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Calendar of events for September 2023

Area Code is (509) unless otherwise listed.

Sept 7 • Vets on the Farm Produce Sale, Shadle Park Library, 12 to 2 p.m., events.spokanelibrary.org

         • Rural Nonprofit Gathering, Nonprofit Association of Washington, online, 2 to 4 pm

Sept 7, 12, 13 • Atomic Washington: Our Nuclear Past, Present and Future, Steve Olson, 7th-Moses Lake Museum and Art Center, 401 S. Balsam, 6 pm; 12th-Asotin County Library Downtown Branch, 417 Sycamore, Clarkston, 6:30 pm; 13th-Columbia County Rural Library District, 111 S. 3rd, Dayton 6 p.m. humanities.org

 

Sept 7, 18, 21 • Medicare101 Enrollment Events, SHIBA, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., 625-4801 for appointment and location

Sept 8 • Unify Community Health Fair, Northeast Community Center, 4001 N. Cook, 2 to 6 p.m., yvfwc.com

         • North Idaho Distinguished Humanities Lecture, Daniel James Brown: Facing the Mountain, Coeur d'Alene Resort, 115 S. Second, 7 to 9 p.m., 208-765-4000

         • Bringing Democracy Back from the Brink, Danielle Allen, Gonzaga University, Myrtle Woldson Performing Arts Center, Coughlin Theater, 211 E. Desmet, 7 p.m., humanities.org

Sept 8-10          • Girl Scouts Women's Weekend at Camp Four Echoes, fundraising event for scholarships, camperships and leadership programs, 22270 S. 4 Echoes, Worley, ID, 1 p.m. to 11 a.m., 747-8091

Sept 9 • SPAN Suicide Prevention & Awareness Walk 2023, 5K, Riverstone Park, Coeur d'Alene, Registration, 8:30 a.m., Walk, 10 a.m., appengine.gov.com/apps/id/phd/span

         • #WEDORECOVER Art Show, artists committed to recovery and artistic growth, Chrysalis Gallery, 911 S. Monroe, 12 to 5 p.m., 991-7275

Sept 9, cont.• Share Our Dreams: Nurture Our Nature, Camp Fire Inland Northwest Campership fundraiser, Camp Dart-Lo, 14000 N. Dartford, 4 to 7 pm

         • Joys of Summer Gala for Feed Spokane, Corbin Senior Center, 827 W. Cleveland, 4:30 p.m., feedspokane.org/joys-of-summer-gala-2023/

Sept 10 • Sharing the Dharma Day, Sravasti Abbey, 692 Country Lane, Newport, 9:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., 447-5549

Sept 11 • Monday Market – Native Arts and Crafts, Indigenous Eats, 829 E. Boone, 12 to 6:30 p.m., 850-9292, bit.ly/45AOqjV

Sept 11, 18, 25 • Social Services Resource Room & Community Court, Central Library, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., event.spokanelibrary.org

Sept 12 • Eastern Washington Legislative Conference Planning, Zoom, 3 p.m, kaye@thefigtree.org

         • Peace and Justice Action Committee, Zoom, 5:30 p.m. pjals.org

Sept. 12, cont. • From Ukraine to Spokane: Stories of Displacement and Resilience, Thrive International, Central Library, 906 S. Main, 6:30 p.m., events.spokanelibrary.org

         • Unaccompanied Refugee Minor Foster Care Information Night, Lutheran Community Services NW, online, 6 p.m., 747-8224, theirhope@lcsnw.org

Sept 12 -Oct 6  • A Matter of Balance, Aging & Long Term Care of Eastern Washington, Pullman Senior Center, 325 SE Paradise, Tues/Th, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., philip.healean@dshSwa.gov

Sept 13 • Sandy Williams Birthday Party, Carl Maxey Center, 3114 E. 5th, 12 to 2 p.m.

