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CT Firefighters Charitable Foundations Annual Wine and Beer Tasting, October 27, 6:30 - 9:30 p.m., Trumbull Marriott Hotel, 180 Hawley Lane, Trumbull. 203-9886689, $35 per person. Proceeds will be donated to the Connecticut Burn Center at Bridgeport Hospital and our foundations peer support program for Connecticut Burn Survivors. Squash That Cooking Class: Oct. 28, 6:30 p.m., Chef’s Emporium, 449 Boston Post Road, Orange, 203-7992665, $50. Squash is one of those versatile vegetables that can be used 100 different ways. Learn ways to substitute out some carbs. Menu: Bacon Spaghetti Squash & Parmesan Fritters, Winter Squash Soup with Gruyere Croutons, Cajun Chicken Spaghetti Bake. Information at http://bit.ly/2hPJIbX Consiglio’s Cooking Demonstration and Dinner: Nov. 2 or 15, 6:30 p.m., Consiglio’s Restaurant, 165 Wooster St., New Haven, 203-865-4489 (reservations required), $65 (beverages, tax and gratuity not included). Preparation of a four-course meal is demonstrated. Each course is shown, step by step, and then served. Learn how to make some of Consiglio’s trademark dishes: Baked Stuffed Eggplant, Tortellini tossed with Sausage, Roasted Tomato, and Spinach, Veal Osso Bucco, Pumpkin Cheesecake.

Raise Your Glass for Napa/ Sonoma and our Firefighters Wine Tasting, Nov. 5, 3 -5:30 pm., Assaggio, 168 Montowese St., Branford. 203-4835426. $40 includes tasting of wines from Napa and Sonoma, cocktails from Litchfield Distillery and hors d’oeuvres prepared by Assaggio’s chef. Proceeds will help support Napa/Sonoma community and the brave firefighters battling the area’s wildfires.