Shelby Van Pelt, "Remarkably Bright Creatures" (Photo by Colin Mulvany/The Spokesman Review)

Northwest Passages

Charting a new course for
community journalism

Northwest Passages is a conversation series with a mission to go beyond the headlines and get Spokane talking — about ourselves, our ideas, and our collective future.

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Upcoming Events

"The Dog Stars" by Peter Heller

Author Peter Heller returns to Northwest Passages to discuss his bestselling novel, “The Dog Stars,” and the journey from page to big-screen thriller.

Type: Live Event

Date/Time

Sept. 10, 2026, 7 p.m.

Venue

The Bing Crosby Theater

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"Floating Mountains: The Art of Imagining the Impossible" by Joe Rohde

Celebrated Disney Imagineer Joe Rohde in conversation with Spokesman-Review Executive Editor Rob Curley.

Type: Live Event

Date/Time

Sept. 23, 2026, 7 p.m.

Venue

Myrtle Woldson Performing Arts Center

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Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham

Whitworth University, in partnership with Northwest Passages, welcomes presidential historian & Pulitzer Prize winning author Jon Meacham

Type: Live Event

Date/Time

Oct. 14, 2026, 7 p.m.

Venue

The Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox

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Claudia Rowe "Wards of the State"

"Wards of the State’ explores how to fix our broken foster care system.

Type: Live Event

Date/Time

Oct. 15, 2026, 7 p.m.

Venue

The Montvale Event Center

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Michael Connelly "The Hollow"

Bestselling author Michael Connelly joins the Northwest Passages Book Club Oct. 28 to share his much-anticipated new thriller, "The Hollow."

Type: Live Event

Date/Time

Oct. 28, 2026, 7 p.m.

Venue

The Bing Crosby Theater

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