Events
Today
Colville Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch Maze - Open daily through Oct. 31; 11 acres with two mazes. Mondays-Thursdays, 4 p.m. to dark; Fridays, 4-10 p.m.; and Saturdays-Sundays, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Bring flashlight for night visits. 73 Oakshott Road, Colville. $7/age 12, $5/age 5-11, free/age 4 and younger. (509) 684-6751
Fall Theater Art Classes - Presented by CYT-North Idaho. Meets Tuesdays or Thursdays, 4:30-6:30 p.m. for 10 weeks. Christ the King Lutheran Church, 1700 E. Pennsylvania Ave., Coeur d’Alene. $175. (208) 819-9281
“You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown”- Musical comedy based on Charles Schulz’s “Peanuts” characters, performed by Saint George’s School students. Today, Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m., Founders Theater, 2929 W. Waikiki Road. $5/adults, $3/students and seniors. (509) 466-1636, Ext. 301
Barnes & Noble Storytime - Listen to a reading of “Amelia Bedelia’s First Apple Pie,” make a craft and enjoy a treat. 2 p.m., Barnes & Noble, 15310 E. Indiana Ave., Spokane Valley. (509) 922-4104
“Juvie” - Presented by Theater Arts for Children. Set in a juvenile detention center, the play depicts the life of kids that are scared, lonely and locked up. Content is PG-13. Today-Sunday at 7 p.m., Spokane Valley Partners building, 10814 E Broadway Ave., Spokane Valley. $7. (509) 892-5413
Odessa Deutchesfest - Today-Sunday. Beer garden, music, tricycle and bed races, arts and crafts, flea market, football, parade, civic groups prepare breakfast each morning. (509) 982-0049
“It’s Just a Game” – All-improvised comedy show where audience members provide suggestions for a completely new and never-seen-before sport. All ages. Fridays in September, 8 p.m., Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland Ave. $9/adults, $7/children, seniors and students with ID. (509) 747-7045
Saturday
Apple Festival - Weekends through Oct. 31 on Green Bluff north of Spokane. Visit www.greenbluffgrowers. com for map of growers.
Walk to Defeat ALS - Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (commonly referred to as Lou Gehrig’s disease) is a progressive, fatal neuromuscular disease. Registration at 9 a.m., 3-mile walk starts at 10 a.m. master of ceremony will be Mark Peterson, KXLY weatherman. Spokane North Lions Club will have a hamburger or hot dog lunch for $5. Mirabeau Meadows Park, 2426 N. Discovery Place, Spokane Valley. Donation. Register online at walktodefeatals.org. (866) 786-7257
Bike MS: Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes - Cycle 150 miles in two days. Travel the historic Union Pacific rail beds along lakes, over the 3,100-foot-long railroad bridge and through the ancestral lands of the Coeur d’Alene Nation. This tour is fully equipped with three meals each day, rest stops every 12-15 miles, bike mechanics, medical support and Saturday Night Celebration. The $250 minimum pledge earns you Bike MS long-sleeve T-shirt and terrific prizes. Minimum age to ride is 12 years old and parent/guardian must accompany children. Presented by the Inland Northwest Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. (509) 482-2022, (800) 344-4867
Spokane Chiefs Hockey - Preseason game vs. Kootenay. Eagles Ice-A-Rena. (509) 535-PUCK
Monster Truck Show - 2 and 7 p.m., Spokane County Interstate Fair. Spokane County Fair and Expo Center, 404 N. Havana St., Spokane Valley. $8/$10 plus fair admission. (800) 325-SEAT
Palouse Days - 6-9 a.m., Lions Club Pancake Breakfast at the Block Building on West Main Street near Palouse City Park, $5 donation; 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Xenodican Club Book Sale and funnel cakes at the Palouse Library; free balloons for children; 9 a.m.-3 p.m., 28th Annual Car Show at the Palouse City Park, free admission, $10/entry fee for show cars; 9 a.m.-3 p.m., special Palouse exhibits at the Palouse Museum downtown, free admission; 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Quilt Show at Small Towne Quilts downtown; 10 a.m., Lions Club starts cooking burgers downtown and at the Block Building; freshly roasted pulled pork sandwiches at the Block Building; 10 a.m., parade downtown, followed by crowning of Palouse royalty, egg toss, pingpong ball drop, photo booth, carnival games. Duck race at the pedestrian bridge downtown; purchase a duck at the Lions Club Block Building before 11 a.m. 8 p.m., live music by Michael Robinson Trio at the Palouse Tavern. Palouse, Wash. (208) 874-2524
A Celestial Evening - First, Chet Bart (NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador) will present an illustrated talk at 7 p.m. covering some basic astronomy as well as exciting recent discoveries in planetary science and cosmology, including images from the Hubble Space Telescope and NASA spacecraft. Then there will be an observing session with telescopes at 8 p.m. brought by members of the Palouse Astronomical Society. Palouse-Clearwater Environmental Institute (PCEI) Nature Center, 1040 Rodeo Drive, Moscow, Idaho. Free. (208) 882-1444
Kayak and Canoe Poker Paddle - For ages 8 and older. Enjoy a scenic paddle and prize drawings for numerous goodies. Bring your own kayak or rent one. 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Jerry’s Landing, Eloika Lake, Elk. $20/advance, $25/on-site, $10/tandem kayak rentals. (509) 625-6200
PAWS for the Cause “Pet Adoption Day” - C.I. Shenanigans has teamed up with up the Spokane Humane Society and other area shelters to host this event. The Spokane Humane Society, SpokAnimal, SCRAPS and Kootenai Humane Society will have cats and dogs available for adoption. There will also be local animal vendors and suppliers, barbecue courtesy of C.I. Shenanigans and PAWS Pale Ale. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 332 North Spokane Falls Court. Free. (509) 979-9996
Children Renaissance Faire - Hosted by the Friends of Manito. Listen to stories, play games and participate in a variety of hands-on activities including coloring coat of arms, designing Robin Hood and princess hats, taking cuttings of greenhouse plants. 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Manito Park, meadow east of Duncan Garden, 4 W. 21st Ave. Free. (509) 928-2595
Sustainable September: Nature Storytime - Listen to Earth-friendly stories and think about your carbon footprint. 11 a.m., Auntie’s Bookstore, Children’s Section, 402 W. Main Ave. Free. (509) 838-0206
Authors B.J. Campbell and C.K. Crigger - Book signing by local outdoorsman Campbell of “Close Calls: True Tales of Cougar Bob,” and book signing of Crigger’s “One Food on the Edge,” the first in an 1890s bookkeeper-turned- sleuth series. 1-4 p.m., Hastings Books, 101 E. Appleway Ave., Coeur d’Alene. (208) 664-0464
Friendship Pow-Wow and Seisen Farewell - Third annual event with a dinner following. A celebration of the WSU Colville Reservation-Ferry County Extension Seisen University Global Exchange program. 1 p.m., Inchelium School, 9 Hornet Drive, Inchelium, Wash. Free. (509) 634-2304
Family Movie: “The Absent Minded Professor”- Rated G. Watch this film about bumbling Professor Brainard, who accidentally invents “flubber,” a gooey substance that propels people to amazing heights. 2 p.m., South Hill Library, 3324 S. Perry St. Free. (509) 444-5386
Demolition Derby - 4 p.m., Spokane County Interstate Fair, Spokane County Fair and Expo Center, 404 N. Havana St., Spokane Valley. $5-$7 plus fair admission. (800) 325-SEAT