Culinary calendar
“My Pyramid” Nutrition Education Class - Free class at S.L. Start, formerly the Dirne Clinic. Wednesday. 9 a.m., 1111 Ironwood Drive, Suite B, Coeur d’Alene. Free. (208) 446-1680.
Pig Out in the Park - Annual food festival with 60 bands, more than 45 food booths, three beverage gardens and arts and crafts booths. Visit www.spokanepigout.com for more information. Wednesday, noon-10 p.m.; Thursday through Sept. 4, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Runs through Monday. Riverfront Park. Free admission. No food prices higher than $7.25. (509) 921-5579.
Rockin’ B Ranch Cowboy Supper Show - Thursdays-Saturdays, 5:45-9 p.m., through Sept. 30. Fun-filled family atmosphere with fiddlers, a cowboy shootout, a kids posse and, after dinner on the main stage, boot-tappin’ western music by the Riders of the Rockin B. Reservations required. 3912 Spokane Bridge Road, Liberty Lake. (509) 891-9016.
Pig Out and Car Wash - Barbecue and trimmings and lots of family fun. Car wash donations benefit the VFW National Home for Children. Monday. Noon-4 p.m., Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 51, 300 W. Mission Ave. $6.50. (509) 624-6167.
Eat Local Potluck – Use something local, such as fruit from the farmers’ market or vegetables from the garden) prepare a dish to share to celebrate the late summer harvest. Sponsored by Friends of the Farmers’ Market. It’s also a chance to learn more about the group’s past and present role with the farmers’ market in Spokane. Sept. 6, 5:30 p.m., Comstock Park, Spokane. (509) 951-4361.
Eat Local Farm Tour – Meet local food producers during a tour of Small Planet Tofu and Penrith Farm in Newport, Wash. Learn about the age-old process of creating tofu and then have a picnic at Penrith Farm. Established in 1983, the farm offers a “unique and innovative program designed to assist troubled and challenged young adults in the acquisition of essential life skills” in addition to producing organic produce. Free. To register, call (509) 951-4361.
Spaghetti Dinner - Sponsored by the Elks Lodge. Sept. 8. 5:30-7 p.m., Elks Lodge, 2605 N. Robie Road. $5/person. (509) 926-2328.
Pend d’Orielle Winery Harvest Party – Celebrate the harvest with a grape-stomping contest, cork-spitting contest, smelling bee and Psychedelic Sunday, where partygoers can create tie-dyes with winery T-shirts. Live music from Wyzer on Saturday and Edwards Park on Sunday. Sept. 9-10, noon-5 p.m., Pend d’Oreille Winery, 220 Cedar St., Sandpoint, (208) 265-8545
Spaghetti Feed - Third annual event. Featuring homemade meat sauce, tossed salad, garlic toast, spumoni ice cream and beverage. Fundraiser to benefit the East Central Community Center’s activities. Sept. 14. 5-7 p.m., at the center, 500 S. Stone St. $7/adults, $4/children. (509) 625-6693.
Washington State Apple Harvest Festival - Kids’ Day in Centennial Park includes face painting, live entertainment, Pacific Science Center shows, Valentine’s Performing Pigs, apple arts and crafts, apple pie eating contest, tractor-drawn wagon rides and the Fruit Loop 1K run for kids and 10K run for adults. Sept. 23. 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Wenatchee. (509) 662-0059.
Harvest Potluck Dinner - Sponsored by the Oden Busy Bees. Bring a dish to share, drinks will be provided. Sept. 30. 4 p.m., Oden Community Hall, 143 Sunnyside Road, Sandpoint. Free. (208) 255-4410.