At the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges (NWAACC) Track & Field Championships, Spokane men and women will be defending their 2010 title and it won't be easy as they face some tough competition from colleges across Washington, Oregon and Canada. Spokane Falls Community College.

The Sports Commission is proud to host three WIAA High School State Championships during the month of May. May 21-23: WlAA Boys & Girls Golf Championship Tournament will take place at Esmerelda, Indian Canyon, Meadowwood, and Hangman Golf Courses. May 24-26: WIAA Boys & Girls 1A, 1B, 2B State Track & Field Championships Eastern Washington University Campus. May 25-26: WIAA 4A State Softball Championships Dwight Merkel Sports Complex.

Artist Ric Gendron's show "Nowhere Man" is the last local showing of his work for the next two years. This show includes new pieces on paper as well as paintings on canvas. Beginning this fall, the collection will spend two years touring Western and tribal museums around the country, including the Missoula Museum of Art, the Tamástalikt Cultural Institute of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation in Pendleton, OR and the Museum of Northwest Art in La Conner, WA.

Betty Hageman, Bobbie Halperin, Ellen Picken, Jesse Rasche and Kathleen Secrest display their many and varied works. These five artists create using a variety of media including oils, pastels and paper-making. Several emphasize representations of nature and create en plein air. There will be an artists' reception May 4 5-8pm as a part of First Friday.