Events
Today
“Every Child Ready to Read” - A family literacy workshop held Mondays from 10:30-11:30 a.m. through Oct. 25. For children age 3-6 and their parents/caregivers. Learn early literacy skills to prepare for reading success in school. Pre-registration is required. Hayden Library, 8385 N. Government Way, Hayden, Idaho. (208) 772-5612.
Toddler Storytime - For ages 18 months-3 years. Library locations and times include: 10 a.m., Downtown, 906 W. Main Ave.; South Hill, 3324 S. Perry St. (509) 444-5356; 10:30 a.m., Moran Prairie, 6004 S. Regal St. (509) 893-8340. Free.
Storytime (Deer Park) - For ages 2-5. 10:30 a.m., Deer Park Library, 208 S. Forest Ave., Deer Park. (509) 893-8300. Free.
Play and Learn Storytime (Fairfield) - For ages 2-5. Enjoy stories, songs and fingerplays that explore the concepts of math, science, art and literacy. Parents and caregivers are asked to join in for the entire 60 minutes. 10:30 a.m., Fairfield Library, 305 E. Main St., Fairfield. (509) 893-8320. Free.
Preschool Storytime - For ages 2-5. 10:30 a.m. Library locations include: Spokane Valley Library, 12004 E. Main Ave., Spokane Valley (509) 893-8400; Downtown, 906 W. Main Ave.; South Hill, 3324 S. Perry St. (509) 444-5356. Free.
Family Story Evening - All ages are welcome. Children are encouraged to wear pajamas and bring their favorite blanket or stuffed toy. 7 p.m. Library locations include: North Spokane, 44 E. Hawthorne Road (509) 893-8350; Spokane Valley, 12004 E. Main Ave. (509) 893-8400. Free.
Wednesday
Storytime - For ages 2-5. 10:30 a.m. Library locations include: Medical Lake, 321 E. Herb St. (509) 893-8330; Argonne, 4322 N. Argonne Road. (509) 893-8260; Cheney, 610 First St. (509) 893-8280. Free.
Barnes & Noble Storytime - Story theme will be “Back-to-School.” Also make a craft and enjoy a treat. 2 p.m., Barnes & Noble, 15310 E. Indiana Ave., Spokane Valley. (509) 922-4104.
Music and Dances of India - The Jayanthi Raman Dance Company will demonstrate classical Indian dances and explain the legends behind them. 3 p.m., Shadle Library, 2111 W. Wellesley Ave. (509) 444-5390. Free.
Annual “World’s Largest Ice Cream Social” - For the ninth year, Cold Stone Creamery will host the event to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Receive a free serving of a special Make-A-Wish ice cream creation. Donations benefit the local chapter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation. 5-8 p.m. For the store nearest you, visit coldstonecreamery.com. Locations include: 3011 E. 29th Ave.; 9502 N. Newport Highway; and 2396 Old Mill Loop, Coeur d’Alene. (206) 623-5338.
Friday
Friends of the Deer Park Library Book Sale - Today and Saturday. 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Deer Park Auto Freight, 2405 E. Crawford St., Deer Park. (509) 893-8300.
Cowboy Breakfast - All-you-can-eat biscuits, sausage gravy and eggs. Proceeds help support restoration of the old Pleasantview School into a community center. 8-11 a.m., Old Pleasantview School, 18724 W. Riverview Drive, Post Falls. $6/each, free/kids age 7 and younger. (208) 755-9802.
Fido Fete, A Community Dog Festival - A celebration of dogs and the people who love them. Live music, children’s activities, dog contests, dog fashion parade, dog blessing, dog tricks and dancing, photo booth (get your picture taken with your dog) adoptable dogs, pet licenses, vaccinations, chip IDs, festive food, vendor booths. 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 3151 E. 27th Ave. (next to Thornton Murphy Park). Free admission. (509) 443-3944.
