when you quote the current news about D.T., which usually is derogatory, they will respond that it is fake news. When you question them how they get their news, they usually respond: “We don’t watch the news because it’s all fake!” They only believe Donald Trump’s “alternate truth.” RP MARTINEZ Spokane Valley, Wash.

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Readers respond to “Mitch’s Monster (11/16/17), John Reuter’s column about GOP Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, and how his strict partisanship led to controversial Republican Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore:

MATTHEW B. MCGEE: Yep. 100% true. And if he wins they’ll embrace this monster like they do so many others. VICKI FORSLUND BORDIERI: Hopefully soon they will [choose] God or the Republican Party. The way it is now they are diametrically opposite. NICK STALEY: Conservatives are smashing their expensive Keurig machines in protest, because Keurig refuses to be associated with a station that supports a child molester, and this is the era we live in now. Being red vs. blue is more important than whether or not we put a child predator in a position of power in federal government. Every day I wake up and think, “This nation is going to implode.” n

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Brandaleen Harper and her son, Gabriel, are grateful for a new program called Complete Eats.

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Programs aim to make fruits and vegetables more accessible for low-income community members BY SAMANTHA WOHLFEIL

abriel Robinson really likes tomatoes. And broccoli. And ba-bas. “He loves apples and bananas, all fruits are called ‘ba-bas’ though,” explains his mom, Brandaleen Harper, as she stands in her kitchen on a recent Saturday morning. On any given day, as the nearly 2-year-old runs from the living room, to the kitchen, to the dining room of the Emerson-Garfield house where he and his mom live with roommates, he can easily reach for fruit- and veggiebased snacks in the baskets, cupboards and refrigerator drawers that sit at his eye level. As his mom holds up two giant Honeycrisp apples she just got on sale at the store, Gabriel reaches up, hands above his head, to take one. In one swift motion, he immediately brings the outsized fruit down to his mouth; half his face disappears as he takes a big chomp, then another.

“Usually I peel them and slice them,” the 29-year-old Harper says with a laugh. “We just eat them like candy.” Raising Gabriel on her own, Harper says that every little bit counts when it comes to stretching her money at the grocery store. She makes sure they regularly eat fresh fruits and vegetables, and that cookies and sweets are saved only as special treats. That hasn’t always been easy for the part-time daycare worker, who says she’s doing everything she can not to wind up homeless again. This summer, though, she found some relief in a newly launched program called Complete Eats. For every $10 of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) EBT money spent on fruits and vegetables at Safeway, the store will automatically give the food stamp recipients a $5 coupon to spend on produce on their next visit. “If you spend $30 you’re getting $15 back,” she says,

noting that’s like cutting half the weight off the produce she buys by the pound. That puts things like avocados, mangoes, and pineapples back in reach of her budget. The program, paid for by a pass-through grant to the state from the USDA’s Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive dollars, applies to fruits and vegetables that are fresh, frozen or canned, but excludes items that have added salt, fat or sugar. The hope is, it will enable the type of healthy eating many low-income residents learn about through SNAP-funded courses. “We can tell folks to eat more fruits and vegetables ’til we’re blue in the face, but if they can’t afford them it doesn’t really change anything,” says Margaret Braun, lead community health worker with Spokane Regional Health District’s SNAP education programs. Complete Eats, which the health district celebrated ...continued on next page

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“GOOD EATS,” CONTINUED... with a kickoff this month after glitches in the system were worked out over the summer, is tracked through Safeway’s membership card, so customers need to check those coupons that print at the end of their sale, Braun says. “I never pay attention to the coupons, and we want to make sure the people who actually have EBT make sure they’re not throwing away $5,” Braun says.

t’s only the latest push to help low-income residents access healthier food. For about three years, resident community health advocates have handed out $10 Safeway produce vouchers during nutrition classes they help teach their neighbors once a month. “That’s currency, basically,” says Karen Murphy, as she holds one of the $10 “food prescription” vouchers in the apartment she shares downtown with her partner, Ruth Roberts. The couple, who will have been together 20 years next year, both work as community health advocates in their building, the Cornerstone Courtyard. They teach classes about once a month, with the curriculum and cooking supplies provided by the health district. They get a small stipend to hold a few office hours per week, where they can help direct their neighbors to doctor’s offices, bus stops, food resources and more.

“I was doing this anyway before, because people would ask me, ‘Where do I find this?’ and I’d look it up for them in the phone book,” Murphy says. “Now I actually get paid for it, which is nice. I love it. I love people, and it gets me out in my community.” Sometimes they teach meal planning, budgeting and recipes; other times it’s a fun lesson mixed in with bingo, and on occasion, they’ll visually show what nutrition facts look like. “There was the blubber burger, that was gross,” Roberts says. “We broke down how much fat, salt, sugar was in a McDonald’s meal. The fat, we measured out with shortening.”

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The sugar was represented by sugar cubes. It was enough to make you think twice. Both women say they’ve also enjoyed learning so much about nutrition. Murphy has diabetes, so diet management is important, and Roberts says that after taking the classes, she got the confidence to ask about bariatric surgery two

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years ago. “I was in the program first, and we were like, ‘We have to get healthy, gotta start eating healthy,’” Murphy says, looking at Roberts in the armchair next to her. “She came in and said, ‘I’m gonna see about the bariatric surgery,’ and got it.” “It didn’t help getting the surgery, but it helped me start eating nutritious so I could,” Roberts says. “It got me to go to my doctor and say, ‘Hey, I want to do this.’” Since then, she’s lost about 180 pounds. Learning the skills, then getting the coupons that enable buying the things that’ve been talked about in the courses has had a significant impact on people, Braun says. “The stories behind this ability to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables are great. I get to hear those,” she says. “‘I can buy my daughter fruit this month.’ ‘I had blueberries for the first time in a decade.’ Really. Seriously. … Those things you and I just take for granted are real game-changers for these folks. Ten dollars can be a game-changer for these folks.” Especially if they know how to shop sales. Harper says she’s thankful she got to learn the ins and outs of grocery stores when she worked for Kroger; it’s helped her learn how to use her coupons best. Recently, she bought about $40 worth of produce, and after she used $8 in Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) money, a $10 food prescription, a $5 Complete Eats coupon, and a store coupon for $5 off a $25 produce purchase, she spent only about $13. “We go through a lot of produce here,” she says. “You have to check sales. I know it’s hard, to check them every week, but if you look once a week … it spreads your money so then you can buy all that stuff.” n samanthaw@inlander.com

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Two members of the so-called Kettle Falls Five: Larry Harvey — who died in 2015 — and his wife, Rhonda Firestack-Harvey, who went to D.C. to tell their story. YOUNG KWAK PHOTO WEED AND THE OTHER WASHINGTON A major protection for states’ rights to legalize MEDICAL MARIJUANA is in jeopardy. An appropriations bill, part of the federal budget since 2014, has barred the Department of Justice from spending any money that would inhibit states from implementing legal medical marijuana laws. That includes funds for criminal prosecution, as long as the marijuana operation complies with state law, according to a recent Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision. The bill is a major reason that members of the Eastern Washington family now known as the “Kettle Falls Five” could now have their federal convictions thrown out. But it’s unclear whether the same provision will be included in the 2018 budget. Last week, Rhonda Firestack-Harvey, the matriarch of the Kettle Falls Five, traveled to Washington, D.C., to tell her story. (MITCH RYALS)

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COME ON DOWN! This time, Danny Butler (right) was prepared. The Whitworth University senior and self-described “superfan” of the TV game show THE PRICE IS RIGHT had been to a taping of the show once before. In 2016, his sister won an Alaskan getaway, but lost in the Showcase Showdown finale. So this year, as Butler waited in line, he studied spreadsheets listing prices of retail items. His research paid off. He jumped from his seat when his name was called as a contestant. In the end, Butler went nuts, as he won a brand-new car. (JASON STILL)

DIGGING INTO SPOKANE’S SNOW PLAN Last Wednesday marked the start of Spokane’s snow season and the beginning of the city’s new snow plan. So what does that mean for you? Your boat trailers and RVs need to be OFF THE STREET entirely and moved to a storage location. “If that’s on Grandpa’s 10 acres outside of town, great. If it’s in a covered facility or a facility that allows vehicle storage outside or if there’s room in your garage, great,” says city spokeswoman Marlene Feist, who adds that it’s unlikely you’ll be punished immediately, but the city does have the option to tow if you don’t comply. As for the rest of you, this year, remember to park on the odd side of the street. (DANIEL WALTERS)

LOST AND FOUND While completing a $100 million renovation to Seattle’s Space Needle, construction workers found a forgotten TIME CAPSULE. The capsule was supposed to be opened in 2002, but a plaque advertising the capsule’s existence disappeared at some point, and memory of the capsule faded. Last week, the capsule was opened. Inside were letters, photographs and postcards from 1982, with some mementos from the 1962 World’s Fair, when the Space Needle first opened. The capsule now may be hidden away again; this time, the instruction would be for it to be opened in 2062. (NEW YORK TIMES)

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‘Out of Compliance’ Washington Supreme Court says state legislature’s effort to fully fund education still falls short; plus, renamed highway section honors Freeman High hero Chris Reykdal, state superintendent of public instruction, says of lawmakers: “They have substantially increased basic education funding during the past three biennia.”

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Last week, the Washington Supreme Court gave a progress report on the state legislature’s latest attempt to AMPLY FUND EDUCATION. As a teacher might tell a struggling student, the court said it was encouraged by the effort but ultimately gave the state an “incomplete” on its assignment. The state legislature, after years of procrastination, came up with the plan earlier this year to comply with the court’s 2012 McCleary decision, which mandated full funding of basic education. The state’s plan increases funding for education partly through a property-tax swap that increases state funds for schools, while at the same time limiting how much districts can raise locally through levies.

The court said that once implemented, that plan will fully fund education and satisfy the McCleary decision. But it won’t be fully implemented by the deadline the state legislature imposed on itself to pay for staff salaries in full: Sept. 18, 2018. “The goals have long been clear, the deadline has long been clear, and the meaning of ‘amply fund’ has long been clear,” the court ruled Nov. 15. “Until the State enacts measures that fully implement its program of basic education by the Sept. 1, 2018 deadline, it remains out of compliance.” The court, therefore, will continue the $100,000-a-day fine it has imposed on the state legislature. In April, after

the upcoming legislative session, the court expects the state, which has already added $7 billion in school funding for the next four years, to turn in another attempt at meeting the September deadline. Chris Reykdal, state superintendent of public instruction, says he agrees with the court’s position that the legislature has made significant progress in its goal. “I applaud legislators for their work,” Reykdal says in a statement. “They have substantially increased basic education funding during the past three biennia.” But even Reykdal has his own issues with the way schools are funded, including that there isn’t enough funding for special education services, and that there

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First, Ami Strahan showed a framed photo of her 15-year-old son. And then she spoke tearfully to members of the Washington State Transportation Commission about his life and his death. When she was finished, commissioners, some wiping away their own tears, voted unanimously to name a section of State Route 27, from milepost 68.9 to milepost 82 (from Rockford to south of Spokane Valley) the SAM STRAHAN MEMORIAL HIGHWAY. Sam Strahan was shot and killed on the morning of Sept. 13 after he attempted to stop another student from opening fire in a hallway at Freeman High School. Just three months before Sam was killed, his father died in a tragic accident in their front yard. Both Sam and Ami Strahan were home at the time, she says. “I imagine often that others have already moved on from this tragedy,” Ami Strahan tells the commission. “Their lives are back to normal, and they’re doing things, and I can’t do that.” Before the vote, a commissioner read from the proposed resolution, which described Sam as a loving son and brother. He loved to play video games and chess, enjoyed camping and water sports, and could finish a Rubik’s Cube in less than 30 seconds. “Sam Strahan demonstrated fierce bravery and faith in the human spirit to do the right thing on that fateful day of Sept. 13, 2017, placing his own life before the many others,” a commissioner read from the resolution ahead of the vote. Ami Strahan described her son as an unlikely hero. “What he did that day is astonishing even to me,” she says. “But I don’t want him to be forgotten. I don’t want that day to be forgotten. I want people to know who he was, and what he did for years to come, because I believe what he did mattered.” (MITCH RYALS)

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The Better Living Center, a large food pantry in Spokane, is switching to a client-centered model.

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ust after 8 on a Tuesday morning, Loretta Kern starts pulling canned goods off a shelf and filling brown paper bags, which she places in a few grocery carts lined up along another aisle. Soon, she’ll take each cart along the shelves, stacking up loaves of bread, a carton of milk, spaghetti squash, cereal and other items that people might need, then repeating the process with the next cart. “A long time ago, I had eight children in Wyoming, and people were very kind to us,” Kern says as she keeps loading bags with food. “I know how it is to be hungry.” On the other side of a closed door, clients young and old will soon filter into the Better Living Center food pantry and provide identification and some family information to Linda Westermeyer, who’s running the front desk this morning. In the back, other volunteers start stocking shelves with this morning’s food delivery. Retiree Albert Haas helps decide what should come off the truck, and puzzles over some of the boxes that appear to have seven-and-a-half-dozen hard cooked eggs in them. Around the corner, Corey Babcock, who’s here on required community service, wipes down tubs of sour cream affected by a few burst containers, and lines the good ones up in a glass-doored cooler. The clients sit and wait in chairs. When they hear their name called, they’re told to walk right back out the front door and down the sidewalk to another door, where a volunteer pushes one of the full carts out to them so they can take it to

their car. This is pretty much how they’ve run things here for the 17 years Kern has volunteered at the pantry, just off Division on North Foothills Drive. But come January, the clients will be walking these aisles themselves, choosing their own food and taking an active role in the experience, as the pantry switches to what’s known as a “client choice” model. It’s being pushed by Second Harvest, which distributes food to some 250 partner agencies and pantries in Eastern Washington and North Idaho. Advocates say it’ll not only help reduce food waste, as people won’t have to take things they don’t want, but will also hopefully guide folks to healthier options and restore some dignity in the process for them. “Can you imagine going to the grocery store and just being handed a bag of food?” says Mindy Wallis, nutrition education manager for Second Harvest. “You want to choose what you want to eat, and you’re more likely to eat it that way, too.”

witching the region’s pantries over to the grocery-store-like experience definitely takes a lot of work, Wallis says, as it often demands reorganization of existing spaces, and sometimes retraining for volunteers. “This initiative is to kind of work with those agencies and get them to set up their food banks in a more healthful way, so it’s easier for people to choose the more healthful food,” says Julie Humphreys, spokeswoman for Second Harvest. “We need to make that simpler for folks.”

But once those changes are in place, it’s easier to make other changes that can nudge people in the direction of healthy eating, Wallis says. “Once that’s there, there’s little things that you can do to encourage people to make healthier choices, like having healthier choices at eye level,” Wallis says. “Even, like, produce displays, have them be appealing and well lit, so ‘I’m seeing there’s a lot of things available and easy to grab that are right in front of me.’” Like grocery stores, some locations may encourage clients to take produce by putting together items needed for a recipe, and offering samples to people as they “shop,” Wallis says. The layout also better lends itself to educational displays, like governmentrecommended “MyPlate” portion sizes that can quickly show which items are considered grains or vegetables, and how much of your diet they should make up. “How do we help people tip the needle in the right direction?” Wallis asks. “What the research shows is by allowing people to make the choice, they make healthier choices.”

he Better Living Center, the third-largest food pantry in Spokane, is the latest and one of the largest distributors to switch to the model. Getting there has taken more than a year, as the pantry’s board had to give approval for the change and organize funding. By Oct. 8, with grants lined up with the pantry’s parent organization, Adventist Community Services, as well as matching donors, volunteers came in for a “one-week blitz” of room gutting, floor polishing, painting and remodeling to move the entryway and prepare to use more of the space in the building, says Gayle Haeger, leader of the food bank. The center is still working out the details for how checklists might work to guide how much each family can take, and once things are about set, they’ll buy more grocery carts. Eventually, they hope to offer more classes, and maybe even open a dental clinic in rooms at the other end of their building, Haeger says. “We’re not offering classes now, because everything is upside down, but we want to be able to offer healthy eating, diabetes recovery, depression recovery, and our ultimate goal is to offer a free dental clinic,” she says. “That’s still on the drawing board, but there are people working on that. It’s really exciting.” In the meantime, the center continues to serve clients like Janet Marton, a great-grandmother who’s outlived two husbands, and currently lives with her daughter and granddaughter. They have a hard time making ends meet: Her daughter has health problems, and Marton recently lost her transportation after being hit by a drunk driver a few weeks ago, so she hitches a ride to the food pantry with whoever is coming. “It’s been a real struggle all these years,” Marton says while waiting for volunteers to fill her cart in the other room. “We depend on it. We do count on the juices — I’m a diabetic, and with the health issues of my family, it all works into our menu and feeding ourselves, and supplements the food stamps.” After a few minutes, Marton’s name is called, and she grabs her cane to walk outside and push her cart of food across the broken pavement of the parking lot to her friend’s truck. As Marton walks her cart back up the sidewalk, Shannon Lehman stands outside the center, shaking an egg next to her ear as she listens to see if it’s hard boiled, before shrugging and loading the rest of the food into her bike trailer. Lehman and her husband have kids in eighth grade and kindergarten, and have been coming to the pantry for years to help keep their kitchen full. “To me, I love when I get stuff I would never think about buying,” Lehman says. “It makes me get creative, and look up recipes for things like bok choy.” While it’s good to feel resourceful, she says, she does look forward to the new system, if for no other reason than to pass on at least one regional grain a little more often. “I have a full shelf of lentils, and I’m the only one in my house that really likes them,” she says. “I feel bad … we’re not going to starve, we could eat lentils, but if I come in here I won’t have to grab lentils.” n samanthaw@inlander.com

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“Rent is still a story about [people] who are struggling with their place in the world,” says Skyler Volpe, who plays Mimi Márquez in the nationally touring production.

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hough Rent still feels uncannily modern, times have changed since the rock musical debuted nearly 22 years ago. The HIV/AIDS epidemic that figures so heavily in its story, for example, is no longer front-page news. At the same time, some of the challenges faced by its marginalized characters — discrimination, homelessness, addiction — have steadily gained mindshare in the mainstream consciousness. There’s even a case to be made that works like Rent helped to bring that mainstreaming about. Skyler Volpe believes that those societal changes, far from making Rent somehow less compelling or pertinent, have actually served it well. “Now, because there’s some distance, audiences are able to see the relationships between the characters a little

BY E.J. IANNELLI easier and with a little more clarity. It opens your eyes to all of the other things that are happening. The story isn’t overshadowed by the disease,” she says. Much like Puccini’s La bohéme, the 1896 opera on which Rent is loosely based, the intensity of our response to specific details might wax and wane, but the universalities at its core remain the same. “Rent is still a story about [people] who are struggling with their place in the world, their own mortality, and how they’re going to be defined and define themselves,” says Volpe. “Fundamentally, Rent is about this family of friends, how they relate to each other, how they choose to live their lives.” Volpe plays Mimi Márquez in the nationally touring production of Rent, which arrives next Thursday at

the INB Performing Arts Center for a four-day, sixperformance run. Mimi is an HIV-positive erotic dancer and a struggling heroin addict, making Volpe, who has a background in improv comedy, an unconventional casting choice. Or so it might seem. “Even though Mimi’s 19 and dying and doesn’t really know love, she finds so much lightness in that. The first time you meet her is in [the song] ‘Light My Candle,’ where she’s cracking jokes and flirting. Being comfortable with comedy helped me dig into the character and make her likable, ultimately, and make you empathize with her as she goes through the second act of the show, which is really heavy,” she says. But Mimi’s fraught emotional situation wasn’t the ...continued on next page

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most formidable aspect of the role. “The most surprising thing was the physicality,” says Volpe. “Everyone knows [the number] ‘Out Tonight’ — it’s iconic and it’s big and it’s loud. We’re hanging off of bars. But then, she’s dying. So, physically, at the same time I have to convey this person who loves life and feels so alive, and yet she’s dwindling. Every second, there’s less Mimi. Finding the balance between that explosive energy and the exhaustion that sort of energy entails was really hard.” What’s helped to sustain Volpe in meeting the demands of a challenging role during an equally challenging nationwide tour is exactly what sustains Mimi in Rent: a circle of friends in the form of cast- and crewmates, who quickly form a close-knit collective every time there’s a personnel change. “There are definitely times when we’re going from bus to hotel to theater and we don’t see the town. It gets hard,” she says. “But there’s really no scenario where you perform Rent, and it’s good if the cast and the crew and the band didn’t form lasting bonds. You have to go to some really dark places, and you have to be able to trust that everyone’s going to be there with you. It’s a part of the show and a testament to the show.” In fact, for all the attention that Volpe gets as a lead actress, “the effort that we all put forth together” is the thing she most hopes audiences recognize and take away from the performance. “The effort of our production mirrors the story arc. When it’s great, it’s because we’re all

The show is still moving audiences, nearly 22 years after making its debut. CAROL ROSEGG PHOTOS great. And that’s what the story of Rent is — all of these people showing up for each other.” n Rent • Nov. 30-Dec. 3 • Thu-Sat, 7:30 pm; Sat, 2 pm; Sun, 1 and 6:30 pm • $39.50-$79.50 • INB Performing Arts Center • 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. • inbpac.com • 279-7000

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UNTOUCHABLES It’s fall, and the gangs of turkeys on the streets of Spokane have their colors showing and tails flared out. We can either treat this as a welcome addition to the autumn scenery, or a show of mockery from the untouchable city birds who don’t give a second thought to the coming Thanksgiving holiday. (WILSON CRISCIONE)

Why It’s Getting Harder to Watch Pro Football BY JACOB H. FRIES

ON THIS WEEK’S PLAYLIST Some noteworthy new music arrives online and in stores Nov. 24. To wit:  BJORK, Utopia. The delightfully freaky Icelandic artist is always worth checking in on. This is her ninth solo album.  NOEL GALLAGHER’S HIGH-FLYING BIRDS, Who Built The Moon? Anglophiles, rejoice! The main songwriter for Oasis goes a bit psychedelic and powerpop on his latest. (DAN NAILEN)

