Looking ahead
Today
Auditions for the Red Hot Mamas – from 12:45 p.m. until finished at Ironwood Athletic Club. Cost: $6. Wear athletic shoes, work-out 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 last day is today 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.
Book signing by University of Idaho Alumna – Elaine Ambrose Romano, Class of ‘73, will sign books from 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. at the Sandpoint Community Hall, 204 S. First. $5 for members, $8 for nonmembers; student members with ID $3 and $4 for nonmember students. This event in 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 from 1-4 p.m., at Angel Gallery of Fine Arts and Antiques, 423 Sherman Ave.
15th annual Leprechaun Scurry – 10 a.m., in front of the North Idaho College Gymnasium. Register 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 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 at 9:45 a.m. at the Community Hall in Sandpoint. Dan Barney will talk about huckleberries. Information: 267-4459.
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
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 Diakonia 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., at the Harding Family Center, 15th and Wallace. Information: 667-8446.
Dine With Style – A four-course dinner prepared by students from Katie Nelson’s University of Idaho class will be served Tuesday, 6-8 p.m., in the Commons Clearwater/Whitewater room, with UI alumna Debra Lybyer instructing students on professional dining etiquette. Cost: $15. Tickets are available at the UI Career and Professional Planning Office, Room 334, of the commons. Information: 885-6121.
William Clark biographer to speak – Landon Jones, former managing editor of People magazine and contributor to Life, Time and Money, will read from his new book “William Clark and the Shaping of the West,” Monday at 7 p.m. in the Edminster Student Union Building at North Idaho College. Information: 769-2315.
Purchasing, planting and maintaining landscape trees and shrubs in North Idaho – Monday 1-3 p.m., at the University of Idaho Kootenai County Extension Office, 1000 W. Hubbard, Suite 142. Cost: $5. Preregister by calling 446-1693.
West Nile Disease/Lyme Disease – Insect Borne Disease in Humans – Monday, 7-9 p.m., at the Kootenai County Administration Building, 451 Government Way; $5. Preregister by calling 446-1693.
Instant Antiquity – An exhibit of ceramic sculptures by A. Lee Ayars, studio artist and ceramic arts instructor at Spokane Falls Community College, opens Tuesday with a reception from 5-7 p.m. in the Corner Gallery in Boswell Hall on the North Idaho College Campus. Gallery hours are from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Information: 769-7764.
William Clark Biographer – Landon Jones will read from his book “William Clark and the Shaping of the West,” and discuss it on Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Sandpoint Community Hall. Information: Gloria Ray at 263-6930.
Career Expo of the Palouse – Tuesday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., at the Washington State University Beasley Performing Arts Coliseum. Information: (509) 335-7127.
Talk on upcoming U.S. Supreme Court Case on file sharing – Tuesday in the Mendard Law Building, room 104 at the University of Idaho, with visiting law professor Malla Pollcack. Information: 885-2017.
North Idaho Dahlia Society – will meet Wednesday at 7:30 p.m., in the upstairs meeting room of the Coeur d’Alene Tidyman’s. Information: Susan 665-0619.
Book reading – David James Duncan, author of “The River Why,” and “The Brothers K,” will be in the University of Idaho Administration Building Auditorium Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Information: 885-6823.
American Cancer Society Relay for Life – meetings will be Wednesday at the Post Falls Library, 821 N. Spokane. Committees meet at 6 p.m., team captains at 7 p.m. Information: (509) 242-8290.
Logger Education to Advance Professionalism – Register by Wednesday. The class will be held March 9-10 in St. Maries. Cost: $38. Call 245-2422 to register.
Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Committee – will meet Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at 710 Mullan Ave.
Ancient Free and Accepted Masons – Dinner meeting Thursday at 6:30 p.m. followed by 7:30 p.m. meeting at the Scottish Rite Center, Strahorn Road at Honeysuckle. Information: 772-4314.
The Interaction of Science and Policy to Enhance Food Safety and Security – Lester Crawford, commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration and world recognized veterinarian will deliver the James A. McClure Lecture, Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Administration Auditorium on the University of Idaho campus. Information: 885-6178.
“The Vagina Monologues” – The University of Idaho student organization MUSE production will begin at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through next Saturday in the Hartung Theater. $7 students, $9 general admission. Tickets are available at the Women’s Center in Memorial Gym, Room 109; violence prevention programs office in the administration building, Room 347; or Bookpeople of Moscow. Information: 885-6616.
Latte Talks Lecture Series – Bill Hall, a longtime Lewiston resident and former editorial page editor for the Lewiston Tribune will speak Thursday on “The False Religions of Liberalism and Conservatism,” and will explore the tendency of moral snobbery in political activism, from 7-8:30 p.m. in the LCSC Center for Arts and History at 415 Main St. in Lewiston. Information: 792-2317.
Progress in International Organization – featuring professor Jordan Paust from the University of Houston Law Center and professor Abraham Sofaer of Stanford University’s Hoover Institution, at 4 p.m. Thursday at the Coeur d’Alene Resort with a reception for the scholars at 6:30. The event is open to the public and is part of the University of Idaho’s International Law Symposium. Information: 885-7634.
The Importance of Detoxification for Your Health – Thursday from 7-8:30 p.m. with Pamela Langenderfer in Room 13 of the Winton Building, on the North Idaho College Campus. Information: 664-1644.
University of Idaho International Law Symposium – Continues Friday at the Coeur d’Alene Resort. From 10 a.m. until noon a panel will discuss the Rise and Fall of International Actors; from 1:30-3:30 p.m. another panel will discuss The Use of Force and The World’s Peace; from 4-6 p.m. a panel will discuss International Jurisdiction and International Jurisprudence, then from 7-9 p.m. professor Barry Carter, Georgetown University Law Center, will deliver the keynote address, “International Law and Institutions for a New Era.” Next SaturdayMarch 5 from 10 a.m. until noon, a panel will discuss World Trade, Development and Environmental Protection; from 1:30-3:30 p.m. a panel will discuss the Challenge of International Human Rights, followed by a 4 reception. Information: 885-7634.