Spokane Calendar

Upcoming

Energy use lecture – Whitworth College political studies professor Patrick Van Inwegen will speak on “Just Energy Use: The Local-Global Connection,” 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Whitworth College’s Weyerhaeuser Hall, 300 W. Hawthorne Road. The lecture is part of the Great Decisions Lecture Series; 777-3270.

St. Patrick’s Day Dinner – There will be raffle prizes with tickets sold for $1 each or six for $5, 5-9 p.m. Thursday at Longhorn Barbecue, 2315 N. Argonne Road. The event is a fund-raiser for the Evergreen Club and Kiwanis. The buffet dinner is $15.95; 458-7454.

American Association of University Women – The topic is community project mini-grant awards, 10 a.m. Saturday at the Mukogawa Fort Wright Institute, 4000 W. Randolph Road. Lunch is $11, reservations are required; 448-7994.

Pancake breakfast – All the flapjacks you can eat, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Sunday at the Sons of Norway Lodge, 6710 N. Country Homes Blvd. The cost is $4.50 for adults and $2.50 for children 12 and under; 326-9211.

Mountain climbing – A slide show presentation on Cho Oyu, the sixth highest peak in the world, by a member of the Spokane Mountaineers, 7 p.m. Monday at the Corbin Senior Center, 827 W. Cleveland; 838-4974.

Spokane College Women’s Association – James McDevitt, U.S. district attorney for Eastern Washington, will speak on the Patriot Act, 11 a.m. March 22 at the Red Lion River Inn, 700 N. Division. Lunch is $13, and reservations are required by Saturday; 464-0362.