EVENTS
Boulder County Brews Cruise
|Bus tour of Boulder Beer Company, Left Hand Brewing Company, Oskar Blues Brewery and Avery Brewing Company, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. |$25|Colorado Convention Center, 14th and Stout street, 303-860-7448
Nine75
|Hosts a four-course wine dinner. Reservations required. |$75|975 Lincoln St., 303-975-0975
Aspen Cocktail Classic
TH|Local bartenders compete to create the official Aspen cocktail, 6-10 p.m. |970-920-7146, aspenchamber.org
|ASPEN
Great American Beer Festival
TH-SA|The festival features beer tastings, seminars, tours and more, noon-10 p.m. Thursday-Friday and 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday. |Colorado Convention Center, 14th and Stout streets, 303-447-0816
Dream Dinners booksigning
F|Authors Stephanie Allen and Tina Kuna sign their book “Dream Dinner…Life Just Got Easier: Turn Dinnertime into Family Time with 100 Assemble and Freeze Meals,” 4-6 p.m. |4980 Kipling St., Unit A-3, 303-432-3110
|WHEAT RIDGE
Pig Roast
SA|Marczyk Fine Foods hosts its annual event featuring slow-roasted pork and all the fixins,” 11 a.m.-4 p.m. |$11.99|770 E. 17th Ave., 303-894-9499
South Gaylord Wine Experience
SA|Colorado wine tasting,” 5-8 p.m. |$15|Old South Gaylord Street, 303-871-0800
Sunday night supper
SU|Dinner guests can select a three- course meal|$29|Prima Ristorante Boulder, 1 Boulder Plaza, 303-247-0600 |BOULDER
The Corner Pantry
-OCT. 15|The exhibit of “Grocery Shopping Through the Decades” features antique boxes, jars, cans, bottles and store fixtures on display. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Wednesday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday and holidays|Free |Longmont Museum & Cultural Center, 400 Quail Road, 303-651-8969 both cq|LONGMONT
BENEFITS
Great deals
for a great cause
-SA|Yum! Brands Restuarants offer a coupon booklet to benefit The Rocky Mountain chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research |$5|area KFC, Taco Bell, A&W, Long John Silver and Pizza Hut restaurants
Donate a Coat
SU-OCT. 31|Abo’s Pizza gives a free slice of New York Neapolitan pizza for every coat donation |Front Range locations, abosinc.com
FARMERS MARKETS
America the Beautiful Park
|4-8 p.m. through Oct. 4 |Cimino Drive, south of Colorado Avenue, 719-640-6154, farmandartmarket.com |COLORADO SPRINGS
Cherry Creek fresh market
& SA|9 a.m.-1 p.m. today and 7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturdays through Oct. 28 |$ |Bed, Bath & Beyond Parking lot, East First Avenue and University Boulevard, 303-442-1837, coloradofreshmarkets.com
Civic Center Park
|11 a.m.-2 p.m. |Between the Voorhies Memorial and the Greek Theatre, 303-312-4286
Littleton farmers market
|11 a.m.-3 p.m. through Oct. 31 |Broadway and Ridge Road, 303-887-FARM, denverfarmersmarket.com|LITTLETON
Lakewood farmers market
TH|11 a.m.-3 p.m. through Oct. 31|$|West Ohio Avenue and South Wadsworth Boulevard, 303-887-FARM,
denverfarmersmarket.com|LAKEWOOD
Elitch Theatre
SA|8 a.m.-1 p.m. | West 38th Avenue and Tennyson Street, 303-477-3006
Southwest Plaza
SA|8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays through Oct. 31|$|South Wadsworth Boulevard and West Bowles Avenue, 303-887-FARM,
denverfarmersmarket.com
City Park Esplanade fresh market
SU|9 a.m.-1 p.m. Sundays through Oct. 29 |Between East 17th and Colfax avenues by East High School, 303-442-1837,
coloradofreshmarkets.com
Old South Pearl Street
SU|9 a.m.-1 p.m. Sundays through Oct. 29 |1500 block of South Pearl Street, 303-618-3669
Tamarac Square
M|11 a.m.-3 p.m. through Oct. 31|East Hampden Avenue and South Tamarac Street, 303-887-FARM,
denverfarmersmarket.com
Town Center at Aurora
