What's Ahead
THURSDAY
Free Lecture! Optimal Nutrition For Children & Families: 6:30-8 p.m., Pilgrim's Market. Local pediatrician Dr. Kenneth Akey will focus on nutrition and how it can impact your child's general well being. He will also address how to get your toddler to eat vegetables and help your teenagers through their junk food/fast food phase.
FRIDAY
Free Meet The Winemaker Tasting: Grande Ronde Cellars, noon, Pilgrim's Market, 1316 N. Fourth St., Coeur d'Alene, ID, (208) 676-9730, www.PilgrimsMarket.com
Free 13-Year Celebration & Local Vendor Food Tasting: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Pilgrim's Market. Celebrate 13 years of health, food and education at Pilgrim's Market with a local vendor taste fair. 2-3:30 p.m., Pilgrim's Market.
Donation Only Qi Gong Class: 9 a.m., Pilgrim's. Join Dr. Toby Hallowitz as he leads a bi-weekly class in the ancient movements of Qi Gong, transforming personal energy patterns, returning to balance and experiencing healing.
THURSDAY, JAN. 17
Free Film Screening: Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead: 6 p.m., Pilgrim's Market. Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead is an inspiring film that chronicles Joe Cross' personal mission to regain his health while traveling across America, juicer in tow and how he inspired others to do the same. Free coupon and fresh juice samples for all attendees.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 23
Come sample a selection of brews from Portland's first Eco-Brewpub: 3:30 p.m. Pilgrim's Market. HUB offers handcrafted organic beers, while incorporating many aspects of sustainability into its production and final product.
SATURDAY, JAN. 26
5K Frostbite Run: Deer Park Winter Festival, 10 a.m., Deer Park Civic Center, 315 E. Crawford Ave. Awards, refreshments, $20 with Brooks technical T-shirt, $8 without T-shirt, add $5 after Jan. 17. Info: Scott, (509) 468-8381.
THURSDAY, JAN. 31
Free Lecture: Boost Your Immune System: Flu Season Armor: 6:30-8 p.m., Pilgrim's. Whole-life cycle mushrooms play an important role in supporting immune function, vitality and detoxification. Jake Flaherty, PNS, will discuss this vital ingredient for keeping you and your family healthy.
SUNDAY, FEB. 10
27th annual Partners in Pain 5K: Fun run for pairs, with awards to teams with fastest combined times. West Central Community Center, 1603 N. Belt, Spokane. 10 a.m. $24 a person with shirt, $12 without, postmarked by Jan. 30. Awards. Info: (509) 999-5856.
SATURDAY, MARCH 2
6th annual Centennial Trail run: Late winter ultramarathon in Spokane. 37 miles, starts at Stateline, goes to Sontag Park near Nine Mile Dam. $20. No aid stations, time yourself, receive starter's medal, and Spokane River Centennial Trail map. www.ctrun.net
SUNDAY, APRIL 21
Spokane River Run: 50K ($60/$85), 25K ($40/$65), 10K ($27/$42) and 5K. Cost is with or without shirt. Races begin at 7:45 a.m., Start, finish at old airstrip next to the Seven Mile Bridge at Riverside State Park. All four distances are primarily run on single-trail trail. Info: spokaneriverrun.com
SUNDAY, MAY 5
Bloomsday: 12K run in Spokane, 40,000 to 50,000 runners and walkers. www.bloomsdayrun.org
SUNDAY, MAY 19
Fifth annual Windermere Marathon and Half Marathon: Marathon, $90 is postmarked by March 31; Half, $80 by March 31. Start at Rocky Hill Park in Liberty Lake. Both races start at 7 a.m. Course follows Centennial Trail, finishes at Spokane's Howard Street Bridge in downtown Riverfront Park. www.windermeremarathon.com
To have your event placed in this calendar, email info to bbuley@cdapress.com.