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Grades 3 - 6 · Join our team of coding explorers! At Code Kids, you'll get a passport to discover new computer science concepts — and a new sticker for each concept you master. Sign up online.
Our resident mad scientist shares experiments from the gross to the glorious, inspiring a sense of wonder.
This program is free thanks to community support. Join us for Drop in & Science! on the third Saturday of each month!
Ages 1 - 5 · Discover new ways to play together and spark your young one's healthy mental, social, and emotional growth. Meet other families, eat a healthy snack, and get creative in a relaxed and supportive environment.
This program is free thanks to community support. Join us for Imaginarium on the third Tuesday of each month!
Aspiring writers unite! You're invited to be a part of our supportive writers' community. Bring works in progress to share, get inspired with creative prompts and spend some focused time writing. Hosted by local writers Charles Montgomery and Lindsay Hill.
This program is free thanks to community support. Join us for Drop in & Write on any Tuesday!
Beginning or experienced drawers, painters, crafters and artists of all ages, join us to explore mediums, develop skill and cultivate imaginative thinking. Supplies and projects are provided - all you need to bring is your imagination!
This program is free thanks to community support. Join us for Drop in & Draw on any Wednesday!
AGES 5 - 105 · Bring your curiosity, imagination, and thirst for adventure, and we will supply the rest! If you have ever been curious about role-playing games, join us to experience this unique form of game-playing — we'll build a shared narrative using cooperative problem solving, exploration, imagination, and rich social interaction.
Priority seating will be provided for participants age 17 or younger. We gladly make every effort to accommodate persons with accessibility requirements.
This program is free thanks to community support. Join us for Drop in & RPG on the 2nd and 4th Friday of every month!
Aspiring writers unite! You're invited to be a part of our supportive writers' community. Bring works in progress to share, get inspired with creative prompts and spend some focused time writing. Hosted by local writers Charles Montgomery and Lindsay Hill.
This program is free thanks to community support. Join us for Drop in & Write on any Tuesday!
We invite people of all abilities to gather for social interaction and the chance to explore creative interests on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month. Browse books, work on puzzles, use computers, draw, color, or just hang out!
This program is free thanks to community support.
Beginning or experienced drawers, painters, crafters and artists of all ages, join us to explore mediums, develop skill and cultivate imaginative thinking. Supplies and projects are provided - all you need to bring is your imagination!
This program is free thanks to community support. Join us for Drop in & Draw on any Wednesday!
Grades 4 - 7 · Create, collaborate, code! Learn to create your own story using core computer coding concepts — and earn a new sticker in your Coding Passport for each concept you master. We value diversity and we welcome girls and girl-identified kids of any background to participate. Sign up online.
This program is free thanks to community support. Join us for Girls Code @ Spark or Code Kids (alternating months) on the 3rd Saturday of each month.
Ages 1 - 5 · Discover new ways to play together and spark your young one's healthy mental, social, and emotional growth. Meet other families, eat a healthy snack, and get creative in a relaxed and supportive environment.
This program is free thanks to community support. Join us for Imaginarium on the third Tuesday of each month!
Grades K - 6 · Build an invention from your imagination, tinker with electronics and teach a robot new tricks! Drop in and play with paper circuits, Little Bits, LEGO bricks and more. No pre-registration needed! This is a family programs, so parents, please plan to stick around and invent alongside your kids!
This program is free thanks to community support.
Eastern Washington University MFA program invites a slate of powerful writers to Spokane each year — and Spark Central is fortunate enough to host them for public readings!
This program is free thanks to community support.
Eastern Washington University MFA program invites a slate of powerful writers to Spokane each year — and Spark Central is fortunate enough to host them for public readings!
This program is free thanks to community support.
Beginning or experienced drawers, painters, crafters and artists of all ages, join us to explore mediums, develop skill and cultivate imaginative thinking. Supplies and projects are provided - all you need to bring is your imagination!
This program is free thanks to community support. Join us for Drop in & Draw on any Wednesday!
