❤️ What's happening this weekend in Spokane

Good morning, Spokane!

We're a day later than usual today, but not too late for peaches on Green Bluff, Velocity under the lights, or puppies making a yoga class nearly impossible. Add aliens and cowboys tomorrow night, and Spokane's August calendar officially has no interest in choosing a theme.

Quick heads-up: SRCAA had Spokane at AQI 80, Moderate, with an Air Quality Alert still in effect.

In today's Spokane Pulse:

Let's get to it.

— Laina & Lucas Wyland

❄️ If someone in your house still belts "Let It Go," Disney's Frozen JR. has your weekend plans covered, with a Friday evening show and Saturday and Sunday matinees on Spokane Civic Theatre's Main Stage.

🐰 Prefer your storybooks a little stranger? Alice in Wonderland Jr. sends Alice down the rabbit hole Friday evening and Saturday and Sunday afternoons in Spokane Civic Theatre's studio space.

🛍️ Lilac City Vendor Fair fills NorthTown Mall's outdoor market with 40-plus rotating local vendors, food, workshops, and lawn games from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM Friday through Sunday.

🍑 Beck's Harvest House Peach Party Weekend celebrates peach season on Green Bluff Saturday and Sunday with fresh fruit, tastings, food, live music, family activities, and U-pick opportunities when the crop allows.

Shinedown lands at the Arena with the Dance, Kid, Dance Act II tour and the kind of rock show built for the back row.

Costumes are encouraged at this themed night market featuring makers, street food, music, and immersive art.

The comedian and co-host of Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast brings two Friday shows to downtown Spokane.

Grab a blanket and catch Nu Jack City during a free, all-ages evening in Kendall Yards.

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Spokane's multicultural celebration brings performers, a Cultural Village, community resources, and a school-supply giveaway to Riverfront Park.

Shop perennials, shrubs, grasses, and other garden favorites while supporting the care and improvement of Manito Park.

Bring whatever you're working on and spend two hours making things with other creative Spokane folks; adults and responsible teens are welcome.

Paint dahlias, sip wine, and snack among the actual dahlias during this guided afternoon on Green Bluff.

Cheer on Velocity during Fairy Tale Night as Corpus Christi FC visits ONE Spokane Stadium.

The Zags open their home exhibition slate under the lights with a Saturday matchup against Warner Pacific.

Bright Comet Theatre tackles StarKid's raunchy, audience-driven musical parody of the classic Oregon Trail computer game.

Relentless Wrestling returns to Spokane Valley for three hours of live professional wrestling and ringside spectacle.

Swimmers take on a 2K or 5K open-water course from Higgins Point in Lake Coeur d'Alene.

Stretch through a yoga session while adoptable puppies provide the cuddles and occasional pose interruption.

Soul Proprietor brings funk, Motown, R&B, and classic rock to an early evening set on Arbor Crest's 21-plus Cliff House grounds.

🔥 Walmart and the Walmart Foundation committed $500,000 in grants and support for people and organizations responding to the Spokane Complex fires.

🌳 Spokane Parks & Recreation reopened several fire-affected parks while keeping Wyakin Park and Westgate Park's natural area closed for hazard-tree work.

🥤 Simple Drinks launched a traveling Spokane-area truck serving whole-fruit smoothies, coffee, tea, and Italian sodas, with daily locations posted on social media.

🎨 The Hive marked five years of creativity at its $5 million facility, where four studios have hosted more than 80 artists.

🛒 Grocery Outlet is celebrating its 80th anniversary with 80-cent items, Saturday giveaways, tastings, and root beer floats at Spokane-area stores.

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