Jumping off from USA Today reporter Fredreka Schouten’s reporting last week on fundraising at ritzy locales, here are some more upcoming fundraising parties that are taking place way outside the beltway.

Rep. Joe Crowley of New York has two different weekends listed for his “I Love NYC” weekend fundraiser, May 1-3 and June 12-14. California Rep. Loretta Sanchez also has an NYC weekend in the works, March 13, 15.

California Rep. Ellen Tauscher is charging $2,500 for PACs and $1,000 for individuals to attend a weekend retreat at the Inn at Perry Cabin on Maryland’s Eastern shore.

Rep. Jim DeMint from South Carolina is hosting a “family weekend and golf outing” at the Fazio Harbor Course at Wild Dunes. There will be lots of golf, of course, but also plenty of food and an awards ceremony to boot. This event is a fundraiser for a joint committee–the proceeds are split according to complicated rules between DeMint’s Senate 2010 campaign and his leadership PAC, the Senate Conservatives Fund PAC.

For sports lovers, specifically Arizona sports lovers, Rep. Ed Pastor has his 17th annual “All Sports Weekend” March 20-22. This includes two days of golf, a Phoenix Suns basketball game, Spring Training and all meals. But–your $3,000 doesn’t cover your hotel and airfare. That’s extra.  And, if you read the fine print, you also find that “Due to ticket limitation and rising costs on some events, we may not be able to accommodate guests.” Hmm.

If quail hunting is your style, North Carolina Rep. Heath Shuler is going on one March 13-14 at the Wynfield Plantation in Albany, Georgia. Says the invite, “We will be hunting off jeep with a guide and dogs. This is my favorite event of the season and I do hope that you will join me.”

(Thanks to Sunlight Foundation intern Tim Wiseman for ferreting these out).

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