Things to Do
Spokane
Green Bluff Apple Festival - Weekends through Oct. 31. Visit www.greenbluffgrowers.com for map of growers.
Spokane Fall Home Idea Show - 32nd annual event focuses on building, renovation, landscaping, design and décor, with more than 300 booths showcasing home products and services. Today, noon-8 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Spokane County Fair and Expo Center, 404 N. Havana St., Spokane Valley. $8/adults, $6/seniors and military, free/ages 12 and younger; Friday, half price for women, 4 p.m.-close; Saturday, half price for men, 4 p.m.-close. (509) 939-8017
“Zombie Films: Primal Fears and Contemporary Anxieties” - By Kim Paffenroth, professor of religious studies at Iona College. Part of the fourth annual Faith, Film and Philosophy Lecture Series. Today, 7 p.m., Gonzaga University, Wolff Auditorium, Jepson School of Business Administration. Free.
Holistic Festival - Fifty booths, free lectures, organic and natural products, body care and pain relief, healers, readers, chiropractic, biofeedback, iridology, reflexology, books, art, music, jewelry, crystals and more. Saturday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., CenterPlace, 2426 N. Discovery Place, Spokane Valley. $6. (509) 624-1865
LOSNA Annual Bazaar and Luncheon - Annual fundraiser for the Ladies Oriental Shrine of North America, supporting the Shriners Hospital for Children. Treasures of all kinds, baked goods, spaghetti lunch. Saturday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., VFW Post 51, 300 W. Mission Ave. $8/lunch. (509) 487-2606
Photo Scavenger Hunt - Presented by OutSpokane, to benefit next June’s Pride Parade and Rainbow Festival. Each team needs to bring along a digital camera. Goody bag for every player, prizes for the top two teams. Saturday, 12:30-4 p.m. Downtown Spokane Library, 906 W. Main Ave., Meeting Room 1A. Registration: $20/team (three to five people). (509) 720-7609, www.facebook.com/OutSpokane, info@OutSpokane.org.
Jam for Bread - Benefit concert for the Crosswalk youth shelter, with pianist Danny McCollim and Friends, guitarist Steven King, Ashe West African Drumming and Dance Group, 6 Foot Swing and the Spokane Area Children’s Chorus. Sunday, 3 to 5 p.m., Westminster Congregational Church, 411 S. Washington St. $12/adults, $10/students and seniors, $25/families. (509) 624-1366
“Some Springs and Fossil Discoveries in Washington Territory” - Charles T. Luttrell, Washington State Parks Archaeologist, will discuss fossils recovered during the late 1870s from natural springs located within the northern Palouse Hills. Monday, 7 p.m., Spokane Community College, Lair-Student Center auditorium, Bldg. 6, 1810 N. Greene St. Free. (509) 533-8017
Spokane Community Panel - Panel discussion on what it would take for Spokane to be a community of courage, with Breean Beggs, civil rights attorney; Betsy Cowles, Cowles Company chair; Anne Kirkpatrick, Spokane police chief; Lonnie Smith, senior pastor of Bethel AME Church; and Julia Stronks, Whitworth University political science professor. Monday, 7 p.m. Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague Ave. Free. (509) 777-3449.
