Family calendar

Thu., Jan. 1, 2015

Today

Winter Break Cool Camps - A winter break day camp, hosted by Spokane Valley Parks & Rec and open for children ages 6-11. CenterPlace, 2426 N. Discovery Place, Spokane Valley. $32/day; $65/two days. (509) 688-0300.

Native Community Wellness Program - The program offers various activities to promote healthy lifestyles to local families, including “Healthy Me” for kids and exercise training for adults. Program held nightly, except Wednesday. 6-8 p.m. Community School, 1300 W. Knox Ave. Free. (509) 4833-7535.

Friday

Winter Break Cool Camps - A winter break activity day camp, hosted by Spokane Valley Parks & Rec. and open to ages 6-11. CenterPlace, 2426 N. Discovery Place, Spokane Valley. $32/day; $65/two days. (509) 688-0300.

Family Dance and Potluck - Easy circle, line, contra, folk and novelty dances with live music for family fun. Designed to encourage young dancers and beginners to move to music and give families quality, crazy time together with lots of laughter. All of the dances are taught by Susan Dankovich, local contra caller and director of the Silver Spurs Youth Folk Dancers. The Band is Margie Heller, Ken Raymond and Paul Tapp. Potluck at 6:30 p.m. and dancing begins at 7 p.m. St. John’s Cathedral, 127 E. 12th Ave. Free. (509) 533-9955.

Saturday

Let There Be Legos at Cheney Library - Bring the family as our traveling Lego Build Day stops at each Spokane County Library throughout 2015. Drop in for an hour or all day and build to your heart’s content. Your awesome creations will be on display at that library for the month. Then they will be dismantled and the Legos shipped off to the next library for its Lego Build Day. Follow the Legos to as many build days as you like. Mark your calendars now and plan to join us the fun, family-friendly activity. All ages welcome, but children 6 and under should be accompanied by an adult. Want more Lego fun? Come to the new Lego Club, happening every month at your library. 10 a.m. Cheney Library, 610 First St., Cheney. Free. (509) 893-8280.

Sunday

Winter Softball Camps - Sundays, today-Jan. 25. Girls in grades 1-6: 2-4 p.m., grades 7-12: 4-6 p.m. CCS softball hitting coach Paco Crandall has been instructing hitters for nine years with great passion for the game. This camp will provide instruction on the fundamentals of hitting and fielding. Bring a bat with your name on it. Spokane Falls Community College, Gymnasium, Building 7, 3410 W. Fort George Wright Drive. $60/player.

Frost Fest - Volleyball scrimmage with other teams in a round-robin format event. Teams guaranteed four matches each. 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. HUB Sports Center, 19619 E. Cataldo Ave., Liberty Lake. $100/team. (509) 927-0602.

Monday

Lego Club - Keep your engineering and problem solving skills flowing, and your imagination stimulated, with an abundance of Lego bricks. First Monday of the month, 4-5 p.m., January through May. All ages are welcome. Children age six and younger should be accompanied by an adult. North Spokane Library, 44 E. Hawthorne Road. Free. (509) 893-8350.

Spider Monkeys Climbing Club - Mondays and Wednesdays, 5-7 p.m. Working with professional staff, kids ages 4-10 will learn the essentials of climbing, team work and great fun. Please call to register; maximum 10 kids per class. First class is free. 5-7 p.m. Wild Walls, 202 W. Second Ave. $12/single visit; $74/pass for eight visits. (509) 455-9596.

Tuesday

Totally Tubular Tuesday – 7 p.m., Jan.6: “The Breakfast Club”; Jan. 13: “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”; Jan. 20: “The Lost Boys”; Jan. 27: “Mary Poppins”; Feb. 3: “Fargo”; Feb. 10: “Moulin Rouge”; Feb. 17: “10 Things I Hate About You”; Feb. 24: “Who Framed Roger Rabbit?”; Mar. 3: “High Fidelity”. Garland Theater, 924 W. Garland Ave. $2.50, free with $10 pre-show purchase at Bon Bon. (509) 327-1050.