R.I.P. THE RIFF Little brother Angus Young gets most of the attention in AC/DC, thanks to the lead guitarist’s manic stage presence and the schoolboy attire he’s worn for most of the band’s 44-year career. But music geeks know it was quiet big brother and rhythm guitarist Malcolm Young who was most responsible for the simple but incredibly satisfying riff-rock that propelled the Aussie band to stardom. AC/DC has sold more than 200 million albums around the world and landed in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003. Malcolm Young died Saturday after retiring in 2014 due to the onset of dementia. His death inspired an outpouring of online love from the likes of Ozzy Osbourne, KISS, Eddie Van Halen and Ryan Adams and the Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl (playing Spokane Dec. 4), who opened the Foos’ Saturday show with AC/DC’s “Let There Be Rock.” (DAN NAILEN)

PIONEERING POETRY Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Monday appointed Seattle’s Claudia Castro Luna as the state’s next poet laureate. A native of El Salvador who fled the war-torn country at 14, Castro Luna (pictured) becomes the fifth state poet laureate, and the first immigrant and first woman of color to serve the two-year stint promoting an appreciation of poetry across the state. She previously served as Seattle’s first Civic Poet and has worked as a K-12 teacher. Castro Luna takes over Feb. 1 from Spokane’s Tod Marshall, the first Washington poet laureate from Eastern Washington. Marshall’s crisscrossed the state many times over, producing a book, WA129, with a poem representing each year of Washington’s existence. He’ll host a WA129 reading on Wed, Nov. 29, at 7:30 pm at Gonzaga’s Wolff Auditorium, joined by several of the included poets. (DAN NAILEN)

s a kid, I planted myself on the carpet in front of our TV, watching football with paper in hand and recording the jersey numbers of players who caught my eye. At school, I’d draw up offensive plays with lines and circles, have a friend sketch a defensive strategy and then, matching up our notebooks, analyze who got the best of a particular scenario. At night, I read about football (Randall Cunningham’s I’m Still Scrambling was a favorite) and binged on video games (Tecmo Super Bowl, and later Madden). Playing tackle

THE BUZZ BIN football at Greenacres Junior High, I fell in love with the game’s warrior mentality. Later, joining the school paper at Central Valley High, my first assignment bloomed into the longest article anyone could remember, as I assessed every NFL team’s prospects. In other words, I loved football. But it’s harder now. It’s not that players protest during the national anthem; as a journalist, I support free speech and using your platform to start a dialogue. It’s not really the drug use or the cheating (as if we needed another reason to hate the New England Patriots). It’s not even that the sport has become big business, often at the expense of education, or the fact that college students have been barred from unionizing. It’s this: Football damages your brain. Doctors can point it out on a scan — the trauma caused by repeated blows to the head. Notably, a study published in July found that 110 of 111 brains of former football players showed evidence of a degenerative brain disease known by the initials CTE. It reaffirmed what we already knew: The game can be devastating to the body, but hellaciously worse to the mind. CTE leaves too many of our invincible warriors broken, suicidal, homicidal, drug-addicted, demented and destitute. I’m not arguing that well-paid pro players are victims with no choices, and I’m not promising to never watch a game again. Habits and first loves die hard. But it’s different for me now. There’s some unshakable guilt, and a look at the NFL’s ratings suggests I’m not alone: Football isn’t the sweet escape from reality that it once was. n

THE ART OF DRINKING Two watering holes in downtown Spokane now feature murals by local artist Ruben Villarreal. Pictured above is Villarreal’s work at Mootsy’s (406 W. Sprague); the other is at Garageland (230 W. Riverside). (JASON STILL)

MACY’S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE Millions will tune in on Thanksgiving morning to watch the 91st annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade through Manhattan as they prep for the big dinner. This year’s parade not only features performances by 98 Degrees and Gwen Stefani, but also several new balloons, including Frozen’s loveable snowman Olaf, a character from the hit kids’ show PAW Patrol, a new version of the Grinch and “Harold the Baseball Player,” a recreation of a balloon from 1946 that was featured in Miracle on 34th Street. Watch it starting at 9 am on NBC, or via livestream on Verizon’s YouTube page. (CHEY SCOTT)

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There Can Be Only One WSU and UW face off for state supremacy in what should be a memorable Apple Cup BY DAN NAILEN

ard to believe it now, when both Washington State and Washington are Top 20 teams and perennially contending for Pac-12 North supremacy, that the so-called “Crapple Cup” was just nine years ago. That 2008 edition of the almost-annual showdown featured a 1-10 WSU facing off against a winless UW, and the game cruelly went to double overtime before the Cougs claimed victory. As awful as that game might have been to watch for anyone outside Washington, rivalry games always mean a lot, and this year’s Apple Cup could be one for the ages. Washington State If Washingat Washington, ton State Saturday, Nov. 25 at 5 wins, the pm. The game will be Cougs head shown on Fox. to the Pac-12 championship game against USC. If Washington wins, the Huskies spoil the Cougs’ chances, push WSU into third place in the Pac-12 North and send Stanford to the championship game. Here’s how the teams compare heading into Apple Cup 2017:

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The guys leading the Cougs and Huskies couldn’t be more different on the surface. WSU’s Mike Leach (pictured) is a pirate-loving quote machine who the media just loves thanks to his predilection for nonsensical non sequiturs and willingness to rip his players when they don’t live up to his expectations. His Air Raid offense worked great at Texas Tech, and continues to succeed in Pullman. UW’s Chris Petersen isn’t nearly as colorful a character, but there’s no arguing with his skills. The creativity that helped him turn Boise State into a national power works in Seattle, too, where last year he guided the Huskies to college football’s Final Four. Advantage: EVEN WSU ATHLETICS PHOTO

HOW THEY GOT HERE WASHINGTON STATE (9-2, ranked No. 14 nationally) beat Montana St. 31-0 beat Boise St. 47-44 beat Oregon St. 52-23 beat Nevada 45-7 beat USC 30-27 beat Oregon 33-10 lost to California 37-3 beat Colorado 28-0 lost to Arizona 58-37 beat Stanford 24-21 beat Utah 33-25

THE OFFENSES

UW has a balanced offense led by 1,000-yard rusher Myles Gaskin, deep threat receiver/returner Dante Pettis and solid quarterback Jake Browning, who isn’t getting nearly the hype this year as he did as a sophomore, when he chucked for 43 touchdowns; so far this year, he only has 18. Washington State counters with a passing attack led by senior quarterback Luke Falk (pictured) that’s far more potent, but a rushing attack that pales next to their westside foes. While both teams can be explosive, they both also have to contend with seriously stout defenses. With the Pac-12’s new career touchdown leader at the helm, the Cougs have to feel good about their chances. Advantage: WSU

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WASHINGTON (9-2, ranked No. 18 nationally) beat Rutgers 30-14 beat Montana 63-7 beat Fresno St. 48-16 beat Colorado 37-10 beat Oregon St. 42-7 beat California 38-7 lost to Arizona St. 13-7 beat UCLA 44-23 beat Oregon 38-3 lost to Stanford 30-22 beat Utah 33-30

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In the last two Apple Cups, the Huskies scored 45 points and blew out the Cougs. Don’t expect that to happen in 2017, as these are the two best defenses in the Pac-12. The Huskies are better top to bottom, giving up the least points per game in the conference, but they’ve had injury issues in the secondary and have given up 30 points in each of their last two games, so there’s some turmoil. WSU is more adept at forcing turnovers — a key aspect to their success this season. The Cougs also have arguably the most dynamic defensive player in the game in the aptly named Hercules Mata’afa (right), who leads the conference in both sacks and tackles for loss as of this writing. Advantage: EVEN

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Neither teams’ kicking games are going to set the world on fire, although WSU will feel better if the game comes down to a clinching kick by Erik Powell than the Huskies will if they have to rely on Tristan Vizcaino. In Dante Pettis (pictured), though, UW has the biggest specialteams weapon in the game; he’s college football’s career leader in returning punts for touchdowns. Advantage: UW

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Hark to Herold The Inlander commemorates Robert Herold’s 24 years as a powerful presence in its pages BY MICHAEL MAHONEY

pokane has undergone a great deal of change over the past quarter-century. Robert Herold has weighed in on most of it, registering his take on history and helping to make it happen. A member of the Inlander family since 1994, Herold has been an editorial pillar of the newspaper, a voice of conscience — and prescience — for a then-fledgling weekly finding its wings. His mission mirrors that of the Inlander: to help make the Inland Northwest a better place to live. And if there’s anything that comes through in his writing, it’s how passionate he is about Spokane, how much he cares about this city and region. “The progress this city has made, I did not see coming in 1993,” he says. “It’s been heartwarming to see what we’ve managed to accomplish since then. Back in the early ’90s, we were going to lose the Davenport, the Fox was going to be torn down, Eastern was in danger of being absorbed by WSU, Gonzaga’s enrollment was about 4,000 [now, it’s close to 7,500]. “What amazes me is the progress that

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has been made, with no significant change to the economy; it’s still a service economy. Look at what’s happened here; it turns out that River Park Square was a good idea after all. Spokane abandoned urban renewal in favor of restoration and preservation.” The Inlander has published a compilation of some of Herold’s most memorable columns — words that resonate and stand the test of time, that speak to our future, not just our present and past — as the newspaper approaches its own quarter-century of reflecting life in Spokane and the Inland Northwest. Robert’s Rules: Selected Columns: 1994-2017 is a reintroduction to Spokane’s not-so-distant past, from the rise of the strong-mayor system and the fall of Jim West, to the (thankfully) neverbuilt Lincoln Street Bridge. “To me, it vindicated a lot of the work I had done over the years,” says Herold. “This assignment was a lot more difficult than I thought it was going to be.” Herold grew up in a Navy family, moving around a lot and eventually settling on the East Coast, including a stint as a

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Washington Post copyboy. After majoring in political science, he served his country in Navy research and development in D.C., picking up a master’s degree and Ph.D. along the way. Following a decade of service, he opted for academia, moving to the other Washington and starting his teaching career in Cheney, at then-Eastern Washington State College, when the Beatles were still together and man hadn’t yet set foot on the moon. After more than three decades at EWU, having risen to executive vice provost, he departed for Gonzaga’s political science department, where he remains a professor. The American institution of electionnight commentary brought Herold to the Inlander’s attention; Publisher Ted S. McGregor Jr. reached out, offering him the opportunity to freelance; six years later, he took on the responsibility of a regular column. “I’m appreciative, that Ted would want to do this,” says Herold of Robert’s Rules. “I’m very humbled by this.” The book’s 87 entries are divided roughly into thirds, with 9/11 as the first line of demarcation and the Great Recession as the second; the book’s latter two-thirds moves beyond Spokane and the Inland Northwest to address national and international politics. “I hope a kind of panoramic view of recent Spokane political history emerges from a reading of these columns,” Herold says. “Spokane, to some extent in the last 20 years, has benefited from a string of positive unintended consequences.” n Robert Herold reads from, and will sign copies of, Robert’s Rules • Wed, Nov. 29 at 7 pm • Free • Auntie’s Books • 402 W. Main • auntiesbooks.com • 838-0206

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Season of Sentimentality

here’s no other time of the year quite like Christmas when it comes to fondly reminiscing about years past, while simultaneously making wonderful new memories with those you cherish most. With these thoughts in mind, the Inlander team set out on the difficult task of choosing just one personally significant, yet universally relatable, holiday memory to share, one that takes each of us back to the seasons of yesteryear. We hope you smile, laugh and feel all warm and fuzzy inside as you read each of our stories, and that they also inspire you and yours to gather together and share similar rosy, nostalgic thoughts. Looking for some inspirational suggestions for making new memories to look back on down the road? We’ve got plenty of options, including featured event previews and a comprehensive calendar of events from now until the New Year. — CHEY SCOTT, Holiday Guide editor Contributors: Tuck Clarry, Wilson Criscione, Chelsea Martin, Dan Nailen, Mitch Ryals, Chey Scott, Jason Still, Nathan Weinbender, Samantha Wohlfeil Cover Illustration: Michael Korfhage Art Direction: Derek Harrison

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don’t know that anyone ever warned me, but in case you don’t know, once you leave home for the first time, holidays lose a hint of the magical power they once held. Nearly every year since, I’ve made it back for Christmas at my parents’ house in Pullman, but my brother’s out of the house now, too, and I find that some of the traditions just don’t feel right anymore. Where he and I used to sit curled in blankets on the couch, waiting for my dad to pass out stockings, and later, gifts from under the tree, my parents and I now look forward to a Skype session with him and his wife in California, the joy still there, just kind of pixelated. I’ve never been a big fan of the work of hanging up ornaments, but there are a few that always make it onto the tree, carrying the memories of decades of holiday fun. The more things change, the more I find comfort in these tiny trinkets, like a half-open blue sphere with a tiny plastic deer walking through a snowy scene. It was one of my mom’s favorite ornaments when she was growing up, too. Without fail every year, tucked between the tinsel and shiny orbs, my mom makes sure to find a place on the branches of the tree for a clunky, white cardboard snowman. It’s something I still remember proudly making, secretly hoarding what looks like paper container lids, sticking them together

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with crisscrosses of Scotch tape and the fine motor skills of a 6-year-old. I had to cut out the smallest circle myself, using the cardboard insert from a pair of tights. Apparently, I kept asking my mom, who I intended to give this gift to, for supplies. She tells me now that I had to assure her I wasn’t taping my little brother to the bed or planning to give him a haircut. When I finally finished the scribbled face and gave it to her on Christmas Day, she cried. I was proud of myself then; I’m sure I didn’t think she’d keep it and continue putting it on the tree year after year, but she has. “It’s one of those things,” she says, “if you ever decide to have kids, when your little sweet pigtailed daughter hands you this present she has made from scratch, and she is just beaming and happy that you’re happy, of course you’re going to keep the ornament and hang it on the tree for the rest of your life.” So while my parents’ kittens have since taken our place at home (my mom literally called me “kitty” on the phone by accident when I called her to talk about this), there’ll still be a part of me proudly beaming at that snowman when we put it on the tree. It means I’m home. n Samantha Wohlfeil is a staff writer at the Inlander. With a December birthday, she wants to remind you that Christmas doesn’t start the day after Thanksgiving.

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TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA

Let’s face it, most Christmas music is a little heavy on the sleigh bells. And while Trans-Siberian Orchestra isn’t immune to using them, they deliver their theatrical, heavy-metal-tinged holiday fare with considerably more muscle than the average choir or caroling crew. For more than two decades, TSO has recorded and toured behind Christmas-themed works like The Christmas Attic and The Lost Christmas Eve, becoming an international Christmas music powerhouse on par with (and perhaps exceeding) the seasonal likes of Mannheim Steamroller. Band founder Paul O’Neill died earlier this year, but his vision lives on through the musicians who have brought TSO to life for years. For this stop in Spokane, expect a performance of fan favorite The Ghosts of Christmas Eve, as well as other

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TSO favorites, with all the explosions, lasers and screaming guitar solos you’ve come to expect from this most unusual approach to Christmas music. Spokane Arena, $37-$70.50, 7:30 pm. spokanearena.com (DN) DEC. 1-2

COEUR D’ALENE SYMPHONY HOLIDAY POPS

There’s something about the grandeur and majesty of a full orchestra that perfectly complements the holiday season, from the regal brass to the lush strings. The Coeur d’Alene Symphony’s annual Holiday Pops concerts are a great way for the entire family to ring in the season, with a program loaded with Christmas music mainstays, a selection of traditional classical pieces and a yuletide sing-along. Even the biggest grinch should be won over.

LEFT: Lindsey Stirling returns to town Dec. 15. TOP: Trans-Siberian Orchestra. ABOVE: Coeur d’Alene Symphony.

Salvation Army Kroc Center, Coeur d’Alene, $10/students and children, $15/ seniors, $20/adults; Fri at 7:30 pm, Sat at 2 pm. cdasymphony.org (NW) DEC. 15

LINDSEY STIRLING: WARMER IN THE WINTER TOUR

Lindsey Stirling clearly has a serious Spokane fan base. When the rock violinist last blew through town in 2015, the demand was so great that her show was moved from the Knitting Factory to the INB, where it promptly sold out. Now she’s sold out that same venue for the second time. First gaining prominence on America’s Got Talent and later cultivating a huge following on her YouTube channel, Stirling combines elements of standard orchestral performance with the pyrotechnics of an arena rock show and the high-flying acrobatics of a Cirque du Soleil spectacle. Her upcoming “Warmer in Winter” tour, focused on holiday classics, should be a sight to behold. INB Performing Arts Center, sold out, 8 pm. inbpac.com (NW)

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AFFINITI: A CELTIC CHRISTMAS

Harp, violin and a beautiful soprano voice combine to give Christmas songs both familiar and obscure a Celtic lilt that is at turns haunting and stirring. Throw in a version of “Danny Boy,” as Affiniti is wont to do, and you have a holiday outing that should work for everyone — especially your Irish friends. Bing Crosby Theater, $25/ general; $20/seniors, 7 pm. bingcrosbytheater.com (Also at the Kroc Center, CdA, Dec. 11 at 7 pm; $25) (DN) DEC. 13

DARLENE LOVE

For fans of David Letterman’s late-night shows on both NBC and CBS, Christmas was marked by the annual appearance of soul belter Darlene Love to perform “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home),” a song she originally recorded in 1963 when she was working with legendary producer Phil Spector. And while her take on what has become a modern holiday classic remains stirring, Love is far from a one-hit wonder. She hit No. 1 in 1962 with “He’s a Rebel” (erroneously credited to the Crystals), and was a primary backing vocalist on classics like the Ronettes’ “Be My Baby,” Frank Sinatra’s “That’s Life” and the Crystals’ “Da Doo Ron Ron.” She was one of the featured singers in the Oscar-winning 20 Feet From Stardom, about the oft-overlooked backup singers on monster hit songs of the past half-century, and her contributions to American music landed her in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Expect a mix of classic hits and seasonal sounds at this “Love for the Holidays” show. INB Performing Arts Center, $39.50-$59.50, 7:30 pm. inbpac. com (DN)

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This annual favorite incorporates classic Christmas music, songs from the soundtracks to Polar Express and The Snowman, and a visit from a certain crimson-clad portly dude. Conducted by

Morihiko Nakahara and featuring the Spokane Symphony Chorale and Spokane Area Youth Choirs, these shows truly are fun for the whole family. Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox, $39-$86/adults; $27-$60/children, Sat at 8 pm and Sun at 2 pm. spokanesymphony. org (DN) n

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“Have a Real-Tree Christmas!” Minor larceny in pursuit of holiday decorations BY DAN NAILEN

he banner jumped out at us all the way across the Albertsons parking lot, which was, of course, its purpose. “Have yourself a Real-Tree Christmas!” it cried, announcing the presence of semi-fresh trees for sale inside the locked temporary fence on which it hung. And while we were in no position to host a real, highly flammable tree in our communal home to about 10 typically drunk, occasionally drug-addled college dudes, we couldn’t resist that sign. It wasn’t just the cheery message, rendered in garish greens and reds — cartoonish icicles hanging off the letters — but the spokesman pictured alongside, the man telling us, nay demanding, “Have yourself a Real-Tree Christmas!” It was Willard Scott, the then-famous Today show weatherman best known for wishing old ladies “Happy Birthday!” and pimping Smucker’s jelly to early morning TV addicts. For some reason, Willard’s head — rendered about six feet high and adorned with a Santa hat — made us cackle to no end when we made our regular pilgrimages to nearby Bar-X, a legendary Salt Lake City dive (now, sadly, an overpriced cocktail lounge) known at the time for serving both kinds of beer — Coors and Coors Light — in 64-ounce “tankards” ideal for budget-minded non-Mormons living in Utah’s capital. At some point, as Christmas grew closer and most in our house had left town for the holidays, my friend Anthony and I decided that, in lieu of a tree, we needed that Willard Scott banner. Willard’s enthusiasm for non-artificial shrubs would pair perfectly with our love of traditional Bing-sung Christmas tunes and bourbon-spiked, store-bought eggnog. The crime wouldn’t be easy. This particular Albertsons was open 24/7, although both the clientele and staff were of the seedy sort — like ourselves — and not likely to pay anyone else much mind. The bigger problem was the Albertsons’ location; Willard was staring straight across the road into the front door of the main Salt Lake City police station. Having seen plenty of movies, we put on our darkest duds, left the car running when we arrived and tried to act casual as we stepped to our prize. The sign was secured by tight, plastic bindings, but Anthony carried a pocketknife.

With a few vigorous slices, we had Willard balled up and stuffed in a pickup truck, making a quick getaway. We, of course, wanted to hang Willard on the outside of our house to compete with the neighbors’ blinking light displays. But we thought someone might be looking for the missing meteorologist, so we kept it inside. Naturally, what looked workable standing in a parking lot was HUGE inside a house — we had to wrap the sign up and down both sides of a 25-foot hallway, effectively blocking everyone’s doors to the point they had to limbo under Willard to get into their rooms. No one was as enamored with having Willard in the house as Anthony and I. But he made for better company than some of our roommates — silent, always smiling, and he never asked for any beer or cigarettes. n Dan Nailen loves bad Hallmark Channel Christmas movies and has never stolen a Christmas decoration in the state of Washington. He’s an Inlander staff writer and web/ special projects editor.

