Arts Calendar

Auditions

Playwrights Forum Festival – Spokane Civic Theatre, April 21-22, 7 p.m. at the theater, 1020 N. Howard. Various roles available for men and women ages 18 and older. Auditioners will be expected to perform cold readings from various scripts. Performance dates: June 5-14. Visit www.SpokaneCivicTheatre.com or call (509) 325-1413.

Christians Night Out – Christian vocalists, dancers, mimes and comedians needed for upcoming performances in Spokane. For more information and to schedule auditions call (509) 342-6446 or e-mail cnospokane@yahoo.com.

Classes and workshops

CREATE Art Center – Art Smart – Make totem poles, mosaic fish and musical instruments out of papier-maché, for children 5-12, six sessions starting Saturday, $60 plus $5 for materials (preregistration required). Watercolor with Shirley – Basics and more for beginners and advanced students, with Shirley Bird Wright, the third Friday of each month from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. beginning April 18, cost: $35 (brushes, paint and paper available for purchase; preregister or drop-in). All classes are at CREATE Art Center, 900 W. Fourth Ave., Newport, Wash. Call (509) 447-9277 or visit www.createarts.org.

Young People’s Arts Festival – For pre-kindergarten through sixth grade, Saturday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at Moscow Junior High School. Courses include Music and Sound Effects the Recycled Way; Color Flower Wheels; Garden Stakes; Pet Rocks; Festival Dance Workshop; Wooden Flower Boxes; Critters and Candles; Watercolor Flower Cards; Cookie Decorating. Cost: $20/full day, $10/half day (scholarships available). Register at door for remaining openings. Call (208) 883-7036.

“Moving Forward: Resources for Artists” – Miguel Guillen, information services manager for Artist Trust, will discuss exhibition possibilities, funding and other vital aspects of becoming a successful creator, Saturday, noon-2 p.m., Gonzaga University’s Jundt Auditorium, 502 E. Boone Ave. Free; registration required. Call (206) 467-8734 or (866) 218-7878, ext. 11, or e-mail Miguel@artisttrust.org.

Corbin Art Center – Presented by the Spokane Parks and Recreation Department. Writers Workshop Series – Fiction workshop, Monday-Tuesday, 6-9 p.m.; nonfiction workshop, April 21-22, 6-9 p.m., $27 each. Birthday Card Blowout – Monday, 6-8:30 p.m., $23. Basics of Bead Stringing and Attaching Clasps – Monday, 6-9 p.m., $20. Decorator Basket Making for Beginners – Monday, 6-9 p.m., $21. Introduction to Matting – Monday, 6-8:30 p.m., $20. Perspective Drawing – Five-week class begins Tuesday, 12:30-3 p.m., $52. Jewelry Jungle Bracelet – Wednesday, 6-8 p.m., $14. Art Dolls – April 19, 9 a.m.-noon, $14. Earring Design – April 19, 9 a.m.-noon, $20. Painting Watercolor Greens – April 19, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., $25. All classes are at Corbin Art Center, 507 W. Seventh. For complete listings and online registration visit www.spokaneparks.org or call (509) 625-6677.

Quilting Workshops – With Linda Ballard, “Peppermint ‘n’ Sassafras,” April 25, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; “Earth, Wind and Fire,” April 26, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Cost: $58 per class. Sessions meet at Hampton Inn, 2010 S. Assembly Road. Call (509) 435-3889.

Spokane Civic Theatre Spring Academy Classes – Variety of classes for children ages pre-kindergarten through grade nine at the Spokane Civic Theatre, 1020 N. Howard St. For information, fees, times and class registration visit www.SpokaneCivicTheatre.com or call (509) 325-1413.

Spring Art Classes in Sandpoint – Variety of classes for children and adults in everything from beginning improv drama to stained glass, creative writing to children’s choir, through April 19; times and prices vary. Classes meet at the Arts Alliance Studio, 518 Oak Street, Sandpoint. Enroll online or in person. Visit www.ArtsAlliance.info or call (208) 265-4303.

