Eat, drink and be scary at Playhouse SCARE!

Get in the Halloween spirit and join the "Creepy Crawl" through the Playhouse Square district on Oct. 29 from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Participating restaurants and bars will be featuring some great food and drink specials. Attend free seances in the Connor Palace with psychic medium Marianne Goldweber, beginning at 7 p.m. and running until 11 p.m.

Register to win restaurant gift certificates at every location and qualify to win the grand prize of a luxury Playhouse Square gift package.

Haunted happy hour specials can be enjoyed at the following establishments: Bin 216, Cibreo, Cowell & Hubbard, District, Encore and Blue Bar, Hofbrauhaus, Parnell's, pHuel Cafe and Sung's House.

No tickets are required. This event is free. Visit www.playhousesquare.org for details, or phone 216-771-4444.

'Tis the season for Great Lakes Brewing Company Christmas Ale
Ale-leluia!
Great Lakes Brewing Company taps the first keg of this season's Christmas Ale at its Ohio City brewpub on Oct. 21.
The brewpub will open promptly at 11 a.m. and Brewer Santa will deliver the keg of Christmas Ale at 11:30 a.m. Steve Ormiston, winner of this year's Christmas Ale First Pour Poetry Contest, will read his poem right before receiving the first taste of the season.
Admission to the First Pour Party is free and open to the public. In addition to fresh Christmas Ale, the party will feature a new winter seasonal Ohio City Oatmeal Stout on tap, cinnamon sugar barley pretzels and Christmas Ale sausage, treats from Brewnuts and Ohio City Oatmeal Stout beer floats. DJ Misfit Toy will play holiday vinyl from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Make a wish and take your picture with Santa. Donate to the Domestic Violence & Child's Advocacy Center and receive a cinnamon yule log made from recycled materials. Get a head start on your holiday shopping in the gift shop featuring new Christmas Ale merchandise.
Christmas Ale bottles and kegs will be available in the gift shop and throughout the Great Lakes Brewing Company distribution market beginning Oct. 26.

"A Taste in Strongsville: Savor the Flavor" benefits local food banks 
Sample the culinary creations of some of Northeast Ohio's top chefs at the annual, "A Taste in Strongsville: Savor the Flavor" on Oct. 8. 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
The event takes place at Petitti's Garden Center, 18941 Pearl Rd. Tickets are $85 each and include food samples, wine and craft beers and an array of desserts. Tickets to the VIP lounge, with a private reception at 5:30 p.m., are $150 each. Valet parking is included. Some of the restaurants that will be represented are: Barrio, Blue Point Grille, B-Spot, Butcher & Brewer, Tremont Tap House, DC Pasta, Don's Pomeroy House, Fahrenheit, Johnny's Little Bar, Lager and Vine, Old Carolina BBQ, Press Wine Bar, Market, Rosewood Grille, Triv's and Zack Bruell Restaurants.
A highlight of "A Taste in Strongsville" is a raffle for a red carpet tour of the Napa Valley for four people. The adventure begins with a welcoming reception at the Jacuzzi Family Vineyards.The winning ticket holder will stay in Yountville at the Villagio Inn and Spa for three nights with a champagne brunch each morning. A wine dinner at Bottega with reserve wines is included. Two days of limousine service is provided to escort you to and from the wineries. There is a stipend of $2,500 to defer the cost of airfare and ground transportation. Also included are four private tours and luxury tastings at Far Niente, Frog's Leap, Duckhorn and Silver Oak wineries. Raffle tickets are $100 each. The winning ticket will be drawn the evening of the benefit event.
Proceeds from "A Taste in Strongsville" benefit local food banks. Visit www.tasteinstrongsville.com for details.