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Sun., Feb. 20, 2005

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Today

“A Woman of Independent Means” – This play, written by Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey, and directed by Jack Bannon, will be performed today at 1 p.m. This is a benefit for the Coeur d’Alene Women’s Center children’s counseling center. Cost: $25. Tickets: 667-1323.

Banff Radical Reels – by Mountain Fever Productions, 7 p.m., Panida Theater, Sandpoint. Cost: $10. Information: 263-9191.

Lake City Playhouse season tickets on sale – for the theater’s 2005-06 season. Cost: $70 adults, $65 seniors, $65 students and $40 for children. For more information, call the playhouse at 667-1323.

Sparkling Spur Youth Writing Contest – Students in grades 4-12 are eligible to enter the contest. Theme is short stories set in the American West. Deadline to enter is March 5. Entries must be unpublished and original. Enter at www.westernwriters.org/youthwritingcontest. htm.

Upcoming

National Active and Retired Federal Employees – will meet Monday at noon at the Red Lion’s Templins Hotel in Post Falls.

Audubon Society – will meet Monday at 7 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 521 E. Lakeside. The speaker is Tom Buckley, and the program is “Wolf Management in the Idaho Panhandle – Current and Future.”

Sports Nutrition Workshop – with registered dietician Samantha Ramsay, Tuesday, 6-8 p.m., at the University of Idaho, Coeur d’Alene, 1000 W. Hubbard Ave., Room 142. Cost: $25. Preregister by calling 667-2588 or visit

Audubon Society – Brown bag birding trip Tuesday. Meet at noon at the west end of the Fernan Lake Boat launch. Information: Lynn, message phone 664-4739.

North Idaho Workforce Investment Board – will meet Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Best Western Coeur d’Alene Inn, 414 W. Appleway. Information: 772-0584.

David Wilcox Concert – with opening act Alan Lane, Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. the Panida Theatre in Sandpoint. Cos: $26 advance, $29 at the door. Information: 263-9191.

Women in Jazz – As part of the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival, the film “Strange Fruit,” which explores the origins and legacy of Billie Holiday’s signature song, will be screened at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Borah Theater in the Student Union Building at the University of Idaho. On Thursday, “Ladies of Jazz on Film,” four short films produced from 1962-1966 will be shown at 11:15 a.m. “Lady Sings the Blues,” will be screened at 4:15 p.m. For a full listing of concert events visit For exhibits and lectures visit

“Proof” – The North Idaho College Theater Department’s winter production continues Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in Boswell Hall’s Schuler Auditorium. Additional performances Friday and Saturday. The play is recommended for adult audiences due to adult language. Information: 769-3220.

Public Forum for Sustainability – Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Sandpoint Public Library. The topic is “Simple Choices for a Healthier Life.” Information: 255-5898.

North Idaho Partners in Care Mobile Clinic – will be at the Spirit Lake Community Center Thursday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. For an appointment, call 667-3481.

North Idaho Partners in Care Mobile Clinic – will be at Gary’s Drug Center in Pinehurst Friday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. For an appointment, call 786-7474.

Kootenai County Democratic Club – will meet Friday at noon at the Iron Horse restaurant. The program is “Undoing a Century of Corporate Dominance in the Bunker Hill/Cd’A Basin Cleanup,” presented by Barbara Miller, director of the Silver Valley Community Resource Center. Information: 777-1588.

“Galumpha” – Acrobatic, dance and physical theater group will perform Friday at 7:30 p.m. in the Panida Theater, Sandpoint. Cost: $26 advance, $29 at the door. Information: 263-9191.

Book signing by University of Idaho Alumna – Elaine Ambrose Romano will sign books Saturday, 1-3 p.m., at the main University Bookstore. Romano was one of the first female television reporters and talk show hosts in Idaho. She’s been the associate editor of the Boise magazine and the editor of McCall magazine. Information: 885-2517.

Art in the Window – Laura Collins will demonstrate painting oil landscapes Saturday from 1-4 at Angel Gallery of Fine Arts and Antiques, 423 Sherman Ave.

15th annual Leprechaun Scurry – Saturday, 10 a.m., in front of the North Idaho College Gymnasium. Registration Friday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., at Fleet Feet on Sherman Avenue and Saturday from 8:30-9:30 a.m. in front of the gym. Cost: $15 with T-shirt, $7 no shirt. Information: Heather Taylor 661-2401.

Compassion and Choices – Quarterly meeting Saturday at 1 p.m. at the clubhouse in the Village subdivision. Turn left off Fourth Street onto Knotty Pine. Information: 667-7507.

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