Stage listings

Music

Sasquatch Music Festival (SOLD OUT) Outkast, The National, Queens of the Stone Age, M.I.A., Foster the People, Kid Cudi, Haim, Neko Case, Foals, Violent Femmes, The Naked And Famous, Cage The Elephant, Maya Rudolph, among many others slated to perform. Friday-Sunday, Gorge Amphitheatre, 754 Silica Road NW, George, Wash. (866) 448-7849.

Spring Green Music Festival and Organic Living Fair Music from Polly O’Keary and the Rhythm Method, Vaughn Jensen Band, Tuck Foster and The Mossrites, Jesse Weston Trio, Dimestore Prophets, Michelle Taylor and The Blues Junkies, Bobby Holland and the Breadline, Run From Cover, Jack Rothwell Band and Pamela Thomas Martin. The fair also features a beer and wine garden, food vendors, drum circles, naturopathic physician checkups, medical evaluations and hiking. Campsites available. Friday-Sunday, Howell Canyon Estate, 185 Howell Canyon Road, Tonasket, Wash. $75/weekend with campsite; $20/day. (509) 486-0587.

Folk, Jazz, and Blues: Songs that Helped Americans through the Hard Times Brad Keeler and Linda Parman will introduce you to the music of Dust Bowl wanderers like Woody Guthrie, the urbane arrangements and witty lyrics of big city jazz and swing, and the comforting soul of country blues. Saturday, 3 p.m., Airway Heights Library, 1213 S. Lundstrom St., Airway Heights. Free. (509) 893-8250.

“Orpheus in the Underworld” Act One is a condensed version of the Jacques Offenbach score; Act Two is a modern parody featuring songs familiar to all ages. Shows are Saturday and May 30 at 7 p.m.; and Sunday and May 31 at 2 p.m. Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 2715 S. Ray St. $10. (509) 327-3598.

Spare Parts Harmonies and classic favorites. Part of the Concerts on the Cliff series. Age 21 and older, photo ID required. No outside liquor, no pets; coolers and containers subjected to search. Portable lawn chairs or blankets encouraged. Sunday, 5:30 p.m., Arbor Crest Wine Cellars, 4705 N. Fruit Hill Road. $8. (509) 927-9463.

“Hansel and Gretel” An opera performance for the whole family produced by Opera Coeur d’Alene and presented by the Shoshone County Community Concert Association. This timeless story is of two children lost in the haunted forest, locked in a cage by a wicked witch, but ultimately welcomed home by their father with tears of joy. Tuesday, 7-8 p.m., Wallace Jr./Sr. High School, 1 Miners Alley, Wallace. Free; suggested donation of nonperishable food item for food bank. (208) 783-1262.

String Recital Tuesday, 7:30 p.m., Eastern Washington University, Music Building Recital Hall, 119 Music Building, Cheney. Free. (509) 359-2241.

Abbey Crawford A benefit for the Mead High School Theatre Department. Special guest is Andrew Ware Lewis, the Mead theater director and a veteran local actor. Gift baskets and silent auction items to bid on in the lobby. Wednesday, 7 p.m., Mead High School, 302 W. Hastings Road. $5. (509) 465-7500.

Tuba Euphonium Wednesday, 7:30 p.m., Eastern Washington University, Music Building Recital Hall, 119 Music Building, Cheney. Free. (509) 359-2241.

Rachel Bade-Murphy Trio Jazz music. Woodworking by Jim Talley. Part of the Performers on the Patio series. Age 21 and older, photo ID required. No outside liquor, no pets; coolers and containers subjected to search. Portable lawn chairs or blankets are encouraged. Thursday, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Arbor Crest Wine Cellars, 4705 N. Fruit Hill Road. Free. (509) 927-9463.

Hayden Meadows Elementary Folk Dance Club & Drum Corps Rising Stars concert. Thursday, 7 p.m., Jacklin Arts and Cultural Center, 405 N. William St., Post Falls. $5. (208) 457-8950.

