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Arts/Crafts
Funky Junk Antique and Craft Show - Today, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Bonner County Fairgrounds, 4203 N. Boyer Road, Sandpoint. $5; free/age 11 and younger. (208) 263-8414.
Valley Piecemakers Quilt and Craft Club Show: “Prairie Patchwork” - An opportunity to view all sizes of quilts and craft items made by area residents and their ancestors. This show is part of the St. Maries Idaho Paul Bunyan Days Celebration. Merchant malls, demonstrations, works by Bonnie Martin, and the drawing for the winner of the Club’s 2015 Raffle Quilt. Refreshments are available for visitors. Hours are 10 a.m.-6 p.m. today and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday. Heyburn Elementary School, 1405 Main Ave., St. Maries. $2/person admission. (208) 245-2680 or (208) 582-3610.
Home/Garden
Decluttering and Organizing Workshop - This class will benefit those really struggling with not only the day-to-day clutter in their lives, but the backlog of paper, memorabilia and items that have accumulated over the years. Wednesday, noon, Colfax Library, 102 S. Main St., Colfax. Free. (509) 397-4366.
Saving Seeds - With Master Gardener Steve Nokes. Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., and Saturday, 10:30 a.m., Otis Orchards Library, 22324 E. Wellesley Ave., Otis Orchards. Free. (509) 893-8390.
Buried in Treasures Hoarding Facilitated Workshop - Sept. 9-Nov. 25. Lightening the Load is offering a 12-week “Buried in Treasure” facilitated support group for individuals with hoarding issues. Tuition assistance/payment plans offered. Begins Wednesday, 7 p.m., Transitional Living Center, 3128 N. Hemlock St. $200. (509) 850-3905.
Fifth Annual Inland Northwest Permaculture Convergence – Thursday-Sept. 13. This year’s theme is “Permaculture’s Answers to Drought.” Heartsong Retreat Center, 7034 Highway 291, Tum Tum, Wash. $70/suggested donation for the entire event or $30/day. (406) 741-5809.
Ripe for the Telling: Surprising Stories of Washington Fruit - From apples to oranges, huckleberries to durian, anthropologist Julia Harrison will cover how these perishable products preserve historic events and reflect the changing relationship to the natural world. Sept. 16, 6:30 p.m., Cheney Library, 610 First St., (509) 893-8280; Sept. 17, 1 p.m., Otis Orchards Library, 22324 E. Wellesley Ave., (509) 893-8390; Sept. 17, 6:30 p.m., North Spokane Library, 44 E. Hawthorne Road, (509) 893-8350. Free.
Symphony of the Soil: An Important Environmental Warning - Film explores the reasons soil is in danger and suggested changes that are needed. Viewings will be Sept. 23, 6:30 p.m., Gonzaga University, Hemmingson Center, 702 E. Desmet Ave.; and Sept. 26, 1:30 p.m., Centerplace, 2425 N. Discovery Place, Spokane Valley. Free. (509) 477-2193.
Fall Festival of Homes - Sept. 25-27 and Oct. 2-4. The Spokane Home Builders Association presents the annual event featuring 30 newly constructed homes in the Spokane Valley, north and south neighborhoods from 18 of Spokane’s finest builders. Open daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Visit www.SpokaneFestivalofHomes.com for more information. Free. (509) 532-4990.
Kinnikinnick Native Plant Society – “When Money Grew on Trees: How Industrial Capitalism Transformed the Ecology of Western Forests” presented by Greg Gordon, author and assistant professor of environmental studies at Gonzaga University. Sept. 26, 9:45-11:30 a.m., Sandpoint Community Hall, 204 S. First Ave., Sandpoint. Free. (208) 627-3292.
Animals
Spokane County Interstate Fair 2015 – Friday-Sept. 20. This year’s theme is “Duck Into the Fair.” Fair hours are 10 a.m.-10 p.m. daily, closing at 8 p.m. the final day. Seniors get free admission on Sept. 14; law enforcement, firefighters and military with ID get free admission Friday; Coats 4 Kids Drive, donate a child’s coat and receive an admission ticket for a child age 13 and younger on Sept. 20. Visit www.spokanecounty.org/fair/sif for a full schedule. Spokane County Fair and Expo Center, 404 N. Havana St., Spokane Valley. $10/adults; $7/seniors and children ages 7-13; free/age 6 and younger. (509) 477-1766.
Latah County 4-H and FFA Market Animal Sale - Market swine, beef, meat goats, sheep and poultry to be sold. Sept. 19, 10 a.m., Latah County Fairgrounds, 1021 Harold St., Moscow. (208) 883-2267.
Come Feed the Buffalo - Through Sept. 30. Visitors learn the farm’s history and bison facts during a slide presentation and Q&A session, as well as the opportunity to meet and greet the herd and hand-feed the buffalo. Gifts, souvenirs, leather goods, jewelry and more are available at the farm gift shop. Groups welcome. Cash or check only. No pets. Tours are Fridays-Sundays on the hour between noon and 4 p.m., Win-Tur Bison Farm, 4742 Highway 231, Springdale. $5-$6. (509) 258-6717.