Culinary calendar

Healing Foods Kitchen Cooking Classes - Cooking classes for cancer prevention and achieving good health and healing after cancer treatments. Class will be held Thursday. Pre-payment and registration is required. 5:30-7 p.m., Providence Holy Family Hospital, Health Care Center 4 and 5, 5633 N. Lidgerwood St., Education Center 1. $40 for three classes. (509) 474-5490.

Millwood Indoor Farmers Market - Local and organic food available Wednesdays, noon-5 p.m., through April 30. Today. 8919 E. Euclid Ave., Millwood. (509) 475-1676.

Chefs and Wine Cooking Demo - Chef Christina Arokiasamy presents Southeast Asian cooking and noodles. Questions and comments are encouraged. As each dish is created sampling portions are offered along with award-winning wines. Thursday. 7-9 p.m., Terra Blanca Winery and Estate Vineyard, 34715 N. DeMoss Road, Benton City, Wash. $50. (509) 588-6082 ext. 105.

Author Wanda Brunstetter - Signing copies of her books including her newest releases “The Wisdom of Solomon,” her children’s Amish cookbook; and “A Cousin’s Promise,” the first in her Indiana Cousins series. Friday. 4-6 p.m., Hastings Books and Video, 1704 W. Wellesley Ave. (509) 327-6008; Saturday. 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Barnes and Noble Booksellers, 15310 E. Indiana Ave., Spokane Valley. (509) 922-4104.

Beans and Jeans Dinner Dance and Auction - Benefit hosted by Palouse Habitat for Humanity. All proceeds will be used to build a house in Palouse for a low-income family. Friday. 6-11 p.m., SEL Event Center, Pullman. $40.

Bonner County Human Rights Task Force Spring Forum - Spring forum fundraiser features buffet-style Ethiopian/Djibouti dinner. Proceeds benefit the Model United Nations class at Sandpoint High School. Call for advance tickets or get them from MUN students or at Eichart’s Pub or Eve’s Leaves, in downtown Sandpoint. Friday. 6 p.m., Panhandle State Bank Community Room, Sandpoint. Advance: $12/general, $6/kids younger than 10, $30/family; at the door: $15/general, $7/age 9 and younger, $35/family. (208) 255-4410.

Festival of Wine and Flowers - A winemaker dinner will be held Friday, 7 p.m., at The Club at Black Rock, 18271 S. Club House Drive, Coeur d’Alene, held in conjunction with the Festival of Wine and Flowers weekend event to support St Luke’s Rehabilitation Institute. Tickets to the dinner are $200. For more information on other festival events or to purchase tickets, visit www.festivalofwineandflowers.com or call (509) 789-4969.

Lands Council Dinner and Auction - 14th annual event. Friday. 5:30 p.m., Northern Quest Casino, 100 N. Hayford Road, Airway Heights. $60.

Robert Karl Tasting - Enjoy one of Spokane’s popular wineries. The winemakers will be pouring and questions are welcome. Friday. 6-9 p.m., WineStyles, 8801 N. Indian Trail Road. $15. (509) 468-9463.

SCRAPS Chocolate Festival and Auction - Fourth annual event with an array of desserts and wines to raise money for the community’s shelter animals. Features live music, silent and live auctions and a Parade of Pets with adoptable animals. Sponsored by Spokane County Regional Animal Protection Services. Friday. 6:30-9:30 p.m., Center Place at Mirabeau Point Park, 2426 N. Discovery Place, Spokane Valley. $20. (509) 477-1967.

South America Especial - Features a selection of red, white and rose wines from Argentina and Chile. Enjoy eight wines, cheese and bread from La Brea Bakery. Friday. 7 p.m., Rocket Market, 726 E. 43rd Ave. $22. (509) 343-2253.

Wine Tastings - Hosted by the North Idaho Enological Association. Held the third Friday of each month. 7:30 p.m., Lake City Senior Center, 1916 Lakewood Drive, Coeur d’Alene. $20/members; $28/nonmembers. (208) 772-5401.

April Cooking Classes at the Greenbriar Inn - Classes offered include: Saturday, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Filled Pastas and Pastries; April 27, 6-9 p.m., Handling Meats and Poultry, and Knife Skills. Historic Greenbriar Inn, 315 E. Wallace Ave., Coeur d’Alene. $45 per class. (800) 953-2379 or (208) 667-9660.

Box Lunch and Spring Bazaar (Japan Week) - Chicken teriyaki box lunch. Take-out only. Call (509) 534-7454 for advanced orders. Saturday. 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Spokane Buddhist Temple, 927 S. Perry St. $10. (509) 534-7454.

Moroccan Cuisine - Sponsored by the Moscow Food Co-op. Class will include a sampling and discussion. Registration is required. Saturday. 4-5:30 p.m., Unitarian Universalist Church of the Palouse, 420 E. Second St., Moscow, Idaho. $24. (208) 882-1942.