Culinary calendar

Carnival Community Block Party - Second annual event hosted by Royal Plaza Retirement Center and Lilac Plaza Terrace Retirement Communities. For all ages. Carnival games, Clydesdale hayrides 3:30-6 p.m., food, live entertainment, water slide, bounce castles, petting zoo, bingo, face painting and more. Proceeds benefit Second Harvest Food Bank and Inland Northwest Honor Flight. Friday, 3-8:30 p.m., 300 E. Wedgewood Ave. Admission is one nonperishable food item. Carnival tickets are 25 cents each or five for $1. (509) 483-7136.

Up on the Roof - A Taste of Unity - This is an evening to raise money for more than 500-plus bags of school supplies that will be given away at the 18th annual Unity in the Community celebration. Guests will enjoy a sampling of food provided by local restaurants, a silent auction and raffle. Live entertainment throughout the evening. Friday, 5:30 p.m., Community Building, 35 W. Main St. Free. (509) 209-2625.

Wine Tasting and Silent Auction - 18th annual event presented by The Loon Lake Historical Society. Hors d’oeuvres, wine tasting and silent auction. Age 21 and older. Friday, 7 p.m., Old Schoolhouse, 4000 Colville Road, Loon Lake, Wash. $10. (509) 233-2222.

Huckleberry Festival - 8 a.m., pancake feed, followed by huckleberry-themed activities and treats, hikes, free children’s concert, vendors, music and pie-eating contest. Sunday, Schweitzer Mountain Resort, Sandpoint. (208) 255-3081.

2012 Pend Oreille River Garden Tour and Dinner - Tour includes: childrens areas, vegetable gardens, water features, a fish farm, perennial beds, fruit trees, live music and local crafters. Make reservations for the dinner following the tour in one of the gardens. Tour is from 1-4:30 p.m.; dinner is at 5 p.m. Sunday. Tickets for the tour may be purchased Sunday between 12:30 and 1:30 p.m. at the Extension Office, 418 Scott St., Newport, Wash. For more information, visit http://pendoreille.wsu.edu/ or call (509) 447-2401. $10/tour, $10/dinner.

20th Annual Raspberry Festival - All-day event features activities for the whole family including a pancake breakfast, raspberry shortcake, jam and products, barbecue beef sandwiches, an arts and crafts fair, live music, a children’s carnival, hand-crafting demonstrations, a fun run/walk, chapel tours, museum visits and more. Visit http://www.myraspberryfestival.org/. This is a benefit for the Historical Museum at St. Gertrude. Sunday, 8 a.m., 465 Keuterville Road, Cottonwood, Idaho. Free admission. (208) 962-5063.

First Sundays at McCroskey House - Enjoy brunch/lunch at the historic Garfield McCroskey house. Ten percent of the day’s proceeds will be donated to Seedlings Child Care Center. Held this Sunday, Sept. 5, Oct. 7, Nov. 4 and Dec. 2. 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Garfield McCroskey House, 803 N. Fourth St., Garfield. $8/adults, $5/children age 11 and younger. (509) 635-1459.

Purple Heart Recipients Picnic - Sponsored by the Military of the Purple Heart, Chapter 470. Annual event for all Purple Heart recipients. Call or email pwhite1281@comcast.net for more information. Sunday, 1 p.m., Comstock Park, 29th Avenue and Wall Street. Free. (509) 456-3595.