Jazz Residency Concert Thursday, 7:30 p.m., Eastern Washington University, Music Building Recital Hall, 119 Music Building, Cheney. Free. (509) 359-2241.

Dance

Friday Night Swing Dig West Coast Swing: Beyond Basics class is from 7-8 p.m. Beginner lesson from 8-8:30 p.m., followed by open dancing until 11 p.m. Today, Simply Dance Studio, 820 W. Sprague Ave. $7. (509) 892-1480.

Salsa Fridays For ages 18 and older with or without a partner. Today, 7 p.m., Satori, 122 S. Monroe St. $5. (360) 550-5106.

Saturday Night Salsa Salsa lessons begin at 8:15 p.m., followed by open dancing until 12:30 a.m. Saturday, Simply Dance Studio, 820 W. Sprague Ave. $7. (509) 892-1480.

Swing Into Summer Dance A West Coast Swing lesson will be taught by an experienced local instructor from 7-8 p.m. Following the lesson, there will be general dancing, refreshments, door prizes, and more until 10 p.m. Wear sock hop attire. Saturday, 7-10 p.m., Sandpoint Community Hall, 204 S. First Ave., Sandpoint. $9/general; $5/teens. (208) 699-0421.

Folk Dancing Meet people with an international outlook, get healthy exercise for the mind and body, learn dances from around the world. No partner necessary. Bring comfortable dance shoes. Tuesday, 7-9 p.m., Unitarian Universalist Church, 4340 W. Fort George Wright Drive. $3. (509) 327-7962.

Contra Dance Lessons available at 7 p.m. every Wednesday. Wear comfortable shoes with slick soles. Woman’s Club of Spokane, 1428 W. Ninth Ave. $5/members and students; $7/nonmembers; free/children. (509) 747-2640.

Hayden Meadows Folk Dance Club Thursday, 7 p.m., Jacklin Arts and Cultural Center, 405 N. William St., Post Falls. $10. (208) 457-8950.

Comedy

Comedian Michael Jr. Union Gospel Mission presents Michael Jr. in an evening of laughter and wisdom. Family-friendly event features a veteran comedian who’s appeared on everything from “The Tonight Show” to CNN. Today, 7 p.m., Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox, 1001 W. Sprague Ave. $18 at the door. (509) 535-8510.

“You Need A Hero” A new superhero will be created each week and save the world with audience suggestions. Fridays at 8 p.m. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland Ave. $7. (509) 747-7045.

“Safari: A Wild Improv Adventure” All Safari shows feature short-form improv games based off of your suggestions. Saturday nights at 9 p.m. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland Ave. $7. (509) 747-7045.

Goodtymes Comedy Free comedy every Sunday at 7 p.m. Goodtymes Bar and Grill, 9214 E. Mission Ave. (509) 928-1070.

Theater

“Wicked” Through Sunday. Long before that girl from Kansas arrived in Munchkinland, two girls meet in the Land of Oz. One has emerald green skin and is smart, fiery and misunderstood. The other is beautiful, ambitious and popular. They grow to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch. Part of the 2013-14 Best of Broadway series. Performances are today at 8 p.m.; Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m.; Sunday at 1 and 6:30 p.m. INB Performing Arts Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. $42.50-$152.50. (800) 325-SEAT.

“The World Goes ‘Round” Through Sunday. This musical revue is full of love, drama, music and coffee. Favorite songs including “All That Jazz,” “Maybe this Time,” “Money, Money, Money,” and “New York, New York” make up this evening of music and laughter. Performances are today at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday at 2 and 7:30 p.m.; Sunday at 2 p.m. Interplayers Theatre, 174 S. Howard St. $28/adults; $22/military and seniors; $12/students. (509) 455-7529.

“Becky’s New Car” Through June 1. Becky Foster feels stuck, until she is offered a chance at a new life in this romantic comedy. Performances are Thursdays-Saturdays at 7:30 p.m.; Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. Spokane Civic Theatre, 1020 N. Howard St. $22/general. (509) 325-2507.

