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t really does seem like there s a light at the end of the tunnel, after all. Mask mandates are being lifted, the weather is getting warmer, and live music is slowly but surely returning to the Inland Northwest. We ve been overwhelmed in the last couple of weeks by a barrage of concert announcements, so we re running down some of the most anticipated upcoming shows that have either been rescheduled from 2020 or were recently announced. Rock, punk, blues, country, classic R&B there s a little something for everybody. Get your pencils out and start marking your calendars, folks!
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Peter Rivera You can start getting your groove back this weekend with a campout and music festival called the
SRD Drive-In Music Fest (that s Socially Responsible Distancing ), taking place Friday through Sunday at 11313 N. Indian Trail Rd. It s both an outdoor hangout and a musical benefit for Jesse Hoorelbeke, whose father is local musician Peter Rivera; Hoorelbeke is currently battling colon cancer, and the event will help ease medical bills. Rivera, a founding member of the 70s rock band Rare Earth, will perform with his band Celebrate, and the lineup also includes Tim Too Slim Langford (he of Taildraggers fame), Sweet Rebel D, Jesse Quandt Band and more recognizable local names. There will also be after-hours acoustic bonfire jams, as well as a memorial to late Spokane musician Tommy Gantt. The festival takes place at 11313 N. Indian Trail Rd., and is set up so you can enjoy from your car or outdoors at a safe distance fro
SPR s Doug Nadvornick reports.
Gonzaga University handed out diplomas over the weekend to law school students, graduates and undergraduates. Washington State honored its health sciences students in Spokane on Thursday and Friday.
Whitworth is next in the commencement queue. Here s what the graduating Pirates can expect during their Covid-influenced ceremony.
In non-Covid years, Whitworth University goes off campus to hold its main commencement ceremony inside the Spokane Arena. This year, it’s joining other institutions in planning open-air festivities. Emilee Langbehn-Bosh, who is Whitworth’s assistant registrar and commencement coordinator, says the events will be held at the campus football stadium.