Spokane Calendar

Upcoming

Tsunami relief volunteer talk – Dawn Hayden, who was among several Spokane area volunteers helping the village of Komari in Sri Lanka, will speak from 3:45-5 p.m. Monday at the Gonzaga University Jepson Center, Room 104, 502 E. Boone. (509) 323-6856.

Engineers Forum of Spokane – Mary Tracey of the House of Charity will discuss the Jesuit Volunteers and AmeriCorps Volunteers programs at the House of Charity, noon Monday at the Holiday Inn Airport, 1616 Windsor Drive. Lunch is $13. (509) 244-3467.

GU Business Forum – Guest speaker Stacey Cowles, publisher of The Spokesman-Review, will speak on “Newspapering in the 21st Century,” 7:30 a.m. Thursday at the Gonzaga University Jepson Center auditorium, 502 E. Boone. The cost of $12.50 includes breakfast at 7 a.m. Call (509) 323-5991 for reservations.

Constitution Day lecture – David Mindich, former CNN assignment editor and professor of journalism at St. Michael’s College, will speak on “Tuning Out and Dropping Out: How Disengagement Challenges our Democracy and Weakens Constitutional Protections,” 7 p.m. Friday at Whitworth College’s Weyerhaeuser Hall, 302 W. Hawthorne Road. Admission is free. (509) 777-3707.

Bicycling clinic – Bicyclist Ruth Thomas, who is in her 80s, will speak on her recently completed journey riding through all 50 states and discuss the benefits of bicycling, 2:30 p.m. next Saturday at Rockwood Retirement Community-Hawthorne, 101 E. Hawthorne Road. (509) 466-0411.

Sons of Norway Lodge – The lodge will host breakfast 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Sept. 17, 6710 N. Country Homes Blvd. The cost is $4.50 adults and $2.50 for children under 6. The lodge will also host an ice cream social from 1-3 p.m. the same day. Prices vary. (509) 326-9211.

Community development lecture – Mary Nelson, president emeritus of the faith-based community development corporation Bethel New Life in Chicago, will speak on “Challenges and Opportunities in Creating Shalom Community,” 7 p.m. Sept. 19 in Whitworth College’s Weyerhaeuser Hall, 302 W. Hawthorne Road. (509) 777-4345.

Swimming team tryouts – The Spokane Area Swimming Team is looking for new members age 6-16, 5-5:30 p.m. Sept. 20 at Witter Pool, 1400 E. Mission. Additional tryouts will be 5-5:30 p.m. Sept. 25 and Oct. 2 at the Shadle Park Pool, 4327 N. Ash. Swimmers must be able to complete 25 yards of freestyle and backstroke. (509) 326-7546.