ART & EXHIBITS
DEC. 20-22 “Crows Shadow: Institute of the Arts at 25,” Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, Washington State University, Pullman. The institute is on the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation near Pendleton, Ore. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. DEC. 20-23 “Dark Matter,” exhibit by Gerri Sayler, University of Idaho Prichard Art Gallery, 414 S. Main St., Moscow. Hours: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday. DEC. 20-26 “Winter Wonders Show,” Blue Mountain Artisans Guild Center, 745 Main St., Pomeroy. Featured artist is Nancy Stinchcomb of Pomeroy. Junior artists will be Pomeroy Elementary School children from the class of Maureen Scoggins. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday. DEC. 20-29 Annual Miniature Show, more than 40 works by artists from this region, Valley Art Center, 842 Sixth St., Clarkston. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. DEC. 20-31 “Christmas For The Kid In All Of Us,” exhibit of art focused on farm living, Artisans at the Dahmen Barn, 419 N. Park Way, Uniontown. Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily (except Dec. 25) through Dec. 31. Festival of Trees and Art, the Center at Colfax Library, 102 S. Main St. Features themed trees, works of arts and photographs. Hours: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Wednesday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Thursday-Friday, 1-5 p.m. weekends. DEC. 20-JAN. 2 “Stuff: What We Collect and Why,” Third Street Gallery, 206 E. Third St., Moscow. Hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays. DEC. 20-JAN. 9 Watercolor works by Molly Klingler, Moscow ninth-grader, Moscow Food Co-op, 121 E. Fifth St. Hours: 7 a.m.-9 p.m. daily. DEC. 20-JAN. 11 Nick Bode Memorial Watercolor Exhibit and Sale, Moscow Chamber of Commerce, 411 S. Main St. Features more than 30 paintings by the late Moscow artist. Hours: 8 a.m-5 p.m. weekdays. DEC. 20-JAN. 30 “The Body: Power, Meaning & Representation in Contemporary Art,” Fine Arts Gallery 2, Washington State University, Pullman. Hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays. DEC. 20-MARCH 6 Paintings by Gabriella Ball of Moscow, Jamie Knudson State Farm, 318 S. Main St., Moscow. Hours: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays. DEC. 20-JUNE 29 “Memento: Selected Works from the Elwood Collections,” Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art WSU, Washington State University, Pullman. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. JAN. 14-FEB. 8 Undergraduate Juried Exhibition, Ridenbaugh Hall Gallery, University of Idaho, Moscow. Reception and awards presentation: 4-6 p.m. Jan. 25. Hours: noon- 5 p.m. Monday, 1:30-5 p.m. Tuesday, 3:30-5 p.m. Wednesday, 2-5 p.m. Thursday-Friday. JAN. 15-MARCH 16 “Social Space,” works by Mark Bradford, Leonardo Drew, Julie Mehretu and Wangechi Mutu from the collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and his Family Foundation, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, Washington State University, Pullman. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday.
BOOKS & AUTHORS
DEC. 21 Steven Branting of Lewiston, author of “Our Fruitful Dreams: the Orchards As it Once Was,” signing, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Rosauers, 332 Thain Road, Lewiston. DEC. 22 Brad Judy of Kennewick, author of “Deception: The Rise and Final Fall of a Decorated Vietnam Surgeon,” signing, noon-2 p.m., And Books Too, 918 Sixth St., Clarkston. Gini Roberge, author of “We Are Cowgirls” and “Hoof Beats in the Wind,” signings, 10 a.m.-noon, Intermountain Feed, 2310 Frontage Road, Lewiston; and 2-4 p.m., And Books Too, 918 Sixth St., Clarkston. Mark Ready, author of “The St. Nicholas Day Chase” and “Hedwig and the Battle for Human Destiny,” signing, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., And Books Too, 918 Sixth St., Clarkston.
FAIRS & FESTIVALS
FEB. 2 Winter Market, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., 1912 Center, 412 E. Third St., Moscow.
