Week Ahead

Conventions

2019 Biennial Activists Mobilizing for Power Conference – Western States Center, today-Monday, DoubleTree Hotel Spokane, 450 attendees.

2019 68th Spokane Interstate Fair – Spokane Interstate Fair and National Stock Show, today-Sept. 15, Spokane County Fair and Expo Center, 200,000 attendees.

2019 Mobility Guardian – U.S. Air Force and Fairchild Air Force Base, today-Sept. 28, Fairchild Air Force Base and nearby hotels, 3,500 attendees.

2019 SpokeFest – SpokeFest, today, Riverfront Park, 2,000 attendees.

Lectures/Seminars

How to Write a Business Plan – Wednesday. Discover why successful businesses operate with a plan, learn to write a comprehensive business plan and get assistance from a SCORE counselor to review and help refine a plan. 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Spokane SCORE Chapter 180, 801 W. Riverside Ave., Suite 444. $25-$40. (509) 353-2821.

Ethnicity, Race, and Indigenous Peoples Conference – Thursday-Saturday. A forum for discussion and debate. The theme is “Bridges and Walls Across the Americas: Dialogues of Survivance, Endurance, and Resistance,” and the conference features a banquet, receptions, presentations by keynote speakers, film screenings, the ERIP Fiesta and music by Milonga. Gonzaga University, 502 E. Boone Ave. $30-$60. (509) 979-6949.

Marketing Plans for Entrepreneurs – Thursday. Learn how to create a modern-day marketing plan that’s flexible and nimble yet provides a solid road map to success for entrepreneurs and small businesses. Noon-1 p.m. North Spokane Library, 44 E. Hawthorne Road. Free. (509) 893-8350.