Spokane calendar
Today
Moran Prairie Harvest Dinner – The annual dinner of turkey and all the trimmings, noon-3 p.m., Moran Prairie Grange Hall, 61st and Palouse Highway. Dinner is $8 for adults and $6 for children age 5-12, free for kids under 5; proceeds benefit the Grange Hall; 922-2113.
Upcoming
Engineers Forum of Spokane – The program is “Dentistry in the Mission Field” by retired dentist Blake McKinley, Monday, noon, Holiday Inn Airport, 1616 Windsor Drive. Lunch is $12. 244-3467.
Peace Corps – Peace Corps volunteer Jen Hagenow will speak about the group’s mission, Tuesday, 6:30-8 p.m., Downtown Library, 906 W. Main. (206) 239-6603.
Institute for Extended Learning Adult Education Center open house – Tuesday, 4:30-6:30 p.m., IEL Adult Education Center, 2310 N. Monroe. 533-4600.
Compass Club luncheon – The women’s club for welcoming newcomers to the area with gather for its annual auction Tuesday, 10:30 a.m., the Ramada Inn Airport, 8909 Airport Drive. Lunch is $12. To register, call 465-8163.
Pulitzer Prize winner speaks – The Spokane Falls Community College Journalism Club hosts a talk by Nigel Jaquiss, Pulitzer Prize winning reporter at the Willamette Week, Wednesday 11:30 a.m., Student Union Building Lounges A and B, 3410 W. Fort George Wright Drive. 533-4197.
Panel discussion – Local religious leaders will discuss common community values, 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Spokane Community College Lair Student Center, 1810 N. Greene. 533-7185.
Conservation Northwest dinner – Auction and dinner featuring author and wilderness advocate Rick Bass, Wednesday, 5:30 p.m., The Davenport Hotel, 10 S. Post. $45. (360) 671-9950, ext. 10.
Learning from Freud – Gonzaga University professors Rev. Tim Clancy and Anna Medina will present a free lectures on “What can we learn from Freud?”, Thursday, 7-9 p.m., Jundt Lecture Hall in the Jundt Art Museum, 502 E. Boone; 323-6750.
First Amendment rights – Gonzaga law professor Sheri Engelken will discuss the impact former Chief Justice William Rehnquist’s opinions have had on First Amendment rights, Thursday, noon, in the Moot Court Room at the Gonzaga Law School. 502 E. Boone.
Japanese Culture Day – The Mukogawa Fort Wright Institute presents a free Bunka No Hi Culture Day Thursday, 10:15-11:45 a.m., at 4000 W. Randolph Road; reservations are requested by calling 328-2971.
Native American History Month – Celebration including drumming, dancing and guest speaker Dave Bonga, tribal lawyer and co-founder of the Kalispel Tribe’s Camas Institute, Friday, 11 a.m., Institute for Extended Learning Lodge, 3305 W. Fort George Wright Drive; reservations are requested by Monday. 279-6080.
Yummies for the Tummies – A breakfast of eggs, sausage and pancakes hosted by the Corbin Senior Center, Friday, 8-11 a.m., 827 W. Cleveland; $3.50 for adults, $2.50 for children; 327-1584.
Annual turkey dinner – A dinner with all the trimmings hosted by the Order of the Amaranth, a Masonic organization, Friday, 4-7 p.m.,Millwood Masonic Temple, 3219 N. Argonne; proceeds benefit diabetes research and Shriners Hospital; $8 for adults, $3 for children under 12; 235-8969.
Wine tasting auction – The West Spokane Kiwanis host their 27th annual wine-tasting auction fund-raiser, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, West Central Community Center, 1600 N. Belt; $15 in advance, $20 at the door; 328-5804 or 467-5886.
Scottish Highland Ball – A 50th anniversary event hosted by the St. Andrew’s Society of Spokane and the Angus Scott Pipe Band, Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Davenport Hotel, 10 S. Post; $37.50; 922-3661.
The Ice Age – Eastern Washington University history professor Bill Youngs will present a lecture titled “John Mullan, The Mullan Road and Ice Age Flood Geology.” The lecture is hosted by the Cheney Palouse Chapter of the Ice Age Floods Institute, Nov. 8, 6:30 p.m., EWU Cheney campus, Room 137 in the Science Building; 559-5818.
Aging population discussion – Luncheon and lecture on Eastern Washington’s aging population and the impact on the economy, Nov. 8, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Ridpath Hotel, 515 W. Sprague. $12 in advance, $15 at the door. 235-5034.
Loon conservation – Spokane Audubon Society presents lecture on the status and conservation of the common Loon, Nov. 9, 7:30 p.m., Riverview Retirement Community, 1801 E. Upriver Drive. 483-5009.
Mount St. Helens lecture – U.S. Geological Survey geologist Willie Scott will present a free lecture and slide show on Mount St. Helens’ recent activity, Nov. 9 , 7 p.m., Spokane Community College Lair Student Center, 1810 N. Greene. 533-8017.
International banquet – Whitworth Colleges hosts its 20th annual international banquet Nov. 11, 5:30-7 p.m., Hixson Union Building, 300 W. Hawthorne Road. An entertainment program will follow from 7:30-8:30 p.m. in Cowles Auditorium. $10. 777-4509.