Spokane calendar
Today
Women of Compassion luncheon and lecture – Benefit for Life Services of Spokane, 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. Child Care Scholarship Fund-raising Tea - (Helping Ourselves Means Education) seventh annual tea sponsored by EWU Women’s Studies Center, 2-4 p.m., Eastern Washington University, Monroe Hall 207, Cheney; $20 at the door; 359-2847.
Tarot Card classes – Five-week class begins today, 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.
Upcoming
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 clean-up, 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. The day’s events will include children’s activities, live music, Procession of the Species, and a Reuse-A-Shoe collection; 477-4727, ext. 114.
Neighbor Day Festival - Jumping For Joy with a carnival, prizes, food, music, bouncy castle and maze, face painting, rummage sale and more, Saturday, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., West Central Community Center, 1603 N. Belt.
SCOPE East Community Event - Includes bike rodeo with free helmets, train rides, face painting, free gun locks for rifles and pistols, information on finger printing, pictures, and the Neighborhood Watch Program, and appearances by Big Bird and Coyote, McGruff the Crime Dog and the Bumblebee, and Shriners Clowns. A firetruck and the Blood Mobile will also be on-hand, and all are invited to bring cars, tractors, horses, bikes, etc. to join in the parade, Saturday, 11:30 a.m., 4904 N. Harvard Road, Otis Orchards; 255-6730.
Workers’ Memorial Ceremony - Sponsored by the Spokane Regional Labor Council on Saturday. Bloodmobile will be on-site for donations from 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m., and the ceremony begins at noon, Mission Park, corner of Mission and Perry; 327-7637.
Engineers Forum of Spokane – Monday at the Airport Holiday Inn, 1616 Windsor Drive. “The Construction of Gonzaga’s McCarthey Athletic Center and Other Large Projects With Some Company History Thrown In,” presented by Tim Welch, Garco Construction Co. Lunch will be served at noon for $11, program begins at 12:30 p.m.; 244-3467.