Idaho calendar

Today

Spirit Lake Chamber of Commerce – 8:30 a.m., chamber office, 32173 N. Fifth. (208) 623-3411.

Bonner County Planning and Zoning – 5 p.m., former Federal Building, 1500 Highway 2, Sandpoint. (208) 265-1458.

Arthur Macomber on Water Adjudication – Presentation at noon at the Iron Horse, 407 Sherman Ave. Sponsored by Kootenai Environmental Alliance. (208) 667-9093.

“Shakespeare Abridged” – 7:30 p.m., Panida Theater, 300 N. First Ave., Sandpoint.

Call to Action on Climate Change – 6-8 p.m., Sandpoint City Hall, 1123 Lake St. Mayor Ray Miller will address community-based solutions. (208) 263-3310.

Upcoming

Coeur d’Alene Film Festival – Friday; two documentaries will be shown with a short film each at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. at the Coeur d’Alene Resort, Bay 6. $9/available at the door only. (206) 285-9675.

“What’s Worth Doing (With the Rest of Your Life)?” – Friday, 7 p.m., and Saturday, 1:30 p.m., Todd Hall at NIC’s Molstead Library, 1000 W. Garden Ave., Coeur d’Alene. Presented by the Venerable Thubten Chodron, American nun in the Tibetan tradition. (208) 769-3269.

The Amaizing Corn Maze – Fridays and Saturdays, 10 a.m.-11 p.m. and noon-5 p.m. Sundays through Oct. 29 on Beck Road just off Highway 53 in Hauser. Haunted maze begins Oct. 19. $8/adults, $5/ages 5-12 and seniors 60 and older, free/4 and younger, group rates available. (509) 242-2676.

Choral Fest Concert – Saturday, 2-4 p.m. at the Resort Plaza, 210 Sherman Ave. Featuring the Northwest Sacred Music Chorale, Coeur d’Aleers, Sweet Adelines and the Lake City Harmonizers. Free. (208) 664-3194.

Festa Italiana – Saturday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Sunday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. at Kootenai County Fairgrounds, 4056 N. Government Way. Includes live family entertainment, food, cooking demos, wine and beer garden, “Italian Idol” karaoke singing contest, artisan and business booths, farmers’ market, Spokane Italian Car Club show, the Bolla grape stomp contest, carnival booth games and jumping castles. Free admission. Parking $1. (208) 773-8522.

Coeur d’Alene Youth Orchestra Select Ensemble – Saturday, 5 p.m. at Lake City Playhouse, 1320 E. Garden Ave. (208) 667-1323.

States Organization for Boating Access Conference – Saturday-Tuesday, workshops at the Coeur d’Alene Resort, 115 S. Second St. (208) 514-2432.

Architecture Walk and Scarecrow Build – Sunday, 2 p.m. architecture walk of the downtown community led by Rann Haight. Scarecrow build for kids, 3 p.m. downtown. (208) 664-3194 or (208) 676-0917.

Anthony Doerr Reading – Monday, 7 p.m. at the Coeur d’Alene Public Library, 702 E. Front St. (208) 769-2315.

League of Women Voters Kootenai County – Monday, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. in the Community Room at Coeur d’Alene Fire Station 3 at the intersection of 15th Street and Interstate 90. (208) 664-0633.

Coeur d’Alene Audubon Mica Bay Survey – Tuesday, meet at 8 a.m. at Fairmont Loop and U.S. Highway 95 for the birding trip. (208) 664-5318 or 664-4739.

Comedian Dan Cummins - Tuesday, 7 p.m., North Idaho College Activities Center, lower level of the Edminster Student Union, 1000 W. Garden Ave. Free. 665-5459.

Music in the Making NIC Concert Choir – Tuesday, 7 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 521 E. Lakeside Ave. Free. (208) 769-7764.

East Bonner County Library Board of Trustees – Tuesday, 5 p.m. at the Sandpoint Library, (208) 263-6930.

Bonner County Commissioners Public Hearing – Tuesday, 6 p.m. at Priest River Junior High School, 1020 W. Albeni Highway. (208) 265-1463.

Last call to join the Community Holiday Choir – Wednesday is the deadline to join the choir for a Nov. 24 performance of Handel’s Messiah at 7 p.m. in North Idaho College Schuler Performing Arts Center, 1000 W. Garden Ave. The choir will perform with the Ft. Sherman Symphonette. For information, call 777-0545.

Bonner County Board of Commissioners Public Hearing – Wednesday, 1:30 p.m. at the Bonner County Courthouse, 215 S. First Ave., Sandpoint. (208) 265-1458.

Coeur d’Alene Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory – Wednesday, 5:30 p.m. at City Hall, 710 E. Mullan Ave. (208) 769-2348.

Panhandle Basin Advisory Group – Wednesday, 9 a.m.-noon at the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, 2750 Kathleen Ave. (208) 769-1422.

Battle of the Bands – Wednesday, 6 p.m. at Sorensen Magnet School of the Arts and Humanities, Ninth Street and Coeur d’Alene Avenue. Free admission, space is limited. (208) 664-3194.

DanceTales Workshop – Wednesday, 7 p.m. at the studio, 1124 Sherman Ave. Student performance followed by free salsa and swing dance lessons. (208) 667-8087.

Sandpoint Teen Slam – Wednesday, sign up at 5:45 p.m., starts at 6:30 p.m. Sandpoint Library, Rude Girls Room, 1407 Cedar St., Sandpoint. Spoken word, poetry and storytelling slams. Free. (208) 255-4410.

Vegetable Gardening in Our Cold Climate – Wednesday, 6-8 p.m. at the Bonner County Extension Office, 4205 N. Boyer, Sandpoint. Registration is required. $10 per class. (208) 263-8511.