Figlio, in its new incarnation at the Shops at the West End in St. Louis Park, is partnering with some favorite local breweries to host a summer beer series, featuring monthly tastings and food pairings from Figlio's executive chef J.P. Samuelson. The events will take place on Thursdays each month throughout the summer and run from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. All the festivities lead up to Figlio's Fall Beer Fest in October.

Here are more details on the breweries that will be featured and information on how to get tickets.

Here's the full schedule of events celebrating Sky Bar's opening on Saturday, May 18.

"In my younger and more venerable years my father gave me some advice that I've been turning over in my mind ever since. 'Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone,' he told me, 'just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had.' So begins The Great Gatsby, and while F. Scott Fitzgerald might not have known it, he may have been talking about how great we have it in the Twin Cities. Not everyone can be lucky enough to have the advantage of living here. In celebration of our epic Best of the Twin Cities issue (on stands Wednesday April 17), we are throwing a big-time bash, and we would love to see you there.

This Saturday Seward Co-op will be hosting its 12th-annual CSA Fair, which showcases local farmers and their CSA programs to the public. A CSA (short for Community Supported Agriculture) is a program in which consumers buy harvest shares directly from local farmers. In return, investors receive fresh produce on a scheduled basis, which can be picked up from a variety of drop points across the Twin Cities. These programs help farmers with their heavy springtime expenditures while providing people with fresh, locally grown produce.

The event will run from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 13, in the parking lot of Seward Co-op and will be "rain or shine." We with a co-op manager and some of the farmers involved to get their take on what CSAs mean for the community at large.