Downtown Artwalk Friday

Sat., Sept. 6, 2008

The Second Friday Artwalk will be in downtown Coeur d’Alene on Friday from 5 to 8 p.m.

The event will include nine galleries hosting opening receptions with the opportunity to meet local artists, listen to live music, and view new works of art.

The Devin Galleries will be featured, hosting the 2008 Oil Painters of America Western Regional Juried Exhibition and Sale on Friday through Oct. 11. The opening reception will be Friday from 5 to 8 p.m. at the gallery.

The event is free and open to the public.

For more information, call Tami Wahl with the Arts and Culture Alliance at 292-1629 or visit www.artsincda.org.

NICHE expanding services

Northern Idaho Center for Higher Education at North Idaho College, a service provided to students allowing them to connect with services at higher education institutions throughout the region for more than 10 years, is expanding.

Services once offered only in Coeur d’Alene, such as college entrance testing, have been consolidated with services already offered at NIC. The testing center now serves all northern Idaho students, regardless of which institution they attend. Testing and other services are also available to students who live outside the Coeur d’Alene area via NIC’s outreach centers in Ponderay, Bonners Ferry and Kellogg.

Now the Northern Idaho Consortium for Higher Education is co-managed by a local operating council comprising administrators from each of the participating institutions, including Boise State University and Lewis-Clark State College.

For more information, call Jay Baldwin at 769-3137.

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