Cost: $30 in advance, $35 at the door

What to expect: Cooking demonstrations, food samples, wine, auctions and more.

Why to go: Generous food, wine and beer samples and a barbershop quartet. Need we say more?

Additional info: This 17th annual event takes place at the Arlington Park Racecourse. Enter Euclid Road Gate, West Clubhouse. The festival will include 50 restaurants along with the Kendall Kelly Lewis Quartet, Arlingtones Men's Barbershop Quartet and a food drive.

Centerstage Reviewer: Ben Rubenstein