FOOD & DRINK
DEC. 30 Free community holiday dinner, 6-8 p.m., 1912 Center, 412 E. Third St., Moscow.
KIDS & FAMILIES
DEC. 22 Sixth annual Free Youth Christmas Party, 11 a.m., Zeppoz, 780 S.E. Bishop Blvd., Pullman. All children ages 12 and younger can get two games of bowling, a Christmas stocking, cookies and candy canes. Santa Skate, 1-3 p.m., LC Ice Arena, 1521 Sixth Ave. N., Lewiston.
MOVIES
JAN. 7 “Troilus and Cressida,” live on screen by the Royal Shakespeare Company, 6:30 p.m., Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre, 508 S. Main St., Moscow. Cost: $12. JAN. 12 AND 14 “Adriana Lecouvreur,” MET Live in HD, 9:55 a.m. Jan. 12 and 6:30 p.m. Jan. 14, Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre, 508 S. Main St., Moscow. Cost: $20. JAN. 15 “The Guilty” (R), International Film Series, 7 p.m., Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre, 508 S. Main St., Moscow. Cost: $5. JAN. 18 Wild and Scenic Film Festival, 7 p.m., Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre, 508 S. Main St., Moscow. JAN. 30 “Bye, Bye Birdie,” 7 p.m., Lewis-Clark State College Center for Arts & History, 415 Main St., Lewiston. Film is shown as part of From Stage to Screen series in conjunction with the Lewiston Civic Theatre production of the same name.
MUSIC
DEC. 20 AND 22 Heustis Kountry Band, dance music, 7-10 p.m., Sixth Street Senior Center, 832 Sixth St., Clarkston. Cost: $5. DEC. 21 The Senders, vintage covers, 8 p.m., John’s Alley, 114 E. Sixth St., Moscow. Cost: $5. Bart Budwig Band, 9 p.m., Hogan’s Pub, 906 Sixth St., Clarkston. Yara Gutkin and Kent Queener, Portuguese folk/jazz, 7:30 p.m., Unitarian Universalist Church of the Palouse, 420 E. Second St., Moscow. DEC. 22 The Maple Bars, 10 p.m., Hogan’s Pub, 906 Sixth St., Clarkston. Jazz Coop featuring Gary and Kathleen Gemberling, 6 p.m., Lindsay Creek Vineyards, 3107 Powers Ave., Lewiston. DASH of Bozeman, soul, 9:30 p.m., John’s Alley, 114 E. Sixth St., Moscow. Cost: $5. DEC. 23 Thomas Pearson, 6 p.m., Lindsay Creek Vineyards, 3107 Powers Ave., Lewiston. Pearson is a senior piano performance major at St. Olaf College, and is accompanist for the Troubadours chorus of the Northfield (Minn.) Choirs in Northfield. DEC. 28 Open mic, 7 p.m., One World Cafe, 533 S. Main St., Moscow. Signups start at 6:30 p.m. The Intentions, rock/blues, 8 p.m., John’s Alley, 114 E. Sixth St., Moscow. Cost: $5. DEC. 29 Idaho County Orchestra Christmas Concert, 2 p.m., Monastery of St. Gertrude, 465 Keuterville Road, Cottonwood. A reception will follow the concert. DEC. 31 Polly O’Keary & the Rhythm Method, blues/R&B, 9 p.m., Kamiah Hotel Bar & Steakhouse, 501 Fourth St. The Morgan Brothers, 8 p.m.-midnight, Lewiston Elks, 3444 Country Club Drive. Bite-size steak and shrimp dinner will be served from 6-8 p.m. and breakfast will be served beginning about 11 p.m. Cost (if purchased before Dec. 21): $40/dinner, breakfast, music; $30/music and breakfast only, $20/music only. Prices are higher at the door. Tickets: at the lodge office or by calling (208) 743-5591. Rough Kutt, 8 p.m.