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music
American Piano Duo
Guest recital with Del Parkinson and Jeffrey Schumway. Today. 8 p.m., Lionel Hampton School of Music, University of Idaho, Moscow. $5/adults, $3/children and seniors. (208) 885-7212.
Jimmie Vaughan
All-ages concert. Today. 7:30 p.m., Big Easy Concert House. $19.50, through TicketsWest, 325-SEAT.
Sidhe
Playing a rich blend of classically inclined new age folk and world pop. Today. 7 p.m., Create, 900 W. Fourth St., Newport. $5. 447-9277.
Spokane Symphony – Russian Masters
Classics with conductor Eckart Preu and pianist Horacio Gutierrez. Today. 8 p.m., Spokane Opera House. $15-34. 624-1200 or through TicketsWest, 325-SEAT.
American Piano Duo (Whitworth)
Saturday. 8 p.m., Whitworth College, Music Recital Hall. Free. 777-3280.
Cool Waters Band
Group from Davenport plays gospel, ‘50s
rock ‘n’ roll and country music. Saturday. 7:30 p.m., Auntie’s Bookstore, 402 W. Main. Free. 838-0206.
Weird Al Yankovic
All-ages craziness from the musician and parodist. Sunday. 7 p.m., Big Easy Concert House. $30.50-40.50, through TicketsWest, 325-SEAT.
Faculty Recital
Benefit presented by WSU School of Music and Theatre Arts to raise money for a new piano at the St. Boniface Church in Uniontown, the first consecrated Catholic church in the state of Washington. Sunday. 6 p.m., Uniontown. $15. 335-8702.
The Riverside Trio
Violinist Shelly Potter, violist Catherine Shipley and cellist Roberta Botteli. Sunday. 8 p.m., Whitworth College, Music Recital Hall.
Donations accepted. 777-3280.
Principal Horn Recital
By Jennifer Scriggins, a member of the Spokane Symphony and a French horn instructor at Whitworth. Monday. 7:30 p.m., Whitworth College, Music Recital Hall. Free. 777-3280.
Rainier Winds
Auditorium Chamber Music Series. Tuesday.
8 p.m., University Auditorium, University of Idaho, Moscow. $18/adults, $14/seniors, $8/youth. (208) 885-7212.
Michael Card
Card established an audience with one of the most unique programs in Christian radio. Tuesday. 7 p.m., Faith Bible Church, 600 W. Cora. $13.50-17.50. 326-9455 or through TicketsWest, 325-SEAT.
Civilized Animal
Free back-to-school outdoor concert. Wednesday. 11:30 a.m., Spokane Community College Lair. 533-7081.
Mike Watt
Belt of Vapor opens the show. Wednesday.
9:30 p.m., The B-Side, 230 W. Riverside Ave. $6. 624-7638.
George Winston
Grammy Award-winning solo pianist. Thursday: 7:30 p.m., The Met, 901 W. Sprague. $30/$36, through TicketsWest, 325-SEAT. Sept. 24: 8 p.m., Panida Theater, Sandpoint. $20/general, $8/students. (208) 263-9191.
Tish Hinojosa
Bilingual singer-songwriter. Free event hosted by Gonzaga Diversity Office and the student club
La Raza Latina. Thursday. 7:30 p.m., Gonzaga University, Cataldo Hall. 323-6123.
UI Faculty Recital
Flutist Merrie Siegel and pianists Jay Mauchley and Catherine Schulhauser. Thursday. 8 p.m., Lionel Hampton School of Music,
University of Idaho, Moscow. $5/adults, $3/children and seniors. (208) 885- 7212.
3rd Annual Fiddle Contest
Fiddlers from across the country. Sept. 24-26. 8 a.m.-9 p.m., Coeur d’Alene Casino, Worley. Free. (800) 523-2464.
Colgate Country Showdown
With The South Austin Jug Band. Sept. 24. 6 and 8 p.m. Coeur d’Alene Casino, Worley. $10.
(800) 523-2464, ext. 7328.
Opera in the Plaza
Kick-off for the Art from the Heart festival presented by Opera Plus. Free one-hour concert sponsored by Dean and Kolts, Attorneys, and the Plaza shops. Sept. 24. 6-7 p.m., Coeur d’Alene Plaza Shops Courtyard. (208) 664-2827.
dance
Ballroom Dancing at CenterStage
Doors open at 5 p.m., dancing demonstrations 6-6:45 p.m. and 7:15-8 p.m., and open dancing until 9:30 p.m. Instructors from Simply Dance and The Dancing Place. Appetizers included. Sunday. CenterStage, 1017 W. First. $35. 747-8243.
festivals/fairs
Spokane County Interstate Fair
Gates open at 8:30 a.m. Saturday is X-Treme Sports Day, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Spokane County Fair and Expo Center. $6/adults, $4/ages 12-17 and seniors, $2/ages 6-11, free/younger than 6, $30/family pack, $45/10 admissions (same person), through TicketsWest, 325-SEAT.
