Spokane calendar

Today

Swimming tryouts – The Spokane Area Swimming group will host swim team tryouts at 5:25 p.m. every Tuesday through Feb. 21 beginning today at the Shadle Park Pool at Longfellow and Ash. Slots are available for youth ages 6-16 who can swim 25 yards freestyle and backstroke; 326-7546.

Upcoming

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. Wednesday at First Presbyterian Church, 318 S. Cedar. Tickets are $8.50 for adults or $5 for students. Reservations are required; 777-1555.

Genocide discussion – Hosted by SFCC instructors Richard Baldasty (philosophy), Nancy Street (psychology) and Evelyn Florio (sociology) and Anuak genocide survivor Agwa Taka, 9:30 a.m. Thursday in the Spokane Falls Community College Student Union Building Lounges A and B, 3410 W. Fort George Wright Drive; 533-2698.

Women’s empowerment event – Join the Agnes Kehoe Progressive Alliance in watching the premiere episode of the ABC television series “Commander in Chief” followed by a discussion on activism in the community, 7 p.m. Thursday 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. Friday at the Spokane Community College Lair Auditorium, 1810 N. Greene; 533-8017.

Square dancing – The Jacks and Jerry’s Square Dance Club hosts plus dancing at 7:30 p.m. Saturday followed by mainstream at 8:30 p.m., North Spokane Dance Hall, 7424 N. Freya; 924-5444.

Chinese New Year – The SCC Asian/Pacific Club and the Spokane Chinese Association host a cultural fair, 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday at the Spokane Community College Lair-Student Center, 1810 N. Greene; 434-5150.

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. Saturday at Luna, 5620 S. Perry. Reservations are required; lunch is $15; 448-7994.

Celebrating 30 years – Roller Valley celebrates its 30th anniversary with free cake and punch Saturday and Sunday, 9415 E. Fourth; 924-7655.

Neighborhood Alliance meeting – The Neighborhood Alliance of Spokane County will have its annual meeting featuring guest speaker John Roskelly, former Spokane County commissioner, 7-9 p.m. Jan. 25 at the Community Building, 35 W. Main; 466-0576.

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.

Supper and social dance – The Scottish St. Andrew’s Society of Spokane hosts an evening of haggis, whiskey, dinner and dancing to celebrate the birthday of Robert Burns, 6 p.m. Jan. 28, Mukogawa Fort Wright Commons, 4000 W. Randolph Road. Reservations are required, $35; 922-3661.

Community Forum – The event sponsored by Spokane Public School, the Spokane Police Department and the Safe Schools, Healthy Students program will address traffic safety, pedestrian safety, internet safety, preventing identity theft and gang identification, 7-8:30 p.m. Feb. 1 at Shadle Park High School, 4327 N. Ash. The public is welcome; 354-7387.