Inland Northwest SongFest

If you’re a nerd for the craft of songwriting, boy howdy, do I have a new festival for you. The first edition of Inland Northwest Songfest is taking place March 16 across three venues: The Bing, Dry Fly and the Steam Plant. The daylong affair brings together singer-songwriters for a series of performances in the round — for which three to four artists take turns playing songs, interjected with conversations about how the songs came to be. Featuring 32 local (including Sam Leyde, Shawn Stratte, Chance Long, Olivia Vika) and national (Thom Shepherd, Preston James) talents, you won’t find a more jam-packed day of tunes this side of the large-scale summer music fests.

Inland Northwest Songfest • Sat, March 16 from 1-11 pm • $40-$60 • All ages • Bing Crosby Theater, Dry Fly Distilling, Steam Plant Restaurant & Brew Pub • bingcrosbytheater.com