BENEFITS
Dessert benefit
-JULY 17|Through July 17, whenever a guest at Pappadeux Restaurant buys a dessert and T-shirt for $12.50, a portion of the proceeds will go to the Denver Food Bank|7250 E. Progress Place, 303-740-9449|GREENWOOD VILLAGE
EVENTS
Friday Night BBQ
F|Niman Ranch burgers, 5-7 p.m.|$5.99Marczyk Fine Foods, 770 E. 17th Ave., 303-894-9499
Toast of Breckenridge
F-SU|Featuring a grand tasting, progressive dinner and champagne brunch|$245 weekend pass|Beaver Run Resort, 620 Village Road, 970-453-6000|BRECKENRIDGE
Kearny Street Fair
SA| Second annual fair with local merchants, artisans, food and a wine tasting|East 23rd Avenue and Kearney Street
Tour de France menu
-JULY 24|Le Central will offer special weekly regional menus of France based on the stages of the Tour de France|$24|112 E. Eighth Ave., 303-863-8094
FARMERS MARKETS
Cherry Creek Fresh Market
|Farmers market Wednesdays 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.
Outlets at Castle Rock
F|Farmers market every Friday through October|Exit 184 on Interstate 25, outletsatcastlerock.com|CASTLE ROCK
Eldorado Natural Spring Water Market & Fair
SA|Saturdays at Old Elitch’s through Oct. 1, 7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.|West 38th Avenue and Tennyson Street, 303-477-3006
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 farmers market, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.|1500 block of South Pearl Street, 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 at West Alameda Avenue|LAKEWOOD
Vail Farmers Market
SU|Fresh produce, local bakeries and restaurants|Vail Village|VAIL
CLASSES
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
International Wine Guild
|Loire Valley, 6:30 p.m.|$50||Three-part advanced regional course on Rhône Valley wines. July 6, 13 and 20, 6-10 p.m.|$450|Auraria campus, 303-296-3966, internationalwineguild.com
City of Aurora
|American pie, ages 7-12, 1-3 p.m.|$16 residents, $21 nonresidents|TH|Healthy snacks, ages 6-12, 9:30-11:30 a.m.|$16 residents, $21 nonresidents|SA|From ice cream to sorbet, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.|$37 residents, $48 nonresidents
|M|Hawaiian luau favorites, 6:30-9:30 p.m.|$37 residents, $48 nonresidents|TU|New Zealand wines, ages 21+, 7-8:30 p.m.|$20 residents, $26 nonresidents|Expo Recreation Center, 10955 E. Exposition Ave., 303-326-8630| AURORA
The Seasoned Chef Cooking School
|Southern Sunday dinner, 6:30-9 p.m.|$45|TH or SAT|Couples cooking workshop: summer favorites. Friday: 6:30-9:30 p.m.; Saturday: 10 a.m.-1 p.m.|$60|M|Sizzling summer salads, 6:30-9:30 p.m.|$55|TU|Regional Italian workshop: Tuscany, 6:30-9:30 p.m.|$55|999 Jasmine St., Suite 100, 303-377-3222, theseasonedchef.com
Stir It Up Cooking School
F|Sushi and spring rolls, 6-9 p.m.|$45|1140 S. Lashley Lane, 303.494.2665, stiritupcooking.com|BOULDER
Cook Street School
F|Five wines and five foods from California, 6-8 p.m.|$39|SA|Fine cooking test kitchen, 6-9:30 p.m.|$79|F|Chef Start open house, 6-8 p.m.|Free|1937 Market St., 303-308-9300, cookstreet.com
Culinary School of the Rockies
F-SU|Mediterranean three-day workshop, 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m.|$275|F-SU|Fundamentals of bread three-day workshop, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.|$245|TU&JULY 19|Summer hors d’oeuvres two-day workshop, 5:30-9:30 p.m.|$160|637 S. Broadway, Suite H, 303-494-7988, culinaryschoolrockies.com|BOULDER
Mise en Place Cooking School
SU|Bastille day celebration demonstration with classic country French cuisine|$55|1801 Wynkoop St., Suite 175, 303-333-2378, miseenplaceschool.com
Cook’s Fresh Market
SU|Beer and food pairings, 10 a.m.|$45|8000 E. Belleview Ave., 303-741-4148, cooksfreshmarket.com|GREENWOOD VILLAGE
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.
