Mt. Prospect’s Park District will host Parisienne Night, with food, wine and entertainment, from 3 to 7 p.m. Aug. 18 at Friendship Park Conservatory, 395 Algonquin Rd. Retro Bistro will sell a $6.50 “plate taste” of French merguez sausage, paupiette chicken, smoked salmon and baby beans with port wine sauce. For $5, guests can sample six French wines. Call 847-255-5380.
Alumni Club Sports Bar & Grill, 871 E. Algonquin Rd., Schaumburg, will host an Arctic Odyssey evening featuring an ice bar and arctic dancers at 8 p.m. Aug. 17. Admission is $5. Call 847-397-3100.
Urban Harvest, 4 S. Vail Ave., Arlington Heights, is offering the cooking class Delectable Desserts at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 19. The cost is $38. To register, call 847-632-0860.
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Cajun Kitchen, 1155 W. Golf Rd., Rolling Meadows, is offering an all-you-can-eat special menu Sundays and Wednesdays. The menu includes fried or barbecue chicken, mashed potatoes, coleslaw, red beans and rice and jambalaya for $9.95. The cost for children is $4.95. Call 847-290-5500.
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