Spokane calendar

Upcoming

Women’s retreat – Friday-Sunday at Girl Scout Camp Four Echoes on Lake Coeur d’Alene; for women over age 21; $145; to register, call 747-8091, ext. 206.

Eastern Washington Genealogical Society meeting – Saturday, 12:30 p.m., Main Spokane Public Library, 906 W. Main. Topic will be, “Have You Heard About the Digital Archives? How Can It Help You?” presented by Adam Jansen, archivist from Eastern Washington branch of the Washington State Archives; contact Bette Butcher Topp, 467-229.

Suicide prevention and awareness walk – “Celebrate Life!” Saturday, 3-6 p.m., North Bank Picnic area, Riverfront Park. Includes 1-mile walk, music, games, activities, and candle lighting ceremony; contact Suicide Prevention Program at the Spokane Regional Health District, 324-1596.

United Nations discussion – The United Nations Association, Spokane will host a discussion of the “U.N. Millennium Development Goals,” Monday, 7 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 4340 W. Fort George Wright Drive; 624-3608.

Job expo – Tuesday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Lair Student Center at Spokane Community College, 1810 N. Greene; presented by Worksource Spokane with representatives in health care, hospitality, construction and government; 532-3092.

Jane Jefferson Democrat meeting – Next Wednesday, 11:30 a.m., Old Country Buffet, 5504 N. Division. Discussion of issues of concern to all voters; contact Irene at 535-0171.

Cheney Palouse Chapter of the Ice Age Floods Institute meeting – Next Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Room 137 in the Science Building, Eastern Washington University, Cheney. Topic will be, “Ice-Age Floods and the Terrior of Washington Wine Regions,” presented by Alan Busacca, soil scientist and geologist at Washington State University; (509) 559-5818.

Quilters meeting – Spokane Chapter of the Washington State Quilters will meet Sept. 15, 1 and 7 p.m. at the Mukogawa Fort Wright Institute’s Commons, 4000 W. Randolph Road; with guest speaker fiber artist Nancy Elliott MacDonald; $7; 467-6480.

Whitworth College lecture – “What’s Really at Stake in the Stem-Cell Research Debate?” presented by Kyle Orwig, 1990 Whitworth College alumnus and professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Sept 15, 7 p.m. in the Robinson Teaching Theatre, Weyerhaeuser Hall, Whitworth campus; 777-4580; e-mail gorwig@whitworth.edu.

Free cycling event – Nine-mile ride across eight bridges in downtown Spokane sponsored by the Spokane Bicycle Club and the Friends of the Centennial Trail in celebration of the reopening of the Monroe Street Bridge. Meet on north side of Monroe Street Bridge, Sept. 18, at 8:30 a.m. Includes snacks donated by Bumble Bar, coffee donated from Starbucks, and live music performed by Dead Man’s Pants; 624-7188.

Spokane Mountaineers meeting and slideshow – Sept. 19, 7 p.m., Corbin Senior Center, 827 W. Cleveland. Topic will be Patagonia; 838-4974; www.spokanemountaineers.org.

TrailFest – Sponsored by The Friends of the Centennial Trail, Sept. 25, 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Mirabeau Meadows. Includes 5k run, inline poker skate, cyclist scavenger hunt, interactive booths, lunch, prize drawings, and more; $20, $5 late fee after Sept. 10; www.spokanecentennialtrail.org; 624-7188.

Neighborhood meetings – Held by the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office to discuss neighborhood problems and terrorism. Call 477-3055 for dates, times and location.