Idaho calendar

Today

Kootenai County Farmers’ Market – 8 a.m.-noon with entertainment by James Bean and Friends. The market is at Highway 95 and Prairie Avenue. Information: 772-2290.

Inland Northwest Blood Center – Blood drive 2-6 p.m., at the Fighting Creek Trading Post on Highway 95 south of Coeur d’Alene. Information: (800) 423-0151.

Youth Works Job Fair – 10 a.m.-noon, at the Coeur d’Alene Job Service, 1221 W. Ironwood Drive, Suite 200. Information: 769-1558.

Here Come Da Sun Beach Party – 10 a.m., at the Priest Lake State Park at Indian Creek. Bring your watercrafts decorated like Hawaiian war canoes for the lake parade at noon. Music, dancing, and food available for purchase. $4 for a carload or boatload of people.

Volunteers needed - to help out at the Boundary County Fair in August. To volunteer or learn more, call fair board secretary Pat Dinning at 267-7041.

Conference of the Northwest Herbaria – Today through Sunday at the University of Idaho. Information: 885-4623.

Coeur d’Alene Ballroom Spectacular – Today through Sunday at the Coeur d’Alene Resort. The competition also includes many dance workshops including instruction in Foxtrot, Waltz, Eastcoast Swing, Cha-Cha and more. Single sessions are $15. 2003 U.S. Classic Showdance champions Nicholas Kosovich and Lena Bakhtcheva will appear. Tickets and information: Rick Pride at (206) 860-6165, Marianna Seney (509) 892-1480, or Mary Nelsen (503) 590-4914.