Calendar
Today
Annual Kids’ Day - Enjoy tricks and treats, carnival-style games, face painting and more. Receive a free light-up goblin pendant to wear for safety while trick-or-treating; noon-5 p.m., Value Village, 13112 E. Sprague Ave.
Dogtoberfest Dog Jog - The Spokane County Regional Animal Protection Service is presenting this two-mile jog or walk to celebrate October Adopt-a-Shelter-Dog month. The event will include a root beer garden, and T-shirts are available for $10. Sponsor sheets are available; 1-4:30 p.m., SCRAPS Shelter, 2521 N. Flora Road, Spokane Valley. 477-2752.
Everybody’s Bazaar and Yard Sale - Indoor event with more than 200 private and commercial booths. Sponsored by St. Vincent de Paul, produced by The Spokesman-Review; 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Sports USA Complex, 19619 E. Cataldo Ave. $2/adults, free/ages 10 and younger. Free parking. 459-5051.
“Rumplestiltskin” - A musical production of Theater Arts for Children. Opening-night admission includes attendance to the cast party after the show; 7 p.m., Spokane Valley Community Center, 10814 E. Broadway. $5. 892-5413.
Storytime - Storytime with special guest Cookie Mouse; 11 a.m., Barnes & Noble, 15310 E. Indiana. 922-4104.
Susan Rae’s Animal Fair - Third annual event. See Valentine’s Performing Pigs. The first 100 kids through the door each day will get a free Madagascar hissing cockroach with permission from the parents, of course. Today, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Spokane County Fair and Expo Center, Havana Street at Broadway Avenue, Bay 1. $5/adults; $2/ages 6-10 and pets. 466-9639.
Sunday
All-ages dance - The Country Jammers will perform. An open mike session will be from 2-3 p.m. There also will be a Halloween costume contest. Admission is by donation. Refreshments will be available; 1-4 p.m., Tri-Community Grange, one block north of Trent on Starr Road. 926-3803.
Guitarist Mark Kreilkamp - Free country music from 6-8 p.m. in the tasting room. No outside alcohol allowed and must be 21 to attend. Arbor Crest Wine Cellars, 4705 N. Fruithill Road, Spokane Valley. Free. 927-9463.
Harvest carnival - Carnival games along with pumpkin carving and scarecrow building. 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Savageland, 700 S. Dishman Road. 924-3876.
Music at Millwood - Organ recital with Michael Bulley. 4 p.m., Millwood Presbyterian Church, 3223 N. Marguerite Road. Free.
“Rumplestiltskin” - A musical production of Theater Arts for Children; 2 p.m., Spokane Valley Community Center, 10814 E. Broadway. $4. 892-5413.
Saturday Night Bluegrass Thang - Presented by the Inland Northwest Bluegrass Association; 7 p.m., Trent Elementary School, Trent Avenue at Pines Road. $4/children under 14 free. 466-7018.
Susan Rae’s Animal Fair - Third annual event. See Valentine’s Performing Pigs. The first 100 kids through the door each day will get a free Madagascar hissing cockroach with permission from the parents, of course; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Spokane County Fair and Expo Center, Havana Street at Broadway Avenue, Bay 1. $5/adults; $2/ages 6-10 and pets. 466-9639.
You Can Update Your Kitchen Countertops/Cabinets - Home Depot presents this weekly workshop for do-it-yourselfers Sundays at 2 p.m. through Oct. 30. Home Depot, 5617 E. Sprague Ave., 534-8588.
Monday
Hastings Inspirational Readers Group - Book discussion of “Dinner with a Perfect Stranger” by David Gregory; 7 p.m., Hastings, 15312 E. Sprague Ave. Free. 924-0667.
Overeaters Anonymous - The group meets Mondays; 5-6 p.m., Spokane Valley Community Center, room 105; 10814 E. Broadway. 924-0624.
Take Off Pounds Sensibly - TOPS members meet Mondays; 9-11 a.m., Broadway Court Estates, 13505 E. Broadway. 922-3874.
