Looking ahead
Today
“The Phantom” – Continues at the Lake City Playhouse, 1320 E. Garden, with curtain time at 8 p.m. This is based on the book by Arthur Kopit, and is the predecessor to “Phantom of the Opera.” Additional performance Sunday, and Thursday through next Saturday. Showtimes are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sunday and 7 p.m. Thursday. Tickets: $14 adults, $12 seniors, $12 students, $8 children. Information: 667-1323.
“Gint” – Continues at 7:30 p.m. in Schuler Auditorium in Boswell Hall at North Idaho College. This NIC theater production is about a character who lies and seduces his way through life until he has to confront his actions. Directed by Joe Jacoby and starring Giuseppi Romano. Additional performances Thursday through next Saturday. This play is intended for adult audiences. Information: 769-3220.
“The Diviners” – Continues at 7 p.m. in the Lake City High School Auditorium, presented by Troupe de Wolfe productions, directed by Sandra Seaton. The play takes place in the southern Indiana town of Zion during the dust bowl. Additional performances Thursday through next Saturday. Cost: $5 adults, $4 students and seniors and $3 with Lake City ASB card and children under 12. Information: 769-0769.
“Midsummer’s Night Dream” – The Vietnamese production will be performed at the Panida Theater in Sandpoint at 8 p.m. and is $20 for adults, and $8 for students 18 and under. Information: 263-9191.
Job Fair at Schweitzer – from 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Sunday from noon-4 p.m. and next Saturday from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. in the Lakeview Lodge in the Village.
Modeling Auditions – at the Coeur d’Alene Resort for the Festival of Trees Fashion show. Children through ages 10 should arrive at 10 a.m.; Children 11 and up and adults arrive at 11. Women should wear a skirt.
Lakes Middle School Fall Carnival and Haunted House – from 5-9 p.m. Dinner from 5-7 p.m., carnival from 5-9 and haunted house from 6-9. Entertainment includes bingo, cakewalk and more. Free and open to the public.
Kid’s Halloween Parade – in Sandpoint at 2 p.m. Gather in the Power House building parking lot, and from there the parade will head down the sidewalks of Sandpoint. Businesses will have treats for the children.
“Gender Outlaw: Adventures in the Gender Trade” – This film documents Kate Bornstein’s transformation from young boy into a transsexual lesbian, and will be shown at 2 p.m. in the Student Union Building, Borah Theater at the University of Idaho. This is part of National Coming Out Day. Information: 885-7716.
Homespun Holiday Craft Bazaar – from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. in the restaurant at Twin Lakes Village Golf Course, located on Highway 41, four miles north of Rathdrum. Bake sale, lunch and exhibits by 20 artists. Food bank donations appreciated. Proceeds benefit Lakeland scholarships. Information: 687-3059.
Workshop by Clay Art Guild – from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at Mosgrove Gallery, 211 Coeur d’Alene Ave. $40. Information and registration: Jan at 683-2030.
Free Day at the Museum of North Idaho – from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. The museum is in front of Coeur d’Alene City Park at 115 Northwest Blvd. For more information, call 664-3448.
Audubon Society – Meet at the Fernan Forest Service parking lot at 7:30 a.m. or the cafe at the Rose Lake junction at 8 a.m. The group will ride bikes from Medimont to Harrison on the Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes and bird along the way. Bring lunch or lunch can be purchased in Harrison. Dress in layers. For more information, call Dick Cripe at 665-0010.
Haunted House in Ridenbaugh Hall – at the University of Idaho. Stories of the hall’s ghosts are legendary, and the students of Sigma Alpha Iota and Phi Mu Alpha stage this annual event to entertain and to gather food for the Moscow Food Bank. Tours are from 6-10 p.m. with the first two hours more “child friendly.” From 5-8 p.m. children and their parents can come to Theophilus Tower across from the student recreation center for an evening of free entertainment, food and candy. Tower residents will hand out candy on all 11 floors.
