Fashion Luncheon; Butchery Event; More

DOWNTOWN— Join Goldyn for a fashion luncheon on Thursday, April 17 at EDGE Restaurant in the Four Seasons Hotel. At the event from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., the boutique will showcase the trends for spring/summer 2014 and chef Simon Purvis will prepare a four-course menu for $24. Free will donations will benefit Volunteers of America's Brandon Center, a shelter for battered and homeless women and their children. Call 303.389.3050 for reservations. [Eaterwire]

SNOWMASS VILLAGE— On Thursday, April 17 at 7:30 p.m. the Viceroy Snowmass hotel is hosting a Don Julio dinner at restaurant Eight K. The four-course menu will feature tequila pairings and dishes from executive chef Will Nolan, like prosciutto-wrapped pheasant roulade and smoked elk loin. The cost is $95; please call 970.923.8000 for reservations. [Eaterwire]

LOVELAND— The Sunrise Ranch Culinary Academy and Rocky Mountain Institute of Meat are teaming up to offer a whole-hog butchering class on Saturday, April 19 from 10 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. Attendees will watch a demonstration and then participate in part of the butchering. The cost is $200 and includes lunch and a few pounds of meat to take home. To register call 970.679.4200. [Eaterwire]

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