-midnight, Lewiston Eagles, 1310 Main St. Bite-size steak dinner available for purchase from 5-7:30 p.m. Cost: $12/person, $20/couple. JAN. 12 Handel’s “Messiah,” performed by the Palouse Choral Society Chamber Choir and a live orchestra, 2 p.m., Monastery of St. Gertrude, 465 Keuterville Road, Cottonwood. Cost: $10. Tickets: www.stgertrudes.org. The Stylistics, soul, 8 p.m., Clearwater River Casino, 17500 Nez Perce Road, Lewiston. Cost: $20-$45. Tickets: www.ticketswest.com or concert venue. Current members: Airrion Love (original member), Herb Murrell (original member), Jason Sharp and Barrington “Bo” Henderson. JAN. 15 Fatt Jazz, 6 p.m., Lindsay Creek Vineyards, 3107 Powers Ave., Lewiston. Paul Rucker, cello/mulitmedia performance, 8-10 p.m., the Spark, Washington State University, 1270 N.E. Washington St., Pullman. JAN. 17 Music Faculty Piano Trio, University of Idaho faculty recital, 7:30 p.m., UI, Haddock Performance Hall, 1010 Blake Ave., Moscow. Trio consists of Jason Moody (violin, director of orchestra), Miranda Wilson (cello, associate professor of cello and bass), Yoon-Wha Roh (piano, lecturer of piano/collaborative piano). Cost: $5/regular price, $3/students and seniors. JAN. 18 Palouse Trio, Faculty Artist Series, 8 p.m., Bryan Hall Theatre, Washington State University, Pullman. Cost: $10/regular price, $5/non-WSU students and seniors age 55 and older, free/WSU students. JAN. 19 Philip Hill, guest bassoon recital, 7:30 p.m., University of Idaho, Haddock Performance Hall, 1010 Blake Ave., Moscow. Hill is professor of bassoon at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin and is principal bassoon of the Midland-Odessa Symphony and Chorale. Cost: $5/regular price, $3/students and seniors. JAN. 22 Jason Johnston and the Vandal Horn Studio, 7:30 p.m., University of Idaho, Haddock Performance Hall, 1010 Blake Ave., Moscow. Johnston is UI assistant professor of horn. Cost: $5/regular price, $3/students and seniors. Elaine Melanie Martir, student flute recital, 8 p.m., Bryan Hall Theatre, Washington State University, Pullman. JAN. 24 JACK Quartet, Auditorium Chamber Music Series, 7:30 p.m., Administration Building auditorium, University of Idaho, Moscow. Cost: $10-$25. “Composing for Improvisors,” Faculty Artist Series, 8 p.m., Kimbrough Concert Hall, Washington State University, Pullman. Cost: $10/regular price, $5/non-WSU students and seniors age 55 and older, free/WSU students. JAN. 25 Cantiamo! Faculty Artist Series, 8 p.m., Bryan Hall Theatre, Washington State University, Pullman. Cost: $10/regular price, $5/non-WSU students and seniors age 55 and older, free/WSU students. JAN. 27 Kenny James Miller Band, blues, 6 p.m., Lindsay Creek Vineyards, 3107 Powers Ave., Lewiston. Yoon-Wha Roh, piano, 7:30 p.m., University of Idaho, Haddock Performance Hall, 1010 Blake Ave., Moscow. Roh is lecturer of piano/collaborative piano at the UI. Cost: $5/regular price, $3/students and seniors. JAN. 28 Bill Bolick Jazz Night, 6 p.m., Kimbrough Concert Hall, Washington State University, Pullman. JAN. 29 James Reid, guitar, 7:30 p.m., University of Idaho, Haddock Performance Hall, 1010 Blake Ave., Moscow. Reid is professor of guitar and graduate student coordinator at the UI. Cost: $5/regular price, $3/students and seniors. JAN. 31 Heather Ryan, graduate clarinet recital, 8 p.m., Bryan Hall Theatre, Washington State University, Pullman. FEB. 1 Equinox Brass Quintet, Faculty Artist Series, 8 p.m., Bryan Hall Theatre, Washington State University, Pullman. Cost: $10/regular price, $5/non-WSU students and seniors age 55 and older, free/WSU students. FEB. 2 Big Band Bash, 6-10 p.m., Ensminger Pavillion, Washington State University, Pullman. