Events
Today
Baby Lapsit (North) - Enjoy nursery rhymes, songs, and stories. For children up to 18 months of age. 10:30 a.m. North Spokane Library, 44 E. Hawthorne Road. Free. (509) 893-8350.
Baby Lapsit (North) - Enjoy nursery rhymes, songs, and stories. For children up to 18 months of age. 10:30 a.m. North Spokane Library, 44 E. Hawthorne Road. Free. (509) 893-8350.
Tuesday
Preschool Play and Learn Storytime (Valley) - For ages 3-5. Enjoy stories, songs and fingerplays that explore the concepts of math, science, art and literacy. Parents and caregivers are asked to join in for the entire 60 minutes. 10:30 a.m., Spokane Valley Library, 12004 E. Main Ave., Spokane Valley. Free. (509) 893-8400.
Toddler Storytime (Moran Prairie) - For ages 18 months-3 years. 10:30 a.m., Moran Prairie, 6004 S. Regal St. Free. (509) 893-8340.
Tween Book Clubs - For grades 4-6. This month’s selection is “Holes” by Louis Sachar. 3:30 p.m., Fairfield Library, 305 E. Main St., Fairfield. (509) 893-8320; 4:30 p.m. Spokane Valley Library, 12004 E. Main Ave., Spokane Valley. Free. (509) 893-8400.
Wednesday
Toddler Storytime - For children 18 months-3 years of age. Library locations and times include: 10 a.m., North Spokane, 44 E. Hawthorne Road. (509) 893-8350; 10:30 a.m., Cheney, 610 First St. (509) 893-8280. Free.
Preschool Play and Learn Storytime - For ages 3-5. Enjoy stories, songs and fingerplays that explore the concepts of math, science, art and literacy. Parents and caregivers are asked to join in for the entire 60 minutes. Library locations and times include: 10:30 a.m., Deer Park Library, 208 S. Forest Ave. (509) 893-8300; Spokane Valley, 12004 E. Main Ave. (509) 893-8400; Moran Prairie, 6004 S. Regal St. (509) 893-8340; 11 a.m., North Spokane, 44 E. Hawthorne Road (509) 893-8350. Free.
Thursday
Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot - Annual Bloomsday Road Runners Club event, open to the public. Choose from 2, 3 or 5-mile routes. Registration and donation drop-off at 8 a.m. at the picnic area across from the Manito Park duck pond. Race starts at 9 a.m. Manito Park. Donation of food or check/cash to benefit Second Harvest Food Bank. (509) 868-6433.
Friday
“Christmas through the Eyes of a Child” Lighting Ceremony and Parade - Holiday parade proceeds at 5 p.m. on Sherman Avenue from Eighth Street to Lakeside Avenue along Sherman Avenue. Post-parade activities at 6 p.m. at the Coeur d’Alene Resort include caroling, fireworks, lighting of Holiday in Lights display. Weekend events include a fashion show, banquet and family day. Also the kick-off to the weeklong Festival of Trees fundraiser. Journey to the North Pole Cruises offered through Jan. 2. 5 p.m., Sherman Avenue and Coeur d’Alene Resort, 115 S. Second St., Coeur d’Alene. Free admission to parade, tree lighting and fireworks. (208) 667-7275.
Saturday
Appaloosa Museum and Heritage Center - “The Thorny Fence: The History of Barbed Wire” through March 2, 2012. Appaloosa Museum, 2720 W. Pullman Road, Pullman. Free. (208) 882-5578, ext. 279.
Adoption Celebration Storytime - November is National Adoption Awareness Month. Listen to stories about adoption and draw a picture of your own special family. 11 a.m., Auntie’s Bookstore, Children’s Section, 402 W. Main Ave. (509) 838-0206.
Native American Storytime - November is Native American Heritage Month. Listen to some Native American tales. 1 p.m., Auntie’s at the Square, River Park Square on skywalk level, 808 W. Main Ave. Free. (509) 456-4775.
