Idaho calendar
Today
UI Kentucky Blue Grass Research Review Field Tour – 7:30 a.m., Chris Ramsey Farm near Worley; 885-5041.
Teachers Retirement Barbecue Celebration – 5-7 p.m. at Dalton Elementary School, 6225 N. Mt. Carroll St. on Hanley Ave., to celebrate retirement of teachers Gary Henry and Ron Keefer; 772-5364.
“The Hobbit” – onstage today, 7 p.m., Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., at Lake City Playhouse, 1320 E. Garden Ave.; adults $14, $12 students/seniors, $8 kids, $10 groups; 667-1323.
“Up and Down” Czech Comedy Film – today through and Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Panida Theater, Sandpoint; $6 adults, $5 seniors and kids; 263-9191.
Summer Youth Arts Program – Registration by mail only for kids grades K-12 to enroll in a variety of art sessions to be held June 21-30 and July 12-21; most class fees are $19 with varying supply fees; guitar is $29; 676-9132.
Art on the Edge Free Summer Youth Art Classes – Classes now available for elementary students are Wednesdays, 4-5 p.m. and 5:30-6:30 p.m.; middle school classes are Tuesdays, 3-5 p.m.; high school classes are Thursdays, 3-5 p.m., all at 1416 N. First St.; 676-0917.
Huckleberry Children’s Summer Theatre 2005 – Registration under way for workshops for ages 6-17, with performances in June, July and August; to register, call 667-1323.
Fine Crafts Art Exhibit – “Finely Crafted” exhibit runs daily through Thursday, 7 a.m.-10 p.m., Pend Oreille Arts Council Gallery at the Powerhouse, 120 Lake St., Sandpoint; 263-6139.
University of Idaho Seeking Idaho Authors – The UI English Department is seeking nonfiction essays by Idaho authors on the topic of air for publication in a future anthology. Deadline is Sept. 15; contact Mary Blew or Phil Druker at the UI English Department, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83844-1102, or go online at www.class.uidaho.edu/druker/
Lake City Playhouse 2005-06 Season Tickets – $70 adults, $65 seniors, $65 students and $40 for children; 667-1323.
Post Falls Chamber of Commerce Transportation Committee – meets 10 a.m., Hot Rod Cafe; 773-5016.
Charter Academy Commencement Ceremony – 6:30 p.m., at North Idaho College Boswell Hall Schuler Auditorium; keynote speaker is former ABC news correspondent Gary Shepard; 676-1667.
Coeur d’Alene Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Committee – meets 5:30 p.m., City Hall council chambers, 710 Mullan Ave.; 769-2300.
North Idaho Dahlia Society – meets 7:30 p.m. in the upstairs meeting room at Tidyman’s in Coeur d’Alene, corner of Neider Ave. and U.S. Highway 95; call Susan at 665-0619.