Reason 56: Take a vax selfie, rake in the Instagram likes.
We ve spent a year trapped in a nightmare. We ve seen a half-million people die in the U.S. We ve watched the places we ve loved boarded up and bankrupted. We ve gone crazy inside locked down, shut in and fed up. And we ve watched the world go crazy outside a soaring murder rate, riots, insurrection and Instagram videos of people screaming at Walmart greeters about masks. The good news is this is the kind of nightmare you can pinch yourself and wake up from. All we have to do is tap our heels together three times, poke your arm once or twice, and we can all go home again. The problem is that to truly banish the nightmare to stop the deaths, free the businesses, get rid of the masks everyone has to join in the ritual. Whether because of fear, misinformation or simple procrastination, a huge chunk of the Inland Northwest hasn t been vacc
The Kalispel Royal at Masselow s Steakhouse
The pandemic s been rough for everyone, and people are re-entering our new reality at different paces, depending on their vaccination status and comfort around crowds. No matter when that happens, it seems reasonable that you d want to celebrate with something special in your glass. Whether that means something extravagantly expensive or just a personal favorite local cocktail is up to you, but we have some suggestions.
Woodinville Smoked Manhattan ($16)
1898 Public House, 2010 W. Waikiki Rd.
1898 Public House just feels special. The restaurant abutting the Kalispel Golf & Country Club, first established as the Spokane Country Club in 1898, has killer views of towering trees and lush fairways that run up to the Little Spokane River. And the food menu ranges from pricey seafood and steaks to utterly reasonable sandwiches and salads. Whether or not you re eating, a trip to 1898 for a cockta
SPOKANE SHINING
A hearty congrats to Stage Left Theater for having its production of
Lonely Planet selected as one of 12 shows in the nation showcased at Virtual AACTFest 2021, the online gathering of the American Association of Community Theatre. The festival is celebrating local theaters that got creative in delivering shows during the pandemic.
Lonely Planet was actually Stage Left s last production to enjoy a live audience before the pandemic shutdown, but AACT will be sending a four-camera crew to Spokane to film a new, audience-free version that will stream at the festival June 16. Thomas Heppler directed the Stage Left show written by Steven Dietz and starring Robert Tombari and Lukas Lantz as two gay men living through the 1990s AIDS crisis. (DAN NAILEN)
Greying The Baby Bar’s virtual concert series has been a salve for local music fans missing live shows, and the downtown hangout has been broadcasting performances from some of Spokane’s favorite artists out into the world. This weekend offers a performance from the local band Greying, whose sound exists simultaneously in the realms of guttural metal and more melodic prog- and post-rock. Their sophomore album, A Harp Lie, is streaming online, and for purchase on cassette through the band’s Bandcamp. The series continues next month with Missoula-based pop-punk band Western States on Feb. 6, and a Valentine’s-themed stream of local artists covering romantic songs on Feb. 19. E-tickets grant access to the live shows and a 48-hour rewatch window. Sat, Jan. 23 at 8 pm • $5 • Streaming at babybarneatoburrito.veeps.com