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HOTEL RL GINGERBREAD HOUSE

You’ll feel like you’ve stepped into the classic fairy-tale story of Hansel and Gretel (though this version is absolutely less scary) when you visit the utmost of holiday attractions this season: a life-size gingerbread house that’s been constructed inside Spokane’s Hotel RL at the Park. The marvel of architectural confection is the creative output of Ricky Webster, corporate executive chef for Hotel RL, and his team, including Pastry Chef Morgan Gaines. Families and guests of all ages can stop by (no reservations needed) to tour the house and enjoy treats ($3-$12), including candy cane chocolate chip cookies and DIY gingerbread house kits. A portion of proceeds from the purchase of treats and select beverages support local nonprofit Blessings Under the Bridge, which aids Spokane’s homeless population. Hotel RL by Red Lion at the Park, free to view, open daily. redlion.com/parkspokane (CS)

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INTERNATIONAL MARMOT BEER FESTIVAL

Back for round three, this popular winter beer festival from the brewers at downtown Spokane’s River City Brewing features more than a dozen versions of its popular Midnight Marmot Imperial Stout. Some of these special one-offs were inspired by the flavors and culinary profiles of countries around the world. Attendees to this year’s event can expect to find Thai-inspired, chili-spiced Marmot, as well as a mint leaf and cocoa nib Marmot, representing Ecuador. River City Brewing, $20-$25, 3-8 pm. bit.ly/2zG6LAY (CS) DEC. 2

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NO-LI FROSTFEST

Warm up from the cold outside with a fuzzy beer buzz inside at the second annual No-Li FrostFest, this year at the Spokane Arena, allowing even more local beer lovers to sample the event’s dozen small-batch beers. The carnivalstyle festival (costumes encouraged) is going all out in its new, bigger venue, with lots of live entertainment and beer tasting stations placed around the Arena concourse. There’ll be ice carving, live music, circus-style performers, and food from the Arena’s newly renovated food vendors. The only catch to this spectacular winter afternoon? You need to plan ahead, as no tickets will be sold at the door. Pre-sold tickets, which are very likely to sell out soon, are only available through Nov. 28. Entry includes a T-shirt, tasting glass and five 4-ounce beer pours. Make a full night of it and add a ticket to the Spokane Chiefs’ game against the Seattle Thunderbirds (puck drops at 7:05; it’s also the annual “Teddy Bear Toss” game) for just $10 more. Stay tuned for more word from No-Li on FrostFest’s beer lineup; so far they’ve announced one called ’Tis the Saison, a festively spiced red saison. All proceeds from the event will benefit upkeep of the Fallen Heroes memorial sculpture on the Arena grounds. Spokane Arena, $30 (advance purchase only by Nov. 28), 2-6 pm. nolibrewhouse.com/events (CS)

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Fans of local baking maven Mika Maloney’s delightful desserts were no doubt sad to see her Batch Bakeshop’s change in format, from a retail space with regular hours to one used only for special events and classes, and to fill custom orders. The bright side of this transition that happened almost a year ago? Aspiring home bakers get a chance to work alongside Maloney in her quaint, cozy kitchen. Just in time for holiday hosting and gift giving, Maloney is offering two evenings’ worth of sessions, sharing some delectable goodies to make your holidays a little sweeter. On the class schedule, which goes “beyond the cookie tray,” are tasty treats including dark chocolate truffles, the “best hot cocoa,” homemade marshmallows and salted caramel sauce. If these sound like your sweet tooth’s weaknesses, suitable for sharing with loved ones, sign up online soon; Wednesday’s class already is sold out. During both sessions, Maloney will also share creative ways to package these sweets, as well as recipes to take home. Batch Bakeshop, Wednesday (sold out) and Thursday at 7 pm, $50. batch-bakeshop.com/classes (CS) DEC. 16

BAD SANTA CHRISTMAS PUB CRAWL

Are you dreaming of a blacked-out Christmas? If so, perhaps you should rethink being so established on the naughty list. After a hard day making spirits bright, Santa and his elves deserve a night out dedicated to getting bright on spirits, and this is certainly the night to do so. Get decked out in your red suit and elf shoes and jingle-jangle with the best of them at downtown Spokane’s jolliest pubs. Downtown Spokane (check in at Borracho Tacos & Tequileria from 5-8 pm), $25. spokanepubcrawls.com (JS) DEC. 17

HISTORY OF YUM: GINGERBREAD!

Learn the storied history behind one of the holiday season’s most beloved baked treats with Spokane Falls Community College and Eastern Washington University history professor Monica Stenzel at this session hosted by the MAC. As guests learn about the festive little gingerbread people’s cultural and culinary significance, they’ll get to decorate and eat them, too, prepared by the local Madeleine’s Café & Pâtisserie. Pre-register online; kids under 16 need to be accompanied by an adult. Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture, $22.50-$25, 2-3:30 pm. northwestmuseum.org (CS) n

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take the holidays pretty seriously. From making sure to always uphold our family’s oldest traditions, to listening to Christmas music before Thanksgiving is even over (today is Nov. 15; of course I’m doing so right now), and putting some serious thought and planning into each and every one of the gifts I’ll give. Yes, I’ll admit my December devotion is more serious than most, but to clarify this personal level of cheesy cheer, I do not actually own an ugly holiday sweater, and I do not go as far as wearing a red Santa-

style hat, just because. (I did do this, however, as a child.) I credit my grandmother and mom for this lasting sentimentality. Christmas was as magical a time as ever in the Scott household growing up, and I try to make it still feel just so. It’s why I roll up my sleeves and break out a storage bag bursting with vintage cookie cutters to personally prepare dozens and dozens of holiday-shaped sugar cookies, made from the exact recipe my great grandmother used in the early 20th century. These instructions were

passed down from my Gramma Scott, who rallied her little helpers to the kitchen as soon as we could stand on a kitchen chair and grip the rolling pin. My little brother Andrew helped carefully measure out cup after cup of flour. Sister Erica and I used all our tiny arms’ strength to push the mounds of dough flat with the rolling pin to then be cut into scalloped stars, snowmen, church bells, evergreen trees and candy canes. The three of us would all try our hardest not to lick the same butter knives used to frost the baked cookies, lest our Papa catch and scold us for sharing our “kid germs.” When the frosting had set and all the flour was dusted from our clothes, we’d pack up the cookies into gallonsize ice cream tubs to be enjoyed up until Christmas Day or later. On Christmas Eve, we’d each pick out one of the prettiest and fluffiest cookies to leave for Santa. In between batches of cookies going in and coming out of the oven, the three of us would occasionally sneak off to Gramma’s “sewing room” to work on our own handmade gifts for each other, and Mom and Dad. Keeping not only our own presents (which ranged from handmade clothing to blankets and doll clothes) secret from each other, while also avoiding innocent discoveries of whatever Gramma was working on for us that year, was a serious challenge. Each year she’d wrap up the most lovingly made gifts, from beautiful and elaborate princess dresses to tiny, handmade Barbie clothes and other sewn items that mirrored our latest interests, like pioneer girl dresses á la Little House on the Prairie. As far as my love of Christmas music goes, I credit my mom for that. Before I even went off to kindergarten, she’d taught me all the words to the most traditional songs like “The First Noel,” “The Little Drummer Boy” and “We Three Kings.” I even knew every stanza of “Joy to the World.” We played a couple of compilation cassette tapes so many times the sound warped and warbled in a few songs. To this day, I’ll only pick tunes from Frank, Bing, Andy, Johnny, Perry, Ella and Nat. These classic crooners are where holiday music is truly at. For being raised in an atheist household, my love of Christmas songs, even the hymns, runs impressively deep. Thanks, Mom! (Alas, I ran out of space before getting to mention the family’s obsessively snowman-themed Christmas ornament collection.) n Thanks to her ceaseless holiday nostalgia, Chey Scott, the Inlander’s food and events editor, has been tasked with forcing the rest of the team to write about Christmas for the past four years’ worth of holiday guides.

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You’ve seen the movie. Now experience the live songand-dance adaptation that takes all the heroic daydreams, all the anticipation and all the holiday quirks and scales them up into big, flashy, family-friendly production numbers. And, yes, even the Bumpus hounds have a cameo. Kathie Doyle-Lipe directs. Spokane Civic Theatre, $30-$32, Thu-Sat at 7:30pm, Sun at 2 pm. spokanecivictheatre.com NOV. 24-DEC. 17

CHRISTMAS WITH A TWIST FEAT. ELLEN TRAVOLTA

Remember that disastrous Christmas dinner when you forgot to turn on the oven? Or the time when the dog toppled the tree? And who can forget the year that your distant cousins showed up unannounced? For this year’s original rendition of this much-loved annual holiday celebration, longtime host Ellen Travolta is mixing things up a bit (hence the “twist”) and sharing the touching, memorable and often funny seasonally inspired anecdotes submitted by folks across the Inland Northwest. “It’s a poignant show because we have all these letters from the people in the community who wrote in about their families and what they’ve been through. This is a family time of year,” she says. In that same spirit,

Travolta will be joined onstage by her sister Margaret, her daughter Molly Allen and singer Abbey Crawford in this cabaret-style evening directed by Troy Nickerson. She also plans to take some time to remember her husband and professional partner, Jack Bannon, who passed away in late October. “He’s impossible to replace,” she says. “But you know that old saying, ‘The show must go on’? I always thought that was kind of silly, but there’s something about the commitment of it that rings very true to me. We were professional actors and performers — it’s what we did together, our whole lives. So I’m continuing the legacy this year in honor of my husband, because of my family and because it’s helping us to heal. I’m not the only one who misses Jack Bannon.” You have the further option of booking an overnight stay as part of a special event-only package that includes lodging, admission and dining credit. The Coeur d’Alene Resort, $27.50, Thu-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 5 pm. cdachristmas.com NOV. 30-DEC. 3

SPOKANE SYMPHONY: THE NUTCRACKER

More than 75 local dancers appear in this long-running artistic collaboration between the Spokane Symphony and the State Street Ballet from Santa Barbara, California.

Iconic characters like the gingerbread soldiers, the Mouse King and the Sugar Plum Fairy are as mesmerizing as Tchaikovsky’s magical music. Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox, $22-$79/adults; $14.50-$54/kids, Thu-Sat, at 7:30 pm, Sat-Sun at 2 pm. spokanesymphony.org DEC. 1-10

A CHILD’S CHRISTMAS IN WALES

Students from the University of Idaho’s College of Letters, Arts and Social Sciences perform a musical stage adaptation of Welsh poet Dylan Thomas’ nostalgic, lyrical memories of the idyllic Christmases he experienced as a child. Hartung Theater at the University of Idaho, $5-$15, show times vary. uidaho.edu/class/theatre DEC. 8-16

HOLIDAY HIJINKS

The Civic is transforming its Firth J. Chew Studio Theatre into a cozy café setting for this lighthearted but adult-oriented ensemble performance that they’re billing as an “alternative” to the usual holiday fare. In the collaborative (and festive) spirit of the season, multiple VIPs from the local theater scene — among them David Baker, Lenny Bart, Rebecca Craven, Chris Hansen, Matt Harget, Josephine Keefe and Tia Wooley — will direct a shared cast in roughly a dozen original, niche and rarely performed short pieces. As they subject the highlights and pitfalls of the holiday season to some risqué, R-rated ribbing, along the way they’ll parody Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas,” Christmas office parties, traditional carols and pub crawls. Audience members will be able to buy snacks and alcoholic libations during the show. Spokane Civic Theatre, $15, Fri-Sat at 7:30 pm. spokanecivictheatre.com

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TRADITIONS OF CHRISTMAS

One of the most large-scale, high-kicking holiday performances in the Inland Northwest, Traditions of Christmas returns to Coeur d’Alene for its sixth year to bring the classic razzle-dazzle of Radio City Music Hall to the regional stage. The 70-person cast reenacts Christmas traditions across space and time with over 400 costumes and striking set pieces like Dickens carolers, Santa’s workshop and a Nativity scene. The popular USO tribute and meticulously choreographed kick-line tap numbers are perennial audience favorites. Salvation Army Kroc Center, $20-$33, show times vary. traditionsofchristmasnw.com DEC. 22 & 23

MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET: A RADIO PLAY

Yet another show in the Civic’s packed holiday lineup this year, this familyoriented “radio play” adaptation of Miracle on 34th Street is replacing a similar adaptation of It’s a Wonderful Life that the theater staged over several holiday seasons (and which, incidentally, you can still see at the Jacklin Arts Center in Post Falls between Dec. 14 and 17, performed by the Coeur d’Alene Summer Theatre). It’s a fun, retro-inspired retelling of this classic tale about Christmas spirit. Spokane Civic Theatre, $15-$20, Fri-Sat at 7:30 pm. spokanecivictheatre.com DEC. 22 & 29

SEASON’S GREETINGS

Don’t bother giving your Christmas list to Santa. Instead bring your gift ideas (the odder, the better) to this holiday-themed, all-ages show at the Blue Door Theatre, where the improv players take those suggestions and wrap them up in spur-of-the-moment comedy. They’ll have cookies and hot chocolate waiting. Blue Door Theatre, $7, Fri at 8 pm. bluedoortheatre.com n

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t’s the holidays, which means we pay special attention to charity and indulge in goodwill. We’re faced with our own good fortune and must reckon with others’ lack of it. This memory is just that: my adolescent realization that our family of five, plus a Golden Retriever, squeezed into a tight three-bedroom ranch, had it better than most. But the meaning I take away is deeper. There’s really no reason for this story to appear in a holiday guide, except that it happened around Christmastime. I have similar memories in every season, as do my brothers, of our parents helping those less fortunate. This memory, and others like it, are constant reminders that we should do good always, and that I continue to fall short. I was 11 or 12 and living in St. Louis, where I grew up. In the week before Christmas, my dad and I went to the Shop ’n Save down the road — sent to get eggnog and rent a movie for the family to watch. A man with chapped lips and a coat that was too big for him stalked through the dark parking lot as we walked inside. Head down and hands clasped, he approached shoppers on their way out. I couldn’t hear exactly what he said, but my father and I both took notice. We purchased more than what we came for, and walked out with bags bulging with food. I looked, but the man had disappeared. My dad’s old pickup rumbled to life, and we rolled slowly up and down each parking lot aisle. Finally he

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appeared. The man was standing between two cars. I assumed he was hiding from the biting wind. My dad rolled down the window. “Are you hungry?” he asked. Head still bowed, the man answered: “Yes, sir.” I reached in back to find something we could spare. “Meet me at the cafe across the street,” my dad told him. We pulled up to the Corner Coffee House — where it had become a tradition for us to meet each year with family and friends to exchange presents and drink milkshakes. That night, the man ordered a turkey sandwich and a Diet Coke. He told my dad that he couldn’t go home because of a spat he’d gotten into with a family member who then threw him out of the house. So that night, he ate alone. I don’t remember the movie we watched, or anything else after we arrived back home. I’ve since wondered what happened to the man — if he stayed warm. If he ever went back home. Each time this memory jumps into my head, I wonder the same, and I’m reminded to do good, always. n Mitch Ryals is an Inlander news writer who moved to Spokane two years ago from his hometown of St. Louis. He returns every year to spend Christmas with family and friends.

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JOURNEY TO THE NORTH POLE + HOLIDAY LIGHTS SHOW

The changing autumn leaves have given way to winter’s twinkling lights, which can be viewed in all their grandeur during one of the Coeur d’Alene Resort’s daily holiday lights cruises, a time-honored local tradition. Set sail on a 40-minute outing across Lake Coeur d’Alene and be mesmerized by more than 1.5 million magnificent sparkling lights along the shore and over the water. Follow up this memorable, magical spectacle with a visit to the waterfront toy shop, where children can greet the merry man in red and all his helpers. The Coeur d’Alene Resort, $22.50/adults; $21.50/seniors; $7.50/ages 6-12 (6 and under free), departs daily at 5:30, 6:30 and 7:30 pm. cdaresort.com (JS) NOV. 24-DEC. 23

GREENBLUFF CHRISTMAS EXPERIENCE

Take a sleigh ride together with loved ones and make some new holiday memories during an immersive and scenic holiday experience in the idyllic hills of Green Bluff just north of town. High Country Orchard once again hosts sleigh rides across the bluff for groups of friends and family to scour a nearby tree farm for the perfect tree (U-cut style) as everyone sips hot cocoa to stay warm. Head back to the orchard for a hearty bread-bowl soup lunch, and make sure to stop and check out the gift shop. Stick around for photos with Santa, and before you head back to the city, consider another stop for wine tasting at event

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RIVERFRONT PARK ICE RIBBON OPENS

After months of construction in the southwest corner of Riverfront Park, the newest feature to be completed as part of the park’s multi-year redevelopment plan is ready to make its big debut. Replacing the former Ice Palace rink beneath the cables of the Expo ’74 Pavilion, the new 700-foot long ice ribbon, winding past the Bloomsday runner sculptures and around the SkyRide gondola hub, opens just in time for the holidays and winter season. Following a ribbon cutting at 5 pm, visitors can lace up their skates for some laps around the 16-foot-wide ice ribbon, featuring scenic landscaping and overhead bistro-style lights along its twisting path. In addition to the ribbon itself, there’s an attached 3,500-square-foot pond area. The new attraction’s debut evening also includes hot cocoa stations, fire pits, an ice lounge, live DJ, face painting and local food trucks on site. After this grand reveal, the Ice Ribbon is open Sunday-Thursday from 11 am-9 pm and Friday-Saturday from 11 am-10 pm (closed on Dec. 25). If you plan to visit often, consider an unlimited access pass ($25/kids, $30/ adults). Riverfront Park, $6.50/adults; $4.50/ages 2-12; $4.50/skate rental, 5-10 pm. spokaneriverfrontpark.com (CS)

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Over more than a decade, this annual holiday event has grown to become a popular family tradition. As they step inside from the frigid winter temperatures, visitors to the historic Manito Park conservatory are greeted not only by the greenhouse’s welcoming humid, tropically scented air, but the sight of thousands of twinkling lights adorning every tree trunk, branch, pathway and pot. Don’t miss the chance to see this beautiful Spokane locale all decked out for the season. Manito Park, open daily from 8 am-7:30 pm, Free; donations accepted. thefriendsofmanito.org (CS)

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DEC. 9

BING CROSBY HOLIDAY FILM FEST

Christmas is built right into the legacy of Spokane’s own Bing Crosby, and locals can watch that legacy during the 12th annual Bing Crosby Holiday Film Fest. Showings of some of Bing’s holiday cinema classics, including White Christmas and Holiday Inn, will take place throughout the day-long event. At 6 pm, guests can enjoy a musical performance by singer Howard Crosby, Bing’s nephew. A comfy day in the theater awaits those dreaming of a white Christmas. Bing Crosby Theater, $10, 10:30 am-8 pm. bingcrosbytheater.org (JS)

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Get nearly knee-deep in gumdrops and show off your cookie decorating skills during this locally beloved confection competition. Amatuer gingerbread engineers will stand side by side with some of the area’s most talented bakery artists as they build their own delectable designs. All visitors have an opportunity to vote for their favorite piece of edible architecture as made by teams of professional sugar contractors. To put the icing on the, uh, house, get your photo taken with the gingerbread man. All of these sweet activities support the programs of local nonprofit Christ Clinic/Christ Kitchen. Davenport Grand Hotel, Free to watch; $7 for a gingerbread kit, 10 am-4 pm. christkitchen. org (JS)

This cultural tradition of the Coeur d’Alene Tribe is open to all seeking a moment of reflection on the past year, as well as a brief respite from the holiday season’s frenetic pace. Historically, the Coeur d’Alene gathered together yearly in a lodge to tell ancestral and moral stories, as well as tales of ancient tricksters for laughs and entertainment. This valuable cultural tradition emphasizes the importance of family, friendship and togetherness — the genuine spirit of the holidays. The Coeur d’Alene Tribe opens their doors to all guests to engage in this annual custom, as well as an offering of complimentary fry bread and local huckleberry jam. A blessed evening of storytelling, traditional dance, and drumming provides guests with the warmth and reflections to guide all into the New Year. Coeur d’Alene Casino, Free, 6 pm. cdacasino. com (JS)

Ring in the New Year right with all the bells and whistles Spokane’s annual tradition has to offer. The biggest and brightest wintertime visual and performing arts festival around will have you entering 2018 like a knight in shining armor, thanks to this year’s Renaissance-themed blowout. Sing and dance until the clock strikes midnight at the all-ages, alcohol-free event featuring both a big band and country swing dance contest, as well as a singing competition and a viewing of the top three films from the Rise Up Film Festival. Venues across downtown Spokane, $15/advance; $18/day of, 7 pm-midnight. firstnightspokane.org (JS) n

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Bad at Christmas I don’t mind the holidays — they just don’t like me BY CHELSEA MARTIN

hristmas is tough. It’s not that I don’t like it, it’s just that I’m terrible at every aspect. Cherished holiday pastimes like baking, decorating, singing and spending time with loved ones just aren’t activities that come naturally to me. I’m not great at giving gifts. Not because I don’t like being generous, but because I have a hard time understanding what other people might want. I can only imagine that they want what I want, which is an oversized Adidas track suit á la Sporty Spice and white platform sneakers á la Baby Spice. Receiving presents is somehow even more difficult. I’m only good at receiving a gift when it’s something I don’t want. Give me a candy-cane-themed scarf or itchy, thigh-high wool socks, and suddenly I’m an actress in the most important role of her life. I’ll go above and beyond necessary thankful behavior, wearing items I hate every day for nine months

straight just so the gift-giver doesn’t find out I don’t like what they gave me. But if I receive something that I really like that will be genuinely useful to me, I’ll say something like, “Thank you, wow, I love it so much,” in the most stiff and sarcastic-sounding tone imaginable. I don’t know what’s wrong with me. I need voice lessons or something. Decorations don’t make any sense. Why do people hang strings of lights to highlight the shape of their house? What does holly have to do with anything? It’s like I have a very specific neurological disorder that prevents me from understanding Christmas traditions. Apparently you can put literally any toy, ribbon or snack food on your Christmas tree and call it an ornament,

but if you pin something other than an oversized felt sock to your fireplace, suddenly it’s a fire safety issue. Is there a rulebook I could peruse? One year I bought tinsel for the tree, thinking maybe I finally found a decoration I could stand behind. It’s just shiny shit you toss everywhere — what’s not to love? My cat ate some of the tinsel strands off the tree, which I only discovered on Christmas morning when I saw the festive dingleberries hanging from her ass in a neat little row, connected by shiny, undigested tinsel. But hey, I’ll keep trying, because what is Christmas if not an exercise in finding joy in incomprehensible and ill-conceived traditions with people who expect it to be deeply meaningful? If past Christmases have taught me anything, it’s that when you try to make a snowman with your boyfriend’s family and accidentally roll through the doggie bathroom area, you might not end up with anything that resembles snow nor man, but you still gain memories that you will cherish for the rest of your life. n

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he thing about Christmas is that none of its traditions really make sense. Rarely, as kids, do you wonder why there’s a tree in the house, or why Santa puts the presents under the tree, or why there are various items stuffed in giant red socks. I say this because every now and then I’m reminded about how, as a little kid, I used to dress up as a nutcracker and walk around beating a plastic drum at anyone who’d pay attention. Other kids had imaginary friends, or they pretended they were superheroes. I, on the other hand, was a nutcracker. I never, until recently, asked myself why I liked nutcrackers. I remember my family went to The Nutcracker ballet in the ’90s. And then every year for Christmas, I’d get a new nutcracker to display in my room. I’m not sure when this translated into putting on a red blazer, blue pants, and wrapping a plastic bucket with tinfoil so I could walk around hitting it with drumsticks. Again, none of it made any sense. There’s no reason I should have liked nutcrackers. I didn’t really like ballet. I rarely collected anything. I never particularly enjoyed cracking nuts with the mouths of little wooden men dressed in old soldier outfits. Only recently has it occurred to me that dressing up as a nutcracker may have been kind of strange. When my wife and I first started dating almost four years ago, she saw a picture of me, the nutcracker, in my parents’ living room. She thought it was cute, of course, but she tells me that’s because she saw a little kid “literally walking to the beat of your own drum,” which is what people say when they think someone is a little weird. A couple of months ago, everyone at the Inlander played a game where we all anonymously wrote down something that everyone else wouldn’t know about each of us. I said I dressed up as a nutcracker as a kid. As everyone tried to match the answer with the person, my co-workers made jokes about who the nutcracker kid was. When our publisher, Ted McGregor, read the answer aloud, he seemed uncomfortable and suggested that I revealed too much. I wasn’t the only little kid who liked nutcrackers. For some reason, a good percentage of Americans collect nutcrackers every Christmas. And like Santa Claus and Christmas trees and stockings, there’s an origin story behind why we do this. Just now, I typed “what are nutcrackers” into Google, because I have absolutely no idea what a nutcracker actually is, and I found

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a 1,500-word article on Slate entitled “A brief history of nutcrackers.” But before clicking on it, I changed my mind. Not everything needs an explanation. I liked nutcrackers because, for one reason or another, it became a Christmas tradition, and I probably associated it with the joy of the holidays or something. And that’s really the only reason for any of it. Each holiday symbol becomes a memory of a time when we all come together, and even if the symbols themselves are absurd, we hold onto them as long as we can. n Wilson Criscione is an Inlander staff writer and former nutcracker.

