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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

Film events

“The Hurt Locker” – Friday-Sunday. Iraq. Forced to play a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse in the chaos of war, an elite Army bomb squad unit must come together in a city where everyone is a potential enemy and every object could be a deadly bomb. Rated R. Shows Friday-Saturday at 5 and 8 p.m.; Sunday at 4 and 7 p.m. Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre, 508 S. Main St., Moscow. $6/adults, $3/ages 12 and younger. (208) 882-8537.

Sundays with SpIFF - Ongoing series of films about art and the humanities, presented by Spokane International Film Festival. Sunday, “Herb & Dorothy,” a documentary about an ordinary couple who amassed a world-class art collection; Wednesday, “2001: A Space Odyssey,” with a discussion led by Pete Porter of Eastern Washington University; Nov. 15, Black White and Gray; Dec. 13, Visual Acoustics; Jan. 10, Chuck Close. Shows at 2 p.m. Magic Lantern Theater, 25 W. Main Ave. $5. (509) 720-SpIFF (7743).

“Cultivating Change” - Documentary takes its audience on a tour of garden projects in the U.S. and Canada, illustrating how growing and cooking food can be a path to social change. Part of the Hagan Foundation Center for the Humanities at Spokane Community College Sustainability: Community in Action, four-week series of free films and lectures looking at food. Showings at 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. Monday. SCC Learning Resources Center, Building 16, 1810 N. Greene St. Free. (509) 533-8826.

Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival - A three-hour program with the best of the Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival environmental films. Tuesday. 6:30 p.m. North Idaho College, Edminster Student Union Building Lake Coeur d’Alene Room, Coeur d’Alene. $10. (208) 769-7809.

“Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” - Jimmy Stewart scolds Congress, in this 1939 classic. Presented by the Advocates for the Bing Crosby Theater. Tuesday. 7:30 p.m. Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague Ave. $5 suggested donation. (509) 325-SEAT.

“Strangers on a Train” - A charming psychopath reveals his theory on how to get away with murder to the stranger sharing his train car, but their seemingly harmless chat becomes all too real when he decides to follow through with his twisted plan by killing the other’s wife. Wednesday. 5:30 p.m. Downtown Spokane Public Library, 906 W. Main Ave., Room 1A. Free. (509) 444-5307.

“A Space Odyssey (1968)” - With Pete Porter of Eastern Washington University, presented by Spokane International Film Festival. Participate in Q&A sessions and learn more of the art and history of film. Oct. 14. 7 p.m. Magic Lantern Theater, 25 W. Main Ave. $5. (509) 720-SpIFF (7743).

“Finding Face” - The film chronicles the tragic experiences of survivors of gender-based acid violence in Cambodia. The event includes a pre-film introduction by the filmmaker, Dr. Patti Duncan, and a post-screening meet-and-greet reception with refreshments. Fundraiser to benefit lives and future of survivors of acid attacks in Cambodia. Presented by University of Idaho Women’s Center. Wednesday. 7 p.m. Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre, 508 S. Main St, Moscow. $8/advance, $10/door. (208) 882-8537.

“The Freeheel Life” - A telemark skier movie by Josh Madsen. Thursday. 8 p.m. Brix Underground, 317 E. Sherman Ave., Coeur d’Alene. $8/door. (208) 665-7407.

“500 Days of Summer” - Oct. 16-18. An offbeat romantic comedy about a woman who doesn’t believe true love exists, and the young man who falls for her. Rated PG-13. Oct. 16-17 at 5:30 and 8 p.m.; Oct. 18 at 4:30 and 7 p.m. Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre, 508 S. Main St., Moscow. $6/adults, $3/ages 12 and younger. (208) 882-8537.

“Silent Night” - On Christmas Eve in 1944, in an isolated cabin in a German forest, three American soldiers and three German soldiers are forced to confront the realities of war, face to face, person to person. What they discover is the true meaning of courage and the true spirit of a blessed night. Free snacks will be offered. Oct. 16. 7 p.m. Lidgerwood Presbyterian Church, 4449 N. Nevada St. Free. (509) 487-9667.