Spokane calendar

Upcoming

Mailing with eBay – Post Office representatives will demonstrate how to ship on eBay with the Postal Service, Friday, 1-5 p.m., Shadle Post Office, 1903 W. Garland; 252-2345.

Hope House luncheon – The celebration fashion show and luncheon will raise money for Hope House, Friday, noon-2 p.m., Doubletree Hotel-City Center; wine tasting from 11 a.m.-noon; $35 each; 624-2378.

Quilt show – The 27th annual “Magic of Quilting” show, Friday, noon-8 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-7 pm.; Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; at the Spokane Convention Center; hosted by the Spokane Chapter of the Washington State Quilters; $5 and free for children 11 and under; 443-2319.

Passport to Reading – A new program with children’s author Roland Smith will be Saturday, 1 p.m., at Spokane Public Library, 906 W. Main; children attending the program will get a copy of Smith’s book “The Cryptid Hunters”; sponsored by Toon Disney; free; 444-5300.

Engineers Forum of Spokane – The latest on SIRTI, a presentation by Peter Mowery, the group’s director of commercialization, Monday, noon, Holiday Inn Airport, 1616 Windsor Drive; lunch, $12; 244-3467.

Park Board public meeting – The Spokane Park Board Finance Committee will host a public meeting to get input on the proposed 2006 budget, Tuesday, 5:30 p.m., in City Hall, Room 5A, 808 W. Spokane Falls Blvd.; 625-6297.

Farmers’ Market – Spokane Falls Community College hosts an outdoor farmers’ market and fair, Tuesday, 11:30 a.m., south lawn in front of library at the SFCC campus, 3410 W. Fort George Wright Drive; 533-3586.

Uzbekistan Fulbright Scholar speaks – Nodira Azimova, professor of sociology and anthropology at Taskent University, will speak on Uzbek women’s role in their society, Tuesday, noon-1 p.m., Monroe Hall, Room 207, Eastern Washington University campus; 359-2898.

Library public meetings – The Spokane Public Library plans a series of public meetings to get input on a plan to increase library branch hours of operation. Meetings are set for 7-8 p.m. Wednesday, East Side Library, 524 S. Stone; noon-1 p.m. Oct. 14, downtown library, 906 W. Main; 7-8 p.m. Oct. 18, South Hill Library, 3324 S. Perry; 7-8 p.m. Oct. 19, Indian Trail Library, 4709 W. Barnes Road; 444-5300.

Political discussion – The Jane Jefferson Democrats will host a political discussion, Wednesday, 11:30 a.m., Old Country Buffet, 5504 N. Division; 535-0171.

Author lecture – James Howard Kunstler, author of “Long Emergency; Surviving the Converging Catastrophes of the Twenty-First Century,” will speak as part of SFCC’s Sustainability Symposium, Wednesday, 11:30 a.m., SFCC Music/Performing Arts Building, 3410 W. Fort George Wright Drive. 434-5149.

Transitions breakfast – A breakfast to benefit the Transitions programs for women and children with guest speaker Senator Lisa Brown, Wednesday, 7:30 a.m., Red Lion Inn at the Park, 303 W. North River Drive; donations will be accepted; 455-4249.

Preserving the Alaskan National Wildlife Refuge – The Audubon Society hosts guest speaker Harvey Brown Wednesday, 7 p.m., Riverview Retirement Home, 1801 E. Upriver Drive; 533-3661.

Marine fisheries documentary – The film “Empty Oceans, Empty Nets” will be shown as part of SFCC’s Sustainability Symposium, Oct. 14, 11:30 p.m., SFCC Sub Lounges A and B, 3410 W. Fort George Wright Drive; 434-4149.

Trail ride benefit – The Rambo Rider 4-H Club will host a trail ride to benefit the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Oct. 15, 10 a.m., at the Busy Bee Ranch, 14910 W. Craig Road; register in advance by calling 327-1899 or 328-8358.

Cancer benefit concert – Musician David Bailey, a brain tumor survivor, will perform in a concert to benefit Cancer Care Northwest Foundation, Oct. 15, 7 p.m., Rendezvous, 1003 E. Trent; $10; tickets are available at 605 E. Holland, 602 S. Sherman and 12615 E. Mission or call 228-1009.

Fall Leaf Festival – The annual festival is a free family event featuring a giant leaf pile for playing, arts and crafts projects, displays and demonstrations; Oct. 15, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Finch Arboretum, Sunset Highway and F Street; 624-4832.

Engineers Forum of Spokane– Aquifer protection will be focus of topic by Rob Lindsay, manager of water resources for Spokane County, Oct. 17, noon, Holiday Inn Airport, 1616 Windsor Drive; lunch,$12; 244-3467.

Coin show – The 2005 Coin Show hosted by the Inland Empire Coin Club, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Oct. 22 and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 23 at the Sons of Norway Hall, 6710 N. Country Homes Blvd.; $2 and free for kids under 12; 325-0119.

United Nations Day celebration – Guest speaker Mary Ann Murphy, executive director of Partners with Families and Children, hosted by the United Nations Association-Spokane, Oct. 24, 6 p.m., Mukogawa Fort Wright Institute, 4000 W. Randolph Road; $25 general admission, $10 for students; registration deadline is Oct. 15; 448-0762.

Engineers Forum of Spokane – “Armed Forces Aerospace Museum” will be focus of topic by Air Force veteran Don Tuttle, Oct. 24, noon, Holiday Inn Airport, 1616 Windsor Drive; lunch, $12; 244-3467.

AmeriCorps – This group is offering on-the-job training in the housing construction industry to those ages 18-25. The group is also looking for tutors for at-risk high school students and a volunteer coordinator/trainer, 18 years or older, to provide activities for AmeriCorp members. For more information, call 456-7660.