Words of all types: writing, spoken word, storytelling and more! All genres welcome. Seek out a book club or writing group, mark your calendar for visiting authors, or find ways to tell your story live onstage. If you are specifically interested in poetry, check out our Poet Laureate page, too!
Wishing Tree Books is proud to announce a virtual event for Kristen Millares Young’s newly published novel SUBDUCTION, featuring a reading and discussion with three outstanding Northwest writers.
“3 Minute Mic” is Auntie’s monthly poetry open mic, held every first Friday at 8pm. Free. Online via Zoom; find the Zoom details an hour before the event on Auntie’s Bookstore Facebook page.
The latest from YA sensation Marie Lu is nearly here! Purchase Skyhunter (available September 29th) from Auntie’s to get a signed book plate and access to an exclusive virtual meet and greet on October 1st at 6pm PST.
Spokane Arts announces 2020 Arts Award winners & kicks off Arts Month! Winners of the 2020 Spokane Arts Awards were announced at the annual event on Saturday, September 26, which was held as a live-streamed broadcast from Lucky You Lounge. The Arts Awards serve as the kick-off for Arts Month, the month-long celebration of arts and culture in Spokane to coincide with national arts and humanities month in October.
Dylan specializes in automotive, journalistic, and documentary style photography.
essiray Wheeler is a painter and a poet living on the Spokane Indian Reservation. She has been published in the Yehaw Indigenous Art Zine and has shown in both the We Are Still Here Art Show and the Gathering At the Falls Art Show. Her work has been chosen to represent NICWAs 39th Annual Protecting Our Children Conference (2021).
Nicole strives to connect others and create the most value for the viewer through her intricate levels of detail.
Gaye is an author, poet, and graphic designer. She also works as a life style coach and insurance agent.
Catterton is a film maker, educator, and working member of the SAG-AFTRA union. He is a multi-discipline artist whose work has curated national and regional film festivals, choreographed avant-garde dance in Bali, Indonesia, to a solo sculpture exhibition at the Wild Embeddings gallery, Bushwick Brooklyn.After graduating from Interlochen Arts Academy in 2000, Catterton studied with an emphasis on Shakespeare from the Guthrie Theater’s BFA actor training program. He then went on to study post-graduate multi-media studies at Sarah Lawrence University & The Kitchen NYC, as well as directing at Middlesex University London. Currently, Catterton focuses his work as film company KORREA Productions.
Rosie Cerquone is a freelance percussionist, singer, and songwriter currently based in Spokane, WA. She graduated from the University of Montana in the spring of 2020 with a BM in Percussion Performance and a minor in Media Arts. During her time at UM she studied classical percussion, jazz vibraphone and drum set, steel pan, congas, Middle Eastern hand drumming, West African Drumming, and Balinese Gamelan. Rosie is passionate about the growing field of mallet percussion and voice, and uses her songwriting skills to write pop hits carried by vibraphone and her unique, raw, jazz vocal style. Rosie released her first single, “12,” in October ,2020. She’ll be releasing her debut album, “the how & the why,” in January, 2021. All the music is original, and features vibraphone, vocals, rich harmonies, drums, auxiliary percussion, and found sounds. Rosie performs regularly in the Spokane area at bars and performance venues. She is also available to hire for private parties, performances, or celebrations, either as the main event or as ambience! Head to her website to contact her today.
Specializing in cartoon illustration, and hand drawn animation.
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