Idaho calendar

Today

“Intimate Strangers” – The French film will be screened at 7:30 p.m. at the Panida Theater in Sandpoint as part of the Global Cinema Cafe film series. Cost: $6 adults, $5 seniors and students under 18. Information: 263-9191.

Fifth annual Classy Stuff Sale – 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Sandpoint Community Hall, 204 First Ave. Items include antiques, coins, and baked goods with a percentage of the proceeds to go to The Wishing Star Foundation.

Gathering Place Powwow – Numerous drum circles, Native American food and arts and crafts vendors as well as more than 300 dancers from across North America will gather in the Christianson Gymnasium on the North Idaho College campus. Grand entry at 1 and 7 p.m. Information: 769-3365.

“The Light” – Dance and chorale performance at 7 p.m. at The Songbird Theater, 315 N. Fourth, performed by the Amazing Grace Youth and Adult Dance Team accompanied by the Coeur d’Alene Children’s Chorale. Cost: $3. Information: 664-3672.

St. Patrick’s Concert – 7:30 p.m. at the Harding Family Center, 15th and Wallace. Arvid Lundin and Deep Roots will perform Celtic music, and there will be dancing, alcohol-free refreshments, a bake sale, children’s activities and a raffle. Suggested donation is $7 for adults. Information: 765-0716.

Build-a-Buddy – Family event from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at Michael’s Arts and Crafts Store, 225 W. Canfield. Admission is free. There will be children’s fingerprinting and other activities and demonstrations. Information: 772-6333.

Self-help for the Hard of Hearing – “Depression and Hearing Loss: Help for the entire family,” 9:30-11 a.m. in the KMC Fox Auditorium.

Sandpoint Vigil and Peace Walk – Event marking the second anniversary of the War in Iraq will be at noon at the Bonner County Courthouse, 127 S. First Ave. Activities include singing, vigils, demonstrations, and marches sponsored by the Sandpoint Friends Meeting (Quakers). March will eventually proceed across the Long Bridge. On Sunday the group will gather for demonstration at Farmin Park in Sandpoint at 2 p.m. and proceed to the free showing of The Fog of War at the Panida Theater at 4 p.m. A chili feed/potluck and discussion will follow the movie at the Community Center.

Audubon Society – Two-day overnight trip today and Sunday to the Wolf Education and Research Center in Winchester, Idaho, south of Lewiston. Please register with a leader ahead of time in order to make travel plans and because tour size is limited. $5 for the wolf tour. For more information, call Dick Cripe at 665-0010 or Kris Buchler at 664-4739.

“Jesus Christ Superstar” – today at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Lake City Playhouse. Additional performances Thursday at 7 p.m., Friday and next Saturday at 8 p.m. Cost: $14 adults, $12 seniors/students and $8 children. Information: 667-1323.

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.

Instant Antiquity – An exhibit of ceramic sculptures by A. Lee Ayars, studio artist and ceramic arts instructor at Spokane Falls Community College, at Corner Gallery in Boswell Hall on the North Idaho College campus, through March 25. Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Information: 769-7764.

Upcoming

Eco-Center Open House – Sunday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., at the center at 307 Church St., Sandpoint. Earth-friendly events for all ages and noon buffet. Regular center hours are Tuesday through Thursday from noon to 6 p.m. For information, call 255-2440.

“Fog of War” – This documentary about Robert McNamara, U.S. Secretary of Defense, will be shown Sunday at 4 p.m. at the Panida Theater in Sandpoint. Admission is free. Sponsored by Citizens for a Better Democracy. Information: 263-9191.

North Idaho College 35th annual Popcorn Forum Series – begins Monday with Congressman Butch Otter and U.S. Attorney for the State of Idaho, Thomas E. Moss, speaking at 10 a.m. on “The Patriot Act: National Security vs. Civil Liberties,” in Boswell Hall’s Schuler Auditorium. There will be a response panel in the Edminster Student Union Building from 1-2:30 p.m., then the Human Rights Banquet is a 6 p.m. at the Coeur d’Alene Inn. Information: 769-3300.

Landscape to Protect Your Home From Fire – Monday, 7-9 p.m., at the County Administration Building, 451 Government Way. Chris Schnepf, Extension Education, Forestry, for the University of Idaho Extension, will teach landscape techniques for minimizing a catastrophe. Cost: $5. Information and registration: 446-1693.

Coeur d’Alene Art Association – will meet Monday at 10 a.m. at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Fifth and Wallace. Information: 762-9107.

North Idaho Partners in Care Mobile Clinic – will be at the Kellogg Panhandle Health District Office, 114 Riverside, Monday from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. for dental only. For an appointment, call 786-7474.

National Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARF) Chapter 218 – meets Monday at noon at Red Lions Templins Hotel in Post Falls.

Blanchard Area Seniors Inc. – is sponsoring Mr. Potato Head Night on Tuesday from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Loft Restaurant at Stoneridge Resort in Blanchard. Various potato dishes will be served with a requested donation of $5 for adults and $3 for children. Kids potato project with prizes will be from 5 o 6 p.m. Proceeds to benefit the Blanchard Senior/Community Center Project.