Community Calendar

This interactive installation features poetry from people on their healing journey after domestic violence paired with artwork by local artists. At each of the 15 stations that are displayed along a scenic walking path, you’ll find conversation prompts designed to spark meaningful dialogue about what healthy and unhealthy relationships can look like.

We hope you engage friends and family in this rewarding experience any time this October in Riverfront Park. Take a walk, start a conversation, and see what happens.

Announcing the 2025 Spokane Caregiver Conference!

The conference will be held at Center Place Regional Event Center, 2426 North Discovery Place, Spokane Valley, WA 99216 on Wednesday October 6th, 2025, from 8:30 AM to 2:00 PM.

Join keynote speaker Dr. Aaron Blight as he brings insights to help you reflect, recharge, and feel supported as a caregiver. In addition, there will be a community resource fair, informational workshops, door prizes, and a free lunch!

This event is FREE, but Pre-registration is required. Go to www.eventleaf.com/e/2025Caregiver to pre-register online or call the Caregiver Support Program at 509-458-7450 Option 2.

Jim Zimpel, Associate Dean of the College of Arts & Architecture and an Associate Professor of Sculpture + Extended Media at Montana State University in Bozeman presents a visual art exhibition in the discipline of Sculpture at the SFCC Fine Art Gallery. Zimpel states, “My work constructs factual and imaginary entry points and rituals-they are the means to process, explore and understand things that are actually, or perceived as, inaccessible.”

Eastern Washington University Gallery of Art is pleased to present the exhibition Conservation of Mass October 2 through November 13, 2025. This exhibition features ceramic and sculptural works by Spokane, WA based artist Tybre Newcomer. An opening reception and lecture by the artist will be held on Thursday, October 2nd at Noon.

For the month of October, the Liberty Gallery features the extraordinary craftsmanship and vision of Dave Gonzo in a show titled “Gaia’s Beauty”. This exhibition showcases Dave's innovative approach to metal work, where different alloys are manipulated into creative and stunning, three-dimensional sculptures that resemble the beauty of which Mother Earth (Gaia) births. Each piece invites visual exploration, revealing a variety of metals and delicate details within the unique world of inorganic elements melded with the breathtaking forms of nature.

Stop by the Liberty Gallery in the Historic Liberty Building this October to see Dave's work ~ the First Friday Reception to Meet the Artists is October 3 from 5-8:30pm.

Pottery Place Plus presents painter Autumn Cole as our Guest Artist for the month of October. Autumn specializes in black and white acrylic realism paintings of local places, along with prints and greeting cards.

Stop by the PPP in the Historic Liberty Building this October to see Autumn's work ~ the First Friday Reception to Meet the Artists is October 3 from 5-8:30pm.

We know what it’s like to judge and to be judged, but what if we approached our interactions with the deep wish to connect and understand one another? Join a talk and discussion with two American Buddhist nuns in exploring the benefits of approaching conversations with a curious and open mind, in ways that could change our lives, the lives of others, and the world.

Buddhist nun, Venerable Thubten Dekyi – Sravasti Abbey
Buddhist nun, Venerable Thubten Puntsok – Sravasti Abbey

Wednesday, October 8
Noon – 12:50 p.m.

Edminster Student Union Building
495 N. College Drive
Blue Creek Bay Room, Second Floor

Food and drink will be provided.

Contact info:
laura.templeman@nic.edu

Join the Northeast Stewards in helping restore a forested area of Underhill Park.

Over the next year, we will clear invasive species, prepare the land, and plant 1540 plants through April 2026. We hope community members will come out and join us!
We have about 75-100 shrubs left from planting in Sept. On October 8 we will be planting the remaining shrubs and likely watering (with hose or carrying buckets). We may end early once we're done - email Steve in advance if you plan on coming late.

>> Registration is recommended and helps us with planning: https://forms.office.com/r/hFJNU4qrc6.

Please bring:

Work gloves for yourself,
Bring a SHOVEL! A mattock (looks like an ice pick) is perfect for the rocky soil at Underhill. We will likely not have one for every volunteer. Some tools will be provided.
Remember to bring your water/snacks,
Wear good closed-toe shoes.

For day of event questions (City of Spokane), contact Steve Nittolo at snittolo@spokanecity.org - will be on site and in charge of event.

Funds for this project were provided by the USDA Forest Service Urban and Community Forestry Program, administered through the State of Washington Department of Natural Resources Urban and Community Forestry Program.

We will be discussing “Carmilla" by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu at the October meeting.

This book club typically meets on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at Auntie’s Bookstore and is led by Ness. Please send any inquiries to vanessa@auntiesbooks.com

Join with four local, environmentally-focused organizations that want to make change to the way we use and dispose of plastic in our community! Hosted by Rogue Heart Media SPC and Spokane Zero Waste, with underwriting by Spokane Riverkeeper and Measure Meant, come to our free event to see the brand-new film that delves into the worrying connection between microplastic pollution and human health. Stay after the screening for a Q&A panel with local environmental and health leaders. All guests are entered to win door-prizes!

Waste is at the core of some of the most critical environmental issues. We've spent decades and millions of dollars developing waste management systems that have ingrained waste-making into our culture. Join with these environmentally-focused, local businesses and build community practices that support our health and our environment's health.

The award-winning feature documentary Plastic People investigates our addiction to plastic and the growing threat of microplastics on human health … Now, leading scientists are finding these particles in our bodies: organs, blood, brain tissue, and even the placentas of new mothers. What is the impact of these invisible invaders on our health? And can anything be done about it?

"Plastic People is one of those essential state-of-our-world documentaries.” - Owen Gleiberman, Variety.