Halloween in downtown Coeur d’Alene – Kiddie costume parade starts at Seventh Street at 3:30 p.m. and travels west on Sherman to the Plaza Shops. Trick-or-treat participating merchants from 4-6 p.m. Have your photo taken in costume at the Library Foundation Office at 424 E. Sherman from 4-6 p.m., with the proceeds benefiting the new library building.
Upcoming
Tubaween – The Lionel Hampton School of Music host this event, Sunday in the University of Idaho Recital Hall at 8 p.m. Come in costume. Information: 885-7212.
Harvest Festival at Lutheran Church of the Master – From 5-7 p.m. Sunday to include games, cupcake walk, mystery maze, photos with a scarecrow, hot dogs, cider and treats. Costume not required. The church is at 4800 Ramsey Road.
Book reading and signing – by author and activist poet Chrystos, Monday at 6 p.m. in the University of Idaho Student Union Building as part of National Coming Out Day. Information: 8857716.
Panhandle Basin Advisory Group – will meet from 9 a.m.-noon Tuesday at the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, 2750 Kathleen Ave., to discuss issues of water quality protection. Information: 769-1422.
Blood Drive at the University of Idaho – Tuesday and Wednesday from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. in the Commons Clearwater-Whitewater room.
North Idaho Partners in Care Mobile Clinic – will be at the Osburn Senior Center from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday. For an appointment call 786-7474.
Reiki Lecture – given by Barbara Lee, Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Three Sisters Coffee House, 621 Spokane St. in Post Falls. Reiki is a hands-on healing art whose name translates as “universal life force energy.” Information: 773-7822.
“Back to the Blanket” – Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Brix Restaurant, 317 E. Sherman Ave. This is part of The Lake City Playhouse Reader’s Theater and is a new political play by local playwright Robert Casemore. Admission is free. Information: 667-1323.
Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Committee – will meet Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. at Coeur d’Alene City Hall, 710 Mullan Ave.
North Idaho Partners in Care Mobile Clinic – will be at the Spirit lake Community Center Thursday from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. For an appointment call 667-3481.
Living By the Water – 7 p.m. Thursday with local author and naturalist Jack Nisbet, will examine how the human and natural worlds interact today along our waterways, and what the future may hold for both, at the Post Falls Public Library. Information: 773-1506.
Reading Lewis and Clark – This is the last in the series, and will be Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Sandpoint Library, 1407 Cedar. Street. Information: 263-6930.
Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobats – Thursday at the Panida Theater in Sandpoint at 7:30 p.m. $16 general admission, $8 for those under 18.
Workshops about Careers in nonprofit sector – “Careers for the Common Good” will be held Thursday in the Idaho Commons from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and from 1:30-3 p.m. Information: 885-9442.
Natural Medicine Seminar Series and Open Forum – Women’s Health, Part I, will be presented by Dr. Pamela Langenderfer, Thursday from 7-8:30 p.m. in Room 13 of the Winton Building at North Idaho College. The forum will deal with PMS, menstrual cramps, acne, irregular menses and hormonal imbalance. Information: 664-1644.
Artist Showing – Kieran Tobin, an internationally known artist, from Galway, Ireland, will be at the Timber Stand Gallery in Sandpoint Friday from 4-7 p.m. and Saturday from noon-3 p.m. The gallery is on the Cedar Street Bridge in downtown Sandpoint. Refreshments will be served.
Brown Bag Lunch for Nursing Students – Friday from 1-2 p.m. in Lee Kildow Hall, Room 124 at North Idaho College with Dr. Maxine Martin, Lewis-Clark State College-CdA Nursing coordinator. Information: 292-2677.
Women of Distinction Awards Luncheon – Friday at 11:30 a.m. at Cedar’s Restaurant. Hosted by the Soroptimists. The public is invited. Reservations: 667-0644.
Pancake Feed in conjunction with University of Idaho Homecoming – Saturday at 7:30 a.m. at the Fire Station on Sixth and Main. $2, or $3 with sausage. Proceeds help local firefighters. This event precedes the homecoming parade which begins at 9:30 a.m.
Have an event to list in the Handle Extra’s Looking Ahead calendar? E-mail it a week in advance to lindab@spokesman.com