Events for February 2017
Coeur d'Alene Regional Chamber
Feb 1    Harold Balazs Exhibit
Upcoming Exhibition at The Art Spirit Gallery
 
Since the 1950’s, the work of Mead artist Harold Balazs has been displayed in galleries, homes, churches, colleges, banks, and public spaces around the nation.
 
Now at age 88, the longtime artist is continuing his work and preparing for an upcoming show at The Art Spirit Gallery – ‘One More Time,’ as he said this year. “Of course he’s said that every year for the last five” said owner/curator Steve Gibbs, with a smile. 
 
This year’s show will include over 100 pieces representing every decade of Harold’s work. Enamels, paintings, drawings, mixed media assemblages, and more will be included. “We are excited to see two of Harold’s early works – featured in the book ‘Harold Balazs’ published by University of Washington Press,” said Blair Williams, gallery assistant. “Nutcracker, and Homage to Pablo Picasso are just two of the amazing pieces that will be included in this show.”
 
His work can be appreciated by both the seasoned Harold devotee, as well as new young art enthusiasts. “We are excited to see the number of young patrons beginning to follow and collect Harold’s work,” said Kasey Davis, gallery assistant. “With a variety of price points, all are welcome to join the Harold fan club.”
 
Images of work from this show will be posted on the gallery website at Noon on Tuesday, January 3rd, 2017.
•        People can call or email the gallery, beginning at this date and time, to place their name first in line to purchase one specific piece.
•        Patrons must be present at the opening reception, no later than 6 pm, to purchase the work – otherwise it will be released to the next person in line.
 
For more information, call The Art Spirit Gallery at (208) 765-6006.
 
Balazs describes his life’s work with these words:  “I make stuff because it is better than not making stuff.”  Fortunately for Balazs faithful followers and collectors, this prolific artist is still making stuff.
 
The Art Spirit Gallery has been proud to represent Balazs since 1997.
 
 
About the Artist
 
In the Northwest, Harold Balazs is a household name.  And for those who have explored the region in the past six decades, chances are great they’ve been touched by his large-scale public art pieces that populate plazas, schools, parks, libraries, government offices, and college campuses.  Metal sculptures, concrete reliefs, enamel murals, walls of carved wood and brick reflect the breadth of the artist’s creativity and decorate cities throughout Washington from Seattle to Spokane.  Others dot the landscape in Oregon, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho. 
 
Perhaps his most famous pieces are found in Spokane in Riverfront Park, former site of Expo ‘74.   Chosen as the primary artist for the world’s fair in 1974, Balazs created a 32-foot sculpture derived of twenty concrete panels and patterned after a Japanese lantern that dazzles visitors and illuminates at night.  Centennial Sculpture, a curious and playful tangle of stainless steel completed in 1982, floats in the Spokane River.  Balazs’ latest masterpiece for the park is the giant Rotary Fountain, a series of sprinklers and spouts supported by five 24-foot steel columns he co-created in 2006.  Also famed as a leading liturgical artist, Balazs has created art – including carved doors and altars, enamels, and stained glass - for more than two hundred churches and synagogues in the region since the 1950’s, including Spokane’s St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church and Unitarian Universalist Church.
 
Balazs can take responsibility for public art in Washington in more ways than one.  Shortly after earning his bachelor degree of arts from Washington State University in 1951, where he was viewed as one of the top students of his program, Balazs served three terms on the Washington State Arts Commission and helped establish the Art in Public Places Program (AIPP) that facilitates the acquisition, placement, and stewardship of artwork in state-funded building projects throughout Washington.  To date, more than 4,500 artworks are sited throughout the state for public enjoyment thanks to AIPP.
 
An Icon he is.  Over his extensive and productive career as an artist, Balazs has received notoriety throughout the country and has been honored with a plethora of prestigious awards, including the American Institute of Architects Gold Medal for Architectural Craft, the Creative Achievement Award from the Enamellist Society, the Seattle Metal Guild Lifetime Achievement Award and an honorary doctorate from the Gonzaga University School of Law.  His work is displayed in the Smithsonian American Art Museum.  And in 2001, Lloyd Herman, founding director of the Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery, hand selected Balazs for Northwest Designer Craftsmen’s Living Treasures video series. Also, Balazs’ contributions to the field were celebrated in a major retrospective exhibition in 2010 organized by the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture and documented in a 160 page book published by the University of Washington Press.
 
Born in Westlake, Ohio, a short distance from Cleveland, Balazs learned the art of metal working from his father, a sheet-metal worker and air-conditioning repairman.  His mother, a woman who valued the arts, enrolled the budding artist in art classes at the Cleveland Museum of Art.  Here Balazs became enamored with enamel panels and vowed to practice the same art form one day.  And that he did.  Today Balazs resides on seven acres of paradise in Eastern Washington with Rosemary, his wife and devoted art assistant of 65 years.
 
UPCOMING SHOWS AT THE ART SPIRIT GALLERY
 
Feb. 10 – Mar. 4, 2017
Jerri Lisk – Acrylic paintings on aluminum
-Opening Reception: Friday, February 10 from 5-8 pm
-Artist Talk: Saturday, February 11 at 1pm
 
Mar. 10 – Apr. 8, 2017
Chris Bivins & Shelle Lindholm – Mixed media masks & colorful encaustics
-Opening Reception: Friday, March 10 from 5-8 pm
-Artist Talk & Demonstration at the gallery: Saturday, March 11 starting at 1:00 pm
 
Apr. 14 – May 6, 2017
10 Gallery Artists – Frank Boyden, Michael de Forest, Catherine Earle, Mary Farrell, Robert Grimes, Yuji Hiratsuka, Michael R. Lee, Tyree Riggs, Valerie Seaberg, Shannon Troxler
-Opening Reception and ArtWalk: Friday, April 14 from 5-8 pm
 
May 12 – June 3, 2017
Victoria Brace, Lindsey Meyers Carroll, and Cary Weigand – oil paintings, charcoal drawings, and figurative clay sculptures
-Opening Reception and ArtWalk: Friday, May 12 from 5-8 pm
 
June 9 – July 8, 2017
Allen and Mary Dee Dodge – metal sculpture and enamel works by these local favorites
-Opening Reception and ArtWalk: Friday, June 9 from 5-8 pm
 
July 14 – Aug. 5, 2017
20th Anniversary & 200th Show of The Art Spirit Gallery
– works by many of the artists who brought us to 20 years
-Opening Reception and ArtWalk: Friday, July 14 from 5-8 pm
 
Aug. 11 – Sept. 2, 2017
Dan McCaw & Sons – highly respected contemporary impressionists
-Opening Reception and ArtWalk: Friday, August 11 from 5-8 pm
 
Sept. 8 – Oct. 7, 2017
Del Gish – classic oil painting
-Opening Reception and ArtWalk: Friday, September 8 from 5-8 pm
 
Oct. 13 – Nov. 4, 2017
Mel McCuddin – unique figurative oil painting
-Opening Reception and ArtWalk: Friday, October 13 from 5-8 pm
 
Nov. 10 - 25, 2017
Sheila Evans & Elaine Green – enamel on copper and charcoal
-Opening Reception and ArtWalk: Friday, November 10 from 5-8 pm
 
Dec. 1 – Jan. 6, 2018
19th Annual Small Artworks Invitational – smaller than 12” by 30 artists
-Opening Reception: Friday, December 1 from 5-8 pm
-Downtown ArtWalk: Friday, December 8 from 5-8 pm
 
Date: February 1, 2017
Time: 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Location: The Art Spirit Gallery
EMail: steve@theartspiritgallery.com
Fees/Admission: Free
Feb 1    Education Committee
The mission of the Coeur d'Alene Area Chamber of Commerce’s Education Committee is to serve as a link between the education community and businesses to actively support quality education and to provide a well-trained workforce in the Coeur d'Alene area.

