Meson Sabika to host sangria tasting event
Taste one sangria or taste them all at Meson Sabika's sangria tasting event. Enjoy samples of peach, pomegranate, mango and sparkling apple sangria. Couple drinks with passed tapas and live entertainment on the outdoor patio. $15 per person includes samples of sangria and small bites appetizers.
Facts: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 16, at Meson Sabika, 1025 Aurora Ave., Naperville. (630) 983-3000 or www.mesonsabika.com.
Learn it
Everybody loves to drink sangria, but who knows how to make it? You will. That's who. Catch Arrowhead's sangria mixology class featuring several sangria recipes in whites and reds. For $10, enjoy drink samples, appetizer samples and the acoustic rock band Avalance. $10 per person. Reservations required.
Facts: 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, July 16, at Arrowhead Restaurant and Bar, 26w151 Butterfield Road, Wheaton. (630) 510-5070 or www.arrowheadgolfclub.org.
Fight it out
Catch two huge televised Ultimate Fighting Championships on the line Saturday at Durty Nellie's. Brock Lesnar defends his crown against rival Frank Mir, and Georges "Rush" St-Pierre takes on Thiago "Pitbull" Alves. Doors open at 6 p.m. with UFC 100 starting at 7 p.m. Enjoy $3.50 Corona Light bottles, $3 Bud Light Lime bottles, $7 Bud/Bud Light pitchers and $4.50 bass ale pints. No cover.
Facts: Doors open 6 p.m. at Durty Nellie's, 180 N. Smith St., Palatine. (847) 358-9150 or www.durtynellies.com.