Spokane calendar

Today

Veterans Day program – 11 a.m. at the Vietnam Memorial in Riverfront Park. A brief ceremony will be held, followed by the laying of a wreath to honor all veterans. Contact Phil White at 456-3595 for more information.

Whitworth College’s Veterans Day program – 11:30 a.m., Whitworth College Centennial Plaza, 300 W. Hawthorne. Call 777-3254 for more information.

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

Spokane College Women’s Association luncheon and lecture – Topic will be “Ending the War on People: The Myth of Overpopulation,” presented by Steven Mosher, president of Population Research Institute and Family Life International, Wednesday at the Red Lion River Inn, 700 N. Division. Doors open at 11 a.m., program begins at noon. Lunch is available for $12; reservations must by made by Friday. Contact Priscilla DeWolf at 466-2156 for more information.

Free Human Rights Film Festival “Eye on Domestic Issues” – Sponsored by Amnesty International’s Gonzaga Law Chapter, Friday, 5-8 p.m. in the Gonzaga Law School courtroom, 721 N. Cincinnati. For more information, call 747-5929.

A Hair Happening Event – Sunday, 1-8 p.m. at the Ridpath Hotel. Presented by the Inland Empire Cosmetology Association, includes pin curling and finger waving, picture perfect evening makeup, ladies and gentleman fashion hair cutting, and elegant evening hair styles. Admission is $5. Contact Jeanette at 838-8242 or 624-9451 for more information.

Engineers Forum of Spokane – Monday at the Airport Holiday Inn, 1616 Windsor Drive. Topic will be “Morning Star Boys Ranch,” presented by P.J. Watters, marketing manager at the Morning Star Boys Ranch. Lunch will be served at noon for $11; program begins at 12:30 p.m. Call 244-3467 for more information.

Spokane Chiefs Hockey’s mascot “Boomer” appearances – At the following Supercuts stores: Monday, 6-7 p.m., 922 N. Division; Dec. 13, 5-6 p.m., 3325 W. Indian Trail Road; Jan. 17, noon-1 p.m., 9205 N. Newport Highway; Feb.7, 4-5 p.m., 1235 N. Liberty Lake Road; and March 5, 1-2 p.m., 14109 E. Sprague. Includes autographs, special drawings, and hair care giveaways. Call 326-1891 for more information.

Spokane Mountaineers meeting and slide show – Monday, 7 p.m. at the Corbin Senior Center, 827 W. Cleveland. Paul and Diana Jameson will present slide show of their hiking trip in Peru. For more information, call 838-4974 or visit www.spokanemountaineers.org.

Spokane Community College’s teach-in to celebrate 40th anniversary of 1964 Federal Wilderness Act – Tuesday, 8:30 a.m. in the Lair-Student Center auditorium, building 6 on the SCC campus, 1810 N. Greene. Topics include recreational and sporting opportunities afforded by wilderness areas presented by Rich Landers, outdoor editor at The Spokesman-Review and one of the authors of “100 Hikes in the Inland Northwest; “Wilderness: The Long Walk Home,” presented by Tim Coleman, Northwest Ecosystems Alliance wilderness campaign director; and “Wilderness: Why Should I Care?” given by Glen Cosby, SCC philosophy instructor. For more information, call 533-7370.

Paleoindian Adaptations at the Allerod-Younger Dryas Transition: The View from the Columbia Plateau lecture – Tuesday, 7 p.m. in the Sasquatch Room of the Lair-Student Center, Building 6, Spokane Community College, 1810 N. Greene. Presented by Jerry Galm, anthropology professor at Eastern Washington University. Contact Andy Buddington at 533-8017 for more information.

Washington State Boundary Review Board for Spokane County public hearing – on the annexation of 25 acres to the city of Spokane, Tuesday, 7 p.m. at the Chase Middle School Library, 4747 E. 37th Ave. For more information, call 477-4237 or e-mail brb@spokanecounty.org.

1964 Olympic gold medalist and Native American to speak at Spokane Falls Community College – In recognition of Native American Heritage Month, Billy Mills will lecture on “Global Unity through Global Diversity,” in the music auditorium of the Performing Arts building on the SFCC campus, 3410 W. Fort George Wright Drive, Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. Mills, an Oglala Lakota (Sioux), won a gold medal at the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo and was the first Native American to break the 10k Olympic record. For more information, contact Pam Austin at 533-3546.

Spokane City Forum – Wednesday at First Presbyterian Church, 318 S. Cedar. Topic will be “Pop Culture, Society and Families,” presented by Leonard Pitts Jr., syndicated newspaper columnist. Program begins at 12:15 p.m.; lunch is available at 11:45 a.m. for $8.50. Registration must be made by 10 a.m. Nov. 15 by calling 777-1555, visiting www.spokanecityforum.org or e-mailing spokanecityforum@yahoo.com.

Spokane Falls Community College Native American coastal lunch – Wednesday, 12:30 p.m., in SUB Lounge C, Building 17, SFCC campus, 3410 W. Fort George Wright Drive. Call 533-4197 for more information.