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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

Stage listings

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Music

“Tea and Tunes” - Ruth and Friends perform music from The Great American Songbook. Today, 2 p.m., Coeur d’Alene Library, 702 E. Front Ave., Coeur d’Alene. Free. (208) 769-2315

UI Concert Band and Wind Ensemble - Today. 7:30 p.m., University of Idaho, University Auditorium, 851 Campus Drive, Moscow. $5/adults, $3/students and seniors. (208) 885-6231

UI Guest Recital - Karen Becker, cello, and Mauchley Duo, piano. Today, 7:30 p.m., University of Idaho, Lionel Hampton Building, Haddock Performance Hall, 1010 Blake Ave., Moscow. $5/adults, $3/students and seniors. (208) 885-6231

WSU Vocal Extravaganza - Featuring the University Singers, Concert Choir, Opera Workshop, Madrigal/Chamber Singers and VoJazz. Friday, 7 p.m., Washington State University, Bryan Hall Theatre, Pullman. $10/adults, $5/seniors and students, free/age 11 and younger. (509) 335-7209

Val’s Benefit Concert - Featuring 11-year-old pianist Val Wold in a benefit for Kootenai Humane Society. Friday, 7 p.m., Kroc Community Center, 1765 W. Golf Course Road, Coeur d’Alene. $15. (509) 534-0372, www.valwold.com

4 Troops - Four former soldiers honor American veterans and support service members through song. Friday, 7:30 p.m., Beasley Performing Arts Coliseum, Washington State University, Pullman, $24-$29, (800) 325-SEAT; and Saturday, 8 p.m. at the Kroc Center, 1765 W. Golf Course Road, Coeur d’Alene, $29, (208) 667-1865.

Spokane String Quartet - With guest pianist Armen Guzelimian in a program featuring Haydn’s Piano Trio No. 22 in A Major, Dvorak’s Piano Quartet in E-Flat Major and more. Friday, 7:30 p.m., Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox, 1001 W. Sprague Ave. $16/adults, $13/seniors, $8/students. (800) 325-SEAT

UI Brass and Percussion Day - Saturday, 9 a.m., University of Idaho, University Auditorium, 851 Campus Drive, Moscow. Free. (208) 885-5040

The Maverick Band - Country. Saturday, 1-5 p.m., Siemers Farm, 11125 E. Day-Mt. Spokane Road, Green Bluff. (509) 238-6242

Dead Man’s Pants - Spokane-based five-piece band performing American traditions from roots to rock. Saturday, 7-9:30 p.m., Tekoa Empire Theatre, 126 S. Crosby, Tekoa, Wash. $10/adults, $5/students. (509) 284-3801

Off the Leash - Rock, R&B, soul, funk, jazz, reggae and swing. Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Artisans at the Dahmen Barn, 419 N. Park Way, Uniontown, Wash. $7. (509) 229-3414

Gonzaga Symphony Orchestra - Season-opening concert featuring cellist Daniel Gaisford in a program including Verdi’s “Overture to La Forza Del Destino,” Shostakovich’s Cello Concerto No. 1 and Tchaikovsky’s “Francesca da Rimini.” Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox, 1001 W. Sprague Ave. $10/adults, $8/seniors and students. (509) 624-1200

Wylie and The Wild West, with poet Paul Zarzyski - An evening of cowboy culture with Western music and poetry. Saturday, 8 p.m., Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague Ave. $20. (800) 325-SEAT

Bret Michaels - Former Poison lead singer and “Celebrity Apprentice” winner. Saturday, 8:30 p.m., Northern Quest Casino, 100 N. Hayford Road, Airway Heights. $55-$65. (800) 325-SEAT

Metropolitan Opera District Auditions - Winning singers move on to the Northwest Regional Finals in Seattle. Sunday, 1 p.m., Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox, 1001 W. Sprague Ave. Free.

Inland Northwest Chamber Music Collective – Inaugural concert featuring works by Mozart, Rabl and Coleridge-Taylor. Sunday, 3:30 p.m., Convent of the Sisters of the Holy Names, 2911 W. Fort Wright Drive. Suggested donation $15/adults, $10/students. (509) 270-7492

Tuesday Night Music Series - Gefiltefish, klezmer and Gypsy music. Tuesday, 5-7 p.m., Moscow Food Co-op, 121 E. Fifth St, Moscow, Idaho. Free. (208) 882-8537

Fun - Up-and-coming pop/rock trio. Wednesday, 8 p.m., Whitworth University. $5. www.ournameisfun.com

