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Grab Your Girlfriends for a Day of Fun at Girls’ Day Out!

Friday, October 29th, 2010

Ladies, mark your calendars for Girls’ Day Out on Saturday, November 13^th, when businesses in four great business districts in Spokane will offer up special treats, deals, games, prizes, and more. This is a fun way to start your holiday shopping, check out all the wonderful local businesses in these unique neighborhoods, and enjoy a day with some of your favorite women. From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., head to the Garland, Hillyard, Monroe, and International (East Sprague) districts. Just look for the pink, as participating businesses will be competing in the “Pink’d” contest for the best pink decorated place.

The 6^th annual Girls’ Day Out features art galleries, antiques, health and beauty products and services, vintage clothing, coffee shops and cafes, and more. The driving goal behind this annual shopping event is to introduce Spokane women to their local neighborhood business centers. You know that cute little place you have driven past half a dozen times and always think you’d love to stop in but somehow never do? This is the perfect time! Be sure to stop at Anatopia Thrift Boutique in the Garland district as they will be serving chocolate, and hit Curl Up N’ Dye in the Hillyard district to get your nails painted pink for free. Fabulous Finds in the Monroe district will be serving a candy buffet. These are just a few of the highlights; every business will have something special for you!

Guys are welcome to come along, and in fact there are official “Guy’s Hang Outs” in each district, where men can watch football, have a drink, or play some games.

Make sure to pick up your free copy of the Exchange newspaper before the event for your official Girls’ Day Out shopping guide. On newsstands on November 11, it will include neighborhood maps, participating businesses, sponsors, sales/specials and any other information you need to navigate your way through the day. For photos and a video of last year’s Girls’ Day Out, click here.

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EWU Eagles Football Special

Wednesday, October 27th, 2010

The last two home games for the 8th ranked
play off bound Eagles!

Nov. 13	Southern Utah	1:05PM
Nov. 20	Idaho State	1:05PM

Pick a Date, Bring a Friend, Have a Ball

Stay at Stratford Suites on Friday night, enjoy a large pizza of your choice delivered hot to your door. In the evening take a shuttle to the Northern Quest Casino for entertainment. Then get a great nights sleep on our pillow top mattressess, wake-up to fresh coffee and donuts in the lobby and head for the only red carpeted stadium in the country on Saturday.

Every suites features a 50″ HDTV, wireless internet, full kitchen, recliner, leather sofa and one or two bedrooms.

11808 W. Center Lane
Airway Heights, WA 99001
509-321-1600 or 888-705-8877

Starting at $99.00 + tax (1 bdrm) Game tickets not included

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Get Cultured with the Spokane Symphony, Bugs Bunny, and CSI!

Saturday, October 23rd, 2010

According to Wikipedia , “fine art or the fine arts describes an art form developed primarily for aesthetics and/or concept rather than practical application.” Most of us could use a little more of the fine arts in our lives, but events such as a classical concert can seem inaccessible or even dull if you are unfamiliar with the art form. Fortunately, the Spokane Symphony has been working hard to put on shows that are fun for today’s music lovers, young and old, with familiar, popular themes. The Symphony’s motto is “Your Life to Music.” If you think the Symphony is just for older people, think again: Club Maestro is a great deal for date nights for twenty-somethings. For just $10, 21–30-year-olds can pick up a membership card that gets them $15 tickets for any classics show, plus a $1 beer at the show. This season, there is a great variety to choose from, from classical to big band to jazz and funk.

Check out these great upcoming shows:

On October 30^th and October 31^st, you can see a brand new production that features all your Looney Tunes favorites on big screens with a live symphony orchestra accompaniment. Bugs Bunny at the Symphony will show treasures like “What’s Opera, Doc?,” “The Rabbit of Seville,” and the debut of Tweety and Sylvester. You’ll also see Tom & Jerry, the Flintstones, Scooby-Doo, and other cast members from the Warner Bros. cartoon family. If you have been wanting to introduce your kids to the world of live symphony music, this is a golden opportunity. Bonus: both nights, you can dress as your favorite cartoon character for a chance to win a prize in the costume contests.