We invite people of all abilities to gather for social interaction and the chance to explore creative interests on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month. Browse books, work on puzzles, use computers, draw, color, or just hang out!
This program is free thanks to community support.
Aspiring writers unite! You're invited to be a part of our supportive writers' community. Bring works in progress to share, get inspired with creative prompts and spend some focused time writing. Hosted by local writers Charles Montgomery and Lindsay Hill.
This program is free thanks to community support. Join us for Drop in & Write on any Tuesday!
Grades K - 8 · Read great books from our collection to inspire your own stories, crafts and drawings! Participants may read at their own pace and then choose from writing, arts or crafts activities based on what they have read.
This program is free thanks to community support. Join us for Drop in & Read on the second Saturday of each month!
Grades 3 - 7 · Kids of all musical abilities are invited to jam with their friends and experiment with sound in an encouraging environment. Sign up online.
This program is free thanks to community support.
Eastern Washington University MFA program invites a slate of powerful writers to Spokane each year — and Spark Central is fortunate enough to host them for public readings!
This program is free thanks to community support.
AGES 5 - 105 · Bring your curiosity, imagination, and thirst for adventure, and we will supply the rest! If you have ever been curious about role-playing games, join us to experience this unique form of game-playing — we'll build a shared narrative using cooperative problem solving, exploration, imagination, and rich social interaction.
Priority seating will be provided for participants age 17 or younger. We gladly make every effort to accommodate persons with accessibility requirements.
This program is free thanks to community support. Join us for Drop in & RPG on the 2nd and 4th Friday of every month!
Beginning or experienced drawers, painters, crafters and artists of all ages, join us to explore mediums, develop skill and cultivate imaginative thinking. Supplies and projects are provided - all you need to bring is your imagination!
This program is free thanks to community support. Join us for Drop in & Draw on any Wednesday!
Aspiring writers unite! You're invited to be a part of our supportive writers' community. Bring works in progress to share, get inspired with creative prompts and spend some focused time writing. Hosted by local writers Charles Montgomery and Lindsay Hill.
This program is free thanks to community support. Join us for Drop in & Write on any Tuesday!
GRADES 2 - 4 · Ellen Welcker, a poet and a parent of two, leads this poetry workshop for pint-sized wordsmiths. Kids will read an assortment of poems for children, write some of their own, and celebrate with a performance. Sign up online.
This program is free thanks to community support.
Ages 12 + · Writers of all stripes and inclinations, come kick off NaNoWriMo — that’s National Novel Writing Month — with two hours of nonstop writing. Musician Michael Millham will play solo classical guitar while we write. We’ll provide snacks, tea and writing supplies. Just bring your ideas and laser focus!
This program is free thanks to community support.
ADULTS & TEENS · A writing group for all experience levels that supports and elevates diverse voices.
Long ago, when we had only darkness at night, people came together around miraculous fire to tell stories and describe visions. When you come to this writing group, whoever you might be outside of this circle, you are now a storyteller, a maker of visions, and a story-listener, too. In this circle there is only support and caring.
This program is free thanks to community support. Join us for Diverse Voices on the first Thursday of each month.
Beginning or experienced drawers, painters, crafters and artists of all ages, join us to explore mediums, develop skill and cultivate imaginative thinking. Supplies and projects are provided - all you need to bring is your imagination!
This program is free thanks to community support. Join us for Drop in & Draw on any Wednesday!
Learn how you can use your business as a force for good in the Inland Northwest! Spokane Independent Metro Business Alliance and Odegard Consulting are co-sponsoring a free workshop on October 29th at Spark Central.
Spark Central gets spo000oky for a fun-filled day of creative learning and trick-or-treating. Help build a monstrous LEGO mansion, enchant a drawing to light up, and type a scary story on our haunted typewriter — if you dare! Costumes welcome, but not required.
This program is free thanks to community support.
Eastern Washington University MFA program invites a slate of powerful writers to Spokane each year — and Spark Central is fortunate enough to host them for public readings!
This program is free thanks to community support.
