May 7: Test your palate—and challenge it—at the fourth annual East Haven Rotary Club wine tasting fundraiser at La Luna Restaurant in Branford from 6 to 7 p.m. Tickets are $35. For more information, call Stacy Gravino at 203-500-6978.

May 12: Enjoy craft beer, food by La Cuisine of Branford, and a silent auction at VNA Community Healthcare’s annual Taste of Spring Fundraiser from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the New Haven Country Club. Tickets are $45. For more info and to RSVP by Tuesday, May 5, call 203-458-4277.

May 15: Join a Delicious Dinner Party with Chef Amanda Cushman at Homeworks in Old Saybrook from 6:30 to 9 p.m. The menu includes arugula and watercress salad with crispy feta, fish en papillote with oranges and capers, roasted cumin garlic Yukon golds, warm beet salad with shallots and lemon, and chocolate balsamic strawberries with Sabayon. Tickets are $80 per person. For info and to register, call Homeworks at 860-388-3331.

May 16: Love tea? You’ll love this Bigelow Tea Discussion and English Tea Cooking Demo at the North Haven Library, starting at 1 p.m. For more info and to register, visit www.northhavenlibrary.net.

May 17: Support those less fortunate and join the battle against food insecurity at the 39th annual Greater New Haven Walk Against Hunger at East Rock Park in New Haven. Visit www.ctfoodbank.org/walk for more info.

May 31: Enjoyed a brunch prepared with farmers’ market products while supporting Dudley Farm Museum’s Big Barn Project from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event includes brunch, mimosas, a silent auction, a tour of the Big Barn, and music by the Stony Creek Fife and Drum Corps. Tickets are $40. For more info and tickets, visit www.dudleyfarm.com.