Briefly: Bon Odori Festival returns July 25 – The Spokesman-Review

Spokane Buddhist Temple is bringing back the Obon Festival, a 500-year Japanese Buddist tradition of honoring ancestors.

The festival will be July 25 from 5 p.m to 7:30 p.m., with a Hatsubon (remembrance) service at 5, followed at 6 by Bon Odori dancing. Masks will be required during the service.

The free event will be at the temple, 927 S. Perry St., in south Spokane.

Festival goers traditionally may dress in Japanese kimono, yukata or happi coats. The dances are simple to follow.

The Odori dance will be led by an instructor and a vocalist singing traditional Japanese folk songs.

For more information call (509) 534-7954, email SpokaneBuddhistTemple@gmail.com or visit SpokaneBuddhistTemple.org.

Barre classes offered in park


The Spokane Barre offers free exercise classes on King Cole Bridge in Riverfront Park each Thursday through July 22. The one-hour classes begin at 7 p.m.

Barre is a form of physical exercise that uses a ballet barre and ballet-inspired movements to strengthen and tone the whole body. It is low impact with high-intensity cardio bursts. Anyone – novice or experienced – may join.

Participants should bring a yoga mat, water bottle and comfortable shoes.

The classes are sponsored by Providence Health Care and Riverfront Spokane.

For more information call (509) 625-6600.

Liberty Lake fest well underway


The Liberty Lake Summer Festival continues through Labor Day. Here’s a schedule of events.

Movies

All screenings are free and start at dusk at Pavillion Park, 727 N. Molter Road, unless otherwise noted. Kiwanis will have a concession stand as a fundraiser at all of the movies.

Saturday – “The Croods: A New Age”

July 16 – “Sonic the Hedgehog,” at Orchard Park, 20298 E. Indiana Ave.

July 17 – “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker”

July 24 – “Onward”

July 30 – “Toy Story 4” at Orchard Park

Aug. 7 – “Frozen 2”

Aug. 14 – “Avengers: Endgame”

Aug. 20 – “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets”

Aug. 21 – “Raya and the Last Dragon”

Aug. 27 – “Abominable”

Other events

Aug. 22 – Shakespeare in the Park presents “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” The free show is sponsored by Greenstone Homes and starts at 5 p.m. at Pavillion Park.

Aug. 28 – Liberty Lake Throw Down, a cornhole tournament fundraiser for HUB Sports Center, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. at Orchard Park. Registration is $30-$75 and open through Aug. 13. Visit hubsportscenter.org for more information.

Sept. 4 – The free Spokane Symphony Lud Kramer memorial concert starts at 6 p.m. at Pavillion Park, though inclement weather may change the location. The city’s Barefoot in Park is also that day, with activities throughout the day, as well as a car show sponsored by Kiwanis. A schedule and more details will be released closer to the event. That weekend also marks the 20th anniversary of Liberty Lake’s incorporation, which was Aug. 31, 2001.

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