Taste the music
Sample the offerings from a local chef while listening to quintessential 90s sounds for a delightful evening Sunday, December 12 at the 3rd Annual R&B Taste Experience. Chef Sierra Symone of SiSi’s Pop Up Catering will serve five courses of her finest eats along with several of her signature cocktails, with a 90’s R&B musical soundtrack, live painting and area vendors. $60. 5-9pm. Over the Top Occasions Venue, LLC, 5359 Dorr St. Reserve tickets at eventbrite.com.
Let your senses tell the tale
Test your senses as a true sommelier, including the ability to determine the region, vintage or even producer of a bottle of wine using only your eyes, nose and taste buds at this month’s Toledo Museum of Art’s monthly Wine by the Glass Pavilion event, Friday, December 17. The first blind tasting held by TMA, the event will also feature a bottle of wine raffled off to a lucky winner. $35 for TMA members, $50 for the general public. 6:30-8:30pm. 2445 Monroe St. 419-255-8000. toledomuseum.org
Bringing Sunshine to your Saturday
Cookies, Cards and Bingo. Really, it’s all there in the name. Sounds like a great distraction during the holiday season, doesn’t it? Sunshine Studios in Maumee offers a monthly class where a guest instructor helps attendees create some simple but memorable greeting cards. Throw some delicious cookies into the mix along with calling a few rounds of Bingo and you have a fun time for all. Pre-registration required for all attendees. $15. 1-3pm. Saturday, December 13. 305 Conant St., Maumee. 419-891-8877. sunshinestudio.org