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rticle II of the Constitution opens with: “The executive power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America.” What is executive power? It has come to mean pretty much whatever the occupant of the White House says it means. FDR took it to mean that he could create the Works Progress Administration, providing work for 3 million Americans. Richard Nixon took it to mean that he could end discrimination in plants doing business with the government. Article II also states that the president is to be commander in chief of the armed forces, and it certainly has been the case that national security, when combined with executive power, has served as the catalyst for many of the most sweeping executive orders. Truman took the authority to end segregation in the armed forces. Barack Obama ended discrimination against gays in the military. Then there’s this, from historian James Randall: No president has carried the power of presidential edict and executive order (independently of Congress) so far as [Abraham Lincoln]… It would not be easy to state what Lincoln conceived to be the limit of his powers. In the 80 days that elapsed between Abraham Lincoln’s April 1861 call for troops — the beginning of the Civil War — and the official convening of Congress in special session on July 4, 1861, Lincoln performed a whole series of important acts by sheer assumption of presidential power. Lincoln, without congressional approval, called forth the militia to “suppress said combinations,” which he ordered “to disperse and retire peacefully” to their homes. He increased the size of the Army and Navy, expended funds for the purchase of weapons, instituted a blockade — an act of war — and suspended the precious writ of habeas corpus,

all without congressional approval. Lincoln interpreted “executive power” to mean he could do whatever he needed to do to save the union. To this end, he also issued his Emancipation Proclamation. As Randall points out, “Nothing in the Constitution authorized the Congress or the President to confiscate property without compensation.” Roosevelt cited national security to justify incarcerating Japanese-Americans — in retrospect, an outrageous act. Executive Order 9066 authorized the Army to declare certain areas off limits for certain classes of people, aka JapaneseAmericans. Executive Order 9102 established the War Relocation Authority, which ran the camps. These orders extended to Germans and Italians, but only about 2,000 were ever detained. On the West Coast, some 120,000 Japanese were sent to the camps. But the West Coast was never seriously threatened. A single Japanese submarine operated off the coast — it shelled an oil refinery near Santa Barbara, California, and was later sunk. Back on the East Coast, where German-Americans were not being rounded up, there was an eight-month period from January through August 1942 when Nazi submarines operating in coastal waters sank 609 merchant ships, many in plain view of the American coast. Japanese-Americans weren’t rounded up in Hawaii, a more likely threat. Why? Because there were so many of them that the economy would have ground to a halt. So Roosevelt wasn’t dealing with a serious national threat; he was reacting to xenophobia and racism. And he did it using executive orders.

he future seems obvious: Immigration presents a range of complex national and international security threats that must be addressed, and the Constitution puts the president right on the bridge of our ship of state. Put another way, Barack Obama is the least of Congress’ worries. The times, they are a-changing, and our rickety, 19th century legislative institution doesn’t seem to get it. Instead of wasting more time on conspiracy mongering and Obama-bashing while they become ever more irrelevant, the incoming Republicans might want to try something different. Like maybe giving the lost art of statesmanship a try. n

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Learning the Handshake BY TED S. McGREGOR JR.

t seems like the stories from the old days need to develop a certain patina before we really tune in. Take our World’s Fair. We’ve covered the 20th anniversary here, and the 25th, but nothing seemed to gain traction like this past year’s 40th anniversary. There were events all summer, a gala, and a community-wide decision to make a big investment in the old fairgrounds for the first time since the 1970s. It just took a while to fully appreciate the story. Andy Dinnison and I have talked a lot over the years about the Spokane Syndrome and how a lot of us don’t fully appreciate what we have here. We both feel like something is changing. “Everything local is hot right now,” Andy says of items for sale at his two downtown shops, Boo Radley’s and Atticus. He’s got vintage prints by our own art director, Chris Bovey, depicting iconic Spokane landmarks. And along with books by Jess Walter and Shawn Vestal, he’s selling recently published books of local writers’ work: Lilac City Fairy Tales, Spokane Shorties and the Railtown Almanac. Andy and I have seen a lot of Spokane growing up as a city. Around the time of Expo, we used to play dodgeball at recess behind the old Roosevelt school up on 14th and Bernard. We both went into business here in 1993. And lately, we’ve both watched Spokane do something pretty surprising: blossom. We have our problems, but it’s not a place people are itching to leave as much as they used to. People — millennials, even, as you’ll read about this week — are putting down roots. “We’re starting to get a feeling for what we are here,” Andy says. “Most cities have an identity, but we’ve always kind of struggled to know what our secret handshake is. I think we’re figuring that out and having some fun with it.” Hence the interest in all things local. So add to that mix our own contribution — Inlander Histories, a collection of 24 local history pieces we’ve published over the years. (You can buy a copy at Atticus, Boo Radley’s and a variety of other local shops.) If you love local beer and want to know more about Spokane’s original brewmaster, it’s in there. And you can learn the unvarnished, tragic story of Spokane Garry, whose life shows us the ugly side of our pioneer days. History helps us all connect to home. Thinking about those who traveled the same trails, waterways and streets as we do today can be profound. Seeing that people want to make that connection is proof that community pride is on the rise.  JEN SORENSON CARTOON

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crew big cities. Everybody says big cities are these great, wondrous galaxies that hold together fully formed and diverse constellations of art and culture so broad and deep that one cannot stand at one end and see the other. And yeah, that’s totally true. But big cities are also stultifying and cliquish, with massive structures of inertia and control. They possess so much gravity that, if you can’t break in, you may get

crushed. Big cities are great if you want to experience art, but what if you want to make it? Are you content splitting an 800-square-foot live-work space with three other people? You better get used to it. I’m not talking Bushwick. I’m talking the place after the place after Bushwick. When I was 26, in our weird little city, I lived in an apartment so big my roommate cut an entire album without waking the neighbors. A year later, my friends and I started an art party called Terrain because our city was hemorrhaging smart

young people, and we wanted to try and stop the bleeding. We had no idea what we were doing, and we did a lot of things wrong, but it didn’t matter. People found us and offered to help. That first year we had 75 art submissions and drew 1,500 patrons. This year we had 1,000 art submissions and 7,000 people through the door. That’s the thing about this place: We don’t have to break in, because the door isn’t locked. But you’re right: Jobs here suck. We are a uniquely depressed place in significant ways. Jobs suck in a lot of other places too, though, where rent is way higher and competition is tougher. And there’s this guy I know here, who had a good idea and took it down to the Bay Area for a venture capital round. In addition to asking for money, he asked dozens of smart, rich Silicon Valley types how to succeed. He asked whether he should move his company down there, near the action. They sent him home with nearly $400,000 and said, For the love of God, stay where you are. Because, like Silicon Valley, our city also has nerds and the Internet. Unlike Silicon Valley, $400,000 is a lot of money here. And yeah, we’re too white and too straight, and our urban growth area is so huge we might as well not have one. Too many people here still treat a 40-year-old world’s fair like the best thing that will ever happen. But we know that’s some bullshit. Our city is way too slow to turn toward new things, but now that we’re moving, there’s nothing to stop us. There are parts of this town that seem completely broken. But then I compare that to other similarly broken big cities, and I think I’ll take my chances fixing mine. Here’s what I’ve realized, and it makes me sad and a little angry at myself that I’m only just realizing it: Young people in big cities have it harder than we do. In our city — this city — the only thing holding us back is us. We need to recognize that. In a town like ours, where change is slow and people have been reluctant to take risks, it’s not enough to just buy in and make change. We have to let others know we’re making change. People are looking for leadership — a group to stand up and say, “This place is great. we don’t need to live anywhere else. We have what we need here and if we don’t, we can f---ing build it.” Because we can build it. So say it with me: F--- a big city. Let’s do this here. n Luke Baumgarten is a co-founder of Terrain, the founder of Fellow Coworking and former culture editor of the Inlander. He tweets @lukebaumgarten.

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of conversation in the U.S., it also raises questions in myself that I think are worth asking. Growing up a poor, white male, I feel my experience in life is not so dissimilar to what I’ve had described to me as “the young black experience.” As a teenager I was harassed by police, pushed out of the school system, followed in stores by overzealous clerks, had friends who were close to me murdered and spent a substantial amount of my youth incarcerated, where more than one time I had been the victim of excessive force. I also knew and enjoyed the LETTERS company of Stephen Corkery, Send comments to the young man who was shot by editor@inlander.com. Spokane police in March of this year. At the time that I knew him he was a kind and friendly young man who was recovering from substance addiction. I say this not to diminish what black people go through in America, but only to contribute a whimper in the otherwise roar of minorities who have done well in making their voices heard. I feel that living in Spokane — where young, poor, white men appear to be fodder in the war on drugs — should give us a unique perspective on the issue of police violence. I am fully aware that racism exists. I hear over and over again that even black men can be afraid of, or prejudiced towards, young black men. As I have said, I do not wish to diminish this fact, but only to shine a light on potential allies who may feel alienated and unrepresented. I think there is too much racism among poor people in our community and poor communities throughout the U.S. Don’t overlook your potential allies. JEREMY LOGAN Spokane, Wash.

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volunteers and members thank you for YOU’RE your year-long “State of Mind” series. We are proud to have participated in NOT the planning and presentation of several articles. The Inlander staff writers did ALONE a commendable job of asking the right questions while describing issues and options in a thoughtful manner. Thanks also for the Mental Health Resource Guide. It will be a valuable tool for everyone, including the volunteer staff at our information and referral desk.

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How often do you go out and view art at local galleries or art shows? What places are your favorite to check out local art?

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BC’s Today Show giddily announced an exclusive last month: Privateer Holdings, the Seattle marijuana company long acclaimed locally for its straight, corporate image and Ivy League-educated bosses, was launching “the first global pot brand” based on the legacy of Bob Marley. “If you believe the hype, we’re going to look back and say this is where it all started — where pot got an image makeover,” NBC correspondent Kate Snow enthused. She went on to pay the accustomed tribute to “the suits behind the deal” — in particular Privateer CEO Brendan Kennedy, who holds an MBA from Yale. Dressed in a suit and tie for the camera, the clean-cut Kennedy described his journey from a venture-capital bank to what he called

Bob Marley’s family has signed onto Privateer Holdings’ Marley brand pot.

“the biggest opportunity in my life.” According to Privateer’s figures, quoted at the end of the segment by Snow, the worldwide marijuana market is worth as much as $150 billion. Her fellow correspondents giggled. “Crazy!” one marveled. An onslaught of national press coverage followed — all of it taking a respectful and somewhat awed tone. In one way, that’s not a surprise. “Marley Natural,” as the brand is called, rolled out with the family of Bob Marley fully on board and granting interviews. The announcement arrived with a slick promotional video, featuring misty mountains and the late reggae singer’s classic “Could You Be Loved,” as well as a lion-centered logo designed by upmarket Seattle branding company Heckler Associates, also responsible for the Starbucks mermaid. Oh,

and Privateer has raised $50 million through equity offerings. It hopes, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, to raise a total of $75 million. Yet those who remember a certain infamous press conference held last year at Seattle’s Columbia Tower — led by another ambitious potrepreneur by the name of Jamen Shively — might have a moment’s pause. Shively also was touting a would-be international pot brand that he said was the first to take advantage of a “hundred-billion-dollar” market. As a former Microsoft manager, he had business bona fides. And he also had a star on hand, former Mexican president Vicente Fox, who flew in for the occasion. In crucial respects, the Shively and Privateer ...continued on next page

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NEWS | CANNABIS “CORPORATE POT’S COMING-OUT,” CONTINUED... announcements were “the exact same,” observes Alison Holcomb, the ACLU attorney who led the campaign for marijuana legalization Initiative 502. Shively, however, faced tough questions from the journalists present and downright mockery from veteran pot activists. Was he really openly announcing an interstate conspiracy in violation of federal law? Wasn’t he baiting the feds and risking a backlash that would hurt the industry? If

not, how was his brand going to work? And what did he know about pot anyway? Shively had only discovered the stuff a year or two prior, in his early 40s. A few reasons might account for the enormous change in tone that now greets Privateer. “Classist isn’t the exact right term,” muses Holcomb, but she notes that Privateer’s Ivy League pedigree probably earns it a benefit of the doubt that Shively didn’t get, even with his Microsoft

background. Or maybe because of his Microsoft background, combined with something a little goofy about his persona. “He looked like somebody who in his dreams was Bill Gates,” reflects Mark Kleiman, the UCLA public-policy professor who served for a time as the state’s top consultant on I-502 implementation. “If you look at our track record, you can see we’re serious,” says Privateer public-relations director Zack Hutson, scoffing at the comparison with Shively. Indeed, Privateer hasn’t just jumped into the pot business.

Over the past two years, it has built a portfolio of subsidiaries, including the Yelp of marijuana dispensaries, the website Leafly, and a 60,000-square-foot, federally licensed grow operation in Canada. But there’s likely a bigger reason for the different reception given this hoped-for “global brand”: Marijuana legalization has made dramatic strides just in the past year. The Marley Natural announcement came just weeks after Oregon, Alaska, and Washington, D.C. voted to legalize recreational marijuana. And this was a midterm election that

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generally trended conservative, Holcomb observes. More legalization initiatives and legislative bills are on the way. A national, maybe even international, pot brand no longer seems so crazy. “Timing is everything,” says Hilary Bricken, one of the state’s go-to lawyers representing marijuana entrepreneurs. Shively once said that brand domination came from getting in early and being “first to mind.” Ironically, as Bricken observes, “he may have just been, frankly, too early.”

f legalization laws are one way of marking the changing climate, another is the evolution of Privateer itself. When the company burst onto the scene in 2011, it kept telling reporters that it would be involved only in “ancillary” marijuana products. Its MBA founders, also including CFO Michael Blue and COO Christian Groh, made clear they were not interested in legal risk. The company’s first acquisition, in 2012, was Leafly — easily defendable as a First Amendment operation. Last year, however, Privateer went in a dramatically different direction and started planning a full-on medical-marijuana grow operation in British Columbia, to be run by another subsidiary called Tilray. Canada’s federal government, unlike ours, has legalized medical marijuana, and just switched from a system that relied on home grows to one based on licensed facilities. Privateer poured $20 million into Tilray, hired 110 employees, and opened in April as the biggest such operation in Canada, according to company vicepresident Philippe Lucas. He says the company will now mail a selection of the 40 strains of marijuana it grows to anywhere in Canada for a mere $5 shipping fee. Growing marijuana “wasn’t even on the radar for us last year,” Hutson says, reiterating how quickly things are changing. Meanwhile, in the U.S., Privateer took another step closer to the core business of growing and selling marijuana by establishing Arbormain, which will rent space to I-502 license holders. Hutson says the company is building a facility in the Olympia area. And now there’s Marley Natural. In its announcement, Privateer did not get into the nitty-gritty of how its international operation will work in the face of pot prohibitions in most

countries around the world. In an interview, however, Hutson, previously a spokesperson for Starbucks, offers a few details. He talks by phone from Marley Natural’s new 4,000-square-foot office space in the Bowery section of Manhattan, where he says Privateer has chosen to locate this subsidiary because of the talent pool in such areas as lifestyle branding. The company, he says, is likely to start selling pot overseas: “We’re in discusPrivateer CEO Brennan Kennedy sions with a distributor in Israel” — a country with a federally legal medical-marijuana system. Hutson also cites Uruguay and the Netherlands as potential early markets. The Netherlands famously has a gray pot market, Hutson notes. And Uruguay recently legalized marijuana, which makes it possible that Marley Natural might grow its pot there and export to other countries, he says. (Tilray might also start growing marijuana in Uruguay, according to Lucas.) Alternatively, Marley Natural might not grow pot itself but license its brand to local growers, according to Hutson. It could possibly do the same in states where legalization laws have passed in the U.S., Hutson says, although it might initially limit itself to selling pot-infused products, like lotions and creams, and accessories such as vaporizers in the those states. That strategy is not exactly risk-free, though. Israel has a very limited medical-marijuana system that, as of early this year, allowed only nine doctors in the entire country to write prescriptions, according to news reports. And while the Netherlands may have a gray market, “the coffee shops that sell dope are breaking the law and people do get arrested,” Kleiman says. What’s more, Kleiman adds, the American government could surely — if it chose to — take an interest in what Privateer is doing here and around the world. Even if the company is adhering to local laws, it is still “conspiring to commit a federal crime,” he says.

nd, Bricken wants to know, how does it get the profits back from its overseas operations “without raising red flags?” “What does the IRS think of that? The DOJ? … That to me is where things get extremely complicated.” She adds that she’d love to know “what nods,” if any, Privateer has gotten from the feds on these questions. Hutson isn’t saying. Nor will he discuss any legal questions, beyond insisting that whatever Privateer does will be consistent with local and federal laws. He also won’t supply the prospectus given to investors or share what they’ve been told about their legal risk. “It’s a private offering,” he says by way of explanation. His vagueness extends to the brand itself. If Marley Natural will be, in many places, merely licensing the brand to growers, what exactly will buyers be getting? Kleiman asks. Echoes Henry Wykowski, a veteran San Francisco attorney representing pot activists and businesses: “I don’t know anyone who would pay a premium to buy cannabis just because it had Bob Marley’s name on it.” “They will be getting a quality product that meets our quality and safety standards,” Hutson says, but without elaborating upon how Marley Natural’s standards would be different from any others’. He does specify that the company hopes to offer “heirloom Jamaican strains” of pot, although how it will transport the seeds around the world legally is another unanswered question. What’s not vague about Marley Natural and its parent company is the vast sums of money behind them. Shively was derided last year for gleefully conceding that his outfit was “Big Marijuana.” He has since dropped out of view. Privateer, for better or worse, has taken that mantle. Says Bricken: “They’re closer to Big Marijuana than any institution or entity I have seen this far.” n

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U.S. District Court Judge Thomas Rice has postponed this week’s controversial trial against the “KETTLE FALLS FIVE,” a group facing federal charges over 70 medical marijuana plants seized near Colville in 2012. Defendant Larry Harvey (pictured), 70, filed a speedy trial waiver on Monday, asking for more time to coordinate witnesses. Harvey faces a minimum of 10 years in prison if convicted, time he considers a “life sentence.” The trial has become a rallying point for many advocacy groups and an example of the legal conflicts surrounding state-based legalization. The trial is now scheduled to begin Feb. 23. (JACOB JONES)

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Following a budget dispute over raises for Spokane officials, City Councilman MIKE FAGAN (pictured) filed a ballot proposal last week to ask voters if the mayor’s salary should be set by the Salary Review Commission, the same entity that decides council salaries. Mayor David Condon proposed a similar change in the city charter after public outcry led him to decline a $7,000 raise budgeted for next year, but Council President Ben Stuckart argues adding the salary measure to upcoming ballots would complicate voting on school and Spokane Transit Authority issues. Officials planned to discuss the timing of the ballot proposal in coming meetings. (JJ)

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A few days after the University of Washington trounced Washington State University in the Apple Cup, the two rivals both made big announcements about their diverging plans for MEDICAL EDUCATION in Spokane. Since an agreement in October dissolving the longtime partnership between WSU and the UW School of Medicine — with WSU pursuing its own med school — UW is now considering a new partner: Gonzaga University. “We’ve always done these in partnership with other universities,” UW president Michael Young says. “It turns out to be very effective.” Many of the details are a long way from being decided, but theoretically Gonzaga could help handle the first 18 months of UW medical education in Spokane, before students begin their clinical rotations. Gonzaga already has a nursing school. The question, Gonzaga President Thayne McCulloh says, is whether a partnership with the UW School of Medicine would be a good fit for Gonzaga’s mission and whether it would be supported by the Spokane community. “It didn’t naturally occur to us that we could play a role in this particular space, until the University of Wash-

ington approached me and said, ‘We’d like to talk to you about it,’” McCulloh says. “To look at an opportunity of possibly partnering with a world-class medical education institution is not something we can just ignore.” Meanwhile, on Tuesday, Republican state Sen. Michael Baumgartner and Democratic state Rep. Marcus Riccelli announced bipartisan sponsorship of bills to pave the way for WSU’s proposed medical school in Spokane. “We both feel this is hugely important to our community,” Riccelli says. “This made sense for two members of the majority party and either side of the legislature to simultaneously drop a policy bill.” The first step is changing a nearly century-old state statute giving UW exclusive rights to teaching medical education. The second is budgeting for the $2.5 million needed for accreditation for WSU’s medical school. To Baumgartner, that’s a drop in the bucket of the state’s $37 billion budget. “I’ve spent more time as a legislator on this issue than anything else in my four-year career,” Baumgartner says. “I’d expect we’d have broad support.” — DANIEL WALTERS

A proposed citywide initiative filed last week would repeal a local ordinance that currently prohibits Spokane police officers and other public employees from inquiring about a person’s IMMIGRATION STATUS. The ordinance, proposed by Spokane City Council President Ben Stuckart, passed in late October by a 5-2 vote and went into effect this month. The ordinance codified current police policies, which instruct officers not to take action on individuals’ immigraLETTERS tion status. Send comments to “I feel like our editor@inlander.com. compassionate nature is being taken advantage of by illegals, mostly from Mexico, but from all over the world,” initiative sponsor Jackie Murray, a truck driver in Spokane, tells the Inlander. “Our immigration laws are there for a purpose and the purpose is to protect American citizens from this kind of thing — disease, indigent people and criminal sorts. ... The city council has no right to put us at risk.” The initiative petition was drafted by members of Respect Washington, a group that has tried for years to gather enough signatures for a statewide ballot measure that would toughen immigration enforcement. Respect Washington spokesman Craig Keller says he hopes the proposed measure will remove incentives for undocumented immigrants moving to Spokane. The initiative is currently awaiting approval by the city attorney. Once it’s assigned a ballot number and title, the measure will need about 3,000 signatures in order to appear on the November 2015 ballot. — DEANNA PAN

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A Senseless Death

Family and friends search for answers in the wake of an unsolved South Hill killing BY JACOB JONES

arely without a wide grin and tangled afro, Zachary Lamb rapidly won his way into the hearts of those around him. Once an outgoing child, Lamb grew into a rambunctious teenager and later matured into a compassionate young man. Hardworking but happy-golucky, the 26-year-old chased dreams, wandered far and befriended many. Lamb sang and danced while washing dishes at the Yards Bruncheon. He partied late with friends, but made sure they got home safely. He mentored young boys, adored animals and shot pool like a pro. “He was such a loving kid,” his mother Julie Knapp says. “He was just a good kid that something terrible happened to.” Spokane investigators say an unidentified man fatally shot Lamb just outside his South Hill home shortly before midnight on Nov. 7. No suspects or motives have been released in the weeks since the killing. Detectives continue to follow up on leads. Friends and family say Lamb had spent the night celebrating a co-worker’s new job downtown, but had an apparent dispute with another driver on the way home. When Lamb stepped out, a dark SUV pulled up and the driver opened fire.

