Film calendar

Fri., Feb. 25, 2011

Academy Award Films with Erik - Four short films including Oscar winner “Why Man Creates” (1968) and Academy Award nominees “Sing!” (2001), “Notes on the Popular Arts” (1977) and “Never Give Up” 1995). Saturday, 2:30 and 7:30 p.m., Panida Theater, Little Theater, 300 N. First Ave., Sandpoint. $6/adults, $5/seniors and students. (208) 263-9191

“Dirt: The Movie” - Documentary film about mankind’s relationship with the soil, narrated by Jamie Lee Curtis. Sponsored by the EWU Sustainable Food Project. Wednesday, 6 p.m., Eastern Washington University, Kennedy Library Auditorium, Cheney. $5/optional donation to benefit the on-campus community garden.

LunaFest Women’s Film Festival - National touring film festival that showcases 10 award-winning short films by, for and about women, presented by the University of Idaho Women’s Center. Thursday, 7 p.m., Kenworthy Performing Arts Center, 508 S. Main St., Moscow. $8/advance, $10/door. (208) 885-6616, www.students.uidaho.edu/ womenscenter/lunafest

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