Community Calendar

Embark on a journey of creative self-expression! Whether on your own or with guidance, ease into simple exercises that explore basic artistic concepts. You could also respond to an optional mindfulness prompt. Our program provides a relaxed and inspiring environment for self-discovery, with all materials provided.

Join Nathan Sackett, MD, MS (Director of the Center for Novel Therapeutics in Addiction Psychiatry at the UW School of Medicine), for the Next Generation Medicine lecture. Dr. Sackett will share insights into the world of psychedelics, focusing on breakthrough clinical research for substance use disorders, PTSD, anxiety, and mood conditions. Discover how psychedelics are reshaping modern psychiatric care.

Join monastics from Sravasti Abbey to learn practical steps toward peace of mind through growing kindness. Discussions are based on the book "An Open-Hearted Life", co-written by Sravasti Abbey founder and Abbess Thubten Chodron and Eastern Washington University Professor and Clinical Psychologist Russell Kolts. No registration necessary. All are welcomed.

As Hollywood gears up for a major new adaptation of C.S. Lewis’s classic Chronicles of Narnia, with Greta Gerwig’s version of The Magician’s Nephew due for release in early 2027, Dr Michael Ward explores reasons for the series’ enduring popularity. Lewis once explained that “the whole Narnian story is about Christ” and Dr Ward, drawing on his best-selling and award-winning book Planet Narnia, will unpack the ingenious way the septet conveys a Christian understanding of reality through Lewis’s lifelong love of the music of the spheres.

Michael Ward is an English literary critic and theologian. An associate faculty member in Theology and Religion at the University of Oxford, he is the author of multiple books, most notably Planet Narnia: The Seven Heavens in the Imagination of C.S. Lewis (Oxford University Press) and After Humanity: A Guide to C.S. Lewis’s The Abolition of Man (Word on Fire Academic). He co-edited The Cambridge Companion to C.S. Lewis, presented the BBC television documentary The Narnia Code, and co-authored Popcorn with the Pope: A Guide to the Vatican Film List. Formerly an Anglican priest, he joined the Catholic Church in 2012 and was ordained a priest within the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham in 2018.

Come see one of the best bluegrass bands in the Inland Northwest for free every Wednesday from 9:00-11:00.

Every fourth Wednesday a group of people converge in an appropriate setting. This diverse group of creative individuals share a love of education, and are here to promote their skills, to educate, and to socialize.
Visit! You won't be pressure to become a member, but will have the opportunity to do so.
Ignore the old people in the photo. The younger members were appalled and hid.

The members of the Spokane Watercolor Society display their diverse styles in this exceptional show juried by area artist, Linda Hyatt-Cancel. Awards in excess of $700 will be given at the First Friday Opening Reception on September 4, 5:00-8:00 p.m. where you can meet this talented group of water media artists. This is a wonderful FREE "family and friends" activity.

ALL ARTISTS in Spokane and the surrounding areas are invited to attend the September 23rd meeting of the River Ridge Association of Fine Arts as a guest. You will meet other artists, hear an educational presentation (after all the business stuff is taken care of!), and learn the opportunities RRAFA offers to its members. You will be invited (but not pressured) to become a member to take advantage of the showing and learning activities RRAFA offers. Dues are only $30 a year.

Siemers Farm on Green Bluff is having their annual Fall Festival, where there's fun for all. We're not like most pumpkin patches! You'll find FREE parking complete with crossing guards; and a day FULL of activities. There are surprises around every corner along with free line dancing lessons, interactive shows plus catch pirate and princess characters around the farm. We're home to Washington State's first and oldest funning corn and hedge mazes that lead to the 3-story castle, and the train tour around the farm is a staple here. Little ones enjoy the life-size pirate ship playground and Little Toot bucket ride. In the pumpkin patch you'll find delights that will make you smile such as "town" themed destinations to explore with games, tractors, and family photo stations! See a full list of our activities on our social media (FB & IG). For all of this and more, we require an entry fee during October weekends. September festival dates are free entry and FUN Wristband is optional. Come make a day of it, you absolutely will not be disappointed.

September 19 - November 1
Friday - Sunday *Weekends Only*
10am-5pm
$10 cash, $12 online & card, plus tax, 2 & under free

*Opening Day starts on a Saturday.

Facebook Event Link:
Ticket Link: https://siemersfarm.square.site/
Website: siemersfarm.com

The Whitworth University Art & Design Department and the university’s Bryan Oliver Gallery are proud to present works on paper by Richard Kenton Webb. Please visit the exhibit between Sept. 15 and Oct. 29, 2026, between the hours of 10 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, or at one of the following events:

Opening reception: Sept. 22, 4:30-5:30 p.m., Lied Center for the Visual Arts
Artist’s lecture: Sept. 22, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Lied Center for the Visual Arts, Room 102

This exhibit features three suites of works on paper spanning seven years. The linocuts form part of a larger conversation with John Milton’s epic poem, Paradise Lost. This body of work led to a commission from The Milton Society of America to respond to John Milton’s poem Lycidas. Finally, Webb took up the prestigious artist in residency at the Joseph and Annie Albers Foundation where he completed a series of 72 drawings, the start of his Manifesto of Painting. This is a small selection of that set of work.

Gallery hours: Monday-Friday from 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Closed on official university holidays.