Idaho calendar
Today
Professional Class – 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Monday-Sept. 23, 5:30-8:30 p.m. at Life Skills Northwest, 2023 Sandpoint West Drive, Sandpoint; 265-6796.
Margaret Ritchie Distinguished Speaker Series at UI – Saturday, 10 a.m., family and consumer sciences alumni brunch at University Inn Best Western, $16; 885-6546.
Charleen Martin Studio Gallery – featuring the works of 25 artists through Oct. 31, by appointment only at the studio, 8835 W. Hamaker Road, Coeur d’Alene; 667-6911.
Volunteers Needed for Lake City Playhouse – positions include concessions, usher or box office, 1320 E. Garden Ave. Volunteers receive a free ticket; call 667-1323.
Terry Gieber-Sabbatical Exhibit – exhibit runs through Oct. 8 at the Art Spirit Gallery, 415 Sherman Ave.; 765-6006.
Upcoming
Coeur d’Alene Art Association – meets Monday, 10 a.m., St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Fifth Street and Wallace Avenue, Coeur d’Alene; 762-9107.
Free Spa Night – Monday, 5:30-7 p.m. at Serenity Salon and Spa, 503 Seltice Way, Post Falls; experience includes a peppermint foot bath; RSVP to Barbara Lee at 773-7676.
League of Women Voters – meets Monday, 11:30-1:30 p.m. at Michael D’s Eatery, 203 Coeur d’Alene Lake Drive; discussion topic is “No-Schoolers-homeschooled children who receive no education”; 667-2229.
Life skills for Professionals Class – Monday-Sept. 23, 5:30-8:30 p.m. at Life Skills Northwest, 2023 Sandpoint West Drive, Sandpoint; call for registration costs and other class options, 265-6796.
Land Use and Planning Process Workshops – Mondays through Oct. 31, 3:30-5 p.m., University of Idaho, 1000 W. Hubbard Ave., Suite 142, Coeur d’Alene; Kootenai Environmental Alliance, 667-9093.
Coeur d’Alene Audubon Chapter – meets Monday, 7 p.m., Idaho Fish and Game Building, 2750 Kathleen Ave., Coeur d’Alene; speaker is Bob Ries; 664-4739.
Coeur d’Alene Audubon Chapter Brown Bag – birding trip Tuesday, noon-1 p.m., meet at the west end Fernan Lake boat launch; Lynn Sheridan, 765-2603.
Democracy Forum – Tuesday, 11:45 a.m. at Power House Bar and Grill, downtown Sandpoint; panel discussion on state of our local schools; 265-2449.
North Idaho College Adult Enrollment Workshops – free clinic Tuesday, 2:30-4 p.m. and 5:30-7 p.m. at the NIC Silver Valley Center, 323 Main St., in Kellogg; reservations recommended; 866-362-4664 or 666-8017.
Panida Annual General Membership Meeting – Tuesday, 7 p.m. at the theater, 300 N. First St., Sandpoint; 255-7801.
Kingston Kids – potluck lunch Tuesday, at noon at the Ecklund Home; for anyone who attended school in Kingston; call for directions and info, 689-3406.
North Idaho College Athlete Open House – meet the student athletes and coaching staff Wednesday, 5:30-7:30 p.m., NIC’S Christianson Gym, 1000 W. Garden Ave.; event includes free soda, popcorn and junior Cardinal T-shirts; 769-3448.
William Wharton Cello Recital – Tuesday, , 8 p.m. at the recital hall at the University of Idaho Lionel Hampton School of Music; $5 adults, $3 students and seniors; 885-7212.
Alliance for Retired Americans – meets Tuesday, 1 p.m. at Lake City Senior Center, Coeur d’Alene; 773-7964.
Senior Dance – Tuesday, 7-9:30 p.m. at Post Falls Senior Center, 1215 E. Third Ave.; featuring Uncle Harold’s Band; cost $3.50; 773-9582.
Hispanic Heritage Celebration at University of Idaho – Wednesday, 3:30 p.m., free film, “Maria Full of Grace”, the story of a teenage girl who is transported into the world of drug-trafficking, at the UI Women’s Center, Memorial Gym, room 109; Friday, 9/23, dance 9 p.m. to midnight at the SUB Silver and Gold Rooms, $3 admission, sponsored by the Interested Ladies of Lambda Theta Alpha, proceeds to toward Katrina victims;