Love dining out? Who doesn’t, which is why Project Angel Heart has partnered with Dining Out Denver and Boulder to offer the Denver Dining Out Passbook. The passbook offers two-for-one and other discounts at more than 50 restaurants in the Denver metro area.

A portion of every Passbook sold benefits Project Angel Heart. Special pricing for friends of Project Angel Heart (donors, volunteers and friends) are offered the $100 book for $49.50 plus free shipping. To get this special deal, enter the coupon code “angelheart50” when you check out at www.diningout.com/denverboulder/product/denver-dining-passbook/#.

You’ll enjoy two-for-one and other deals at more than 50 restaurants like: Squeaky Bean, Solitaire, Il Posto, Lower48, Zengo, Tamayo, Marco’s Coal-Fired Pizza, Leña, Little India, Los Chingones, Adelita’s, The B Side, Blackbird, Black Pearl, Bubu, Butcher’s Bistro, Café Brazil, City O’ City, DiFranco’s, Gaetano’s, Ignite!, Ink! Coffee, La Biblioteca de Tequila, La Sandia, Little Man, Milk & Cake, Pizza Republica, Shells & Sauce, Sugarmill and The Wooden Table.

Passbook deals are valid through June 30, 2016.Remember to enter the coupon code “angelheart50” when you check out to get your passbook for just $49.50 (plus free shipping).

Kick off your visit to the 25th Anniversary Cherry Creek Arts Festival with a stop at the Art Auction exhibit to view and bid on original works of art. You can bid both in person at the Festival (July 3, 4 and 5) and online at www.cherryartsauction.org starting Monday. The art is donated by exhibiting artists with proceeds going toward CCAF’s year-round art education programs.

Bids close beginning at 6 p.m. July 5.

Visit cherryartsauction.org, between Monday and July 5 or the Art Auction tent onsite (on Clayton Lane at Second Avenue), July 3, 4 and 5, to place your online bids.

All artwork must be picked up or will be mailed from the CCAF offices the week after the Festival. The proceeds from the Art Auction go toward the Cherry Creek Arts Festival’s year-round non-profit mission of providing access to art experiences and supporting education. It’s estimated that 300,000 students have been impacted by CherryArts.

Eavesdropping on woman to another at the Ry Cooder, Sharon White, Ricky Skaggs concert at Denver Botanic Gardens: “No wonder you like bluegrass. You done a man wrong. “

Central City Opera will host a panel discussion with Colorado’s leading ladies about their role as creators, influencers and change makers from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Colorado Ballet’s The Armstrong Center for Dance, 1075 Santa Fe Drive.

The free event is part of CCO’s The Power of Women (POW!) Project, a series of events that focuses on the changing role of women in society inspired by CCO’s 2015 Festival production “La Traviata” (July 11-Aug. 9).

The Power of Women in the Arts explores the challenges and triumphs of women who work in the arts/entertainment world, on the front lines and behind the scenes. The discussion features an insider’s look at the changing world once dominated by traditional male roles.

Hear from Colorado’s leading ladies in the arts who take a production from the page to the stage. The event is moderated by Eden Lane, host/producer of “InFocus” on CPT12 in Denver.  Panelists include: Elise Sandell, stage director of CCO’s 2015 “La Traviata”;  Pamela Clifton, actress/stage director;  Barbara Bridges,  founder of Women+Film;  Lannie Garrett, entertainer and owner of Lannie’s Cabaret  and Dawn Fay,  choreographer and producing director for Wonderbound Dance.

For complete details,  visit www.CentralCityOpera.org/pow.

Last year, Top Taco quickly earned its chops as the “can’t-miss” tasting and competition party of the summer. This culinary throw-down takes place from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday at Denver Sculpture Park (15th and Arapahoe) with more than 40 restaurants (double last year’s participants) – including Comida, Zengo, Margs, Pinche Tacos and Machete – competing mano a mano for the coveted Top Taco title in the Creative Taco, Traditional Taco and Margarita categories.

Voting via Smartphone for People’s Choice Taco and Best Margarita Awards.

Guests will enjoy samples of all the tacos and margaritas, along with tequila samples from more than 40 brands, beer, wine and more. Beer provided in the Modelo Especial Tent; wine served in the Edna Valley Vineyard’s Tent. Then, dance during the fiesta to the live rhythm and beat of La Candela, Denver’s hottest salsa band. This is a 21-plus event rain or shine.

Proceeds benefit Colorado Restaurant Association Education Foundation ProStart scholarship program.

Tickets are $65 general admission; $95  for First Tasting, which includes exclusive admission at 5 p.m. for a one-and-a-half hour private tasting of tequila and tacos. Limited to 300 tickets; $125 for VIP, which includes First Tasting entrance time plus exclusive access to the Patron Tequila VIP Lounge with two of Denver’s best Italian chefs – Elise Wiggins of Panzano and Brian Laird formerly of Barolo Grill and Sarto’s – creating inventive ethnic twists on tacos. Patron Tequila will feature its one-of-a-kind Roku Bar serving VIP-only specialty concoctions. Special VIP entrance, private restrooms and other surprises.

