Spokane calendar

Today

Urban Forest – The Neighborhood Alliance of Spokane County hosts guest speaker Carrie Anderson of the Urban Forest Council, 7 p.m. at the Community Building, 35 W. Main; 466-0576.

World of Ice – Cheney Palouse Chapter of the Ice Age Floods Institute will host guest speaker Eugene Kiver, professor emeritus of geology at Eastern Washington University, with a presentation on “Glaciers 101: The World of Ice,” 6:30 p.m. at the Science Building, EWU, Cheney; 559-5818.

Compass Club luncheon – The women’s club for welcoming newcomers to the area hosts guest speaker Julia McHugh of the Spokane Aquifer Board, 11 a.m., Mirabeau Park Hotel, 1100 N. Sullivan Road; lunch is $19; reservations are required; 465-8163.

Upcoming

Historical films – The films “Men of Bronze” and “Up from Slavery” depict the African American experience during World War I, 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, SCC Learning Resources Center, 1810 N. Greene; 533-7382.

Spring lecture series – Gonzaga University hosts it’s first lecture with Gonzaga biology professor Hugh Lefcort, a veteran of the Israeli Army, speaking on “What 100 Years of the Arab-Israeli Conflict Can Teach Us about the War on Terror,” noon Wednesday at the Jundt Art Museum auditorium, Desmet and Van Gorp; 323-6679.