Spokane calendar

Today

Ride the West All Breed Horse and Trade Expo – Through Sunday, Spokane Fair and Expo Center. Features Charles Wilhelm, Lynn Palm, Van Hargis and Linda Little Wolf. Call 466-9639 or visit www.ridethewest.net for more information.

Free Home Improvement Workshops – Home Depot stores offer clinics through September. They are: “You Can Install Laminate Flooring,” Saturdays at 10 a.m.; “You Can Save Energy in Your Home,” Saturdays at 2 p.m.; “You Can Have Fun with Color and Faux Painting,” Sundays at 2 p.m.; “Power Tools 101: You Can Use a Miter Saw to Build a Picture Frame,” Tuesdays at 7 p.m.; “You Can Decorate a Child’s Bedroom,” Thursdays at 7 p.m.; and “You Can Update Your Countertop and Cabinets,” Fridays at 7 p.m. Call (800) 430-3376 or visit www.homedepot.com for more information.

Upcoming

Spokane City Forum – Wednesday at First Presbyterian Church, 318 S. Cedar. Topic will be “Children – A Second Rate Mandate,” given by Dr. Wesley Stafford, president of Compassion International. Lecture 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. Monday by calling 777-1555, visiting www.spokanecityforum.org or e-mailing spokanecityforum@yahoo.com.

Engineers Forum of Spokane – Monday at the Airport Holiday Inn, 1616 Windsor Drive. Topic will be “Are You Safe? Is Spokane Safe?” presented by Sandy Richards, Spokane Police Deparment. Lunch will be served at noon for $11.50, program begins at 12:30 p.m. Call 244-3467 or e-mail EngineersForumInfo@att.net for more information.

Greenpeace Co-founder Visits Spokane Falls Community College – Paul Watson, Canadian conservationist, co-founder of the Greenpeace Foundation, and founder of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, will speak Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. in SUB Lounges A and B, Building 17 on the SFCC campus, 3410 W. Fort George Wright Drive. For more information, call 533-4197.