spokane Calendar

Upcoming

Environmental Sustainability – Mike Petersen, executive director of the Lands 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 Neraas will speak on the history of Spokane, noon Monday at the Holiday Inn Airport, 1616 Windsor Drive. Lunch is $12; 244-3467.

Human Rights Day – Shane Windmeyer, editor of “Out on Fraternity Row: Personal Accounts of Being Gay in a College Fraternity,” will speak on gay-straight relationships at 8:30 and 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Spokane Community College Lair Student Center, 1810 N. Greene; 533-8836.

Spokane Audubon Society – The group hosts Ivan Lyons of Ducks Unlimited speaking on wetlands preservation, 7 p.m. 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. 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. Wednesday, Spokane Community College Lair Student Center, 1810 N. Greene St.; 533-7081.

Model airplanes – A showcase of radio-controlled aircraft from the Inland Northwest’s radio-control model airplane clubs, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. next Saturday at the River Park Square Atrium, 808 W. Main. Visitors will be able to use a radio-control flight simulator; 981-0037.

American Association of University Women – The group hosts Master Gardener Nancy Young speaking on “Using Native Plants in the Landscape,” 10 a.m. next Saturday at the Ramada Inn Airport, 8909 Airport Road. Lunch is $15 and reservations are required; 448-7994.