Meetings & Events
Artworks Spokane will host a Nothing But Networking event for the Spokane Home Builders Association on Thursday, Feb. 3, from 6 to 8 p.m., at 15310 E. Marietta, in Spokane Valley. RSVP by Jan. 31 at www.shba.com. For more information, call 532-4990.



The Spokane Regional MarCom Association will hold a breakfast workshop, titled Communicating in the Digital Age, on Friday, Feb. 4, from 7:30 to 9 a.m., at the McCarthey Athletic Center upper foyer on the Gonzaga University campus, 801 N. Cincinnati, in Spokane. J.D. McCartney, CEO of Xstatic Public Relations, of New York, will speak. The cost is $40 for members for the breakfast and meeting, and $55 for others. Register by Jan. 28 at www.SpokaneMarCom.com. For more information, call Nichole Betts at 321-8771.



The Spokane chapter of the Washington Society of Certified Public Accountants will hold a luncheon meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 9, from noon to 2 p.m., at the Spokane Club, 1002 W. Riverside downtown. Daniel Fisher, of EmSpring Employee Benefits, of Kirkland, Wash., will speak on Healthcare Reform: A CPA's Perspective. The cost is $40. For more information, call Sandi Pendleton at 455-5300.



LaunchPad INW will hold a luncheon meeting of the Spokane-Area Blogs Community on Thursday, Feb. 10, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at 120 N. Stevens. Pia Hallenberg Christensen, of the Spokesman-Review and author of the South Perry Blog, will speak. The luncheon is free to members, and $10 for others. To register, visit www.launchpadinw.com.

Workshops & Seminars


The Community Colleges of Spokane Institute for Extended Learning will hold a class on intermediate Excel 2007 on Friday, Jan. 28, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at the Magnuson Building, 2917 W. Ft. George Wright Drive, in Spokane. The cost is $105. To register, call 279-6030. For more information, call 279-6251.



LaunchPad INW will hold a free workshop, titled Intro to LaunchPad, on Tuesday, Feb. 1, from 5:30 to 7 p.m., at 120 N. Stevens. For more information, visit www.launchpadinw.com.



The Spokane Home Builders Association and the Building Industry Association of Washington will hold a Certified Aging-In-Place Specialist course Feb. 2-4, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, at 5813 E. Fourth, in Spokane Valley. The cost for each day is $175 for members, and $200 for others. For all three days, the cost is $475 for members, and $550 for others. For more information, visit www.biaw.com or call (360) 352-7800.



Greater Spokane Incorporated will hold a free workshop, titled Introduction to Government Contracting, on Thursday, Feb. 3, from 8 to 10:30 a.m., at 801 W. Riverside downtown. To register, visit www.greaterspokane.org. For more information, call 321-3651.



BizStreet, the small-business program of Greater Spokane Incorporated, will hold a workshop titled Facebook 201, on Tuesday, Feb. 8, from 8 to 9:30 a.m., at 801 W. Riverside downtown. Andrei Mylroie and Emily Easley, of Desautel Hege Communications, will speak. The cost is $15 for members, and $30 for others. To register, visit www.bizstreetspokane.com. For more information, call 321-3632.

Conventions & Shows
Ag Expo and Pacific Northwest Farm Forum

Feb. 1-3

Spokane Convention Center

Expected Attendance: 5,000