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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

Arts calendar

Auditions

Northwest Renaissance Festival – Seeking performers for annual festival re-creating a 16th-century English village. Auditions are Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Indian Trail Library, 4909 W. Barnes Road; Sunday, 2-6 p.m. at Argonne Library, 4322 N. Argonne Road; March 20, 4-7 p.m., at Tum Tum Community Center, 6424 Highway 291, Nine Mile Falls; or by appointment. (509) 276-7728

“The Boxcar Children” – Spokane Children’s Theatre, Sunday, 2 p.m. and Monday, 6 p.m. at St. Aloysius School, 611 E. Mission Ave. Needed: four children ages 8-16 and four adult actors, two men and two women. Auditioners will be expected to read cold from the script. (509) 328-4886, www.spokanechildrens theatre.org

“Annie Get Your Gun” – Spokane Civic Theatre, for youth ages 9-17, March 22, 6:30-8 p.m.; for adults, March 22, 8-9:30 p.m. and March 23, 6:30-9:30 p.m. at 1020 N. Howard St. Auditioners will be expected to perform a verse and a chorus from a classic musical in addition to cold readings from the script and should dress in clothing that allows for freedom of movement. (509) 325-2507, www.spokanecivictheatre.com

Classes and workshops

Steve Kaufman Workshops – Beginner/Intermediate Mandolin Workshop, today, 7-9:30 p.m., $45; All-Level Flatpicking Guitar Workshop, Friday, 7-9 p.m., and Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., $90 at Orchards Baptist Church, 1002 Bryden Ave., Lewiston. Preregistration required by calling (208) 746-7127 or e-mailing lsmusic@clearwire.net.

Spokane Handweavers Guild Workshop – With Robyn Spady. Friday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Mukogawa Fort Wright Institute, 4000 W. Randolph Road. Cost is $100; lunches are included. Preregistration requested. (509) 922-1773, (509) 456-3178

The Art Coop Classes – Microscope Slide Necklace: Friday, March 18 or March 23, 6-8 p.m., $25. Fused Glass Jewelry: Sunday, 1-3 p.m., or March 26, 6-8 p.m., $30. Vintage Button Pin/Necklace: Tuesday, 6-8 p.m., $25. Classes are held at The Art Coop, 4225 N. G St. (private home studio). All materials are provided. Reservations required; call (509) 327-3726 or (509) 290-2542 or visit www.theartcoop.net.

“Writing Outside the Box” – Presented by Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators International, with “Nuts and Bolts” session, speaker Barbara Hollace, open critiques (bring three copies of one story, poem or chapter) and a raffle. Cost is $15, parking is free. Saturday, 1-4 p.m., Seven Hundred Seventh, Common Room, 700 W. Seventh Ave. (509) 482-5288, cat09tales@hotmail.com, www.scbwiwaid.org

Greencastle Soap Company Classes – Beginning Soap Making: Design your own fragrance and take home more than 3 pounds of soap. Wednesday-Thursday, 7-9 p.m.; or April 2, 7-9 p.m., and April 3, 10 a.m.-noon. Cost is $45 for each two-part class; equipment and supplies included. Making Herbal Salves: Learn to infuse oils and make your own healing salves and lip balms. March 31, 7-9 p.m., $35 (includes all materials). Prepaid registration required. Classes are held at Greencastle Soap Company, 203 N. Stone St. (509) 466-7223, www.greencastlesoap.com

Art Adventure Week One-Day Camps – For ages 6-11. Each afternoon is a new adventure: clay extravaganza, anime drawing, recycled artists, cookie bake-off and master painters. Monday-Friday, March 22-26, 1-5:30 p.m. at Corbin Art Center, 507 W. Seventh Ave. Cost is $21. Call (509) 625-6200 or visit www.spokaneparks.org to register and for more information.

Watercolor Class – Taught by Katie Densley. March 22, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Avenue West Gallery, 122 S. Monroe St. Cost is $30. (509) 838-4999

Mom and Me: Easter Bunny Celebration – For ages 2-4. Make puppets, hats, dressed decorated eggs and more. March 27, 9:30-11 a.m., Corbin Art Center, 507 W. Seventh Ave. Cost is $14. Visit www.spokaneparks.org or call (509) 625-6200 to register and for more information.

Meetings

The Spokane Novelists Group – Writers support/critique group, open to anyone with an interest in writing fiction. Participants should bring five to 10 pages to read aloud and six to eight copies for others to read along and critique. Saturday, noon, Spokane County Library, Argonne Branch, 4322 N. Argonne Road. (509) 590-7316

Call for artists

Swan Festival – Seeking art of tundra swans in any media for Swan Festival on March 20. No fees. (208) 437-0274, (509) 671-0295, pointintime@hotmail.com

28th Annual Inland Crafts Sale and Exhibition – Seeking fine contemporary crafts of all media and photography. Entry deadline is April 5. Event is Nov. 12-14 at the Spokane Convention Center. (509) 624-8566, www.zapplication.org

Manhole Cover Student Design Contest – The Spokane Arts Commission and the City of Spokane Wastewater Management are seeking decorative designs with local themes for manhole covers to be placed throughout the city. Artists must be citizens of Spokane and age 18 or younger. Selected artists will receive $100 and their design on manhole covers in Spokane for up to 50 years. Download a prospectus at www.spokanearts.org/ hottopics.aspx. Submissions should be sent by April 30 to Manhole Cover Art Contest, Attn.: Gary Kaesemeyer, City of Spokane, 909 E. Sprague Ave., Spokane, WA 99202. Call (509) 625-7909 or (509) 625-6050 for more information.

Avenue West Gallery Juried Art Exhibition – Artists of all media are invited to enter the juried exhibition held in August at Avenue West Gallery. Entry fee is $10 per entry; limit of five entries per artist. Entry deadline is May 20. Contact Katie Densley at (509) 647-5480 or ktdensley@centurytel.net, or Dennis Smith at (509) 299-4979 or jamilia1@centurytel.net.

Call for writers

One Act Play Festival – Pend Oreille Players Association is seeking original one-act plays to be produced at the Pend Oreille Playhouse Community Theatre. Up to four plays will be selected for presentation. Plays should be 25-35 minutes long; small casts and simple sets are preferred. Submission deadline is May 1. (509) 447-2750, mail@pendoreilleplayers.org

Lost Horse Press Idaho Prize for Poetry 2010 – National competition offering $1,000 plus publication of a book-length poetry manuscript. Postmark deadline for manuscript submission is May 15 (must include $25 reading fee and self-addressed, stamped envelope). Winner and finalists will be announced Aug. 15. For guidelines or additional information, call (208) 255-4410, e-mail losthorsepress@ mindspring.com or visit www.losthorsepress.org.

Deadline to submit items is noon on the Friday before publication. Send information to Libby Fisher, Arts Calendar, Features Dept., P.O. Box 2160, Spokane, WA 99210 or e-mail to libbyf@spokesman.com.