Morton’s The Steakhouse and the entire third and fourth generations of Napa Valley’s famed Mondavi family have joined forces for a nationwide wine dinner and charity auction on Oct. 7 at the Charles Krug Winery Carriage House in Napa Valley to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

This gathering, the first of its kind in Mondavi family history, will celebrate the Mondavi family’s more than 90 years in growing and crafting wine and will be broadcast simultaneously to 53 Morton’s The Steakhouse private dining rooms via a state-of-the-art satellite broadcast technology. Velocity technology will enable guests in 53 Morton’s locations around the country to feel as if they are in Napa Valley, making it possible for almost 2,400 people to enjoy this groundbreaking event.

Morton’s The Steakhouse in Cleveland will hold its event at 8 p.m.; hosted by Scott Johnson.  Morton’s guests will be invited to bid in a silent auction for a three-pack of premium wines from Charles Krug Winery, Continuum Estate and Folio Fine Wine Partners, with proceeds to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Ohio, Kentucky & Indiana, Northeast Ohio Region. Funds raised through ticket sales and the silent auction will help grant the wishes of seriously-ill children like Robert.

Like most 16-year-olds boys, Robert is a big football fan.

The second annual Cleveland Beer Week, a nine-day celebration of craft brews, will take place from Oct. 15-23, and will feature hundreds of craft beer tastings, dinners, demonstrations, leisure activities, educational programs, and specials at bars, restaurants, and grocers throughout Cuyahoga County and beyond. Established in 2009 as the first event of its kind in northeast Ohio, Cleveland Beer Week is a not-for-profit, collaborative celebration that raises awareness of the craft and import beer industry—particularly the rich tradition of brewing in Ohio—and promotes patronage at local establishments.

The first Cleveland Beer Week in 2009 was planned in a little more than three months. Organizers from local retailers, breweries, and distributors—led by founding members from Winking Lizard, Heidelberg Distributing, and Heinen’s—produced a craft beer festival that rivaled others around the country and featured a staggering 500 events at more than 120 venues. In an independent survey conducted after the celebration, 100 percent of participating retailers, breweries, and distributors reported increases in both patron traffic and revenue during Cleveland Beer Week.

Building on the success of last year’s Cleveland Beer Week, organizers started planning early for 2010 and have already finalized and posted more than 225 events to their web site, www.clevelandbeerweek.org. Event postings will continue daily and up until Cleveland Beer Week begins on Oct. 15. Visitors to the website may search events by date, venue, brewery, or neighborhood, and select events of interest to create their own personal itinerary. Of particular note are the following flagship events, competitions, and offerings:

• The Ohio Craft Brewer’s Association has organized a collaboration that will produce six custom beers packaged specially for Cleveland Beer Week.

Kate, an 11-year-old with a life-threatening congenital spinal cord condition, wishes to share an exclusive ice cream flavor she created with people across the country. Northeast Ohio Cold Stone Creamery locations and the Make-A-Wish Foundation invite the community to help make her wish come true.

Celebrating the ninth year of working together, Cold Stone Creamery locations will host a month-long fundraising celebration to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Ohio, Kentucky & Indiana, Northeast Ohio Region. Throughout September, every Cold Stone store will sell paper wish stars for $1 each, leading up to the ninth-annual “World’s Largest Ice Cream Social” on Sept. 30. During the social, Cold Stone locations will give away three-ounce portions of Kate’s Creation from 5-8 p.m., while encouraging guests to make a donation to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

The nearby participating locations are at 4826 Ridge Road in Brooklyn and at Quicken Loans Arena Downtown.

Kate, who hails from Tampa, Fla., was inspired to become this year’s Cold Stone Creamery wish kid after she attended last year’s event. An ice cream connoisseur, Kate discovered that a wish kid has the responsibility to create an exclusive Creation for the “World’s Largest Ice Cream Social.” When the Make-A-Wish Foundation asked for her most heartfelt wish, she knew she was the perfect candidate for the position.

In March, Kate traveled to the Cold Stone Creamery World Headquarters in Scottsdale, Ariz., to work with the Cold Stone Tastemaster to mix up this year’s Make-A-Wish Creation. Kate was named “Junior Tastemaster” as she invented Kate’s Creation: caramel apple ice cream mixed with graham cracker pie crust, chocolate shavings and apple pie filling.