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Festivals/Fairs

North Idaho Fair and Rodeo:

Competitive exhibits in home arts, vegetables, field crops, flowers, livestock and 4-H. Food, carnival rides and entertainment. Arena events include Draft Horse Show and Pull, Motocross, PRCA Rodeo and Demolition Derby. PRCA Rodeo performances today at 6:30 p.m., Saturday at 2 p.m. and Sunday at 12:30 p.m. Visit www.northidahofair.com for a detailed schedule. Today and Saturday, 10 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Kootenai County Fairgrounds, 4056 N. Government Way, Coeur d’Alene. $8/adults, $7/seniors, $4/ages 6-12, free/ages five and younger. Parking is $3 per day. (208) 765-4969.

Blanchard Daze Centennial Celebration: Today: 7 p.m., variety show and dessert bar, $3/person, $10/family; Saturday: 7-9 a.m., pancake breakfast at the Blanchard Inn, $5/person; 10 a.m., annual parade through downtown Blanchard; 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Fair in the park with stickhorse races following the parade, arts and crafts, art for kids, food vendors, cake walk, children’s games, bouncy castles, flush tank; 1 p.m., musician Bill Rossiter from Kalispell, MT; 2-4 p.m.: Too Hot To Handle bluegrass band. Today and Saturday. Blanchard Community Center and Pioneer Park, 685 Rusho Lane, Blanchard, Idaho. (208) 437-4480 or (208) 437-1037.

Pend Oreille County Fair:

Today through Sunday, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Rodeo today at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 1:30 p.m. Pend Oreille County Fairgrounds, 419152 SR 20, Cusick, Wash. $5/general, $1/ages 6-12, free/ages 5 and younger. (509) 445-1367.

Clayton Community Fair (formerly Deer Park Fair):

98th annual event. Crafts, food booths and entertainment. Today through Sunday. Clayton, Wash. $2/general, $5/weekend. (509) 276-2444.

National Lentil Festival:

20th annual event. Today, 6-11 p.m.: free lentil chili, live music, arts and crafts, food, information booths and games. Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.: lentil pancake breakfast, Grand Parade, lentil cook off, Lentil Lane Food Court, Lentil Land kids’ area, Lentil Gallery arts and crafts, microbrewery tasting tent, live music, sporting events, Tase T. Lentil fun run and Tour de Lentil 100K bike ride. Downtown Pullman. Free admission. (800) 365-6948.

Art and Glass Fest:

Over 40 local and regional artists, plus live music, fine cuisine and wines. Saturday, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. There will be a Sunday concert at 5 p.m., concert tickets are $5. No pets or outside alcohol. Age 21 and over only. Arbor Crest Wine Cellars, 4705 N. Fruithill Road. Free admission. (509) 927-9463.

Keystone International Arts Festival:

Local artisans, musicians and entertainers with ethnic vendors, food vendors, handicrafts and local community groups. Denise Cerreta, founder and visionary of One World Everybody Eats in Salt Lake City will be present to share her vision for the upcoming opening of One World Spokane Organic Community Kitchen at 1804 E. Sprague Ave. and Organic Community Garden on First Avenue. Free parking available. INWBA Sanctioned Outdoor Boxing Showcase, 4-8 p.m., sponsored by East Spokane Business Association and the Spokane Boxing Club. Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 1800 block of East Sprague Avenue at Pittsburg Street, in front of the new International mural. (509) 251-0156.

Pie Festival:

Enjoy an old fashioned festival including a pie walk, a variety of fruits and vegetables, and pies. Saturday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. 1421 North Meadowwood Lane, Liberty Square Parking Lot, Liberty Lake. (509) 879-4965.

Pig Out in the Park:

29th annual food and music festival with 50 food booths and three beverage gardens. 75 entertainment acts perform on three stages for all six days of this event. Music performers include: Thursday: Bloodline; Aug. 29: Sammy Eubanks, Ricochet, Curtis Salgado; Aug. 30: Electric Flag with the Tower of Power Horns; Aug. 31: Lucinda Williams, Too Slim & the Taildraggers, Jr. Cadillac; Sept. 1: Smash Hit Carnival. Dick Frost, strolling magician, performs Aug. 30-31, 4-6 p.m. Visit www.spokanepigout.com for a full music lineup. Wednesday-Sept. 1, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Riverfront Park. Free admission. (509) 921-5579.

