Silver Mt. Plans Concerts For Summer

Silver Mountain has announced its summer concert series lineup, which is heavy on the country acts.

However, it also includes one pair of certified rock ‘n’ roll legends who were original inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

I’m referring, of course, to the Everly Brothers. They were inducted in 1986, along with Elvis, Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly and a few other acts you may have heard of. The Everlys are becoming a summer staple of Silver Mountain.

Anyway, here’s the Silver Mountain First Security Summer Concert Series lineup:

Kathy Mattea, July 21, 7 p.m., $22.50 and $27.50 - One of the finest country singers around.

The Everly Bros., July 22, 7 p.m., $24.50 and $29.50 - Certified rock ‘n’ roll legends who … etc., etc.

Diamond Rio, Aug. 11, 7 p.m., $22.50 and $27.50 - Hot country band.

Michelle Wright, Aug. 13, 3 p.m., $22.50 and $27.50 - Canadian country singer.

Tracy Lawrence, Aug. 26, 7 p.m.. $24.50 and $29.50 - Country heartthrob.

Collin Raye, Aug. 30, 7 p.m., $22.50 and $27.50 - Country singer who knocked ‘em dead on the mountain last year.

More acts will probably be announced later, because the Silver Mountain people have opened up the venue to outside promoters. That’s how Air Supply and George Thorogood ended up on the mountain last summer.

The higher-priced tickets are reserved tickets, good for the front quarter of this mountaintop amphitheater. They’ll have a lawn chair waiting for you. The lower priced tickets are general admission, good for the rest of the amphitheater. No chair is included, but you can bring your own. You also can bring your own blankets and picnics, for that matter.

This is an extremely civilized way to see a concert, especially considering that you’re so far from civilization. The gondola ride to the top of the mountain is included.

Tickets go on sale on Friday at 8 a.m. through the Silver Mountain box office, (208) 783-1111, or through G&B Select-a-Seat.

Fox News at 10 is kaput

“Fox News at 10” has been canceled. The final broadcast will be on April 14 on KAYU-28.

The reason is right there in the ratings book: It pulled a 1.2 rating in the February sweeps, which is about as low as you can go without disappearing altogether.

The show is produced by KHQ. A spokesman said that co-anchor David Okarski will stay on as a reporter for KHQ. The other co-anchor, Maria Kotula, will be leaving the station.

This appears to be the end of what started out as a promising experiment. Although viewers say they want news at 10 p.m., apparently they are not willing to forgo network fare such as “E.R.” or “NYPD Blue.”

Or maybe they just didn’t like what they saw. This was the third incarnation of News at 10, and viewers never flocked to any of them.

The 10 p.m. slot on KAYU will be filled with repeats of “Ricki Lake,” beginning on April 17.

Calling Elvis

I want your Elvis anecdote.

If you have a notable or unusual story about The King’s concerts at the Spokane Coliseum in 1973 or 1977, please call me and tell me about it.

I’ll be doing an “Elvis at the Coliseum” story as a way of remembering these crowning moments at the old Coliseum.

Please call Cityline to leave your message. A touch-tone phone is required. In Eastern Washington, call (509) 458-8800 and once the connection is made, enter category 9867. In North Idaho call (208) 765-8811, category 9867. Cityline is free, but normal charges apply to long-distance calls.

Be sure and leave your name (spell it out, please) and daytime telephone number.

Concert? What concert?

If you wander past the Coliseum on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m., you might wonder why, on God’s green earth, there are 7,000 people flocking into the place.

It’s the best kept secret of the week. It’s a concert with country stars Sammy Kershaw and Wade Hayes, but not a single ticket has been sold. The tickets are all being given away, because this is KDRK-FM’s annual Listener Appreciation Concert.

If you want to go, listen to KDRKFM at 93.7. They’re giving away buckets of tickets during live broadcasts.

‘The Owl and the Pussycat’

Don’t overlook this promising theater event at The Met on Wednesday at 8 p.m.: “The Owl and the Pussycat,” starring the alwaysexcellent Patrick Treadway and Jone Campbell-Bryan.

You might remember this show from the hit 1970 movie, which starred George Segal and Barbra Streisand. It’s about a stuffy writer who ends up with a friendly neighbor lady in his apartment.

The director is John Bouchard. This production is by The Cast Adrift Players, a local troupe that specializes in benefits and fundraisers. Sometimes, however, they need to benefit themselves, which is what the Met show is all about.

Tickets are $10, and reservations can be made by calling 624-6230. The performance will be preceded by a champagne reception at 7 p.m.

The envelope please

The Inlander, Spokane’s alternative weekly, will hold its big Best of the Inland Northwest concert and party on Thursday at 9 p.m. at Outback Jack’s.

They’ll be awarding their annual “Best Of” reader’s poll awards. It’ll be just like the Academy Awards, except at this one, maybe Paul Newman will get his lines straight.

Citizen Swing, Mark Morrison and Paul Brasch will provide the music. Cover is $4. The beneficiary is VOA’s Crosswalk.