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Today

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

Engineers Forum of Spokane – Monday at the Holiday Inn Airport, 1616 Windsor Drive. Topic “Boat Rebuild and the Ride to Hell and Back: The Inland Passage to Bella Bella” will be presented by Linda and Chuck Eller. Lunch will be served at noon for $11; program begins at 12:30 p.m. Call 244-3467 or e-mail EngineersForumInfo@att.net.

Spokane Community College Asian New Year Events – Thai dancing, New Year traditions and origami lessons, Tuesday-Thursday, 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. Saturday: Chinese New Year events in the Lair Student Center, Building 6: Cultural fair, 1-5 p.m., performances at 2, 3:30, 4 and 5:30 p.m., in Chinese fashion, martial arts and opera. Also Saturday, Chinese New Year banquets, 6:30 p.m.-midnight, at King Yen Restaurant, 3004 N. Monroe, and Peking North Restaurant, 4120 N. Division. Tickets: $1/cultural fair; $8/cultural fair and performances; $20/cultural fair, performances and banquet; $30 for VIP tickets to cultural fair with preferred seating and special banquet menu. For more information, call Susan Butler at 533-7473 or e-mail subtler@scc.spokane.edu.