Events

Tuesday

Puppet Show - “Scout Ants’ Grand Adventure.” For all ages. 10-10:45 a.m., Dance Center of Spokane, 1407 E. 57th Ave. $5/each or $17.00/four. (509) 448-8911.

Preschool Storytime - For ages 3-5. 10:30 a.m. Library locations include: Downtown, 906 W. Main Ave.; South Hill, 3324 S. Perry St.; (509) 444-5356; Spokane Valley Library, 12004 E. Main Ave., Spokane Valley. Free. (509) 893-8400.

Band and Strings - The annual fifth and sixth grade Band and Strings Spectacular. Featuring more than 2,800 student musicians, the event is a celebration of music and a way for the district to thank the community for its support of Spokane Public Schools. 7 p.m., Spokane Arena, 720 W. Mallon Ave. Free, donations accepted. (509) 354-7338.

Wednesday

MLK Center 40th Anniversary Breakfast - Join in celebrating the Martin Luther King Jr. Family Outreach Center’s 40 years of service to Spokane children, youth and families. Keynote speaker will be Valerie Marshall, former executive director of the center and regional foster care health and education program manager. RSVP at (509) 455-8722. For more information, visit www.mlkspokane.org. 7:30-9 a.m., The Lincoln Center, 1316 N. Lincoln St. Free.

Storytime - For ages 2-5. Library locations include: Medical Lake, 321 E. Herb St. (509) 893-8330; Argonne, 4322 N. Argonne Road. (509) 893-8260; Cheney, 610 First St. (509) 893-8280. 10:30 a.m. Free.

Thursday

El Katif Shriners 57th Annual Shrine Circus – Today at 7:30 p.m.; Friday at 3 and 7:30 p.m.; Saturday at 11 a.m., 3 and 7:30 p.m.; and Sunday at 1 and 5 p.m. For tickets, call (509) 747-0132, (877) 469-0411 or visit spokaneshrinecircus.com. Spokane Valley Mall, I-90 at Evergreen exit, Spokane Valley. $10-$20.

Penny Carnival - Celebrating the first anniversary of the Lisa Stiles-Gyllenhammer Boys & Girls Club in Mead. Second Harvest Inland Northwest Food Bank’s mobile food unit will be on-site to provide each family a 40-pound box of fresh produce and non-perishable food. The money raised will be used to buy equipment and enhance the games room. Global Credit Union has offered additional support by offering to match all the pennies donated at the carnival. 5-7 p.m., 12509 N. Market St., Mead. Donation. (509) 489-0741.

Friday

“Treasure Island”- Presented by Theater Arts for Children. Shows today and May 6-7 at 7 p.m.; May 8 at 2 p.m.; and Saturday at 4 and 7 p.m., Spokane Valley Partners building, 10814 E. Broadway Ave., Spokane Valley. $10/ages 13 and older; $5/children ages 12 and younger. (509) 995-6718.

Bloomsday Run Tradeshow – Trade show and check-in for the annual 12K run held Sunday. Features fitness products, activities and more. Today, 11:30 a.m.-8 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m., Spokane Convention Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. Free admission to trade show; $30/late entry fee for race. (509) 838-1579.

College Bound Friday - For parents and students grades 7-9 preparing for college and understanding the College Bound Scholarship Smart choices in high school. EWU college campus tour sessions for students and parents, ask questions and enjoy treats. Please RSVP at www.ewu.edu/rsvp, call (509) 359-7898 or email jjaraysi@ewu.edu. Registration begins at 2:30 p.m. 3-6:30 p.m., Eastern Washington University, Pence Union Building, Multi Purpose Room, Cheney. Free. (509) 359-7898.

Arbor Day - The City of Liberty Lake will host a tree planting in celebration of Arbor Day. 4:30 p.m., Rocky Hill Park, Mission and Winrock. (509) 755-6700.

Saturday

Ugandan Orphans Choir -10-member choir consists of five boys and five girls who entertain with cultural drumming, dancing and harmonies. Sponsored by the ministry of Childcare Worldwide. 10:40 a.m., South Hill Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 5607 S. Freya St. Free. (800) 553-2328.

