Administrative Professionals' Day
Elle Restaurant isn't just celebrating Administrative Professionals' Day on Wednesday, April 23; it's celebrating the entire week. Take your assistant to lunch from April 21-25 (or get your supervisor to take you to lunch), and Elle will treat your entire party to dessert at 3048 E. Broadway Blvd.; 327-0500.
Zin, Blues and BBQ
Hacienda del Sol Guest Ranch Resort hosts its eighth outdoor barbecue buffet--including zinfandel sampling and live blues music by the Grams and Krieger Band and the Stefan George Duo--at 4 p.m., Sunday, April 27. The cost is $50 per person. The resort is located at 5601 N. Hacienda del Sol Road. To reserve your space, call 529-3500.
Tip-a-Cop Night
Teaming up with representatives from local law-enforcement agencies and the Arizona Highway Patrol, Claim Jumper will host Tip-a-Cop Night to benefit the Special Olympics from 5 to 9 p.m., Thursday, April 24. Uniformed officers and deputies will work alongside Claim Jumper's wait staff to earn tips by tackling tasks such as greeting guests, serving drinks, taking orders and cleaning tables. The restaurant chain's annual event helped law-enforcement teams raise more than $150,000 last year. Locally, you can participate this year at 3761 E. Broadway Blvd.; 795-2900.
Pie Party
The sixth annual pie party benefiting Earth First! Journal happens Sunday, April 27, from 6 to 9 p.m., at the Dunbar School Auditorium, 325 W. Second St. With more than 150 vegan pies to choose from, you can get pie-eyed for $3 per slice. Sample gluten-free, raw and sugar-free pies, too. For more information, call 628-4318, or check out pieparty.org.