The 2020 concert calendar has already begun to fill up fast. Grammy Award-winning rockers Tool will headline the Spokane Arena on March 9. Tickets are $65-$125 and go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. through TicketsWest.

For the fifth in its Masterworks Series of concerts in the Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox, the Spokane Symphony chose on Saturday evening to join much of the rest of the world in celebrating the 250th anniversary of the birth of Ludwig van Beethoven.

Dean Davis photographs artists, posts their recordings on website

Larger than life figures in the entertainment industry are in short supply these days, and many of those figures who breathe rarified air, such as Bono, Cher and Madonna, possess a lone moniker. Add Wynonna Judd, who has been credited as Wynonna since her solo career commenced in 1992, to that list.

Details + don’t miss: The focus is on Martini Mondays, when Bonefish’s sweet dessert concoctions are $7 apiece. The espresso martini is caffeinated deliciousness alongside corn chowder and a Bonefish salad. The regular Happy Hour menu includes $6 bar bites, $6 select spirits, $5 hand-crafted cocktails and martinis, $4 wines and $1 off draft beers.

Across a three-hour show Wednesday evening that combined Kevin Smith’s latest star-studded feature with a marathon-style Q&A, Smith and original star Jason “Jay” Mewes presented “Jay & Silent Bob Rebooted” at the Fox as part of their 60-plus-city “Reboot Roadshow” tour.

An apology is called for here. In past columns, I have referred to the “total” or “utter mastery” exhibited by soloists who’ve played Spokane. To be sure, we’ve been privileged to hear magnificent playing.

To say that Sharee Moss has her fingers in many pies is not much of an exaggeration. She’s a mother of five, a nurse practitioner in the pediatric ER at Sacred Heart, and she designs and builds her own homes. Now her husband, Brad, and she have opened their own pie shop in Post Falls lovingly named “Birdie’s Pie Shop.”

It’s a comfort food antidote to the first snowstorm of 2020: The Coeur d’Alene Mac & Cheese Festival and Beer Tasting downtown on Saturday celebrates a childhood dish by offering creative variations by chefs who’ll be competing for the Golden Noodle Award.

Granola is one of the most versatile snacks. From its endless options of ingredients to how it’s served, it’s a healthy and customizable snack that’s downright addicting.

Kevin Smith, the humble son of a postal worker and homemaker who was raised in middle-class New Jersey, called from his Los Angeles home on Wednesday to reveal what he was thinking when he suffered a major heart attack in 2018.

Fans of FX’s quirky dramedy “Fargo” might believe Chris Rock starring in the latest installment is a bit bizarre. Rock would agree with them.

Colby Acuff, a 23-year-old country singer-songwriter who was born and raised in Coeur d’Alene, is starting out 2020 with a bang by releasing his first full album, “Life of a Rolling Stone,” next Wednesday on multiple mainstream platforms.

The Spokane area’s culinary scene is on the rise and burgeoning by many accounts. With the new year a week old, The Spokesman-Review asked members of that growing culinary industry what they are looking forward to most in 2020 and if they have any resolutions pertaining to their jobs and work.

Craig and Vicki Leuthold will look back upon 2019 as an especially exciting time for their Maryhill Winery, a yearlong 20th anniversary celebration sparked by the opening of tasting rooms in Vancouver and Woodinville in Washington.

In a world history of food and cooking, salt is the most universal ingredient. Sweet, savory, meat, vegetable, in the background or in your face, there is salt.

It’s Jan. 8! Have you already ditched your totally unrealistic, pie-in-the-sky New Year’s resolutions? Sure, the pressure to make dramatic changes in your life can be a bit daunting, especially if it has to do with food.

Super Bowl is fast approaching, and I waste no time planning my favorite part of that Sunday: the food. Finger foods are the best for obvious reasons: They’re easy to make, and you can eat them without putting your beer down (#winning).

“She knows but is playing along,” a text message from Travis Christensen said last Monday night and sent during a quick-and-covert bathroom break while dining at Wild Sage Bistro downtown with his girlfriend, Kendra Buell.