Idaho Calendar

Wed., June 14, 2006

The Spokesman-Review

Today

3Cs Meeting – noon at Coeur d’Alene Elks Lodge, 1170 W. Prairie Ave.; $6 for lunch; (208) 765-6580.

Sandpoint City Council – meets at 5:30 p.m. in the council chambers at City Hall, 1123 Lake St.; (208) 263-3317.

La Leche League of Greater Coeur d’Alene – meets at 10 a.m. at Harding Family Center, corner of 15th Street and Indiana Avenue; Kimberlee at 689-9254, Bonnie at 664-5659 or Jolie at 765-4393.

Flag-Raising Ceremony at Silver Lake Mall – 10 a.m. at the mall’s main entrance, hosted by the Idaho National Guard; (208) 762-2113.

Songbird Theatre Summer Youth Sessions registration – Sessions are Aug. 7-18 and Aug. 21-Sept. 1, for ages 7 and older, 8:30-4 p.m., at the theater, 315 N. Fourth St.; instruction will include performing arts and daily field trips to downtown attractions; $125/week; Chris LeBlanc, (509) 475-3174.

“Dara Harvey: Process, Parody and Narrative” oil paint exhibit – on display through July 8 at Art Spirit Gallery, 415 Sherman Ave.; (208) 765-6006.

Upcoming

Sea Kayak Clinic – four-session clinic on Thursdays through July 6, 5:30-8 p.m. at the North Idaho College beach; $60; (208) 769-7809.

Christian Women’s Connection Luncheon – Thursday, 12:30-2 p.m. at the Coeur d’Alene Resort, 115 N. Second St.; featured guests are Carrie Stewart-Parks, forensic artist and profiler, and Pat Abernathy detailing close calls of motherhood; $10; call Anita at (208) 687-0291 or Joyce at (208) 687-6906.

Kootenai County Genealogical Society – Thursday, 7 p.m. at the Hayden Library, 8385 N. Government Way; speaker Susan Swetnam, exhibit scholar for the Smithsonian, presents “Food and Identity in Early Idaho”; (208) 72-5612.

Biodiesel, From Field to Fuel Workshop – offered by the University of Idaho, Thursday, 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at the Coeur d’Alene Resort, 115 N. Second St.; led by nationally-known biodiesel research experts Charles Peterson, Jon Van Gerpen and Dev Shrestha; topics include growing and processing oilseeds, biodiesel production practices, economics and biopesticides; $105 registration; (208) 885-7891.

“Treasure Island” – Thursday-Saturday7:30 p.m., and Sunday, 2 p.m., at Lake City Playhouse, 1320 E. Garden Ave.; volunteers are needed and will receive free admission; $16/adults, $13/students and seniors, $10 kids; (208) 667-1323.

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