• From now through Feb. 28, Austinites are encouraged to vote on one of the T-shirt designs for Schlotzsky’s annual Bun Run (May 3 this year). Vote for your favorite design at www.bunrun.com, and you’ll automatically be entered in a drawing to win one of 10 free race-entry fees, valued at $28. The design winner gets a $1,000 prize, and Austin Sunshine Camps get the proceeds from the race.

• Learn about growing and cooking with herbs from longtime Chronicle contributor Mick Vann at a free seminar at It’s About Thyme Garden Center (11726 Manchaca Rd., 280-1192, www.itsaboutthyme.com). Sunday, Feb. 22, 2-4pm.

• Cannoli Joe’s (4715 Hwy. 290 W., 892-4444,
www.cannolijoes.com) Tex-Italian Wine Celebrations proved so popular that they’ve been extended through 2009. They feature four Texas wineries or distilleries each evening, offering highly reduced prices on tastings of both full-bottle and by-the-glass purchases. Live local jazz each night, and 100% of the wine sales benefit Austin charities. Wednesday and Thursday evenings through March.

• Austin participants in the Saint Arnold Scavenger Hunt Pub Crawl (www.saintarnold.com/blog/index.html) have until Sunday, Feb. 22, to e-mail their pub-crawl photos to compete in the contest.

This article appears in February 20 • 2009.

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