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Cherry Pickers’ Trot and Pit Spit - Cherry Pit Spit at 5:30 p.m., hamburger dinner 5:30 p.m. Four-mile run through Green Bluff’s orchard country at 7 p.m. Walkers welcome. A short trot for ages 5 and younger will be held at 6:30 p.m. Registration required to participate in trots. Visit www.greenbluffgrowers.com. Green Bluff, 10321 E. Day-Mt. Spokane Road, Mead. $3/per person, $10/family (two adults and up to five children). Day of race: $5/person, $15/family. 238-4709.

Juggling is Cool! - Learn how to juggle. Equipment will be provided. Thursdays. Beginners class 10-11:30 a.m., intermediate and advanced classes 1-2:30 p.m. All ages. Sessions begin today, and Aug. 7. Runs through Aug. 28. Lincoln Heights Elementary, 3322 E. 22nd Ave. $25/three week session. 625-6200.

Ongoing

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 through Oct. 5. 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m., Adjacent to I-90 at the Idaho/Montana state line, Exit 0, 12 miles east of Wallace. Day pass: $9/adults, $5/ages 3-13. Shuttle: $9/adults, $6/children. 744-1301.

Silverwood Theme Park and Boulder Beach - Admission includes all rides, attractions and shows in the park and at the beach. July: Sundays-Thursdays, 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Fridays and Saturdays, 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Boulder Beach open daily from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. July 22 and 29, Toyota Tuesdays, drivers of Toyotas get in free, pick up admission coupons at any Inland Empire regional Toyota dealer, must be validated by parking attendants. Runs through July 31. 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. 683-3400.

“Catch the Reading Bug at Your Library!” - Summer reading program hosted by Spokane County Library District and Spokane Public Library. Children can sign up to receive a reading log to keep track of books they read or hear. Those who complete the program will receive a prize. Runs through Aug. 31. 444-5307.

Browne’s Addition Summer Concert Series - 12th annual concert series held on Thursdays, presented by Browne’s Addition Neighborhood Council. Today, Karli Fairbanks; July 24, Dead Man’s Pants; July 31, Dru Heller Trio; Aug. 7, Joliene Felice and Siamese Kats; Aug. 14, Community Band; Aug. 21, Simply Strings; Aug. 28, Chutzpah. No alcohol is allowed in park, but picnicking encouraged. David’s Pizza serving slices. 6-8 p.m., Coeur d’Alene Park in Spokane’s Browne’s Addition, Second Avenue and Chestnut Street. Free. 496-9155.

Bug Mania (Shadle) - Explore the world of insects with West Valley Outdoor Education staff. For children in grades K-5. Event will be held at 2 and 3:30 p.m. Shadle Library, 2111 W. Wellesley Ave. Free. 444-5331.

Bug-tastic Fun (Cheney) - Look at bugs under a microscope with Inland Empire Girl Scouts. For children in grades K-5. 2 p.m., Cheney Library, 610 First St. Free. 893-8280.

Build-a-Bug Workshop (Hillyard) - Create your own crawly, cuddly or crazy creatures. For children in grades K-5. 3:30 p.m., Hillyard Library, 4005 N. Cook St. Free. 444-5331.

Camp Dart-Lo Community Open Swim - Youths age 13 and younger must be accompanied by an adult. Mondays-Fridays. Runs through Aug. 29. 4-6 p.m., Camp Dart-Lo, 14000 N. Dartford Drive. $3/single swim time; $50 pass for 25 swims. 747-6191.

Camp Dart-Lo Swim Lessons - Presented by the American Red Cross. Learn safety and build skills. New classes begin every three weeks. Registration is due one week before class starts. Runs through Aug. 29. 4-6 p.m., Camp Dart-Lo, 14000 N. Dartford Drive. $40 for six half-hour sessions. 747-6191.

Free Kids Summer Movies at the Garland Theatre - Doors open at 9 a.m., show at 9:30. Today and Friday, “The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep,” rated PG; July 28-Aug. 1, “Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium,” rated G; Aug. 4-8, “The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything: A Veggie Tales Movie,” rated G; “Nim’s Island,” rated PG. Garland Theatre, 924 W. Garland Ave. 327-1050.

Free Outdoor Movies at The Shop - Saturday, “Top Gun;” July 26, “Beetlejuice;” Aug. 2, “They Call Me Trinity;” Aug. 9, “Willow;” Aug. 16, “L.A. Story;” Aug. 23, the original version of “The Love Bug;” Aug. 30, “The Sound of Music.” Shows at dusk. 924 S. Perry St. 534-1647.

