Spokane calendar
Today
Free Home Improvement Workshops – Home Depot stores offer clinics through September. They are: “You Can Decorate a Child’s Bedroom,” Thursdays at 7 p.m.; “You Can Update Your Countertop and Cabinets,” Fridays at 7 p.m.; “You Can Install Laminate Flooring,” Saturdays at 10 a.m.; “You Can Save Energy in Your Home,” Saturdays at 2 p.m.; “You Can Have Fun with Color and Faux Painting,” Sundays at 2 p.m.;and “Power Tools 101: You Can Use a Miter Saw to Build a Picture Frame,” Tuesdays at 7 p.m.; Call (800) 430-3376 or visit www.homedepot.com for more information.
Washington State Quilters, Spokane Chapter, Meeting – Thursday, 1 and 7 p.m. in the commons at Mukogawa Fort Wright Institute. Guest speaker is Ami Simms. Cost is $7/nonmembers. Call 467-6480 for more information.
MOPS International Pre-registration Meeting – 9-11 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 318 S. Cedar. The first meeting will take place next Thursday, 9:30-11:30 a.m. at the church and will continue on the fourth Thursday of each month until May. Thursday’s topic will be “Fresh Fruit – Growing a Life That Matters.” Register as a visitor and join the first two meetings for free. Full and partial scholarships are available, contact Stephanie at 459-6811 for more information.
Upcoming
Ride the West All Breed Horse and Trade Expo – Friday-Sunday, Spokane Fair and Expo Center. Features Charles Wilhelm, Lynn Palm, Van Hargis and Linda Little Wolf. Call 466-9639 or visit www.ridethewest.net for more information.
Hispanic Heritage Dinners – In observance of National Hispanic Heritage Month, the Hispanic/Latino Resource Center, El Centro de Spokane, will hold benefit dinners on Friday evenings through Oct. 15. Dinners include Hispanic arts, crafts, music, guest speaker, and will each contain a theme and menu to reflect the diversity of Spokane’s Hispanic Community; from 6-8 p.m. at the East Central Community Center, 500 S. Stone. Themes include: South American, Friday; Central American, Oct.1; Caribbean, Oct. 8; and Latin Festival, Oct. 15. Reservations must be made five days prior to event by calling 455-6706.
Spokane City Forum – Wednesday at First Presbyterian Church, 318 S. Cedar. Topic will be “Children – A Second Rate Mandate,” given by Dr. Wesley Stafford, president of Compassion International. Lecture begins at 12:15 p.m.; lunch is available at 11:45 a.m. for $8.50. Registration must be made by 10 a.m. Monday by calling 777-1555, visiting www.spokanecityforum.org or e-mailing spokanecityforum@yahoo.com.
Greenpeace Co-founder Visits Spokane Falls Community College – Paul Watson, Canadian conservationist, co-founder of the Greenpeace Foundation and founder of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, will speak Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. in SUB Lounges A and B, Building 17 at SFCC, 3410 W. Fort George Wright Drive. For more information, call 533-4197.
Hispanic American Society Luncheon – Wednesday, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Club Fairchild, Fairchild Air Force Base. Call 244-2525 for more information.
Landlord Tenant Rights and Responsibilities Class – Presented by Global Credit Union and Thomas McGarry, attorney, Wednesday, 6:30-8:30 p.m., and next Thursday, 1-3 p.m., in the meeting room on the lower level at Global Credit Union, 1520 W. Third Ave. Classes include information on duties prohibited acts for both landlords and tenants under Washington’s Residential Landlord Tenant Act. Reservations are required by calling 327-2637.
Free Marriage Workshop – “From Fighting In Your Marriage To Fighting For Your Marriage,” presented by psychotherapists at A Brief Counseling Center, Wednesday, 7:30-9 p.m., North Spokane County Library, 44 E. Hawthorne Road. Registration is required by calling 466-6632.