Pasta for Judy

Judy Garland’s favorite food is kidney pie. “It’s amazing what you can find on the Internet,” says Tina-Marie Schultz, chuckling.

Schultz owns ROSA’S ITALIAN MARKET AND DELI, located in Post Falls just a short walk (if they had a brick road it’d be yellow, right?) from the Jacklin Arts and Cultural Center. When Schultz heard JACC was doing a Valentine’s concert in honor of Judy Garland, she cooked up the idea of offering a pre-concert dinner at Rosa’s.

Figuring there wouldn’t be too many fans of kidney pie (a British meat pastry that makes us think of Sweeney Todd), Schultz went with Garland’s favorite drink — vodka — for penne pasta sauce (a much better choice, we concur). The soup is a fire-roasted tomato ancho (red to match you-know-whose ruby slippers), while dessert is red velvet cupcakes, which Garland supposedly ate at the Waldorf Hotel (which is not in Kansas).

JACC has also snared musicians Ruth Pratt (of the Eclectics), Tom Shager, Bruce Pennell, Steven King and Dick Hubbard for the evening.

Although JACC has done concerts in the past — including a similar tribute to Rosemary Clooney last year — this is the first time they’ve teamed up with a restaurant. The music and food will be so good, they might send you somewhere over the rainbow. — CARRIE SCOZZARO

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Pre-concert Valentine’s Day seating Sunday, Feb. 14, at 5 pm. Rosa’s Italian Market and Deli, 120 E. Fourth St., Post Falls, Idaho. Cost: $24.95, reservations required by Feb. 11. Rosa’s is open Mon-Fri 7 am–6 pm, Sat 8 am-5 pm. Call (208) 777-7400.

“A Tribute to Judy Garland,” Sunday, Feb. 14, 6:30 pm, at Jacklin Arts and Cultural Center, 405 N. Williams St., Post Falls, Idaho. Tickets: $20. Limited seating. Call (208) 457-8950 or visit www.jacklincenter.org.
Valentine’s Day Events

A Celebration of Love
Feb. 13
Join Bank Left Bistro in Palouse, Wash., on Feb. 13, from 6-9 pm for music, wine and food. The event is $35 per person. Call (509) 878-1000 or e-mail bankleft@visitpalouse.com.

Love’s Holiday
Feb. 13
Visit CenterPlace (Spokane Valley) on Valentine’s Day eve, 7-10 pm, for dinner and jazz featuring Sessionz. Couples are $25; singles $15. Call Sandi McMillan at 362-3218.

One World for Lovers
Feb. 14
This seven-course dinner will feature food varieties for seafood lovers, vegetarians and vegans. If don’t like eating animals and are looking for a place to take your significant other, this elegant dinner is for you. Cost: $60. Includes a rose. Reservations required. One World Spokane. Call 270-1608.

Dinner at Greenbriar
Feb. 13-14
A four-course meal with your choice of pork loin, seafood over risotto, ribs, chicken or fettucine will be on Feb. 13-14 from 5:30-9:30 pm. Cost: $70 per couple. Greenbriar Inn, 315 Wallace Ave., Coeur d’Alene. Call (208) 667-9660

Marron on Valentine’s
Feb. 14
You and your honey can share eight courses at Café Marron, in Browne’s Addition, on Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, from 5-10 pm. Cost is $75 per couple; $100, if you add on the wine pairings. Call 456-8660.