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Today

“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.

Coeur d’Aleers Christmas Concert – women’s choir performance, 7:30 p.m., Community United Methodist Church, 1470 W. Hanley Ave.; free; 659-2064.

Holiday Concert at University of Idaho – 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” – today and Saturday, 7 p.m., Panida Theater, 300 N. First Ave., Sandpoint; $10 adults, $5 kids; 255-7801.

Fiesta de Diciembre – Children’s dance group Los Sabrositos performs at noon at North Idaho College’s Edminster Student Union Building, 1000 W. Garden Ave.; Saturday, 6-11 p.m., Harding Family Center, 411 N. 15th St., Coeur d’Alene; includes food, crafts, Salsa dance lessons; free; 769-3397.

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 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

“Movin’ On” UI Dance Concert – 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.

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, 8-9 a.m., Community United Methodist Church, 1470 W. Hanley Ave.; $1 donation per class; 765-8800.

“Scorched Earth: How the Fires of Yellowstone Changed America” book lecture – Tuesday, 7 p.m., Todd Lecture Hall in Molstead Library at North Idaho College, 1000 W. Garden Ave.; presented by author Rocky Barker; free; 769-3355.

Coeur d’Alene Audubon Chapter – Mica Bay survey Tuesday, 9 a.m.; meet at Fairmont Loop and U.S. Highway 95 for this three-hour outing; call to confirm, 664-5318 or 664-4739.

Make a Gift Family Program – Tuesday, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Coeur d’Alene Public Library, 201 E. Harrison Ave.; free; 769-2315.

Idaho’s Railroad History – Arthur Hart slide presentation Tuesday, 6:30 p.m., Sandpoint Library, 1407 Cedar St.; free; 263-6930.

ACYC Teen Center Holiday Fund-raiser – Tuesday and Wednesday, 2:30-5:30 p.m., at the center on the corner of Pine and Division, Sandpoint; featuring, baked goods, holiday wreaths and candy, mixes in a jar, serving chili and corn bread, soups and rolls or chili dogs, $2.50; 263-2020.

Senior Dance – Tuesday, 7-9:30 p.m., Post Falls Senior Center, 1215 E. Third Ave.; featuring music by Bertie and Friends; $3.50; 773-9582.

Area School Holiday Concerts – Tuesday, Lake City High School Choir, 7 p.m., school gym, 6101 Ramsey Road, 769-0769; Coeur d’Alene High Choir, 7 p.m., school auditorium, 5530 N. Fourth St., 667-4507; Woodland Middle School Band, 7 p.m., school auditorium, 2101 St. Michelle Drive, 667-5996; Hayden Meadows Kindergarten Program, 7 p.m., 900 E. Hayden Ave., 772-5006; Wednesday, Lake City High School Band, 7 p.m., school auditorium, 6101 Ramsey, 769-0769; and Ramsey Elementary first- and third-grades, special chorus, 7 p.m., Woodland Middle School, 2101 St. Michelle, 765-2010.

Tai Chi Class – Wednesday, 9-10 a.m., Post Falls Senior Center, 1215 E. Third Ave.; free; 773-9582.

La Leche League of Greater Coeur d’Alene – meets Wednesday, 10 a.m., Harding Family Center on the corner of 15th and Indiana; 765-4393.

NIC Student Pottery Sale – Wednesday-Thursday, 7 a.m.-4 p.m., North Idaho College Corner Gallery in Boswell Hall, 1000 W. Garden Ave.; 769-7764.

Audubon Society Christmas Bird Count – Thursday, meet for breakfast at 6 a.m. at Michael D’s Eatery on Lake Coeur d’Alene Drive, depart at 7 for a day of birding; conclude with evening potluck; cost $5 per CBC plus gas funds for driver; RSVP to 667-6209.

School Holiday Concerts – Thursday, Lake City High School Band, 7 p.m., school auditorium, 6101 Ramsey Road; Bryan Elementary, grades 1, 3 and 5, 5:30 p.m., school gym, 802 Harrison Ave., 664-3237; Borah Elementary, grades 1 and 2, 6:45 p.m., gym, 632 Borah Ave., 664-5844; Woodland Middle School Orchestra, 7 p.m., school auditorium, 2101 St. Michelle Drive, 667-5996.; Districtwide fifth-grade strings concert, 7 p.m., Atlas Elementary School, 9650 N. Government Way, 772-3851; Canfield Middle School, 7 p.m., school multipurpose room, 1800 E. Dalton Ave., 772-3851.

“It’s A Wonderful Life” – Thursday-Saturday 7:30 p.m., Lake City Playhouse, 1320 E. Garden Ave., Coeur d’Alene; $14 adults, $12 seniors/students, $8 kids; 667-1323.