Christian Youth Theater – Applications are being accepted from children ages 6 to 18 for 10-week classes including beginning swing, musical theater (“Hairspray”), stage makeup, singing, acting, improv and more. Call (509) 487-6540 or visit www.cytspokane.com.

Meetings

Spokane Chapter of Washington State Quilters – Guest quilter Linda Ballard will discuss strip quilting and introduce a game using fabric strips, April 24, 1 and 7 p.m., Mukogawa Fort Wright Commons Building, 4000 W. Randolph Road. Guests welcome. Admission: $7.

Call for artists

Artist Studio Tour – For artists in Moscow, Pullman and Uniontown, Wash. Studio tour June 14 in Moscow/Pullman; open house June 15 at the Dahmen Barn in Uniontown. Application deadline: Friday. Applications available at Moscow City Hall, Neill Public Library in Pullman or online at www.moscow-arts.org. Call (208) 883-7036.

2008 Moscow Art Walk – Accepting applications for this year’s event, opening June 13. Applications available at the Arts Office, 206 E. Third St., Moscow, Idaho, and online at www.moscow-arts.org. The deadline is April 22. Call (208) 883-7036.

Artists Loose on the Palouse – Artists are invited to apply for a booth at a two-day art festival hosted by On Sacred Grounds in Valleyford on July 18-19. Art and handmade crafts can be in any media. Booths are 10 feet square and cost $55. Space is limited. Deadline extended to April 30. Call (509) 747-6294.

Artisans at the Dahmen Barn – Seeking visual and performing artists and musicians who are looking for studio space and/or are interested in teaching classes. Call (509) 229-3655, e-mail info@artisanbarn.org or visit www.artisanbarn.org.

Orient/Inchelium/Valley Arts Consortium – Visual artists, musicians, dancers, actors and others are needed to present programs to students in Northeastern Washington’s Orient, Inchelium and Valley school districts. Artists must live within 65 miles of the school districts listed. Call the Orient school at (509) 684-6873 for an application or for more information.

Pottery Place Plus – Artisans’ retail cooperative seeking applications for guest artists and new members. Call Jan at (509) 220-5706 or Nan at (509) 710-0362.

Art Works Gallery – The cooperative gallery in Sandpoint is seeking new artist members. Call (208) 263-2642.

Colville Arts Foundation – Artists and crafters are needed to provide work for display at Colville City Hall and the Colville Chamber of Commerce. Artists must install their own exhibit and no commissions are taken. Call (509) 684-3002.

Call for musicians

Artists Loose on the Palouse – Acoustic folk and country musicians needed for jam session at Valleyford, Wash., festival July 18 from 5-7 p.m. Barbecue dinner, $10, served to performers. Call (509) 747-6294.

Call for writers

Idaho Prize for Poetry – Lost Horse Press is seeking submissions for the annual contest, which offers a $1,000 prize plus publication of a book-length poetry manuscript. Applicants must submit a manuscript, self-addressed stamped envelope and $25 by May 15 to Lost Horse Press, 105 Lost Horse Lane, Sandpoint, ID 83864. Call (208) 255-4410 or visit www.losthorsepress.org.

Crime/Mystery Stories – Dark City Books is seeking crime and mystery stories set in Spokane for a 2009 publication. Stories should be 1,000 to 10,000 words. Submissions can be mailed to Dark City Books, 1314 S. Grand Blvd., Suite 2-120, Spokane, WA 99202, or e-mailed to darkcitybooks@darkcitybooks.com.

Call for volunteers

Musicfest Northwest – Volunteers needed for the 63rd annual festival for young artists and dancers, May 11-16, including check-in, transportation and errand running. Most events take place at Gonzaga University. Call Sally Dotson at (509) 448-8726 or the Musicfest Northwest office at (509) 327-3455.

Colville Valley Performing Arts Association – Volunteers are needed to book acts, schedule artists and negotiate fees. Call Karen at (509) 684-5687.