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Today

“The Phantom” – Continues today at the Lake City Playhouse, 1320 E. Garden, with curtain time at 8 p.m. This is based on the book by Arthur Kopit, and is the predecessor to “Phantom of the Opera.” Additional performances Saturday and Sunday, and Thursday through Nov. 6. Show time is 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays and 7 p.m. Thursday. Tickets: $14 adults, $12 seniors, $12 students, $8 children. Information: 667-1323.

“Gint” – Continues today at 7:30 p.m. in Schuler Auditorium in Boswell Hall on the North Idaho College. This NIC theater production is about a character that lies and seduces his way through life until he has to confront his actions. Directed by Joe Jacoby and starring Giuseppi Romano. Additional performances Saturday and Thursday through Nov. 6. This play is intended for adult audiences. Information: 769-3220.

“The Diviners” – Continues today at 7 p.m. in the Lake City High School Auditorium, presented by Troupe de Wolfe productions, directed by Sandra Seaton. The play takes place in a southern Indiana town of Zion during the dust bowl. Additional performances Saturday and Thursday through Nov. 6. Cost: $5 adults, $4 students and seniors and $3 with Lake City ASB card and children under 12. Information: 769-0769.

Women’s Health Coach – The self-contained mobile unit equipped to provide mammography screenings will be at North Idaho College from 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Women must be at least 30 years old to have screening done on the coach. Those over 40 can have a mammogram without a physician’s referral and still have the service covered by insurance. Financial assistance is available for the uninsured. Information: 769-7818.

Fall Harvest Praise and Worship Celebration – 6:30 p.m. at the Coeur d’Alene Dream Center, 9th and Best. This is an evangelistic outreach to the community, sponsored by Area Aglow International. Everyone is invited. Child care will not be available. A love offering will be received. Information: 772-5562.

“A Dream in Hanoi” – This is a film about the first Vietnamese production of “A Midsummer’s Night Dream,” and will be shown today. Then, the Vietnamese troupe will perform the play Saturday Both events are at the Panida Theater in Sandpoint. The film will be shown at 8 p.m. and admission is $6; the play will be at 8 p.m. and is $20 for adults, and $8 for students 18 and under. Information: 263-9191.

Bonner County Planning and Zoning – Special meeting to discuss the update of the Bonner County comprehensive plan at 7 a.m. at the Bonner County Planning Department, 127 South First, Suite One in Sandpoint.

Harry Potter Party – at the Post Falls Library at 4 p.m. Fun games, gruesome gruel, prizes and crafts. Kids can come in costume or as a “muggle.” Pre-registration required. Call 773-1506 or stop by the library at 821 N. Spokane.

Garden Song – at 7 p.m. presented by outdoor photographer and author Jerry Pavia at the environmental education center six miles west of Bonners Ferry on County Road 18. Information: 267-3888.

United Way Chili Cook-off – from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. in the Lake Coeur d’Alene room of the Edminster Student Union Building at North Idaho College. Vote for your favorite chili and team costumes, plus enjoy a bake sale and silent auction. $5, $3 for students. Information: 769-3403.

Upcoming

Job Fair at Schweitzer – Saturday from 9 a.m.- 4 p.m., Sunday from noon-4 p.m. and Nov. 6 from 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. in the Lakeview Lodge in the Village.

Modeling Auditions – Saturday at the Coeur d’Alene Resort for the Festival of Trees Fashion show. Children through age 10 are asked to come at 10 a.m.; ages 11 through adult, please arrive at 11 a.m. Women should wear a skirt.

Lakes Middle School Fall Carnival and Haunted House – Saturday from 5-9 p.m. Dinner from 5-7, carnival from 5-9, and haunted house from 6-9. Entertainment, bingo, cake walk and more. Free and open to the public.

Kid’s Halloween Parade – Saturday at 2 p.m. Gather in the Power House Building Parking lot, and from there the parade will head down the sidewalks of Sandpoint. Businesses will have treats for the children.

Microsoft Classes – Microsoft Word offered Saturday, and on Sunday Microsoft Word-Beyond the Basics. This is offered as a University of Idaho community program. To register call 885-6486.

“Gender Outlaw: Adventures in the Gender Trade” – This film documents Kate Bornstein’s transformation from young boy into a transsexual lesbian, and will be shown at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Student Union Building Borah Theater at the University of Idaho. This is part of National Coming Out Day. Information: 885-7716.

Homespun Holiday Craft Bazaar – Saturday from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. in the restaurant at Twin Lakes Village Golf Course on Highway 41, four miles north of Rathdrum. Bake sale, lunch and exhibits by 20 artists. Food bank donations appreciated. Proceeds benefit Lakeland scholarships. Information: 687-3059.

