Community Calendar

Whitworth Music presents Trombones Northwest 2026 on Saturday, April 18, from 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. in Cowles Music Center.

Trombones Northwest (formerly Trombonanza) is a community-wide day of performances and teaching for trombonists of all levels, featuring internationally renowned Kenneth Thompkins, assistant professor of trombone at Michigan State University and retired principal trombone of the Detroit Symphony.

Join us for a full day of all things trombone!

The festival will feature a Nell Shipman Retrospective with panelists Gwyn Hervochon, BSU and Virginia Bogert, Seattle Women in Film. Later, there will be still photographs by Daniel Schaefer of the Academy Award nominated movie Train Dreams and a Q&A, by the cast and crew.

Book sale to benefit the Moran Prairie Library. Hundreds of fiction and non-fiction books for adults and children, DVDs, CDs and much more. This non-profit event is sponsored by the Friends of the Library. Pay by cash or check.

Spokane’s fifth annual Spring on the Ave is a full day of free, family-friendly activities on Saturday, April 18th, in our flourishing district! Spring on the Ave returns with fresh energy, new experiences, and even more ways to explore the district. This year’s event brings together local retailers, restaurants, and community partners to celebrate the season and the continued growth of the Sprague Union District.

Learn more on our website and social media: https://www.spragueuniondistrict.com/spring-on-the-ave

Please join us at the this benefit for the Spokane Youth Symphony, a non-profit committed to providing musical education and orchestra performance opportunities for youth in the Inland Northwest.
The Spokane Youth Symphony performs four times each season at The Fox Theater in Downtown Spokane, and provides financial assistance to students who would not otherwise be able to participate in our programs.
This fun and family friendly spring tea features an online silent auction, a raffle, door prizes, live chamber music, gourmet teas, a buffet luncheon and decadent desserts.
Tickets are $55; two tickets for $100; a table of six for $275.
The raffle price is two seats in the President’s box for the May 30 (2 p.m.) performance of Back to the Future, at the First Interstate Center for the Arts, donated by WestCoast Entertainment. Raffle tickets: $10.

From small fleeting moments to a conscientious way of life, Joy is the thread that holds our lives together. More than just the silver lining we see on the edge of clouds, joy helps us find meaning, purpose, and the courage to take the next step.

Interpretations of Joy are represented in different forms of printmaking, such as intaglio and relief printing, from linoleum, wood carving, and letterpress printing by members of the Spokane Print & Publishing Center.

You can view the show this April in the Liberty Gallery (above Aunties Bookstore) ~ stop by on First Friday April 3rd from 5-8pm to meet the artists!

This April Pottery Place Plus is pleased to present the resin art of Karen Vollmer-Poseley and the sculpted wool of Mia Simonsen.

Karen finds the magic of the resin art form is in the process of watching each piece become unique in the final form ~ no two pieces are alike!

Mia's "Owl Song Feltery" creates botanicals out of wool ~ cactus and succulents were her first botanicals of choice, and more recently mushrooms and other fungi.

Karen's resin art and Mia's needle felting allows them to design botanicals year-round. Stop by PPP in April to view their "botanical art" ~ stop by PPP in the historic Liberty Building on First Friday April 3rd from 5-8pm to meet the artists!

We exist in a moment of over-stimulation and information saturation, a moment where a short descriptive paragraph can create a beautiful, sparkling image for us, but then be quickly forgotten and dissolved back into the ether of the internet. These bits of data are reassembled into images or video, which can be visually interesting, but a bit disconcerting at times. This work is a playful way to make commentary on the serious questions about AI art. Using very simple pre-programmed vacuuming/mopping robots with some minimal modifications I wrangle the robots to produce something visually interesting. The catch is, just like AI, these robots cannot do it on their own. They need input and a lot of help from a person to make the art. 

Visual Dialogue features Abstract Artwork & Sculpture created by some of our favorite Spokane Community Artists. The abstract art experience invites viewers to free their minds, allowing their emotional intelligence to guide or communicate a feeling or thought about certain images presented in a painting, drawing or sculpture.
This show will run through Saturday, April 25th.
Regular gallery hours are Wednesdays - Saturdays, 11am -5pm.

James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim take everyone’s favorite storybook characters and bring them together for a timeless, yet relevant, piece… and a rare modern classic. The Tony Award-winning book and score are both enchanting and touching.

The story follows a Baker and his wife, who wish to have a child; Cinderella, who wishes to attend the King’s Festival; and Jack, who wishes his cow would give milk. When the Baker and his wife learn that they cannot have a child because of a Witch’s curse, the two set off on a journey to break the curse. Everyone’s wish is granted, but the consequences of their actions return to haunt them later with disastrous results.

Show Dates:
Thu. Apr 16th 2026, 7:30 pm
Fri. Apr 17th 2026, 7:30 pm
Sat. Apr 18th 2026, 1:30 pm
Sat. Apr 18th 2026, 7:30 pm
Sun. Apr 19th 2026, 1:30 pm
Wed. Apr 22nd 2026, 7:30 pm
Thu. Apr 23rd 2026, 7:30 pm
Fri. Apr 24th 2026, 7:30 pm
Sat. Apr 25th 2026, 1:30 pm
Sat. Apr 25th 2026, 7:30 pm
Sun. Apr 26th 2026, 1:30 pm