Culinary calendar

Artisan Room Culinary Lounge - Five-course fusion dinner by Moxie Chef Ian Wingate and Artisan Room chef Gonzo Carillo. Champagne reception, blues and jazz music and dancing. Thursday. 6:30 p.m., Ridpath Hotel, Artisan Room, 515 W. Sprague Ave. $100. (509) 747-2224.

Intro to Wine Tasting - Taste and learn about the seven basic wine styles, discuss what “professional tasters” are looking for and why they swish and swirl. Thursday. 6:30 p.m., Vino!, 222 S. Washington St. $35. (509) 838-1229.

Spaghetti Feed - Dinner features spaghetti with homemade meat sauce, green salad, garlic bread, spumoni ice cream and a beverage. Proceeds benefit the East Central Senior Center’s low-cost senior activities. Thursday. 5-7 p.m., 500 S. Stone St. $8/adults, $4/younger than age 12. (509) 625-6693.

Pub Pedal - Crawl along the streets on your favorite “cruiser” bike to various pubs in the downtown area. Friday. 7 p.m., meet at Coeur d’Alene Park in Browne’s Addition across from Patsy Clark’s Mansion, Second Avenue and Chestnut. (509) 944-0940.

Luau - Hosted at the Elks Lodge. Serving Kahlua pig, teriyaki chicken kabobs, salads and Hawaiian wedding cake. Hawaiian dancers performing to Good and Plenty. Saturday. 6-7 p.m. Reservations required by today, 2605 N. Robie Road, Spokane Valley. $17.50/advance, $20/door, if space allows. (509) 926-2328.

Pancake Breakfast - Sponsored by Parkway Village Retirement. Menu consists of pancakes, eggs, sausage, juice and coffee. Washington Trust Bank will be sponsoring the Paper Shredder Truck, bring your papers to shred for free. Saturday. 8-11 a.m., Southside Senior Activity and Community Center, 3151 E. 27th Ave. $4/adults, $2/children, shredding is free. (509) 535-0803.

Turkey Dinner - With all the trimmings. Saturday. 5-7 p.m., VFW Post 51, 300 W. Mission Ave. $6.50. (509) 327-9847.

Children’s Village Fundraiser - Featuring a 2007 Honda Metropolitan Scooter, valued at $1,999, donated by Coeur d’Alene Honda. 11th annual Chili Cook-off and benefit, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., drawing for scooter at 3 p.m. All proceeds benefit Children’s Village. Sunday. Coeur d’Alene Honda, 2745 Seltice Way, Coeur d’Alene. $2/raffle, chili cook-off free. (208) 667-1189.

72nd Annual Greek Festival - Sept. 27-29. Enjoy lunch served daily at 11 a.m.-2 p.m., and dinner served 4:30-8 p.m., along with pastries, souvlakia, taverna, dancing, coffee, deli, imports and Orthodox Book Store. Grill and Loukoumades. Sept. 27-28, 4:30-8 p.m., and Sept. 29, noon-8 p.m. Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 1703 N. Washington. $12/adults, $6/ages 12 and younger. (509) 328-9310.