Culinary calendar
Military Families Food Drive - Global Credit Union and Operation Spokane Heroes have teamed up once again to help support local military families in time for the holidays. All nonperishable items and cash donations collected will go to the Food Pantry located on Fairchild Air Force Base. All branches of the military and their families may benefit. Collections taken through Oct. 24 at all Global Credit Unions. (509) 455-4700.
Harvest Moon Auction and Hallo Wine Tasting - Benefits Make-A-Wish Foundation. Thursday. 5:30-8 p.m. Davenport Hotel, 10 S. Post St. $20/person, $50/couple, $275/table. (509) 789-6812.
Wishful Kneads-Bosch Cooking Classes - Thursday, 1 p.m., “Southwest Soups and Cornbreads,” $10; Saturday, Noon, “Apples! Apples!” Preserving apples in a variety of ways. $10; Tuesday, 6 p.m., “Stews, Biscuits and Cobblers,” $10; Oct. 9, 1 p.m., “Whole World of Spelt-cooking,” $10; Oct. 11, noon, “Sourdough Bread, Flapjacks and More,” $10; Oct. 14, 6 p.m., “Gourmet Pizzas,” $10; Oct. 16, 1 p.m., “Basic 100 Whole Wheat Bread,” $5; Oct. 23, 1 p.m., “The Bean Pot,” $10; Oct. 25, noon, “Dairy Delights,” $10; Oct. 28, 6 p.m., “Homemade Fast Foods,” $10; Oct. 30, 1 p.m., “Autumn Cakes and Pastries,” $10. Thursday-Oct. 30. Wishful Kneads-Bosch Kitchen Center, 296 W. Sunset Ave., Suite 25, Coeur d’Alene. (208) 676-1500.
Dinner with the NIC Men’s Basketball Team - Featuring guest speaker former North Idaho College, men’s basketball head coach Hugh Watson. Friday. 6:30 p.m., Centennial Distributing, located at 701 W. Buckle Ave., Hayden. $30. (208) 769-5975.
Fruit of the Vine Wine and Microbrew Tasting - Taste wines and microbrews and enjoy desserts. More than 60 wines available, including wines from Diamond Creek, Silver Oak, Woodward Canyon, K Syrah, Dunham, Groth, Duckhorn, Andrew Will, Dunn, Rombauer, Boudreaux, Coeur d’Alene, Stag’s Leap, St. Jean, Gordon Brothers, Lone Canary Townshend, Robert Karl and Arbor Crest. Davenport Hotel, 10 S. Post St. $50/general, $35/seniors. (509) 994-4972 or (509) 922-4300, ext. 200.
Mixing at Mobius - Twiggs Bistro signature martinis, Rock City Grill wood oven pizza, treats from Boehms Chocolates and Flowers and Madeleine’s Cafe and Patisserie will be served while listening to the Nick Herman Trio. Benefit to support Mobius Kids, a children’s museum. Friday. 6-9 p.m., Mobius Kids in River Park Square, lower level, 808 W. Main Ave. $40, include VIP parking at River Park Square. (509) 624-5437.
Apple Festival at Green Bluff - Large variety of apples, fresh pressed cider and pumpkins. Live music, food, craft booths, antiques, farm mazes and animals. Saturdays-Sundays through October. For more information, visit www.greenbluffgrowers.com. Green Bluff, 15 minutes north of Spokane.
Cowboy Breakfast - All-you-can-eat biscuit and sausage gravy and eggs. Presented by the Pleasantview Community Association. Proceeds go toward the restoration of the old Pleasantview School into a community center. Saturday. 8-11 a.m., Old Pleasantview School, 18724 W. Riverview Drive, Post Falls. $5/each, $15/family. (208) 755-9802.
Fall Festival - Autumn dinner includes roasted butternut squash bisque rolls, braised pork osso bucco, bacon-cabbage mashed potatoes, pork-Merlot demi braising sauce, roasted fall root vegetables, Granny Smith apple-caramel sauce, ice cream stuffed cream puff. Silent and live auction courtesy of Mike Ferguson. Live entertainment throughout the evening. Saturday. 6 p.m., Manito Golf and Country Club. $65. (509) 325-5451.
Festa Italiana - Enjoy live family entertainment, mouthwatering food, cooking demonstrations, a wine and beer garden, “Italian Idol” Karaoke Singing Contest, artisan and business booths, “Mercantino” (little market) farmers’ market, Spokane Italian Car Club show and the Bolla Grape Stomp Contest. Free hands-on activities for children along with carnival booth games and jumping castles. Saturday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Kootenai County Fairgrounds, 4056 N. Government Way, Coeur d’Alene. Free admission; parking is $1, proceeds benefit local youth/school groups. (208) 773-8522.
Hunter’s Breakfast and Yard Sale - All-you-can-eat, full menu breakfast from 4:30-11 a.m. and yard sale from 5-11 a.m. both days. Fundraiser for the Rose Lake Historical Society. Saturday-Sunday. Rose Lake School on state Highway 3, Rose Lake, Idaho. $6/all-you-can-eat. (208) 682-3478.
Upbeat Breakfast - Sponsored by The Art Spirit Gallery. Speaker is Charlie Schmidt on “Art, Responsibility and Radishes.” Tuesday. 7-9 a.m., 415 Sherman Ave., Coeur d’Alene. $13/advance, $19/door. (208) 415-0112.
The Night in the Garden of Good and Medieval - Silent and live auction and wine tasting Benefit for the North Idaho AIDS Coalition. Live music by She Said Yes, from Portland. Special guest, Velma, Queen of Fun. Medieval fencing tournament. Raffle for a chair from Schweitzer lift 1. Tickets available at NIAC, 410 Sherman Ave., or The Long Ear, 2405 N. Fourth St. Oct. 18. 5-8:30 p.m., Kootenai County Fairgrounds, Building 3, 4056 N. Government Way. $45/by today, $55/after today. (208) 665-1448.