TU|11 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesdays through Oct. 31. |14200 E. Alameda Ave., 303-887-FARM, denverfarmersmarket.com|AURORA
More farmers markets
|Colorado Department of Agriculture provides a listing of farmers markets in Colorado. Visit website for locations |
ag.state.co.us/mkt/farmfresh/farmersmar kets.html
CLASSES
Seven Bowls School of
Nutrition, Nourishment and Healing
|Cultured dairy products, 4:30-8 p.m. Class limited to 12 students|$50 |730 Kimbark St., 303-776-3900|LONGMONT
Culinary School of the Rockies
TH|Sushi madness class, 6-9 p.m.|$185|637 S. Broadway, Suite H, 303-494-7988,
culinaryschoolrockies.com|BOULDER
Seasoned Chef Cooking School TH|Favorite comfort food workshop, 6:30-9:30 p.m. |$55 |999 Jasmine St., Suite 100, 303-377-3222, theseasoned chef.com
Boulder County Beekeepers Association
TU-DEC. 5|Offers a Beekeeping program, 7-9 p.m.|CSU, 9595 Nelson Road, 303-678-6238, coopext.colostate.edu/boulder/AG/agr.shtml |LONGMONT
City of Aurora
TU|Chocolate tasting workshop, 6:30-9:30 p.m.|$39 residents, $51 nonresidents|Expo Recreation Center, 10955 E. Exposition Ave., 303-326-8630, auroragov.org/recreation
|AURORA
International Center for
Performance & Health Facility
TU & OCT. 17|Learn the benefits of low glycemic index cooking, 6-8:30 p.m. |$75|1720 S. Bellaire St., 303-756-4274
Culinary arts and restaurant
Emily Griffith Opportunity School offers courses for entry-level employment in the food-service industry. Call for details|1250 Welton St., 720-423-4700
CONTESTS
Pure and Natural Supper Club
-SA |The National Honey Board invites supper clubs of 6-12 members to host a dinner featuring pure honey in addition to other natural ingredients. Grand-prize is a five-course meal prepared by a local chef. Complete rules and entry requirements found at www.honey.com/pureandnatural
America’s Best Cooks
-SEPT.|”The Martha Stewart Show” seeks amateur cooks’ recipes to feature on the show. Send a tape or DVD or yourself giving a brief description of the dish, where it’s from and why you think it’s the best to: The Martha Stewart Show, America Cooks, PO Box 1942, New York, NY 10116. Include your name, contact information and recipe with your entry. Tapes will not be returned.
Chef Elise Wiggins Culinary Humanitarian Scholarship
-SA|Cook Street of Fine Cooking awards a $7,500 tuition-based scholarship to the student with the most thoughtful plan to utilize their culinary training to impact the lives of those less fortunate. Visit cookstreet.com/scholarship for application and Application requirements. The next class begins Tuesday.
The Next Food Network Star
-OCT. 27.|Nation-wide talent search for the third season of the popular Food Network show. Send a three-minute audition tape explaining why you should be the newest star. Applications and contest rules available at www.FoodNetwork.com
-Mail items at least 10-14 days in advance to Food Calendar, The Denver Post, 101 W. Colfax Ave., Suite 600, Denver, CO 80202; e-mail living@denverpost.com.
South Denver Heart Center
TODAY|Heart-healthy cooking, 6:30-8:30 p.m. |Free |1000 SouthPark Drive, 303-744-3278, southdenver.com.|
LITTLETON
City of Aurora
|Christmas in New Orleans, 6:30-9:30 p.m.|$37 residents, $48 nonresidents |Expo Recreation Center, 10955 E. Exposition Ave., 303-326-8630, auroragov.org/rec
reationcq|AURORA
Paragon Culinary School
SU|Celtic Christmas features class and dinner, 12:30 p.m. |$65110 | 3125 Sinton Road, 866-FOOD-101cq
|COLORADO SPRINGS
FlatIron Chef
TH june 8|Denver vs. Boulder chefs compete in an “Iron Chef” cook-off and enjoy a five-course dinner with wine pairings, 6 p.m. Reservations required |$100|Omni Interlocken Resort, 500 Interlocken Blvd., 303-
464-3207cq|BROOMFIELD
