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Adapted from Alison Bechdel's acclaimed graphic memoir, Fun Home is a musical of self-discovery and reconciliation

by E.J. Iannelli

Jan 16, 2020

Published in 2006, Alison Bechdel's graphic memoir Fun Home chronicled her coming of age, her coming out as a lesbian and her coming to terms with the tumultuous relationship she had with her father. Until his death at the age of 44 from what was suspected to be suicide, he played an outsized role in her life — as a closeted gay man and a frustrated domestic tyrant whom Bechdel viewed as a kind of existential counterpoint...

Life is complicated for young Alison (Ruby Krajic), growing up with a closeted, domineering father.

The adventurousness of Beethoven's music is still there, 250 years after he was born

By E.J. Iannelli
Jan 16, 2020
Mr. Robot's human connection

By Josh Kelety
Jan 16, 2020
$5 million for Mike Leach, Spokane at Sundance, and more you need to know

Jan 16, 2020
A satirical poem proves deadly funny in the new Stage Left production Mandelstam

By E.J. Iannelli
Jan 9, 2020
Kiki Valera and friends bring a celebration of Cuban music to Spokane

By Dan Nailen
Jan 9, 2020
They might be long shots, but we’re hoping some of these artists hit Spokane in 2020

By Nathan Weinbender
Jan 9, 2020
Killing Eve season two on Hulu, WWIII memes dominate the web, and more you need to know

Jan 9, 2020
Have a home improvement success story? We want to hear it!

By Ali Blackwood
Jan 2, 2020
A year's worth of the best submissions to our 'I Saw You' page

By Dan Nailen
Jan 2, 2020
Spokane glass artist Maayan Gordon finds millions of fans and maybe a new career path via TikTok

By Quinn Welsch
Jan 2, 2020
Five new shows to stream in January

By Bill Frost
Jan 2, 2020
Introducing a new Buzz Bin series: The End is Near!

Jan 2, 2020
New Year's Eve offers a lot of options if you're up for leaving the house

By Dan Nailen
Dec 26, 2019
Breaking down the decade's best TV shows

By Josh Bell
Dec 26, 2019
The Far Side returns, local author's book gets 'optioned', and more you need to know

Dec 26, 2019
Photos of the Year: 2019

By Young Kwak
Dec 26, 2019
Salk Wars: That Time I Wrote a 123-page Phantom Menace Parody About My Middle School

By Daniel Walters
Dec 20, 2019
A true story about a murder mystery, hippies in the woods, Catholic nuns, rock 'n' roll and my dad

By Wilson Criscione
Dec 19, 2019
Vanessa Williams brings a pioneering career and deep roots in Christmas traditions to her shows with the Spokane Symphony

By Dan Nailen
Dec 19, 2019
As we enter the 2020s, fashion from 100 years ago is a playful throwback

By Chey Scott
Dec 19, 2019