The Spokane Children’s Theatre has announced its 2011-2012 season: “Disney’s Aladdin,” based on the popular movie. “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever,” the classic holiday comedy. “Go Dog Go,” an Inland Northwest premiere of a Seattle Children’s Theatre favorite. “Miss Nelson is Missing!” another Inland Northwest…
I have to admit: I didn't think the Northern Quest Resort and Casino's new outdoor venue would be having acts of this magnitude. Here's the summer lineup they just announced this morning. As part of The Last Encore Tour, The Judds will perform on Saturday,…
Craig Heimbigner, who books acts for Spokane's Pig Out in the Park festival at Riverfront Park on Labor Day weekend, has just confirmed Leon Russell and a whole list of other Pig Out acts. Here's what he just sent us: Charlie Musselwhite Sept. 1 Too…
George Winston, the patriarch of what used to be called New Age music, will make two appearances in the region in September. He'll play the Bing Crosby Theater in Spokane n Sept, 21, 8 p.m. Tickets go on sale May 6 through Ticketswest outlets. Then…
News is slowly trickling in about the summer outdoor concert season in Spokane. Pollstar lists Leon Russell, fresh from his Elton John duets, headlining Pig Out in the Park at Riverfront Park on Sept. 3. Pollstar also shows Weird Al Yankovich booked into the Spokane…
Country acts Billy Currington and Uncle Kracker have been booked into the Spokane Arena on July 21, 8 p.m. Tickets will be $19.50 and $29.50, on sale Friday, 10 a.m., through TicketsWest outlets. This concert will apparently be in the Arena's smaller Star Theatre configuration.
A second show has been added to "Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour" at the Spokane Arena on Nov. 13, 4 p.m. The original show was scheduled on Nov. 12 at 8 p.m. and it has evidently sold well enough to justify another date. This…
I taunt you not -- "Monty Python's Spamalot" is returning to the INB Performing Arts Center for a one-night-only performance on Nov. 11. This will be an add-on show to the Best of Broadway series, announced earlier. Subscribers can now add it on to their…
The Spike TV sitcom pilot, “Thunderballs,” will start filming in Spokane next week and the casting call speaks volumes about the show. For one thing, they are seeking someone to play the “Olympia Beer Bikini Girl.” The show is about a group of 30-something guys…
If you can’t afford to pay full price for tickets to “Wicked,” May 18-29 at the INB Performing Arts Center, here’s a way to get your witch fix. On every performance day, a $25 “Wicked” ticket lottery will he held. Here’s how it will work.…
KISS has been booked into the Spokane Arena for a June 24 show. Tickets will be $47.50, $67.50 and $97.50, on sale Friday at 10 a.m. through TicketsWest outlets. They played a sold-out show at the Arena in 1996. The Arena called this "the most…
The 2011-2012 Best of Broadway season will feature the Chairman of the Board, an English nanny and a guy with a bolt in his neck. Here’s the lineup of touring shows for next season, announced Thursday by WestCoast Entertainment. “Come Fly With Me,” Nov. 17-20…
The alt-country legend Steve Earle has been booked into the Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox for a June 11 concert. Earle, a gruff singer-songwriter in the Dylan-meets-Waylon Jennings tradition, will perform with the Dukes (and Duchesses) Featuring Allison Moorer. Tickets go on sale Friday,…
WestCoast Entertainment will announce its 2011-2012 season at an event on April 21, 4 p.m. at the INB Performing Arts Center. No, I have no inside information about the season. However, the WestCoast people say that they are "flying in a lead actress to perform…
The '90s alternative rockers Toad the Wet Sprocket have been booked into the Panida Theatre in Sandpoint on July 15. They're known for the hits "All I Want" and "Fall Down" and a series of well-received albums. Tickets will be $28, on sale April 21…
I sure wasn't expecting this show at the INB Performing Arts Center: "A Night with Captain Sig and the Hillstrand Brothers From 'Deadliest Catch.'" These three crab boat captains will "swap stories" and show video at this event at the INB on July 24, 7…
Toby Keith is the first artist announced for a new venue in Spokane, the Northern Quest Resort & Casino's 5,000-seat outdoor venue. Keith will bring his "Locked and Loaded Tour" to this outdoor space on Aug. 18. Eric Church will be the opening act. The…
In addition to my late-night thoughts in the previous post, I thought I'd cut-and-paste the full unedited Elton John review, which will appear in print Sunday morning in what should be something close to this form: Elton John and His Band, Friday night, Spokane Arena:…
Just got in from a happy and celebratory Elton John concert at the Spokane Arena and I thought I'd share a few quick impressions (I'll be writing a full review for Sunday print). Opening Elton stage banter: "Last time I was here I played a…
Get ready for the busiest week of the year on Spokane’s literary scene. Get Lit! begins on April 13 (Wednesday). The calendar holds so many events – 55 workshops, panels and readings – that the best way to find them all is to go to…
Graydon "Jack" Tunstall will deliver a lecture titled "History's Forgotten Fallen: The Eastern Front in World War I," at Gonzaga University tonight (Wednesday) at 6 p.m. This is Gonzaga's Alphonse & Geraldine Arnold Lecture in the Humanities. Tunstall is a professor at the University of…
The Spokane Jewish Cultural Film Festival has become an annual tradition in the area. Larry Weiser, a Gonzaga University law school prof, has been organizing this for several years. This year he assembled three films for screening at the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture…
Roger Fincher, a retired urologist and kidney transplant surgeon from Spokane, will "come on down" as a contestant on "The Price Is Right" on Friday, 10 a.m. on KREM-2 (and other CBS stations). The segment has already been taped -- but neither the show nor…
I just finished writing an advance story on Elton John's visit Friday to the Spokane Arena, and I was reminded of how many of his songs have become instantly recognizable standards. It's hard to think of a contemporary performer with more. So I thought I'd…
Here's another notable poetry reading to go along with the previous post, below. Nationally known poet Michele Glazer will read her work as part of the Third Annual Nadine Chapman Endowed Reading at Whitworth University on Friday, 7:30 p.m. Glazer is the winner of the…