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Spotlight: Nomee new head at Jacklin Arts Center
May 19, 2013 in Features on Page D7 The Jacklin Arts and Cultural Center has a new acting executive director. The JACC’s board named Shaina Nomee to the post on Thursday after Liisa Spink announced she was leaving …
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Musicfest Northwest winners announced
May 18, 2013 in Features on Page E3 Complete results from Musicfest Northwest 2013. (CM denotes Certificate of Merit)
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After accidental start, Folkinception grows into local favorite
May 17, 2013 in Features, Seven on Page C3 Matt Mitchell’s previous band was just about to open a show for Clumsy Lovers at the Knitting Factory when the band abruptly broke up. Instead of giving up the high-profile …
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Dr. Dre, Iovine donate $70M for new USC center
May 15, 2013 in Nation/World LOS ANGELES — Hip-hop mogul Dr. Dre, whose real name is Andre Young, and music industry entrepreneur Jimmy Iovine have donated a combined $70 million to create a new institute … 4
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Virtuoso Conrad Tao carries Beethoven’s burden for Spokane Symphony
May 13, 2013 in City on Page A7 As a grand finale to the 2012-13 season, the Spokane Symphony’s music director, Eckart Preu, conceived the idea of a three-concert festival featuring all of Ludwig van Beethoven’s piano concertos, …
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Spotlight: Chang to perform hometown recital
May 12, 2013 in Features on Page D5 New York City pianist Hsia-Jung Chang will perform a hometown recital on June 1 at the Holy Names Music Center. In her “Piano in Nature” recital, Chang will perform Ludwig … 1
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40 years later, Stooges just getting started
May 10, 2013 in Features on Page C4 NASHVILLE, Tenn. – When Iggy & the Stooges broke up in 1974, almost no one who’d heard of the band had actually heard it. Almost 40 years later, Iggy Pop’s …
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40 years later, Stooges just getting started
May 9, 2013 in Features on Page W4 NASHVILLE, Tenn. – When Iggy & the Stooges broke up in 1974, almost no one who’d heard of the band had actually heard it. Almost 40 years later, Iggy Pop’s …
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Spotlight: Patty Duke eager to join Baxter for spin on ‘Glee’
May 5, 2013 in Features on Page D6 Local fans of the television show “Glee” will see a familiar face on screen. Patty Duke, the Oscar- and Emmy-winning actress who has called Coeur d’Alene home since the late … 1
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Clarion album will give fans what they want to hear
May 3, 2013 in Features on Page W13 Clarion Brass, the Spokane-based brass ensemble, is giving fans the chance to help shape the group’s next holiday CD. Not only is Clarion soliciting public suggestions on what to name …
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Nightlife
May 3, 2013 in Features on Page W4 Bad Monkey (classic rock/’80s new wave/new rock) – Today and Saturday, 9 p.m., The Falls Club, 611 E. Seltice Way, Post Falls. Blackberry Smoke (Southern rock) – Today, 8:30 p.m., …
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Clark: Spokane not only city with Street Music Week
April 28, 2013 in City on Page B1 Seven weeks and change. That’s the countdown until the next Spokane Street Music Week rocks the downtown sidewalks with noon-hour music and entertainment. 15
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Spotlight: Hayden Cinemas shuts its doors after a 15-year run
April 28, 2013 in Features on Page D6 And then there was one. Hayden Cinemas, an independent movie theater located in the Prairie Shopping Center in Hayden, will close after today.
