Good Things Come in Tens at a Benefit Opening for BJ’s Pizzeria

You can “Hang 10” tonight at the grand opening of the 10th location of BJ’s Chicago Pizzeria at a benefit for the Surfrider Foundation, which, coincidentally is celebrating its 10th year. The party includes all-you-can-eat pizza and dancing to music by the Surftones. Cost at the door is--you guessed it--$10. Surfrider is dedicated to protecting the world’s beaches and oceans through conservation, research and education.

The party starts at 6 p.m. Promoters promise you won’t be board.

200 Main St., Huntington Beach. (714) 374-2224. Event information, (310) 491-1000.

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Also playing by the numbers, Robert Mondavi Wine & Food Center celebrates its fifth anniversary Friday with a five-course dinner, and the price tag is $125 (and that’s 5 cubed).

Tim Mondavi will host the black-tie-optional event. A different Robert Mondavi Reserve varietal wine will accompany each course. For example, executive chef Sarah Scott has paired the winery’s 1991 Pinot Noir Reserve with loin of venison stuffed with wild mushrooms and a Pinot Noir sauce. Dinner begins at 7 p.m.

1570 Scenic Ave., Costa Mesa. Phone (714) 979-4510.

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If you’re looking for somewhere different to go for Italian cuisine tonight, you might consider a Swedish restaurant. Gustaf Anders says arrivederci to Sweden for a change, offering a five-course Italian meal and wines to match. Included are pasta shells with black truffles and an Italian cheese course. Dinner begins at 6:30 p.m.; $59 per person plus tax and tips.

If you miss the Italian cuisine, you can still catch Verdi and Puccini arias at an encore “Evening of Opera” at Gustaf Anders on Monday. Three singers from Opera Pacific’s Overture Company will perform between 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. There’s a cover charge of $5 per person.

1651 W. Sunflower Ave., Santa Ana. (714) 668-1737.

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Errata: Based on a news release from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Newsbites last week listed the group’s “La Dolce Vita!” fund-raiser as taking place Sept. 18. A release from a public-relations firm received this week, however, changed the date to Sunday, Sept. 25. Tickets are now $100, but the event still runs from 5 to 11 p.m. And it’s still at Antonello Ristorante.

1611 Sunflower Ave., Santa Ana. Phone (714) 751-7153. Event information, (714) 938-1393.