Idaho calendar

Today

Kootenai County Farmers’ Market – 8 a.m.-1 p.m. with entertainment by Ruby Devine. The market is at Highway 95 and Prairie Avenue. Information: 772-2290.

Murder Mystery Dinner Theater – 7:30 p.m. at the Song Bird, 315 N. Fourth. Cost: $40 includes a five-course dinner. ‘40s attire is optional. For reservations, call 664-3672 or e-mail incnarts@earthlink.net.

Idaho Panhandle National Forest Field Trip – Meet at the Sandpoint district office at 9 a.m. The destination is the Pack Saddle Mountain area to discuss access, recreation, inventoried roadless areas and vegetation. Information: 263-5111.

Silveroxx Mountain Bike and Music Festival – at the Silver Mountain Amphitheater. Tickets and information: (800) 204-6428 or Tickets West at (800) 325-SEAT.

Summer Sounds at Park Place – Shaunnessy Hill will perform from noon-2 p.m. at the park at 330 N. First Ave. in Sandpoint.

Open House and Ice Cream Social at the Old Church Arts and Culture Center – 1-4 p.m., Fourth and Williams in Post Falls. Barbershop music, face painting and banana splits. Cost: $5 adults, $2.50 children 12 and under.

Blanchard Daze – Today and Sunday. The theme is “Five Years of Harmony…say it with Music.” 9:30 a.m. parade today, and 10:30 a.m. bathtub race, talent shows, pie contest and more. Community potluck at 12:30 p.m. on Sunday. For more information, call Mae Cannon at 437-0527.

North Idaho Fair and Rodeo – Continues today through Sunday. For all the details visit www.northidahofair.com.

Lake City Playhouse Benefit Garage Sale – 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. at the theater, 1320 E. Garden Ave. Information: 667-1323.

Coeur d’Alene 3-on-3 Basketball Shootout – Today and Sunday in the North Idaho College Christianson Gymnasium. For more information, call 769-5975 or visit www.nic.edu/athletics.

The Art Books of James Castle – A traveling exhibit from the Idaho Center for the Book, will be on display through Sept. 9 in the Corner Gallery in Boswell Hall at North Idaho College. Castle was a self-taught artist known for his use of found objects, including books.

Lake City Playhouse – Discount season tickets are on sale now for the 2004-05 season. Buy one season ticket through the month of August and receive the second one at half price. Auditions are ongoing for all productions. Two men and four women ages 13 and older are needed for the first production, “A Shayna Maidel.” Auditions are Monday and Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. For more information, call the theater at 667-1323 or stop by 1320 E. Garden Monday through Friday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Upcoming

Signing Babies – This program at the Coeur d’Alene Public Library teaches hearing babies to use American Sign Language to communicate before they talk, and will be offered free on Monday at 6 p.m. Participants must register in advance by calling the library interpreter for the deaf, Russ Patterson at 769-2315.

Country Western Gospel Jubilee – Tuesday, at 6:30 p.m., Lake City Senior Center, 1916 Lakewood Drive, featuring Rod Erickson, the yodeler. Information: 765-8580.

North Idaho College Concert Choir first rehearsal – Tuesday, 7 p.m., in Room 102 at Boswell Hall. Choir membership is free and open to the community. Information: Mark Haberman at 661-1743.

Boundary County Fair – begins Tuesday and runs through Sept. 5. This year’s theme is “Mother Goose on the Loose at the Boundary County Fair!” Information: Pat Dinning at 267-7041.