7 Nights Out: A look at what’s on deck this week
1. Art on the Green Festival
Annual celebration transforms the North Idaho College campus into an outdoor art gallery and marketplace. There will be summer food fare, live music on two stages, hands-on art activities for children and more. A beer and wine garden is open until 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Free shuttle bus runs between the NIC campus and Taste of Coeur d’Alene and the city’s Street Fair in downtown Coeur d’Alene.
When: Noon-7:30 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday
Where: North Idaho College, 1000 W. Garden Ave., Coeur d’Alene
Cost: Free
Info: artonthegreen.org
2. Mike Epps
Stand-up comedian and actor who’s starred in such movies as “Next Friday,” “Friday After Next,” “The Fighting Temptations,” “The Hangover,” “The Hangover III” and “Meet the Blacks” brings his act to Spokane. He also recently released the comedy special “Mike Epps: Don’t Take It Personal.” He’s appeared in the television series “Def Comedy Jam” and “Uncle Buck.”
When: 7:30 and 10:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 6:30 and 9:30 p.m. Sunday
Where: Spokane Comedy Club, 315 W. Sprague Ave.,
Cost: $37.50-$52.50
Info: (509) 318-9998 or spokanecomedyclub.com
3. Gleason Fest
An annual indie music festival benefiting Team Gleason, which provides life-improving technology and services to those afflicted with Lou Gehrig’s disease, also called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, and create global awareness for the disease. Inspired by Steve Gleason, former football player for the New Orleans Saints. Music by Portugal. The Man, with special guests Pickwick, Delbert the Band, Duke Evers and Hey! is for Horses. All ages welcome.
When: 3-11 p.m. Saturday
Where: Riverfront Park, Lilac Bowl, 507 N. Howard St.,
Cost: $25, through TicketsWest; $30 at the door
Info: gleasonfest.org
4. Emmylou Harris
Country Music Hall of Fame singer-songwriter headlines a Super Saturday show at the Festival at Sandpoint, with special guests The Bros. Landreth, a Canadian alternative country and folk music group, and The Powers, an indie folk/country band based out of Coeur d’Alene. Harris has lit up the charts for decades with hits like “Poncho & Lefty,” “Red Dirt Girl” and “Old Yellow Moon.” She is one of the most decorated artists in music with 13 Grammy Awards, two Academy of Country Music Awards and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Americana Music Association.
When: 6 p.m. Saturday
Where: War Memorial Field, 855 Ontario St., Sandpoint
Cost: $54.95, through the festival website
Info: (208) 265-4554 or FestivalatSandpoint.com
5. Beach House
American dream pop band from Baltimore, Maryland, featuring French-born Victoria Legrand and Baltimore native Alex Scally.
When: 8 p.m. Tuesday
Where: Knitting Factory, 919 W. Sprague Ave.
Cost: $25
Info: sp.knittingfactory.com
6. ‘Oliver!’
Tony Award-winning musical based on “Oliver Twist” by Charles Dickens. “Oliver!” sweeps its audience from pity to disgust, loneliness to hope, disappointment to fear, and finally justice to joy. Young Oliver’s character remains faithful, rewarding him with a touching end to his journey.
When: 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, 2 p.m. Sundays
Where: CVHS Performing Arts Center, 821 S. Sullivan Road, Spokane Valley
Cost: $34/general; $32/senior and military; $20/students
Info: (509) 368-7897 or svsummertheatre.com
7. Angelique Kidjo with Afrosonics
Beninese-born singer-songwriter and activist is noted for her diverse musical influences and creative music videos. Most recently she won a Grammy Award this year for Best Contemporary World Music Album. Afrosonics is an Afro indie band based in Boise, specializing in upbeat, positive, multicultural music that makes people want to groove. Part of the Festival at Sandpoint music series.
When: 7:30 p.m. Thursday
Where: War Memorial Field, 855 Ontario St., Sandpoint
Cost: $39.95, through the festival website
Info: (208) 265-4554 or FestivalatSandpoint.com