Social Calendar

Sun., Feb. 22, 2015

17th Annual Red Ribbon Gala - An evening featuring a live Academy Awards telecast and auctions benefiting the Spokane AIDS Network. Today, 5 p.m., Northern Quest Resort and Casino, 100 N. Hayford Road, Airway Heights. $85/per person; $80 when purchasing two tickets and $75 when purchasing four. (509) 455-8993.

Surgical Outreach Fundraiser - Pacific Northwest Surgical Outreach visits developing countries to provide medical care. Learn about the group’s mission from a medical student who recently returned from Iquitos, Peru. Enjoy refreshments, door prizes and help raise money for the program. Make reservations at kool.kathryn@hotmail.com. Monday, 6-7:30 p.m., Magic Lantern, 25 W. Main Ave. $15/suggested donation. (509) 209-2383.

Fundraiser Performance of “Nunsense A-Men!” - Benefits the Central Valley High School grad night celebration. Doors open at 6 p.m. for cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and a silent auction; curtain at 7:30 p.m. The play is the same story as the original “Nunsense” show with all of the characters being portrayed men. Tickets available through Central Valley High School by calling (509) 216-9697. Credit cards and checks accepted. For all ages. Thursday, Spokane Civic Theatre, 1020 N. Howard St. $35, cocktails not included. Parking is free. (509) 954-9406.

Sravasti Abbey Buddhist Monastery Benefit - The night will begin with a Thai dinner followed by a free showing of “Blessings,” a documentary about the nuns of Nangchen Nunnery in Tibet. Proceeds will help pay for the medical needs of the monastics at Sravasti Abbey. For tickets, email susan@newstories.com or jampamorgan@gmail.com or call. Saturday, 5:45 p.m., Unitarian Universalist Church, 4340 W. Fort George Wright Drive. $15; no one turned away due to lack of funds (movie is free). (208) 277-8437.

Cinderella Tea and Fashion Show - “Because There is Hope” presents the 11th annual event. Doors open at 9:30 a.m. to view the silent auction and raffle items. Tickets available at: www.becausethereishope.org. March 7, 10:30 a.m., Spokane Convention Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. $35. (509) 939-9672.

Wine, Stein and Dine - Wine, Stein and Dine is an annual fundraiser by Post Falls Education Foundation with local breweries and wineries and an array of foods from local restaurants. There will be a large silent auction and well as a wine-tree raffle. March 7, 7 p.m., Greyhound Park and Events Center, 5100 W. Riverbend Ave., Post Falls. $45/advance; $60/door. (208) 661-1880.

Spokane Symphony + Terrain: Uncharted Territory – A performance featuring several local artists, with musical collaborations between symphony musicians and band members of the Flying Spiders, Water Monster and Hannah Reader. Staged vignettes will also include theatrical dialogues written by local author Sharma Shields and staged by Gonzaga theater professor Charles Pepiton; as well as dance choreographed by Suzanne Ostersmith. Fundraiser for Terrain and the Spokane Symphony; March 13, 8 p.m., Terrain, 1011 W. First Ave. (former Music City Building). $32/general admission, $75/reserved seating. (509) 624-1200.

Holy Family Catholic School Annual Gala Auction - “Believe in Your Gifts” auction to benefit Holy Family Catholic School. Enjoy dinner, live and silent auctions, raffles and dancing. Visit auction website or call (208) 765-4327 to purchase tickets by March 5. March 14, 5 p.m., Coeur d’Alene Resort, 115 S. Second St., Coeur d’Alene. $60. (208) 765-4327.

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