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Lamb’s girlfriend watched from the passenger seat. The couple had learned just days earlier that she was pregnant. Frustrated and heartbroken, Knapp says she knows her son looked forward to raising a family of his own. Somebody took that from him. “He tried to hint at it,” Knapp says of the pregnancy. “They were going to tell us at Thanksgiving.”

s the middle son of five children, Lamb grew up in the Cle Elum area of Central Washington. Knapp says he enjoyed hiking, riding his bike and fishing. Coaches would often try to recruit him onto school teams, she says, and he could leap more than 22 feet in the long jump. He had endless energy. “Pretty much anything he put his mind to he excelled at,” she says. “He just loved sports and being active and being outside.” Lamb found some trouble as a teenager, but quickly grew out of it. He often worked in the family’s restaurant. After leaving home, he spent several years living in New Orleans, Reno and Seattle before coming to Spokane. When the Yards opened, he was hired as a dishwasher and dabbled in cooking. “He liked moving around, you know, seeing new

things, just trying to find his way in the world like any kid,” Knapp says, adding, “[And] he just loved to cook. It was his favorite thing in the world.” Kelli Vance, a close friend, says Lamb easily won people over and left a lasting impression on many. She remembers walking into the Yards and catching Lamb dancing to some “god-awful” electronic music. But the two hit it off, and she soon introduced him to her young sons. “He had a real connection with my older son,” Vance says. “When Zach started coming around, he really opened up. … He was really outgoing.” Vance invited Lamb on a family rafting trip down the Clark Fork River in Montana. Lamb would later take the boys to a weekly kickball game or trips to the park. He helped her cater a wedding over the summer, and they dreamed of launching a food truck that traveled from city to city making menus from local ingredients. Lamb helped her truly embrace life, Vance says, dragging her to parties or dinner. And she believes the time with her sons helped prepare him for fatherhood. “It was weird how we sort of helped each other out,” she says, adding, “He always made me happy. … He just got me through everything. I think that’s so amazing. I’ve never had anybody do that for me.” Yards co-worker John McLachlan says he spent several days in shock after the shooting. He couldn’t believe someone like Lamb, so outgoing and giving and goofy, could meet such a tragic end. “He had no enemies at all,” McLachlan says. “It was senseless.”

amily and friends have since held tightly to the small details. Vance scrolls through the photos on her phone, pulling up pictures of Lamb bowling or petting his kitten, Oliver. She can’t help but notice each time his favorite song, “Sail” by AWOLNATION,

plays on the radio. She still treasures the memories of their rafting trip, and plans to move forward on buying that food truck. “Zach and I talked a lot about all the things we were going to do,” she says. “Now I’m just going to do them.” Loved ones look forward to trading memories during a benefit show this Saturday at 8 pm at Mootsy’s Bar downtown. The family plans to colZachary Lamb COURTESY OF JULIE KNAPP lect donations for Lamb’s girlfriend, who has moved out of the city to stay with family until the baby is born. Donations can also be made to the Zachary Lamb Memorial Fund at any Umpqua Bank branch. As the search for her son’s killer continues, Knapp struggles to find answers. She wishes aloud she could recall other stories. Children grow and start independent lives. Parents miss everyday moments, never expecting to have to write eulogies. “I wish I knew more,” she says. “Who would think you would need to know this?” Authorities have offered a reward for information in the case, asking for tips about a white man in his 40s with a dark SUV, equipped with a roof rack extending over the hood. Anonymous tips can be left at 1-800-222-TIPS. Knapp says she hopes someone will come forward with a clue. She dreads the thought of spending her life wondering what happened. “It’s just frustrating,” she says. “Hopefully somebody will say something.”  jacobj@inlander.com

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Millennials who have, or expect to have, enough money to live the lives they want

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Plan to quit their regular job in two years SOURCES: Pew Research Center, 2014; “Millennials and the Future of Work,” Genesis Research Associates, 2013; Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce

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The Selfie Generation Young, ambitious and independent, we millennials are defined by no one but ourselves. Now everyone please love us. By Daniel Walters illennials will save the world, or so influential trend-watchers Neil Howe and William Strauss predicted in their 2000 book, Millennials Rising: The Next Great Generation. The authors argued that young millennials — those born between the early ’80s and the early 2000s — would be a heroic counterweight to selfish baby boomers. They would have “a new focus on teamwork, achievement, modesty and good conduct” and would lead a “can-do youth revolution.” They’d rebel, yes, but against individualism and cynicism. Two years after the book was published, an Australian kid took a drunk tumble down some steps at a friend’s 21st birthday party, his front teeth gouging his lip. “I had a hole about 1 cm long right through my bottom lip,” he wrote, posting a self-taken photo of stitches on an online message board. “And sorry about the focus, it was a selfie.” His self-photo was cited as one of the earliest known uses of “selfie” when Oxford Dictionaries honored the expression as 2013’s word of the year. And as of today, “selfie” far more readily sums up millennials than the hopes of Howe and Strauss. Time magazine used the image of a young woman gazing adoringly at her own selfie to illustrate its “Me, Me, Me Generation” cover story last year. The article roasted millennials as narcissistic, lazy and naive — spoiled by participation trophies, coddled by parents and hypnotized by technology. But we millennials don’t like to be defined by others. Kids these days don’t like “kids these days” essays. We hit back against Time magazine with our weapons of choice: rants, memes and Photoshopped pics, slamming our elders for failing the environment and the economy. All millennials, you see, despise generalizations. We don’t see our generation through polling averages, with their standard deviations and margins of error. We see it as a collage of 87 million self-portraits, in some senses more individualistic than ever.

Hence selfies: No photographer, no fancy camera, no middleman. Just a smartphone, and maybe a mirror. We choose whether to flex, pout or raise one eyebrow, and we choose when to snap and where to upload. You call it narcissism; we call it control over our own image. We want the freedom to tell our individual story, then process it through our own Instagram filter. Then we’ll post it everywhere, and beg for you to like it, praise it, love it.

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It’s not simple narcissism that drives millennials to write their own narratives: It’s that the old script has been shredded. I — like a typical millennial, I’m putting myself in the story — know the old script well. I grew up in the American Dream: middle class in North Spokane suburbs, with a hoop in the driveway, a grill in the backyard and Wiffle ball games in a nearby sandlot. My dad was 23 when he got married and bought a house. At 26, he had me, his first kid. Today, I’m 28 — no kids, no wife, no house, no hoop, no grill. But I’m not alone. By traditional metrics of success, we millennials are floundering: We’re unemployed and unmarried. We don’t own houses or fancy cars. A quarter of millennial men between 25 and 29 still live with their parents. There’s a darn good reason we’re slow to pursue the classic American Dream: We saw it burn down the economy. We saw carnival barkers promise big houses with big patios and big lawns that could be all be yours — just sign here on the dotted line, no job, no money, no credit, no problem. The market would only go up, up, up, they proclaimed, so you’re just a flip away from something even bigger and better. We saw mad scientists in Brooks Brothers suits cobble together crazy financial mechanisms to generate wealth from thin air, devices they barely understood but were sure that, barring a freak lightning strike, couldn’t possibly go wrong. Then lightning struck: The housing

market, overbuilt and oversold, exploded, and took the economy down with it. You can’t talk about millennials without considering that seismic context: It’s tough to get a job when there aren’t any. It’s tough to buy a house when you’re unemployed. It’s tough to have kids when you’re flat broke. And we’re hesitant about piling on more debt. Until recently, Leigh-Anne Kelly, 31, sold cars at a Spokane Subaru dealership: When she did see millennials, which wasn’t often, they came cautiously and put up big down payments. She’s the same way, preferring her old car to a new one from the dealership. “I am proud of not having a car payment,” Kelly says. “I got hell from my co-workers for not diving into debt immediately.” For millennials, the American Dream hasn’t just become harder to achieve, it’s become less appealing. In six years, homeownership rates for those under 35 plummeted, from 41 percent to 36 percent.

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“I see the older generation, they want to get right back after it, and rebuild their wealth,” says Kolby Schoenrock, 26, a local property appraiser and Windermere real estate agent. But he says that’s not the case with younger buyers. “They’re looking for something smaller, more cozy, more functional, cheaper to maintain,” he says. “What they’re pinning on their Pinterest is cool and small, versus big and gaudy.” ...continued on next page

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Millennials who’d prefer to work where and when they want instead of a corporate job

At a journalism class at my alma mater Whitworth University, I ask a group of freshmen what house they want someday. Their visions vary: Something out in the country with a barn and a wraparound porch. A downtown condo. Anything within their means, a few suggest, so they don’t risking losing it. “This is, like, super weird,” 18-year-old Andrew Goodwin says. “I want to live in a really poor neighborhood of a big city.” It’s an opportunity, he says, to live beside people in poverty and empathize with them. For millennials, money is a devalued currency. “Money is not the great motivator anymore,” says Bill Haas, a national business consultant. Job promotions don’t seem to matter much either. Nor do appeals to tradition or process. Chris Reilly, 31, founded Aezy, an online marketing firm headquartered in Spokane’s Kendall Yards. “For many products and services, not pursuing millennials is the best strategy,” Reilly says. “They’re looking for things that are genuine in a world full of — to use the Holden Caulfield term — ‘phonies.’” There is, however, still a currency that motivates us — something even more foundational than money: We want to be liked.

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The video clip relies on a classic comedic

Beau Chevassus had one viral video featured on Torihada! Scoop, a Japanese TV show, with this animated intro. formula: Anticipation followed by unexpected escalation. A shaggy-haired guy slips on a Scream mask and hides under a desk. A second guy, complete with American flag pants, unsuspectingly sits down at the computer. When the masked man leaps out, the prank victim screams, frantically throws his computer printer through a window and leaps out. That frightened man is Beau Chevassus, 28. He and I pulled pranks on Gonzaga University back when we were at Whitworth. But far more than me, he’s lived the Millennial Dream: He’s been Internet famous. The video was staged for a viral video

contest. He was flooded with TV studios wanting to license the clip. By 2012, it had made a TV show in Japan; Torihada! Scoop added an animated intro, colorful Japanese subtitles and absolutely delighted picturein-picture audience member reactions. Today, Chevassus’ prank video has 7 million views. Then there was Chevassus’ “World’s Most Expensive Starbucks Drink” video ($47.30, with 48 shots) that earned shout-outs from Diane Sawyer and Time magazine. A follow-up video — where he orders a massive custom burger (20 patties, rounds of bacon, a foot high, dubbed “The Kraken”) at a Jack in the Box drive-thru

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— drew calls from franchises considering the Kraken for their own menus. “It felt good, waking up in the morning and having a ton of comments,” Chevassus says. “This may sound very, very selfish. … The fame part of it, getting a half-million views overnight, that gets my heart going.” I know what he means. There have been occasions when I’m feeling down and then one of my one-liner quips about a TV show gets shared by someone famous, flooding me with notifications of favorites, retweets and replies. In that moment, in a small way that I know is silly, I’m Tinkerbell — killed when you say you don’t believe in me, resurrected when you applaud me. That’s how some savvy marketers have managed to reach millennials, says Reilly, the online marketer. They don’t pander to millennials, they get millennials to pander to themselves. They offer points, badges, awards and swag, rewarding millennials for pushing out the company’s marketing message. “It dictates everything — the apps that we get, the music that we listen to, the cars that we drive — to be affirmed,” Chevassus says. Millennials hardly invented that craving for affirmation. But these days we can actually measure it with quantitative figures: likes, retweets, Reddit upvotes. Affirmation comes in tiny dopamine hits:

Every “like” pops up like a red siren. Important: You are loved. You are connected. In The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains, Nicholas Carr argues that the reward offered on the Internet doesn’t just fill need, but also creates it. It “turns us into lab rats constantly pressing levers to get tiny pellets of social or intellectual nourishment.” Social media is a drug, influencing millennials in their most formative years. One study suggests that the more time we spend on Facebook, flooded with images of other people’s apparent happiness, the more depressed we get. So we crave social media affirmation even more. It’s no wonder that despite rejecting materialism in other areas, we line up for hours for the privilege of buying new iPhones. They’re our conduit to that high. Sometimes our pleas for affirmation are naked in their desperation: A word — “vaguebooking” — was invented to define the practice of writing statuses like “as if my life could get any worse” that beg for our friends to ask what’s wrong and comfort us. We don’t just delete our Facebook profile. We make a big show of deleting our Facebook on Facebook, and, inevitably, a big show of returning to Facebook a few months later. All this self-obsession doesn’t always create selfishness. It can drive us to in-

credible altruism, but we want to be seen being incredibly altruistic. Earlier this summer, the Ice Bucket Challenge raised more than $100 million for ALS research and got scores of young people to dump ice water on their heads. It worked so well because it made us the stars. We got to show off our uniqueness, ever so slightly: Chevassus challenged me by dumping a massive ice block onto his unprotected head and giving his video the viral friendly title “World’s Stupidest Ice Bucket Challenge.” As Chevassus has aged, however,

40 percent

Unemployed workers who are millennials

This may sound very, very selﬁsh. … The fame part of it, getting a half-million views overnight, that gets my heart going. Beau Chevassus, 28, who’s made viral videos

the purpose of making these videos has shifted to something more subtle than fame, he says. It’s about expression, a way to communicate who he is and what he believes, in all its messy complication. Millennials crave that too. ...continued on next page

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The desire for self-expression isn’t new. Hippies, beatniks, punks, greasers and bohemians have all rebelled against the respective Man of their generations. What’s different now is the explosion of pieces at our fingertips that we can use to build our own identities and platforms from which to proclaim them. Netflix, Amazon and Google allow us to discover practically anything, glom it onto our identities and then discover throngs of like-minded fans who’ve done the same. “Millennials are not just one group of people,” Reilly says. “They’re a bunch of tribes, rallying around certain causes, certain media, be it a game or a show or a book.” Today, we’re allowed to define our identity in ways our elders scarcely even considered: This year, Facebook expanded its gender definitions, from simply binary male and female to a colorful spectrum of 58 possibilities, including Androgyne, Intersex, Neutrois and Two-Spirit. No wonder a Pew Research survey from March found that 61 percent of young Republicans support gay marriage, a far higher number than any other generation. After all, beyond just tax structures or legal rights, gay marriage is about having your identity accepted and affirmed. There are few things we millennials value more. Connor Simpson, a 23-year-old entrepreneur, talks with his friends frequently

Beardbrand products, developed by Eric Bandholz, who wants to “change the way society views beardmen.” about their own “personal brands.” Some of it’s fashion. Simpson says he’s defined by his moccasins, his hairstyle, his one-of-akind thrift-store sweaters. He says his very formal emails, beginning with salutations, also speak of that brand. He says all this with a frantic speed. That, too, he says, is a part of his personal brand. “They want to be seen for how they want to be seen,” Simpson says about his peers. “Have control over how people perceive them.” It’s ironic: Millennials decry corpora-

tions in Occupy protests, condemn them in lengthy Facebook posts and mock their hashtags mercilessly on Twitter, but then adopt the dialect of corporate marketing for themselves. Corporations try to act more like people, while people try to act more like corporations. “If I were to dare ask my parents, ‘Have you ever thought about getting your last name as your domain name?’ they would be like, ‘You’re nuts, you’re crazy,’” Chevassus says. “But a domain name is powerful. It’s going to be in my will someday.” Someday, he says, Lucy — his little

blonde 2-year-old — will be the proud owner of Chevassus. com. Eric Bandholz, 33, who recently left Spokane for Austin, Texas, doesn’t just sell beard oils and moustache waxes through his startup Beardbrand. He sells selfexpression. “Really, the big thing for us isn’t selling products. It’s trying to change the way society views beardmen,” Bandholz says. “Rather than forcing people to change and be something different, we help embrace who we are as individuals.” About his parents’ generation, Bandholz says: “They wore uniforms, they all go to the same church, they eat the same kind of food, they fell into this one giant image of what they should be. [But] we realize you can be yourself, and while you may not find people like you in your local vicinity, worldwide there’s a lot of people like you.” After all, we millennials are a diverse bunch. Forty-three percent of millennial adults, according to Pew, are nonwhite. And for us, diversity has

become more complicated and nuanced than simply race or culture. We reject constrained groups or labels. Despite their liberal social beliefs, Pew found that half of millennial adults considered themselves politically independent. Nearly 30 percent of millennials were religiously unaffiliated. The parents of Dany Sok, an 18-year-old at Whitworth University, were Cambodian refugees who fled the Pol Pot regime. She remembers, as a 5-year-old American, visiting Cambodia for the first time and spotting a McDonald’s across the street. “I wanted burgers and fries instead of traditional village foods, like fried grasshoppers,” Sok says. No luck. Her mom grabbed her before she could dash across traffic and corralled her into a traditional Cambodian deli. It was a metaphorical intersection made literal: Her Cambodian heritage pulling from one side, the glowing Golden Arches of America on the other. Yet that’s too simplistic. There are other dichotomies ...continued on next page

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less, crammed with 14 other people into a one-bedroom apartment in Tacoma. She got to Whitworth, she says, by working her butt off to get scholarships and loans. So, no, she doesn’t want her identity to be American or Cambodian or rich or poor or the average of all of them together. She wants something new. “I’m still evolving and creating my own identity,” Sok says. “I want to be my own person while honoring my culture, while staying true to who I am.” David Boose, director of Gonzaga’s Center for Teaching and Advising, studies data on the millennials entering college. “The group is defined by this awareness of being lumped into a group and not liking it,” he says. “Baby boomers don’t have any problem with being called baby boomers. Now you’ve got this group saying, ‘Don’t call me a millennial.’”

