Calendar of NJ Events - January 2010 Event Date: 1/9/2010 Four-Course Wine Appreciation Dinner Description: A four-course Introduction to Wine Appreciation dinner will be hosted by Zita Keeley at the Melting Pot. 7:30 to 9:30 PM; $55 plus tax and gratuity, which includes a donation to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Address: Melting Pot, 100 Sinatra Dr, Hoboken, NJ Phone#: 201-222-1440 Event Date: 1/9/2010 Blizzard Beach Party at Pegasus Restaurant Description: Beat the winter blues at our Blizzard Beach Party on Saturday, January 9th. Complimentary appetizers, drink specials, beach music, Wii Rock Band, free handicapping contest, meet-and-greet with harness racing's leading drivers, prize drawings and more! Party starts at 6:30 p.m. First race: 7 p.m. Address: Pegasus Restaurant at Meadowlands Racetrack, 50 State Route 120, East Rutherford, NJ Phone#: 201-843-2446 Event Date: 1/10/2010 New York Botanical Garden Gingerbread Adventures Description: Learn about the different plant parts used in creating gingerbread. See a gingerbread town complete with colorful townspeople, grind gingerbread and examine gingerbread ingredients under a microscope. Decorate pots with faces and plant wheat seeds that will grow into a miniature head of wheat--a living reminder that flour, a key ingredient in gingerbread, is derived from a plant.Times: 10 am-6 pm - Fees: advance tickets, $10-$25 Address: New York Botanical Gardens, Everett Children's Adventure Garden, Bronx River Pkwy. at Fordham Rd, Bronx Phone#: 718-817-8616 Event Date: 1/13/2010 Argentine Tapas-Style Dinner Description: Featuring live tango music and free tango dance lessons will be held at Mirabella Cafe. 7 PM; $60 plus tax and tip; BYO. Address: Mirabella Cafe, Barclay Farms Shopping Center, Rt 70, Cherry Hill, NJ Phone#: 856-354-1888 Event Date: 1/14/2010 Five-Course Spanish Wine Dinner Description: A five-course Spanish wine dinner will be held at Pleasantdale Chateau. 6:30 PM; $150 all inclusive. Address: Pleasantdale Chateau, 757 Eagle Rock Ave, West Orange, NJ Phone#: 973-731-5600 Event Date: 1/18/2010 Five-Course Dinner Description: A five-course Paul Hobbs dinner will be held at Stage Left. 7 PM; $225 plus tax and service. Address: Stage Left, 5 Livingston Ave, New Brunswick, NJ Phone#: 732-828-4444 Event Date: 1/18/2010 Sake Tasting Dinner Description: A sake tasting dinner will be held at Komegashi Too. 6 to 9 PM; $85 including tax, gratuity, and four hours of parking. Address: Komegashi Too, 99 Town Square Pl, Jersey City, NJ Phone#: 201-533-8888 Event Date: 1/23/2010 13th Annual Lambertville-New Hope Winter Festival Description: The festival will include ice sculptures, a parade across the free bridge featuring Mummers and floats, a chili cook-off, and concerts. This year festival will begin slightly earlier with the Greater New Hope Chamber of Commerce's Fire and Ice Ball... it will take place Saturday, Jan. 23, at the New Hope Arts Center. There will be a DJ, light refreshments, a cash bar, and a dance contest. Tickets are $12 per person, and guests must be 21 or older. Address: New Hope Arts Center, New Hope Phone#: 215-862-9990 Event Date: 1/27/2010 Harpoon Brewery Beer Dinner Description: A Harpoon Brewery beer dinner will be held at Legal Sea Foods. 6:30 to 10 PM; $55 all inclusive. Address: Legal Sea Foods, 1 Garden State Plaza, Paramus, NJ Phone#: 201-843-8483 Event Date: 1/28/2010 Chocolate and Wine Tasting Description: Chocolate's Very Best, will be held at the Crowne Plaza. 6 to 9 PM; $50, or two for $80. Address: Crowne Plaza, 390 Forsgate Dr, Monroe, NJ Phone#: 732-745-8090 Event Date: 1/28/2010 Big Bold Red Wines & Live Jazz Description: Step out of your comfort zone and come experience big, bold red wines from various regions around the world! This is a great tasting for the winter weather season. We've put together a sampling of some of the best red wines the market currently has to offer: Shiraz, Cabernet, Pinot Noir, Zinfandel, and more! These full-bodied reds are sure to have you hooked with their rich, deep fruit flavors. Savor each sip as you listen to the sounds of live jazz with a performance by The West Village Jazz Trio. You know you can't resist. Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Be bold and get your tickets now! Only $39. Address: Bacchus Wines, 2056 Broadway (betw.70th / 71st), New York, NY Phone#: 917-543-2369   The first ferry service in the U.S. operated between Hoboken and Manhattan in 1811. Please submit press releases and restaurant events, wine tastings, and all food-related information to: Calendar of NJ Events