Stage Listings
Music
Coeur d’Alene Blues Festival Today-Sunday. Three days of entertainment. Headliners include 2013 International Blues Challenge winner Selwyn Birchwood, three-time Muddy Waters Award winner Lisa Mann, and nationally renowned blues singer and songwriter legend LeRoy Bell & His Only Friends. Kicks off today at 4 p.m. Tickets and festival information can be found at cdabluesfestival.com, or by calling (888) 965-5875. Coeur d’Alene Resort, 115 S. Second St., Coeur d’Alene. $45/festival pass.
Spokane Symphony Classics 8: Eastern Journeys Works by Behzad Ranjbaran, Mohammed Fairouz, Leonard Bernstein and Ana Lara. Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m., Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox, 1001 W. Sprague Ave. $15-$54. (509) 624-1200.
Bluegrass Concert and Jam Featured bands will be Jackie Fox and the Hounds as well as the Blue Water Strangers. Saturday, 3 p.m., Deer Park High School, Performing Arts Center, 800 S. Weber Road, Deer Park. Free. (509) 468-3616.
Andrew Aslett, trombone, and Bowen Wolcott, trumpet Student recital. Sunday, 7:30 p.m., University of Idaho, Lionel Hampton School of Music, Haddock Performance Hall, 1010 Blake Ave., Moscow. Free. (208) 885-6231.
Madeline McNeill in Concert Madeline McNeill is a trained operatic singer who crafts unique performances of opera and jazz. Monday, 6:30 p.m., Shadle Library, 2111 W. Wellesley Ave., (509) 444-5390; and Tuesday, 6:30 p.m., South Hill Library, 3324 S. Perry St., (509) 444-5385. Free.
Kezia Bauer, violin, and Kalindi True, cello Student recital. Tuesday, 7:30 p.m., University of Idaho, Lionel Hampton School of Music, Haddock Performance Hall, 1010 Blake Ave., Moscow. Free. (208) 885-6231.
Dance
Belly Dancing Fridays at 5 p.m., Red Dragon Downtown, 1406 W. Third Ave. No cover. (509) 838-6688.
“Dancers, Drummers, Dreamers” A collaboration between the dance and music departments. Today at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday at 2 and 7:30 p.m., University of Idaho Hartung Theatre, 625 Stadium Drive, Moscow. $10/adults; $8/seniors and students; $1 off with canned food donation. (208) 885-7212.
Senior Night Dances Live music will be provided by Variety Pak, a five-piece dance band playing music from the ’20s-’80s. Thursday, 7-10 p.m., South Side Senior Center, 2934 E. 27th Ave. $10/general; $6/students. (509) 535-0803.
Comedy
Uncle D’s Comedy Underground Stand-up comedy every Thursday. Sign-ups at 7 p.m.; comedy at 8 p.m. Live professional comedy every Friday and Saturday night. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.; shows start at 8 p.m., Uncle D’s Comedy Underground, 2721 N. Market St. No cover/Thursday nights; $12/Fridays and Saturdays. (509) 483-7300.
Live Comedy Fridays at 8 p.m., Red Dragon Downtown, 1406 W. Third Ave. No cover. (509) 838-6688.
“Crime Show” Improvised crime show parody. Today at 8 p.m.; After Dark show at 10 p.m., Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland Ave. $7. (509) 747-7045.
Bing Comedy Series Presents: Boomerang Baby Boomer Comedy Bash Gulp down a glass of Tang, shut off your hi-fi and hop in your station wagon for a hilarious trip down memory lane with Boomerang Baby Boomer Comedy Bash. It’s a retro laughfest when David Gee (“Showtime With Rita Rudner”), Kat Simmons (the Comedy Channel) and Marc Yaffee (“Comics Unleashed”) take the stage to share stories, jokes and observations about growing up boomer. Saturday, 8 p.m., Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague Ave. $20/adults. (509) 227-7638.
“Safari: A Wild Improv Adventure” Featuring short-form improv games based off of your suggestions. Saturdays at 9 p.m., Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland Ave. $7. (509) 747-7045.
Live Comedy Stand-up comedy Wednesday nights at 8 p.m., Brooklyn Nights, 122 S. Monroe St. No cover. (509) 835-4177.
Theater
“Northwoods Unleashed” Northwoods Performing Arts presents its sixth annual dinner theatre experience. Today and Saturday; dinner at 6:30 p.m.; show at 7:30 p.m., Circle Moon Theater, 3642 N. SR 211, Newport. Dinner and show: $25/per person. Show only: $12/adults; $10/seniors and children. (208) 448-1294.
