Spokane calendar

Upcoming

Engineers Forum of Spokane – Tom Arnold, chief engineer for the city of Spokane, will speak on construction projects planned for this year in Spokane. The talk will be at noon Monday at the Holiday Inn Airport, 1616 Windsor Drive. Lunch is available for $11; 244-3467.

Photographing wildlife – The Spokane Audubon Society hosts Roger Hartman speaking on wildlife photography techniques, 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Riverview Retirement Community, 1801 E. Upriver Drive.

Swimming tryouts – The Spokane Area Swimming group will host winter swim team tryouts at 5 p.m. Mondays, Jan. 16 through Feb. 20 at the Valley YMCA, 2421 N. Discovery Place, and at 5:25 p.m. Tuesdays Jan. 17 through Feb. 21 at the Shadle Park pool, Longfellow and Ash. Slots are available for ages 6-16 who can swim 25 yards freestyle and backstroke; 326-7546.

Spokane City Forum – The monthly luncheon features Spokesman-Review editor Steven Smith speaking on “A Question of Values: Why Healthy Communities Require a Healthy Press,” 11:45 a.m. Jan. 18 at First Presbyterian Church, 318 S. Cedar. Tickets are $8.50 for adults or $5 for students. Reservations are required; 777-1555.

Women’s empowerment event – Join the Agnes Kehoe Progressive Alliance in watching the premiere episode of “Commander in Chief” followed by a discussion on activism in the community, 7 p.m. Jan. 19 at The Met, 901 W. Sprague. The suggested donation is $15; 443-1100.

Mountain climbing – Mountaineer Kevin Jones will present a free lecture and slide show of his climb of the sixth tallest mountain in the world, 7 p.m. Jan. 20 at the Spokane Community College Lair Auditorium, 1810 N. Greene; 533-8017.

University Women – The American Association of University Women host Lynn Adolphson speaking on “The Internationalist to the Globalist to the Flatist: From Columbus to the 21st Century,” 10 a.m. Jan. 21 at Luna, 5620 S. Perry. Reservations are required, lunch is $15; 448-7994.

Celebrating 30 years – Roller Valley celebrates its 30th anniversary with cake and punch Jan. 21-22, 9415 E. Fourth; 924-7655.

Women’s Association Luncheon – The Spokane College Women’s association hosts Judge Shannen Rosmiller speaking on “Counter-Intelligence on the Internet,” 11 a.m. Jan. 25 at the Red Lion River Inn, 700 N. Division. Reservations required by Jan. 21. Lunch is $13; 465-0362.

AmeriCorps – offering on-the-job training in the housing construction industry to those ages 18-25; also seeking tutors for at-risk high school students and a volunteer coordinator/trainer; 456-7660.