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!
Children, teens, and adults will create original poems, short stories, and artworks in workshops facilitated by local authors and artists using prompts inspired by the city’s five Expo themes.
A showcase of local LGBTQ+ stand-up comedians, drag performers, and more coming together to present a raucous helping of queer joy.
untouchable is a comedy short film inspired by true stories about the pains of growing up. Originally a one-woman show, it tells the story of a girl growing up while navigating and overcoming limitations, bullying, and learning what it means to be a “good” person.
An outdoor exhibition reflecting the universality of play across place, culture and time.
Improv League is a year-long transformative program taught by local, professional improv faculty and offered for free to Spokane area high school students.
The project will capture the rich narratives and expressive portraits of Kalispel tribal elders.
Mr. Sletner, also known by his alias Raw B, is far from your ordinary artist. For nearly three decades, he has been a dynamic presence in the Pacific Northwest’s music scene, serving as a music producer, musician, DJ, emcee, and performer. His profound musical background has allowed him to effortlessly blend the realms of hip-hop and electronic music, earning him a devoted following and keeping him at the forefront of musical innovation.
Patrick Piper is an engaging singer/songwriter and storyteller who plays an eclectic mix of blues-inspired Americana/Folk, Classic Rock, and Texas Country, from John Prine to Bon Jovi and Guy Clark to Buddy Guy. He plays the ukulele like Taj Mahal and sings like he broke up the Beatles.
Join the celebration of the official release of Erin Pringle’s newest book, Unexpected Weather Events, a collection of of strange, sad, and beautiful stories.
Erin will read from the book, followed by a book-signing. Books will be available for purchase. Expect music, joy, and perhaps light refreshment.
About her: Erin is also the author of the novel Hezada! I Miss You (AWST 2020) and two story collections, The Whole World at Once (WVU/Vandalia Press 2017) and The Floating Order (Two Ravens Press 2009). Her work has been a finalist in the CLMP Firecracker Award, selected for performance in L.A.’s New Short Fiction Series, and earned an Artist Trust Fellowship. She grew up in the rural Midwest, has her MFA from Texas State University, and called Spokane home for over a decade. She lives with her son Henry, partner Heather, and a reckless menagerie of pets.
Bodies in Conversation will be presented at The Magic Lantern Theater as a multimedia event: a screening of a short art film, live music, and a new play.
I write literary historical fiction, mostly set during the nineteenth century. My work explores how women might have experienced family, identity, displacement, love, and ambition. My novel Yewspring was independently published in 2023, and my writing has been published in the journal Persuasions, The Copperfield Review and online. I hold a M.A. in English Literature from Mercy College, where my culminating thesis on George Eliot and Elizabeth Gaskell was chosen as the program’s Thesis of the Year. I live in rural northeast Washington with my family.
I am an actress, director and playwright. My current passion is writing for the Theatre and my plays have been produced in London UK and around the U.S., including in Boston, Cleveland, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Louisville, New Haven, NYC, the State University of New York, San Francisco, Santa Fe, and Spokane. My play MOTHER’S DAY was a 2019 finalist for the James Stevenson Prize for Short Comedic Plays and won the “Audience Choice Award” at the 31st Playwrights’ Forum Festival. I had three new works selected for Stage Left Theater’s “Masterpiece Monologues” series and was then commissioned to write and perform a solo piece, SLEEPWALKING, which was featured in Stage Left’s “Empower Festival” and streamed online. SLEEPWALKING was also selected for Irondale Ensemble’s 2022 ON WOMEN Festival’s (NYC) – New Media Library. The play was streamed online and received an “Audience Choice” award. Pam’s plays FINDING MOTHER COURAGE and BOXES were selected for the 32nd Playwrights’ Forum Festival. BOXES won the “Audience Choice Award.” Recently, both THE SITTING and BOXES were produced as part of TheatreWorks Humanity Festival in greater Louisville. MINISTER OF SORROW has been selected as one of three plays featured during the Appalachian Playwriting Festival, Ashville, NC in September 2023. MINISTER OF SORROW will be part of Stage Left Theater’s 2024 Season. Pam holds a BFA in Theatre Performance and MA in Theatre Education. She has taught acting and playwriting throughout the PNW.
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