Patty Duke has several goals for her three-day gig at Interplayers, “An Intimate Conversation: Patty Duke,” starting tonight: 1. She wants it to be like a live, local version of “Inside the Actor’s Studio,” with local actor-director Reed McColm playing the James Lipton role of host. 2. She wants to connect, in a neighborly way, with her fellow Inland Northwest residents. 3. And she wants to help Interplayers raise plenty of cash. “We were a little audacious in thinking that an evening with Patty Duke could make some funds for the theater,” she said with a laugh. “I’m hoping it will. “You know, I have loved all of the theaters in Spokane and Coeur d’Alene, and I don’t want them to go anywhere”/Jim Kershner, SR. More here.

Question: Have you met Coeur d'Alene resident Patty Duke? Impression?