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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

Stage listings

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Music

Brooks & Dunn - Country duo’s “Last Rodeo Tour,” with opening acts Jason Aldean and Tyler Dickerson. Friday, 7:30 p.m., Spokane Arena, 720 W. Mallon Ave. $65.75/$49.75. (800) 325-SEAT

Spokane Symphony - “Entangled in Passion,” works by Wagner, Strauss, Franck and Rachmaninoff, in honor of longtime local piano teacher Margie May Ott. Saturday, 8 p.m. (pre-concert piano recital 6:30 p.m.) and Sunday, 3 p.m. (pre-concert talk 2 p.m.), Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox, 1001 W. Sprague Ave. $22-$44. (509) 624-1200

Coeur d’Alene Symphony - “Spring Fantasy,” works by Mozart, Barber and Brahms. Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Schuler Performing Arts Center, North Idaho College, 1000 W. Garden Ave., Coeur d’Alene. $20/adults, $15/seniors 65 and older, $8/students 18 and younger. (208) 765-3833

Spring String Thing - Workshops in bluegrass instruments, vocals, dance and jamming for beginning and intermediate musicians, sponsored by the Inland Northwest Bluegrass Association. Bring your instrument and a potluck dish to share. Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Colbert Presbyterian Church, 4211 E. Colbert Road, Colbert. $30. (509) 292-8443

Al Jarreau - Seven-time Grammy-winning jazz/pop/R&B vocalist. Saturday, 8:30 p.m., Northern Quest Casino, 100 N. Hayford Road, Airway Heights. $40/$50. (509) 481-6700, (800) 325-SEAT

Whitworth Women’s Chorus - Sunday, 3 p.m., St. Augustine Parish, 428 W. 19th Ave. Free. (509) 777-3280

The Four Tops and the Temptations - Motown sounds from current incarnations of the legendary vocal groups. Sunday, 7:30 p.m., Northern Quest Casino, 100 N. Hayford Road, Airway Heights. $50-$60. (800) 325-SEAT

Bruce Cockburn - Longtime Canadian singer-songwriter. Sunday, 8 p.m., Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague Ave. $33/advance, $38/day of show. (509) 838-7870

Tuesday Night Music Series - Daniel Mark Faller (country/Americana), Tuesday, 5-7 p.m., Moscow Food Co-op, 121 E. Fifth St, Moscow, Idaho. Free. (208) 882-8537

Spokane Accordion Ensemble - “Movie Themes,” songs from “Phantom of the Opera,” “West Side Story,” “Titanic,” “Star Wars,” “The Pink Panther” and more, with Spokane Symphony percussionist Rick Westrick. Tuesday, 7 p.m., Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague Ave. $10/donation.

Arlo Guthrie: The Guthrie Family Rides Again - Three generations of Guthries perform Arlo standards and newly written songs featuring unpublished Woody Guthrie lyrics. Tuesday, 7:30 p.m., Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox, 1001 W. Sprague Ave. $25-$40 ($100/meet and greet). (509) 624-1200

University Chorus Vandaleers - Tuesday, 7:30 p.m., University of Idaho, University Auditorium, 851 Campus Drive, Moscow, Idaho. $5/adults, $3/seniors and students. (208) 885-6231

Spokane Opera - Celebrating Cinco de Mayo with steel drum music by Ian Dobson’s Pan Leggo, dancing, hors d’oeuvres and no-host bar. Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Lincoln Center, 1316 N. Lincoln St. $20/adults, $17/seniors, $10/college students w/ID (must be 18 or older). (509) 533-1150

Dance

“Salsa Magic” - Salsa dance party, concluding North Idaho College’s Experience the World Week. Today, 8 p.m., Edminster Student Union Building Activities Center, NIC, Coeur d’Alene. Free. (208) 769-5970

“Just a Dance” - With the 18-piece Swing Street Band and vocalist Karen Nielsen, playing music of the ’40s and ’50s with swing and fox trot starter lessons. No-host bar. Saturday, 7-10 p.m., Ponderay Event Center (next to Sandpoint Furniture), Sandpoint. $10. For ages 16 and older; ages 16-21 must be accompanied by an adult. (208) 699-0421

Comedy

Pow Wow Comedy Special - With Marc Yaffee, Lux Deveraux and Vaughn Eaglebear. Today, 8 p.m., Uncle D’s Comedy Underground, Bluz at the Bend, 2721 N. Market St. $12. (509) 483-7300

Poets Up! - Blue Door Players will improvise a show based on poems made up on the spot. All ages welcome. Friday, 8 p.m., Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland Ave. $9/adults, $7/children, seniors and students with ID. (509) 747-7045

Nick Theisen and Ken McComb - Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m., Uncle D’s Comedy Underground, Bluz at the Bend, 2721 N. Market St. $10. (509) 483-7300

Blacklisted: Jazz and Comedy on the Edge - Jazz performances and stand-up comedy. Friday, 9 p.m., Lion’s Lair, 205 W. Riverside Ave. $5; for age 21 and older. (509) 456-5678

Safari Saturday - Fast-paced short-form improv. Some material may not be suitable for all ages. Saturday, 9 p.m., Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland Ave. $7. (509) 747-7045

Theater

“Eleemosynary” - Lee Blessing’s relationship drama about mother-daughter relationships between three generations in a family. Today, 7:30 p.m.; Friday, 8 p.m.; Saturday, 2 and 8 p.m. Interplayers, 174 S. Howard St. $10-$21. (509) 455-7529

“Jekyll and Hyde”- Musical based on the story by Robert Louis Stevenson. Through May 23, Thursday through Saturday, 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, 2 p.m. Lake City Playhouse, 1320 E. Garden Ave., Coeur d’Alene. $16/adults, $13/seniors and students, $10/children 12 and under. (208) 667-1323

“Lips Together, Teeth Apart” - Comedy/drama about secrets revealed between two married couples as they spend Fourth of July weekend together. Opens Friday and continues through May 23, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Spokane Civic Theatre, Firth Chew Studio Theatre, 1020 N. Howard St. (entrance off Dean Avenue). $16. (509) 325-2507, (800) 325-SEAT

“Grease” - Set in fictional Rydell High School in 1959, the story follows 10 working-class high school kids as they navigate the complexities of friendship, love, street racing and fitting in. Friday-Saturday, 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, 2 p.m. University of Idaho, Hartung Theatre, Moscow, Idaho. $11/adults, $9/seniors, $7/students. (208) 885-7212

“A Midsummer Night’s Dream”- A Seattle Shakespeare Company production. Wednesday, noon, Robinson Teaching Theatre, Weyerhaeuser Hall, and May 8, 7 p.m., Cowles Auditorium, Whitworth University. Wednesday, free; May 8, $5/adults, free/students and seniors. (509) 777-4263