Spirit Lake Centennial Festival:

Celebration of the town’s first 100 years. Wine tasting, vendors, artists, live music, mountain man encampment, antique steam engines, a mountain bike ride, and more. Thursday through Sept. 1. City Park, Spirit Lake, Idaho. (208) 623-2131.

Downtown Antique Festival and Fair:

Downtown Coeur d’Alene event. Aug. 29-31. Downtown Coeur d’Alene. Free. (208) 667-5986.

Lecture/Seminar

“Smart Surfing on the Internet”:

Learn how to evaluate web sites and addresses, surf the Internet safely and deal with error messages. All interested participants must have previous experience navigating in a Windows environment, including using a mouse and scrollbars. Pre-registration is required. Saturday, 10:30 a.m.-noon. Gates Computer Lab, Second Floor, Downtown Library, 906 W. Main St. Free. (509) 444-5336.

Bird Banding:

For age 8-adult. Participants will hold and place bands on birds, learn the ecology of the birds’ species, the best actions for preservation and more. Saturday, 8 a.m.-noon. Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge, 26010 S. Smith Road, Cheney. $17/adults; $10/ages 16 and younger. (509) 625-6200.

Hawaiian Seminar and Lunch:

Sheri Maier, a native Hawaiian, will do a cultural presentation on Hawaii. She will bring along some professional dancers from the Northwest Hula Company – including a few wee little ones. Come in a Hawaiian outfit if you have one and be prepared to have fun. The dancers will even give a few pointers to those that want to try a step or two. We will be enjoying teriyaki/pineapple chicken over rice and nibble on some coconut cake for dessert. Pre-register at the Corbin Activity Senior Center. Wednesday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Corbin Activity Senior Center, 827 W. Cleveland Ave. Free seminar; $7.50/lunch. (509) 327-1584.

Things to do

Route of the Hiawatha:

The “crown jewel” of rail-to-trail mountain bicycle trails is operated by Lookout Pass Ski Area. Wind through 10 tunnels and seven high trestles. This 15-mile route crosses the Bitterroot Mountains between Idaho and Montana, best known for the long St. Paul Pass or “Taft” Tunnel which is 1.66 miles in length. It’s all downhill with shuttle buses available to take you and your bike back to the top. Open daily, 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m., through Oct. 5. Adjacent to I-90 at the Idaho/Montana state line, exit 0, 12 miles east of Wallace, Idaho. Day pass: $9/adults, $5/ages 3-13. Shuttle: $9/adults, $6/children. (208) 744-1301.

Splash Down Water Park:

Mondays-Saturdays, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., open until 8 p.m. on Tuesdays; Sundays, noon-6 p.m. Runs through Sept. 1. 11127 E. Mission Ave. (at Valley Mission Park), Spokane Valley. $15.99/general, $12.99/under 48 inches, free/seniors ages 65 and older with ID, free/ages 2 and younger with paid regular admission, $14/viewing pass with $7/refund; Tuesday night is family night from 4-8 p.m., admission is $8/ages 4 to adult. Prices do not include sales tax. (509) 924-3079.

Wild Waters Waterpark:

14 slides, two heated pools, two 100-person hot tubs, Dolphin Island for ages 2-6, and a Lazy River with float tubes. Open daily, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., and evening sliding on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 6:30-9 p.m., through Sept. 1. I-90 east to Exit 12 (U.S. 95 exit), Coeur d’Alene. Daily: $24.99/over 48 inches, $19.99/under 48 inches, $12.99/seniors and handicapped guests, $12.99 with $10 deposit for viewing only, age 2 and younger/free, Evening sliding Tuesdays and Wednesdays: $12.99/general, $9.99 seniors and handicapped, all day Tuesdays and Wednesdays: $15.99-$28.99. (208) 667-6491.

Southside Family Aquatic Center:

Open daily, 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., through Sept. 1. Swimming lessons available. 3724 E. 61st Ave. $5/general, $2.50/ages 3-5, free/ages two and younger. (509) 477-4731.

Northside Family Aquatic Center:

Open daily, 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., through Sept. 1. Swimming lessons available. 18120 N. Hatch Road. $5/general, $2.50/ages 3-5, free/ages two and younger. (509) 477-4731.