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., swing dance lesson is at 6 p.m., Jazz Band II plays at 7 p.m. and Jazz Band I plays at 8 p.m. FEB. 5 Naoki Hakutani, guest piano recital, 7:30 p.m., University of Idaho, Haddock Performance Hall, 1010 Blake Ave., Moscow. Hakutani is associate professor of piano at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Cost: $5/regular price, $3/students and seniors. Bogdan “Theo” Mynka, student recital, 8 p.m., Bryan Hall Theatre, Washington State University, Pullman. FEB. 7 Shawn Copeland, faculty clarinet recital, 7:30 p.m., University of Idaho, Haddock Performance Hall, 1010 Blake Ave., Moscow. Copeland is assistant professor of clarinet at the UI. Cost: $5/regular price, $3/students and seniors. FEB. 8 2019 World Music Celebration, 7:30 p.m., University of Idaho Administration Building auditorium, 851 Campus Drive, Moscow. Concert features musicians from Mali and Nepal, and UI groups Jazz Band I, Jazz Choir I, World Beat Ensemble and Flute Ensemble. Cost: $8/regular price, $5/students and seniors. Michael Holmes, student oboe recital, 3:10 p.m., Bryan Hall Theatre, Washington State University, Pullman. Max Mendez, guest voice recital, 4:10 p.m., Bryan Hall Theatre, Washington State University, Pullman. Solstice Wind Quintet, Faculty Artist Series, 8 p.m., Bryan Hall Theatre, Washington State University, Pullman. Cost: $10/regular price, $5/non-WSU students and seniors age 55 and older, free/WSU students. FEB. 10 University of Idaho faculty/guest recital, 4 p.m., Haddock Performance Hall, 1010 Blake Ave., Moscow. Performance features Giselle Hiller (violin), Jay Mauchley (piano), Sandy Mauchley (piano) and Ruth Boden (cello). Cost: $5/regular price, $3/students and seniors. FEB. 12 University of Idaho Jazz Bands and Jazz Choirs, 6:30 p.m., Administration Building auditorium, 851 Campus Drive, Moscow. Cost: $5/regular price, $3/students and seniors. FEB. 16 Silent Theory with Everyone Loves a Villain and Jimmy Nuge, 8:30 p.m., Third Wheel, 1634 Main St., Lewiston. Cost: $10/advance, $15/door. Tickets: venue or online at www.purplepass.com.
SCHOOL & CAMPUS
DEC. 26 “Returning Student” event, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., 1912 Center, 412 E. Third St., Moscow. Event organized by alouse Pathways event is aimed at giving high school students a chance to learn about college experiences from graduates of area high schools. JAN. 14 Lecture by Paul Rucker, visual artist and composer, 7-9 p.m., Compton Union Building auditorium, Washington State University, Pullman. JAN. 25 AND 27 “Skies of 2019,” planetarium show, 7 p.m. Jan. 25 and 5 p.m. Jan. 27, Room 231, Sloan Hall, Washington State University, Pullman. Show features a preview of sky highlights for 2019. Cost: $5/regular price (cash or check only), free/ages 6 and younger.
