Here are a few upcoming special dinners and a brunch across the Triangle:

Winston's Grille in North Raleigh has two upcoming special dinners:

• 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 21, a Sierra Nevada beer dinner. The four-course meal with beer pairings costs $44. Go HERE to see the menu on Facebook.
• 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 28, a Wild Horse Winery & Vineyard wine dinner. The four-course meal with wine pairings cost $49.95. The proceeds will benefit the Corolla Wild Horse Fund.Go HERE to see the menu on Facebook.

To make a reservation for either dinner at Winston's Grille, call 919-790-0700.

Chip Smith and Tina Vaughn, former owners of Bonne Soiree in Chapel Hill, will be serving up a special brunch to raise money for The Goathouse Refuge, a no-kill animal shelter in Pittsboro. The shelter was founded by potter Siglanda Scarpa.

The Garden Gourmands Brunch will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, June 23. Diners will have a choice of fish, vegetarian or vegan meals. To see the menus, go HERE. The cost is $100 per person, $350 for a table of four or $500 for a table of six.

To make a reservation, call 919-542-6815.

For more information about the event or the shelter, go to http://www.goathouserefuge.org.