Community Calendar

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!

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

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.

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 Wagner (Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture), Chelsea Cordova (Arts marketing, instructor), Eva Silverstone (The Hive / Spokane Public Libraries), Jeni Hegsted (founder of Emerge), Jennifer LaRue (arts writer, advocate), John Fullmer (Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture), Kelsey Cook (Spokane International Academy), Kristin Becker (Jordan Schnitzer Museum WSU), Megan Cherry (Moscow Public Arts), Rachel Allen (Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture), and Rob Worstell (Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture).

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.

During this guided experience, community members will step inside our space to learn how YWCA Spokane creates meaningful change through survivor services, prevention programming, and community partnerships.

You’ll hear about the real impact of our work, meet members of our team, and gain a deeper understanding of how our programs support individuals and families across Spokane.

The evening will also highlight the many ways community members can stay involved, from volunteering and advocacy to supporting programs that help ensure safety, dignity, and opportunity for all.

For decades, environmental law in the United States has operated primarily within a conservation framework that regulates pollution and extraction while continuing to treat the natural world as property for human use. As climate disruption intensifies and biodiversity loss accelerates, this model is increasingly criticized as structurally incapable of preventing ecological harm at its roots. This lecture examines an emerging jurisprudential shift: the movement from protecting nature as an object of regulation to recognizing ecosystems as subjects of legal rights. Focusing on Rights of Nature as both a legal and philosophical development, the presentation will explore how this framework challenges anthropocentric assumptions embedded in conventional environmental and property law. It asks what follows when rivers, watersheds, forests, and other ecosystems are understood not merely as resources, but as living systems with interests the law should recognize and protect. The lecture will also consider how this shift reframes the relationship between human communities and the natural world, emphasizing that human health, stability, and flourishing are inseparable from the flourishing of the ecosystems on which communities depend. Alongside developments in Washington State, the talk will situate these questions within a broader global movement, tracing how jurisdictions and communities around the world are advancing new legal approaches to ecological governance. The result is not simply a new environmental doctrine, but a deeper challenge to the assumptions that have long structured modern law.

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

Join RTOP for a Not-So-Normal Night with…The Addams Family: The Musical Comedy!
Pullman, WA — Get ready for an evening of spooky fun and heartfelt comedy as the Regional Theatre of the Palouse (RTOP) proudly presents The Addams Family, running October 15 through October 25, 2026.

Thursday, October 15 at 7:30pm
Friday, October 16 at 7:30 PM
Saturday, October 17 at 1:30 PM
Saturday, October 17 at 7:30 PM
Sunday, October 18 at 1:30 PM
Wednesday, October 21 at 7:30 PM
Thursday, October 22 at 7:30 PM
Friday, October 23 at 7:30 PM
Saturday, October 24 at 1:30 PM
Saturday, October 24 at 7:30 PM