SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY DAY: The final day of the Tacoma Farmers Market will feature community groups hosting conversations on eco-sustainability and community development Thursday, Oct. 15 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The market is located on Broadway between Ninth and 11th streets. More details can be found at tacomafarmersmarket.com.

NAHRUNG IST GUT: The Grill at Meadow Park Gold Course serves German food and drinks every third Thursday at 7108 Lakewood Dr. W. on the edge of Lakewood. Sprechen Sie Deutsches at 253.473.3033.

LADIES NIGHT: Sip wine bar in Gig Harbor hosts ladies night every Thursday featuring half off all wine flights and $5 house pours. Check it out at 4793 Point Fosdick Dr. N.W, in the Uptown shopping center. For more information, call 253.853.3020.

A GOURD-GEOUS NIGHT: Bayview Thriftway celebrates the afterglow of a harvest evening with indoor and outdoor gourd festivities such as cooking and carving demos, harvest cookies, apple cider and hay bales next to space heaters, Friday, Oct. 16 from 5-8 p.m. Bayview Thriftway is at 1908 Fourth Ave. E. in Olympia.

SUNDAY FOOTBALL BREAKFAST: The Ram Restaurant & Brewery serves breakfast burritos, mealtlover’s skillets, French toast, breakfast club sandwiches and more during the games. Jump on theram.com for the nearest location.

PUMPKIN NIGHT: The Red Hot hosts Elysian Brewing Wednesday, oct. 21 for a night of pumpkin beers. Check it at 2914 Sixth Ave. in Tacoma.

SCIENCE!: Dr. Mark Thomson from Ferris (can we get a Bueller?) State University will give a free lecture on “The Role of Chemistry in the Development of Regional Styles of Beer and Ale” Wednesday, Oct. 21 at 6 p.m. at The Evergreen State College’s Seminar II Building. Admission is free.

BEER DINNER: Duke’s on Ruston Way hosts a beer dinner featuring Georgetown Brewing Company Thursday, Oct. 22 at 6 p.m. The cost is $49.85. Reserve yoru spot at 206.985.9466.

FALL COOKING CLASSES: Primo Grill in Tacoma wants to teach you a thing or two with the following 2 p.m. classes for $65: The Cuisine of Spain Oct. 24; The Cuisine of Nothern Italy Nov. 7; and A Northwest Holiday Fest Nov. 21. Reserve your space at 253.383.7000.

SOUTHERN MAN: Babblin' Babs Bistro hosts "A Southern Night with the Chef" reservation only chef’s dinner Sunday, Oct. 25. Chef William will transfer you to the South for $75 per person.

CLASSICAL FRENCH COOKING: Classically-trained French Chef Thierry Liot teaches Autumn Fare … a la Francaise Monday, Oct. 26 at 6 p.m. inside the Bayview School of Cooking in Olympia. The class costs $45. Reserve your spot at 360.754.1448.

CLASSICAL FRENCH COOKING: Classically-trained French Chef Thierry Liot teaches French Holiday Cuisine Tuesday, Nov. 24 at 6 p.m. inside the Bayview School of Cooking in Olympia. The class costs $45. Reserve your spot at 360.754.1448.