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Southwest Cuisine Heats Up At Ramada, Cools Off At Ripples

The sands have shifted on Spokane's Southwest cuisine scene. (If you can call a couple of restaurants a scene.) One spot has dumped its spicy Southwestern fare, while another place is starting to heat up with the arrival of a new chef from Arizona. After more than a year, Ripples on the River at Cavanaugh's River Inn dropped its chili-infused offerings in favor of more mainstream selections. The new menu is called Northwest Signature and it spotlights specialty dishes from various Cavanaugh's properties throughout the region.
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‘The Celluloid Closet’ A History Of Gays In The Cinema

There is a particular six-letter word that, as a white male in particular, I can neither write in this newspaper nor utter out loud without risking public censure. Justifiable public censure, I might add. Without getting into a philosophical argument about the virtues of free speech vs. the harm caused by hate speech, let me just say that the word begins with an "n", ends with an "r" and is a pejorative term for African-American.
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‘Toy Story’ Is For All Ages

In a summer season that depends on the bing, bang and boom of special effects, it's fitting that Disney should bring back last winter's computer animated "Toy Story." But instead of killer tornadoes, killer spies or just killers, period, "Toy Story" is a kid's adventure tale that invites you to take it just as seriously, or as childishly, as you want.
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‘Arrival’ Is Gross Departure From Entertainment

In "The Arrival," Charlie Sheen makes a startling discovery that, sadly, has nothing to do with the suspicion that he should have ended his flagging movie career ages ago. As a nerdy radio astronomer who follows a high-pitched foreign radio signal south of the border, Sheen unearths a high-tech pod of aliens posing as - brace yourselves - Mexicans.
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Artfest Schedule

There will be plenty to do and see at the 11th annual ArtFest celebration today through Sunday at Cheney Cowles Museum. File photo
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Dixieland Jazz This Weekend

The Spokane Dixieland Jazz Festival, featuring nine hot traditional jazz bands, is back at the Masonic Temple for its second year. Bands play simultaneously in four rooms of the Temple from 4 p.m. to midnight today, 10:30 a.m. to midnight on Satuday and from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday. There will be an opening ceremony at noon today at the Wall Street Mall in downtown Spokane. Music for this free event will be provided by the Uptown Lowdown Jazz Band. Other bands playing the Festival include Grand Dominion, South Frisco, Wooden Nickel, Black Swan, Evergreen Classic, Hume Street, Last Chance and Spokane's Planet Lounge Orchestra.
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Inland Northwest Will Rock This Summer

There's no shortage of concerts in the great outdoors of the Inland Northwest this summer. KSFC, the alternative rock station at Spokane Falls Community College, is throwing its own outdoor rock show called Falls Rock on the River Saturday at Riverfront Park in the Clocktower Meadow. The event features some of the best and brightest bands in the region, such as the Flies, Eugene's Cherry Poppin' Daddies, Big Comb, Snaut, Royball and Quitters Inc.
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Singer-Songwriter At The Wine Cellar

Veteran singer-songwriter Michael O'Neill performs at the Wine Cellar in Coeur d'Alene tonight at 8 p.m. O'Neill originally hailed from Seattle before moving to Los Angeles in 1981 to carve out a career in music. The acoustic-based folk and roots musician garnered lots of notoriety in the 1980s through his Warner Bros. albums and his tours with U2, Stevie Ray Vaughn and the Grateful Dead. In addition, O'Neill co-wrote songs with several notable bands and musicians, including Dolly Parton, Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, Little Feat and the Everly Brothers.
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Fugazzi’s New Chef Loaded With Culinary Credentials

Fugazzi has a new chef who will infuse the menu with lighter touches, focusing on seafood and fresh seasonal ingredients. Meg Edwards has replaced Michael Waliser, who left to head the kitchen at Bountiful Foods. That health food store-cafe will open in the next few weeks. Edwards, who is a graduate of the California Culinary Institute in San Francisco, has some impressive credentials. After graduating, she started a well-known Bay Area dining spot called Julie Ring's. She went on to work at celeb-chef Wolfgang Puck's Postrio as the pasta chef for more than a year.
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Get A Kick Out Of This Event

If you're kickin' around for something to do this weekend that has a sporting flavor, the Spokane Shadow soccer team plays the game in town. The local professional soccer franchise will kick the ball back and forth with the Bellingham Orcas tonight and the Jackson (Miss.) Chargers Saturday, both at 7 at the Spokane Falls Community College Stadium. But if soccer alone won't hold your interest, the halftime entertainment tonight is the World-Famous Zulu the Frisbee Dog who does amazing tricks with his partner Z Whiz Junior. Saturday there's a drawing and 11 fans will get the jerseys off the players' back at halftime (we presume they'll be sweaty by then, so don't plan to wear them home.) Tickets are $6, $4 for kids at G&B; and at the gate.
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