Culinary calendar
Naked Lunches: Stripping the Pretense off Food-Related Issues - Presented by Spokane Community College faculty and staff and other area experts. Weekly sessions connecting academic disciplines with the passion for food. Today, Geology of Wine; next Wednesday, Let Them Eat Cake: Food and Revolution in History. The events are held at 11:30 a.m., SCC Center for the Humanities, second floor of the Learning Resource Center, Building 16, 1810 N. Greene St. Free. 533-7382.
Wine, Whines and Popes: Chateauneuf de Pape – Spokane Falls Community College Brown Bag Program, Wednesday, 11:30 a.m., Spokane Falls Community College library, 3410 W. Fort George Wright Drive. Free. 533-3617.
Will Work For Food: Careers in the Food Industry - Sponsored by Spokane Community College, experts share their insights about the power of food to affect individual and society as a whole; Thursday, 12:30 p.m., SCC Center for the Humanities, second floor of the Learning Resource Center, Building 16, 1810 N. Greene St. Free. 533-7382.
Spaghetti Dinner - Proceeds benefit Shriners Hospital Burn Center and Transportation Fund. Menu consists of spaghetti, green salad, garlic bread, dessert, coffee and lemonade; Thursday, 4:30-7 p.m., North Hill Masonic Lodge 210, Garland at Wall. $5/adults, $3/under age 12. 484-1486.
Wine Tasting Classes - Learn about the history, geology and explore the flavor differences influenced by many factors, taught by Dr. James Hoffman. Classes held Thursdays. Proceeds benefit St. Luke’s.; 5-7 p.m. through Nov. 11, St. Luke’s Rehabilitation Institute. $50/class, $200/series. 473-6746.
Wine Tasting Symposium - Presented by Community Colleges of Spokane Foundation and the Spokane Winery Association, with speaker Matt Kramer of Wine Spectator at a panel-led, full-audience tasting of Spokane-made wines with winemakers in attendance. Cost includes three wine flights accompanied by appetizers; Thursday, 7-9 p.m., Spokane Community College, Lair Student Center, 1810 N. Greene St. $75. 434-5123.
United Way Chili Cook-Off - Sponsored by North Idaho College, with a bake sale and silent auction, Friday, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Edminster Student Union Building, Coeur d’Alene. $5/adults, $3/students. (208) 769-3403.
Winefest 2004 – Twenty-first annual event Friday with silent auction and two sessions to choose from for wine tasting, 5-7 p.m. and 8-10 p.m. Each guest will receive up to 10 one-ounce samples of wines, a catered buffet of hearty Italian hors d’oeuvres courtesy of Spokane’s Spaghetti Factory, commemorative wine glasses and entertainment by Rachel Bade. Proceeds benefit Sigma Iota for scholarships, educational opportunities and special student programs; Gladish Community Center, Pullman, $25/session. 335-3581.
Feast of the Arts - Four-course meals and wines presented by WSU School of Hospitality Business Management Chef Gene Fritz and students. Visit with alumni vintners from across the state, WSU’s finest musicians and vocalists and see art exhibits from WSU’s Museum of Art. Early reservations are suggested, Friday and Nov. 19 at 6 p.m., Washington State University, Todd Hall Dining Room 268, Pullman, $50/includes gratuity. 335-DINE.
Washington Boutique Red - Reservations requested, Friday, 7 p.m., Rocket Market, 726 E. 43rd Ave., $35. 343-2253.
Apple Festival - Come up to Green Bluff and enjoy a large variety of apples, fresh-pressed cider, produce, live music, food, craft booths, antiques, farm mazes and animals, Saturday and Sunday, Green Bluff.
OctoBREWfest - Ninth Annual Microbrew Tasting and Auction to benefit the Inland Northwest Chapter of National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Saturday, 5:30 p.m., Spokane County Fair and Expo Center, Havana at Broadway, $12/advance, $14/door. 482-2022.
Fox Theater Benefit - Fund-raiser to restore the performing arts center, with dinner and music performances including scenes from “Phantom of the Opera.” Costumes are optional, Sunday, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Steam Plant Grill, 159 S. Lincoln St., $50. 777-3900.