Idaho calendar
Today
Sandpoint City Council –workshop session at 3 p.m. in council chambers, followed by administrative committee meeting at 5:30 p.m. in the conference room at City Hall, 1123 Lake St.; 263-3310.
Tai Chi Class – 9 a.m. at Post Falls Senior Center, 1215 E. Third Ave.; free; 773-9582.
3Cs Brown Bag Luncheon – noon at Coeur d’Alene Elks Lodge, 1170 W. Prairie Ave.; bring your own lunch; Jeanene at 659-2064.
Upcoming
Free AARP Tax Aid – Thursday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Post Falls Senior Center, 1215 E. Third Ave.; 773-9582.
“The Squid and the Whale” – film Thursday-Saturday, 7:30 p.m. at Panida Theater, 300 N. First Ave., Sandpoint; $6 adults, $5 seniors/students; 255-7801.
Kootenai County Democratic Club luncheon – Friday, noon at Iron Horse, 407 E. Sherman Ave.; speaker is C. J. Gribble of Planned Parenthood of Spokane; 777-1588.
Heart Pounder Dance – Friday, 9:30-11:30 p.m. for grades 6-9 at Skate Plaza, U.S. Highway 95 and Dalton Ave.; fund-raiser for Project Safe Place, chaperones provided; $5.25; Jane or Beth at 676-0772.
Black History Month Lecture – Friday, 7 p.m. at Washington State University’s Beasley Coliseum in Pullman; speaker is Cornel West, professor of religion and Afro-American studies at Princeton University; 885-7716.
SweetheART Auction – arts education benefit Friday, 5-8 p.m. at City Forum, 418 N. Third Ave., Sandpoint; includes art, refreshments and live jazz; sponsored by Pend Oreille Arts Council, 263-6139.
Championship Ferret Show – Saturday, 9 a.m.-8 p.m., Building 1 at the Kootenai County Fairgrounds, 4056 N. Government Way; free; Inland Northwest Ferret Association, (509) 255-1035.
Sweethearts Ball – Saturday, 6 p.m. at Greyhound Park Event Center, Post Falls; $10; featuring Tuxedo Junction and a no-host bar; sponsored by the Post Falls Community Volunteers; 777-0596 or 773-6872.
Free AARP Tax Aid – Saturday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at Post Falls Senior Center, 1215 E. Third Ave.; 773-9582.
Basic Word Adult Computer Class – Saturday, 1 8:30-10 a.m. at the Post Falls Public Library, 821 Spokane St.; $5, preregistration required, 773-1506, ext. 2.
Coeur d’Alene Charter Academy Gala and Auction – Saturday, 5 p.m. at the Coeur d’Alene Resort, 115 N. Second St.; proceeds will benefit the school’s capital improvements fund and construction of a science and technology facility; includes dinner, raffles, silent and live auctions; tickets, $35, available at the school, 711 W. Kathleen Ave.; 676-1667.