If you go What: Bark N’ Benefit When: 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday Where: Coyote Ridge Farm,9914 Niwot Road, Longmont Cost: $35, or $55 with a T-shirt. More info: Go to Insideandout.com for details, including how to register.

A fundraising event hosted by Inside/Out Adventures and Humanitourism.org will take place at Coyote Ridge Farm on Saturday, with the aim of raising money to support Humanitourism.org‘s global projects helping animals in underserved communities, including animal welfare programs, habitat sustainability, spay/neuter projects and shelter and sanctuary projects.

Now in its fourth year, the event has grown considerably in a very short span of time, starting out as a backyard party, Inside/Out executive director Zoe Katsulos said.

“It’s a place where people can bring their dogs — an event for people and pups,” Katsulos said. “We’ve got a private dog park there, and an internationally recognized photographer to do pet portraits. We’ve got a local professional who does canine massage, and we’ve also got a local trainer who’s answering questions for people.”

The event will feature live bluegrass music from the Damn Fine String Band, and Longmont’s 300 Suns Brewing is proving samples of their many different pours. There will also be fresh baked soft pretzels from the Das Pretzel Foundry of Boulder, baked that morning. Last year, about 125 people attended, and the organizers are hoping that number will go up.

“We do ask that people pre-register so that we know what to expect, and can make sure we have enough food and beverage for everybody,” she said. “Last year, we netted about $7,000. Obviously, we need to support our programs, and we want to share our mission, which is to create a more connected and compassionate world through volunteer work and travel.”

Brett Callwood: 303-684-5274, callwoodb@timescall.com or twitter.com/city_slang