TODAY

Five-course Raid Our Cellar wine dinner, Napa Valley Grille, Providence, 6 p.m., $100 (401.270.6272)

Rhone Valley wine dinner, UpStairs on the Square, Cambridge, 6:30 p.m., $65 (617.864.1933)

Taste of Positano paired wines buffet, Twin Oaks, Cranston, 6 p.m., $70 (twinoaksrest.com and 401.781.0699)

Tour de Champagne preview dinner, The Charles Hotel, Boston, 6 p.m., $125 (617.661.5000) Northern Italian wine dinner, Sherborn Inn, Sherborn, 6:30 p.m., $45 (508.655.9521)

Seasonal Sips: Piedmont, Meritage, Boston, 5:30-7 p.m., $25 (617.439.3995)

Boston Wine Festival: Rising stars, Boston Harbor Hotel, Boston, 7 p.m., $145 (bostonwinefestival.net, 888.660.wine and 617.330.9355)

TOMORROW

All You Can Eat Chili Night, Tim Hortons, Pawtucket, 5-7 p.m., $5, benefits Jenks Junior High School (401.475.8994)

Regional Tasting Series: Burgundy, By Jove!, Radius, Boston, $65 (617.426.1234)

Boston Wine Festival: Frog's Leap, Boston Harbor Hotel, Boston,6:30 p.m., $185 (bostonwinefestival.net, 888.660.wine and 617.330.9355)

SATURDAY

Medieval music concert with homemade soups and breads, Murray Unitarian Universalist Church, Attleboro, 7-8:30 p.m., $10(508.222.0505)

Texas Hold'Em tournament, The Moose Cabin, Attleboro, 7 p.m., $50, benefits South Attleboro Lions Club (774.644.0095 and 508.226.1177)First R.I. State Chili Cookoff, Portsmouth High School, 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Shopping Federal Hill with Cindy Salvato, Providence, 9 a.m.-noon, $50 (rimarkettours.com and 401.934.2149)

SUNDAY

Kickoff Party for DinnerFest, 28 Degrees, Boston, 5-8 p.m., $20 , benefits Boston Living Center (617.236.1012.x256)

Four-course Stags Leap District wine dinner, The Fireplace, Boston, 7 p.m., $85 (617.975.1900)

NEXT WEEK

MONDAY

Old-fashioned clambake, Pinelli's Cafe, West Warwick, 6 p.m., $34.95, BYOB (401.821.8828)

Duckhorn wine dinner, Tempo, Waltham, 6-11 p.m., $80 (781.891.9000)

TUESDAY

Wine Divas, Eleven Forty Nine, Warwick, $29.95 (401.884.1149)

Boston Wine Festival: Stag's Leap Wine Cellars, Boston Harbor Hotel, Boston, 6:30 p.m., $195 (bostonwinefestival.net, 888.660.wine and 617.330.9355)

WEDNESDAY

Legendary Wines of Villa Antinori, Go Fish, Olde Mistick Village, 5:30 p.m., $18 (gofishct.com and 860.536.2662)

Boston Wine Festival: Robert Foley Vineyards, Boston Harbor Hotel, Boston, 6:30 p.m., $210 (bostonwinefestival.net, 888.660.wine and 617.330.9355)

THURSDAY

Chefs Cooking for Hope, 125 High St., Boston, 6:30-9 p.m., $100, benefits Dana-Farber (dana-farber.org/friends-chefs and 617.632.3909)

Seasonal Sips: Pacific Northwest, Meritage, Boston, 5:30-7 p.m., $25 (617.439.3995)

Boston Wine Festival: Chateau Beychevelle, Boston Harbor Hotel, Boston, 6:30 p.m., $225 (bostonwinefestival.net, 888.660.wine and 617.330.9355)

FRIDAY

Four-course pre-concert dinner, 3 Steeple Street, Providence, 5:30 p.m., $65, precedes Yo-Yo Ma concert at PPAC at 8 p.m. (401.272.3620)

Kendall-Jackson wine dinner, The Boat House, Tiverton, 6:30 p.m., $65 (401.624.6300)

Regional Tasting Series: Piedmont, the Frenchest of Italian, Radius, Boston, $65 (617.426.1234)

Boston Wine Festival: California cabernet reception, Boston Harbor Hotel, Boston, 7 p.m., $75 (bostonwinefestival.net, 888.660.wine and 617.330.9355)

SATURDAY

Mardi Gras Madness, Children's Museum, Easton, 7 p.m.-midnight, $60 (508.230.3789 and 508.588.2700)

A Trip Around the World: Taste and Open Houser, Greenwich Farms at Warwick, Warwick, 11:30 a.m. (401.737.7222)

Shopping Federal Hill with Cindy Salvato, Providence, 9 a.m.-noon, $50 (rimarkettours.com and 401.934.2149)

Fireside Chat: Small Batch Bourbon, The Fireplace, Boston, 3-4:15 p.m., $25 (617.975.1900)

Cooking class: Braising and Roasting, Rialto, Boston, 11 a.m., $100 (617.661.5050)

SUNDAY

Association of Professional Italian Chefs dinner, Marriott Hotel, Providence, 6 p.m., $95, benefits Federal Hill House (401.273.2652)

Cabaret Sunday dinner, L'Espalier, Boston, 6:30 p.m., $68 (617.262.3023)

Cooking class: Cookies, Sofra Bakery, Boston, 4-7 p.m., $100 (617.661.0505.x17)

MORE IN MARCH

MARCH

Monday, March 9

Tastings University: Factors Affecting the Style, Quality & Price of Wine, with food pairings, Tastings Wine Bar & Bistro, Foxboro, $65 (tastingswinebarandbistro.com and 508.203.9463)

Tuesday, March 10

Spring Fling for Kids Can Cook, UpStairs on the Square, Cambridge, 6-9 p.m., $50 (617.864.1933)

Performing Arts Supper Series: Hip-Hop with Rennie Harris, Rialto, 7 p.m., $100 (617.661.5050)

Cheese Tuesdays: Mountain Made Cheese, dinner, L'Espalier, Boston, 7 p.m., $68 (617.262.3023)

Boston Wine Festival: Domaine Pierre Morey, Boston Harbor Hotel, Boston, 6:30 p.m., $225 (bostonwinefestival.net, 888.660.wine and 617.330.9355)

Wednesday, March 11

American Red Cross Heroes Campaign kick-off wine tasting, Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar, Providence, 5-7 p.m., $50 (flemingssteakhouse.com and 401.831.7700.x123)