Culinary calendar

How Red Wines Age - Explore what happens in the bottle after five years, after 10 years and more; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Vino!, 222 S. Washington St.; $45. 838-1229.

Japanese Food for the Soul - Cook, converse and enjoy culture. Classes are: Thursday, Rames rediscovered; and Oct. 27, Creative Sushi. Classes are held 6-8 p.m., Mukogawa Fort Wright Institute, 4000 W. Randolph Road; $10/class. 328-2971.

Superb Savignon Blancs - Tour of the best wines from France, New Zealand, Italy, Spain and the United States; Friday, 7 p.m., Rocket Market, 726 E. 43rd Ave.; $18. 343-2253.

Colors of Mexico – Fall fiesta of food and folk art hosted by Cook with US and the Singing Shaman Traders. A celebration to honor the Day of the Dead will include a Mexican food buffet, cooking demonstrations and door prizes. Mexican handicrafts will be sold at the event; Oct. 26, 6-9 p.m., Greenbriar Inn, 315 Wallace Ave., Coeur d’Alene; $20. (208) 818-7164.

Apple Festival - Harvest festival is held Saturdays and Sundays through Oct. 30 at Green Bluff. Enjoy a large variety of apples, fresh pressed cider and other produce, live music, craft booths, corn and straw mazes and animals. www.greenbluffgrowers.com.

Community Rally, Spaghetti Feed and Movie Marathon - Hosted by the Spokane Host Community for the Campaign to End AIDS. An interfaith vigil will take place Sunday at noon at Spokane Falls Community College with caravan participants from Alaska, Seattle and Spokane; Saturday, 5 p.m., Bethany Presbyterian Church, 301 S. Freya St. 217-6347.

Toasting and Tasting - Evening of tasting excellent wines from all of Spokane’s great wineries. Representatives from each will be there to talk about their wines, assist you in sampling the wines and answer questions. Also enjoy hors d’oeuvres, an auction and music; Saturday, 7-10 p.m., St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 5720 S. Perry St.; $25. 448-2255.

Whitworth College Auxiliary Luncheon - With food bazaar and entertainment; Tuesday, 11:30 a.m., First Presbyterian Church, 318 S. Cedar St.; $15. 466-6081.

Spaghetti Dinner - All-you-can-eat spaghetti with meat sauce, green salad, garlic bread, dessert, coffee and lemonade, presented by North Spokane Shrine Club; Oct. 27, 4-7 p.m., North Hill Masonic Lodge, Garland Avenue at Wall Street; $5/adults, under age 12/$3. 466-5059.

Non-Rhone Rhones - Try Rhone varietals: grenache, syrah, carignane and mourvedre from all over the world, except from France; Oct. 28, 7 p.m., Rocket Market, 726 E. 43rd Ave.; $22. 343-2253.

Octobrewfest and Auction - To benefit the Multiple Sclerosis Association; Oct. 29, 5:30-10:30 p.m., Spokane County Fair and Expo Center, Havana Street at Broadway Avenue; $12/advance, $14/door. 482-2022.

Hurricane Relief Benefit - Proceeds from dinner, guest rooms and silent auction will be donated to Habitat for Humanity’s Hurricane Relief Fund. Chef Patrick Miller will be preparing a Cajun-style dinner followed by live music and a silent auction; Oct. 30, Sun Mountain Lodge, Winthrop, Wash.; $35/person, $60/couple. (800) 572-0493.

Hope for a Wild Future - Sparking wine reception with complimentary wine and appetizers, dinner, silent and live auctions. Benefiting Conservation Northwest, whose work helps protect old-growth forests and other wild areas throughout Washington and the British Columbia Rockies. Keynote speaker is Rick Bass; Nov. 2, 3:30-9 p.m., The Davenport Hotel; $45. (800) 878-9950, ext. 10.

Feast of the Arts - A culinary experience showcasing food, Northwest wines, art, music and theater, held the night before home football games. Feasts will be held Oct. 6, 14, Nov. 4 and 11. For menus and reservations, visit www.wsu.edu/feast. Dinners begin at 6 p.m., Washington State University, Todd Hall Dining Room 268, Pullman; $50/includes gratuity. 335-DINE or (877) 978-3868.