Wednesday January 16top

Art of Food Writing Course with Diane Morgan

So...you want to write about food? Yeah, you and everyone else. Each year lauded local cookbook author Diane Morgan offers wannabes an opportunity to hone their journalistic chops while buttering up celebrity writers—in her own home, no less. Her six-week-long "Art of Food Writing" class features a laundry list of editors, literary agents and restaurant critics who will offer their insights on pitching ideas, securing agents and getting connected—if you can afford it. We’ll do the math…that’s $70 and change per two-hour class. Private Residence, 4903 SE Rural St., . 7-9 pm Thursdays, Jan, 24-Feb. 28. For more info, visit dianemorgancooks.com. $425. Map

Thursday January 17top

Big Wines From Small Producers

It’s not every day you can taste award-winning, small-yield Southern Oregon wines, nosh on organic eats and listen to the sultry sounds of live samba music—for free. A benefit for the newish local nonprofit Indie Wine Foundation, the event will also feature tasting, sales and raffles. Help further the winemaking craft! Urban Wineworks, 407 NW 16th Ave., 226-9797. 5-8:30 pm. Free. Map

Sustaining Change on the American Farm: An Artist/Farmer Exchange

Artists, too, are jumping on the sustainable-agriculture bandwagon. This traveling exhibit from the Maryhill Museum of Art paired a dozen Northwest artists with farms in Oregon, Washington and Idaho, and displays the multimedia results. Participants include Portland’s Bonnie Meltzer, who created a triptych of cutout wooden overalls brightly painted with fish, stretching blacktops, ranchers and city-dwellers. The exhibit can be viewed during normal museum hours until April 30, at regular attendance prices. Clark County Historical Museum, 1511 Main St., Vancouver., (360) 993-5679. Exhibit opening reception 5-8 pm. Free. Map