Spokane Calendar

Mon., Feb. 7, 2005

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Whitworth College Heritage Week – today through Saturday 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.

Engineers Forum of Spokane – 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 for more information.

Upcoming

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.

Spokane Community College Asian New Year Events – Events will include 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. Chinese New Year events will be held Saturday 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 Saturday, 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, call 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 Thursday 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.

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