Idaho calendar
Today
Help is Here Express – 10 a.m. to noon, Kootenai Medical Center Post Falls Health Park, 1300 E. Mullan Ave. The Partnership for Prescription Assistance bus will be on hand to help people learn if they qualify for prescription drug assistance. (888) 477-2669.
Pet Microchips, Yard Sale and Bake Sale – today-Saturday, 7 a.m.-1 p.m., 5470 Anne St., Coeur d’Alene. Microchipping for $10 per cat or dog available during sale, by Concerned People for Animals. Proceeds to help spay and neuter cats and dogs. (208) 667-6382.
Giant Rummage Sale – today, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., and Saturday, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Community United Methodist Church, 1470 W. Hanley Ave. (208) 765-8800.
“The Lion in Winter” – today and Saturday, 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, 2 p.m., Lake City Playhouse, 1320 E. Garden Ave. $16/adults; $13/ages 13-18, seniors and military; $10/ages 12 and younger; $11/groups of 10 or more. (208) 667-1323.
Upcoming
“Murder So Green” Mystery Dinner Theater – Saturday, 7 p.m., The Song Bird Theatre, 315 N. Fourth St. Four-course meal catered by Tomato Street. $35. (208) 664-3672.
Yapqi’nm “The Gathering Place” Pow Wow – Saturday, 1 p.m. and 7 p.m., Christianson Gymnasium at North Idaho College, 1000 W. Garden Ave. Includes dance contests for men, women, teens, juniors and tots, and drumming and singing contests, arts and crafts. (208) 760-3365.
Cowboy Breakfast Fundraiser – Saturday, 8-11 a.m., Pleasant View School, Riverview Road, Post Falls. All-you-can-eat eggs, sausage, gravy and homemade biscuits. Proceeds benefit restoration of old Pleasant View School. $5/person, $15/family. Bob Ickes, (208) 755-9802.
Second Annual Gear Review and Demo Day – Saturday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Independence Point, Coeur d’Alene City Beach near downtown. Presented by Coeur d’Alene Canoe and Kayak Club. Includes demonstrations, raffles and information. Tracy Obermayer, (208) 664-2229.
Cinco de Mayo Mexican Dinner and Fundraiser – Saturday, 5-9 p.m., Bonner County Fairgrounds. Cost: $30. Presented by Bonner County Fair Foundation. Proceeds go to upgrades, repairs and construction projects at fairgrounds. Jim Corcoran, (208) 265-4036.
Tubbs Hill Cleanup – Saturday, 9 a.m.-noon. Meet at Third Street entrance to Tubbs Hill. Volunteers needed. Trash bags, gloves and coffee provided. Mark Weadick, (208) 765-5628.
Golden Gospel Show – Sunday, 1-3 p.m., Post Falls Senior Center, 1215 E. Third Ave. (208) 773-9582.
Lawrence Aripa Storytelling Address – Sunday, noon to 1:30 p.m., Todd Lecture Hall, Molstead Library, North Idaho College, 1000 W. Garden Ave. Guest speaker is Ernie Stensgar, “Oral Literature in American Indian Culture: Honoring the Life of Lawrence Aripa.” Sponsored by Diversity Events Committee and American Indian Studies Program. (208) 769-3417.
Old Fashioned Ice Cream Social – Sunday, 3 p.m., in front of Powderhorn Museum on College Drive, North Idaho College. Fort Sherman Band will perform under direction of Sgt. Terry Jones. (208) 769-3355.
Landscaping for Fire Prevention – Registration deadline is Monday for the May 10 class at 6 p.m. at the Bonner County Federal Building, 1500 Highway 2, Sandpoint. The University of Idaho Extension and the Bonner County Bonfire Program are presenting the session on reducing wildfire risk through landscaping. (208) 263-8511.
Hayden Planning and Zoning Commission – Monday, 5 p.m. at City Hall, 8930 N. Government Way. (208) 772-4411.
Hayden City Council – Tuesday, 5 p.m. at City Hall, 8930 N. Government Way. (208) 772-4411.
Meet author Marianne Love – Tuesday, 5-7:30 p.m. at Seasons at Sandpoint Clubhouse. The author will launch her new book, “Lessons with Love: Tales of Teaching and Learning in a Small-Town High School.” (208) 263-3573.
Bayview Chamber of Commerce – Tuesday, 7 p.m. at the Bayview Community Center. (208) 683-8040.
Coeur d’Alene Planning and Zoning Commission – Tuesday, 5:30 p.m. at City Hall, 710 E. Mullan Ave., public hearings on agenda begin at 6 p.m. (208) 769-2300.
Donkey Basketball Fundraiser – Tuesday, 7 p.m. at Timberlake High School, 5973 W. Highway 54, Spirit Lake. Proceeds benefit Timberlake High School Senior Scholarships. Includes teams of high school, junior high and elementary faculties, high school students and Booster Club. $5-6/advance, at the gate $6-7. (208) 623-6303.
Radiography Technology Program Information Session – Tuesday, 5 p.m. in Room 102 at the Meyer Health and Sciences Building at North Idaho College, 1000 W. Garden Ave. (208) 676-7132.
Science on Tap – Tuesday, 5:30-7 p.m. at Coeur d’Alene Brewing Company, 209 E. Lakeside Ave. “Extremophile Research: A Look at Bacteria that Thrive in Hot, Cold, Salty, Acidic, Toxic and Other Nasty Environments.” Presented by William Apel of Idaho National Laboratory. (208) 885-7251.
Kootenai County Parks and Waterways – Tuesday, 6-8 p.m. in Room 1B of the Kootenai County Administration Building, 451 Government Way. (208) 446-1275.
Bonner County Public Hearing – Wednesday, 1:30 p.m. in the Board Room of the Bonner County Courthouse, 215 S. First Ave., Sandpoint. (208) 265-1458.