Have 5-course dinner at a farm and pop-up meal at a pub
Dinners
Black Radish + Goat Rodeo Farm Dinner: Chefs from Black Radish Kitchen and Goat Rodeo Dairy serve a five-course dinner in the fields. 6 to 10 p.m. July 21 at Root and Heart Farm, West Deer. $85. eventbrite.com (search for Black Radish + Goat Rodeo Farm Dinner).
Menuette Pop-Up Dinner, Op. 3: Three-course dinner featuring local, seasonal ingredients. 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. July 24 at The Korner Pub, Mt. Lebanon. $40; ages 21 and up only. menuettepgh.
Festivals
Bakery Square Urban Beach Party: Food trucks, craft beer, live music and a 65-foot sand beach. 5 p.m. July 20 at Bakery Square, East Liberty. Free admission; $6 for single drink tickets; $20 for a drinking wristband. bakery-square.com/ bksq-events/.
Janoski Farms Wine Festival: Farm-to-fork buffet, wines from eight Pennsylvania wineries, live music. 3 to 8 p.m. July 21 at Janoski Farms, Clinton. $39 before July 20; $49 at the door; ages 21 and up only. janoskis.com/wine-festival.
Night in the Tropics: Beach Party: Beer, wine, specialty drinks, small bites from more than 30 restaurants and bakeries, hula dancers, exotic fire performers, Latin music, up-close interaction with birds. 7 to 11 p.m. July 21 at the National Aviary, North Side. $70; $150 for VIPs (includes 6 p.m. admission); ages 21 and up only. aviary.org/Night-inthe
Classes
Tiki Drinks: Learn to make exotic cocktails using tropical ingredients. 5:30 p.m. Aug. 24 at Pennsylvania Pure Distilleries (Boyd & Blair Vodka Distillery), Shaler. $45 includes distillery tour, straight spirit sampling, cocktail instructions, hors d’oeuvres and recipe cards. eventbrite.com (search for Cocktail Class: Tiki Drinks).
Yeast Bread Making Basics: Learn basic mixing, shaping and scoring techniques with yeast dough, and go home with a bowl of dough. Noon to 2 p.m. July 21 at Chatham University’s Eden Hall Campus, Richland. $50. eventbrite.com (search for Yeast Bread Making Basics).
Fermentation Workshop: Learn fermenting techniques and discover new recipes. 1 to 2:30 p.m. July 21 at Grow Pittsburgh’s Garden Resource Center, Larimer. $10. growpittsburgh.
Summer Shrubs: Learn to make these refreshing, tart-sweet drinks that comprise concentrated syrup made from fruit, vinegar and sugar mixed with water. Noon to 3 p.m. July 22 at Chatham University’s Eden Hall Campus, Richland. $65. eventbrite.com (search for Summer Shrubs).
Food & exercise
Bar Climb: Start at Threadbare Cider, climb city steps up to Scratch Food & Beverage, go back down to Penn Brewery and then finish up at Wigle Whiskey. 5 p.m. July 20 at participating North Side bars. Free registration; food and drink specials offered at each bar for climbers. threadbarecider.
Wild Edibles Walk: Brooke Smokelin of Mookshi Wellness Center leads an excursion into urban woodlands to identify edible and medicinal plants. 10 a.m. to noon July 22 at Fern Hollow parking lot in Frick Park. $ 15. eastendfood.coop/ eventscal/wild-edibleswalk/.