June 2
The 13th annual award-winning Vintage Indiana Wine & Food Festival kicks off at 11 a.m. in downtown Indianapolis’s Military Park. Sample wines from Indiana’s top wineries and food from its premier culinary experts, all while soaking in live tunes from bands such as Brigid’s Cross, Jennie DeVoe and Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band. The little ones will enjoy interactive games in the KidZone while your adult sampler ticket will enable you to sample over 200 wines, or as many as you can by 7 p.m. when the festival closes. Peruse the various artists’ booths and drop by the Wine & Food Experience Pavilion for informative sessions led by chefs and winemakers. For more information, visit www.vintageindiana.com.
Ongoing
Easley Winery offers wine tasting daily; seven wines for $2 plus tax. Free tours are available on Saturdays and Sundays starting at noon. Open Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sundays noon-4 p.m. Easley Winery, 205 N College Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46202, 317-636-4516.
Mondays, Tuesdays & Wednesdays
On Manic Mondays at the Massachusetts Ave Wine Shoppe, select four bottles of wine and get the least expensive one free. Enjoy free samples of wine from The Wall on Tasting Tuesdays from 5:30 p.m.-7 p.m. If that's not enough try Wacky Wednesdays; on first and third Wednesdays enjoy a chair massage and glass of wine for $10 from 6 p.m.-8 p.m. and on second and fourth Wednesdays enjoy a psychic reading and glass of wine for $20 from 5 p.m.-8 p.m. Massachusetts Ave Wine Shoppe, 878 Massachusetts Ave., Indianapolis, IN 46204, 317-972-7966.
Thursdays
Every Thursday is Latin Nite at the Jazz Kitchen. Enjoy half-priced paella and $5 mojitos, sangria, margaritas and caipirinhas, plus free dance lessons at 9:30 p.m. The Jazz Kitchen, 5377 N. College Ave., Indianapolis, IN 46220, 317-253-4900.
