1 Playwright’s Festival 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Ignite! Theatre, 10814 E. Broadway Ave. A weekend of short plays written by local playwrights. (509) 795-0004. Admission: FREE
2 “History Outside the Museum” 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, Museum of North Idaho, 115 Northwest Blvd., Coeur d’Alene. This year’s featured exhibit highlights historic buildings, structures and sites in the Coeur d’Alene region. (208) 664-3448 or www.museumni.org. Admission: $4 adults, $1 children, $10 families
3 Dead Winter Carpenters 8 p.m. Saturday, the Bartlett, 228 W. Sprague Ave. California band brings foot-stomping alternative country to town. Admission: $10 in advance at http://thebartlettspokane.com/. (If you wait, it’s $12 at the door.)
4 Drop-in Badminton 8-10 p.m. Tuesday, HUB Sports Center, 19619 E. Cataldo Ave. Spokane Badminton Club is open to recreational and competitive players. (509) 927-0602. Admission: $5
5 The Silent Comedy
8 p.m. Thursday, the Pin, 412 W. Sprague Ave. Raucous folksy rock band from San Diego. With Hey! Is for Horses and Wild Pacific. (509) 747-3807. Admission: $8
6 Keys West Dueling Piano Show 7 p.m. Saturday, The Big Dipper, 171 S. Washington St. Guests are encouraged to join the group on stage or sing on the guest microphone. (877) 987-6487. Admission: $8/advance; $10/day of show
7 “Mythbusting! Native American History and Contemporary Issues” 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jepson Center’s Wolff Auditorium, Gonzaga University, 502 E. Boone Ave. Laurie Arnold, GU’s director of Native American Studies and a member of the Colville Tribe, will discuss the Columbia Plateau tribes’ experiences with immigrants in the 1800s and cultural traditions that continue today. For information, contact arnoldl@gonzaga.edu. Admission: FREE
8 “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” Today through April 11; performances are Fridays at 7:30 p.m., Saturdays at 2 and 7:30 p.m., WSU, Daggy Hall, Jones Theatre, 1060 E. College Ave., Pullman. Play based on the novel by Ken Kesey about a prisoner who fakes insanity so that he can serve his time in a mental institution, only to be faced with the fierce Nurse Ratched, who wields electroshock treatments and lobotomies as weapons. (509) 335-8522. Admission: $10/adults; $8/seniors, students and youth
9 “OR7 - The Journey” 7 p.m. today and Saturday, Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague Ave. Documentary about OR-7, a gray wold collared in Oregon. Includes discussion with director Clemens Schenk and local wildlife-conflict experts. www.bingcrosbytheater.com or www.or7themovie.com. Admission: $7.50
!0 “The Wizard of Oz”
2 p.m. Thursday, Downtown Spokane Public Library, 906 W. Main Ave. Join Dorothy, the Cowardly Lion, the Tin Man, the Scarecrow and Toto as they follow the Yellow Brick Road to see the Wizard. (509) 444-5336. Admission: FREE
