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Decking the concert halls

If you need a break from Christmas shopping or want to duck out for a breather while your family is in town, local music venues are going to be pretty busy in December. We’ve compiled a diverse selection of live music choices – some holiday-related, some not – to last you through the end of the year.
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Musical revue brings dose of good cheer

Right in time for the holidays, “Forever Plaid: Plaid Tidings” hits Spokane Civic Theatre on Friday, a rollicking, feel-good, willfully goofy Christmas comedy that’s plastered wall-to-wall with classic songs.
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Selkirk Abbey is beginning to branch out with more familiar offerings while deepening its Belgian beer roots.
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Movie review: ‘Bad Santa 2’ is too much naughty, not enough nice

When staring down the barrel of a months-long assault of nonstop consumerist cheer, sometimes being naughty is a lot more tempting than being nice. That’s why 2003’s “Bad Santa” was the shot of whiskey that the Christmas movie needed – Billy Bob Thornton’s drunken, foul-mouthed mall Santa Willie spoke to the Grinch that lives inside us all. He’s such a memorable character that he’s been revived for another go, albeit 13 years later.
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Review: Warren Beatty’s return falls flat in ‘Rules Don’t Apply’

“Rules Don’t Apply” has been a long time coming. Warren Beatty first started gathering research for his passion project about eccentric tycoon Howard Hughes decades ago. That should not necessarily prompt high hopes for the film – but how can it not? The Hollywood legend has not directed a movie in 18 years, since “Bulworth,” or starred in one in nearly as long.
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Movie review: Brad Pitt disappoints in ‘Allied’

The gorgeous stars, sumptuous costuming and exotic period setting that we’re initially promised are a bit of a bait-and-switch from what “Allied” turns out to be. The movie is too sad and too dark to fulfill the fantasy that is laid out in the first part of the film.
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Movie review: ‘Moana’ will set your imagination soaring

The title character of Disney’s latest animated feature, the Pacific Islands-inspired “Moana,” reflects the evolution of the Disney heroine over the years. She’s smart, strong, resourceful, and fully capable of saving herself and others with her wits and physicality. She’s the type of heroine one hopes little girls will want to be like – empathetic, self-reliant, skilled, hard-working, driven to help others.
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James McMurtry not afraid to speak his mind

A few days before the presidential election, James McMurtry released a single titled “Remembrance” as a free download on his website. The Texas-based singer-songwriter, who will perform a solo acoustic set at the Bartlett this weekend, has spoken out against conservative politicians in the past, but this was the first outwardly political stance he’d taken in years.
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SuperPops: Wylie Gustafson to take the Fox stage

A lot of country artists sing about the open range, of roping cattle and kicking up dirt. But how many of them are real life cowboys? When he isn’t performing, country singer, songwriter and bandleader Wylie Gustafson, who performs with the Spokane Symphony this weekend, owns and operates a ranch in northern Montana, where he breeds and trains horses.
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Movie review: ‘Bleed for This’ lacks some punch

It doesn’t seem likely that filmmakers will ever grow tired of making boxing films, or that they’ll run out of inspiring athletes to make them about. What’s not to love about a boxing film, anyway? The stories are rife with colorful characters, outsize egos, braggadocious smack talk, personal perseverance, and lots and lots of blood. They write themselves, practically, and “Bleed for This,” the true story of Vinny Paz (Pazienza), slips easily into the already established oeuvre.
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Movie review: ‘Edge of Seventeen’ is an instant teen classic

Every generation needs a defining teen movie, and “The Edge of Seventeen” just might be that film for this generation. The icing on the cake is that it’ll likely appeal even more to older audiences who can look back on their teenage years with a mix of fondness, sympathy and embarrassment.
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Movie review: ‘Fantastic Beasts’ expands Harry Potter universe

“Fantastic Beasts” is transporting, but its themes are far from escapist. It’s a film about immigrants who might seem foreign, with different values and ideas, but who just might save us from ourselves. It’s about the power of whispering rather than shouting; tenderness and love erasing violence and terror. It’s about embracing, not suppressing, one’s unique qualities – in order to hone them into talent and skill. Newt Scamander is indeed the hero who we need right now, and Rowling is the storyteller we need now more than ever.
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