         • PJALS Gathering and Potluck, Finch Arboretum, 3404 W. Woodland, 6 to 8 p.m., pjals.org

Sept 14 • Eye Contact, Volunteers of America of Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho art, music, performance fundraiser for and awareness raiser on homelessness, Washington Cracker Co. Bldg, 3-4 W. Pacific, 5 to 8 p.m., 688-1109

Sept 14-17 • Odessa Deutschesfest, Hwy 21 and Hwy 28, deutschesfest.net

Sept 14, 28 • Showing Up for Racial Justice, Peace and Justice Action League of Spokane, Zoom, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., slichty@pjals.org

Sept 15 • Sequins & Velvet, benefit with dancing, food, games for Mujeres in Action, Overbluff Cellars, 304 W. Pacific, 5:30 to 10 p.m., 599-5527

Sept 16 • Navarasa Kalinga Nartana: Classical South Indian Bharatha Natyam, South Asia Cultural Association, Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague, 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., 227-7404

         • 20th Annual Spokane River Clean-up, The Lands Council, People's Park, 2500-2834 W. Clarke, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., 838-4912, tlc@landscouncil.org; Spokane Riverkeeper & Spokane River Forum in Spokane Valley, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., spokaneriverkeeper.org

         • SNAP Homebuyer Education Seminar, Argonne Library, 4322 N. Argonne, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., 893-8200

Sept. 16, cont. • Care Fair, Care Moses Lake, Moses Lake Youth Dynamics resource fair,106 E. 3rd, 12 p.m., caremoseslake.com/care-fair

         • Sandy Williams Birthday Block Party, Carl Maxey Center, 3114 E. 5th, 12 to 4 p.m.

         • River of Tears: A Climate Grief Workshop, art-making ritual with artist Elyse Hochstadt, The Hive, 1 to 5 p.m., events.spokanelibrary.org

Sept 16, cont. • Mexican Independence Day, Pavilion, Riverfront Park, 2 p.m. 558-9359, info@latinosenspokane.org

         • Dream Beyond Auction for Life Services, Davenport Grant Hotel, 333 W. Spokane Falls, 4 to 7:30 p.m., 800-913-9344, Elizabeth@lifeservices.org

Sept 16, 17 • Spokane Symphony Masterworks 1: A Place Called Home, The Fox Theater, 1001 W. Sprague, Sat., 7:30 p.m., Sun, 3 p.m., 624-1200

Sept 18-29 • YWCA Racial Justice Challenge, ywca.org/challenge

Sept 19 • All the Rage: How American Politics Boiled Over, Steven Stehr, Columbia County Rural Library District, 111 S. 3rd, Dayton, 6 p.m., humanities.org

Sept 20 •          Communities Rise September Legal Clinic for Nonprofits, online, 5 to 7:15 p.m., legalclinic@communities-rise.org

         • NAACP General Membership Meeting, Spokane Public Library, 906 W. Main or virtual, 6:30 p.m., spokanenaacp@gmail.com

         • Feast World Kitchen Million Dollar Moment, 1321 W. 3rd, 7:30 to 9 p.m., feastworldkitchen.org

Sept 20, 21       • African Children's Choir Concert, Suncrest Worship, 6048 Highway 291, Nine Mile Falls, 7 p.m., 466-6330

Sept 21 • Illuminations: Illuminated Manuscripts, Hanna Charlton: highlights from the archives and special collections, Central Library, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m., events.spokanelibrary.org

            • Sandy Williams Justice Center, Racial Justice Clinic: BIPOC Family Law, DV, housing, discrimination, civil rights, Carl Maxey Center, 3114 E. 5th, 5 to 7 p.m., selfhelplegal@carlmaxeycenter.org

Sept 22 • The Fig Tree deadline, mary@thefigtree.org

         • Jim-Isaac Chua, performs pieces by Chopin, Liszt, Beethoven and Rameau, benefit for The Arc of Spokane, Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague, 7 p.m., 227-7404

         • Symphony Sessions, The Wonder Building, 835 N. Post, 8:30 p.m., foxtheaterspokane.org

Sept 23 • National Public Lands Day, The Lands Council, Hikes at Riverside State Park and North Idaho, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., landscouncil.org

         • Village Cohousing Works, Benefit Golf Tournament, Deer Park Golf Club, 1201 North Country Club, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., help@villagecohousingworksspokane.org

