Idaho calendar
Today
The Kinnikinnick Chapter of the Idaho Native Plant Society – meet at 9:45 a.m. at Sandpoint Community Hall; Phil Hough presentation of native plants of the Scotchman Peaks area; call 255-2780.
Sandpoint Friends of the Skatepark Film Festival – 7 p.m. at Panida Theater, 300 N. First St., Sandpoint; showing of miscellaneous snowboard and skateboard films; 255-7801.
Grass Act Acoustic Blue Grass Concert – 7 p.m. at The Old Church Cultural Center, corner of Fourth Avenue and William Street; tickets $5; 457-8959 or 773-5844.
Athol Food Bank Benefit Ham Dinner – 6 p.m. at the Athol American Legion Auxiliary Hall, located between the railroad tracks on state Highway 54; cost is four food items or cash donation; for information, 683-2614.
“It’s A Wonderful Life” – today 7:30 p.m. at Lake City Playhouse, 1320 E. Garden Ave., Coeur d’Alene; $14 adults, $12 seniors/students, $8 kids; 667-1323. Continues Thursday through Dec.4, Dec. 8-11 and Dec. 15-17.
Katherine Nelson Art Exhibit – display concludes today at Art Spirit Gallery, 415 Sherman Ave.; 765-6006.
Yoga Classes Now Forming – sign up at Coeur d’Alene Park and Recreation Department, 710 Mullan Ave., or call Alix, 667-6967; beginner classes, Mondays and Wednesdays, yoga for athletes, Tuesdays and Thursdays; all sessions 9-10:30 a.m., one class/week $45, two/week $70.
Lake City Playhouse Needs Volunteers – ushers and concession workers wanted for upcoming performances at the playhouse, 1320 E. Garden Ave.; 667-1323, after hours press 5 # to leave a message on volunteer line.
“Tropical Escape” Local Artist Exhibit – on display through Jan. 9 at Pend Oreille Arts Council Gallery in the Powerhouse Building, 120 E. Lake St., Sandpoint; 263-6139.
Upcoming
“Higher Ground” Warren Miller Ski and Snowboard Film – Sunday, 7 p.m. at North Idaho College’s Boswell Hall Schuler Auditorium, 1000 W. Garden Ave.; $16 adults, $12 NIC students and kids 17 and under; 769-7809.
Jam Session – Sunday, 2-5 p.m. at Post Falls Senior Center, 1215 E. Third Ave.; 773-9582.
“Wal-mart: The High Cost of Low Price” – free presentation Sunday, 3 p.m. at Panida Theater, 300 N. First St., Sandpoint; presented by Concerned Citizens for a Better Country; 255-7801.
Healthy Eating With Diabetes – three-part series meets Monday, and Dec. 5 and 12; $15 registration; 446-1680.
Audtions for “Baby with the Bathwater” – Monday and Tuesday, 7 p.m. at North Idaho College’s Boswell Hall, Room 001; will require cold reading from script, which is available for checkout in Room 227 of Boswell Hall; presented by NIC Theater Department; 773-4914.
Adoption Information Night – Tuesday, 6:30-9 p.m. at Kootenai Medical Center, Classroom 2; sponsored by Idaho Youth Ranch-Adoption and Foster Care Services; call Donna at 667-1898.
North Idaho College Information Night – Tuesday, 4-7 p.m. at NIC’s Edminster Student Union Building, Lake Coeur d’Alene Room, 1000 W. Garden Ave.; $25 application fee will be waived for those who apply during the event; 769-3311.
“Nutcracker” – Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. Panida Theater, 300 N. First St., Sandpoint; performed by Ballet Idaho and presented by Pend Oreille Arts Council; $22 adults, $8.50 youths; 255-7801.
Henry SiJohn American Indian History Address – free; Tuesday, noon, at North Idaho College’s Todd Lecture Hall in Molstead Library, 1000 W. Garden Ave.; presented by Francis SiJohn of the Coeur d’Alene Tribe; 769-3397.
