Things to do

Spokane

“Weaving Our Sisters’ Voices” Fundraiser - A performance of dance, music and poetry exploring how women of Scripture relate to our lives. Opening-night benefit for Our Place Community Ministries, with a reception and silent auction. Benefits Our Place. Today, 6:30 p.m., Harry and Colleen Magnuson Theatre, east end of College Hall at Gonzaga University. $20. (509) 313-6553

55th Annual Spokane National Boat Show - Saturday-Feb. 6, Saturdays, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Monday-Friday, noon-8 p.m. Spokane County Fair and Expo Center, 404 N. Havana St., Spokane Valley. $8/adults, $5/ages 12-17, free/age 4 and younger. (509) 991-1002, www.SpokaneBoatShow.com

Spokane Lilac Festival Royalty Coronation - 14 senior girls compete for the crowning of queen. Sunday, 3:30 p.m. Spokane Masonic Center, 1108 W. Riverside Ave. $10/advance, $12/door. (800) 325-SEAT

Visiting Artist Lecture Series - Presentation by Seattle-based sculptor John Grade. Wednesday, 11:30 a.m., Spokane Falls Community College, Student Union Building, Lounges A and B, and 7 p.m., Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture, 3516 W. First Ave.; and Thursday, noon, Eastern Washington University, Art Department Auditorium. Free. (509) 359-6651

North Idaho

Dance4Life Fundraiser - Les Mills Body Jam dance-party workout fundraiser for the North Idaho AIDS Coalition. Saturday, 6-8 p.m., Peak Health and Wellness, 927 E. Polston Ave., Post Falls. $20; includes a free two-month pass to any Peak Health and Wellness Center. (208) 665-1448

“North Idaho: Connections to the Past” - Noted regional historian Robert Singletary presents a 12-part local history series and made possible in part by a grant from the Friends of the Coeur d’Alene Public Library. Wednesday: “The Missionary Connection,” 7 p.m., Coeur d’Alene Public Library Community Room, 702 E. Front Ave., Coeur d’Alene. Free. (208) 769-2315, ext. 426.