Community Calendar

Jane Austen’s beloved Regency-era heroine takes center stage in EMMA.

Emma Woodhouse is clever, wealthy and believes she knows best when it comes to love—especially when it’s other people’s love lives. Her latest scheme involves the sweet Harriet Smith, whom she advises to reject a perfectly good marriage proposal in favor of another eligible bachelor. As Emma meddles in affairs of the heart, she begins to realize that love, and life, are far more complicated than she imagined, especially when it comes to her own feelings for the steadfast Mr. Knightley.

JANUARY 23 - FEBRUARY 8
Margot and Robert Ogden Main Stage

Based on the novel by Jane Austen
Adapted by Kate Hamill

Directed by Heather McHenry-Kroetch
With Jocelyn Caughlan, Chris Jensen, Jared Martin, Patrick McHenry-Kroetch, Mary Ormsby, Emily Shick, Phoenix Tage, Dawn Taylor-Reinhardt, Brenna White, and Danica Wytcherley

PLEASE NOTE: This production is recommended for ages 10+. Children under the age of five years will not be admitted.

BOX OFFICE
Tuesday - Friday, 12 - 5:30PM
509-325-2507

Elaine Cline's art exhibit at Indaba continues through February. Come for the art. Stay for the Coffee!

The “Here & Now Art Department Exhibition” highlights professional artists whose engaging and thought-provoking artistic practices have received national and international recognition. Integral to the mission of Spokane Colleges, the faculty and staff remain dedicated to advancing excellence in instruction, student success, research, and creative practice.
The exhibition showcases a wide range of traditional and contemporary media and processes including drawing, ceramics, fiber, metalsmithing, mixed media, painting, photography, printmaking, and sculpture.
Exhibiting Artists: Heather Bellerud, Mariah Boyle, Rachel Colton, sƛ̓x̣etkʷ Artist-in-Resident Claire Edmo, Patty Haag, Tobe Harvey, Pete Jagoda, Megan Martens-Hayworth, Lena Lopez Schindler, Maddie McGuinn, Rob McKirdie, Tybre Newcomer, Cozette Phillips, Carl Richardson, Bradd Skubinna, and Garric Simonsen.

Reception: Tuesday, Feb. 17, 4:30-5:30 p.m., Lied Center for the Visual Arts
Artist’s lecture: Tuesday, Feb. 17, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Lied Center for the Visual Arts, Room 102

The Whitworth University Art & Design Department and the university’s Bryan Oliver Gallery are proud to present an installation of works by painter by Kelly Packer. Please visit the exhibit between Feb. 3, and March 22, 2026.

"Here Living Again Living Here" is a collection of color-imbued cityscape paintings and drawings inspired by Butte, America. The work leans into the recognizable but is as imperfect as a memory. Like the changing landscape of Butte itself, this selection represents an evolution of paintings spanning the 11 years the artist has lived there. The work is paired with poetry by her husband, Adrian Kien.

Joni Michel of River Ridge Association of Fine Arts continues to display art at the Garland Sandwich Shoppe through February. Come for the art, stay for a sandwich!

Kelsea Rothaus is a self-taught artist based in Spokane. Her work explores themes of the human condition and the interconnectedness of the universe. Using primarily ink and water to embrace both unpredictability and permanence, each creation is shaped into a moment in time, with quiet tension between light and dark.

Kelsea's latest body of work looks outward to the stars and universe while reflecting on what it means to be human. Using her own style of ink wash, she embraces a process that is fluid yet permanent. Each mark is final, and echoes the irreversible nature of lived experience. These dreamscapes are subtly embellished with detail, inviting you to slow down and look closer at the art or into yourself.

Stop by the Liberty Gallery located in the Historic Liberty Building from Jan 25th to Feb 28th... stop by First Friday on Feb 6th to meet Kelsea in person!

Sheri Medford's creative process shifts between portrait & figurative painting, and designing "soft sculpture" animals. Primarily a mixed-media artist she is fascinated by the human form and tries to capture moments in the lives of the people she paints.

Sheri also enjoys designing and creating soft sculpture animals, and recently has begun turning 2D images into 3D soft sculptures. More than "stuffed animals" for toys, they are one-of-a-kind designs sewn by hand.

Stop by Pottery Place Plus in the Historic Liberty Building this Feb to see Sheri's original work ~ come by First Friday on Feb 6th to meet Sheri in person!

OPENING RECEPTION: 1st Friday Reception, February 6th, 5:00 – 8:00, free and open to the public

EAST GALLERY: Louise Kodis, “Covered Dish”

An installation by Louise Kodis involving a long, long table, a silk ceiling, vintage cafe crockery and the artist's extensive collection of fake food.

WEST GALLERY: Melissa Rackham, “Obscure”

Melissa Rackham explores the tension between omission and exposure within the
photographic frame in her newest exhibition, Obscure. A visual play on words, she
draws on historic image-making techniques such as pinhole photography and the
camera obscura; this work examines how light, limitation and time shape perception.
Central to the exhibition are images made at Spokane Falls Community College, just
prior to the demolition of the old photography building, capturing a fleeting moment of
transition before new construction began.

Get ready for a night of music, laughter, and impact at Dueling Pianos for a Purpose - benefiting the Spokane Regional Domestic Violence Coalition.

This interactive, high-energy show will have you singing, dancing, and bidding to hear your favorite songs - all while supporting critical programs that bring safety, advocacy, and hope to survivors in our community.

Enjoy great food and drinks as two talented pianists battle it out to win your applause.

Join us for this unforgettable piano showdown on Friday, February 6th, at 5:00pm at Ella’s Theater in the Montvale Event Center.

Let’s strike a powerful chord for change - together!

Please join us on Friday, February 6th, for the opening of "Broken is a Beautiful Place to Start - A Woman’s Journey", a moving new exhibit by New Orleans artist Mary Bonney. Taking on a theme based on Dante’s Inferno, Bonney’s deeply personal and reflective exhibit of painting, mixed media and sculpture explores the process of healing, reemergence and redemption after suffering a personal and inflicted trauma. Bonney has exhibited throughout the US and in Europe, and her D2 show is her first time exhibiting in the Pacific Northwest. Music provided by Spokane jazz musician David Larsen, playing the sounds of New Orleans.