In brief: Craft fair to support scholarships

The Community College Spring Arts, Crafts and Food Show will be held on March 7 and March 8 at Spokane Community College, 1810 N. Greene St., in the Lair-Student Center, building six. The Fair will be open on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The event will include artists and crafters from the Pacific Northwest, along with a number of food vendors.

Proceeds from the Fair will support student scholarships and leadership activities sponsored through the SCC environmental science clubs, including agribusiness, horticulture, natural resources and water resources.

For more information call Darcy Staudinger 533-7216.

Irish dancers to perform

The St. Patrick’s Irish Dancers will perform at Spokane Community College, 1810 N. Greene St., on March 20 at 7 p.m., in the Lair Auditorium.

The group, founded in 2003, is taught by 19-year-old Rosa Swatzell at a small, private studio in Liberty Lake. The dancers range from ages 6 to 19.

For more information call 255-5801.

WHITMAN COUNTY

Ice age group plans eight-mile hike

The Cheney-Spokane chapter of the Ice Age Floods Institute is offering an eight-mile hike that’s not for the faint of heart.

The hike from Lyons Ferry State Park to Palouse Falls State Park on March 14 will explore botany, zoology and early Indian history as well as geologic features left by giant prehistoric floods that washed through the region.

Lyons Ferry State Park is near the Palouse River’s confluence with the Snake River, about 12 miles southeast of Washtucna.

Hike leaders Lloyd Stoess and Gene Kiver warn that the hike will cover steep ascents and descents that shouldn’t be attempted by anyone with serious heart or vertigo problems, or by those who are unable to hike three miles without a break.

To register, call Melanie Bell at 954-4242 or send her an e-mail at mbell4242@comcast.net. Registration costs $10 for chapter members, $12 for others.

Cliff/Cannon

Expert talk opens Bloomsday season

Dick Beardsley, a marathon expert, will help kick off the Bloomsday training season by hosting a talk tonight at 7 at Lewis and Clark High School.

The talk will cover Beardsley’s “Duel in the Sun” with Alberto Salazar at the 1982 Boston Marathon, and also his struggles to recover from addiction to pain medication after a series of accidents.

The event is sponsored by the Lilac Bloomsday Association.

Online registration and information for Bloomsday 2009 is open at www.bloomsdayrun.org. The entry deadline is April 14.

Garland

Last Friday comes to Garland

Garland Avenue will be host to Last Friday with art exhibits and in-store specials on Friday. The shops and galleries will also be open late for everyone to enjoy the event.

Locations and hours for Last Friday include:

Tinman Gallery, 811 W. Garland Ave., will be open until 9 p.m. The gallery will have live music and light refreshments and an artist’s reception for Gordon Wilson.

ArtStyle Northwest, 901 W. Garland Ave., will be open until 8 p.m. and will feature the Euro-Whimsical dolls of Wendy Zupan Bailey.

Ruby Slipper, 809 W. Garland Ave. Spring shoes will be on preview and there will be an artist’s reception for mixed media artist Dina Fernandez. The shop will be open until 9 p.m.

ACS Discovery Shop, 805 W. Garland Ave., will be open until 7:30 p.m. will have in-store specials to join in the fight against cancer.

Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland Ave., will be showing the last performance of “It’s a Date” at 8 p.m. The box office opens at 7 p.m.

Garland Theatre, 924 W. Garland Ave., will be showing all shows for $3.50.

Kim’s Teriyaki, 927 W. Garland Ave., will be open until 9 p.m.

The Rocket Bakery, 903 W Garland Ave., will have live music by Danny Songhurst, from 6 to 8 p.m.

Rick’s Ringside Pub, 921 W Garland Ave., will have Happy Hour all night and will be open until 2 a.m.

For more information, call Susan Bradley, owner of Tinman Gallery, at 325-1500.

Nevada/Lidgerwood

Club to receive Taco Bell donation

The Boys and Girls Clubs of Spokane County will be presented with a check for $14,435 by Taco Bell at the Spokane Chiefs hockey game on Saturday night at 7 p.m. at the Spokane Arena.

The money was raised through the Bells for Teens campaign that ran from Nov. 28 to Dec. 31. The money will provide educational and teen programs for the Spokane Chapters of the Boys and Girls Club.

For more information regarding the event or the Boys and Girls Club, call Heather Jewell at 489-0741.