What’s happening
Emerge A collective creative experience with art and live performances by many artists. Today, 5-11 p.m., former Wiggetts Building, 117 N. Fourth St., Coeur d’Alene. Visit www.emergecda.org.
Pride Parade and Festival Parade makes its way through downtown – between Post and Stevens streets and Riverside Avenue and Spokane Falls Boulevard – beginning at noon, then the Pride Festival will take over the Gondola Meadow in Riverfront Park until 5 p.m. The festival features entertainment from Fly Moon Royalty, Blake McIver, the Angela Marie Project, Bella Courbe and more, plus resource and business booths, family area and a beer garden, all hosted by Abbey Crawford. Saturday. Admission is free. For details, visit http://outspokane.org.
Spokane Indians Baseball Games The season begins. Indians vs. Hillsboro Hops (opening night fireworks). Thursday, 6:30 p.m., Avista Stadium, 602 N. Havana St., Spokane Valley. (509) 535-2922.
40th Idaho State Button Show 40th anniversary show hosted by the Historical Button Club of Northern Idaho and Eastern Washington. “A Berry Wonderful 40 Years” will feature displays and sales of thousands of antique and collectible buttons dating from the 1700s to the present. Members judge the Button Tray Competition from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. today, with an evening dinner program on medieval buttons. Exhibit and sale 7-10 p.m. today and 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. Email Simone Kincaid at sckincaid@gmail.com for more information or Linda Hudec at momofks@roadrunner.com. Best Western Coeur d’Alene, 506 W. Appleway Ave., Coeur d’Alene. $3. (208) 773-7528.
Free Swim Day in Spokane Valley Visit the pools in the Spokane Valley on opening day and swim for free: Park Road Pool (906 N. Park Road), Valley Mission Pool (11123 E. Mission Ave.) and Terrace View Pool (13525 E. 24th Ave.) from 1-5 p.m. and 5:30-8 p.m. Saturday, Free. (509) 720-5411.
Save the Old School House Community yard sale, bake sale and plant sale. Raising funds to save the 95-year-old community schoolhouse. Presented by Twin Lakes Community Foundation, Inc. Today and Saturday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., off Highway 41, left on Twin Lakes Road, about 3 miles on right side, Twin Lakes, Idaho. (208) 687-0487.
PACE Has Got Talent Music, art, dance and drama presented by PACE (People Assessing Careers and Education), adults with developmental disabilities. Today, 6 p.m., Spokane Falls Community College, Music/Performing Arts Building Auditorium, 3410 W. Fort George Wright Drive. Donation to the SFCC Food Bank.
Liberty Lake Community Yard Sale 22nd annual event typically features 200-plus homes participating. Food and vendors will be at centrally located Pavillion Park (Molter Road and Country Vista Drive). Saturday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. (509) 242-7752.
Third Stiletto Sprint & Women’s Resource Fair Join WHE Network & The Family Guide for a day of fun, fighting against domestic violence. To participate in the two-block Stiletto Sprint: register at www.whenetwork.com. On-site registration available Saturday at River Park Square’s main entrance. Men, women and children will be racing to win prizes, and every contestant takes home a certificate. Corporate Cup and Team Relays. Stiletto Stroller Races with stuffed toys or dolls only. Proceeds benefit Frieda’s HealingCenter and Sallie’s Healing Center, and Cleone’s Closet Free Food Distribution Center in Airway Heights. Saturday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., River Park Square, 808 W. Main Ave. Free admission to resource fair. Sprint: $15/person, $5/age 12 and younger. (509) 928-9664.