Community Calendar

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!

Join us as award-winning writer Terry Tempest Williams shares a short reading from her celebrated works, followed by an interview and moderated discussion. Engage with the community on the topics of climate change as a moral and social justice issue, the role of imagination and creativity in ecological restoration, the art and craft of writing and reading well, and how environmental stewardship intersects with human dignity and global solidarity.

About the speaker: Terry Tempest Williams is an award-winning author, environmentalist, and activist widely recognized for her eloquent advocacy on behalf of environmental justice and freedom of speech. Her work explores the intersection of ecological issues with social justice, ethics, and spirituality. Williams is the author of numerous influential books, including Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place, The Hour of Land, and Erosion: Essays of Undoing. She currently serves as Writer-in-Residence at Harvard Divinity School and co-founded the Constellation Project, which promotes imagination and creativity in planetary health.

Williams has testified before Congress, collaborated with artists and photographers on projects addressing environmental and cultural resilience, and received prestigious honors such as the Sierra Club’s John Muir Award and the Thoreau Prize. Her writing has appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times, and Orion Magazine, making her a leading voice for ecological consciousness and social change.

All are Welcome! Come the First and Third Tuesdays at 6pm. We are focusing on Sri Easwaran's form of passage meditation and his 8-Point Program for daily living, currently meeting at the Spokane Buddhist Temple. This form of meditation fits with any spiritual path. Passage meditation was designed specifically for the Western “monkey mind.” It is a very disciplined approach to slowing down and focusing. It is difficult, but very rewarding! We are currently studying Sri Easwaran’s book "Passage Meditation". Questions, call Lou Ann at (509) 590-3512

Instead of judging, shaming, and refusing to connect with people who hold different beliefs, join American Buddhist nun Tenzin Tsepal to explore cultivating the practice of curiosity as a way of responding to differences that fosters meaningful connection and understanding.

FREE
Open to the Public

Contact:
laura.templeman@nic.edu

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!

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!

Join us Wed. April 8th at 9:00 am at The Well-Read Moose for our Morning Book Club! This month we will be discussing “Pony Confidential” by Christina Lynch.

This is a free event and all are welcome! Stop by The Well-Read Moose or visit our website today to get your own copy of “Pony Confidential.”

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.

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!

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!