Spokane calendar
Today
Signing Santa pancake breakfast – 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Manito United Methodist Church, 3220 S. Grand Blvd., sponsored by the Spokane County Association of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Santa will arrive at 12:15 p.m. and there will also be children’s crafts and prize drawings. Tickets are $4 adults, $3 seniors/children or $10 for a family of four; 328-9220.
Child identification program – Parents receive a DNA Lifeprint Kit with digital pictures and video CD of their child, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., 2807 S. Stone, Suite 201; free;838-6261.
Upcoming
Engineers Forum of Spokane – Orville Barnes, former member of the Spokane School Board and the Washington State School board, will give a presentation on public education, noon Monday, at the Holiday Inn Airport, 1616 Windsor Drive. Lunch is $12; 244-3467.
Human rights – Raymond Reyes, associate vice president for diversity at Gonzaga University, will speak on “Building a Multicultural Democracy” at 7 p.m. Monday at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 4340 W. Fort George Wright Drive; 624-3608.
Documentary – Showings of the documentary “Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Prices” will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Highland Park United Methodist Church, 611 S. Garfield, and at 7 p.m. Dec. 20 at 14015 E. Trent; 534-9357.
Area Winter Birds slides presentation – The Spokane Audubon Society hosts a slide presentation on birds that winter in the area, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Riverview Retirement Center, 1801 N. Upriver Drive, with host Spokane Audubon Society.
Spokane Area Children’s Chorus Holiday concert – The choirs perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday and 3 p.m. next Saturday, Westminster Congregational Church, 411 S. Washington. Tickets are $5 and $6 in advance, $7 and $8 at the door; 624-7992.
Bill of Rights Day celebration – 2-4 p.m. next Saturday, Kalico Kitchen, 2931 N. Division. Reservations are requested; 327-5681.
Engineers Forum of Spokane – Stuart Evey, retired vice president of Getty Oil and founder of ESPN, will speak on the beginning of the sports network, noon Dec. 19, Holiday Inn Airport, 1616 Winsor Drive. Lunch is $12; 244-3467.
AmeriCorps – offering on-the-job training in the housing construction industry to those ages 18-25; also seeking tutors for at-risk high school students and a volunteer coordinator/trainer; 456-7660.