50 Applebees Restaurants, owned and operated by the Apple Gold Group, will host a Halloween Bash, Saturday, Oct. 31, from 9 p.m. until 2 a.m. Guests are encouraged to dress up in a costume. A costume contest will be held at midnight. Spooky drinks will be served. www.AGGrestaurants.com.
Maddis Southern Gallery, in Birkdale Village, 16925 Birkdale Commons Parkway, Huntersville, is hosting a wine dinner on Wednesday, Nov. 4 at 7 p.m. On the menu are Sumarocca Cava Brut, cornbread and tasso ham stuffed mushrooms with St. Hilaire Cotes du Rhone Blanc, pumpkin bisque with Foris Gewurztraminer; roasted acorn squash with lentils and goat cheese with Chehalem Pinot Gris Reserve; apple and sage stuffed pork tenderloin with roasted root vegetables with Brutocao Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon; and for dessert, a trio of assorted mini muffins with coffee. The cost is $49 per person. Reservations are required: 704-987-7762 or www.maddissouthernbistro.com.
New on the menu at Sullivans Steakhouse, 1928 South Boulevard, are never frozen Florida stone crab claws as appetizers or entrées with the traditional Dijon mustard sauce. Stone Crabs will be available at Sullivans until May 15, 2010.