Social calendar
Camp Fire Candy Sale
Sales take place through March 2 throughout the area. Varieties available: Creamy Smooth Mint Patties, Almond Roca Buttercrunch, Caramel Clusters and P-Nuttles. $5.
Contact: (509) 747-6191, ext. 19.
NIC Foundation’s Really Big Raffle
Purchase one of only 5,000 tickets to win a 2,335 square-foot Craftsman-style home worth $300,000 on Marceille Drive in Coeur d’Alene. The drawing is July 9 in Coeur d’Alene. $100.
Contact: (208) 769-3271.
Sweethearts for Kids Wine Tasting and Auction
Benefit for Children’s Home Society of Washington. Featuring award-winning cuisine by Downriver Grill paired with local wineries, silent and live auctions, and live music.
When: Monday, 6-9 p.m.
Where: Barrister Winery, 1213 W. Railroad Ave.
Tickets: $100/individual, $175/pair, available at CHSW, 2323 N. Discovery Place, (509) 747-4174; or Downriver Grill, 3315 W. Northwest Blvd., (509) 323-1600.
Contact: (509) 465-3591
Go Red for Women Luncheon
Fifth annual event sponsored by the American Heart Association, Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children’s Hospital, and Holy Family Hospital. The event helps empower and educate women about their risk for heart disease and stroke. Activities include a silent auction, informative breakout sessions, a dynamic keynote speaker and a heart-healthy lunch. Benefits the American Heart Association.
When: Wednesday, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Where: Spokane Convention Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd.
Tickets: $100
Contact: (509) 536-1500
An Evening of Enchanting Love
Hosted by the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. Raising funds for scholarships and other chapter programs.
When: Friday, reception at 6 p.m., dinner at 7 and dance at 9.
Where: Northern Quest Casino, Pend Oreille Ballroom, 100 N. Hayford Road, Airway Heights
Tickets: $40/person, $75 for two
Contact: (509) 290-0570
Art on the Edge mARTi gras
Winter Blues Festival with blues artists from across the Northwest at four intimate venues inside Coeur d’Alene Resort. Proceeds benefit the Art on the Edge, a nonprofit organization operated through St. Vincent de Paul that offers free art classes to area youths.
When/where: Friday-next Sunday. With four-course dinner featuring New Orleans cuisine and live music by Randy Oxford Band, Friday, 6-10 p.m. at the Coeur d’Alene Resort, dress is semiformal, $90/person, additional $10 includes jazz and blues festival; Kids carnival Saturday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., $5, includes pizza and drink; Cajun-Cook-off and Street Festival Saturday, 6 p.m.-midnight at Brix Restaurant, Cricket’s Downtown Bar and Grill, The Eagles Club, Tito Macaroni’s and Barrel Room No. 6.
Tickets: $45/advance, $50/door
Contact: (208) 676-0917
“Ballet Romantica”
Evening of dance, wine and chocolates. Starts with “Aurora’s Wedding from Act III of Sleeping Beauty” and ends with a rowdy cancan. Presented by Ballet Spokane.
When: Saturday, 7:30 p.m.
Where: Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague Ave
Tickets: $20, includes performance, glass of champagne and chocolate
Contact: TicketsWest, www.ticketswest.com or (509) 325-SEAT
2008 Miss Spokane Scholarship Pageant
“Living the Dream” is the theme for the talent and beauty pageant to choose the 2008-2009 Miss Spokane. The winner will serve as an official city hostess. The pageant provides the young women chosen with scholarships to further their personal and professional goals.
When: Sunday, 2 p.m.
Where: Northern Quest Casino 100 N. Hayford Road, Airway Heights
Tickets: $15/adults, $10/students, in advance; $18/adults, $12/students, at the door.
Contact: (509) 998-1081.
IEL Bowl for Literacy
Play three games with prizes for best team uniform, best team and best individual scores. Proceeds to go to the Community Colleges of Spokane Foundation Basic Skills Scholarship fund, which pays for GED students’ tuition and testing fees.
When: Monday, noon-3 p.m.
Where: North Bowl, 125 W. Sinto Ave.
Tickets: $125/team of four, or sign up to be placed on a team.
Contact: (509) 533-4634
Kids at Heart Charity Lunch
Guest speaker is Kellie Lim, who at age 8 lost three limbs to bacterial meningitis but didn’t give up her dream to become a pediatrician. Benefiting Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital, to expand the pediatric emergency center.
When: Feb. 20, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Where: Spokane Convention Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd.
Tickets: $100
Contact: (509) 474-2822
An Evening with the Winemaker
Gourmet dinner with wine, live and silent auctions and musical entertainment. Benefits Center Point, a United Way member agency that provides social and recreational activities for adults with disabilities.
When: Feb. 23, 6 p.m.
Where: Manito Golf and Country Club, 5303 S. Hatch Road.
Tickets: $100
Contact: (509) 325-5451 for reservations