Spokane calendar

Today

Free home improvement workshops – Offered at Home Depot stores. Workshops this month include: “You Can Lay Ceramic Tile,” Thursdays at 7 p.m.; “You Can Have Fun With Color and Faux,” Fridays at 7 p.m.; “You Can Measure and Install Window Treatments,” Saturdays at 10 a.m.; “You Can Prep and Paint the Interior of Your Home Like a Pro,” Saturdays at 2 p.m.; “You Can Use a Finish Nailer,” Sundays at 2 p.m.; and “You Can Install Laminate Flooring,” Tuesdays at 7 p.m. Call (800) 430-3376 or visit www.homedepot.com for more information.

Good Works in Action Tour – Tour the House of Charity, St. Margaret’s Shelter, and St. Anne’s Children and Family Center, 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Reservations are required by calling 358-4250.

Upcoming

Right to Life of Spokane presentation – Topic will be “Living Wills, Elderly Care and Euthanasia,” presented by Mark Hanley and Hillary Brown, attorneys, and Dr. Howard Platter and Anne Fruci, Right to Life, Friday, 7-9 p.m. in the Fireside Room at the Salvation Army, 222 E. Indiana. Call 747-6678 for more information.

Spokane College Women’s Association lunch and lecture – Reservations must be made by today. The event will be Wednesday, noon, Red Lion River Inn, 700 N. Division. Topic will be “Faith and Business,” presented by Rev. Gerald Zandstra, director of the Center for Entrepreneurial Stewardship at the Acton Institute, Grand Rapids, Mich. Cost: $12. Call 466-2156 or visit www.SCWAspeakers.com.

Home Buyers Fair 2005 – Presented by Allstate Insurance, Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Spokane Convention Center. Free admission; door prizes. Call 343-7472 for more information.

Landscaping With Nature in Mind – Presented by Master Gardener Eva Lusk, Saturday, 10 a.m.-noon at Auntie’s Bookstore, 402 W. Main. Lusk will give a powerpoint presentation and discuss using native plants in your landscaping projects. Call 838-0206 for more information.

Gonzaga University’s Hawaiian Pacific Islanders 2005 Luau – Saturday, 6 p.m. in the old kennel, fitness center on the GU campus. Tickets are $15, and includes Hawaiian food and live entertainment. Call 499-5285 for more information.

“100 Hours of Conscience: End Genocide in Darfur, Sudan!” presentation – Saturday, 7 p.m. at the SGI Center, 8019 W. Sunset Highway, Airway Heights. Education, music, poetry and art in response to the suffering in Sudan; sponsored by the Interfaith Council. Call 329-1410 for more information.

Sons of Norway Pancake Breakfast – Sunday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Sons of Norway Lodge, 6710 N. Country Homes Blvd. All the pancakes you can eat with sausage, eggs, juice and coffee. Tickets are $4/adults, $2.50/children. Call 326-9211 or visit www.sonspokane.com for more information.

Engineers Forum of Spokane – Monday at the Airport Holiday Inn, 1616 Windsor Drive. Topic will be “Travels in Nepal,” presented by Monica Spicker, Spokane Community College natural resource instructor. Lunch will be served for $11 at noon; program begins at 12:30 p.m. For more information, call 244-3467 or e-mail engineersforuminfo@att.net.

Spokane Mountaineers meeting and slide show – Monday, 7 p.m. at the Corbin Senior Center, 827 W. Cleveland. Slide show will include members’ “Ten Best Slides.” Call 838-4974 or visit www.spokanemountaineers.org for more information.

Engineers Forum of Spokane – March 28 at the Airport Holiday Inn, 1616 Windsor Drive. Topic will be “Waste Water – How Are We Doing?” presented by Russell Mau, Gonzaga University and CT Engineers. Lunch will be served for $11 at noon; program begins at 12:30 p.m. For more information, call 244-3467 or e-mail engineersforuminfo@att.net.

Eighth annual Community Comgress on Race Relations – March 30, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. in the Lair-Student Center at Spokane Community College, 1810 N. Greene. Presenters include Lee Gardenswartz and Anita Rowe, diversity consultants, and Jorge Cherbosque, clinical and industrial psychologist. Lectures are free; lunch is available for $5. Call 623-2050 for more information.

Whitworth Hawaiian Club, Na Pu’uwai o Hawai’i (The Heart of Hawai’i), Annual Luau – This year’s theme will be “The Polynesian Islands,” and will include Polynesian food and cultural events and information, April 2 at 5 p.m. at the Whitworth Fieldhouse, 300 W. Hawthorne. Tickets are $15/adults, $8/children ages 6-12, and free to children under the age of 5. Call 777-4233 or e-mail na_puuwai@hotmail.com for more information.

Spokane Parks and Recreation Department sausage feed trip – to Sprague, Wash., April 3. Along the way to the feast, the group will tour rock formations, scablands in Lincoln County as well as small Washington towns. Meet at Pioneer Park at 11 a.m. Cost is $25, includes meal and transportation. Call 625-6200 to register.

Elks Lodge Spaghetti Feed – April 8, 5:30 p.m. at the lodge, 2605 N. Robie Road, Spokane Valley. Call 926-2328 for more information.

Railroad history on bikes – Presented by the Friends of Turnbull, April 9, beginning at the Turnbull Wildlife Refuge, Cheney. Dr. Charles Mutscher, Eastern Washington train historian, will lead a tour of the former rail line, which is now the Columbia Plateau Trail State Park, and will present a history on trains in Eastern Washington. Over four miles of the trail covers the north end of the refuge. Class size is limited; call 235-6448 to make reservations.