Kickstarters

We know the employment market is stacked against us, that internships come without payment or job offers, that a degree ain’t a guarantee. So screw it, we say: If every job’s a long shot, we figure, we might as well shoot for a dream instead of drudgery. Karlin Andersen, 19, was a sophomore in high school when she watched her family’s business — a cabinetmaking shop — crumble in the recession. Nobody was

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building homes, so nobody wanted cabinets. She’d grown up sweeping sawdust and cleaning bathrooms at the shop, assuming that someday she and her brother would take over the family business. Now those plans have been blown away. “If you just focus on what makes the most money — that obviously didn’t work out that well,” Andersen says. “So what do we shift our focus to? Something that will make us happy.” She has lofty dreams, like working for 60 Minutes or National Geographic. Improbable, she knows. But like many millennials, she’s not afraid of improbability. “Behind all of that is this sense of true helplessness of the debt that they’re in,” Reilly says. “People don’t see a future where the American idea of retirement exists. So they’re looking for a life that’s fulfilling now.” Naive and short-sighted, maybe. But — and this is one thing that Howe and Strauss got right — we’re a romantic sort of generation. Surveys show a contradictory optimism. We’re cynical about politics, religion, business and other people, but we’re in starry-eyed love with our own future. As an assistant professor at Whitworth University, Elizabeth Campbell is a millennial studying younger millennial college students. In 2012, she ran an experiment, studying whether 18- to 25-year-olds were worried about “having it all,” balancing work and family in the future. They weren’t. They see roadblocks, but don’t doubt they’ll easily surmount them. “I see a tremendous optimism,” she says. That’s not to say they don’t experience failure. Connor Simpson, the entrepreneur, saw Barters Closet, his startup that had been profiled in the Inlander, shuttered just last month. And yes, he says, it sucked. “I’m not going to lie: It freakin’ hurt,” he says. “My heart torn out of my chest.” But that hasn’t stopped him from launching his own new startup and working for another. “I have a failed startup. I don’t think it’s a bad thing,” Simpson says. “You can’t knock it out of the park every the time. You fall

down a couple times, brush yourself off, get up again.” We millennials don’t think the pathway is about working 40-hour weeks, paying our dues, slowly moving up the ranks. Instead, we self-publish long fantasy novels hoping one catches fire, or make hundreds of videos hoping one goes viral, or kick off one startup after another, hoping one survives. We spend a lot of time shamelessly marketing ourselves, yes. But we also spend time becoming somebody worthy of marketing.

The Next Generation

There’s a sense, though, that this old model of generational definition is becoming obsolete, that things are just changing far too fast: Nearly a century passed between the invention of the telephone and email. Only two years passed between the invention of Facebook and Twitter, and for teenagers, those sites are already beginning to feel creaky. So I’ve become the curmudgeon, grappling to reckon with kids these days. Back in my day, we didn’t all have cellphones. We sent each other chat messages via AOL Instant Messenger, and that was good enough for us, dammit. I stand in the classroom of my former high school history teacher, talking with a crowd of kids who, by some definitions, are part of a new generation, one that hasn’t yet been defined. These kids don’t only use Facebook, they date each other on Skype, send each other flurries of Snapchats, share six-second videos on Vine. There’s barely more than a decade between us, but their formative high school experience could scarcely be more different. It’s foolish to draw conclusions early. Howe and Strauss’ confident prediction of millennials was made before the World Trade Center attacks, before two long wars, before the economic meltdown, before MySpace, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Instagram or smartphones. In other words, the story of millennials is still being written. But we want to be the ones who write it. And then tag it, hashtag it and share the hell out of it. 

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Sat, Dec. 6, registration at 8 am; race at 10 am This annual, holiday-themed 5K run/ walk does more than usher in the holiday spirit across the nation, with similar races hosted across the U.S. Organized by and benefiting the Arthritis Foundation, the family-friendly run raises funds to research and treat arthritis, a joint disease affecting one in five adults. The course winds along the Centennial Trail and the Spokane River from Riverfront Park to Gonzaga’s ball field and back. Jingling, tinkling bells are a tradition of this event, so don’t forget to wear your most festive holiday costume for a good time that all goes to a good cause. Details and registration at spokanejinglebellrun.kintera.org.

housemade desserts.” The same emphasis on local and seasonal items carries through to their ample beverage selection. Over the holidays, the restaurant will feature local wines, a rotating selection of local craft ales and warm seasonal cocktails. Toward the end of the season, watch for special dinners highlighting local beers and wines — not to mention a chili competition. The STEELHEAD (218 N. Howard • steelheadbarandgrille.com) is no stranger to quality drinks and comfort food, either. This bar and grill has a massive selection of burgers like the Burgatory (hot sauce, pepper jack and jalapeños) and a half-pound bison burger. There’s also the namesake ﬁlet, seared and served with garlic butter.

CHRISTMAS TREE ELEGANCE

Dec. 2-14 Eighteen elaborately-decorated holiday trees are displayed and available to win as part of a fundraiser raffle benefiting the Spokane Symphony. Trees are located on the mezzanine of the Davenport Hotel, 10 S. Post, and at River Park Square, 808 W. Main Ave., on the second floor. Free to view, raffle tickets $1 each. spokanesymphonyassoc.org

THE NUTCRACKER

Dec. 4-7 Santa Barbara’s State Street Ballet dances to the music of Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite, performed by the Spokane Symphony Orchestra. Dec. 4-6 at 7:30 pm; also Dec. 6-7 at 2 pm. $25-$75/ adults; $12.50-$30/children. Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox, 1001 W. Sprague. spokanesymphony.org (624-1200)

SHATNER’S WORLD

Dec. 4, at 7:30 pm A one-man performance by the renowned actor, featuring jokes, storytelling and songs. Meet-and-greet opportunities available. $42.50-$152.50. INB Performing Arts Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. bestofbroadwayspokane.com (279-7000)

SOUND OF MUSIC SING-A-LONG

Dec. 6, at 7 pm Sing along with your favorite songs from the classic ﬁlm during a subtitled screening, complete with a bag of props to use during the ﬁlm and a costume contest afterward. $25. INB Performing Art Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. inbpac.com (279-7000)

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ANDY’S And should the weather outside turn frightful, the great atmosphere at ANDY’S (1401 W. First • 747-0304) has a powerful warming eﬀect. Or maybe that’s the happy hour specials. The classic ﬁsh and chips or pulled pork sliders are popular favorites to complement the tap brews.

SPOKANE JAZZ ORCHESTRA

Dec. 6 at 7:30 pm The orchestra performs its annual holiday concert. this year themed “Christmas in NY.” $24-$26. Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague. spokanejazz.org (227-4704)

GONZAGA SYMPHONY

Dec. 8, at 7:30 pm A program conducted by Kevin Hekmatpanah, including pieces by Wagner, Tchaikovsky and Dvořák. Also features internationally-acclaimed soloist Sung-Won Yang. $10-$13. Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox, 1001 W. Sprague. gonzagasymphonyorchestra.com (624-1200)

SINGING NUNS

Dec. 10-11 The Sisters from Spokane’s St. Michael’s Convent perform their annual holiday concert. At 2 pm and 7:30 pm both days. $16-$20. Bing Theater, 901 W. Sprague. bingcrosbytheater.com (227-4704)

KIDS DAY DOWNTOWN

Dec. 13 Children are invited to dress up in their most festive holiday attire and/or costumes for a parade through Riverfront Park, starting at the downtown library branch. Following is a sing-along and costume awards. Free. Downtown Library, 906 W. Main. downtownspokane.org

GINGERBREAD BUILD-OFF

Dec. 14, at 10 am The annual gingerbread house build-oﬀ features teams of local bakers, architects and pastry chefs competing to build the most elaborate gingerbread house, as voted by the public. Sun, Dec. 14, from 10 am-1 pm; kids activities from 10 am-4 pm ($7 to build your own house). Free to watch. Davenport Hotel, 10 S. Post. ccckministry.org

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Dec. 13-21 Hospice of Spokane hosts a holiday tree, encouraging the public to decorate a white paper dove in memory of a loved one to hang on the tree. On the third ﬂoor of River Park Square, 808 W. Main. hospiceofspokane.org (456-0438)

Dec. 14, at 5 pm Auntie’s Bookstore hosts an evening with the NYT-bestselling children’s author and illustrator, who’ll be presenting her newest book, The Animal’s Santa. Brett signs copies of her books and families can meet beloved character Hedgie the hedgehog. Free. Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague. auntiesbooks.com

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Dec. 13 The 9th annual festival screens the bestloved classic ﬁlms starring Spokane’s favorite son, Bing Crosby, along with a display of memorabilia and a performance by Bing’s nephew, Howard Crosby. $8. Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague. bingcrosbytheater.com (227-4704)

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A new offshoot of the popular French Toast toy shop next door, PAPER NERD (159 S. Lincoln • facebook.com/ papernerdinc) features personal and office stationery and all-occasion gifts from boutique brands like Rifle Paper Co. and Sugar Paper. It’s designed for people who geek out over quality paper products, says owner Julia Lara (pictured above), hence the name: “A paper nerd — that’s totally what I’ve been calling myself for years, and I’m learning that I’m not the only one.” As Christmas approaches, she’ll be highlighting a special product, such as letterpress cards and cool holiday decorations, on the store’s Facebook page each day. “My favorite thing this season is this paper advent village with 25 different 2-inch houses that are large enough to fit a little piece of candy or a gift,” she says. “And then there are these great, giant pinwheels that are 3 feet wide and look like peppermint candy.” The owners of VINO! (222 S. Washington • vinowine. com) have spent the past 20 years seeking out the best wines from all over the world, so you can rely on their recommendations and expertise. Stop in for a tasting to sample before you buy, or for a gift that keeps on giving, register someone special for their Wine of the Month Club. Flowers and chocolates from BLOEM (808 W. Main • chocolates-flowers.com) make a perfect companion to a bottle of wine. Or any gift, for that matter. They have beautiful pre-made and custom arrangements in all sizes. Plus they offer next-day delivery to homes and hospitals all over the region.

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ong-haired, tatted-up, biceps-bulging linebacker Ronnie Hamlin is walking toward you on a dark, deserted street. Your natural instinct is to a) run like hell in the opposite direction; b) curl into the fetal position and pretend you’ve died of a heart attack; c) ask Hamlin if he has time to join you for a cup of coffee and a spirited discussion about physics. For many people, a) or b) would appear to be the best options. For those who know Hamlin, the opportunity to share some time with the leading tackler in Eastern Washington University history is always a treat, even if football doesn’t come up in the conversation. “A lot of people make judgments on the hair and tattoos, but that’s not who I am. It’s just what you see,” Hamlin says in his soft-spoken, unassuming manner. EWU fans see a 6-foot-2, 235-pound wild man racing around the field, a thick mane of brown hair cascading partway down his back. EWU professors see a dedicated student with a 3.56 grade point average who is closing in on degrees in mechanical engineering and construction management. “It’s just really impressive what he’s done in his time at Eastern,” linebackers coach Josh Fetter says. “Not just on the field, but off it.” “He’s a quiet guy off the field,” linebacker Cody McCarthy says. “Really smart. Really cerebral. Very intelligent. On the field, he’s kind of a rough-andtumble guy.” “On the field,” Fetters adds with a wicked grin, “don’t get [fooled by] the nice-guy ‘act.’ He’ll try to kill ya. He flies around pretty good.” McCarthy and Fetter laud Hamlin for his humble manner and leadership skills. Both also heap praise on Hamlin’s parents — “He was raised right,” Fetter says — but father and son clashed when Ronnie’s high school buzz cut made way for long, flowing locks in college. “My dad being the clean-cut, military guy, at first he was not happy about it,” Hamlin recalls. “He said, ‘I’m going to cut it when you’re sleeping.’” Dad, an Army veteran, eventually took a liking to his son’s long hair. Mom didn’t complain too much, though she coaxed her son into letting her give him a slight trim a couple times. Other than that, Hamlin says his hair hasn’t been ...continued on next page

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cut in more than four years, the end result of a friendly competition with then-teammates Zach Johnson and Jeff Minnerly. Those two cut their hair years ago. Once the season ends, Hamlin says he’ll donate his shorn hair to Locks of Love, a nonprofit organization that aids disadvantaged young people suffering from longterm medical hair loss. McCarthy, who has started at linebacker with Hamlin four straight years — McCarthy on the weak side, Hamlin on the strong side — jokes that Hamlin is “30 years old” and has played for the Eagles “since the field was green.” (Eastern installed red artificial turf in 2010.) If the truth be known, Hamlin is 24 years old, and he didn’t play for the Eagles until 2011. After starring at Timberline High in Lacey (a suburb of Olympia), Hamlin sat out his first two years at EWU when he twice tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. “After the second ACL, I was really thinking about not coming back,” Hamlin says. “It was hard for me because I really wanted to play, and I felt like I had so much to prove and to show. But after two years off from football and all that rehab and strengthening: It sucks. I don’t wish that on anyone.” In some ways, Hamlin’s heart ached as badly as his knee when the Eagles won the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision national championship without him in 2010. “It was really bittersweet,” Hamlin says. “It was awesome — I was so stoked for the players, the team — but it kind of burns you because you’re like, ‘Man, I want to be out there. I should be out there with them.’ It’s kind of like watching your buddies go to war without you.” Now that playoff time is here, Hamlin is gearing up for his last shot at a national championship. The All-Big Sky Conference first-team linebacker ranks second in Big Sky history and 13th in FCS history with 448 career tackles, but pro scouts may be wary of his age and injuries. “I’m not ready to give up football,” Hamlin says, a twinkle in his eye. “If I hung up my cleats when the season’s done, I think I might cry.”  FCS Playoffs: Eastern Washington (10-2) vs. Montana (9-4) • Sat, Dec. 6, at 1:30 pm • Eastern Washington’s Roos Field • Streaming on ESPN3.com and ESPN 700 AM radio • Tickets at goeags.com/tickets and 800-325-7328

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s Spokane Arts heads into its second year as a nonprofit organization, it will do so with a new leader at the helm. Following the departure of Shannon Halberstadt, now the executive director at Washington state Artist Trust, Spokane Arts went on a nationwide search for a new executive director. The board ended up hiring a Spokane native in Laura Becker, who had been working in arts administration in Seattle since 2001, most recently as the head of the Seattle Department of Transportation’s 1% for Art initiative, which allocates funds and installs art in SDOT facilities. Prior to that, she was with the state’s Office of Arts and Culture. “We were really looking someone to build on the foundation that Shannon had laid. She did a wonderful job as the organization was coming out of transition,” says Brooke Kiener, a Whitworth theater professor who serves as the president of the Spokane Arts board. “Laura rose to the top of the pile for her expertise in public art and understanding how art can transform a place.” Becker, 37, a graduate of Mead High School, began the job at Spokane Arts part-time this week before taking over the reins in full on Jan. 1. She says that while working for the state, she visited Spokane frequently for projects and saw a boom in the city’s culture, something that was absent when she was growing up here.

January 13 The final season is only 13 episodes and picks up where last season left off for Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler) — three years in the future, with triplets and a new job.

BROAD CITY

BY DAN NAILEN

ALBUM | Run the Jewels aren’t going to win any creativity points for titling their sophomore album RUN THE JEWELS 2. Maybe they spent all they had crafting one of the best hip-hop albums of the year, a brilliant follow-up to their 2013 debut. Both Killer Mike (as in, he kills mics) and El-P (as in, you know, vinyl) were heroes of the hip-hop underground before they joined forces; together, they’re even better. The new songs bounce from the personal to the political (pro tip: find the YouTube video of Killer Mike’s pre-show speech from the night the Ferguson grand jury decision was announced, Nov. 24), and include a guest appearance from the dodo of the music world, Rage Against The Machine’s Zack de la Rocha. The best part? Run the Jewels 2 is a free download at RunTheJewels.net.

Laura Becker is the new executive director of Spokane Arts. “There’s a young, vibrant energy [in Spokane] that I’ve been witnessing over the last five years,” says Becker. “With all the creative talent in Spokane, people feel like they can live here and explore an arts career without having to leave town.” — MIKE BOOKEY

WINTER TV DEBUTS

PARKS AND RECREATION

FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION

January 14 Exec-produced by Amy Poehler, Season 2 promises more weedsmoking, nudity and questionable employment for Abbi and Ilana, plus Cosby killer Hannibal Buress as Glazer’s sex buddy/dentist, Lincoln.

HOUSE OF CARDS

February 27 The tale of Frank Underwood’s rise to the presidency continues as Netflix releases Season 3 a year after Season 2 debuted. Awaiting word on Amy Poehler’s involvement.

PODCAST | I’ll admit one of the big reasons I love THE TODD BARRY PODCAST is that I’m a huge fan of the sardonic stand-up’s comedy. You might recognize him more for acting roles on Louie or The Wrestler, in which that stage persona still comes through. Barry’s podcast, though, reveals new aspects of his humor, thanks to the on-the-fly interplay between him and a series of comedians, writers and indie-rock musicians who have traipsed through Barry’s New York City apartment. Among the best guests of his first 75 episodes: Aziz Ansari (describing fans at his shows: “Oh, you’re a goofy hipster! Surprise, you’re my audience!”), the New Pornographers’ A.C. Newman and Twitter’s @boobsradley, aka Julieanne Smolinski. BOOK | Bob Odenkirk could write a book completely in character as Saul Goodman and I’d be on board, and that book would make for some savvy marketing given the impending February start of the new Better Call Saul series. A LOAD OF HOOEY is better, though, as it gives the veteran comedy writer (Mr. Show with Bob and David, Saturday Night Live) the chance to stretch out on a pseudo-script (“Hitler Dinner Party: A Play”), some fake historic monologues (“Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Worst Speech Ever”), even some Mad Libs. It’s a grab bag of laughs from one of the best in the business. Better read Bob. 

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CULTURE | POETRY

Sunday, Dec 7th Practically Transcendent: Connecting with Something Greater by Planting Our Feet Firmly on the Ground

Rev. Dr. Todd Eklof, UUSC Minister

Unitarian Universalist Church of Spokane

4340 W. Ft. Wright Drive 509-325-6383 www.uuspokane.org

Sunday Services

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Poet and Gonzaga writing professor Tod Marshall. YOUNG KWAK PHOTO

Mining the Mind For his newest collection, Tod Marshall delves into darkness to pen thought-provoking poems BY CHEY SCOTT

rotesque art at the First Friday artwalk, bridge jumpers, hitchhikers and a birthday poem about death. Days before the official release of his third poetry collection, Tod Marshall talks with us about his writing process and the darker sources of inspiration he sought to capture throughout his new 50-page collection, Bugle. Marshall, a 1990 graduate of Eastern Washington University’s MFA writing program, currently teaches creative writing and literature at Gonzaga University.

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INLANDER: Where do you find inspiration for your work? MARSHALL: I think it varies quite a bit from book to book. One way that I’ve described my three books is that I wrote The Divine Comedy backward. My first book is kind of optimistic and paradisal. The second is a little more purgatory-ish, and this book is more Dante’s Inferno than anything else. In order to find inspiration straight from the inferno, one needs to just look around, really. There’s lots of brutal images in my book, but none of them rival just doing a cursory glance on CNN.com. What I thought would be the central metaphor is the big [Berkeley] pit mine in Butte, Montana… That pit mine as the world in which all these bad things are happening — memories in which we hold little bits of trauma — became a central part of the book. From the pit mine, people took copper and silver and zinc and made it into brass, and brass makes a bugle and a bugle makes music. So from even the most toxic slime we can make a song. So that is also the inspiration for the collection’s name, Bugle? There are, over the course of the book, several Bugle poems. I see it as a raucous, loud,

disturbing instrument. Its direct purpose is to call soldiers to battle, wake us in the morning, and we associate it with “Taps.” It’s not a beautiful instrument like a cello. Those bugle blasts are often disturbing notes that might rouse us from our routine, and the slumber we sometimes slip into because of routine. How do you hope readers react to the darker poems in the collection? I think one doesn’t have to go to a book of poetry to find dark and disturbing stuff. There’s so much out there in the news headlines every day. Incorporating that into a book, trying to make it part of a transformation that could be hopeful or positive, was LETTERS my project. Send comments to Whether it editor@inlander.com. achieves that, I don’t know. I hope toward the end the reader is thinking about the way awfulness can be made into new myths, and the way brass becomes music. Now that this book is out, what are you working on? New poems. I am just trying to read widely, and trying to find a different poetic mode. There are lots of sonnets in this book, and I’ve been working in that 14-line, rhymed form. I’m trying to write without rhyme, and write a longer line, and hope the new mode will propel me to the next book. n cheys@inlander.com Boogie Woogie Book Launch feat. Tod Marshall, Nance Van Winckel, David Armstrong and Railtown Almanac poets • Tue, Dec. 9, from 6:30-8:30 pm • The Bartlett • 228 W. Sprague • thebartlettspokane.com

CULTURE | VISUAL ARTS

A pair of mugs by Loren Lukens featured in Trackside Studio’s “Cup of Joy” show.

