The calendar’s officially full
Here in Spokane, many of us labor under the belief that our sleepy little burg is lacking in things to do. Some weeks, sure, it's as dead as a cemetery out there. This will not be one of those weeks. The list below is what we just pulled from our "Looking ahead" calendar. There's A LOT of stuff going on the week of Sept. 11-17:
“Last Comic Standing” Live: Sept. 11, the Fox, $27.50-$45 TW
Yes with Toto: Sept. 11, Northern Quest, $45-$75 NQ
Jelly Bread: Sept. 11, the Hive, Sandpoint, $15 TW
Iris DeMent: Sept. 11, the Bing, $29 TW
Sir-Mix-A-Lot: Sept. 12, Perry Street Shakedown, Free
Foo Fighters: Sept. 12, Gorge Amphitheatre, George, Wash. $45-$75 TM
Shania Twain: Sept. 12, Spokane Arena, $46-$136 TW
“Weird Al” Yankovic: Sept. 13, $-35-$45 NQ
(SOLD OUT) Noah Gunderson: Sept. 13, the Bartlett, $17-$20 BT
Five Finger Death Punch and Papa Roach: Sept. 13, Spokane Arena, $39.75-$45 TW
Stars of “Duck Dynasty”: Sept. 13, Spokane County Interstate Fair, $25-$35 TW
Air Supply: Sept. 14, Spokane County Interstate Fair, $20-$30 TW
John Hiatt & the Combo: Sept. 14, the Bing, $32.50 TW
Craig Morgan, Dan + Shay: Sept. 15, Spokane County Interstate Fair, $25-$35 TW
Hopsin, Dizzy Wright: Sept. 15, Knitting Factory, $20-$23 TB
Orleans, the Guess Who: Sept. 16, Spokane County Interstate Fair, $15-$25 TW
Flux Pavilion: Sept. 16, Knitting Factory, $20 TB
Lee Brice: Sept. 16, Coeur d’Alene Casino, $50-$60 TW
St. Lucia: Sept. 16, the Bartlett, $20 BT
Todd Snider: Sept. 17, the Bing, $27-$37 TW
Lost Lander: Sept. 17, the Bartlett, $10-$12 BT
Cheap Trick: Sept. 17, Spokane County Interstate Fair, $20-$30 TW
Plus, there's the rock 'n' roll musical "Rock of Ages" - featuring all your favorite hair bands from the 1980s - opening at the Modern Theater Coeur d'Alene. For those who aren't about to rock, but who still enjoy good music, Opera Coeur d'Alene will stage "The Magic Flute" this weekend on the North Idaho College campus.
So get out there and do something. No excuses.
*Those initials at the end of each entry? The ticketing agency where one can buy tickets: TicketsWest, Ticketmaster, the Bartlett, Northern Quest.