� Miracle on Fourth Street Food Drive Hangar Lounge encourages patrons to belly up to the bar with a contribution of at least five nonperishable food items or a cash contribution to benefit the Capital Area Food Bank in return for raffle tickets and a drink voucher. The festive evening will include photos with Santa, raffle prizes, silent auction items, and dancing. Thu., Dec. 20, 8pm-2am. The Hangar Lounge, 318 Colorado.
� End of the World Party Gather at Banger’s to celebrate the end of the world, where they’ll be roasting three pigs in the ground, Mayan style. For $15, the menu includes roast pork, black beans and rice, grilled shishito peppers, grilled corn in the husk, and grilled salsa, plus Molten Mayan Chocolate Soufflés from Butterface Bake Shop. Limited release kegs will be tapped starting at 5pm. Buy special edition Banger’s half-liter mugs for $5 to fill with the rare craft brews you’ll be trying. Live music 5pm to midnight, and an artist will be on hand to decorate faces with Mayan glyphs. Fri., Dec. 21, 5pm-12mid. Banger’s Sausage House & Beer Garden, 79 Rainey.
� Christmas Eve Dinner Chef Sonya Coté invites you to enjoy Christmas Eve at her restaurant with a menu that includes oysters Rockefeller, a surf and turf of Texas grass-fed beef tenderloin and Gulf shrimp, tiramisu made with Stumptown espresso syrup, and a glass of sparkling Cava. Reserve by phone. Mon.,
Dec. 24, 7pm. Hillside Farmacy, 1209 E. 11th, 268-0168. $45.
This article appears in December 21 • 2012.