Spokane Calendar

Wed., Oct. 25, 2006

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Upcoming

Halloween Party – Children ages 3 and up may visit Camp Fire USA’s Camp Dart-Lo for hay rides, a haunted house, games, treats and more at 14000 N. Dartford Drive. Hours are 4:30-7 p.m. Friday, noon-4 p.m. Saturday and noon-3 p.m. Sunday. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Admission is $5. (509) 747-6191.

Octoberfest – Games for kids, silent auction, bingo, vendors and entertainment to benefit the Has Beens, Gonna Bees and Wanna Bees, which provides help to low-income families at Christmas. Hours are 3-10 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday at the Market Street Market, 5906 N. Market. Game tickets are five for $1, bingo is two cards for $1. (509) 484-7305.

Engineers Forum of Spokane – With a presentation on salt crystal halo therapy, noon Monday at the Holiday Inn Airport, 1616 Windsor Drive. Lunch is $13. (509) 244-3467.

Wilderness protection – Doug Scott, director for the Campaign for America’s Wilderness, will read from his book “The Enduring Wilderness” and speak about local wilderness campaigns such as Scotchman Peaks, 7 p.m. Monday in Gonzaga University’s Cataldo Hall, 502 E. Boone. (208) 255-2780.

Business Ethics – Gonzaga University President Rev. Robert Spitzer will speak on “Foundations of Professional Ethics: Getting to the Heart of Business Ethics,” noon-2:30 p.m. next Wednesday at Gonzaga’s Cataldo Hall, 502 E. Boone. (509) 323-5591.

Archaeological discovery – Renee Barlow will speak on archaeological discoveries in a canyon on the Colorado Plateau that has been closed to the public for 50 years, 7 p.m. next Wednesday in the Museum of Arts and Culture Johnston Auditorium, 2316 W. First. (509) 456-3931.

Whitworth Writing Rally – Students in preschool through the sixth grade are invited to the 23rd annual event led by author and poet Janet Wong, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. or 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Nov. 4 at Cowles Auditorium on the Whitworth campus, 300 W. Hawthorne Road. Children work in groups to create and illustrate stories. The cost is $16. Each child must be accompanied by a parent. Registration is required by Monday. (509) 777-4404.

Fall craft show – Plus bake sale and raffle items, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Nov. 4 at CenterPlace, 2426 N. Discovery Place. Proceeds benefit the Spokane Valley Senior Center. (509) 926-1937.

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