Idaho calendar
Today
Auditions for the Red Hot Mamas – begin today and continue Saturday from 12:45 p.m. until finished at Ironwood Athletic Club. Cost: $6. Wear athletic shoes, workout clothing. All ages over 18 are welcome. Information: RHMamas@aol.com or Sherry at 765-5734.
“Proof” – The North Idaho College Theater Department’s winter production continues today and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in Boswell Hall’s Schuler Auditorium. Due to adult language the play is recommended for adult audiences. Information: 769-3220.
Evidence of the After Life Psychic Crossing Over Show – 7 p.m. at the Days Inn in Coeur d’Alene, with Bonnie Whiting; $10 at the door. Information: 667-1423.
Designing With Light – Architect Will Bruder will detail how lighting can create architectural drama for specific spaces in a talk at 5 p.m. in the Kenworthy Performing Arts Center at the University of Idaho, Moscow. Information: 885-6489.
North Idaho Partners in Care Mobile Clinic – will be at Gary’s Drug Center in Pinehurst from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. For an appointment, call 786-7474.
Kootenai County Democratic Club – will meet at noon at the Iron Horse restaurant. The program is “Undoing a Century of Corporate Dominance in the Bunker Hill/Coeur d’Alene 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 at 7:30 p.m. in the Panida Theater in Sandpoint. Cost: $26 advance, $29 at the door. Information: 263-9191.
Trio Day Open House at North Idaho College – noon-1 p.m., join NIC’s Student Services in Rooms 123, 126 and 127 in Lee-Kildow Hall to become familiar with their services. Information: 769-3499 or 666-8017.
Cancer Care Challenge fund-raiser – benefit block party Friday, 5-8 p.m., at Di Lunas restaurant and at Pend d’Oreille Winery in Sandpoint. Mnimum donation of $20 is requested and will buy a “Be One” Challenge shirt. The Be One bands, similar to the Lance Armstrong Livestrong bands, will be available at both locations.
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.
Upcoming
Book signing by University of Idaho Alumna – Elaine Ambrose Romano, Class of ‘73, 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.
“Fun Fling Dance” – Sponsored by the Pend Oreille Chapter of Dance USA, formerly US Amateur Ballroom Dancers Association, from 2-5 p.m. Saturday at the Sandpoint Community Hall, 204 South First. Cost: $5 for members, $8 for nonmembers; $3 for student members with ID; $4 for nonmember students. This event is alcohol, tobacco and fragrance-free. Bring clean, leather-soled shoes for dancing on wooden floors.
Art in the Window – Laura Collins will demonstrate painting oil landscapes Saturday, 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. Register Friday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., at Fleet Feet on Sherman, or Saturday, 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.
Idaho Native Plant Society – The Kinnikinnick Chapter will meet Saturday at 9:45 a.m. at the Community Hall in Sandpoint. Dan Barney will talk about huckleberries. Information: 267-4459.
North Idaho College Faculty Recitals – Sunday at 2 p.m. in Boswell Hall’s Schuler Auditorium, featuring an original composition by NIC music instructor Gerard Mathes. Information: 769-7764.
Heart of Hope in a World of Violence – This seminar series sponsored by Diakoniacq will feature Linda Kincaid, the new executive director of the Women’s Center, to discuss family violence and the alternatives available for individuals and the community, Monday, 7 p.m., Monday at the Harding Family Center, 15th and Wallace. Information: 667-8446.