Community Calendar

Crooked Kilt is a family band who have been playing in the Spokane area for well over 20 years. They invite you to wrap yourself in a rich blend of tightly woven harmonies, interspersed with strands of harp, bagpipes, accordion, & fiddle. Their music features traditional and eclectic Celtic styles.

Kelly’s Underground is a local live music spot. We do a series of concerts and events in a perfectly located spot in the South Hill.

Tickets are $20. Doors open at 6:30, and seating is limited to the first 50 tickets sold!

Translated by Martin Crimp and directed by guest artist Josh Stamoolis, Gonzaga University's Spring 2023 theatre mainstage is Eugene Ionesco's 1959 masterwork, Rhinoceros! A meditation, among others, on the spread of dangerous ideologies and baseless beliefs, the denizens of a small provincial town begin turning, one by one--to the increasing alarm of our protagonist--into rampaging pachyderms. Join us as we explore this classic midcentury play that remains absurdly funny and rings shockingly fresh.

This translation of Rhinoceros was first produced by the English Stage Company at the Royal Court Theatre on 21 September 2007.

Feed Spokane is a nonprofit that rescues unused food from local restaurants and wholesalers and redistributes it to 30+ nonprofit organizations. In 2022, we provided 630,000 meals for members of the Spokane community, safely repurposing food that would otherwise be thrown away.

Participating in the Dine Out to Feed Spokane fundraiser is a great way to support this work! During the month of March visit one of our partner restaurants or businesses and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to feed Spokane. See our website for a complete list of partners and more information.

It's Mr. Rogers' birthday and World Happiness Day, so we're kicking off a two-week supply drive for Ronald McDonald House Inland NW today, March 20, through April 1 (we pity the April Fool who doesn't donate!)

Supplies dwindle this time of year. Nearly 600 families from 40+ miles away stay at RMHC INW in their 54 rooms for an average of two weeks while visiting a critically ill baby or child at nearby hospitals. Most often, they are there because of a premature baby or ill infant.

Drop-offs of grab-and-go snacks, beverages and cleaning supplies are being collected weekdays from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. at ALL Windermere Real Estate locations, KHQ TV downtown and the County Veteran Services Center on Sprague Ave. in the valley through 4 p.m. on Friday, March 31.

The supply drive ends with a drive-through drop-off from 9 a.m.-noon on Saturday, April 1, at the RMHC, 1028 W 5th Ave., where volunteers from Leadership Spokane Class of '23 will unload items from vehicles.

Rock Rollers of Spokane presents the 62nd Gem, Mineral & Jewelry Show with more than 40 dealers selling jewelry, crystals, minerals, gems, fossils, and lapidary supplies. Also, display cases, faceting demonstrations, children's activities, and hourly door prizes.

Admission good all weekend. Free parking.

Show dates: March 24, 25 and 26, 2023
Show hours: 10 AM to 6 PM Friday and Saturday. 10 AM to 4 PM Sunday.

This traveling exhibition from South Africa tells a story of creativity, independence and memory.

It features a new form of bead art, ndwango (meaning "cloth"), that is worked on fabric using glass beads from the Czech Republic. The complex beadwork transforms the flat black cloth into a contemporary art form with remarkable visual depth.

Ubuhle means "beautiful" in the Xhosa and Zulu languages, and aptly describes the artwork of this collective that was started in 1999 to create employment opportunities and financial independence for rural women.

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Tickets may be purchased at the Visitor Services desk inside the main entrance of the museum.

Glass beads were first traded into the interior Pacific NW during the late 18th century, after coastal peoples acquired them from seagoing fur traders. The arrival of increasing quantities and colors of seed beads encouraged the creation of regional styles of decoration.

During a lifetime of collecting, Walla Walla resident Fred L. Mitchell has amassed the premier collection of Plateau Tribal beadwork. His collection is noteworthy because of its size and the quality of its diverse subject matter.

The MAC is proud to present this survey of beadwork from the Columbia River Plateau Tribes, including stunning beaded bags, cuffs, gauntlets, vests, cradleboards and horse regalia.

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Tickets are available at Visitor Services at the main entrance desk.

Pottery Place Plus is pleased to welcome Heather Brown as our March Guest Artist. Heather works in watercolor, acrylic and oil paints and is a children's art teacher in Spokane Valley. Her work is heavily influenced by the natural beauty around her as well as her faith. As a child, she would spend hours creating with any materials she could get her little hands on, including self-portraits on tissues. As a teenager, she took art classes in impressionist painting, which heavily influenced her personal style.

Now Heather teaches a variety of art classes for kids of all ages where she focuses on nurturing creativity and developing artistic skills and techniques. She loves painting commissioned work where she gets to work closely with clients to make their vision a reality.

Stop by PPP in the Historic Liberty Building this March to see Heather's work!

Jesse Ré is a Spokane artist using acrylic pouring as a base to create mixed media art in a way that hasn't been done before, incorporating epoxy, collaboration, collage, woodworking and more. With his eye and personal preferences as a guide, Jesse continues upon the path of the abstract on the way to clarity.

A close-up look at Jesse’s art brings into focus the cellular structure that is the very essence of physical being. Step back, and hidden images are revealed in each piece. Wear the 3d glasses (which are provided) and add an amazing field of depth and variety of experience!

As Jesse says: "My goal with this set is to feature crisp, clear cells and vivid contrast in striking compositions, inviting interpretation from the viewer."

Stop by the Liberty Gallery in March to see his work—you can also meet Jesse at the First Friday reception in the Historic Liberty Building on March 3rd from 5 – 9 PM.

The artwork by the Spokane Print & Publishing Center (SPPC) will include printing techniques such as letterpress, wood block, linoleum relief prints, screen print and book arts. Combined with the printing techniques are the use of handmade papers, acrylic paints, pastels, and collage. The show runs from March 26 – April 30.

The SPPC is a non-profit membership-based community print shop that provides an immersive learning space dedicated to print making, publishing, and creative play. Located at 1921 N Ash St in Spokane, they provide access to equipment, resources, and expertise to empower their students to execute their own print, book, writing, fabrication, and printing projects (SpokanePrintfest.org).

Participating artists include Thom Caraway, Bethany Taylor, Mel Hewitt, Dorian Karahalios, Reinaldo Gil Zambrano, Pixie Carlson, Aimee Clark, Kris Dinnison, Cooky Davies, Erik Peterson-Davis, and Sarah Windisch.

The Liberty Gallery is on the Mezzanine in the Historic Liberty Building, 203 N Washington St ~ there will be a First Friday reception on April 7 from 5–9pm.

Also, on April 8th from 1pm until 3pm the SPPC will demo techniques used to create pieces in the show. They will demonstrate digital transfer methods to apply photographs and other laser jet prints onto various surfaces. This can be done without presses or other specialized equipment! This demo at the Liberty Gallery is a free event and open to the public.