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EVENTS ROUNDUP

Moscow Comedy Fest leads our weekly list of events. You can find much more in our calendar at inland360.com.

The third annual Moscow Comedy Fest starts tonight and runs through Saturday, with local and national acts bringing humor for many tastes to the Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre stage, 508 S. Main St.

Tonight’s show, hosted by Luke Severeid, is headlined by Brandon Vestal, of FOX’s “Laughs” and Dry Bar Comedy, and Key Lewis, seen on TBS’s “Funniest Wins.” Tickets are $25.

Friday’s lineup includes Jackie Kashian, who’s appeared on HBO, Netflix and Comedy Central, and University of Idaho grad Alvin Williams, who has multiple Amazon Prime comedy specials and appeared on Hulu’s “Quick Laughs” and “Comedy Brew.” YouTube star John Hickock hosts; tickets are $30.

Rob Haze, who’s appeared several times on late-night TV, and Aaron Woodall, who’s been featured on FOX, Hulu and Dry Bar Comedy, appear Saturday night, hosted by LeeAnn Tooker. Tickets are $35.

All shows start at 7:30 p.m. Individual tickets and festival passes, $80, are at kenworthypac.square.site.

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A dozen-plus-one of Lewis-Clark State College professor emeritus Sean Cassidy’s photographs will be on display from Saturday through Oct. 2 at Blue Lantern Coffee House in Lewiston.

An opening reception for the show, “Baker’s Dozen,” is from 5-6:30 p.m. Friday at Blue Lantern, 326 Main St.

Cassidy explained in a news release that he recently returned from a round-the- world trip where he saw beauty everywhere he traveled, but he “was struck by the thought that our region has an incomparable flavor all of its own.”

“The recipe for a good photography show is a complex mix of the familiar and the exceptional,” he said. “That’s what I’ve tried to achieve with this show.”

Cassidy said he’s been taking photographs for 60 years, with his first show more than 40 years ago.

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The White Spring Ranch Museum’s annual Little House Day, inspired by the “Little House” books by Laura Ingalls Wilder, is from 1-8 p.m. Saturday at 1004 Lorang Road, near Genesee.

Visitors can tour the 1878 log cabin, listen to fiddle and dulcimer music, see a spinning demonstration, go for horse-and-cart rides and partake in ice cream — while supplies last.

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A free screening at 3 p.m. Saturday showcases two short films by former Palouse area resident and screenwriter-director Ysabeaux Ng.

Ng, who recently graduated with a Master in Fine Arts from the American Film Institute Conservatory in Los Angeles, explained in a news release that her father, along with his parents and siblings, immigrated to the Palouse from China about 50 years ago. Her film “A Faded Yellow,” which was shot on location on the Palouse, is a tribute to her family and the community where they settled.

The film “Martha, Martha,” which comes with a warning about conversations regarding sexual assault and abuse, explores the relationship of two sisters when their father is investigated for sexual misconduct.

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A new season of the University of Idaho’s annual Auditorium Chamber Music Series gets underway at 7:30 p.m. next Thursday in Moscow with a concert by the Boston Brass.

The quintet (José Sibaja, trumpet; Jeff Conner, trumpet; Chris Castellanos, horn; Domingo Pagliuca, trombone; and William Russell, tuba) plays concert halls, educational institutions and music festivals worldwide, having performed in all 50 U.S. states and 30 countries.

The group’s newest recording, “Simple Gifts,” features new classical and jazz arrangements.

Parking for the Administration Auditorium (851 Perimeter Drive) will be in the lots to the east of the Nicholls Home Economics Building, in lot 42, and to the south of the Lionel Hampton Music Building, in lot 46, because of construction.

Tickets, $25, are at uitickets.com.