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Both the Spokane Home & Garden Show and Bloomsday are turning 50 this year. One celebrates what you've built. The other celebrates what you can endure. Either way, the potholes on Division have them both beat by at least a decade.

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🏡 50th Annual Spokane Home & Garden Show takes over the Spokane Convention Center for three days of home improvement, landscaping, and outdoor living inspiration. Browse hundreds of displays Friday through Sunday, with adult tickets at $12.

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Local composer Olivia Brownlee presents 10 original songs tracing the arc of overcoming conflict through three-part harmony in this one-woman theatrical show.

A spelling bee gone completely off the rails, featuring weird costumes, elevator music, and adults bravely spelling very inappropriate words for glory.

Kids can explore hands-on fire safety activities at Mobius Discovery Center, where community partners team up for this family-friendly Friday event.

The Spokane Symphony celebrates America's 250th birthday with a high-energy concert tracing the evolution of American music from spirituals and gospel to jazz.

Find out what happens when educators trade lesson plans for punch lines at this live comedy show at the Spokane Comedy Club.

Grab a cold brew at Bellwether Monroe Taproom while your pup munches on fresh, tasty meatballs in this dog-friendly Saturday outing.

Cheer on Spokane Velocity FC as they take on Richmond in USL League One action at ONE Spokane Stadium.

Celebrate Bloomsday's golden anniversary at Kendall Yards with live music on the main stage and community festivities honoring 50 years of Spokane's favorite race.

Kids ages 5 and up can build to their hearts' content with plenty of bricks at Spokane County Library District's Moran Prairie Library.

Indie rock veterans Pedro the Lion bring their emotionally resonant live show to The District Bar for one night only.

Warm up with traditional Japanese ramen featuring pork or chicken broth, noodles, and all the fixings at the Spokane Buddhist Temple's spring celebration.

Young runners in grades 3-8 can kick off their own Bloomsday tradition with this one-mile youth race at Spokane Falls Community College.

Celebrate spring with a half marathon, 10K, 5K, and Kids Fun Run starting and finishing in the heart of downtown at Riverfront Park.

🏀 After overcoming life-threatening heart conditions and winning a lawsuit against the NCAA for eligibility, Gonzaga's Tyon Grant-Foster was named the U.S. Basketball Writers Association's "Most Courageous" player, averaging 11.0 points per game in his final season.

🚀 Spokane native and NASA astronaut Anne McClain became the first non-basketball figure to headline the Hoopfest poster, bringing a retro-futuristic design to the world's largest 3-on-3 tournament ahead of its June 27-28 weekend.

⚾ The Spokane Indians spoiled the debut of Hillsboro's brand-new ballpark with a 7-3 road win on Tuesday, powered by Robert Calaz's two-RBI performance.

📸 Colville High School art teacher Tracey Delyea will have her iPhone photo of Lake Coeur d'Alene displayed inside the commanding officer's stateroom aboard the USS Idaho, the Navy's newest nuclear submarine.

🏃 The Bloomsday volunteers who've served 40-plus years were celebrated ahead of the race's 50th anniversary, including starter-gun legend Bob Crabb and Ron and Jane McDonald, who are preparing for their 49th Bloomsday.

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