Toddler storytime - For ages 18 months to 3 years; 10:30 a.m., Spokane Valley Library, 12004 E. Main. 926-6283.
Tuesday
Art History Lecture - Learn about daily life for artists in the cities of 17th-century Holland; 7 p.m., Argonne Library, 4322 N. Argonne Road. 924-4122, ext. 214.
Family story evening - For all ages; 7 p.m., Spokane Valley Library, 12004 E. Main. 926-6283.
Spokane Valley City Council meeting - Tentative agenda items include a public hearing on the draft Comprehensive Plan, a proposed property tax ordinance and a proposed budget ordinance; 6 p.m., Spokane Valley City Hall, 11707 E. Sprague. 921-1000.
Wednesday
After-School Special - For children in grades K-5; 4 p.m., Argonne Library, 4322 N. Argonne Road. 926-4334.
Baby lapsit - For infants up to age 18 months; 10:30 a.m., Spokane Valley Library, 12004 E. Main. 926-6283.
Friends of the Valley Library - The group meets the third Wednesday of each month; 11 a.m., Spokane Valley Library, 12004 E. Main. 922-2960.
Preschool storytime - For ages 3-5; 11 a.m., Spokane Valley Library, 12004 E. Main. 926-6283.
Storytime - Listen to a story about Dora the Explorer, make a craft and have a treat; 1 p.m., Barnes & Noble, 15310 E. Indiana. 922-4104.
Storytime - For ages 2-5; 10:30 a.m., Argonne Library, 4322 N. Argonne. 926-4334.
Thursday
Storytime - For ages 2-5; 10:30 a.m., Otis Orchards Library, 22324 E. Wellesley. 921-1500.
Toddler storytime - For ages 18 months to 3 years; 10:30 a.m., Spokane Valley Library, 12004 E. Main. 926-6283.
Friday
Hastings Friday Book Group - Discussing “Witch’s Boy” by Michael Gruber. The author will be present to answer questions and autograph books; 7 p.m., Hastings, 15312 E. Sprague Ave. Free. 924-0667.
Mount Spokane Ski Swap - 41st annual event sponsored by the Ski Patrol. To sell items, bring them to the north side entrance of the Spokane fairgrounds from 3-9 p.m. Items must be clean and in good condition, binding must be DIN approved (made after 1990) or be removed. All winter items (skis, snowboards, boots, clothing, etc.) are welcome. Fee is 50 cents for item to register, plus 16 percent of sale price when it sells. Shopping hours are next Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., and Oct. 23, 9 a.m.-noon. Spokane County Fair and Expo Center, Havana at Broadway. $4/general, under age 12/free. 995-3944.
Overeaters Anonymous - The group meets Fridays; 10-11 a.m., Spokane Valley Community Center, in room 105; 10814 E. Broadway. 924-0624.
“Rumplestiltskin” - A musical production of Theater Arts for Children; 7 p.m., Spokane Valley Community Center, 10814 E. Broadway. $4. 892-5413.
You Can Install Easy Flooring Solutions - Home Depot presents this clinic on Fridays; 7 p.m., Home Depot, 5617 E. Sprague. 534-8588.
Next Saturday
Author Michael Andrew Marsden - Signing his ghost story “House in Harrison.” 2-5:30 p.m., Hastings, 15312 E. Sprague Ave. 924-0667.
Mount Spokane Ski Swap - 41st annual event sponsored by the Ski Patrol. Shopping hours are next Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., and Oct. 23, 9 a.m.-noon. Runs through Oct. 23. Spokane County Fair and Expo Center, Havana at Broadway. $4/general, under age 12/free. 995-3944.
Pet Wellness Fair - The Pet Vet Hospital and Wellness Center is presenting this fair to inform pet owners about the aging process and the importance of twice-yearly examinations. The event will include a pet Halloween costume contest. noon-4 p.m., 510 S. Sullivan Road. 928-PETS (7387).