People Who Care Benefit - Fundraiser to provide shelter for women and children in need. Tuesday, breakfast 7:30-8:30 a.m., lunch noon-1 p.m., Red Lion Hotel at the Park, 303 W. North River Drive. By donation; reservations requested. (509) 328-6702
“Take Action Against Hate” Dinner - With keynote speaker Ken Stern, an expert on anti-Semitism, hate and extremism for the American Jewish Committee. The Gonzaga Institute for Hate Studies will present “Eva Lassman: Take Action Against Hate” awards to Gonzaga University Associate Academic Vice President Raymond Reyes and the Human Rights Education Institute in Coeur d’Alene. Tuesday, doors open at 6 p.m. followed by dinner at 6:30 and the formal program at 7. Gonzaga University, Cataldo Hall Globe Room, 502 E. Boone Ave. $50/person, $400/table of eight, $500/corporate sponsorship. (509) 313-3665
Chris Jordan - Presentation by Seattle artist known for his large-scale works depicting mass consumption and waste. Tuesday, 7 p.m., Whitworth University, Robinson Teaching Theatre, Weyerhaeuser Hall. Free. (509) 777-4703
Eastern Washington
Colville Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch Maze - Eleven acres with two mazes. Open daily through Oct. 31, Mondays-Thursdays, 4 p.m. to dark; Fridays, 4-10 p.m.; and Saturdays-Sundays, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Bring flashlight for night visits. 73 Oakshott Road, Colville. $7/age 12 and up, $5/age 5-11, free/age 4 and younger. (509) 684-6751
Haute Hair - Competitions and fashion presentations, presented by the Inland Empire Cosmetology Association. Contests in evening make-up, fashion haircuts and styles, and evening glamor hairstyles along with runway fashion presentations. Sunday, 1 p.m., Northern Quest Casino, 100 N. Hayford Road, Airway Heights. $10/door. (509) 838-8242
North Idaho
Amaizing Corn Maze - More than 12 acres with three mazes, food court, corn cannon shooting range, maze game with prizes, a petting zoo and free parking. Fridays, 4-11 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m.-11 p.m.; Sundays, noon-5 p.m. (bring two cans of nonperishable food items to receive $1 off admission on Sundays only). Haunted Trail on Saturday, 6-11 p.m. Helicopter rides Saturdays-Sundays, noon-5 p.m. Beck Road just off Highway 53, Hauser, Idaho. $8/adults, $5/seniors and children ages 5-12, free/age 4 and younger. Prices for haunted events: $10/adults, $7/seniors and children ages 5-12, free/age 4 and younger; helicopter rides $15. (509) 242-2676, http://kix961.com/pages/ cornmaize/cornmaize_home.html.
47th Annual Bonner County Bazaar and Craft Show - Quality vendors will present cottage crafts including jewelry, home decor, candles, clothing, artwork, holiday items, soaps and lotions, honey, candy, greeting cards, children’s books, chair massages and more. Kootenai Kountry Kettle and Dutch Bakery of Kootenai, Idaho, will serve lunch both days as well as bakery items. Today, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sandpoint Community Hall, 204 S. First Ave. (across from the county courthouse), Sandpoint. Free admission. (208) 263-5809
Second Friday Artwalk - Self-guided tour of exhibits at galleries and businesses in downtown Coeur d’Alene. Today, 5-8 p.m. along Sherman Avenue. Free. (208) 292-1629
Scarywood Haunted Nights - Includes the haunted attractions of Blood Bayou, Terror Canyon Trail and the Zombiewood Express, plus some regular rides. Thursdays, 6-10 p.m. and Fridays-Saturdays, 6 p.m.-midnight, Silverwood Theme Park, 27843 N. U.S. Highway 95, Athol, Idaho. $24.99/includes rides and a free pass for May 2011. (208) 683-3400
Museum of North Idaho Demonstrations - Part of the featured exhibit “Nordic Roots Run Deep,” a celebration of Scandinavian American contributions to our region. Saturday, 2-4 p.m., Leif Erikson Day, Pamla Silk will demonstrate how to make red and white woven hearts common on Scandinavian Christmas trees. Exhibit open Tuesdays-Saturdays, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Coeur d’Alene City Park, 115 Northwest Blvd., Coeur d’Alene. $3/adults, $1/children ages 6-16, free/age 5 and younger, $7/two adults and children under age 16. (208) 664-3448
“Fall Fantasy” Concert - Performed by the Coeur d’Alene Symphony Orchestra and Whitworth Symphony Orchestra. Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Lake City Community Church, 6000 N. Ramsey Road, Coeur d’Alene. $20/adults, $15/seniors 65 and older, $8/students 18 and younger. (208) 765-3833
NIC Fall Choral Preview - Featuring the North Idaho College Cardinal Chorale, Chamber Singers and Jazz Co. Wednesday, 7:30 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, 521 Lakeside Ave., Coeur d’Alene. Free. (208) 769-7819