15th Annual Community Penny Drive - Benefits the Spokane Guilds’ School and Neuromuscular Center. There are 16 donation drop-off sites across town from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Locations include: Washington Trust Bank/Wandermere, 438 E. Hastings Road; Spokane Guilds’ School, 2118 W. Garland Ave.; KHQ-TV (7 a.m.-noon only), 1201 W. Sprague Ave.; Safeway in Liberty Lake, 1233 N. Liberty Lake Road; Windermere Real Estate-Manito, 29th Ave. and Grand Blvd.; Cheney Masonic Lodge, 106 College Ave. in Cheney; Sterling Savings Bank, 507 N. Mullan Road; and River Park Square (9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. only), 800 W. Main Ave. Intersections include: Country Homes Boulevard and Wall Street; Francis Avenue and Nevada Street; Francis and Ash/Maple; Fourth Avenue and Walnut Street; Monroe and Indiana/Northwest Boulevard; 57th Avenue and Regal/Inland NW Bank; Sullivan and Sprague; and Pines and Sprague. Donation. (509) 326-1651.

Applebee’s Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser - Event will support HOPE School, a nonprofit preschool program for children with hearing loss and the only oral preschool in Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho. 8-10 a.m., Applebee’s, 2107 E. 29th Ave. $8. (509) 863-7097.

Expanding Your Horizons - For girls in grades 6-12. Participate in hands-on workshops and meet with women scientists and engineers. Presented by Girl Scouts Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho with Lewis and Clark State College. 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Lewis-Clark State College, Lewiston, Idaho. $10. (509) 747-8091, ext. 409.

Child ID Kit Day - Prepare your child in the event of an Amber Alert. Kits provided by Farmers Insurance’s Managing Information on Lost Kids program). 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Other Mother, 10208 N. Division St., Ste. 101. Free. (509) 481-3536.

Country Fair - A day of live music, organic gardening classes, children’s games, cheese-making. Proceeds will benefit the nonprofit PEACH Community Farm. 11 a.m.-5 p.m., 10425 S. Andrus Road, Cheney. $5/general, Free/children and bicyclists. (509) 216-9273.

Fancy Nancy Storytime and Activity - Featuring the latest Fancy Nancy stories and create amazing artwork of your own. Noon, Auntie’s Bookstore in River Park Square on skywalk level, 808 W. Main Ave. (509) 456-4775.

Celtic Music and Dance - Albeni Falls Pipes and Drums and Highland Dancers of North Idaho. 7 p.m., Pend Oreille Playhouse, 240 N. Union Ave., Newport. $10/advance, $12/door. (509) 844-2782.

Sunday

Ugandan Orphans Choir - The 10-member choir consists of five boys and five girls who entertain with cultural drumming, dancing and harmonies. Sponsored by the ministry of Childcare Worldwide. Redeemer Lutheran Church, 3606 S. Schafer, Spokane Valley, at 8, 9:30 and 10:45 a.m.; Community Presbyterian Church, 417 N. William St., Post Falls, at 6:30 p.m. Free. (800) 553-2328.

Ongoing

April Children’s Programs at Hayden Library - Mother Goose Time (ages 0-2), Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m.; Tales for 2’s (ages 2-3), Wednesdays-Thursdays, 10:30-11 a.m.; Literacy Play Group (ages 0-5), Fridays, 10:30 a.m.; Preschool storytime (ages 3-5), Mondays, 1-2 p.m. and Tuesdays-Wednesdays, 10:30-11:30 a.m.; Storytime (ages 3-6), Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m.; Stories with Spruce (a little poodle), Wednesdays, 3:30 p.m.; Lapsit (ages 0-3), Thursdays, 10:30-11:50 a.m.; Literacy Play Group (ages 0-5), Fridays at 10:30 a.m., Hayden Library, 8385 N. Government Way, Hayden, Idaho. Free. (208) 772-5612, ext. 120.

Junior Golf Lessons - Presented by the City of Spokane Municipal Golf Courses. For ages 6-7 and 8-17. Learn the basics through four, one-hour lessons. Pre-registration is required. For more information, visit www.spokaneparks.org. Area golf courses. $80. (509) 625-6200.

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