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🌱 Patch AM: Which Spokane artists will win the First Friday Face-Off showdown?
Also, don't miss Sarah Colonna on the Spokane Patch calendar
Morning Spokane! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Which Spokane artists will win the First Friday Face-Off showdown?
- How Coors beer and a recall fight shook Spokane history
Also on today's calendar: Saturday Cooking Class: Filled Pasta and 6 more events.
Find out what's happening in Spokanefor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Find out what's happening in Spokanefor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Saturday: Partly sunny and chilly, with a high of 29 and low of 16 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
- Sunday: Low clouds and chilly, temps: high: 29, low: 20.
- Monday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 34 and low of 22 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Downtown Spokane Partnership announces launch of new community art competition (krem.com) — Downtown Spokane residents can look forward to a new monthly “First Friday Face-Off” live art competition kicking off in early January at The Parkade, tied to the long-running First Friday Art Walk. Local artists will paint live during two-hour challenges, with winners chosen by public vote and advancing toward a year-end Brushes & Boughs championship event featuring the First Friday Artist of the Year. 
• This day in history: Coors beer makes Spokane debut; Attempted recall Spokane public safety commissioner enters petition phase (spokesman.com) — Spokane history buffs get a two-for-one look back at December 26, with a 1975 milestone when Coors finally opened a distribution plant here and a 1925 push to recall the city’s public safety commissioner over liquor, gambling, and vice. The piece also briefly notes Washington State University’s football coaching change and a couple of national historical moments.
📸 Around Spokane
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Spokane
★ Featured events ★
- Sarah Colonna
Spokane Comedy Club, 315 W Sprague Ave, Spokane
7:30 pm
Wednesday December 31
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Other local events
- Saturday Cooking Class: Filled Pasta
Commellini Estate , 14715 N Dartford Dr , Spokane
4:00 pm - Get Unburied and Moving Forward - a clutter class
Virtual Class
6:00 pm - Candlelight: Tribute to The Beatles
Davenport Hotel, Autograph Collection , 10 S Post St , Spokane
6:30 pm - Candlelight: Queen vs. ABBA
Davenport Hotel, Autograph Collection , 10 S Post St , Spokane
8:30 pm - 52 Weeks of Organizing TIps - FREE
6:00 pm - Clutter class - learn how to Let Go for a Less Stressful Life
6:00 pm - Sunday Cooking Class: Ravioli 101
Commellini Estate , 14715 N Dartford Dr , Spokane
6:30 pm - KIDZ BOP LIVE: The Concert Movie - Spokane
AMC River Park Square 20 , 808 W Main Ave , Spokane
12:00 pm
Saturday December 27
Sunday December 28
Friday January 2
📣 Spokane Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Saturday Ride - Bakery to Bakery
Great Harvest Bread Company , 2530 E 29th Ave , Spokane
11:00 am - Snow Tubing, Lodge 1
Mt. Spokane Ski & Snowboard Park , 29595 N Mt Spokane Park Dr , Mead
1:00 pm - Elliotts Urban Kitchen
Elliotts an urban kitchen , 2209 N Monroe St , Spokane
2:00 pm - Cooking Class: Filled Pasta Masterclass
Commellini Estate , 14715 N Dartford Dr , Spokane
4:00 pm
Saturday December 27
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- The best Christmas gift I received from my grandma today.
Her scrap book from child hood to adult. I get to see and read all of her childhood and teenage years and adult hood memories. I love my grandma with… (Nextdoor South Perry District) - To the gentleman in the Christmas sweater that paid for our meals today at I-HOP- THANK YOU!
My mom and I were both so touched when the waitress said that another patron had paid for our meals; what a kind and generous surprise! Merry… (Nextdoor Shadle Park Northwest)
- Washington Staffing posted a job opening for Porter in Spokane. Apply here.
- Walmart posted a job opening for Janitorial Associate in Spokane. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Spokane here.
🗞 Nearby News
Mead
- Outdoor writing contest runner-up: Somewhere only you know (spokesman.com)
- Outdoor writing contest first place: Beautiful dead things (spokesman.com)
- Washington High Schools 2025 Academic State Rankings (newstalkkit.com)
Spokane Valley
- Titan of a wrestler (cheneyfreepress.com)
- Spokane Swiftwater strike team deploys to King County amid ongoing flood rescue operations (khq.com)
- Christmas Bureau on track to meet $600,000 goal for first time since it increased (spokesman.com)
Ok Spokane! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
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