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Tue., Oct. 11, 2005

The Spokesman-Review

Today

Park Board public meeting – The Spokane Park Board Finance Committee will host a public meeting to get input on the proposed 2006 budget, at 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, at 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, , noon-1 p.m., Monroe Hall, Room 207, Eastern Washington University campus. 359-2898.

Upcoming

Library public meetings – The Spokane Public Library plans a series of public meetings to get comments 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. Friday, downtown library, 906 W. Main; 7-8 p.m. next Tuesday, 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 state Sen. Lisa Brown, Wednesday, 7:30 a.m., Red Lion Inn at the Park, 303 W. North River Drive. donations will be accepted. 455-4249.

Conservation Northwest dinner – Auction and dinner featuring author and wilderness advocate Rick Bass, 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 2 at The Davenport Hotel, 10 S. Post. Tickets are $45. Call (360) 671-9950 ext. 10 to register.

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