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

MAC Summer Art Program - Held Thursdays and Fridays in July. For ages 6-13. Explore the artworks of John Buck and other regional artists. Program will include an interactive art gallery tour and a hands-on creative project. Registration required. Runs through July 25. Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture, 2136 W. First Ave. $10 per person; $5 per person for groups of 10-30. 363-5306.

Northside Family Aquatic Center - Open daily. Swimming lessons available. Runs through Sept. 1. 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., 18120 N. Hatch Road. $5/general, $2.50/ages 3-5, free/age two and younger. 477-4731.

Parent Project - A 10-week course for parents of strong-willed teens. Course will focus on attachment issues and behavior modification. Held Tuesdays. Runs through Sept. 2. 6 p.m., Sacred Heart Medical Center, 101 W. Eighth Ave. $262 or referral. 389-2930.

Preschool Storytime - For ages 3-5. Library locations include: South, 3324 S. Perry St. 444-5385; Shadle, 2111 W. Wellesley Ave. 444-5390. 10:30 a.m. Free.

Preschool Storytime - For ages 3-5. Library locations include: Moran Prairie, 6004 S. Regal St. 893-8340; North Spokane, 44 E. Hawthorne Road 893-8350; Cheney, 610 First St. 893-8280. 11 a.m. Free.

Southside Family Aquatic Center - Open daily. Swimming lessons available. Runs through Sept. 1. 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., 3724 E. 61st Ave. $5/general, $2.50/ages 3-5, free/age two and younger. 477-4731.

Summer Dance Classes - For age 12 and older. Classes include: beginning and intermediate jazz, all levels of hip-hop and tap. A variety of sessions will be offered through Aug. 21. Drop-ins welcome. 8 p.m., The Dance Center of Spokane, 1407 E. 57th Ave. $40 per session; $12 per class. 448-2464.

Toddler Storytime - For ages 18 months-3 years. Library locations and times include: 10 a.m., Cheney, 610 First St. 893-8280; Moran Prairie, 6004 S. Regal St. 893-8340; North Spokane, 44 E. Hawthorne Road 893-8350; 10:30 a.m., Spokane Valley, 12004 E. Main Ave. 893-8400. Free.

Toddler Storytime - For ages 18 months-3 years. Library locations include: South, 3324 S. Perry St. 444-5385; Shadle, 2111 W. Wellesley Ave. 444-5390. 10 a.m. Free.

Friday

“Racing Stripes” - Free outdoor family movie. Adventure/comedy of a baby zebra named Stripes with an ambitious dream to race in the Kentucky Open. Rated G. Free snacks will also be offered. 9 p.m., Lidgerwood Presbyterian Church, 4449 N. Nevada St. 487-9667.

Buzz Buzz Buzz (Downtown) - Appropriate for school-aged children. Learn more about bees. 2 p.m., Downtown Library, 906 W. Main Ave. Free. 444-5331.

Saturday

Cherry Festival at Green Bluff – Saturday-Sunday. Green Bluff, 15 minutes north of Spokane.

Family Boat Float on the Little Spokane River - Sponsored by REI. No experience is needed. For ages 8 and older. Everyone will get their own boat to paddle down the Little Spokane. See wildlife and enjoy the surrounding pine covered hills of this natural and scenic waterway. Meet at Little Spokane River. Register online at www.spokaneparks.org. 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Little Spokane River. $26/for two people or $21/ for REI members, $16/each additional person or $13/ for REI members. 625-6200.

Kids Count! - Presented by Spokane Teachers Credit Union. Recommended for ages 5-9. Learn about goal setting, saving, spending and sharing. Create your own money jar to take home. STCU Kids Club Members get free admission to Mobius Kids. Pre-registration is required. Classes will be held at 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Mobius Kids, River Park Square, lower level, 808 W. Main Ave. $5.75/person; Free/children 12 months of age and younger; Senior and military personnel receive a $1 discount. 624-KIDS (5437).

Northwest Renaissance Festival - Saturday-Sunday. Enjoy entertainment including gypsies, the mud show, whip show, variety puppet show, nine-foot ogre, foot-stomping music, jousting tournaments and quadrille. 11 a.m.-7 p.m., 6493 Highway 291, 18 miles north of Spokane, between mile markers 18 and 19, Nine Mile Falls. $9.50/adults, $6/seniors and children age 12 and younger, $30/family. 276-7728.

