Banana splits, corks, kegs, garlic and tomatoes are on festival calendar

Festivals

Food Truck Event: Brentwood Baldwin Whitehall Chamber of Commerce presents a food truck night with Pittsburgh Pierogi Truck, Pittsburgh Po’Boy, Bado’s Pizza Grill, Sugar & Spice Ice Cream, Beatnik

Sweet Eats & Dessert and Cousins Maine Lobster Truck. 5 to 7 p.m. Aug. 23 at Baldwin High School Central Lot. bbwchamber.com/ documents/ FoodTruck_2018.jpg.

Great American Banana Split Celebration: Food, live entertainment, vendors, 5K, car cruise, pieeating contest and fireworks in the town where the banana split was reportedly invented. Aug. 24- 26 in Latrobe. Free admission. bananasplitfest.com/.

Shiloh Farm Open House: Farm tours, food and the Farm Olympics, an obstacle course of farmthemed physical challenges. Noon to 4 p.m. Aug. 25 at Shiloh Farm, Homewood. growpittsburgh.org/event/shilohCorks & Kegs Festival: Craft beer, regional wine, spirits, food trucks, shopping, live music. Noon to 9 p.m. Aug. 25 and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Aug. 26 at Meadows Casino, North Strabane. corksandkegsfestival.com. Tomato and Garlic Day: Outdoor market with local and organic goods, food samples, children’s activities and cooking classes. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 26 at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, Oakland. Free admission for outdoor activities. phipps.conservatory. (Cooking classes are $40 and require registration; see website for details.)

Classes/tastings

Dark — A Chocolate Soiree: Sample six to eight chocolates while learning about the bean-to-bar craft chocolate movement. 6 to 7: 30 p.m. Aug. 23 at PointBreezeway, Point Breeze. $35. eventbrite.com (search for Dark: a chocolate soiree).

Cheese Pairings 101: Introductory class on cheese pairings featuring five essential cheeses served with specialty accompaniments and two glasses of wine. 7 to 9 p.m. Aug. 23 at Chantal’s Cheese Shop, Bloomfield. $50. Reservations: 412-6211203.

Summer Salad Ideas: Get new ideas for salads using fresh summer produce and homemade dressings. 10 a.m. Aug. 27 at Sampson Family YMCA, Plum. $10 for members; $25 for nonmembers. ymcaofpittsburgh. ( click on “Cooking Classes”).

Salt Block Cooking: Learn to grill with Himalayan salt blocks and taste watermelon feta salad, seared rib-eye with caramelized carrots and sherry vinegar, grilled potatoes and asparagus, and salted caramel apples. 6 to 8 p.m. Aug. 28 at Don’s Appliances, East Liberty. $30 includes a salt block to take home. donsappliances.com/chef-center-welcome.

For charity

Beer Garden Bash IX: Fine regional ales, lagers and ciders, plus hot dogs, veggie dogs and bratwursts with specialty toppings, desserts, and steel drum music. 6 to 8:30 p.m. Aug. 25 at Mt. Lebanon Public Library. $35; $50 for VIPs; ages 21 and up only. Advance tickets only. showclix.com/event/beer-garden

Farm Dinner: Chef Ricci Minella of Burgh Bites prepares a dinner with local produce. 5 p.m. Aug. 26 in Grandview Park, Mount Washington. $125; benefits Friends of Grandview Park. facebook.com (search for “Farm Dinner”).