L’Osteria Ristorante , 1703 Cranston St., Cranston, will host a wine dinner on Monday evening featuring wines from Sicily. Robert Goulet from Wine Marketing will be the speaker during the five course dinner. The cost is $75 which includes tax but not gratuity. For reservations call (401) 943-3140.

The Historic Waterfront District Fall Food Stroll on Main Street, New London, Conn., will be held Oct. 18 from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Some 24 restaurants, cafes and specialty food shops will participant and create dishes incorporating fresh Connecticut grown produce and made-in-Connecticut food products, such as wines and condiments. Stroll buttons used for admission are $25 in advance and $30 the day of the event. Admission includes a free drink coupon, samples of dishes served in all participating eateries and merchant specials. Buttons for students and children are $15, and do not include drink coupons. Live music will be performed in various locations throughout the district. Reservations can be made by sending a check, along with name, address and phone number, to New London Main Street, 165 State St., New London, Conn. 06320. Buttons may also be purchased online at www.newlondonmainstreet.org or at the Main Street office, Monday through Friday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Newport Mansions Wine and Food Festival with more than 130 wineries, food, celebrity wine experts and chefs will be held Sept. 28 to 30. The first day of the festival features wine dinners prepared by Newport’s chefs in select restaurants with special menus pairing food and wine. Some of the restaurants are Asterisk, Castle Hill Inn and Resort, The Clarke Cooke House and 22 Bowen’s Wine Bar and Grille. Friday night will feature the Wine and Rosecliff Gala and then on Saturday, the highlight of the weekend will be the grand tasting and live Auction at Marble House. For information or to buy tickets, visit www.NewportMansions.org

Art & Soul Coffee House returns to T’s, 1059 Park Ave, Cranston, with The Summer Cottage, a night of memorial, simplicity and reflection on Friday, Sept. 29, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. with paintings and a gallery talk with Anthony Tomaselli, poetry and story by Bill Comeau and acoustic song stylist Jeanne Murphy. Tickets are $15 in advance. For tickets, call (401) 946-5900 or see Jan, Dawn or Patty.

Cindy Salvato will give three hour Italian food tours of historic Federal Hill on Oct. 4, 11, 18 and 25 from 9 a.m. to noon. On the tour, you will be introduced to chefs, bakers and ravioli makers along with sampling cheese, antipasto, bread, wine, chocolate and more. The cost is $45. To register, call (401) 934-2149.

Stonington Vineyards will host the Harvest Wine & Food Festival on Sept. 30, and Oct. 1, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. There will be wine tastings all day, educational tours of the wine cellar and sampling of foods from several New England vendors. There will be musical entertainment. The vineyard is located at 523 Taugwonk Rd., Stonington, Conn. For information, call (860) 535-1222 or visit www.stoningtonvineyards.com.

The MS After Dark Beer Tasting will be held Sept. 28, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the Westin Hotel, Providence. Tickets are $45 in advance and $50 at the door. For information and to purchase tickets, call (401) 738-8383 or go to www.msafterdark.com.