Spokane Calendar

Today

SNAP community breakfast – hosted by Spokane Neighborhood Action Programs, 7:30-8:30 a.m. today at the Red Lion at the Park, 303 W. North River Drive; free; (509) 456-7111.

Upcoming

Scandinavian Heritage Festival – Scandinavian goods, entertainment and food hosted by the Sons of Norway Lodge, 6710 N. Country Homes Blvd., 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday; admission is $3 adults and $2 seniors, free for children 12 and under; (509) 326-9211.

A Columbian Coffee Story – A representative from Cosurca, a fair-trade cooperative of Columbian farmers, will speak on efforts of farmers to grow fair-trade organic coffee instead of cocaine, 7 p.m. Monday at Whitworth College’s Weyerhaeuser Hall, 302 W. Hawthorne Road; (509) 777-4269.

Engineers Forum of Spokane – Wildlife mitigation biologist Gerald Green will speak on the restoration of native habitats for fish and wildlife along Hangman Creek near Desmet, Idaho, noon Monday at the Holiday Inn Airport, 1616 Windsor Drive; lunch is $13; (509) 244-3467.

CANS Film Festival – Bring a donation of three cans of food per person and receive free movie admission and free small popcorn next Thursday at the Regal Cinemas at the Northtown Mall and Valley Mall. Admission is good to all movies beginning at 11 a.m. except “no pass” showings. The food will benefit Second Harvest Food Bank; (509) 534-6678.

Garden dedication – Join the official opening of the Northeast Community Garden, 10 a.m. Sept. 29 at Rypien Field, corner of Liberty and Lacy.