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Book Notes: Ritchie hits Auntie’s on Thursday
April 28, 2013 in Features on Page D7 Auntie’s Bookstore is kicking off May on a musical note. On Thursday, longtime Northwest singer-songwriter T.R. Ritchie will read from his anthology of poetry, “Works on Paper,” sing some songs …
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The Cowboy way
April 26, 2013 in Features on Page C1 When Cowboy Junkies gathered around a single microphone to record “The Trinity Session” straight to tape, they didn’t know it at the time, but the Canadian quartet had sculpted a …
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Spotlight: Symphony group hosts ‘Gatsby’ party
April 21, 2013 in Features on Page D6 The Spokane Symphony Society is hosting a “Great Gatsby” themed fundraising party next week. “The Great Gatsby: A Conversation, Music and Movie” will feature a screening of the 1974 film …
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Students, artists will honor teacher Marjory Halvorson
April 18, 2013 in Washington Voices on Page V5 Marjory Halvorson began singing in grade school and she always knew she wanted to make singing her profession. Her family, however, wanted her to become a teacher. The long-time voice … 3
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Review: Romance conquers Spokane Symphony
April 15, 2013 in City, Features on Page A6 The romantic movement that dominated European culture in the 19th century produced countless musical masterpieces that continue to draw audiences to concert halls. Three diverse examples of musical romanticism formed …
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Spotlight: Symphony adds Tao to guest list
April 14, 2013 in Features on Page D6 The Spokane Symphony has adjusted its concert schedule in early May after a hand injury sidelined one of the planned guest artists. Gil Garburg, of the renowned piano duo Silver-Garburg, …
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Spotlight: MAC to host Stravinsky’s ‘Rite of Spring’
April 7, 2013 in Features on Page D7 The Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture will host a centennial celebration of Igor Stravinsky’s “The Rite of Spring” at 3 p.m. Saturday. The multimedia celebration will he presented by …
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Spotlight: SFCC hosts Kelly display of abstracts
March 31, 2013 in Features on Page D6 Brooklyn-based painter Todd Kelly will exhibit works at Spokane Falls Community College beginning Wednesday. Kelly produces his abstracts from oils, acrylics and spray paint on canvas. His works have been …
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With 80 acts, New Orleans Jazz Fest hopes for another splash
March 31, 2013 in Features, Travel on Page D7 NEW ORLEANS – As this year’s New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival’s detailed lineup was released Tuesday, a month before the gates open, organizers said they are energized and expecting …
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Education Notebook: Student artists earn regional honors
March 28, 2013 in Washington Voices on Page S10 Student artists at Cheney High School were recently honored at the 40th annual NorthEast Washington Educational Service District 101 high school art show at the downtown Spokane Public Library. Payton …
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Spotlight: GU brings Chihuly to Bing
March 24, 2013 in Features on Page D6 Renowned glass artist Dale Chihuly will be in Spokane next month in conjunction with an exhibit of his works at Gonzaga University’s Jundt Art Museum. Chihuly will give a free …
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Education Notebook: NW Christian band craft sale Saturday
March 21, 2013 in Washington Voices on Page S4 The band department at Northwest Christian Schools will have its second annual craft fair on Saturday at the lower campus gym, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Shoppers will have …
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Review: Spokane Symphony guides listeners to music’s meaning
March 18, 2013 in City on Page A6 How does music mean? If we ask, rather, “What does music mean,” the answer, of course, is “nothing,” for meaning is not intrinsic to a work of art, but an …
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Spotlight: Ward repeats as winner at Washington poetry event
March 17, 2013 in Features on Page D7 Langston Ward, a senior at Mead High School, has repeated his first-place win in a statewide poetry recitation competition. As Washington’s Poetry Out Loud champion, Ward won an expenses-paid trip …
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Music choices abound for St. Patrick’s Day
March 15, 2013 in Features on Page C3 Nothing goes together quite like food and music, except maybe food, music and beer. If you’re looking to get your eat, drink and merry on this St. Patrick’s Day weekend, …
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Education Notebook: ‘Storage Wars’-like auction to benefit G-Prep seniors
March 14, 2013 in Washington Voices on Page S10 Parents of Gonzaga Prep seniors will have a “Storage Wars” of their own, similar to the television show. The storage auction will be March 23 at Valley Self Storage, 11128 …
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Spotlight: Watershed set to return to the Gorge
March 10, 2013 in Features on Page D7 Looks like Watershed is coming back for round two. The musical festival at the Gorge Amphitheatre – think Sasquatch! for country music fans – started last year with a lineup …
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