Laser Light Show at Grand Coulee Dam:

Narrated story, on how and why the Grand Coulee Dam came to be built, combining colorful lasers that move across the entire span of the dam, creating magnificent moving images that virtually dance across the spillway. Beautiful music and an uplifting patriotic finish. Viewing bleachers are available. Shows nightly at 9:30 p.m. through Aug. 31; and at 8:30 p.m. Sept. 1-30. Visitors Center Below the dam open daily, 8:30 a.m.-10:30 p.m. through August; 8:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m. through September. Runs through Sept. 30. Highway 155 North, Grand Coulee. Free. (800) 268-5332.

Silverwood Theme Park and Boulder Beach:

Admission includes all rides, attractions and shows in the park and at the beach. August: Sundays-Thursdays, 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Fridays and Saturdays, 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Boulder Beach open daily 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Runs through Sept. 1. 27843 North Highway 95, 15 minutes north of Coeur d’Alene, Athol. $36.99/general, $19.99/ages 3-7 and seniors ages 65 and older, free/ages 2 and younger. Two-day passes: $58.99/adults, $31.99/ages 3-7 and seniors ages 65 and older. Tax not included in admission fee. $4/parking. (208) 683-3400.

Yard Sale Fundraiser: 16th annual event. Hosted by Good Samaritan Society - Moscow Village, to benefit the Staff Healthcare Endowment Fund. Today, noon-5 p.m.; Saturday, 7 a.m.-2 p.m. 640 N. Eisenhower St., Moscow. (208) 882-6560.

Spokane Indians Baseball:

vs. Boise Hawks. Special Events: Yoke’s $1 Family Feast Night, sponsored by Yoke’s Fresh Markets, 92.9 KZZU. Today, 6:30 p.m. Avista Stadium, 602 N. Havana St. $9/box seats, reserved bench seats: $6/general, $5/ages 12 and younger, seniors and military. (509) 535-2922.

Good Sam Scramble:

Good Samaritan Village hosts its annual golf tournament. There will be prizes, goody bags, a raffle and celebrity guest Chris Williams will be hitting drives on hole 15. Today, 1 p.m. Meadowwood Golf Course, 24501 E. Valleyway. $75 per player or $300 for a team of four (includes 18-hole game, cart rental and meal). (509) 924-6161.

Horse and Carriage Rides:

Friday evenings in August. Travels through downtown Spokane, guests receive a complimentary rose, as well as a sheet of dining specials and at some of downtown’s restaurants. Sponsored by the Spokane Teachers Credit Union and the Downtown Spokane Business Improvement District. Today, 4-10 p.m. Wall Street at Main Avenue. $5/person. (509) 456-0580, ext. 102.

Spokane Falls Northwest Indian Encampment and Pow Wow:

Inland Northwest Tribes gather along the banks of the Spokane River to celebrate their heritage with dancing, drumming and handicrafts. Dancing today at 7 p.m., Saturday at 1 and 7 p.m., Sunday at 1 p.m. Today through Sunday, 1-5 p.m. Riverfront Park Lilac Bowl. Free. (509) 458-6586.

Bodacious Barbecue at Beyond Hope Resort:

Fundraiser for the Hope Memorial Community Center includes DJ Rhythm Machine, dancing and live and silent auctions. Tickets available in Hope at the Holiday Shores Cafe, Island View Resort, Hope Marina and Beyond Hope Resort and in Sandpoint at Pend Oreille Pasta. Saturday, 4 p.m. Beyond Hope Resort in the Hope Peninsula on Lake Pend Oreille, Hope, Idaho. $35/each. (208) 264-5481.

Spokane Boxing Smoker:

Featuring local fighters. Saturday, 4-6 p.m. 1802 E. Sprague Ave. Free. (509) 362-2293.

Art in the Garden:

Spokane Rose Society presents their annual event where local artists and crafters will be displaying and working and selling their art. Complimentary refreshments. Today, 1 p.m. Northland Rosarium, 9405 S. Williams Lane. Free. (509) 448-4968.

Air Market:

Parking is available at Community First Bank. Saturday, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Caife Cistin parking lot, corner of Post and Seltice Way, Post Falls.

Peach Festival at Green Bluff:

Try peach ice cream, homemade cobbler, cake or pie. Saturdays-Sundays, through Sept 1. Green Bluff, 15 minutes north of Spokane. (509) 238-6438.