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FOO FIGHTERS

It’s hard to remember now, but there was once a time when Foo Fighters were merely shrugged off as the band with one of the dudes from Nirvana who wasn’t Kurt Cobain. The Foos, of course, are now arena-fillers in their own right, and Dave Grohl, grunge’s most famous drummer, has handily earned himself a spot among rock frontman royalty, bolstered by his slightly rumpled everyman persona and self-deprecating sense of humor. Oh, and he shreds on guitar like nobody’s business. The band’s upcoming Spokane show

will mark their first return to the city since playing the Convention Center in 2003; they’re touring behind the new LP Concrete and Gold, their ninth studio album and their second to top the Billboard charts. Spokane Arena, $51-$101, 7:30 pm. spokanearena.com (NW) DEC. 7

JULIEN BAKER

Julien Baker is a 22-year-old Memphis native who has produced haunting and achingly beautiful music for the last few years, much of which features only her voice accompanied by a piano or guitar.

It’s free of decoration but certainly not passion, with probing lyrics that contemplate her own faith, her mental well-being and her place in the world. Baker’s debut album, 2015’s Sprained Ankle, earned her a solid critical reception, but this year’s Turn Out the Lights has drawn even more acclaim; it represents an obvious maturation in her ability to wrap us up in her deeply personal stories. In the mold of great singer-songwriter albums like Joni Mitchell’s Blue and Nick Drake’s Pink Moon, it announces Baker as a promising new voice in indie music. The Bartlett, $15, 8 pm. thebartlettspokane.com (NW)

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San|a's Breakfas|! • Free Santa’s Breakfast Buffet & Hot Chocolate Bar for Kids!*

*Includes: Pancakes, Waffles. Toppings, Scrambled Eggs, Bacon. Sausage, and Hot Cocoa Station. Offer valid with the purchase of an adult buffet ticket. Maximum of 2 free child buffets per adult. Free breakfast valid up to I2 years of age. Additional 12 years and under children’s tickets - $10.

• Picture with Santa!*

Bringing a non-perishable food item or charitable cash donation puts you on Santa’s “Nice” list and gets you a photo! All proceeds benefit The Salvation Army!

– 9:00am to 12:00pm – MIRABEAU PARK HOTEL GRAND BALLROOM

• Winter Wonderland Brunch Buffet!*

“With the increasing popularity of the Santa’s Breakfast, we will be offering a Winter Wonderland Brunch Buffet to Feed All the Elves featuring: Eggs Benedict w/Lemon Hollandaise, Biscuits & Gravy, Applewood Smoked Bacon. Ricotta Cheese Blintzes and more. $20 per adult - includes tax and service charge.

Purchase tickets at the Mirabeau Park Hotel front desk or at mirabeauparkhotel.com

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It’s been said that at the heart of every blues song is a good man feeling bad, though guitarist Robert Cray approaches the genre with such effervescence that it’s nigh impossible to imagine him as anything other than upbeat. Cray has been active since the mid-1970s, but his mainstream breakthrough came with the 1986 album Strong Persuader, which featured the single “Smoking Gun” and is sometimes credited with introducing blues-rock to audiences previously uninitiated. He grew up in Tacoma, so he’s no stranger to performing in the Inland Northwest: Cray and his band performed at Liberty Lake’s Pavilion Park in 2013 (he also stopped by Coeur d’Alene record shop the Long Ear for an in-store performance during their 40th anniversary celebration) and at the Bing the following year; he returns there in December with his virtuoso four-piece backing band. Bing Crosby Theater, $48-$78, 8 pm. bingcrosbytheater.com (NW) DEC. 9

SUPERSUCKERS, THE BELLRAYS, THE BOMB POPS

Seattle’s Supersuckers have been through a lot in their career. Besides touring like maniacs and running their own label, recent years have included an accident that cost leader Eddie Spaghetti the home on wheels he and his wife had just bought, quickly followed by a cancer diagnosis that landed him in the hospital instead of on a stage. The good news? Supersuckers are back where they belong, rocking out around the world, bringing classics like “Born with a Tail,” “Doublewide” and “Hot Rod Rally” to lovers of garage rock and rootsy punk. On their current tour, the Supersuckers are joined by killer likeminded peers the BellRays and the Bomb Pops. If you’re looking for searing guitar solos and ferocious rock poses as an antidote to all of December’s saccharine holiday music, this is for you. Locals Children of Atom open the show. The Pin!, $18, 7 pm. thepinevents.com (DN) DEC. 9

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Arguably the most famous member of the Wu-Tang Clan, Method Man’s reach goes beyond his role in the legendary East Coast hip-hop crew into acting roles (The Wire, Garden State), an ongoing partnership with fellow rapper Redman and epic one-off appearances on songs like the classic Mary J. Blige jam “I’ll Be There for You/You’re All I Need to Get By.” He’s a witty lyricist and skillful rapper with a series of successful solo albums reaching back to 1994’s Tical and most recently 2015’s Meth Lab. This show was rescheduled from earlier this fall. Knitting Factory, $25, 8 pm. sp.knittingfactory.com (DN) DEC. 20

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Trade in your crimson and green for some crimson and grey and head to the Spokane Arena for a college hoops showdown between the WSU Cougar men and the Kansas State Wildcats, an early season, non-conference game. Spokane Arena, $10-$60, 8 pm. ticketswest.com (CS) DEC. 30 & 31

SUPER SPARKLE

We can’t think of many better ways to ring in 2018 than partying down with Super Sparkle, which has emerged in the past year as one of Spokane’s most dependably entertaining live bands. The octet features a few folks who are already stalwarts of the local music scene — among them are members of Windoe, Water Monster and Mama Doll — and they knock out the kind of slick blue-eyed soul that’ll have visions of Leon Bridges dancing in your head. Super Sparkle is slated to play back-to-back shows at the Bartlett to usher in the new year, one that’s all-ages and another for grown-ups only. If you haven’t yet seen them in a live setting, be prepared for an evening of unflagging musical enthusiasm, complete with choreographed dance numbers. The Bartlett, $8/$10 day of, Sat at 8 pm (all-ages), Sun at 10 pm (21+). thebartlettspokane.com (NW) n

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Arts and Crafts

CLOCKWISE: Jordan Jones’ rabbit mugs in Cup of Joy at Trackside, Karen Ciaffa in the Ornament and Small Works Show at Spokane Art School and “A Change in Temperature” by Mel McCuddin in the Small Artworks Invitational at the Art Spirit Gallery.

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For many people, holidays involve complex rituals touching on faith, family, friendships, and the many ways we connect, celebrate, and contemplate times past and prepare for a new year. A cornerstone of our community, the Spokane Art School generously kicked off the Christmas holidays a little early with the work of 40 local artists. What a lovely tradition. Spokane Art School, Free, open Mon-Fri from 10 am-5 pm, Sat until Dec. 23 from 10 am-4 pm. spokaneartschool.net

If you want the gift to the special someone who receives it from you this holiday to also have been made by a special someone, this festival is a way to give to more than just the object you intended. Since 1985, this annual festival has been offering fair-trade items from around the world, courtesy of Ganesh Himal Trading and Kizuri Fair Trade Clothing & Gifts. Community Building, Free admission, Fri-Sun from 10 am-5 pm. festivaloffairtrade.com

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CUP OF JOY EXHIBITION AND SALE

Coffee, tea, water, whiskey. Whatever your pleasure, if you have a favorite vessel for it, drinking from anything else doesn’t seem to fit, somehow. Celebrate the simple ritual of filling and emptying a vessel, while nourishing your artistic appreciation of a wide range of ceramic techniques. Ceramic cups from 30 artists nationwide are on display (and for sale) during this annual event that runs through early 2018 — perfect for that New Year’s toast or the morning after cuppa. Trackside Studio Ceramic Art Gallery/Kolva-Sullivan building, Free, Receptions Dec. 1 from 5-8 pm; also Dec. 2. and Dec. 16 from noon-4 pm. tracksidestudio.net DEC. 1-JAN. 6 , 2018

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This Coeur d’Alene art tradition continues with the end-of-year wrap-up of good things in small packages from more than two dozen favorite local and regional artists. The Art Spirit Gallery, Free, Receptions on Dec. 1 and Dec. 8 from 5-8 pm. theartspiritgallery. com

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HOLIDAY ARTIST STUDIO TOUR

Why should kids have all the fun during the holidays? Join the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture on a field trip just for adults. This self-guided tour includes a visit to six local artists’ studios from whom you can redeem your advance-ticket purchase: Melissa Cole, Nicholas Sironka and Darcy Lee Saxton, as well as Kay O’Rourke, Dean Davis and Liz Bishop (attendees can also purchase same-day tickets from any of these artists). After the tour concludes, head to Maryhill Winery’s new tasting room in Kendall Yards for a complimentary glass of wine. You’ll also be entered to win a piece of Saxton’s artwork, or art lessons from Sironka, an incomparable traditional batik artist. Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture, $10/tour only; $20/tour and winery visit. Dec. 2 from 10 am-6 pm. northwestmuseum.org DEC. 2

WINTER CARD-MAKING PARTY

Anyone can buy a card; making your own takes something special. Come play with watercolor, collage, and cut paper, or learn to make a potato stamp and create a treasured memento. Complimentary hot cider and cookies will help you keep your creative energy flowing! Spark Central, Free, Dec. 2 from 5-7 pm. spark-central.org/events DEC. 2 & 9

MOSCOW WINTER MARKET

It’s like the farmers market, only indoors and much warmer. Spend a day exploring the best of the Palouse at this Winter Market, selling perishables like honey, kombucha, jams, baked goods, and meat and cheese, as well as artisan jewelry, fiber arts and other handmade wares. 1912 Center, Free, 10 am-2 pm. 1912center.org/wintermarket1.php DEC. 8-JAN. 12

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Think Tiffany lamps dripping with dragonflies, William Morris floral prints and illustrations of women with flowing hair ensconced in an undulating border of flowers and decorative swirls. That’s Art Nouveau, an art movement at the end of the 19th century characterized by a fascination with nature and elaborate decoration. It’s also the inspiration for an exhibition and sale by talented Lakeland High School students that also helps raise money for the school’s art program. While you’re there, have an eggnog latte, then pop over to the Coeur d’Alene Resort to see the lights and stroll through the charming town of Coeur d’Alene all decked out for the season. Calypso’s Coffee & Creamery, Free, Reception Dec. 8 from 5-7 pm. bit.ly/2ALIXbA DEC. 10, 14, & 17

WREATH MAKING

As if you needed yet another reason to love Nectar, they’re hosting a wreath-making workshop with White Picket Fence, including beer and wine for purchase. In this festive class, you’ll fasten locally harvested greens to a 14-inch wire frame, creating a fresh holiday wreath that smells as good as it looks. Nectar (120 N. Stevens), $30, Dec. 10 at 2 pm (sold out) and at 4:30 pm; also Dec. 14 at 11 am, Dec. 17 at 2 pm at Hotel RL at the Park. dianedecorates.weebly.com/workshops.html n

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BY JASON STILL intertwined with their snores. I gently interrupted their dreams of presents and dancing sugarplums, nudging them off to bed. On the way back to my own bed, I peeked into my 5-year-old sister’s room to see a frenzy of Polly Pocket landmines, disheveled blankets and clothes spilling out of everything. What else could I do but clean the mess? I’d have felt guilty unwrapping fresh socks while my sister wailed at the absence of her own gifts. So I returned, armed with the Yuletide spirit, trash bags and Lysol. I stepped around the room lightly, finding new and more infectious messes as I worked quietly, so as not to wake the snoring matriarch in the next room. I hid the piles of tossed-aside clothes in garbage bags and shoved them into the closet, cleaning as methodically as a 7-year-old could. I remember recoiling as I found a partially rotten apple core tucked under a sweater — the filthy little animal! I worked for what seemed like hours until, at last, the room sparkled like tinsel. It was then I heard a stirring from the next room — the sound of crinkling paper. Staring through a crack in the door, I caught sight of my mother with gifts in wrapping I’d not seen before. Without the forewarned bedroom inspection, I watched her place the packages from Santa carefully beneath the tree. Then I crept off to bed, with the newfound knowledge that my rosy-cheeked mother was St. Nick. n Jason Still, currently an arts and culture intern for the Inlander, is studying International Affairs at Eastern Washington University.

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ne nice thing about a Spokane Christmas is that it looks and feels like Christmas. Growing up here, the decorations and snowfall always lined up perfectly with the Advent calendar. When my family would take the highway home around this time of year, my sister and I would always look for the giant, lighted tree atop a building filling a corner of I-90 near the Hamilton Street exit. Perhaps only extravagant to a childlike eye, the Shilo Inn’s tree never went unnoticed from the back seat during any evening trip. At least the Clarry kids always looked forward to spotting it.

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hen your mom’s minivan somehow ignites the family garage and torches a solid portion of your nearby bedroom, you don’t expect that the next six months and first quarter of the second grade will be spent hopping from relatives’ houses to long hotel stays. But thanks to some handy homeowners’ insurance (that I have about the same understanding of now as I did back then), my family happened to spend the final two months away from home in that very Shilo Inn we’d remark upon every December. I don’t recall that the inside of the hotel was really all that festive, though my sister and I would eventually learn new holiday traditions while there. The hot cocoa we’d always enjoy at home, with a tower of whipped cream on top, was definitely not served there. And while making gingerbread houses is the most classic of Christmas kitsch, stacking and making a log cabin of restaurant mozzarella sticks is surely an underrated competitor when it comes to foodmeets-art-installation. December 24 also happened to mark the day we’d finally get to move back home; “The suite life” of the hotel restaurant lounge and swimming pool we’d become accustomed to was coming to an end. What was, no doubt, the biggest cathartic release for my parents was countered by a bittersweet reflection from my sister and me, as we waded into the deep end of the pool inside its glass natatorium. No more concierge cart rides,

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trying to time exactly when the automatic doors would be open just enough to slide through. No more smelling like chlorine for days. No more personal-sized cereal boxes and Styrofoam milk bowls before school. We were going to miss this. That was until an early morning hotel fire alarm went off, and we spent the pre-daylight hours of Christmas Eve in our pajamas waiting to hear if a gas leak was a legitimate threat or not. Then finally, we made it home and decorated the house well for St. Nick, and for ourselves. And every December after that, my sister and I found ourselves with a new sense of appreciation for that giant Christmas tree seen afar from the freeway. n Tuck Clarry is a Spokane-born freelance writer for the Inlander.

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TURKEY LEG RUN Be a part of the Thanksgiving Day Tradition in Palouse, Washington with the 13th annual fun run. All proceeds fund new children’s books and fun activities for the Palouse Library. Nov. 23, 7:45 am. Palouse, Wash. whitco. lib.wa.us (878-1513) SANTA EXPRESS The 25th annual holiday store offers items at allowancefriendly prices (50 cents to $8) for area children (ages 4-12) to purchase for their friends and family, with proceeds supporting the Vanessa Behan Crisis Nursery. Open daily from Nov. 24-Dec. 23 during mall hours. River Park Square, 808 W. Main. santaexpress.org (509-624-3945) TOYS FOR TOTS DONATION DRIVE Lone Wolf is partnering with local organizations to host a donation drive benefiting Toys for Tots. Event includes complimentary coffee, cocoa and cider, Santa photos, live performance by local high school vocalist Jenna Johansen and more. Nov. 24, 8:30 am-noon. Lone Wolf Harley-Davidson, 19011 E. Cataldo Ave. (509-927-7433) FESTIVAL OF TREES GALA An elegant black-tie evening benefiting the Kootenai Health Foundation featuring holiday spirits, a three-course meal and the event highlight, a silent auction and buy-it-now tree sales, followed by entertainment, dancing, and more. Nov. 25, 5 pm-midnight. $200. The Coeur d’Alene Resort, 115 S. Second. cdaresort.com CHRISTMAS TREE ELEGANCE View the themed, decorated trees and accompanying gifts on display at River Park Square (second floor) and the Davenport Hotel (mezzanine) from Nov. 28-Dec. 9 during regular hours (through Dec. 10 at

RPS). Proceeds from the raffle of the 18 trees benefits the Spokane Symphony. Raffle tickets are sold for $1 each. facebook.com/ChristmasTreeElegance/ 3RD ANNUAL HOLIDAY BASH The third annual benefit for the Community Cancer Fund is a festive evening with light food, drink, live music by The Rub and more. Dec. 1, 7 pm. $125+. Davenport Grand, 333 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. ccfbash.com JINGLE BELL RUN The holiday-themed fun run supporting the Arthritis Foundation encourages participants to tie jingle bells to their laces and don ugly sweaters for the festive 5K run around Riverfront Park. Dec. 2, 10 am. Riverfront Park, 705 N. Howard. bit.ly/2zJnb9l CELEBRATE THE SEASON 2017 An event to raise awareness and support for local Salvation Army programs to help the community’s most vulnerable children and families. Dec. 8, 12-1 pm. $75/person; $750/table of 10. Northern Quest Resort & Casino, 100 N. Hayford Rd. spokane. salvationarmy.org (329-2721)

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BOONE STREET HOOLIGANS The all student-written, performed sketch comedy group takes the stage for their fall show, directed by Nathan Patrick Nelson and Olivia Roberts. Dec. 1 at 7:30 pm and Dec. 2 at 2 pm. $2. Gonzaga Magnuson Theatre, 502 E. Boone. gonzaga.edu/theatrearts (313-6553) MICROBIOGRAPHY 6 Local authors Kris Dinnison and Rachel Hamby tell stories from their real lives, then The Freedom Association (Mara Baldwin, Mark Robbins, Pat Thomas) improvise scenes inspired by their stories. Ages 17+. Dec. 1, 8-10 pm. $12. The Bartlett, 228 W.