         • SNAP Pajama Party, donate cold weather gear, pajamas, hats, gloves, socks and hand warmers for SNAP, Brick West Brewing Co., 1318 W. First, 4:30 to 9 p.m., 456-5242

Sept 23, cont.• MAC Gala, Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture, 2316 W. First, 5:30 p.m., 456-3931

         • Fostering Flight, fundraising auction for former foster youth, Safety Net Inland Northwest, Historic Flight Foundation, 5829 E. Rutter, 6 to 9 p.m., 863-9431, safetynetinlandnw.org

         • Spokane Arts Awards, Lucky You Lounge, 1801 W. Sunset Blvd., 7 p.m., 474-0511

Sept 23-24 • Spokane Valleyfest, Mirabeau Point Park, 13500 E. Mirabeau Pkwy, Fri Parade 7:30 p.m., Sat 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sun 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., valleyfest.org

Sept 23-Oct 1 • All Our Relations Snake River Campaign, 27th-MAC, 2316 W. 1st, Spokane, 6 p.m., wrutt@ipjc.org; Hells Gate Park, 5100 Hells Gate, Lewiston, 29th-6 p.m. and 30th-8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., protectingnimiipuu@gmail.com, earthministry.org

 

Sept 24 • Spokane Civics Salon – The Rise of Populism, Central Library, 2 p.m., events.spokanelibrary.org

         • Spokane String Quartet with Evren Ozel, piano Brahms and Schumann, The Fox Theater, 1001 W. Sprague, 3 to 5 p.m., 998-2261

         • African Children's Choir, Liferoads Church, 3007 E. Marshall, 7 p.m., 328-1099

Sept 25-Oct 18  • A Matter of Balance, Aging & Long Term Care of Eastern Washington, Cathedral Plaza Apts, 1120 W. Sprague, M/W 10 a.m. to noon; Cheney Parks & Recreation, 615 4th, M/W,10:20 a.m. to 12:30 a.m., philip.healean@dsh.wa.gov

Sept 28-30        • Spokane Greek Fest, Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 1703 N. Washington, 328-9310

Sept 28-30 • Peace & Justice Action Conference, Progressive Approaches to Addressing Anti-Semitism," Zoom Seminar/Group Watch at The Hive Room A, 6-7:30 pm. pjals.org/2023conference/

Sept 29 • Behavioral Health Resource Fair, Interagency Movement for Patient Access, Care & Trust, Spokane Convention Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., gminchow@northpointrecovery.com

         • Fundraiser for Shades of Motherhood Network, The Philanthropy Center, 1020 W. Riverside, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., theshadesofmotherhoodnetwork.org

Sept 29-30  • Rest, Rewild, Retreat, Harmony Woods Retreat Center, 11507 S. Keeney, plant-based meals, gentle movement, meditation and reflections, 993-2968

Sept 29 • Peace & Justice Action Conference, presentation and activity from the Salish School of Spokane with Chris Parkin at the Spokane Central Library, evening, pjals.org/2023conference/

Sept 30 • Peace & Justice Action Conference,"Praxis: Building Beloved Community Now," Spokane Central Library, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., pjals.org/2023conference/

         • El Mercadito, A.M. Cannon Park, 1920 E. Maxwell, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Sept 30, cont. • Mend-It Café, Spokane Zero Waste, 7413 E. Trent, 11 a.m., spokanezerowaste@gmail.com

         • Oktoberfest, Deutcheshaus, deutscheshaus.org

         • CdA Symphony: Beethoven's Emperor, Schuler Center, 880 W. Garden, CdA, 7:30 p.m., 208-769-7780

Oct 1  • Healing the Earth Vigil, Faith Leaders and Leaders of Conscience, Saltese Wetlands, 1330 S. Henry Rd.

Oct 4  • The Fig Tree Mailing and Distribution, St. Mark's Lutheran, 24th & Grand, 9 a.m., 535-4112

Oct 5  • The Fig Tree Meetings, Zoom, Development Committee, noon, Board, 1 p.m., 535-4112

Oct 5-6 • Washington Low Income Housing Alliance Conference on Ending Homelessness, wliha.org/conference, conference@wliha.org

 

 

 

 

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