FRIDAY, MARCH 30
Hudson County CASA’s sixth annual wine tasting, Sweets & Eats, will be held in the Atrium in the Harborside Financial Center, Jersey City. 6 to 9 PM; $70. For more information and tickets, visit www.hudsoncountycasa.org.
FRIDAY, MARCH 30, AND SATURDAY, MARCH 31
The Atlantic City Beer Festival will be held at the Atlantic City Convention Center, 1 Miss America Way, Atlantic City, featuring craft beers and brewers, along with culinary demonstrations from local chefs, beer seminars, vendors, and music. March 30, 7 to 11 PM; March 31, noon to 4 PM and 6 to 10 PM. For more information and tickets, visit www.acbeerfest.com.
FRIDAY, MARCH 30, THROUGH SUNDAY, APRIL 1
The New Jersey Wine & Food Festival will be held at Crystal Springs Resort, Hardyston, to benefit the James Beard Foundation and the Bocuse d’Or USA Foundation. The events will include a grand tasting, a wine cellar dinner with guest of honor Thomas Keller, a Top Chefs & Top Wines dinner featuring five boutique wines, and seminars with winemakers and chefs. Call 973-827-5996 ext 3.
SATURDAY, MARCH 31
Diamonds and Denim, a charity gala hosted by the American Red Cross, Jersey Coast Chapter, will be held at the Spring Lake Golf Club, 901 Warren Ave, Spring Lake Heights; $225. For ticket info, call Kim Price at the Red Cross at 732-493-9100 ext 1227.
SUNDAY, APRIL 1
A wine and food tasting will be held at Branches, 123 Monmouth Rd, West Long Branch. Admission includes samplings of NJ wines, food, and a souvenir wineglass. Noon to 5 PM; $20 in advance, $25 at the door. For tickets, visit www.newjerseywines.com.
MONDAY, APRIL 2
Sample food from 30 chefs and restaurants and try more than 200 wines at Taste of Madison, which will be held at the Park Avenue Club, 184 Park Ave, Florham Park, and hosted by Gary’s Wine & Marketplace. This annual fund-raising event is organized by the Madison Rotary Club Foundation, the Madison Chamber of Commerce, and the Madison Downtown Development Commission. 7 to 9:30 PM; regular tickets $65, VIP tickets $100. For more information, call 973-822-0200 ext 128.
Alumni faculty from the Academy of Culinary Arts at Atlantic Cape Community College, 5100 Black Horse Pike, Mays Landing, will prepare a five-course meal in Careme’s Restaurant on the campus. 6:30 PM; $30. Reservations: 609-343-4940.
TUESDAY, APRIL 3, THROUGH SATURDAY, MAY 5
A wine-themed art show, the Intersection of Art and Wine, will be held at GAS Gallery and Studio, 411 Ridgewood Rd, Maplewood, from April 3 through May 5, featuring local artists who have done wine-themed original artwork and wine industry professionals with art backgrounds. On April 14, there will be a panel discussion and wine tasting from 3 to 7 PM with the participating artists and Hank Zona, host of The Grapes Unwrapped on SOMAtv and owner of Swirl Wine Events (http://swirlwineevents.com/wordpress). Free.