Looking ahead

Today

“Movin’ On” UI Dance Concert – 7:30 p.m. at the University of Idaho’s Hartung Theater, Moscow; tickets $9 adults, $7 students and kids under 12; ballet, hip-hop, modern dance and jazz performed and choreographed by dance students and professionals; 885-7212.

Sounds of Christmas NIC Music Concert – free, 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, 2 p.m., at 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.; 769-7764.

“he Best Christmas Pageant Ever”– 7 p.m. at Panida Theater, 300 N. First Ave., Sandpoint; $10 adults, $5 kids; 255-7801.

Fiesta de Diciembre – continues 6-11 p.m. with food, crafts and Salsa dance lessons at the Harding Family Center, 411 N. 15th St., Coeur d’Alene; 769-3397.

“It’s A Wonderful Life” – through Sunday 7:30 p.m. at 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.

Applications Available for Spirit Lake Toys for Tots – parents can now pick up applications from the post office or from Joy Porter, 623-4221; return completed forms to Spirit Lake Visions Inc. to be forwarded to the Marine Corps Reserve for gift delivery 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” Local Artist Exhibit – on display through Jan. 9 at Pend Oreille Arts Council Gallery in the Powerhouse Building, 120 E. Lake St., Sandpoint; 263-6139.

Upcoming

Marketplace of Fair Trade Crafts and Advent Festival – Sunday, noon to 2 p.m. at 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 on 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 for information, contact 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 – free, Sunday, from noon-5 p.m. at various area bed-and-breakfast locations; call Betty at 683-2251 or Tina at 765-5200 for information.

Fernan Elementary Music Program – Monday, 7 p.m. at the school gymnasium, 520 N. 21st St.; 664-2659.

Coeur d’Alene Audubon Chapter – December program meets Monday, 7 p.m. at the 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.

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

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

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

Idaho’s Railroad History – free Arthur Hart slide presentation, Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. at the Sandpoint Library, 1407 Cedar St.; 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 Streets, Sandpoint; featuring, baked goods, holiday wreaths and candy, mixes in a jar, serving chili an corn bread, soups and rolls or chili dogs, $2.50; 263-2020.

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

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

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

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

NIC Student Pottery Sale – Wednesday-Thursday, on the North Idaho College campus, 1000 W. Garden Ave.; for details, call 769-7764.

Brian Crain and the Chamber Orchestra Concert – Children’s Village fund-raiser concert Friday, 7 p.m. at North Idaho College’s Boswell Hall Schuler Auditorium, 1000 W. Garden Ave.; tickets $20, call to reserve 667-1189.

“The Jazzy Nutcracker” – Friday, 7 p.m. at the Panida Theater, 300 N. First Ave., Sandpoint; presented by Studio One Dance Academy; tickets $8 adults, $6 age 18 and under, tickets available at the door or at EFX Bowling Alley, 120 S. Division St., Sandpoint; 263-5220.

Coeur d’Alene Library Open House Holiday Craft Table – free Friday-Monday, make-a-craft program set up in the library’s Youth Department, 201 E. Harrison; 769-2315.