Shark Month - Airway Heights - Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water. Create a cardboard shark and use it to test the science of how sharks float in the water. Make shark jaws from paper plates and learn fierce facts about one of the most dangerous creatures underwater. Part of the Kids Explore and Discover series for grades K-5. 3:30 p.m. Airway Heights Library, 1213 S. Lundstrom St., Airway Heights. Free. (509) 893-8250.

Girls Rock Lab - This four-week Ink Artspace event teaches girls ages 8-18 various music-related skills, including guitar, drums and singing/songwriting in a collaborative, supportive environment. No previous experience necessary. Please plan to attend all four sessions. Registration is required. 4-6 p.m. Hillyard Library, 4005 N. Cook St. (509) 444-5380.

Pixel Playground - A four-week course encouraging kids to explore possibilities in digital art. Registration required. Courses may include video game designing, basic programming, Photoshop and green screen work. Ages 8-18. 4-6 p.m. Spokane Public Library - Downtown, 906 W. Main Ave. Free. (509) 444-5336.

Wednesday

Baby Beluga - He’s a little white whale on the go. We’ll have a whale of a good time while making an interactive baby beluga hat. Parents stay and play with their little ones in this fun toddler and me class. For ages 2-4. 10:30-11:15 a.m. Mobius Kids Children’s Museum, 808 W. Main Ave. $10/members, $12/non-members. (509) 624-5437.

Shark Month - Cheney - Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water. Create a cardboard shark and use it to test the science of how sharks float in the water. Make shark jaws from paper plates and learn fierce facts about one of the most dangerous creatures underwater. Part of the Kids Explore and Discover series for grades K-5. 4 p.m. Cheney Library, 610 First St., Cheney. Free. (509) 893-8280.

Spokane Chiefs Hockey - The Spokane Chiefs play in the Western Hockey League, providing quality, affordable family entertainment for its fans. See the Chiefs play at home at the Spokane Veteran’s Memorial Arena. Jan.7, Puck drops at 7:05 p.m. Chiefs vs. Portland (TicketsWest Chiefs Player Magnet, first 1,000 fans). Spokane Arena, 720 W. Mallon Ave. $10-$22 (discounts for kids/students/seniors/military). (509) 535-7825.

Ongoing

Riverfront Park Ice Palace - Through March 1. Hours are Tuesdays-Sundays, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., extended hours Wednesdays-Thursdays, 7-8:30 p.m. and Fridays-Saturdays, 7-10 p.m. Holiday hours: Thursday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. and 7-10 p.m.; Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Jan. 19, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; President’s Day, Feb. 16, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Riverfront Park, 507 N. Howard St. $13/adult, $3.50/youth (3-13), senior (62+) and military with ID; $3.50/skate rental; $45 Ice Palace Pass (all ages). Discounts: $2 Tuesday (admission only); $1 Wild Wednesday (college ID required, admission only); $5 Lunch Bunch (Tuesdays-Fridays, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., includes skate rental); $5 After School special (Tuesdays-Fridays, 2-5 p.m., ages 17 and younger only, includes skate rental). (509) 625-6600.

Campbell House Holidays - Campbell House comes alive for the holiday season with living history demonstrations, festive decorations and music box tunes. Regular museum admission pricing applies. Open Wednesdays through Sundays. Noon-4 p.m. Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture, 2316 W. First Ave. Regular museum admission pricing applies. (509) 363-5355.

A T-Rex Named Sue – Today-Sunday. See a fully-assembled skeleton cast of the most complete Tyrannosaurus rex ever discovered. The exhibition, assembled at Mobius Science Center, will also feature visitor-controlled mechanical models, videos and free-standing interactive exhibits. Hours are Tuesdays-Saturdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sundays, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Mobius Science Center, 811 W. Main Ave. $10/adults, $9/seniors and military, $7/kids, free/age three and younger. (509) 321-7133.

Youth Climbing Club - For youth ages 10-16 interested in advancing their climbing technique. Must be belay certified and ready to learn the intricate body movements and techniques to take climbing to the next level. First class is free. 6-8 p.m. Wild Walls, 202 W. Second Ave. $12/single visit; $100/10-visit punchcard; $65/monthly pass. (509) 455-9596.