To the Brim

Trackside Studio & Ceramic Art Gallery is full of handmade ceramic cups, mugs and drinking vessels BY CARRIE SCOZZARO

rackside Studio’s “Cup of Joy” is a celebration of, as the name suggests, drinking vessels. The show features the artistic mugs, cups, steins and more from nearly three dozen potters from around the country, including artists like Seattle’s Ken Turner. “I’ve been collecting cups for several years now, and I have fond memories of acquiring each one. As I select a cup to use, the history is relived in my mind and brings me joy,” says Turner. “I do have favorites. A favored cup from which to drink; it slakes my thirst, it warms my hands and collects the steam, capturing the aroma before it releases it in short wafts beneath my nose. Still others sit on the shelf for their beauty alone, but bring me pleasure nonetheless.” Whether it’s coffee in the morning mug, an oversized cup of soup or a tankard of beer, a favorite vessel becomes part of the ritual, enhancing the experience in a way that plastic and Styrofoam cannot. There’s a pleasant weight in one’s hands. A familiar clinking sound after the toast is made. A visual reminder of time, place and even the individual hands that formed it. “A simple cup can be the beginning of a clay collection,” says Gina Freuen, who teaches art at Gonzaga University. “A collection of cups can sometimes lead to something larger.” Drawing upon her 40-plus-year career in ceramic arts, Freuen, who joined Trackside last year, organized the event alongside founding studio members and participating artists Chris Kelsey and Mark Moore. One of the intentions of the exhibit, explains

Freuen, is to “include local work along with nationally recognized artists, and have an inclusive show rather than an exclusive” one. Participating local potters include Lisa Nappa, Jill Smith and Mat Rude, whose vessels looks like archaeological treasures, with a combination of flowing glaze and scarred surfaces typical of wood-fired pieces. Potters from across the country were eager to provide work as well. Martha Grover shipped work from her Helena, Montana, home prior to honeymooning in Rome, says Freuen. And Florida’s Justin Lambert did the same before boarding a plane for his artist residency in China. “Potters are competing with every commercial outlet that sells pottery: Pottery Barn, Pier 1, etc.,” says Freuen. “Those outlets have lines of pottery that appear homemade, but are priced below what a potter can charge if they include all their costs.” Although some participants might see only modest profit — minus shipping costs and Trackside’s commission — Freuen says the show is part of a larger national movement toward an appreciation of items as seemingly simple as an artful drinking vessel. “There’s an effort,” she says, “to continually educate or inform the public as to the pleasure you can have from using something that is handmade.” n “Cup of Joy” • Opens Friday, Dec. 5, and runs through Jan. 30 • Trackside Studio • 115 S. Adams • tracksidestudio.net • 981-9916

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FIND ART

and more this Friday, Decemb

Venues open 5 - 8 pm HILLS’ RESTAURANT AND LOUNGE 24 TAPS

401 W MAIN

Th irteen local craft beers available in a sampler fl ight for all to come and enjoy. 3:30 to 10:30pm.

The Hot Club of Hills. Steve Simmons on Guitar and Vocals, Alan Fischer on Mandolin and Trumpet and Rick Singer on Drums 6:30pm until you make them stop!

1401 W FIRST

507 N HOWARD

825 W RIVERSIDE

ANDY’S BAR AND GRILL

IMAX THEATRE IN RIVERFRONT PARK

Haradise: Art by Hara Allison, a showcase of paintings on canvas.

Th ird of three audition nights to find the best Karaoke singer in Spokane. Come cheer on your favorite singer or sign up at fi rstnightspokane.org 5:30 to 7:30pm.

AUNTIE’S BOOKSTORE 402 W MAIN

Open mic poetry night featuring special guest Emily Gwinn. 7pm.

AVENUE WEST GALLERY

707 W MAIN, SKYWALK LEVEL

“Potpourri” a media exhibition by Idaho artists Nadine Kay and Cheryl Halverson. Watercolor, painted glass, collage, and digital photos. Live painting demonstrations and silent auction of holiday art and craft by member artists. 5 to 8:30pm.

BALLET ARTS ACADEMY 109 W PACIFIC

Ballet Arts is opening its doors to the public to watch an open modern dance class 5:30 to 6:45pm followed by “Up In Arms Dance Project” performing works in progress, open rehearsal, and Q&A until 8pm. View a collection of oil paintings and drawings by Melville Holmes.

BARILI CELLARS 608 W SECOND

Sip on wine, enjoy the art, and listen to live holiday music. Ona Jacobson brings the outside to the indoors with her show featuring the colors and themes of fall. Painting on canvas, glass, and other mediums. 4 to 9pm.

BARRISTER WINERY

1213 W RAILROAD AVENUE

Various artists will showcase pieces from the Art@Work collection from the MAC. 5 to 10pm.

CHOCOLATE APOTHECARY 621 W MALLON

Stop by Chocolate Apothecary for some cheese, wine and chocolate pairings and enjoy local singer-songwriter Alex Ishkov. Music 6 to 8pm.

GR CELLARS

906 W SECOND

Oil paintings.

HERBAL ESSENCE CAFE

INK ART SPACE 228 W SPRAGUE

Recent paintings from Robert Gilmore and Dan Spalding.

KENDALL YARDS

1206 W SUMMIT PARKWAY

“Spokane Fifty” book release party and exhibition from Marshall Peterson.

KIZURI FAIR TRADE AND COMMUNITY BUILDING CHILDREN’S CENTER 35 W MAIN

The Creativity of Children Exhibit 2014: Learning the Language of Light, Color, and Shadow. Presented by the Community Building Children’s Center with support from the Hagan Foundation. Kizuri Fair Trade will stay open late and will donate a portion of the proceeds. 5:30 to 8pm.

KOLVA-SULLIVAN GALLERY 115 S ADAMS, SUITE A

Louis Kodis has contributed to the Spokane visual aesthetic with public works at the Spokane Airport and the Spokane Convention Center. Her works

unless otherwise noted.

add color, form and motion to the sites in which they are installed. 5 to 8pm.

LABORATORY 301 W MAIN

“Home is where the Heart is” by Anna Czoski draws an interactive starburst extending from the passerby’s heart referencing the engraving on Voyager I - hoping to momentarily extend a sense of presence beyond this terrestrial globe. Sunset to Sunrise.

MAC NORTHWEST MUSEUM OF ARTS & CULTURE 2316 W FIRST

Enjoy live music, MAC exhibits, artist demonstrations and Café MAC specials. MAC exhibits: 100 Stories, A Centennial Exhibition and The Artist’s Palette: Th rough the Lens of Dean Davis. Public Conversations with Dean Davis in the Gallery. 5 to 8pm.

MARKETPLACE WINERY 39 W PACIFIC

Showcasing Penny Cannon and a Live performance by Singer-Songwriter Isaiah Dalager. Noon to 9pm, music at 6pm.

NECTAR TASTING ROOM 120 N STEVENS

Kirsten Stobie will be on display for the fi rst time in 2014 at Nectar Tasting Room. Come experience her art, including some new pieces. Music from Darin Hilderbrand and a winery visit from Lake Chelan’s Hard Row to Hoe. 5 to 10pm.

PATIT CREEK CELLARS 822 W. SPRAGUE

Showing the abstract art of Karen Mobley, with incredible live music. Holiday special: Buy two bottles, get one 50 percent off. 6 to 9pm.

PINOT’S PALETTE 32 W SECOND

Ali Blackwood, Heather Hofstetter, Kyle Genther. Come check out Pinot’s artists amazing work, and paint a masterpiece of your own for $10. 4 to 7pm.

POTTERY PLACE PLUS

203 N WASHINGTON (ADJACENT TO AUNTIE’S BOOKSTORE)

Numerous members from the Jeweler’s Guild will be showcasing their varied styles and elements (gold, silver, copper, beads, fiber, clay....). Music by Robin Song, 5 to 9pm.

RIVER CITY BREWING 121 S CEDAR

“Liquid Art” is a one-time beer made for 115 N WASHINGTON each First Friday. Using a special style of Steven Scroggins, Bright, colorful, mixed keg, a Firkin, brewers cask-condition and media on canvas. ferment a special beer poured on First Friday. 3 to 9pm. downtownspokane.org | spokanearts.org | Brought to you by Downtown Spokane and Spokane Arts

RIVER PARK SQUARE - FIRST NIGHT RISING STARS 808 W MAIN - 3RD FLOOR FOOD COURT

Enjoy the great sounds of both the Chase Jazz Band and Ferris High School Jazz Orchestra. 5:30 to 7:30pm.

RIVER PARK SQUARE - FIRST NIGHT RISING STARS - KRESS GALLEY 808 W MAIN

Comic book fans will relish in this incredible art display by graphic comic book artist Patrick Blaine. Artistic credits with Dark Horse Comics and DC Comics, Patrick’s work is visually spectacular. 5:30 to 7:30pm for First Friday. On display for full month of December.

RIVERSIDE PLACE 1110 W RIVERSIDE

Photos with Santa! Four by six print, $15, additional prints $5, additional digital picture $5. Bring the family or office and enjoy complimentary hot chocolate in the beautiful historic parlor at Riverside Place. 2 to 7pm.

ROBERT KARL CELLARS 115 W PACIFIC

“Scenes from Spain” showcases local talent, Jennifer DeBarros’s fine art photography from her travels abroad in numerous cities across Spain. Wines by the glass or bottle.

SANTE RESTAURANT & CHARCUTERIE 404 W MAIN

Joel Stehr uses photographs he has taken on his travels as inspiration in his calming acrylic paintings and mixed media pieces.

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SAPPHIRE LOUNGE

SATELLITE DINER AND LOUNGE

Separately selling albums in over 35 countries, the two guitarists decided to team up and create The Rising Tide! Their finger style picking and original songs set the perfect mood for a fine evening out. 8 to 10pm.

Mixed Media Art by LauraLee White, Ildiko Kalapacs, Nate O’Neill, Erica Horton, and Jake Miller. All month long.

901 W FIRST

SARANAC ART PROJECTS 25 W MAIN

Saranac Art Projects SMALL WORKS Exhibit. Affordable (and unusual) artwork in time for the holidays by Saranac Art Projects’ members.

12 states, priced under $75. Opening reception 5pm, December 5. December 6 noon to 4pm. Exhibit continues through January 31, 2015. 5 to 8:30pm.

425 W SPRAGUE

V DU V WINES

STEAM PLANT

12 S SCOTT

159 S LINCOLN

Dian Zahner, Joyce Miller, Pat Schilling, John Holen and Carol Schmauder. A collection of artists working in photography, gems, painting, coins and fiber art present a variety of small works. Plus - wine tasting with Barili Cellars and open house with Steam Plant shops.

STEELHEAD BAR & GRILLE 218 N HOWARD

Local artist, Emily Travis, will be displaying her original abstract acrylic paintings. She creates an array of pieces from wine bottles to abstract landscapes on canvas. 11am to 11pm.

THE BOZZI GALLERY WITH LATAH CREEK WINERY 221 N WALL, SUITE 226

Katrina Brennan presents exquisite works of clay and acrylic paintings. Katrina continues to evolve as an artist, exciting fans and art lovers alike. Expect a wine tasting from Latah Creek winery along with a no-host wine bar. 5 to 8pm.

THE BRICKWALL PHOTOGRAPHIC GALLERY

530 W MAIN, SKYWALK IN THE BENNETT BLOCK

Presenting the works of Jen Scott-Silver. Also on display will be original works by classic photographers Elliot Erwitt “The Kiss”, Steve McCurry “Afghan Girl”, Sebastio Salgado “Chimborazo Equator”, Harry Callahan “Cape Cod”. John Lapham will be showing an original “GoldenSands”. 5 to 8:30pm.

THE CHOCOLATE APOTHECARY

621 W MALLON, INSIDE THE FLOUR MILL

Tom Norton presents a incredibly exciting collection of acrylic paintings. Tom continues to evolve as an artist, exciting fans and art lovers alike. With music by Jay Rawlins.

THE IVORY TABLE CAFE 1822 E SPRAGUE

The beautiful, natural art of Sarah Lorraine Edwards of Sarah Smile Creations. Creating designs and mandalas that showcase the incredible beauty of nature. Sarah gathers her “art supplies” around her neighborhood, at local parks, and from friends gardens.

THE MODERN THEATRE (FORMERLY INTERPLAYERS)

Show of watercolors by Coeur d’Alene artist Jessica Bryant has been held over for December. Music by Crushpad. 5 to 9:30pm

VINTAGE HILL CELLARS 319 W SECOND

“Winespiration” by John Dunning will be on exhibit. From furniture to candle holders, John incorporates light, metal, and wine soaked oak barrel staves in his one-of-a-kind creations.

WINDOW DRESSING 1011 W FIRST

Forager Oracle by Neicy Frey: Sensual portraits of larger-than-life mushrooms. Inspired by the beautiful ornaments found on the trees and forest floor while wandering the woods. Storefront viewing only.

174 S HOWARD

Artist Mel McCuddin. “Seen and Unseen,” oil paintings through December 14. Shani Marchant on display December 14 through January 14. Gallery open Wednesday through Friday 10am to 4pm.

THE STA PLAZA

701 W RIVERSIDE

Come listen to the sounds of In Transit, fi rst floor at the Plaza! 5 to 7pm.

TRACKSIDE STUDIO CERAMIC ART GALLERY 115 S ADAMS

“Cup of Joy,” 200 functional, one-ofa-kind ceramic cups, 36 artists from

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1 pound Macaroni pasta 1 pint heavy cream 3 cups white cheddar cheese, shredded 3 cups Fontina cheese, shredded 1.5 cup gouda cheese, shredded 1 tbsp dijon mustard 1 cup Mountain Abbey Ale beer 1 tsp white pepper 1 tsp salt 1-2 shallots, finely diced 3-4 strips of bacon, chopped into small pieces Bread crumbs for topping (optional)

SERVES: Makes 12-14 servings. PREP TIME: 15 Minutes COOK TIME: 24-30 min. DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 400* • Bring 8 cups of water to a boil. Add 1 pound of macaroni to the pot. Follow cooking instructions on the box to cook “Al Dente,” about 6 minutes. Strain and run under cold water to stop the cooking process. Set aside until the cheese mixture is ready. • In a separate pot, cook bacon pieces on medium to high heat. Once the bacon is almost cooked to crispy, add the shallots in. Cook the bacon and shallot mixture until the shallots become translucent, about 3-4 minutes. Add the Mountain Abbey Ale and dijon mustard. Then add the cream and all your cheeses, stirring slowly to incorporate and melt all the cheese. Cook over low to medium until all the cheese is melted together. Season the cheese mixture with the white pepper and salt. • In an oven safe baking dish, transfer the cooked macaroni and spread evenly. Then add the melted cheese mixture, fully mixing and incorporating it with the pasta. Top with bread crumbs, and place into the oven for 15-20 minutes or until bread crumbs are golden brown. INTENDED FOR THOSE 21+

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Sipping SippingHistory History Durkin’s Liquor Bar evokes the spirit of Spokane’s most famous booze vendor

BY AMY MILLER-KREZELAK Bartender Ben Fife (above, right) mixes up an Aviation cocktail. Megan and Sam Thilo (bottom right) share a drink at the bar downstairs of the historic building (top right) on W. Main Ave.

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egendarily classy James “Jimmie” Durkin wasn’t the only booze-slinger in pre-Prohibition Spokane, but he definitely was the most successful. Though Prohibition marked the end of an era for Durkin, his legend lives on at Durkin’s Liquor Bar, launched last week by Deb Green, Ben Poffenroth and Megan VanStone, the restaurateurs — and family — known for Madeleine’s and Casper Fry. Durkin’s Liquor Bar opened to little fanfare, but has gained an immediate following. Nestled into the building that long ago housed one of Jimmie Durkin’s three establishments, Durkin’s is exactly where you want to hide out in style. The restaurant makes clever use of two floors — the narrow space upstairs features a spacious bar and cozy booths, while the downstairs bar manages to be both intimate and open. Green drew inspiration for Durkin’s from her dining experiences in other cities and a little arm-bending from the building’s owners. “We love to go out to eat. We love to go to different cities and eat in different restaurants. We wanted to bring the dining experiences here. Spokane is as cool as other cities. We’ve been playing with this idea for a year. The folks that own the building approached us. They would park themselves up at Casper Fry every week until we caved,” says Green.

THE LEGACY OF JIMMIE DURKIN Born in England to Irish parents, Jimmie Durkin came to the Northwest in the 1880s, opening a bar in Colville that succeeded thanks to the ongoing silver boom in the area. He then came to downtown Spokane, opening a liquor store and saloon side by side. Eventually, he had three stores in the city that thrived thanks to his aggressive and often humorous (not to mention self-aggrandizing) advertising campaigns that all but dominated the city’s landscape. Durkin even had random roadside rocks painted with his name. Durkin may have made much of his fortune selling booze, but that didn’t make him a shady character in the early days of Spokane. It seems that Durkin wanted to make sure folks knew about his upstanding nature, because the inscription on his tombstone reads “The minister said: A man of his word.” The minister in question was E.H. Braden, a Baptist reverend who spoke out against Durkin’s loud promotion of all things liquor on the saloon’s windows. Durkin let Braden then use his windows to promote his own message, and Braden set about covering the glass with images showing the evils of booze. The gimmick brought Durkin’s business loads of press, but all things considered, the minister acknowledged Durkin’s honesty. When Prohibition hit, Durkin closed up his businesses, but eventually returned to open the Durkin and Ulrich Saloon in 1933 in the spot of a former card room (and speakeasy), located at the same address as the newly opened Durkin’s Liquor Bar. He passed away just a year later at Sacred Heart Hospital. — MIKE BOOKEY

HAPPY HOUR 4-6 PM DAILY

Durkin’s highly refined menu offers small plates, salads, sandwiches and traditional plates balanced by an extensive selection of craft cocktails, drafts and wine. Small plates are plentiful, enough to share yet so delicious you might resist. Hearty lentils and brawny portions of bone marrow pair perfectly with effervescent French 75s. Duck rillettes, served in jam jars and tempered with sweet onion jam, beckon for a glass of syrah. Durkin’s chefs are producing as much as possible in-house. “We’ve got a smoker in the back. We’re doing our own bacon, sauces and mustards,” says Green. “We have comforting food elevated to another level.” Nothing demonstrates this more than the fried house bologna sandwich. Served on a seeded soft bun with piquant, house-made mustard and American cheese, the once lowly lunch staple is reborn a sophisticate. n Durkin’s Liquor Bar • 415 W. Main • Open Mon-Wed, 11 am-11 pm; Thu-Sat, 11-1 am • Basement bar is 21 and up • durkinsliquorbar.com • 863-9501

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ierra Madre Cafe & Juicery is exactly the kind of place you’d expect outside of a yoga studio run by a longtime Sandpoint chef and former owner of a health-oriented restaurant: good food and good vibes in equal measure. On the menu are vegan and vegetarian smoothies, juices, wraps, salads, sandwiches, teas and a smattering of desserts, including raw and gluten-free, like the pumpkin pie ($5) with whipped cashew milk cream. The space itself is welcoming, with avocado-colored and yellow walls, terra cotta floors and an eclectic assortment of seating clustered here and there amid plants and local artwork. Tierra Madre is situated at the entrance to Downtown Yoga,

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including items such as a Kobe beef burger with port-marinated onions and a bleu cheese spread. Specials may include vegetarian items for “Meatless Monday.” “The menu will be smaller than before, with some of the old items, more seasonal rotations and more small plates,” says executive chef Joan Swensen. The hours are also changENTRÉE ing. Swilly’s is Get the scoop on the local open Monday food scene with our Entrée through Saturnewsletter. Visit Inlander. day at 11:30 com/newsletter to sign up. am for lunch and 5 pm for dinner. The bar will stay open all day while the dining room closes to get ready for dinner service. The bar is open until midnight for those looking for a nightcap or a late-night indulgence.  Swilly’s Pony Bar & Bistro • 125 SE Spring St., Pullman • Mon-Sat, 11:30 am-midnight • swillys.com • 334-3395

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THE FLYING GOAT 3318 W. Northwest Blvd. | 327-8277 Already a quintessential Spokane restaurant, the Goat offers some of the best Neapolitan-style pizza in town and a drool-worthy collection of beers and wines. Everything here is made from scratch each day — from the dough to all the sauces and dressings. Even some of the artisan meats are cured in-house. Toppings span from the classic to the gourmet. Don’t be afraid to try the Kiernan, with a medium egg resting on top of a mound of arugula, cheese and Italian sausage. Trust us. It’s delicious. Snag one of the many beers on tap or in bottles (or cans) to go along with your pie. FIVE MILE HEIGHTS PIZZA PARLOR 6409 N. Maple | 328-4764 Gourmet pizza always sounds good, but sometimes an old-school, checkered-tablecloth, pizza-parlor pizza sounds amazing. Five Mile Heights is a longtime Northside favorite — a place for pizza, video games and cheap pitchers of beer. And they even have a mascot: Professor Pizza. Come on, that’s cute.