South Perry Street Summer Fair - Ninth annual event, including a neighborhood parade at 10 a.m. beginning at Eighth and Perry and ending in Grant Park, live music at 10:30 a.m. and free kids activities and vendors. This year’s theme is Clown Around. Live music at 10:30 a.m. Pedals2People will be providing free bike tuneups to the neighborhood citizens of South Perry and will also be accepting adult bike donations for summer programs from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at The Shop, 924 S. Perry St. A Kindred Spirit Quilting show will be from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. The Shop Summer Outdoor Movie Summer Theater series continues after dusk. 10 a.m.-8 p.m., along Perry, from Ninth to 11th avenues. The event will benefit the Odyssey Youth Center and the Vanessa Behan Crisis Nursery. Call 536-3998.

Spokane Shock Arena Football - Saturday vs. Quad City Steamwheelers; July 26 vs. Boise Burn. 5 p.m., Spokane Arena, 720 W. Mallon Ave. $7-$40/single tickets; $56-$299/season tickets. 242-7462 or 325-SEAT.

Storytime at Borders - Recommended for children 18 months-10 years of age. Enjoy a beach party-themed storytime. 11:30 a.m., Borders Books & Music, 9980 N Newport Highway. Free. 466-2231.

Summer Reading Series - Local authors Kelly Milner Halls and Verla Kay will read and take questions. 11 a.m., South Hill Branch Library, 3324 S. Perry St. Free. 482-5288.

Underwater Wonders - All ages. Explore Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge, collect macro-invertebrates and examine them under a microscope. 1 p.m., Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge, 26010 S. Smith Road, Cheney. $17/Adults; $10/Youth age 16 and younger. 625-6200.

Youth Book Group - For ages 8-13. Join us to discuss the heart-stopping adventures in “Airman,” by Eoin Colfer. Sentenced to life in prison for trying to save the king, Conner has been stuck on the island of Little Saltee for many years working in diamond mines. The only thing that keeps him sane is designing flying machines on the prison walls. Eventually, he decides he must escape. 2 p.m., Auntie’s Bookstore, conference room, 402 W. Main Ave. Free. 838-0206.

Sunday

Cherry Festival at Green Bluff - In Green Bluff, 15 minutes north of Spokane.

Latah Creek Variety Market -More than 60 vendors will offer antiques and art, farm produce, flowers, crafts, honey, wine and beer, food booths, games and activities for children. Live music from noon-5 p.m. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., 4241 S. Cheney Spokane Road, across from Qualchan golf course, south of Interstate 90 on Highway 195. 939-3923.

Northwest Renaissance Festival – Saturday-Sunday. Enjoy entertainment including gypsies, the mud show, whip show, variety puppet show, nine-foot ogre, foot-stomping music, jousting tournaments and quadrille. 11 a.m.-7 p.m., 6493 Highway 291, 18 miles north of Spokane, between mile markers 18 and 19, Nine Mile Falls. $9.50/adults, $6/seniors and children age 12 and younger, $30/family. 276-7728.

Spokane Indians 8K Pennant Race and 1K Kids Run – Fifth-annual race hosted by the Spokane Indians Baseball Club and Bloomsday Roadrunners Club. Benefiting Ronald McDonald House Charities, presented by Runners Soul and KXLY 4. Participants receive Brooks technical race shirt and a ticket to the Spokane Indians vs. Salem-Keizer Volcanoes game at Avista that evening. 8 a.m., Riverfront Park at the Carousel, downtown Spokane. $30/race, $20/1K kids run, $5 late fee after 7:30 a.m. day of race. 535-2922.

Monday

“The Good, Bad, and Ugly” (North) - Learn about bugs that eat plants, bugs that eat other bugs, and bugs that look scary from the Spokane County Master Gardeners. For children in grades K-5. 2 p.m., North Spokane Library, 44 E. Hawthorne Road. Free. 893-8350.

Wizard Rock Concert - For children age 11 and older. Listen to live rock music inspired by the Harry Potter books. Featuring Roonil Wazlib. 3 p.m., South Hill Library, 3324 S. Perry St. Free. 444-5331.

Tuesday

Ruby Devine in Concert (East Side) - Enjoy American folk songs. For children in grades K-5. 3:30 p.m., East Side Library, 524 S. Stone St. Free. 444-5331.