Workshop by Clay Art Guild – Saturday from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at Mosgrove Gallery, 211 Coeur d’Alene Ave. $40. Information and registration: Jan at 683-2030.

Free Day at the Museum of North Idaho – is Saturday from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. The museum is in front of Coeur d’Alene City Park at 115 Northwest Blvd. For more information, call 664-3448.

Audubon Society – Meet at the Fernan Forest Service parking lot at 7:30 a.m. or the cafe at the Rose Lake junction at 8 a.m. Saturday. The group will ride bikes from Medimont to Harrison on the Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes and bird along the way. Bring lunch or lunch can be purchased in Harrison. Dress in layers. For more information, call Dick Cripe at 665-0010.

Haunted House in Ridenbaugh Hall – at the University of Idaho. Stories of the hall’s ghosts are legendary, and the students of Sigma Alpha Iota and Phi Mu Alpha stage this annual event to entertain and to gather food for the Moscow Food Bank. Tours are from 6-10 p.m. Saturday with the first two hours more “child friendly.” From 5-8 p.m. children and their parents can come to Theophilus Tower across from the student recreation center for an evening of free entertainment, food and candy. Tower residents will hand out candy on all 11 floors.

Halloween in downtown Coeur d’Alene – Kiddie costume parade starts at Seventh Street at 3:30 p.m. Saturday and travels west on Sherman to the Plaza Shops. Trick-or-treat participating merchants from 4-6 p.m. Have your photo taken in costume at the Library Foundation Office at 424 E. Sherman from 4-6 p.m., with the proceeds benefiting the new library building.

Tubaween – The Lionel Hampton School of Music hosts this event, Sunday in the University of Idaho Recital Hall at 8 p.m. Come in costume. Information: 885-7212.

Harvest Festival at Lutheran Church of the Master – From 5-7 p.m. Sunday to include games, cupcake walk, mystery maze, photos with a scarecrow, hot dogs, cider and treats. Costume not required. The church is at 4800 Ramsey Road.

Book reading and signing – by author and activist poet Chrystos, Monday at 6 p.m. in the University of Idaho Student Union Building as part of National Coming Out Day. Information: 8857716.

Panhandle Basin Advisory Group – will meet from 9 a.m.-noon Tuesday at the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, 2750 Kathleen Ave., to discuss issues of water quality protection. Information: 769-1422.

Blood Drive at the University of Idaho – Tuesday and Wednesday from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. in the Commons Clearwater-Whitewater room.

North Idaho Partners in Care Mobile Clinic – will be at the Osburn Senior Center from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday. For an appointment, call 786-7474.

Reiki Lecture – given by Barbara Lee, Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Three Sisters Coffee House, 621 Spokane Street in Post Falls. Reiki is a hands-on healing art. The name translates as “universal life force energy.” Information: 773-7822.

Back to the Blanket – Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Brix Restaurant, 317 E. Sherman Ave. This part of The Lake City Playhouse Reader’s Theater and is a new political play by local playwright Robert Casemore. Admission is free. Information: 667-1323.

Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Committee – will meet Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. at Coeur d’Alene City Hall, 710 Mullan Ave.

North Idaho Partners in Care Mobile Clinic – will be at the Spirit lake Community Center Thursday from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. For an appointment, call 667-3481.

Living By the Water – 7 p.m. Thursday with local author and naturalist Jack Nisbet, will examine how the human and natural worlds interact today along our waterways, and what the future may hold for both, at the Post Falls Public Library. Information: 773-1506.

Reading Lewis and Clark – This is the last in the series, and will be held Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Sandpoint Library, 1407 Cedar St. Information: 263-6930.

Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobats – Thursday, 7:30 p.m. at the Panida Theater in Sandpoint. $16 general admission, $8 for those under 18.

Workshops about Careers in nonprofit sector – Thursday, Careers for the Common Good will be held in the Idaho Commons from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and from 1:30-3 p.m. Information: 885-9442.

Natural Medicine Seminar Series and Open Forum – Women’s Health, Part I, will deal with PMS, menstrual cramps, acne, irregular menses and hormonal imbalance and will be presented by Dr. Pamela Langenderfer, Thursday from 7-8:30 p.m. in room 13 of the Winton Building at North Idaho College. Information: 664-1644.

“Garden State” – This dark, quirky romantic comedy with Natalie Portman, Zach Braff and Ian Holm will be shown Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at the Panida Theater in Sandpoint. $6 adults, $5 seniors and students under 18. Information: 263-9191.