Spokane calendar

Today

Home Depot Free Weekly Clinics – At Home Depot stores through April: “You Can Have Fun with Faux Painting: Basic and New Techniques,” Sundays, 2 p.m.; “You Can Build a Deck,” Tuesdays, 7 p.m.; “You Can Maintain Your Lawn,” Thursdays, 7 p.m.; “You Can Lay Ceramic Tile,” Fridays, 7 p.m.; “You Can Organize Your Closets,” Saturdays, 10 a.m.; “You Can Create an Outdoor Living Space,” Saturdays, 2 p.m.; (800) 430-3376; www.homedepot.com.

Upcoming

Engineers Forum of Spokane – Monday at the Airport Holiday Inn, 1616 Windsor Drive. Topic will be “Why is Your Assessment So Low?” presented by Ralph Baker, Spokane County Tax Assessor. Lunch will be served at noon for $11; program begins at 12:30 p.m.; 244-3467; EngineersForumInfo@att.net.

Amateur Radio License testing session – Monday, 6 p.m., conference room of Hearth and Home, Colville; Norm (509) 684-6491 or Wilse (509) 738-4248.

United Nations Association, Spokane Chapter presentation – Monday, 7 p.m., at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 4340 W. Fort Wright Drive. Topic will be “The World Water Decade 2005-2015: Water for Life,” presented by Rachel Osborn, director of the Columbia Institute for Water Policy and instructor on water/environment at Gonzaga University; 624-3608.

“African Americans and Africans: The Vagaries of a Twentieth Century Relationship,” lecture – Presented by Ibrahim Sundiata, Ph.D., leading historian on slavery and forced labor, and author, Monday, 7:30 p.m. in the Robinson Teaching Theatre in Weyerhaeuser Hall at Whitworth College; 777-3270.

North Spokane County Democratic Party meeting – Tuesday, 7 p.m. at the Deer Park Library, 208 S. Forest. Topic will be on Social Security reform; 276-2006; democrat.meetup.com/508/.

Eastern Washington University Women’s Studies lecture – Tuesday, noon-1 p.m., Room 207 of Monroe Hall, EWU campus, Cheney. Topic will be “Re-defining Boundaries: Creating New Worlds,” presented by Nike Imoru, Ph.D., Spokane Interplayers artistic director; 359-2898.

Spokane Audubon Society meeting – Wednesday, 7:30 p.m., Riverside Retirement Home, 181 N. Upriver Drive. David Schneider will speak on the birds and wildlife of New Zealand and Australia; LeiLanie Peters, 466-3098.

Jane Jefferson Democrats meeting – Wednesday, 11:30 a.m. at Old Country Buffet, 5504 N. Division. Political issues and information for all voters; contact Irene, 535-0171.

Eastern Washington University Women’s Studies lecture – Wendesday, noon-1 p.m., Room 207 of Monroe Hall, EWU campus, Cheney. Topic will be “Contemporary Issues in Feminist Research – Women as Masters of the World: The Pre-Indo-European Mother Goddess in Ancient Cyprus,” presented by Bonnie Bazemore, Ph.D., history; 359-2898.

“Indigenous Peoples’ Rights and Native Forest Restoration,” lecture – Presented by Dennis Martinez, Takelma Intertribal Project representative, Thursday, 11:30 a.m., in the Lair-Student Center Auditorium, Spokane Community College, 1810 N. Greene; 533-7370.

Washington State Quilters, Spokane Chapter meeting – Thursday, 1 and 7 p.m. in the Common Room at Mukogawa Fort Wright Institute, 4000 W. Randolph Road. Guest speaker will be Rita Hutchens; $7; 467-6480 or www.geocities.com//wsqspokanechapter.

“Saving Lives of Dogs and Cats in Sri Lanka Following 2004 Tsunami,” lecture – Presented by SCRAPS (Spokane County Regional Animal Protection Service), Thursday, 5:30 p.m., in the Board of County Commissioners Hearing Room, lower level of the Spokane County Public Works Building, 1026 W. Broadway. Dick Green, regional emergency response coordinator for the Spokane Regional Health District, will speak on the efforts to save the lives of homeless animals; 477-2752.

Community Colleges of Spokane Leadership Development Program – Friday, 11:30 a.m. in the Music/Performing Arts Building auditorium on the Spokane Falls Community College, 3410 W. Fort George Wright Drive; presented by Tom Jeannot, professor of philosophy at Gonzaga University; 533-8196, 533-7015 or 433-7137.

Sons of Norway Tax Rags Dinner and Dance – Friday at the Sons of Norway Lodge, 6710 N. Country Homes Blvd. Happy hour begins at 5:30 p.m.; dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. followed by dancing. Tickets are $8.50 per person; reservations required at 326-9211.

Angel Network’s Psychic Crossing Over show – Friday, 7 p.m., Days Inn Hotel, 4212 W. Sunset Highway. Show will be taped; $10; Bonnie (208) 667-1423; www.angelwork007.com.

Shuttlebirds ninth annual Tatting Workshop – Next Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Spokane Valley Church of the Nazarene, 15515 E. 20th Ave. Admission is $35 if registered before April 1; $40 at the door; 624-7611 or www.shuttlebirds.com.

Plant Identification at Turnbull Wildlife Refuge – Learn to identify the various native plants growing on the refuge in Cheney and the surrounding environment. Classroom and field session will be held next Saturday, and an all-day field investigation will take place on May 21; $10 for one class, $15 for both; registration required by calling Ken Swedberg, (509) 235-4979.