Community Calendar

Gayle Havercroft is displaying his unique block printing pieces at Indaba Coffee Shop through April and May. He's been perfecting his skills since 2001 and especially enjoys using the Palouse as inspiration for many of his works. Gayle began adding watercolor to the block prints a few years ago. You won't want to miss seeing these.
Come for the art! Stay for the coffee!

Don Bailey, artist extraordinaire, is showing his work at Indaba Coffee on W Riverside through the months of March and April. Don't miss this. His work is unique and appealing to all.
Come for the art! Stay for the coffee!

Sponsored by River Ridge Association of Fine Arts, Pennie Woods will have her whimsical painting on display and for sale at the Garland Sandwich Shoppe located on Madison across from the Garland Theater. Pennie's art is colorful, captivating, and affordable. Stop in to see! And have a sandwich! The Garland Sandwich Shoppe is open Monday through Friday, 10 am to 4 pm.

This April Pottery Place Plus is pleased to present the resin art of Karen Vollmer-Poseley and the sculpted wool of Mia Simonsen.

Karen finds the magic of the resin art form is in the process of watching each piece become unique in the final form ~ no two pieces are alike!

Mia's "Owl Song Feltery" creates botanicals out of wool ~ cactus and succulents were her first botanicals of choice, and more recently mushrooms and other fungi.

Karen's resin art and Mia's needle felting allows them to design botanicals year-round. Stop by PPP in April to view their "botanical art" ~ stop by PPP in the historic Liberty Building on First Friday April 3rd from 5-8pm to meet the artists!

From small fleeting moments to a conscientious way of life, Joy is the thread that holds our lives together. More than just the silver lining we see on the edge of clouds, joy helps us find meaning, purpose, and the courage to take the next step.

Interpretations of Joy are represented in different forms of printmaking, such as intaglio and relief printing, from linoleum, wood carving, and letterpress printing by members of the Spokane Print & Publishing Center.

You can view the show this April in the Liberty Gallery (above Aunties Bookstore) ~ stop by on First Friday April 3rd from 5-8pm to meet the artists!

We exist in a moment of over-stimulation and information saturation, a moment where a short descriptive paragraph can create a beautiful, sparkling image for us, but then be quickly forgotten and dissolved back into the ether of the internet. These bits of data are reassembled into images or video, which can be visually interesting, but a bit disconcerting at times. This work is a playful way to make commentary on the serious questions about AI art. Using very simple pre-programmed vacuuming/mopping robots with some minimal modifications I wrangle the robots to produce something visually interesting. The catch is, just like AI, these robots cannot do it on their own. They need input and a lot of help from a person to make the art. 

Catholic institutions are called to advance God's kingdom of justice, peace, and sustainability. To live this mission faithfully, the Catholic Church has recognized human-caused climate change as an urgent moral issue and repeatedly urged its institutions to divest from fossil fuels. Although the Vatican has divested to lead by example, many Catholic institutions are slow to take this action. This presentation will outline the theological foundations of fossil fuel divestment, address misperceptions about this commitment, and provide concrete strategies for those who feel called to organize and advocate for this action. The presentation will draw from the speakers' observations of successful Catholic divestment efforts at Creighton University and the Catholic Theological Society of America. It will also suggest that fossil fuel divestment should never occur in isolation, but always be complemented by institutional commitments to science-based greenhouse gas emission reduction targets.

About the speakers:

Daniel R. DiLeo, PhD is an assistant professor and director of the Justice and Peace Studies Program at Creighton University. He specializes in Catholic social teaching and climate change, with focus on Pope Francis’s Laudato Si’ and Laudate Deum. In 2022, he co-authored the Catholic Theological Society of America (CTSA) ad hoc Fossil Fuel Divestment Review Committee Report and chaired the Climate Justice Committee that enacted the CTSA’s divestment commitment. He is also a member of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities’ Laudato Si’ Commission and authored recommendations for how schools can take climate action aligned with their Catholic, Jesuit mission. Since 2009, Dr. DiLeo has served as consultant with Catholic Climate Covenant of which the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is a founding member. He earned his PhD in theological ethics and Master of Theological Studies from Boston College and his BA in sociology from Cornell University (magna cum laude).

Erin Lothes, Ph.D., is the executive director of Bethany Center Hudson Valley, an ecological education center in New York. She is author of Inspired Sustainability: Planting Seeds for Action (Orbis 2016) and The Paradox of Christian Sacrifice: The Loss of Self, The Gift of Self (Herder and Herder, 2007), as well as many articles on faith-based environmentalism and energy ethics and a commentary for the Orbis Books publication of Pope Francis's Laudate Deum. Dr. Lothes was a tenured associate professor of theology at St. Elizabeth’s University, until resigning to lead the Laudato Si Animators Program with the Laudato Si Movement. She has been a long-time collaborator and divestment activist with many interfaith environmental coalitions such as GreenFaith, the Forum on Religion and Ecology at Yale, and the Center for Earth Ethics at Union Theological Seminary, where she is presently a visiting scholar. She is also an ecclesial affiliate with the Laudato Si Research Institute, Campion Hall at Oxford University.

Join us at ConnectDinners for a weekly gathering that feels more like a family meal than a typical church service. Enjoy a free dinner while connecting with neighbors and exploring faith in a warm, open environment. No RSVP is needed—simply pull up a chair because there is always room at the table for you. Visit www.ConnectDinners.org for more information.

“Captivation Creek” Release Celebration! Claire Kingsley in conversation with Shannon Morse

Join us at The Well-Read Moose for a special evening celebrating Spokane author Claire Kingsley and the release of her brand-new novel “Captivation Creek,” the latest installment in the beloved Haven Brothers series.
Claire will be joined by local Coeur d’Alene romance author Shannon Morse for a lively in-conversation event.

“Captivation Creek” is an ALL-NEW story that has never been previously published, and fans will have the chance to meet Claire, chat about the series, and celebrate with fellow romance readers.

We’re also thrilled to spotlight Shannon Morse ahead of her upcoming release, “She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not” (Book 4 in The Pacific Northwest Love Series), arriving May 1, 2026. Her newest novel can be read as a standalone and is available for preorder now!

Preorder “Captivation Creek” through The Well-Read Moose to receive a signed & personalized copy PLUS an exclusive art print available only through our store.

Come support local authors, connect with fellow readers, and celebrate a night of romance. RSVP at https://wellreadmoose.com/event/2026-04-13/captivation-creek-release-celebration

Local and traveling musicians jamming some Blues