Sprague Ave. bit.ly/2ihM3gJ PAULY SHORE The stand-up comic, actor, writer and director tasted superstardom in 1990 when his precedentsetting MTV show “Totally Pauly” hit the airwaves. The show ran for six years, leading him to TV and film roles. Dec. 3, 8 pm. $27-$35. Spokane Comedy Club, 315 W. Sprague. spokanecomedyclub.com ZOLTAN KASZAS Zoltan’s wise cracks have won him The Seattle International Comedy Competition, The San Diego Comedy Festival, San Diego’s Funniest Person Contest and The Rockstar Energy Drink Comedy Throwdown. Dec. 21-23 at 8 pm, Dec. 23 at 10:30 pm. $16-$22. Spokane Comedy Club, 315 W. Sprague. spokanecomedyclub.com (509-318-9998) SEASON’S GREETINGS We supply the cookies and hot cocoa while the Blue Door Players use audience gift suggestions as inspiration for a comedic night celebrating the season. Rated for general audiences. Dec. 22 and 29, at 8 pm. $7. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland Ave. bluedoortheatre.com (747-7045) ANDY WOODHULL Andy is a former resident of Chicago, where he was named one of four comedians to watch by the Chicago Tribune, and has appeared on the Tonight Show, Conan, Comics Unleashed and Comedy Central. Dec. 28-31 at 8 pm, Dec. 30-31 at 10:30 pm. $16-$30. Spokane Comedy Club, 315 W. Sprague. spokanecomedyclub.com (318-9998)

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SPOKANE WINTER GLOW The fourth annual holiday lights show features themed displays including the North Pole, Enchanted Forest, Gingerbread House, Train and Animal Light Zoo. Lights

are on daily at dusk from Nov. 22-Jan. 1. Free. Cowley Park, Sixth Ave. and Division St. spokanewinterglow.com TITANIC: THE ARTIFACT EXHIBITION: This blockbuster exhibit features more than 120 real artifacts all recovered from the ocean floor. The objects, along with room re-creations and personal stories, offer haunting, emotional connections to lives abruptly ended or forever altered. Through May 20, 2018; open Tue-Sun 10 am-5 pm (Wed until 8 pm). $18/adults, $16/seniors, $10/ages 6-17, $13/college students w/ID. The MAC, 2316 W. First. northwestmuseum.org (456-3931) HOLIDAY LIGHTS SHOW + JOURNEY TO THE NORTH POLE The 31st annual holiday tradition includes the “Journey to the North Pole” lake cruises. Attend the official lighting ceremony, fireworks and a parade on Nov. 24 at 5 pm. Lights are on display through January 1; 40-minute cruises ($7.50/ages 6-12; $22.25/adults; $21.25/seniors) depart nightly on the lake at 5:30, 6:30 and 7:30 pm. Coeur d’Alene Resort, 115 S. Second. cdaresort.com THE FESTIVAL OF FAIR TRADE The 33rd annual festival celebrates artisans from around the world, including Nepal, Mexico, Chile, Guatemala and more. Shoppers can support local importers who pay artisans fair wages as they purchase gifts that can help make a positive difference in the world. Find an assortment of handmade jewelry, clothing, handbags, carpets, scarves and gifts. Nov. 24-26 from 10 am-5 pm. Free. Community Building, 35 W. Main. festivaloffairtrade.com GREENBLUFF CHRISTMAS EXPERIENCE Take a horse-drawn sleigh ride across the Bluff to cut your own Christmas tree, do some wine tasting, eat lunch and shop High Country Orchard’s festively decorated gift shop. $65 for any size

U-cut tree with a sleigh ride and lunch. ($15/add’tl. adult, $12/addt’l. child). Private rides for two also available. Nov. 24Dec. 23; Fri-Sun from 10 am-3 pm. High Country Orchard, 8518 E. Green Bluff Rd. bit.ly/2htfgEY (238-9545) HORSE & CARRIAGE RIDES Wheatland Bank sponsors this year’s holiday horse and carriage rides around downtown Spokane. Nov. 24-Dec. 24; Fri from 3-8 pm, Sat-Sun from noon-5 pm (noon-3 pm on Dec. 24). Pick-up at the Wheatland Bank Financial Center, 222 N. Wall. Free. downtownspokane.org (456-0580) LIGHTED CHRISTMAS KICKOFF PARADE Main Street of historic Dayton, Washington, comes aglow as business and community groups showcase decorated floats, cars, tractors, and even adorned animals with a bevy of colorful and twinkling holiday lights. The parade begins at 6 pm and is promptly followed by a fireworks show. Nov. 24, 6-9 pm. Free. historicdayton.com (382-4825) TREE OF SHARING Community members can help provide holiday gifts to Spokane’s often forgotten residents. Pick up gift tags at Tree of Sharing tables located at River Park Square, NorthTown and and the Spokane Valley Mall. Collection runs from Nov. 24 to Dec. 17; all tables open during regular mall hours. treeofsharing.org (808-4919) HOLIDAY CELEBRATION & FOOD DRIVE Head out for Small Business Saturday during this festive event offering a fireworks show, food trucks, holiday lights display, Old World Santa photos ($8), shopping, giveaways, kids activities, a hot cocoa and marshmallow roast and a food drive for Second Harvest. Nov. 25, 5-8 pm. Free. Kendall Yards, Summit Parkway. bit.ly/2ifJKea

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SHOP SMALL SANDPOINT Downtown merchants pull out all the stops to offer specials, holiday decorations and gift ideas. Enter at participating retailers and restaurants to win a gift basket valued at $200. Nov. 25, 9 am-6 pm. Free. Downtown Sandpoint. facebook.com/ SandpointShopping/ (208-265-5060) SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY COLVILLE Come out for the day and enjoy hot cocoa, cookies and enter a drawing to win a grand prize gift basket full of goodies from all the local stores. Nov. 25, 9 am. Colville, Wash. (251-1251) SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY: NEIGHBORHOOD CHAMPIONS (SCLD) American Express founded Small Business Saturday in 2010 as part of the Shop Small movement. Its Neighborhood Champion Program creates opportunity for organizations, groups, and individuals to actively support the small businesses in their communities. This year, Spokane County Library District is again a Neighborhood Champion, holding events at libraries in four communities: Airway Heights, Cheney, Medical Lake, and Moran Prairie. Nov. 25, 10 am-5 pm. Details at scld.org TWO WOMEN COUNTRY CHRISTMAS ANTIQUES + ARTS & CRAFTS SALE The annual vintage Christmas show hosts a select group of local antique, vintage and arts vendors as well as food. A portion of admission benefits the Moran Prairie Grange Restoration Project. Nov. 25 from 10 am-5 pm and Nov. 26 from 10 am-4 pm. $5 (12 and under free). Moran Prairie Grange, 6006 S. Palouse Hwy. bit.ly/2zEFhLH CHRISTMAS ON THE FARM TREE LIGHTING + OPEN HOUSE Kick off the “most wonderful time of year” with a community Christmas tree lighting and open house with bonfires, food trucks, hot cocoa, carolers and more. Nov. 26, 4-8 pm. Free. At the Christmas Tree Trading Co., Prairie and Greensferry, Post Falls. bit.ly/2zXsu7T SANTA CLAWS Bring your furry friends for Santa photos, shop from 30 vendors, learn about 10 local nonprofits that care for animals, and enter to win

prizes or bid in the silent auction. Nov. 26, 11 am-4 pm. Free. Spokane County Fair & Expo Center, 404 N. Havana St. bit.ly/2zZCuxH (590-9667) THE PRICE IS RIGHT LIVE The hit interactive stage show gives eligible guests a chance to “Come on Down” to win. Prizes may include appliances, vacations and possibly a new car. Play classic games from the popular game show, from Plinko to Cliffhangers, The Big Wheel and even the fabulous Showcase. Nov. 27-29 at 7:30 pm. $35. Northern Quest Resort & Casino, 100 N. Hayford Rd. northernquest.com DECK THE FALLS The historic theater’s annual holiday season kick-off includes a tree lighting, visits with Santa, food, caroling, artisan vendors and more. Dec. 1, 5-7:30 pm and Dec. 2, 10 am-4 pm. Cutter Theatre, 302 Park St., Metaline Falls, Wash. cuttertheatre.com HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE The Artisan Barn’s annual holiday gift show features a variety of handmade items by resident artists and past exhibitors. Dec. 1-3, from 10 am-5 pm. Dahmen Barn, 419 N. Park Way, Uniontown, Wash. artisanbarn.org JOURNEY TO BETHLEHEM The annual living Nativity event attracts thousands annually to walk-through a Christmas village featuring a cast of more than 100 actors from eight denominations. Dec. 1 from 6-8 pm and Dec. 2-3 from 5-8 pm. Free. South Hill Seventh Day Adventist Church, 5607 S. Freya St. jtbspokane.org (448-6425) KENDALL YARDS ARTISAN FEST Shop local at this annual holiday marketplace hosting vendors of handcrafted clothing, jewelry, and other fine arts and crafts. Dec. 1 from 4-8 pm and Dec. 2 from 10 am-3 pm. (See link for complete vendor list.) Kendall Yards, Summit Parkway. bit.ly/2mq6KeW AIRWAY HEIGHTS WINTER FESTIVAL Celebrate at the 11th annual Winter Festival. After enjoying the pancake breakfast at the Community Center, drop by the library for a winter storytime, followed by holiday crafts and face paint-

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ing. Dec. 2, 10:30 am-1 pm. Free. Airway Heights Library, 1213 S. Lundstrom St. (893-8250) BREAKFAST WITH SANTA A fundraiser for the high school band booster club, offering a pancake breakfast, photo ops, crafts, a Christmas tree raffle, bake sale, music and more. $5/person for breakfast; $5/photos; $1/raffle tickets. Dec. 2, 8-11 am. West Valley High School, 8301 E. Buckeye. (869-4991) DOWNTOWN SPOKANE GRAND TREE LIGHTING Stop by Riverfront Park (corner of Wall and Spokane Falls) to dance, sing, craft and meet Santa. Events include First Night Spokane’s Singing in the New Year sing-along at 5 pm and Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony at 6 pm with Mayor Condon and members of Spokane City Council. Dec. 2, 4-8 pm. Free. Riverfront Park, 705 N. Howard St. downtownspokane.org HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE The fourth annual holiday open house, hosted by Bing Crosby Advocates, lets visitors tour the house decorated for the season as they enjoy hot cider and cookies and view special items from Crosby’s life and career. Dec. 2, 1-4 pm. Free. Crosby House Museum, 508 E. Sharp Ave. bingcrosbyadvocates.org PICKIN’ CHRISTMAS VINTAGE SHOW & ARTISAN MARKET Past Blessings Farm’s holiday show hosts hand-selected regional vendors of vintage, handmade, salvaged, antique, repurposed goods and more. Dec. 2 from 9 am-6 pm and Dec. 3 from 10 am-4 pm. $7/ weekend admission (kids 12 and under free). Greyhound Park & Event Center, 5100 Riverbend Ave. pastblessingsfarm.com (800-828-4880) SOAP LAKE WINTERFEST & ARTS CELEBRATION The community holiday celebration features a fundraising breakfast, visit from Santa, a performance of “A Christmas Story: The Musical,” a tree lighting with prize drawings, and an arts exhibit with a myriad of festive events hosted by local businesses, including a donation drive for local organizations. Dec. 2. Free. Soap Lake, Wash. soaplakecoc.org

WINTER CARD MAKING PARTY Munch on cookies and sip hot cider while trying out different card-making techniques: watercolor and salt; pen and ink; hand-carved potato stamps; collage; engraving and cut paper. Dec. 2, 5-7 pm. Free. Spark Central, 1214 W. Summit Pkwy. sparkwestcentral.org WINTER MARKET The 14th annual market continues the tradition of hosting local vendors selling handmade, artisan goods including gourmet food, arts, jewelry and more. Dec. 2 and 9 from 10 am-2 pm. 1912 Center, 412 E. Third, Moscow. 1912center.org HOSPICE MEMORIAL TREE Families and friends are invited to purchase doves to honor the memories of loved ones this holiday season. Proceeds benefit Hospice of Spokane, and are not required. Dec. 8-17, on the third level. River Park Square, 808 W. Main Ave. riverparksquare.com (624-3945) ICE RIBBON GRAND OPENING The grand opening of Spokane’s new ice ribbon — the first on the west coast — includes a ribbon cutting at 5 pm followed by festivities including outdoor fire pits, an ice lounge, live DJ, photo booth, food trucks, face painting and more. Dec. 8, 5-10 pm. Riverfront Park, 705 N. Howard St. bit.ly/2AGBg6B UGLY HOLIDAY SWEATER DECORATING Decorate your a holiday sweater or shirt. Attendees should bring an undecorated sweater or shirt; the library provides decoration supplies, snacks, and hot cocoa. Grades 4+. Dec. 8, 4 pm. Free. Spokane Valley Library, 12004 E. Main. (893-8400) BOARD GAME MAKING NIGHT Create a prototype for your own board game, test it out with other players and get advice from professional game makers. Materials for prototypes provided, pros also bring own games for to try. Dec. 9, 5-9 pm. $10. Spark Central, 1214 W. Summit Pkwy. spark-central.org COOKIES & COCOA WITH SANTA Fly in and join the museum for reindeer games and Christmas cheer, with cookies and cocoa with Santa and Mrs. Claus, along with games, crafts, a Toys for Tots toy drive and more. $5/kids; $10/adults; $7/seniors, military (ages 2 and under free. Dec. 9, 12-3 pm. Honor Point Military & Aerospace Museum, 6095 E. Rutter Ave. HonorPoint.org GAISER CONSERVATORY HOLIDAY LIGHTS Visit Manito Park’s conservatory for the spectacular annual holiday lights display, a benefit for the Friends of Manito. Dec. 9-17, daily from 8 am7:30 pm. Donations accepted. Manito Park, 1800 S. Grand Blvd. thefriendsofmanito.org (509-456-8038) KOOTENAI COUNTY WINTER MARKET Shop from local vendors and artisans in this special winter version of the local market. Dec. 9, 10 am-3 pm. Kootenai County Fairgrounds, 4056 N. Government Way. kootenaifarmersmarkets.org (208-765-4969) RE*IMAGINE CHRISTMAS WINTER FESTIVAL The annual holiday/winter festival features a “WhoVille” theme and includes a 5K fun run/walk, Santa’s workshop display, live theater matinee, tree lighting, parade of lights, costume contest and more. Dec. 9, 1-7 pm. Free. Medical Lake, Wash. medicallake.org/wf (939-9589) SANTA PAWS PARTY Come have your pictures (kids and pets welcome) taken with Santa Paws at this holiday celebration including a bake sale, animal

holiday merchandise and more. Dec. 9, 11 am-4 pm. Free. SpokAnimal, 710 N. Napa. bit.ly/2A7vUoX (534-8133) LILAC CITY LIVE! The first “late night” talk show of its kind featuring local Spokane talent at the Downtown Library with drinks, music, local authors and artists. Hosted by Ryan Dean Tucker and featuring author Sharma Shields, musician Marshall McLean, comedian Ryan McComb and artist Amber Hoit. Dec. 14, 7 pm. Free. Downtown Spokane Library, 906 W. Main Ave. bit.ly/2A9u3Qz (444-5336) CAMPBELL HOUSE HOLIDAYS Explore the house at your own pace and participate in fun crafts and activities. This year’s cast of characters includes the cook, the coachman, the first floor maid, and the Campbell’s daughter Helen. Free with admission to Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition. Dec. 16-31, Thu-Sun from 10 am-5 pm. Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture, 2316 W. First Ave. northwestmuseum.org WINTER BLESSING An evening of Coeur d’Alene tribal culture and history honoring one of the strongest tribal traditions. An event highlight is the traditional Round Dance, a friendship dance in which every participant meets and greets each other, completing the circle of friendship before the final sharing – complimentary fry bread and huckleberry jam. Dec. 14, 5:30 pm. Free. Coeur d’Alene Casino, 37914 S. Nukwalqw. cdacasino.com WE NEED DIVERSE BOOKS! STORYTIME WITH LOCAL AUTHORS Spark celebrates this grassroots movement with an engaging storytime. In addition to reading, we’ll sing and dance and end with a craft and playtime. Dec. 16, 10 am. Free. Spark Central, 1214 W. Summit Pkwy. spark-central. org/events/pajama-storytime FAMILY SKATE NIGHT Come checkout the new Riverfront Park Ice Ribbon with free admission for the first 500 attendees, courtesy of Washington Trust Bank. Skate rental additional $4.50. Dec. 18, 5-8 pm. Riverfront Park, 705 N. Howard St. downtownspokane. org/event/family-skate-day/ SCHOOL’S OUT DAY CAMP Kids can enjoy a variety of activities lead by staff, including swimming, rock climbing, games, art, cooking and more. Lunch and two snacks are provided. Offered Dec. 18-22 and 27-29 from 9 am-4 pm each day. Ages 6-13. $36$45/day. Kroc Center, 1765 W. Golf Course Rd. kroccda.org FIRST NIGHT SPOKANE The city’s 17th annual all-ages celebration of the New Year includes arts displays, demonstrations, film, performances, live music, family activities and more. Dec. 31. $15/$17. At venues across downtown Spokane. firstnightspokane.org

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STUDIO GHIBLI FEST: HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE From the legendary director Hayao Miyazaki comes the story of Sophie, an average teenage girl working in a hat shop, who finds her life thrown into turmoil when she is literally swept off her feet by a handsome but mysterious wizard named Howl. Nov. 26 (dubbed) at 12:55 pm and Nov. 27 (subtitles) at 7 pm. At Regal Cinemas Northtown and Riverstone (CdA). $13. fathomevents.com

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Even More Events... kanelibrary.org (444-5331) SUDS & CINEMA: NATIONAL LAMPOON’S CHRISTMAS VACATION: The holiday installment of Suds includes beer from Rainier, an ugly sweater contest, raffles, free popcorn and free ice cream from Brain Freeze. Sponsored by Horizon Credit Union. Dec. 21, 6:30 pm. $5. Garland Theater, 924 W. Garland Ave. garlandtheater.com/ (509-327-1050)

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Learn about wine from the experts at Beverley’s on Dec. 2. The Nutcracker, Tchaikovsky’s beloved melodies transport the young and young at heart to a magical world where mischievous mice besiege a battalion of toy soldiers, and an onstage blizzard leads to an enchanted Land of Sweets. Dec. 8-10 at 5 pm. $5. Garland Theater, 924 W. Garland Ave. garlandtheater.com/events BING CROSBY HOLIDAY FILM FESTIVAL The 12th annual event features some of the best-loved films starring Spokane’s own Bing Crosby, along with a gallery of photos of the famous entertainer and a

GIVING TUESDAY: IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE Join KYRS for a special Giving Tuesday big-screen viewing of “It’s A Wonderful Life.” Donations accepted. Concessions including beer/wine available for purchase. Nov. 28, 6:30 pm. Donations accepted. Magic Lantern Theatre, 25 W. Main. bit.ly/2zba7wr (209-2383) GEORGE BALANCHINE’S THE NUTCRACKER Experience the wonder of New York City Ballet’s iconic holiday classic on the big screen. In George Balanchine’s

special live musical performance by Howard Crosby (son of Bing’s brother Ted) and Spokane’s own Hot Club of Spokane, featuring music from the Crosby era. See full schedule of screenings and events online. Dec. 9, 10:30 am-8 pm. $10. Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague Ave. bingcrosbytheater.com (509-227-7404) IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE A banker learns what life would have been like without him in this holiday classic starring James Stewart. Dec. 9, 2 pm. Free. South Hill Library, 3324 S. Perry St. spo-

AFTER THANKSGIVING DAY SALE The local kitchen supplier hosts its annual sale with door buster deals, storewide sales, free pancakes (8-10 am) and more. Nov. 24, 7 am-4 pm. Free. Kitchen Engine, 621 W. Mallon Ave. thekitchenengine.com HOTEL RL LIFESIZE GINGERBREAD HOUSE Corporate Exec. Chef Ricky Webster and his team have assembled a life-size gingerbread house for the community to walk through, and with special treats to enjoy, sold to benefit local nonprofit Blessings Under the Bridge. Treats and DIY gingerbread house kits from $3$12; house is free to view and is open daily Nov. 24-Jan. 1. Hotel RL by Red Lion at the Park, 201 W. North River Dr. redlion. com/park-spokane (326-8000) WILD BERRY CORDIAL CLASS Join Earthly Apothecary’s Jessica Spurr for an evening of making a vitamin-packed wild berry cordial that can be used to boost your immune system and as an addition to winter cocktails and teas. Nov. 29, 6:30 pm. $13. Main Market Co-Op, 44 W. Main Ave. bit.ly/2yKa3zz (509-458-2667)

CRAB FEST As crabbing gets underway, the CdA Casino features a variety of dishes featuring fresh crab, clams, shrimp and lobster in a seafood buffet with a variety of options. Nov. 30 and Dec. 14 at 3 pm. $30-$35. Coeur d’Alene Casino, 37914 S. Nukwalqw. cdacasino.com COOKIE DECORATING AT SCLD Show off your cookie decorating skills. The library provides the cookies, frosting, sprinkles, and other yummy options for your masterpiece. Supplies are limited. All ages (kids 8 and under must bring an adult). Offered Dec. 1-2, 7, 9, 12-14 and 16; SCLD branch locations and times vary, see website for details. Free. scld.org ICICLE BREWING BEER DINNER Di Luna’s has teamed up with Icicle for a fourcourse dinner featuring its beer and with a special guest judging element. Dec. 1, 6-8 pm. $35. Di Luna’s Cafe, 207 Cedar St., Sandpoint. dilunas.com FEZZIWIG’S BALL In the tradition of Charles Dickens, come celebrate Christmas with an Old English themed meal complete with carved meats, English puddings and spirits; including the “Smoking Bishop.” Come semi-formal or in costume, enjoy musicians and period dancing, silent auction and more. Ages 18+. Dec. 2, 5:30-10 pm. $40. Moran Prairie Grange, 6006 S. Palouse Hwy. thewhatevergirls.com/fezziwigs-ball/ INTERNATIONAL MARMOT BEER FESTIVAL River City’s third annual winter beer fest features several special versions of the Midnight Marmot Imperial Stout. Tickets include 2-oz. pours of this year’s 8 new beers, along with two small pours of the original, a 12-oz pour of your choice and a custom glass. Dec. 2, 3-8 pm. $20-

13th Annual Gingerbread Buildoff

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 10TH at the Davenport GRAND HOTEL

(333 W. Spokane Falls Blvd - across from Convention Center)

Doors open at 10am | Free Admission!

CHEF COMPETITION 10am-1pm

Professional culinary teams build beautiful gingerbread structures in a thrilling competition!

