Today

Sons of Norway Pancake Breakfast – , 9 a.m.-1 p.m., at the Sons of Norway Lodge, 6710 N. Country Homes Blvd. All the pancakes you can eat with sausage, eggs, juice and coffee; $4/adults, $2.50/children; 326-9211.

14th Annual Afternoon of Flowers and Victorian Tea - A benefit for St. Luke’s Rehabilitation Institute, 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., the Davenport Hotel. Premium teas and a multi-course menu will be served among an array of floral designs created by area florists; $45/adults, $30/age 12 and under; 473-6006.

Inland Northwest Peace Corps Association pot luck meeting – Topic will be the Ghana Village Bike Project, and member Chris Pennkuk’s current work in Afghanistan, 1 p.m., 520 E. Third, Moscow, Idaho; contact Sue Bracken 924-3903.

Royal Tea Party – Second annual event in celebration of our Lilac Royalty, 2-4 p.m., the Davenport Hotel. Enjoy photos with the royalty court, fashion show, raffle items and lots of surprises. Proceeds to benefit the Spokane Lilac Festival. Event sponsored by Vandervert Construction; Reservations required; $10; 448-2158.

Home Depot Free Weekly Clinics – At Home Depot stores through April: “You Can Build a Deck,” Tuesdays, 7 p.m.; “You Can Maintain Your Lawn,” Thursdays, 7 p.m.; “You Can Lay Ceramic Tile,” Fridays, 7 p.m.; “You Can Organize Your Closets,” Saturdays, 10 a.m.; “You Can Create an Outdoor Living Space,” Saturdays, 2 p.m.; “You Can Have Fun with Faux Painting: Basic and New Techniques,” Sundays, 2 p.m.; (800) 430-3376; www.homedepot.com.

Upcoming

Engineers Forum of Spokane – Monday at the Airport Holiday Inn, 1616 Windsor Drive. Topic will be “Cleanup of the Spokane River – All the Way,” presented by Marlena Guhrke, CH2M Hill. Lunch will be served at noon for $11; program begins at 12:30 p.m.; 244-3467; EngineersForumInfo@att.net.

“Bioterrorism, Global Health and You” lecture – Presented by Laurie Garrett, winner of the Peabody award, the Polk award, and a Pulitzer prize, and a correspondent for NPR, Monday, noon-1 p.m., in the Pence Union Building on the Eastern Washington University campus, Cheney; 359-2898.

Free Scoop Day at Ben and Jerry’s - Tuesday, 12-8 p.m., River Park Square, Atrium level three. Customers can select a free, four ounce scoop of their favorite ice cream flavor in a cup or cone, dished-up by special guest scoopers. Students from Spokane Public Schools will perform musical selections at the Scoop Shop throughout the day. Scheduled acts include the Whitman Elementary marimba ensemble, Ferris High School quartet, North Central High School choir, Cooper Elementary African drumming ensemble and Garry Middle School instrumental ensemble. Donations will be accepted to benefit Spokane Public Schools music programs, including district-wide performances and instruments for low-income students; 744-3350.

SCC Job Fair - “Unlock Your Future;” 65 area employers will be on hand to discuss employment opportunities, Tuesday, 8 a.m.-12 p.m., Spokane Community College, 1810 N. Greene St.; 533-8906.

“Our Ugly Past Revisited? World War II Japanese-American Internment and 2005 Guantanamo Bay” – Lecture presented by the Spokane Community College’s Leadership Awareness League, Wednesday, 8-11 a.m., Lair-Student Center Auditorium, SCC campus, 1810 N. Greene St.; 533-7185.

Spokane City Forum – Wednesday at First Presbyterian Church, 318 S. Cedar. Topic will be “Community Oriented Policing – How Can We Get Involved in Reducing Crime,” presented by Roger Bragdon, Spokane Chief of Police. Lunch will be served at 11:45 a.m. for $8.50; program begins at 12:15 p.m. Reservations must be made by Monday; 777-1555; or e-mail to spokanecityforum@yahoo.com or visit www.spokanecityforum.org.

EWU Women’s Studies Center lecture - “Responding to Victims of Sexual Assault,” presented by Sandi Goodwin, M.S.W., and Leslie Larsen, B.S., with the Spokane Sexual Assault and Family Trauma, Wednesday, noon-1 p.m., Room 207, Monroe Hall, Eastern Washington University campus, Cheney; 359-2898.

Whitworth College lecture - Edward B. Lindaman Chair, Jim Waller, will speak on “Never Again?: Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding in a Genocidal World,” Wednesday, 7 p.m., Whitworth College, Music Recital Hall; 777-4738.

Women of Compassion luncheon and lecture – Benefit for Life Services of Spokane, Thursday, noon at the Davenport Hotel. Featuring Dr. Alveda King, niece of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.; $30 individual, $250 table of 10; 327-0701, carol@lifeservices.org.

H.O.M.E. Childcare Scholarship Fund-raiser Tea - (Helping Ourselves Means Education) seventh annual tea sponsored by EWU Women’s Studies Center, Thursday, 2-4 p.m., Eastern Washington University, Monroe 207, Cheney; $20 at the door; 359-2847.

Tarot Card classes – Five-week class begins Thursday, 6-7 p.m. at New Dawn Books, 509 W. Sprague. Presented by Carolyne “Chevy” Pickup; $10; 838-3717.

Inland Northwest Land Trust Open House - Learn how the trust preserves and protects the natural lands, waters and working farms and forests of the Inland Northwest and about the Wild Lifelines. Door prizes, light refreshments, Friday, 5-7 p.m., The Community Building, 35 W. Main; 462-1239.