Community Calendar

Please join us on First Friday, October 2nd, from 5 to 8, for the opening reception of Drunken Boxing, a compelling new exhibit of the mixed-media paintings, video and working notebooks of Blake Liliane Hellman. Drunken boxing is a discipline of deliberate imbalance. The fighter trains rigorously, then lets that training go. It is a method of practiced relaxation, a devious carelessness. A misstep is not weakness, it is process in disguise. That same tension between discipline and surrender runs through the paintings of Blake Liliane Hellman, whose work explores that moment when conscious control abates just long enough to disarm both artist and viewer. Drunken Boxing runs from October 2nd to October 30th, open Wednesdays and Thursdays from 11 to 5:30, Fridays and Saturdays 11 to 6

David Roon’s background in environmental science merges beautifully with his multi-media artwork, ceramics and printmaking, as he “explores the interface between humans and the global biosphere (particularly costal and marine ecosystems)”.  Through his commitment to conservation biology and his elegant conceptual artwork, Roon invites viewers to consider the meaning of “otherness” and the ecological threats facing our fragile environments. His travels around the world, sharing his knowledge and studying cultural traditions of art, is reflected in his artistic process. This is a show for all; art and science students, families and friends.

This Oct the Liberty Gallery presents “People, Places and Things”, artwork created by sisters Judy Klier & Marcia McDonald. Judy and Marcia have been painting together for several years ~ they encourage, inspire, and critique each other's work.

For this show Judy has created a series of portraits that is called Women in the Window, that celebrates and encourages the extraordinary strength, wisdom, and potential that women possess.

Marcia’s paintings are inspired by Nature. She explores the play of light and dark, warm colors against cool, intense next to muted, and hard edges relating to soft edges; all effects that express the beauty of the scene and cause the eye to move around the painting.

Stop by the gallery in the Liberty Building this October to see their work ~ come by First Friday on Oct 2nd from 5-8pm to meet the artists!

As a Seattle youngster, Pierr Morgan spent a lot of time alone outdoors watching and drawing birds in his backyard. After decades of learning and practice, he followed and realized his dream of being a
children's book illustrator.

Stop by Pottery Place Plus in the Historic Liberty Building this Oct to view Pierr's delightful work ... come by First Friday on Oct 2nd from 5-8pm to meet Pierr in person!

Mary Tevlin brings to the walls of Entropy Gallery a solo exhibition that celebrates texture, chroma, and illusion; served with a slice of linseed oil pie. The work is a crossing between hard edge geometry and color interaction, drawing upon untold hours of creative practice to the medium of oil painting.

Museum and gallery directors, nonprofit arts organization founders, art teachers, and other local arts advocates have made a life of showcasing the art of others, while their own work is rarely seen. This exhibition challenges its participants to make new work, providing space to honor the creative talents that led them to these careers. It also highlights the breadth of our regional arts ecosystem, offering a chance to meet and connect with the stewards of our growing arts community. Prepare to experience a range of works in clay, mixed media sculpture, painting, printmaking, photography and more. Each participant's work is united in the theme that they don't make art to make a living, yet they are immersed in art and with artists every day, which is a unique perspective.

Organized by long time artist, arts educator and journalist Carrie Scozzaro, Critical Infrastructure includes the work of Ali Blackwood (Inlander), Ali Shute (Coeur d’Alene Arts & Culture Alliance – retired), Ann Saberi (Jordan Schnitzer Museum WSU), Brooke Shelman Wagner, (Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture), Chelsea Cordova (artist; co-founder, Front Room Gallery and co-manager, Marmot Art Space), Eva Silverstone (The Hive / Spokane Public Libraries), Jeni Riplinger (founder of Emerge), Jennifer LaRue (manager, Kolva-Sullivan Gallery), John Fullmer (Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture), Katie Patterson Larson (founder, Art Salvage), Kelly Baker (KB Consulting; co-founder, Front Room Gallery and co-manager, Marmot Art Space), Kelsey Cook (Spokane International Academy), Kristin Becker (Jordan Schnitzer Museum WSU), Megan Cherry (Moscow Public Arts), Rob Worstell (Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture) and Shawn Gunnier (Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture).

In addition to its opening night, which coincides with First Friday, Critical Infrastructure is scheduled to run through October 31st and will be open FREE to the public every Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 4pm - 7pm at 628 N Monroe St, Spokane, WA 99201.

