arts calendar

Auditions

”A Christmas Carol: the Broadway Musical” – Christian Youth Theater-North Idaho is holding auditions for “A Christmas Carol: The Broadway Musical.” No prior experience is necessary but must be registered for CYT-NI’s theater arts classes. Ages of 6-18 can register and ages 8-18 may audition. 4-7 p.m. today, Coeur d’Alene Assembly Church, 2200 N. Seventh St., Coeur d’Alene. cytnorthidaho.org or (208) 762-9373.

Classes and workshops

Artisans at Dahmen Barn – Learn to Paint like a Master: September’s featured artist is Georgia O’Keefe. Artist Laurel Macdonald will lead the series. The class fee of $39 includes the prepared canvas, paint and use of tools. Thursday, 6-9 p.m. Artisans at Dahmen Barn, 419 Park Way, Uniontown, Wash. (509) 229-3414 or www.artisanbarn.org.

Painting Life with Life – Bez Jozwiak will teach this workshop designed to help students master watercolor techniques and work on design and color. For a registration form and supply list, visit spokanewatercolorsociety.com. Oct. 9-11, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Spokane Art Supply, 1303 N. Monroe St. $300; $100 deposit required.

Urban Art Co-op – Clay Classes: Wheel Throwing for Adults: Monday, Sept. 28, Oct. 5, 12, 19, 26, Nov. 2, 9, 6-8 p.m. Wheel Throwing For Adults: Tuesday, Sept. 29, Oct. 6, 13, 20, 27, Nov. 3, 10, 6-8 p.m. Hand Building for Adults: Thursday, Oct. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, Nov. 5, 12, 6-8 p.m. Beginning Wheel Throwing for Adults: Sept. 26, Oct. 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, Nov. 7, 14, 10 a.m.-noon. Classes cost $125 for a session, sign up at www.urbanartcoop.org. Urban Art Co-op, 3017 N. Monroe St.

Open Figure Drawing Studio – The session will be uninstructed, and will be ongoing every Sunday, 5-8 p.m. Artists of all skill levels are welcome. We will alternate male/female models weekly. These ongoing sessions are open to anyone 18 or older (using nude models). Bring your own easel and supplies. East Sprague Art Gallery, 1812 E. Sprague Ave. Contact Daron at (208) 699-3072 with questions. $15 per class.

Create Arts Center Classes – 900 W. Fourth St., Newport, Wash. Call (509) 447-9277, visit www.createarts.org or email create@createarts.org for more information. Classes include: Open Painting: Open to beginner or advanced painters. Bring your current or future project to paint with the group. Thursdays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Watercolor Basics and Beyond: Every third Friday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Cost is $35. Supplies available for purchase at the class. Fiber Arts Studio: Wednesdays, 9 a.m.-noon. Bring your yarn and knitting needles or crochet hooks. A $2 donation is appreciated. Oil Painting with Barry Dumaw: Tuesdays, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Cost is $35 per month. Miss Patty’s Children’s Dance Class: Mondays, 2:30-3:15 p.m. for ages 3-5, 3:30-4:15 for ages 6-8, and 5:30-6:15 for ages up to 17 years. Cost is $35 per month. Oil Painting with Edena Yeager: Held Thursdays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Cost is $35 per month. Art after School: For kids ages 8-13. Held Thursdays, 3-4:30 p.m. Cost is $5 per class. Ballroom Dance with Ann Chamberlin: Third Friday of each month, 5:30 p.m. Cost is $5 per class. Jessa’s Creative Dance: Jessa Ritter will teach a blend of hip-hop and modern dance. Age 10 and older. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 4-5 p.m. Cost is $8 a week or $30 a month. First Saturday: Craft and art classes on the first Saturday of each month. 1-3 p.m., $5 per class.

Meetings

A.R.T.S. Anonymous – For all artists who want to explore, expand and get support for their creativity, whether professional, amateur, beginning or still searching for arts expression. Saturdays, 3-4:30 p.m. Held at St. Luke’s Rehabilitation Institute, 711 S. Cowley St. Cost is free, donations accepted. Call (509) 280-0325 or email donnalynf@aol.com

Spirit of Spokane Chorus – Sweet Adeline chorus meets Tuesdays at 6:45 p.m., at Opportunity Presbyterian Church, 202 N. Pines Road, Spokane Valley. Visit www.spiritofspokanechorus.org for more information.

Coeur d’Alene Art Association Monthly General Meetings – Held the third Thursday of each month, 10 a.m., at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church Fellowship Hall, 501 E. Wallace Ave., Coeur d’Alene. Visit www.coeurdaleneartassoc.org or call (208) 676-9132 for more information.

Weavers Group – Meets the second Wednesday of the month, 1-3:30 p.m., at Create Arts Center, 900 W. Fourth St., Newport, Wash. Beginners welcome. Participants should bring their own loom. Call (509) 447-9277, visit www.createarts.org or email create@createarts.org for details.

Writers Group – Held the second and fourth Thursday of the month, 2 p.m., at Create Arts Center, 900 W. Fourth St., Newport, Wash. Group meets to share ideas, knowledge and expertise about writing. Call (509) 447-9277, visit www.createarts.org or email create@createarts.org for more information.

Call for artists

Vinyl Wrap Traffic Box Design – The city of Moscow and the Moscow Arts Commission are seeking vinyl wrap designs for traffic boxes and the public library book return box. This call is open to people 18 years of age or older who live in Latah, Nez Perce, Asotin and Whitman counties or are Nez Perce or Coeur d’Alene tribal members. Artists will be paid $100 for each design selected. Applications are available at www.ci.moscow.id.us/records/ Applications/Vinyl-Wraps.pdf, Moscow City Hall or by emailing dscallorn@ci.moscow.id.us. Submissions are due 5 p.m. Sept. 25.

Palouse Plein Air – The seven-day painting competition begins Saturday. All painting mediums welcome. Participants, age 18 and older, must paint on a stamped and dated painting surface. Participants are to register and get stamps from 8 a.m.-noon Saturday at the Moscow Farmers Market at the City Information Tent, and 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Thursday at Moscow City Hall on the first floor. Applications are available at Moscow City Hall, 206 E. Third St., Moscow, and can be downloaded www.ci.moscow.id.us/ arts/Pages/Plein-Air.aspx. $20 per participant; $15 per University of Idaho/Washington State University student participant.

Avenue West Gallery – Seeking three-dimensional artists their new location, 707 W. Main Ave., Suite B11, Crescent Court Skywalk Level. For more information, call Dian Zahner at (509) 466-3626 or (509) 220-3043.

Coeur d’Alene Art Grant Program – Three-year pilot program of the Coeur d’Alene Arts Commission seeks to widen arts and cultural participation and its expression. Program provides $500 to $1,000 for projects, opportunities and events that offer an arts or cultural impact within the city. To apply, visit www.cdaid.org and click on “Public Art.” Call Steve Anthony at (208) 769-2249 for details.