Spokane calendar
Today
“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, 8-11 a.m., Lair-Student Center Auditorium, SCC campus, 1810 N. Greene St.; 533-7185.
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, 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,” 7 p.m., Whitworth College, Music Recital Hall; 777-4738.
Upcoming
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.
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.
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.
Spokane College Women’s Association luncheon and lecture – April 27, noon at the Red Lion River Inn, 700 N. Division. Cheryl-Anne Millsap, “Treasure Hunting” staff writer for The Spokesman-Review, will discuss treasure hunting; $12; reservations must be made by Saturday; 465-0362.
Cheney Earth Day Celebration - Fourth annual event including a children’s program, College Street cleanup, free seedlings, information booths, snacks and refreshments, Saturday, 9 a.m.-12 p.m., Cheney City Park, Fifth and C St., Cheney; (509) 559-5818.
Liberty Lake Book sale - Benefits the Liberty Lake Library, Saturday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., and Sunday, 1-4 p.m., Liberty Lake Sewer and Water District, 22510 E. Mission.
How to be a Cupper - Learn how to evaluate coffee for its taste Saturday. Will sample at least four varietals and two blends during two classes, at 10 a.m. and noon, On Sacred Grounds, 163 S. Lincoln. Reservations required; $3; 747-6294.
Valley Book sale - Hosted by the Friends of the Valley Library, Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Main Valley Library, 12004 E. Main; 926-6283.
Annual Arbor Day Celebration - Featuring demonstrations, interactive activities, information on recycling and more, Saturday, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., John A. Finch Arboretum, Sunset at Woodland Blvd.; 624-4832.
Earth Day Celebration – Saturday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at Riverfront Park’s Gondola Meadows, located near the Bloomsday runners. An Enviro-Film Festival will be held in conjunction across the street in the city of Spokane Council Chambers, 808 W. Spokane Falls Blvd.; 477-4727, ext. 114.