Stage listings
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Music
Arbor Crest Thursday Concerts on the Patio - Ryan Larsen, acoustic country. Today, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Arbor Crest Winery, 4705 N. Fruithill Road, Spokane Valley. Free. (509) 927-9463
Browne’s Addition Summer Concert Series - 6 Foot Swing, vintage swing jazz. Today, 6 p.m., Coeur d’Alene Park, Browne’s Addition, Spruce Street at Fourth Avenue. Free; picnics encouraged. (509) 747-2853
Coeur d’Alene Outdoor Summer Concert - Borderline, country/western. Today, 6:30-8 p.m., Riverstone City Park, Coeur d’Alene. Free. (208) 292-1629
Festival at Sandpoint: Continues for a second weekend with Josh Ritter, today, complimentary microbrew tasting for ages 21 and older 6 p.m., concert 7:30 p.m., $29.95; Michael Franti and Spearhead, Friday, 7:30 p.m., $49.95; Rodney Crowell and David Nail, Saturday, 6 p.m., $44.95; Spokane Symphony, “Spanish Serenade,” Sunday, complimentary wine tasting for ages 21 and older 4:30 p.m., concert 7:30 p.m., $34.95/adults, $9.95/age 18 and under. War Memorial Field, 855 Ontario St., Sandpoint. (888) 265-4554
George Duke, Marcus Miller, David Sanborn – Jazz/funk/fusion veterans team up for an evening of music. Today, 8 p.m., Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague Ave. $41.50. (800) 325-SEAT
Blue Waters Bluegrass Festival - Featuring Mountain Heart, The Wilders, Joy Kills Sorrow, John Reischman and The Jay Birds, Prairie Flyer, Cahalen Morrison and Eli West, and more. Friday, 4 p.m.; Saturday, 11 a.m.; Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Waterfront Park, 1386 S. Lefevre St., Medical Lake. $45/weekend, $15/Friday, $30/Saturday, $25/Sunday (free/age 12 and younger); $30/weekend campsite pass. (509) 951-5468.www.bluewatersbluegrass.org
Rathdrum Concert Series - Big Mumbo Blues Band, Friday, 6-8:30 p.m., Rathdrum City Park, State Highway 53 and Latah Road, Rathdrum, Idaho. Free. (208) 667-3162
Manito Live Music Series - Outdoor acoustic concerts. Just Plain Darin, Friday, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Manito Park Bench, 1928 S. Tekoa St. Free; food/refreshments available for purchase. (509) 625-6632
Spokane Symphony Soiree on the Edge - Music Director Eckart Preu and a chamber version of the orchestra play familiar favorites along with contemporary selections. Friday, 5:30 p.m., Arbor Crest Wine Cellars, 4705 N. Fruithill Road, Spokane Valley. $20 (21 and older only). (509) 624-1200
Reba McEntire - Longtime country hitmaker and actress, with Sunny Sweeney. Friday, 7 p.m., Northern Quest Casino outdoors, 100 N. Hayford Road, Airway Heights. $80-$150. (509) 481-6700, (800) 325-SEAT
Emma’s Revolution - Pat Humphries and Sandy, folk-rock. Friday, 7-9 p.m., Unitarian Universalist Church, 4340 W. Fort George Wright Drive. Adults, $12/advance, $15/door; $5/age 18 and younger and college students w/ID. (509) 325-6383
Park Place Summer Sounds – Usnea, Saturday, 4-6 p.m., Park Place Stage, First Avenue and Cedar Street, Sandpoint. Free. (208) 263-6139
Harrison Summer Concert Series - Bill Bosly, acoustic. Saturday, 2-5 p.m., Harrison City Park, Harrison, Idaho. Free. (208) 689-3669
“Shop Til You Rock” - Music-inspired mall tour featuring live performances by 17-year-old pop singer Manika, interactive activities for teens, special offers and giveaways. Saturday, 1 and 5 p.m., NorthTown Mall, first level at Sears Court, 4750 N. Division St. Free. (310) 854-8104, www.shoptilyourock.com
Viva Viola - Annual Spokane Youth Symphony viola workshop/festival concludes with free public recital by Spokane Symphony principal violist Nicholas Carper and pianist Kendall Feeney playing works by Debussy, Hindemith, Shostakovich and Brahms. Saturday, 4 p.m., Eastern Washington University, Music Building Recital Hall, Cheney. (509) 448-4446
The Backwater Savants - Inland Northwest Bluegrass Association performance, for all ages. Saturday, 7 p.m., Otis Orchards Library, 22324 E. Wellesley Ave., Otis Orchards. Free. (509) 893-8390
Coeur d’Alene City Park Concert Series - The Pat Coast Band, blues/rock. Sunday, 1-4 p.m., Coeur d’Alene City Park (inclement weather moves the concert to the Resort Plaza at Third Street and Sherman Avenue). Free. (208) 667-3162