Fallen Leaf Run for SIDS - 28th annual 5K run to benefit Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Relatively easy course along the Spokane River and Centennial Trail. Top overall ribbons will be awarded within each age/gender category and also person who raises most pledges receives a prize. All donations must be turned in the morning of the race to be eligible for prize. Register on line at www.active.com. Visit ww.nwsids.org to download a registration and pledge form or call. 9 a.m.-noon, Mirabeau Point Park. $20/general, free/ages 12 and younger. Register by Sept. 20 for T-shirt. (509) 456-0505.
Ook and Gluk Celebration - Dav Pilkey’s new book “The Adventures of Ook and Gluk, Kung-Fu Cavemen from the Future” is finally here. Come hear a sample, learn to speak Caveman and take home some activity pages. 11 a.m., Auntie’s Bookstore, Children’s Section, 402 W. Main Ave. (509) 838-0206. Free.
Sunday
Kayak Horseshoe Lake - Sponsored by REI. Paddle to a 50-foot waterfall while enjoying your kayak in the calm water. For age 14 and older. Pre-registration is required. Two times to choose from: 9 a.m.-noon or 1-4 p.m., Horseshoe Lake Public Boat Launce. $24. (509) 625-6200.
Bicycle Ride - Geology and Railroad History - For ages 15 and older. Enjoy a bike ride along the Columbia Plateau Trail with railroad historian, Charles Mutschler and geologist, Gene Kiver. Pre-registration is required. 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Fish Lake Trailhead, Cheney. $29. (509) 625-6200.
Corn Maze – More than 12 acres of family fun with three different mazes. Food court, a corn cannon shooting range, maze game with prizes, a petting zoo, and free parking. Helicopter rides Saturdays-Sundays, noon-5 p.m. through Oct. 10. Corn maze hours are Fridays, 4-11 p.m., Saturdays, 10 a.m.-11 p.m., Sundays, noon-5 p.m. (bring two nonperishable food items to receive $1 off admission on Sundays only). No pets, no purses or backpacks in maze, strollers and wheel chairs enter at own risk. Haunted Trail on Oct. 9, 15-16, 6-11 p.m. Mega Haunted Maze: Oct. 22-23 and Oct. 29-30, 6-11 p.m.; and Oct. 27-28 and Oct. 31, 6-10 p.m. Beck Road just off Highway 53, Hauser, Idaho. $8/adults, $5/seniors and children age 5-12, free/age 4 and younger. Prices after 6 p.m. beginning Oct. 9 for Haunted events: $10/adults, $7/seniors and children age 5-12, free/age 4 and younger; helicopter rides: $15. (509) 242-2676.
Apple Festival - Every weekend through Oct. 31. Visit greenbluffgrowers.com for map of growers. Green Bluff.
Colville Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch Maze - Open daily through Oct. 31; 11 acres with two mazes. Mondays-Thursdays, 4 p.m. to dark; Fridays, 4-10 p.m.; and Saturdays-Sundays, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Bring flashlight for night visits. 73 Oakshott Road, Colville. $7/age 12 and older, $5/age 5-11, free/age 4 and younger. (509) 684-6751.
Fall Reading Programs at the Coeur d’Alene Library - Children’s fall library programs include: Preschool Storytime for ages 3-5, Wednesdays from 10:30-11 a.m. and 1-1:30 a.m.; Tales for Twos and Threes, Tuesdays from 11-11:30 a.m.; Book Babies Lap-Sit for ages newborn to 2, accompanied by a parent or adult, Tuesdays from 10:15-10:45 a.m. and Fridays from 10:30-11 a.m.; and Lego Club for ages 5-10, Thursdays from 4-5 p.m. Coeur d’Alene Library, 702 E. Front Ave., Coeur d’Alene. Free. (208) 769-2315, ext. 438.
Lions Club Train Rides - Saturdays-Sundays through Oct. 24, train leaves from Ione Station. Rides are 20 miles roundtrip along and across the Pend Oreille River. Reservations requested. Ione, Wash. 1 (877) 525-5226.
The Village: A World Vision Experience - Hands-on, multimedia, interactive exhibit that allows children and families to learn how World Vision partners with a community to help them step out of poverty and into a future of hope. NorthTown Mall, 4750 N. Division St. Free. (866)-SPOKANE.