SECOND AVENUE PIZZA 215 S. Second Ave. | Sandpoint 208-263-9321 Ever actually weighed a pizza? The Juke Box Special pizza at Sandpoint’s Second Avenue Pizza weighs in at a shocking 7 pounds. Other “piled-high specialty pizzas” are also heavy-duty, with fresh ingredients for the summer boating crowd or those who need an after-mountain meal. Speaking of which, the Schweitzer Ski Flake might grab your attention with spinach, tomatoes, garlic, mushrooms, feta and Asiago cheese and black olives. SELKIRK PIZZA & TAP HOUSE 12424 N. Division | 464-3644 The former Fat Daddy’s Pizza at the Wandermere Mall in North Spokane underwent a complete renovation to become Selkirk Pizza & Tap House, but a large portion of the pizza-focused menu has remained the same. An optional self-service ordering system streamlines dining, especially for groups like sports teams. n

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Jerry Sandusky will likely spend the rest of his life in prison for using his connection with Penn State to abuse children.

through the stages of grief during that time. Bar-Lev’s access to the Paterno family, who would eventually produce their own investigation in an attempt to clear their late patriarch’s name (Paterno died three months after the scandal broke), and Sandusky’s adopted son, Matthew, add the sort of emotion that can be lost in the daily news stories through which most followed this story. And archival footage of Sandusky playing in a pool with kids at the summer camp he started, or the story of how he used the courts to tear Matthew away from his that took football beyond a sport and close to religion, family, only to abuse the boy, is enough to make your something hardly unique to just this university. stomach turn. What is unique about Penn State is that they had an It may seem odd to revisit an issue like this that is so awful predator in their midst in the form of Jerry Sanmany news cycles past us now, but Happy Valley is perhaps dusky, the assistant coach who would eventhe most complete look at what happened at tually be found guilty of 45 counts of abuse. Penn State. It’s also a look at how football HAPPY VALLEY fandom in some communities, as we’re told Perhaps even worse, the university, including Not Rated Paterno, did little to stop Sandusky or alert in the film, can become something akin to Directed by Amir Bar-Lev police. Again, you know that going in, but nationalism, in which support of the team is At Magic Lantern the documentary’s interviews with rabid fans everything, and powerful leaders can do no rioting in the streets after Paterno’s firing and wrong. As with both a football team and a scenes of fans gathering outside the coach’s house bring nation, a whole lot can go unquestioned when everything home the enormity of this event. The film plays out over looks like it’s going well from the outside. In those sort the year between Sandusky’s arrest and the next football of conditions, as Bar-Lev shows us, things can turn bad season, and you can essentially watch Penn State progress very, very quickly. 

Happy Valley takes a deeper, more nuanced look at the Penn State scandal BY MIKE BOOKEY

here is no bombshell of new information in Amir Bar-Lev’s documentary about the Penn State sex abuse scandal. You might have temporarily forgotten some of the squeamish details, but Happy Valley will readily remind you of all the unbelievable stories that came out of State College, Pennsylvania, in the fall of 2011. But that’s not the point of this film. Rather, Bar-Lev, best known for the terrifically introspective My Kid Could Paint That, takes us into the tight-knit community to explain how any of this could have happened in the first place. For those of us who only know Penn State football by their no-frills uniforms, massive stadium and patron saint and head coach, Joe Paterno, there’s a lot to be learned. Happy Valley paints the Penn State culture as one

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Directed by acclaimed documentarian Amir Bar-Lev, Happy Valley takes us back to the fall of 2011 when news of a sex abuse scandal tore through Penn State University. Rather than simply recount the well-trodden timeline of events, Bar-Lev dives deep into the story to see how something like this could have ever happened. At Magic Lantern (MB) Not Rated.

guins of Madagascar will be familiar with all the characters here. Newcomers, however, might get the whiteand-black cuties mixed up as they blur around the screen making dad jokes and getting into their usual hijinks as they fight off a mean octopus named Dave who’s trying to eradicate penguins from the face of the earth. (KJ) Rated PG

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Bird-loving filmmaker Judy Irving (The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill) gives us this look at brown pelicans by documenting the struggle of one bird in particular, who is found stopping traffic on the Golden Gate Bridge. We learn of other challenges facing the brown pelican, including oil spills, fisheries and more. (MB) Not Rated

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So, there’s, like, this pyramid in the desert that’s been buried underground for a super long time and then these scientists or filmmakers or something dig up the pyramid and go inside it even though there’s this, like, army guy who gets all pissed off and tells them to get out of there, but they go in anyway. Then they’re all, like, walking through the pyramid trying to make discoveries and stuff and a bunch of ghosts or mummies or something try to kill them. (MB) Rated R

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Yeah, everybody does yoga these days, but it didn’t always used to be that way. This documentary tells the story of Paramahansa Yogananda, who brought the ancient art to the Western world in the 1920s and also penned The Autobiography of a Yogi. Without him, your Saturday mornings would probably have a lot less downward dog. At Magic Lantern (MB) Rated PG

BIG HERO 6

Boy genius Hiro Hamada (Ryan Potter) spends his time illegally hustling in robot fights until his brother shows him his college science lab where his buddies are making astounding inventions under the tutelage of professor Robert Callaghan (James Cromwell). But after tragedy strikes, Hiro accidentally activates Tadashi’s project — a marshmallow-puffy medical robot named Baymax (Scott Adsit). Together they discover Hiro’s microbots were stolen by a Kabuki mask-wearing villain who plans to use them for destruction. (SS) Rated PG

BIRDMAN

After good work in lots of small supporting roles over the past couple of decades, Michael Keaton gets back to work as a former franchise movie star now trying to make a comeback on the Broadway stage, but finding obstacles everywhere, many of them in his own head. He’s accompanied by a great cast, including Naomi Watts and Emma Stone, but the most sparks fly in Keaton’s scenes with a Method-mad actor played by Edward Norton. (ES) Rated R

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A mere two decades after Harry and Lloyd executed the dumbest crosscountry road trip in history, Jeff Daniels (Harry) and Jim Carrey (Lloyd) are back for another asinine adventure — this time to track down Harry’s longlost daughter. Unlike the unsuccessful 2003 prequel, the writing/directing Farrelly brothers are on board for this one along with the original stars. The question is, will the fans who wanted a sequel back in the ’90s be back as well? (DN) Rated PG-13 ...continued on next page

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WHAT THEY DO: A job training and discipleship program for women in poverty, Christ Kitchen helps women develop the skills and confidence they need to support themselves and their families. “Our women come from all different walks of life,” says Christ Kitchen director Kim Kelly. “We like to say that we pray them through the door.” The women employed by Christ Kitchen run a catering service and cafe at its North Monroe Street location in addition to selling a line of handmade gourmet food products. HOW YOU CAN HELP: You can support Christ Kitchen through monetary donations and by purchasing its products online at christkitchen.org. You also can volunteer to work alongside the women at Christ Kitchen and assist office staff. Contact volunteer coordinator Jennifer Fisk for more information at jen@christkichen.org.

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Fred (Christopher Plummer) is an elderly curmudgeon who spends most of his time shut inside his apartment after the death of his wife. But then he meets Elsa (Shirley MacLaine), another tenant of his building, who forces him out to experience the world. Soon, Fred is indulging in Elsa’s fantastical lifestyle and when he learns of her terminal illness, he sets out to make one of her lifelong wishes come true. At Magic Lantern. (MB) Rated PG-13

FURY

The five-man crew of the U.S. Sherman tank nicknamed “Fury” is in a hell of a mess: broken down and alone in the middle of a German battlefield in April 1945, one member of the team already dead and the odds of survival looking bleak. They’re forced to band together behind their sadistic leader (Brad Pitt), who goes by the name “Wardaddy” and beats the living crap out of his troops. The guys learn a thing or two about humanity along the way. (SR) Rated R

for space exploration and is teetering on the edge of environmental collapse. Mathematician Brand (Michael Caine) and his scientist daughter Amelia (Anne Hathaway) are trying to keep space dreams alive and there’s real urgency to their work, because they’ve discovered a wormhole out near Saturn that could hold the key to humanity’s salvation: a new planet to call home on the other side. It doesn’t take much for the Brands to convince Coop that a trip through the wormhole to scout for a habitable planet would satisfy both his thirst for adventure and his desire to save his children from the oncoming doom. (MJ) Rated PG-13

HORRIBLE BOSSES 2

Seeking to raise funds for their business, a trio played by Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis and Charlie Day turn to venture capitalist Bert Hanson (Christoph Waltz) and his son Rex (Chris Pine) to get them started. But when Bert deliberately screws them on their deal — forcing them into a foreclosure where he can swoop in and cash in — the friends turn to an option that conveniently combines revenge with fiscal practicality: kidnapping Rex and using the ransom money to save their business. (SR) Rated R

THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY, PART 1

Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence), reluctant heroine of District 12, has been snatched from the arena where impoverished teenagers play out a to-the-death bloodsport for the amusement of their overlords of the decadent Capitol. In that arena, she accidentally inspired a nation of downtrodden serfs in the future North American nation of Panem to begin tentatively to rise up. Now, she is among her rescuers, the people of the lone outright rebellious district, 13, the leaders of which hope to use her as a symbol to ignite all-out civil war. (MB) Rated PG-13

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This story of an estranged family is perfectly bizarre, emotional and lighthearted. Siblings Milo and Maggie, played by Bill Hader and Kristin Wiig, reunite after 10 years of separation and attempt to find understanding in their messy relationship. Their quirky, loving and complicated dynamics are highly entertaining. At Magic Lantern (MS) Rated R

GONE GIRL

David Fincher (Fight Club, The Social Network) gets his paws on the novel by Gillian Flynn (who also wrote the script) and comes up with one of the twisting-est, turning-est and most unsettling movies of the year. Ben Affleck is the once-happy husband whose once-happy wife, Rosamund Pike, up and vanishes on the morning of their fifth anniversary, with lots of clues and a few secrets pointing directly at him as the perpetrator. (ES) Rated R

ROSEWATER

As a director, Jon Stewart takes on a story that originated, in some ways, with a Daily Show segment. Iranian native Maziar Bahari, then a documentary filmmaker and Newsweek journalist living in London, went back to Iran to cover the election and part of that included being part of a joke segment with the Daily Show. He got some great interviews and some amazing footage of protests in the streets, and then he was arrested, accused of being a spy — because of that segment — tossed into solitary, and was regularly beaten with the idea of getting a confession out of him. (ES) Rated R

ST. VINCENT

MY OLD LADY (ABOVE)

Kevin Kline is Mathias Gold, a 57-yearold New Yorker who arrives in France to take ownership of an apartment left to him by his estranged father. There, Mathias finds an elderly British woman named Mathilde Girard (Maggie Smith) living in the place, the result of an odd bit of French property law called a viager. At Magic Lantern (DN) Rated PG-13

NIGHTCRAWLER

Lou Bloom (Jake Gyllenhaal) is a creepy guy with obvious psychotic tendencies. Then he meets his first nightcrawler, someone who goes out after dark, following leads from police scanners and, video camera in hand, rushes to crime scenes, gets bloody footage, then hightails it to whatever local TV station will pay the most to put it on the air first. Lou gets good at this, sells a lot of footage and then begins getting in way over his head. (ES) Rated R

Bill Murray stars as the titular Vincent, a broke, alcoholic, degenerate, curmudgeonly gambler with a crude Brooklyn accent who manages to become the after-school babysitter of his neighbor kid when his mother (Melissa McCarthy) takes extra hours as a nurse. The pair slowly warms to each other as Vincent shows Oliver the ways of the world in his unconventional manner (certainly more Bad Santa than Up). (SS) Rated R

THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING

The Theory of Everything delicately observes the boundless universe of love’s possibilities — what we’re willing to give, what we’re willing to take, what we’re willing to endure. Inspired by Jane Wilde Hawking’s memoir about her life with former husband Stephen Hawking, the brilliant theoretical physicist (A Brief History of Time) diagnosed with motor neuron disease at age 21, the film’s heart beats with a romantic optimism, even when each of them finds new soulmates and their union ends. (SD) Rated PG-13

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With Crystalline, two local rockers explore the complex layers of electronic melancholia BY LAURA JOHNSON

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t’s a band comprised of two drummers. But that makes songwriting easier for Matthew Bogue, 33, and Tobias Hendrickson, 28 — they speak the same musical language. Together only a few months as the electro-pop band Crystalline, their output is so plentiful they’re set to release the self-produced debut EP Move this weekend. They’ve each played in numerous (mostly) rock bands since high school. But Crystalline is an extension of the pair’s defunct electronic rock band BIAS, which also included singer Caroline Schibel, formerly of

Mon Chéri. When Schibel left the band this summer, Bogue, a former Inlander graphic designer, and Hendrickson renamed the group and got busy writing songs for a slot at Bartfest. “We had so much shit — instruments, bells and whistles on stage — with the other band. It was so complicated in my brain,” Hendrickson says. “This project works so well because we stripped back to what we needed and the whole thing, just all of a sudden, spit out.” Now each man’s table of musical supplies — iPad, electronic beat makers and

Local synth pop duo Crystalline, with Matthew Bogue (left) and Tobias Hendrickson, releases its first EP on tape this weekend. KRISTEN BLACK PHOTOS synthesizers — fits in two suitcases. Bogue creates most of the beats and outer space-sounding noises on stage while Hendrickson takes on the vocals and keys. They also have floor toms “in case we want to get tribal,” Bogue says. “We have a couple little loops, but we don’t play tracks,” Hendrickson explains. “We try to create everything live. If you want to make music worth something you have to do it the hard way.” On a frigid evening last month, the duo is practicing at Bogue’s South Hill home. Catchy electronic music fills an unfinished basement featuring a dried-up Christmas tree with twinkle lights, a nosey dog named Penny and an Isamu Jordan poster on the wall. The layers of music build quickly. They’re attempting to create one immense wave of sound; trying to create emotions. During shows, songs bleed right into one another, maintaining one overarching tone for a whole performance. Hendrickson, who works in video production, is crafting an accompanying psychedelic film for the band’s upcoming show. “You don’t have to tell people what to feel when listening to your music,” Hendrickson says. “You show them.” But Crystalline’s music isn’t something from the ambient doldrums. It includes poppy synth beats and fascinating dark undercurrents. Hendrickson’s soothing voice, with the help of a vocal processing tool, leaps from groaning bass lines to screeching high notes. Their lyrics range from the fantastical (“Dragons,” which was a BIAS song) to the emotional (“You say you like me/ but you don’t even know me” from “Smoke and Mirrors”), along with striking pop anthems like the boot-stomping “Next Fun.” From the indie scene to the Top 40, 1980s-influenced electronic pop is huge. And over the past year, multiple electronic pop acts have sprouted up in the Inland Northwest. Crystalline says they’re not bandwagon jumpers — they’re making this music because it’s come so naturally to them. “We’re actually dedicated to this band as opposed to feeling uninspired and frumpy,” Hendrickson explains. “And that’s exciting.” Currently, they get together once or twice a week to practice and write or simply hang out. They have a couple of new songs they’ll play at Friday’s show, not included on the six-track EP being released on cassette with a digital download. “People will probably have to go to Value Village and get a freakin’ Walkman to play the tape, but we’re OK with that,” Bogue says.  lauraj@inlander.com Crystalline EP release show with Water Monster and Sea Giant • Fri, Dec. 5, at 8 pm • $5/$7 day of, tape with digital download $10 • All-ages • The Bartlett • 228 W. Sprague • thebartlettspokane.com • 747-2174

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MUSIC | METAL

Exodus, the bad-ass Bay Area thrash-metal act, still has something to say.

Against All Odds

Even after years of drama, Exodus is still playing speedy, ferocious music BY BEN SALMON

ext year will mark three decades since Bay Area thrash-metal band Exodus released its influential debut album Bonded By Blood, a bone-rattling blend of chugging riffs, skyscraping guitar solos and strangled melody. It remains a defining document of early thrash, so one might assume the band is planning an anniversary reissue and tour. And they might be if they weren’t so busy

promoting their fine 2014 album Blood In, Blood Out. Against all odds, Exodus is still at it. “We were talking the other night, going, ‘Back in 1983, ‘84, did you ever think in 2014 we would still be doing this in a big way?’” says singer Steve Souza, in his third stint as the band’s vocalist. “‘Nah, we were going to kill ourselves by then. We were on the road to ruin!’” To be clear: Souza did not sing on Bonded By Blood.

