EVENTS/TASTINGS Collision Bend Brewing Riverfest ‘23 offers music, food, games Collision Bend Brewing Company in The Flats is holding its first Riverfest from noon to 7 p.m., Sunday, August 27. The day will be full of music featuring local bands and artists, food and drink specials, a beer garden and patio games. More than a dozen shelter dogs will be available for rescue throughout the day. Tickets are $10 pre-sale, $15 at the door. DETAILS Cleveland Garlic Festival If you love garlic, follow your nose to Shaker Square for what may be the smelliest food festival in the nation. The annual event, a fundraiser for the North Union Farmers Market, features a series grill-offs between some of the area’s top chefs. You’ll also find garlic fries and garlic-infused beer, plus live music, kids’ activities and the Miss Garlic pageant. Tickets $5-$9. Aug. 26-27. 13111 Shaker Square, Cleveland. DETAILS Avon Lake Beer Fest Avon Lake Athletic Boosters return to Miller Park to host their annual fundraiser, showcasing more than 60 local and regional craft beers and wines from many of the area’s top breweries and wineries. Expect live musical performances from Carlos Jones, Midtown and Diamond Connection. Tickets $30-$50. 1-7 p.m., Aug. 26. 33760 Lake Rd., Avon Lake. DETAILS LagerLand Cleveland’s European immigrants in the 1800s helped make it one of the truly great cities for Lager in the U.S. That legacy will be celebrated at LagerLand, a beer-tasting festival held in the grand rotunda at Heinen’s downtown flagship store. The event will feature more than 40 beers from dozens of craft breweries, most of them local. Tickets $50. 6-8 p.m., Aug. 25. 900 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. DETAILS ‘Lost Restaurants of Downtown Cleveland’ author to speak Bette Lou Higgins will speak about Cleveland restaurant history at the Independence Civic Center on Friday, Aug. 25. Her storytelling program - 12:30 to 1:15 p.m. - is based on her book, “Lost Restaurants of Downtown Cleveland,” which was published in 2021 by Arcadia Publishing’s American Palate. The book focuses on historic eateries of all kinds between Public Square and Playhouse Square, including East 4th Street, Short Vincent and the Terminal Tower. Classic eateries, department-store restaurants and many others are featured along with personal anecdotes from diners. DETAILS Delmonico’s Steakhouse to hold Sunday Supper Delmonico’s Steakhouse is holding a Sunday Supper featuring Castello Banfi Winery. Michael Frantz of Castella Banfi will guide the tasting at 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 27. The menu includes passed appetizers; wild Pacific salmon with braised Tuscan white beans and kale, slow-roasted lamb ragu with pappardelle pasta; USDA Prime strip-loin roast with wild mushrooms, farro risotto and a Cabernet reduction; and torta della nonna, a custard tart, pine-nut lemon-honey mascarpone, honey drizzle. Delmonico’s is at 6001 Quarry Lane, Independence. DETAILS Female winemakers featured in Fleming’s wine-pairing dinner Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar is holding a Women Behind the Wine - Pouring Success wine dinner. Dinner is 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 26, and features wines from prominent female winemakers in California. Wineries and winemakers to be highlighted in the pairing-menu dinner with five dishes and four wines. DETAILS Corleone’s celebrates anniversary, wine awards with special dinner Corleone’s Ristorante is holding a special dinner to commemorate its 28th anniversary as well as achieving a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence for the 22nd year. The restaurant is holding a five-wine, four-course dinner at 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 28. All the wines in the dinner have been rated above 90 points from the wine publication. Corleone’s is at 5669 Broadview Road, Parma. READ MORE Bourbon-vs.-whiskey showdown set at Music Box Supper Club Music Box Supper Club has scheduled a bourbon-vs.-whiskey showdown dinner. Dinner is 6:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 1. The four-course dinner will aim to describe the differences between the two and how to pair them with food. Danielle Yasenchack of Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirts will guide the dinner. Afterward, the private-room doors will be opened for folks to watch the Cars tribute concert. Music Box is at 1148 Main Ave., Cleveland. READ MORE Annual Corks on the Concourse is coming up The annual Corks on the Concourse is scheduled at the International Women’s Air & Space Museum. The event is 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 1. It takes place the night before the official start of Cleveland National Air Show weekend. The benefit includes a wine-tasting experience featuring Ohio-based wineries, trivia with lightning-round prizes and a lifetime-achievement award presentation to pilot Sarah Byrn Rickman. READ MORE 10th Sips and Swigs fundraiser supports West Side Catholic Center The West Side Catholic Center Associate Board is holding its 10th annual Sips and Swigs fundraiser from 2 to 6 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 9. This year’s event will be held at the St. Ignatius Carfagna Family Magis Center at corner of West 32nd St. and Chatham Ave. in Cleveland’s Ohio City neighborhood. Sips and Swigs is an afternoon of craft beverages, food and live music. About two dozen craft breweries and distilleries will pour samples. READ MORE Woofstock dog, family festival returning to NE Ohio in September Rescue Village’s 30th Woofstock, a giant celebration of dogs, is coming up. What is billed as Northeast Ohio’s largest outdoor dog and family-friendly festival and fundraiser is set to return Sunday, Sept. 10. Rescue Village, the Novelty-based humane animal shelter, organizes the fest, which is at Cleveland Metroparks Polo Field in Chagrin Falls. It benefits the shelter’s efforts to care for homeless animals. There will be a variety of food trucks at the event. Appropriately enough, Four Paws Brewing Co. of Columbia Station is sponsoring the beer garden. DETAILS NE Ohio wine club to hold 1st pairing dinner The North Coast Wine Club is holding its first wine-pairing dinner. Cash bar opens at 6 p.m. Dinner will be 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 19, at the club in Solon. Nestle’s in Solon will provide the dishes, the club said. It’s at 30700 Bainbridge Road, Solon. DETAILS | 