 2011 GOALS  
In pursuit of this mission, the Committee will identify educational issues that would benefit from understanding by or support from the business community.  The Committee will then create forums, surveys, ad hoc groups, etc to bring those issues to the business community and to mobilize the business community in support of those specifics. 
 
More specifically, it will: 
  1. Create opportunities within the business community for the discussion of timely education issues.      
  2.   
  3. Communicate information about education issues to the Public Policy Committee and provide position statements for key issues.
  4.  
     
  5. Recognize and promote excellence in education, in part through:

               Partnership Recognition (A+ Education Award)
               Scholarship Awards, Scholars Breakfast 
               New Educator Reception
                Senior Projects

     

       D.    Identify the training and education needs of the business
                 community and work to ensure that those needs are met.

                   K Tec
                   Work on a soft skills program

 
 
  
Date: February 1, 2017
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Location: Chamber- Coeur Conference Room    
Contact: Ginger Dalvini
EMail: ginger@cdachamber.com
Date/Time Details: 1st Wednesday of every month from 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Feb 2    Harold Balazs Exhibit
Upcoming Exhibition at The Art Spirit Gallery
 
Since the 1950’s, the work of Mead artist Harold Balazs has been displayed in galleries, homes, churches, colleges, banks, and public spaces around the nation.
 
Now at age 88, the longtime artist is continuing his work and preparing for an upcoming show at The Art Spirit Gallery – ‘One More Time,’ as he said this year. “Of course he’s said that every year for the last five” said owner/curator Steve Gibbs, with a smile. 
 
This year’s show will include over 100 pieces representing every decade of Harold’s work. Enamels, paintings, drawings, mixed media assemblages, and more will be included. “We are excited to see two of Harold’s early works – featured in the book ‘Harold Balazs’ published by University of Washington Press,” said Blair Williams, gallery assistant. “Nutcracker, and Homage to Pablo Picasso are just two of the amazing pieces that will be included in this show.”
 
His work can be appreciated by both the seasoned Harold devotee, as well as new young art enthusiasts. “We are excited to see the number of young patrons beginning to follow and collect Harold’s work,” said Kasey Davis, gallery assistant. “With a variety of price points, all are welcome to join the Harold fan club.”
 
Images of work from this show will be posted on the gallery website at Noon on Tuesday, January 3rd, 2017.
•        People can call or email the gallery, beginning at this date and time, to place their name first in line to purchase one specific piece.
•        Patrons must be present at the opening reception, no later than 6 pm, to purchase the work – otherwise it will be released to the next person in line.
 
For more information, call The Art Spirit Gallery at (208) 765-6006.
 
Balazs describes his life’s work with these words:  “I make stuff because it is better than not making stuff.”  Fortunately for Balazs faithful followers and collectors, this prolific artist is still making stuff.
 
The Art Spirit Gallery has been proud to represent Balazs since 1997.
 
 
About the Artist
 
In the Northwest, Harold Balazs is a household name.  And for those who have explored the region in the past six decades, chances are great they’ve been touched by his large-scale public art pieces that populate plazas, schools, parks, libraries, government offices, and college campuses.  Metal sculptures, concrete reliefs, enamel murals, walls of carved wood and brick reflect the breadth of the artist’s creativity and decorate cities throughout Washington from Seattle to Spokane.  Others dot the landscape in Oregon, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho. 
 
Perhaps his most famous pieces are found in Spokane in Riverfront Park, former site of Expo ‘74.   Chosen as the primary artist for the world’s fair in 1974, Balazs created a 32-foot sculpture derived of twenty concrete panels and patterned after a Japanese lantern that dazzles visitors and illuminates at night.  Centennial Sculpture, a curious and playful tangle of stainless steel completed in 1982, floats in the Spokane River.  Balazs’ latest masterpiece for the park is the giant Rotary Fountain, a series of sprinklers and spouts supported by five 24-foot steel columns he co-created in 2006.  Also famed as a leading liturgical artist, Balazs has created art – including carved doors and altars, enamels, and stained glass - for more than two hundred churches and synagogues in the region since the 1950’s, including Spokane’s St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church and Unitarian Universalist Church.
 
Balazs can take responsibility for public art in Washington in more ways than one.  Shortly after earning his bachelor degree of arts from Washington State University in 1951, where he was viewed as one of the top students of his program, Balazs served three terms on the Washington State Arts Commission and helped establish the Art in Public Places Program (AIPP) that facilitates the acquisition, placement, and stewardship of artwork in state-funded building projects throughout Washington.  To date, more than 4,500 artworks are sited throughout the state for public enjoyment thanks to AIPP.
 
An Icon he is.  Over his extensive and productive career as an artist, Balazs has received notoriety throughout the country and has been honored with a plethora of prestigious awards, including the American Institute of Architects Gold Medal for Architectural Craft, the Creative Achievement Award from the Enamellist Society, the Seattle Metal Guild Lifetime Achievement Award and an honorary doctorate from the Gonzaga University School of Law.  His work is displayed in the Smithsonian American Art Museum.  And in 2001, Lloyd Herman, founding director of the Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery, hand selected Balazs for Northwest Designer Craftsmen’s Living Treasures video series. Also, Balazs’ contributions to the field were celebrated in a major retrospective exhibition in 2010 organized by the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture and documented in a 160 page book published by the University of Washington Press.
 
Born in Westlake, Ohio, a short distance from Cleveland, Balazs learned the art of metal working from his father, a sheet-metal worker and air-conditioning repairman.  His mother, a woman who valued the arts, enrolled the budding artist in art classes at the Cleveland Museum of Art.  Here Balazs became enamored with enamel panels and vowed to practice the same art form one day.  And that he did.  Today Balazs resides on seven acres of paradise in Eastern Washington with Rosemary, his wife and devoted art assistant of 65 years.
 