34th Annual Deutschesfest
Authentic German food, block-long indoor Biergarten with live music, 3-on-3 basketball, fun run, Saturday morning parade, flea market, bake sale, arts and crafts. Today-Sunday. Odessa. 982-0049.
disAbility Fest 2004
Celebration of independent living co-sponsored by Spokane Parks and Recreation. Today: 4-7 p.m., art gallery. Saturday: 10 a.m.-3 p.m., fest event. Sports USA Complex, 19619 E. Cataldo. Free. 533-8881.
Adams County Fair
Othello rodeo today and Saturday, fair parade on Saturday at 10 a.m. Entertainment daily, cow milking contest, kids tractor pull, Jr. livestock sale at noon on Saturday; Davis Shows Carnival daily. Othello. Rodeo/fair: $12/adults, $10/ages 6-12, free/younger than 6. (866) 232-6726.
Apple Festival
Apples, fresh-pressed cider, produce, live music, food, craft booths, antiques, farm mazes and animals. Saturday and Sunday. Green Bluff.
Greek Dinner Festival 2004
Pastries available daily from noon, dinner served from 4:30-8 p.m., dine-in or carry-out. Presented by Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church. Thursday – Sept. 25. 1703 N. Washington. Dinner: $12/adults, $6/younger than 12. 328-9310.
Prosser Craft Festival and Street Fair
Vendors, mechanical rides, pony rides, clown face painting and more. Sept. 24 - 25. Prosser. 786-3177.
shows/expos
Northwest Alpaca Showcase
Largest Pacific Northwest Alpaca event with more than 100 breeders showing more than 350 alpacas. Saturday: 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunday:
9 a.m.-3 p.m. Red Lion Templin’s Resort, Post Falls. (800) 283-6754.
Ride the West All Breed Horse & Trade Expo
Sept. 24: 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Sept. 25: 9 a.m.-9 p.m. and Sept. 26: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Spokane County Fair and Expo Center. $8/advance, $10/gate, $4/students and seniors, free/ages 9 and younger. 466-9639.
Apple Harvest Stamp Show
Presented by the Inland Empire Philatelic Society, with multiple dealers, along with the United Nations Postal Office and the USPS on-site stamp seller for U.S. stamps. Sept. 24-25: 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sept. 26: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Red Lion at the Park, 303 W. North Drive. Free. 443-8147.
things to do
An Intro to Latin Culture
With benefit-themed dinners, Hispanic art, crafts, music and guest speakers from Spokane’s Hispanic community. Themes: Mexico today and South America on Sept. 24. All proceeds benefit El Centro de Spokane. 6-8 p.m., East Central Community Center, 500 S. Stone. $10. 455-6706.
Cougar First Down Friday
Celebrating WSU’s first home football game against University of Idaho. Food fair, street dance, concert and more. Today. 6-9 p.m., Main Street, downtown Pullman. Free.
Read for Trees
Urban forester Jim Flott will speak about the importance of trees, and then everyone will plant a seedling. Today. 4 p.m., Hillyard Library, 4005 N. Cook. 447-5307.
Spokane MarketPlace
Farmers’ market and artisan village. Tea leaves reading by Lorna Dawn Wisemore on Saturday at 2 p.m. Wednesdays: 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Fridays-Saturdays: 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. 809 N. Washington. 218-5467.
Campbell House
Experience the story of the home’s original owners with an interactive program that will take you back to Spokane’s Age of Elegance. Saturdays and Sundays. 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture, 2316 W. First. $7/adults, $5/seniors and students, free/age 5 and younger and museum members. 456-3931.
Cougar Family Fun
Providing plenty of pre-game entertainment with food vendors, kids’ activities, memorabilia, Cougar Marching Band concerts and pep rallies. Saturday. 4 p.m., Mooberry Track, Pullman. Free.
SpokAnimal 10th Annual Auction
To provide new kennels for the animals. Saturday. 5 p.m., Northern Quest Casino,
Airway Heights. $25/person, $160/table of eight. 534-8133.
El Salvadoran Luncheon and Tools Auction
Proceeds to support nine United Methodist Volunteers on mission traveling to El Salvador in October to build homes for earthquake victims. Sunday. 12:30 p.m., Covenant United Methodist Church, 14414 N. Gleneden Drive. 466-1768.
