Today

n April’s Community Services Council meeting will be today at noon at Golden Corral in Pocatello. This month we will be hearing from the Bannock Youth Foundation.

n City of Pocatello Child Care Advisory Committee meeting will be today at 10 a.m. in the Iwamizawa Conference Room at Pocatello City Hall.

n City of Pocatello Environmental Fair Committee meeting will be today at noon in the Paradice Conference Room at Pocatello City Hall.

n City of Pocatello Japanese Sister Cities Delegates meeting will be today at 7 p.m. in the Iwamizawa and Paradice conference rooms at Pocatello City Hall.

n Rocky Mountain Writers Festival will be today at 7 p.m., the College Market. Carlen Donovan, lecturer at ISU, will MC. Readers include poet Martin Vest making a comeback after 20 years of silence. In addition are short story writers Tera Cole and Brandon Hal and environmental essayist Michael Stubbs.

n Join state Sen. Mark Nye and Rep. Elaine Smith to discuss the 2018 Legislative session and the issues affecting Bannock County. The meeting will be today at 11:30 a.m. at the Elks Lodge in Pocatello.

n Happy Hands Quilt club will meet today at 9:30 a.m. in the basement of the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, 215 N. 18th Ave. New members are always welcome. For more information, call Betty 775-3459 or Kay 233-2945.

n National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI SI) support group meets every Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Life Inc., 640 Pershing Ave. Family, friends and those in recovery dealing with mental illness are encouraged to come.

Thursday

n The ISU Percussion and Steel Band will perform Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in Goranson Hall at the Fine Arts Building. Admission is free. All are welcome to attend.

n “Union Pacific Railroad Update” will be the program topic Thursday at the Pocatello Rotary Club luncheon meeting at noon at the Pocatello Clarion Inn, 1399 Bench Road. The program speaker will be Nathan Anderson, director of public affairs for UP. Anderson acts as the public face of the company in Idaho, Utah, Nevada and Montana. In his presentation, Anderson will provide an update regarding UP in Idaho with an emphasis on their operations in the Pocatello community.

n The Idaho Humanities Council is hosting a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist this week at a lecture series in Idaho Falls. James B. Stewart, a columnist for the New York Times, will speak Thursday at the council’s 11th annual Eastern Idaho Distinguished Humanities Lecture at the Shilo Inn. The event will begin with a no-host reception at 6 p.m. Dinner will be served at 7 p.m., with Stewart’s talk to follow.

n The city of Idaho Falls and generous partners invite the community to a very exciting and historic groundbreaking ceremony for the city’s newest park, Heritage Park. The ceremony will be held Thursday at 4 p.m. at the Waterfront at Snake River Landing, 1220 Event Center Drive. Participants are encouraged to arrive by 3:30 p.m. to allow time for parking and shuttle service to the ceremony site.

n City of Pocatello City Council study session will be Thursday at 9 a.m. in Council Chambers at Pocatello City Hall. City Council executive session will immediately follow in the Paradice Conference Room.

n City of Pocatello police union negotiations will be Thursday at 1 p.m. in the Iwamizawa Conference Room at Pocatello City Hall.

n Rocky Mountain Writers Festival will be Thursday at 7 p.m. at Portneuf Valley Brewing. Krishna Strong, zoo keeper, will MC. Writers include Jackie and Ralph Maughan, essay, novel, and political commentary; Anne Merkley, scholarly work; Jonah Andrist, short stories; and newcomer Mari Christmas. Returning singer/songwriters are Dr. Angier Wills and Matt Murdock.

n You are invited to “Doors of Hope!” presented by Pocatello Women’s Connection on Thursday at The Clarion Inn, 1399 Bench Road. Optional social connection time from 11:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. with luncheon and program from 11:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. RSVP to Jeris at 208-847-5598 or Lee at 208-221-4264.

n An Evening with an Author featuring Melanie Parrish Anderson will be Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Marshall Public Library in the lower floor children’s room.

n The Idaho State University Undergraduate Research Symposium will be held in the ISU Pond Student Union Wood River Rooms on Thursday from 3 to 4:30 p.m. ISU undergraduate research students will have the opportunity to showcase their research to their peers, local entities and the public. The free, public event displays research, innovative ideas and creative projects undertaken during the past year by undergraduate students at ISU.

Thursday-Friday

n More than 35 presenters from across the western United States will present at Idaho State University’s 13th Intermountain Gender and Sexuality Conference on Thursday and Friday. The conference will begin at 1 p.m. on Thursday and 9 a.m. on Friday. Events will be held in the Rendezvous Complex Suites A and B.

Thursday-Saturday

n “Insidious: The Last Key” is the movie this weekend at the Bengal Theater, playing Thursday at 7 p.m. with shows Friday and Saturday at 7 and 9:45 p.m. Admission is $3 for the public, $2 for ISU staff and free for ISU students with Bengal ID.