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Today

Third annual Human Rights Film Festival – Presented by the Gonzaga University Law Amnesty International Chapter, today-Friday in the Moot Court Room at the GU School of Law, 721 N. Cincinnati. E-mail MFjeld@lawschool.gonzaga.edu for more information.

Upcoming

Free home improvement workshops – Offered at Home Depot stores. Workshops this month include: “You Can Install Laminate Flooring,” Tuesdays at 7 p.m.; “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. Call (800) 430-3376 or visit www.homedepot.com for more information.

Eighth annual Community Congress on Race Relations – Next Wednesday, 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.

“Palestinian-Israeli Conflict after Arafat,” lecture – March 31, 7:30 p.m. in the William P. Robinson Teaching Theatre, Weyerhauser Hall, Whitworth College, 300 W. Hawthorne. Presented by Raja Tanas, Ph.D., professor of sociology at Whitworth College. Call 777-3270 for more information.

Sons of Norway April Fools Day Dinner Dance – April 1 at the Sons of Norway Lodge, 6710 N. Country Homes Blvd. Happy hour begins at 5:30 p.m., dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. followed by dancing. Admission is $8.50 per person. Call 326-9211 for reservations.

Humanist Focus Group meeting – April 2, 8 a.m. at the Old Country Buffet, 5504 N. Division. Program will be presented by Charlie Mason, geologist; breakfast will be available for $7. Call 448-2516 for more information.

Sons of Norway Pancake Breakfast – April 3 and 17 at the Sons of Norway Lodge, 6710 N. Country Homes Blvd. All the pancakes you can eat with sausage, eggs, juice and coffee. Admission is $4/adults, $2.50/children. Call 326-9211 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.

Elks Lodge Inaugural Ball – April 2, 7 p.m. at the lodge, 2605 N. Robie Road, Spokane Valley. Includes prime rib dinner and dancing. Tickets are $15; call 926-2328.

St. John’s Lutheran Church of Sprague, Wash., 20th annual Sausage Feed – April 3, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. in the Sprague Community Hall. Includes smoked sausage, mashed potatoes, vegetable, sauerkraut, applesauce and dessert. Admission is $8.50/adults, $4/children ages 6-12, and free to children under the age of 5. Call (509) 257-2806.

Spokane Parks and Recreation Department Sausage Feed Trip – 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 of $25 includes meal and transportation. Call 625-6200 to register.

Compass Club luncheon and lecture – April 5 at Prospector’s Bar and Grill, 12611 N. Highway 395. Program will be “Lewis and Clark’s Journey,” presented by Ed Lecter. Doors open at 11 a.m.; lunch will be served for $14 at 11:30 a.m. Reservations must be made by contacting Joyce Colclough at 927-4673.

Oceanography lectures – Two lectures April 5 will be given by Deborah Kelley, Ph.D., associate professor of the School of Oceanography and the astrobiology program at the University of Washington: “Life Within the Endeavour System: One of the Most Extreme Environments on Earth,” 1 p.m., in the Eric Johnston Science Center Auditorium, Room 233 at Whitworth College, 300 W. Hawthorne; and “Discovery of the Lost City Hydrothermal Field: Implications for Life in the Oceans of Our Solar System,” 7 p.m., in the Globe Room at Gonzaga University, 502 E. Boone. For more information, call 777-4210 or 777-3265.

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. Eastern Washington train historian Charles Mutscher 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.

United Nations Association, Spokane Chapter presentation – April 11, 7 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 4340 W. Fort Wright Drive. Topic will be “The World Water Decade 2005-2015: Water for Life,” presented by Rachel Osborn, director of the Columbia Institute for Water Policy and instructor on water/environment at Gonzaga University. Call 624-3608 for more information.