BENEFITS
Lumber Baron Wine Tasting
TH|20 summer wines to support CHARG Resource Center|$30 with reservations, $35 at the door, 6-8 p.m.|Lumber Baron Inn and Gardens, 2555 W. 37th Ave., 303-830-8805
Vintage 2005
SA|Wine auction fundraiser for new Children’s Hospital at Fitzsimons, 6 p.m.|vintageinfo.org
Great Divide Open House
SA|Live music, food and brewery tours benefiting the Boys & Girls Club of Metro Denver, noon-4 p.m.|$15|Great Divide Brewing Company, 2201 Arapahoe St., 303-296-9460
Morton’s Wine Dinner
M|Benefiting The Tennyson Center for Children and Third Way Team Up for Charity, 6 p.m.|$150|Morton’s Steakhouse, 1710 Wynkoop St., 303-292-4148
EVENTS
Wine Fest XXIII
F|The second-largest wine tasting in Colorado, 6:30 p.m.-10 p.m.|University Park Holiday Inn, 425 W. Prospect Road|FORT COLLINS
Wine tasting
F & SA|Wines from Spain. Friday 3-7 p.m., Saturday 1-6 p.m.|Free|The Wine Experience, FlatIron Marketplace, 281 E. FlatIron Circle, 303-439-9463|BROOMFIELD
Strawberry Festival
SA|Learn about community supported agriculture and pick strawberries at Monroe Organic Farms Strawberry Festival, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. |Free|Central Weld County, 16 miles north of Highway 76 off Kersey Road, 970-284-7941, www.monroefarm.com.|KERSEY
Pinecrest Bed & Breakfast
SU|Buffet-style “Southern hospitality” brunch, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. |$25|5235 Park Court Route 72, 303-639-9110|BAILEY
Music and Mimosas
SU|Brunch with jazz standards, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.|Chimney Park Bistro, 406 Main St., 970-686-1477|WINDSOR
Wine-tasting dinner
SU|Four-course dinner paired with five Pax Winery wines, 6:30 p.m. |$105|Flagstaff House Restaurant, 1138 Flagstaff Road, 303-442-4640|BOULDER
Cookbook exhibit
-JULY 29|Exploring an American identity through cookbooks: the Margaret Husted culinary collection|University of Denver Museum of Anthropology, Sturm Hall 102, 2000 E. Asbury Ave.
FARMERS MARKETS
Cherry Creek Fresh Market
|Farmers market every Wednesday through September, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.|East First Avenue and University Boulevard, Bed, Bath & Beyond parking lot, 303-442-1837
Franklin Street Market
TH|Farmers market every Thursday through September, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.|Kaiser Permanente, 2045 Franklin St.|DENVER
Boulder Market
SA|Outdoor market, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.|Boulder Creek path between Broadway and the Boulder Public Library|BOULDER
Old South Pearl Market
SU|Old South Pearl Street farmer’s market, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.|1500 block of S. Pearl St., oldsouthpearlstreet.com
Stapleton Farmers Market
SU|Farmers market every Sunday through September, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.|East 29th Avenue and Quebec Street
Market at Belmar
SU|European-style farmers market featuring Colorado organic foods, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.|South Wadsworth Boulevard and West Alameda Avenue|LAKEWOOD
Vail Farmers Market
SU|Fresh produce, local bakeries and restaurants|Vail Village|VAIL
CLASSES
Celebrity Chef BBQ
|Steven Raichlen will demonstrate BBQ gear, tips and recipes|$40|Solera Restaurant and Wine Bar, 5410 E. Colfax Ave., 303-388-8429, solerarestaurant.com
Food addict meeting
&M|Twelve-step program, 7-8:30 p.m. Mondays in Golden and Wednesdays in Denver.|303-665-9324 or 303-674-9145, foodaddicts.org
The Seasoned Chef
TH|Springtime appetizers to go workshop, 6:30-9:30 p.m.|$55|SA|Take-home pasta workshop, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.|$55|M|Regional Italian workshop, 6:30-9:30 p.m.|$55|999 Jasmine St., Suite 100, 303-377-3222, theseasonedchef.com
Culinary School of the Rockies
TH & JUNE 16|Summer hors d’oeuvres two-day workshop, 5:30-9:30 p.m.|$175|637 S. Broadway, Suite H, 303-494-7988, www.culinaryschoolrockies.com|BOULDER
City of Aurora
TH|Global vegetarian, 6:30-9:30 p.m.|$37 residents, $48 nonresidents|TU|Sicilian wine tasting, 7-8:30 p.m.|$20 residents, $26 nonresidents|Expo Recreation Center, 10955 E. Exposition Ave., 303-326-8630|AURORA
International Wine Guild
F|Fine spirits: sipping tequila|$50|SA|Do it yourself Pacific Northwest wine dinner. |$75|TU|Cellar design and management.|$50|Auraria campus, 303-296-3966, internationalwineguild.com
Wild Oats
TU|Asian Tour de France cooking class, 6:30 p.m.|$5|870 S. Colorado Blvd., 303-691-0101|GLENDALE
CONTESTS
Big Chili Cook-Off
-JULY 1|Entries are now being accepted for the Fourth Annual Big Chili Cook-Off, Music and Arts Festival. Submit to bigchili.org or call Denise at 303-670-8448. Application deadline is July 1.
Mail calendar items at least 10 days in advance to Food Calendar, The Denver Post, 1560 Broadway, Denver, CO 80202; e-mail Living@denverpost.com.
