VINO: Get your class on and head down to the new Octo Waterfront Grille for a night of wine tastings. For $20 in advance ($30 at the door), guests will be able to sample six different wines and champagnes as well as try some samples from Octo’s menu. Octo, the former home of Rock Lobster, can hold up to 300 people inside and out, but the event is going fast, so reserve now. For more information, call 215.923.OCTO.
RETRO FASHION: Get a history lesson in fashion at the International House when design and merchandising students from Drexel explore the lasting impact of subcultures on today. Eight different subculture fashions will be on display – Trekkies, 80s hip-hop, “krump,” Androgynies, 60s surf culture, Tektonik, Disney influenced fashion and stakepunx. The event is free and starts at 6 p.m.
BEHIND THE MUSIC: Go hear the women behind the music of the Dixie Chicks, Art Garfunkel, Bonnie Raitt, Trisha Yearwood and Edwin McCain for free at Haddon Lake Park in Haddon Heights, N.J. WXPN presents Maia Sharp at 7:30 p.m. as part of the Sundown Music Series.