Book Club Meeting - Drop by to discuss our latest book club picks “The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester” by Barbara O’Conner. 1 p.m., Auntie’s Bookstore, mezzanine, 402 W. Main Ave. (509) 838-0206.
Sunday
Macy’s Santa Bus Tour - Old Saint Nick will be trading in his reindeer and sleigh for a bus, and touring the country visiting participating Macy’s stores as part of the holiday Believe Campaign. Santa will be making an appearance in Spokane. Special activities include: face painting, a balloon artist, hot cocoa and a story read by Santa. Children are encouraged to write a letter to Santa and deposit it into the specially marked Believe mailboxes inside Macy’s. For each letter received, Macy’s will donate $1 to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. 1 p.m., Spokane Valley Mall, 14740 E. Indiana Ave., Spokane Valley. Free. (206) 623-5338.
Ongoing
A Touch of Chinese Culture - For children ages 6-12. Learn Chinese and Chinese culture. Wednesdays from 4:30-6 p.m. through Dec. 21. Chinese Culture House, 3803 N. Nevada St. $125. (509) 625-6200.
Campbell House Holidays - Part of the Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture, admission tickets include the exhibit galleries and a tour of the house. Guests can tour the house at their leisure from noon-4 p.m., this Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 22-24, 29-31 and Jan. 1. There will be a cook working in the kitchen and other volunteers stationed throughout the house to answer questions. Regular guided Campbell House tours will be available on other December dates the museum is open. Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture, 2316 W. First Ave. $7/adults, $5/seniors and students. (509) 456-3931.
Festival of Trees - Friday, Friday d’Lights, 5-8 p.m. $2/at the door; Sunday, Family Day, Children’s Workshop with performances from local youth and crafts and face painting, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., $2/at the door; and Children’s Workshop, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., $1/craft; Nov. 30, Luncheon Fashion Show, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m., $50; and Dinner Fashion Show, 5-7:30 p.m., $55 Proceeds to benefit Kootenai Medical Center. Coeur d’Alene Resort Convention Center, 115 S. Second St., Coeur d’Alene. (208) 666-2345.
Music Together Classes - A research-based early childhood music and movement class for children ages 6 months-6 years, and the adults who love them. Classes are 45 minutes each week for 10 weeks. Holy Names Music Center, 3910 W. Custer Drive. $200. (509) 464-1595.
Riverfront Park Ice Palace - Runs through February, 2012. Tuesdays-Thursdays, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. and 7-8:30 p.m.; Fridays-Saturdays and nights, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. and 7-10 p.m.; Sundays, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Closed Mondays. Special events: Tuesdays: skating 7-8:30 p.m. is $2; Wednesdays: skating 7-8:30 p.m. is $1; Thursdays: $1 skating sponsored by The Inlander; skate rental extra; School’s Out, Tuesdays-Fridays from 2-5 p.m. for $4.50, includes skate rental. Riverfront Park Pavillion. Age 13 and older: $4.50/Tuesday-Thursday, $5.50/Friday-Sunday and holiday; Seniors/military with ID/youth ages 3-12/$3.50; skate rentals are $3.50 (not included with admission). Season passes are $44.99. (509) 625-6601.
Santa Express - Wednesday-Dec. 23. With the help of Santa’s elves, young shoppers ages 4-12 choose inexpensive gifts priced from 50 cents to $8 for everyone on their list and wrap each gift so it’s ready to go under the tree. Fundraiser for Vanessa Behan Crisis Nursery, a safe shelter for children who are at risk of neglect or abuse. Open Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. and Sundays, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Downtown on the skywalk level of Crescent building, 707 W. Main Ave. (509) 448-2900.
Starlight Children’s Foundation-Northwest Benefit - Make a minimum donation of $5 and enjoy free appetizers and drink specials. Wednesday from 3-6 p.m. All proceeds to benefit seriously ill children and their families. Applebee’s South Hill, 2107 E. 29th Ave. (509) 321-0799.
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