“I Read About My Death In Vogue Magazine” Through June 1. A feminist satire telling of the events leading up to that fateful day when 1960s feminists read about the death of feminism in various mainstream women’s magazines and elsewhere. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m.; Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. Stage Left, 108 W. Third Ave. $10/reserved seating. (509) 838-9727.

“Exhibit This! The Museum Comedies” Through June 1. Presented by the Spokane Community College Players. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m.; Sundays at 2 p.m. Spokane Community College, Lair-Student Center Auditorium, Bldg. 6, 1810 N. Greene St. Free; $10/suggested donation. (509) 533-7387.

“Gypsy” Through June 15. This musical, based in part on the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee, takes you back to the era of vaudeville in the early 1920s. Performances are Thursdays-Saturdays at 7:30 p.m.; and Sundays at 2 p.m. Spokane Civic Theatre, 1020 N. Howard St. $30/adults; $28/military and seniors; $22/students. (509) 325-2507.

“Gypsy” SpokAnimal C.A.R.E. Benefit Performance Friends of SpokAnimal are invited to attend a special performance of this hit Broadway musical. Golden Circle tickets include premiere seating in the front center section of the theater with a wine/dessert reception beginning at 5:30 p.m. General admission tickets allow entry to the event at 6:30 p.m. All ticket holders will have the opportunity to participate in drawings and a silent auction in the lobby throughout the evening. Wednesday, 7:30 p.m., Spokane Civic Theatre, 1020 N. Howard St. $50/Golden Circle; $35/general admission. To purchase tickets for this event, visit www.eventbrite.com and search “Gypsy.” For more information, call (509) 534-8133, ext. 209.

“Love Letters” Thursday-May 31. Ellen Travolta and Jack Bannon will star in this joint benefit for Lake City Playhouse and the Coeur d’Alene Public Library Foundation. The piece is comprised of letters exchanged over a lifetime between two people who grew up together, went their separate ways, but continued to share confidences. Performances are Thursday and May 30 at 7:30 p.m.; May 31 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Lake City Playhouse, 1320 E. Garden Ave., Coeur d’Alene. $25. (208) 667-1323.

“Moon Over Buffalo” Thursday-June 8. The SFCC Revelers Drama Club presents a comedic play about mistaken identities and couples at cross-currents. Performances are Thursdays-Saturdays at 7:30 p.m.; and Sundays at 2 p.m. The June 1 performance is a SFCC food bank benefit; admission is a donation of nonperishable food item plus $1. Spokane Falls Community College, Spartan Theater, 3410 W. Fort George Wright Drive. $10/suggested donation; free/SFCC students. (509) 533-3778.

Looking ahead

Guitarist Bill Frisell Performs from his album “Beautiful Dreamers” with drummer Rudy Royston and violist Eyvind Kang. May 30, 1-2:30 p.m., Spokane Falls Community College, Music/Performing Arts Building Auditorium, 3410 W. Fort George Wright Drive. Free. (509) 533-3741.

“Blithe Spirit” May 30-June 15. In this comedy, novelist Charles Condomine holds a séance in his house to research for his latest book and accidentally raises the ghost of his late first wife. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m.; Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. Ignite! Theatre, 10814 E. Broadway Ave. Advance: $14/adults: $13/students, seniors and military. Doors: $15. (509) 795-0004.

Northwoods Performing Arts Dinner Theatre May 30-31, sweet and sour chicken dinner; June 6-7, smoked pork dinner; June 13-14, Salisbury steak dinner. Performance of “Frivolity, Fun & Fancy” by Northwoods Performing Arts Chorale. Dinner begins at 6:30 p.m.; show starts at 7:30 p.m. Circle Moon Theater, 3642 N. SR 211, Newport, Wash. $25/dinner and show; $12/show-only tickets. (208) 448-1294.