Pancake Breakfast
Scrambled eggs, sausage, juice, coffee and all the pancakes you can eat. Sunday. Sons of Norway Lodge, 6710 N. Country Homes Blvd. $3.50/adults, $2/ages 12 and younger. 326-9211.
PRCA Championship Rodeo Series
Saddle and Buckle series, bareback, saddle bronc, bull riding, tie down roping, steer wrestling, team roping, barrel racing. Sept. 24-26. Coeur d’Alene Casino, Worley. $10/general, free/ages 6 and younger, through TicketsWest, (800) 325-SEAT.
farmers’ markets
Boundary County Farmers’ Market
Saturdays, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Highway 95 at Kootenai in the Visitor’s Center parking lot, Bonners Ferry. (208) 267-7698.
Cheney Farmers’ Market
Fridays, 2-6 p.m. First and College, Cheney.
Chewelah Farmers’ Market
Saturdays, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Area growers offering vegetables, herbs, berries, flowers, fruits, as well as baked goods and preserves. 1/2 block east of Highway 395 on Webster Street, Chewelah. 935-4938.
Colville Farmers’ Market
Wednesdays, noon-6 p.m. Highway 20 and Highway 395 intersection, Colville.
Farmers’ Market at Sandpoint
Saturdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., and Wednesdays, 3-5:30 p.m. Farmin Park, Sandpoint. (208) 263-2844.
Hope Farmers’ Market
Fridays, 3-6 p.m. Hope Memorial Community Center, Highway 200 and Centennial, Hope. (208) 264-5481.
Kootenai County Farmers’ Market
Everything locally grown and crafted. Saturdays, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., and Wednesdays, 4 p.m.-6 p.m. Entertainment by Ruby Devine on Saturday. Highway 95 and Prairie Avenue, Coeur d’Alene. (208) 772-2290.
Liberty Lake Farmers’ Market
Crafts, fruits and vegetables. Saturdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Liberty Square Building east parking lot, 1421 N. Meadowwood Lane. 343-6000.
Moran Prairie Farmers’ Market
Sundays, 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Regal and Thurston. 343-6000.
Moscow Farmers’ Market
Saturdays, 8 a.m.-noon. Friendship Square, Moscow. (208) 883-7036.
Newport Earth Market
Homegrown and handmade items for sale. Saturdays. 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Centennial Plaza, Newport.
Northeast Washington Farmers’ Market
Saturdays, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Astor at Main Street, Colville.
Pend Oreille Valley Earth Market
Saturdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Centennial Plaza, Highway 2 and Fourth Street at Washington Avenue, Newport.
Spokane Farmers’ Market
Saturdays and Wednesdays, 8 a.m.-1 p.m.
Second Avenue, between Division and Browne. 487-6432.
Tekoa Farmers’ Market
Sundays, 12:30-4:30 p.m. Entertainment by
The Salmon River Outlaws playing country and bluegrass music. 312 N. Crosby, Tekoa. 284-5173.
film
Outdoor Film Festival
Featuring pieces from the Mountain Film Festival in Telluride, Colo. Presented by NIC’s Student Events and Outdoor Pursuits. Event free with a canned food donation. Bring blankets and lawn chairs. Live music by Ashbury Park at 6 p.m., film starts at dark. Today. North Idaho College, Fort Sherman Park, behind Edminster Student Union Building, Coeur d’Alene. (208) 769-7809.
“The Corporation”
Sundance documentary award winner presented by Concerned Citizens for a Better Country. The film raises an interesting question – if a giant corporation legally has the same rights as a human being, should it have the same responsibilities? Today. 7:30 p.m., Panida Theater, Sandpoint. Free. (208) 255-7801.
“Control Room”
Monday-Wednesday and Sept. 24. 3, 5:30 and
8 p.m., The Met, 901 W. Sprague. $9/adults, $8/seniors, military and students, through TicketsWest, 325-SEAT.
lecture/seminar
Mid-20th Century Architecture Around Spokane
By historian Michael Houser. Today: noon-1:30 p.m. at Spokane Main Library, 906 W. Main. Saturday: 1-4 p.m., a tour of modern resources of Spokane’s South Hill. Both activities are free. (360) 586-3076.
Lorna Owens
International speaker and life strategist speaking on how success can be taught. She will speak at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m., and teach her workshop, “Reinventing Yourself to Greatness” from
1-4 p.m. Sunday. Unity of Spokane, 2900 S. Bernard. $25. 838-6518.
Why Married Priests?
Public forum with guest speaker Patrick McCormick, associate professor of religious studies at Gonzaga University. Wednesday.
