SEPTEMBER 5

If you’ve been screaming for ice cream lately, head to Rancatore’s (1752 Mass Ave, Lexington) on September 5, from noon to 5 pm. That’s when the shop, celebrating its first birthday, hosts an old-fashioned ice-cream social at which patrons can, with the purchase of any size cup, custom-build a sundae with complimentary toppings and mix-ins. Typical late-summer flavors at Rancatore’s include passion fruit sorbet, Grapenut-raisin frozen yogurt, wild Maine blueberry, ginger, and mango cream. Call 781.862.5090 for information.

SEPTEMBER 7

What does 20 bucks get you these days? If you head to 33 Restaurant & Lounge (33 Stanhope Street, Boston) on September 7, it’ll get you 20 wines and 20 hors d’oeuvres. The latest in the Hot Off the Vine wine-tasting series, this week titled "20/20/20," runs from 5 to 7 pm; call 617.572.3311 for reservations and information.

SEPTEMBER 8

If you haven’t been eating fresh corn every night of the week lately, you’re missing out. Catch up on September 8 at Harvest (44 Brattle Street, Cambridge), when the restaurant presents its September Harvest Review, "Simply A-Maizing." The dinner celebrates late-harvest corn and features a four-course menu of lobster empanada, sweet-corn bisque, corn-and-crab-stuffed skate wing, and sugar-queen panna cotta, each paired with a different wine. Steven Verrill, owner of Verrill Farms, will be the guest speaker at the dinner, which begins at 6 pm. The cost is $39; call 617.868.2255 for reservations and information.