ART & EXHIBITS
DEC. 13-15“Margaret Noble: Resonating Objects,” interactive and multi-sensory exhibit with sculptures and installations, Lewis-Clark State College Center for Arts & History, 415 Main St., Lewiston. Hours: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday.
DEC. 13-22
“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. 13-23
“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. 13-26
“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. 13-29
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. 13-31
“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. Reception: 1-3 p.m. Dec. 9. 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. Reception: 5-8 p.m. Dec. 19; features live music by John Elwood and Sally Burkhart. Hours: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Wednesday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Thursday-Friday, 1-5 p.m. weekends.
DEC. 13-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. 13-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. 13-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. 13-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. 13-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. 13-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. 15
Steven Branting of Lewiston, author of a five-volume series on Lewiston history, signing, 1-4 p.m., Bargain Hunter Mall, 1209 Main St., Lewiston.
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.
FAIRS & FESTIVALS
DEC. 15
Pullman Winter Market, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Brelsford Washington State University Visitor Center, 150 E. Spring St.
FEB. 2
Winter Market, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., 1912 Center, 412 E. Third St., Moscow.
FOOD & DRINK
DEC. 14
Blended Learning Holiday Wine Tasting, 5-8 p.m., Brelsford Washington State University Center, 150 N.E. Spring St., Pullman. Features 10 student-made wines from the Viticulture and Enology Program, hors d’ouerves, desserts and nonalcoholic beverages. Cost: $20/wine tasting, $10/without wine tasting.
DEC. 14-15
Dickens Christmas Carol Madrigal Dinner, 7 p.m., Lewis-Clark State College Music Building, 1105 Seventh St., Lewiston. Courses each will be celebrated with a song, and a play is performed between courses. LCSC Concert Choir will sing carols and Harold Crook, LCSC humanities professor, will perform as Ebenezer Scrooge. Menu: ham and pea soup; roast beef, glazed carrots with walnuts, duchess potatoes, and dinner rolls; cheese, walnuts, dried apricots and crackers; mincemeat pie and Christmas pudding. Cost: $35. Tickets: sold out
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
DEC. 13
“Mamma Mia: Singalong,” 7 p.m., Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre, 508 S. Main St., Moscow. Cost: $5.
DEC. 15
“How the Grinch Stole Christmas” (PG-2000), Movies at the Roxy Theater, 2 p.m., 714 Main St., Lewiston. Free tickets, limited to 125, are available beginning at 11 a.m.
“Elf” (PG-2003), noon, Lewiston City Library, 411 D St.
DEC. 15 AND 17
“La Traviata,” Met Live in HD, 9:55 a.m. Dec. 15 and 6:30 p.m. Dec. 17, Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre, 508 S. Main St., Moscow. Cost: $20.
DEC. 18
“Summer 1993,” International Film Series, 7 p.m., Kenworthy Performing Arts Center, 508 S. Main St., Moscow. Cost: $5.
MUSIC
DEC. 13 AND 15
Heustis Kountry Band, dance music, 7-10 p.m., Sixth Street Senior Center, 832 Sixth St., Clarkston. Cost: $5.
DEC. 14
Jason McCue and Okay Okay, 6 p.m., One World Cafe, 533 S. Main St., Moscow.
DEC. 14-15
No Pants, rock, 9 p.m., Canter’s Inn, 416 Thain Road, Lewiston.
DEC. 15
47th annual Christmas Cantata 2018, 4:30 p.m. (prelude music begins at 4 p.m.), Lewiston Seventh-day Adventist Church, 1212 19th St.
Cocoa & Carols, Lincoln Middle School Choir performance, 4:30 p.m., the Valley Collective, 419 Snake River Ave., Lewiston. Cost: $10 (half the proceeds go to the choir)
Jackie McIntyre Fox and Brad Keeler, Americana/folk, 7-9 p.m., One World Cafe, 533 S. Main St., Moscow.
DEC. 16
Ultimate Christmas Concert and Sing Along, 3:30 p.m., Clarkston High School auditorium, 401 Chestnut St.
DEC. 19
Bart Budwig and his Holiday Band, 9:30 p.m., John’s Alley, 114 E. Sixth St., Moscow. 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.
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
SCHOOL & CAMPUS
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. 13-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. 13-15
“Sleighed to Death” a comedic murder mystery by Peter Gordon, staged by the Clarkston High School Drama Club, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 13-15 and 2 p.m. Dec. 15, CHS auditorium, 401 Chestnut St. Cost: $10/regular price, $7/students and seniors.
DEC. 14-16
“It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play,” 7:30 p.m. Dec. 14-15; and 2 p.m. Dec. 16, Lewis-Clark State College Center for Arts & History, 415 Main St., Lewiston. Staged by the Lewiston Civic Theatre and directed by Cheryl Tousley. Cost: $10-$15.
DEC. 14-16 AND 20-23
“It’s a Wonderful Life,” staged by the Pullman Civic Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 14-15 and 2-22, and 2 p.m. Dec. 16 and 23, Nye Street Theatre, 1220 N.W. Nye St., Pullman. Tickets: pullmancivictheatre.org/tickets
DEC. 15
Graham Ballet Theater/Academy annual Winter Dance Concert, 1 p.m., Gladish Community and Cultural Center Domey auditorium, 115 N.W. State St., Pullman. Event will feature annual silent auction fundraiser and hors doeuvres. Cost: $19.
Live nativity program, 4 p.m., Hell’s Canyon Harley-Davidson, 306 21st St., Lewiston. The 20-minute outdoor program will feature live animals, costumed actors, a narrator and sing-along to traditional Christmas carols. Following the program, attendees may go inside for more carol singing, cookies and refreshments,
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. 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. 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