CLASSES

• College Cooking 101 - Learn to use a microwave to cook a meal, 2 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Whole Foods Market Cooking Studio. Call to register, 303-935-5000.

• Free Cooking and Tasting Demonstrations - Six Belmar chefs take turns demonstrating their cooking skills, sharing recipes and sampling dishes, 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Sundays, Belmar, West Alaska Drive. Call 303-742-1520 or visit belmarcolorado.com.

• City of Aurora cooking classes - Learn to cook Baja food, such as fish tacos, crabmeat empanadas and churros, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Kitchen on the Green at Expo Recreation Center, 10955 E. Exposition Ave., Aurora. Call for prices, 303-326-8630.

• Natural-foods cooking classes - Whole Nourishment offers monthly classes. wholenourishment.com, 303-938-1468

• Everyday Cooking With China Tresemer - Maintain a well-stocked kitchen using local and organic ingredients, demonstration and lunch, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays. Reservations, 303-449-0745. $45

EVENTS

• Fourth annual Steamboat Wine Festival - More than 500 wines paired with cuisine, culinary and vineyard seminars, vintners' dinners, Viking Steel Chef Competition and auctions benefiting the Steamboat Springs Arts Council, Thursday through Saturday, Steamboat Springs. 1-877-328-2783, steamboatwinefestival.com

• SummerFest Blues and Brews - 10 microbreweries, six blues bands, merchants and businesses on South Pearl Street, 1 to 10 p.m. Aug. 11, Old South Pearl Street. oldsouthpearlstreet.com/summerfest

• Civic Center Cafe and Outdoor Market - Organic fruits, vegetables and more, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesdays.

• Stapleton Farmers Market - 9 to 11 a.m. Sundays, Stapleton's East 29th Avenue Town Center.

TASTINGS

• Wine Tasting - Pinot grigio, pinot gris and pinot noir, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. fourth Tuesday of the month, Park Hill Golf Course. Call 303-831-7788 for reservations.

• 2007 Denver Food and Wine Classic - 400 wines, spirits and cuisine from more than 30 restaurants plus a wine auction, 1 to 5 p.m. Aug. 26, Pepsi Center grounds. Purchase tickets at denverfoodandwine.com

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