Browse For Antiques And Nibble On Desserts At St. John’s Show, Sale

If a day of “antiquing” is your idea of a perfect day, be sure to leave next Friday and Saturday open for the Annual Antique Show and Sale, sponsored by The Cathedral & The Arts Association of St. John’s Cathedral.

Everything from country collectibles, quilts, wicker, Americana and English antiques will be available from the 20 shops participating in this year’s event in the Jewett House of the Cathedral on Grand Boulevard at 12th Avenue.

Doors will open at 10 a.m. both days. Mary Carson Catering will serve lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., with dessert service throughout the day. Breads and desserts will also be sold at a bakery area. Doors close at 8 p.m. on Friday and 4 p.m. Saturday.

Tickets, $3 with return privileges, will be sold at the door. Proceeds from the show and sale will benefit the concert series of The Cathedral & The Arts.

GU Guild meets

The Greater Gonzaga University Guild will hold its fall meeting Sept. 26 at the home of Yvonne Morin, 3433 S. High Drive. Social hour will be at 11:30 a.m., followed by lunch at 12:30 p.m.

Jane Lavagetto, president, will welcome members. For further information, call 747-0012.

Coffee hour

On Sept. 27, members of the Spokane College Women’s Association will hold their annual Fall Coffee at the Rockwood Forest Estates Community Center, 2103 Forest Estates Drive.

Angela Monson will tell of her experiences as Mrs. Washington. Monson, a voice and piano teacher from Liberty Lake, was first runner-up in the Mrs. USA Contest.

Art classes begin

Classes at the Spokane Art School/Center for the Visual Arts will begin Thursday and run through Nov. 22.

Adult curriculum offerings include Africa in Art and Culture, Computer Animation, Holistic Healing through the Arts, Video Production and Indoor Murals, as well as traditional classes in drawing, painting and sculpture.

Youth classes range from ceramics to Inter-Arts: Drama, Music and Visual Arts.

The fall 1995 master classes include Enamel taught by Harold Balaz, Classic European Carving by Nora Hall and Uncommon Gourds by Deborah Eimers.

Several ceramic classes will be offered at North Pines Junior High School to accommodate Valley residents.

For more information on availability of classes, fees and scheduling, call the Spokane Art School, 328-0900.

This walk’s worthwhile

Once again, walking enthusiasts have a wonderful opportunity to enjoy physical exercise while helping a worthwhile cause.

On Oct. 1, the Walktoberfest walk-a-thon will benefit the Eastern Washington and North Idaho affiliate of the American Diabetes Association. Diabetes is the fourthleading cause of death by disease in the United States, and currently there is no cure.

More than 300,000 people in Washington state - including 45,000 in the SpokaneCoeur d’Alene area - have diabetes. it can cause serious health complications, including blindness, kidney disease, heart disease, stroke and liver damage.

Money raised by Walktoberfest will fund medical research and educational programs for people with diabetes to help them live successfully with the disease.

Registration deadline is 4 p.m. Sept. 28. To sign up to walk in Walktoberfest or to sponsor a walker, Spokane residents can call 624-7478. Other Eastern Washington and North Idaho residents can call 1-800-464-4372.

Correction

Completed applications for grants from the Women Helping Women Fund are due at the WHW office by 5 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 30. An incorrect date was reported two weeks ago.

The following fields overflowed: CREDIT = Betsy Carosella The Spokesman-Review