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Friday, January 20 - Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Exhibit of prints by Czech printmaker Jiri Anderle.  Jundt Art Museum, Gonzaga University.  Free public reception from 6:00 - 7:15 on Thursday, March 8.  Reception followed by free lecture about Anderle's work presented by Cincinnati Art Museum Curator Kristin L. Spangenberg in Jundt Lecture Hall.  For more information, contact Kaiser@gonzaga.edu.

Saturday, January 21, 2012

Traditional Korean New Year celebration.  Party will include making dumplings to add to New Year's soup, trying on traditional Korean costumes, and playing the board game Yoot.  11:00 - 2:00 p.m..  $10 per person or $20 per family.  St. Mark's Lutheran Church, 24th and Grand, Spokane.  For more information contact spokanewees04@yahoo.com.

Sunday, January 22, 2012

Spokane Chinese Association's 2012 Chinese New Year Celebration, the Year of the Dragon.  Culture Fair, 1:00-3:30; special performance, 3:30-5:00.  Performing Arts Center, Central Valley High School, 821 S. Sullivan Rd., Spokane Valley.  Program followed by New Year's Dinner with special menu at 5:30 p.m. at Hong Kong Buffet, 14700 E. Indiana Ave. (in Spokane Valley mall). Cultural fair and show only: $10 for adults, $6 for kids.  Show and dinner: $25 for adults, $15 for kids.  Children 3 and under: free for all events.  For more information, see spokanechinese.org.

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Crafting Unity: Chinese Lanterns.  Help create a cultural unity tree.  12:00 noon - 2:00 p.m., main floor of Crosby Student Center, Gonzaga University.  Free.  For more information, contact Rudy at mondragon@gonzaga.edu.

Jan. 26-Feb. 4, 2012

SpIFF, Spokane's International Film Festival, brings features, documentaries, and shorts from around the world.  See spokanefilmfestival.org for more information.

Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012

The Archeological Institute of America and EWU's Dr. Jerry Galm presents Global Climate Change Research and the Archeological Record: A Review of the Last 10,000 Years in the Pacific Northwest and Central Asia.  Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture, Eric A. Johnston Memorial Auditorium,   2316 W. 1st Ave., Spokane.  6:30 p.m. Free.  For more in formation, call 509-456-3931.

Friday, Feb. 3, 2012

Showing of Irish film "Parked," during Spokane International Film Festival.  Film sponsored by Spokane Sister Cities Association.  7:00 p.m., Magic Lantern theater, 25 W. Main, Spokane. For more information, see spokanefilmfestival.org.

Saturday, February 4, 2012

Celtic Music Spokane presents the Randal Bays Duo, with Irish fiddle player Bays and guitarist Davey Mathias.  7:30 p.m. Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague, Spokane. Contact ticketswest.com for information on tickets.

Saturday, February 4, 2012

Global Hunger panel discussion, with experts in soil ecology, botany, and earth science.  2:00 to 4:00 p.m.  Part of opening day events for new exhibit "Dig It: The Secrets of Soil."  $7.00 adults, $5 seniors and students for all opening day events. Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture, 2316 W. First, Spokane.  For more information see northwestmuseum.org.

Thursday, February 9, 2012

"Competing Using Cultural Intelligence," by David Livermore, president of the Cultural Intelligence Center in Michigan. Livermore will explain why multinational organizations need to be global, and how using cultural intelligence will help your company better compete on the world stage.  8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., Mirabeau Park Hotel and Convention Center, free with RSVP to charris@intrade.org.

Friday, February 17 through Sunday, February 19.

65th Annual Northwest Buddhist Convention. Sponsored by Spokane Buddhist Temple.  Workshops in English and Japanese, services, a bookstore and gift shop, and a banquet with entertainment.  All welcome. $50-$90.  Davenport Hotel, 10 S. Post St., Spokane.  For more information, see spokanebuddhisttemple.org.

Saturday, February 18, 2012

New Shanghai Circus.  3:00 p.m. Tickets $12.50-$25.00.  INB, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd., Spokane.  See ticketswest.com for tickets.

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Crafting Unity: African Artwork.  Help create a cultural unity tree.  12:00 noon - 2:00 p.m., main floor of Crosby Student Center, Gonzaga University.  Free.  For more information, contact Rudy at mondragon@gonzaga.edu.

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

The Curious Case of the Octagonal Gemstones: A Possible New Pagan and Early Christian Workshop in Turkey.  Archeological Institute of America Lecture by Gonzaga's Dr. Andrew Goldman.  6:30 p.m., free.  Eric A. Johnston Auditorium, Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture, 2316 W. 1st., Spokane.  For more information call 456-3931.

Thursday, March 15, 2012

Annual Limerick Society dinner.  6:00 p.m.  $30 per person covers dinner and helps with society's scholarship program. Knights of Columbus, 302 E. Boone Ave., Spokane.  For more information see spokanelimerick.com.

Friday, March 16, 2012

Annual Nishinomiya Society dinner. 6:00 p.m. Japanese Cultural Center, Mukogawa Fort Wright, 4000 W. Randolph Rd., Spokane.  For information on tickets see spokane-nishinomiyasistercitysociety.org.

Saturday, March 17, 2012

St. Patrick's Day Parade.  Downtown, noon.  To march with the Limerick Society group, meet at 11:00 a.m. behind the Limerick banner near the Red Lion Hotel on Washington St.