The CSI: Spokane Casual Classics series reveals the violence, perversion, and deception in the lives of some of history’s greatest composers. You’ll hear some beautiful selections from Tchiakovsky, Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, and other brilliant composers with dark secrets surrounding their lives. After learning about the results of the Spokane Symphony sleuths’ detective work, you will never think about classical music in the same way again.

Casual Classics #1: Unusual Composer Deaths, will be performed Friday, November 5^th.

Casual Classics #2: Neurotic Composers, will be performed Friday, January 14^th.

Casual Classics #3: Mistaken Identities, will be performed Friday, April 8.

You can browse the rest of the season’s shows at the Spokane Symphony website. Tickets are available online, by calling 509-624-1200, or at the Spokane Symphony Ticket Office located at the Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox at 1001 W. Sprague in downtown Spokane.

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Halloween Fun in Spokane from Mild to Wild

Thursday, October 14th, 2010

The month of October is a time for celebrating fall leaves, fall harvests, and all things scary. There are plenty of fun outings for the whole family leading up to Halloween in the Spokane, WA area. So dress up or just bundle up and head out for an adventure.

Scarywood Haunted Nights at Silverwood Theme Park

Through Halloween, the Northwest’s largest theme park is a giant “theme park of horror.” The entire park is decorated for Halloween, and scary apparitions stalk visitors both in and out of the official attractions. The water ride Thunder Canyon has been drained and turned into a haunted house, the benign train ride has become a zombie-hunting machine (warning, the actors use profanity), and the Timber Terror roller coaster is operating backwards. Some Halloween haunted attractions are cute and funny; this one is actually scary and will make you scream! I’ve been informed by early visitors that actors will sometimes touch people to startle them (although Silverwood explicitly forbids you from touching the actors), and the frightening content of exhibits is not appropriate for anyone under 13. Admission to Scarywood is $24.99 for all ages. Hours are Thursdays 6–10 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays 6 p.m.–12 a.m., and the Wednesday before Halloween 6–10 p.m. No costumes allowed. This is a great chance to ride at Silverwood for a reduced price with shorter lines!

Green Bluff Apple Festival

All month long, Green Bluff growers and sellers continue the annual Apple Festival. On weekends, in addition to picking some of the best cooking apples around, you can enjoy live music, food booths, pressed cider, straw mazes, and animal exhibits. Here are a few highlights:

Walter’s Fruit Ranch offers pony rides and wiggle worm rides, goats, chickens, and ducks to see, live music, a BBQ, a hay maze with slide, a corn cannon, and more. And, of course, you can pick their pumpkins and apples. Pick up a take n’ bake pie while you are there; their pies are so good, they are carried by several local grocery stores.

Mrs. Kalin’s Barn offers a fun time for kids along with fresh pumpkins and raspberries. For $4, they can slide “Mega Mountain,” wander “the Forest,” and run a straw obstacle course. Afterward, the whole family can stroll on the Green Bluff trail to walk off the caramel apples, pumpkin shakes, and roast beef Philly’s the farm has on hand.

High Country Orchard (the big red barn store) is offering pony rides for kids by donation and a pumpkin picking patch on weekends through the end of the month. They will also host live music both inside and outside on weekends through the end of the season in November. Upcoming acts include Steve Wiley (country and retro rock) and Cynthia Paulson (plays inside on the piano, feel free to sing along as many do!). While you are there, be sure to savor the FRESH old-fashioned doughnuts.

Riverfront Park’s Haunted Pavilion

Get scared silly in the Riverfront Fright Haunted House, navigate the straw bale maze, ride the SR-2 Scream Machine, and play some ghostly mini-golf in the heart of Spokane’s beautiful Riverfront Park, in partnership with Ignite! Community Theatre. It all starts October 15 and runs through October 31 on Wednesdays through Sundays. Hours are 7–10 p.m. Sunday–Wednesday and 7–midnight Fridays and Saturdays. Check the website for ticket options—packages that include ice skating admission are available as well as birthday packages.

Clear Channel’s Amaizing Corn Maze

The “amaizing” corn maze features over twelve acres of mazes, a haunted house, and a petting zoo (petting zoo open until 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays). Check the schedule for hours. Tickets are $5 for seniors and children, $8 for adults, and $2 more for the haunted maze. Located south of Highway 53 just off Beck Road in Hauser, Idaho.

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