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Today’s South Sound Specials
Revisiting Chardonnay tasting, 5:30-8 p.m., Pour At Four, 3814 N. 26th St., Tacoma, 253.761.8015.
Half Price Wine Night, Pacific Grill, 1502 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, 253.627.3535.
Tightwad Tuesdays with $2 tacos, $2 beers, and $2 wells, Hell’s Kitchen, 3829 Sixth Ave., Tacoma, 253.759.6003.
Wine Tuesday, 20 percent off bottles wines on regular list, Toscanos Cafe and Wine Bar, 437 29th St. N.E., Puyallup, 253.864.8600.
Future Things Are Coming
NEW MUCKLESHOOT CASINO RESTAURANT: The Auburn casino will open “8,†an Asian restaurant serving cuisine from China, Vietnam, Japan, Cambodia and Thailand, Friday, May 1. The 172-seat, full-service restaurant will be open daily for casual dining. The casino is at 2402 Auburn Way S.
FRIDAYS UNCORKED: Cervezas for Cinco de Mayo, Friday, May 1, 5-7:30 p.m., $12, Bayview School of Cooking, 516 Fourth Ave. W., Olympia, 360.754.1448.
AROUND THE WORLD IN YOUR GLASS: Washington Contemporary Ballet’s annual wine tasting and dinner, Saturday, May 2, 6 p.m., $85, Best Western Tacoma Dome Hotel, 2611 E. E St., Tacoma, 253.474.4312.