Keswick offers taste of life from Down Under
Keswick Hall’s Australian Wine Dinner will begin with a reception 6:45 p.m. Thursday, followed by dinner at 7 p.m.

Bake a pie, make a date at Friday’s auction
Charlottesville Food Not Bombs will offer its “pie-date auction’’ at 8 p.m. Friday at Ourspace.
The rules are simple: Bake a pie, and the highest bidder on the pie gets a date with the baker.

Wines of Virginia and France featured in gala
The International School of Charlottesville will present its Gala 2008: From Champagne to Charlottesville at 6 p.m. Thursday at the University of Virginia’s Alumni Hall.
The event begins with a silent auction and wine tasting featuring wines from Virginia and France, sponsored by Acorn Hill Winery, Thibaut and Janisson Sparkling Wines and Crush Wine Shop. Dinner and a live auction will follow.

Catfish is what’s for dinner at American Legion
The Madison American Legion Post will have a catfish supper Saturday.
The menu includes Southern deep-fried catfish filets, hushpuppies, cole slaw, black-eyed peas, buttered potatoes with parsley, applesauce, desserts, iced tea and hot coffee. Only fresh, U.S. farm-raised catfish will be served, and the boneless filets will be cooked in vegetable and canola oil.
There is a choice of catfish or hotdogs for children.
Johnny Broyles and his band will play live country music during the supper.
The supper is $12, $5 for children ages 12 and younger. The Legion Post is at 310 Thrift Road in Madison. The event is a fundraiser for the Legion Post Boys State and Girls State programs. For information, call (540) 948-6683.