Northwoods Performing Arts will present The Marquis Crossing Ladies Society's First Attempt at Murder, a comedy by Pat Cook, beginning Friday, October 9, at the Circle Moon Theatre in Newport.

In Cook's fast-moving comedy, the Marquis Crossing Ladies Society for the Arts decides to create its own murder mystery after discovering that producing someone else's play means paying royalties. Their conclusion is simple: "Anybody can write a murder."

The ladies set out to create an elaborate, operatic murder-mystery dinner theater production. But their plans take a decidedly unexpected turn when two actual fugitives on the run arrive on the scene and become entangled in the group's theatrical ambitions.

Before long, the distinction between the play they're creating and the trouble unfolding around them becomes increasingly difficult to maintain.

The result is a comic tangle of murder plots, mistaken identities, theatrical egos, unexpected guests and the sort of escalating confusion that makes a good farce so much fun.

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
Friday, October 9 – Roasted Pork Loin (Country Snack Shack)
Saturday, October 10 - Roasted Pork Loin (Country Snack Shack)
Friday, October 16 – Marry Me Shrimp over Fettuccini (HooRay’s Catering)
Saturday, October 17 – Country Fried Steak (Owen’s Catering)
Friday, October 23 – Beef Taco/Chicken Enchilada (Mi Pueblo Restaurant)
Saturday, October 24 — Matinee (No Dinner) Doors open 1pm, Show 2 pm

The theatre's popular Dinner Show option is $35, with doors opening at 5:30 p.m., dinner served at 6:30 p.m., and the show beginning at 7:30 p.m. Show-only tickets are also available.

Tickets may be purchased online at northwoodsperformingarts.com, by calling 208-448-1294, or in person at Seeber's Pharmacy in Newport.

Haywire band features 10 talented musicians who play a wide variety of great music for listening to. You'll hear some lively fiddle tunes, some classic standards from the 1930's and 40's including "Blue Sky" and Pennies From Heaven", and some oldtime country songs like "Old Fashioned Love" and Tennessee Waltz". There's quite an array instruments the band plays: two fiddles, guitar, clarinet, mandolin, accordion, penny whistle, drums, dobro, and some excellent singing. Haywire plays every Friday morning at The Grain Shed Bakery from 9-11:00AM, and has played at Art on the Green and the Fall Folk Festival.

The Addams Family Musical is a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family, features an original story and a dilemma that’s every father’s nightmare. Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family – a man her parents have never met. And if that wasn’t upsetting enough, Wednesday confides in her father and begs him not to tell her mother. Now, Gomez Addams must do something he’s never done before – keep a secret from his beloved wife, Morticia. Everything will change for the whole family on the fateful night they host a dinner for Wednesday’s “normal” boyfriend and his parents.

Tickets are $12 for Kids 12 and under; $17 for Military/Seniors/Students; and $20 for Adults. Tickets may be purchased at the door or reserved online: www.spokanechildrenstheatre.org/addams

Full Disclosure – our production includes:
• Dark humor and macabre themes
• References to death, ghosts, and the supernatural
• Comic depictions of violence and torture
• References to weapons
• Mild profanity and suggestive humor
• Themes of family conflict, romance, and relationships
• Some frightening or startling moments
• Stage effects including loud sounds, lighting effects, and theatrical haze

It's our show now, kid. The ghost-with-the-most comes to the stage in Beetlejuice JR., the frightfully funny musical based on the beloved motion picture turned Broadway phenomenon. Lydia Deetz is a strange and unusual teenager, still grieving the loss of her mother and obsessed with the whole “being dead thing.” Lucky for Lydia, she and her father move to a new house haunted by a recently deceased couple and Beetlejuice, a delightful demon with a real zest for life. When Lydia calls on Beetlejuice to scare away anyone with a pulse, this double-crossing specter shows his true stripes, unleashing a (Nether)world of pandemonium.

With music and lyrics by Tony Award-nominee Eddie Perfect and a book by Tony Award-nominated pair Anthony King and Scott Brown, Beetlejuice was nominated for eight 2019 Tony Awards including Best New Musical. A viral "sucks-yes" on social media, this musical struck a chord with young theatre lovers who adored its unabashed humor and emotional honesty.

Created for the generation that made it a hit, Beetlejuice JR. is a wacky theatrical party for all!

Presented through special arrangement with Music Theater International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.MTIShows.com