He joined Exodus in 1986. Before that, he sang in another East Bay thrash band, Legacy, which became Testament. He’s quite familiar with the scene back then. “In the ’80s, it was all about excess. Just do it. Who cares?” he says. “Haul ass. Take chances. You’re a rock star, right? You owe the institution to be this way. All the good rock stars die in their own vomit!” But that lifestyle takes its toll. Souza fronted Exodus from 1986 to 1993, then again from 2002 to 2004. That last stint started when Bonded By Blood vocalist Paul Baloff died after suffering a stroke; it ended with public bickering between Souza and guitarist Gary Holt. Eventually, Souza rejoined the band last summer after smoothing things over. “We don’t hide from that stuff. We know what went on. That’s the greatest thing about this time, being able to look yourself in the mirror and go, ‘It’s not what everybody else was doing. It’s what you were doing,’” Souza says, talking to himself. “Maybe I didn’t carry myself or leave in the correct manner. I did not. For 10 years, I could not take that back. All I could do is say, ‘You wanted to give me the opportunity to try this again ... and I’m here to do it.’” So far, it’s going well. Blood In, Blood Out is a bracing blast of thrash that may not capture Exodus at its peak, but reflects perfectly on a band with many miles on its treads. It’s loud, fast and gnarly, and that’s what people want from Exodus. “The band’s playing like a machine. Gary’s still writing angry, pissed-off, badass riffs,” Souza says. “They say the third time’s the charm. I say ‘Bingo.’” n Exodus with Cold Blooded, Xingaia and Soblivios • Wed, Dec. 10, at 7:30 pm • $20 • All-ages • The Hop! • 706 N. Monroe • thehopevents.com • 328-5467

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SKA PEPPER

hen the mellow sounds of Hawaii meet California grooves, you get something that can only be described as Pepper. Since 1997, the three-piece alt-rock band has been crafting what they call Kona dub-rock, given that two of the now San Diego-based act’s members are originally from Hawaii. The group has toured extensively with similar groups like 311 and Sublime with Rome and done multiple stints with the Warped Tour. Pepper’s most recent LP, self-titled, arrived last year, marking a visible maturity in the group’s songwriting. Their recent tour aims to create an island vibe, transporting concertgoers to a place of relaxation and gentle breezes. — LAURA JOHNSON Pepper with the Movement and New Beat Fund • Sat, Dec. 6, at 8 pm • $18 • All-ages • Knitting Factory • 919 W. Sprague • sp.knittingfactory. com • 244-3279

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Thursday, 12/04

J The BArTleTT, The Lil’ Smokies J Bucer’S coFFeehouSe PuB, Open Jazz Jam with Erik Bowen BucKhorn Inn, Spokane River Band checKerBoArD BAr, Coral Thief Reggae chIneSe GArDenS (534-8491), Big Hair Revolution coeur D’Alene cASIno, PJ Destiny FeDorA PuB, CdA Charter Jazz Jam FIzzIe MullIGAnS, Luke Jaxton GrAnDe ronDe cellArS, Tango Volcado with Eugene Jablonsky CD Release Party The hAnDle BAr, Armed & Dangerous (acoustic) J The hoP!, Pageantry, the Vibe, the Finns, Reverie John’S Alley, Left Coast Country J lAGunA cAFé, Just Plain Darin J luxe coFFeehouSe, Particlehead J MonArch MounTAIn coFFee (208-265-9382), Open mic with Scott Reid Moon TIMe (208-667-2331), Truck Mills o’ShAy’S, Open mic rePuBlIc BreWInG co., Zachary Lucky The VIKInG BAr AnD GrIll, Tyler Aker and Scottie Feider zolA, Sonny Brookbank Band

Friday, 12/05

J AunTIe’S BooKSTore (8380206), Robinsong J The BArTleTT, Crystalline EP Release show (See story on page 48), Water Monster, Sea Giant BeVerly’S, Robert Vaughn J The BIG DIPPer, Tumbledown Badger, Dem Empire Bolo’S, Uppercut BoWl’z BITez AnD SPIrITz, Likes Girls

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INDIE ROCK FRANCISCO THE MAN

lso hitting up Spokane by way of California is the much-buzzed-about Francisco the Man. This four-piece L.A.-based group produces a kind of off-kilter sound that is disorienting and wonderful. It’s a mix of never-boring shoegaze, hazy and distorted rock and muffled pop. After years in the making, their debut LP Loose Ends finally came out last month on Fat Possum Records (also home to Dinosaur Jr. and the Black Keys). At the show, keep an ear out for “It’s Not Your Fault” — you’ll hum that tune all the way home. — LAURA JOHNSON Francisco the Man with the Static Tones and Stucco • Sat, Dec. 6, at 8 pm • $8/$10 day of • All-ages • The Bartlett • 228 W. Sprague • thebartlettspokane.com • 747-2174

J Bucer’S coFFeehouSe PuB, Delta G BucKhorn Inn, Sammy Eubanks checKerBoArD BAr, Oh Snap! coeur D’Alene cASIno, Kicho, Smash Hit Carnival curley’S, Johnny Qlueless FeDorA PuB, Ron Criscione FIzzIe MullIGAnS, YESTERDAYSCAKE The hAnDle BAr (474-0933), The Usual Suspects J hIllS’ reSTAurAnT & lounGe (747-3946), Steve Simmons, Alan Fisher, Rick Singer J The hoP!, Demon Assassin, Kid Ace, Manwithnoname, King Skellee, DFB, NRG, Haley Vale, Blaise, Loony Loon, Jennifer K, Cali Rali and the InnerPrize Iron horSe BAr, JamShack John’S Alley, The Lil’ Smokies leFTBAnK WIne BAr, Truck Mills The MeMBerS lounGe (703-7115),

DJ Selone and DJ Eaze Mezzo PAzzo WIne BAr, The Brad Keeler Trio MooSe lounGe (208-664-7901), Untied nAShVIlle norTh (208-777-8312), Luke Jaxon Band necTAr TASTInG rooM, Darin Hilderbrand J norThWeST MuSeuM oF ArTS & culTure (456-3931), Mike Ross nyne, DJ C-Mad PenD D’oreIlle WInery, Spumoni Blues PenD oreIlle PlAyhouSe (4479900), Open Mic reD lIon hoTel rIVer Inn, Chris Rieser & Snap the Nerve SPoKAne TrAnSIT PlAzA, In Transit SWAxx (703-7474), Herobust, Crave, Brainfunk, DJ Beauflexx The VIKInG BAr AnD GrIll, Echo Elysium zolA, Shiner

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J BABy BAr, Baby Bar Winter Formal feat. Big Hair Revolution and DJ Case J The BArTleTT, Francisco the Man (See story above), the Static Tones, Stucco BeVerly’S, Robert Vaughn J The BIG DIPPer, Soul Proprietor Bolo’S, Uppercut BoWl’z BITez AnD SPIrITz, Likes Girls J Bucer’S coFFeehouSe PuB, Bart Budwig, Natalie BucKhorn Inn, Sammy Eubanks coeur D’Alene cASIno, Kicho, Smash Hit Carnival curley’S, Johnny Qlueless FIzzIe MullIGAnS, YESTERDAYSCAKE FreDnecK’S (291-3880), In Transit GArlAnD PuB AnD GrIll, Tracer J The hoP!, Nightmare Before Christmas show with Straight

To Our Enemies, Vessels, Losing Skin, Reason For Existence, RaisedByWolves, Deaf To, Keep In Check, Lions Beside Us, Sins of Sanity J InDABA (443-3566), Reilly Winant Iron horSe BAr, JamShack J KnITTInG FAcTory, Pepper (See story above), the Movement, New Beat Fund J lAGunA cAFé, Diane Copeland The lArIAT (466-9918), Route 66 lITz’S (327-7092), Martini Brothers MooSe lounGe, Untied J nAShVIlle norTh, Jeremy McComb Christmas Extravaganza with Travis Howard, Rick Huckaby nyne, The Divine Jewels PenD D’oreIlle WInery, Mike & Shanna reD lIon hoTel rIVer Inn, Chris Rieser & Snap the Nerve J The ShoP, Robinsong SIlVer Fox (208-667-9442), The

Usual Suspects THE VIKING BAR AND GRILL, Stepbrothers WILLOW SPRINGS (235-4420), SixStrings n’ Pearls ZOLA, Raggs and Bush Doktor

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219 LOUNGE (208-263-9934), Truck Mills J BING CROSBY THEATER, The Wailin’ Jennys THE CELLAR, Pat Coast COEUR D’ALENE CASINO, Kosh DALEY’S CHEAP SHOTS, Jam Night with VooDoo Church J THE HOP!, The Midnight Ghost Train, Rasputin, Blackwater Prophet, You Don’t Know Me ZOLA, Bill Bozly

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Tuesday, 12/09

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Wednesday, 12/10 J CHAPS, Land of Voices with Dirk Swartz EICHARDT’S, Charley Packard FIZZIE MULLIGANS, Kicho GARLAND AVENUE DRINKERY (3155327), Open Mic with DJ Scratch n Smith GENO’S (368-9087), Open Mic with T&T J THE HOP!, Exodus (See story on page 50), Cold Blooded, Xingaia JOHN’S ALLEY, Down North JONES RADIATOR, Sally Bop Jazz LA ROSA CLUB, Robert Beadling and Friends THE LANTERN TAP HOUSE, Open Turntables Night with DJ Lydell LUCKY’S IRISH PUB, DJ D3VIN3 MEZZO PAZZO WINE BAR, Evan Denlinger RED ROOM LOUNGE, Bodhi Drip SOULFUL SOUPS AND SPIRITS, Open mic ZOLA, The Bossame

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THE VIKING BAR AND GRILL, Flannel Math Animal, Dec. 11 PEND D’OREILLE WINERY, Nicole Lewis, Dec. 12 THE BIG DIPPER, Ugly Sweater Christmas Party with Blackwater Prophet, Bard, Bullets or Balloons, the Smokes, Dec. 12 THE BARTLETT, The Round No. 3 feat. the Rustics, Ian and Austen Case, Scott Ryan and more, Dec. 12 KNITTING FACTORY, Noize For Toyz with Drone Epidemic, Nixon Rodeo, Project Kings, Dec. 12 JOHN’S ALLEY, Aryon Jones and the Way, Dec. 12 THE VIKING BAR AND GRILL, Pine League, Driven in Waves, Bobby Meader, Dec. 13 KNITTING FACTORY, Flogging Molly, Dec. 13 JONES RADIATOR, The Woolen Men, Normal Babies, Dec. 13 JOHN’S ALLEY, Simba and the Exceptional Afticans, Dec. 13 KNITTING FACTORY, Down, Orange Goblin, Bl’Ast, King Parrot, Dec. 15 THE BARTLETT, Jessica Hernandez and the Deltas, Dec. 18 THE BIG DIPPER, The Broken Thumbs, the Fail Safe Project, Death by Pirates, DaethStar!, Dec. 19 THE BARTLETT, Bartlett Christmas Special feat. Water Monster, Marshall Mclean and more Dec. 20 KNITTING FACTORY, Sammy Eubanks’ Blues Christmas, Los Chingadores,

Brad Mitchell, Chris Rieser & Snap the Nerve, Dec. 20 NYNE, Elton Jah Farewell Show and Xmas Bash, Dec. 20 THE PALOMINO CLUB, Moonshine Bandits with Big B & Demun Jones, Dec. 20 KNITTING FACTORY, The Backups EP release and Christmas concert, Dec. 21 KNITTING FACTORY, The Jingle Bell Rock & Metal Fest with Sorch the Fallen, Heart Avail, Amnija, the Expo, Rylei Franks, Over Due, Burning Clean, the Colourflies, Dec. 21 NORTHERN QUEST CASINO, Bret Michaels, Dec. 21

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MUSIC | VENUES 315 MARTINIS & TAPAS • 315 E. Wallace, CdA • 208-667-9660 ARBOR CREST WINE CELLARS • 4705 N. Fruit Hill Rd. • 927-9463 BABY BAR • 827 W. First Ave. • 847-1234 THE BARTLETT • 228 W. Sprague Ave. • 747-2174 BEVERLY’S • 115 S. 2nd St., CdA • 208-765-4000 THE BIG DIPPER • 171 S. Washington St. • 863-8098 BIGFOOT PUB • 9115 N. Division St. • 467-9638 BING CROSBY THEATER • 901 W. Sprague Ave. • 227-7638 BLACK DIAMOND • 9614 E. Sprague • 891-8357 THE BLIND BUCK • 204 N. Division • 290-6229 BOLO’S• 116 S. Best Rd. • 891-8995 BOOMERS • 18219 E. Appleway Ave. • 755-7486 BOOTS BAKERY & LOUNGE • 24 W. Main Ave. • 703-7223 BOWL’Z BITEZ & SPIRITZ• 401 W. Riverside Suite 101. • 321-7480 BUCER’S COFFEEHOUSE PUB • 201 S. Main, Moscow • 208-882-5216 BUCKHORN INN • 13311 Sunset Hwy.• 244-3991 THE CELLAR • 317 E. Sherman, CdA • 208-6649463 CHAPS • 4237 Cheney-Spokane Rd. • 624-4182 CHECKERBOARD BAR • 1716 E. Sprague • 535-4007 COEUR D’ALENE CASINO • 37914 S. Nukwalqw Rd., Worley • 800-523-2464 CURLEY’S • 26433 W. Hwy. 53 • 208-773-5816 DALEY’S CHEAP SHOTS • 6412 E. Trent • 535-9309 EICHARDT’S • 212 Cedar St., Sandpoint • 208263-4005 FEDORA PUB • 1726 W. Kathleen, CdA • 208765-8888 FIZZIE MULLIGANS • 331 W. Hastings Rd. • 466-5354 THE FLAME • 2401 E. Sprague Ave. • 534-9121 FOX THEATER • 1001 W. Sprague • 624-1200 GRANDE RONDE CELLARS • 906 W. 2nd • 455-8161 THE HOP! • 706 N. Monroe St. • 368-4077 IRON HORSE • 407 E. Sherman Ave., CdA • 208-667-7314 IRV’S BAR • 415 W. Sprague Ave. • 624-4450 JOHN’S ALLEY • 114 E. 6th, Moscow • 208-8837662 JONES RADIATOR • 120 E. Sprague • 747-6005 KNITTING FACTORY • 911 W. Sprague Ave. • 244-3279 LAGUNA CAFÉ • 4302 S. Regal St. • 448-0887 THE LANTERN TAP HOUSE • 1004 S. Perry St. • 315-9531 LA ROSA CLUB • 105 S. First Ave., Sandpoint • 208-255-2100 LATAH BISTRO • 4241 Cheney-Spokane Rd. • 838-8338 LEFTBANK WINE BAR • 108 N. Washington • 315-8623 LION’S LAIR • 205 W. Riverside Ave. • 456-5678 LUCKY’S IRISH PUB • 408 W. Sprague Ave. • 747-2605 LUXE COFFEEHOUSE • 1017 W. First Ave. • 624-5514 MAX AT MIRABEAU • 1100 N. Sullivan Rd. • 924-9000 MEZZO PAZZO WINE BAR • 2718 E. 57th • 863-9313 MOOTSY’S • 406 W. Sprague • 838-1570 MOSCOW FOOD CO-OP • 121 E. Fifth St. • 208882-8537 NECTAR• 120 N. Stevens St. • 869-1572 NORTHERN QUEST • 100 N. Hayford • 242-7000 NYNE • 232 W. Sprague Ave. • 474-1621 THE SHOP • 924 S. Perry St. • 534-1647 O’SHAY’S • 313 E. CdA Lake Dr. • 208-667-4666 THE PALOMINO CLUB • 6425 N. Lidgerwood St • 443-5213 PEND D’OREILLE WINERY • 301 Cedar St., Sandpoint • 208-265-8545 THE PHAT HOUSE • 417 S. Browne • 443-4103 PJ’S BAR & GRILL • 1717 N. Monroe St. • 328-2153 RED LION RIVER INN • 700 N. Division St. • 326-5577 RED ROOM LOUNGE • 521 W. Sprague Ave. • 838-7613 REPUBLIC BREWING • 26 Clark Ave. • 775-2700 THE ROADHOUSE • 20 N. Raymond • 413-1894 THE ROCK BAR • 13921 E. Trent Ave. • 43-3796 ROCKER ROOM • 216 E. Coeur d’Alene Ave. • 208-676-2582 ROCKET MARKET • 726 E. 43rd Ave. • 343-2253 SEASONS OF COEUR D’ALENE • 209 E. Lakeside Ave. • 208-664-8008 THE SHOP • 924 S. Perry St. • 534-1647 SOULFUL SOUPS & SPIRITS • 117 N. Howard St. • 459-1190 SPOKANE ARENA • 720 W. Mallon • 279-7000 SPLASH • 115 S. 2nd St., CdA • 208-765-4000 THE SWAMP • 1904 W. Fifth Ave. • 458-2337 UNDERGROUND 15 • 15 S. Howard St. • 290-2122 THE VIKING • 1221 N. Stevens St. • 315-4547 WEBSTER’S RANCH HOUSE SALOON • 1914 N. Monroe St. • 474-9040 ZOLA • 22 W. Main Ave. • 624-2416

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COMMUNITY ALL DUE RESPECT

When Pearl Harbor was attacked, approximately 80,000 Americans were on duty there and at other military bases in Hawaii that also were bombed. Later, survivors of that infamous day formed the national Pearl Harbor Survivors Association, and a Lilac City Chapter in Spokane once had 125 members. Only five local survivors remain, all in their 90s, and they host a “Salute to the Fallen” every year. This year, they welcome the public to join them on the 73rd anniversary to remind us that “eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.” — DAN NAILEN Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Ceremony • Sun, Dec. 7, at 2 pm • Free • Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena • 720 W. Mallon • 747-2703

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The Nutcracker feat. the Spokane Symphony • Thu-Sun, Dec. 4-7, times vary • $12.50-$30/youth; $25-$75/adults • Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox • 1001 W. Sprague • spokanesymphony.org • 624-1200

Makers Market • Sat, Dec. 6, from 10 am-6 pm • Free admission • INK Artspace • 228 W. Sprague, Suite A • inkspokane.org

E.T.A. Hoffmann’s story of The Nutcracker is a strange one — a monstrous Mouse King, an eye-patched godfather, a nutcracker prince — but the ballet version is so ingrained in our holiday traditions we forget about the weird and focus on the sweet. Once again, the Spokane Symphony will accompany the Santa Barbara, California-based State Street Ballet’s version of the Tchaikovskyscored ballet, which includes more than 80 local dancers. — LAURA JOHNSON

Local, local, local — it’s a mantra ingrained in our consciousnesses since the big recession hit. There’s so much more to it than simply supporting a hardworking artisan or mom-and-pop shop. Buying local and supporting our arts community makes Spokane a more vibrant, cool place to live. And you’ll find some pretty rad gifts for your loved ones if you check out this weekend’s inaugural Makers Market at INK, the young, growing arts nonprofit. — CHEY SCOTT

BRING THE WHOLE FAMILY!

VISUAL ARTS FEAST FOR THE EYES

This week’s cold snap shouldn’t be an excuse to miss out on the spectacular lineup of art displayed around town for December’s First Friday. You may even knock out some of that holiday shopping as you peruse galleries and businesses hosting locally made ceramics, jewelry, paintings, photography and wine/beer. Make sure to plan ahead just where you’ll stop by this Friday evening. With a total of 46 participating venues, fitting in all of them in three hours might not be feasible. Don’t fret, though, since much of the art is up through the month. Find our recommendations of not-to-miss shows online, at the link below. — CHEY SCOTT First Friday • Fri, Dec. 5, from 5-8 pm • Free • Locations throughout downtown Spokane and beyond • Event details at Inlander.com/FirstFriday

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WORDS AN INLANDER BOOK!