UPCOMING SHOWS AT THE ART SPIRIT GALLERY
 
Feb. 10 – Mar. 4, 2017
Jerri Lisk – Acrylic paintings on aluminum
-Opening Reception: Friday, February 10 from 5-8 pm
-Artist Talk: Saturday, February 11 at 1pm
 
Mar. 10 – Apr. 8, 2017
Chris Bivins & Shelle Lindholm – Mixed media masks & colorful encaustics
-Opening Reception: Friday, March 10 from 5-8 pm
-Artist Talk & Demonstration at the gallery: Saturday, March 11 starting at 1:00 pm
 
Apr. 14 – May 6, 2017
10 Gallery Artists – Frank Boyden, Michael de Forest, Catherine Earle, Mary Farrell, Robert Grimes, Yuji Hiratsuka, Michael R. Lee, Tyree Riggs, Valerie Seaberg, Shannon Troxler
-Opening Reception and ArtWalk: Friday, April 14 from 5-8 pm
 
May 12 – June 3, 2017
Victoria Brace, Lindsey Meyers Carroll, and Cary Weigand – oil paintings, charcoal drawings, and figurative clay sculptures
-Opening Reception and ArtWalk: Friday, May 12 from 5-8 pm
 
June 9 – July 8, 2017
Allen and Mary Dee Dodge – metal sculpture and enamel works by these local favorites
-Opening Reception and ArtWalk: Friday, June 9 from 5-8 pm
 
July 14 – Aug. 5, 2017
20th Anniversary & 200th Show of The Art Spirit Gallery
– works by many of the artists who brought us to 20 years
-Opening Reception and ArtWalk: Friday, July 14 from 5-8 pm
 
Aug. 11 – Sept. 2, 2017
Dan McCaw & Sons – highly respected contemporary impressionists
-Opening Reception and ArtWalk: Friday, August 11 from 5-8 pm
 
Sept. 8 – Oct. 7, 2017
Del Gish – classic oil painting
-Opening Reception and ArtWalk: Friday, September 8 from 5-8 pm
 
Oct. 13 – Nov. 4, 2017
Mel McCuddin – unique figurative oil painting
-Opening Reception and ArtWalk: Friday, October 13 from 5-8 pm
 
Nov. 10 - 25, 2017
Sheila Evans & Elaine Green – enamel on copper and charcoal
-Opening Reception and ArtWalk: Friday, November 10 from 5-8 pm
 
Dec. 1 – Jan. 6, 2018
19th Annual Small Artworks Invitational – smaller than 12” by 30 artists
-Opening Reception: Friday, December 1 from 5-8 pm
-Downtown ArtWalk: Friday, December 8 from 5-8 pm
 
Date: February 2, 2017
Time: 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Location: The Art Spirit Gallery
EMail: steve@theartspiritgallery.com
Fees/Admission: Free
Feb 2    Well~Read Evening Book Club
The Well~Read Evening Book Club meets on the 1st Thursday of every month from 6:00pm to 7:30pm at The Well Read Moose.  New members are always welcome!  Please go to our website to see our selection for each month.

www.wellreadmoose.com 
Date: February 2, 2017
Time: 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Website: http://www.wellreadmoose.com
Location: The Well Read Moose 2048 N. Main Street Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814
Contact: Melanie Chun
EMail: melliethemom@gmail.com
Date/Time Details: 1st Thursday of every Month from 6:00pm-7:30pm
Fees/Admission: Free
Feb 3    Harold Balazs Exhibit
Upcoming Exhibition at The Art Spirit Gallery
 
Since the 1950’s, the work of Mead artist Harold Balazs has been displayed in galleries, homes, churches, colleges, banks, and public spaces around the nation.
 
Now at age 88, the longtime artist is continuing his work and preparing for an upcoming show at The Art Spirit Gallery – ‘One More Time,’ as he said this year. “Of course he’s said that every year for the last five” said owner/curator Steve Gibbs, with a smile. 
 
This year’s show will include over 100 pieces representing every decade of Harold’s work. Enamels, paintings, drawings, mixed media assemblages, and more will be included. “We are excited to see two of Harold’s early works – featured in the book ‘Harold Balazs’ published by University of Washington Press,” said Blair Williams, gallery assistant. “Nutcracker, and Homage to Pablo Picasso are just two of the amazing pieces that will be included in this show.”
 
His work can be appreciated by both the seasoned Harold devotee, as well as new young art enthusiasts. “We are excited to see the number of young patrons beginning to follow and collect Harold’s work,” said Kasey Davis, gallery assistant. “With a variety of price points, all are welcome to join the Harold fan club.”
 
Images of work from this show will be posted on the gallery website at Noon on Tuesday, January 3rd, 2017.
•        People can call or email the gallery, beginning at this date and time, to place their name first in line to purchase one specific piece.
•        Patrons must be present at the opening reception, no later than 6 pm, to purchase the work – otherwise it will be released to the next person in line.
 
For more information, call The Art Spirit Gallery at (208) 765-6006.
 
Balazs describes his life’s work with these words:  “I make stuff because it is better than not making stuff.”  Fortunately for Balazs faithful followers and collectors, this prolific artist is still making stuff.
 
The Art Spirit Gallery has been proud to represent Balazs since 1997.
 
 
About the Artist
 
In the Northwest, Harold Balazs is a household name.  And for those who have explored the region in the past six decades, chances are great they’ve been touched by his large-scale public art pieces that populate plazas, schools, parks, libraries, government offices, and college campuses.  Metal sculptures, concrete reliefs, enamel murals, walls of carved wood and brick reflect the breadth of the artist’s creativity and decorate cities throughout Washington from Seattle to Spokane.  Others dot the landscape in Oregon, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho. 
 
Perhaps his most famous pieces are found in Spokane in Riverfront Park, former site of Expo ‘74.   Chosen as the primary artist for the world’s fair in 1974, Balazs created a 32-foot sculpture derived of twenty concrete panels and patterned after a Japanese lantern that dazzles visitors and illuminates at night.  Centennial Sculpture, a curious and playful tangle of stainless steel completed in 1982, floats in the Spokane River.  Balazs’ latest masterpiece for the park is the giant Rotary Fountain, a series of sprinklers and spouts supported by five 24-foot steel columns he co-created in 2006.  Also famed as a leading liturgical artist, Balazs has created art – including carved doors and altars, enamels, and stained glass - for more than two hundred churches and synagogues in the region since the 1950’s, including Spokane’s St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church and Unitarian Universalist Church.
 
Balazs can take responsibility for public art in Washington in more ways than one.  Shortly after earning his bachelor degree of arts from Washington State University in 1951, where he was viewed as one of the top students of his program, Balazs served three terms on the Washington State Arts Commission and helped establish the Art in Public Places Program (AIPP) that facilitates the acquisition, placement, and stewardship of artwork in state-funded building projects throughout Washington.  To date, more than 4,500 artworks are sited throughout the state for public enjoyment thanks to AIPP.
 
An Icon he is.  Over his extensive and productive career as an artist, Balazs has received notoriety throughout the country and has been honored with a plethora of prestigious awards, including the American Institute of Architects Gold Medal for Architectural Craft, the Creative Achievement Award from the Enamellist Society, the Seattle Metal Guild Lifetime Achievement Award and an honorary doctorate from the Gonzaga University School of Law.  His work is displayed in the Smithsonian American Art Museum.  And in 2001, Lloyd Herman, founding director of the Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery, hand selected Balazs for Northwest Designer Craftsmen’s Living Treasures video series. Also, Balazs’ contributions to the field were celebrated in a major retrospective exhibition in 2010 organized by the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture and documented in a 160 page book published by the University of Washington Press.
 