“Vox Humana: Vocal Music in the Age of da Vinci” - Lecture/concert featuring Renaissance music and poetry, organized and hosted by the Selkirk School District’s Donivan Johnson and featuring soprano Christina Thomas, in conjunction with the “Leonardo da Vinci: Man-Inventor-Genius” exhibit. Sunday, cash bar with Italian wines 2:15 p.m., program 3 p.m., Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture, 2316 W. First Ave. $8/suggested donation. (509) 363-5334
Tommy Swift & The Swingin’ Vinos - Swing/big band. Sunday, 5:30 p.m., Arbor Crest Winery, 4705 N. Fruithill Road, Spokane Valley. $5 (21 and older only). (509) 927-9463
Peter Frampton - Grammy-winning British guitar god. Sunday, 7 p.m., Coeur d’Alene Casino, Worley, Idaho. $50-$60. (800) 325-SEAT
The Spanish Guitar - Presented by guitarist John Paul Shields. Monday, 6:30 p.m., Spokane Valley Library, 12004 E. Main Ave., Spokane Valley. Free. (509) 893-8400
Tuesday Night Music Series - Thorn Creek Express, traditional bluegrass/gospel. Tuesday, 5-6:30 p.m., Moscow Food Co-op, 121 E. Fifth St, Moscow, Idaho. Free. (208) 882-8537
Coeur d’Alene Downtown Concert Series - Coeurimba, African rhythms. Tuesday, 6-8:30 p.m., Sherman Square Park, 316 Sherman Ave, Coeur d’Alene (inclement weather moves the concert to the Coeur d’Alene Resort Plaza on Sherman Avenue). Free. (208) 667-3162
Big Red Barn and The Afterthoughts - Bluegrass. Tuesday, 6 p.m., Rockin’ B Ranch, 3912 N. Idaho Road, Liberty Lake. $7.50 (free/age 10 and younger). (509) 891-9016
“Garage Sale” - Improvised comedy based on good-sized items brought to the show by the audience (nothing fragile, please), suitable for all ages. Friday, 8 p.m., Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland Ave. $9/adults, $7/children, seniors and students with valid ID. (509) 747-7045.
“Expedition” - Family-friendly short-form improv comedy. Saturday, 7 p.m., Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland Ave. $7. (509) 747-7045
“3 Chairs and the Truth” - Improv comedy (not suitable for all ages). Saturday, 9 p.m., Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland Ave. $7. (509) 747-7045
Theater
Cowboy Supper Shows with the Riders of the Rockin’ B - Today-Saturday, doors open 5:30 p.m. with pre-show youth performers; Cowboy Shootout Show at 6:10 p.m.; barbecue beef, chicken, ribs and all the fixings at 7 p.m.; The Riders of the Rockin’ B sing and play cowboy Western music, 8 p.m. Rockin’ B Ranch, 3912 N Idaho Road (75 yards south of Interstate 90 at Exit 299), Liberty Lake. $39/adults; $10/youth age 10 and younger, includes tax and gratuity. (509) 891-9016, www.rockinbranch.com
“Brighton Beach Memoirs” - Neil Simon’s story about a 15-year-old boy growing up in Brooklyn in 1937, presented by the newly formed North Idaho Theatre group, which a semiprofessional partnership between the Coeur d’Alene High School and Coeur d’Alene Charter Academy drama departments. Today-Saturday and Aug. 17-20 at 7 p.m.; Sunday and Aug. 21 at 2 p.m. Coeur d’Alene High School, 5530 N. Fourth St., Coeur d’Alene. $14/adults, $12/juniors, $10/students. (208) 769-2999
“The Sound of Music” - Coeur d’Alene Summer Theatre presents Rodgers and Hammerstein’s timeless musical. Opens tonight and continues through Aug. 21, Thursdays-Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Schuler Performing Arts Center, Boswell Hall, North Idaho College, 1000 W. Garden Ave., Coeur d’Alene. $39.95/adults, $35.95/seniors, $25.95/children ages 6-12. (208) 769-7780
“Much Ado About Nothing” - Spokane Shakespeare Company presents an outdoor production of this romantic comedy by William Shakespeare (seating on grass). Friday-Saturday and Aug. 19-20, 6 p.m.; Sunday and Aug. 21, 3 p.m., Gonzaga Prep campus, 1224 E. Euclid Ave. Admission by donation. (509) 994-2788
“Footloose”- Musical presented by Spokane Civic Theatre’s Summer Performance Camp. Friday-Saturday, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m.; and Wednesday-Aug. 19, 7:30 p.m., Spokane Civic Theatre, Main Stage, 1020 N. Howard St. $16/adults, $14/seniors, $10/students. (509) 325-2507, (800) 325-SEAT