For 21 years now, the Inlander has been writing about the region and its rich history. We’ve corralled 24 pieces chronicling the history of the Inland Northwest for our first book, Inlander Histories, and to celebrate the release, we’ll have writers on hand to read and discuss stories ranging from the eruption of Mount St. Helens to the rise of Gonzaga basketball. The slate of writers includes Inlander publisher Ted McGregor, Gonzaga professor Robert Carriker, former Inlander arts editor Sheri Boggs and others. — MIKE BOOKEY Inlander Histories Reading • Mon, Dec. 8, at 7 pm • Free • Auntie’s Bookstore • 402 W. Main • auntiebooks.com

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BENEFIT

CHRISTMAS TREE ELEGANCE Spokane Symphony Associates’ annual holiday tree showcase fundraiser takes place at the Davenport Hotel and River Park Square, featuring 18 themed, custom-decorated trees up for raffle ($1/ ticket). Trees on display Dec. 2-14. spokanesymphonyassoc.org (458-8733) ANGELS FOR INGRID A fundraising event for NIC Biology and Chemistry instructor and a mother of four, Ingrid Fruth. She was diagnosed with NonHodgkin T-Cell Lymphoma on July 3, 2014 after five years of misdiagnosis. Includes a silent auction, drinks, live music and more. Dec. 5, 6 pm. $20. Eagles Lodge, 209 E. Sherman. (208-664-5612) FULL CIRCLE EQUINE REHABILITATION FUNDRAISER Learn about the

program, and the horses and people it serves at a fundraiser event with food, a silent auction and local gift market. Dec. 5, 6-9 pm. By donation. Women’s Club, 1428 W. Ninth. fullcirclerescue. org (238-2643) CHRISTMAS TREE ELEGANCE LUNCHEON & FASHION SHOW The annual luncheon/tea and fashion show benefits the Spokane Symphony Associates. Dec. 9 at 11 am (luncheon) and 3 pm (tea). Dec. 9. Davenport Hotel, 10 S. Post. thedavenporthotel.com SEASON OF SHARING BREAKFAST The Greater Spokane Valley Chamber breakfast benefits member charities, and includes the monthly “coffee and conversations” event. Dec. 12, 7-9 am. $25-$40. Mirabeau Park Hotel, 1100 N. Sullivan. spokanevalleychamber.org (924-4994)

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EVENTS | CALENDAR FERRIS SWING DANCE & AUCTION Dance to music by the award-winning Ferris Jazz Orchestra. Also includes live and silent auctions, free swing lessons and food. Proceeds benefit Ferris Bands. Dec. 13, 6:30-10 pm. $10/adults; $5/students. Ferris High School, 3020 E. 37th Ave. spokaneschools.org/ferris (979-3592)

COMEDY

LADIES’ COMEDY NIGHT FEAT. ANITA RENFROE This comedian became an internet sensation for a YouTube video of her singing everything a mother says to her children in a single day to the tune of “The William Tell Overture.” Dec. 4, 7-8:45 pm. $20. Valleypoint Church, 714 S. Pines. anitainspokane. eventbrite.com (208-699-6262) STAND-UP COMEDY OPEN MIC Local comedians; see weekly schedule online. Thursdays at 8 pm. Free. Uncle D’s Comedy Underground, 2721 N. Market St. bluznews.com (483-7300) BOONE STREET HOOLIGANS 5 Gonzaga’s comedy troupe performs sketches and songs, with proceeds benefiting Partners Through Art. Dec. 5 at 7 pm and 9:30 pm. Dec. 5. $2. Gonzaga University, 502 E. Boone Ave. (328-4220) NUTHOUSE IMPROV COMEDY Performances by WSU’s improv comedy troupe. Dec. 5. $5. Washington State University, Pullman campus. performingarts.wsu.edu (509-335-3564) SEASONS GREETINGS Live comedy improv show using holiday cards and messages for inspiration. Fridays at 8 pm through December. $7. Blue Door

Theatre, 815 W. Garland. (747-7045) SHORT STACKS The BDT Players & Friends try out new material, rework ideas, and share comedic talents in stand-up, sketch, music, film and more. First Fridays of the month at 10 pm. Not suitable for all ages. $5. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland Ave. bluedoortheatre.com (747-7045) SAFARI Fast-paced short-form improv games based on audience suggestions. (Not rated.) Saturdays at 9 pm. $7. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland Ave. bluedoortheatre.com (747-7045) TEEN IMPROV CLASSES Workshops for ages 11-18, held on the first Saturday of the month from 11:30 am-2 pm. Dec. 6. $25/workshop. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland. bluedoortheatre.com LIVE COMEDY Live stand-up comedy shows. Sundays at 9 pm. Goodtymes, 9214 E. Mission Ave. (928-1070) ADULT IMPROV CLASSES Learn how to be funny on the fly in an adult improv class. Tuesdays from 7-9 pm, throughDec. 16. $25/class. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland. bluedoortheatre.com OPEN MIC COMEDY Wednesdays at 8 pm. Ages 21+. Free. Brooklyn Deli & Lounge, 122 S. Monroe St. (835-4177) GUTS (GONZAGA U. THEATRE SPORTS) A long-form comedy show by Gonzaga students. Dec. 13, 9 pm. $1. Gonzaga University, 502 E. Boone Ave. gonzaga.edu (509-328-4220) HOMEGROWN COMEDY Friends of the Bing present a local comedy open mic series, in the Ovations Lounge above the lobby. Best comedians from the series are to be featured in a March 6

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“March Madness Comedy Showcase.” Shows on Dec. 13, Jan. 17 and 24 and Feb. 21, at 10:30 pm. Free. Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague Ave. bingcrosbytheater.com (227-7404)

COMMUNITY

JOURNEY TO THE NORTH POLE The 40-min. holiday cruise departs nightly from the Resort Plaza, offering views of the holiday light display over the water. Daily through Jan. 4, at 5:30, 6:30 and 7:30 pm. $19.75/adults; $18.75/ students, seniors; $5/ages 6-12. The Coeur d’Alene Resort, 115 S. 2nd Ave. cdacruises.com (855-956-1977) MEET SANTA & HIS REINDEER Santa visits every Saturday, through Dec. 20, from 10 am-4 pm; but his reindeer are on site daily (free to visit). Photos with Santa; $10. Ritter’s Garden & Gift, 10120 N. Division. 4ritter.com/events (467-5258) NW WOMAN POWER NETWORKING Join other women in a network of professionals from Spokane and Idaho to share contacts, provide referrals, knowledge, services and more. This is a kid-friendly event. Dec. 4, 5-8 pm. Free. Bumpers Family Fun Center, 12828 E. Sprague. facebook.com/nwwomenpowernetworking (928-9664) SANDPOINT FESTIVAL OF TREES The community can view decorated trees while enjoying, music, cookies and visits with Santa, on Family Night, Dec. 4, followed by the Holiday Luncheon, Dec. 5 and ending with a gala on Dec. 6. Proceeds benefit Kinderhaven, a group foster home and emergency shelter for children. Sandpoint Events Center, 515 Pine. (208-610-2208)

SANTA EXPRESS The 21st annual holiday store offers items at allowance-friendly prices for area children (ages 4-12) to purchase for their friends and family, with proceeds supporting the mission of the Vanessa Behan Crisis Nursery. Through Dec. 23; Mon-Fri, from 11 am-8 pm, Sat, from 10 am-8 pm and Sun, from 11 am-6 pm. On the Skywalk level. Crescent Court, 707 W. Main Ave. vanessabehan.org WINTER GLOW SPECTACULAR A new holiday event at Riverfront Park featuring light displays through the park, including an animal lights zoo. Display lit daily at 5 pm, through Jan. 1. Free. Riverfront Park, 705 N. Howard. spokanewinterglow.com A T. REX NAMED SUE Mobius hosts the Chicago Field Museum’s exhibit centered on the most complete Tyrannosaurus rex fossil ever discovered. Exhibit runs through Jan. 4, 2015; open Tues-Sun; hours vary. $7-$10. Mobius Science Center, 811 W. Main. mobiusspokane.org (509-321-7133) TREE OF SHARING The annual program collects and distributes requested items to regional nonprofits and social service agencies serving low-income, disabled and elderly members of the community. Pick up a tag and drop off items by Fri, Dec. 14. Tags available at River Park Square NorthTown and Spokane Valley Mall. treeofsharing.org (808-4919) FAMILY DANCE & POTLUCK Participate in circle, line, contra, folk and novelty dances to live music. Dances taught by Susan Dankovich, with live music by Margie Heller, Ken Raymond and Paul Tapp. Family foods potluck at 6:30 pm; dances at 7 pm. All are welcome. Dec. 5. Free; donations accepted. St. John’s Cathedral, 127 E. 12th Ave. (533-9955)

JOURNEY TO BETHLEHEM An annual walk-through presentation of the City of Bethlehem on the night of Jesus’ birth. The set includes 20 hand-painted pieces, live animals and hundreds of costumed actors. Dec. 5, from 6-8 pm; Dec. 6-7, from 5-8 pm. Free. South Hill Seventh Day Adventist Church, 5607 S. Freya St. jtbspokane.org (448-6425) BREAKFAST WITH SANTA Attend this popular breakfast to tell Santa your holiday wishes before the big day. Preregistration required; event sold out last year. Dec. 6, 8:30-11 am. $5/person. CenterPlace Regional Event Center, 2426 N. Discovery Place Dr. spokanevalley.org/ santabreakfast (688-0300) COCOA WITH SANTA Event includes a hot chocolate bar, sugar cookie decorating and ornament making, and pictures with Santa. Hosted by the SCC X-Ray Vision Club Students. Dec. 6, 9-11 am. $8. Spokane Elks Lodge, 2605 N. Robie St. (413-6656) HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS OPEN HOUSE The animals and staff of the Spokane Humane Society host their annual holiday open house. Visit with the dogs, cats and other animals, tour the shelter and the clinic to learn what SHS does to care for the homeless and unwanted animals of the Spokane area. Dec. 6, 11 am. Free. Spokane Humane Society, 6607 N. Havana. spokanehumanesociety.org JINGLE BELL RUN The annual 5K run/ walk is a fundraiser run for the Arthritis Foundation, with holiday-themed costumes encouraged. Registration opens day-of at 8 am. Dec. 6, 10 am. Riverfront Park, 705 N. Howard St. spokanejinglebellrun.kintera.org (294-2959)

PULLMAN KIWANIS PANCAKE BREAKFAST The annual event includes live music, a silent auction and more. Proceeds benefit the Pullman Child Welfare food bank and a planned playground for the new Mary’s Park. Dec. 6, 7 am-noon. $3$6. Lincoln Middle School, 315 SE Crestview. pullmankiwanis.org (509-334-3411) SPOKANE REGION FIRST LEGO LEAGUE A regional qualifier competition with 65 area teams of approximately 500 students, ages 9-14, participating in this STEM program. The public is invited to watch the robot games in the gym, from noon-3:30 pm. Dec. 6-7. Free admission. Glover Middle School, 2404 W. Longfellow Ave. (413-1436) TEDDY BEAR TEA The library hosts its holiday tradition — bring your favorite stuffed friend for a special storytime with treats. Dec. 6, 11 am. Free. Hillyard Library, 4005 N. Cook St. (444-5331) WINTER BLESSING The Coeur d’Alene Casino hosts its annual Winter Blessing cultural event, offering complimentary frybread and huckleberry jam, a fireworks display (7 pm; south entrance) and more. Dec. 6, 4 pm. Free and open to the public. Coeur d’Alene Casino, 37914 S Hwy 95. cdacasino.com LILAC CITY PEARL HARBOR SURVIVORS The local chapter of the national organization is now down to five surviving members, ages 91-99, who will appear together for a brief, outdoor public ceremony. Includes a rifle detail, combined color guard and bugler in this annual salute to the fallen. Dec. 7. Free to attend. Spokane Arena, 720 W. Mallon Ave. spokanearena.com (624-3309)

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RELATIONSHIPS

Advice Goddess BELITTLE RICHARD

AMY ALKON

My girlfriend says she likes that I’m smart but says I can be “on” too much of the time. For example, if someone pronounces a word wrong or uses it incorrectly, I’ll correct them. If they talk about their fad diet, I’ll explain why it doesn’t make scientific sense. My girlfriend says I am “condescending” and make people feel bad. That’s not my intention. It’s a matter of right and wrong. How can I help her understand that I just care about getting the facts out? —Honest

If public humiliation were the key to proper pronunciation and correct word use, the hot new show on Bravo would be “The Real Housewives of the Oxford English Dictionary.” Sometimes, immediately calling people on their errors is the right thing to do, like if you’re the guy keeping an eye on the big thermometer outside the nuclear reactor. In social situations, however, being right isn’t the point. The point is connecting with people, and you don’t do that by correcting them — showing them up with your mastery of “Hooked on Phonics” or explaining how stupid they are to be on that new diet they’re all excited about: “Your dinner’s going to give you cancer. Bon appetit!” Typically, there are two kinds of people who think they know it all and have to hammer others with it immediately: 12-year-olds and the secretly insecure. Others who do this are narcissists — self-obsessed showoffs with a pernicious lack of empathy. But a few may have Asperger’s syndrome, which is associated with high intelligence, difficulty in understanding how others feel (called “mindblindness”), and a tendency to think in black and white. For “aspies,” things are either right or wrong. Things they perceive to be wrong they find very disturbing, and they’re driven to right them — in conversation, or let’s say they get a love letter. What else is there to do but make corrections in red and send it back? But even people with Asperger’s can learn to act empathetically by having someone help them understand how certain behaviors tend to make others feel and then memorizing socially appropriate responses (like smiling and nodding instead of challenging somebody to a duel over their misuse of the subjunctive). At the very least, you need to ask “Would it be okay if I told you what I learned while in the grammar police?” before diagramming somebody’s sentence on the restaurant wall. Whatever your reason for going all conversational disciplinarian on people, as someone who values being right, you probably value being effective. Correcting people makes them feel attacked, which makes them defensive. They won’t hear your correction; they’ll just hear you telling them they’re an idiot. Ironically, it’s by listening to people and giving them the sense that you like and respect them that you might get them interested in your ideas — fun as it must be to turn every social occasion into a Soviet show trial, but with hors d’oeuvres and an open bar.

SKIRT STAKE

Last year, I got out of a bad marriage. My husband withheld sex (despite my keeping up my appearance), and it really made me question my desirability. I’m now ready for a relationship, but I only seem to attract guys seeking one-night stands. I did start dressing in very sexy clothing, and my best friend (who’s no prude) suspects this is sending the wrong signals. —Overcompensating? When you’re looking for a relationship, it’s okay to arrive at dates dressed like you just got off work — providing you don’t look like the vice president of jumping out of cakes in not much more than body glitter. Research by psychologist Cari Goetz suggests that men see revealing clothing as a sort of billboard advertising women’s availability for “short-term mating” (“till daylight do us part!”). And though you want a relationship, consider whether you’re subconsciously seeking some (short-term) reassurance about your hotitude. It might help to recognize that your husband’s behavior probably had more to do with something about him than something about your appearance. (After all, some pretty underkempt people manage to get it on.) To advertise your interest in a relationship, wear clothes that are form-following instead of pore-following. Per evolutionary psychology research on what men are attracted to, what seems essential is highlighting your waist — revealing your figure to be more hourglass than beer keg. And consider that one of the easiest ways to look attractive is by walking tall — moving in a way that conveys sexy confidence (even if that isn’t quite how you feel). Sexy from within is what relationship-minded men are looking for — as opposed to the sort of sexy that, when you lean forward at the bar, gets a dermatologist tapping you on the shoulder: “You know, you really should get that mole on your inner thigh looked at.” n ©2014, Amy Alkon, all rights reserved. • Got a problem? Write Amy Alkon, 171 Pier Ave, #280, Santa Monica, CA 90405 or email AdviceAmy@aol.com (www.advicegoddess.com)

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EVENTS | CALENDAR OPERATION SANTA PAWS A fundraiser event benefiting the animals at the nonprofit rescue Higher Ground Animal Sanctuary. Event includes family (petfriendly) Santa photos, live music, food, pet paw-print tiles made on-site; local vendors, a silent auction and pet adoptions. Dec. 7, 11 am-4 pm. Free admission. The Nest at Kendall Yards, 1335 Summit Parkway. tinyurl.com/kh33now FAMILY TEDDY BEAR TEA An evening event so the whole family can attend. Bring your favorite stuffed friend for a special storytime with treats. Dec. 8, 6:30 pm. South Hill Library, 3324 S. Perry St. (444-5331) GAISER CONSERVATORY HOLIDAY LIGHTS The annual holiday event at the conservatory features lush greenery decked out in thousands of lights. Runs Dec. 12-21, until 7:30 pm daily. Best viewing after 4 pm. Donations accepted. Manito Park, 1800 S. Grand Blvd. thefriendsofmanito.org (456-8038) SANTA’S COMING TO TOWN Santa and his firefighter helpers are visiting several fire stations and neighborhoods in Spokane County Fire District 9. See website for dates, times and locations. Dec. 12-16 and Dec. 18-22; times and locations vary. Free. scfd9.org (466-4602) WINTER WONDERLAND The Riverside State Park Foundation hosts its 3rd annual holiday walk across the swinging bridge, decked out in lights, and then into the woods for a festive walk. Dec. 12-14, from 6-8:30 pm. Discover Pass not required. $5 (ages 3 and under free). Riverside State Park, Bowl & Pitcher. riversidestatepark.org (465-5064) COMMUNITY MEMORIAL TREE Hospice of Spokane hosts a holiday tree, encouraging the public to decorate a white paper dove in memory of a loved one. No cost to participate. Dec. 13-21. Free. River Park Square, third floor, 808 W. Main. hospiceofspokane.org. (456-0438)

FESTIVAL

DECEMBER D’LIGHTS The city of Rathdrum’s annual holiday celebration includes a lighted rig parade, community hay rides to view holiday light displays and more. Dec. 5, from 5-8 pm and Dec. 6, from 1-5:30 pm. Free. Rathdrum, Idaho. rathdrumchamberofcommerce.com DECK THE FALLS Events include a treelighting ceremony on Fri at 5 pm, and Saturday’s Arts & Crafts Faire (10 am-4 pm) followed by a performance of the holiday classic “A Christmas Carol” on the theater’s stage (6 pm). Dec. 5-6. Cutter Theatre, 302 Park, Metaline Falls. cuttertheatre.com (509-446-4108) LIBERTY LAKE WINTER FEST TREE LIGHTING Event festivities include hayrides, live music, photos with Santa, arts/crafts, turkey bowling, Snowgusta night mini golf and more. Dec. 5, 5:308:30 pm. Free. Liberty Lake, Wash. libertylakewa.gov (755-6726) POST FALLS WINTERFEST Community tree lighting ceremony and the lighting of the City Hall Plaza, followed by caroling by local choir groups. Also includes kids crafts, story time and a visit from Santa. Dec. 5, 6-8 pm. Free. Post Falls High School, 2832 E. Poleline Ave. (208-457-3314) PULLMAN HOLIDAY FEST The annual season kickoff starts with the YMCA Kids Jingle Bell Fun Run (4 pm) and a tree lighting by Tase T. Lentil after the run. Activities continue in the RTOP Theatre on Grand, including local dance and choir performances, Santa meet-

and-greets and refreshments. Dec. 6, 4-6 pm. Free. Downtown Pullman. pullmanchamber.com

FILM

NIC FILM CLUB: HER Screening of the Spike Jonze film, with a discussion to follow and free popcorn. This movie was postponed from November. Dec. 4, 7:30 pm. Free. CdA Public Library, 702 E. Front. cdalibrary.org (208-769-2315) RIFFTRAX: SANTA CLAUS Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy and Bill Corbett, of Mystery Science Theater 3000, present their 14th RiffTrax Live, riffing on the 1959 movie “Santa Claus.” Dec. 4, 8 pm. $12.50. Regal Cinemas NorthTown and Riverstone (CdA). rifftrax.com/live SHADOWS OF LIBERTY A documentary film exploring the news media: censorship, cover-ups, and corporate control. Well-known activists, journalists, and academics give insider accounts of a broken media system. Panel discussion to follow film. Hosted by KYRS, PJALS, Unitarian Universalist and SMAC. Dec. 7, 7-9 pm. $10. Magic Lantern Theatre, 25 W. Main. shadowsofliberty.org (209-2383) A CHRISTMAS CAROL & CHRISTMAS IN CONNECTICUT Screenings of the beloved 1938 version of the holiday classic, “A Christmas Carol,” and the 1945 romantic comedy, “Christmas in Connecticut,” at 2 pm and 7 pm. At Regal Cinemas Northtown and Riverstone Dec. 7. fathomevents.com BING CROSBY HOLIDAY FILM FESTIVAL The 9th annual film festival screens the best-loved classic films starring Spokane’s favorite son, Bing Crosby, along with a display of memorabilia and a performance by Bing’s nephew, Howard Crosby. See film schedule online. Dec. 13, 11:30 am-7:30 pm. $8. Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague Ave. bingcrosbytheateradvocates.org SING ALONG MOVIE: SOUND OF MUSIC Come sing along with the Julie Andrews in this classic film. Dec. 13, 2 pm. Free. Downtown Library, 906 W. Main Ave. (444-5300) DOWNTON ABBEY PREVIEW PARTY The second annual red carpet preview features a sneak peak of the first hour of season 5 of the British drama, an afternoon tea, prizes, and talks with a historical fashion expert from WSU and Downton’s food set stylist via video chat. Last year’s event sold out; limited tickets available. Dec. 14, 2-5 pm. $10-$15. Lincoln Center, 1316 N. Lincoln St. ksps.org

FOOD & DRINK

SMALL BITES, BIG NIGHTS Chef Laurie Faloon gets you ready to host the best New Year’s Party ever, teaching how to make whiskey-soaked mushrooms; Spanish tomato and spinach pizettes and more. Dec. 5, 6-8 pm. $49. Inland Northwest Culinary Academy (INCA), 1810 N. Greene St. (533-8141) SOUTH AMERICAN WINE TOUR A tasting event showcasing wines from Argentina and Chile, including 8 wines with cheese and bread. Dec. 5, 7 pm. $20, registration requested. Rocket Market, 726 E. 43rd. rocketmarket.com VINO WINE TASTING Dec. 5 tasting features November’s wine of the month club selections, from 3-6:30 pm. Dec. 6 tasting features “Explore Mourvedres,” from 2-4:30 pm. Tastings include cheese and crackers. $10/tasting. Vino!, 222 S. Washington St. (838-1229)

