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Sat., Jan. 28, 2006

The Spokesman-Review

Today

Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour – 7 p.m. at Panida Theater, 300 N. First Ave., Sandpoint; presented by Mountain Fever Production; $11; 255-7801.

“Brighton Beach Memoirs” – 7:30 p.m. at Lake City Playhouse, 1320 E. Garden Ave., Coeur d’Alene; $14 for adults, $12 students/seniors/military, $8 kids under 13 (must be accompanied by an adult); 667-1323.

Shades of Black Unity Celebration – 5 p.m. at the University of Idaho Student Ballroom, Moscow; will include dance, poetry, music, spoken word and song performances, free; 885-6489.

Coeur d’Alene Symphony Family Concert – 7:30 p.m. at North Idaho College’s Schuler Auditorium in Boswell Hall, 1000 W. Garden Ave.; $5-$12, free for ages 18 and under; tickets available through TicketsWest, (800) 325-7328 or www.ticketswest.com.

The Kinnikinnick Chapter of Idaho Native Plant Society – meets 9:45 a.m. at Sandpoint Community Hall, S. First Ave.; speaker Bill Love will discuss the influence of early logging on today’s forests; 267-4459.

Wild Game Feast – 6 p.m. at Coeur d’Alene Inn, 414 W. Appleway, Coeur d’Alene; $50 tickets, $45 for NIC Alumni Association members; proceeds benefit NIC Alumni Association and student scholarships; 769-5978.

Home Buyer Education Class – 8 a.m.-noon, North Idaho College Workforce Training Center, 525 W. Clearwater Loop, Post Falls; $10, preregistration required; 769-3333.

Upcoming

Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour – Sunday, 6:30 p.m. at Boswell Hall’s Schuler Auditorium, North Idaho College, 1000 W. Garden Ave.; $10 admission; 769-7809.

Women’s Only Snowshoe/Cross-Country Ski Clinic – Sunday, at a location to be announced based on weather conditions; all skill levels welcome; cost $5, includes transportation; sponsored by North Idaho College Outdoor Pursuits; 769-7809.

“An Evening with Tom,” Thomas Paine Presentation – Sunday, 7 p.m. at North Idaho College’s Todd Lecture Hall in Molstead Library, 1000 W. Garden Ave.; local historians Robert Singletary and Ken Burchell present the life of the 18th-century radical, free; 769-3355.

NIC Art Faculty Exhibit – opens Monday, and runs through Feb. 24, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays, at North Idaho College’s Corner Gallery in Boswell Hall, 1000 W. Garden Ave.; art display featuring works by 13 art faculty members; free admission,; 769-3276.

Free Jazz Clinics – performances every hour on the hour 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Tuesday, at North Idaho College’s Schuler Auditorium in Boswell Hall, 1000 W. Garden Ave.; 769-3276.

Country Western Gospel Jubilee – Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. at Lake City Senior Center, 1916 Lakewood Drive; featuring free entertainment by The Beggs Family and the Parks; 765-8580.

JazzNIC Concert – Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. at North Idaho College’s Boswell Hall Schuler Auditorium, 1000 W. Garden Ave., free; 769-3276.

Alzheimer’s Memory Walk Volunteer Committees – organizational meeting Tuesday, 8 a.m. at Coeur d’Alene Fire Station 3, 1500 N. 15th St.; RSVP to P.J. Christo at 666-2996.

Senior Dance – Tuesday, 7-9:30 p.m. at Post Falls Senior Center, 1215 E. Third Ave.; featuring entertainment by Bertie and Friends; cost $3; 773-9582.

Auditions for “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,” Children’s Theater Production – cold readings on Tuesday and Wednesday 6:30 p.m. at Harding Family Center, 411 N. 15th St.; looking for adults and kids age 6 and up; show runs April 13-22 at Lake City Playhouse, Coeur d’Alene; 667-1323.

Bonner County Commissioners Public Hearing – Wednesday, 1:30 p.m. in the board room at the court house, 215 S. First Ave., Sandpoint; agenda includes Green Bay Heights and Macumber Mountain View; 265-1458.

AARP Tax Aid Program – free tax help available by appointment for low- or moderate-income taxpayers, regardless of age, Wednesday through April 15 at various locations in Athol, Coeur d’Alene, Kellogg, Post Falls and Rathdrum; shut-in service also available. Call Joe Cincotta for information, 762-3253.

Kootenai County Democratic Club Luncheon – Friday, noon at Iron Horse, 407 E. Sherman Ave.; speaker is Bliss Bignall presenting “Packing the Supreme Court – Past and Present”; 777-1588.

“The Virtue of Nonviolence” – Friday, 2 p.m. at Todd Lecture Hall in Molstead Library at North Idaho College, 1000 W. Garden Ave.; 769-7819.

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