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Today

Hot dog and T-shirt sale - The annual event is hosted by the Newman Lake Fire Auxiliary and Newman Lake SCOPE to raise money to purchase equipment for the all-volunteer Newman Lake Fire Department. Hours are 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. today and Sunday. Moab Junction, Trent and Starr Road.

Liberty Lake movie - A free showing of “The Pursuit of Happyness” at dusk, hosted by the Friends of Pavillion Park. Pavillion Park, Country Vista Drive and Molter Road.

Rockin’ B Ranch Cowboy Supper Shows with the Riders of the Rockin’ B - Shows Thursdays in July and August and most every Friday and Saturday through Sept. 5, except on July 10, Aug. 7, 28 and Sept. 18, when the ranch will present “Pat McManus Comedies” starring Tim Behrens. 5:30 p.m., pre-show youth performers; 6:10 p.m., “Twilight at the Spokane Bridge” cowboy vampire melodrama; 7 p.m., dinner including barbecued beef, chicken, ribs and more; 8 p.m., cowboy/western music by the Riders of the Rockin’ B. There will also be a beer and wine cantina open nightly. Rockin’ B Ranch, 3912 N. Idaho Road, Liberty Lake. $35/adults; $10/youth age 10 and younger. (509) 891-9016.

Splashdown - Family water park. Open daily through Labor Day. Hours are Monday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., and until 8 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays; noon-6 p.m. on Sundays. 11127 E. Mission Ave. $12.99/48 inches and under; $15.99/over 48 inches; free for age 3 and younger with regular paid admission and seniors age 65 and older, $14/viewing pass with $7 refund. (509) 924-3079.

Spokane Valley Heritage Museum - “On a Wing and a Prayer,” aviation history of Felts Field profiling our local pioneer aviators, the formation of the Washington Air National Guard, the 1927 visit by Charles Lindbergh, and “Visionary Women,” women who shaped the history of the Spokane Valley, through Sept. 16. Hours are Wednesdays-Saturdays, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. 12114 E. Sprague Ave. $6/adults, $5/seniors, $4/children. (509) 922-4570.

Sunday

Arbor Crest Wine Concert Series - This month: Today, The Honeybuckets, rock music; July 11, Men of Rhythm; July 18: Sammy Eubanks; July 25: Nobody Famous. No one under age 21, no outside alcohol, outside food allowed. Food available for purchase by Catered for You. Concerts begin at 5:30 p.m. Arbor Crest Winery, 4705 N. Fruithill Road, Spokane Valley. $5/concert. Tables for eight guests may be reserved for additional $40 per concert. (509) 927-9463.

Tuesday

Free Family Film Festival - Spokane Valley - Today-Thursday: “Charlotte’s Web” (G) and “Planet 51” (PG); July 13-15: “Rugrats The Movie” (G) and “Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs” (PG). Shows at 10 a.m. (two different theaters). Spokane Valley Cinemas, 14760 E. Indiana Ave. Free. (509) 922-2590.

Spokane Valley City Council study session - Tentative agenda items include a motion awarding the construction contract for the 44th Avenue pathway, an update on the 2011 budget and a discussion on the Transportation Benefit District; 6 p.m. Spokane Valley City Hall, 11707 E. Sprague. (509) 921-1000.