Social Calendar
Martini Party - Martinis, recipes, demonstrations, appetizers and a silent auction. Benefits Healing Hearts Northwest, a group of 50 medical professionals providing cardiac surgery for young people in Kigali, Rwanda in April. Monday, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Chaps Cafe, 4327 S. Cheney-Spokane Road, Cheney. $25/advance, through www.brownbagtickets.com; $30/door. www.healingheartsnorthwest.com
Go Red For Women Luncheon - Empowering women to take charge of their health, sponsored by Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center. Silent auction, educational breakout sessions, exhibits, prize drawings; heart healthy meal, keynote speaker and more. Wednesday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Spokane Convention Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. $100/person. (509) 536-1500
“Pop a Cork for a Cause” Fundraiser - Silent auction, dinner and presentation by the SDDS (Spokane District Dental Society) Foundation. Proceeds from the event will help fund Project “Dental” Access and The IDEA Clinic, which provide dental services to the underserved population in the Spokane community. Thursday, 6-10 p.m. Northern Quest Casino, 100 N. Hayford Road, Airway Heights. $65/person, $120/couple. (509) 534-4600
Ski to Africa - Italian dinner and skiing on Mount Spokane. Benefits Healing Hearts Northwest, a group of 50 medical professionals providing cardiac surgery for young people in Kigali, Rwanda in April. Friday. 5:30-8:30 p.m., Mount Spokane. $45/ski pass, dinner and beverage; $35/dinner and beverage only, no skiing (children 11 and younger free with adult), through www.brownbagtickets.com. www.healingheartsnorthwest.com
Isaac Foundation Fourth Annual Taste of Hope Benefit Auction - Evening of hors d’oeuvres, beverages, desserts, music and auction to raise money for therapy grants for local children in need. Friday, 6-10 p.m., The Lincoln Center, 1316 N. Lincoln St. $35. (509) 499-1679
Valentine’s Dance and Benefit Dinner/Auction - Dinner and auction 5-6 p.m.; dance instruction 7-8 p.m.; big band music by the 18-piece MasterClass Jazz Orchestra, 8-10 p.m. All proceeds will be donated to the Tish Depner cancer fund. Saturday, 5-10 p.m., Sons of Norway Hall, 6710 N. Country Homes Blvd. $15/dinner and dance; dance only, $10/adults, $5/students, $30/family. (509) 326-9211, www.mcjo.org
Barn Dance and Auction - To benefit Free Rein Therapeutic Riding, a nonprofit program that allows local children and adults with physical mental and emotional disabilities ride and connect with a horse. Silent auction, dinner, live auction (including an oil portrait of Loki, the program’s original therapy horse) and dancing to The Marauders. Saturday, 5:30 p.m., Southside Senior Center, 3151 E. 27th Ave. $40 (includes first drink at no-host bar). (509) 979-1468, FreeReinSpokane@hotmail.com
“An Evening with the Winemaker”- Creole-inspired cuisine prepared by Chef Romeo Herrara of Catered for You and five wines presented by Don Townshend of Lone Canary Winery, Caterina Winery and Townshend Cellar, with silent and live auctions. Benefits Center Point, a nonprofit agency that provides social and recreational activities for adults with disabilities. Saturday, 6 p.m., Center Pointe, 1408 N. Washington St. $100/person ($65 tax- deductible). (509) 325-5451