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Today

“A Shayna Maidel” – This powerful, haunting portrait of a family divided by the Holocaust, directed by Tracey Benson, opens today at the Lake City Playhouse, 1320 E. Garden, at 7 p.m. Additional performances Friday, Saturday and Sunday, then Nov. 18-20. Friday and Saturday performances are at 8 p.m., and the Sunday shows are at 2 p.m.; $7 all shows. Information: 667-1323.

Christian Women’s Club Luncheon – 12:30-2 p.m. at the Coeur d’Alene Resort. The theme is Holiday Culinary Delights, and the club’s cookbook will be available for $10 at the luncheon. Lunch is $9. The featured speakers are Rick and Jan Thornton from Wishful Kneads baking store. Complimentary child care by reservation. Please bring a sack lunch for your child. Call Anita at 687-0291 or Prudy at 772-9013.

University of Idaho Hunger Banquet – 6 p.m. in the Commons Clearwater/Whitewater Room. For $3 participants will “draw their fate” at the door, and be placed in a specific economic class, and served a meal representative of the country. Few will leave with a full stomach, but will have a better understanding of global hunger and poverty. Information: 882-3219.

Community event for families – from 4-7 p.m. at the Harding Family Center, 15th and Wallace. Activities, music, door prizes and refreshments. Information: 765-6955 ext. 263.

Books wanted for special holiday sale – The Friends of the Coeur d’Alene Public Library are collecting gently used books for a sale to benefit the building fund for the new library. To donate e-mail dtown@library.org or call 769-2315.

Annual Fall Festival - sponsored by Harding Family Center and the agencies it houses to be held today from 4 to 7 p.m. at the center at 411 N. 15th St. The free event will include a Camp Fire ceremony and presentation, veterans acknowledgement, door prizes, refreshments, and numerous activities targeted for children and families. Live music by Coeurimba and entertainment by Coeurly Q’s Square Dancers. For info call 765-6955.

Upcoming

Flu vaccination clinic in Bonners Ferry – The Panhandle Health District office in Bonners Ferry will have vaccinations available starting at 9 a.m. Friday for high-risk individuals only. Approximately 150 doses will be available. Information: 415-5100.

Drunken Landlady – will perform traditional Irish music Friday beginning at 7:30 p.m. at O’Shay’s, 313 Coeur d’Alene Lake Drive. Information: 667-4666.

North Idaho Partners in Care Mobile Clinic – will be at the Ben Franklin Store in Oldtown, Friday from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. For an appointment, call 263-5159.

Women’s Work – A holiday art fair featuring original gifts made by women will be held Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. in the Student Union Building ballroom at the University of Idaho. Proceeds will go toward the Women’s Center Gender Equity Scholarship Fund. Information: 885-6616.

University of Idaho Fall Dance Theatre Concert – Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in the Administration Building Auditorium; $8 general admission, $6 seniors, children and UI students. Information: 885-7212 or 885-2184.

11th annual Santa’s Workshop Craft Fair – Friday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Bonner General Hospital, 520 N. Third Ave. in Sandpoint.

Information session for North Idaho College Nursing Department students – Friday at 1 p.m. in room 11 of Winton Hall. Students must have completed the prerequisites for the registered nurse or practical nursing program by fall 2005 semester to be eligible for admission. Information: 769-3481.

Kootenai County Democratic Club – will meet Friday at noon at the Iron Horse restaurant. Buell Hollister will speak about the 2004 election. Information: 777-1588.

One-stop holiday shopping at Hayden Friends Church – Friday from 5:30-8:30 p.m. with representatives from 12 different vendors, and a professional photographer on hand to take family photos; $20 includes sitting fee, proofs and negatives. The church is at Highway 95 and Miles Avenue. Information: Marty McCormick at 665-7088.

Opening reception at Art Spirit Gallery – Friday for glass artist Steve Adams, from 5-8 p.m. in conjunction with the art walk. Information: 765-6006.

Audubon Society – Walk along the bike trail from Cataldo east to Enaville Saturday. Meet at the Fernan Lake Forest Service parking lot at 7:30 a.m. or 8 a.m. at Cataldo. Lunch at the Snakepit in Enaville. Information: Dick Cripe 665-0010.

“Yesterday’s Tommorrows: Past Visions of the American Future” – The Smithsonian exhibit opens Saturday at the Lewis-Clark State College Center for Arts and History in Lewiston, with an opening reception from 5-8 p.m. at the main gallery, 415 Main St. The exhibit will remain there until the end of December. In conjunction with the exhibit, the LCSC Center for Arts and History will show two films, Stanley Kubrick’s classic film “Dr. Strangelove,” at 10 a.m. at the Liberty Theater, 611 Main, and on Saturday Nov. 20, “2010: The Year We Make Contact,” also at 10 a.m. Tickets for the films are retro-priced at $3 general admission, 50 cents for children 12 and under, and LSCC students are admitted free with student ID. Information: 792-2317.