Several Events Planned As Part Of Annual Salute

Monday is a holiday, and hopefully people in Spokane - and across America - will celebrate it and not use it as just another day to sleep in and laze about.

The day is set aside to honor the work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and several events are planned locally as part of this annual salute.

Today: A city-wide Dr. Martin Luther King Celebration Resource Fair will be from 5 to 6 p.m. at the Spokane Community College Lair Student Center Lobby. Celebration activities will follow in the Sasquatch Room.

Monday: The Annual Unity March from the Federal Court House to the Spokane Convention Center begins at 10 a.m.

Wednesday: The Gonzaga University School of Law will sponsor a round-table discussion, “Come Share Your Dream,” involving legal and college professors discussing what King’s dream means to them. The program is from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at GU’s Law Library, E601 Sharp.

Scheduled roundtable guests are Ellen Clark, Annie Cole, Anita Dupris, Ken Kato, Carl Maxey, Terry McGonigal, Kathleen O’Connor and Dominic Zamora.

For more information, call 487-3161.

Last week, the Rev. Percy “Happy” Watkins presented a recitation of King’s “I Have a Dream” speech; and Craig Alan Edwards, a professional script writer and stage and TV actor, presented his one-man play, “The Long Road to Memphis” at Spokane Falls Community College.

Nix on Poison contest: Thousands of Inland Northwest students are preparing their entries for the 1995 Poison Prevention Poster Contest in hopes of being one of 24 winners - including 12 whose work will be displayed on billboards all around town, provided by Pridemark Outdoor. The other 12 students will receive gift certificates from Toys “R” Us.

Sponsored by the Deaconess Poison Prevention and Education Center, the contest coincides with National Poison Prevention Week, March 19-25.

Third- to fifth-grade students received a presentation from poison prevention specialist Leslee Schoengold before beginning their projects.

Dorothy Powers is guest speaker: Members of Kappa Delta sorority have invited the Gamma Phi Beta alumnae group and the Eastern Washington University Gamma Phi Beta members to a luncheon Saturday beginning at 11:30 a.m. at the Spokane Club.

Guest speaker will be Dorothy Powers, former columnist and associate editor at The Spokesman-Review and author of “Heritage From Heroes.”

Kappa Deltas and Gamma Phi Betas who have not been contacted may make reservations with Betty Hoffman at 624-6273.

Sorority alums meet: Spokane Alumni Chapter of Mu Phi Epsilon meets at 7:30 p.m., Jan. 24 at the home of Marjorie Klein. Assisting will be Nan Luppert and Janet Shaffer. For more information, call 326-7255 or 922-1529.

Color winter doldrums brightly: You are invited to get your creative juices flowing by signing up for a class or workshop at Spokane Art School.

Beginning Jan. 23 at the school, N920 Howard, nine-week and short-term classes and workshops will be offered in painting, drawing, ceramics, jewelry, sculpture, photography, life drawing and illustration.

Youth classes include opportunities for families to create together. Parents and their 2- to 4-year-old children can participate in “Art for Us” with other young families. Additionally, Artstart classes for ages 4 to 6 introduce a wide range of techniques, while students in grades one to three can choose among after-school drawing, ceramics, painting and sculpture most days of the week and from several offerings on Saturdays.

Art in the Valley: The Spokane Art School introduces a new Valley Extension program this winter for youth and adults at North Pines Junior High School, beginning Jan. 23. To register and for more information, call 328-0900, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturdays.

Meet ‘n’ jam: The first Inland Northwest Bluegrass Association show and jam happens Saturday at Bozarth Mansion, 12415 Fairwood Drive. Headlining will be “City Limits” from Woodinville. This alcohol- and drug-free event is open to all ages.

Jamming begins at 2 p.m., with the program from 8 to 10 p.m., followed by another jam session that lasts until midnight.

Musicians wanting to jam, should contact the Sound Hole at 624-5033.

Admission is $10 for members and $15 for non-members. The Inland Northwest Bluegrass Association is a new group which wants to build public awareness of bluegrass music and provide an atmosphere in which bluegrass appreciation can grow through festivals, jam sessions and other events.