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A&E >  Books

Review: Just the facts in ‘The Lifespan of a Fact’ at Civic Theatre?

UPDATED: Thu., May 19, 2022

Based on a true story, the play follows Jim Fingal (Nicholas Griep), a recent graduate who has just landed an internship fact-checking articles for “one of the best magazines in the country.” On day one, his editor, Emily Penrose (Deborah Marlowe), hands him a potentially groundbreaking article.

A&E >  Food

‘It’s been a nice little homecoming’: Steelhead Bar & Grille reopens downtown after two years

UPDATED: Tue., May 17, 2022

Reopened again after two long years, Steelhead Bar & Grille owners Liz and Curtis Nelson and Todd Phelps are happy to be serving customers again. “COVID was hard on so many businesses,” Liz Nelson said. Deciding to close a restaurant is no light task, she said, but, in this case, they knew that they had to.

A&E >  Books

Local author Tim Connor’s ‘Beautiful Wounds’ interweaves personal and historical narrative

Sat., May 14, 2022

Primarily a legal- and science-focused journalist for the majority of his life, local author, journalist and photographer Tim Connor has spent his career telling other people’s stories. But a few years back, during a period of profound grief and personal rediscovery, Connor finally took the time to write his own story.

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News >  Military

‘We’re your Air Force’: Thunderbirds celebrate 69 years representing the branch with a peek inside their signature wild rides

UPDATED: Thu., May 12, 2022

Sure, fireworks are all well and good. But when it comes to airborne entertainment, there’s nothing quite like watching the Thunderbirds.

A&E >  Entertainment

Arts Wrap: Spokane to premiere ‘All Sorts’ at Magic Lantern, plus National Geographic and Spokane Valley Summer Theatre

UPDATED: Thu., May 12, 2022

Tickets are on sale now for the Spokane red carpet premiere of Washingtonian filmmaker J. Rick Castañeda’s “All Sorts” at the Magic Lantern Theatre on May 20 at 7 p.m. Daily showings continue through the following Thursday, and tickets are on sale now.

A&E >  Entertainment

Spokane Jazz Orchestra features Keleren Millham: I had ‘lost my life’

UPDATED: Thu., May 12, 2022

Returning to the stage after two years of canceled gigs and an ongoing battle with shingles that nearly ended her career, Keleren Millham will join the Spokane Jazz Orchestra for an evening of song celebrating life, rebirth and the Great American Songbook. The concert is at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Bing Crosby Theater.

A&E >  Entertainment

What’s Worth Watching: ‘Operation Mincemeat,’ ‘Hacks,’ ‘The Essex Serpent’ and ‘Time Traveler’s Wife’

UPDATED: Thu., May 12, 2022

Based on a true story, “Operation Mincemeat” (2021) follows the eponymous British military operation aimed at disguising the Allied invasion of Sicily. Starring Colin Firth, Matthew MacFadyen, Kelly MacDonald, Penelope Wilton and Simon Russell Beale, among others.

A&E >  Art

10 under $10 for May 13-20 – ‘Blade Runner,’ ‘Blue Doors and Dragons,’ Space Monkey Mafia and Family Spring Market

UPDATED: Thu., May 12, 2022

“Blade Runner” – 7:10 p.m. Tuesday, Garland Theater, 924 W. Garland Ave. A blade runner must pursue and terminate four replicants who stole a ship in space and have returned to Earth to find their creator. 117 minutes. Rated R. For more information, visit garlandtheater.com or call (509) 327-1050.

A&E >  Entertainment

10 under $10 for May 6-13 – Vytal Movement Dance, Leslie Lambert, Dry Fly and Master Gardeners

UPDATED: Thu., May 5, 2022

Home With Vytal Movement Dance – 5 p.m. Friday, Vytal Movement Dance, Symon's Bloc, 7 S. Howard St., Suite 200. Vytal Movement Dance Co. will host an opening reception and dance performance at its new downtown studio. Performances will include “Working Title: Duck, Duck, Goose” and “The Space Between.”

A&E >  Art

Arts Wrap: Spokane Symphony’s ‘Out & About Concerts,’ Best of Broadway, Baroque Quartet, Eileen Garvin and 20th Street Music Week

UPDATED: Thu., May 5, 2022

The Spokane Symphony will begin offering free “Out & About Concerts” this month. The new series of small ensemble concerts – held in a variety of locations around town including cafes, restaurants and community centers – will provide the public with opportunities to hear classical music in a casual environment.

A&E >  Entertainment

Spokane Symphony’s ‘Star Wars: A New Hope’ finally enters a galaxy near you

UPDATED: Thu., May 5, 2022

After two years of postponements, “Star Wars: A New Hope in Concert” is bringing “the force” back to Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox. Resident conductor Morihiko Nakahara will lead the Spokane Symphony through John Williams’s iconic score as the film plays on screen above the orchestra.

A&E >  Entertainment

What’s Worth Watching: ‘Staircase,’ ‘Pentaverate,’ ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ and ‘Wild Babies’

UPDATED: Thu., May 5, 2022

Based on the 13-part docuseries of the same name, “The Staircase” (2022) stars Colin Firth as novelist Michael Peterson. In 2003, Peterson was sentenced to life in prison for the alleged murder of his wife Kathleen (Toni Collette). Peterson claims to this day that he found his wife at the bottom of a staircase.