FAMILY ACTIVITIES 10am - 4pm Decorate your own mini-Gingerbread House ($7) take a photo with the Gingerbread Man and Woman and participate in amazing raffle opportunities! All proceeds off this event benefit Christ Kitchen, a 100% local non-profit ministry; find out more at www.christkitchen.org

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$25. River City Brewing, 121 S. Cedar. bit.ly/2zG6LAY (413-2388) SIP OF BEVERLY’S An introductory wine class and tasting event with Beverly’s Sommelier Trevor Treller. Interactive sessions include appetizers and featured wines at discounted bottle prices. First Saturday of the month, at 3 pm. Ages 21+. $25. Beverly’s, 115 S. Second St. beverlyscda.com BRUNCH WITH SANTA During the holiday season Dockside’s signature Sunday brunch includes a visit from St. Nick. Dec. 3, 10 and 17 at 9 am. Dockside Restaurant, 115 S. Second St., Coeur d’Alene Resort, Lobby Floor. docksidecda.com (208-666-5799) HOLIDAY COCKTAIL CLASS Learn how to muddle, stir and shake some holiday libations with the Resort’s beverage manager Justin Schorzman during Coeur d’Cocktails, an introductory mixology class. Dec. 7, 6 pm. $49. The Coeur d’Alene Resort, 115 S. Second. cdaresort.com (208-765-4000) 12 YEARS OF CHRISTMAS DINNER A holiday-themed dinner at the gallery and cafe; details TBA. Dec. 9, 6-8 pm. Bank Left Gallery, 100 S. Bridge St., Palouse, Wash. bankleftgallery.com NO-LI FROSTFEST No-Li Brewhouse hosts its second annual winter beer festival at the Spokane Arena, with winter carnival entertainment, music, food and, a dozen new specialty beers. Ticket price includes T-shirt, tasting glass and five 4-ounce pours. Add $10 and go to the Chiefs game after the fest. (Ticket sales end Nov. 28.) Dec. 9, 2-6 pm. $30 (advance sales only). Spokane

Arena, 720 W. Mallon. Nolibrewhouse. com/events (279-7000) GINGERBREAD BUILD OFF The 10th annual event benefiting the programs and services of Christ Kitchen Spokane features local culinary teams competing to build the most elaborate gingerbread house, as voted by the public. Families and kids can also make their own gingerbread houses ($7), take photos with the Gingerbread Man and watch the houses being constructed. Dec. 10, 10 am-4 pm. Davenport Grand Hotel, 333 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. christkitchen.org (800-918-9344) WINTER WONDERLAND Celebrate the holidays with a Christmas concert by local musicians as you enjoy a 4-course farm-to-table meal prepared by Chef LJ Klink. Dec. 10, 4:30 pm. $55/adults (kids tickets available). Mont Lamm Events, 7501 Enoch Rd., Colbert. bit.ly/2zcxHZK OLD WORLD WINTER FEAST A collaborative dinner with food by Clover Exec. Chef Travis Dickinson for a five-course dinner paired with English Abbey-style winter ales from Bellwether Brewing and a dessert course with coffee. Only 30 seats available. Dec. 11, 6-9 pm. $69. Bellwether Brewing Co., 2019 N. Monroe. bit.ly/2hrSIEn (509-280-8345) EDIBLE GIFTS CLASS In this demo class, think beyond the cookie tray to make easy but impressive treats including dark chocolate truffles, hot cocoa, marshmallows, and salted caramel sauce. Attendees leave with recipes, ideas for packaging and treats. Sessions offered Dec. 13 (sold out) and 14 at 5:30 pm. $50/class. Batch Bakeshop, 2023 W. Dean. batch-bakeshop.com/classes/

(509-413-3759) HOLIDAY WORLD FOODS DINNER SERIES Chef Adam Hegsted presents a small plates dinner event paired with wines of the world. Doors open to a champagne toast at 6 pm, with small plate service at 6:30. Dec. 13, 6-10 pm. $50. The Wandering Table, 1242 W. Summit Pkwy. bit.ly/2zXmps5 SNOWFLAKES, SIPS & SCARVES This Coffee & Cocktails event includes a glass of wine or beer, along with sweet treats. Bring a wrapped scarf to exchange. See link for details. Dec. 13, 6-8 pm. $20. CorkHouse, 1400 N. Meadowwood Ln. corkhouse.net ICICLE BREWING CO. VOLUNBEER From 5:30-6:30pm, paid attendees participate in a volunteer food sort activity in the volunteer center, followed by a sampling of featured beers from Icicle Brewing Co. Dec. 14. $25. Second Harvest Food Bank, 1234 E. Front. bit. ly/2hyhCG9 (252-6242) BAD SANTA CHRISTMAS CRAWL The annual, holiday-themed scavenger hunt pub crawl throughout downtown Spokane offers drink specials at participating bars, giveaways and more. Dec. 16, 5 pm. bit.ly/2ihNCv7 HISTORY OF YUM: GINGERBREAD! Local food historian and college educator Monica Stenzel teaches this class on the history and creative art of making festive gingerbread treats. Program includes cookies to decorate. Dec. 17, 2-3:30 pm. $22.50-$25. Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture, 2316 W. First Ave. northwestmuseum.org (456-3931)

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December 2, 2017 10:00am - 12:00pm

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TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA: THE GHOSTS OF CHRISTMAS EVE TSO’s 2017 tour is a celebration of the art and accomplishments of the lauded group’s late creator/composer/lyricist, Paul O’Neill, and his inimitable creation, which he dubbed “Rock Theater.” Nov. 24, 7:30 pm. $37-$70.50. Spokane Arena, 720 W. Mallon. spokanearena.com SING-A-LONG: SOUND OF MUSIC See the classic movie on the big screen during this audience participation event including subtitles for all the songs. Nov. 25, 6:30-9:30 pm. $15. Kroc Center, 1765 W. Golf Course Rd. kroccda.org SPOKANE SYMPHONY: THE NUTCRACKER BALLET This cherished holiday story of Clara and the nutcracker is performed each year by Santa Barbara’s State Street Ballet and more than 75 local dancers. Tchaikovsky’s magnificent score is performed live by the Spokane Symphony. Nov. 30-Dec. 3; Thu-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sat-Sun at 2 pm. $22-$79/ adults; $14.50-$54/kids. Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox, 1001 W. Sprague. spokanesymphony.org (624-1200) COEUR D’ALENE SYMPHONY HOLIDAY POPS This holiday concert program includes “Poet and Peasant Overture” by von Suppe, “Nocturnes” by Debussy, “Schelomo” by Bloch, with solo cellist Mika Hood and a Christmas singalong. Dec. 1 at 7:30 pm and Dec. 2 at 2 pm. $10-$20. Kroc Center, 1765 W. Golf Course Rd. cdasymphony.org DICKENS CAROLERS Enjoy Christmas melodies of the Harmonizers and the Sweet Adeline’s as they strolling through the Resort Lobby Wed-Sun, from 6-9 pm, Dec. 1-23. Coeur d’Alene Resort, 115 S. Second. cdaresort.com PALOUSE CHORAL SOCIETY “Around the World at Christmas” features music from more than 20 countries performed by the chorale, chamber choir and children’s choir. Dec. 1 at 7:30 pm and Dec. 3 at 4 pm. $8-$20. St. Boniface Catholic Church, 207 S. St. Boniface St, Uniontown, Wash. palousechoralsociety.org SPOKANE JAZZ ORCHESTRA The second concert of the 2018-17 season features guest jazz vocalist Julia Keefe for the holiday-themed program “An Ella Christmas.” Dec. 2, 7:30 pm. $17-$27. Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague Ave. spokanejazz.org (227-7404) EUGENE BALLET’S THE NUTCRACKER The Pend Oreille Arts Council presents this Sandpoint holiday tradition featuring local ballet students onstage with professional dancers. Dec. 3, 7-9 pm. $30/adults; $12/kids. Panida Theater, 300 N. First. artinsandpoint.org GONZAGA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Conductor Kevin Hekmatpanah and orchestra welcome violin soloist Itamar Zorman for a program featuring works by Beethoven and Dvorak. Dec. 4, 7:309 pm. $12-$15. Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox, 1001 W. Sprague. foxtheaterspokane.org (624-1200) CHORAL HOLIDAY WITH HUBBARDSTON NONESUCH Listen to holiday carols, written with jazz chords in the 1940s and ‘50s, along with songs from 500 years ago. Dec. 5, 6:30 pm. Free. South Hill Library, 3324 S. Perry St. spokanelibrary.org (444-5331) CELLO ROCK FEAT. BREAK OF REALITY Presented by Terrian and NW Bach Fest, Break of Reality is one of the world’s foremost alt-classical chamber

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Santa Barbara’s State Street Ballet brings the Nutcracker to the Fox, Nov. 30-Dec. 3. ensembles Dec. 7, 7:30-9:30 pm. $40. Barrister Winery, 1213 W. Railroad Ave. nwbachfest.com (800-838-3004) SONOS HANDBELL ENSEMBLE HOLIDAY CONCERT In this special holiday program, Sonos performs favorites like Tchaikovsky’s “Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy” and the classic “Sleigh Ride.” Dec. 7, 7:30-9:30 pm. $9-$18. Jones Theatre at Daggy Hall, WSU Pullman. performingarts.wsu.edu (335-8522) CELLO ROCK FEAT. BREAK OF REALITY Presented by Terrian and NW Bach Fest, Break of Reality is one of the world’s foremost alt-classical chamber ensembles. NW Bach Festival Artistic Director and triple Grammy winner Zuill Bailey also performs several solo cello selections. Dec. 8, 7:30-9:30 pm. $20$45. Washington Cracker Co. Building, 304 W. Pacific. nwbachfest.com CHRISTMAS BY CANDLELIGHT Chorale Coeur d’Alene presents a concert of traditional Christmas music, including a sing-along of favorite carols. Dec. 8 at 7 pm and Dec. 9 at 3 pm. $10-$20. Trinity Lutheran Church, 812 N. Fifth St. ChoraleCdA.com (208-446-2333) TOMMY G’S CHRONIC CHRISTMAS & HOLIDAY HAZE A holiday-themed celebration with live music (Sovereign Citizen & the Non-Prophets, Real Life Rockaz, Icky Business, Lucas Brookbank Brown), acrobats, stand-up comedy, visual and performance art, and cannabis industry sponsors (no cannabis be sold or allowed to be consumed on site). 21+ only. Dec. 8. $11. The Roxie, 3023 E. Diamond Ave. bit.ly/2zG0YLb (701-5815) BAROQUE SERIES: A FESTIVE BAROQUE CHRISTMAS Take a nostalgic trip to Christmas past, and enjoy a selection of festive music, along with Handel’s stunning Royal Fireworks Music. Dec. 9 at 7 pm (Westminster Congregational, 411 S. Washington) and Dec. 10 at 3 pm (Spokane Valley Church of the Nazarene, 15515 E. 20th Ave). $54. spokanesymphony.org (624-1200) HANDEL’S MESSIAH COMMUNITY SING-A-LONG First Presbyterian’s annual community sing-a-along concert. Dec. 9, 3-5 pm. By donation. First Presbyterian, 318 S. Cedar. spokanefpc.org

PAGES OF HARMONY CHRISTMAS CABARET The local men’s barbershopstyle vocal group’s annual holiday cabaret includes a plated dinner. Dec. 9, 5:30 pm. $10-$18. Southside Senior & Community Center, 3151 E. 27th Ave. pagesofharmony.org (218-5766 or 218-9033) SOUNDS OF CHRISTMAS The NIC Wind Symphony and Cardinal Chorale’s annual Christmas celebration. Dec. 9 at 7:30 pm and Dec. 10 at 2:30 pm. North Idaho College, 1000 W. Garden. nic.edu TUBACHRISTMAS This annual performance features traditional Christmas carols especially arranged for tubaeuphonium choir. Tuba and euphonium players of all ages are welcome to participate; registration and rehearsal start at 9:30 with a free concert at 1:30 pm. Dec. 9, 1:30-2:30 pm. Free. Spokane Transit Plaza, 701 W. Riverside Ave. facebook.com/TubaChristmas1 WHITWORTH CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL CONCERT A program presented by 100+ performers, including members of the Whitworth Choir, Women’s Choir, and student-instrumentalists. Presented seamlessly and without pause or interruption, the ever-popular concert will be concluded in candlelight. Dec. 9, 8-9:30 pm. $15-$20. Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox, 1001 W. Sprague. whitworth.edu/music (777-3280) AFFINITI - A CELTIC CHRISTMAS Affiniti returns to the Northwest to perform classical and Celtic music and haunting and uplifting Christmas songs. Dec. 10, 7 pm. $20-$25. Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague Ave. bingcrosbytheater.com AVE! Savor the calm before the seasonal storm during HNMC’s faculty performance of meditative music inspired by the Virgin Mary. Dec. 10, 2 pm. Free. Gonzaga University (in the Student Chapel), 502 E. Boone. hnmc.org CHRISTMAS PIPE ORGAN CONCERT Well-known organist Kenneth Fuller provides an evening of holiday spirit for all, as he plays favorite Christmas carols, along with pianist Carol Fuller and other performers. Also includes a holiday sing-a-long. Dec. 10, 6 pm. Free. First Church of Nazarene, 9004 N. Country Homes Blvd. (467-8986)

AFFINITI: A CELTIC CHRISTMAS:The trio of Irish musicians perform their unique blend of classical and pop music, with a special emphasis on the music of the holidays in a show featuring special guest Howard Crosby, nephew of Bing Crosby. Dec. 11, 7 pm. $25. Kroc Center, 1765 W. Golf Course Rd. kroccda.org PANHANDLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA The regional orchestra presents its holiday season concert. Dec. 12. Free. Kroc Center, 1765 W. Golf Course Rd. panhandlesymphonyorchestra.org (208-667-1865) THE SPIRIT OF SPOKANE CHORUS The award-winning a capella barbershop chorus, a chapter of Sweet Adelines International, proudly presents “The Missing Claus.” TDec. 15 at 7 pm and Dec. 16 at 2 pm. $12. Opportunity Presbyterian Church, 202 N. Pines Rd. spiritofspokanechorus.org (869-9665) BETHLEHEM’S CHILD The Singing Nuns’ annual Christmas concert at their historic home. (Includes a complimentary shuttle service available from URM Gate #1 on North Freya.) Dec. 16 at 7 pm and Dec. 17 at 2 pm. $12/$15. Mt. St. Michael’s, 8500 North Saint Michaels Road, Spokane. singingnuns.com KYRS HOLIDAY PARTY Celebrate the holiday season with KYRS at an event with live music by Lindsay (1/2 of Donna Donna), members of Smackout Pack, and other local musicians. Dec. 16, 7:30 pm. $5. The Big Dipper, 171 S. Washington. kyrs.org NATHAN PACHECO CHRISTMAS TOUR The classically-trained tenor performs music from his soon-to-be-released Christmas album “O Holy Night.” Dec. 16, 7:30 pm. $27-$51. Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague. bingcrosbytheater.com SPOKANE SYMPHONY HOLIDAY POPS The Symphony celebrates the heartwarming music of the holidays under the baton of Resident Conductor Morihiko Nakahara. Also featuring the Symphony Chorale and Spokane Area Youth Choirs. Dec. 16 at 8 pm and Dec. 17 at 2 pm. $24-$57/kids; $36-$83/adults. Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox, 1001 W. Sprague. spokanesymphony.org

HNMC CHRISTMAS RECITAL A seasonal-inspired concert of Christmas favorites, performed by the center’s students. Dec. 17, 3 pm. Holy Names Music Center, 3910 W. Custer Dr. hnmc.org (326-9516) CLARION BRASS: THIS IS WHAT CHRISTMAS SOUNDS LIKE Each year the brass ensemble performs beautifully rendered traditional carols and quirky original takes on holiday favorites. Dec. 19, 7:30 pm. St. John’s Cathedral, 127 E. 12th Ave. figarotunes.com/clarion (489-4633) THE SING TEAM A concert by the merry troupe of family and friends, with inspiration ranging from Motown to The Muppets. Dec. 19, 7 pm. $20. Kroc Center, 1765 W. Golf Course Rd. kroccda.org CLARION BRASS: THIS IS WHAT CHRISTMAS SOUNDS LIKE Each year the brass ensemble performs beautifully rendered traditional carols and quirky original takes on holiday favorites. Dec. 20, 7:30 pm. Kroc Center, 1765 W. Golf Course Rd. figarotunes.com/clarion (489-4633) NEW YEAR’S EVE WITH BEETHOVEN’S NINTH Toast the new year with joy and triumph at this Spokane tradition listening to Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony performed by the Spokane Symphony and the Spokane Symphony Chorale. Dec. 31, 7:30-9:30 pm. $15-$49/ adults; $9-$33/kids. Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox, 1001 W. Sprague. spokanesymphony.org

SPORTS/ OUTDOORS TURKEY TROT The local Thanksgiving morning tradition continues with an approx. 3-mile run/walk starting at the Manito Duck Pond. Bring cash and food donations for Second Harvest. Nov. 23, 9 am. Free. Manito Park, 1800 S. Grand Blvd. bit. ly/2zDGofa (509-456-8038) FREE STATE PARK DAYS As part of the Discover Pass legislation, all Washington State Parks are open for access without an annual ($30) or one-day ($10) pass. Nov. 24. Includes access locally to Riverside, Mt. Spokane and Palouse Falls state parks. parks.state.wa.us/CivicAlerts. aspx?AID=262 UGLY CHRISTMAS SWEATER 5K DASH Put on your ugliest holiday sweater and head to Dayton, Wash. to run in the town’s annual Christmas dash. Registration is 10-10:45 am (required) at Dayton’s Historic Courthouse. Nov. 24, 10 am-noon. $15. (382-9094) GONZAGA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL VS. UNLV The lady Zags host the University of Las Vegas on the home court. Dec. 9, 2 pm. $3-$8. McCarthey Athletic Center, 801 N Cincinnati. gozags.com/tickets SPOKANE CHIEFS Hockey match vs. the Seattle Thunderbirds; also includes the Teddy Bear Toss toy drive after the Chiefs score their first goal. Dec. 9, 7:05 pm. $10-$22. Spokane Arena, 720 W. Mallon Ave. spokanearena.com (279-7000)

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Even More Events... CASCADE CHRISTMAS FOOD DRIVE + WRESTLING The wrestlers of Cascade perform for this event that also serves as a food drive benefiting Second Harvest. Bring a canned food donation to get a free seat. Dec. 17, 5:30 pm. The Museum, 5225 N. Freya. bit.ly/2htGwTM SPOKANE CHIEFS Versus the Seattle Thunderbirds. It’s Ugly Sweater Night, which also includes a Toys for Tots drive. Dec. 17, 5:05 pm. $10-$22. Spokane Arena, 720 W. Mallon. (279-7000)

A CHRISTMAS CAROL A radio-style reader’s theatre production of Dicken’s classic holiday tale. Dec. 1-9; Fri-Sat at 7 pm, Sun at 3 pm. $5-$12. Special dinner theatre Dec. 9 at 6 pm ($30, reservation only). StageWest Community Theatre, 639 Elm St., Cheney. (768-4792) A CHILD’S CHRISTMAS IN WALES A musical based on the short story by Dylan Thomas, portraying a nostalgic and simpler time. Dec. 1-10; Fri-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm, also Dec. 2 at 2 pm. $5-$15. Hartung Theater, 875 Perimeter Dr., Moscow. uitheatre.com (208-885-6111) EVERY CHRISTMAS STORY EVER TOLD Instead of performing Charles Dickens’ beloved holiday classic for the umpteenth time, three actors decide to perform every Christmas story ever told in this comedy romp. (Note: Show replaceds previously scheduled “A Doll’s House.”) Dec. 1-17, Thu-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm. $20-$22. Lake City Playhouse, 1320 E. Garden Ave. facebook. com/lakecityplayhouse/ (208-673-7529) SANTA CLAUS CONQUERS THE MARTIANS A fun, family-friendly performance based on the 1964 film, performed by students in the fall Civic Academy. Dec. 2 and 9 at 1 and 3 pm; also Dec. 3 and 10 at 6:30 pm. $10-$15. Spokane Civic Theatre, 1020 N. Howard St. spokanecivictheatre.com (325-2507) WIZARD OF OZ A spectacular celebration of the iconic 1939 MGM film, featuring all the film’s beloved characters brought to live on stage. Dec. 5-6 at 7:30 pm. $27.50-$57.50. INB Performing Arts Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. wcebroadway.com (509-279-7000)

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A CHRISTMAS STORY: THE MUSICAL The endearing tale of Ralphie Parker and his quest to get a Red Ryder BB Gun for Christmas comes to life in a fun new way in this whimsical musical adaptation. Through Dec. 17; Thu-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm. (Nov. 25 show at 2 pm). $30-$32. Spokane Civic Theatre, 1020 N. Howard St. spokanecivictheatre.com CHRISTMAS WITH A TWIST: ‘TIS THE SEASON FOR FAMILY Ellen Travolta returns this holiday season for her new production directed by Troy Nickerson and starring Ellen, her sister Margaret Travolta, daughter Molly Allen and friends Abbey Crawford and Caroline Jess. Nov. 24-Dec. 17; Thu-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 5 pm. $27.50. The Coeur d’Alene Resort, 115 S. Second. cdachristmas.com THE FORGOTTEN CAROLS This stage performance tells the story of a nurse whose empty life is changed when new patient she’s attending recounts the story of Christ’s birth. Nov. 25, 7:30 pm. $17-$36. INB Performing Arts Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. inbpac.com

CHRISTMAS AT SIXTH STREET Members of the Silver Valley community perform in a Christmas music revue. Dec. 8 at 7 pm and Dec. 9-10 at 2 pm. $13-$15. Sixth Street Theater, 212 Sixth St., Wallace, Idaho. sixthstreetmelodrama.com A CHRISTMAS CAROL The classic tale of redemption by Charles Dickens is brought into today’s world. Dec. 8-17, FriSat at 7 pm, Sun at 3 pm. $7-$12. Pend Oreille Playhouse, 236 S. Union Ave. pendoreilleplayers.org (509-447-9900) HOLIDAY HIJINKS Join Civic performers as they present a series of off-colored short, original and rarely produced comedic plays and songs that poke fun at the holidays. (Mature audiences only.) Dec. 8-16, Fri-Sat at 7:30 pm. $15. Spokane Civic Theatre, 1020 N. Howard St. SpokaneCivicTheatre.com (325-2507) TRADITIONS OF CHRISTMAS The annual Radio City Music Hall-style show honors the U.S. military with a USO tribute, and brings Christmas classics are brought to life with song and dance. Dec. 8-10, 1517 and 21-23; show times vary. $20-$36. Kroc Center, 1765 W. Golf Course Rd. traditionsofchristmasnw.com IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY The classic film is brought to life as a 1940s live radio broadcast as an ensemble performs dozens of characters and sound effects. Dec. 14-17, Thu-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm. $25. Jacklin Arts & Cultural Center, 405 N. William St. cdasummertheatre.com (208-660-2958) THE NUTCRACKER BALLET A performance of the holiday classic by members of the Children’s Ballet of Spokane. Dec. 16 at 2 and 7 pm. $15. Spokane Commu-

A Christmas Story runs through Dec. 17 at the Civic. nity College, 1810 N. Greene. companyballetspokane.com (869-5573) MIRACLE ON 35TH STREET: A RADIO PLAY A performance of the holiday classic in an on-air radio format, adapted from the Lux Radio theater script. Dec. 22-23 at 7:30 pm. $15-$20. Spokane Civic Theatre, 1020 N. Howard St. (325-2507) CIRQUE DREAMS HOLIDAZE The show’s 10th anniversary national tour features elaborate costumed acrobats who fly, balance and stretch imaginations in a groundbreaking holiday celebration. Dec. 27-28 at 7 pm. $35-$65. INB Performing Arts Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. inbpac.com (509-279-7000)

