Sample wine, cheese, beer at festivals
Festivals
Wine and Cheese Festival: Compare and rate commercially produced wines and enjoy food. 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Saturday at Blueberry Hill Park Activity Center in Franklin Park. $30; $25 for Franklin Park residents; ages 21 and up only. Benefits Franklin Park Community Scholarship Fund. facebook.com (search for “Wine and Cheese Festival”).
Fall Fest Craft Beer Tasting: The Dormont Area Business Association presents a fall fest with more than a dozen craft beers, food, music and basket raffles. 8 to 11:30 p.m. Saturday at the Dormont Pool. $20. eventbrite.com (search for “DABA Fall Fest CraftBeer Tasting”).
Classes/demos
Kids in the Kitchen: Nutritional food prep class for parents and children, with kids taking the lead. 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday at First United Presbyterian Church of Crafton Heights. $25 for adults; $10 for kids. facebook.com (search for “Kids in the Kitchen!!”).
Don’t Be Shy About Pie: Jackie Cleary of Auburn Meadows Farm teaches how to make mini pork pies and pumpkin-apple hobo pies. 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at East End Food Co-op, Point Breeze. $15. Register ahead: eastendfood. coop “Community,” then on “Events”).
For charity
Spaghetti Dinner: Proceeds support the George A. Steiner Memorial Food Bank at the church. 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday at Concord Presbyterian Church, Carrick. $10 for adults, $5 for children under age 10. concordpgh.org.
Spaghetti Dinner: Pasta, salad, bread, beverage and
dessert. 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday at Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, Penn Hills. $9; $7 for veterans; $5 for children; free for ages 3 and under. gracelutheranpgh.org.
Farm Benefit Brunch: Superior Motors chef Kevin Sousa cooks brunch outdoors using an earthen cob oven. 1 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday at Garfield Community Farm. $100; benefits Garfield Community Farm. eventbrite.com (search for “Farm Benefit Brunch withKevin Sousa”).
Sunday Supper: Chefs Jamilka Borges and Justin Severino create 10 courses elevating food “rescued” by 412 Food Rescue. 6 to 10 p.m. Sunday at Luxe Creative, Point Breeze. $175; $200 for VIPs; benefits 412 Food Rescue. eventbrite.com (search for “SundaySupper”).