Born in Westlake, Ohio, a short distance from Cleveland, Balazs learned the art of metal working from his father, a sheet-metal worker and air-conditioning repairman.  His mother, a woman who valued the arts, enrolled the budding artist in art classes at the Cleveland Museum of Art.  Here Balazs became enamored with enamel panels and vowed to practice the same art form one day.  And that he did.  Today Balazs resides on seven acres of paradise in Eastern Washington with Rosemary, his wife and devoted art assistant of 65 years.
 
UPCOMING SHOWS AT THE ART SPIRIT GALLERY
 
Feb. 10 – Mar. 4, 2017
Jerri Lisk – Acrylic paintings on aluminum
-Opening Reception: Friday, February 10 from 5-8 pm
-Artist Talk: Saturday, February 11 at 1pm
 
Mar. 10 – Apr. 8, 2017
Chris Bivins & Shelle Lindholm – Mixed media masks & colorful encaustics
-Opening Reception: Friday, March 10 from 5-8 pm
-Artist Talk & Demonstration at the gallery: Saturday, March 11 starting at 1:00 pm
 
Apr. 14 – May 6, 2017
10 Gallery Artists – Frank Boyden, Michael de Forest, Catherine Earle, Mary Farrell, Robert Grimes, Yuji Hiratsuka, Michael R. Lee, Tyree Riggs, Valerie Seaberg, Shannon Troxler
-Opening Reception and ArtWalk: Friday, April 14 from 5-8 pm
 
May 12 – June 3, 2017
Victoria Brace, Lindsey Meyers Carroll, and Cary Weigand – oil paintings, charcoal drawings, and figurative clay sculptures
-Opening Reception and ArtWalk: Friday, May 12 from 5-8 pm
 
June 9 – July 8, 2017
Allen and Mary Dee Dodge – metal sculpture and enamel works by these local favorites
-Opening Reception and ArtWalk: Friday, June 9 from 5-8 pm
 
July 14 – Aug. 5, 2017
20th Anniversary & 200th Show of The Art Spirit Gallery
– works by many of the artists who brought us to 20 years
-Opening Reception and ArtWalk: Friday, July 14 from 5-8 pm
 
Aug. 11 – Sept. 2, 2017
Dan McCaw & Sons – highly respected contemporary impressionists
-Opening Reception and ArtWalk: Friday, August 11 from 5-8 pm
 
Sept. 8 – Oct. 7, 2017
Del Gish – classic oil painting
-Opening Reception and ArtWalk: Friday, September 8 from 5-8 pm
 
Oct. 13 – Nov. 4, 2017
Mel McCuddin – unique figurative oil painting
-Opening Reception and ArtWalk: Friday, October 13 from 5-8 pm
 
Nov. 10 - 25, 2017
Sheila Evans & Elaine Green – enamel on copper and charcoal
-Opening Reception and ArtWalk: Friday, November 10 from 5-8 pm
 
Dec. 1 – Jan. 6, 2018
19th Annual Small Artworks Invitational – smaller than 12” by 30 artists
-Opening Reception: Friday, December 1 from 5-8 pm
-Downtown ArtWalk: Friday, December 8 from 5-8 pm
 
Date: February 3, 2017
Time: 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Location: The Art Spirit Gallery
EMail: steve@theartspiritgallery.com
Fees/Admission: Free
Feb 3    AAA Cruise Show
EXPLORE THE WORLD OF CRUISING

Join us for an afternoon event featuring some of the world’s best cruise providers:  Holland America Line, Princess Cruises, Viking Cruises, Royal Caribbean Cruises, and American Queen Steamboat Co. Meet Knowledgeable cruise experts, attend insightful presentations and take advantage of special savings.
 
Date: February 3, 2017
Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Website: https://wa.aaa.com/stores/store-locations/coeur-d-alene
Location: AAA Coeur d’Alene
296 W. Sunset Ave., Suite 33
RSVP:  (208) 666-5715
 
Contact: Erin Rogers
EMail: erinrogers@aaawa.com
Date/Time Details:
Friday, February 3, 2017
1:00-5:00pm
 
Feb 3    Local Author Night - John C. Morgan and Kim E. Morgan
Please join us in welcoming John C. Morgan and Kim E. Morgan to The Well~Read Moose to speak about their books!
Date: February 3, 2017
Time: 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Website: http://www.wellreadmoose.com
Location: 2048 N. Main Street
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83814
Contact: Melissa DeMotte 208.215.2265
EMail: mad4reading@gmail.com
Date/Time Details: Friday, February 3, 2017 - 6:00pm to 7:30pm
Fees/Admission: Free
Feb 3    Coeur d'Jazz

Coeur d'Jazz is a benefit concert featuring the Pamela Benton Band. Pamela is a vertuoso on both the electric violin and lead guitar. Her music styles include Smooth Jazz/Light Jazz, Pop and New Age.

The evening includes a silent auction of local culinary experiences. There will also be hors d oeuvres and a no host wine and beer bar. Bring a partner or find one there and dance the night away. Tickets are $30.00 per person or $50 a couple. Tickets can be purchased online or at Unity Spiritual Center of North Idaho.

There will also be a drawing for the Fun in the Sun Trip Raffle. Winner will be announced during the concert. Tickets are $50 each. Only 300 will be sold. They can be purchased online or at Unity Spiritual Center of North Idaho.

The concert benefits the North Idaho Pride Alliance and Unity Spiritual Center of North Idaho.

Date: February 3, 2017
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Website: http://www.unitycenter.org
Location: Lake City Center
1916 N Lakewood Dr, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814
Contact: Unity Spiritual Center of North Idaho 208-664-1125
EMail: unity@unitycenter.org
Date/Time Details: Friday, February 3, 2017 | 7 PM
Fees/Admission: Tickets are $30.00 per person or $50 a couple. Tickets can be purchased online or at Unity Spiritual Center of North Idaho.
Feb 4    Harold Balazs Exhibit
Upcoming Exhibition at The Art Spirit Gallery
 
Since the 1950’s, the work of Mead artist Harold Balazs has been displayed in galleries, homes, churches, colleges, banks, and public spaces around the nation.
 
Now at age 88, the longtime artist is continuing his work and preparing for an upcoming show at The Art Spirit Gallery – ‘One More Time,’ as he said this year. “Of course he’s said that every year for the last five” said owner/curator Steve Gibbs, with a smile. 
 
This year’s show will include over 100 pieces representing every decade of Harold’s work. Enamels, paintings, drawings, mixed media assemblages, and more will be included. “We are excited to see two of Harold’s early works – featured in the book ‘Harold Balazs’ published by University of Washington Press,” said Blair Williams, gallery assistant. “Nutcracker, and Homage to Pablo Picasso are just two of the amazing pieces that will be included in this show.”
 