For tickets and a full list of participating restaurants, visit www.toptacodenver.com.

The new Baur’s Restaurant and Listening Lounge, which opened in April by Chef/Proprietor Dory Ford, has started serving lunch with a special “15/15” lunch menu launching. The new lunch menu provides guests a quick meal for $15 targeting the busy downtown work crowd with the goal of getting guests in and out in 15 minutes. The meal includes a protein, salad, pasta, a vegetable, a side dish and a beverage. Guests can enjoy lunch at the restaurant or take it to go.

“We want to provide the perfect meal for the busy downtown Denver lunch crowd who is looking to enjoy a seasonal and fresh yet quick meal in the middle of the day,” Ford said. “Lunch will be served at a performance station, giving our lunch service a unique twist.”

Baur’s Restaurant and Listening Lounge will also offer a lunch menu for guests who prefer to order off the menu, which includes small starters like asparagus fries and lobster deviled eggs, as well as soups, salads, sandwiches and pastas including items like the BLAMTE sandwich with crisp shaved bacon, lettuce, avocado, tomato, fresh mozzarella and a fried egg; a lobster club; Dory’s ½ lb. burger which includes natural beef, bacon, white cheddar, gem lettuce, an onion ring, avocado, tomato dill relish and dijonnnaise and gnocchi and porcini gratin, to name a few.

Baur’s Restaurant and Listening Lounge is located at 1512 Curtis St. The restaurant is open for lunch Monday through Friday, serves brunch on Saturday and Sunday, and is open for happy hour, dinner and a late night menu seven days a week. The restaurant houses the one-of-a-kind Listening Lounge, an acoustic music venue, as well as a private dining room, private dining spaces and a large bar serving craft cocktails, beers and wines.

Baur’s Listening Lounge has several musicians lined up including Louisiana-based band The Revelers at 8 p.m. Sunday and Montreal-based artist Leif Vollebekk at 7 p.m. July 5. For information on additional upcoming shows, visit www.baursmagic.com.

Chef Ford is also bringing his award-winning catering company, AQUA TERRA Culinary, to Denver. The company began in Monterey, Calif., in 2010 and specializes in using farm-to-table products that are responsibly sourced with an emphasis on seasonality, quality and minimizing environmental impact. AQUA TERRA Culinary is housed in Baur’s Restaurant and is one of the only catering companies in the Denver area that also has a restaurant. AQUA TERRA Culinary works on events throughout California, with Denver being its newest market. For information on catering, visit www.aquaterraculinary.com.

Summer is officially here and so is the Summer Patio Tasting Series at The Palm at 16th and Arapahoe.

First in the series is Jackson Family Wines from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

Guests will try some of Jackson Family wines from Sonoma and Bennett Valley featuring Matanzas Creek and Arrowood Wineries. Chef Marco Ramirez will prepare appetizers to go with these amazing wines.

Wine tasting and appetizers is $45 per person. To see the rest of the series, go to www.thepalm.com/denver/wineseries.

RSVP to General Manager Cathy Cooney at 303.825.7256 or email ccooney@thepalm.com.

Teller Bar, the signature social lounge at The Renaissance Denver Downtown at the Colorado National Bank, has launched the Renaissance Bar Ritual, an experiential event, which will take place from 5 to 6 p.m. five nights a week.

The Renaissance Bar Ritual program encourages guests to make time for the 5 to 9 p.m. period of the day, after the 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. work is completed. As part of Renaissance Hotels’ “Business Unusual” philosophy, the Bar Ritual is designed to defy the notion of conventional business travel by helping guests to uncover local experiences. Rather than passively sitting at the bar, patrons are invited to discover more about local spirits and wines, and, most evenings, take part in making a spirited punch.

Each week, on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, original punch recipes using local spirits will be showcased.  Guests will actively take part in crafting the recipe, with the assistance of Teller Bar’s bartenders. Those participating will then be able to sip and enjoy their creation. Each Wednesday, or ‘Winedown Wednesday,” will feature complimentary wine tastings, which will also often be highlighted by meet and greets and talks from winery owners.

The Renaissance Bar Ritual was launched at the hotel’s Global Day of Discovery Celebration on June 11, a party which not only embraced the Renaissance’s ethos of living life to discover, but also marked the hotel’s one-year anniversary and the 100^th anniversary of the historic building in which it is housed, The Colorado National Bank.

Situated in an iconic lobby, Teller Bar’s surroundings feature ceilings that are more than three stories tall and walls adorned with 16 original oil-on-canvas murals by renowned Western artists Allen Tupper True.

Eavesdropping on a woman to another riding light rail: “Riding light rail makes me feel light!”