Meetings & Events
The Spokane Home Builders Association will hold a free barbeque and silent auction on Thursday, June 3, from 6 to 8 p.m., at 2110 N. Fancher, in Spokane Valley. All proceeds from the event will benefit the Residential Construction Academy. To register, call 532-4990.



The Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce will hold a Power Women's Summit, on Wednesday, June 9, from 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at the Mirabeau Park Hotel & Convention Center, 1100 N. Sullivan, in Spokane Valley. Mountaineer Kay LeClaire will speak on Everest: Journey of Commitment. The cost is $69.95 per person. For more information, call 924-4994 or visit www.spokanevalleychamber.org.



The Inland Northwest chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners will hold a dinner program, titled Your Public Library: It's Google on Steroids, on Thursday, June 10, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., at the Doubletree Hotel, 322 N. Spokane Falls Court, in Spokane. Mark Pond, business reference librarian at the Spokane Public Library, will speak. The cost is $35. To register, call Karin Kasinger at 481-3357 or visit www.nawbonw.org.



The Inland Northwest Leadership Council will hold an hors d'oeuvres networking event, titled APICS and Cycle Counting, on Wednesday, June 9, at 6 p.m., at Northern Lights Brewery, 1003 E. Trent, in Spokane. The cost is $5. The association also will hold a membership night on Wednesday, June 16, at Conley's Place, 12622 E. Sprague, in Spokane Valley. The meeting is free to members and costs $5 for non-members. For more information, call Bryan Larson at (253) 468-6321.



Greater Spokane Incorporated will hold a meeting, titled State of the Green Economy, on Wednesday, June 16, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., at The Davenport Hotel, 10 S. Post, in Spokane. Spokane Mayor Mary Verner and state Sen. Lisa Brown will speak. To register, call Wendy Smith at 624-1393 or e-mail wsmith@greaterspokane.org.

Workshops & Seminars
Greater Spokane Incorporated will host a free workshop, titled Introduction to Government Contracting, presented by the Eastern Washington Procurement Technical Assistance Center, on Friday, June 4, from 8 to 10:30 a.m., at the Spokane Regional Business Center, 801 W. Riverside. For more information, call 624-1393 or visit www.greaterspokane.org.



Numerica Credit Union will host a free financial workshop, titled Business Loans Made Easy, on Tuesday, June 8, at 6 p.m., at its Airway Heights branch, 1210 S. Hayford. To register, call 688-6818, or visit www.numericacu.com.



The Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) will hold a workshop, titled How to Write a Business Plan, on Wednesday, June 9, and another workshop, titled Business Marketing and Sales, on Wednesday, June 16, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at the Small Business Administration training room, 801 W. Riverside, in Spokane. The cost is $35 with pre-registration, $45 at the door, and $10 for an additional attendee. To register, call 353-2821 or visit www.scorespokane.org.

Conventions & Shows
Pacific International Philatelic Exhibition

June 4-6

The Lincoln Center

Expected Attendance: 1,000



Art Fest

June 4-6

Coeur d'Alene Park in Browne's Addition

Expected Attendance: 30,000