Culinary Calendar

3C’s Community Appreciation Brunch and Grant Awards - Distributing grant awards of $90,000 to 38 organizations. Wednesday. 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Coeur d’Alene Resort, 115 S. Second St. $25/each. (208) 664-4604.

Oven-Baked Chicken Dinner - Hosted by the Elks Lodge. Reservations required. Friday. 5:30-7 p.m., 2605 N. Robie Road. $7. (509) 926-2328.

Peach Festival at Green Bluff - Try peach ice cream, homemade cobbler, cake or pie. Saturdays-Sundays through Sept. 1. For more information, visit www.greenbluffgrowers.com. Green Bluff, 15 minutes north of Spokane.

Post Falls Food Fest - Live music, arts and crafts and other vendors, spaghetti eating contest, kids jump stations and more. Saturday-Sunday. 11 a.m.-9 p.m., 115 W. Seltice Way, Post Falls. Free. (208) 819-4501.

Dine to Donate - Fundraising event to help the homeless in Spokane. Dine at any of the three Applebee’s restaurants on the South Hill, Northpointe and Spokane Valley, on all Sundays in August. Request a flyer from Interfaith Hospitality and bring to Applebee’s restaurants and 10 percent of your meal will be donated to Interfaith Hospitality of Spokane to help the homeless in Spokane. (509) 747-5487.

Pancake Breakfast - All the pancakes you can eat, with eggs, sausage, juice and coffee. Sunday. 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Sons of Norway Tordenskjord Lodge, 6710 N. Country Homes Blvd. $4/adults, $2.50/ages 6 and younger. (509) 326-9211.

Summer’s Harvest Wine Dinner and Silent Auction - A fundraiser for CenterStage. Wines and presentation by John Allen of Vino; menu by executive chef John Schweitert of Ella’s; and live music by Abe Kenney. Reservations required through Vino! Sunday. 5 p.m., Ella’s Supper Club, 1017 W. First Ave. $85. (509) 838-1229.

Kayak and Dinner - Sponsored by Bangkok Thai. For age 16 and older. Paddle along the Spokane River and then enjoy a family style dinner with Bangkok Thai. Tuesday. 5 p.m., Bangkok Thai Restaurant, 1003 Trent Ave. $29. (509) 625-6246.

The Kitchen Engine Cooking Demo - Learn how to make the perfect lemonade. Please RSVP. Aug. 20. 1 p.m., The Kitchen Engine, 621 W. Mallon Ave., Suite 416. Free. (509) 328-3335.

Fish and Chips Dinner - Hosted by the Elks Lodge. Reservations required. Aug. 22. 5:30-7 p.m., 2605 N. Robie Road. $7. (509) 926-2328.

National Lentil Festival - 20th annual event. Aug. 22, 6-11 p.m.: free lentil chili, live music, arts and crafts, food, information booths, and games; Aug. 23, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.: lentil pancake breakfast, Grand Parade, lentil cook off, Lentil Lane Food Court, Lentil Land kids’ area, Lentil Gallery arts and crafts, microbrewery tasting tent, live music, sporting events, Tase T. Lentil fun run and Tour de Lentil 100K bike ride. Downtown Pullman. Free admission. (800) 365-6948.