His work can be appreciated by both the seasoned Harold devotee, as well as new young art enthusiasts. “We are excited to see the number of young patrons beginning to follow and collect Harold’s work,” said Kasey Davis, gallery assistant. “With a variety of price points, all are welcome to join the Harold fan club.”
 
Images of work from this show will be posted on the gallery website at Noon on Tuesday, January 3rd, 2017.
•        People can call or email the gallery, beginning at this date and time, to place their name first in line to purchase one specific piece.
•        Patrons must be present at the opening reception, no later than 6 pm, to purchase the work – otherwise it will be released to the next person in line.
 
For more information, call The Art Spirit Gallery at (208) 765-6006.
 
Balazs describes his life’s work with these words:  “I make stuff because it is better than not making stuff.”  Fortunately for Balazs faithful followers and collectors, this prolific artist is still making stuff.
 
The Art Spirit Gallery has been proud to represent Balazs since 1997.
 
 
About the Artist
 
In the Northwest, Harold Balazs is a household name.  And for those who have explored the region in the past six decades, chances are great they’ve been touched by his large-scale public art pieces that populate plazas, schools, parks, libraries, government offices, and college campuses.  Metal sculptures, concrete reliefs, enamel murals, walls of carved wood and brick reflect the breadth of the artist’s creativity and decorate cities throughout Washington from Seattle to Spokane.  Others dot the landscape in Oregon, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho. 
 
Perhaps his most famous pieces are found in Spokane in Riverfront Park, former site of Expo ‘74.   Chosen as the primary artist for the world’s fair in 1974, Balazs created a 32-foot sculpture derived of twenty concrete panels and patterned after a Japanese lantern that dazzles visitors and illuminates at night.  Centennial Sculpture, a curious and playful tangle of stainless steel completed in 1982, floats in the Spokane River.  Balazs’ latest masterpiece for the park is the giant Rotary Fountain, a series of sprinklers and spouts supported by five 24-foot steel columns he co-created in 2006.  Also famed as a leading liturgical artist, Balazs has created art – including carved doors and altars, enamels, and stained glass - for more than two hundred churches and synagogues in the region since the 1950’s, including Spokane’s St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church and Unitarian Universalist Church.
 
Balazs can take responsibility for public art in Washington in more ways than one.  Shortly after earning his bachelor degree of arts from Washington State University in 1951, where he was viewed as one of the top students of his program, Balazs served three terms on the Washington State Arts Commission and helped establish the Art in Public Places Program (AIPP) that facilitates the acquisition, placement, and stewardship of artwork in state-funded building projects throughout Washington.  To date, more than 4,500 artworks are sited throughout the state for public enjoyment thanks to AIPP.
 
An Icon he is.  Over his extensive and productive career as an artist, Balazs has received notoriety throughout the country and has been honored with a plethora of prestigious awards, including the American Institute of Architects Gold Medal for Architectural Craft, the Creative Achievement Award from the Enamellist Society, the Seattle Metal Guild Lifetime Achievement Award and an honorary doctorate from the Gonzaga University School of Law.  His work is displayed in the Smithsonian American Art Museum.  And in 2001, Lloyd Herman, founding director of the Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery, hand selected Balazs for Northwest Designer Craftsmen’s Living Treasures video series. Also, Balazs’ contributions to the field were celebrated in a major retrospective exhibition in 2010 organized by the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture and documented in a 160 page book published by the University of Washington Press.
 
Born in Westlake, Ohio, a short distance from Cleveland, Balazs learned the art of metal working from his father, a sheet-metal worker and air-conditioning repairman.  His mother, a woman who valued the arts, enrolled the budding artist in art classes at the Cleveland Museum of Art.  Here Balazs became enamored with enamel panels and vowed to practice the same art form one day.  And that he did.  Today Balazs resides on seven acres of paradise in Eastern Washington with Rosemary, his wife and devoted art assistant of 65 years.
 
UPCOMING SHOWS AT THE ART SPIRIT GALLERY
 
Feb. 10 – Mar. 4, 2017
Jerri Lisk – Acrylic paintings on aluminum
-Opening Reception: Friday, February 10 from 5-8 pm
-Artist Talk: Saturday, February 11 at 1pm
 
Mar. 10 – Apr. 8, 2017
Chris Bivins & Shelle Lindholm – Mixed media masks & colorful encaustics
-Opening Reception: Friday, March 10 from 5-8 pm
-Artist Talk & Demonstration at the gallery: Saturday, March 11 starting at 1:00 pm
 
Apr. 14 – May 6, 2017
10 Gallery Artists – Frank Boyden, Michael de Forest, Catherine Earle, Mary Farrell, Robert Grimes, Yuji Hiratsuka, Michael R. Lee, Tyree Riggs, Valerie Seaberg, Shannon Troxler
-Opening Reception and ArtWalk: Friday, April 14 from 5-8 pm
 
May 12 – June 3, 2017
Victoria Brace, Lindsey Meyers Carroll, and Cary Weigand – oil paintings, charcoal drawings, and figurative clay sculptures
-Opening Reception and ArtWalk: Friday, May 12 from 5-8 pm
 
June 9 – July 8, 2017
Allen and Mary Dee Dodge – metal sculpture and enamel works by these local favorites
-Opening Reception and ArtWalk: Friday, June 9 from 5-8 pm
 
July 14 – Aug. 5, 2017
20th Anniversary & 200th Show of The Art Spirit Gallery
– works by many of the artists who brought us to 20 years
-Opening Reception and ArtWalk: Friday, July 14 from 5-8 pm
 
Aug. 11 – Sept. 2, 2017
Dan McCaw & Sons – highly respected contemporary impressionists
-Opening Reception and ArtWalk: Friday, August 11 from 5-8 pm
 
Sept. 8 – Oct. 7, 2017
Del Gish – classic oil painting
-Opening Reception and ArtWalk: Friday, September 8 from 5-8 pm
 
Oct. 13 – Nov. 4, 2017
Mel McCuddin – unique figurative oil painting
-Opening Reception and ArtWalk: Friday, October 13 from 5-8 pm
 
Nov. 10 - 25, 2017
Sheila Evans & Elaine Green – enamel on copper and charcoal
-Opening Reception and ArtWalk: Friday, November 10 from 5-8 pm
 
Dec. 1 – Jan. 6, 2018
19th Annual Small Artworks Invitational – smaller than 12” by 30 artists
-Opening Reception: Friday, December 1 from 5-8 pm
-Downtown ArtWalk: Friday, December 8 from 5-8 pm
 
Date: February 4, 2017
Time: 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Location: The Art Spirit Gallery
EMail: steve@theartspiritgallery.com
Fees/Admission: Free
Feb 7    HUNGRY HEROES

Garden Plaza will now be hosting a complimentary breakfast for all veterans on the first tuesday of every month. 

We would like to honor those who fought for our country and are still fighting.

