Spokane calendar

Today

Spokane Community College’s teach-in – to celebrate 40th anniversary of 1964 Federal Wilderness Act; 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 – 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; 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.

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

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 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.

“Super Size Me,” film maker to speak at EWU – Morgan Spurlock will speak on obesity and fast food, Wednesday, 7 p.m. in Showalter Auditorium on the Eastern Washington University campus, Cheney. For more information, call 359-7051.

EWU American Indian Education and Women’s Studies Programs lecture – Thursday, noon-1 p.m. in Monroe Hall on the EWU campus, Cheney. “Linking Native American Issues and Women’s Issues,” presented by Madonna Thunder Hawk, a Two Kettle Lakota, community organizer in American Indian rights protection, cultural preservation, economic development, environmental justice and Lakota social reclamation, designer of contemporary and traditional American Indian clothing, and world-class Indian dance champion. For more information, call Sally Winkle at 359-2409 or Deirdra Almeida at 359-2441.

Eastern Washington University lecture – Friday, noon in the JFK Library auditorium on the EWU campus, Cheney. “U.S. Foreign Policy and Genocide in Western Sudan: A Sudanese Native Prespective,” presented by Dr. Elnour Hamad, assistant professor of art at EWU. Call 359-2205 for more information.

Gay District Community Workshop – Saturday, 1-3 p.m., in the Phase I Classroom Building Auditorium on the Washington State University Riverpoint campus, 310 N. Riverpoint. Sponsored by the Inland Northwest Business Alliance Vision Committee. Call 455-3699 or e-mail info@inbaSpokane.org for more information.

China Burma India Veterans Association meeting – Saturday, 1-3 p.m. at Old Country Buffet, corner of Rowan and Division. Contact Ken at 467-8262 for more information.