In brief: Race for the Cure registration still open
COEUR D’ALENE – It’s not too late to register for the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, at North Idaho College on Sept. 27 at 10 a.m.
The race is one of many Komen events to raise money and awareness for breast cancer.
To register and for more information, visit www.komencda.org.
Eat, drink and support literacy services
MORAN PRAIRIE – “Double Shot,” an event to provide new books to kids sponsored by Page Ahead Children’s Literacy Program and Laguna Café, 4302 S. Regal St., is under way at the café. When coffee drinkers add a “literacy shot” to their drink, Laguna Café will donate a portion of the proceeds to Page Ahead’s Book for Kids Program.
“Dish Up Literacy” will be next Thursday at five Spokane restaurants. Proceeds will provide literacy services and more than 10,000 new books per year to Spokane’s at-risk children. Participating restaurants are: Northpointe Azteca, 9738 N. Newport Highway; Spokane Valley Azteca, 14700 E. Indiana Ave.; Hills’ Restaurant and Lounge, 401 W. Main Ave.; Laguna Café, 4302 S. Regal St.; and Perry Street Café, 1002 S. Perry St.
For more information, visit www.DishUpLiteracy.org or www.pageahead.org.
Sister Cities plans week of international culture
SPOKANE – Spokane’s Sister Cities will celebrate a week of international cultureMonday through Sept. 25.
A Japanese Cultural Fair will be Monday at Mukogawa Fort Wright Institute, 4000 W. Randolph Road, in the Japanese Cultural Center, from 6 to 8 p.m. Information: Candie Coker at (509) 328-2971 or e-mail candiec@mfwi.org.
A cooking class, on preparing Chinese dumplings will be Tuesday from 4 to 6:30 p.m. There is a fee for the class. Information: Margo Buckles at (509) 280-3116 or e-mail margo.buckles@matrical.com..
On Wednesday, an Irish Literary Pub Crawl will take place in downtown Spokane. Sponsored by the Limerick Society, the Crawl includes dinner. Information: e-mail Kerry Lynch at klynchapi@comcast.net.
The Jecheon Sister City Society will sponsor free movies on Thursday. Information: e-mail Hyunki Ahn at spokanewees04@yahoo.com.
The celebration concludes Friday with a banquet at Spokane Falls Community College in the Student Union Building. Tickets are $30 per person and must be purchased in advance. For tickets: e-mail to Catherine Gallaher catgotyertongue@ yahoo.com or Marlene Feist at mfeist@spokanecity.org.