7 Nights Out
Pat Metheny
20-time Grammy-winning jazz guitarist will be the guest solo artist with the Whitworth University Jazz Ensemble for the 27th annual Guest Artist Jazz Concert.
When: 8 p.m. Saturday
Where: Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox, 1001 W. Sprague Ave.
Cost: $23 general, $18 students and seniors, through TicketsWest
Info: (509) 624-1200
David Sedaris
The wickedly funny best-selling writer and humorist brings his bizarre insights back to Spokane. His most recent book is 2013’s “Let’s Explore Diabetes With Owls.” Presented by Auntie’s Bookstore.
When: 7:30 p.m. Thursday
Where: Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague Ave.
Cost: $45-$50 through TicketsWest
Info: (509) 838-0206
Symphony with a Splash: Autumn
Eckart Preu conducts the West Coast premiere of “Arc of Horizon” by Harry Stafylakis, Anna Clyne’s “Prince of Clouds,” a concerto for two violins performed by violinists Mateusz Wolski and Amanda Howard-Phillips, and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 8, aka “Little Symphony in F.”
When: 5 p.m. Friday
Where: Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox, 1001 W. Sprague Ave.
Cost: $25, through the Fox box office, the symphony website, or any TicketsWest location.
Info: (509) 624-1200 or www.spokanesymphony.org
‘Hit and Run IX’
The ninth year of Sandra Hosking’s popular stage reading of short comedies by playwrights from the Spokane area and beyond.
When: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday.
Where: Stage Left, 108 W. Third Ave.
Cost: $10
Info: (509) 838-9727 or www.spokanestageleft.org
KYRS 12th Anniversary
Eat, drink, be merry, bid on silent auction items, and dance the night away to the Bobby Patterson Band. To benefit community-funded KYRS 88.1/92.3 FM.
When: 7 p.m. Saturday
Where: Cracker Co. Building, 304 W. Pacific Ave.
Cost: $20 general, free ages 16 and younger
Info: (509) 747-3012 or www.kyrs.org/store
Mac Miller
Indie hip-hop. Miller is touring in support of his latest album, “GO:OD AM.”
When: 8 p.m. Saturday
Where: Knitting Factory, 919 W. Sprague Ave.
Cost: SOLD OUT
Info: sp.knittingfactory.com
Sturgill Simpson
Indie country music with the Kentucky-born singer-songwriter, fresh of an appearance last month at Austin City Limits. With Billy Wayne Davis. Living the Dream Fall Tour.
When: 8:30 p.m. Tuesday
Where: Knitting Factory, 919 W. Sprague Ave.
Cost: $28 advance, $33 day of show, through Ticketweb
Info: sp.knittingfactory.com