Night life events: Miller's fetes Olympics, International Beer Day Friday

Olympics opening day at Miller's

Catch the opening ceremony of the Olympics and International Beer Day at Miller's Lombard Ale House Friday. Happy hour specials from 4 to 7 p.m. include $2 pints of Miller Lite and Coors Light, $2.95 Captain Morgan and Smirnoff cocktails, $3 house wines, $4 pints of Blue Moon, Leinenkugel and Terrapin Hopsecutioner, and $6 pitchers of Miller Lite and Coors Light. Guests get a special Olympics prize, supplies limited. Miller's Lombard Ale House is at 455 E. Butterfield Road, Lombard. (630) 241-3371 or millersalehouse.com/location/lombard-ale-house.

Beelow's beer dinner

Beelow's Steakhouse hosts the dog days of summer beer dinner featuring Lagunitas Brewing at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 9. Food pairings include: Beelow's meatballs from the farm in Mundelein served with peppercorn gravy; lobster and smoked cheddar mac and cheese; garlic mashed potatoes and root vegetables; and chocolate chip pretzel bread pudding. Beer pairings are: Czech Style Pils, Censored Copper Ale, Little Sumpin' Sumpin', IPA and WTF Brown Ale. $65 per person, excluding tax and gratuity. Beelow's Steakhouse is at 763 S. Rand Road, Lake Zurich. (847) 540-0600 or beelows.com/.

CPK's new drinks

California Pizza Kitchen recently rolled out the next chapter at its Arlington Heights and Warrenville locations - menu updates that focus on handcrafted cocktails and local brews. Try the California Roots, made with fresh avocado, shaken smooth with Svedka vodka, mint and lime and a fennel salt rim, for $10.29; or the Blueberry Ginger Smash, fresh muddled blueberries, lime and cranberry with Jack Daniels Tennessee Whiskey and Domaine de Canton Ginger, for $10.89. California Pizza Kitchen is at 3 S. Evergreen, Arlington Heights, (847) 590-0801, and 28258 Diehl Road, Warrenville, (630) 393-0852. cpk.com/.