MUSIC

EWU CHOIRS HOLIDAY CONCERT Concert includes performances by the Symphonic Choir, Concert Choir and guitar ensemble. $3-$5; free/EWU students with ID. Dec. 4, 7:30 pm. Central Lutheran, 512 S. Bernard. (359-2241) PHILIP AABERG Christmas concert featuring the Grammy- and Emmy-nominated pianist and composer, performing from his “High Plains Christmas” album and more. Dec. 4, 7:30 pm. $25. Kroc Center, 1765 W. Golf Course Rd. kroccda.org (208-667-1865) THE NUTCRACKER The cherished holiday performance features the State Street Ballet, 75 local dancers and live music performed by the Spokane Symphony. Dec. 4-6 at 7:30 pm, also Dec. 6-7 at 2 pm. $25-$75/adult; $12.50$30/children. Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox, 1001 W. Sprague. foxtheaterspokane.com (624-1200) CHRISTMAS TONIGHT Traditional songs of the season performed by the Northwoods Chorale, with a dinner theater offered. Dec. 5, 6 and 9; also Dec. 11-13. Dinner at 6:30 pm, show at 7:30 pm. $12-$25. Circle Moon Theater, Hwy 211 off Hwy 2, Newport. (208-448-1294) COEUR D’ALENE SYMPHONY “Christmas At The Kroc” features Tchaikovsky’s “Suite #3” and many more holiday classics. Dec. 5 at 7:30 pm, Dec. 6 at 2 pm. $27/adults; $21/seniors and students; $16/youth. Kroc Center, 1765 W. Golf Course Rd. cdasymphony.org (208-660-2958) FRIDAY MUSICAL FEAT. CRESCENDO COMMUNITY CHORUS Choral and instrumental music ranging from young vocalists to professional musicians plus a sing-a-long featuring the best known songs of the Crescendo Community Chorus. Dec. 5, 1 pm. Free. Hamblen Park Presbyterian, 4102 S. Crestline St. (448-2909) CELTIC HOLIDAY FT. GEOFFREY CASTLE Castle is a pioneer on the electric six-string violin, and he rose to play in the Tony Award–winning Broadway production of M. Butterfly. Dec. 6, 7:30 pm. $8-$16. Jones Theatre at Daggy Hall, Washington State University Pullman Campus. performingarts.wsu.edu CLASSICAL CHRISTMAS CONCERT Idaho Humanities Council’s Classical Christmas Concert with pianist Del Parkinson. Dec. 6, 6 pm. Memorial Community Center, 415 Wellington Pl. memorialcommunitycenter.com AN EVENING OF CHRISTMAS MUSIC Presented by the Upper Columbia Academy Music Dept., featuring the UCA orchestra and string quartet, the Choraliers and vocal octet. Dec. 6, 7 pm. $10. Empire Theatre, 126 S. Crosby, Tekoa, Wash. (509-284-2000) HEIDI MULLER AND BOB WEBB Contemporary folk music concert. Dec. 6, 7-9 pm. Unitarian Universalist Church, 4340 W. Fort George Wright Dr. uuspokane.org (325-6383 or 448-2631) PAGES OF HARMONY CHRISTMAS CABARET A dinner-concert by the local a-capella group. Dinner at 6 pm, doors open at 5:30 pm. Dec. 6. $10-$18. Southside Senior & Community Center, 3151 E. 27th Ave. sssac.org (869-6105) SOUND OF MUSIC SING-A-LONG The annual screening of the classic musical film includes subtitles to sing along to, and complimentary prop bags to be used at strategic points throughout the film. Also includes a costume contest.

Dec. 6, 7 pm. $25. INB Performing Arts Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. inbpac.com (509-279-7000) SOUNDS OF CHRISTMAS Kick start the holidays and join the NIC musical family for its annual Christmas celebration. Dec. 6 at 7:30 pm, Dec. 7 at 2 pm. North Idaho College, 1000 W. Garden Ave. (208-769-3300) SPOKANE JAZZ ORCHESTRA: “CHRISTMAS IN NY” A holiday-themed program featuring guest vocalist Charlotte Carruthers. Dec. 6, 7:30 pm. $24-$26.50. Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague Ave. spokanejazz.org (435-5168) AVE! Annual holiday concert by students of the Holy Names Music School, with a reception to follow. Dec. 7, 2 pm. Free, donations accepted. Convent of the Holy Names, 2911 W. Fort George Wright Dr. hnmc.org (326-9516) EWU JAZZ HOLIDAY CONCERT Concert includes jazz arrangements of seasonal favorites. $3-$5; free/EWU students with

ID are free. Dec. 7, 2:30 pm. Central Lutheran Church, 512 S. Bernard. (359-2241) NINE LESSONS & CAROLS The traditional service features carols, sung by all, interspersed with scripture readings. Dec. 7, 4-5:30 pm. Free. St. John’s Cathedral, 127 E. 12th Ave. stjohns-cathedral.org (838-4277) GONZAGA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA A winter program conducted by Kevin Hekmatpanah, including pieces by Wagner, Tchaikovsky and Dvořák. Also features internationally-acclaimed soloist SungWon Yang. Dec. 8, 7:30 pm. $10-$13. Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox, 1001 W. Sprague. gonzagasymphonyorchestra. com (624-1200) ECKART & FRIENDS CONCERT Annual benefit concert hosted by Spokane Symphony Associates. Dec. 10, 6:30 pm. Davenport Hotel, 10 S. Post St. thedavenporthotel.com (800-899-1482) SINGING NUNS CHRISTMAS CONCERT The traditional Catholic Sisters from Spo-

kane’s St. Michael’s Convent perform their annual holiday concert. Dec. 10 and 11 at 2 pm and 7:30 pm both days. $16-$20. Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague. bingcrosbytheater.com (227-7404) BLUE SUEDE CHRISTMAS Scot Bruce’s holiday tribute to Elvis Presley, featuring classic holiday favorites and Christmas songs recorded by Elvis. Dec. 11, 7 pm. $15-$25. Coeur d’Alene Casino, 37914 S Hwy 95. cdacasino.com

SPORTS & OUTDOORS

WSU U-REC GEAR SWAP The 40th annual swap offers new and used gear for sale. Dec. 5 from 6-9 pm and Dec. 6, from 9 am-noon. $1 admission. Hollingberry Fieldhouse, WSU Pullman, 2000 NE Stadium Way. skiswap.wsu.edu

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10-MINUTE PLAY FESTIVAL Love, lust, laughter and tragedy — the 10-Minute Play Festival has it all. Produced by University of Idaho Theatre Arts with 14 plays over three nights, written and directed by UI students and grads. Dec. 8-10, at 7:30 pm. $10; Free for UI students. The Forge Theater, 404 Sweet Ave. uitheatre.com (208-885-6465) STOCKING STUFFERS A holidaythemed, comedy performance. Dec. 11-20, Thur-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 3 pm. $8-$12. Liberty Lake Community Theatre, 22910 E. Appleway Ave. (342-2055) THE SANTALAND DIARIES Moscow Theatre (Too) performs this holiday comedy, by NPR comic genius David Sedaris. Dec. 11-13 at 7:30 pm, also Dec. 12 at 9 pm. $10. The Kenworthy, 508 S. Main St. kenworthy.org (208-882-4127) TRADITIONS OF CHRISTMAS A musical performance of Christmas songs and traditions from around the world, featuring Santa’s Workshop, dancing elves, gingerbread dolls, and magical toys, as well as Rockette-style tap dancers and a USO scene. Dec. 11-21, Thur-Sun at 7 pm. $33/adult; $26/senior and military; $20/kids. Kroc Center, 1765 W. Golf Course Rd. traditionsofchristmasnw.com (208-391-2867)

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trying to take your place cuz he’s not happy with you. You get what you give and you have no one to blame but yourself. If he will cheat with you, he most definitely will cheat on you, I made damn sure of that I felt like I owed it to you to feel what you put me through and I took great pleasure in telling you about it. There are more secrets you know nothing about, in time maybe you will. If you haven’t figured it out yet let me enlighten you...you messed with the wrong woman and you are going to know and feel the pain you caused me ten fold. You have nothing but misery in your future, get used to it. You are destined for misery. Piece of advice when you hit rock bottom and you will, you are almost there...take time to reflect on what a scandlous filthy person you are and think about changing your ways. Let go of what doesn’t belong to you cuz I ruined that for you...once you change your scandlous ways you just might have a slight chance at being happy, don’t change any, you will know nothing but misery, the choice is yours, choose wisely!

Work Crew Your last day of work crew a few weeks ago. You rode up on your specialized bike and I couldn’t stop starring at you. The entire day you had my undivided attention. I love your sense of humor and quick wit, I know you broke up w/bf not too long ago but you are way to beautiful and intriguing to be alone. I should have given you my number or tried to get yours. I know you read the I Saw You’s, so I am hoping you will get in touch. I can’t stop thinking about you... let me have just one date, a chance to make you smile and laugh. What do you say beautiful? Walmart I was in Walmart and you gave me this look. We both walked away, we ran into each other once more. I asked if you would like to get some coffee some time and you said that would be delightful. We had a great convosations but in the end I never got your name. My name is Kaylob. Email me at UknowIamaweirdo@Yahoo.com Coffee and Chocolate Saturday 11/22 @coffee shop on 57th. Your eye contact took me by surprise. Socially inept salt/pepper beard and willing to be embarrassed. Let’s talk over coffee, chocolates, or lunch? Girl At Chas Hey cute girl with glasses at the pharmacy. I just wanted to say you were looking great with your Nickleback t shirt. How did you know I loved that band?

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The Wheel In The Sky Keeps On Turning Hello sweetie; You have been climbing those stairs for a long time now. You’ve seen the beautiful building cycle through classic to decrepit to gussied up. You’ve been with her every step of the way. Good job. I hope you don’t have to wait until you get to heaven to get your reward. Party on babe

George Gee Kia Shawn and Robbie, you guys are the best. I actually enjoy bringing my car in. Thanks for all you do. RE: Tiny Dancer To the person who posted this, cheers to you! I was so excited to see this as I’ve been meaning to do this myself! This

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Put a non-identifying email address in your message, like “petals327@yahoo. com” — not “j.smith@ comcast.net.” guy is fantastic and there has been several times I’ve gone out of my way to see him because he’s so fun to watch! For whoever hasn’t seen him check it out! It will brighten your day! Fieldhouse Pizza Thank you so much to the wonderful staff and manager at Fieldhouse Pizza, who (for the second year running) have donated pizza and soda to support Shadle Park students in an after school study session! The students chose to stay after school in order to improve their learning, and the pizza was a wonderful way to keep brain power going! The staff was fabulous to work with, and the pizza was delicious! You guys rock!

RE: Pet Peeves Re: Your Jeers titled Pet Peeves. You made my day! I think you covered all those peeves that get to me, and without any vitriol and name calling. Thank you! Entertainers Cheers to all the local entertainers! Everyone from musical performers, comedians and those of you that work at Deja Vu; cheers to you for bringing out the light in people. To that one guy that drinks sh*tty beer and his dad shows up at random events, even you rock; cheers to you with your cheapstone beer. Hello Batman You are forever on my mind. I always live in hope that our future will be different than the past. Am prepared for the moment my dream will come true and you enter the batcave and don’t need to leave. I have much patience and will wait forever for you. Love you Batman. Your Batgirl Thank You! I work one night a week at my company’s other location, and luck was on my side that night. You brought in 3 boys and another person, looked like you had just gotten off work..we made small talk about drinking too much soda in our younger years and the gigantic glasses of wine we serve. I was steadying your receipt for you to sign while you were holding one of your boys, and when you said happy holidays I did not realize you had just tipped me $50!! Just wanted to say that I am sincerely grateful and moved. I work my ass off and I’m sure you do too. You brightened my life and I will return the favor by doing the same for someone else. Thank you!

Jeers RE: Why Not Vote I’m with Why NOT vote. While I recall that Why vote’s reason, not to vote, is because voters vote in corrupt politicians. Even if that is true, non-voters vote them in too, however involuntarily. At least voters get to pick their own corrupt politician, instead of settling for someone else’s.

Fools Jeers to the fool that thinks Ebola can be spread by shaking hands or other simple contact. Your comparisons to the HIV virus and the flu virus are exactly reversed. Ebola is spread by contact with the bodily fluids of someone showing symptoms of Ebola, period, full stop. A special jeer to the editors of the Inlander for actually publishing the misinformation this fool wrote. There is enough hysteria and fear mongering without spreading more misinformation. Most of the fear mongering comes from the right wing for political gain and to pump up their paranoid base. RE: Washington State I understand we are all entitled to our opinions, and that’s what makes the USA a

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great place to be. That being said, there’s nothing stopping you from moving to a different state that is, after all, the whole point of states in the first place. You can live in any one you like! They’re all different with changing agendas, laws, political views, and states of mind. You might try Montana or Idaho... I mean Idaho’s only a quick drive away. You might have to start paying income tax, and give up your children’s education, but guess what IT’S YOUR CHOICE. There are many states who still choose to deny people the basic right of marriage. Most states still would rather you drink and brawl than smoke and sit. If you would rather sulk in your own ignorance, then move.

some money! You even see these bums smoking their $8 pack of cigarettes while they hope some fool hands them some easy cash to buy some liquor. The beleaguered businesses there have to put up with the several large Obamaville homeless camps since they were chased from underneath the freeway by the cops. Not to mention the violent nature of the young homeless population, the kind that viciously attacked the couple trying to leave the Steam Plant! Hey, Spokane liberals, did you ever think that most of these people are attracted to Spokane by liberal “feel good” political agendas? Here’s a clue, people--when you give money to these beggars they don’t buy food...they even refuse to take anything but cash--”Hey, I can’t use a sandwich right now, do you have any change?” is the usual response. If you feel sorry for them, donate to a local charity that runs soup kitchens and shelters for the homeless!

sized dumpster for over 100 residents and cutting garbage pick up to once a week instead of twice a week. Oh and another thank you for letting cars park all weekend in the fire lane, blocking my garage and possibly preventing the fire department from saving me from a fire. Lets mention fire, I have lived in this apartment for over three years and my fireplace has never been cleaned. Yes I am moving when my lease is up so that you can rent my unit for six months and then re-rent it again and again. Thank you Big Corporation may you rot in hell for what you did to this community.

RE: The Real Woman So basically what you are saying is: if a woman is trying to look nice she’s trying to draw attention to herself and you don’t buy it and if she is all natutal you ALSO don’t like it. You must be one nice catch *sarcasm* seeing as no woman can ever do anything to make you happy. I don’t know who the woman is that jaded you so badly but a time of reflecting on YOURSELF would be good for you. -A woman who feels bad for you. A Simple Question Why is it so difficult to help the less fortunate in the Inland Northwest? I’m mainly talking children who go to bed hungry or undernourished each evening and no one really cares! Inasmuch, as high society, corporations, even news and media publications talk a good game! They do not produce unless in some way it benefits them therefore, it looks like they care but they could care less! However, remember this a hungry child is a angry child and you have enough of them in this area! Have a great holiday season. Beggars Jeers to the aggressive, shameless, numerous beggars in downtown Spokane! No one can drive downtown, especially near the I-90 exits, and NOT have a beggar hanging by the street corners with their signs staring at you expecting you to throw them

Big Corporation Thank you Big Corporation for buying our apartment complex. Now, instead of a quiet, homey feeling community, we have uncontrolled teenagers, children and filthy mouthed young adults. We have garbage in the yard, dog crap on the sidewalks, and unlit landings. We have to wait two weeks to have anything repaired because you have to put a “work order” in. Three phone calls to management to get a light bulb changed in a landing resulted in nothing, no return calls and no light bulb, which led me to standing on a chair and changing the bulb myself so that the single mother with two small children could safely climb the stairs without tripping. Oh and thank you for raising our rent by $100 per month every year, making the long term tenants who pay their rent on time, keep an eye out for the elderly and young children to move, just so you can get someone in for six months at higher rent and then move out. I lived here for six years and have never seen so much turn around until now. I have watched one unit change renters three times in two years. Thank you for taking away the second dumpster and leaving one medium

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action. But on the morning of Dec. 16, at 5:30 am, Akers was jolted awake by a German artillery barrage — the opening salvo of the Battle of the Bulge.

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Seventy years ago this month, all that held Germany back from another invasion of Western Europe was Spokane’s Bill Akers and his young brothers in arms BY ROBERT HEROLD

ou can find veterans of World War II in some surprising places. Take Bill Akers — a regular out at the Fairways Golf Course, he’s still hitting 160-yard drives at the age of 91. Sitting in the clubhouse between rounds, it’s hard to picture, but 70 years ago this month he was stuck in a foxhole in the middle of one of the bloodiest battles of the war — the Battle of the Bulge. “I can still see that German sergeant waving his troops forward… ” Akers recalls. “Then we got the hell out.”

t was 70 years ago that Hitler launched his final offensive of the war. The allies had been on the continent since June, and the last-gasp plan called for the Germans to drive through the allied lines to Antwerp; the attack came on with terrifying suddenness. It would end five weeks later in a total German defeat. American casualties, including captured and missing, would total upward of 80,000. Germany would lose even more and surrendered in May of 1945. Akers’ division — the 99th — had a lot to do with

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stopping the German advance on the critical northern flank. It’s hard to find people who were there. In 2015, estimates show there will be fewer than a million World War II survivors in the United States; in Washington state, Akers is one of just 25,000. Born on July 22, 1923, in Seattle, Akers graduated from Seattle Prep and went to work in a shipyard; he was drafted in March of 1943. Shortly thereafter, he was chosen for the Army Special Training Program. But then came D-Day — troops were needed immediately, and Akers, together with his fellow ASTP students, were called up from their various college classrooms. The 99th arrived in Le Havre on Nov. 2, 1944. Akers recalls the French city looked as if “it had been stepped on.” The 99th was taken directly to the front, along a sparsely occupied, 20-mile stretch in the Ardennes. On Nov. 10, Akers moved into his foxhole. The Germans were no more than a mile away, sometimes as close as 500 yards: “We could hear them.” Five cold and snowy weeks went by without major

he young, untested college kids of the 99th were the very first Americans to confront the German onslaught. An official report puts their dire situation into perspective: “[Field Marshal] Von Rundstedt’s plan was simple: to strike a thinly held line of a green, untried division with an overpowering force. Behind the 99th was the highway to Eupen; paratroopers would drop there in strength. Panzers would follow SS troops, hook up with paratroopers, and strike for Liege before the Americans could shift their forces.” “When the barrage ended,” Akers remembers, “the Germans charged from the tree line. We were on a reverse slope, in a low draw — a bad place to be.” “What did you do?” I asked. “Well, we held for a short time, then we got the hell out.” Akers’ company was about to be overrun. They retreated to company headquarters. “We made it,” says Akers, “and now we had the advantage — the Germans had to come up through that draw.” What happened next might be described as a double massacre. Most of the American soldiers who didn’t make it back were killed in their foxholes. But the Germans were the next to be slaughtered. Akers says that after it was over, he counted more than 70 bodies right in front of his line of foxholes. It got very close, and very nasty. “One German officer made it into our line,” Akers recalls. “I saw him machine-gun everyone in the trench, and then… he just dropped his rifle and surrendered. This guy standing next to me had seen enough. He looked at the German, now with his hands raised, and shot him in the head.”

he battle raged for three days. The college kids held out. American losses were enormous. Akers’ company entered battle with 186 men and six officers. Two days later, “only 36 of us were still alive and not wounded.” Military reports show the soldiers of the 99th — dubbed the “Battle Babies” — were outnumbered five to one, but they inflicted casualties on the enemy at a rate of 18 to one. The 99th eventually did make contact with the 2nd Division (which had landed on Omaha Beach), and together they held two strategic towns, Rocherath and Krinkelt. All would then fall back to the Elsenborn Ridge, which they held until the battle ended. Shortly before midnight on Dec. 20, the battlefield was declared “all quiet.” The Germans’ advance was stopped. On Dec. 18, Akers recalls making contact with a forward observer, who told him he was calling in artillery support. Akers says to this day he can still smell the cordite from that incoming barrage; it was that close to the American line. During that dark night, Akers was wounded by friendly fire. “It really wasn’t that serious,” he says. While examining his wound, doctors discovered that those weeks in the foxholes had left him with trench foot; that’s what eventually sent him home. “I’m still getting 10 percent disability,” he jokes today. A final note: Like so many other members of the Greatest Generation, Akers wants readers to know that he does not regard himself as a hero. I think we all know different. n

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