Spokane Calendar

Thu., Jan. 25, 2007

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Supper and social dance – The Scottish St. Andrew’s Society of Spokane will host the annual Robert Burns Supper and Social Dance, 6 p.m. Saturday at the Mukogawa Fort Wright Commons, 4000 W. Randolph Road. The cost is $35. Call (509) 922-3661 for reservations.

Musical tour of the Middle East – Jody Graves, pianist and cultural ambassador for the U.S. State Department, will present video and audio clips of her tour of the Middle East along with a performance of music she played there, 3 p.m. Sunday at First Presbyterian Church, 318 S. Cedar. Admission is by donation. (509) 838-2144.

College financial aid – A workshop for high school students will offer free information and assistance with college financial aid, 2 p.m. Sunday at North Central High School, 1600 N. Howard.

Beacon Hill Trail Project – All interested mountain bikers, hikers and other trail users are invited to attend a meeting on formalizing and improving the existing trail network on Beacon Hill, 7 p.m. Tuesday at REI, 1125 N. Monroe. Those attending are asked to RSVP to info@fttrc.org.

Geology lecture – Guy Gregory of the Washington State Department of Ecology will speak on the Spokane Valley-Rathdrum Aquifer study, 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Spokane Community College Lair Student Center, 1810 N. Greene. (509) 533-8017.

Fox Theater Restoration lecture – Painting conservator Jeff Greene will discuss his work restoring the theater, 7 p.m. Feb. 6 at the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture, 2316 W. First. The cost is $10 for MAC members and $12 for nonmembers.

Compass Club luncheon – The women’s club for welcoming newcomers to the area will host guest speaker Cheryl-Anne Millsap of The Spokesman-Review, 11 a.m. Feb. 6 at Twigs Bistro, 4320 S. Regal. Lunch is $19. Reservations are required. (509) 456-4043.

Flannery O’Connor and Faith lecture – The Gonzaga University Faith and Reason Institute hosts Ralph Wood, professor of theology and literature at Baylor University, speaking on “Flannery O’Connor’s ‘A Good Man is Hard to Find’: the Misfit as a Critic of Conventional Christianity,” 7 p.m. Feb. 8 at the Jepson Center on the Gonzaga University campus, 500 E. Boone. (509) 981-1464.

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