Grades 4 - 7 · Create, collaborate, code! Learn to create your own story using core computer coding concepts — and earn a new sticker in your Coding Passport for each concept you master. We value diversity and we welcome girls and girl-identified kids of any background to participate. Sign up online.
This program is free thanks to community support. Join us for Girls Code @ Spark or Code Kids (alternating months) on the 3rd Saturday of each month.
Ages 1 - 5 · Discover new ways to play together and spark your young one's healthy mental, social, and emotional growth. Meet other families, eat a healthy snack, and get creative in a relaxed and supportive environment.
This program is free thanks to community support. Join us for Imaginarium on the third Tuesday of each month!
Eastern Washington University MFA program invites a slate of powerful writers to Spokane each year — and Spark Central is fortunate enough to host them for public readings! The season kicks off with Steve Almond.
We invite people of all abilities to gather for social interaction and the chance to explore creative interests on the second Wednesday of each month. Browse books, work on puzzles, use computers, draw, color, or just hang out!
This program is free thanks to community support. Join us for Creative Studio on the second Wednesday of each month.
Grades 9 - 12 · Intimidated by writing action scenes as dynamic as those you see on the big screen? Learn how you can use filmmaking techniques to create exciting action that keeps your reader glued to the page. Taught by indie novelist and filmmaker Adrienne Dellwo. Sign up online.
AGES 5 - 105 · Bring your curiosity, imagination, and thirst for adventure, and we will supply the rest! If you have ever been curious about role-playing games, join us to experience this unique form of game-playing — we'll build a shared narrative using cooperative problem solving, exploration, imagination, and rich social interaction.
Priority seating will be provided for participants age 17 or younger. We gladly make every effort to accommodate persons with accessibility requirements.
This program is free thanks to community support. Join us for Drop in & RPG on the 2nd and 4th Friday of every month!
Beginning or experienced drawers, painters, crafters and artists of all ages, join us to explore mediums, develop skill and cultivate imaginative thinking. Supplies and projects are provided - all you need to bring is your imagination!
This program is free thanks to community support. Join us for Drop in & Draw on any Wednesday!
Aspiring writers unite! You're invited to be a part of our supportive writers' community. Bring works in progress to share, get inspired with creative prompts and spend some focused time writing. Hosted by local writers Charles Montgomery and Lindsay Hill.
This program is free thanks to community support. Join us for Drop in & Write on any Tuesday!
Pivot, a live storytelling series in Spokane, invites you to an open mic story slam with the theme "Lesson Learned."
Are you eager to tell a story of your own? Community members are invited to tell a true story from their own lives (up to 5 minutes long) in front of an audience.
Beginning or experienced drawers, painters, crafters and artists of all ages, join us to explore mediums, develop skill and cultivate imaginative thinking. Supplies and projects are provided - all you need to bring is your imagination!
This program is free thanks to community support. Join us for Drop in & Draw on any Wednesday!
Aspiring writers unite! You're invited to be a part of our supportive writers' community. Bring works in progress to share, get inspired with creative prompts and spend some focused time writing. Hosted by local writers Charles Montgomery and Lindsay Hill.
This program is free thanks to community support. Join us for Drop in & Write on any Tuesday!
Ages 1 - 5 · Discover new ways to play together and spark your young one's healthy mental, social, and emotional growth. Meet other families, eat a healthy snack, and get creative in a relaxed and supportive environment.
This program is free thanks to community support. Join us for Imaginarium on the third Tuesday of each month!
Learn to print like a pro at our D.I.Y Print Shop night with Chris Bovey — creator of the iconic Vintage Spokane Prints series. This is a free workshop, and it's also a "friend-raiser" — so you'll have the chance to purchase upgrades like t-shirts, fancy paper and extra supplies to support Spark Central (and take home some cool stuff). Either way, you'll leave with several pieces you've created yourself — and tons of new artsy skills!
This program is free thanks to community support. No pre-registration needed!
Our resident mad scientist shares experiments from the gross to the glorious, inspiring a sense of wonder.
This program is free thanks to community support. Join us for Drop in & Science! on the third Saturday of each month!
