Idaho Calendar

Sat., April 29, 2006

The Spokesman-Review

Today

“The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe” – 7:30 p.m. at Lake City Playhouse, 1320 E. Garden Ave.; $14/adults, $12/seniors/military/students, $8 kids 12 and under; 667-1323.

“Capote” – film showing at 7:30 p.m. at Panida Theater, 300 N. First Ave., Sandpoint; $6/adults, $5/seniors and students; 263-9191.

Artists Showcase 2006 Fine Art Show/Sale – today 10 a.m.-6 p.m., and Sunday, noon-4 p.m., Kootenai County Fairgrounds, 4056 N. Government Way; 664-1737.

Lasagna Dinner and Auction Fundraiser – today, 6 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 521 Lakeside Ave.; items include an electric scooter, and Native American antique squash blossom necklace; $5 suggestion dinner donation; proceeds benefit the building fund and Coeur d’Alene Homes ministry; for information, call the church at 667-8446.

Senior Breakfast – 7-10 a.m. at the Post Falls Senior Center, 1215 E. Third Ave.; 773-9582.

UI Graduate Student Recital – 1 p.m. at the University of Idaho Lionel Hampton School of Music Recital Hall, Moscow; Elizabeth Tailleur piano concert; 885-7251.

NIC Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Co. Concert – 7:30 p.m. at Schuler Auditorium in Boswell Hall at North Idaho College, 1000 W. Garden Ave.; 769-3220.

Vandaleers Reunion Concert – 8 p.m. at the University of Idaho Administration Building Auditorium, Moscow; alumni concert choir performance; 885-7251.

School Indigo Art-a-Thon Fundraiser – 9 a.m.-7 p.m. at the school, 105 E. Indiana Ave.; 765-1555.

“Laundry and Bourbon” and “Lone Star” – one-act comedies onstage at 7 p.m. at Little Seattle, 2310 N. Fourth St.; $5 at the door; presented by Lake City Playhouse; 667-1323.

La Fiesta-Cinco de Mayo Festival – region’s largest Latin festival, 11 a.m.-8 p.m., dance party from 9 p.m.-2 a.m., at the Greyhound Park Event Center, 5100 Riverbend Road, Post Falls; includes Low Rider Car Show, Fairchild Air Force Base Honor Guard, soccer tournament; $5/adults, $1/kids ages 5-12; (509) 483-2523.

Upcoming

NIChallenge Adventure Race – Sunday is the registration deadline for the contest Saturday, 9 a.m. at Beauty Creek Campground on Lake Coeur d’Alene; includes mountain biking, trail running, paddling and basic navigation to test teamwork skills; $75/person, teams of two or four in co-ed, men and women categories; 769-7809.

“Tattoos of the Heart: Gangs, Compassion, and the Longing for Kinship” – Sunday,6:30 p.m. at Panida Theater, 300 N. First Ave., Sandpoint; presented by Greg Boyle; call for details, 263-9191.

Music of the Americas – Sunday, 2 p.m. at Boswell Hall’s Schuler Auditorium at North Idaho College, 1000 W. Garden Ave.; ethnic, folk and jazz music by flutist Rhonda Bradetich and guitarist Paul Grove; 255-9130.

University Choirs and Orchestra Concert – Sunday, 3 p.m. at the University of Idaho Administration Building Auditorium, Moscow; 885-7251.

Artists Showcase 2006 Fine Art Show/Sale – Sunday, noon-4 p.m. at the Kootenai County Fairgrounds, 4056 N. Government Way; 664-1737.

Women’s Happy Family Club Spring Festival Potluck– Monday at the Mica Flats Grange Hall on South U.S. Highway 95; registration, 9:30-10 a.m.; 664-6543 or 667-2939.

Moscow Kino Student Digital Media Festival – Monday, 7 p.m. at the University of Idaho Student Union Building Borah Theater, Moscow; presentation of thesis projects of documentary and narrative cinema, and television by UI journalism and mass media students; 885-7251.

Vendor Deadline for Pend Oreille Arts Council’s Arts and Crafts Fair – Monday is the deadline for vendors who want to participate in the event held at Sandpoint City Beach, Aug. 12-13; applications can be downloaded at www.ArtinSandpoint.org or call 263-6139.

North Idaho College Information Night – Tuesday, 3:30-6:30 p.m. at the college’s Edminster Student Union Building in the Lake Coeur d’Alene Room; the $25 application fee will be waived for anyone who applies for admission during the event; 769-3311.

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