Community Calendar

Kick off the fall season at Walk.Run.Read on September 20, a family-friendly event sponsored by The Literacy Project of North Idaho to raise funds for literacy programs in the area. Activities included a 1-mile, a 5K and a 10K run, a book swap, a bouncy house and local vendors. Register on line at www.theliteracyprojectni.org
Start time is 8:00 AM on September 20th at City Park/Fort Sherman Park in Coeur d'Alene. The Literacy Project of North Idaho is a nonprofit organization that partners with adults in our community to help them build the literacy skills they need to thrive, including reading, writing, English speaking or using digital tools. One in five adults in the United States struggles with low literacy skills and cannot read above the third grade level. LPNI is a 501(c)(3) organization that provides free, one-on-one and small group classes to help these adults achieve their literacy goals.

The Spokane Fleece and Fiber Festival celebrates regional ranchers and artisans.
Discover the amazing diversity of Inland Northwest agriculture presented by local farmers and craftspeople in a gorgeous natural setting. It's free to attend!

The event features over 50 vendors and 2 days of fiber arts classes featuring knitting, spinning, needle felting, pin weaving, nuno felting, herbal salve making, and more!

Saturday is Worldwide Spin In Public Day - bring your wheel, knitting, crochet, or needlework and join us on the patio.

For more information: https://spokanefleeceandfiberfestival.com

The Spokane Fleece and Fiber Festival celebrates our regional artists and ranchers. Come and explore the fiber arts by taking classes, joining in or watching the Spin-in, or shopping the amazing locally produced yarn, fiber, tools, skincare and other handmade products from our local artisans and producers. Hosted on a gorgeous scenic ranch.
Free parking and attendance!

The members of the Spokane Watercolor Society showcase their diverse styles in water media art, juried by EWU professor Jenny Hyde. First Friday Opening Reception will be on September 5 from 5:00-8:00 p.m. and will feature an awards ceremony, live violin and flute music, and juror's critique of the work. Come and join us for an inspiring "family and friends" free activity. The show will run through September 26 at Spokane Art School.

In the show titled “Going Wild”, RRAFA artists are challenged to pass up the peaceful and quiet landscapes or still lifes and add action and unusual ideas to their art. A sleeping bear is a wild bear, but not a wild idea. Out with the pastel and pleasant and in with bright colors and exceptional designs! The artists are encouraged to courageously think outside the box or create something unique in the box.

When Yasuko Mayhew started ceramics 18 years ago, she made an instant connection working with clay that allowed her to express her love and admiration for all types of beautiful little creatures. In the process of portraying animals, birds, fish, or amphibians realistically, she challenged herself to transform hard and heavy clay to look light, warm, rough, smooth, or fragile, to allow each piece to come to life with a "soul", because as Yasuko says, "creating an animal piece is a very solemn, quiet moment, like a prayer".

Stop by Pottery Place Plus in the Historic Liberty Building this Sept to enjoy her new enchanting ceramic world. Stop by on First Friday on Sept 5th between 5pm-8pm to meet Yasuko in person!

Heatherann Woods' debut solo exhibition explores perspective and perception in atmospheric oil paintings by capturing ephemeral light from familiar views in the Spokane region. She invites the viewer to not only step into the space and be moved, but also engage with fellow viewers, initiating conversations, by questioning the concept of "realism" and how we project expectations instead of receive information based on personal experience.

The "September Moon" exhibition features beautifully detailed ceramic artistry by local artist Ken Scott and visiting ceramic artist Red Burnell, as well as the stunning nature-inspired paintings by painter Heidi Barnett.
Enjoy a few special paintings by Katie Frey, Kim Long, and Diane Garmire, and new works by mosiac artist, Kerry Whitsitt and many of the New Moon members This show aims to engage your senses with vibrant colors, forms, and textures, promising to soothe your eyes and soul, and bring an abundance of beauty and joy.

Shotgun Studios proudly presents “Generations in Color,” a powerful new exhibition uniting the art of surrealist painter Roch Fautch and his daughter, Amberle. The show will be on view from September 5 through September 27, with an exclusive artists’ reception on Friday, September 12, from 6–9 p.m.

Roch Fautch is an internationally celebrated surrealist painter and sculptor. Though largely self-taught, his expertise in diverse media—from concrete and fiberglass to intricate mold-building—has earned him worldwide recognition. A member of elite artistic societies like the International Surrealist Group, the Eurasian Art Union, and the Visionary Artist Society, Fautch's work has been a lifelong exploration of the subconscious mind.

Complementing her father’s intricate surrealism, Amberle brings a bold and soulful energy to the gallery. Her paintings are a direct reflection of her work as a musician - song writer with the same emotive harmonies and expressive spirit found in her acoustic blues-rock sound. Amberle and her husband Tone Madden perform regionally with their band called “Comin Home The Band.”

"Working with my daughter Amberle on this show has been an incredible experience," says Roch Fautch. "It's a joy to see our different passions—mine in surrealism and hers in music and painting—come together in one space." This unique collaboration, tied together by the theme “Generations in Color,” showcases the powerful connection between a father and daughter’s artistic journeys.

The public is invited to the artists’ reception on Friday, September 12, 6-9 pm at Shotgun Studios to meet both artists and celebrate this extraordinary fusion of art and legacy.

Authors Trisha Pritikin, Kay-Smith Blum, and James Patrick Thomas will join renowned investigative journalist Karen Dorn Steele for a discussion about Hanford. Dr. Ann Le Bar of EWU will moderate.

Four renowned writer-activists converge on the nxʷyxʷyetkʷ (Life on the Water) stage of the Central Library to discuss their work and the Hanford Nuclear Site's troubled impact on our region. A month-long exhibit of archival materials about Hanford will also be available for perusal. Auntie's Bookstore and Latah Books will be on hand to assist with book sales.