Date: February 7, 2017
Time: 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Location:

Garden Plaza of Post Falls

545 N Garden Plaza Ct

Post Falls, ID 83854

Contact: April Howard
EMail: achoward@centurypa.com
Date/Time Details:

Tuesday, February 7th

8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.

Fees/Admission: FREE FOR VETERANS
$8.00 for guests
Feb 8    Well~Read Morning Book Club
Join us for  The Well~Read Morning Book Club every 2nd Wednesday of the month at 10:00am to 11:30am.  See our website for upcoming book selections.
 
Date: February 8, 2017
Time: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Website: http://www.wellreadmoose.com
Location: 2048 N. Main Street Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814
EMail: mad4reading@gmail.com
Date/Time Details: 2nd Wednesday of each month
Fees/Admission: Free
Feb 10    ARTIST RECEPTION
ARTIST RECEPTION featuring artists from the Coeur d'Alene Art Assoc.  This reception opens our first exhibit of the year which will continue through March.  Stop in during  the February 10th Music Walk/Chocolate Affair to see the show, enjoy refreshemnts and visit with artists in action. 
Date: February 10, 2017
Time: 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Website: http://www.coeurdaleneartassoc.org/
Location: Frame of Mind Gallery, 119 N. 2nd St., Coeur d'Alene
Contact: Yvonne Benzinger, 208-676-9132
EMail: yrbenz@gmail.com
Date/Time Details: Friday, February 10 from 5:00 to 8:00 PM
Fees/Admission: None
Feb 10 - Mar 4    Jerri Lisk Exhibit
On Friday, February 10, The Art Spirit Gallery will come alive with vibrant acrylic paintings on aluminum by Idaho artist Jerri Lisk.  Please join us for the opening reception in conjunction with CHOCOLATE WALK in downtown Coeur d’Alene.  Lisk will talk about her work and process on Saturday, February 11 starting at 1pm.
 
This month’s show sponsor is Pita PitWe thank them for their community spirit and support of the arts. 
 
Winter Gallery Hours: Tuesday through Saturday from 11-6
 
The artworks in this exhibition will be on our website beginning Tuesday, January 31.
http://www.theartspiritgallery.com/exhibitions
 
Upcoming Exhibition at The Art Spirit Gallery
 
Jerri Lisk’s new exhibition, entitled “Simple,” reflects the artist’s passion for the natural world and again explores the familiar aspen trees – her most popular subject.  “I am particularly drawn to the aspen tree,” states the artist. “I revel in the reflection of light and color on the bark.” Using her unique sanded aluminum canvas as a surface, Lisk successfully emulates this light and color in her work, capturing the essence of the season and time of day. 
 
As the title of the show reveals, Lisk highlights the simplicity of solo aspens painted in more basic tones of nature.  “There are times when the wheels of life spin around us and get going so fast that a simple step is needed to bring a fresh perspective. This body of work takes you once again to my favorite places in the landscape.”  Lisk’s goal:  to remind us that sometimes less just might be more.
 
More detailed pieces enhance the simple collection.  Groves of trees, landscapes, garden vegetables, and Lisk’s unconventional and whimsical rock figures populate her canvases.  Lisk’s colorful work will lift all spirits during the overcast days of February.
 About the Artist
Lisk began her career as an oil painter, studying under Frank Holda.  She continued her training in London at the Leonard Pardon School of Specialty Design, where she perfected her techniques in texture, material, surface, and hue.  She has been featured in The Idaho Statesman, Southwest Art, Good Housekeeping, and Western Art and Architecture.  Her work can be found in collections at Microsoft, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle’s Cancer Care Alliance, and the City of Boise.  Lisk and her husband Mark, an accomplished photographer, have made their home overlooking the river outside of Boise.
 
The Art Spirit Gallery has proudly represented Jerri Lisk since 2009. 
 
 
UPCOMING SHOWS AT THE ART SPIRIT GALLERY
 
Feb. 10 – Mar. 4, 2017
Jerri Lisk – Acrylic paintings on aluminum
-Opening Reception: Friday, February 10 from 5-8 pm
-Artist Talk: Saturday, February 11 at 1pm
-Show Sponsor:  Pita Pit
 
Mar. 10 – Apr. 8, 2017
Chris Bivins & Shelle Lindholm – Mixed media masks & colorful encaustics
-Opening Reception: Friday, March 10 from 5-8 pm
-Artist Talk & Demonstration at the gallery: Saturday, March 11 starting at 1:00 pm
-Show Sponsor:  Collective Kitchen Public House
 
Apr. 14 – May 6, 2017
13 Gallery Artists – Frank Boyden, Michael de Forest, Catherine Earle, Mary Farrell, Reinaldo Gil, Robert Grimes, Yuji Hiratsuka, Michael R. Lee, Carla O’Connor, Kyle Paliotto, Tyree Riggs, Valerie Seaberg, Shannon Troxler
-Opening Reception and ArtWalk: Friday, April 14 from 5-8 pm
-Show Sponsor:  Coeur d’Alene Summer Theatre
 
May 12 – June 3, 2017
Victoria Brace, Lindsey Meyers Carroll, and Cary Weigand – Oil paintings, charcoal drawings, and figurative clay sculptures
-Opening Reception and ArtWalk: Friday, May 12 from 5-8 pm
-Show Sponsor:  Fire Artisan Pizza
 
June 9 – July 8, 2017
Allen and Mary Dee Dodge – Metal sculpture and enamel works by these local favorites
-Opening Reception and ArtWalk: Friday, June 9 from 5-8 pm
-Show Sponsor:  Anthony’s Restaurant
 
July 14 – Aug. 5, 2017
20th Anniversary & 200th Show of The Art Spirit Gallery
– Works by many of the artists who brought us to 20 years
-Opening Reception and ArtWalk: Friday, July 14 from 5-8 pm
-Show Sponsor:  The University of Idaho
 
Aug. 11 – Sept. 2, 2017
Dan McCaw & Sons – Highly respected contemporary impressionists
-Opening Reception and ArtWalk: Friday, August 11 from 5-8 pm
 
Sept. 8 – Oct. 7, 2017
Del Gish – Classic oil painting
-Opening Reception and ArtWalk: Friday, September 8 from 5-8 pm
 
Oct. 13 – Nov. 4, 2017
Mel McCuddin – Unique figurative oil painting
-Opening Reception and ArtWalk: Friday, October 13 from 5-8 pm
 
Nov. 10 - 25, 2017
Sheila Evans & Elaine Green – Enamel on copper and charcoal
-Opening Reception and ArtWalk: Friday, November 10 from 5-8 pm
-Show Sponsor:  Le Danse, Presenter of Eugene Ballet Company’s “The Nutcracker”
 
Dec. 1 – Jan. 6, 2018
19th Annual Small Artworks Invitational – Smaller than 12” by 30 artists
-Opening Reception: Friday, December 1 from 5-8 pm
-Downtown ArtWalk: Friday, December 8 from 5-8 pm
 
Date: February 10, 2017
Time: 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Location: The Art Spirit Gallery
Contact: Kasey Davis
EMail: info@theartspiritgallery.com
Fees/Admission: free
Feb 10    Jerri Lisk- Opening Reception
On Friday, February 10, The Art Spirit Gallery will come alive with vibrant acrylic paintings on aluminum by Idaho artist Jerri Lisk.  Please join us for the opening reception in conjunction with CHOCOLATE WALK in downtown Coeur d’Alene.  Lisk will talk about her work and process on Saturday, February 11 starting at 1pm.
 
