Culinary calendar
Culinary
Menage a Trois - Enjoy sampling pairings of Roast House coffee, Robert Karl wines and French Quarter truffles, and live music by Brad Keeler. Proceeds from the event will benefit Slow Food Spokane River. Sign up at www.brownpapertickets.com. Thursday. 6-8 p.m., Roast House Coffee, 423 E. Cleveland Ave., Suite C. $12/Slow Food members; $15/nonmembers. (509) 995-6500.
PK Lions Club Breakfast Fundraiser - 6-11 a.m. Proceeds support the Pinehurst-Kingston Lions Club Scholarship Fund. Saturday. P-K Community Building, Pinehurst. $4.75/adults, $4.25/seniors, $3.75 kids age 11 and younger, $15/family of four.
Wines of Substance - For ages 21 and older. Saturday. 2-4 p.m., Huckleberry’s Natural Market Bistro, 926 S. Monroe St. $5. (509) 624-1349.
Cross-Country Moonlight Ski and Dinner - Ski by moonlight and then enjoy an Italian dinner by Trezzi Farm Food and Wine of Green Bluff. Pre-registration is required. Saturday. 6-9 p.m., Mt. Spokane. $41, includes ski equipment, dinner and guides. (509) 625-6200.
TRS Dessert Delight - For ages 16 and older. Enjoy a trip to Cyrus O’Leary’s for pies and milkshakes. Pre-registration is required. Feb. 23. 7-9 p.m. Meet in Sinto Activity Center Parking Lot, 1124 W. Sinto Ave. $11. (509) 625-6200.
Commellini Classic Evening - Event is in honor of Albert and Leda Commellini. Menu will include classic Commellini recipes. Feb. 24. 5:30-10 p.m., Commellini Estate, 14715 N. Dartford Drive, Spokane Valley. $45. (509) 466-0667.
Wine and Music Lecture Series - “Puccini as Placebo.” Join Nancy Klingman, for a brief roller-coaster tour of some high points from the world of opera. Feb. 24. 7 p.m., Whitestone Winery, 112 S. Cedar St. $20. (509) 326-9516.
27th Annual Chocolate & Champagne Gala - Featuring the area’s best chocolate confections and desserts, sparking wine from Mountain Dome, a chocolate martini bar, silent and live auctions, hors d’oeuvres, and dancing to the 8 Tracks. Presented by Lutheran Community Services Northwest and benefits the Sexual Assault and Family Trauma (SAFeT) Response Center. Feb. 25. 6:30 p.m., Mirabeau Park Hotel, I-90 at Sullivan Road, Spokane Valley. $65-$80. (509) 343-5053.
Taste of the Palouse – Fourth-annual event held on Feb. 26 and March 5, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. This free fair will provide an opportunity for customers to meet and talk with the people who make many of the local products sold at the Moscow Food Co-op, and to sample those products. A variety of locally produced foods, as well as health and beauty products, will be available for sampling. Moscow Food Co-op, 121 East Fifth St., Moscow, Idaho. Free. (208) 882-8537.
Chili Feed - Spokane Potters Guild Annual Chili Feed Fundraiser. All-you-can-eat chili. Choose your favorite handmade chili bowl, which is yours to keep. Additional bowls $10. Feb. 26. 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Corbin Senior Center 827 W. Cleveland Ave. $12/general, $5/age 8 and younger. (509) 532-8225.
Local Wine Tasting - For ages 21 and older. Feb. 26. 2-4 p.m., Huckleberry’s Natural Market Bistro, 926 S. Monroe St. (509) 624-1349.
Feed Cheney Free Dinner - Open the last Monday of the month. There will also be free groceries for participants to take home. No paperwork is required. Feb. 28. 5-6 p.m., United Church of Christ, 423 N. Sixth St., Cheney. (509) 324-1659.
Kids at Heart Charity Lunch - Proceeds benefit Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital. Guest speaker is Rachael Scdoris, the first legally blind athlete to complete the Iditarod sled dog race. March 3. 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Spokane Convention Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. $100/person. (509) 474-2819.
Annual Hobo Dinner - Sponsored by the Hillyard Heritage Museum Society. Featuring mulligan stew and pie plant dessert. Proceeds will be used to make improvements to Hillyard Heritage Square and to establish a virtual museum website. Tickets available at; COPS Northeast, 5208 N. Market St.; Greenburo, 5220 N. Market St.; and Hillyard Variety, 5009 N. Market St. March 4. 5:30-8 p.m., St. Patrick, 2706 E. Queen Ave. $10/adults, $6/age 9 and younger. (509) 483-2383.