A free reception for an exhibit of art by Dayton, Wash., artist Helen Boland is from 5-8 p.m. Friday at Lucidity Photography Gallery & Gift in Newberry Square, 800 Main St., Lewiston.
A lifelong naturalist, retired science teacher and homestead farmer, Boland creates art in watercolor, acrylic, pastel and assemblage that reflects her love of animals, nature and landscape, according to a Lucidity news release.
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Americana, folk, blues and country artist Eilen Jewell brings her vintage-inspired sound to Moscow from 7-9 p.m. Friday at Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre, 508 S. Main St.
Boise-based country-folk and blues band Charlie and the Changelings opens the concert.
Tickets, $30-$45, are at kenworthypac.square.site.
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Moscow resident and longtime Renaissance Fair supporter Debbie McCormick was the winner of this year's poster contest. McCormick, a Latah County public defender, took up watercolor painting in 2023.
Moscow’s 52nd annual Renaissance Fair brings music, food and vendors to East City Park, 900 E. Third St., this weekend.
Admission is free for the festivities, which go from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday (vendors close at 7, music goes until 8) and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
The celebration includes more than 100 Northwest craft vendors, food booths, a beer garden, a parade through the grounds with the fair’s signature dragon, costume contests and a maypole dance. The Palouse Science Center, Bookpeople of Moscow and Moscow Contemporary art gallery will provide children’s entertainment in the Kid Village.
Live music is scheduled throughout both days, with Diminished Republic, a nine-piece New Orleans-style brass band from Moscow headlining Saturday at 5 p.m. with Smokey Brights, a Seattle-based rock band, taking the stage from 6-8 p.m. Former Moscow resident Bart Budwig, now of Oregon, closes out the festival from 3-6 p.m. Sunday playing Americana/country.
A full schedule is at moscowrenfair.org.
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A Sip ’n Shop Market Extravaganza is planned for 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday at the Nez Perce County Fairgrounds, 1229 Burrell Ave., Lewiston.
The family-friendly market, organized by local business owners Jennifer Baker, of Travel Bliss With Jen, and Jamie Renzelman, of Traveling Moments Photobooth, features more than 100 vendors, according to a news release.
The event also includes food trucks, drinks and live music by Shania Rales, Marcos Dominguez and Dr. Z’s MD’s.
Admission is $2; there’s no charge for kids 5 and younger.
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Courtesy Clearwater River Casino & Lodge
Hairball, a rock act tribute celebrating artists like Van Halen, KISS, Motley Crue, Queen and Aerosmith, will this weekend bring its Silver Anniversary Tour to the Clearwater River Casino & Lodge in Lewiston.
Hairball, a rock act paying homage to the likes of Van Halen, KISS, Motley Crue, Queen and Aerosmith, brings its Silver Anniversary Tour to the Clearwater River Casino & Lodge, 17500 Nez Perce Road, Lewiston, this weekend.
Tickets for the concert, at 8 p.m. Saturday, are $52 at crcasino.com/ event-center.
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Moscow author Eija Sumner will discuss “The State of Book Bans in Idaho and Beyond” from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday in the 1912 Center’s Lecompte Auditorium, 412 E. Third St., Moscow.
The free talk, part of League of Women Voters of Moscow’s spring speaker series, will cover recent laws, including in Idaho, that resulted in book bans in public K-12 school libraries, according to a league news release.
Sumner, a children’s author, leads the Idaho chapter of Authors Against Book Bans, which opposes “the deeply unconstitutional movement to limit the freedom to read,” according to the news release. She leads the Moscow Banned Book Club in partnership with BookPeople of Moscow.
