Spokane Calendar

Today

Jubilee International Marketplace – 18th annual sale of Fair Trade crafts from around the world hosted by First Presbyterian Church, 318 S. Cedar, will be 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; (509) 448-0805.

Kiwanis auction – 28th annual West Spokane Kiwanis auction; refreshments at 6:30 p.m., live auction at 7 p.m., at West Central Community Center, 1600 N. Belt; admission is $20 at the door. (509) 328-5804 or 467-5886.

Polish Independence Day celebration – 1 p.m., 1817 E. Illinois. All are welcome. (509) 328-2523.

Upcoming

Engineers Forum of Spokane – Jody Graves, assistant professor at EWU, will speak on “An American Pianist in the Middle East,” noon Monday at the Holiday Inn Airport, 1616 Winsor Drive. Lunch is $13. (509) 244-3467.

Medicine and marketing lecture – Dr. Thomas Schaaf, assistant medical director of the Group Health Cooperative Spokane/Coeur d’Alene Health Care Center, will speak on “The Color Purple: Why TV Drug Ads Should Give You Hearburn,” 7 p.m. Monday at Whitworth’s Weyerhaeuser Hall, 302 W. Hawthorne Road. (509) 777-3707.

Spokane City Forum – Bob Scarfo, associate professor of landscape architecture at Washington State University, will speak on “The Writing is on the Wall: Coming Changes to Downtown and Daily Life,” 11:45 a.m. Wednesday at First Presbyterian, 318 S. Cedar. Admission is $10, $5 for students and includes lunch. Reservations are required by Monday. (509) 777-1555.

Spokane College Women’s Association – Bob Williams, nationally known for his expertise in election reform and disaster preparedness, will speak on “Restoring Integrity to the Voting Process,” noon Wednesday at The Rendezvous, 1003 E. Trent. Lunch is $14. Reservations are required by today. (509) 465-0362.

Archaeology lecture – Cheney Palouse Chapter of the Ice Age Floods Institute presents Jerry Galm, professor of anthropology and archaeology at Eastern Washington University, who will speak on “Mima Mounds Revisited: An Archaeological Perspective,” 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, EWU Science Building, Room 137, Cheney. (509) 559-5818.

Friendly Sons of St. Patrick Parade kickoff – Event aims to organize volunteers, 6 p.m. Wednesday at O’Doherty’s Irish Grille, 525 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. Refreshments will be available. (509) 880-2785.

Cheney Community Fall Festival – Free event includes games, food and prizes with an outer space theme, 3-5 p.m. Thursday at Salnave Elementary, 1015 Salnave Road, Cheney. (509) 498-9295.

American Association of University Women – Barbara Thisted will speak on “The Ninety Nines: An International Organization of Women Pilots,” 10 a.m. next Saturday at the Waterford, 2929 S. Waterford. Lunch is $13. Reservations are required. (509) 448-7994.