Spokane — This event will feature 35 wines from across the world, along with hor d’oeuvres, a silent auction and live music by Nicole Lewis Quartet. Proceeds from the Summer Soiree go to benefit the Spokane Symphony. Cost is $35 per person. Reservations are required. Beacon Hill is located at 4348 Wellesley Ave.
Spokane Valley — Support Team “Fight Like a Gril, Heaven Can Wait” as they embark on a 60-mile walk from Sept. 12-14 for the Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk. Their goal is to raise more than $24,000 for the cause of fighting breast cancer. Breakfast will be at Applebee’s and includes pancakes, eggs and juice or coffee. There will also be a carwash next door to help raise money as well. Applebee’s is located at 12217 E. Mission Ave. Cost is $8 per person.
Airway Heights — Come and join in the fun at the largest polo benefit West of the Mississippi! The Cobra Roofing Polo Classic benefits the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Spokane. This event is a fun and exciting way to support a great cause! Gates open at 11am, in which you will enjoy wine, appetizers, art walk, silent auction, live music and strolling violinists. The event will kick off at 12:30pm with skydivers and a luncheon buffet. The International Polo Event will begin at 1:40pm. Other festivities of the day will include: Ladies Best Hat Competition, Champagne Divot Stomp, Golden Horse Shoe Contest, Awards Presentation and Diamond Necklace Raffle Drawing. Tickets are $150 per person or $1,500 for a table of 10. Limited seating available.
To find out more or to reserve your ticket for this fabulous and unforgettable event, visit RMHSpokane.org or call:
Hope — In celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Memorial Community Center, there will be a barbecue at the beautifully remodeled Beyond Hope Resort. The event will include complimentary appetizers, margarita and wine bars, as well as a barbecue dinner catered by Elissa Robbins of Beyond Hope Resort. There will also be dancing to the music of DJ Rhythm Machine, along with live and silent auctions. Tickets are $35 each. Tickets are available in Hope at the Memorial Community Center, Holiday Shores Cafe, Island View Resort and Hope Marine Services; available in Sandpoint at Pend Oreille Pasta. Proceeds from this event go to benefit the Memorial Community Center.
To order your tickets by phone or for more information, call:
Spokane — Come join in the fun with this fundraiser to benefit CenterStage. Wines, along with a presentation, will be given by John Allen of Vino! A Wine Shop, with a menu by Ella’s Executive Chef John Schweitert and live music by Abe Kenney. There will also be a silent auction. Reservations are required and can be made at Vino! Cost is $85 per person. Ella’s Supper Club is located at 1017 W. First Ave.
Hayden — You are cordially invited to attend a Pancake Breakfast for the Jim Franks’ Benefit Fund. Jim Franks has been diagnosed with terminal inoperable cancer. Due to the effects of his illness, he is no longer able to work in Hayden’s Public Works Department. ALL money received will be used to pay Jim’s medical insurance bills. Your donations are greatly appreciated. Checks should be made out to “Jim Franks Benefit Fund.” Cost is $7/Adults, $5/Seniors, $4/ Children 10 years of age and younger. This event will be held at 125 W. Hayden Ave.
Coeur d’Alene — ROW Adventures welcomes you to join them in their first ever Raft for the Cure. Spend a day on the beatiful Clark Fork River with friends, family and a guide while we raise money for the fight against breast cancer. Fifty percent of all proceeds will go directly to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Coeur d’Alene affiliate.
Trip includes: Full day on the river, professional guides and gear, riverside lunch and free T-shirt. Cost is $100 per person and is limited to 100 people. No experience required; must be at least 5 years of age.
To find out more about this event or to register, visit ROWAdventures.com or call:
Coeur d’Alene — Join the celebration of art, creativity and friendship at the 40th Annual Art on the Green! This annual event one of the highlights of the summer, with a marketplace, performance space and a gathering place for friends and families. Held at the Old Fort Sherman Grounds on the North Idaho College Campus near downtown. With more than 135 artists, a variety fo performers and more than 500 volunteers come together to present Art on the Green for more than 50,000 people to enjoy. Find glass, clay, leather, wood, metal and fiber handcrafted artist creations. Children and adults can also create their own art! Enjoy a variety of foods, both old favorites and new additions.
Art on the Green is an arts and crafts outdoor festival sponsored by Citizens Council for the Arts, a non-profit corporation of interested volunteers formed to encourage and promote the arts.
Five Sandpoint chefs working with Food Bank volunteers have organized the Food Bank Harvest Ball scheduled for October 11, 2008 at the new Ponderay Events Center behind Sandpoint Furniture. This culinary experience will feature an eclectic menu prepared by chefs from Ivano’s, Three Glasses, The Idaho Club, Peerless Catering and Pend Oreille Pasta. Wine will be contributed by Dave Vermeer, beer from MickDuff’s Brewing Company with food donations from Food Services of America. A cash bar will precede the event and dancing will be to the music of Carl Rey and the Blues Gators.
Please contact the Food Bank at 263-3663 or Karel Miller at 946-6646 to pledge your donation. Contact Pam Anstutz at 255-7067 to pick up your donations for the silent auction. And also consider attending this inaugural Harvest Ball or sponsoring a table. Tickets are available from Ivano’s, Three Glasses, and Pend Oreille Pasta, or by calling the Food Bank.
Spokane — Enjoy an evening of fun, friends, food and entertainment, with silent and live auctions offering incredible items, and healthy and hearty appetizers by D’Zaar Beverages. Highlighting the evening will be a humorous dramatic piece by actress/director Karen Kalensky (”Saturday Night Live” and ”All My Children”), with John Henry Whitaker (”Walker Texas Ranger,” “CSI” and “General Hospital.” Tristen Canfield will perform her winning piece for the prestigious American Academy of Dramatic Arts auditions. This event will be held at Spokane Interplayers Theatre, located at 174 S. Howard St.
