Arts calendar

Auditions

“Anne of Green Gables” – Theater Arts for Children, Jan. 9-10, 6:30 p.m. at 10814 E. Broadway Ave. (509) 995-6718, www.theaterartsforchildren.org

Classes and workshops

Piano for Beginners, Adults – Learn to read music and play simple melodies with up to six students. Practice time and earphones available during class. Tuesdays, Jan. 4-25, 6-7 p.m. at Music City, 1322 N. Monroe St. Cost is $44. (509) 625-6200, www.spokaneparks.org

Coeur d’Alene Summer Theatre Classes - Cabaret Class: For ages 16 and older. Covers interpretation, lyric reading and performance presentation. Students should bring at least two contrasting songs from any genre to work on during the session (accompanist provided). Wednesday, 6-9:30 p.m., $60. Auditioning Workshop: For ages 3-5. Learn the nuts and bolts of auditioning for a professional or community theater. Students get an opportunity to perform for Artist Director Roger Welch using prepared material and he will coach and give direction. Workshop also covers pictures, resumés, what to wear and how to prepare for an audition. Participants should bring sheet music for two songs, roughly 16 bars each. Feb. 5, 2-5 p.m., $35. Master Audition Class: For ages 16 and older. Class starts with a question-and-answer session, followed by each actor performing for Artist Director Roger Welch using their prepared material in a group format. Also covers pictures and resumés, what to wear and how to prepare. Participants should bring sheet music for two songs, roughly 16 bars each. Feb. 12, 2-5 p.m., $45. Schuler Performing Arts Center, Boswell Hall, North Idaho College, 1000 W. Garden Ave., Coeur d’Alene. Class sizes are limited. (208) 769-7780, www.cdasummertheatre.com

The Art Coop Classes – Microscope Slide Inchie Love Pins: Jan. 6, 6-8 p.m., $25. Fused Glass Pendants and Earrings: Jan. 8, 1-3 p.m., $35. Hanging Mosaic Plaque: Feelings: Two-part class is Jan. 10 and 17, 6-9 p.m., $40. Love Frame Canvas: Two-part class is Jan. 12 and 19, 6-9 p.m., $45. Wild Woman Pin: Jan. 14, 6-8 p.m., $25. Wacky Hats: Jan. 22, 1-3 p.m., $25. Fused Glass Bracelet, Pendant and Earrings: Jan. 25, 6-8 p.m., $40. Wool Felting (No Knit): Jan. 28, 6-8 p.m., $30. Fused Glass Heart Shapes: Jan. 30, 1-3 p.m., $35. (509) 327-3726, www.theartcoop.net

Winter Art Classes for Seniors – Oil/Acrylics Fruit and Lace: Paint intricate patterns of lace under fruit and their shadows. Jan. 8 and 15, 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Spokane Art Supply, 14401 E. Sprague Ave., $23. Oil Painting: For experienced artists or beginners, complete at least one painting in this five-week session. Mondays, Jan. 10-Feb. 14, 1-4 p.m., Hillyard Senior Center, 4001 N. Cook St., $33. Ceramics: Paint on greenware and create special pieces for yourself or as gifts. Tuesdays, Jan. 11-Feb. 15, 9:30 a.m.-noon or 12:30-3 p.m., Hillyard Senior Center, $36 for either session (paint and firing fee is $7). Watercolor Made Simple: Learn quick, easy basics of creating beautiful watercolor paintings. No experience necessary, all materials supplied. Jan. 14, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at Spokane Valley Senior Center, 2426 N. Discovery Place, $29. (509) 279-6027, kmurray@iel.spokane.edu

Ballroom Dance Lessons – Four-week course taught by professional dance instructor Ken Smith, including fox trot/swing, rumba/cha cha, waltz and nightclub two-step. Sundays, 2-3:30 p.m., beginning Jan. 9 at the Cutter Theatre, 302 Park St., Metaline Falls, Wash. Cost is $68 per couple or $36 for singles for all four lessons. Call (509) 446-4108 to register and for more information.

Meetings

Poetry Scribes of Spokane – Writers, age 18 and older, meet to encourage and share wholesome poetry; sponsor the World Day of Poetry Contest and Lilac Festival Poet; and publish the “Turquoise Lanterns” anthology. Wednesday, 1 p.m., at the North Spokane County Library, 44 E. Hawthorne Road. (509) 796-2180

Call for artists

Palouse Juried Art Show – Open to all artists and media. Work must be the original creation and composition of the artist submitting it. Entry fee is $20 for adults, $5 for students (covers up to four images). Entries are accepted until Friday by e-mail at onsacredgroundsrising@gmail.com or on a labeled CD or thumb drive mailed to 12212 E. Palouse Highway, Valleyford, WA 99036 (do not send original art). (509) 747-6294, www.onsacredgrounds.com