EVENTS ROUNDUP: Spring is in full swing

Variety is the name of the game for this week’s collection of area activities. More events are in the calendar.

Community members created their versions of scenes from “The Wizard of Oz” for this year’s CopyCat Cinema competition at the Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre, 508 S. Main St., Moscow.

The two- to three-minute films screen at 6 p.m. Thursday, with the winning scene earning an $800 grand prize and second place getting $300; attendees can vote for their favorite to win the Audience Award.
Admission to the family-friendly event is free.

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Dance company Ostara Productions makes its debut this weekend with “The Revival: A Burlesque Renaissance” at Brock’s Smirking Goat, 504 Main St., Lewiston.

Lindsey Smalley, who directs the show, and Lois Moree, producer and choreographer, started Ostara a ye ar ago, Smalley said, and have been working with dancers for the show since January.

Moree took inspiration for the choreography from the 2022 movie “Elvis,” mixing traditional style dance with new elements to soul, rock ’n’ roll and country themes, Smalley said.

“There’s quite a bit of variety as far as the music goes,” she said. “There’s something for everybody, for sure.”

In keeping with traditional elements of burlesque, the show also incorporates comedy, including a stand-up comedian who will do bits between a couple of the numbers.

“The Revival” is at 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through April 27. Tickets, $25-$300 for a VIP table, are at bit.ly/BrocksRevival.

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Several Earth Day events are planned around the region including a chance to responsibly recycle pizza boxes and a visit from “MythBusters” star Adam Savage.

• An Earth Day event from 4-7 p.m. Friday at Moscow’s East City Park, 900 E. Third St., includes live music, free food, games and giveaways, presented by Inland North Waste.
  
  
• Used pizza boxes will be collected during Pizza for the Planet, from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday at Ruby Street Park, 605 NE Colorado St. in Pullman. Those boxes will then be converted to biochar, described as “a safe and sustainable soil amendment.” The free event is organized by a variety of entities, including Associated Students of Washington State University.
  
  
• Earth Day with Adam Savage starts at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at B
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  easley Coliseum, 925 NE North Fairway Road, Pullman, on the WSU campus, with games, giveaways and information booths from sustainable Palouse businesses. Savage takes the stage at 3 p.m. to start an interactive conversation on climate change and science, according to a WSU news release.

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Lewiston-Clarkston Valley nonprofit The Green Apple Project’s Stride for Inclusion starts at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Kiwanis Park, 806 Snake River Ave., Lewiston.

The sensory-friendly 5K “run, roll or stroll” is designed to give people of all abilities and disabilities the opportunity to participate in an athletic and community event, according to a Green Apple news release. Online registration, $30, is at bit.ly/strideforinclusion.

Pre-race poster and T-shirt decorating and in-person registration begin at 8 a.m.

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“TEN,” an exhibit this weekend at Genesee’s Little Pink House Gallery, features several artists from the venue’s first show as it celebrates a decade of pop-ups.

The exhibition, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at 157 North Elm St., includes pieces by multimedia artist Ray Esparsen, of Lewiston; watercolorist Mary Montgomery Lee, of Moscow; woodworker Noah Schuerman, of Peck; and ceramicists Jill Birschbach, of Evanston, Ill., and Ann Christenson, of Pullman, a fine arts professor at Washington State University.

Works by wood sculptor Len Zeoli, of Sequim, Wash., gouache paintings by plein air painter Aaron Johnson, and wood houses by David Herbold, both of Moscow, also will be on display.

Little Pink House owner, curator and artist Ellen Vieth founded the gallery in a studio on her property after closing her Maiden America store in downtown Genesee, invoking the name of a signature color in her floral and painting works, according to the news release.

Private viewing appointments are available the week following the exhibit. More information is at littlepinkhousegallery.com.