Rockford Farmers’ and Flea Market:

Saturdays, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Vendor spaces available for $10. Rockford Park, south on Highway 27, turn left on Emma in Rockford, then right on First. (509) 291-4601.

Spokane Christian Singles Speed Dating:

For single Christians ages 20-49 on Saturday at 7 p.m.; and for age 45 and older on Sunday at 2 p.m. Reservations required. Mission Community Presbyterian Church, 2103 E. Mission Ave. $10/first attendance, $7/thereafter; $6.50/buffet. (509) 226-7674.

Wapaloosie Mountain Hike:

Free, guided, summer hike to proposed wilderness areas in northeast Washington’s Columbia Highlands. 6-mile, moderately challenging hike through Profanity Roadless Area. The trail includes 2,000 feet of elevation gain in less than 3 miles, and gorgeous views ranging from British Columbia’s Rossland Range to the Abercrombie-Hooknose Highlands. A carpool/caravan is available from Spokane at 8 a.m. Anticipated return is roughly 6:30 p.m. Saturday. Email crystal@conservationnw.org or call for meeting location and list of what to bring. Group size is limited; reservations required. Colville National Forest. Free. (509) 747-1663.

Dine to Donate:

Fundraising event to help the homeless in Spokane. Dine at any of the three Applebee’s restaurants located on the South Hill, Northpointe and Spokane Valley, on all Sundays in August. Request a flyer from Interfaith Hospitality and bring to Applebee’s restaurants and 10% of your meal will be donated to Interfaith Hospitality of Spokane to help the homeless in Spokane. Sunday. Applebee’s restaurants. (509) 747-5487.

Spokane Shock Arena Football:

Arena Cup Championship Game vs. Tennessee Valley Vipers. Tickets on sale Monday at noon. Monday, 7 p.m. Spokane Arena, 720 W. Mallon Ave. $9-$55, TW or (509) 242-7462.

Women’s Equality Day “Walk in Her Shoes”:

The University of Idaho Women’s Center will co-host the event with the Violence Prevention Programs and Brotherhood Empowerment Against Rape (B.E.A.R). Men of all ages are invited to participate in a walk around the Idaho Commons – in high heels. Tuesday, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Idaho Commons, 875 S. Line St., Moscow. Free.

Spokane Indians Baseball:

vs. Tri-City Dust Devils. Special Events: Tuesday, Back to School Backpack Giveaway, sponsored by Holy Family Hospital, Wired 96.9; Wednesday, Fiesta and Fireworks Night, sponsored by Azteca Mexican restaurants, KQUP RTN 24; Thursday, Go Green Night, sponsored by Department of Ecology, Spokane’s River 99.9, Out There Monthly. Tuesday-Thursday, 6:30 p.m. Avista Stadium, 602 N. Havana St. $9/box seats, reserved bench seats: $6/general, $5/children age 12 and younger, seniors and military. (509) 535-2922.

Suffrage Rally and Picnic:

Proclamation, music, entertainment, door prizes, including Susan B. Anthony silver dollars, and copies of the Suffrage Song Sheet. The event will echo the words of Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s daughter who proclaimed “All honor to the women of the world – the first disenfranchised class in history – who achieved victory without the shedding of a drop of human blood.” Tuesday, 4 p.m. Comstock Park, 29th Avenue at Post Street. Free. (509) 448-2189.

Celebration at the MAC:

This evening open to the public will feature some brief comments and presentations as well as a special reading from Washington State’s first Poet Laureate, Mr. Samuel Green. The Washington State Arts Commission Executive Director, Kris Tucker, will also be in attendance to help celebrate this new transition of Spokane Art School joining the MAC. Refreshments and entertainment will be provided. Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture, 2316 W. First Ave. Free. (509) 456-3931.

Sherman Alive:

Held Thursdays through August and each week will have a new theme ranging from new cars to a community picnic. Stores and galleries will join in the fun on the street by offering their wares until late and sidewalk seating will be offered with no traffic disruptions. Family movies and music will be featured in Sherman Park and live performances on the street. Food vendors and information booths will also be scattered up and down Sherman Avenue to make the festivities complete. Thursday, 5:30-9:30 p.m., along Sherman Avenue from Second to Sixth street, Coeur d’Alene. (208) 415-0116.