Inside issue number nineteen:
tent cities, 24 hours of zine-making, periods, poetry, comics, Sundance Kids' tour diary, Spokane's Fucking Bike Club, star balloons, donuts, the horses of Vantage

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sooo... i walked into my new favorite coffee shop near my work and noticed the finger staring at me.  i squealed with delight.  after getting my soy latte with "mystery flavor," i darted back to work and looked at the back.  my name was on it.  :D  i grinned.  so many memories from living in the back of the bookstore for a week with seth.  and then living with otis pig in our ex-meth house and cat in the wall, piper.  i thought of all the fun adventures erin and i had.  the delicious vegan food nicki made...

Summer is the off-season for professional theatre, and the summer theatre that is performed is very hit-and-miss, usually consisting of volunteer community productions, unless you happen to live in a giant theatre center like Los Angeles. So when I saw fantastic professional theatre in Western Montana featuring two talented profssionals from Spokane, I knew I had to spread the word! Theatre lovers, take a little road trip and treat yourself to some excellent productions.

All of you need to grab your favorite written work, photos, and comics and send them to thefinger (at) forsleepwalkers.com, or post them to this website. Issue #19 of the finger is about to be produced, and we need your help. Hurry. The deadline is July 28. Let us know if you have any questions.

GO SEE IT!

Interplayers’ production of Waiting for Godot, Samuel Beckett’s masterpiece about two lonely, presumably homeless, men who are waiting for days on end for the mysterious Godot, is truly outstanding. If you like theatre at all, do not miss this one. Really, it is not as depressing as it sounds!

The Revelers Drama Club at SFCC is currently performing Othello. The show runs through March 15. Go to http://www.spokanefalls.edu/Academic/Drama/DramaBrochure.pdf for details. I won't waste words explaining why Othello is one of the best tragedies ever. Here are a few reasons to go see this particular version:

Former Olympia resident Gavin Dahl toured with and interviewed Josh Martinez this winter. Listen to exclusive live audio, look at photos and hear stories from the icy roads of Montana and Idaho. Josh Martinez will bring his original brand of underground pop to Evergreen State College in Olympia, on Wednesday March 11, 2009.

This reviewer saw the Seattle Shakespeare Company's The Servant of Two Masters on Sunday, January 25, at the Seattle Center. This play runs through February 1.

A proposed amendment to Spokane's cabaret ordinance could leave all ages events without homes.  The amendment would require all venues with live entertainment to purchase insurance policies with million-dollar coverage.  Similar requirements severely impacted all ages venues in Seattle from 1985 to 2002, when their Teen Dance Ordinance squeezed many all ages venues out of business.  Seven years since Seattle's ordinance had been repealed, all ages events have again become commonplace, with reliable venues supported by the community.