Slow Food Pittsburgh kicks off "Of Course U Can: Canning 101," a series of five classes starting Saturday at the Farmers@Firehouse in the Strip District. This class is on pickles, led by Nancy Hanst and Miriam Rubin. For the entire schedule, visit slowfoodpgh.org.

• The Capital Grille, Fifth Avenue, Downtown, continues until Aug. 23 its Monday wine samplings featuring master sommelier George Miliotes' selections from Argentina, South Africa, Spain and Napa Valley. $10 at lunch, $25 at dinner. You also will have the chance to win one of two weeklong trips to world-class wineries with Mr. Miliotes as personal guide.

• A murder-mystery theater will be held from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday at Christian W. Klay Winery, Chalk Hill. Wine tasting, buffet and "Till Death Do Us Part." $36 per person. Reservations required; 724-439-3424, cwklaywinery.com.

Hearth & Home Furnishings, Zelienople, will hold the first Pittsburgh EGGFest from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Register at hearthandhomepa.com; 724-452-6732. Cost, $15 each or $25 per couple; children under 12 free. Reps from the Big Green Egg will be on hand and enthusiasts will demonstrate how they cook on the grill. Food samplings and recipe swap. The ceramic komodo cooker (aka the Big Green Egg) grills, smokes and bakes with the lid closed.

• Amalfi on Tenth, South Side, will hold a Taste Trip for Olancho from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday. A buffet-style tasting will feature "miracle fruit," berries that make bitter, spicy and sour foods taste sweet. Tickets, $50. Proceeds go to Olancho Aid Foundation Inc., which helps educate Honduran children. To reserve, call 412-224-2389.

• From 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, McCormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaurant, Piatt Place, Downtown, partnering with Erica DeChicchis, will hold Martini Monday, benefiting the Western Pa. Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Appetizers, martinis and cocktails; for details and to reserve, e-mail finestevent@yahoo.com.

• The 6th Sample of Station Square will be from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday. Taste fare from participating restaurants; benefits the Western Pennsylvania Humane Society. Dessert after-party from 8:30 to 10 p.m. on the Gateway Clipper's Party Liner. Raffle and silent auction. $30 per person in advance; $35 at the door. wpahumane.org or call 412-321-4625, ext. 248.

Turkish food night begins at 7 p.m. tomorrow at the Turkish Cultural Center, 3045 W. Liberty Ave., Dormont. Traditional Turkish food, such as kumpir (stuffed baked potato, a comfort-food special), sarma (stuffed grape leaves), pogaca (salty pastry), rice pilaf and sauteed lamb will be sold a la carte for $1 to $5 (activities@tccpittsburgh.org).

Janoski's Farm, Clinton, holds its free Farm City Days from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Hay rides; petting zoos; booths galore; cooking demos; "Backyard Gardener" Doug Oster of the Post-Gazette; horse-shoeing demos; Axel, Findlay's K-9; rabies clinic from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, $6 per dog. Pick a peck of tomatoes, onions, peppers and potatoes, $10 each. Bring a bag of nonperishable goods for the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank and get a gift. Janoskis.com.