Friends Of the Bing

Get your tickets folks! This is an amazing early Father’s Day gift!!

The countdown is on! Just one week left until Carson Rhodes and his all-star band take the stage to bring you the unforgettable music of Billy Joel. 🎹🎶

📅 Date: June 15

🕖 Time: 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM

📍 Location: Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W Sprague Ave, Spokane, WA

Get ready to sing along to all your favorites from "Uptown Girl" to "Piano Man." Don't have your tickets yet? There's still time!

🎟️ Grab your tickets now and join us for an evening of classic hits!

https://bingcrosbytheater.com/coming-events/a-night-of-billy-joel

These guys are amazing!

It takes great leadership to keep a community organization growing and flourishing. At Spokane Jazz Orchestra, we have the best. Board of Trustees President Kevin Berkompas (left) and Music Director Dr. Don Goodwin have led SJO through good times and COVID times, and it is better than ever.

Hope to see you May 11 for the final concert of this season with guest artist Wayne Horvitz, keyboardist extraordinaire. Tickets: https://tinyurl.com/sjo5-24

Where are our guitar players out there?

Hey everybody,

The Daddies are holding auditions for a guitar player in Eugene, Oregon on the evening of April 10. This position is somewhat challenging in our band as we have multiple aspects to our music. Our main bread and butter is Swing music (which to us cuts across the entire swath of 20th C popular jazz - in fact some of our songs even utilize a 4 string jazz banjo). Secondly, we are active in the Ska/Punk, Pop Rock & Funk genres. We are recording a new record right now (20 songs!) in this vein.

This position requires a specialized rhythm guitar skank feel which is notoriously difficult for even the best guitarists to sound good playing. A touch of familiarity with crunchy Funkadelic and tasteful funk playing would be super helpful as well. Thirdly, we play a side order of rockabilly/ psychobilly, so some familiarity with rockabilly would be a plus (we have tunes slated for a future record that will be broadly punk-a-billy). If you can sing harmony and might be willing to play/learn a few tunes on a 4 string jazz banjo, bonus points! We will try to reflect all of those feels in the 5 or so tunes we choose for the auditions.

The band is based out of Eugene, Oregon with several members living in Portland, Oregon. We play nationally mostly and occasionally internationally. We have been a band since late 1988, but even though we are a double platinum selling band with a long track record, our new material has never been better. It’s going to be very cool for someone musically ambitious, as well as a good rhythm player, to be a part of this. Looking forward to hearing from you!

If you wanna take a shot or have any questions hit us up in the DM’s and we will get you the tunes and a time slot.

Steve

🌟 Experience the magic of music at The Bing on 03/16! The Inland Northwest SongFest is bringing together the region's top musicians for a night of harmony and rhythm. 🎸🎤 Link in bio to get tickets!

Aaton wants to sing all his favorites with you! Bring dad, mom, sister and the kids, everyone will love this concert! November 18, 2022 - Tickets are going fast - get yours today!https://bingcrosbytheater.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/SEGetEventList?appCode=&caller=&groupCode=BCT1118&linkID=twcorp-bct&shopperContext=

Two of the Northwest's premier jazz keyboard players will be featured Oct. 1 at the Spokane Jazz Orchestra's Groove Summit II. High energy, fun -- there's nothing better than live big band jazz. Get your tickets now. https://tinyurl.com/sjooct1

Mania: The Abba Tribute | Spokane | Saturday, 3/18 Tickets On Sale Now!

Treat Mom to an event all about her on Mothers Day!

Listen To Your Mother is a live stage performance featuring storytellers who talk about mothering and motherhood. Hilarious, heartbreaking, and everything in between. Get your tickets here: https://bit.ly/3LKEeeN

What is your Big Idea?

7 DAYS LEFT to apply for !

We use the phrase "big idea" a lot, but don't be intimated—a big idea can be ANY idea. Share yours with us by filling out this form: https://tedxspokane.com/presenter-application/

Did you know that our local non-profit is now managing the Bing Crosby Theater? Come see our amazing line-up!

TONIGHT is Pigs on the Wing: A Tribute to Pink Floyd! 🤩

Pigs on the Wing’s 2021-2022 feature show is a full album performance of Pink Floyd’s 1975 psychedelic masterpiece Wish You Were Here, followed by a full second set of carefully curated Roger Waters era Floyd.

Showtime: Friday, October 22, 2021
Showtime: 7:30 PM

Head to the link below to get your last-minute tickets!

http://www.bingcrosbytheater.com/events/1863/pigs-on-the-wing-a-tribute-to-pink-floyd?return=%2Fevents

This is the Weekend to travel to Spokane! Dinner, Show and Hotel just one Price of $169.25: https://bingcrosbytheater.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/SEGetEventInfo?ticketCode=GS%3ABCT%3AEBCT21%3AEBCT0911RR%3A&linkID=twcorp-bct&shopperContext=&pc=&caller=&appCode=&groupCode=BCT0911&cgc=&dataAccId=883&locale=en_US&siteId=ev_twcorp-bct

She can rock the house! Ana returns on Saturday, September 11, 2021! https://bingcrosbytheater.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/SEGetEventList?groupCode=BCT0911&linkID=twcorp-bct&shopperContext=&caller=&appCode=

Help us celebrate the first Live Music Event since the shut down of 2019!

The Bing Theater hosts a comprehensive list of performing arts programs. We are looking for an experienced lighting technician who is available evenings, weekends, and some daytime shifts.

Our theater is rented to producers who bring us shows ranging from dance school recitals, corporate meetings, professional live theater, live music, comedy performances and everything in between.

We are seeking highly motivated, reliable, and skilled individuals with a minimum of 2 years of technical lighting experience to join our fast-paced and service-oriented team. You must be ready to take direction from our customers and handle the ups and downs with grace, poise and professionalism.

This is an opportunity for someone who has flexibility in their schedule and who loves customer service.

For the right person, our parent company has additional creative lighting opportunities which we would love for you to participate in. Bring your creativity, flexibility, and ingenuity.

Two year or more of experience in the following:

light board operation - We have a Hog 4
Rigging lighting equipment
Spotlight operation
Lighting design

Additional Skills:

Attention to detail
Excellent customer service skills, listening and communication skills. When something is going wrong, you can speak up and get us back on the right track with poise and service at the forefront.
Demonstrates fantastic integrity and reliability
Strong organizational and creative problem-solving abilities
An energetic and enthusiastic team player who is flexible and adaptable. We are a small team who wear many hats. We need someone who is ready to join in the fun.
Capable of grace under pressure. Things go wrong but the show must go on.

Duties:

Must be available to work evenings, weekends and some daytime shifts. Schedule is usually 3 months out.
Can communicate clearly and concisely both in writing and in person.
Is able to provide technical support to clients who are renting the theater. You can execute their vision and make adjustments on the fly at their direction. Flexibility is a MUST.
Help the team maintain a secure, safe, functional and clean facility
Other duties as assigned - Like helping to create our first ever annual fundraiser (a haunted house at The Bing.)

Physical Requirements

Must be able to lift 50 pounds (100 pounds with a hand truck)
Can hoist lighting/rigging bars the old way - with pully ropes - with help of course.

Willing to work long hours sometimes without a break. Show biz is unpredictable, scheduled breaks are had to come by. Our team is small and you must be ready to grind out a long day if need be.