March 29-April 2

› Community Crawfish Boil The folks at 2Dine4 are throwing a festive crawfish boil to help their friend and co-worker Lynn Smith with medical expenses. The casual party is in the garden; be sure to BYOB. RSVP via email so they’ll know how many pounds of crawfish to boil. Fri., March 29, 6pm. Swoop House at 2Dine4 Catering, 3012 Gonzales. $15 donation. supperfriends@2dine4.com.

› Lextravaganza Dinner Cabaret Enjoy a light dinner menu complemented by wine selections from Serendipity Wines while Lex Land celebrates her residency in this intimate lounge setting. Doors open at 7pm. Check out ticket prices online. Sat., March 30, 8-10pm. Spider House Ballroom, 2906 Fruth, 480-9562. www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/240367?utm_medium=bks.

› Funky Chicken Coop Tour As always, the tour of Austin’s funky chicken coops starts off at Buck Moore Feed Store with a free talk on raising chickens by Cameron Molberg of Coyote Creek Farm from 8:30-9:30am. Pick up tickets/maps immediately afterwards. This is the first year of the bike component of the tour, which departs from Buck Moore at 11:30am. Go online for complete details. Sat., March 30, 10am-4pm. Buck Moore Feed Store. $10. www.austincooptour.org.

› Cooking Classes Chef Katy Parker offers a three-week series of demonstration classes on seafood cooking, with recipes for fish, shellfish, side dishes, and sauces. Tuesdays, April 2-16, 10am-noon & 6-8pm. Faraday’s Kitchen Store, 1501-A RR 620 N. $179.

› Wine Me Dine Me Dinner Series Moxy Castro of Esprit du Vin will be pouring from her French portfolio at this multicourse dinner. Reserve by phone or email. Tue., April 2, 6pm. Cafe Josie, 1200-B W. Sixth, 322-9226. $75, all inclusive. winemedineme@cafejosie.com.

This article appears in March 29 • 2013.

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