Literary calendar

Sun., Jan. 3, 2010

Literary/Poetry

The StoryTelling Company - Presenting an original story from Shoreline, a musical guest and the Mystery Storyteller, as well as “Tales From the Blue Truck,” a travelogue 315,000 miles long and counting. Limited seating, call for reservations, or email. 5 p.m. Today. Ivano’s Restaurant, Sandpoint. $7/adults, $4/age 12 and younger. (208) 263-0211.

The Inland Empire Gardeners Meeting - Meetings are held the first Wednesday of the month. This meeting’s speaker will be John Soennichsen, author of “Bretz’s Flood,” which tells the story of the maverick geologist who developed a radical theory in the 1920s to explain how the wildly rugged regions of eastern Washington and the Columbia River Gorge were formed. Wednesday. 6:30-9 p.m. The Luxury Box, 10502 E. Sprague Ave., Spokane Valley. Free. (509) 535-8434.

Author Tom O’Day - The artist will sign copies of his book about his life and art. Saturday. 1 p.m., Tinman Gallery, 811 W. Garland Ave. (509) 325-1500.

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