In Brief

CHENEY/SPOKANE VALLEY – Author Cheryl Kilodavis will visit the JFK Library at Eastern Washington University on Tuesday at noon, for a discussion and book signing about her book, “My Princess Boy,” a nonfiction picture book about acceptance. A workshop will follow at 2 p.m. in the JFK Auditorium.

Kilodavis wrote the book to explain her younger son’s “uniqueness” to his teachers and classmates. It is a story about a 4-year-old boy who expresses his authentic self by enjoying “traditional girl” things like jewelry, sparkles and anything pink. The book is designed to open and continue a dialogue about unconditional friendship, and teaches children and adults how to accept and support children for who they are and how they wish to look.

The author’s visit is co-sponsored by the Pride Center and EWU Libraries.

Kilodavis will also visit Barnes & Noble at the Spokane Valley Mall, 15310 E. Indiana Ave., at 5 p.m., hosted by the Spokane Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays.

For more information, call Rayette Sterling at (509) 359-2403 or Sandy Williams, the Pride Center Coordinator at (509) 359-7870 or email pride@ewu.edu.

March of Dimes March for Babies is Saturday

LOGAN – The March of Dimes will have its annual March for Babies on Saturday, beginning on the lawn at Gonzaga University’s Jundt Art Museum, 502 E. Boone Ave. Registration and donation drop-off will be at 9 a.m.; opening ceremonies will be at 9:30 and the march will start at 10.

The event will help pay the nonprofit organization’s support for babies with urgent health problems.

For more information visit www.marchfor babies.org/connections_ walk_list.asp?state=WA.

Community center to host First Book event May 14

WEST CENTRAL – The West Central Community Center, 1603 N. Belt St., will have First Book – Spokane on May 14, from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. for children in kindergarten through grade six.

The event will include storytelling, story time, youth drama, face painting, free books, and seeds for children to take home to plant.

For more information, call Arlene Olson at (509) 998-8604.