7 Nights Out
1: Arlo Guthrie:
A summer rite for more than three decades, the Festival at Sandpoint kicks off this season with a show from legendary folk singer Arlo Guthrie.
When: 7:30 p.m. Thursday
Where: War Memorial Field, 855 Ontario St., Sandpoint
Cost: $44.95 through TicketsWest
Info: www.festivalatsandpoint.com or (888) 265-4554
2: Watershed 2015
The Northwest’s premier country music festival features Dierks Bentley, Florida Georgia Line, Carrie Underwood (pictured), Thomas Rhett, Gary Allan, Hunter Hayes, Chris Young, Easton Corbin and Frankie Ballard, among many others.
When: Today through Sunday
Where: Gorge Amphitheatre, 754 Silica Road NW, George, Washington
Cost: Sold out
Info: http://watershedfest.com
3: Stateline Music Festival
The Nashville North, a country bar co-owned by country singer Jeremy McComb (a Post Falls native), is hosting three days of music – for those who didn’t move fast enough to get Watershed tickets. Reckless Kelly performs today, Saturday it’s JT Hodges, and Sunday features Cody Canada & The Departed. McComb will play either acoustic sets or with his band (or both) all three days.
Where: Nashville North, 6361 W. Seltice Way, State Line.
Cost: $15/today, $5/Saturday, $10/Sunday, $25/weekend pass
Info: (208) 457-9128 or www.thenashvillenorth.com/
4: Spokane Highland Games
Bagpipes. The caber toss. Kilts. Celtic music. Robert Burns. Gaelic lessons. The annual Spokane Highland Games brings Scotland to the Inland Northwest. Opening ceremonies begin at noon and feature five regional bagpipe bands playing together.
When: 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday
Where: Spokane County Fair and Expo Center, 404 N. Havana St.
Cost: $10 for adults, $8 seniors and youth, $5 children age 5 and younger
Info: www.spokanehighlandgames.org/
5: ‘Opera on a Summer’s Eve’
Featured performers are Christina Kowalski, soprano; Dawn Wolski, soprano; Christopher Pfund, tenor; and Aaron St. Clair Nicholson, baritone. Accompanied by Mateusz Wolski on violin and David Demand on piano. Presented by Marlo Faulkner.
When: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday
Where: Jacklin Arts and Cultural Center, 405 N. William St., Post Falls
Cost: $40 adults; $35 seniors, military and students
Info: www.thejacklincenter.org/ or (208) 457-8950
6: Art on the Green Festival,
Coeur d’Alene’s busiest weekend offers stuff to see and do from downtown to North Idaho College. Roughly 200 artists will sell their wares on the NIC campus for Art on the Green. In nearby City Park, artisans and food vendors will offer treats as part of the Taste of Coeur d’Alene. Meanwhile, on Sherman Avenue, booths will line the streets offering food, goodies and other wares. Plenty of parking, and shuttle bus service to the west side of the NIC campus from downtown is available during the festival. No dogs allowed at Art on the Green or Taste of Coeur d’Alene, but they are allowed at the Street Fair.
When: Art on the Green – noon to 7:30 p.m. today, 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday; Taste of Coeur d’Alene – 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. today and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday; Street Fair – 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. today and Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
Where: Coeur d’Alene: North Idaho College at the old Fort Sherman Grounds, 1000 W. Garden Ave; City Park, 415 Mullan Road; Corner of Lakeside Avenue and Northwest Boulevard along Sherman Avenue east to Seventh Street.
Cost: Free admission
Info: http://artonthegreen.org/; www.panhandlekiwanis.org; www.cdadowntown.com
7: Twelfth Night
Shakespeare’s play comes to Spokane in a joint production from Eastern Washington University and the Modern Theater.
When: Thursday-Aug. 16; performances at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays.
Where: Modern Theater Spokane, 174 S. Howard St.
Cost: $20-$24, through the theater box office or website.
Info: www.themoderntheater.org or (509) 455-7529