Beer and bugs
Friday, Aug. 28, 6 to 8 pm
Adult Swim night at the Madison Children’s Museum will feature a special rooftop biergarten with five craft brews, each paired with “an edible insect treat.” Tickets ($12.75/Adult Swim plus $30, tasting package) at madisonchildrens museum.org.
Osteria Papavero dinner at JenEhr Family Farm
Saturday, Aug. 30, 5 pm
A bus will leave from the restaurant, 128 E. Wilson St., for a family-style dinner on the farm that will feature lots of in-season vegetables and meat yet-to-be-determined, but with plenty of choices for everyone. Tickets ($70) include wine, punch, dinner and the bus ride, and are available through Aug. 29 at 608-255-8376.
Heritage special dinners
Tuesday, Sept. 1 and Sept. 8, 6 pm
Heritage Tavern, 131 E. Mifflin St., is hosting a special dinner pairing series through September. The first two events are a Belgian Beer dinner on the first and a Koval Cocktail dinner on the eighth. The five-course Belgian feast will feature a lamb kitfo and a banana brûlée and duck confit tart, among other dishes, and five different Belgians. The Koval dinner will feature products from Koval, Chicago’s organic craft distillery. More at heritagetavern.com; tickets ($75) at 608-283-9500.
