Wine instead of beer on the 4th — wuuut?
July 3, 6-8 pm, and July 4, noon-3 pm
Beer tents are standard community fest fare ’round these parts, but consider dressing up Independence Day with “All American Wines” (Friday, $20/door, $15 with RSVP) and “BBQ Wines” (Saturday, $10, waived with purchase), two tasting/education sessions at Square Wine Company, 5 N. Pinckney St. RSVP: 608-819-6191.
Hola, el Mercado del Agricultor de Centro Hispano
July 7, 8 am-1 pm
The latest addition to the local roster of farmers’ markets launches this week with four vendors, to start, in the front parking lot of Centro Hispano, 810 W. Badger Rd. The market will be held on Tuesdays through Nov. 2. Venga y disfrute con su familia! Actividades para niños y muestras de comida!
The loverly Cubberly
July 8, 11 am-noon, demos at 11 and 11:30 am
Chef Chris Cubberley of Portage Pi at the Graduate Madison hotel, 601 Langdon St., will be guest chef at the Wednesday morning Dane County Farmers’ Market, in the 200 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Cubberly will demo his favorite pie-making methods and share tips. One more crucial piece of info: Yes, there will be pie samples.