Spokane calendar
Today
EWU Women’s Studies Center lecture – “Rape as a Weapon in War and in Peace,” presented by Elnour Hamad, EWU art faculty and native of Sudan, noon-1 p.m., Room 207, Monroe Hall, Eastern Washington University campus, Cheney; 359-2898.
University of Phoenix - Spokane campus tour – Tour the new expanded campus, 4-6 p.m., Argonne Forest Plaza, 8775 E. Mission; 327-2443.
Upcoming
District 81 Gifted Programs Fund-raiser – second annual book and video sale to benefit gifted programs through District 81, Friday, 7 a.m.-8 p.m., and Saturday, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Libby Center, 2900 E. First Ave. Includes children’s books, texts books, educational CD ROMs, videos audio tapes and more; 448-2707.
Eagles Aerie No. 2 Yard and Bake Sale – Friday-Sunday, 10 a.m., 315 E. Francis; 325-2315.
Wildlife Rehabilitation in the Spokane area – Marilyn Olmar will give a talk on wildlife rehabilitation by local veterinarians, professionals and volunteers and their commitment to save injured wild animals and birds, Friday, 7 p.m. in the Sasquatch Room of the Lair-Student Center, Spokane Community College, 1810 N. Greene; contact Gene Kiver, 235-6448.
Right to Life of Spokane lecture – “Where Are We Politically?” presented by Washington State senators and representatives, Friday, 7 p.m., in the Fireside Room at the Salvation Army, 222 E. Indiana; 747-6678.
Bloomsday Night Walk - Spokane Parks and Recreation late night walk through pre-Bloomsday downtown, Friday, 11 p.m.-2 a.m., Meet at City Hall, corner of Spokane Falls Blvd. and Post. 10. 625-6200.
Third annual Pend Oreille Master Gardener Plant Sale – Saturday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Stratton Elementary School, Newport, Wash. Includes vegetable and flower plant starts, garden decorations, garden whimsy, and raffle prizes. Proceeds will benefit the Master Gardeners for community gardening projects, education, and community service.
Premier Home Show – Presented by the Spokane Home Builders Association. Saturday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Sunday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at Spokane Fair and Expo Center, Havana at Broadway; 487-6783.
World’s Largest Spaghetti Feed - Sponsored by Luigi’s. All-you-can-eat plate of spaghetti and marinara sauce, plus a bread stick, Saturday, 2-7 p.m., Riverfront Park; $7; 456-4FUN.
Sons of Norway Pancake Breakfast - All you can eat pancakes with eggs, sausage, juice and coffee, Sunday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Sons of Norway Lodge, 6710 Country Homes Blvd.; $4.50/adults, $2.50/children; 326-9211.
SCC President’s Speaker Series - Terry Tempest Williams, essayist and nature writer, will speak on environmentalism, Monday, 7 p.m., Spokane Community College, Lair Auditorium, 1810 N. Greene St.; 533-8017.
Whitworth College lecture - “Coddling the Nazis: The Treatment of German Prisoners of War,” presented by Jon Bridgman, Ph.D., University of Washington historian, Monday, 7 p.m., Robinson Teaching Theatre, Weyerhaeuser Hall, Whitworth College; 777-3275.
Planetarium Show - “Mars, the Red Planet,” Wednesday, 1 and 2 p.m., Palouse Discovery Science Center, 2371 NE Hopkins Court, Pullman. Learn facts about our neighbor in the solar system; (509) 332-6869.
14th annual Wine and Microbrewery Tasting Auction - Sponsored by Odessa Healthcare Foundation, May 6, Odessa, Wash; (509) 982-0191.
Annual Mother’s Day Historic Neighborhood Tour - 16th annual event with self-guided walking tour of the Audubon neighborhood, plus first-floor interior tours of six houses, May 7-8. Presented by the Historic Preservation Committee of the Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture and sponsored by Tomlinson Black. Tickets available at the MAC, 2316 W. First; $15/nonmembers; 456-3931.
Humanist Focus Group meeting - Doranne Miller will review “Freethinkers,” by Susan Jacoby, May 7, 8 a.m. at Old Country Buffet, 5504 N. Division. Breakfast will be served for $7; 448-2516.
Gardeners of Spokane Open House and Plant Sale - Wide variety of annuals, perennials and vegetables, May 7, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Hutton Settlement Greenhouse, 9907 E. Wellesley; 926-1027.
Mother’s Day Tea - Sponsored by Hillyard Senior Center, May 7, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Northeast Community Center, Assembly Room, 4001 N. Cook; 482-0803.
Spring Tea - To benefit the Liberty Lake Municipal Library, May 7, 1-3 p.m., Guardian Angel Homes, Liberty Lake; 255-1441.
Spaghetti Benefit Dinner - All proceeds benefit the American Cancer Society, May 7, 3-7 p.m., Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1435, 212 S. David; $7/adults, $5/seniors/children; 483-8421.
Spokane’s United Nations Association lecture - “Economic Development and Diversity: Building Our Social and Cultural Capital,” presented by Ben Cabildo, founder and executive director of AHANA Business and Professional Association, May 9, 7 p.m., Unitarian Universalist Church, 4340 W. Fort George Wright Drive; 624-3608.
EWU Women’s Studies Center - lecture - “Unexamined Assumptions: What’s Holding Us Back,” presented by EV VanderWeil, M.A., doctoral student in leadership at Gonzaga University, May 10, noon-1 p.m., Room 207, Monroe Hall, Eastern Washington University campus, Cheney; 359-2898.