Culinary calendar

Free Cooking Class - Taught by Chef Jan Ashcraft. Menu will be a tribute to breast cancer awareness and will focus on cooking with no added preservatives; Thursday, 5:30-7 p.m., The Jacklin Arts and Cultural Center, 405 N. William St., Post Fall. Free. (208) 457-8950.

Local Artists for a Local Food Co-op - Performances by piano sensation Brad Greene, poet Cheryl-Anne Millsap, writer Jess Walter and Spokane’s own Kaylee Cole and Band as they help raise money to open Spokane’s Member Owned Main Market Food Co-op later this year; Thursday, 6:30-10 p.m., Fox Theater, 1001 W. Sprague Ave. $35. (509) 838-7037.

Best of the Pacific Northwest Chef’s Seminar - Call for reservations or e-mail wineclub@terrablanca.com; Thursday, 7 p.m., Terra Blanca Winery and Estate Vineyard, 34715 N. DeMoss Road, Benton City, Wash. $50. (509) 588-6082, ext. 105.

Australian Wine Tasting - Taste four Australian wines from Premium Vintage Wine Co.; Friday, 6-9 p.m., WineStyles, 8801 N. Indian Trail Road. $10 plus tax. (509) 468-WINE.

Peach Festival - Every weekend through Sept. 7. Visit www.greenbluffgrowers.com for map of growers. Green Bluff.