POST FALLS - Guns 'n' rods.

The Post Falls area will be smoking on Friday night.

The 14th annual River City Rod Run starts at 5 p.m. at the Hot Rod Cafe. The power cruise is from 6-9 p.m., burnout contest 7:30-9 p.m. and flame-throwing contest 9-9:30 p.m.

Just to the west, the Tea Party Patriots of North Idaho will present the first Great Northwest "Clingers" Festival and Second Amendment Rally at 6 p.m. at Stateline Speedway on Beck Road. Gates open at 4:30 p.m.

Both events are expected to attract large crowds, especially if there's decent weather, so attendees are urged to plan ahead and allow for time to get there.

Post Falls Police Chief Scot Haug said law enforcement will have extra patrols this weekend, thanks to a grant from the Office of Highway Safety.

Leslie Damiano, an organizer for the rally, said the local Tea Party landed its highest-profile speakers for its eighth rally in the past two years in Wayne LaPierre, National Rifle Association executive vice president, and Marshall Foster, founder and president of the Mayflower Institute.

"These are the most nationally-recognized speakers we've had for a rally," Damiano said. "Getting Wayne LaPierre is very difficult, and we've been working with him for more than a year."

LaPierre will speak on the Second Amendment and the right to bear arms and what people can do to protect liberties.

Marshall has been featured on programs such as Focus on the Family, CBN's 700 Club and the Trinity Broadcasting Network. The Mayflower Institute is a nonprofit educational foundation aimed at restoring America's roots.

The rally is free and open to the public. There will be concessions. Attendees may want to bring cushions for the concrete stands.

Marshall will present a free three-hour workshop at Candlelight Christian Fellowship in Coeur d'Alene at 9 a.m. on Saturday.

The Rod Run continues on Saturday from 9 a.m. to midnight with a variety of activities, including music, a car show, the loud pipe and burn-out championships and the Miss Hot Rod 2011 Contest.

River City Rod Run schedule

Friday

Noon-8 p.m. - registration at Hot Rod Cafe

5 p.m. - show opens at the Hot Rod Cafe

6-9 p.m. - power cruise

6-7 p.m. - light to light drags

7:30-9 p.m. - burnout contest

9-9:30 p.m. - flame-throwing contest

9:30-9:45 p.m. - neon competition

9:30-10 p.m. - loud pipes contest

8:30 p.m. to midnight - music by Phoenix

Saturday

8-10 a.m. - park hot rods, breakfast buffet

9 a.m. - show opens

11 a.m. to dusk - show and shine and judging

11 a.m. to 4 p.m. - live dyno session and shop tour every hour, Ed Nereaux Engines

11 a.m. to noon - adult go-cart races

12-1 p.m. - light to light drags

11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. - music

1-2 p.m. - adult go-cart races

1-2 p.m. - music

2-3:30 p.m. - loud pipes championship

3:30-4 p.m. - burnout championships

4-6:30 p.m. - music

7-8 p.m. - awards cruise

8-9 p.m. - music

9-10 p.m. - Miss Hot Rod 2011 Contest

10 p.m. to midnight - music