Auditions for “Kiss Me Kate” – Monday-Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. at Lake City Playhouse, 1320 E. Garden Ave.; show runs in February; 667-1323.
Free Tai Chi Class – Wednesday, 9-10 a.m. at Post Falls Senior Center, 1215 E. Third Ave.; 773-9582.
3C’s Coeur D’Aleers Chorus – practice for Christmas concert Wednesdays, 9:45 a.m.-noon, Lutheran Church of the Master, Kathleen Avenue and Ramsey Road; new members welcome; Leah, 765-0376.
“Making Dollar Decisions” Nutrition Class – free Wednesday, 9 a.m. at Coeur d’Alene S.L. Start, 1323 E. Sherman Ave., Suite 5, Coeur d’Alene; 446-1680.
Holiday Evergreen Wreath-making Class – for ages 16 and up, Thursday, 6-8 p.m., at the Post Falls Public Library, 821 Spokane St.; $7 pre-registration; 773-1506, ext. 2.
“Fashion Culture: the Changing Role of Dress in Society” – Thursday, 4 p.m. at North Idaho College’s Meyer Health and Sciences Building, 1000 W. Garden Ave.; free popular culture seminar presented by Phi Theta Kappa; 769-3249.
Festival of the Spirit in Sandpoint – Thursday, 3 p.m. tree-planting ceremony, 5:30 p.m. opening night gala, 7 p.m. double-feature films “World of My Perfect Teacher” and “Travelers and Magicians”; Friday, 7 p.m., Baraka Sufi music ensemble and the Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes ceremony and film “Meetings with Remarkable Men”; next Saturday, 1 p.m., double-feature films “Doing Time, Doing Vipassana” and “The Spirit of Tibet: Journey to Enlightenment, the Life and World of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche,” followed by panel discussion; 8 p.m. is the Rumi Concert with Coleman Barks; Dec. 4, 1 p.m., double-feature films “The Shakers” and “Faustina” followed by Native American storyteller performance, “The Peacemakers’ Journey,” the film “Illusion” begins at 7 p.m.; all at Panida Theater, 300 N. First Ave.; festival pass, $25, or single admission prices for each event. Call 255-7801 for details.
UI Jazz Band and Choirs – performance Thursday, 7:30 p.m. at the University of Idaho Lionel Hampton School of Music Recital Hall, Moscow; $5 adults, $3 students/seniors; 885-6231.
Small Artworks Invitational Art Walk and Reception – Friday, 5-8 p.m. at The Art Spirit Gallery, 415 Sherman Ave., Coeur d’Alene; featuring artwork smaller than 12 inches and created by regional artists in various media; runs through Dec. 31; 765-6006.
Post Falls Youth Basketball Registration – Deadline is Friday or until registration is full, for Park and Recreation Winter League, grades 2-8, all skill levels; preseason parent meeting, Dec. 17, 2 p.m., at Prairie View Elementary gym; fees, $25 resident, $29 nonresident; coaches needed; 773-0539.
Kootenai Medical Center’s 20th Annual Holiday Bazaar – Friday, 7 a.m.-4 p.m. in the KMC classrooms, 2003 Lincoln Way, Coeur d’Alene; featuring handcrafted items by KMC employees and their families; decorations, food items, wood, knit and crocheted crafts, beads, candles; a portion of the proceeds to benefit area food banks; 666-2511.
First-level Reiki Natural Healing Class – free introductory class Friday, 7-8:30 p.m., at Reiki Healing Arts, 1620 B Northwest Blvd., Suite 103, Coeur d’Alene; taught by Susan Mitchell, a 20-year Reiki instructor and assistant editor of Reiki Magazine International; 12-hour class offered next Saturday and Dec. 4 is $150; for information, call Mitchell at 665-5862.
UI Student Composers Concert – free; Friday, 5 p.m. at the University of Idaho Lionel Hampton School of Music Recital Hall, Moscow; 885-6231.