For Kids
Quiero Flamenco’s newest show “Poeta” represents the Company’s next step in expanding the boundaries and scope of fusing multiple disciplines and genres of music and dance.
Dance
Event: February 10
Stage
Performing arts of all kinds! Plays, musicals, staged readings, opera, and more. Local theater houses include the Spokane Civic Theater, Stage Left Theatre, Spokane Children’s Theatre, and many others. The First Interstate Center for the Arts hosts Spokane’s Best of Broadway series, which brings touring productions of acclaimed Broadway shows like Hamilton. Find out more below!
Cultural
Grantee
Olivia Evans, James Pakootas & Devonte Pearson (T.S. The Solution)
A two-day festival will bring the community together, inspire, uplift/ showcase the BIPOC peoples of Spokane in music and the arts and a film score residency exploring Colville stories will be hosted by Panoramic Dreams.
Dance
Grantee
Spokane Aerial Performance Arts
Spokane Aerial Performance Arts will purchase 10 sets of stilts and begin a permanent stilt walking program for young performers.
Stage
Event: Opens October 10
According to Coyote
A vibrant and entertaining family-friendly anthology of tales featuring the legendary hero of Native American mythology. According to Coyote is an encounter with the richness and vitality of Native American culture using age-old traditions of music, dance, and theatre. Written by John Kaufman, the play will be directed by Kauffman’s niece and performed by Nez Perce actor, Kellen Lewis. According to Coyote will warm the hearts of young and old alike. *Produced by Spokane Ensemble Theatre and One Heart Native Arts and Film Festival.
Stage
Event: September 29
The Dip Concert
Join us for the MWPAC Fall season opening performance starring The Dip! On their Dualtone Records debut Sticking With It, Seattle-based seven-piece The Dip delivers the kind of unbridled rhythm and blues that hits on every emotional level.
Stage
Event: Opens September 16
ADMISSIONS, by Joshua Harmon
Join us Sept. 16 through Oct. 2 as we proudly present the 2018 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play, Joshua Harmon’s ADMISSIONS! Directed by Susan Hardie and featuring Deborah Marlowe, Rhead Shirley, Tom Sanderson, Pam Kingsley, and Audrey Overstreet, this hilarious satire explodes the ideals and contradictions of liberal white America!
Cultural
Event: October 7
Terrain 13
The region’s largest multi-media art and music event is back! Featuring 354 artists, 12 bands, 12 literary readings, 22 films, and 5 dance performances, and attracting thousands of attendees, Terrain 13 is a celebration of new energy and fresh ideas from all over the artistic spectrum.
Stage
Event: October 15
Vir Das: Wanted
Vir Das has become a global comedy sensation as a stand-up comedian and actor. He’s gained worldwide appeal with his five specials on Netflix in the last six years, one of them For India having been nominated for an Emmy Award, and his starring roles in over a dozen films, most recently in the Judd Apatow film The Bubble on Netflix.
Cultural
Event: October 8
1st Annual Fil-AM History Celebration
Never before celebrated in Spokane! Celebrating the first time a Filipino arrived in the US in 1587! An Evening of Philippine Cultural Performances Historical Presentions. Food, Dancing, Music, and Fellowship! SAVE THE DATE! FREE EVENT!
Cultural
Grantee
Spokane Chinese Association
After dealing with the setbacks of Covid-19, the Chinese Association Board has made a decision to “go big” for the Lunar New Year in 2023.
LGBTQ+
Grantee
Bright Comet Theatre
Bright Comet Theatre will stage their first production, Lord of the Flies. Featuring an entirely femme presenting cast, and involving a multitude of diverse and queer artists.