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Published: Jul 20, 2010

The Maine Event at fish

Tue., July 27, 6 and 8:30 p.m., $85

Chef Mike Stollenwerk is putting together a beer dinner to celebrate Maine's prodigious seafood bounty. Enjoy a seven-course prix-fixe menu featuring innovative renderings of classic Maine fare, like seafood "chowda," Peekytoe crab, fried Pemaquid oysters and lobster. Each course will be paired with a beer from one of three Maine breweries: Allagash, Shipyard and Sea Dog. fish, 1708 Lombard St., 215-545-9600, fishphilly.com.

South Philadelphia Tap Room Wheat Beer Fest

Sat., July 24, noon, pay as you go

SPTR is rolling out a block party dedicated solely to wheaties, the drink of champions. Pay just $3 a glass for 29 different wheat beer varieties, including Bell's Oberon, Manayunk Wit and Left Hand Haystack. Stick around, though, because at 11 p.m. they'll unveil a super-secret 30th variety. There will also be a showcase of local bands, like Adam & Dave's Bloodline and Professor Sidewinder, and an outdoor barbecue. South Philadelphia Tap Room, 1509 Mifflin St., 215-271-7787, southphiladelphiataproom.com.

Sly Fox Beer Dinner at Chifa

Thu., July 22, 7 p.m., $65

Jose Garces has joined up with Brian O'Reilly of Sly Fox Brewing to put on this special four-course beer dinner at the Iron Chef's Chifa. Courses will include citrus-marinated kajiki with Royal Weisse; braised ribs and Peruvian succotash with 113 IPA; prawns and summer curry with Saison VOS; and malted pound cake with Incubus tripel. Space is limited, so make sure you book reservations. Chifa, 707 Chestnut St., 215-925-5555, chifarestaurant.com.

Late-Night Fiesta at Mixto

Thu., July 22, 10 p.m.-2 a.m.

Mixto recently extended its evening hours to 2 a.m. Thursday to Saturday, which is as good a reason as any to throw a party. From 10 to 11, come in to try something off the new late-night menu, which includes items like shrimp ceviche and empanadas, and wash it all down with free Cruzan mojitos and Sauza margaritas. From 11 to 2, they'll be spinning Latin jams and offering more than 20 varieties of margaritas and mojitos (mango, guava, sweet tea, etc.) for just $3 each. Mixto, 1141 Pine St., 215-592-0363, mixtorestaurante.com.

Sea of Japan Dinner at Lacroix

Fri., July 23, 6:30-9:30 p.m., $95

For this installment of Lacroix's La Serre wine dinner series, sommelier Eric Simonis and chef Jason Cichonski have put together a menu featuring fresh spins on Far East fare. Each of the seven courses will center around Japanese foods like uni, pork belly, abalone and tuna and will be paired with wines from Argentina, France — and even Japan itself. Reservations required. Lacroix, Rittenhouse Hotel, 210 W. Rittenhouse Square, 215-790-2533, lacroixrestaurant.com.

Kanella Pop-Up Restaurant at Washington Square

Tue.-Thu., July 27-29

The next chef up for Stephen Starr's pop-up restaurant series at Washington Square is Konstantinos Pitsillides of celebrated Cypriot BYOB Kanella. His menu, heavily influenced by Levantine flavors, will feature dishes like Armenian beef salad, fried eggplant, braised octopus and lamb kebab. If this event is half as popular as last month's Talula's Table pop-up, it'll sell out quickly, so squeeze in soon. Washington Square, 210 W. Washington Square; call 215-592-7787 for reservations.