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EAGLE MADE: STUDENT & ALUMNI BAZAAR A show and sale of works by 14 past/present artists from EWU’s Art Dept. Through Dec. 1; Mon-Fri from noon5 pm. EWU Downtown Student Gallery, 404 Second St., Cheney. ewu.edu/down-

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towngallery (359-6802) ORNAMENT & SMALL WORKS SHOW The annual holiday-themed show features new pieces by more than 40 local and regional artists. Through Dec. 23; open Mon-Fri 10 am-5 pm and second Sat from 10 am-4 pm. Free. Spokane Art School, 811 W. Garland. (325-1500) ’TIS THE SEASON ARTS & CRAFT SHOW Local artists from around the Northwest attend the 32nd annual show to offer a wide variety of shopping options. Nov. 24 from 10 am-5 pm and Nov. 25 from 10 am-4 pm. Hill’s Resort, 4777 W. Lakeshore Rd., Priest Lake. hillsresort.com 19TH SMALL ARTWORKS INVITATIONAL The annual show features a variety of work by regional and frequently showcased gallery artists; all pieces are smaller than 12x12 inches. Dec. 1-Jan. 6; Tue-Sat from 9 am-6 pm. Art Spirit Gallery, 415 Sherman. (208-765-6006) FIRST FRIDAY Art galleries and businesses across downtown Spokane and beyond host events for the monthly re-

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2316 W. First. northwestmuseum.org HOLIDAY BAZAAR The local nonprofit pottery studio’s annual holiday benefit art show offers a variety of art including prints, pottery, fiber art, baked goods and more. Dec. 2 from 10 am-5 pm and Dec. 3 from 10 am-4 pm. Free admission. Urban Art Co-op, 3017 N. Monroe. urbanartcoop.org (327-9000) WINTERFEST ARTS & CRAFTS SALE Shop for unique gifts at this on campus event. All wares are created/sold by Whitworth students, faculty, staff and alumni. Dec. 8, 9 am. Whitworth Hixson Union Building, 300 W. Hawthorne Rd. whitworth.edu (777-3258) CHRISTMAS BY THE CREEK: Shop for handmade products made by Spokane artists at a creekside pottery studio in the Little Spokane River Valley, at 15221 N. Shady Slope Rd. Dec. 9, 10 am-5 pm. Free. (509-995-4916) HAND LETTERING WORKSHOP An intro into the world of hand lettering. Learn fundamental shapes of calligraphy; participants leave with a hand lettering kit, two 8x10 prints, three folded cards, and take-home worksheets. Dec. 9, 11 am. Terrain, 304 W. Pacific. facebook.com/millicentmaker ICL HOLIDAY PARTY AND ART SHOW Ring in the holiday season at Idaho Conservation League’s annual holiday party which features the opening exhibit for ICL Artist in Residence Linda Lantzy. Enjoy beer, wine and a silent auction of Lantzy’s Idaho landscape photography. Dec. 14, 5-8 pm. Free. Columbia Bank Community Plaza, 414 Church St. idahoconservation.org n

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Maryhill owners Craig and Vicki Leuthold have set down new roots in their hometown.

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A Homecoming The esteemed Maryhill Winery makes its Spokane debut with an expansive new tasting room in Kendall Yards BY CHEY SCOTT

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ith sweeping, 180-degree views of the Spokane River gorge and downtown Spokane, the latest commercial tenant in Kendall Yards is poised to be a scenic — and flavorful — yearround attraction. Maryhill Winery of Goldendale, Washington, opened its architecturally stunning, 5,000-square-foot tasting room and retail space this past weekend, just in time for the start of the holiday season. During last Friday’s friends-and-family event before a two-day public grand opening, the tasting room was packed with cheery guests eager to sample some of the awardwinning winery’s 64 bottled wines, made from 36 varietals of grapes grown throughout the Columbia Valley’s diverse appellations. To visually showcase the wide-ranging characteristics of Maryhill’s 24 vineyard sources spanning eight of Washington state’s 14 designated American Viticultural Areas (AVAs), a focal wall in the new tasting room ...continued on next page

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FOOD | WINE “A HOMECOMING,” CONTINUED... displays images with the names of all of those vineyards, as well as large glass bottles containing samples of the unique soil makeups of each. Some of these specimens are a pale, ashy grey, while others sediments are rich, earthy browns. As for the winery’s expansion into the Lilac City, it made complete sense for owners and Spokane natives Craig and Vicki Leuthold to stretch Maryhill’s reach closer to home. Yet the decision to do so came about by chance, almost one year ago. “The opportunity to be located in Kendall Yards was a deciding factor,” says Craig Leuthold. “We were home last year, and were at a wine tasting down here at Craftsman Cellars. Some friends of ours were having a Christmas party and we were walking down the street to go eat at Wandering Table. I saw the sign for new construction, and a big hole in the ground… I didn’t think think much of it, and then in the middle of the night I thought, ‘Oh my gosh, it would be really cool to have a tasting room there,’ and here we are 11 months later, opening our doors.”

rior to the tasting room’s debut, Maryhill’s local fans could find around eight or so of its main offerings at retailers in the area (its many wines are also sold online). Now, Leuthold says, Inland Northwest wine lovers have access to all 64 of its bottled wines. This includes the exclusive and limited release Proprietor’s Reserve wines, along with its Vineyard Series, which showcases grapes from designated vineyards in small batches. The latter are exclusive to Maryhill’s Premium Wine Club members. In addition to a large, open space for tastings, events and retail, the Spokane tasting room includes an attached, private Wine Club Room, which the public can also visit to sample wines for a $20 fee. Craig Leuthold says that through the end of the year, visitors to the tasting room can take advantage of half-off Maryhill’s wine club membership fee of $50. Membership includes access to three cases of wine a year (for an additional cost) and 25 percent off any retail bottles, along with other benefits. Beyond daily hours for the public to taste ($10/ flight; waived with a $20 wine purchase) and shop for its

Maryhill’s new tasting room now brings all 64 of its bottled wines to Spokane. award-winning products — Maryhill has received more than 3,000 accolades for its wines since its debut in 2001; dozens of these awards are displayed in three large cases inside the new tasting room — the space is also available for private events for up to 250 people. Come spring, the scenic patio overlooking the Spokane River will seat close to 50. The Leutholds also envision hosting special events for the public, such as vertical tastings of select vineyard appellation vintages. All of the tasting room’s bar tops, hand-built by Craig and featuring oak wine-barrel stays along their fronts, are on wheels, allowing for a variety of room configurations. The Wine Club Room is also host to a massive, circa-1880 Brunswick bar. While the winery is outfitted to serve catered food, it doesn’t plan to serve much of its own, instead allowing customers to bring in outside food, such as orders from nearby restaurants like Veraci Pizza, and a forthcoming sushi bar in an adjacent space. “We have a basic kitchen and a pizza oven, so we’ll have warm foccacia and baked Brie and single-serve pizza,” Leuthold explains. “With all the restaurants here,

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we didn’t feel it was necessary to have food. Down at Maryhill [in Goldendale] we encourage people to bring picnics, and we encourage the same thing here.” There’s also a self-serve cold case stocked with hummus and cheese to be paired with gourmet-style crackers sold on site. Now that they have a new business footprint across the state from their winery’s headquarters, the Leutholds are looking forward to spending more time in Spokane, where they both lived before founding the winery in 1999. They now hope to split their time between Spokane and Goldendale. “We are super excited to be here,” Leuthold says. “It’s really fun for Vicki and I, and we couldn’t be happier with the way the space turned out. It’s so inviting, and I think it’s going to be a great statement for Kendall Yards. We’re just excited to be a part of the community.” n Maryhill Winery Spokane • 1303 W. Summit Pkwy., Suite 100 • Open daily from noon-8 pm • maryhillwinery.com or facebook.com/ maryhillspokane • 443-3832

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Kaiju also serves inventive originals, like the Oodako, with duck confit, daikon, cucumber, avocado, shrimp, hoisin and mayo. Ciccone mashes up monsters with his underwater theme, decorating the walls with art from a local artists and tattooist.

QQ SUSHI & KITCHEN 1902 W. Francis | 279-2721 Featuring traditional sushi and French Asian cuisine, QQ offers delicious rolls featuring fresh ingredients in a casual fine dining environment. Try the Pretty Woman roll, which comes stuffed with salmon, cucumber and asparagus, topped with salmon tobiko (roe) and scallion. The restaurant’s tiny stripmall space means QQ is nearly always busy, so if you show up and there are no tables available, make sure to give the hostess a number to call when a table opens up, or place a takeout order for pickup. KAIJU SUSHI & SPIRITS 424 Sherman Ave., CdA | 208-966-4019 With colored glass, fish tanks and

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GINGER ASIAN BISTRO 1228 S. Grand Blvd. | 315-5201 Come here if you want to feel classy. Ginger Asian Bistro, located on the South Hill, provides fresh, delicious sushi. Its most popular roll is the Las Vegas roll, containing shrimp tempura, asparagus and avocado, and topped with fresh spicy tuna, sprinkled bread crumbs, mayo, eel sauce and finished with masago (roe) and scallions.

QQ Sushi is a favorite local spot at the Five Mile Shopping Center. waves on the walls, Kaiju takes diners to a tropical, underwater location. Owner Frank Ciccone serves up sushi

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until midnight every night, and a variety of it at that. With classics such as a spicy tuna or California roll,

THE WAVE ISLAND SPORTS GRILL & SUSHI BAR 525 W. First | 747-2023 Formerly Raw Sushi, the Wave

morphed from Raw’s Hawaiian-Sushi fusion into an Hawaiian-Sushi-American sports bar. Now diners can bite into a burger, follow it with a sushi roll and partake in the sweet sounds of amateur karaoke, while watching Monday Night Football on one of 19 high-def screens. Restaurant workers in Spokane tend to have a special fondness for the Wave: On Sundays, it offers anyone from the service industry 25 percent off. DING HOW 1332 N. Liberty Lake Rd., | 921-1901 Though located in a strip mall, Ding How is a veritable tour of Asia, featuring Chinese, Korean, Thai and Japanese selections on its menu. Check out the sushi its chefs make right in front of you, or get some takeout that will make you reminisce about standing in your boxers over the sink during your bachelor days. n

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here are plenty of cartoons about holidays like Christmas and Halloween, but the genius-nerds at Pixar saw an unfilled need and came up with Coco, the first major animated film about Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, observed in Mexico and by Mexicans everywhere. Making a film to appeal to an untapped market is good business sense, but Coco also has that trademark Pixar sincerity, the sense that the storytellers really wanted to do justice to the subject and not just pander to an audience. What they came up with is an earnest, values-based story about honoring and remembering every branch of the family tree. Aside from being a lively adventure comedy, Coco is also an introduction to — and an assiduously earnest portrayal of — some cultural traditions that many viewers haven’t seen before. It is a noble thing to expand an audience’s worldview, and director Lee Unkrich (Toy Story 3), who conceived the story with screenwriters Matthew Aldrich and Adrian Molina (who also co-directs), does it without sacrificing entertainment value. Our junior Mexican hero is 12-year-old Miguel Rivera (voiced by Anthony Gonzalez), a would-be musician whose dreams of stardom are hindered by one thing: his family hates music. It seems his great-great-grandfather was an ambitious troubadour who walked out on his wife and young daughter to pursue a music career, and the Riveras have been staunchly anti-music ever since. Miguel has to hide his guitar and practice in secret lest he offend his elders, the eldest of which is his greatgrandmother Coco (Ana Ofelia Murguía), the little girl

Pixar’s latest, Coco, is an earnest animated fable about music, family and Mexican culture BY ERIC D. SNIDER whose father left. Coco must be 90 now, near death, her memory fading. She still occasionally mentions “Papá,” whom the family has never forgiven. While preparing photos of departed loved ones for Día de los Muertos, Miguel finds evidence that his infamous great-great-grandfather was none other than his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz (Benjamin Bratt), a legendary musician who died many years ago and is still beloved throughout Mexico. In his eagerness, Miguel does something that offends the spirits and puts him, a living boy, in the land of the dead, a sort of parallel dimension that overlaps with ours. His dead ancestors are surprised to see him, and surprised that he can see them. He can cross back to the realm of the living with the blessing of a relative — but his great-great-grandmother, Mamá Imelda (Alanna Ubach), will only grant it on the condition that he not pursue a career in music. Instead of taking her blessing and going back to the living world, Miguel sets out to find Ernesto de la Cruz in the land of the dead. What would a Pixar

movie be without a journey and a quest? Miguel is soon joined by Héctor (Gael García Bernal), a rascal and a scammer who’s been forgotten by almost everyone in the living world. He wants to send a photo of himself back with Miguel to put on an ofrenda (Spanish for “offering”), which will allow Héctor to visit the living on Día de los Muertos. (That’s the deal, you see; the dead can come visit once a year, but only if someone puts their photo on a makeshift altar.) The film has lots of fun with the dead, portrayed as skeletons (with eyeballs and clothing) whose component parts can disassemble at will, especially if it produces a funny sight gag, like when a surprise causes a COCO man’s jaw to drop right Rated PG off his skull. Having creDirected by Lee Unkrich, Adrian Molina ated a vivid world full Starring Anthony Gonzalez, of Día de los Muertos Gael García Bernal, Benjamin Bratt details, Unkrich and his team run around in it like kids exploring, enjoying the scenery while they tell their story. It’s a twisting, surprising story, too, with unexpected complexity. We think we’re in for a “follow your dreams” message, maybe some “power of music to transform the soul” ideas, but those themes, while present, are less vital than the old-fashioned reminder at the heart of the movie: “There’s nothing more important than family.” As usual, you get the feeling the storytellers truly believe it. n

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JANE

Documentarian Brett Morgen explores the early life and groundbreaking work of Jane Goodall, whose up-close-andpersonal studies of African chimpanzees had seismic effects on science. Most of the film consists of astonishing, never-before-seen footage shot in the

1960s by nature photographer (and Goodall’s husband) Hugo van Lawick. At the Magic Lantern. (NW) Rated PG

LADY BIRD

Greta Gerwig’s first foray behind the camera is a funny, observant and empathetic coming-of-age story about a fiercely independent teenage girl finding her true identity in post-9/11 Sacramento. Saoirse Ronan is phenomenal as the title character, as is Laurie Metcalf as the mother she’s often at odds with. A remarkably assured directorial debut. (NW) Rated R

THE MAN WHO INVENTED CHRISTMAS

A fictionalized account of the creation

of Charles Dickens’ 1843 novella A Christmas Carol, which became perhaps the definitive yuletide text. Dan Stevens plays the beloved author; Christopher Plummer embodies everyone’s favorite miser Ebenezer Scrooge. (NW) Rated PG

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The writer-director of Nightcrawler is back with another study of a driven and headstrong professional, though this guy is far less menacing than that earlier film’s Leo Bloom. Denzel Washington is a meek L.A. defense attorney who’s thrust headfirst into the cutthroat legal world after the partner in his law firm dies unexpectedly. (NW) Rated PG-13

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Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell and Kathryn Hahn are back as cinema’s most foulmouthed mothers, and this time they’re throwing the middle finger at the most stressful aspects of the yuletide season. The other new addition to the mix: the

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bad moms’ moms (Christine Baranski, Cheryl Hines, Susan Sarandon). (NW) Rated R

BLADE RUNNER 2049

The long-awaited sequel to Ridley Scott’s 1982 sci-fi masterpiece expands

upon the earlier film’s rich futuristic universe, a meditative, leisurely paced art film disguised as a franchise cashin. Picking up the story 30 years later, L.A. cop K (Ryan Gosling) uncovers a dark replicant conspiracy, taking him on a mission that leads to Harrison Ford’s

elusive detective Deckard. Roger Dea-

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THE FLORIDA PROJECT

From Tangerine director Sean Baker comes this vivid snapshot of life in a run-down motel in Orlando, shot on location with a cast of mostly non-actors. Structured as a series of vignettes, it’s a winsome, bittersweet look at a childhood in poverty, following a 6-year-old troublemaker, her single mother and the kindhearted motel manager, played by a reserved Willem Dafoe. At the Magic Lantern. (SS) Rated R

JUSTICE LEAGUE

The latest DC blockbuster from Zack Snyder reunites Batman and Wonder Woman, then teams them up with Aquaman, the Flash and Cyborg to take down world-destroying supervillain Steppenwolf. That the movie runs just shy of two hours will likely be its only form of restraint. (NW) Rated PG-13

LET THERE BE LIGHT

Kevin Sorbo, aka TV’s Hercules, directs and stars as (per the film’s IMDb page) “the world’s most famous atheist,” who’s in a car accident and miraculously finds faith. Co-produced by Fox News’ Sean Hannity; make of that what you will. (NW) Rated PG-13

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ever asked: What were the animals like at the Nativity? The huge voice cast includes Oprah Winfrey, Mariah Carey and Christopher Plummer. (NW) Rated PG

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The third film in the Thor franchise is the best of the bunch, with the character’s comic energy getting a muchneeded jolt from director Taika Waititi. This time around, the God of Thunder learns he has a long-lost sister (Cate Blanchett, snacking on scenery), who casts Thor and Loki off to a prison planet and steals the throne of Asgard. (SS) Rated PG-13

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likely friendship that developed in the late 19th century between the widowed Queen Victoria (Judi Dench, who previously played the monarch in 1997’s Mrs. Brown) and her Indian secretary Abdul Karim (Ali Fazal). From director Stephen Frears (Philomena) and the screenwriter of the crowd pleaser Billy Elliot. (NW) Rated PG-13

LOVING VINCENT

This fact-based drama enmeshes us within the ranks of a group of Arizona firefighters known as the Granite Mountain Hotshots, specifically as they attempt to contain the deadly Yarnell Hill wildfire in 2013. Josh Brolin, Miles Teller and Jeff Bridges star. (NW) Rated PG-13

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A little boy with facial deformities (Jacob Tremblay of Room) is sent off to a public school for the first time, with his encouraging parents (Julia Roberts and Owen Wilson) looking on. A sweet and gentle adaptation of R.J. Palacio’s bestselling YA novel that nonetheless bashes you over the head with its themes and messages. (MJ) Rated PGn

Advertised as the first entirely handpainted feature, the look of this impressionistic animated drama is a thing to behold. Set in the 1890s, a postmaster’s son is sent to deliver a long-lost letter written by the late Vincent van Gogh, only to find himself questioning the circumstances of the influential artist’s suicide. At the Magic Lantern. (NW) Rated PG-13

Agatha Christie’s 1934 novel about a homicide on a snowbound train is one of the most famous whodunits ever written, and its second big-budget, star-studded adaptation has Kenneth Branagh behind the camera and front and center as detective extraordinaire Hercule Poirot. The true mystery of the film: Why, exactly, was it made? (MJ) Rated PG-13

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A documentary detailing Jim Carrey’s Method portrayal of comedian and provocateur Andy Kaufman in the 1999 biopic Man on the Moon, featuring behindthe-scenes footage that was shot nearly two decades ago and never before released. It’s not as probing as it could be, but it’s nonetheless an entertaining portrait of two iconoclastic artists. (NW) Not Rated

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Director Dee Rees’ novelistic saga of two families — one black, the other white — living on the same tract of land in 1940s Mississippi. A compelling and painful story of personal trauma and racial prejudice, told with the sweep and sprawl of an epic and the emotional insularity of a more intimate character study. (NW) Rated R

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A Perfect Circle’s Billy Howerdel (second from left) on the key to enjoying live music: Be present. And put your phone away.

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YOUR ATTENTION, PLEASE A Perfect Circle wants you to put your smartphone down for 90 minutes BY HOWARD HARDEE

rogressive rock supergroup A Perfect Circle has been making headlines for kicking out dozens of fans who’ve captured their live performances with smartphones, but it’s not like fans who get booted can say they were surprised. On the band’s current tour, there are signs on the back of each seat warning that taking videos or pictures will, in all caps, “RESULT IN EJECTION.” Despite the hard stance, guitarist and composer Billy Howerdel isn’t sheepish about admitting he’s guilty of the act in question. About a year ago, he went to see the Cure

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Emotive and Mer de Noms.

