Arts Calendar

Auditions

“Nunsense” – Spokane Civic Theatre, Tuesday, 6:30 p.m., 1020 N. Howard St. Needed: one woman appearing age 20-30. Auditioners will be expected to perform a verse and a chorus from a contemporary musical and should bring their own sheet music (accompanist provided). Three to five years of ballet training is needed; pointe a plus. (509) 325-2507, www.spokanecivictheatre.com

Classes and workshops

Summer Art Camp at the Dahmen Barn – For kids ages 7 to 14, Thursdays in July from 1 to 3:45 p.m. Today, fused glass with Sherry Seeh and beading with Jeanne Leffingwell; July 22, paint a garden tool and make a wind chime with Carole Galloway and Katherine Clancy; July 29, shaving cream art with Jody Birk and clay beads with Judith Mavin. Artisans at the Dahmen Barn, Highway 195, 419 N. Park Way, Uniontown, Wash. $20 per day; registration required by prior Monday. (509) 229-3414, www.artisanbarn.org

Wool Felting: With Lexie Biggs, Friday, 6-8 p.m. or July 27, 1-3 p.m., $30. Sun Dyeing: Sunday, 1-3 p.m., $30. Mosaic Bowling Ball or Boulder: Three-part class is Saturdays, July 17, 24 and 31, 1-4 p.m., $70. Art Coop Workshops – Fused Glass Pendants and Earrings: July 25, 1-3 p.m., $30. All supplies provided. Classes are held at a private home studio, 4225 N. ‘G’ St. Call (509) 327-3726 or visit www.theartcoop.net to register and for more information.

Vision Seekers Youth Art Workshop – Interactive arts education retreat for local youth to experience Native American art and culture, including featherwork with Dave Browneagle, sculpting with soapstone by George Hill, acrylic painting with Ric Gendron and storytelling with Cliff SiJohn. For youth ages 10-14. Saturday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Jacklin Arts and Cultural Center, 405 N. William St., Post Falls. Cost is $30, includes lunch and supplies. Preregistration required; call (208) 457-8950.

Medieval Fantasy Camp – For ages 8-12. Learn jousting and Elizabethan accents while creating nations, costumes, artistic wares and more. Camp begins with a tour to the Northwest Renaissance Festival. Monday-July 23, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Minnehaha Park, East Euclid Avenue and North Havana Street. Cost is $149, includes USDA lunch and breakfast. Call (509) 625-6200 or visit www.spokaneparks.org to register and for more information.

Encaustic Painting Class – By regional artist Gloria de los Santos, for those with no experience in encaustics. July 26-27, 5-7:30 p.m. at NEWAARTS, 260 N. Oak St., Colville. Cost is $55 (includes supplies). Preregistration requested by July 20. (509) 690-0717

Summer Theatre Arts Camp – For ages 11-16. Covers acting, storytelling, monologue and scene writing, ballroom and world dance, mask making, puppetry and teamwork on stage. Two-week camp is held July 26-Aug. 6, Mondays-Fridays, 8:45 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Rockin’ B Ranch, 3912 Spokane Bridge Road. Cost is $450 per camper and includes two juice and snack breaks each day, a complete lunch each day and all materials. (509) 993-7121, tim@rockinbranch.com

Beginning Oil Painting – For ages 10 and older, Saturdays in August, $55 (register by July 18). NEWAARTS, 260 N. Oak St., Colville. (509) 680-3443

Beginning Soap Making Class – Hands-on class teaches the basics of cold process. Participants design their own fragrance and take home more than 2 pounds of soap. Aug. 12-13 at Greencastle Soap, 203 N. Stone St. Cost is $45 (includes equipment and supplies). Call (509) 466-7223 or visit www.greencastlesoap.com to register and for more information.

Pend Oreille Playhouse Association’s Music-Theater Summer Camp – Open to area youth, grades 5-12. Monday-Friday, Aug. 16-27; cost is $50, students bring sack lunches, snacks and beverages are provided. Space is limited; register at the Pend Oreille Playhouse, 240 N. Union Ave., Newport, Wash. or online at www.pendoreilleplayers.org. (509) 671-3389

Step in the Write Direction – Presented by the Inland Empire Region of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. Includes speakers, a book sale, “The Nuts and Bolts of Publishing,” crafting your novel, an agent critique of first pages, “Illustrators’ Intensive” and more. Sept. 18, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture, 2316 W. First Ave. Cost is $105 by Aug. 15 or $120 at the door. (509) 482-5288, www.scbwiwaid.org, cat09tales@hotmail.com

Meetings

Idaho Writers League – Coeur d’Alene Chapter – Writers of all genres, teens through seniors, meet to exchange ideas and learn how to improve their craft. Today, 6:30-9:30 p.m. at the Lutheran Church of the Master, 4800 N. Ramsey Road. Visitors welcome. (208) 762-0976

Call for artists

32nd Annual Betty Bowen Award – Visual artists working in Washington, Oregon or Idaho are invited to apply for the Seattle Art Museum’s annual award. Applications are available at www.callforentry.org. Cost to apply is $10. Entries must be submitted online by Aug. 1. www.seattleart museum.org/bettybowen, bettybowen@seattleart museum.org.

Bluewaters Bluegrass Festival – Accepting applications from vendors and artisans with unique crafts and artwork for this year’s festival, Aug. 6-8 at Waterfront Park in Medical Lake. www.bluewatersbluegrass.org, (509) 869-0252

32nd Annual Washington State Quilters Show – Open to anyone who wishes to enter a quilt they made (no entry fees). Categories include handquilted or machine quilted, baby quilts, wall hangings, home décor items, large bed quilts, vintage antique quilts, modern fabric art quilts and a youth division for quilters age 18 and younger. Show is Oct. 15-17; entry deadline is Aug. 23. Visit www.wsqspokane.org for an entry form; call (509) 276-7707 for more information.

Peace Arts Festival – Open to all artists and poets. One Peace, Many Paths is sponsoring this event for all ages which will encompass music, dance, poetry and visual arts, focusing on inspiring an experience, feeling or idea of peace, Sept. 18 at Unity Church, 2900 S. Bernard St. E-mail onepeacemany paths@gmail.com for entry information.

Dodson’s Jewelers – Open call for paintings, either watercolor or oils, with an Italian theme for an exhibition to run during November. Call (509) 624-4163 for more information.

First Friday – Seeking artists whose work is ready to show in nontraditional venues such as coffee shops, wineries and other downtown businesses during self-guided monthly art walks. Referral opportunity only, venues are responsible for selecting their own artists. (509) 625-6079, www.spokanearts.org

Call for volunteers

Spokane International Film Festival (SpIFF) – Looking for energetic, creative folks to help with promoting the 2011 festival, finding sponsors for program ads, marketing, contacting special interest groups for films and more. Contact Rebecca Bishop at rbishop@spokanefilmfestival.org or Pete Porter at pporter@ spokanefilmfestival.org.

Coeur d’Alene Summer Theatre – Volunteers needed to help with various tasks, including: serving meals to actors and crew members at dress rehearsals, assembling welcome baskets for actors, helping with concessions and raffle tickets and promoting shows by hanging posters. Summer season runs through August at North Idaho College’s Boswell Hall Schuler Performing Arts Center, 1000 W. Garden Ave., Coeur d’Alene. E-mail aaron@cdasummertheatre.com or call (208) 769-7780 for more information.