Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., may have kept members of Congress from their scheduled vacation this week, but several legislators have big plans for the upcoming weekend. At least 13 lawmakers will be skipping town tomorrow to attend annual fundraisers.

Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., will be making the long trek out to California for his annual “Napa Valley Wine Tour.”  This will be at least the third summer in a row that Roberts has held such an event. The privilege of sampling the best of the vine with the senior senator will cost an individual attendee $2,000, while a PAC may host the event for $5,000.

A little further north on the West Coast, Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., will be spending the weekend in Portland for his annual “Pinot in Portland” event. Like the Roberts event, this too is an annual fundraiser going back to at least 2009. While the invitation features a lovely silhouette of the chairman of Congressional Bike Caucus on his ubiquitous bicycle against a backdrop of the Portland skyline it does not give away many details about the event, such as location or cost. Last year’s invitation was equally beautiful and vague, but the invite from 2009 suggests a donation of $5,000.

Political donors looking for a fundraiser closer to the capital might consider the “Annual Chesapeake Weekend Retreat” benefitting the Blue Dog PAC. Party Time has invitations to an annual summer retreat for the conservative leaning Democratic caucus going all the way back to 2006. Each year, the event is held at the Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Golf Resort in Cambridge, Md. The price to attend is $2,500 for an individual and $5,000 for a PAC.

No doubt on a quest to reduce the deficit by winning big at the slots, a group of 11 Democratic house members will be heading to the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut for the weekend. The event is a fundraiser for Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Conn., who will be bringing with him the entire Connecticut congressional delegation on the House side, as well as a few Democratic colleagues from other states. It’s not clear if the outing is an annual event but Party Time does have an invitation to a near identical fundraiser from 2009 featuring a similar set of lawmakers. That fundraiser took place down the road from Foxwoods at Mohegan Sun. Both casinos, some of the largest in the world, are required to contribute 25% of their slot machine earnings to the state of Connecticut, a figure regularly in the hundreds of millions of dollars. The weekend at Foxwoods will feature a dinner with “Casino 101,” golf on an exclusive course, and a “festive evening boat ride” featuring a fireworks display. Contributions for the event are listed as $2,000 for an individual, $2,500 for a PAC attendee, and $5,000 for a PAC sponsor.

As voters await the Connecticut Senate primary in August, politicians are doing all they can to snag Democratic Senator Chris Dodd’s seat.

Republican candidate Linda McMahon appears to be the financial frontrunner thus far, with more than $14.5 million coming from her own self-financing, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. Other Republican candidates, Peter Schiff and Robert Simmons, have raised more than $2 million, mostly from individual contributions from donors.

The race holds a democratic advantage, according to The Cook Political Report.

Richard Blumenthal, a Democratic candidate for Dodd’s seat, held a fundraiser at DC’s Brown Rudnick in March. Though there are doubts that he can win the seat for the Democrats, Blumenthal has the backing from all five of Connecticut’s representatives. His March fundraiser was hosted by Democratic Reps. Joe Courtney, Rosa DeLauro, Jim Himes, John Larson, and Chris Murphy.

This weekend looks to be chock-full of a variety of congressional fundraisers–the events include golf, baseball, a birthday cruise, a weekend escape to a casino resort, and last but certainly not least, the Elton and Billy concert at Nationals Park.

Rep. Melissa Bean (D-IL) is hosting her 3rd All-American Chicago Weekend which includes a Cubs v. Cardinals game from the Wrigley Field Rooftops. The invitation doesn’t give an indication as to which rooftop, but I’d wager the Congresswoman’s events planner has at least considered the Wrigley Field Rooftop Club’s MVP Suite.

According to Wikipedia, the Honorable Tom Latham (R-IA) is turning 61 on the 14th. In honor of his birthday donors can chip in $250-$2,500 to putz around on a boat named “Celebrity.”

Next up, Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT) is offering to whisk his donors away to the Mohegan Sun Resort and Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut. Maybe they’ll have time to get in on a poker tournament while they are there. What’s a few hundred bucks after contributing the requested $2,000-$5,000 anyway?

Senator Tom Carper (D-DE) will be spending his weekend golfing and raising money near the beach for his First State Leadership PAC. $5,000 gets you in on the fun.

Finally, Reps. John Shadegg (R-AZ), Jean Schmidt (R-OH) and John Shimkus (R-IL) will be fundraising at the Face2Face concert on Saturday. I don’t want to beat a dead horse, so I’ll just ask that anyone who finds tickets on Craigslist email me, because $2,000 a ticket is a bit too rich for my blood and I would really love to go.

When the Boston Red Sox come to Washington on June 23rd for a friendly interleague series with the Nationals, a half dozen members hailing from the Northeast will be trying to cash in with fundraisers. And another four lawmakers hailing from states as far away as Florida and California are also taking their donors out to the ball game. (Click here to see list.)

Red Sox fans are sure to show up in droves to watch Kevin Youkilis knock one out of Nationals Park, and Reps. John Larson (D-CT), Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Jim Langevin (D-RI), and John Tierney (D-MA), all are all getting in on the game.

Larson is offering a grand slam for his donors. His idea is simple; a $5,000 check made out to “Larson for Congress” will not only pick up donors two tickets to game two, it will land them in the President’s Club for a batting practice viewing.

Reps. Steven Kagen (D-WI), Wally Herger (R-CA), Cliff Stearns (R-FL), and Adam Schiff (D-CA) are also eager to head to the park. Kagen has raised cash at baseball games before (see this invitation from May 2008); now he’s asking for $5,000 to net a buyer four tickets to game three of the upcoming series. Herger’s fundraiser will be his second at Nationals Park for the month of June. Schiff refers to his festivities as an evening “of hot dogs and homeruns” during the three game series. Stearns is raising cash for his leadership PAC, known as “The Spirit of Democratic Capitalism Fund.”

Legislators who missed out on tickets needn’t worry. They can follow Rep. John Tierney’s (MA-6) example and host pre-game celebrations well in advance of the actual series; he still asks for $5,000 for a “host,” and $2,500 from PACs.