TODAY
Maine Restaurant Week, statewide, cost varies. mainerestaurantweek.com. Through Sunday.
Dinefest, activities happening at various restaurants, York. Various times today.
FRIDAY
Hops and Harvest Beer Dinner, Regatta Banquet and Conference Center, Eliot. $35. 351-4623. 6:30 p.m.
“Politics Can Be Murder,” mystery dinner theater, Events on Broadway, South Portland. $30. 699-5855. 7 p.m.
SATURDAY
All Souls’ Dinner, harvest buffet and guest appearances by ghosts; benefits the Brick Store Museum. Nonantum Resort, Kennebunkport. $25; reservations required. 967-4050, Ext. 651. 7 p.m.
Pumpkinhead Family Fun Festival, live music, food and activities, Regatta Banquet and Conference Center, Eliot. Free. 351-4623. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Chef’s Pumpkinhead Cook-off begins at 1 p.m. ($10 /donation to benefit the Maine Cancer Foundation)
Italian cooking, learn how to create an authentic, four-course Tuscan meal, Cinque Terre Restaurant, Portland. $100. 347-6154. Noon to 4:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
Allagash Dinner, eat and learn about Belgian Ales and how to best match them to your own menu, Vignola, Portland. $65. 772-1330. 6 p.m.
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