Culinary calendar

Intro to Wine Tasting - Taste seven basic wine styles and learn what professional tasters are looking for and why they swish and swirl; today, 6:30 p.m., Vino, 222 S. Washington St.; $35; 838-1229.

Fearless Cooking for Large Parties - Chef Brett Fontana demonstrates techniques on how to organize and prep for your next dinner party, while minimizing your stress; today, 7-8 p.m., Huckleberry’s Natural Market, 9th Street Bistro, 926 S. Monroe St.; $20; 624-1349.

Girl Scout Cookie Sale - Direct and booth sales Friday-April 21. Varieties are Lemon Coolers, Trefoils, Do-Si-Dos, Samoas, All Abouts, Double Dutch, Tagalongs and Thin Mints. 747-8091, ext. 211.

Chateauneuf Du Pape - A magical elixir, rarely known for being inexpensive. Taste this French red wine blend Friday, 7 p.m., Rocket Market, 726 E. 43rd Ave.; $35; 343-2253.

Getting Your Vegetable Garden Ready For Spring - Sponsored by the city of Spokane Parks and Recreation Department; Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Corbin Art Center, 507 W. Seventh Ave.; $15; 625-6677.

Free Easter Dinner - Sponsored by the Post Falls American Legion; Sunday, 3-7 p.m., Post Falls Legion Hall, Post Falls; (208) 773-9054.

Wine Dinner - Full four-course meal with dessert. Host is John Allen of Vino!, along with two vintners from Maryhill Vineyards to discuss wine and winemaking; March 30; 6:30 p.m.; Centerstage, 1017 W. First Ave.; $55; 747-8243.

27th Annual Pullman Chamber of Commerce Cabaret - Guests will be whisked away to the Italian countryside to take a walk “Under the Tuscan Sun” for a night of dinner, dancing and silent and live auctions. Reservations required by Friday. The event will be held April 2, 5 p.m., Washington State University, Compton Union Building, Matthew Carey Ballroom, Pullman; $50; 334-3565.

Vine, Stein and Dine - Third annual event; April 2, 8 p.m., Northern Quest Casino; $35; 325-SEAT.

35th Annual Luau - Presented by the Whitworth College Hawaiian Club April 2, Na Pu’uwai o Hawai’i (The Heart of Hawai’i), with Polynesian food and culture with the Spokane community. Menu includes kalua pig (roasted pork), teriyaki beef, chicken long rice, lomi salmon, shoyu chicken, sticky rice, poi, macaroni salad, pineapple upside-down cake, sweet potatoes, and haupia, a coconut dessert. Also enjoy games, live music, dancing and a fashion show; 5 p.m., Whitworth Fieldhouse, 300 W. Hawthorne Road; $15/general, $13/Whitworth students w/ID, $8/ages 6-12, under age 6/free; 777-4233.

20th Annual Sausage Feed - Sponsored by St. John’s Lutheran Church of Sprague, Wash. Menu consists of smoked sausage, mashed potatoes, vegetable, sauerkraut, applesauce and dessert; April 3, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Sprague Community Hall, Third and C Street; $8.50/adults, $4/ages 6-12, free/age 5 and under; 257-2806.

Pinot Noir - The Queen of Reds - Learn about the wines in the movie “Sideways.” Pre-registration is required; April 6, 6:30 p.m., Vino, 222 S. Washington St., $45; 838-1229.

Spring Food Fling Healthy Cooking Class - Vegetarian cooking with live demonstrations, free meal, door prizes and medical professional to give lecture on the benefits of water in the diet. Registration required; April 10, 3 p.m., Seventh-day Adventist Church, 4308 N. Harvard Road, Otis Orchards; free; 226-0275.