Things to do
Spokane
KYRS Benefit Art Auction - Music by Six Foot Swing, silent auction, free food and drinks, to benefit Thin Air Community Radio. Today, 5-9 p.m., Auntie’s Bookstore, 402 W. Main Ave. (509) 747-3807
Juni Fisher - Outdoor concert by Western/folk singer-songwriter. Today, 5:30 p.m., 20424 N. Dunn Road, one mile north off Greenbluff Road on Highway 2 at Woolard, Colbert. $22. (509) 842-2894, www.cowgirlcoop.com
Strawberry Celebration - Saturday-Sunday on Green Bluff. Visit www.greenbluffgrowers.com for map of growers.
Northwest Renaissance Festival - Entertainment including knights, peasant and gypsies, battle chess, mud beggars, music merriment and jousting. Saturdays and Sundays, 11 a.m.-7 p.m., through July 18. 6493 Highway 291, 18 miles north of Spokane, between mile markers 18 and 19, Nine Mile Falls. $9.50/adults, $6/seniors and children, free/age 5 and younger. (509) 276-7728
Splashdown - Family waterpark, open daily through Labor Day. Monday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. (until 8 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays); Sunday, noon-6 p.m. 11127 E. Mission Ave, Spokane Valley. $12.99/4 feet tall and shorter; $15.99/over 4 feet; free/ages 3 and younger with regular paid admission and seniors age 65 and older; $14/viewing pass with $7 refund. (509) 924-3079
The Singing Nuns - Luncheon concert. Tuesday, 11:30 a.m., Mount St. Michael, 8500 N. St. Michaels Road. $10. (509) 467-0986, ext. 121
Eastern Washington
Rumble in the Desert - Tribute to Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Guns N’ Roses, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Jimi Hendrix, with Chris Rogne. Food, beer and wine gardens, festival-style seating on grass. Saturday, noon-8 p.m., Grant County Fairgrounds, Airway Drive, Moses Lake. $12/advance, $20/door, free/ages 12 and younger. (800) 325-SEAT
23rd Annual Summer Party - Live music by Planetary Refugees, Murphy’s Law and Big Al, arts and crafts, barbecue, games and wine samples. Sunday, noon-10 p.m., China Bend Winery on Lake Roosevelt, 3751 Vineyard Way, Kettle Falls. $10 (free/ages 15 and younger). (509) 732-6123, (800) 700-6123
North Idaho
Bayview Daze - Street bazaar, today, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sunday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, street parade, 11 a.m.; lighted boat parade, dusk; fireworks, 10 p.m. Sunday, 25th Army Band Concert, 2 p.m., lawn of Scenic Bay Apartments on Main Street. (208) 683-1859
Coeur d’Alene Bead Stampede - Seventeenth annual event, with 15 vendors from throughout the Northwest selling beads from around the world. Today, noon-5 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Kootenai County Fairgrounds and Event Center, Building 3, 4056 N. Government Way, Coeur d’Alene. $3/good all three days. (208) 661-2911
Silverwood Theme Park and Boulder Beach Waterpark - More than 65 rides, attractions and shows. Sunday, fireworks extravaganza at dusk. Theme park: 11 a.m.-9 p.m. daily (until 10 p.m. on Fridays-Saturdays and July 4). Waterpark open daily 11 a.m.-7 p.m. 27843 N. Highway 95, 15 minutes north of Coeur d’Alene, Athol, Idaho. Daily admission $41.99/adults, $21.99/youth 3-7 and seniors 65 and older ($20.99 after 5 p.m.); two-day pass $66.99/$34.99. $4/parking. (208) 683-3400.
Pirates of the Coeur d’Alene Cruises - Pirate-themed family adventure including goodie bags, photo opportunities, live pirate crew. Presented by Lake Coeur d’Alene Cruises, departing daily from 1-2:30 p.m. and 3:30-5 p.m. through Aug. 31. 115 S. 2nd St, Coeur d’Alene. $29/adults, $19/ages 6-12, free/age 5 and younger. (208) 765-4000, ext. 21
Cruisers Battle of the Bands - Fifteen bands will compete on two stages, featuring headliner The Crowded Souls. Saturday and Sunday, 2 p.m.-2 a.m., Cruisers, 6105 W. Seltice Way, Post Falls. $10. (509) 868-4284
Knock Out Cancer Benefit Concert - Featuring Norton’s Knockouts, touring band for the late Norton Buffalo, with Charley Packard Band and Neighbor John Kelly Band. Benefit for Community Cancer Services, Bonner Community Hospice, Celebrate Life and Angels Over Sandpoint. Saturday, 6 p.m., Panida Theater, 300 N. First Ave., Sandpoint. $20/advance, $25/day of show. (208) 263-9191