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Dad Daze: Don’t hesitate, vaccinate children ages 5 to 11

It didn't take long for Kelli Hawkins to decide whether or not to vaccinate her 9-year old son. The public information officer for the Spokane Regional Health District recently asked her pediatrician a few questions about the vaccine before scheduling an appointment. "You have to inquire," Hawkins said. 
A&E >  Entertainment

Green room at Spokane Comedy Club is the place to be

Going green means something very different for comics who perform at Spokane Comedy Club. "I look forward to the green room every time I play Spokane," comic Clint Coley said. "It's a comic's dream." For the uninitiated, the green room is an area where performers relax before hitting the stage.
A&E >  Entertainment

Rival Sons returns to play ‘Pressure & Time’ in its entirety

Visions of a tornado landing and potentially devastating everything in its path are the images that run through Rival Sons guitarist Scott Holiday's mind when Spokane is mentioned. When Rival Sons was touring behind "Pressure & Time" a decade ago, Rival Sons was performing on a bill headlined by Joan Jett.
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Dad Daze: Films to experience with your children

I would rather watch an old film that's good than a new film that's bad is what I often say to my children when we discuss what movie we would like to stream. Unlike my childhood when the options were extremely limited, parents and children have a treasure trove of flicks at their fingertips today.
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Is Spokane ready for Trailer Trash Tammy?

When Chelcie Lynn started posting videos on Vine as Trailer Trash Tammy nine years ago, the irreverent humorist never thought anything would come of it. "I had no expectations," Lynn said while calling from Portland. "Who knew that I would get an audience from what I posted?"
A&E >  Stage

Suzanne Ostersmith makes a difference with dance

Forget the myriad mother-in-law jokes when it comes to Suzanne Ostersmith and Christi Smith. They are a walking mutual admiration society. The latter nominated the former for Women of the Year and wasn’t taken aback when Browne's Addition's Ostersmith was selected for the recognition.
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Hell’s Belles is keeping AC/DC’s music alive

Adrian Connor has much in common with AC/DC icon Angus Young. Like the Australian guitar hero, Conner is a short axe wizard who is the lone original member of a band playing AC/DC material. The always-animated Connor is the leader of Hell's Belles.
A&E >  Entertainment

Spilt Milk to preview new songs at Lucky You Lounge

Spilt Milk is graduating from local band status to hitting the road for festivals and more. The Mead-based band, which will make its debut as a Lucky You Lounge headliner Friday, will preview tracks from its forthcoming album, which will drop in 2022.
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Dad Daze: Why children need mental health days off from school

Why would energetic kids, of all people, need a hiatus from class? Well, it's appropriate that John Hughes' native state, Illinois, where all his teen films were shot, is allowing students as many as five mental health days off from school per year starting in January.
A&E >  Entertainment

Comic Shuler King is making his Spokane debut

"I'll figure it out when I get there, but I'll go on about everything from the pandemic to politics to the government to love to relationships to whatever," King said. "I like to talk about things people don't think are funny and make them funny."