Calendar

Solstice Celebrations

Events to celebrate the summer solstice will be held tomorrow through Sunday at Arium, 31 Little West 12th Street (Washington Street). There will be guitar music tomorrow starting at 7 p.m.; a free screening of the film "Casablanca" on Friday at 9 p.m.; readings from Shakespeare on Saturday starting at 7 p.m.; and a recital of music of old New York on Sunday starting at 5 p.m. Admission to the Thursday, Friday and Saturday programs is free; food and drink are extra. Sunday's recital costs a person, or for members of Arium, an organic cafe that holds music recitals; drinks and hors d'oeuvres are included: (212) 463-8630.

Tastes From Afar

A tasting of more than 100 Spanish wines, with cheese, ham and music, will be held this evening from 6:30 to 9:30 at Landmark on the Park, 76th Street and Central Park West, by PJ Wine to benefit City Harvest. Tickets, .99 from pjwine.com or (212) 567-5500.

A tasting of sakes will be held on Monday from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Kyotofu, 705 Ninth Avenue (48th Street), from (212) 974-6012.

A tasting of Rhone Valley wines, with food, led by Jean-Luc Le Dû, has been organized by the New York Wine Guild for Tuesday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at 269 11th Avenue (27th Street), from (212) 594-9590 or www.newyorkwineguild.com.

A tasting of wines to pair with Chinese takeout foods will be held on Tuesday and repeated on June 27 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Ruby Foo's, 2182 Broadway (78th Street), for each class, (212) 724-6700.

Anniversary Bread

To celebrate the 15th anniversary of her company, Amy's Bread, Amy Scherber is offering a 15 percent discount at all her stores today.

Pairings, Explained

A series of classes in pairing wines and cheeses from regions in Europe will be held starting tomorrow with Campania at 6:30 p.m. at Pasanella & Son, 115 South Street (Peck Slip). On July 12 the subject will be the Loire Valley in France, on July 26 it will be Extremadura in Spain, and on Aug. 9 the Piedmont region of Italy will be covered. Each class is ; the series is 0: (212) 233-8383.

Taking a Break

For the past 12 years, Atef Boulaabi and her company, SOS Chefs, have supplied fresh exotic mushrooms, truffles, spices, foie gras, teas and other delicacies to chefs and home cooks who frequent her retail shop, Truffette, 104 Avenue B (Sixth Street). Now, she has announced that she will take a break to travel, find new sources and have a baby, so she will close the shop for six months. There is still time to stock up: the closing date is July 1.

Grilling, Explained

Chefs from Bryant & Cooper and Major's, two steak houses in Nassau County, will give grilling tips and serve samples, free, on Saturday from 10 a.m. until noon at Hicks Nurseries, 100 Jericho Turnpike, Westbury, N.Y.: (516) 334-0066.

Picnic Instructions

A class in preparing picnic food will be held on June 27 from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at the JCC in Manhattan, 334 Amsterdam Avenue (76th Street), for members, for nonmembers: (646) 505-5708.

Hospitality in Vietnam

A cocktail party to inaugurate Koto USA, the American branch of an organization based in Hanoi that trains disadvantaged young people in the hospitality industry in Vietnam, will be held on June 28 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Institute of Culinary Education, 50 West 23rd Street. Tickets, : events@koto-usa.org.

FLORENCE FABRICANT