CIVIC'S 78TH SEASON
The Spokane Civic Theatre has shared the lineup for its 78th season. The nonprofit community theater is staging a mix of classics and newer productions starting this fall and into 2026. On the main stage, the season begins with a yet-to-be-revealed musical followed by Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer for the holidays. In early 2026, catch the Jane Austen novel adaptation Emma, followed by Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie and Disney classic The Hunchback of Notre Dame. The Civic's Studio Theatre begins the season with Frankenstein in October, followed by All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914. February 2026 brings the comedy POTUS: Or Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive. Civic playwright Bryan Harnetiaux's Squalor shows from April 24-May 10. Learn more at spokanecivictheatre.com. (COLTON RASANEN)
TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLPARK
When the Spokane Indians opened their 2025 season last weekend with a series against the Everett Aquasox, there was plenty of new on display. In addition to fresh faces on the roster in the form of intriguing Colorado Rockies' prospects like outfielder Jared Thomas and pitcher Jordy Vargas, renovations to Avista Stadium caught baseball fans' eyes. The Indians poured a couple million dollars into the park during the offseason to make MLB-mandated improvements. The most visibly obvious are the new green turf, new regulation foul poles, expanded net to keep fans safe from foul balls, and larger dugouts. The team also made improvements behind the scenes with a new on-site workout facility that includes a weight room and batting cages for players. The biggest spectacle is still to come as the team has placed an order for a new video screen for left field that should be installed later this season. (SETH SOMMERFELD)
OH IT'S TRUE, IT'S DAMN TRUE
While the professional wrestling world is focused on next week's WrestleMania in Las Vegas, there's big news in the Spokane indie wrestling scene as well. It's been announced that WWE Hall of Famer and Olympic freestyle wrestling gold medalist Kurt Angle will come to town next month for Relentless Wrestling's Monumental II supercard at Northern Quest Resort & Casino on May 17. The decorated red, white and blue champion was one of the best pure wrestlers in the ring that the sport entertainment business has ever seen while also providing plenty of charismatic comedy during WWE's popularity golden age known as the Attitude Era. While Angle won't be wrestling a match, he's sure to get involved in the action, so expect loving chants of "You suck!" to ring out at Northern Quest when his theme hits at Relentless. (SETH SOMMERFELD)
