FRIDAY, JULY 27
A Merchants in Venice Seafood Festival with entertainment will be held on Asbury Ave from 6th to 9th Sts, Ocean City, from 5 to 9 PM; free admission. For more information, call 609-525-9300.
SATURDAY, JULY 28
The Herbertsville Honey Harvest will be held at Grounds for Sculpture, 18 Fairgrounds Rd, Hamilton. 11 AM; free with park admission. Information: 609-586-0616.
An annual open-house festival and wine tasting will be held at Rutgers Gardens, 112 Ryders Ln, New Brunswick. 10 AM to 4 PM; Rutgers garden members and children ages seventeen and under enter free; $5 non-member adult admission.
SUNDAY, JULY 29
A Wine and A-PAW-tizers fundraiser for the Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge will be held at Flirt Sushi Lounge, 140 W Allendale Ave, Allendale. 6 to 9 PM; $75. For tickets, e-mail [email protected] or send a check Rob Lehmann, 52 Saxonia Ave, Wyckoff, NJ 07481.
SUNDAY, JULY 29, TO THURSDAY, AUGUST 2
Farm to Feast Restaurant Week will be held at participating restaurants in Bordentown from 4 to 10 PM, with three courses for $25 or $35. Information: www.downtownbordentown.com.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 2
A four-course Veuve Clicquot champagne dinner will be held at Blue Morel Restaurant and Wine Bar, Westin Governor Morris Hotel, 2 Whippany Rd, Morristown. 7 to 9:30 PM; $129 including tax and gratuity. Reservations: 973-451-2619.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 3
A Cakebread wine dinner will be held at Salt Creek Grille, 1 Rockingham Row, Princeton Forrestal Village (Rt 1), Princeton; 7 PM. Call 609-419-4200 for reservations and more information.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 5
A two-hour Wines of Burgundy tasting class will be held in the Napa Room at the Crystal Springs Clubhouse, Crystal Springs Country Club, Hardyston, followed by a tour of the resort’s 135,000-bottle Wine Spectator award–winning cellar. 2:30 to 4:30 PM; $30, social members $25. Call 973-827-5996 ext 3 to sign up.
Chef André de Waal from André’s Restaurant in Newton will be presenting a six-course meal including sushi, sashimi, and Japanese-inspired dishes at Salt Studio, 109 Rt 206, Andover. A mix of traditional and nontraditional dishes will be presented using local and imported ingredients. Seats will be sold on the half hour between 5:30 and 7:30; $75 with an optional beverage pairing for $30, including cocktails, beer, and sake; tax and gratuity are extra. Tickets can be purchased at www.saltgastropub.com.
A three-course murder-mystery dinner, “A Very Noir Pinot or Sour Grapes,” by local playwright Jeanne-Andree Nelson, will be held at the Palm Restaurant, 2801 Pacific Ave, Quarter at Tropicana Casino and Resort, Atlantic City. 5:30 PM; $75 plus beverage, tax, and service charge. The show will also be produced on August 20 at 6 PM, August 27 at 6 PM, September 9 at 5 PM, and September 23 at 5 PM. Reservations: 609-344-0483.