Idaho calendar
Today
Winton Grade School Concert – grades 1-3, 6:30 p.m., Woodland Middle School, 664-3440.
Boundary County Planning and Zoning Commission – public information process to begin the comprehensive plan review, meetings today at 5:30 p.m. at Naples Hostel, facilitator, Jim Paulus; and Tuesday, at Sater’s Auction, facilitators Tom Hollingsworth and Delton Amoth; 267-1205.
“Movin’ On” UI Dance Concert – today and Saturday, 7:30 p.m., University of Idaho’s Hartung Theater, Moscow; tickets $9 adults, $7 students and kids under 12; featuring ballet, hip-hop, modern dance and jazz; 885-7212.
“It’s A Wonderful Life” – today-Sunday 7:30 p.m., Lake City Playhouse, 1320 E. Garden Ave., Coeur d’Alene; $14 adults, $12 seniors/students, $8 kids; military personnel and their families receive discounted tickets of $10/adults, $8/kids for all weekend performances; 667-1323.
Symposiums on Snowmobiles and Woodland Caribou – 6 p.m., Priest River Junior High School, Highway 2; presented by Selkirk Conservation Alliance; (509) 445-0589 or (509) 951-3541.
Applications Available for Spirit Lake Toys for Tots – Parents can now pick up applications from the U.S. Post Office or from Joy Porter, 623-4221; return completed forms to Spirit Lake Visions Inc.; Marine Corps Reserve will deliver gifts on Dec. 22; donations for the Santa Shop can be made at Spirit Lake Pawn.
Lake City Playhouse Needs Volunteers – ushers and concession workers wanted for upcoming performances at the playhouse, 1320 E. Garden Ave.; 667-1323, after hours press 5 # to leave a message on volunteer line.
“Tropical Escape” Exhibit – through Jan. 9 at Pend Oreille Arts Council Gallery in the Powerhouse Building, 120 E. Lake St., Sandpoint; 263-6139.
Upcoming
Coeur d’Aleers Christmas Concert – women’s choir performance Friday, 7:30 p.m., Community United Methodist Church, 1470 W. Hanley Ave.; free; 659-2064.
Holiday Concert at University of Idaho – Friday, 8 p.m., Kibbie Dome on the Moscow campus; presented by the Lionel Hampton School of Music; free; 885-6231.
“The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” – Friday and Saturday, 7 p.m. at Panida Theater, 300 N. First Ave., Sandpoint; $10 adults, $5 kids; 255-7801.
Fiesta de Diciembre – Children’s dance group Los Sabrositos performs Friday, noon, at North Idaho College’s Edminster Student Union Building, 1000 W. Garden Ave.; and Saturday, 6-11 p.m., at the Harding Family Center, 411 N. 15th St., Coeur d’Alene; includes food, crafts, Salsa dance lessons; free; 769-3397.
Ten Thousand Villages Fair Trade Market – Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Trinity Lutheran Church, 812 N. Fifth St., Coeur d’Alene; featuring home décor, hand-loomed textiles, toys, nativities, musical instruments, jewelry; proceeds will help artisans in 32 countries receive a fair price for their trade items; Marjie at 664-7973.
Sounds of Christmas NIC Music Concert – Saturday, 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, 2 p.m., North Idaho College’s Boswell Hall Schuler Auditorium, 1000 W. Garden Ave.; featuring the NIC Concert Choir and Symphonic Band, Madrigal Singers and Jazz Co.; free; 769-7764.
Marketplace of Fair Trade Crafts and Advent Festival – Sunday, noon-2 p.m., Coeur d’Alene First Presbyterian Church, 521 Lakeside Ave.; gifts range in price from $4-$60; featuring kids craft gift-making session, holiday music and food; 667-8446.
Hauser Lake Fire Station All-U-Can-Eat Breakfast Fund-raiser – Sunday, 7:30 a.m.-1 p.m., at the fire station near the public boat launch on Hauser Lake Road at the south end of the lake; suggested donations of $3/person or $10/family; proceeds will help a 15-year-old North Idaho boy who has leukemia; to make a donation or call Gary Mobbs, 773-4522 or 659-4922, or send to Hauser Lake Fire Department, Attn: Gary Mobbs, 10728 N. Hauser Lake Road, Hauser, ID 83854.
Coeur d’Alene Area Bed and Breakfast Holiday Tour Open House – Sunday, noon-5 p.m., at area bed and breakfast locations; free; Betty at 683-2251 or Tina at 765-5200.
Fernan Elementary Music Program – Monday, 7 p.m., school gymnasium, 520 N. 21st St.; 664-2659.
Coeur d’Alene Audubon Chapter – December program meets Monday, 7 p.m., Idaho Fish and Game Office, 2750 W. Kathleen Ave.; includes holiday cookie exchange; topic is bird count identification with speaker Kris Buchler; 664-4739.
Striders Exercise Group – meets Monday and Wednesday from 8-9 a.m. at Community United Methodist Church, 1470 W. Hanley Ave.; $1 donation per class; 765-8800.