“Funny Girl” Presented by the Central Valley Theatre Department. Performances are today and Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Central Valley High School, 821 S. Sullivan Road. $12/advance; $15/door. (509) 228-5100.
“Camelot” Continues through Sunday. Recount the time-honored legend of King Arthur, Guenevere, Lancelot and the Knights of the Round Table in an enchanting fable of chivalry, majesty and brotherhood in this four-time Tony Award winning show. Shows are today at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday at 2 and 7:30 p.m.; and Sunday at 1 and 6:30 p.m., INB Performing Arts Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. $32.50-$72.50. (800) 325-SEAT.
“As Bees in Honey Drown” Today-Sunday. A satirical comedy. Performances are Fridays-Saturdays at 7:30 p.m.; and Sundays at 2 p.m., Ignite! Theatre, 10814 E. Broadway Ave. $10-$14/advance; $15/door. (509) 795-0004.
“Venus in Fur” Today-April 4. This production of the Tony-Award winning show will bring a distinctly Latin edge to this highly seductive, deliciously sexy comedy. “Tapas, Wine & Sunset: A Talk Soup Event,” takes place at 5 p.m. before each performance. Advance tickets are available at Eve’s Leaves in downtown Sandpoint or online at www.americanlabtheatre.com. Content not suitable for all audiences. Presented by Sandpoint Onstage and produced by American Laboratory Theatre. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 7 p.m., Outskirts - Hope Marketplace, 620 Wellington Place, Hope, Idaho. $15. (208) 534-1140.
“Clue: The Musical” (SOLD OUT) Today-April 12. A musical mystery based on the board game. Performances are Thursdays-Saturdays at 7:30 p.m.; and Sundays at 2 p.m. March 27, 7:30 p.m., Spokane Civic Theatre, 1020 N. Howard St. $27. (509) 325-2507. ADDED: 2 p.m. matinee on April 11; call for tickets.
“God of Carnage” Today-April 12. Winner of three Tony Awards, this complex comedy is a study of the tension between civilized surface and savage instinct. Conflict takes place as two couples meet to discuss their children’s playground altercation. Performances are Thursdays-Saturdays at 7:30 p.m.; and Sundays at 2 p.m., The Modern Theater Coeur d’Alene, 1320 E. Garden Ave., Coeur d’Alene. $17-$25. (208) 667-1323.
“Maybe Baby” A reading of a new comedy by Modern Theater Spokane’s resident playwright, Matt Harget. Saturday, 7:30 p.m., The Modern Theater Spokane, 174 S. Howard St. Free. (509) 455-7529.
“The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” Thursday-April 11. The high-stakes competition of a county spelling bee sets the stage for drama, laughter and awkward moments. Thursdays-Saturdays and April 8 at 7:30 p.m.; and April 4 at 2 p.m., University of Idaho Hartung Theatre, 625 Stadium Drive, Moscow. $15/adults; $10/UI faculty, staff and seniors age 55 and older; $5/ages 12 and younger. (208) 885-6465.
Looking ahead
Playwright’s Festival April 3-5. A weekend of short plays written by local playwrights. Performances are Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m.; and Sunday 2 p.m., Ignite! Theatre, 10814 E. Broadway Ave. Free. (509) 795-0004.
“One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” April 3-11. A charming rogue contrives to serve a short sentence in an airy mental institution instead of prison, but soon realizes his mistake when he clashes with the fierce Nurse Ratched, who wields electroshock treatments and lobotomies as weapons. Performances are Fridays at 7:30 p.m.; and Saturdays at 2 and 7:30 p.m., Washington State University, Daggy Hall, Jones Theatre, 1060 E. College Ave., Pullman. $10/adults; $8/seniors, students and youth. (509) 335-8522.
“Equus” April 3-26. Martin Dysart, a psychiatrist, investigates the savage blinding of six horses at a stable in Hampshire, England. For no apparent reason, an unassuming 17-year-old stable boy named Alan Strang committed the atrocity with a hoof pick. As Dysart exposes the truths behind the boy’s demons, he finds himself confronting his own insecurities about religion, sexuality and his relationship with his wife. Play contains nudity, adult situations and language. Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m.; and Sundays at 2 p.m. (No show April 5), Stage Left, 108 W. Third Ave. $10. (509) 838-9727.