Dec 1 • Medicare Open Enrollment Clinic, Spokane County Library District, 1 to 3 p.m. appointments by phone at 509-458-2509 x 219,
Internet link
• World AIDS Day Commemoration and National AIDS Memorial Quilt Display, Spokane AIDS Network, Washington Cracker Building, 304 W. Pacific, 4 to 7 p.m., san-nw.org
Dec 1-4 • 2021 Winter Festival, Kendall Yards
Dec 1-5 • Chanuka, Temple Beth Shalom, Congregation Emanu-El, tbsspokane.org
• Lego Menorah, Southside Senior Center, 3151 E 27th, 5:30 p.m., Chabad of Spokane, 443-0770
Dec 1-7 • Children's Christmas Joy Drive, Mission Community Outreach Center, 1906 E. Mission Ave., 535-1084, www.4mission.org
Dec 1-12 • Tree of Sharing tables at three area malls open to receive gifts, tosspokanedirector@gmail.com
• Christmas Tree Elegance, Spokane Symphony Associates, Historic Davenport Hotel, 10 S. Post St., 800-899-1482
Dec 1-13 • Gnome Holiday Ornaments, 12 p.m., Internet link
Dec 1-21 • Advent Individual Silent Retreats, Immaculate Heart Retreat Center, 448-1224, ihrc.net
Dec 1-22 • Winter Market at the Pavilion, Wednesdays, 574 N. Howard St., 625-6600, Market Internet link
Dec 1-23 • Ornament and Small Works Show, Spokane Art School, 811 W. Garland Ave., 325-1500
Dec 1–24 • Salvation Army's Christmas Red Kettle Campaign outside area businesses.
Dec 1–26 • The Great Outdoors Art Show, Liberty Building, 402 N. Washington, 327-6920
Dec 1-31 • Art Overcomes, Exploring the healing power of art. The Jacklin Arts & Cultural Center, 405 N. William St., Post Falls, 208-457-8950
• Staying Home: Interior Views from the Collection of the Jundt Museum, 200 Desmet Ave., 313-6843
Dec 1-Jan 2 • Northwest Winterfest, Mirabeau Meadows Park, 13500 Mirabeau Pkwy, Spokane Valley, 5 to 9 p.m., 995-7700, mk@genesiscreatescolor.com, northwestwinterfest.com
• Light Up the Night, Riverfront Park, 507 N. Howard, 625-6600
Dec 2 • Holiday Remembrance Service, Heritage Funeral and Cremation, 508 N. Government Way, 6 p.m., marketing@fairmountmemorial.com, 838-8900
• Jazz Christmas Concert, Gonzaga Univeristy, Myrtle Woldson Performing Arts Center 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Dec 2, cont. • Peace and Justice Action Committee, 5:30 to 7 p.m. slichty@pjals.org
• Holiday Craft and Sip Fundraiser, Spokane Domestic Violence Coalition, 5:30 p.m., www.changinglivesandhealinghears.com
Dec 2-5 • The Nutcracker, Spokane Symphony, Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox, 7:30 p.m., Tues, Fri, Sat and 2 p.m., Sat and Sun
Dec 2-18 • Black Lives Matter Artist Grant Exhibition, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, WSU, 1535 SW Wilson Rd., Pullman, Tues to Sat 335-1910
Dec 3 • Community Building Book Launch Party, Saranac Roof Top 4 to 7 p.m., dana@community-building.org
Dec 3 -4 • Outdoor European Christmas Market, McIntire Park, 8930 N. Government Way, Hayden, 208-762-1185, andrea@haydenchamber.org
Dec 4 • Winter Wonderland, Church of the Nazarene, 9004 Country Homes Blvd., 1 to 3:30 p.m., sfnaz.org
• Taste of Gingerbread, The ISAAC Foundation, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.,
Dec 4 -16 • Christmas Bureau, Spokane Fair Grounds, 404 Havana St., 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. covid restrictions apply
Dec 5 • Advent Lessons and Carols, St. John's Cathedral, 127 E. 12th Ave., 5 p.m., 838-4277
• Holy Cannoli, Festa Italiana, Buon Natale, David's Pizza, 12:30 p.m., caputo@gonzaga.edu
• Tree Lighting Event, 15601 E. 24th Ave., Spokane Valley, 4 p.m.
Dec 5, cont. • Sharing the Dharma Day, Sravasti Abbey, 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. 447-5549, sravastiabbey.org
• Gingerbread Bake-off, Christ Kitchen, Northern Quest Casino, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., competition, event goes to 4 p.m., 325-4343
Dec 6 • Gonzaga Symphony Orchestra Concert with Concerto/Aria Competition Winners, Myrtle Woldson Performing Arts Center 7:30 to 9 p.m.
