Habitat for Humanity 5th Annual Blueprints & Bow ties auction and dinner: Enjoy music by Vince Brown and Paul Anastasio to raise money for the local Habitat chapter at 5 p.m. Friday at Lacey Community Center, 6729 Pacific Ave. S.E., Lacey. Admission is free, but donations are appreciated.
Dog Gone Bike Tour: A three-course bicycle ride consisting of a 20-mile family ride as well as 40- and a 62-mile rides. The riding begins at 7 p.m. Oct. 1 at Sylvester Park, Capitol and Legion Way, in downtown Olympia. Call 360-970-9345 for details.
Buddy Walk: The fourth annual Olympia Buddy Walk will kick off at 9 a.m. Saturday at Lacey Fire Station, 8407 Steilacoom Road S.E. More than 500 people are expected at this event which will feature face painting, door prizes, balloon art, magicians, fire equipment, and children’s play activities. Families with new babies with Down Syndrome will be presented with welcome baskets. Participants will enjoy food and drink, and a speech from a local couple who both have Down Syndrome, and who just got married. Call Becca Brandt, 360-915-6276, for details.
Lacey Lamplighters annual garage sale: The Lions will be selling furniture, kitchen ware, linens, Christmas gifts and more. As in the past, the winter clothing drive will be combined with the garage sale. The event kicks off at 9 a.m. Oct. 8, and runs until 3 p.m., at the Church of God, 5005 Lacey Blvd. S.E. The Lions collecting warm coats, jackets, hoodies, boots, back packs, sleeping bags, warm socks, gloves and hats. These items are distributed to the homeless and needy through several charities. Call 360-456-0395.
“The Beat Goes On”: Sponsored by the Union Gospel Mission, this benefit concert will feature the Jazz Senators, a local 16-piece band that specializes in swing-era jazz. Also performing will be Union Gospel Mission dental volunteers with their own version of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, and a number from “The Blues Brothers.” The event kicks off at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 22 at the Washington Center for the Performing Arts, 512 Washington St. S.E., Olympia. Tickets are on sale at olytix.org, or by calling the Washington Center box office, 360-753-8586.
Masterworks Harvest Festival Dinner & Auction: Indulge in a buffet of hors d’ oeuvres from the Chambers House, Swing, and Cascadia restaurants. Enjoy a live auction, silent auction, and desserts auction from 5-10 p.m. Oct. 22 at The Olympia Center, 222 Columbia St. N.W., Olympia. Cost is $40 per person.
Saint Martin’s 2011 Gala with Mario Batali: Saint Martin’s University will welcome world-renowned chef Mario Batali for its black-tie Gala benefiting student scholarships. Attendees will enjoy a culinary demonstration by Batali, whose five-course dinner will be served with specially selected wine, and accompanied by live and silent auctions, all beginning at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 5 at Saint Martin’s University, 5000 Abbey Way S.E., Lacey. Tickets are $200. Call 360-438-4332, or email jfellinger@stmartin.edu for details.
