Know your Fat Angel from your HiPA? Or maybe you just like your beer labels a little techno-pagan? Magic Hat, the Vermont-based brew company with all the best fonts, will be in-residence at Iron Hill Brewery this week. On Saturday, they'll present a Brewer's Reserve Night, walking visitors through the stories of some of their best beers. How about Russian Stout, heavy with a sniff of coffee and toffee? Their version of the classic Barleywine? Or Sour Flemish Ale, aged with pomegranates, cherries and blueberries, proving there's as much color within the bottle as without. (Sat., June 25, Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant, 1460 Bethlehem Pike, North Wales, 267-708-2000.)

In Short: It's, what, three weeks since the Italian Market Festival, and already Bella Vista's itching to draw another hungry crowd? Vesuvio joins with the Bella Vista United Civic Association to host the first Bella Vista Barbecue Block Party on Fitzwater Street between Eighth and Ninth, where burgers, hot dogs and all manner of grilled items will abound. (Sat., June 25, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Fitzwater between 8th and 9th sts., 267-872-4686.)

Picnic basket cases can hone their skills at Lindsay Gilmour's workshop, "Let's Picnic: Food for the Great Outdoors." It will include dishes such as Thai summer vegetable rolls and shrimp in a basil and mustard marinade. (Fri., June 24, 6:30-8:30 p.m., $25, Whole Foods, 940 Rt. 73 N, Marlton, N.J., 856-797-1115.)

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