Dec. 1 to Dec. 15 | Christmas Decoration Contest
Any home or business within 5 miles of Emsi (409 S. Jackson St.)
Emsi is offering up to $2,000 for the best-decorated homes and business within 5 miles of their location. To enter, email your name and address to [email protected] by 4 p.m. Dec. 15. Homes will be judged by outdoor decorations. Businesses will be judged by indoor and outdoor decorations. For more information, visit their Facebook event page.
5:30 p.m. Tuesday | Backcountry Skills and Avalanche Awareness
Student Recreation Center Classroom
This free course will cover skills needed to plan a safe trip in backcountry locations in the winter. Call 208-885-6810 for more information.
11 a.m. Wednesday | Free Photos With Santa Day 1
Idaho Student Union Building Rotunda
Balsam Brands and U of I Career Services present this year’s free photos with Santa. Students, alumni, faculty and staff are encouraged to attend. Groups, including sororities and fraternities, can be accommodated as well. Photos will be available on the University of Idaho Career Services Facebook page.
5 p.m. Thursday | Alternative Giving Market of the Palouse
1912 Center
Moscow community members are invited to make donations to Palouse Habitat for Humanity’s Home Repair program this holiday season. Proceeds will go towards purchasing ramps for low income disabled individuals in Latah County.
6 p.m. Friday | Holiday Delights
Best Western Plus University Inn, 1516 W Pullman Road
Gritman Medical Center Auxiliary will host the 51st annual Holiday Delights. The evening will include wine tasting, hors d’oeuvres and a silent auction with a wide variety of items. All proceeds will support projects at Gritman such as educational scholarships and medical equipment. Tickets are $30 per person and attendees must be at least 21 years old.
1 p.m. Saturday | Cocoa, Craft & Cinema
Moscow Public Library, 110 S. Jefferson St.
The library invites people of all ages to create gifts for the holiday season. A self-serve gourmet cocoa bar will open at 2 p.m. The library will screen a favorite holiday film as well. The event is free and open to the public.
4 p.m. Sunday | Food Not Bombs Community Meal
405 S Van Buren St
Food Not Bombs will provide a free vegan/vegetarian meal to the community. Attendees are encouraged to bring Tupperware to bring some food home as well. Food Not Bombs requests attendees enter the Presbyterian Church using the door to the basement off the parking lot.
Lex Miller can be reached at [email protected]