SATURDAY, MAY 5
A Spring Craft Beer Fest with Mexican food and live music, hosted by High Street Grill, 64 High St, Mount Holly, will be held across from the Burlington County Courthouse. 2:30 to 6:30 PM; $40. Tickets and more information: 609-265-9199.
An Evening With Wines of the World will be held at the Orange Lawn Tennis Club, 305 N Ridgewood Rd, South Orange, to benefit the Kindersmile Foundation. 7 PM to midnight. $125; cocktail attire. For tickets, visit www.mightynorthjersey.com/winesoftheworldfundraiser.
A Chocolate Championship Tour & Tasting will be held throughout Cape May, with attendees judging and voting on their favorite chocolate concoctions. 1 to 3:30 PM; $25, children ages three to twelve $15. For more information and reservations, call the Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts at 800-275-4278 or log on to www.capemaymac.org.
MONDAY, MAY 7
The Epicurean Society of Southern New Jersey will host a dinner at Patsy’s Trattoria, Atlantic Club Casino Hotel (formerly the Hilton), 3400 Pacific Ave, Atlantic City. The guest speaker is wine enthusiast John Lugo, an agent with the Division of Gaming Enforcement in Atlantic City. 6:30 PM; $45, members $35; a $5 gratuity will be added to the admission price. For reservations, contact Ed Blake at 609-645-3330 or e-mail [email protected].
A Benziger wine tasting with small accompaniments will be held at Eno Terra, 4484 Rt 27, Kingston. 6 PM; $35 plus tax and gratuity. Reservations: 609-497-1777.
TUESDAY, MAY 8
A moonlight tour of Grounds for Sculpture and a three-course dinner at Rat’s, 16 Fairgrounds Rd, Hamilton, will be held at 7 PM; $65, members $55. Price includes tax and gratuity; beverages are extra. Reservations: 609-586-0616.
A Chef’s Gala with guest of honor Lidia Bastianich will be held at the Alpine Country Club, 80 Anderson Ave, Demarest, to benefit Table to Table. 6:30 PM; $400; black tie optional. For tickets, call 201-444-5500.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 9
An Art Salon: Joie de Vivre II event with Seward Johnson, the founder of Grounds for Sculpture, will be held at Rat’s Restaurant, 16 Fairgrounds Rd, Hamilton. Noon to 3 PM; $175, members $150. Price includes lunch and a glass of wine. Reservations: 609-586-0616.