“YOUR ATTENTION, PLEASE,” CONTINUED... people around you.” Howerdel says the rule isn’t specific to A Perfect Circle. For many years, frontman Maynard James Keenan has enforced a strict no-cellphones policy during shows for his other art-rock projects, Tool and Puscifer. Fan feedback has been mostly positive regarding A Perfect Circle’s recent run of shows, but Howerdel acknowledges there have been specific instances where a venue’s attempts to enforce the policy have been more distracting than cellphone screens. “We’re kind of at the mercy of local security, because our security staff briefs them and then it comes down to the execution of the individual guards involved,” he says. “You don’t want a flashlight in your face while you’re just trying to sit there and watch a show; that’s the worst thing I’ve heard.” Speaking with Inlander ahead of the band’s Tuesday night show, Howerdel says that, smartphones aside, the tour has been challenging because he’s simultaneously writing the band’s forthcoming album — the first since 2004’s Emotive, due out next year — and putting in the work necessary to play an arena show every other night. Writing music while on tour is a mixed bag, Howerdel says. His writing process benefits from already having the musical juices flowing, but still takes long stretches of silence and seclusion for him to settle into a meditative headspace and write songs. (He’s a longtime practitioner of Transcendental Meditation.) “Going down into the meditation, at the beginning you’re still kind of aware of the outside world,” he says. “Once you get in your flow, you’re just steadily working.” Given the many layers of complexity in Howerdel’s music, listeners may be surprised to learn that he’s never learned to read or write sheet music. How he communicates with his bandmates really depends on each player. For instance, guitarist James Iha (ex-member and co-founder of the Smashing Pumpkins) is more of a visual learner, so Howerdel makes a video of him playing the song’s guitar parts acoustically “so he can see where I am on the neck and where the inflections are.” Bassist Matt McJunkins, on the other hand, simply listens to the track and sounds out a bassline. When it comes to lyrics, Howerdel leaves that entirely up to Keenan. Once he’s heard the

words, he may go back and tweak the instrumental to make sure everything fits thematically, however. “A lot of times I don’t know — or don’t want to know — what he’s writing,” he says. “What I think is interesting, when I take a step back and listen, is that many times there’s a duality to what he says. He does try to throw you off with some red herrings and lyrics that are multipurpose. I think that’s what makes him special, and one of the best lyricists out there.” Windows of opportunity to work with Keenan tend to open and close quickly. On top of trying to finish Tool’s rabidly awaited follow-up album to 2006’s 10,000 Days, he’s been busy running his winery — Caduceus Cellars in Jerome, Arizona — so Howerdel has to be ready when Keenan has time to work on A Perfect Circle. “I don’t push or pry,” he says. “I wait until he gives me a call and says, ‘Hey, are you available to do this?’ And I say, ‘Yes, please.’” With the timing right, A Perfect Circle has toured hard since reforming in the spring. In October, the band released the album’s first single, “The Doomed,” which sonically falls right in with the group’s multi-textured, often experimental body of work dating back to their debut album, 2000’s Mer de Noms. Lyrically, the single references the country’s increasingly polarized political, social and cultural climate, with Keenan singing: “Behold a new Christ / Behold the same old horde / Gather at the altering / New beginning, new word.” The band has rolled out a handful of other new songs on tour, including “Hourglass,” fan footage of which is (surprisingly) available on YouTube. Maybe Keenan’s strict no-phone policy serves mostly as a reminder that A Perfect Circle want their art to be taken seriously. Howerdel says the band works hard to make sure the shows sound and look good, and fans spend good money to see them play. It should be an event worth unplugging for, if only briefly. “Just be with us — just be in the moment and let go of your silicon addiction,” he says. “It’s not that hard to put your phone down for 90 minutes.” n A Perfect Circle with the Beta Machine • Tue, Nov. 28 at 7:30 pm • $49.50/$69.50 • Spokane Arena • 720 W. Mallon • spokanearena.com • 279-7000

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’Tis the season: Trans-Siberian Orchestra’s Christmas spectacular rolls through town again, this time without its founding member.

Live After Death Trans-Siberian Orchestra takes its epic Christmas show on the road again after its founder’s passing BY DAN NAILEN

ack in the late ’80s, my friends and I would gather and watch Headbangers Ball, the MTV show dedicated to all things hard rock and heavy metal. Some of the music we genuinely loved, some was laughable, and some of it was utterly confounding. Into that latter category fell “Hall of the Mountain King” from a band called Savatage. It was over-the-top ridiculous, and the clip tried to be as epic as the sound, including a subterranean setting, scary dwarves and ornate lighting, conveying some story we couldn’t quite discern. Savatage’s style didn’t really fit our tastes, and we quickly dismissed the band except for the occasional joke. Little did we know that Paul O’Neill, the producer, composer and songwriter who encouraged the Floridabased Savatage to follow his ambitious lead on that song, would shortly go on to form arguably the biggest band in the Christmas business — certainly the most unusual

holiday success story since Mannheim Steamroller. O’Neill’s work with Savatage gave him the experience to create Trans-Siberian Orchestra, the arena-filling Christmas machine he launched in 1993. He even cherry-picked some of Savatage’s members to join. TSO has put out a series of original albums/rock operas like Christmas Eve and Other Stories and The Lost Christmas Eve that incorporate much of the same sonic tools O’Neill used with Savatage. And their live shows are the furthest thing from a simple Christmas choir or crew of carolers you can imagine; screaming guitar solos and explosions are par for the course. O’Neill died earlier this year, but the TSO show goes on thanks to guitarist and music director Al Pitrelli, himself a former Savatage guitarist. This year’s show features “The Ghosts of Christmas Eve: The Best of TSO and More,” and will hit 60 cities for more than 100 shows

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before the end of the year. Pitrelli says the inspiration for a TSO show remains the same in O’Neill’s absence, to “keep them on the edge of their seats,” and he recognizes that hard-core fans go to see TSO every year, with high expectations. This year’s production will deliver the entire “Ghosts of Christmas Eve” rock opera, but will have a new look in terms of the stage, lighting and video screens. “We never really want to repeat ourselves, but we do want to have the familiarity of the rock opera that people have really fallen in love with,” Pitrelli says. Pitrelli knows that O’Neill’s absence is a big one. Going into a tour without the TSO ship’s captain reminds Pitrelli of the first Thanksgiving after his father died. “There will be an empty hole in everybody’s heart for the rest of our lives, but life will continue to go on,” Pitrelli says. “Paul and I and a bunch of other folks, late at night in the studio, he’d say he wants this to live forever. He wants our children and our children’s children to be aware of what we did. People used to compare [TSO] to Pink Floyd and things like that, but Paul chose to try and compare it to the works of maybe Mozart and Beethoven. He wants people to remember this 200 and 300 years down the road, not just 30 and 40 years.” n dann@inlander.com Trans-Siberian Orchestra • Fri, Nov. 24 at 7:30 pm • $37/$49.50/$60.50/$70.50 • Spokane Arena • 720 W. Mallon • spokanearena.com • 279-7000

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BLUES JONNY LANG

hat monumental accomplishments had you made by the time you were 16? Certainly none as impressive as those of guitarist Jonny Lang, who scored a record deal with A&M and had released two albums (one of which, 1997’s Lie to Me, cracked the Billboard charts) before he could legally drive a car. He’s since shared stages and recording studios with the best in the biz, including Buddy Guy, Santana, Eric Johnson and the (Belushi-less) Blues Brothers. Lang put out his seventh studio album, Signs, this year, and it’s a reliably vibrant collection that features shuffling blues stomps, gospel-inflected vocal harmonies and guitar licks combustible enough to start a fire. He may only be 36 now, but Lang has already had the career of a veteran, and he doesn’t appear to be slowing down anytime soon. — NATHAN WEINBENDER Jonny Lang with Zane Carney • Mon, Nov. 27 at 7:30 pm • $32-$57 • Bing Crosby Theater • 901 W. Sprague • bingcrosbytheater.com • 227-7638

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ollhouse, the latest album from the Pack A.D., serves as a tidy summation of the Vancouver, B.C., rock duo’s general artistic approach: It busts through nine lean, tightly-wound tracks in just 28 minutes, but (as is typical of the band’s output) it’s hardly short on twisting melodies, irresistible guitar hooks, vivid sci-fi imagery and brainy references to classic literature. It’s as efficient as it is sonically imposing. The record was released slightly more than a year after the band dropped its previous LP, 2016’s Positive Thinking, suggesting that singer/guitarist Becky Black and drummer Maya Miller are smack-dab in the middle of a particularly prolific, creative period. This much is certain: You’re gonna be surprised that such a ferocious sound can come out of just two people. — NATHAN WEINBENDER The Pack A.D. with Wayward West • Sat, Nov. 25 at 8 pm • $10/$12 day of • All-ages • The Bartlett • 228 W. Sprague • thebartlettspokane.com • 747-2174

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THE JACKSON ST., The Caretakers MICKDUFF’S BEER HALL, Devon Wade MOOSE LOUNGE, Last Chance Band NASHVILLE NORTH, Ladies Night with Luke Jaxon and DJ Tom NIGHTHAWK LOUNGE (CDA CASINO), Yesterdayscake NORTHERN QUEST RESORT &

CASINO, DJ Patrick J NYNE, Silver Treason, Whiskey Dick Mountain O’SHAYS IRISH PUB & EATERY, Arvid Lundin & Deep Roots J THE OBSERVATORY, Soul Man Black, Third Seven PEND D’OREILLE WINERY, Son of Brad THE PIN!, Bassgiving feat. AyZiM, Daethstar, Akoma, K$, Radikill, DJVV, Hunni THE RIDLER PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos feat. Christan Raxter & Steve Ridler J J SPOKANE ARENA, TransSiberian Orchestra: The Ghosts of Christmas Eve (see page 77) ZOLA, Uppercut

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J J BING CROSBY THEATER, Jonny Lang (see facing page), Zane Carvey J CALYPSOS COFFEE & CREAMERY, Open Mic EICHARDT’S, Monday Night Jam with Truck Mills J THE PIN!, Clyde Carson, Skinny Pete, Pynt, White Boy Will RED ROOM LOUNGE, Open Mic with Lucas Brookbank Brown ZOLA, Perfect Mess

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J THE BARTLETT, Dead Serious Lovers, Night Heron, PG-13, Orphans, Nov. 30 J KNITTING FACTORY, Aaron Watson, Jon Wolfe, Nov. 30 J COEUR D’ALENE CASINO, Christmas with The Nelson Brothers, Dec. 1 THE OBSERVATORY, Lavoy, The Happys, Quarter Monkey, Dec. 1 THE BIG DIPPER, Korgy & Bass with Funky Uncle, Ragtime Romantics, Trinity, Dec. 2 J NORTHERN QUEST RESORT & CASINO, The Tenors, Dec. 3 J THE PIN!, Davey Suicide, Amerakin Overdose, Dysfunktynal Kaos,

Dec. 3 J SPOKANE ARENA, Foo Fighters, Dec. 4 J THE PIN!, Michale Graves of The Misfits, Zaq Flanary, Lust for Glory, TWELVEgaugeSAINTS, Deschamp, Dec. 5 J THE BARTLETT, Morgan Saint, Dec. 5 J THE BARTLETT, Jeff Austin Band, Dec. 6

Wednesday, 11/29

BLACK DIAMOND, Tommy G GENO’S TRADITIONAL FOOD & ALES, Open Mic with Host Travis Goulding IRON HORSE (VALLEY), Kicho J KNITTING FACTORY, Jai Wolf, Kidswaste LEFTBANK WINE BAR, Carey Brazil LUCKY’S IRISH PUB, DJ D3VIN3 POOLE’S PUBLIC HOUSE (NORTH), The Cronkites POOLE’S PUBLIC HOUSE (SOUTH HILL), Sammy Eubanks RED ROOM LOUNGE, Blowin’ Kegs Jam Session THE RIDLER PIANO BAR, The Ronaldos feat. Ron Criscione, Ray Younker and Emily Ridler SOULFUL SOUPS & SPIRITS, Open Mic SPOKANE FALLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Jeremy Pelt Quintet THE THIRSTY DOG, Donny Duck Entertainment Karaoke J TWO SEVEN PUBLIC HOUSE, Matt Mitchell ZOLA, Whsk&Keys

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Robert Herold’s Greatest Hits!

Tuesday, 11/28

J BABY BAR, The Monties, The Colourflies THE BULL HEAD, Rusty Jackson GARLAND PUB & GRILL, Karaoke KAIJU SUSHI & SPIRITS, John Firshi LEFTBANK WINE BAR, Turntable Tuesday RAZZLE’S BAR & GRILL, Open Mic Jam RED ROOM LOUNGE, Tuesday Takeover with Storme THE RIDLER PIANO BAR, Open Mic/ Jam Night J J SPOKANE ARENA, A Perfect Circle (see page 75), The Beta Machine ZOLA, Dueling Cronkites

MORE EVENTS

ince 1994, Robert Herold has been getting readers of the Inlander to nod in agreement or shake their heads in puzzlement in about equal doses. Collected here for the first time are some of his best columns from 1994 to 2017, covering everything from goings-on down at Spokane City Hall (from the Lincoln Street Bridge to the Strong Mayor system) to the misadventures of our leaders in Washington, D.C. (from Tom Foley through the Age of Trump). Take a trip through our local political history with Robert’s Rules, on sale now.

MEET THE AUTHOR Check out Robert Herold at Auntie’s, where he’ll read from and sign copies of his new book. Auntie’s Bookstore 402 W. Main Ave. Wednesday, Nov. 29, at 7pm.

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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. 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 BRAVO CONCERT HOUSE • 25 E. Lincoln Rd. • 703-7474 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 HOTEL RL BY RED LION AT THE PARK • 303 W. North River Dr. • 326-8000 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 LA ROSA CLUB • 105 S. First Ave., Sandpoint • 208-255-2100 LEFTBANK WINE BAR • 108 N. Washington • 315-8623 LUCKY’S IRISH PUB • 408 W. Sprague • 747-2605 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 • 598-8933 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 THE RIDLER PIANO BAR • 718 W. Riverside • 822-7938 RIVELLE’S • 2360 N Old Mill Loop, CdA • 208-9300381 THE ROADHOUSE • 20 N. Raymond • 413-1894 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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MUSIC + FILM THE HALLS ARE ALIVE

Sing some chords and warm up your vocal cords in preparation for singing the evening away to one of the most beloved musical stories of all time. Once again, Coeur d’Alene’s Ray and Joan Kroc Center is hosting a classic sing-along screening of The Sound of Music, complete with audience prop bags and subtitles, in case you’ve forgotten the words to any of the songs in this timeless American cinema classic. Don your best Austrian-inspired garb á la Maria, Captain von Trapp and the kids, and bring the halls of the Kroc to life with the sound of music. — CHEY SCOTT Sing-A-Long-A Sound of Music • Sat, Nov. 25 at 6 pm • $15 • Kroc Center • 1765 W. Golf Course Rd., CdA • kroccda.org • 208-667-1865

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THEATER A NEW DEAL

Presented by the Spokane Children’s Theatre, the ragamuffin-toriches musical Annie is showing through the middle of December. Though the show’s popular musical numbers may be familiar, Annie’s hard-knock-life story is no less entertaining to audiences far and wide in the local version of this seven-time Tony Award-winning production. The whole gang is here, portrayed by local adult and child actors, from the perpetually hungover Miss Hannigan to the regal but lonesome Daddy Warbucks. Little orphan Annie (played by 12-year-old Peyton Tittsworth, pictured) is coming right in time for the holidays to sing away our sorrows, and let us know that better times are only a day away. — JASON STILL Annie • Nov. 24-Dec. 17; Fri at 7 pm, Sat-Sun at 2 pm; opening night Nov. 24 at 4 pm • $14/adults, $10/ages 12 and under • Spokane Children’s Theatre • 2727 N. Madelia • spokanechildrenstheatre.org • 328-4886

COMEDY LAKOTA LAUGHTER

Cree Tribe Native and funnyman Don Burnstick has developed a reputation as one of Canada’s most highly acclaimed comedians; what sets him apart as unique is that he has neatly etched First Nation culture into the rock face of humor and stand-up, where Native presence is noticeably absent. Joining Burnstick for a night of firstrate and First Nation laughs is comedienne Tonia Jo Hall (pictured), a Lakota/Dakota/Hidatsa Native. Together, these comedic cultural ambassadors will perform the comedy of their heritage and communities, celebrating their cultures with a powwow of hilarity. — JASON STILL Rezified Comedy Show • Sat, Nov. 25 at 7 pm • $20 • Coeur d’Alene Casino • 37914 South Nukwalqw, Worley, Idaho • cdacasino.com

EXHIBIT SNAKEY SCIENCE

Don’t miss your chance to see the blockbuster exhibit that slithered into downtown Spokane’s Mobius Science Center earlier this fall. This weekend is visitors’ last chance to be wowed (or creeped out) by “Titanoboa: Monster Snake,” which came to Spokane by way of the Smithsonian, and explores what scientists currently believe is the world’s largest snake to have ever existed. Fossilized remains of the 60-million-year-old reptile, discovered in 2009 in a Colombian coal mine, prove its titanic proportions: Coming in at 48 feet long and weighing 1½ tons, Titanoboa cerrejonensis could crush a crocodile, and it thrived in the hot and humid prehistoric rainforests of South America. Visitors of all ages can learn more about this fascinating beast that roamed the planet after the dinosaurs’ extinction through a full-scale model, fossil casts and clips from a special documentary. — CHEY SCOTT Titanoboa: Monster Snake • Through Sun, Nov. 26; open Fri-Sat from 10 am-5 pm, Sun from 11 am-5 pm • $7-$8 • Mobius Science Center • 311 N. Post • mobiusspokane.org • 321-7133

BENEFIT PUP PARTY

Kick off the holiday season with local animal welfare nonprofit Washington Basset Rescue (WABR) and its annual Santa Claws for People & Pets, a daylong celebration supporting the group’s mission to aid basset hounds in need. Activities throughout the day include contests for pets — best trick, best dressed, and a cookie eating contest — along with a vendor fair, Santa photo booth and performances by local musical and performance groups to entertain the human attendees. There will also be adoptable animals from other local rescues, as well as raffles, auctions and other opportunities to support Spokane Valley-based WABR’s focus on the rescue, rehoming and rehabilitation of the floppy-eared hounds. — CHEY SCOTT Santa Claws for People & Pets • Sun, Nov. 26 from 11 am-4 pm • Free • Spokane County Fair & Expo Center • 404 N. Havana • bit.ly/2zZCuxH

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W I SAW YOU

S S

CHEERS JEERS

I SAW YOU BABY WEARING BEAUTY “The Davenport gift shop, filled with wonders and trinkets. Outside the window I peered, unblinking to not miss it. A beautiful woman with a baby in tow. I smiled as I gazed, for these two I know. You’re the best mother in town and one hell of a wife. I’m incredibly lucky that you’re in my life. After five minutes of waiting, I made my way in. Our son looking at me with his mischievous grin. You showed me a candle with the biggest of smiles. The happiness we share stretches for years, for decades, for miles.” EMPTY GROWLER Remember when I used to drop you off at work in the morning, sweet girl? I miss that. But you were probably lying then. About who you were before you met a guy at a bar. Or one with a kid who shared you at the same time I did. The same time you said you loved me. I was wrong, you’re just like your sisters. And I was dumb enough to let you make me think I was special. Rage is a better motivator than heartbreak.

YOU SAW ME PLUGGING UP THE TURN LANE, AND

THEN :) I read your “rant” regarding peeps that opt to run in the “right” lane of a two lane, and omg, “plugging” up the opportunity for peeps to turn right on a red light. You intimated that lane is more for those turning. Hmmm. Actually I thought speed had something to do with the choice of lanes too. But then, you are in an aweful hurry to get...wherever, and I suppose you had to rant about SOMETHING. :)

CHEERS GARTH BROOKS CONCERT I am resubmitting this Cheers because the previous one had the wrong day mentioned, and I would like the person who found my wallet to know how thankful I am. Unbeknownst to me, I dropped my wallet on the way to the Garth Brooks magical concert on Sunday afternoon. Someone found it and gave it to a police officer. When I returned home from the concert, I had a voicemail from Officer Christensen telling me he had my wallet, which held my money, my driver’s license, and a credit card. My sons picked up my wallet from the officer for me. Here is a shout-out to the kind and honest person who found it and gave it to the officer, to Officer Christensen for the call, and to my sons for picking it up. Thank you all so much!!! A GRATEFUL BC VISITOR A heartfelt thank you to the several drivers who gave me the space to navigate around downtown without having an accident early Friday afternoon. I was not familiar with where I was going and getting direction a little late in the process. I arrived at the Davenport without accident due to several drivers’ generosity. Thank you so very much. Your generous attitude makes me want to return to you beautiful city again. UNCONDITIONAL LOVE I am so stubborn, and I walk a thin line between sane and insane, it is only because I

have been to the place that separates heaven from hell. I am swimming in the bleeding of my soul, and am frozen here in this daily depression. Only the warmth of your smile gives me hope for this broken heart to beat

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son has money but after taking my bag you discovered about .43 cents in my wallet and a value village frequent shoppers card. I am just a social worker who makes $13 an hour. I have an older apple phone so that my son can

You’re the best mother in town and one hell of a wife. I’m incredibly lucky that you’re in my life.

again. Through my smile I cry, and underneath my rage is a girl who has been treated with scorn and contempt, thrown away and left for dead. Wild and free forever. The wrath of God could be my heart that never stops loving you. I need you. Only true love can resurrect me.

JEERS BIG BEER, DUCK BEER Jeers to WSU for force feeding us an Oregon beer at Cougar home games. I’m sure it’s all about the money, since this “craft” brewery is owned by the second largest brewer in the world. They write huge checks to make sure that you drink their “craft” beer. This beer is from the Eugene/Springfield area and some of the founders are Ducks themselves. I realize it’s just beer, but damn have some standards WSU! Serve more local craft selections. Keep the money in our own region and keep Oregon out of the of the Cougar Field House. STEALING FROM THE POOR To the person who broke into my vehicle in front of my child’s daycare on 11/14/17 @ 4:30pm: I am sorry that you think this is your only option. Maybe you saw my vehicle and thought that per-

SOUND OFF

1. Visit Inlander.com/isawyou by 3 pm Monday. 2. Pick a category (I Saw You, You Saw Me, Cheers or Jeers). 3. Provide basic info: your name and email (so we know you’re real). 4. To connect via I Saw You, provide a non-identifying email to be included with your submission — like “petals327@yahoo.com,” not “j.smith@comcast.net.”

FaceTime with his relatives that live out of state. In my bag you have discovered more than just my name, if I can help you call SNAP and ask for me. I could direct you towards some community resources. I would be surprised if you reached out to me for help but please think about what you’re doing you could be so much more. IMAGINARY TURN LANE To genius creators of the ‘imaginary turn lane:’ Do you find yourself becoming agitated when drivers wont move over to let you slide in and make a turn? Notice there’s no line designating two lanes? That’s because there isn’t one; it’s a single lane. Just because there’s room for two cars and you’re impatient to the point of seeing two lanes doesn’t make it so. But I do enjoy watching you break the law (and block visibility at stop signs) in creating your own unofficial turn lane and griping in Jeers about those of us who at least skimmed the rules of the road instead of just making them up. MANHEIM STEAMROLLER CONCERT GOER To the woman in row U, seat 17. You were playing with your phone throughout the concert. Checking the weather. Playing solitaire. Holding up your phone to snap photos. Blinding the people sitting behind you with the

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TEAM POSTER GIVEAWAY

WED.11/22 vs. KELOWNA ROCKETS

SAT. 11/25 vs. REGINA PATS

The first 1,000 fans through the gates will receive a Chiefs Player Magnet. Collect all 8.

The first 5,000 fans will receive a Chiefs team poster courtesy of Itron. Plus post game team autograph session.