Today

Thursday Night Rush Hour Relief at the Wine Bar. 5-7 p.m. Cranbrook Whole Foods, 990 W. Eisenhower Parkway, Ann Arbor. An exploration of wine, cheese and appetizers. This week's topic: Italian Red Wines $17.

Coney Dog and Root Beer Float Night. 5-8 p.m. American Legion Post #419, 9807 Whitewood Road, Pinckney. $1.

The Produce Station's Savor and Sip to Benefit the Ann Arbor Art Center. 6:30-9 p.m. Ann Arbor Art Center, 117 W. Liberty St., Ann Arbor. Tickets available at The Produce Station and The Ann Arbor Art Center. $35. www.producestation.com.

Fall Risotto. 6:30-9:30 p.m. Ann Arbor Cooks , 5060 Jackson Road, Ann Arbor. In this full participation class, come learn this traditional Italian classic dish. Menu: Risotto with Wild Mushrooms & Vin Santo; Pumpkin Risotto; Red Wine Risotto; Blue Cheese Risotto. $65. 734-645-1030.

Italian Cookies. 5:30-9:30 p.m. Zingerman's Bakehouse, 3711 Plaza Drive, Ann Arbor. Learn the basics of making four traditional Italian cookies: biscotti, pignoli, amaretti, and ricchiarelli. Leave with four recipes and four dozen cookies you made in class. $100. www.bakewithzing.com.

Friday

Fondant Fondamentals. 1-5 p.m. Zingerman's Bakehouse, 3711 Plaza Drive, Ann Arbor. Learn to make fondant and the techniques to shape it while we decorate a 6-inch cake to take home. $100. www.bakewithzing.com.

Saturday

Gluten Free: The New Frontier. 8 a.m.-noon. Zingerman's Bakehouse , 3711 Plaza Drive, Ann Arbor. Explore gluten free baking in this all new hands-on class. Leave with several tested recipes and everything you made in class. $100. www.bakewithzing.com.

Vegan Foods and Cholesterol - Free Living. 10 a.m.-noon. Ann Arbor Whole Foods, 3135 Washtenaw Ave., Ann Arbor. Instructor Jenney Gordon will show you how to prepare full daily meals (cooking and baking) without meat or dairy products. $29 plus a materials fee of $13. www.wccnet.edu.

Learn to Make Fresh Mozzarella. Noon. Zingerman's Creamery, 3723 Plaza Drive, Ann Arbor. Come learn how to stretch your own from-scratch fresh mozzarella at home. $50. Reservations required. 734-929-0500.

Thanksgiving Desserts. 1-6 p.m. Ann Arbor Cooks, 5060 Jackson Road, Ann Arbor. Menu: Spiced-Pumpkin Souffled, Pear -Sour Cherry Flat Pie, Pumpkin-Pecan Buttermilk Tart with Cinnamon Whipped Cream. $65. 734-645-1030.

"Quilts and More Auction" and Italian Dinner. 5:30-8:30 p.m. First United Methodist Church of Saline, 200 N. Ann Arbor Road, Saline. Browse and buy at the craft tables, bid on silent and live auction items. Dinner starts at 6 pm. With Italian pasta, salad and dessert. Proceeds to benefit local missions. No admission fee, but freewill offering requested. sherrick04@comcast.net or 734-429-4235.

Sunday

Country Style Breakfast. 8:30-11 a.m. St. Mary's Catholic Parish, 10601 Dexter Pinckney Road, Pinckney. Proceeds help support the Music Ministry at the parish. Eggs, hash browns, biscuits and gravy, French toast, pancakes, quiche, ham, sausage, and “waffle station.” Freewill donation suggested. 734-878-3161.

Ann Arbor Free Skool: Simply Cooking- Sushi. 2 p.m. Luther Cooperative House, 1520 Hill St., Ann Arbor. Simply Cooking is a series of free bi-weekly culinary demonstrations. Local chefs Aren Stobby and Connor Otto teach the fundamentals of cooking as well as more advanced techniques. Free. www.icc.coop/houses/luther.php.

Danish: The Breakfast of Vikings. 1-5 p.m. Zingerman's Bakehouse, 3711 Plaza Drive, Ann Arbor. Pick up a few recipes, dough to take home and bake and a dozen Danish you made in class. $125. www.bakewithzing.com.

Basic Knife Skills. 1-4 p.m. Ann Arbor Cooks, 5060 Jackson Road, Ann Arbor. This hands-on class will cover how to sharpen and care for your knives, as well as proper use. $65. 734-645-1030.

Crime and Pun-ishment Murder Mystery Dinner. Seating starts at 5 p.m. Bone Heads BBQ Food & Spirits, 10256 Willis Road, Willis. A mobster murder mystery at Bone Head's BBQ, performed by the Murder Mystery Co. $28 includes dinner and murder mystery. 734-461-9250.

Monday

Senior Lunch Program. 11:30 a.m. Ann Arbor Senior Center, 1320 Baldwin Ave., Ann Arbor. Enjoy a nutritional lunch & socialize with friends, hosted by Ann Arbor Senior Center and Enrichment Program Services. Mondays through Thursdays. $2.50 for seniors ages 60 and over. 734-794-6250.

The Cancer Project Food for Life Class Series. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Ann Arbor Whole Foods, 3135 Washtenaw Ave., Ann Arbor. Cooking for a healthier life can be delicious. $60 fee for four-class series. Register at cookingtokickcancer.com/?page_id=527 or call instructor Jan Kemp at 734-424-2884.

The Kitchen Assistant Food Skills Workshop. 7-8 p.m. Ypsilanti District Library, 229 W. Michigan Ave., Ypsilanti. Darla Jaros, author of “The Kitchen Assistant,” will discuss recipes, tips and techniques that will save you time and money. Free. Registration required. 734-482-4110 ext. 1385 or www.ypsilibrary.org.

