DATEBOOK

THURSDAY

Antonello Wine Dinner: Chef Franco Barone prepares this four-course Italian meal paired with wines from different producers. There’s mini-veal ravioli, beef tenderloin stuffed with mushrooms and Gorgonzola, and a Belgian chocolate cake filled with raspberries. Antonello Ristorante, in South Coast Plaza Village, 3800 Plaza Drive, Santa Ana. (714) 751-7153. $89.

SATURDAY

Horses and Beer: Santa Anita racetrack holds a microbrew festival on its Derby Day. Twenty Southern California breweries such as Stone Brewing Co., Main Street Brewery, Indian Wells Brewery and Lost Coast Brewery showcase their beers at $2 per cup. 11 a.m. On the west end of the Infield, Santa Anita Park, 285 W. Huntington Drive, Arcadia. (626) 574-7223; www.santaanita.com. $5 admission to the park, $5 parking fee.

SUNDAY

Wine Auction: L.A. Shanti, a not-for-profit organization offering counseling and education to people with HIV/AIDS and other life-threatening illnesses, holds its 11th annual wine tasting and silent auction. Wines from California, Chile, Australia, Spain, France and Italy are sampled. About 25 restaurants, including Josie, the Lobster, La Boheme, the Peninsula Grill and Ocean Avenue Seafood, offer tastes of food. 1 to 5 p.m. The Museum of Flying, at the Santa Monica Airport, 2772 Donald Douglas Loop North, Santa Monica. For tickets call L.A. Shanti at (323) 962-8197. For more information, visit www.lashanti.org. Tickets are $75 in advance; $100 at the door.

MONDAY

Class in New Digs: Celestino Drago shows how to make an eggplant souffle, red beet risotto with shrimp, steamed slices of beef tenderloin and bread pudding. 6:30 p.m. In the new Sur La Table at the Grove at Farmers Market, 6333 W. 3rd St., L.A. (323) 954-9190. $45.

Turley Wine Dinner: Restaurateur Bruce Marder hosts a wine dinner, centered on Turley wines, at Capo restaurant. The center point of the meal is a veal chop barbecued over almond wood and the 1996 Chateau St. Jean Cinq Cepages wine. 7:30 p.m. Capo, 1810 Ocean Ave., Santa Monica. (310) 394-5550. Call Claudia or Michael in the office to reserve a space with a credit card at (310) 451-3313. $150.