Spokane Calendar
Today
Gonzaga University lecture – Titled “Living the Catholic Social Tradition” featuring Kathleen Maas Weigert, director of Georgetown University’s Center for Social Justice Research, Teaching and Service, 7:30 p.m. in the Cataldo Hall Globe Room on the Gonzaga campus, 502 E. Boone; (509) 323-6715.
Summer Concert Series – Featuring acoustic music by the Occasional String Band, 6-8 p.m. in Coeur d’Alene Park, Second and Chestnut in Browne’s Addition. Concertgoers may bring a blanket and picnic; no alcohol will be allowed; the final concert of the series is next Thursday with bluegrass group Big Red Barn; free; (509) 747-2853.
Upcoming
Preview Party – Get a preview of the carousel ponies that will be displayed and auctioned off to benefit Ronald McDonald House, 10:30 a.m. Friday at Rockwood Retirement Community-South, 2903 E. 25th. There will be six life-sized carousel ponies, each hand-painted by a local artist; (509) 536-6650.
Impressions of Iran – A lecture presented by the Eastern Washington University Women’s Studies Center, 12:05-1 p.m. next Thursday at the Riverpoint Phase I Auditorium, 668 N. Riverpoint Blvd.; free; (509) 359-2898.
Compass Club luncheon – The women’s club for welcoming newcomers to the area will have a luncheon and tour of the museum, 11 a.m. Sept. 5 at the Jundt Art Museum on the Gonzaga University campus; $12; (509) 226-5075 for reservations.
Humor for caregivers – Humor researcher and psychologist Paul McGhee will speak on “Humor as Survival Training for Caregivers, You and Others Who Care,” 8 a.m.-noon Sept. 8 at the Spokane Falls Community College Student Union Building Lounges A and B, 3410 W. Fort George Wright Drive. It is designed to help caregivers of elderly patients learn to apply humor for health benefits; $15; (509) 533-3140.