Spokane Calendar
Today
Songs for Peace – An evening of music in opposition to the war in Iraq and the erosion of civil liberties, 7-9 p.m., at Community Building, 35 W. Main. Performers include Laddie Ray Melvin, The Raging Grannies, Mark Stanton, Jenny Edgren and The Blue Ribbon Tea Co.; 323-3816.
Bake sale – Has Beens and Gonna Bees hosts sale to raise funds for Christmas Cheer Day 2006, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at Kmart, 6606 N. Division.
Upcoming
Whitewater safety – indoor seminar offered by Northwest Whitewater Association Sunday, 9 a.m., at Valley YMCA, 2421 N. Discovery Place; $25; (208) 661-3042.
St. John Vianney’s Annual Spaghetti Dinner – Sunday, 11:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., at the church, 503 N. Walnut Road; $20 family of six, $6 adults, $5 seniors and children 6-12, free for children under 6; 926-5428.
Engineers Forum of Spokane – Guest speaker Tom Connelly, owner of Pilot Used Books, will discuss his business Monday, noon, at Holiday Inn Airport, 1616 Windsor Drive; lunch is $12; 244-3467.
Surviving war – Excerpts of the documentary “The Pilot” and discussion on the mental and emotional impact of war will be facilitated by Robert Smith, former director of psychiatry at Sacred Heart Medical Center, Monday 3 p.m., at Spokane Community College Learning Resources Center, 1810 N. Greene; 533-7382.
Poverty – Bart Haggin of the Spokane County Growth Management steering committee will speak on the fundamentals of poverty Monday, 7 p.m., at Unitarian Universalist Church, 4340 W. Fort George Wright Drive; sponsored by United Nations Association-Spokane; 624-3608.
Valentine’s Day Dance – Spokane Valley Senior Center will host the dance with music by Uncle Harold’s Dance Band Tuesday, 7:30 p.m., at CenterPlace, 2426 N. Discovery Place; refreshments will be served; 18 and over only; $5; 926-1927.
“The Bicycle Corps” – A film on the creation of the Bicycle Corps in 1897 by the U.S. Army’s 25th Infantry, Wednesday, 12:30 p.m., at Spokane Community College Learning Resource Center, 1810 N. Greene; 533-7382.
Black History Month – Spokane Falls Community College hosts Dan John, director of student programs and multicultural student services at Lower Columbia College, Wednesday, 11:30 a.m., in Student Union Building Lounges A and B, 3410 W. Fort George Wright Drive; 533-3240.
Spokane City Forum – Guest speaker Theresa Sanders, executive vice president-business development for the Spokane Area Economic Development Council, will present discussion on “Spokane’s Economic Development Succeeds with Leaps of Faith” Wednesday, 11:45 a.m., at First Presbyterian Church, 318 S. Cedar; reservations are required; lunch is $8.50, $5 for students; child care available by reservation; 777-1555.
Whitworth College Great Decisions Lecture Series – Guest speaker John Yoder, professor of political studies at Whitworth, will speak on the “Democratization and Elections: Perspectives on Liberia” Thursday, 7:30 p.m., at Weyerhaeuser Hall, 300 W. Hawthorne Road. Yoder served on The Carter Center’s international monitoring team that observed the elections in Liberia; 777-3270.
American Association of University Women – Guest speaker Kathy Carman, who lived in South America, will give a presentation about the Cuna Indians next Saturday, 10 a.m,. at Chic-A-Ria, 1812 W. Francis; reservations are required; lunch is $15; 487-1080.
Auction fund-raiser – Friendly Sons of St. Patrick presents the charity benefit next Saturday, 1-3 p.m., at Heroes and Legends, Lincoln and Riverside; 880-2785.
Gonzaga University Spring Lecture Series – GU philosophy professors Tom Jeannot, Doug Kries and Richard McClelland will discuss “The Philosophy of Terror” Feb. 22, noon, at GU’s Jundt Art Museum Auditorium, 500 E. Boone; 323-6679.
Pancake breakfast – Feb. 26, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., at Millwood Masonic Temple, 3219 N. Argonne Road; hosted by the Jewel of the Valley Court, Order of the Amaranth; $5 for adults and $3 for children 8 and under.