• Lent Special – 11 a.m., Craft’d, 16031 S Lincoln Hwy, Plainfield. Featured menu items such as cedar plank salmon, margaritaville whitefish, Caesar wedge, pear salad. Call Call 815-782-8832 or visit thecraftdlife.com.
March 26
• Fermentation Demonstration – 6 to 7:30 p.m., Health Nutz, 19844 South LaGrange Road, Mokena. Learn how to make kombucha (fermented black tea) and sauerkraut. Tickets by Eventbrite.com under Learn by DOING Fermentation Demonstration – Drovers Trail Natural Farm.
March 28
• Art of Gnocchi: Cooking Class – 6 to 9 p.m., Francesca’s Fortunato 40 Kansas St., Frankfort. Guests will make pasta dough from scratch and learn the simple techniques for cutting and shaping a variety of gnocchi pastas. Sampling recipes included, $75. RSVP at 815-464-1890.
March 29
• “The Way of the Coyote:” Dinner/Lecture with author Gavin Van Horn – 6 to 9 p.m.,
The Gaylord Building Historic Site, 200 West 8th St., Lockport. Purchase tickets at eventbrite.com.
March 30
• Spaghetti Dinner – 5 to 8 p.m., Plainfield Moose 16310 S Lincoln Hwy, Ste 100, Plainfield. Benefits new roof at Illinois House at Mooseheart. Entertainment by Jib Brothers. Raffles.
• Italian Night – 6 to 9 p.m., Grace Episcopal Church, 209 N Pine St., New Lenox. Italian-themed dinner and entertainment by singer Nino Folino. $15. For tickets, visit gracenewlenox.org.
March 31
•Biscuits and Gracy 9 to 10:15 a.m., Coal City United Methodist Church, 6805 E McArdle Road, Coal City. Biscuits and sausage gravy, fruit, coffee, juice. Free will donation. For information, call 815-634-8670 or visit coalcityum.org.
• Cooking Class: Pancit Noodle – 3 to 4:30 p.m., Mora Asian Kitchen, Bolingbrook 627 East Boughton Road, Ste 115, Bolingbrook. Tickets and information at eventcombo.com.
April 1
• Opening Day – Noon to 10 p.m., Hazel Marie’s 24030 W. Lockport St., Plainfield. Star 96.7 will broadcast live from 3 to 6 p.m. Call 815-782-3166 or visit hazelmariesicecream.com.