Film festival benefits Women’s Center

The Idaho Women in Film Festival will be at the Song Bird Theater, 315 Fourth St., in Coeur d’Alene, today. The event will begin with a film workshop and shorts at 11 a.m.

“Valley of the Dolls” will play at 2:30 p.m., followed by wine, appetizers and a silent auction at 5:30. Dinner with Patty Duke will be at 6:45, and the evening with will end with “Miracle Worker” at 8.

The Festival is being held to celebrate women’s accomplishments in the Idaho Film Industry and also to raise money for Women’s Center Inc., 850 N. Fourth St. The Women’s Center assists victims of family and sexual violence.

Tickets are $35. Call 664-9303 or 664-3672.

Join community choir rehearsals

Max Mendez, NIC choral director, is conducting the Coeur d’Alene Community Holiday Choir, preparing them for a Nov. 29 performance of Handel’s Messiah. The performance will include an audience sing-a-long choir.

No auditions for the audience choir are required. Rehearsals begin immediately at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2801 N. Fourth St. in Coeur d’Alene, Thursdays from 7 to 9 p.m.

For more information, call Linda at 777-0545 e-mail llmaravilla@yahoo.com.

From staff reports