Community Calendar

Bring the whole family for a festive night out at Commellini Estate this October, where Italian dining, live music, and a touch of spooky storytelling come together. On Wednesday, October 22 and Wednesday, October 29, our pop-up Moonshine restaurant will be open for a cozy, family-friendly dinner, complete with seasonal cocktails, house wine, and delicious dishes for all ages to enjoy.

Family-Friendly Dining at the Estate: Share an Italian-inspired meal with friends and family in our warm and welcoming restaurant. From hearty pasta to festive fall favorites, there’s something for everyone. Dinner is casual counter service – no reservations or tickets required.

Live Music: Settle in and enjoy live music throughout the evening, creating the perfect backdrop for both date nights and family outings.

Optional: Haunted Historical Tours: For those who want to add a little thrill to their evening, join our storyteller, Kathy Danforth on a guided Haunted Historical Tour, a chilling twist on our classic estate history tour. You’ll hear true tales from the estate’s bootlegging past intertwined with haunting legends of Spokane’s darker side.

Whether you’re here for a relaxed family dinner, a date night with live music, or to walk through the shadows of history, Haunted Evenings at Commellini Estate are the perfect way to celebrate spooky season together.

Speaker: Joshua White, Forest Supervisor, Colville National Forest

Healthy forests deliver benefits that people need, but due to past management and a history of fire suppression, our forests are unhealthy and in need of restoration. To address the departure of our landscape and reduce the risk of uncharacteristically severe disturbances, we must restore the health and resilience of the Colville National Forest, minimize detrimental impacts of disturbance to important values, and provide relevant opportunities to our communities. Our Forest is departed from its healthy and resilient state. This departure means that the Forest cannot meet the needs of the people, especially in the face of increasing wildfire risk and climate change. In many cases, our landscapes have crossed a threshold and cannot restore themselves without meaningful collaborative management and active management, including use of wildfire, will be necessary. For the past 8 years, the Colville National Forest has been working to change the trajectory of our forested landscapes, and to do so at a meaningful pace and scale. This presentation will highlight successes and challenges the Forest Service has faced moving toward a meaningful restoration program, the opportunities moving into the future, and the challenges faced every day.

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.

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.”

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.

Man of La Mancha is one of the world’s most popular musicals. Inspired by Miguel de Cervantes’ 17th-century masterwork Don Quixote and set during the Spanish Inquisition, the original 1965 production won five Tony Awards, including Best Musical. Cervantes is in prison awaiting trial during the Spanish Inquisition. He and his fellow prisoners perform a play-within-a-play, telling the story of the elderly Alonso Quijana, who renames himself “Don Quixote” and goes on a quest to right all wrongs in the world. The rousing, Spanish-inflected score includes the classic numbers “The Impossible Dream,” “I, Don Quixote,” “Dulcinea,” “I Really Like Him” and “Little Bird.”

Show Dates:
Thu. Oct 16th 2025, 7:30 pm
Fri. Oct 17th 2025, 7:30 pm
Sat. Oct 18th 2025, 1:30 pm
Sat. Oct 18th 2025, 7:30 pm
Sun. Oct 19th 2025, 1:30 pm
Wed. Oct 22nd 2025, 7:30 pm
Thu. Oct 23rd 2025, 7:30 pm
Fri. Oct 24th 2025, 7:30 pm
Sat. Oct 25th 2025, 1:30 pm
Sat. Oct 25th 2025, 7:30 pm
Sun. Oct 26th 2025, 1:30 pm

The Inland Northwest’s premier food event is back! We’re excited to announce the Fifth Annual CDAIDE Chef Challenge, taking place on October 23, 2025 at the stunning Hagadone Event Center!

This unforgettable evening features:
A live cooking showdown between six of the region’s top chefs
Appetizer tastings where guests vote for their favorites
A delicious buffet dinner and drinks
A vibrant atmosphere, all in support of a vital local cause
Each year, this event sells out and continues to grow in popularity, drawing an enthusiastic crowd of community members, food lovers, and business leaders.

Proceeds benefit CDAIDE, a Coeur d’Alene nonprofit that supports hospitality and restaurant workers facing financial crisis. These individuals are the backbone of our tourism economy, yet many live paycheck to paycheck. CDAIDE ensures they receive urgent assistance—housing, medical care, transportation—as well as support for long-term stability and well-being.

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.

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.”