Spokane calendar

Today

EWU African American Heritage Celebrations – continues through Friday at Eastern Washington University, Cheney. Films and lectures each day from 10-11 a.m. in the JFK Library auditorium. For more information, contact Carol Vines at 359-2898.

Spokane Authors and Self-Publishers meeting – “Research Writing and Assembling a Book,” presented by Don Johnson, Byron King and Marla Hyder, 11:30 a.m., at Old Country Buffet, 5504 N. Division. Contact Jan Loehr at 489-7078 or e-mail mysticgranno1@earthlink.net for more information.

Agency for Toxic Substances and Diseases Registry Open House – 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. at Spokane Community College, 1810 N. Greene. Public Health Assessment findings for the Bunker Hill Mining/Coeur d’Alene River Basin Site will be presented for review and comment. Contact Deborah Boling or Rose Jackson at (888) 422-8737.

Greater Spokane Democratic Women’s Group – 12:30 p.m. at Cafe Americana at University City. Call 924-7212 for more information.

Free home improvement workshops – Offered at Home Depot stores this month. Workshops include: “Power Tools 101: You Can Use a Miter Saw to Cut Molding and Trim,” Tuesdays at 7 p.m.; “You Can Install Easy Flooring Solutions,” Thursdays at 7 p.m.; “You Can Install a Faucet,” Fridays at 7 p.m.; “You Can Update Your Countertops and Cabinets,” Saturdays at 10 a.m.; “You Can Measure, Cut and Install Molding and Trim,” Saturdays at 2 p.m.; and “You Can Have Fun with Color Faux,” Sundays at 2 p.m. Call (800) 430-3376 or visit www.homedepot.com for more information.

Upcoming

Humanist Focus Group meeting – Saturday, 8 a.m. at the Old Country Buffet, 5504 N. Division. Dr. David Bowling will give a presentation on cosmology. Breakfast is available for $7. For more information, contact Ross Woodward at 448-2516, e-mail rjwoodward@omnicast.net, or visit www.AmericanHumanist.org.

Eastern Washington Genealogical Society meeting – Saturday, 12:30 p.m., Spokane Public Library, 906 W. Main. Carolyn Olafson will present a program on family history centers. Contact Shirley Penna-Oakes at 276-1740 for more information.

Whitworth College Heritage Week – Monday through Feb. 12 at Whitworth, the college marks its 115th anniversary and the centennial celebration of the student newspaper, The Whitworthian. For more information, contact Tad Wisenor at 777-4401, e-mail twisenor@whitworth.edu, or Julie Riddle at 777-3729, e-mail jriddle@whitworth.edu.

Spokane Community College Asian New Year Events – Events include Thai dancing, New Year traditions and origami lessons, Tuesday to Feb. 10, 11:30 a.m., in the SCC Center for the Humanities, second floor of the college’s Learning Resource Center, Building 16, 1810 N. Greene. Chinese New Year events will be held Feb. 12 in the Lair Student Center, Building 6, including a Chinese Cultural Fair, 1-5 p.m., and cultural performances at 2, 3:30, 4 and 5:30 p.m., with Chinese fashion, martial arts and opera. Also on Feb. 12, Chinese New Year banquets will be hosted from 6:30 p.m.-midnight at King Yen Restaurant, 3004 N. Monroe, and Peking North Restaurant, 4120 N. Division. Tickets are $1/cultural fair, $8/cultural fair and performances, $20/cultural fair, performances and banquet, or $30 for VIP tickets to cultural fair with preferred seating at the performances and special banquet menu. For more information contact Susan Butler at 533-7473 or e-mail subtler@scc.spokane.edu.

Habitat for Humanity – Spokane informational meetings – Several meetings will be held for individuals interested in learning how to become a Habitat for Humanity homeowner: Tuesday, 1 p.m. at Salvation Army Community Center, 222 E. Indiana, and at 6 p.m. at the East Central Community Center, 500 S. Stone; Wednesday, 3 p.m. at the East Central Community Center, and 6 p.m. at the Spokane Valley Community Center, 10814 E. Broadway; and Feb. 10 at 3 p.m. at the West Central Community Center, 1603 N. Belt, and at 6 p.m. at the Northeast Community Center, 4001 N. Cook. A Russian interpreter will be available at Wednesday’s meeting at the East Central. For more information, contact Shelly O’Quinn at 534-2552, ext. 12, or e-mail Shelly@habitat-spokane.com.

Geology lecture – “The 2002 Denali Fault Earthquake: Uplift and Origin of the Alaska Range,” presented by Dr. Charlie Rubin, geology professor at Central Washington University, Tuesday, 7 p.m., Lair Student Center Auditorium at Spokane Community College, 1810 N. Greene. Contact Andy Buddington at 533-8017.

“Environmental Journalism – What I Learned from Covering the Exxon Valdez and Other Disasters,” lecture – Tuesday, 7 p.m., in the Robinson Teaching Theatre, Weyerhaeuser Hall at Whitworth College. Presented by Ross Anderson, Pulitzer Prize winner and Whitworth alumnus. Call 777-4401 or 777-3729.