In brief: Galleries, wineries join First Friday

SPOKANE VALLEY – Area wine cellars and art galleries will celebrate area artists with the First Friday Spokane Valley Art Tour Friday, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Galleries and wineries include Latah Creek Cellars, 13030 E. Indiana Ave.; Nodland Cellars, 11616 E. Montgomery Drive, Suite 70; Millwood Gallery, 9009 E. Euclid Ave.; Pamee’s Art Studio, 9007 E. Euclid Ave.; Artistic Framing/Whistle Stop Gallery, 3007 N. Park Road; All Rays-N-Shine, 3207 N. Argonne Road; and Northwest Glass Society, 11616 E. Montgomery Drive, Suite 50.

For more information, call Teresa Peluso-Antosyn at (509) 927-2222 or Tim Nodland at (509) 998-8782.

Explorer Search and Rescue plans open house for youths on Nov. 18

WEST CENTRAL – Spokane County Explorer Search and Rescue will have an open house on Nov. 18 at the Department of Emergency Management, 1121 W. Gardner Ave., from 6:30 to 8 p.m., for area youth to learn about the training and opportunities available to become certified search-and-rescue volunteers.

Explorer Search and Rescue is a program for young adults, ages 14 to 20, that specializes in the search for missing persons within urban and wilderness environments, recovery of the injured, evidence search operations, and providing mutual aid to the Spokane County Sheriff’s Department.

For more information, e-mail Rob Brewer at sarguy@gmail.com or visit www.scesar.org.

NEVADA/LIDGERWOOD – Volunteers at the Neva-Wood COPS shop, 4707 N. Addison St., will be serving cake and coffee to veterans on Nov. 11 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. All veterans are welcome.

For more information, call (509) 625-3353.

CHENEY – Eastern Washington University’s 12th annual Jazz Dialogue Festival will be Nov. 12 and Nov. 13 at EWU and will include middle school, high school and college jazz combos, choirs and bands from across the Northwest.

Approximately 1,000 music students, program directors and guest jazz artists will participate in the festival. They will participate in clinics, ensemble critiques, workshops, open rehearsals and master classes with guest artists during the two-day event.

Public performances will be held at 7:30 p.m. in Showalter Auditorium on both days.

Tickets are $15 for adults and $7 for students and seniors, 55 and older.

To purchase tickets and for more information, call (509) 359-7073.