Spokane Calendar
Today
Engineers Forum of Spokane – Guest speaker Tom Connelly, owner of Pilot Used Books, will discuss his business, noon, Holiday Inn Airport, 1616 Windsor Drive; lunch is $12; 244-3467.
Surviving war – Excerpts of the documentary “The Pilot” and discussion on the mental and emotional impact of war will be facilitated by Robert Smith, former director of psychiatry at Sacred Heart Medical Center. 3 p.m., Spokane Community College Learning Resources Center, 1810 N. Greene; 533-7382.
Poverty – Bart Haggin of the Spokane County Growth Management steering committee will speak on the fundamentals of poverty, 7 p.m., Unitarian Universalist Church, 4340 W. Fort George Wright Drive; sponsored by United Nations Association-Spokane; 624-3608.
Upcoming
Valentine’s Day Dance – Spokane Valley Senior Center will host the dance with music by Uncle Harold’s Dance Band Tuesday, 7:30 p.m., at CenterPlace, 2426 N. Discovery Place; refreshments will be served; 18 and over only; $5; 926-1927.
“The Bicycle Corps” – A film on the creation of the Bicycle Corps in 1897 by the U.S. Army’s 25th Infantry, Wednesday, 12:30 p.m., at Spokane Community College Learning Resource Center, 1810 N. Greene; 533-7382.
Black History Month – Spokane Falls Community College hosts Dan John, director of student programs and multicultural student services at Lower Columbia College, Wednesday, 11:30 a.m., in Student Union Building Lounges A and B, 3410 W. Fort George Wright Drive; 533-3240.
Spokane City Forum – Guest speaker Theresa Sanders, executive vice president-business development for the Spokane Area Economic Development Council, will present discussion on “Spokane’s Economic Development Succeeds with Leaps of Faith” Wednesday, 11:45 a.m., at First Presbyterian Church, 318 S. Cedar; reservations are required; lunch is $8.50, $5 for students; child care available by reservation; 777-1555.
Whitworth College Great Decisions Lecture Series – Guest speaker John Yoder, professor of political studies at Whitworth, will speak on the “Democratization and Elections: Perspectives on Liberia” Thursday, 7:30 p.m., at Weyerhaeuser Hall, 300 W. Hawthorne Road. Yoder served on The Carter Center’s international monitoring team that observed the elections in Liberia; 777-3270.
American Association of University Women – Guest speaker Kathy Carman, who lived in South America, will give a presentation about the Cuna Indians next Saturday, 10 a.m,. at Chic-A-Ria, 1812 W. Francis; reservations are required; lunch is $15; 487-1080.
Auction fund-raiser – Friendly Sons of St. Patrick presents the charity benefit next Saturday, 1-3 p.m., at Heroes and Legends, Lincoln and Riverside; 880-2785.
Engineers Forum of Spokane – The guest speaker is Jayne Singleton, curator of the Spokane Valley Heritage Museum next Monday, noon, Holiday Inn Airport, 1616 Windsor Drive. Lunch is $12; 244-3467.
Oil supply lecture – Dr. Melissa Ahern, associate professor of health policy and administration, will speak on “Global Oil Depletion and Implications for Community Health and Sustainability: A Research Synthesis” Feb. 22, noon, at the Phase I auditorium, WSU Spokane, 668 N. Riverpoint Blvd.; (509) 358-7982.
Slave spirituality – The Rev. Moses Berry, curator of the Ozarks African-American Heritage Museum, will speak on “Slave Spirituality and the Ancient African Church” Feb. 23, 9:30 a.m., Spokane Community College Lair Student Center, 1810 N. Greene; 533-7185.