Miscellaneous

Art from the Heart - Eighth annual celebration of the arts in Coeur d’Alene. Events not already listed elsewhere in this section include Friday, 7-9 p.m., Idaho Humanities Council’s seventh annual Distinguished Humanities Lecture and Dinner with best-selling novelist Sara Paretsky at the Coeur d’Alene Resort; 7:30-8:30 p.m., “Page to Stage,” a night of Edgar Allan Poe, Jacklin Arts and Cultural Center, Post Falls; 7:30-9 p.m., “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf,” Readers Theater Production, Lake City Playhouse (repeats Saturday, 7:30 p.m.); Saturday, 6-6:30 p.m., Christian Youth Theater of North Idaho performs songs from “Aladdin,” Resort Plaza Shops, 210 Sherman Ave.; 7-7:30 p.m., Sweet Adelines perform in the Resort Plaza Shops. (208) 292-1629

Comedy

“No Clue”- Improvised murder mystery for all ages. Friday, 8 p.m., Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland Ave. $9/adults, $7/children, seniors and students with ID. (509) 747-7045

Tim Allen – “Home Improvement” and “Toy Story” star performs his stand-up act as part of Dad’s Weekend at Washington State University, with an appearance by the Orange County Choppers celebrity motorcycle mechanics. Saturday, 8:30 p.m., Washington State University, Beasley Performing Arts Coliseum, Pullman. $53.50. (800) 325-SEAT

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

“Sleepy Hollow”- Presented by Theater Arts for Children. Today-Saturday, 7 p.m., Spokane Valley Partners Building, 10814 E. Broadway Ave., Spokane Valley. $10/ages 13 and older; $5/ages 12 and younger. (509) 995-6718

“The 39 Steps” - Interplayers presents the Tony- and Olivier Award-winning comedy based on the movie by Alfred Hitchcock. Today-Saturday and Oct. 20-23 and 27-30, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday and Oct. 23 and 30, 2 p.m. Interplayers, 174 S. Howard St. $12-$21. (509) 455-7529

“Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story” - Spokane Civic Theatre presents this rock ’n’ roll musical about the life of the 1950s singer. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. through Oct. 24. Spokane Civic Theatre, Main Stage, 1020 N. Howard St. $28/adults; $26/seniors; $20/students; $10/student rush (available 20 minutes before a performance; not available for shows near to selling out). (800) 325-7328, (509) 325-2507

One-Act Play Festival - “Stories From Nanjing,” “Final Erase” and “Seven Snakes,” presented by STAGE One. Today-Friday, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, 2 and 7:30 p.m.; and Sunday, 2 p.m., Washington State University, Daggy Hall, Wadleigh Theatre, Pullman. $15/adults, $10/seniors and WSU students with ID; $5/age 17 and younger. (509) 335-7236

“The New Kid on the Block”- Comedic dinner show presented by Northwoods Performing Arts, suitable for all ages. Friday-Saturday and Oct. 22-23, garlic lemon chicken dinner 6 p.m., show at 7:30, Circle Moon Theater, Highway 211 off of Highway 2, Newport, Wash. $20/dinner and show; $12/adults, $10/children and seniors for show only. Tickets available at Seebers Drugstore or by calling (208) 448-1294.

“Murder on the Agenda” Mystery Dinner Theater - Annual event hosted by the Posey Power Garden Club, with dinner by Katie’s Oven Catering. Friday-Saturday and Oct. 22-23, 6:30 p.m., The Cutter Theatre, 302 Park St., Metaline Falls. $25. (509) 446-4108

“Delval Divas”- Murder mystery comedy presented by StageWest Community Theatre of the West Plains. Friday-Saturday and Oct. 22-23 and 29-30 at 7 p.m.; Sunday and Oct. 24 at 3 p.m. Eastern Washington University, Showalter Auditorium, Sixth and College Avenue, Cheney. $12/adults; $8/seniors and students. Tickets available at www.stagewestct.org, at Owl’s Pharmacy in Cheney and Medical Lake, and at the door.

“Bell, Book and Candle” - Stage classic about the romance between a book publisher and his witch neighbor. Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m., Pend Oreille Playhouse Community Theatre, 240 N. Union Ave., Newport, Wash. $10/advance, $12/door, $5/ages 5-18. (509) 671-3389

“Murder at the Castle” and “Murder on Holiday” - Two plays in the spirit of Halloween, presented by Sandpoint Onstage. Friday and Saturday and Oct. 22-23, 7:30 p.m., Panida Theater, Little Theater, 300 N. First Ave., Sandpoint. $12. (208) 263-9191

“Once Upon a Mattress”- Whitworth Theatre’s fall production of the comical adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale, “The Princess and the Pea.” Friday-Saturday and Oct. 22-23 at 8 p.m.; Sunday at 2 p.m., Whitworth University, Cowles Memorial Auditorium. $8/adults, $6/students and seniors 62 and older. (509) 777-3707

“How I Became a Pirate” - Children’s musical by Alyn Cardarelli and Steve Goers, based on the book by Melinda Long. Saturday-Sunday and Oct. 23 at 1 and 4 p.m., and Oct. 24 at 1 p.m. Spokane Masonic Center, 1108 W. Riverside Ave. $12/adults, $10/children. (800) 325-SEAT