Culinary Calendar

Ethnic Cooking Classes - Sponsored by Moscow Food Co-op. Today, 7 p.m., Ecuadorian Cuisine: The Andes, Humitas and aji de pepa (fresh corn bread and pumpkin seed chili sauce); Nov. 7, 5:30 p.m., Polish Cuisine, Bigos and Pierogi (hunter’s stew and stuffed dumplings). Unitarian Universalist Church of the Palouse, 420 E. Second St., Moscow. $18/class. Registration required. (208) 882-1942.

Harvest Moon Auction and HalloWine Tasting - Presented by the Inland Northwest Business Travel Association to benefit the local Make-A-Wish Foundation. Today. 5:30-8 p.m., The Davenport Hotel, 10 S. Post St. $25/person, $40/couple. (509) 456-7600, ext. 634.

St. John Vianney Oktoberfest - Adults only sausage/kraut dinner Friday, 5 p.m., with beverages, music and dancing. Family carnival on Saturday from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. with horse shoes, chipping and free throw contests, tricycle races, food, beverages, music and much more. The event re-opens at 6 p.m. on Saturday for a sausage/kraut dinner (hot dogs for the kids), beverages, music, dancing, and a chance to try out your chipping skills in the dark with lighted golf balls. 503 N. Walnut Road, Spokane Valley. Admission: two cans of food for the St. John Vianney Food Bank. (509) 926-1067.

Apple Festival at Green Bluff - Large variety of apples, fresh pressed cider and pumpkins. Live music, food, craft booths, antiques, farm mazes and animals. Saturday-Sunday. Green Bluff, 15 minutes north of Spokane.

Cena Spokane Kids’ Halloween Session - Ages 7 and older. Make meals with your child with kids wearing Halloween costumes, kid-friendly snacks, spooky beverages and Halloween activities. Saturday. Noon. Cena, 12501 N. Highway 395, Suite 3. (509) 328-3709.

Howling Casino Night - Includes dinner, costume contest, casino gambling, live music and live and silent auction. Enjoy dinner choice of stuffed chicken breast or baron of beef. Cocktail hour begins at 5:30 p.m., dinner at 6:30. Tickets available by calling the Historic Wallace Chamber of Commerce. Sponsored by Sterling Mine. Saturday, Eagles Building, Wallace. $20/dinner, $10/without dinner. (208) 753-7151.

North Idaho College Booster Club - Featuring Ryan Davis, executive director of the proposed Boys and Girls Club in Post Falls. Tuesday. Noon., Tony’s Supper Club, 6823 E. Coeur d’Alene Lake Drive in Bennett’s Bay, Coeur d’Alene. (208) 769-3348.

Epicurean Delight, Spokane’s Ultimate Culinary Gala - The 26th annual event features the most exquisite restaurants, paired with the finest wineries and microbreweries of the Inland Northwest. Proceeds from this event benefit the Inland Northwest Blood Center. Nov. 2. 6 p.m., Spokane Convention Center ballrooms, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. $150. (509) 232-4567.