Coming up

Unless otherwise noted, tickets are available

through TicketsWest (TW; 325-SEAT, 800-325-SEAT, www.ticketswest.com) or Ticketmaster (TM; 509-735-0500, www.ticketmaster.com). Prices listed do not include service charges. Tickets to Spokane Symphony performances also are available through the symphony box office, 624-1200.

December

Holiday Lights at Manito Park:

Dec. 9-18, Gaiser Conservatory, Manito Park, free.

Spokane Symphony – Classics IV:

Dec. 16, Spokane Opera House, $15-$35 TW

Handel’s “Messiah”:

Dec. 16 and 18, St. Boniface Catholic Church, $12/general, $10/seniors, $5/students, free/age 12 and younger, $15/door, 229-3654.

Warren Miller’s “Higher Ground”:

Dec. 17, Spokane Opera House, $18.50 TW

Campbell House Holidays:

Dec. 17-Jan. 1, Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture, $7/adults, $5/seniors and students, free/ages 5 and younger, 456-3931.

Kelly Clarkson:

Dec. 18, Spokane Arena,

Star Theater, $37.50 TW

Riders on the Storm:

Dec. 18, Big Easy Concert House, $39.50 TW

Gonzaga University vs. Eastern Washington University Basketball:

Dec. 19, Spokane Arena, $15-$75 TW

The Nutcracker, Alberta Ballet:

Dec. 21-23, Spokane Opera House, $14/$17/$24/$31/$35 TW

Ballet and Bubbly:

Dec. 31, The Met, $18 TW

Charlie Daniels Band & Jeff Pirrami:

Dec. 31-Jan. 1, Northern Quest Casino, $60-$200 TW

January 2006

Mamma Mia:

Jan. 3-8, Spokane Opera House, $30-$52.50 TW

Disturbed:

Jan. 6, Big Easy Concert House, $33.50 TW

Smucker’s Stars on Ice:

Jan. 6, Spokane Arena, $10-$100 TW