Pizza is synonymous with just about everything fun and exciting in the world. Got a promotion? Awesome, let’s celebrate with pizza. It’s your birthday? Awesome, let’s order pizza. It’s Tuesday morning? Awesome, let’s eat some pizza! See? Easy. So, it won’t come as a surprise, then, when I mention that Pizza Peel & Tap Room in Cotswold is bringing in Halloween with their Fall Party on Saturday, Oct. 29.

This event is family-oriented so if you’ve got kids and need to feed them, why not? If you don’t have kids and don’t want to borrow anyone else’s, well then, just come and enjoy yourself. There will be a costume contest (with a judging at 4 p.m.), a pumpkin carving contest (so bring your A-game) and a pizza-eating contest! Holy pepperoni!

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• From Pizza Peel's staff pumpkin carving contest

If that’s not enough, there’s also face painting, a visit from Monkey Joe and an appearance from Magic Barry the Magician involved. I’m pretty sure the last time I sat in front of a magician, I was pissed he wouldn’t let me keep the bunny he pulled out of his hat. OK, maybe I’m still pissed.

For all you grown folks, there are also award-winning fish tacos to be consumed and live music by The Testosterones to enjoy while you reminisce about your own childhood. This all-day event will begin at 11 a.m. and go till 11 p.m. Pizza Peel & Tap Room is located at 4422 Colwick Road.

Zink is proud to support the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library, and we're proud of them for that.

On Thursday, Oct. 20, grab yourself a seat at the restaurant for Dine-Out For Books Day. A portion of the proceeds from the sales that evening will benefit the Library, which we all know needs all the help it can get.

Zink will feature a special "Bookworm" Cocktail and "Book-a-licious" menu. If you plan to dine with us for dinner, consider reserving a table on the patio for an extra $25 and enjoy live music. Help support the Library and have a great meal at the same time. Be sure to encourage your friends and neighbors to do the same for this worthy cause!

Zink is located at 4310 Sharon Road.

Whoever thought of pairing moonshine — you know, the illegal stuff that recently became legal — with small plates? Well, that would be the folks behind Halcyon, Flavors of the Earth's upcoming patio event, Bites and a Bit of Moonshine on Oct. 20.

Bites and a Bit of Moonshine will commence at 6 p.m. and is an event featuring three specialty cocktails from mixologist Maggie Ruppert and five seasonal small plates from Executive Chef Marc Jacksina. So, while you’re swaying to the vibes of your “happy place,” you can enjoy the patio view and sip on a good selection of liquid heaven.

Just one of the cocktails being featured is called the “Shanghai Speakeasy” and it sounds like it packs a real kick in the Chiclets. It involves something called Catdaddy Moonshine, Oolong Tea, Saffron, North Carolina Honey and some Tamarind. Who knew what I have in my cabinet could shape shift into a delicious cocktail?

If you’re not big on the booze, come for the eats because they’re putting out a nice spread of small plates. Just one of them involves local pork belly and N.C. sweet potato hash. Yum.

Since nothing seems to missing from this festivity, there’s also going to be live bluegrass music from Jin Garrett and the Popcorn Slippers. Damn, even the band sounds yummy!

Halcyon is located at 500 S. Tryon St., right inside the Mint Museum. You can also visit their website for more menu details. Cocktails are all $11 and small plates will run you between $11-$15.

Not quite as fun as a bar crawl, but still promising a good time, MyUptownFun.com's N.C. Music Factory Dinner Crawl will take place Nov. 4. Tickets are $30 for a four-course meal and after-party.

If you've never been out to the Music Factory for lunch or dinner — or sober — then this is a great opportunity for you to try out the tasties offered at Bask, The Saloon and other spots. As someone whose office is at the Music Factory, I will definitely recommend anything crab from Bask. The crabcake sandwich is yummy, as well as the crab dip for an app. Yum!

Registration and appetizers start at 6:30 p.m. Click this link to purchase tickets.

Aphrodisiacs for everybody! On Oct. 16, Growlers Pour House in NoDa will host their much-anticipated Oyster Roast, where more buckets of the sea creatures will be passed around than joints at a Kid Cudi concert.

Now, it struck me as a little paradoxical to call an event with tons of raw oysters, a “roast” but, with the beer abundance going on, maybe it’s those who attend that get “roasted,” so-to-speak! Makes sense right?

If you’re anything like myself though, the thought of something slimy making its way down your throat might seem a little off-putting, so for those of you who aren’t oyster-lovers, chill out because this event is way more than that.

You can look forward to live music from several local bands playing throughout the day. When you need something to soak up all the beer you’ve downed, drunk-food like house-made brats and sausages, fries, pretzels and clam chowder will be yummy staples on the menu. Just the thought of late-night sausages and fries gives me nostalgia of my college dorm days. Only then, we were grilling stuff on a George Foreman.

Attendance at this year’s event will benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and will serve in memory of Drew Hawkins, a close friend to the Growlers establishment who was a victim of the condition.

The Roast will commence at 1 p.m. and end at 7 p.m. Be cheap and purchase your tickets in advance for $10, and it’ll include a voucher for a free drink and (worth $3) and a food voucher (worth $3). Day-of tickets will be $15. Growlers Pour House is located on 3120 N. Davidson St.