Entertainment

Beginning today in Coeur d'Alene, three entertaining marketplaces filled with arts, crafts and gourmet food will stretch from Fort Sherman Park through City Park to the city's tidy downtown. Art on the Green in shady Fort Sherman Park reigns as the biggest and oldest. The festival of performing and visual arts features 125 booths filled with ceramics, jewelry, leather and woodwork, candles, paintings, photography, pottery, stained glass and other artwork. The juried show attracts work from artists nationwide. Food includes German sausages, corn on the cob, sandwiches and ice cream - all for sale - and a full schedule of performing art on two stages. Festival hours are noon to 8 p.m. today, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. There's no admission charge.

Elizabeth Pena is Pilar Cruz, a Frontera, Texas, schoolteacher who must come to terms with a love from her past in "Lone Star."

Goodness hopes for a good showing this time.

(Photo of Michael Keaton)

While watching "Independence Day," a friend leaned over during a particularly action-packed moment and mumbled something unintelligible. "What?" He repeated himself. "What?!" The friend took a deep breath and shouted: "Are movies getting louder these days, or is it just me?!" He didn't have to wait long for an answer. "Turn it up!" someone else shouted in response.

The Festival at Sandpoint kicks into high gear tonight with Lou Rawls opening the mainstage season. The three-time Grammy winner scored a string of pop hits in the mid1960s, including "Love Is A Hurtin' Thing," "Dead End Street," "Your Good Thing (Is About to End)" and in 1971, "A Natural Man." Today, he's also known as the voice behind the Budweiser ads and the "Garfield The Cat" animated specials, plus he's a staple at jazz festivals. Friday's opening act will be Shirley Nanette. The Memorial Field concert begins at 7:30 p.m.

Danny Devito and Rhea Perlman play rotten parents in "Matilda."

"City Hall" stars Al Pacino and John Cusack.

It was Blues Traveler's incessant touring and stupendous live shows that helped the band finally land a couple of hit songs.

Was the glow of the fire supposed to make the dining room cozy and romantic? Maybe, but it was over 90 degrees outside and not a lot cooler inside. Being seated in front of a faux fire for dinner seemed downright comical.

Wallace and Gromit are one of Nick Park's most enduring creations.

The annual Deer Park Settler's Day festival runs today and Saturday at this community just north of Spokane. Of course there will be a parade - Saturday at 9:45 a.m. through Deer Park. And there will be food - barbecued food will be available to raise money for Deer Park Ambulance. And the cowboys and cowboy-wannabes will be ropin' and ridin' at the rodeo at 7:30 tonight and Saturday and at 1 p.m. Sunday at the rodeo grounds. Admission to the rodeo is $6/tonight, $7/Saturday, $5/Sunday; children are $3 all three days. Otherwise, most events are free. (276-5900)

What's up with the Sandpoint dining scene? It seems lately that one restaurant after another is permanently checking out. Bradley's, the city's creative French bistro, recently closed. That was on the heels of Gregory's going under and The Cupboard being shuttered. Former owner Robert Bradley said his restaurant just wasn't being supported.

Joe (Jerry O'Connell) lures a roach with a steak.

Here's the lineup for the Festival at Sandpoint Daily schedule Tuesday Guy Clark, Panida Theater, 7 p.m. ($15) Wednesday Reggae Concert, Schweitzer Mountain Resort, 7 p.m. (Free) Thursday Keb 'Mo, Panida Theater, 7 p.m. ($15) Aug. 2 Lou Rawls, Mainstage, 7:30 p.m. ($19/$26.50) Aug. 3 Spokane Symphony, Mainstage, 7:30 p.m. ($17/$24.50) Aug. 4 Brian Setzer Orchestra, Mainstage, 7 p.m. ($19/$26.50) Aug. 6 Schweitzer Institute Jazz Encore, Panida Theater, 7 p.m. ($12) Aug. 7 Family Fun Night, Farmin Park, 7 p.m. (Free) Aug. 8 Hal Ketchum, Mainstage, 7 p.m. ($19/$26.50) Aug. 9 Kathy Mattea, Mainstage, 7 p.m. ($19/$26.50) Aug. 10 Spokane Symphony/Alexander Toradze, Mainstage, 7:30 p.m. ($19/$26.50) Aug. 11 The Grapes, Panida Theater, 7 p.m. ($12) Aug. 12 Schweitzer Institute Jazz Encore, Panida Theater, 7 p.m. ($12) Aug. 13 On a Summer Night, Mainstage, 7 p.m. ($14/$21.50) Aug. 14 Midsouth, Mainstage, 7 p.m. ($14/$21.50) Aug. 16 Woody Herman Orchestra, Mainstage, 7:30 p.m. ($19/$26.50) Aug. 17 Spokane Symphony/Schweitzer Institute conductors, Mainstage, 7:30 p.m. ($17/$24.50) Aug. 18 Neil Sedaka, Mainstage, 7 p.m. ($19/$26.50)

Wasn't 1983 a great year for butt-kicking beauty queens? Vanessa Williams was crowned Miss America, and today she's punching out traitors in "Eraser." Michelle Khan was crowned Miss Malaysia, and today she's punching out heroin dealers in "Supercop." But I must say, in a Battle of Supervixen Law Enforcers, Miss Malaysia could scissor-kick Miss America six times before our girl drew back a fist. "Supercop" is promoted as a Jackie Chan film, and the comic martial artist whirls through his extraordinary repertoire of stunts. But Khan, allegedly the highest paid actress in Asia - and, allegedly, doing her own stuntwork a la Chan - spins and slashes alongside him with equal brio.

Gort looks for a friendly face in "The Day the Earth Stood Still."

Gunpowder and woodwinds? It must be time for the annual Royal Fireworks Concert in Riverfront Park. The music of Georg Frederic Handel will be played by an authentic, if bug-eaten, 18th century wind band Sunday night on the floating stage, accompanied by a pyrotechnic display. Other music will include Copland's "Fanfare for the Common Man" and a tribute to the Olympics.

They are the new computer Superheroes. Yesterday's pens-in-pocket pariahs have emerged as heroes in this summer's blockbusters. In "Independence Day," Jeff Goldblum's cable repairman tries to save the planet by bringing down an alien computer system. "Mission: Impossible" and "Twister" each feature protagonists who mix technical ingenuity with daredevil bravery. In "Eraser," Arnold Schwarzenegger busts heads while Vanessa Williams cracks code. And in "The Rock," Nicolas Cage transforms from a mild-mannered chemical expert to an action hero in less than an hour. Such portrayals are a natural byproduct of a culture increasingly infiltrated with and awed by technology - especially a younger generation raised on computers, who are the major target market for summer movies.