10 Under $10: Entertainment on a budget

1. The Poem, The Novel and the Wilderness 1:30 p.m. Friday, Washington State University Downtown Academic Center, 600 N. Riverpoint Blvd. Local authors will discuss their work and the way the wilderness is involved within it. Panelists include: Shann Ray (“American Copper”), Sharma Shields (“The Sasquatch Hunter’s Almanac”), Kris Dinnison (“You and Me and Him”), Jonathan Johnson (“In the Land We Imagined Ourselves” and “Mastodon, 80% Complete”), Andrea Scarpino (“What the Willow Said as it Fell”) and Ellen Welcker (“The Botanical Garden”). Presented as part of Get Lit 2016. (509) 828-1498. Admission: FREE

2. TulipFest Daily, noon-5 p.m., with expanded hours of noon-8 p.m. on Thursdays and Fridays in April, Arbor Crest Wine Cellars, Cliff House Estate, 4705 N. Fruit Hill Road, Spokane Valley. Thousand of tulip bulbs are blooming on the winery grounds. Come tour the historical grounds and check out the colors. Ages 21 and older only. (509) 747-3903 Admission: FREE

3. Gonzaga Writes! 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Gonzaga University, Jepson Center, Wolff Auditorium. Features Meagan Ciesla and the winners of the Michael and Gail Gurian Award for Gonzaga student writers: Meg Besch, Mitch Gomes and Katie Polacheck. Ciesla, who joined GU’s English department faculty last fall, earned an MFA from the University of Wyoming and a doctorate from the University of Missouri. Her novella “Me, Them, Us” was published in Iron Horse Literary Review, and her short fiction has appeared in Redivider, Prime Number, Kenyon Review, The Long Story and others. Part of the Gonzaga University Visiting Writers Series. (509) 313-6681. Admission: FREE

4. “Private Eyes” 7:30 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays through April 23, North Idaho College, Boswell Hall Schuler Performing Arts Center, 1000 W. Garden Ave., Coeur d’Alene. A comedy of suspicion in which nothing is ever quite what it seems. The audience plays the role of detective in this thriller about love, lust and the power of deception. (208) 769-3220. Admission: FREE

5. Sexy Beasts: Erotic Fan Fiction featuring Mythical Monsters 8 p.m. Saturday, nYne Bistro and Bar, 232 W. Sprague Ave. Writers will read original fiction based on mythical monsters found in classic and contemporary literature. Writers include Sheri Boggs, Kris Dinnison, Colin Uriah Johnson and Rachel Mindell. Ages 21 and older only. (509) 828-1498. Admission: FREE

6. Whitworth Concert Band Concert 8 p.m. Sunday, Whitworth University, Cowles Auditorium, 300 W. Hawthorne Road. Student musicians come together to make beautiful music. (509) 777-3280. Admission: FREE.

7. Pamela Benton 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Barrister Winery, 1213 W. Railroad Ave. Indie folk rock with jazz and blues flavorings. (509) 465-3591. Admission: FREE

8. 15th Annual Spring Dance Concert 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Saturday, Gonzaga University’s Magnuson Theater (on the first floor of College Hall), 502 E. Boone Ave. Featuring the work of faculty and student choreographers and designers, student performers and student video producers. Enjoy ballet, modern, jazz and dances from musical theater. (509) 313-6553. Admission: $10

9. “The Wizard of Oz” 7 p.m. Thursday and April 22, and 2 p.m. April 23, Lewis and Clark High School, 521 W. Fourth Ave. Tiger Drama will sweep you away to the Emerald City and beyond with Dorothy and her friends the Cowardly Lion, Tinman and Scarecrow. (509) 354-7000. Admission: $10

10. “Cinderella” Opens Thursday; showtimes at 7 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, through April 30, Coeur d’Alene High School, 5530 N. Fourth St., Coeur d’Alene. The timeless enchantment of a magical fairy tale is reborn with the Rodgers and Hammerstein hallmarks of originality, charm and elegance. (208) 769-2999. Admission: $5-$9