Aug. 17, 2023: Cowboy Says Wow!, Shakespeare in the Parks, "Damn Yankees"

By E.J. Iannelli

Published August 17, 2023 at 12:07 PM PDT

1 of 9 — Tanden Launder

Coeur d'Alene mixed-media artist Tanden Launder working on "Chief"

Scott Sturges / Tanden Launder

2 of 9 — Yellowstone National Park — Buffalo (Launder)

"Yellowstone National Park — Buffalo" (2022); Tanden Launder, mixed media on custom made sign with resin and flush frame

Tanden Launder

3 of 9 — Holy Smokes, Batman (Launder)

"Holy Smokes, Batman" (2017); Tanden Launder; spray paint, sign paint, collage on canvas with resin

Scott Sturges

4 of 9 — Avery Johnson

Avery Johnson as D'Artagnan in Montana Shakespeare in the Parks' production of The Three Musketeers

Montana Shakespeare in the Parks

5 of 9 — Emily Michelle Walton

Emily Michelle Walton in Montana Shakespeare in the Parks' production of Three Musketeers

Montana Shakespeare in the Parks

6 of 9 — Sam Cheeseman

Sam Cheeseman in Montana Shakespeare in the Parks' production of Measure for Measure

Montana Shakespeare in the Parks

7 of 9 — RToP Damn Yankees

Promotional photo from Regional Theatre of the Palouse's production of Damn Yankees. Henry O'Connole, New York, NY; Chidobe Ugwu, Pullman, WA; Gavin Hamilton, Pullman, WA; Marcus Collick, Baltimore, MA; Brandon McGovern, Albion, WA; Ryan Wong, Los Angeles, CA; Mike McCully, Pullman, WA; Kellen Green, Palm Desert, CA (L–R)

Regional Theatre of the Palouse

8 of 9 — RToP Damn Yankees 2

Promotional photo from the Regional Theatre of the Palouse's production of Damn Yankees. Olivia Warner (Oklahoma City, OK; playing Lola) and Kellen Green (Palm Desert, CA; playing Joe Hardy) (L–R).

Regional Theatre of the Palouse

9 of 9 — RToP Damn Yankees 3

Promotional photo from Regional Theatre of the Palouse's production of Damn Yankees. Paul Thompson (Orlando, FL; playing Joe Boyd) and Kellen Green (Palm Desert, CA; playing Joe Hardy) (L–R).

Regional Theatre of the Palouse

Artist Tanden Launder, MTSiP's Kevin Asselin, Regional Theatre of the Palouse

This week's episode of the Thursday Arts (P)review — where the "p" is parenthetical because we look both forward and back — features the following:

Coeur d'Alene mixed-media artist Tanden Launder. Cowboy Says Wow!, an exhibition of his work, runs at the Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture until August 25.
Kevin Asselin, executive artistic director of Montana Shakespeare in the Parks. Their outdoor productions of Measure for Measure and The Three Musketeers are at Lakeview Park in Sandpoint, Idaho on Saturday, August 19 and Liberty Lake’s Pavillion Park on Sunday, August 20, respectively.
Paul Thompson, Michael Todd and Olivia Warner of the new production of Damn Yankees at the Regional Theatre of the Palouse. The show opens tonight (Aug. 17) and runs until August 27 at RToP Theatre in Pullman.

The Thursday Arts (P)review airs every Thursday at 12pm on KPBX with a roundup of arts-related news and information from across the Inland Northwest.