Stage Listings
Music
Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Rock theater group performs its original “Christmas Eve and Other Stories” along with excerpts from the upcoming “Gutter Ballet and the New York Blues Express.” Friday, 4 and 8 p.m., Spokane Arena, 720 W. Mallon Ave. $29.50-$59.50. (800) 325-SEAT
Hog Heaven Big Band - Tunes from the 1920s to the ’40s. Saturday, complimentary dance lessons 6 p.m., music and dancing 7:30-9:30 p.m., Artisans at the Dahmen Barn, Highway 195, 419 N. Park Way, Uniontown, Wash. $5/single, $8/couple, free/age 11 and younger. (509) 229-3414
Jimmy Needham - Pop, rock and soulful worship. Saturday, 7-8:30 p.m., Salvation Army Kroc Center, 1765 W. Golf Course Road, Coeur d’Alene. $15. (208) 667-1865
The Storytelling Company - True (and not so true) stories of the West, featuring singer/songwriter Holly McGarry. Saturday, 7:15 p.m., Panida Theater, Little Theatre, 300 N. First Ave., Sandpoint. $15, includes hors d’oeuvres. (208) 263-9191
UI Guitar Ensemble - Monday, 7:30 p.m., University of Idaho, Lionel Hampton School of Music, Haddock Performance Hall, Moscow. Free. (208) 885-6231
SFCC Community Band - The day band performs Dieterich’s “Rondo Humoreske” and Bach’s Contrapunctus I; the evening band’s program includes Sousa’s “Washington Post” march and “Hoagy Carmichael in Concert.” With guest percussionist Dave Wakeley. Monday, 7:30 p.m., Spokane Falls Community College, Music/Performing Arts Building auditorium, 3410 W. Fort George Wright Drive. $5/general, $2/seniors and students. (509) 533-3720
Tuesday Night Music Series - Brian Gill, acoustic Americana. Tuesday, 5-6:30 p.m., Moscow Food Co-Op, 121 E. Fifth St., Moscow, Idaho. Free. (208) 882-8537
SFCC Choral Concert - English and Latin selections from a variety of periods, including works by Tomas Luis de Vittoria, William Averitt, Maria Newman, Hall Johnson and Charlie Chaplin. Tuesday, 7 p.m., Spokane Falls Community College, Music/Performing Arts Building auditorium, 3410 W. Fort George Wright Drive, Spokane. $5/adults, $2/seniors and students. (509) 533-3720
EWU Orchestra Fall Concert - Tuesday, 7:30 p.m., Eastern Washington University, Showalter Auditorium, Cheney. $5/adults, $3/seniors and students. (509) 359-2241
Whitworth Concert Band and Jazz Ensemble II - Tuesday, 8 p.m., Whitworth University, Cowles Memorial Auditorium. Free. (509) 777-3280
Cheney Jazz Collaboration - Featuring the Cheney High School Jazz Bands and the Eastern Repertory Jazz Ensemble (II) with the EWU Lab Jazz Band (III). Wednesday, 7 p.m., Eastern Washington University, Music Building Recital Hall, Cheney. $5/adults, $3/seniors and students. (509) 359-2241
SFCC Jazz Night and World Drumming – Featuring the school’s world drumming students, jazz combos and the Robbins’ Rebels percussionists. Wednesday, 7:30 p.m., Spokane Falls Community College, Music/Performing Arts Building auditorium, 3410 W. Fort George Wright Drive, Spokane. $5/general, $2/seniors and students. (509) 533-3720.
Comedy
“Family Dinner” - Blue Door Theatre Players will improvise a family dinner using audience suggestions. All ages welcome. Friday, 8 p.m., Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland Ave. $9/adults, $7/children, seniors, military and students with valid ID. (509) 747-7045
“Safari” - Short- and long-form improv comedy (not suitable for all ages). Saturday, 9 p.m., Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland Ave. $7. (509) 747-7045
Theater
“A Christmas Carol” - Spokane Civic Theatre presents a modern musical adaptation of the classic holiday story. Through Dec. 18, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m., 1020 N. Howard St. $29/adults, $27/seniors and military, $22/students age 24 and younger with student ID, $11/student rush (available 20 minutes before a performance; not available for shows near to selling out). (509) 325-2507, (800) 325-SEAT
“GI Holiday Jukebox” - USO tribute show presented by Coeur d’Alene Summer Theatre. Opens Friday and continues through Dec. 23, Wednesday-Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. Coeur d’Alene Resort Theatre, 115 S. Second St., Coeur d’Alene. $20/$25 adults, $18/children 6-12 (includes parking). (208) 769-7780, www.cdasummertheatre.com
“Menopause the Musical” - Parodies of 1960s, ’70s and ’80s classics, themed to women experiencing “The Change.” Tuesday-Wednesday, 7:30 p.m., Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague Ave. $28. (800) 325-SEAT
“The Things They Carried” - Eastern Washington University presents an original stage adaptation of Tim O’Brien’s landmark Vietnam War novel. This production is a participating entry in the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival. Dec. 1-3 at 7:30 p.m. and Dec. 4 at 2 p.m., EWU Theatre and Film Department, Cheney Campus. $10 (EWU students and one guest admitted free with EWU student ID). (509) 359-2459
“Sisters of Swing: The Story of the Andrews Sisters” - Interplayers presents the story of one of the best-selling female vocal groups of all time. Dec. 1-3, 7-10 and 14-16 at 7:30 p.m.; Dec. 4 and 11 at 2 p.m.; and Dec. 17 at 2 and 7:30 p.m. 174 S. Howard St. (509) 455-7529, (800) 325-SEAT
Dickens of a Dinner - Victorian feast with a performance of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.” Dec. 2-3 and 9-10, 6 p.m., The Lion’s Share, 1627 N. Atlantic St. Reservations required; discounted tickets available through today, $40 for dinner and show afterward. (509) 327-1113, www.lionaround.org