A&E >  Entertainment

‘Lifespan of a Fact’ pits truth and fiction at Spokane Civic Theatre

UPDATED: Fri., May 6, 2022

How do you tell the truth? Are cold hard facts enough to get the whole story across? Spokane Civic Theatre’s production of “The Lifespan of a Fact,” a one-act play by Jeremy Kareken, David Murrell and Gordon Farrell, opens in the Firth J. Chew Studio Theatre on Friday at 7:30 p.m.

A&E >  Food

Mother’s Day destinations: Local favorites for the special weekend include Clinkerdagger, Luna and Italia Trattoria

Tue., May 3, 2022

The scramble for Mother’s Day reservations is already well underway, but with a few hours remaining (realistically), here are a few options worth trying for the procrastinators among us. Keeping with the theme of outdoor gatherings that we’ve been cultivating over the last few years, try booking a local picnic service.

A&E >  Music

Local performance artist Madeline McNeill explores self-healing through song

UPDATED: Sat., April 30, 2022

From premed to philosophy, local performance artist and classically trained opera singer Madeline McNeill has devoted herself to understanding the dichotomy of body and soul. McNeill began her undergraduate years in premed studies but quickly grew disillusioned.

A&E >  Entertainment

What’s Worth Watching: ‘Barry,’ ‘Ozark,’ ‘Roar,’ ‘10 Percent’ and ‘Ziwe’

UPDATED: Thu., April 28, 2022

The dark HBO dramedy "Barry"  (2019) returns after almost three years on hiatus. A successful hitman moves to Los Angeles to pursue his dream of acting. But, leaving his old world behind isn’t so easy. Starring Bill Hader, Stephen Root and Henry Winkler, “Barry” is available on HBO Max.

A&E >  Books

10 under $10 for April 29-May 5 – Jackson Lundy, Blood on Bloomsday and ‘Pride and Prejudice’

UPDATED: Thu., April 28, 2022

1 Jackson Lundy – 2 p.m. Saturday, Wishing Tree Books, 1410 E. 11th Ave. L.A.-based singer-songwriter and guitarist Jackson Lundy will perform and read from his debut novel “Stella, My Dear” at Wishing Tree Books on Independent Bookstore Day. This event is free and family-friendly. 

A&E >  Art

Arts Wrap: L.R. Montgomery’s ‘The River As Muse’ with Spokane Riverkeepers, ‘Rising Stars,’ ‘Celebrate Making Do’

UPDATED: Thu., April 28, 2022

The Spokane Riverkeepers have partnered with Northwest artist L.R. Montgomery in celebrating his latest exhibition, “The River As Muse.” The exhibition, a collection of oil landscape paintings, expresses Montgomery’s “lifetime of affection” for the river.

A&E >  Entertainment

‘It’s been nice to have a partner in crime’: How the Spokane Symphony’s new music director fellowship paired an enterprising young Mancunian with James Lowe

UPDATED: Thu., April 28, 2022

You can study conducting in university courses and take master classes just about anywhere there’s an orchestra. But no one teaches you how to be a music director. In fact, Spokane Symphony music director James Lowe explained, most of the time you just have to learn on the job.

A&E >  Entertainment

Spokane Symphony remembers two instrumental leaders – flutists Gale Coffee, 83, and Bruce Bodden, 57

UPDATED: Sun., April 24, 2022

Over the past few months, Spokane has lost two leaders in the flute-playing community: Gale Coffee, 83, and Bruce Bodden, 57. Bodden won the role of principal flute with the Spokane Symphony in 1990 and held the role until January, when symptoms related to his 2018 cancer diagnosis prompted him to step back.

A&E >  Entertainment

Returning in full force: Spokane Symphony launches season 77 with 9 Masterworks, 5 Pops and special events

UPDATED: Thu., April 21, 2022

As the Spokane Symphony prepares to close out its 76th season, music director James Lowe is already looking forward to the next. “Pulling together a season program is like the most complicated kind of 3D chess you can imagine,” Lowe said. There will be nine Masterworks, five Pops Series concerts and special events.

A&E >  Entertainment

What’s Worth Watching: ‘Anatomy of a Scandal,’ ‘Flight Attendant,’ ‘Very British Scandal’ and ‘Vikings: Valhalla’

UPDATED: Thu., April 21, 2022

In "Anatomy of a Scandal" (2022), popular Tory minister James Whitehouse (Rupert Friend) faces scrutiny when evidence of an affair with an employee comes to light. Whitehouse, an otherwise upstanding minister with a loving wife and family, says the affair was short-lived and consensual.

A&E >  Entertainment

10 under $10 for April 22-29 – Blake Braley, ‘First Time Home,’ Safari and ‘Pride and Prejudice’

UPDATED: Thu., April 21, 2022

Safari – 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland Ave. Blue Door Theatre’s approach to “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” Rated for mature audiences. Reservations are recommended. For more information, visit bluedoortheatre.com and call (509) 747-7045. Admission: $8

A&E >  Entertainment

Arts Wrap: Whitworth welcomes new Scholar-in-Residence for Diversity Monologues

UPDATED: Thu., April 21, 2022

Whitworth University will welcome performance poet and film producer Natasha T. Miller as its latest scholar-in-residence for the seventh annual Diversity Monologues, a program that showcases the diverse stories of Whitworth students. Miller will emcee the event at 7 p.m. Thursday in Cowles Auditorium.

A&E >  Food

Versatile vegan green goddess salad is simple to make

Tue., April 19, 2022

I wouldn’t say I’m the biggest fan of salads, although I’m very much a Caesar and arugula salad kind of gal. But this vegan green goddess salad recipe from @bakedbymelissa is viral for a reason. And, luckily, if you have a blender handy, it’s also pretty easy to make.