Spokane Calendar

Today

Carousel Ponies Auction Preview Party – Six life-size pieces, each hand-painted by a local artist, will be displayed today at 1 p.m. at Rockwood Retirement Community-Hawthorne and at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Rockwood Retirement Community-South, 2903 E. 25th.; auction will benefit Ronald McDonald House; (509) 536-6650.

Upcoming

Gonzaga University lecture – “Living the Catholic Social Tradition” will be presented by Kathleen Maas Weigert, director of Georgetown University’s Center for Social Justice Research, Teaching and Service, 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Cataldo Hall Globe Room on the Gonzaga campus, 502 E. Boone; (509) 323-6715.

Summer Concert Series – Featuring acoustic music by the Occasional String Band on Thursday, and bluegrass group Big Red Barn Aug. 31, 6-8 p.m. in Coeur d’Alene Park, Second and Chestnut in Browne’s Addition. Concertgoers may bring a blanket and picnic; no alcohol will be allowed; free; (509) 747-2853.

Impressions of Iran – A free lecture presented by the Eastern Washington University Women’s Studies Center, 12:05-1 p.m. Aug. 31 at the Riverpoint Phase I auditorium, 668 N. Riverpoint Blvd.; (509) 359-2898.

Compass Club luncheon – The women’s club for welcoming newcomers to the area will have a luncheon and tour of the Jundt Art Museum, 11 a.m. Sept. 5 at the museum on the Gonzaga University campus, 502 E. Boone; $12; for reservations, call (509) 226-5075.

Humor for caregivers – Humor researcher and psychologist Paul McGhee will speak on “Humor as Survival Training for Caregivers, You and Others Who Care,” 8 a.m.-noon Sept. 8 at the Spokane Falls Community College Student Union Building Lounges A and B, 3410 W. Fort George Wright Drive; $15; (509) 533-3140.