Arts Calendar

Auditions

“Jack and the Beanstalk” – Theater Arts for Children, Sunday and Monday, 6:30 p.m. at the Spokane Valley Community Center, 10814 E. Broadway. Children ages 8-18 are needed. Auditioners should be prepared to dance. Visit www.theaterartsforchildren.org for character descriptions. Performance dates: April 13-29. Call (509) 892-5413.

“The Lion in Winter” – Lake City Playhouse, March 12 and 13, 6:30 p.m. at the theater, 1320 E. Garden Ave., Coeur d’Alene. Callbacks are March 14. Auditioners should be prepared to read from the script with another actor. Bring a photo of yourself the theater can keep. Call (208) 667-1323.

“Dusk” – Spokane Civic Theatre, March 12 and 13, 7 p.m. at the theater, 1020 N. Howard. Auditioners should prepare a one-minute contemporary monologue and be prepared to read cold from the script. Needed: two women ages 3-60 and three men ages 30-65. Performance dates: April 27-May 18. Call (509) 325-1413.

Classes and workshops

Media Meet and Greet – Local artists and managers are invited to meet local media representatives and learn how to promote artists and special events, today, 3-6 p.m., at the Chase Gallery in Spokane City Hall, 808 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. Call (509) 625-6050.

Spokane Authors and Self-Publishers – Author Loren Robinson will discuss Books in Motion, a books-on-tape publisher, today at noon at Old Country Buffet, 5504 N. Division. Lunch purchase is required. Call (509) 233-8051.

How to Photograph Your Work – The Spokane Art School is putting on this workshop for artists to learn how to shoot good slides and pictures, Saturday, 2-6 p.m. at the school, 920 N. Howard. Bring a 35 mm or digital camera plus one piece of your artwork. The cost is $40. Call (509) 328-0900 to register.

Children’s Weaving class – Weaver Jean Korus will teach children in grades 3-6 how to weave on cardboard looms, March 10, 10 a.m.-noon at the Dahmen Barn, 419 N. Park Way, Uniontown, Wash. Cost: $15, including materials. Registration deadline is Monday. Call (509) 229-3414 or visit www.artisanbarn.org.

Call for writers

Creative Writing Competition – Sponsored by Spokane Youth for Christ. Junior high and high school students must write a 500-word essay on “By the time I’m 30, I hope…” Students may submit up to two entries by Friday at the City Life Youth Center, 1309 N. Ash. Winners in each category will receive $100. Call (509) 327-7721.

Writers Competition – The Coeur d’Alene Public Library’s 19th annual writing contest is seeking unpublished fiction and nonfiction prose of 2,000 words or less (no poetry). Writers age 6 and up may enter. A copy of the rules and an entry form are available at the library, 201 E. Harrison Ave., online at www.cdalibrary.org, or by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope to Coeur d’Alene Public Library, 201 E. Harrison Ave., Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814-3240. Deadline: March 31. Entry fee is $1 for ages 6-11 and $2 for ages 12 and up. Cash prizes will be awarded in each category and age group. Call (208) 769-2315.

Idaho Prize for Poetry 2007 – The Lost Horse Press is accepting submissions of book-length poetry manuscripts for publication. Entries are due by May 15. Entry fee is $25; a self-addressed, stamped envelope must be included. Mail entries to The Idaho Prize, Lost Horse Press, 105 Lost Horse Lane, Sandpoint, ID 83864. Call (208) 255-4410.

Call for artists

s.m.Art by the River Festival of the Arts – The St. Maries Council for the Arts is looking for artists and handcrafters to submit applications for the annual festival in July. Applicants must include photos or images on CD. For an application, write to s.m.Art Booth Screening Committee, c/o Linda Schardine, 83362 Highway 3 S., St. Maries ID 83861, or call (208) 245-3417 or (208) 245-3655.

Art on the Green – Artists are invited to design a poster for this summer’s art show. Entries should be 12 inches by 16 inches, in finished form and unframed; leave space for lettering and a logo. The deadline is March 23. Entries may be brought to the Citizens’ Council for the Arts, 411 N. 15th St., Coeur d’Alene, or the Law Offices of Flammia and Solomon, 317 Wallace, Coeur d’Alene. Call (208) 667-0651.

Inland Crafts – Artist applications are being accepted for the annual juried exhibition at the Spokane Convention Center on Nov. 2-4. Interested artists must submit five representative digital files (no slides) and two optional (a booth or group shot and a detail), a one-page resume and a $15 fee by April 2. Forms are available at www.inlandcrafts.org. Call (509) 981-9916.

Historic Logos – Artists are invited to design logos for the Fort Russell Neighborhood Historic District and the Moscow Downtown Historic District, both in Moscow, Idaho. The logos will be used on signs, brochures and other promotional information. Submissions are due at the Moscow Historic Preservation Commission by April 2. Call (208) 883-7095 or see www.ci.moscow.id.us/commissions/historicpreservation/index.asp.

Arts and Crafts Festival – Artists and crafters needed for the Valleyford Fine Art and Crafters Festival on July 21 at 12212 E. Palouse Highway. Fee: $25 per booth for businesses, $10 for nonprofits. Applications due April 15. Call (509) 747-6294.

Teaching Artists – The Washington State Arts Commission is looking for experienced artists who have expertise with K-12 public schools to form a Roster of Teaching Artists to work with students. Applications are available at www.arts.wa.gov. Deadline is May 1. Call (360) 586-2418.