Dec 7 • "Around the Table," World Relief Spokane Virtual Gala, 5:30 p.m., 484-9829
• Whitworth Symphony Orchestra Fall Concert, Martin Woldson Theater, 7 p.m., 624-1200 foxtheaterspokane.org
Dec 8 • A History of Pandemic Literature, Lance Rhoades, Spokane Public Library, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., South Hill Library, spokanelibrary.org
Dec 8, cont. • Stage Left Holiday Patron Gala, 108 W. Third Ave., Host Molly Allen, 7 to 10 p.m., stagelefttheater.org/tickets
Dec 9 • Showing up for Racial Justice, Peace and Justice Action League, 5:30, slichty@pjals.org
• Washington Housing Alliance virtual annual meeting, 2022 priorities, 4:30 to 6 p.m., info@housingactionfund.org, 206-422-9455
Dec 9, cont. • Legislative Session Kickoff, Wash. Coalition for Police Accountability, 12 p.m.
• Understanding Israel, Humanities Washington, 11 p.m., humanities.org
Dec 9, 12, 19 • Advent Holiday Concert Series, Holy Names Music Academy, 2 p.m., YouTube, hnmc.org
Dec 10 • Holiday Joy Festivities, Music Conservatory of Coeur d'Alene, 627 N. Government Way, 7 p.m., cdaconservatory.org
Dec 10-19 • Manito Holiday Drive-Thru Lights, The Friends of Manito Park
Dec 11 • Candlelight Christmas Concert, Gonzaga University, Myrtle Woldson Performing Arts Center, 7:30 to 9 p.m.
• Holiday Market, Five Mile Prairie Grange 10 a.m.
• Handel's Messiah Concert, conducted by Derrick Parker, First Presbyterian Church, 3 to 5 p.m., masking and reservations required, 747-1058, reserve@spokanefpc.org/messiah,
Dec 11-12 • Children's Christmas Joy Drive Event, Mission Community Outreach Center, 1906 E. Mission Ave., 535-1084, www.4mission.org
Dec 12 • Christmas Festival Concert, Whitworth choirs and student instrumentalists, The Martin Woldson Theater, 3 p.m. foxtheaterspokane.org, 624-1200
• Candlelight Christmas Concert, Gonzaga University, Myrtle Woldson Performing Arts Center, 3 to 4:30 p.m.
Dec 12, 13 • Whitworth Chamber Ensemble Concert, 8 p.m., Loree Swegle, 777-3280
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Dec 13 • Chanukah Parade, Menorah Lighting, Shopko, 44th & Regal, 4 p.m., Riverfront Park, 5 p.m., rsvp, jewishspokane.com
Dec 15 • People for Effective Government Event: "U.S. Foreign Policy in China: The Future of our Trade and Political Relationship," Gary Locke, 21st Governor of Washington, U.S. Secretary of Commerce and ambassador to China, online, 7 p.m., pegnow.org
Dec 15 – 18 • Contemplative Christmas, Come and Go Open House, Undercliff House, 107 W. 7th Ave., 4 to 8 p.m., info@contemplativechristmas.com
Dec 17 • Northwest Brass Program, Music Conservatory of Coeur d'Alene, 627 N. Government Way, 7 p.m., cdaconservatory.org
Dec 18 • BRRZaar, Terrain local art gift market, 70 booths, River Park Square, 1 a.m. to 8 pm., terrainspokane.com
• Posada Navidena, Latinos En Spokane, West Central Community Center, 1603 N. Belt St., 5 to 8 p.m.
Dec 18, 19 • Holiday Pops with the Spokane Symphony, Morihiko Nakahara conductor, Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox , 2 to 7 p.m., 624-1200, spokanesymphony.org
• An Out of the Box Christmas, Kids Drama, Church of the Nazarene, 9004 Country Home, Sat 6 to 8 p.m. and Sun 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., 467-8986, office@sfnaz.org
Dec 19 • German American Christmas Service, Eberhardt Schmidt and the Concordia Choir, St. Mark's Lutheran, 314 E. 24th Ave., 3 p.m., 928-2595
Dec 20 • NAACP Membership Meeting, 35 W. Main, 7 p.m., spkncpbr@gmail.com
Dec 31 • New Year's Eve: Beethoven's Ninth, Spokane Symphony, Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox, 621-1200
Jan 5 • The Fig Tree Distribution and Mailing, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., 631 S. Richard Allen Ct., 535-4112
Jan 6 • The Fig Tree Benefit and Board, Benefit, noon, Board, 1 to 3 p.m., Zoom, 535-1813
Tues • Drop In & Write, Spark Central, 1214 W. Summit Pkwy, 5:30 to 7 p.m., 279-0299, programs@spark-central.org, spark-central.org
Tues-Sun • What We Make: Nature as Inspiration, Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture (MAC), 2316 W. 1st Ave., 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., 456-3931
• Awakenings: Traditional Canoes and Calling the Salmon Home, MAC, 2316 W. 1st Ave., 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 456-3931
1st,3rd Weds, Sats • Un,ited by Water, MAC, 12 to 1 p.m., 456-3931
Weds • Drop In & Draw, Spark Central, 1214 W. Summit Pkwy, 5:30 to 7 p.m., 279-0299, programs@spark-central.org, spark-central.org
Weds • Medical Personnel Appreciation Night, Golden Handle Project, 111 S. Cedar, 868-0264
Holiday resources- listing of meals and gift giving sites
