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Today

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.

Leadership Spokane and Leadership Connection lecture – “10 Ways to Make a Difference,” presented by Tim McGuire, 7:30-8:45 a.m., in the Championship Room at the Spokane Arena. Light breakfast available at 7 a.m. Cost: $25, or $9 to students; register online at www.gonzaga.edu/ce or by calling 323-3575.

Spokane Community College Asian New Year Events – Events will include Thai dancing, New Year traditions and origami lessons, today-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.