This month’s show sponsor is Pita PitWe thank them for their community spirit and support of the arts. 
 
Winter Gallery Hours: Tuesday through Saturday from 11-6
 
The artworks in this exhibition will be on our website beginning Tuesday, January 31.
http://www.theartspiritgallery.com/exhibitions
 
Upcoming Exhibition at The Art Spirit Gallery
 
Jerri Lisk’s new exhibition, entitled “Simple,” reflects the artist’s passion for the natural world and again explores the familiar aspen trees – her most popular subject.  “I am particularly drawn to the aspen tree,” states the artist. “I revel in the reflection of light and color on the bark.” Using her unique sanded aluminum canvas as a surface, Lisk successfully emulates this light and color in her work, capturing the essence of the season and time of day. 
 
As the title of the show reveals, Lisk highlights the simplicity of solo aspens painted in more basic tones of nature.  “There are times when the wheels of life spin around us and get going so fast that a simple step is needed to bring a fresh perspective. This body of work takes you once again to my favorite places in the landscape.”  Lisk’s goal:  to remind us that sometimes less just might be more.
 
More detailed pieces enhance the simple collection.  Groves of trees, landscapes, garden vegetables, and Lisk’s unconventional and whimsical rock figures populate her canvases.  Lisk’s colorful work will lift all spirits during the overcast days of February.
 About the Artist
Lisk began her career as an oil painter, studying under Frank Holda.  She continued her training in London at the Leonard Pardon School of Specialty Design, where she perfected her techniques in texture, material, surface, and hue.  She has been featured in The Idaho Statesman, Southwest Art, Good Housekeeping, and Western Art and Architecture.  Her work can be found in collections at Microsoft, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle’s Cancer Care Alliance, and the City of Boise.  Lisk and her husband Mark, an accomplished photographer, have made their home overlooking the river outside of Boise.
 
The Art Spirit Gallery has proudly represented Jerri Lisk since 2009. 
 
 
UPCOMING SHOWS AT THE ART SPIRIT GALLERY
 
Feb. 10 – Mar. 4, 2017
Jerri Lisk – Acrylic paintings on aluminum
-Opening Reception: Friday, February 10 from 5-8 pm
-Artist Talk: Saturday, February 11 at 1pm
-Show Sponsor:  Pita Pit
 
Mar. 10 – Apr. 8, 2017
Chris Bivins & Shelle Lindholm – Mixed media masks & colorful encaustics
-Opening Reception: Friday, March 10 from 5-8 pm
-Artist Talk & Demonstration at the gallery: Saturday, March 11 starting at 1:00 pm
-Show Sponsor:  Collective Kitchen Public House
 
Apr. 14 – May 6, 2017
13 Gallery Artists – Frank Boyden, Michael de Forest, Catherine Earle, Mary Farrell, Reinaldo Gil, Robert Grimes, Yuji Hiratsuka, Michael R. Lee, Carla O’Connor, Kyle Paliotto, Tyree Riggs, Valerie Seaberg, Shannon Troxler
-Opening Reception and ArtWalk: Friday, April 14 from 5-8 pm
-Show Sponsor:  Coeur d’Alene Summer Theatre
 
May 12 – June 3, 2017
Victoria Brace, Lindsey Meyers Carroll, and Cary Weigand – Oil paintings, charcoal drawings, and figurative clay sculptures
-Opening Reception and ArtWalk: Friday, May 12 from 5-8 pm
-Show Sponsor:  Fire Artisan Pizza
 
June 9 – July 8, 2017
Allen and Mary Dee Dodge – Metal sculpture and enamel works by these local favorites
-Opening Reception and ArtWalk: Friday, June 9 from 5-8 pm
-Show Sponsor:  Anthony’s Restaurant
 
July 14 – Aug. 5, 2017
20th Anniversary & 200th Show of The Art Spirit Gallery
– Works by many of the artists who brought us to 20 years
-Opening Reception and ArtWalk: Friday, July 14 from 5-8 pm
-Show Sponsor:  The University of Idaho
 
Aug. 11 – Sept. 2, 2017
Dan McCaw & Sons – Highly respected contemporary impressionists
-Opening Reception and ArtWalk: Friday, August 11 from 5-8 pm
 
Sept. 8 – Oct. 7, 2017
Del Gish – Classic oil painting
-Opening Reception and ArtWalk: Friday, September 8 from 5-8 pm
 
Oct. 13 – Nov. 4, 2017
Mel McCuddin – Unique figurative oil painting
-Opening Reception and ArtWalk: Friday, October 13 from 5-8 pm
 
Nov. 10 - 25, 2017
Sheila Evans & Elaine Green – Enamel on copper and charcoal
-Opening Reception and ArtWalk: Friday, November 10 from 5-8 pm
-Show Sponsor:  Le Danse, Presenter of Eugene Ballet Company’s “The Nutcracker”
 
Dec. 1 – Jan. 6, 2018
19th Annual Small Artworks Invitational – Smaller than 12” by 30 artists
-Opening Reception: Friday, December 1 from 5-8 pm
-Downtown ArtWalk: Friday, December 8 from 5-8 pm
 
Date: February 10, 2017
Time: 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: The Art Spirit Gallery
Contact: Kasey Davis
EMail: info@theartspiritgallery.com
Fees/Admission: free
Feb 11    Valentines Day Bazaar

Garden Plaza is having our 2nd annual Valentines Day Bazaar.

Vendors from all around the community will be putting up booths to sell some wonderful items.

Rangest from jewlery, candy, date night ideas, and more. 

Date: February 11, 2017
Time: 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Location:

Garden Plaza of Post Falls

545 N Garden Plaza of Post Falls     

Post Falls, ID 83854 

Contact: April Howard
EMail: achoward@centurypa.com
Date/Time Details:

Saturday, February 11th 

11:00 a.m. to 3:00 a.m.

Fees/Admission: FREE ENTRY
Feb 11    Valentine's Wine and Chocolate Tasting

Join us for a free tasting of some romantic wine and chocolate!

