Stage listings
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Music
Swing at the Bing - With vocalist Howard Crosby (Bing’s nephew) and Windsong, with Andrea Dawson, Max Mendez, and Carolyn and Larry Jess. Benefits the programs at Holy Names Music Center. Today, complimentary wine tasting and hors d’oeuvres 6:15 p.m., show at 7 p.m., Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague Ave. Donation. (509) 326-9516
“Orpheus in the Underworld” - Opera Workshop presents the Offenbach classic. Friday, 8 p.m. and Saturday, 2 p.m., Washington State University, Bryan Hall Theatre, Pullman. $10/adults, $5/seniors and students. (509) 335-4148
BeGin - Featuring Hot Club of Spokane with Abbey Crawford. Friday, 6-8 p.m., Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture, 2316 W. First Ave. Free; no-host bar. (509) 363-5315
UI Jazz Bands and Choir - Friday, 7:30 p.m., University of Idaho, University Auditorium, 851 Campus Drive, Moscow, Idaho. $5/adults, $3/seniors and students. (208) 885-6231
Allegro Baroque and Beyond - “Viva L’Italia,” Italian baroque music performed on period instruments, with soprano Rebekah Gilmore. Friday, 8 p.m., Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague Ave. $18-$25. (509) 455-6865
Washington Idaho Symphony - Brahms’ Violin Concerto in D major and Shostakovich’s Tenth Symphony. Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Gladish Auditorium, Pullman. $18/adults, free/age 17 and younger with paid adult. (509) 332-3408
BASSOONarama - With Lynne Feller-Marshall, director. Saturday, 4 p.m., Eastern Washington University, Music Building Recital Hall, Cheney. Free. (509) 359-2241
“You Can’t Do That in the Library” - Music by Too Slim and the Taildraggers, with refreshments by Coeur d’Alene Brewing Company and David’s Pizza. Proceeds benefit the Spokane Public Library Foundation. Saturday, 7 p.m., Downtown Library, 906 W. Main Ave. $50. (509) 444-5318
Swing Band Concert - Classic sounds of the ’40s by the MasterClass Jazz Orchestra. Saturday, 7-9 p.m., 126 S. Crosby, Tekoa, Wash. Adults: $12/advance, $15/door; $5/students. (509) 284-5173
Elvis Goldies and Gospel Show - Ben “Preslee” Klein and the Rockabillies, with special guests “Just Plain Darin” Hilderbrand and Dave Turner. Sunday, 3 p.m., Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague Ave. Advance: $15/adults, $10/seniors, $5/age 12 and younger; additional $2.50 at the door. (800) 325-SEAT
Flute and Piano Concert - Sheri and Gordon Jacobson perform music from Bach to the present. Sunday, 4 p.m., St. John’s Cathedral, 127 E. 12th Ave. $5 suggested donation. (509) 838-4277
EWU Jazz Residency - With guest artists Brent Jensen, saxophone, and Bill Anschell, piano, and the EWU Jazz Ensemble and Lab Jazz Band. Tuesday, 7:30 p.m., Eastern Washington University, Music Building Recital Hall, Cheney. $5/adults, $3/seniors and students. (509) 359-2241
Fareed Haque - Guitar virtuoso with Washington State University’s vocal jazz ensemble VoJazz and the WSU Big Band. Tuesday, 8 p.m., Washington State University, Kimbrough Music Hall, Pullman. Free. (509) 335-8844
“Springtime With…” - Featuring the NIC Wind Symphony. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. North Idaho College’s Boswell Hall, 1000 W. Garden Ave., Coeur d’Alene. Free. (208) 769-7764
Dierks Bentley - Country. Wednesday, 7 p.m., Coeur d’Alene Casino Resort Hotel, U.S. Highway 95, Worley, Idaho. $50. (800) 325-SEAT
Comedy
Poets Up! - Blue Door Players will improvise a show based on poems made up on the spot. All ages welcome. Friday, 8 p.m., Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland Ave. $9/adults, $7/children, seniors and students with ID. (509) 747-7045
Jay Leno - Talk-show host does his stand-up act. Saturday, 8 p.m., Washington State University, Beasley Performing Arts Coliseum, Pullman. $45. (800) 325-SEAT
Safari Saturday - Fast-paced short-form improv. Some material may not be suitable for all ages. Saturday, 9 p.m., Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland Ave. $7. (509) 747-7045
Theater
“Escanaba in da Moonlight” Benefit Performance - Fundraiser for The Artisans, a nonprofit agency that provides employment opportunities, support and services for people with developmental disabilities. Social hour before production includes hors d’oeuvres, wine and a silent auction. Today, 6:30 p.m., Spokane Civic Theatre, 1020 N. Howard St. $30. (509) 325-4489
“Little House on the Prairie”- Musical adaptation of the children’s books, part of the Best of Broadway series. Today, 7:30 p.m.; Friday-Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sunday, 1 and 6:30 p.m. INB Performing Arts Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. $30-$58. (800) 325-SEAT
“The Spitfire Grill” - Folk-country musical based on the movie about a young woman who gets out of prison and decides to start a new life at a small-town Wisconsin diner. Today through Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m., Spokane Civic Theatre, Firth Chew Studio Theatre, 1020 N. Howard St. (entrance off Dean Ave.). $22 ($11 student rush tickets 30 minutes before curtain, as available). (509) 325-2507, 1-800-325-SEAT.
“Cabaret” - Touring production of the Tony-winning musical set in a Berlin nightclub in 1931. Today at 7:30 p.m. and Friday and Saturday at 8:30 p.m., Northern Quest Resort and Casino, Pend Oreille Pavilion, Airway Heights. $40 (cabaret-style seating). (800) 325-SEAT
“End Days” - Washington State University Department of Theatre and Dance presents this play about a family trying to cope with the 9/11 tragedy. Today-Saturday and April 15-17, 7:30 p.m.; matinee performance Saturday, 2 p.m. Daggy Hall, Jones Theatre, Pullman. $15/adults; $10/WSU students with ID and seniors; $7/children age 16 and younger. (509) 335-7236
“Escanaba in da Moonlight” - Comedy written by actor Jeff Daniels (“Dumb and Dumber”), set in a Michigan deer-hunting camp. Opens Friday and continues through April 25, 7:30 p.m. on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. on Sundays. Spokane Civic Theatre, 1020 N. Howard St. $21/adults, $19/seniors, $14/students ($7 student rush tickets available 30 minutes before a performance, unless sold out). (509) 325-2507, (800) 325-SEAT
“Guys and Dolls” - Regional Theatre of the Palouse presents this musical about New York City street life in the 1940s. Friday and Saturday and April 15-17 and 22-24 at 7:30 p.m.; matinees April 17 and 24 at 2:30 p.m. RTOP Theater, 122 N. Grand, Pullman. Advance: $15/adults, $8/children; door: $17/adults, $10/children. (509) 334-0750
“Red Tape” - Drama inspired by and featuring the works of Sandpoint artist Stephen Schultz. Friday , 7:30 p.m., Interplayers Theatre, 174 S. Howard St. $15. (800) 325-SEAT
“Elsewhere” - Senior project presented by Whitworth University theater students Rachel Ewing, Heather Kirnak and Jess Liles. Saturday, 8 p.m. and Sunday, 2 p.m., Whitworth University, Cowles Auditorium Stage II. $1. (509) 777-3707