THURSDAY

Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza's (ACFP) Dolp-Fan Package: A chance to win a package for every Miami Dolphins home game including two club seats, parking pass and tailgate for 10. Include name and e-mail address on a form available at any Anthony's location and drop it off at the register. www.anthonyscoalfiredpizza.com.

Au Pied de Cochon's Blue Hour: Daily happy hour with $2.25-$9.50 bar menu, $5 cocktails, $6 house wines and $4 Pabst Blue Ribbon beer; 4-7 p.m. through Oct. 31; 81 Washington Ave., Miami Beach. 305-674-1844 or aupiedmiami.com.

Biltmore Culinary Academy's Back-to-School Special: Students who register for two cooking classes get 50 percent off their third class. Sessions $110 and include a meal and a glass of wine. www.biltmorehotel.com/bca/schedule.php, 305-913-3131.

Bin No. 18 Wine or Beer Tasting: 6:30-8:30 p.m., 1800 Biscayne Blvd., Suite 107, Miami; free. 786-235-7575 or www.bin18miami.com.

Coral Gables Oktoberfest: Beer, food and music festival with live bands from Austria and Germany, yodeling and bratwurst-eating contests and a raffle benefits Charlee Homes for Children; 11 a.m.-midnight (also 11 a.m.-midnight Friday, 11 a.m.-2 a.m. Saturday and Sunday), through Oct. 11; Fritz & Franz Bierhaus Austrian-Bavarian Restaurant & Bar, 60 Merrick Way, Coral Gables; free admission. 305-774-1883 or www.oktoberfestmiami.com.

Dine Out Lauderdale: Three-course, $35 menus at 35 Greater Fort Lauderdale restaurants through Nov. 12. Most menus are valid Sunday-Thursday but not during the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, Oct. 29-Nov. 2. www.sunny.org/dineout.

The Factory: Weekly pop dinner party pays homage to Andy Warhol includes creatively themed cocktails and savory menu. The first 20 female guests to register get free dinner. Hosted by MOD Media; 9 p.m.-midnight, through Nov. 26; Segafredo Espaúola Way, 500 Espanola Way, South Beach; reservations required. 305-665-6484 or info@modmediamiami.com.

Palm Restaurant Special: The restaurant group donates a portion of the sales of its house specialty, jumbo Nova Scotia lobster, to World Food Program to feed school children worldwide. www.thepalm.com for restaurant locations.

A Fish Called Avalon's Lobster Season: Grilled Florida spiny lobster salad for $15, lobster for $35 and seasonal sides, such as chilled yellow tomato gazpacho, for $15 by executive chef Brian Cantrell; 6-11 p.m. daily, through Oct. 13; 700 Ocean Dr., South Beach. 305-532-1727 or www.afishcalledavalon.com.

FLIFF-a-Nova: A sneak peak at Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival films, events and celebrity guests. Party includes beer, wine, cocktail or one of Chima's caipirinhas and Brazilian hors d'oeuvres; 6-8 p.m., Chima Brazilian Steakhouse, 2400 E. Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale; $10. 954-760-9898 or www.fliff.com.

Food News & Views: TV chef Daisy Martinez and Ingrid Hoffmann join host Linda Gassenheimer. Fred Tasker, Miami Herald wine columnist, with wine tips on WLRN-FM (91.3); 1:30-2 p.m.

Got milk? Halloween Tour: Learn about bone-building benefits of chocolate milk. Kids and moms get a souvenir Milk Mustache photo clicked, sample nutritious low-fat and fat-free chocolate milk provided by HP Hood, Publix Supermarkets, Farm Stores, McArthur Dairy and Velda and can win Halloween-themed prizes; 2-4 p.m. Thursday; Miami Children's Museum, 980 MacArthur Cswy., Miami; free. 305-373-5437 or www.miamichildrensmuseum.org.

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