IDAHO CALENDAR

Sat., July 31, 2004

The Spokesman-Review

Today

Kootenai County Farmers’ Market – 8 a.m.-1 p.m., with entertainment by David Hoffman, followed by Tom Cooper. The market is at Highway 95 and Prairie Avenue. Information: 772-2290.

Blues, Brew and Reggae Microbrew Festival – 1-6 p.m. at Silver Mountain. For ticket information, visit www.silvermt.com or call (800) 204-6428.

Play It Again Panida – Music swap and shop for videos, DVDs, CDs and cassettes, 9 a.m., Panida Theater, Sandpoint. Information: 263-9191.

Creatures of the Deep Sea – 7:30 p.m., Panida Theater, Sandpoint, presented by Dr. George Matzamoto from the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Cost: $10 adults, $5 students and children. Information: 263-9191.

All-you-can-eat breakfast and garage sale – 7 a.m.-noon at the Kootenai County Fire and Rescue Fire Station 5, Fourth and Hanley, Dalton Gardens, to benefit the Venturer Crew, boys and girls ages 14-18 who are interested in the fire service. The Venturers are affiliated with the Boy Scouts of America. Cost: $4 adults, $2 children, $10 family. Information: 676-8739.

Summer Sounds at Park Place – Performances by Shaunnessy Hill, 10 a.m.-noon; and Carl Rey and the Blues Gators, noon-2 p.m., at the park, 330 N. First, Sandpoint.

Taste of the Coeur d’Alenes, Downtown Street Fair and Art on the Green – All three events continue today and Sunday. The Taste offers approximately 25 food booths, the downtown street fair will feature local arts and crafts, and Art on The Green held on the North Idaho College Campus is a juried art show. For more information on the Taste, call 664-4808; the Downtown Street Fair, 667-4040.

Upcoming

Country Western Gospel Jubilee – Tuesday, 6:30 p.m., at the Lake City Senior Center, 1916 Lakewood Drive, featuring Clyde & Slim and Wally & Judy. Information: 765-8580.

Pesticides and Organic Production; Their impact on the Food Supply – Tuesday, 1-3 p.m., Coeur d’Alene County Administration Building, 451 Government Way, Room A. Cost: $5. Call 446-1680 to register.

“Bloodline, or … Hanged in their Own Family Tree” – opens Wednesday, 7:30 p.m., Sixth Street Melodrama, 212 Sixth St., Wallace. Show runs Wednesdays through Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. through Aug. 29. Tickets and information: 1-877-SIXTHST.

University of Idaho blood drive – Wednesday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., at UI Commons, Clearwater Room. Donors need to bring photo ID or Red Cross donor card. Information: 885-6489.

North Idaho Dahlia Society – will meet Wednesday, 7:30 p.m., Coeur d’Alene Tidyman’s, upstairs meeting room. Information: 665-0619.

“Night of the Gypsies” – Lake City Playhouse presents the play written and directed by Sigrid Farwell Thursday through Saturday, 7 p.m. Tickets and information: 667-1323.

Downtown Coeur d’Alene Concert Series – Nothin’ Serious will perform jazz, blues and 30s hits Thursday, 6-8:30 p.m., Sherman Square Park, 314 Sherman Ave. Information: 667-3162.

Fresh Aire Concert Series – Jazz Co-op will perform Thursday, 6:30-7:30 p.m., East City park, Third and Hayes, Moscow. Information: 883-7036.

Free sports physicals – Thursday, noon-4:30 p.m., Kootenai Medical Center’s Post Falls Health Park, 1300 E. Mullen, Post Falls. Interested middle and high school athletes are invited on a first-come, first-serve basis. Must bring a parent or guardian, immunization record, and dress in athletic shorts, T-shirt or sports bra. Information: 667-0585.

Post Falls Library Courtyard Concert Series – Begins Thursday with the Latino group Milonga, 7-9 p.m., at the library, 821 N. Spokane St. Information: 773-1506.

Workshop on Federal aid for local libraries and museums – with Sen. Larry Craig, Friday, 9 a.m.-noon, North Idaho College’s Edminster Student Union Building. Information: 667-3160.

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