Calendar: PJ B-Day … Grape ride tonight … Think pink at Galatoire’s … COOL off in N.O. … Things get fishy in Delacambre
Birthday joe: PJ’s Coffee’s Highland Rd. location is celebrating their anniversary with an all-day birthday party. Drinks will be half-price all day, and customers are even invited for complimentary cake and ice cream at 4 p.m. Delicious! Grape ride, man: Tonight, Forum 35 partners with Capital Area Transit System to raise awareness of mass transit use by providing a bus ride down to Perkins Rowe wine bar The Grape. A previous ride met with much success, so get in on this one while you can. The bus boards at 6 p.m. from the CATS bus terminal at 2250 Florida Blvd. E-mail vwinston@pncpa to register. A rosé by any other name: Galatoire’s Bistro is hosting their Summer Rosé Dinner on Wednesday, August 19. The dinner will last five succulent courses, each paired with a unique rosé wine. At $65 per person, it’s a steal of epicurean proportions. 7 p.m. Call 753-4864 for reservations. COOLinary opportunities: Love New Orleans restaurants, but dread the prices? Now is the time to indulge: The COOLinary New Orleans event is running now through September 30th, with special 3-course fixed-price gourmet meals at high-end Orleans eateries. At $20 for lunch and $34 for dinner, you can pamper your tastebuds without paying through the nose. Visit coolinaryneworleans.com for a full listing of participating restaurants. Shrimp Fest not so shrimpy: The Delacambre Shrimp Festival is going on now through Sunday, 20 miles south of Lafayette. The fest is stuffed with jumbo-sized fun: all-day fais do-do, shrimp cook-offs, carnival rides, and special musical guests like Aaron Tippin and Warren Storm. Check out shrimpfestival.net for details.

