In brief: Clothing bank seeks volunteers

The clothing bank run by Spokane Valley Partners is in need of volunteers who can work several hours a week on a regular basis.

Volunteers would need to be available the same day and same time each week. The bank is run entirely by volunteers and last year distributed more than 150,000 pounds of clothing to 7,096 families.

Call Connie at 927-1153 to set up an interview.

Plant sale to benefit SVH

Spokane Valley High School will have a plant sale fundraiser May 5 through 8 from noon to 5 p.m. or while supplies last.

There will be tomato and sweet pepper plants available, as well as a variety of bedding plants. Flowers available include marigolds, zonal geraniums, petunias, alyssum, dianthus, pansies and lobelia.

The school is at 2011 N. Hutchinson Road, a block west of Argonne Road and just south of the I-90 overpass. Call 922-5475 for more information.

‘Jungle Book’ opens Friday

Theater Arts for Children will showcase a production of “Jungle Book” with an opening night performance at 7 p.m. Friday at the Spokane Valley Partners building, 10814 E. Broadway Ave.

The play will run through May 18. Additional performances will begin at 2 p.m. Sundays and 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Admission is $5. Call 892-5413 for more information.

PONDEROSA

Shootout benefits Teen Closet

Teachers and staff of Ponderosa Elementary will face off in a Slammer Jammer Shootout basketball game at 6:30 p.m. May 9.

The Ponderosa Recorder Pep Band and the University High School Drum Line will perform before the game and at halftime. The game will be held at Horizon Middle School, 3915 S. Pines Road.

The game is a fundraiser for the Teen Closet, a charity that provides clothes for teenage foster children in the Spokane area. Admission is $1 or free with the donation of a new or gently used clothing item. Children younger than 5 are admitted free. Call 228-4450 for more information.

VERADALE

CV band auction event Thursday

Central Valley High School will host Jazz Under the Stars at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the school, 821 S. Sullivan Road.

The night includes dessert tasting and an auction to benefit the CV band. Auction items include ski tips, cooking classes, dinners, whitewater rafting, golf packages, boating excursions and amusement park tickets.

The CV Jazz Band and choir will perform during the evening. Admission at the door is $15 for adults and $5 for students or $10 for adults and $5 for students in advance. Call the school at 228-5100 for more information.

– Nina Culver