Green, Blues Fest July 15

Sun., June 25, 2006

Rainey Coffin The Spokesman-Review

On July 15, the third annual Green and Blues Fest will take place at Bluz at the Bend, 2721 N. Market St. Enjoy jazz from The Fat Tones, Anita Royce with Hot Flash, Papa Glenn and the Border Run Blues Band and many others.

The Blues Fest benefits the Selkirk Conservation Alliance, The Lands Council, Kootenai Environmental Alliance, KYRS Radio and the SHAWL Society.

Tickets may be purchased at Tinman Art Gallery and Auntie’s Bookstore, or Misty Mountain Furniture in Sandpoint. Tickets are $8 in advance or $10 at the door, and there’s music from 5 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. For more information call Barbara Williams at (509) 951-3541 or Kitty Klitzke at (509) 838-4912.

Hannah’s benefit series

Hannah’s Garden Benefit Series continues on July 4 with “Sing, Sing, Sing, USO … America!”

The evening begins with cocktails at 6 p.m. and continues with dinner and the show at 7:15.

The menu is an all-American barbecue with pot roast. The event benefits Catholic Charities.

On July 25, Delaney’s Musicafe will offer “Give My Regards to Broadway.” The featured meal will be “Puttin’ on the Ritz Buffet,” and it will benefit St. Margaret’s Shelter.

The Aug. 15 performance will be “Come to the Cabaret” and feature Mark Cotter and Abbey Crawford. Dinner is a Parisian buffet, and the show benefits the Boys and Girls Club of Spokane.

“Scenes from a Hat” is the final show, Sept. 12. The performance will include surprises from musicals, along with a “Bountiful Broadway” buffet. The show will benefit the Shriners Hospital.

Tickets for individual shows are $45. Delaney’s Musicafe is at Hannah’s Garden Inn, 820 W. Seventh Ave. For more information, call 747-6235.

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