Spokane Calendar

Today

Book fair – The Whitworth School of Education hosts a Scholastic Book Fair with books for preschoolers through adults, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. today through Friday at the Hixson Union Building on the Whitworth Campus, 300 W. Hawthorne Road. Proceeds will benefit the Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital. The sale will be open until 7 p.m. today; 777-3263.

Upcoming

Bioethics lecture – Lisa Sardinia, an associate professor of biology at Pacific University, will speak on “The Stem Cell Debate: Science, Ethics and Public Policy,” 7 p.m. Thursday at Whitworth College’s Johnston Science Center Auditorium, 300 W. Hawthorne Road; 777-3265.

Anthropology lecture – Cheryl Ward, assistant professor of anthropology at Florida State University, will speak on “Pirates: Ancient Harbors and Underwater Archaeologists in Rough Cilicia,” 4:30 p.m. Friday at the Gonzaga University Jundt Auditorium, 500 E. Boone; 323-6691.

Environmental Sustainability – Mike Petersen, executive director of the Land Council, speaks on efforts to protect the region’s forests and rivers, 7 p.m. Monday at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 4340 W. Fort George Wright Drive. The event is hosted by the Spokane Chapter of the United Nations Association; 624-3608.

William O. Douglas Lecture – Geoffrey Stone, a law professor at the University of Chicago, will speak on “Civil Liberties in Wartime: Lessons for the War on Terrorism,” 7 p.m. Monday at the Barbieri Courtroom, Gonzaga School of Law, 721 N. Cincinnati. A reception will follow; 280-8150.

Engineers Forum of Spokane – Architect Don Leraas will speak on the history of Spokane, noon Monday at the Holiday Inn Airport, 1616 Windsor Drive. Lunch is $12; 244-3467.

Spokane Audubon Society – The group hosts Ivan Lyons of Ducks Unlimited speaking on wetlands preservation, 7 p.m. next Wednesday at the Riverview Retirement Center, 1801 N. Upriver Drive; 455-3098.

Rental education meeting – The Coalition of Responsible Disabled hosts a meeting on rental housing paperwork with a representative of Spokane Housing Ventures, 1:30 p.m. next Wednesday, 612 N. Maple. Call for reservations; 326-6355.

Genetic engineering lecture – Gregory Stock, director of the program on medicine, technology and society at the University of California-Los Angeles School of Public Health, will speak on “Enhancing the Human: Genomics, Science Fiction and Ethics Collide,” 7 p.m. next Wednesday, SCC Lair Student Center, 1810 N. Greene St.; 533-7081.

Car Care Month – Free vehicle inspections run by Spokane Community College students to check fluids, belts, tire pressure, lights and more, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. April 15 at SCC, 1810 N. Green St. There will be auto and safety exhibits; 477-4727, ext. 114.