 
 
Date: February 11, 2017
Time: 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Website: http://www.wellreadmoose.com
Location:
2048 N. Main Street
Coeur d AleneID 83814
Contact: Melissa DeMotte 208.215.2265
EMail: mad4reading@gmail.com
Date/Time Details:
Saturday, February 11, 2017 - 5:30pm to 7:00pm
 
 
Fees/Admission: free
Feb 16    Coeur d'Alene Art Association General Meeting
COEUR D’ALENE ART ASSOCIATION – We invite artists of all levels, beginner through professional, seeking a friendly group for social interaction, support and opportunities to expand in activities and workshops.  Exhibit venues include Annual Artists Showcase, CDA Library and Art on the Green. Meet at St. Luke’s Episcopal, 501 Wallace Ave in Coeur d’Alene the third Thursday of the month at 10:30 am. (March, June, Sept, at 6 pm). Guests welcome.  Annual membership dues $35 for Participating members, $15 for Associate Info: www.coeurdaleneartassoc.org or Yvonne at 208-676-9132 or yrbenz@gmail.com
Date: February 16, 2017
Time: 10:30 AM - 12:10 PM
Website: http://www.coeurdaleneartassoc.org/
Location: St. Luke's Episcopal Church Hall, 501 Wallace Ave., in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Contact: Yvonne at 208-676-9132
EMail: yrbenz@gmail.com
Date/Time Details: January 19 at 10:30 am, Meet monthly on the 3rd Thurs.except March, June, Sept, meet 6 pm)
Fees/Admission: Guests welcome free. Yearly Membership dues are $35 for Participating Members, $15 for Associate Members. 
Feb 16    "Got the Blues?" Educational Workshop
"Got the Blues?" Educational Workshop

Dr. Meza will be putting on a FREE educational workshop on Depression, Thursday February 16th from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. Complimentary Lunch is included.

Please RSVP due to limited space

(208)773-3701

Date: February 16, 2017
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Location:

Garden Plaza Independent Living

545 N Garden Plaza Ct.

Post Falls, ID, 83854

Contact: April Howard- Sales Director
EMail: achoward@centurypa.com
Date/Time Details:

Thursday, February 16th

12:00 to 1:00 p.m.

Fees/Admission: Complimentary, FREE 
Feb 16 - Feb 17    King of the Cage – MMA
The world’s premier organization for Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), King of the Cage, returns to Coeur d’Alene Casino Thursday, Feb. 16 featuring Spitz v. Howell in the ultimate New Blood battle as well as a brawl between local bantamweight Mark “Marky Mark” Coates and Eduardo “El Torro” Torres. Doors open at 6 p.m. with the fight beginning at 7 p.m. Ringside tickets are available for $60, reserved seating for $40, and general admission for $25 at TicketsWest.com at or the Coeur D’Alene Casino Resort Hotel box office. For more information visit CDACasino.com or call 1-800-523-2464. 
Date: February 16, 2017
Time: 7:00 PM - 12:00 AM
Website: http://ticketswest.com/events/king-of-the-cage-mma/67802/
Location: Coeur D'alene Casino Resort
37914 South Nukwalaw
Worley, ID 83876
EMail: joni@cdacasino.com
Date/Time Details: Thursday, February 16, 2017 at 7 p.m.
Fees/Admission: $25-$60
Feb 17    Local Author Night - Buck Storm
 

Local Author Night - Buck Storm

 

We will be hosting Buck Storm, author of The Miracle Man and Truck Stop Jesus on Friday, February 17, 2017.  

Buck Storm grew up in Yuma, Arizona - a true son of the American Southwest. He is a critically acclaimed touring singer/songwriter and the author of two novels—TRUCK STOP JESUS, and Selah Award finalist THE MIRACLE MAN. Whether lyrics or prose, Buck writes about this mixed-up, out of control, beautiful cacophony we call humanity. About life as he sees it - or sometimes just how he'd like it to be. Buck and his wife have a happy love story, a hideout in North Idaho, and two wonderful, grown children

Date: February 17, 2017
Time: 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Website: http://www.wellreadmoose.com
Location: 2048 N. Main Street
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83814
EMail: mad4reading@gmail.com
Date/Time Details: Friday, February 17, 2017 -6pm to 7:30pm
Fees/Admission: free
Feb 21    After Hours Business Fair 2017
The biggest business to business marketing event of the year.
Date: February 21, 2017
Time: 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Feb 22    AAA Coeur d'Alene: The Magic of Disney

Come learn how to make your Disney dream vacation come true.  Enjoy the magic of Disney in Southern California at the Disneyland Resort, in Florida at Walt Disney World Resort, or in Hawaii at Aulani, a Disney Resort and Spa.  You can also sail the seas with Disney Cruise Line, or experience a family vacation in fascinating locales around the world with Adventures by Disney.

Date: February 22, 2017
Time: 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Website: https://wa.aaa.com/stores/store-locations/coeur-d-alene
Location: AAA Coeur d’Alene
296 W. Sunset Ave., Suite 33
RSVP:  (208) 666-5715
 
Contact: Erin Rogers
EMail: erinrogers@aaawa.com
Date/Time Details: Wednesday, February 22, 2017
5:30pm
Fees/Admission: free
Feb 22    Coeur d'Alene Schools State of the District

The Coeur d’Alene Education Partnership (CEP) presents the 5th annual State of the District Community Forum, in partnership with Coeur d’Alene School District #271. The event is 6:00 – 7:30pm Wednesday, February 22 in the Community Room of the Coeur d’Alene Public Library at 702 E. Front. Parents, teachers, students, and community members are invited to attend.

The evening will begin with an overview from Superintendent Matt Handelman as to how levy and bond funds will be used, highlighting the unique opportunity we have at this time to pass a $35.5 million bond without increasing tax rates. District administration will also present student performance data.

Following the District report, CEP will present a panel discussion focusing on the past, present, and future trends of public school funding in Idaho. The panel will be comprised of past and current area legislators and community members who hold an in-depth understanding of public education funding.

Date: February 22, 2017
Time: 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Website: http://www.cdaep.org/
Location: Coeur d'Alene Public Library Community Room
702 E. Front
Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814

 
Contact: Nancy Hart, (208) 660-0495
EMail: info@cdaep.org
Date/Time Details: February 22, 2017
6 - 7:30pm
Fees/Admission: Free to the general public
Feb 23    Business After Hours

 

Organizations like St. Vincent de Paul help make our community great! Join us for Business After Hours at St. Vincet de Paul Help Center and have an opportunity to see the many services SVDP provides in North Idaho.

Appetizers and beverages will be served. Bring your business cards to drop in the basket for prizes.

 
The Help Center is located at 201 E. Harrison Ave., Coeur d'Alene.

Business After Hours is held on the fourth Thursday of every month. This networking event provides an opportunity for members to show off their offices or facilities. Food and beverages are provided by the sponsor business. There are drawings for door prizes. This is a great way to meet other Chamber members in a more casual “after work” atmosphere.

For more information contact Brenda Young, Program and Events Manager at 208.415.0110 or Brenda@CdAChamber.com

 
Date: February 23, 2017
Time: 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
EMail: Brenda@CdAChamber.com
Feb 24    Free Beer Tasting!
Free beer tasting at The Well Read Moose!
Date: February 24, 2017
Time: 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Website: http://www.wellreadmoose.com
Location: 2048 N. Main Street    
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83814
Contact: Melissa DeMotte
EMail: mad4reading@gmail.com
Date/Time Details: Friday, February 24, 2017 - 5:30pm to 7:00pm
Fees/Admission: free