Community Dinner at Potager; Beer Dinners; More

CAPITOL HILL— Potager is hosting a community dinner on Thursday, April 10 at 6:30 p.m. The five-course meal will feature Tender Belly pork and early spring offerings from the Front Range, with beverage pairings from Infinite Monkey Theorem and Black Shirt Brewing. The cost is $100 and seating is limited. Call 303.832.5788 for reservations. [Eaterwire]

LODO— Lucky Pie Pizza and Taphouse is collaborating with Odell Brewing Co. for a beer dinner on Wednesday, April 9 at 6 p.m. A brown schwarzbier will be featured six different ways—think barrel-aged, dry-hopped, sour—and the menu will reflect the brewing process and its key ingredients, like hops and yeast. Call 303.909.1243 for more information. [Eaterwire]

BALLPARK— April marks the release of three beers from Great Divide: the 20th Anniversary Ale, Belgian-style fermented with Viognier grape juice; Rumble Oak Aged IPA, available through June in six-packs and on draft; and Chocolate Oak Aged Yeti Imperial Stout, making its seasonal return in 22-ounce bombers and 5-gallon kegs after winning a 2013 Great American Beer Fest gold medal in the chocolate beer category. All three will also be available for tasting in the Great Divide tap room and to-go in 64-ounce growlers. [Eaterwire]

BOULDER— Join Sanitas Brewing Co. and Cured on Wednesday, April 2 for the kickoff of their monthly beer and cheese educational series. The event from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. will focus on Sanitas' three new releases for spring, and each will be paired with a cheese and a meat. Discussion will center on pairing principles, beer production, cheese making, curing meats and more. Subsequent courses in the series will occur on the first Wednesday of each month. Tickets cost $30 and more information can be found here. [Eaterwire]

GOLDEN TRIANGLE— Join Bottle & Bottega for a cooking and painting class on Saturday, April 12 starting at 4 p.m. Ryan DiFranco of DiFranco's will be on hand to instruct participants in making potato gnocchi with basil pesto, which will then be enjoyed as dinner. Following that, there will be step-by-step instruction for painting a work of art. The cost of the class is $55, which includes the cooking lesson, dinner, all paint supplies, aprons, artists instruction and your created art to take home. Click here for more details and registration. [Eaterwire]