Spokane calendar

Today

Free home improvement workshops – Offered at Home Depot stores through November. Workshops include: “Power Tools 101: You Can Try It Before You Buy It,” Tuesdays at 7 p.m.; “You Can Install Easy Flooring Solutions, Thursdays at 7 p.m.; “You Can Install a Center-Set Faucet,” Fridays at 7 p.m.; “You Can Weatherize Your Home,” Saturdays at 10 a.m.; “You Can Modify Your Home to Age in Place, Saturdays at 11 a.m.; “You Can Enhance Your Home with Holiday Lighting,” Saturdays at 2 p.m.; and “You Can Have Fun with Color and Faux Painting,” Sundays at 2 p.m. Call (800) 430-3376 or visit www.homedepot.com for more information.

Upcoming

Eastern Washington University women’s studies conference – Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., in the multipurpose room in the Pence Union Building at EWU, Cheney. Conference will begin with a showing of the documentary “Journey to a Hate Free Millennium,” followed by a discussion given by Deputy David Lloyd Lewis, the first officer on the scene at the Columbine High School shooting in Littleton, Colo. Visit www.newlightmedia.org for more information on the film. Workshops on racism, sexism, school violence, and homophobia will be held. Contact Jim Mohr at 359-4711 to register.

Lady Shriners’ annual Bazaar – Hosted by Eiram Court No. 62, Ladies of the Oriental Shrine of North America, Saturday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 1435, 212 S. David Road, Spokane Valley. Lunch is available for $6/adults, $3/children age 10 and under, and includes chili, chili dogs, salad, dessert and drink. Contact Naomi Smith at 328-3296 for more information.

Eastern Washington Genealogical Society meeting – Saturday, 12:30 p.m., Spokane Public Library, 906 W. Main Ave. Program will include a book auction. Contact Shirley Penna Oakes at 276-1740 for more information.

Visit local sites celebrating 100 years – Sponsored by the Spokane Parks and Recreation Department, Saturday, 1-4 p.m. Tour of places and objects in the Spokane area celebrating 100 years. Meet in the lower parking lot of Pioneer Park, 507 W. Seventh. Cost is $13, call 625-6200 to register.

Spokane Parks and Recreation Therapeutic Recreation Services Benefit Breakfast – Sunday, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Knights of Columbus Hall, 302 E. Boone. Call 625-6245 for more information.

Engineers Forum of Spokane – Monday at the Airport Holiday Inn, 1616 Windsor Drive. Topic will be “Fifteen Years of Volunteer Dentistry Overseas,” presented by Bob Morrow, D.D.S., retired. Lunch will be served at noon for $11; program begins at 12:30 p.m. Call 244-3467 for more information.

Bridge dedication ceremony – Friends of the Centennial Trail and the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission will dedicate the West Link Project, a recreational trail linkage that includes a new bridge to connect downtown Spokane to Riverside State Park, in a ceremony on Monday at noon on the south bank of the Spokane River near High Bridge Park. Call 624-7188 or e-mail friends@spokanecentennialtrail.org for reservations.

Jane Jefferson Democrats meeting – Wednesday, 11:30 a.m., Old Country Buffet, 5504 N. Division. Topic will be “The New Medicare Drug Program – Fact vs. Fiction.” For more information, contact Irene at 535-0171.