Canoe hosts dinner and music series, pig roast in Buckhead and more in metro Atlanta this week

Dinner and music in the garden at Canoe. Learn to make a beer caddy and take home a six-pack. There are several fun, food events happening in Atlanta, so add one or all three of the following activities to your calendar. Be prepared to eat, drink and have a grand ole time.

Wednesday Sept. 27: Guests will be able to enjoy appetizers or dinner at garden tables while listening to local artists during Song of the South, an a la carte dinner and music series at Canoe from 7-10 p.m. The River Bar will serve special cocktails such as 'hooch punch, a combination of rum infused with banana, pineapple and citrus.

4199 Paces Ferry Road S.E., Atlanta. 770-432-2663, canoeatl.com.

Thursday, Sept. 28: Guests will be invited to the taproom at Second Self Beer Company to design and paint their own wooden beer caddy (full of beer) to take home. Art instruction, supplies and a six-pack will be provided and the bar will be open for drink purchases throughout the event. Tickets, which are $40, can be purchased here. Pre-registration is required.

1317 Logan Cir. N.W., Atlanta. 678-916-8035, secondselfbeer.com .

Saturday, Sept. 30: During a patio pig roast, chef EJ Hodgkinson will serve pork with sides of summer salad, smoky greens and more from 3-6 p.m. at King + Duke . While guests eat, live music will play in the background. Tickets, which will include food, two beverages (beer, wine and/or specialty cocktails) and dessert, are $28 and may be purchased here.

3060 Peachtree Road N.W., Atlanta. 404-477-3500, kinganddukeatl.com .

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