SPORTS & OUTDOORS
DEC. 20-JAN. 4 Annual Winter Spirit holiday light display, Locomotive Park, downtown Lewiston. Light display hours: 5-7 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.-midnight daily. Fireplace hours: 5:30-8 p.m. Sunday-Thursday and 5:30-10 p.m. Friday, Saturday and holidays. DEC. 22 2018 Lighted Boat Parade, sponsored by the Northwest River Runners, 6-7 p.m., Snake River, between Lewiston and Clarkston. JAN. 1 Annual First Day Hikes, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Hells Gate State Park, Lewiston. Hikes begin and end at the Lewis and Clark Discovery Center at the park, and free soup, coffee and hot cocoa will be served. Cost: $5/park entry.
STAGE
DEC. 20 Radio play and melodrama, fundraiser, 7 p.m., Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre, 508 S. Main St., Moscow. “Fibber Paints a Christmas Tree White,” reading of an episode of the radio show “Fibber McGee and Molly” by the Kenworthy board of directors and Moscow Community Theatre, and “The Bride of Bovill,” a melodrama performed by the Rotary Club of Moscow. Proceeds will go to support purchase of a portable stage lift to make the Kenworthy stage accessible to all. Cost: $20. DEC. 20-23 “It’s a Wonderful Life,” staged by the Pullman Civic Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 20-22, and 2 p.m. Dec. 23, Nye Street Theatre, 1220 N.W. Nye St., Pullman. Tickets: pullmancivictheatre.org/tickets DEC. 21-22 “The Santaland Diaries” by David Sedaris, performed by David Harlan and staged by Moscow Art Theatre (Too), 7:30 p.m. Dec. 21-22 and 2 p.m. Dec. 22, Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre, 508 S. Main St., Moscow. Cost: $10. Tickets: www.kenworthy.org. JAN. 5 Open auditions for University of Idaho’s spring theater season, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Hartung Theater, 625 Stadium Drive, Moscow. Auditioners should prepare a one-minute monologue and sign up for a three-minute time slot onlin at www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0d4aabad22a46-2019. JAN. 17-FEB. 3 “Bye, Bye Birdie,” staged by the Lewiston Civic Theatre and directed by Fred Scheibe, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 17-19, 24-26 and Jan. 31-Feb. 2; 2 p.m. Jan. 20, 27 and Feb. 3; Lewiston High School auditorium, 1114 Ninth Ave. Cost: $19/regular price, $16/seniors and veterans; $14/students; $11/children. JAN. 30 Repertory Dance Theatre, 7:30 p.m., Jones Theater, Daggy Hall, Washington State University, Pullman. Cost: $25/regular price, $20/seniors and students, $15/children. Tickets: www.festivaldance.org/great-performance-series JAN. 30-FEB. 3 “Up Chimacum Creek,” staged by University of Idaho Theatre Arts, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 30-Feb. 2 and 2 p.m. Feb. 2-3, the Forge Theater, 404 Sweet Ave., Moscow. Written by Ben Gonzoles and directy by Justin Cerne, both graduate students. Cost: $10-$15, and free for UI students. Tickets: (208) 885-6465 or Suite 20, Shoup Hall.
TALKS
JAN. 2 Cup O’ Joe on the Palouse, featuring presentation and Q&A by Tim Gehring, certified public accountant, 10 a.m., Columbia Bank, 795 S.E. Bishop Blvd., Pullman. Sponsored by the Southeast Washington Economic Development Association. JAN. 19 AND FEB. 16 Explore the Winter Night Sky, 4:30-6 p.m. Jan. 19 and 5:30-7 p.m. Feb. 16, visitor center, Nez Perce National Historical Park, 39063 U.S. Highway 95, Spalding. Event begins inside center with a short ranger talk about Nez Perce culture and history, followed by David Eberle, a NASA volunteer solar system ambassador and elementary school teacher. Attendees will then go outside to see some of the constellations and celestial formations only visible during January and February. FEB. 6 Cup O’ Joe on the Palouse, featuring presentation by Kyle O’Malley and Grant Schoenlein of Kamiak Coffee Co., 10 a.m., Columbia Bank, 795 S.E. Bishop Blvd., Pullman. Sponsored by the Southeast Washington Economic Development Association. !