7 p.m., Sacred Heart Medical Center, Providence Auditorium. Free. 624-9869.
literary/poetry
Authors Kathleen O’Neal and W. Michael Gear
Book signing of their latest novel, “People of the Raven,” which uses the controversial case surrounding the remains of Kennewick Man as a basis. Today. 7:30 p.m., Auntie’s Bookstore,
402 W. Main. 838-0206.
Book signing with Jim Walden
Walden will sign copies of “Jim Walden’s Tales from the Washington State Cougars Sideline.” Walden coached Cougar football in the 1981 Holiday Bowl. Today. 7 p.m., Barnes & Noble,
15310 E. Indiana. 922-4104.
Author Florence Boutwell
Signing by Spokane Valley author of her latest volume of Spokane Valley history, “The Naval Supply Depot at Velox.” Saturday. 12:30-2 p.m., Auntie’s Bookstore, 402 W. Main. 838-0206.
Author Suzanne Alexander
Spokane author and editor of nonfiction history books will sign “Somebody’s Darling,” a collection of eyewitness accounts of the Civil War. Saturday. 1-3 p.m., Borders Books & Music, 9980 N. Newport Highway. 466-2231.
Authors Devin Barber and Dr. Sherry Gardner
Medical Lake science fiction writer Barber’s novel is “The Ship,” and Gardner is the author of “Hustin’s Justice” and “Evidence of Truth.” Tuesday. 7:30 p.m., Auntie’s Bookstore,
402 W. Main. 838-0206.
Authors Kathleen and Mitch Finley
Kathleen’s two new books are “The Liturgy of Motherhood: Moments of Grace” and “Welcome! Prayers for New and Pregnant Parents,” and Mitch’s new book is “Whispers of God’s Love: Touching the Lives of Loved Ones After Death.” Wednesday. 7:30 p.m., Auntie’s Bookstore,
402 W. Main. 838-0206.
Author Cathal Liam
Liam will read from “Consumed in Freedom’s Flame: A Novel of Ireland’s Struggle for Freedom 1916-21” and “Forever Green: Ireland Now and Again.” Sept. 24. 7:30 p.m., Auntie’s Bookstore,
402 W. Main. 838-0206.
children/family
Back to School Books & Crafts
Books and crafts for school-aged children. Saturday. 11 a.m., Downtown Library, 906 W. Main, third floor storytime room. 444-5345.
“Harvey”
Comedy about a man who brings his invisible, 6-foot tall rabbit to a party. Presented by Lake City Playhouse. Today - Sunday and Sept. 23-25. Fridays and Saturdays: 8 p.m., Sundays: 2 p.m., Thursdays: 7 p.m. 13th and Garden, Coeur d’Alene. Fridays-Sundays: $14/adults, $12/seniors, $8/youth; Thursdays: $10/adults, $5/seniors and youth. (208) 667-1323.
Silverwood Theme Park
Admission to the park includes all rides, attractions and shows. More than 60 rides and attractions, Northwest’s biggest theme park. Saturdays and Sundays, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. 15 minutes north of Coeur d’Alene on Highway 395. $29.99/general, $18.99/ages 3-7 and seniors, $3/parking. (208) 683-3400.
Storytime
The story is “If You Give a Pig a Pancake” by Laura Numeroff. The Pancake Pig will visit and be available for pictures. Saturday. 11 a.m., Barnes & Noble, 15310 E. Indiana. 922-4104.
Kids Bike Race Series
Children ages 2-12 can participate in biking competitions on kid-friendly courses; learn safety tips and how to do routine bike maintenance, learn healthy lifestyle habits from the professionals and enjoy YMCA’s family games competition. Pre-registration is highly recommended. All youth participants must have guardian release forms signed on site; approved helmets are required. Sunday: 1 p.m. at High Bridge Park, 2400 W. Fifth. Sponsored by Group Health, REI and YMCA. (800) 992-2279.
Sacajawea: An Interpretation
In the spirit of Lewis and Clark, Sara Edlin-Marlowe presents an interpretation of Sacajawea. Monday: 6:30 p.m., Deer Park Library, Tuesday: 4 p.m., Otis Orchards Library; Wednesday: 7 p.m., Spokane Valley Library. 924-4122, ext. 214.
Free Ice Cream Cone
Local Dairy Queens will be holding their second annual free cone day to benefit the Children’s Miracle Network, and celebrating the last day of summer. Tuesday at participating locations. Free.
Paws for Reading
Do you have a child who is a reluctant reader? Drop by and have your child spend time reading stories to Kaile the reading dog. Kaile is a gentle non-judgmental listener. Wednesday. 4:30 p.m., East Side Library, 524 S. Stone. 444-5375.