Tuesday

Lunch is Served. Noon-1 p.m. Turner Senior Resource Center, 2401 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor. Repeats every Tuesday and Friday. Reservations are required with two days prior notice. Suggested donation for those over 60 years of age is $2.50, for all others, $5. 734-998-9353 for reservations.

The Original Downtown Ypsilanti Fall/Winter Farmers' Market. 3-7 p.m. Corner Brewery, 720 Norris St., Ypsilanti. Browse through the market and find lots of holiday inspired crafts and enjoy the indoor environment. 734-480-2739.

Fair Food Network - Beyond the Refrigerator: Taking Action to Create a Fair Food System. 6-7 p.m. Cranbrook Whole Foods, 990 W. Eisenhower Parkway., Ann Arbor. Dr. Oran Hesterman and Lucinda Kurtz. Learn how you can help create a fair food system. Free. 734-975-4500.

Wholey Whole Grain Breads. 5:30-9:30 p.m. Zingerman's Bakehouse, 3711 Plaza Drive, Ann Arbor. Learn the benefits of using the whole kernel of grain. Leave with three tested recipes and three loaves you made in class. $100. www.bakewithzing.com/.

Compassionate Feast - A vegetarian dinner and roast of Martin Bandyke. 5:30-10:30 p.m. Barton Hills Country Club and Golf Course, 730 Country Club Road, Ann Arbor. Humane Society of Huron Valley's special guest (and the target of the roast) is Martin Bandyke, morning host at Ann Arbor's 107one. Music by Lucciana Costa. Afterglow from 9 to 10:30 p.m. Tickets are $125 and $75, and proceeds benefit HSHV. www.hshv.org.

Michigan Trophy Winners’ Wines Featured at Mitten Wine Tasting Fundraising Event. 6:30-9 p.m. Hathaway's Hideaway, 310 S. Ashley St., Ann Arbor. Proceeds will fund Selma Cafe's mission to build hoop houses for small farms locally. Hosted by Selma Café founders Lisa Gottlieb and Jeff McCabe. Assortment of foods produced by top local chefs. $60. www.repastspresentandfuture.org.

Heirloom Harvest: Preserving our Harvest. 7-10 p.m. Zingerman's Roadhouse , 2501 Jackson Ave., Ann Arbor. Special Dinner #97. James Beard-nominated Chef Alex Young is cooking a flavorful dinner reflecting the flavors of the autumn fields. $45. www.zingermansroadhouse.com/special-dinner-reservations/.

Raw Foods: Winter and Holiday Raw Food Diet. 7-9 p.m. Crazy Wisdom Bookstore and Tea Room, 114 S. Main St., Ann Arbor. Ellen Livingston will give a short talk about how a raw food diet can help us attain superior health, followed by a food demonstration (with samples) and Q&A. Free. 734-994-4589.

Wednesday

Wednesday Wine Tasting. 6-7 p.m. Paeasano’s, 3411 Washtenaw Ave., Ann Arbor. Sample five up and coming wines from Italy. Chef Isabella creates tasty appetizers to accompany the bold flavors. $25. 734-971-0484.

Prelude Dinner. 5:30 p.m. University of Michigan Alumni Center, 200 Fletcher St., Ann Arbor. Prelude to the University Musical Society’s Assi El Helani performance. Speaker: Louis Nagel, Professor of Piano, U-M School of Music, Theatre & Dance. $50 per person. 734-764-8489.

In the Whole Lifestyle Classroom: Turkey Basics 101. 6 p.m. Cranbrook Whole Foods, 990 W. Eisenhower Parkway, Ann Arbor. Meat team leader Hank will demonstrate how to prepare and roast the perfect turkey. $10. 734-997-7500

Basic Knife Skills. 6:30-9:30 p.m. Ann Arbor Cooks, 5060 Jackson Road, Ann Arbor. This hands-on class will cover how to sharpen and care for your knives, as well as proper use. $65. 734-645-1030.

Michigan Homemade Food Law - Talk & Potluck. 6:30 p.m. Pittsfield Grange, 3337 Ann Arbor-Saline Road, Ann Arbor. Frank Gublo will talk about the new law that allows people to make certain foods in their home kitchens and sell them at farmers' markets. Potluck supper at 6:30, program at 7:15. Free; bring a dish to pass. 734-426-0241.

Tea 101. 7-9 p.m. Zingerman's Deli, 422 Detroit St., Ann Arbor. Taste through the six major categories of tea harvested from the Camellia Sinensis plant. $25. 734-663-DELI.

Nov. 11

Thursday Night Rush Hour Relief at the Wine Bar. 5-7 p.m. Cranbrook Whole Foods, 990 W. Eisenhower Parkway, Ann Arbor. An exploration of wine, cheese and appetizers. This week's topic: White Wines to Enjoy with Turkey. $17.

Pick me up! Tiramisu. 5:30-9:30 p.m. Zingerman's Bakehouse, 3711 Plaza Drive, Ann Arbor. Make and assemble a world-class tiramisu from scratch. Leave with several tested recipes and complete tiramisu to enjoy at home. $125. www.bakewithzing.com.

Holiday Entertaining with Seafood. 6 p.m. Cranbrook Whole Foods, 990 W. Eisenhower Parkway, Ann Arbor. Led by seafood Team Leader Craig. $10.

Eating To Thrive with Mark Perlmutter. 7-9 p.m. Ann Arbor Whole Foods, 3135 Washtenaw Ave., Ann Arbor. Understanding True foods versus non-foods. Free. 734-975-4500.

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