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On Nov. 12, multiple Grammy Award winners Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak combined their talents as Silk Sonic for the nine-track album “An Evening With Silk Sonic,” a work with a nostalgic 1970s feel full of harmonies, strong vocals and diverse, incredibly smart production that constantly captivates.

If the theme "Saving Christmas" seems familiar, that's because it is. Ellen Travolta made a call for stories on that topic last year, but the show ended up being canceled because of COVID-19 concerns. "I kept the letters from last year, so I'm using the letters I would have used last year," Travolta said.

J.P. Sears will wax about vaccinations, politics and marriage when he makes his Spokane debut. Sears, who crafts a pair of comedy clips each week at awakenwithjp.com, called from his Austin home to chat about freedom, President Biden and pharmaceuticals – and Kyrie Irving's refusal to get vaccinated.

Jerry Lee Raines is one of Spokane’s newest professional musicians, landing on the local scene in just the past couple of years. Trained as a math teacher but driven by a deep love for the arts, he is a local music educator, recording artist, bandmember and solo performer.

The days around Thanksgiving are one of the best times of the year to watch classic movies. Since there are few great movies about Thanksgiving, with the only one that comes to mind being “Planes, Trains and Automobiles,” the next best things to watch around the holiday are films that make you feel relaxed.

After more than one year online, Stage Left Theater will resume live, in-person performances with its production of Lisa Peterson and Denis O’Hare’s “An Iliad” the first weekend in December. Directed by Susan Hardie, “An Iliad” mixes ancient and modern settings as the Poet (Robert Tombari) “relives a story.”

Local "American Ninja Warrior Junior" contestant Lindsey Zimmerman, 13, has now appeared on all three seasons of the show. Most recently, her season 3 appearance ended in episode 12 at the last stage of the quarterfinals. But next time around, she has her sights set on the final four. 

Oscar-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson returns to film footage shot during the making of the album “Let It Be” for his celebratory portrait of the Beatles during a period of upheaval in “The Beatles: Get Back” (2021, TV-PG). It’s an epic that runs over seven hours in three parts that debut over three days.

Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the first film’s release, TBS and Cartoon Network present “Harry Potter: Hogwarts Tournament of Houses,” the ultimate Harry Potter trivia competition. Academy Award winner Helen Mirren hosts as two new teams of Harry Potter super-fans put their extensive knowledge to use.

Winter Wonderland Market - 10 a.m. Saturday, Wonder Building, 835 N. Post St. The Wonder Building’s Saturday market takes a wintery turn featuring live music, movies, arts, gifts, Christmas trees and complimentary hot cocoa among other treats. A portion of proceeds benefits the Wishing Star Foundation.

It’s not exactly a controversial statement to say that Sonic the Hedgehog has a pretty spotty history. The merchandise and marketing? Impeccable. The games themselves? Not so much. And every YouTube critic and keyboard warrior will have you convinced that “Sonic had a rough transition to 3D.”

Repression, sublimation and their terrible psychic toll ripple through "The Power of the Dog," Jane Campion's handsome adaptation of Thomas Savage's 1967 novel. In 1920s Montana, brothers Phil and George Burbank (Benedict Cumberbatch, Jesse Plemons) tend to their family's ranch.

The hilarious musical “Mean Girls,” part of the STCU Best of Broadway series, began its run at First Interstate Center for the Arts on Tuesday night to a full house. Based on Tina Fey’s popular coming-of-age comedy, the Lorne Michaels production features music by Jeff Richards and lyrics from Nell Benjamin.

Taylor Swift released the re-recording of her album “Red” on Nov. 12, evoking tears from Swifties everywhere. “Red” marks Swift’s second rerecorded album after “Fearless.” In 2019, she vowed to rerecord her first seven albums after revealing that Big Machine Records owned the rights to her music.

The house is definitely haunted in "The Humans," Stephen Karam's skillfully filmed adaptation of his Tony-winning 2016 play. The house in question, it turns out, is a rundown apartment in New York's Chinatown neighborhood, the kind of prewar wreck that has been patched together over the years.

Seventy-seven years separate the oldest and the youngest artist nominated for the flagship prize at the 64th Grammy Awards, nominations for which were announced Tuesday by the Recording Academy. At the upper end: 95-year-old Tony Bennett, who earned a nod for album of the year with "Love for Sale."

Mirabel Madrigal has a problem – or maybe she is the problem. The 15-year-old heroine of "Encanto," Disney's latest shoo-in for an animated-feature Oscar nomination, belongs to a very special family. Years ago, when her grandmother (voice of María Cecilia Botero) was forced to flee her home with infant triplets.

Every time I have seen Chewelah’s Allen Stone around town at events, or in a restaurant, he radiates this energy that is infectious. Nov. 11 at Lucky You Lounge was no different: Every person in the crowd was intoxicated by his positive energy. The air was electric.

With representation comes pressure. Whenever a sometimes-marginalized community gets the chance to tell its story onscreen, expectations can be high. "India Sweets and Spices," which looks at an Indian American family, takes that expectation and turns it on its head.