10 Under $10

1. Author Lily Hoang 7:30 p.m. Friday, Auntie’s Bookstore, 402 W. Main Ave. Presented by the Eastern Washington University Visiting Writers Series. Hoang is the author of four books: “Unfinished,” “The Evolutionary Revolution,” “Changing” (recipient of a PEN Beyond Margins Award) and “Parabola” (winner of the 2006 Chiasmus Press “Un-Doing the Novel” Contest). (509) 838-0206. Admission: FREE

2. “The Merry Wives of Windsor” 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Ignite! Community Theatre, 10814 E. Broadway Ave. A reader’s theater performance of the Shakespeare comedy. Falstaff, a lazy knight, thinks he can cheat two women out of their husbands’ money. (509) 795-0004. Admission: $5

3. The Round No. 15 8 p.m. Saturday, The Bartlett, 228 W. Sprague Ave. Songwriters, slam poets and visual artists share the stage and create while the audience sits only a few feet away. Featuring musicians Matt Mitchell (Folkinception) and Hope Hines, a guest poet, and painter Chelsea Hendrickson. (509) 747-2174. Admission: $5 advance, $8 at the door.

4. Words From Aztecs 7 p.m. Monday, the Pin, 412 W. Sprague Ave. A night of metal music from this Las Vegas five-piece. With support from Heartwork, Method of Conflict, Heart of an Awl and Finding Phaedra. (509) 368-4077. Admission: $7 advance, $8 at the door

5. Author Manuel Gonzales 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Gonzaga University, Cataldo Hall Globe Room, 502 E. Boone Ave. Part of the Gonzaga University Visiting Writers Series. Gonzales, a professor at the University of Kentucky, is the author of “The Miniature Wife and Other Stories” and the forthcoming novel “The Regional Office is Under Attack!” He is the recipient of the Academy of Arts and Letters’ Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction and the Binghamton University John Gardner Prize for Fiction. Gonzales also ran a nonprofit center that provided tutoring and writing help for children, in addition to co-owning the Clarksville Pie Company in Austin, Texas, where he baked pies for a living. (509) 313-6681. Admission: FREE

6. Kompozart 9 p.m. Thursday, The Big Dipper, 171 S. Washington St. Kompozart, aka Haley Blumenthal, mixes up what he calls “therapeutic love bass.” With Jellyfyst. (509) 863-8098. Admission: $8 advance, $10 day of show

7. Spokane Public Radio Birthday and Fire Station Grand Opening Noon-4 p.m. Saturday, Spokane Public Radio, 1229 N. Monroe St. Spokane Public Radio will celebrate 36 years of broadcasting with an open house. Doors open at noon; tours of the SPR Fire Station No. 3 continue until 4 p.m. (509) 328-5729. Admission: FREE

8. Kevin Brown and the Beloved Country 7:30 p.m. Friday, the Big Dipper, 171 S. Washington St. Enjoy an evening of bluegrass and country from this Spokane-based band. (509) 863-8098. Admission: $7 advance; $10 day of show

9. BandFest 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, University of Idaho, University Auditorium, 851 Campus Drive, Moscow. All-day event with guest bands and ensembles from the Lionel Hampton School of Music. (208) 885-6231. Admission: FREE

10. Contra Dance 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Woman’s Club of Spokane, 1428 W. Ninth Ave. Spokane Folklore Society weekly Wednesday night community dance with music by Tashie and Friends and caller Nancy Straub. No experience needed; all ages welcome. Beginner workshop at 7:15 p.m. (509) 747-2640. Admission: $7