Social Calendar

Sun., Sept. 7, 2014

Cobra Polo Classic - Polo players from around the world. Events include live music, Champagne divot stomp, hat competition, silent auction, gourmet food and wine and the Whiskey Cigar Tent. Benefits the Ronald McDonald House. Reservations requested. Today, Noon-4 p.m., Spokane Polo Club, 7500 W. State Route 2. $225/person. (509) 624-0500.

Kootenai County Democrats Theater Night - The Kootenai County Democrats have bought out the house for the production of “Les Miserables.” Tickets can be purchased by phone or online at www.kootenaidemocrats.org/events. All proceeds go to support candidates. Thursday, 6:30 p.m., Lake City Playhouse, 1320 E. Garden Ave., Coeur d’Alene. $30, includes a free beverage and hors d’oeuvres. (208) 755-9590.

Dirty Martinis for Clean Water - Enjoy food, drinks, music and a silent auction to support Spokane Riverkeeper. Tickets may at http://www.cforjustice.org/river/ dirty-martinis-for-clean-water/. Food and drinks by London’s Ultimate Catering and Dry Fly Distillery and River City Brewing; music by Milonga Trio. Friday, 6-11 p.m., Riverside Event Center, 1108 W. Riverside Ave. $45/advance, $50/door, includes heavy appetizers and two drink tickets. (509) 835-5211.

Farm-to-Table Dinner - A community dinner featuring products raised and grown by local farmers to benefit The Big Red Barn Farmers Market. Saturday, 5-7 p.m., The Big Red Barn, 40801 SR 2 East, Davenport. $50. (509) 280-9896.

St. Joseph Family Center Partners In Hope - Dinner, cocktails, entertainment and silent and live auctions to benefit St. Joseph Family Center. Sept. 14, 3 p.m., St. Joseph Family Center, 1016 N. Superior St. $60. (509) 483-6495.

Appetite for Conservation: Saving Land and Room for Dessert - Join Inland Northwest Land Trust in celebrating the bounty of Eastern Washington and North Idaho farms and ranches while helping protect lands at this farm-to-table event. Music by Big Red Barn, booths featuring beekeepers, gardeners, and artisan bread, wine from Vino!, lager from Orlinson Brewing Company and food prepared by scratch from Beacon Hill. Sept. 14, 4 p.m., Dix Farm, 7510 S. Farm Road. $75. (509) 328- 2939.

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