CHEF’S SERIES WITH CITY TABLE
Where/When: Bauer Wine & Spirits, Thursday, 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Why Go: Chef Dennis Wilson of City Table provides the snacks, Bauer provides the wine. And it’s free. This one’s kind of a no-brainer.
Pricing: Free

PARKARTS KICKOFF CELEBRATION
Where/When: Copley Square, Thursday, 6 p.m.
Why Go: U.S. Navy band, Rhode Island Sound, provides a little night music in celebration of ParkART’s 15th anniversary.
Pricing: Free

JEEP QUEST FOR THE COMPASS
Where/When: The Pru, Saturday, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Why Go: Recruit your favorite partner in crime for a chance to win a 2011 Jeep Compass. Teams of two will follow clues leading them to different spots around the city. Team members will then use their mobile phones to answer riddles and complete mini challenges. Register here.
Pricing: Free

STARLIGHT’S STARMAZING RACE
Where/When: Begins at California Pizza Kitchen, Saturday, 11:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Why Go: Yes, we agree that “STARmazing Race” is kind of an awful moniker but the scavenger hunt is for a good cause—Starlight creates programs that help seriously ill children and their families—so we’re going to let it go. Grab your team of two to four and register here by Friday, June 24.
Pricing: $50

MARGARITA SMIRNOVA’S SALSA & SWING LAUNCH PARTY
Where/When: Vlora, Saturday, 9:30 p.m.
Why Go: The night begins with some “fashionable cocktails” (if you know what that means, let us know), followed by salsa and swing classes/demonstrations. Here’s to hoping there’s a Maksim Chmerkovskiy in the bunch…
Pricing: $15