Stage listings

Music

Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival - Tonight, 8:30 p.m.: “Soul Explosion” featuring the Blind Boys of Alabama along with Ike Stubblefield Jazz Trio and guests trombonist Wycliff Gordon, saxophonist Rickey Woodard and multi-instrumentalist James Morrison, in the ASUI-Kibbie Activity Center, 1000 Stadium Way; Saturday at 8:30 p.m.: “Urban Urges,” Lionel Hampton Youth Orchestra with the Roy Haynes Foundation of the Youth Band and Tower of Power, in the Kibbie Activity Center. University of Idaho, Student Union Building Ballroom, Moscow. $30-45 . (208) 885-7251.

NIC Winter Choral Preview - Featuring the North Idaho College Cardinal Chorale and NIC Chamber Singers. Tonight. 7:30 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, 521 Lakeside Ave., Coeur d’Alene. Free. (208) 769-7819.

Custer’s Grass Band - One of the premiere bluegrass bands of the Pacific Northwest. Tonight. 7:30 p.m., Jacklin Arts and Cultural Center, 405 N. Williams St., Post Falls. $20/adults; $15 students. (208) 457-8950.

Guitar Impressions Recital - Gonzaga University professor Paul Grove offers a recital of works to complement the museum’s “Seeing Impressionism” exhibition. Saturday. 2:15-4 p.m., Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture, 2316 W. First Ave. $8. (509) 363-5344.

Youth Symphony Concerto Competition - Thirteen members of the Spokane Youth Symphony’s senior ensemble will compete. Sunday. 6 p.m., The Davenport Hotel, Marie Antoinette Ballroom, 10 S. Post St. (509) 448-4446.

SFCC Intercultural Week - Music events during the week include: Monday, Native American flute and traditional dance with Shawn Ridley-Stevens, Te-Moak Western Shoshoni Nation; Thursday, World Drummers presented by SFCC music instructor Marty Zyskowski. Both performances run from 11:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m., Spokane Falls Community College, SUB, 3410 W. Fort George Wright Drive. (509) 533-3308.

34th Annual Northwest Bach Festival - “Before Bach and Beyond.” 8 p.m., Tuesday, St. John’s Cathedral, 127 E. 12th Ave. $20; $10/students. (800) 325-SEAT.

Jim Brickman - “An Evening of Romance,” part of the Crosby Concert Series. Wednesday. 7:30 p.m., Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague Ave. $49.50-$69.50. (509) 325-7328.

Comedy

Comedian Nick Theisen - Tonight and Saturday at 8 p.m., Bluz at the Bend, Uncle D’s Comedy Underground, 2721 N. Market St. $12. (509) 483-7300.

Improv at the Blue Door – “It’s a Date!” 8 p.m. today, $9/general admission, $7/children, seniors and students with valid ID; “Safari,” 9 p.m. Saturday, $7, not suitable for all ages. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland Ave. (509) 747-7045.

Theater

“Annie” - Tonight-Mar. 4. Presented by Christian Youth Theatre-North Idaho. Tonight at 7 p.m.; Saturday at 3 and 7 p.m.; and Sunday at 3 p.m., Kroc Center, 1756 Golf Course Road, Coeur d’Alene. $10/adults; $9/seniors and children. (208) 765-8600.

“The Hunchback of Notre Dame” – Presented by Theater Arts for ChildrenShows today, Saturday, and March 1-2 at 7 p.m.; March 4 at 2 p.m. West Valley High School, 8301 E. Buckeye Ave., Spokane Valley. $10/ages 13 and older, $8/children ages 12 and younger. (509) 995-6718.

“ Oklahoma!”- Presented by Christian Youth Theater. Western musical. Tonight at 7 p.m.; Saturday at 3 and 7 p.m. Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague Ave. $14. (509) 325-7328.

“Epic Proportions” – Two feuding brothers, a love interest, an incompetent crew, a missing director, and 3,400 extras try to make the largest epic film ever in the Arizona desert. Tonight, Saturday and Thursday at 7:30 p.m.; Sunday at 2 p.m. Runs through March 4. Lake City Playhouse, 1320 E. Garden Ave., Coeur d’Alene, ID. $9-$17. (208) 667-1323.

“Third” - North Idaho College Theatre Department will present this drama by Wendy Wasserstein. Show is recommended for mature audiences. Shows tonight and Saturday at 7:30 p.m., North Idaho College, Boswell Hall, Schuler Performing Arts Center, 1000 W. Garden Ave., Coeur d’Alene. Free, seating is limited. (208) 769-3220.

“The Laramie Project” - Presented by Gonzaga University’s Second Stage Reader’s Theatre. Tonight and Saturday. 7:30 p.m., Gonzaga University, Magnuson Theatre, 502 E. Boone Ave. $2. (509) 209-6683.

“Howard’s Follies”- Presented by Yesteryear Productions. Shows Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m., Pend Oreille Playhouse, 240 N. Union Ave., Newport, Wash. $10.50 all ages. (509) 671-3389.

“Bus Stop” - A stage production of the Moscow Community Theatre. Tonight. 7 p.m., Empire Theatre, 126 S. Crosby St., Tekoa, Wash. $12/adults; $5/ students. (509) 284-2000.

“Becky’s New Car”- The University of Idaho Department of Theatre Arts will present Steven Dietz’s comedy. Shows Tuesday-March 3 at 7:30 p.m.; March 4 at 2 p.m., University of Idaho Hartung Theatre, 625 Stadium Drive, Moscow. $10/general, Free/UI students with valid ID. (208) 885-7212.

“A Midsummer Night’s Dream”- Presented by the Spokane Falls Community College Revelers. Shows Thursday-March 3 and 8-10 at 7:30 p.m.; matinees on March 4 and 11 at 2 p.m. March 1 at 7:30 p.m. Spartan Theater, SFCC, Humanities Building 5, 3410 W. Fort George Wright Drive. $8 suggested donation. (509) 533-2222.