KEX Fest returns:
SDCM Restaurant Group celebrates its chefs, bartenders, food and drinks at the fourth edition of this one-day festival of food, drink and live music by Jazz Cartel and DJ Girth. The event includes wine, beer and spirits tastings, VIP lounge, silent disco and wine sensory experience, Tito’s Vodka pop-up bar, tiki speakeasy, whole fish and agave breakdown demonstrations, tarot card readings, seasonal doughnuts and more. 1 to 7 p.m. Sunday. Kettner Exchange, 2001 Kettner Blvd., San Diego. $89. kettnerexchange.com
“Emo Brunch” launches Saturday: Bucket Listers Events will host four weekend brunch events Saturday through May 22 that celebrate the “emo” music of the early 2000s, including My Chemical Romance, Panic! at the Disco and Fall Out Boy. Participants can dress in their best emo gear, listen to favorite tunes and dine on themed chicken and doughnuts, breakfast burgers, hash browns and more. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sunday and May 21 and 22. Tin Roof, 401 G St., San Diego. $50 for a 90-minute session. Ages 18 and up only. bucketlisters.com/sandiego
Prisoner Wine Dinner at Provisional Kitchen: Pendry San Diego hotel in the Gaslamp Quarter will host a four-course wine-pairing dinner prepared by chef Brandon Sloan in collaboration with Prisoner Wine Co. of Napa Valley. Dishes will include duck confit cavatelli and dry-aged Prime New York strip with truffle risotto. 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Dinner and wine is $150. 550 J St., San Diego. (619) 738-7300, https://bit.ly/3w5cgnP
Foodies 4 Foster Kids returns:
Thirty-seven San Diego restaurants are raising money during the month of May for the local foster youth and young adult charity Promises2Kids. Proceeds from the sale of a dish on each venue’s menu will benefit the group. For a list of participating restaurants or to make an online gift, visit give.promises2kids.org/ foodies4fosterkids2022
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